Own or write a blog that covers the Minnesota Vikings? Add your blog posts
Daily Norseman 7 hours ago
Matt Cassel Named Starter vs. Philadelphia
Cassel will get the starting nod when the Vikings host the red-hot Eagles on Sunday. The Vikings are making a quarterback change again! But this time they're only swapping the backups on the depth chart. With Christian Ponder cleared to play after suffering a concussion against the Bears in Week 13, he'll be back in the Vikings lineup on Sunday when the Vikings host the Philadelphia Eagles. However, he'll start the game on the sidelines. Leslie Frazier officially named Matt Cassel the starting quarterback with Ponder as his backup. That means Josh Freeman is once again relegated to...
Daily Norseman 9 hours ago
Vikings 2014 Schedule Is Almost Set
The "when" won't be known for quite a while, but we're already fairly certain of the "who" and "where". Many Minnesota Vikings fans have been looking forward to the 2014 season for weeks now. Last year at this time we were going through playoff scenarios to see how the Vikings could sneak into the postseason; this year we're looking at the draft board to see how the Vikings can sneak up the order. But before the team can overhaul their roster, coaching staff, and whatever else needs fixing for next year, they need opponents to play in 2014. Thanks to the NFL's handy scheduling formula, we...
Daily Norseman 12 hours ago
Minnesota Vikings News And Links, 12/11
(insert picture of camel and witty saying here) Since the last time we brought you an Open Thread. . . -We opened a discussion on what should happen to the Minnesota Vikings' coaching staff and front office at the end of the 2013 season. -The Vikings, if the season ended today, would select fourth in the 2014 NFL Draft. -It looks as though Adrian Peterson is going to miss this Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. From some other sites across the internet. . . -Former Vikings' quarterback Fran Tarkenton has declared the NFC North to be pretty lame this season. Tough to argue with...
Daily Norseman 14 hours ago
Report: Adrian Peterson To Miss Week 15 Game Against Philadelphia Eagles
While we've reported that Minnesota Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson has avoided any serious injury and will not need surgery on his injured foot, it looks like that it's going to be serious enough to keep him on the sideline for Week 15. Ben Goessling of ESPN.com is reporting that, according to someone with "knowledge of the situation," Peterson will be sitting out this weekend's contest at the Metrodome against the Philadelphia Eagles. Peterson, who has been passed by Eagles' running back LeSean McCoy for the league rushing lead, was not able to do much against the Ravens last Sunday...
Daily Norseman 14 hours ago
2014 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings Hold #4 Pick
With their loss to the Baltimore Ravens this past Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings were not only eliminated from post-season contention, but they also slightly improved their position in the race for the first pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. The Vikings would hold the 4th overall pick if the season ended today. That's a two-spot jump from where they were after Week 13. The first overall pick still belongs to the NFL's lone two-win team, the Houston Texans. As things stand now, the #2 overall pick would go to the St. Louis Rams, courtesy of the Washington Redskins, while the Atlanta Falcons would...
Daily Norseman 20 hours ago
What Should Happen To The Vikings' Coaches And Management?
We're getting to the last three weeks of the 2013 season for the Minnesota Vikings, and regardless of how these last three weeks fall in the win-loss column, the debate has already started as to what should happen with the Minnesota Vikings in the off-season. Not necessarily with the players on the field, but the men on the sidelines and, potentially, those in the The immediate reaction is that Frazier needs to be fired. . .and I'll be honest, that's the mindset that I'm currently of as well. However, there are a lot of things to consider as far as what should be done. We know that this...
Daily Norseman Dec 10, 2013
Minnesota Vikings News And Links, 12/10
Week 14 of the 2013 NFL season is now completely in the books, ladies and gentlemen, and we're moving on to Week 15. The Minnesota Vikings are down to their final two games at the Metrodome, and the first will come this Sunday when they face the Philadelphia Eagles, the team that is currently the leader in the NFC East. We'll have more on this game over the next couple of days. Since the last time we brought you an Open Thread. . . -The National Football League gave a call. . .unsolicited. . .to Vikings' head coach Leslie Frazier about the officiating in this Sunday's game against the...
