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NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Cousins, Kirk

QB Kirk Cousins was 20 of 33 for 132 yards and one touchdown in Sunday's loss to the Vikings.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Diggs, Stefon

WR Stefon Diggs had eight catches for 47 yards against the Bears, finishing with 102 catches for 1,021 yards.

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings</h2>PLAYER NOTES --LB Eric Kendricks was held out of practice again Wednesday with a hamstring injury. Kendricks, who leads the team with 108 tackles, missed last week's game with the injury. --CB Xavier Rhodes ...

NOTES, QUOTES

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings</h2>--Win and in, that's Minnesota's position heading into the final week of the regular season. If the Vikings (8-6-1) win, they will clinch a playoff berth. If Minnesota loses, it can still get into the playoffs ...

INSIDE SLANT

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings</h2>Vikings look for QB Cousins to come up big Two years ago, the Washington Redskins were 8-6-1 heading into the final week of the regular season with Kirk Cousins at quarterback and a playoff berth on the line. ...

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Kendricks, Eric

LB Eric Kendricks was held out of practice again Wednesday with a hamstring injury. Kendricks, who leads the team with 108 tackles, missed last week's game with the injury.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Rhodes, Xavier

CB Xavier Rhodes was one of six players held out as the team returned to practice on Wednesday. Rhodes was added to the injury report with a groin injury.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Joseph, Linval

DT Linval Joseph did not practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. Joseph was held out last Thursday before being limited on Friday and playing in last week's game.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Sherels, Marcus

CB Marcus Sherels did not practice on Wednesday. The team's top punt returner, Sherels sustained a foot injury in last week's game.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Ham, CJ

FB C.J. Ham was held out of Wednesday's practice with an elbow injury. He is new to the injury report.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Remmers, Mike

RG Mike Remmers didn't practice on Wednesday because of a lower back injury.

Vikings, Cousins get shot at playoffs vs. Bears

The Minnesota Vikings control their own playoff destiny Sunday when they host the Chicago Bears, who are almost locked into the No. 3 seed in the NFC playoffs. Minnesota (8-6-1) must defeat or tie Chicago (11-4), or have Philadelphia lose to or tie Washington ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings</h2>PLAYER NOTES --LB Eric Kendricks was the only player not practicing as the team returned to the field on Wednesday. Kendricks was listed on the team's injury report with a hamstring injury. Kendricks was on the ...

NOTES, QUOTES

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings</h2>--Minnesota can clinch a playoff berth on Sunday with a win at Detroit coupled with a loss or tie from the Philadelphia Eagles (home against Houston) and a loss by the Washington Redskins (at Tennessee). --Running ...

INSIDE SLANT

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings</h2>Zimmer gets creative with new blitz schemes Earlier this season, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said he's had to adjust his usual blitz packages after the league had copied his A-gap blitzing scheme ...

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Beebe, Chad

WR Chad Beebe was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice with a hamstring injury.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Remmers, Mike

RG Mike Remmers was limited in Wednesday's practice as he plays through a lower back injury.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Morgan II, David

TE David Morgan returned last week after missing four games with a knee injury. He was limited on Wednesday as he works through his recovery.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Kendricks, Eric

LB Eric Kendricks was the only player not practicing as the team returned to the field on Wednesday. Kendricks was listed on the team's injury report with a hamstring injury. Kendricks was on the injury report last week with a rib injury but played in Sunday's ...

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Cook, Dalvin

RB Dalvin Cook captured NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for a career-high 136 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 41-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

NFL Note - Minnesota Vikings Cook, Dalvin

RB Dalvin Cook had the second 100-yard rushing game of his two-year career and the first since his regular-season debut Sunday against the Dolphins. Cook had two rushing touchdowns, spinning away from a Miami defender in the hole on the way to a 21-yard touchdown ...

