Archive for November, 2007
Vikings Get Ticket Extension
The Vikings received a ticket sales deadline extension from the NFL yesterday in hopes that the team could sellout its game against Detroit on Sunday so it could be televised. The team now has until 1 p.m. today to sell about two-thousand tickets. If the team gets the tickets sold, then the game will be […]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 30 2007Unsold Tickets Remain
After recent corporate ticket buyouts saved the Vikings from losing valuable TV time, the team faces another Sunday with unsold tickets. About three-thousand seats are still empty for the Lions’ game and no corporate partners have come forward so far. The sellout deadline is tomorrow (Thursday) at noon. The game is scheduled to air on […]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 28 2007DT Evans Suspended
Defensive tackle Fred Evans has been suspended two games for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. Evans will not play Sunday against the Lions or next week at San Francisco. Evans’ suspension reportedly stems from a pair of off-season arrests that included marijuana possession and a dispute with police. The 2006 seventh-round draft pick was […]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 28 2007Vikings’ Smith Gets Defensive Honors
Citing his two interceptions including a 93-yard touchdown return on Sunday, the N-F-L has named Vikings’ safety Dwight Smith as the N-F-C’s Defensive Player of the Week. Smith’s big pickoff of Eli Manning is the third-longest in Vikings history. The purple record is still held by Reggie Rutland, who had a 97-yard return against the […]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 28 2007Peterson Has MRI; Should Play Sunday
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson underwent an MRI on his injured knee yesterday. Coach Brad Childress says the knee is healing and Peterson will be practicing this week. The rookie tore his lateral collateral ligament on November 11th in the loss to Green Bay. Childress says if practice goes well Peterson will play on Sunday […]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 27 2007Peterson to play vs. Lions?
The chances of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson being available for Sunday’s game have been enhanced, according to Don Seeholzer of the Pioneer Press. The Vikings are expecting Peterson back for the Sunday contest; Peterson had recently undergone a magnetic resonance inaging test (MRI) on his knee and according to team head coach Brad […]
Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Nov 27 2007Smith and the Vikings Win Big in the Meadowlands
Posted by CJ on Nov 25 2007
Takeaways Lead to Big Win 41-17 Over Giants
Just when you thought the Minnesota Vikings couldn’t win without stud rookie back Adrian Peterson – the team has run off two in a row. Sunday in the Meadowlands vs the Giants, the team used three INT returns for scores, and an offense just good enough as the team overwhelmed the Giants 41-17 in front […]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 25 2007Could Peterson Take the Field Sunday?
Could Vikings superstar rookie back Adrian Peterson see the field Sunday when the Vikings travel to the Meadowlands to take on the Giants? Probably not, but nevertheless, the back was upgraded to questionable on the official teams injury report Friday, meaning that he does have a 50-50 chance of playing. Peterson was injured just two […]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 24 2007Peterson Not Likely to be Able to Go Sunday vs Giants
Despite a win Sunday over the Raiders, the Vikings still have injury worries, and one of them continues to be superstar rookie running back Adrian Peterson, who is unlikely to play this week vs the Giants. Peterson was injured two weeks ago vs the Packers, and coach Brad Childress said today that Peterson was sent […]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 19 2007

