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• Vikings Place Adam Thielen On COVID Reserve List

  23-11-2020 23:02
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings announced Monday afternoon that wide receiver Adam Thielen has been placed on their Reserve-COVID-19 list.
  It is not clear whether Thielen has tested positive for COVID-19, or if he has been exposed to someone who has.
  Adam Thielen (credit: CBS)
  Thielen last played with the team Sunday, when they lost to the Dallas Cowboys 31-28 at U.S. Bank Stadium. He caught two of the scores on eight receptions for 123 yards.
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• Vikings place Adam Thielen on COVID-19 reserve

  23-11-2020 22:40
  
  Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has been placed on the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list. The Vikings announced today that Thielen has been placed on the list, which is for players who have either tested positive for COVID-19 or had close contact with someone who tested positive. The Vikings did not say whether Thielen tested positive. [more]
  
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• Teddy Bridgewater should practice Wednesday, Christian McCaffrey “week to week”

  23-11-2020 21:19
  
  The Panthers opted against playing quarterback Teddy Bridgewater on Sunday, but head coach Matt Rhule said after the game that Bridgewater’s knee was well enough to play. While Bridgewater felt good and got through a pregame warmup without issue, Rhule said his gut told him that starting P.J. Walker was the right call. A 20-0 [more]
  
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• Mike McCarthy: Sunday’s win needs to mean something

  23-11-2020 13:00
  
  The Cowboys returned from their bye on Sunday and turned in the kind of performance that many have been looking for since the start of the season. Ezekiel Elliott ran for more than 100 yards, Andy Dalton threw three touchdowns, and the defense came up with a pair of key takeaways that helped set the [more]
  
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• NFL Playoff Picture: AFC & NFC standings after Week 11

  23-11-2020 10:53
  
  The Steelers remain the NFL’s only unbeaten team, the Packers are in the lead for the top seed in the NFC, and the wild card race is wide-open in the AFC but more settled in the NFC. Here’s how the playoff picture looks after Week 11 (before Monday Night Football): AFC 1. Steelers (10-0) One-game [more]
  
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• Chase Claypool becomes first rookie receiver in Super Bowl era with 10 TD in 10 games

  23-11-2020 03:09
  
  Think of all the great receivers of the Super Bowl era. Think of all the receivers who had great rookie seasons in the Super Bowl era. None has scored 10 touchdowns in 10 games, until now. According to the NFL, Steelers receiver Chase Claypool scored his 10th touchdown in his 10th career game. He’s the [more]
  
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• Early Mistakes By Uneven Vikings Against Cowboys Too Costly To Overcome

  23-11-2020 02:12
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings stumbled through the first half, an uneven and undisciplined performance that was a little unlucky, too.
  As well as they played against the Dallas Cowboys after that, those early mistakes made their margin for error too small to overcome.The same might ultimately be said about their 2020 season. With their 31-28 defeat, the Vikings (4-6) squandered a prime opportunity to pull within one game of the final wild-card spot in the NFC.
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• Dalton’s 3 TDs Help Cowboys Break Vikings Streak In 31-28 Win

  23-11-2020 02:11
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andy Dalton returned from a two-game absence to throw three touchdown passes, hitting Dalton Schultz for a 2-yard score with 1:37 left to lift Dallas over the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 on Sunday to stop the Cowboys’ four-game losing streak.
  Dalton went 22 for 32 for 203 yards and one interception after fill-ins Ben DiNucci and Garrett Gilbert started the previous two games. After missing games to a concussion and COVID-19, Dalton directed an 11-play, 66-yard drive do
  
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• Cowboys end four-game losing streak with late touchdown to upset Vikings

  23-11-2020 01:38
  
  The Cowboys climbed back into the NFC East “race” — which has turned into a “race” of tortoises — with a 31-28 victory over the Vikings. The Eagles lead the NFC East with a 3-6-1 record. The other three teams are 3-7. Dallas plays Washington on Thanksgiving Day. The Vikings saw their three-game winning streak [more]
  
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• Dalvin Cook shaken up on fumble as Cowboys lead Vikings 16-7 at halftime

  23-11-2020 00:03
  
  The Cowboys played arguably their best half of football this season, and they should lead more than they do. As it is, the Vikings trail the Cowboys 16-7 at intermission. Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, the league’s leading rusher, was shaken up on a hard hit by Donovan Wilson following a catch late in the [more]
  
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