The Minnesota Vikings are fortunate to be 5-0 entering their bye week. An anemic offense has been helped out immensely by a stout defense and excellent special teams play, but that formula will not last all season long.
The Minnesota Vikings enter their bye week at 5-0, yet the undefeated record has not quieted doubts about whether the team is a true Super Bowl contender.
The Minnesota Vikings have been searching for a consistent offensive game to complement the defense and the special teams that have led them to a 5-0 start and a spot at the top of the NFC North.
To this point in the season, the Minnesota Vikings (5-0) have been brilliant on defense and been among the best teams in the NFL when it comes to special teams.
How many of the active NFL players to rush for at least 100 yards AND a touchdown in the same game multiple times can you name in five minutes?
Earlier this week, Bring Me The Sports senior Vikings writer Will Ragatz said the Vikings could look to beef up the roster by trading for a running back, left guard, tight end, or safety.
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.
It’s remarkable how good the Minnesota Vikings’ defense has been this season, and it’s all thanks to Brian Flores. The Minnesota Vikings have one of the best defenses in the NFL not just this season, but are tending to be one of the best in history.
The Vikings are undefeated at the bye, and it now provides the perfect break to implement a few changes going forward. While 5-0 is an impressive feat, things haven't always been sunshine and rainbows, and head coach Kevin O'Connell needs to take this extra time to fix a few troublesome spots.
Kyler Murray completed his first 12 passes in New Orleans on Sunday as the Minnesota Vikings beat the Saints 23-13 to move to 5-0. Later that afternoon in Glendale, the Arizona Cardinals wrapped up a 45-21 loss to the Lions without Marvin Harrison Jr., who sat inactive while the team finalized his trade to Houston.
Former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Javon Hargrave is done for the 2026 season after tests confirmed a torn Achilles tendon, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The Minnesota Vikings are 5-0 entering their Week 6 bye. Despite being undefeated, there is a lot of improvement that can be made on the roster to not only improve their situation this season but also prepare for the future.
The Minnesota Vikings have been one of the NFL’s most pleasant surprises this year. Minnesota is 5-0 to start the season and is already in complete control of the NFC North.
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 NFC North has become a competitive division, but the Vikings have a clear jump on their competition through Week 5.
The Minnesota Vikings have done what no NFL team has done in more than three decades by winning a weekly award in four of the first five weeks of the season.
The Minnesota Vikings took advantage of their bye week to evaluate their options for adding depth at wide receiver. They brought in veteran JuJu Smith-Schuster for a workout after their 23-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
The Minnesota Vikings continue to thrive in multiple ways this season, with their fourth NFC Player of the Week award. Through the first five games of his fifth season as head coach, Kevin O’Connell has done a great job leading the Minnesota Vikings with a 48-25 record.
The Minnesota Vikings have struggled to find consistency at quarterback for several years now. Justin Jefferson has caught passes from 10 different quarterbacks in seven seasons, which has made it difficult to take his level even further and help the Vikings achieve the ultimate goal.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray has taken another concrete step away from his Arizona Cardinals chapter by selling the Paradise Valley mansion he purchased during the height of his time with the team.
Jennings has mostly become an afterthought with the Vikings, as he has thus far recorded just two receptions for nine yards this season.
The Los Angeles Chargers love Herbert, so they should let him go.
After wide receiver Jauan Jennings combined for 123 catches and 15 touchdowns with the 49ers from 2024-25, expectations were he would cash in on a multiyear contract in free agency.
If Murray's performance against the Saints in Week 5 is a sign of what's to come, the rest of the division should be concerned.
We're more than a quarter of the way through the 2026 NFL season, which is about the time when many rookies start to flash as they catch up to the speed of the big leagues.
Before he was catching passes for the Minnesota Vikings, star wide receiver Justin Jefferson was a key member of the 2019 LSU Tigers national championship team.
Beckham had Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell as an offensive coordinator when the two were with the Los Angeles Rams during the 2021 campaign, which ended with the Rams winning the Super Bowl.
The Minnesota Vikings revealed some unexpected news when they confirmed on Wednesday that they had signed veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to their practice squad.
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