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• Vikings need a true franchise quarterback

  22-01-2018 23:55
  As the Vikings commence the process of figuring out what to do with three veteran quarterbacks whose contracts have expired, there’s an important option that the Vikings need to include: D. None of the above. Sam Bradford with an unreliable knee. Teddy Bridgewater, who may or may not ever become the guy the Vikings thought [more]
  
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• Jerick McKinnon’s desire for increased role could have him moving on

  22-01-2018 23:36
  Vikings running back Jerick McKinnon wants an increased role next season. That isn’t likely to come with the Vikings, with Dalvin Cook coming back from an injury and Latavius Murray under contract for two more years. Thus, McKinnon may have played his final game for the Vikings. “I want to be the guy,” McKinnon said, [more]
  
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• Michael Bennett replacing Everson Griffen in Pro Bowl

  22-01-2018 23:18
  Michael Bennett is going to his third consecutive Pro Bowl. The NFL announced Monday the Seahawks defensive end will replace Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen, who has withdrawn with an injury. The Seahawks now have six Pro Bowlers, with Bennett joining safety Earl Thomas, linebacker Bobby Wagner, quarterback Russell Wilson, tight end Jimmy Graham and [more]
  
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• Giants Hire Vikings OC Shurmur As Head Coach

  22-01-2018 23:18
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur has been hired as the New York Giants head coach.
  The Giants announced the hiring late Monday afternoon, less than 24 hours after Shurmur and the Vikings were beaten by the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC title game.
  Welcome to Big Blue, Coach Pat Shurmur!QUOTES: https://t.co/8BdsI8lwve pic.twitter.com/zxX7FNj0Q4
  — New York Giants (@Giants) January 22, 2018The 52-year-old Shurmur replaces Ben McAdoo, who
  
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• Conference championship ratings down, but not dramatically

  22-01-2018 23:12
  NFL ratings continue to drop in relation to recent years, but the NFL will say that the ratings continue to drop to a smaller extent than TV viewership is dropping across the board. Via SportsBusiness Journal, the AFC title game drew a 27.3 in the mid-afternoon window, down 0.1 from last year’s Packers-Falcons game on [more]
  
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• We have signed 6 players to reserve/future contracts. 📰: mnvkn.gs/2IZUW5 https://t.co/GAXZJgKrZJ

  22-01-2018 23:04 via twitter.com
  
  We have signed 6 players to reserve/future contracts. 📰: mnvkn.gs/2IZUW5 https://t.co/GAXZJgKrZJ
  
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• Vikings Sign 6 to Reserve/Future Contracts

  22-01-2018 22:56
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings on Monday announced the signing of six players who finished the 2017 on Minnesota’s practice squad to reserve/future contracts. Reserve/Future Free Agent Signings...
  
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• NOTEBOOK: Dalvin Cook Back to Jogging, Eyes Return to Field in 2018

  22-01-2018 22:47
  EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Dalvin Cook stood on the sideline Sunday night in Philadelphia and watched the Vikings season come to an end in the NFC Championship. The scenario only added to the Vikings r...
  
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• As the #Vikings cleaned out their lockers, they reflected on last night's loss and their 13-3 season. 📺:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-01-2018 22:40 via twitter.com
  As the #Vikings cleaned out their lockers, they reflected on last night's loss and their 13-3 season. 📺:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Teddy Bridgewater: 'This Year, This Team, We Did Some Great Things'

  22-01-2018 22:21
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Throughout the 2017 Vikings season, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was able to balance his personal goals of returning to the football field from a severe knee injury with a t...
  
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• Thomas Davis headed to Pro Bowl, replacing Anthony Barr

  22-01-2018 21:09
  Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis will make this third career Pro Bowl appearance, the NFL announced Monday. He replaces Minnesota linebacker Anthony Barr. Davis joins right guard Trai Turner and kicker Graham Gano in Orlando as representatives of the Panthers. Davis ranked second on the team with 88 tackles. He also made 2.5 sacks with eight [more]
  
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• Case Keenum not ready to “worry or stress” about offseason yet

  22-01-2018 20:43
  When the 2017 season got underway, Case Keenum‘s impending free agency wasn’t expected to be one of the big stories of the 2018 offseason but that’s why we wait for things to actually play out before writing the ending to stories. Keenum took over as the Vikings quarterback in Week Two and turned in an [more]
  
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• Best Of Locker Room Sound From Move Out Day

  22-01-2018 20:10
  Hear from several Vikings players on the disappointing end to a successful 2017 season, as the players cleaned out their lockers and departed Winter Park for the offseason.
  
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• Keenum on Sunday's Loss, 2017 Season, Future As A Viking

  22-01-2018 20:00
  QB Case Keenum addressed the media from Winter Park on Monday.
  
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• "As much as it hurts right now, we still have a lot to be proud of." - @casekeenum7 📺: mnvkn.gs/YjVU3p https://t.co/bxjv9JvacY

  22-01-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  
  "As much as it hurts right now, we still have a lot to be proud of." - @casekeenum7 📺: mnvkn.gs/YjVU3p https://t.co/bxjv9JvacY
  
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• Teddy: I "Definitely" See Myself As A Starter In 2018

  22-01-2018 19:59
  QB Teddy Bridgewater addressed the media from Winter Park on Monday.
  
