The Vikings have gotten their fair share of breaks this season, both in games themselves and in the scheduling.  And, as you can tell by their 10-1 record, they have made the most of their good fortune.
Their luck in the scheduling would seem to be running out, however, with the team facing two contenders, Arizona [...]

Another week, another decisive victory.  My 10 points…
1.  Brett Favre’s performance was not his best of the season passer-rating wise, but it was his best in terms of spreading the ball around to his main receivers.  Percy Harvin, Bernard Berrian, Sidney Rice and Chester Taylor all caught 6 balls, and Visanthe Shiancoe caught 5 (would’ve [...]

This one was over by the half.  The Vikings scored 24 in the second quarter to take a 17 point lead, and the Bears never threatened in the second half, despite starting things off with a long kick-off return to set themselves up in great field position (the Bears ended up settling for 3 after [...]

The Bears did some good things on offense against the Vikings, especially when they ran the no-huddle and let Jay Cutler pick apart the zone.  It looked like Chicago might even keep the game tight, after Cutler’s pretty touchdown pass to Johnny Knox tied it at 7-7 early in the second.
Unfortunately, the Bears did some [...]

During the week, Antoine Winfield gave every indication that he intended returning to the playing field this afternoon against the Bears.
Either that was just a smokescreen, or the plan changed somewhere between then and now.  Whatever the case, Winfield is listed among the Vikings’ inactives, meaning they will have to get by without him for [...]

Even with all the crazy stuff that’s happened so far this season, there’s still one thing the Vikings haven’t done:  played the Bears.
I guess you have to call it a scheduling quirk.  Normally, when teams are in the same division and therefore play each other twice, they’ve gotten in at least one game before week [...]

The Hall of Fame has released its list of 25 semifinalists for enshrinement in Canton, and just like last year, that list includes Vikings Cris Carter, Chris Doleman and John Randle.
Last year, the list also included Randall McDaniel, who ended up among the few chosen to be added to the roll call of all-time greats.
Of [...]

The Viking train is rolling so fast and hard right now, it seems that nothing can derail it.
Except a major injury to an important player.
So far, the only big injury to a starter has been the one suffered by Antoine Winfield, who hasn’t seen any action since the first half of the Baltimore game.  Winfield [...]