Vikings
The Vikings Got Lost In Detroit’s Deep Blue Sea
By Tom Schreier - Jan 6, 2025
Kevin O’Connell believes that the Minnesota Vikings’ 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions could have looked different had they executed on a few more plays. O’Connell focused […]
Timberwolves
Maybe Jimmy Was the Problem
By Tom Schreier - Jan 4, 2025
Everyone remembers the practice. You know the one. Jimmy Butler has been holding out after his All-Star season with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017. He requests a […]
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The Vikings Are Preparing For A “Slobber Knocker” In Detroit
By Tom Schreier - Jan 4, 2025
Justin Jefferson is ready for this one. “I love these games,” Jefferson said, marveling at the thought of playing the 14-2 Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football. […]
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Brian Flores Is Minnesota’s Ghost In the Machine
By Tom Schreier - Jan 3, 2025
Blake Cashman says he got turf toe early in the second quarter of the Week 5 game against the New York Jets in London. “I knew I […]
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The Vikings’ Offense Unlocked Something Against Green Bay
By Tom Schreier - Dec 31, 2024
Sam Darnold had 377 passing yards on Sunday. That’s more than the 347 he had in the Minnesota Vikings’ 42-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons and the […]
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The More the Vikings Change, the More They Stay the Same
By Tom Schreier - Dec 29, 2024
The Minnesota Vikings led 20-3 with 7:55 left in the third quarter after forcing Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers to go three-and-out. With a road […]
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Why Isn’t T.J. Hockenson More Involved In the Vikings Offense?
By Tom Schreier - Dec 28, 2024
T.J. Hockenson’s four-year, $66 million extension reset the tight end market, signaling his value to the Minnesota Vikings. They had traded a 2023 second-round pick and a […]
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Dallas Turner Is Becoming Something Unexpected
By Tom Schreier - Dec 26, 2024
It was a relatively nondescript play lost in an unremarkable game. The Chicago Bears faced second-and-goal from the Minnesota Vikings’ one-yard line in Minnesota’s 30-12 Week 15 […]
Timberwolves
Why Isn’t Anthony Edwards Getting A Superstar Whistle?
By Tom Schreier - Dec 23, 2024
Late in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 120-114 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Oct. 29, P.J. Washington pulled Anthony Edwards aside at the foul line. Why, he asked, […]
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The Vikings Are Trying To Pull Off A Heist Without A Getaway Car
By Tom Schreier - Dec 22, 2024
With 4:21 to go in the Minnesota Vikings’ 27-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks, play-by-play man Adam Amin addressed the “12th Man” at Lumen Field. “The Vikings […]
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J.J. McCarthy Is Trying To Maximize the Space In Between
By Tom Schreier - Dec 21, 2024
J.J. McCarthy begins and ends each day trying to find the space between his thoughts. He learned about mindfulness at Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, Ill., […]
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Justin Jefferson Paid Tribute To Randy Moss In A Way Only He Can
By Tom Schreier - Dec 19, 2024
When the Minnesota Vikings traded Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills for the 22nd pick in the 2020 draft, they didn’t know that the player they’d take […]