If J.J. McCarthy felt like he was in a washing machine during his first six starts, as he told NBC before Sunday night's Vikings-Cowboys game, the door has opened, allowing him to play with a ton of confidence.
The writing has been on the wall for weeks, but the finality arrived on a freezing Sunday afternoon in Chicago. Before they even took the field for Sunday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys, the Minnesota Vikings were officially eliminated from postseason contention.
Vikings standout left tackle Christian Darrisaw is officially inactive for Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, TX. That means it'll be backup Justin Skule at LT in front of J.J.
The Minnesota Vikings were facing an uphill battle to make the playoffs after starting 5-8, but the door was still open; they just needed a lot to happen to earn a spot.
All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.
The Minnesota Vikings have been eliminated from the playoffs, marking the fourth time in the last six seasons that they've failed to reach the postseason tournament.
One of the more difficult things this season for the Minnesota Vikings has been the lack of production for wide receiver Justin Jefferson. It's been a tough year for the multiple-time All-Pro, as he's caught just 64 passes for 810 yards and two touchdowns.
J.J. McCarthy will start his third consecutive game when the Vikings visit Dallas on Sunday night. After his most efficient performance of the season, he now faces a Cowboys defense ranked near the bottom of every major category.
J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Washington Commanders 31-0 in Week 14. It was a dominant win and ended a four-game losing streak. McCarthy finished the game completing 16-of-23 passes for 163 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions and a 129.2 passer rating.
This past offseason, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores interviewed for head coaching vacancies with the Bears, Jets, and Jaguars. He didn't end up landing any of those jobs, but his success in Minnesota made him a prominent candidate around the league.
The Minnesota Vikings are set to take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. The last time the Vikings played in Dallas was in 2019, a game that was also on Sunday Night Football on NBC, which Minnesota won.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The idea of the Minnesota Vikings trading for superstar quarterback Joe Burrow has become quite the topic of discussion on social media this week after Burrow's eye-opening comments in a press conference on Wednesday.
Sunday night is going to be a huge game for both the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys, with both teams needing to win to keep their fleeting playoff hopes alive.
Beating the Commanders in dominant fashion provided a moment of joy and relief for the Vikings, who snapped a four-game losing streak and looked like themselves again in a lost season.
If you're just looking at certain team defensive metrics, the Vikings' game against the Cowboys this week doesn't look much different than their most recent contest against the Commanders in terms of the challenge it will present J.J.
While a miracle path to the playoffs still exists, the more realistic outcome is that the Minnesota Vikings will miss the playoffs and be picking in the top half of the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Minnesota Vikings are hoping to put together a winning streak when they face the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night at AT&T Stadium. They hammered the Washington Commanders in Week 14, putting an end to their painful 4-game losing streak.
The Minnesota Vikings have fallen off hard this season after a great year last year. The Vikings finished 14-3 and made the playoffs, but this season has been much more challenging, with Minnesota at 5-8 and much more disappointing.
The 2025 season has been a disaster thus far for the Minnesota Vikings, and there may not be anyone in the organization who’s had it worse than Justin Jefferson.