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Kirk Cousins has been ridiculed and derided for his inability to win enough big games or take his teams on deep playoff runs. However, he still has a lot of value in the NFL as a productive, veteran quarterback. It just won’t be with the Minnesota Vikings anymore. The Atlanta Falcons are going to find out what Cousins has left. Cousins agreed to a deal with the Falcons, according to multiple media reports, including ESPN’s Adam Schefter. That move has been rumored for a few days, and now the… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Vikings fear QB Kirk Cousins suffered Achilles injury  Yahoo Sports Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Vikings will reportedly place WR Justin Jefferson on IR, out until Week 10 at least  Yahoo Sports Source link

The Minnesota Vikings rallied from 33 points down to beat the Indianapolis Colts 39-36 in overtime and clinched the NFC North in doing so. The previous biggest comeback in NFL history was when the Buffalo Bills — led by Frank Reich, whom the Colts fired as head coach in early November — rallied from a 32-point deficit to beat the Houston Oilers in the 1992 season wild-card round. A massive fourth quarter for the Vikings sent it to overtime Trailing 36-28 late in the fourth quarter, Kirk… Source link

undefined There was curiosity this past week over the Minnesota Vikings being underdogs Sunday at the 5-7 Detroit Lions. It brought a lot of attention to the Vikings being — let’s be polite here — maybe not quite as good as their 10-2 record coming into Week 14. It also led to discussions about analytics in football and whether that mattered at all. The nerds, and the Lions, won Sunday. Detroit beat the Vikings 34-23. There’s nothing wrong with a team that was 10-2 and will undoubtedly be… Source link

Justin Jefferson and the Vikings host the Cowboys during the late slate of NFL Week 11. (Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports) The Minnesota Vikings are one of the surprise teams in the NFL this season, sporting an 8-1 record and a knack for winning closes games thanks to their star talent. Will the Dallas Cowboys be up to the challenge and move to 7-3 themselves? Follow all the action of this marquee NFC clash right here with Yahoo Sports. Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Chris Jones fined $10,069 for language used against Matt Ryan Last Sunday, referee Shawn Smith threw a flag that quite likely influenced the outcome of the Chiefs-Colts game. The man who was penalized has also been fined. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones was fined $10,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct. The conduct, however, was verbal. It’s still not publicly known [more] Source link

Jalen Hurts has improved every season we’ve seen him play football on a big stage. He improved through his college career, first at Alabama (where he was usurped by Tua Tagovailoa before his junior year) and then at Oklahoma. He made strides from his first to second season in the NFL, too. The Philadelphia Eagles built the type of team around Hurts that can compete for a division title and maybe a lot more. They needed Hurts to do his part. Maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise that Hurts, with the… Source link

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will miss the team’s first preseason game after testing positive for COVID-19. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell announced the news Friday. Cousins won’t play in Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders due to the positive test. He’s expected to return to the Vikings next week. He has minimal COVID-19 symptoms, per O’Connell. With Cousins sidelined, the team will play both Sean Mannion and Kellen Mond. O’Connell did not announce which player would… Source link

Jeff Gladney, a former first-round pick who played for the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals, has died at age 25. According to Clarence Hill Jr. and Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Gladney died in a car accident. Both the Cardinals and Vikings confirmed his death on their official Twitter accounts Monday afternoon. Gladney, a cornerback, was a four-year starter at Texas Christian University, and played in the 2020 Senior Bowl before being drafted by the Vikings in the first… Source link