Daily Norseman Dec 9, 2013
The One Where We Complain About the Officiating
It may not go down in history as the worst called game (it's not like it was a simultaneous catch, amiright Green Bay fans?), but yesterday's game against the Ravens wasn't without controversy. I don't know about you, but I couldn't believe some of the officiating calls in yesterday's game. Complaining about the refs is as common place as clouds in the sky when it comes to sports, but this week as fans of the Vikings we have some legitimate reasons to be upset. By my count the refs botched not one, not two, but three calls in our snowy bount against the Ravens. Allow me to sum-up using...
Daily Norseman Dec 9, 2013
Injuries News...and more injury news
The Vikings have dealt with their fair share of injuries this season, and there was a metric ton of news released today on that front. With only 3 more meaningless games to go for our Minnesota Vikings in 2013, the team took steps to ensure that we'll have some players ready for 2014 and gave us some updates on a few others. In no particular order, here are some live tweets from reporters who were present at Leslie Frazier's press conference this afternoon, or you can just watch it at Vikings.com. Frazier: "We’ve made the decision that we will put Kyle Rudolph on the Injured reserve."...
Daily Norseman Dec 9, 2013
Adrian Peterson Injury: Peterson Avoids Serious Damage
The Minnesota Vikings finally get some good news It appears that superduperstar running back Adrian Peterson didn't suffer any serious injuries when he left the Ravens game early in the second quarter. Peterson caught a pass from QB Matt Cassel, and as he approached the sideline he noticeably grimaced, went out of bounds, and immediately began grabbing his ankle. After remaining on the ground for an eternity, he was able to walk off the field under his own power. He didn't return to the game, and in fact left the stadium to go get some medical tests done. Today it was revealed he...
Daily Norseman Dec 9, 2013
The Sliver Lining
I normally leave post-game coverage to the other writers, but I felt like sharing...so, let's look for the Silver Lining in all of this, shall we? I know that it wasn't spoken about much on this site, but before yesterday's game, the Vikings were still "alive" in the playoff race with at least a mathematical possibility of claiming the NFC North crown. We needed a lot to go our way (even more than last season when we snuck into the playoffs on tiebreaker rules), but if Detroit was to lose their last 4 games, and Chicago and Green Bay were to win only 1 more...AND we won out, it was still...
Daily Norseman Dec 9, 2013
Ridiculously Early Draft Debate Time!!!!
Why wait for the season to end? It's not like we have extra time this year to debate the draft anyways. Last night on Twitter I began to muse about where the Vikings would place in the draft once the final bell on the NFL regular season has rang. As of right now, the Purple and Gold sit at #4, with the Texans, Redskins, and Falcons all sitting in front of us. However, we will be at #3 after next week, assuming that we fail to top the visiting Eagles (and seeing how the season Nick Foles has been having is actually, factually, rivaling Peyton Manning’s, even the homer in me can’t see the...
Daily Norseman Dec 9, 2013
Minnesota Vikings News And Links, 12/9
It's Monday again, ladies and gentlemen, and we're once again coming off of another last-minute loss for the Minnesota Vikings. This one officially knocked them out of post-season contention, so there are definitely only three games remaining for the team in 2013. The first of the final two games at the Metrodome will take place this Sunday, as the Vikings will host the Philadelphia Eagles. We'll have plenty of coverage of that one going forward. If you want to take a look at all of our coverage from this past week's contest against the Baltimore Ravens, we have the whole thing right here...
