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Dec 30, 2020 GREEN BAY, Wis. – To be sure, Derrick Henry vs. Aaron Jones doesn’t quite carry the same luster as David Montgomery vs. Aaron Jones, but Montgomery – the Chicago Bears’ second-year running back – is on quite a, well, run headed into Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Green Bay Packers. Of his three 100-yard games, all three have come over the last five weeks. Of his 1,001 rushing yards, 529 – 52.8 percent – have come over the last five games. Of Montgomery�...

The Five Vikings Who Are Most Likely to be Cut Rick Spielman will need to make some tough decisions 6 4 minutes read It’s no secret that Rick Spielman will need to do some financial gymnastics in order to balance the books after the season. Indeed, the Covid Cap dramatically impacts Minnesota’s future finances, making roster cuts a virtual necessity. Over the weekend, we offered some brief thoughts about three players who are likely to be cut. At this time, I’d like to expand on these b...

This Is the Vikings Biggest Problem in 2020 3 3 minutes read Finger-pointing at the 2020 Minnesota Vikings veers in the direction of Kirk Cousins, playcalling, “running the ball too much,” or field-goal kicking. Cousins is Pro Football Focus’ ninth-highest graded quarterback in 2020. So, that grievance is largely bogus. On playcalling and frequency of the run, Minnesota ranks sixth in the business in yards gained per game and fifth in redzone efficiency. That talking point, too, is misgu...

New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara scored a franchise and NFL-record six rushing touchdowns against Minnesota on Friday. — Photo courtesy of CBS Sports NEW ORLEANS — With Alvin Kamara leading the way with a franchise and NFL record six rushing touchdowns, New Orleans defeated Minnesota 52-33 inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Christmas Day. The victory gave the Saints its fourth-straight NFC South division title and eliminated the Vikings from playoff contention. How It Happened: The ...

Alvin Kamara scored six touchdowns to lead the Saints past the Vikings, looking phenomenal throughout as New Orleans clinched its fourth-straight NFC South title.

Not a great showing by the defense

Not even a Christmas miracle could help the Minnesota Vikings keep their playoff hopes alive against the New Orleans Saints on Friday. In a 52-33 loss that knocked the Vikings out of playoff contention, the defense allowed the franchises most points since 1963. “Really disappointed defensively,” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. “You’ve got to work really hard to give up 52.” With as many injuries as Minnesota had across the board, especially on defense, it had no shot against a Saints ...

New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara scored a franchise and NFL-record six rushing touchdowns against Minnesota on Friday. — Photo courtesy of CBS Sports NEW ORLEANS -- With Alvin Kamara leading the way with a franchise and NFL record six rushing touchdowns, New Orleans defeated Minnesota 52-33 ...

Stock Market 2.0 Vikings-Saints Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Well, the Vikes play a solid game offensively only to get demolished on defense. That was an ugly game, and yet the Vikings hung in there for a while. We all know the blame for this loss goes on DAN BAILEY, how dare you miss that extra point. But at the end of the day the Vikes get bounced, mercifully, from the playoffs. What kills me is this offensive performance was what we want to see from the Vikes offense, there were miscues on of...

It’s a four-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter