By Dave Yount | Staff Writer for Vikings Community | Dave@DaveYount.com HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — After losing some key players on the first day of free agency, the Minnesota Vikings made a big splash on Thursday when they signed former Ravens DT Michael Pierce. The run stopping nose tackle did a great job for the […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — For the Minnesota Vikings, it’s more about whether Aaron Rodgers will have his full bag of tricks while playing with a knee injury than if he’ll be playing at all.The Vikings are thoroughly convinced the Green Bay Packers quarterback will be in uniform Sunday when they visit Lambeau Field.”I don’t […]

Aaron Rodgers is active for Green Bay’s game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.The Packers’ star was questionable coming in with a left knee injury. Rodgers was held out from practice at midweek, but went through the team’s light practice on Saturday . Green Bay has two backup quarterbacks active too with DeShone Kizer and […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Wide right, times two.Daniel Carlson missed two field goals in overtime, including one from 35 yards as time expired, and the Minnesota Vikings had to settle for a 29-29 tie with the Green Bay Packers after rallying from a late 13-point deficit on Sunday.The rookie’s final attempt went to the […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Still no answers on A-Rod.Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is questionable for Sunday’s NFC North showdown with Minnesota.Rodgers, who missed the end of the first half of the Week 1 victory against Chicago with an injured left knee, did not practice Wednesday and Thursday and would not have practiced on Friday.”Aaron’s […]

MINNESOTA (1-0) at GREEN BAY (1-0)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE – Packers by 3RECORD VS. SPREAD – Minnesota 1-0, Green Bay 0-1SERIES RECORD – Packers lead 60-53-2LAST MEETING – Vikings beat Packers 16-0, Dec. 23, 2017LAST WEEK – Vikings beat 49ers 24-16; Packers beat Bears 24-23AP PRO32 RANKING – Vikings No. 3, Packers No. […]

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — With his first real game for the Minnesota Vikings in the books , Kirk Cousins has another initiation coming this weekend: a visit to Lambeau Field.Cousins and the Vikings play in Green Bay on Sunday, an earlier than usual contest for control of the NFC North. The only other times since […]

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — For Dalvin Cook and the Minnesota Vikings, the final stage in the comeback has been completed.Eleven months after reconstructive surgery on his left knee , Cook finished a regular season game without any setbacks. In case there were any questions about whether the Vikings would seek to ease him back into […]

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — For all the heads Mike Hughes has turned in practice with Minnesota since the Vikings picked him in the first round of the draft , they certainly harbored no plan to play him on 79 percent of the snaps on defense in his first real NFL game.That’s what happened in his […]