Daily Norseman Dec 8, 2013
Vikings At Ravens: Paul Allen Montage Of The Final Two Minutes
As anyone that has followed this site for any length of time knows, I have an affinity for the work of Paul Allen, the play-by-play voice of the Minnesota Vikings. Regardless of how you feel about the man's work, he's as passionate about Vikings football as anybody. The folks from the Vikings' flagship station, KFAN in Minneapolis, put together this montage of Paul Allen's calls during the final two minutes of today's contest, when the Vikings and the Baltimore Ravens combined for five touchdowns in 2:05 of game time in one of the wildest fourth quarters you'll ever see at any level of...
Daily Norseman Dec 8, 2013
Vikings Stock Market Report: How in the....What the....I don't even...Fartnoise
This is where my blank, numb stare goes. You know, when your favorite team is 3-8-1, it's easy to just kind of put your fandom on cruise control. Maybe watch a little bit of the first quarter, then get some projects done around the house. Or maybe head out and do some errands, and when you get home about halftime or the middle of the third quarter, watch it for a bit and see what happens. Even if you sit down to watch a game at this stage of a disappointing season, it's easy to be emotionally disengaged. I mean, don't get me wrong, you want to see your team win, but reactions are...
Daily Norseman Dec 8, 2013
Vikings At Ravens Final Score: Minnesota Falls 29-26 After Crazy Finish
You know, I've been watching Minnesota Vikings football since 1984 at the tender age of eight. I've seen a lot of games involving this team over the course of my lifetime. And I can honestly say that what we saw at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Sunday is the craziest thing I have ever seen on a football field. And it's probably the craziest thing you've ever seen on a football field, too. The Vikings, having lost Adrian Peterson in the second quarter to a foot sprain, trailed the Baltimore Ravens at halftime by a score of 7-3, and trailed after three quarters by a score of 7-6. So, let's...
Daily Norseman Dec 8, 2013
Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens: Fourth Quarter Open Thread
The Minnesota Vikings got the ball to start the second half of their game against the Baltimore Ravens, and they got things going in a big way, thanks to a 42-yard kickoff return by Cordarrelle Patterson that saw him absolutely flatten Ravens' kicker Justin Tucker along the way. The Vikings made a decent push into Baltimore territory, but the drive stalled and the Vikings brought in Blair Walsh once again. The NFL's best kicker was good from 40 yards out to cut Baltimore's lead to just one point at 7-6. The Vikings then forced the Ravens to go three-and-out once again, despite the best...
Daily Norseman Dec 8, 2013
Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens: Third Quarter Open Thread
The Minnesota Vikings collected one first down on their opening drive of the second quarter, but then had to punt the ball away to the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore then went three-and-out on their next possession, thanks in part to very nice defensive plays by Xavier Rhodes and Chad Greenway, and Sam Koch's punt went through the end zone for a touchback to give the Vikings the ball at the 20. On third down on that drive, Adrian Peterson took a short pass, headed towards the right sideline, and went down hard. He has an ankle injury, and he is questionable to return. The Vikings went...
Daily Norseman Dec 8, 2013
Adrian Peterson Injury: Leg Injury Sidelines Reigning MVP
The one thing that the Minnesota Vikings did not want to see this season may have just happened. On a 3rd-and-5 play from the Minnesota 25 in the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens, Peterson took a short pass from Matt Cassel and attempted to stretch out for a first down, and went down in a great deal of pain. From looking at the replay, it appears to be an ankle injury of some sort, but it's too early to speculate too much at this point. The trainers were attempting to have him flex and turn his ankle, so that's what it appears to be. Peterson is currently the National Football...
Daily Norseman Dec 8, 2013
Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens: Second Quarter Open Thread
It's snowing like heck in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens are through one quarter of play at M&T Bank Stadium with the Ravens on top by a score of 7-0. The Vikings won the toss and elected to defer to the second half, which I can only guess was a weather-related choice. It looked like the Vikings had the Ravens stopped for a three-and-out on the first drive, but the measurement gave Baltimore a first down. Really can't complain about the spot today, given the conditions on the field. But, the Baltimore drive did eventually come to a halt as Joe Flacco was...
