The one thing the Minnesota Vikings absolutely cannot afford this season is an injury to all-world wide receiver Justin Jefferson. So you can probably imagine how fans watching at home felt after seeing him go to the blue tent on Sunday against the Buccaneers.
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.
How many of the NFL players with at least 100 receiving yards in their first-career postseason game can you name in eight minutes?
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.
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.
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.
Last week against the Chicago Bears, Jauan Jennings missed the game for personal reasons that were not injury-related. That opened the door for Dillon Bell to be promoted to the 53-man roster and potentially have a role in the Week 2 victory.
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
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 Buccaneers are 0-2 to start the season, so it's reasonable to assume that most things haven't been going especially well. Turnovers and a struggling offense are two big culprits for Tampa Bay's less than ideal start, but there's another huge issue that the Vikings can exploit on Sunday.
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.
It’s only Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season, but a certain Minnesota football team may just be on the path to its first NFC North title since 2022. Set aside
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.
Star running back Aaron Jones recently took part in the Minnesota Vikings practice as they gear up for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season. Jones started the 10th season of his career, his third with the Vikings.
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.
Kyler Murray cleared the concussion protocol and will make his second start for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Tampa Bay, two weeks after his debut ended on his 11th snap.
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.
Williams suffered a scary-looking hamstring injury midway through the contest's fourth quarter.
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