Despite Carson Wentz’s best efforts, Kyler Murray is still in line to resume starting QB duties when healthy, per Ian Rapoport. The NFL insider said Tuesday Murray would be QB1 when returns from a concussion, suffered early in the Minnesota Vikings’ 39-22 win over the Green Bay Packers.
The Minnesota Vikings’ selection of Dallas Turner wasn’t always viewed highly by the fanbase, but it certainly feels better after Sunday. The emergence of Minnesota Vikings edge rusher Dallas Turner was something that they needed going into the season.
By now, Vikings fans have more than relished the 39-22 season-opening win over the Packers in Week 1. But while the score made it look like the Purple and Gold were in control for most of the game, that was definitely not the case.
The Minnesota Vikings came out of the NFL’s Week 1 with an impressive victory over the Green Bay Packers. Vikings linebacker Dallas Turner was a menace to Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love.
How many of the players to rush for at least five touchdowns in six or more seasons since the AFL/NFL merger (1970) can you name in eight minutes?
The Minnesota Vikings survived their Sunday opener despite losing quarterback Kyler Murray. Their 39-22 win over the Green Bay Packers was much closer than the final score suggested.
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 Week 1, a time for rampant speculation and wild overreactions. The Vikings were the worst team in the NFL after three quarters against Green Bay, then finished the game as a Super Bowl contender.
From the Minnesota Vikings’ improbable win to the Detroit Lions surviving, the NFC North is in an interesting place after Week 1. Week 1 of the NFL season is in the books, and the four teams of the NFC North arguably had the most intriguing start throughout the league.
The Vikings have played so many crazy games that it isn’t even that shocking anymore when they have less than a 10% chance to win late in the third quarter on Sunday, according to ESPN’s gamecast, and then come out with a 17-point victory.
Kyler Murray’s first start in a Minnesota Vikings uniform lasted just a handful of snaps Sunday before a violent collision sent him to the locker room with a concussion, thrusting veteran Carson Wentz into a familiar role and raising immediate questions about who will take the snaps next week.
Kyler Murray signed with the Minnesota Vikings in March, hoping for a fresh start after eight seasons in Arizona. He got 11 offensive snaps of it. In the
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
The Vikings hosted the Packers in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Sunday's game was not initially what fans of the Purple and Gold were hoping to see from the team at U.S.
Despite a new NFL season getting underway, the Green Bay Packers reverted to their former selves in their opening loss against the Minnesota Vikings.
The Minnesota Vikings did not get off to a very good start in their season opener against the Green Bay Packers. New starting quarterback Kyler Murray took a big hit to the head in the first quarter and was immediately in the concussion protocol and out of the game.
Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell didn’t have much of an update on quarterback Kyler Murray and his concussion outlook after Sunday’s game. That remained the case at his day-after press conference on Monday, but he did note that Murray’s symptoms aren’t particularly severe.
A Monday report shared the Minnesota Vikings received a "good sign" on Murray. O'Connell subsequently provided more reason for optimism.
Vikings players were left angered about the hit that knocked quarterback Kyler Murray out of Sunday’s 39-22 win over the Packers, with some even saying they were sorry they didn’t target Packers safety Javon Bullard more after the play.
The Minnesota Vikings inexplicably beat the Green Bay Packers thanks to Brian Flores’ explosive blitzing strategy. The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers 39-22 on Sunday, but the victory came with its share of concerns.
If Kyler Murray is cleared from the concussion he suffered in a win over the Packers on Sunday, the Vikings will undoubtedly start him at quarterback in Week 2 against the Bears.
Carson Wentz is expected to start Week 2 for the Vikings after guiding Minnesota to a comeback win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Starter Kyler Murray left the game early in the first quarter.
This isn't the first time that LaFleur's play-calling, game and clock management have cost the Packers down the stretch.
Murray was forced out of his first start with the Vikings with an injury.
He went on to pick up the win and also a massive bonus for his efforts as well.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray is off to a difficult start with the team, as he was forced to exit the season opener against the Green Bay Packers after getting injured.
While people are focused on what's going on on the field, the Vikings have made a move off the field.
McCarthy’s career took another turn on Wednesday when he was demoted to QB3 behind starter Kyler Murray and backup Carson Wentz.
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