The Minnesota Vikings enter a new week with a pep in their step thanks to a defensively dominant performance against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Being 2-0 and in first place in the NFC North gives Minnesota fans plenty to cheer about.
The Minnesota Vikings have decided on their starting quarterback next week. Speaking to the media on Monday, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell announced that Kyler Murray has cleared concussion protocol and will start Minnesota’s Week 3 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
It wasn't a pretty game against the Bears in Week 2, but the Vikings escaped Soldier Field with a win on the sloppy Sunday afternoon. The 9-3 victory puts the Purple and Gold at the top of the NFC North as the only undefeated team in the division.
With Jordan Mason placed on IR last Wednesday, Aaron Jones received one of his biggest workloads in years with 23 carries against the Bears. He left Sunday’s game momentarily after a brutal hit set his helmet flying, but the 31-year-old appears to be ready to continue being the bellcow back going forward.
Kyler Murray cleared concussion protocol and is back in the starting lineup for the Minnesota Vikings. Head coach Kevin O'Connell said Murray will start Sunday, when the undefeated Vikings (2-0) visit Tampa Bay for a matchup with Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers (0-2).
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On Sunday, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said he expected Kyler Murray to clear concussion protocol in short order. Minnesota’s starting quarterback will indeed be available this week.
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Murray completed just three of five pass attempts for 18 yards with an interception before he was knocked out of Minnesota's Week 1 game against the rival Green Bay Packers on Sept. 13.
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Tom Pelissero reports Vikings QB Kyler Murray has cleared concussion protocol, and he will return to start in Week 3 against the Buccaneers. Murray played in just 11 snaps in Week 1 before taking a hit and entering concussion protocol, which kept him out of Week 2 where Carson Wentz started.
A battle won is still a battle won, no matter how messy it may have been. The Vikings did something Sunday we have not often seen in the Kevin O’Connell era: win ugly.
During a Monday afternoon appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," NFL insider Adam Schefter of ESPN shared an update on the Vikings' quarterback situation.
It might be time to take a page from Mike Zimmer’s playbook and throw Pro Football Focus’s grades in the trash, because the grades PFF gave Dallas Turner in his obviously dominant performance against the Bears on Sunday are shockingly bad.
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The Minnesota Vikings woke up on top of the world Monday morning—or at least the NFC North. Sunday afternoon's 9-3 win over the rival Chicago Bears left
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From the Vikings’ running game to Carson Wentz’s future to Brian Flores’ defense, there’s plenty to sort through after two weeks. The Minnesota Vikings‘ 2-0 start on the season is a fascinating trip that resulted in back-to-back wins in the NFC North.
Despite flashing with a couple of big plays in Minnesota’s 9-3 win over the Chicago Bears, Vikings rookie defensive lineman Caleb Banks received the lowest defensive grade on the team from Pro Football Focus.
The Minnesota Vikings have passed a couple of key tests in the first two weeks of the season. A week after the Vikings defense dominated Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers in the fourth quarter of the season opener, the Vikings shut down Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears on the road in Week 2.
The Minnesota Vikings did not need an offensive explosion to leave Soldier Field with another win. They beat the Chicago Bears 9-3 in a rain-soaked NFC North battle and moved to 2-0.
The Minnesota Vikings left Soldier Field with a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday and a 2-0 start in the NFC North, even if the offense never found much rhythm in the rain.
The Minnesota Vikings are off to a 2-0 start after beating the Chicago Bears 9-3 on a rainy Sunday at Soldier Field. Get the full game recap from Will Ragatz here, and continue with this story for our instant reaction to what the win means for Minnesota.
According to ESPN insider Kevin Seifert, the Vikings aggressively pushed to move up to No. 3 and get Maye, as they didn't think J.J. McCarthy was ready at the time.