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Changing Of The Punter: Trust The Vikings

It was around this time last year that the Vikings released a key Special Teams player by the name of Ryan Longwell.  The Vikings replaced the veteran Kicker with a rookie in the draft by the name of…Read More

Vikings Top 10 Training Camp Storylines: #10 – Breaking In Blair Walsh

TVA previews the 10 storylines that will be consuming our lives starting on July 26 when the Vikings report to Mankato (full camp schedule now available from Vikings.com). 10. Breaking in Blair Walsh The…Read More

Vikings Unexpectedly Cut Ryan Longwell

The news today was supposed to be all about the House stadium vote. But that changed abruptly mid-afternoon when it was announced that the Vikings had cut long-time kicker Ryan Longwell. The first indication…Read More

We’ve Met Before: Saints at Vikings

Series: Vikings lead 20-9 Last Meeting(s): The Vikings opened the 2010 season with a 14-9 loss to the Saints at the Superdome. The last game of the Vikings’ 2009 season was also a loss in New Orleans,…Read More

We’ve Met Before: Vikings at Panthers

Series: Vikings lead 5-4 Last meeting(s): 20 fourth quarter points propelled the 2009 Panthers to a 26-7 win over Minnesota in a Week 15 game. Adrian Peterson had just 35 yards and Brett Favre threw one…Read More

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We’ve Met Before: Vikings at Bears

Series: Vikings lead 52-46-2 Last Meeting(s): Chicago swept Minnesota in 2010 in two pretty ugly games.…Read More

Ryan Longwell Signs 4-Year Deal With Vikings

While we wait for Donovan McNabb‘s bad feelings to get smoothed over there are other players to…Read More

NFL Releases Official Unrestricted Free Agent List

As a service to teams trying to get up to speed with the lockout now over the NFL has released a complete…Read More

Vikings Season Review – Top 10 Stories: #6 Brett Favre Returns…Again

Brett Favre provided the media and fans with many a wacky day in his roughly two years as a Minnesota…Read More

Vikings Season Review: Top 10 Stories – #10 The Arizona Comeback

Over the next several days (or weeks or however long it takes us) my collaborator Jon Merkle and I will…Read More

Vikings Defeat Mistake-Plagued Cowboys 24-21

The NFC North just got a little tighter.  On the same day the Packers and Bears both lost, the Vikings…Read More

Brett Favre Thinks Brad Childress is Clueless

To all the Vikings fans out there who think Brad Childress is a nincompoop who only has a job today because…Read More

Bernard Berrian Says Hutchinson-Allen-Longwell Trip Was “Just for Show”

Brett Favre is back with the Vikings, and we have Steve Hutchinson, Jared Allen and Ryan Longwell to…Read More

Report: Brett Favre is on His Way to Minnesota

I don’t know what Jared Allen, Steve Hutchinson and Ryan Longwell said to Brett Favre, but it seems…Read More

Vikings Send Three-Man Contingent to Mississippi to See Brett Favre

The Brett Favre situation may be soaring toward a resolution. The Star-Tribune is reporting that three…Read More

Not So Fast on That Whole Brett Favre Retiring Thing

So is Brett Favre retired or isn’t he? ESPN seems to think he is.  Which is why they’ve…Read More

Madden ’11 Ratings Released for Vikings. Guess Who’s the Quarterback?

Apparently they’re still making those Madden football games for the high-tech video consoles the…Read More

Brett Favre’s Bruise Pictures: What Exactly is the Point?

Everyone who watched the NFC Championship Game knew Brett Favre received an epic pounding at the hands…Read More

10 Points: Vikings Wipe Out Cowboys

So much for the hot team theory.  The Vikings messed up the Cowboys and will face the Saints in the…Read More

10 Points: Vikings Spank Bengals

What a rebound by the Vikings.  Here are my 10 points… 1.  Yesterday’s win over the Bengals…Read More