October 25th, 2007 
Matt Loede 
Posted in All signs are pointing to Kelly Holcomb starting at quarterback in Sunday’s showdown with the Eagles at the Metrodome for the Vikings. Regular starter Tarvaris Jackson suffered a fractured finger in Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys, and has only taken a couple of snaps at practice this week, while Holcomb has gotten most of the [...]
Archive for October, 2007
No Local Blackout for Eagles Showdown
The Vikings’ string of consecutive sellouts at the Metrodome remains alive. The final two-thousand tickets for Sunday’s game against the Eagles were snapped up within a couple days. That pushes the sellout streak to 99 games, and means no blackout on local television. There are still some 35-hundred tickets available for the Vikings’ next home [...]
Jackson’s Fractured Finger May Sideline Him Sunday
A frustrated Tarvaris Jackson says his broken right index finger may keep him from playing in Sunday’s game between the Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles. Jackson says it’s hard to throw a tight spiral with the injury, and if he can’t control the football he shouldn’t be out there. Jackson has already missed two games with [...]
Tags: Chance Eagles Game May be Blacked Out Locally
There is a chance this Sunday’s Vikings-Eagles game will be blacked out locally. As of midday yesterday, there were still two-thousand tickets that needed to be sold in order for the NFL to consider the Metrodome matchup a sellout. Team officials are optimistic the tickets will sell. The Vikings haven’t been blacked out since 1997. [...]
QB Jackson Has Broken Finger
Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has suffered another injury. Coach Brad Childress says Jackson has a fracture in a joint on the index finger of his right hand. The quarterback’s injured finger is in a splint and will be further evaluated after a throwing session today. Jackson completed just six of 19 passes in Sunday’s loss [...]
Vikings Fall To Division Basement
One week after their thrilling win at Chicago, the Vikings fell into the NFC North basement with their loss at Dallas. The Vikings are now at 2-and-4 heading into Sunday’s home game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Green Bay had a bye yesterday and remains in the division lead at 5-and-1. Detroit kept pace with a [...]
Griffin Scores In Home State
Once again the Vikings’ defense put points on the board, this time defensive back Cedric Griffin found paydirt. Linebacker Ben Leber grabbed a loose ball and pitched it to Griffin, who dropped it but got a good bounce, and rumbled into the end zone to give the Vikings a 14-7 lead. Griffin went to high [...]
Field Goal Block Dooms Vikings 24-14 in Dallas
Dallas spotted the Vikings a 14-7 halftime lead, then rallied for 17 unanswered points to win 24-14 yesterday at Texas Stadium. The game turned in the third quarter, when Chris Canty blocked Ryan Longwell’s field goal attempt and Pat Watkins grabbed the loose ball and took it 68 yards for the go-ahead score. The [...]
Vikings In Dallas Sunday
The Vikings are getting ready for week seven action in Dallas. The Vikes are 2-and-3 following last Sunday’s win in Chicago and have last week’s NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Rookie running back Adrian Peterson rushed for 224 yards at Soldier Field, a new team record. Meanwhile, the Cowboys are 5-and-1 after their loss [...]
T-Jack Says They’ll Move The Ball
Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson says the Cowboys have one of the NFL’s best defenses, but he’s confident they’ll be able to move the ball during Sunday’s game at Texas Stadium. Jackson says if the Vikings execute the offense the way they can, no team can stop them. The Vikings are coming off last week’s win at [...]
