December 26th, 2007 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Forgive Vikings players if they keep one eye on the out-of-town scoreboard while their playing at Denver on Sunday. That game kicks off at the same time the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys begin their meeting at FedEx Field in Maryland. The only way the Vikings can make the N-F-C playoffs is to beat Denver [...]
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Vikings Playoff Hopes Take a Beating in Home Loss to Redskins
Playing tight in front of their loudest crowd in sometime, the Vikings got an old fashioned whipping from the Redskins, hurting their playoff chances with a resounding 32-21 loss that means they lose control of their possible playoff destiny. The Vikings played one of their worst games of the season as they were beaten for [...]
Winfield, Rice Still Out
Defensive back Antoine Winfield and wide receiver Sidney Rice both missed a second straight day of practice at the Vikings’ headquarters in Eden Prairie. Winfield has a strained pectoral muscle while Rice is nursing an ankle sprain. Also not practicing for the second day in a row was linebacker Dontarrious Thomas, who has a groin [...]
State Farm Launches “Your Game/Your Call” Ultimate Pro Bowl Giveaway
Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 20, 2007 – On November 22, Thanksgiving Day, State Farm is officially debuting the “Your Game | Your Call” Ultimate Pro Bowl Giveaway where fans can win one of five trips to the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Fans can enter the promotion daily through January 6 at www.statefarm.com/NFL2 for their chance to win [...]
Sellout Expected for Season Finale vs Skins
A ticket buyout is not expected to be needed for the Vikings to sell out their home finale against the Washington Redskins. There are fewer than one-thousand seats left for Sunday night’s game. Three times this season, area corporations and television stations chipped in to buy enough tickets to avoid a local broadcast blackout. Not [...]
Penalties Down, Wins Up for Vikings
Coach Brad Childress says it’s no coincidence that his team is putting together wins after cutting back on penalties. The Vikings last season had the most penalties in the N-F-L with 123, but this year they’re averaging fewer than for flags per game. Childress set the tone during training camp, having players run the length [...]
Rice, Winfield May Not Play
It’s not known if Sidney Rice or Antoine Winfield are ready to practice in preparation for Sunday night’s game between the Vikings and the Washington Redskins. Rice suffered a sprained ankle in Monday’s win over Chicago, while Winfield was forced from the game with a strained pectoral muscle. Rice is in his first year as [...]
Plenty of Purple Heading to Hawaii
The Vikings have six starters and one reserve on the N-F-C roster for the annual Pro Bowl game. Getting the call were running back Adrian Peterson, fullback Tony Richardson, offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson, safety Darren Sharper and defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams. Making the squad as a reserve is center Matt Birk. No other [...]
Smith Starts Game Despite Trouble
Safety Dwight Smith started the game against the Bears last night despite his getting a ticket for marijuana possession just four days prior to the big Monday night game. A police report indicates that officers found a small amount of pot in Smith’s car in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday night. Coach Brad Childress knew of [...]
Peterson’s Two Scores Leads Vikings to 20-13 Win over Bears
Vikings rookie star Adrian Peterson rushed for 78 yards and a pair of scores as Minnesota defeated the Chicago Bears 20-13 at the Metrodome last night. Tarvaris Jackson was intercepted three times and fumbled once, but the Vikings managed to overcome the miscues to improve to 8-and-6 and maintain control of the final NFC wild [...]