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• Cook on His Knee Rehab, Rookie Season

  22-01-2018 19:58
  RB Dalvin Cook addressed the media from Winter Park on Monday.
  
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• Smith: You Have To Learn From The Good And The Bad

  22-01-2018 19:57
  S Harrison Smith addressed the media from Winter Park on Monday.
  
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• Kendricks: Didn't End How We Wanted But Proud Of My Teammates

  22-01-2018 19:45
  LB Eric Kendricks addressed the media from Winter Park on Monday.
  
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• Blackmon on Vikings' Loss: They Were 'Stuck In Last Week'

  22-01-2018 19:41
  Washington Redskins Corner Back Will Blackmon talks about the Minnesota Vikings letdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.
  
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• Yes Vikings Fans, That Really Happened

  22-01-2018 19:31
  Minnesota Vikings fans were on the highest of emotional highs after the “Minneapolis Miracle.”
  After Stefon Diggs’ improbable touchdown, we were all thinking, “Did that really just happen?” Yes, it did. And it put the Vikings one win away from playing a virtual home game for Super Bowl LII.
  As Vikings fans went to bed Sunday night, again we were thinking, “Did that just really happen?” With the NFC title on the line and a Super Bowl appearance at stake,
  
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• Thielen on Sunday: Not Good Football

  22-01-2018 19:25
  WR Adam Thielen addressed the media from Winter Park on Monday.
  
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• Teddy Bridgewater “definitely” sees himself as a starter in 2018

  22-01-2018 18:19
  The Vikings season has come to an end and that means the next items on their to-do list will concern putting together their team for the 2018 season. Some of the decisions involved in that process will deal with the quarterback position. Case Keenum, Sam Bradford and Teddy Bridgewater are all set for free agency [more]
  
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• 3 Stats That Stood Out: Vikings-Eagles NFC Championship

  22-01-2018 17:33
  The Vikings scored a touchdown on their opening drive, but the Eagles countered with 38 unanswered points on Sunday to win the NFC Championship and advance to Super Bowl LII. Here are three stats ...
  
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• Lunchbreak: Eagles Executed Across the Board to Take NFC North Title

  22-01-2018 17:32
  In the City of Brotherly Love, the hostile environment was anything but as the Vikings were handedly defeated by the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The 38-7 loss abruptly ended a Vikings seaso...
  
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• .@wobby answers fan questions about last night's loss and what it means for the #Vikings moving forward in the Mond… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-01-2018 16:21 via twitter.com
  .@wobby answers fan questions about last night's loss and what it means for the #Vikings moving forward in the Mond… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Pat Shurmur suddenly becomes a tougher sell for Giants fans, media

  22-01-2018 15:55
  Before Sunday, the toughest aspect of selling Pat Shurmur to the New York media and Giants fans came from the perception/reality that Shurmur was the third choice, behind Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia. Now, that’s just part of the problem. Shurmur’s offense had its worst output of the season against the Eagles, scoring only seven [more]
  
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• GMFB on The Future of the QB Position For The Vikings

  22-01-2018 15:45
  The "Good Morning Football" crew discusses what will happen with the Vikings three QBs next season.
  
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• Brandt: Who The Hell Were Those Guys?

  22-01-2018 15:40
  NFL Network's Kyle Brandt talks about the disappointing loss of the Vikings in the NFC Conference Championship game.
  
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• Police Tweet Joke About Missing Vikings Defense

  22-01-2018 15:11
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police took a good-natured jab at the Minnesota Vikings as the team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC championship game, and lost out on a trip to the Super Bowl.
  As the Eagles went up 31-7 against the vaunted Vikings defense, Sioux Falls police tweeted: “We just have been contacted by the @MinneapolisPD and are assisting in the locating of the Minnesota Vikings defense.”
  We just have been contacted by the @MinneapolisPD and are ass
  
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• Few Arrests Made As Eagles Fans Celebrate Victory Over Vikings

  22-01-2018 15:03
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say few arrests have been made amid celebrations following the Eagles’ NFC championship game victory.
  The arrests came as thousands of fans took to the streets following the Eagles’ 38-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. The Eagles advanced to their first Super Bowl since 2005, against the AFC champion New England Patriots.
  After Sunday’s game, huge crowds gathered in neighborhoods around the city. Police reported two
  
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• Jaguars go from run of top-five picks to 29th

  22-01-2018 13:37
  The Jaguars are going to have to scout differently this year. With yesterday’s loss to the Patriots, the Jaguars will pick 29th in the 2018 NFL Draft, the lowest they’ve picked in the first round since 2000, when they burned the 29th pick on R. Jay Soward. But the draft status also shows how far [more]
  
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• Eric Kendricks currently isn’t happy for his brother, Mychal

  22-01-2018 13:17
  The NFC title game featured the Kendricks brothers. Mychal (pictured) plays linebacker for the Eagles, and Eric plays linebacker for the Vikings. So Eric is happy that his brother is going to the Super Bowl, right? Maybe eventually, but not right now. “I want to be there you know, I’m a competitor and I play this [more]
  
