We're less than a quarter of the way into the 2026 NFL season, but that doesn't mean that things aren't already busy. It's been a hectic time for the Minnesota Vikings ever since they improved to 3-0 with a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week.
Three days after Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson suffered an ankle injury, we got an update on his status going into Sunday. The Minnesota Vikings are 3-0 going into their second home game of the season against the Miami Dolphins.
The calls from some in the fanbase to fire Kevin O’Connell stem from frustration, but aren’t based enough on merit. Once the Minnesota Vikings chose to trade J.J.
For all of the credit the Vikings’ defense has rightfully received during the team’s 3-0 start, the contributions Minnesota has gotten from the third phase of the game should not be overlooked.
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.
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 announced they have signed CB Natrone Brooks to the practice squad. Brooks, 26, started his career at Copiah-Lincoln Community College before transferring to Southern Miss.
The Minnesota Vikings will be heavy favorites Sunday, and that’s part of what makes this game uncomfortable. It might be the only thing, honestly. A damaged team in the NFL is a dangerous team.
It is understandable that many fans expect a first-round draft pick to be ready to contribute immediately as a rookie, but sometimes a player takes time to find their footing while adjusting from college to the NFL.
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.
“I think I’m ready for some cold weather,” Tyreek Hill said on Wednesday. That left the door open for speculation as NFL teams in cold-weather cities tried to connect the dots to Hill, and the Minnesota Vikings are no exception.
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.
An NFL fanbase rarely shows real interest in a sixth-round pick, but the Vikings' selection of Wake Forest running back Demond Claiborne at pick 199 caught fans’ attention this past April.
Only five teams are still undefeated entering Week 4 of the NFL season: Buffalo Bills, Las Vegas Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, and San Francisco 49ers.
Many NFL coaches want to push hard in practice even though that team was victorious the week before. It’s a fact of life that when teams string wins together, there’s a certain level of satisfaction in the locker room.
The Vikings traded quarterback J.J. McCarthy to the Giants on Monday, finally ending an era in Minnesota. That said, things won't be much different for the Purple and Gold moving forward, minus the lack of off-field distractions.
Winston completed 25 of 49 total passes (51 percent) for 229 yards with no touchdowns and one interception in his two outings following Jaxson Dart's injury.
Jeshaun Jones has served his three-game suspension for a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy and is able to return to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4, just in time for the game against the Miami Dolphins.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson sat out practice Wednesday as the team sorts through an ankle sprain that could keep him off the field Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.
As the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins prepare for their Week 4 battle at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, October 4, 2026, the true storyline isn’t just written in the playbook—it’s etched on the medical charts.
The quick ending to J.J. McCarthy’s Minnesota stay produced a Giants move to create roster space. The team waived Jake Haener; though, per The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero, the young backup is expected to stay with the team on the practice squad if/once he clears waivers today.