The Minnesota Vikings built a system that allowed former castaway Sam Darnold to set an NFL starting quarterback record with 14 wins in his debut season. They used a carefully selected infusion of free agents to revitalize the defense. Harmony can only help to a point.
The Minnesota Vikings’ successful season has come to a familiar end. Sports contributors Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson join MPR News host Nina Moini with perspective on the team’s 9-27 loss to the LA Rams.
Sam Darnold’s renaissance pushed Minnesota to one of the NFL’s best records, offering the hope of a deep playoff run. A disappointing night in the desert rammed Darnold and the Vikings right out of the postseason.
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings — sacking Sam Darnold a NFL playoff record-tying nine times — to win 27-9 Monday night in an NFC wild-card game.
Pavel Dorofeyev had two power-play goals and added an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights broke open a tie game with three third-period goals to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Sunday night.
Maggie Flaherty scored her first goal of the season to give Minnesota the lead in the third period and the Frost moved into first place in the Professional Women’s Hockey League with a 4-2 win over the Montréal Victoire at Denver’s Ball Arena, home ice of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored, and the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Saturday night.
Justin Jefferson has smashed all kinds of NFL receiving records over his first five seasons. He was just voted as an unanimous selection for first team All-Pro. Winning a playoff game with the Minnesota Vikings is the next feat on his list. A performance matching his superstar status would go a long way toward getting that done.
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