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• Adam Thielen wasn’t thinking about back injury

  22-01-2018 13:17
  The Vikings didn’t get the game they anticipated from wide receiver Adam Thielen, perhaps because of a back injury that happened last week. But Thielen refused to use it as an excuse for last night’s loss. “I’m just playing football, I don’t think about it,” he said, via Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. [more]
  
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• Terence Newman: It was like we had no energy

  22-01-2018 12:23
  The Vikings picked a very bad night to have a very bad night. After finishing the regular season as the NFL’s stingiest defense, the Vikings gave up more points and yards to the Eagles than they’d given up in a single game all year in their 38-7 NFC title game loss. They allowed Philadelphia to [more]
  
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• Derek Barnett’s strip-sack turned close game into blowout

  22-01-2018 12:01
  For the Eagles, the first key moment on Sunday came when defensive end Chris Long struck the arm of Vikings quarterback Case Keenum, causing the ball to land in the awaiting arms of Eagles cornerback Patrick Robinson, who returned it a touchdown that tied the game at 7-7. The second key moment — the one [more]
  
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• NOTEBOOK: Vikings Disappointed By Final Showing

  22-01-2018 07:51
  PHILADELPHIA — It’s hard to find consolation when one loss of any way, shape and form prevents a Super Bowl appearance. Having a family member advance did nothing to console Eric Kendricks, whose ...
  
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• Monday Morning Mailbag: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

  22-01-2018 07:49
  Do you have a comment or question? Send it to the vikings.com Mailbag! Every Monday we’ll post several comments and/or questions as part of the vikings.com Monday Morning Mailbag. Although we can’...
  
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• 5 Takeaways from the Loss to Philadelphia

  22-01-2018 07:45
  The Vikings were on the doorstep of history and were looking to bash in the door as they challenged the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game for the right to play a Super Bowl in their...
  
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• Turnovers, Missed Offensive Opportunities Contribute to Vikings Loss

  22-01-2018 06:47
  PHILADELPHIA – The Vikings scored to start off the NFC Championship game, but things didn’t go their way from that point. A trio of turnovers and handful of missed opportunities proved unrecoverab...
  
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• ‘They Got After Us’: Vikings Humbled By NFC Championship Beatdown

  22-01-2018 05:54
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Vikings would have traveled anywhere to play in their first Super Bowl since 1977.
  This year, though, the game is in their stadium. They won’t be in it.
  “I mean, we would’ve loved to play in the Super Bowl if it was in China,” coach Mike Zimmer said Sunday night after the Philadelphia Eagles humbled Minnesota 38-7 for the NFC championship. “But we didn’t play good enough to win. I know that’s cliché, but it&rsquo
  
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• Defense Burned By Uncharacteristic Mistakes in NFC Title Game

  22-01-2018 05:54
  PHILADELPHIA — Nobody saw this coming.  After posting one of the best defensive seasons in franchise history to stake their claim as the league’s top unit, the Vikings defense sputtered Sunday as ...
  
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• Through all of the ups and downs in an incredible season, we appreciate your support! #Skol https://t.co/kWsFmNqTD8

  22-01-2018 05:45 via twitter.com
  
  Through all of the ups and downs in an incredible season, we appreciate your support!#Skol https://t.co/kWsFmNqTD8
  
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• "This one stings." - @casekeenum7 📺: mnvkn.gs/1dTz2k https://t.co/blYz1dFgZ0

  22-01-2018 05:40 via twitter.com
  
  "This one stings." - @casekeenum7 📺: mnvkn.gs/1dTz2k https://t.co/blYz1dFgZ0
  
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• Dream Season Ends In Heartbreak For Vikings Fans

  22-01-2018 05:26
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With the stakes at an all-time high, the energy was even higher inside Randle’s Restaurant and Bar at the start of the NFC Championship Game.
  “And then you come out and score in the opening drive and you’re like, this is it. We got this this year,” said fan Mackenzie Weber after the Vikings started the game with a touchdown.
  Optimism and confidence were cooking in downtown Minneapolis. One fan brought a drum, leading fans in a raucous Skol chant
  
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• Zimmer: I'm Still Proud Of My Football Team

  22-01-2018 05:25
  Head Coach Mike Zimmer addressed the media following Sunday's game vs. the Eagles.
  
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• Eagles March Past Vikings to Super Bowl, Just as They Predicted

  22-01-2018 05:22 via nytimes.com
  In a scenario that seemed far-fetched to anyone but the Eagles’ players, Philadelphia rode a huge game by Nick Foles to an appearance in Super Bowl XLII.
  
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• Keenum: They Took Care Of The Football and We Didn't

  22-01-2018 05:20
  QB Case Keenum addressed the media following Sunday's game vs. the Eagles.
  
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• GameDay Prime: What Should The Vikings Do At QB?

  22-01-2018 05:19
  The "NFL GameDay Prime" crew discusses what the Minnesota Vikings will do at quarterback next season.
  
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