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It’s hard to win in the NFL when a team is down to its 4th starting quarterback in a given season.

Kirk Cousins had started all but two games in his six seasons for Minnesota, giving the Vikings rare continuity at quarterback before he went down in October with a season-ending Achilles tendon tear. On their fourth starting quarterback of the season, the Vikings are discovering the harsh reality of life without Cousins, the four-time Pro Bowl player who is already third in team history in passing yards. While Joshua Dobbs’ sudden emergence provided a temporary solution, the swinging d...

Thousands of Vikings fans (and maybe even some Lions fans) at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday thought receiver Justin Jefferson was going to will his team to victory again. Linebacker Jordan Hicks was transported back to last year's thrilling victory over the Bills, when Jefferson's one-handed "catch of the year" on fourth down took the NFL by storm. This time, Jefferson skyed above two Lions ...

The Detroit Lions have finally clinched an NFC North Division title – taking down the Minnesota Vikings in a grueling 30-24 victory.

Justin Jefferson knew that if the Vikings were going to win their game against the first-place Detroit Lions, he was going to have to show his teammates how to get it ...

The Lions are 10-4. The Vikings are 7-7.

The games have been lurking at the end of Detroit's schedule like a difficult end-of-semester final exam, two games against Minnesota in the last three weeks that ought to show just how far these on-the-rise Lions have progressed. Despite a three-game lead on the Vikings in the NFC North with three games to play, the franchise's first division title in 30 years is far from secured. The biggest test for the Lions (10-4) this season will come Sunday at Minnesota, where they haven'...

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority approved Thursday a $1.3 million project for new artificial turf at U.S. Bank Stadium before the 2024 season, putting the Vikings on track to play on a surface the NFL has assessed as less of an injury risk than the venue's current field. The slit film turf that was installed in 2019 will be torn up early next year and replaced by a monofilament surface that league and union data have determined to be safer and the most like natural grass. The NFL...

“If you saw a man that had a beard ... they were well-respected. It’s kind of a big thing, culturally.”

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after a three-point field goal during a Hy-Vee Hawkeye Showcase game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Cleveland State Vikings at Wells Fargo