Change of offensive coordinator sparks Vikings over Dolphins

MINNEAPOLIS -- Dalvin Cook turned and found center Pat Eflein coming in to celebrate Cook's rushing touchdown on Sunday. The Minnesota Vikings have designed plenty of elaborate end-zone celebrations this year, but the running back handed Elflein the ball for a ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings</h2>FRIDAY INJURY REPORTMIAMI DOLPHINS --DOUBTFUL: CB Xavien Howard (knee) --QUESTIONABLE: S T.J. McDonald (ankle)MINNESOTA VIKINGS --OUT: WR Chad Beebe (hamstring) --QUESTIONABLE: TE David Morgan (knee), G ...

NOTES, QUOTES

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings</h2>--With offensive coordinator John DeFilippo replaced with quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski, the spotlight is on quarterback Kirk Cousins' productivity. Cousins is second in the league in completion percentage ...

INSIDE SLANT

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings</h2>Zimmer makes drastic move to improve offense Following the decision to move on from offensive coordinator John DeFilippo after just 13 games, Minnesota Vikings Head coach Mike Zimmer said one reason was that ...

Steelers positional analysis: Kenny Pickett stands alone in QB room

2/17/2024If the Steelers were concerned about the uncertain future at quarterback when Ben Roethlisberger retired, the outlook at the position might not be any more stable two years later.Yes, they will go into the 2024 season with the idea Kenny Pickett, who has ...

Lots of veteran quarterback choices will be available for new-look Falcons

WATCH: A rematch is coming between Mahomes and Allen. Columnist Chad Finn and reporter Christopher Price run through the games and predict the winners.Bill Belichick completed a second interview with the Atlanta Falcons this weekend about their head coaching job, ...

Graney: Raiders need complete overhaul on offense as season spirals

I hope you bet the under.There is a bigger picture to this eyesore of a loss, this abysmal 3-0 defeat by the Raiders to Minnesota on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.It’s a third straight setback for the club under interim coach Antonio Pierce and things are only getting ...

Vikings beat Raiders 3-0 as Justin Jefferson is injured again and Joshua Dobbs is benched

22-28 minutes 12/11/2023LAS VEGAS — After each of the Vikings' 20 wins under Kevin O'Connell, the team's digital media crew records the coach's postgame locker room speech and posts it on the Vikings' website shortly thereafter. The video of O'Connell's postgame ...

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins still has trouble enjoying his success

Kirk Cousins' passer rating was 107.2 against the 49ers, in a game that began with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman quipping on the ESPN broadcast about the quarterback's 2-10 Monday night record and ended with Justin Jefferson sneaking up behind Cousins to put a "SportsCenter" ...

Vikings' Ivan Pace Jr. leads NFL's undrafted rookies in playing time

No undrafted NFL defender has played more for his team this season than Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr.His 25 tackles, including five in Sunday's win against the Panthers, are tied for second among all rookies, whether drafted in the first round or signed after ...

Jets’ Zach Wilson can’t even ‘play dead,’ Hall of Fame TE says in epic takedown

Do you like scary movies? According to Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe, the Jets’ quarterback situation is the best horror flick on TV.After Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles four plays into the Jets’ 22-16 win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 1, the team has ...

Kawakami: The 49ers’ big ambitions, $42 million in cap space and some potential trade opportunities

Keep an eye on the ambitious, free-spending Super Bowl contender that just created the most 2023 cap space in the league, is known for splashy midseason moves and has one or two obvious positions that could use significant improvement.Or put another way: Never ...

Jordan Addison spoke his ‘wildest dreams’ into existence. It led him to the Vikings.

Jordan Addison was a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh when he first met Brennan Marion. At the time, Addison was a rising star with the Panthers, and Marion had recently been hired as the program’s receivers coach. As they got to know each other, the conversation ...

Chicago Bears Q&A: Where to start the blame game after Week 1 clunker? Are there any signs Justin Fields is improving?

After the Chicago Bears laid an egg in their season opener against the Green Bay Packers, boy, do readers have questions. As he does every week, the Tribune’s Brad Biggs opens the mailbag and takes a crack at answering them.I think Ryan Poles along with Luke Getsy ...

Plaschke: Should Rams tank for Caleb?

The quarterback is creaky. The running game is questionable. The receiving corps is inconsistent. The offensive line is uncertain. The defense is untested.The Rams enter the 2023 season with the league’s youngest team, one of the league’s most depleted rosters, ...

Take a look at the Vikings’ unofficial depth chart ahead of Sunday’s season opener

With the regular season finally coming up, the Vikings released their unofficial depth chart ahead of Sunday’s season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at U.S. Bank Stadium.Not much has changed since the Vikings released their unofficial depth chart early ...

2023 Rams offense: Position-by-position breakdown

It’s never been a secret that the offensive side of the ball has been Rams head coach Sean McVay’s baby. A vaunted offensive tactician, the Rams have typically spent more capital – whether in the draft, free agency or trade market – on that side of the ball.So ...

Arizona Cardinals release depth chart, roster for NFL Week 1 vs. Washington Commanders

The Arizona Cardinals have released their first depth chart of the 2023-24 regular season ahead of Sunday's NFL Week 1 game against the Washington Commanders.With Kyler Murray on the PUP list, all eyes are on the quarterback position for the Cardinals, and the ...

Vikings, T.J. Hockenson agree to contract extension

The Vikings settled one of their lingering contract situations Thursday by agreeing to an extension with tight end T.J. Hockenson through 2027.Hockenson was scheduled to be a free agent after the season, and the Vikings had talked with his agent about an extension ...

Houston Texans: Can Nick Caserio resolve the offensive line issues?

The Texans once considered trading back from No. 15 overall in the 2022 draft.They’d already traded back from No. 13. Three straight teams selected three wideouts, and general manager Nick Caserio picked up the phone. The Eagles agreed to move up two spots, and ...

Why the Browns are cool with Dorian Thompson-Robinson being one play away, and who their new experienced QB is

BEREA, Ohio -- Dorian Thompson-Robinson was napping last Thursday when the call came that Joshua Dobbs had been traded and he was now the No. 2 quarterback for the Cleveland Browns — one play away from replacing Deshaun Watson in this high-stakes season.“What a ...

With Titans’ 53-man roster set, here are 7 players near the top who will swing the season

7-9 minutes 8/29/2023NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s official, all you 53-man roster watchers: The Titans are keeping pass rusher Caleb Murphy, receiver Kearis Jackson and cornerback Anthony Kendall.Also official: Any extended discussion of those players, or guys such ...

Cleveland Browns 53-man roster tracker/analysis: First look at Cleveland's initial roster

Akron Beacon JournalBy 4 p.m. Tuesday, the Browns roster had to be trimmed down from its training camp limit of 90 to the regular season max of 53. That won't be the 53 players who likely will comprise the roster when they open the season on Sept. 10 against the ...

Bills trade of Boogie Basham, Von Miller to PUP highlight roster cutdown day

Rochester Democrat and ChronicleOf all the moves the Buffalo Bills made Tuesday to get their roster down to the NFL-mandated 53 players, the most interesting - and some would say disappointing - was the trading of edge rusher Boogie Basham.Giving up on a 2021 second-round ...

Buffalo Bills' 53-man roster includes Damar Hamlin and former undrafted free agents

Rochester Democrat and ChronicleThe Buffalo Bills’ initial 53-man roster has been released, but by no means is that the final iteration.But after Tuesday's cuts, a few notable players remained on the roster including Damar Hamlin, continuing his comeback after ...

Vikings release several top preseason performers at Tuesday's deadline to set initial roster

The Vikings began releasing players Tuesday morning ahead of the 3 p.m. deadline to set an initial 53-man roster. Here's a running list of players who have been informed they'll be let go, according to league sources. Some may return Wednesday when the Vikings ...

Vikings' initial 53-man roster is inexperienced and in flux

Of the players on the Vikings' initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season, five have carried the ball at least 10 times in an NFL season. One is a running back (Alexander Mattison). Two (Brandon Powell and Jalen Reagor) are wide receivers, and two (Kirk Cousins ...