Not a whole lot of people had the Vikings entering October undefeated on their 2026 Bingo card, but here we are. Head coach Kevin O'Connell and his staff
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has been ruled out of Sunday's game versus the visiting Miami Dolphins due to a sprained ankle. Jefferson sustained the injury on a 10-yard reception in the first quarter of Minnesota's 23-16 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The season is young, but the Vikings already have one of the best defenses and special teams units in the NFL. The offense is... developing, we'll say, but it's already clear that this team is driven by the other two aspects of the game.
Over the course of this Vikings offseason, there appeared to be a fair bit of awkwardness in the dynamic between Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy. The two were pitted against each other in a quarterback “competition” that Murray was always the favorite to win.
A fluke special teams play is how the Vikings lost a key piece of their offense for likely the remainder of the 2026 regular season. Tight end Josh Oliver is one of the NFL’s best blockers at his position.
Quite a few Vikings players have been disappointing through the first three games of the 2026 NFL season, despite the 3-0 start to the year. However, none may be as surprisingly ineffective as second-year wide receiver Tai Felton.
There have been many changes to NFL football over the decades, and it has been clear for years that most teams are not ready to play at peak efficiency when the season opens in the second week of September.
The Minnesota Vikings have looked incredible early in the 2026 NFL season. Minnesota is 3-0 headed into Week 4 and sits proudly atop the NFC North division standings.
The New York Giants took a flier on a project quarterback when they acquired McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round draft choice earlier this week.
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has certainly caught some heat this week. From moving on from 23-year-old quarterback J.J. McCarthy to putting out the league's 32nd-ranked offense through three games, it's not been the best week to be him.
The Minnesota Vikings want to unleash their offense when they host the Miami Dolphins in Week 4, but they have no assurances that superstar Justin Jefferson will be in the lineup.
The Minnesota Vikings have yet to lose. The Miami Dolphins have yet to win. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell does not want to hear about it. He is eager for his team to return in front of its home fans for the first time since the season opener when Minnesota (3-0) faces Miami (0-3) on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
The Minnesota Vikings have announced they added cornerback Natrone Brooks to the practice squad on Thursday, giving the 26-year-old another foothold in a league career that has mostly been spent on the margins of active rosters.
This has been a difficult start to the season for head coach Kevin O’Connell of the Minnesota Vikings. While the 3-0 start has the team in first place in the challenging NFC North and the defense may be the best in the NFL, the offense has barely crawled through the opening games of the season.