Vikings-Steelers one-liners

Vikings receiver Bernard Berrian said during a radio interview this morning that he hopes to play next week at Green Bay. Berrian apparently injured his left hamstring at Pittsburgh and did not play in the second half. Berrian told KTTB-FM 96.3 that he intends to play at Green Bay. "That's the plan," he said. "I'm hoping so." That would be a quick turnaround for Berrian, who injured...

Bernard Berrian left the game with an injured hamstring injury on Sunday. When I first saw the injury, I assumed Berrian had reinjured his hamstring that sidelined him during the entire preseason.  Upon taking a closer look, Berrian appears to have injured his left hamstring this time around, not the right one which was the case [...]

I began this series six weeks ago, as a way to scratch two different itches simultaneously: 1) creating a unique way to preview upcoming Lions games, and 2) exploring the interplay of offensive and defensive systems.  It seems like this is something that almost completely ignored by the greater football-watching public; what happens when one specific offense meets one specific...

This wasn’t a total disaster: I mean, it wasn’t like we just wrapped up a 0-16 season or anything. The Vikings rolled into Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon facing perhaps their biggest challenge of the season as they lined up against Benetration, Polamalu, Mike Tomlin and his awesome sunglasses. With Winfield declared out and Bernard Berrian having [...]

A bad call, followed by two Favre mistakes returned for TDs, ended the Vikings winning streak in Pittsburgh.

The Minnesota Vikings fell to 6-1 after losing 27-17 in Pittsburgh. The Vikes were jobbed big time by the refs on Sidney Rice’s touchdown catch in the fourth quarter to go ahead. The refs called a tripping penalty on tight end, Jeff Dugan. On the next play, Favre was sacked and fumbled the ball. Lamar Woodley of Pittsburgh took it 77 yards for a touchdown to put the Steelers up...

Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian, who suffered a hamstring injury late in the second quarter, is on the sideline wearing a baseball cap at the...

Being a good employee, Bernard Berrian refused to discuss the leg injury that kept him out for the second half Sunday in a 27-17 loss to the...

Judd and Chip talk about Brad Childress’ unhappiness over a call, injuries to Bernard Berrian and Antoine Winfield, and Favre going into Lambeau as an opponent.

People forget how young Vikings WR Sidney Rice is, so it should be no surprise that he has had a breakout season, especially as QB Brett Favre has...

by Bruce CiskieFiled under: Vikings, NFC North, NFL InjuriesNot much has gone wrong for the Minnesota Vikings in their 6-0 start. Brett Favre has been playing superbly, Adrian Peterson is still a stud, Sidney Rice has become one, and the defense continues to impress.However, if there's a hole on this Vikings team right about now, it's been their pass defense. They were largely...

Although Brett Favre and Adrian Peterson are the focal points of the 6-1 Minnesota Vikings, there's a new offensive force emerging in the Twin Cities, and he's starting to make a huge impact on fantasy leagues. Third-year receiver Sidney Rice, who had never had a 100-yard game in his career prior to last week, is finally making good on his enormous potential. The 23-year-old has...

In week three, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the San Francisco 49ers on the strength of a last-second bullet from Brett Favre to little-used wide-receiver, Greg Lewis. Three weeks later, the Vikings benefited from a last-second failure--that of Baltimore placekicker Steven Hauschka--to escape the Metrodome with a two-point victory over the relentless Ravens.Yesterday, it was the...