The Vikings are 3-0 this season after a somewhat bizarre 23-16 win over the Buccaneers under the Florida sun. Kyler Murray and the offense lost Justin Jefferson early on and struggled immensely without him, but the defense was dominant and special teams provided some key plays.
The Minnesota Vikings are 3-0 and found three different ways to win, and the defense continues to be the catalyst behind all of them. The Minnesota Vikings aren’t winning pretty, but they’re winning.
The Minnesota Vikings played most of their Week 3 road victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without star wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who sustained a left ankle injury during the first quarter.
How many of the NFL players with at least 100 receiving yards in their first-career postseason game can you name in eight minutes?
Purple packed the stands at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa as the Vikings battled the Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon. The mid-80-degree temps at kickoff were a far cry from the rain and cold the Vikings faced in last week’s game in Soldier Field.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost again on Sunday, dropping a 23-16 decision to the Minnesota Vikings.
It was far from pretty, but the Minnesota Vikings improved to 3-0 with a 23-16 win over the Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday afternoon. You can
A win is a win. For the second straight week, it wasn’t even remotely pretty from an offensive standpoint. It was quite ugly, in fact. But the Vikings’ defense was its usual dominant self, and a couple explosive plays held up in a 20-16 road win over the Buccaneers that moves Minnesota to 3-0.
Jefferson’s departure is already affecting the Minnesota Vikings’ passing game, and the timeline for his return remains unclear. Update: Justin Jefferson has been ruled out since this article was published with an ankle injury, per Vikings communications.
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For the first in ten years, the Vikings have returned a punt for a touchdown. Less than halfway through the first quarter of Sunday’s game in Tampa, Myles Price caught a Riley Dixon punt at his own 14 and raced 86 yards the other way for the score.
As we mentioned on Friday, the fate of J.J. McCarthy with the Minnesota Vikings may be directly tied to how well Jameis Winston plays for the New York Giants.
The Minnesota Vikings are on the road Sunday afternoon as they travel to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a Week 3 NFC matchup. Minnesota enters Sunday’s game with a 2-0 record after defeating the Chicago Bears on the road in Week 2.
The Vikings may find a desperate group of pirates down in Tampa on Sunday. While Minnesota enters Week 3 at 2-0, the Buccaneers are 0-2 after dropping games to the Bengals and Browns.
The Minnesota Vikings have used their last temporary practice-squad elevation on former Pro Bowl edge rusher Kyle Van Noy, adding him to the active roster for Sunday’s Week 3 game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, via the NFL transaction wire.
The Minnesota Vikings made several moves ahead of their trip to Tampa Bay, and they signal quite a bit about the team’s short-term plans. The Minnesota
The Vikings have made a handful of roster moves on Saturday afternoon, ahead of their Week 3 contest against the Buccaneers in Tampa. Let’s go over what they mean.
The Minnesota Vikings announced a series of roster moves on Sunday for Week 3’s game. The full list includes: Vikings signed P Johnny Hekker to their active roster.
J.J. McCarthy’s standing with the Minnesota Vikings has shifted again.
While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Kyler Murray revealed that he felt "good pretty quickly" after he went down with his head injury earlier this month.
Giants starting QB Jaxson Dart went down with a knee injury that will keep him out of action through at least the rest of the regular season.
The Minnesota Vikings released wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph from the practice squad this week, ending a brief stay that began as one of new general manager Nolan Teasley’s first roster moves, via the NFL transaction wire.
The Vikings announced on Wednesday that they have signed DL Jonathan Harris to their practice squad. Harris, 30, signed on with the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Lindenwood back in 2019.
After Week 2, eight undefeated NFL teams remain. But some have a much easier path to a perfect 3-0 start than others.
Almost immediately after it was learned on Tuesday that New York Giants starting quarterback Jaxson Dart may miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury, members of the NFL community began to link the Giants with J.J. McCarthy.
The Vikings released punter Johnny Hekker on Aug. 30, but a reunion is taking place three weeks later. Hekker has agreed to a deal with Minnesota, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Once again, the New York Giants can't catch a break at the quarterback position.
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