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Cousins Remains Unbeaten After Pre-Game Speeches
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
Kirk Cousins’ pre-game speech at Lincoln Financial Field a week ago went viral. His message to the team in an empassioned huddle before kickoff: Finish the game. […]
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Vikings Defense Back to Its Old Tricks Against Rookie Rosen
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
After their 38-31 loss in Los Angeles over two weeks ago, Mike Zimmer declared that he wasn’t worried about the team’s 1-2-1 record. Of greater import was […]
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LOCKER ROOM VIDEO: Reactions to Minnesota’s Win Over Arizona
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
In their most balanced offensive performance of the season, the Minnesota Vikings won their second straight game — and their 10th straight against the Cardinals on their […]
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RAPID REACTION: Vikings Pull Away From Cardinals in Second Half, Win 27-17
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings were in a vulnerable position at halftime, but they took care of that quickly with a decisive start to the third quarter and a […]
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PREDICTION: Vikings vs Cardinals
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 14, 2018
The last time the Minnesota Vikings played at home, they were blown out by the 17-point underdog Buffalo Bills. Two weeks later — after a somewhat satisfying […]
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Pinned Deep? No Sweat — Vikings Have Excelled Deep in Their Own Territory
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 12, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings have been average in the red zone this year, scoring touchdowns 50 percent of the time, which is tied for 19th in the NFL. […]
THE MINNESOTA LINE: Bad, Bad Beats & Week 6 Picks
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 12, 2018
Mike Gelfand, Colton Molesky and Sam Ekstrom review a wild Week 5 that managed to swing the momentum in Colton and Mike’s fierce bankroll competition. They look […]
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Vikings Defense Hopes to Fare Better Against Second Rookie QB This Season
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 11, 2018
When Josh Allen came into town with the Buffalo Bills in Week 3 with one start under his belt, the Minnesota Vikings were expected to swallow up […]
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Jayron Kearse Adjusting Well to ‘Big Nickel’ Role
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 10, 2018
The sample size is small, but the results have been good — good enough to give Mike Zimmer and the Minnesota Vikings hope that this ‘Big Nickel’ […]
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Vikings Unhappy With Latest Flag on Andrew Sendejo’s Hit
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 9, 2018
Andrew Sendejo could be facing another stiff fine from the NFL after a late hit drew a penalty late in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Sendejo […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE POSTGAME: How the Vikings Won in Philly
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 8, 2018
Sam Ekstrom empties his notebook with nuggets and analysis from Sunday’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles. Music by HookSounds Become a Zone Coverage Member Today!
BRING THE BEAT IN: Brandon Warne on Sabermetrics, Fatherhood and Cats vs Dogs
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 8, 2018
Sam Ekstrom sits down with Zone Coverage’s Brandon Warne to discuss the rigors of covering baseball, sabermetrics, fatherhood and his closest baseball player doppelganger. Music by HookSounds […]