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The Vikings Won, But Harrison Smith’s Ejection Could Have Been Costly
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 4, 2020
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Instant Reaction: Late Goal-Line Stand Gives the Vikings Their First Win
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 4, 2020
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Big Matchups and Key Stats for the Vikings-Texans Game
By Bo Mitchell - Oct 3, 2020
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Vikings Mailbag: Jefferson’s Breakout, Improving Cousins & Can Spielman Be Trusted?
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 2, 2020
For years the listeners of our Football Machine Vikings podcast have sent in amazing Twitter questions, and far too often we’ve had to leave many of them […]
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Two Receivers Traded, Zero Wins: Vikings, Texans Adjusting to Life Without Their Stars
By Sam Ekstrom - Oct 1, 2020
It wouldn’t be fair to claim that the loss of one player is the root cause of matching 0-3 starts for two teams that made the Divisional […]
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Why the Vikings Cornerbacks Play Off Opposing Receivers on 3rd and Short
By Luke Braun - Oct 1, 2020
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The Vikings Can Learn From the Texans’ Mistakes
By Chris Schad - Oct 1, 2020
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: COVID Scare, Offseason Second Guesses & the Worst 0-3 Situations
By Sam Ekstrom - Sep 30, 2020
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The Vikings 2020 Season Already Resembles the Chaotic 2010 Campaign
By Drew Mahowald - Sep 30, 2020
What the Minnesota Vikings lack in championships, they deliver in entertainment and chaos. The sentiment has proved true throughout the franchise’s history. A plethora of legendary coaches […]
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Cook and Jefferson Put Up Big Numbers Despite the O-Line’s Performance vs. Titans
By John Tuvey - Sep 30, 2020
Because we’re Minnesota sports fans, we can’t have nice things. Like, for example, a fully functional offensive line. Even as Dalvin Cook was running wild and Justin Jefferson was busting out the Vikings' O-Line was failing at the most inopportune moments. Faulty line play wasn't the only reason the Vikings fell to 0-3, but it certainly didn't help — especially on the team's final two drives, as the Vikings first squandered an opportunity to run out the clock to seal a win and then couldn't give Kirk Cousins time to move the offense into position for a game-winning field goal.
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4 Vikings Who Have Been M.I.A. in 2020
By Nik Edlund - Sep 30, 2020
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Big Passing Plays Have Been Vikings’ “Achilles Heel” Through Three Games
By Sam Ekstrom - Sep 29, 2020