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The Vikings will host the New Orleans Saints in a week one matchup at US Bank Stadium on Monday night football. AM 1240 WJON is your home for Vikings football in 2017.

Murray, 27, ran for 788 yards on 195 carries last season for Oakland and found the end zone 12 times. The three-year veteran had a career-high 1,066 yards in 2015.

The Vikings closed the season with a 38-10 win at home against Chicago to finish 8-8. Minnesota led 24-10 at halftime and cruised to the win in the 2nd half. Sam Bradford threw for 250 yards and 3 touchdowns and Kyle Rudolph had 11 catches for 117 yards and a touchdown...

The Vikings lost 38-25 Saturday in Green Bay to the Packers and their slim playoff hopes have disappeared. Aaron Rodgers threw for 347 yards and 4 touchdowns and he ran for 1 to help in the Packers dominating performance. Jordy Nelson had 9 catches for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns...

Viking Update and 1390-the Fan's John Holler is reporting that the Vikings  landed in Appleton, Wisconsin tonight and have been stranded on the plane because the plane slid off the runway and a wheel stuck in the grass. The Vikings have been on the plane for 3 hours...

Minnesota will play at Green Bay Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. on AM 1240 WJON.

Viking running back has reportedly confirmed he will play Sunday against the Colts. Peterson has been practicing with the team this week but hasn't officially been activated from injured reserve. Peterson has been sidelined after having meniscus surgery after the Packers game week 2...

The Vikings improved to 7-6 with a 25-16 win over Jacksonville today. Kai Forbath made 4 field goals and Sam Bradford threw for 292 yards and 1 touchdown pass to Kyle Rudolph. Adam Thielen had 4 catches for 101 yards for Minnesota. The Vikings host Indianapolis Sunday at noon, pregame on WJON at 11am...

The Vikings lost in Detroit today on Thanksgiving 16-13. Matt Prater made a 40-yard field goal as time expired for Detroit. Sam Bradford threw an interception in Viking territory with 30 seconds left that set up the Lions. The Vikings trailed 10-7 at halftime but Kai Forbath made 2 field goals to give the Vikings a 13-10 lead early in the 4th quarter Sam Bradford threw for 224 yards and Matt Asiat

The Vikings defeated the Arizona Cardinals 30-24 at U.S. Bank Stadium yesterday to end their 4-game losing streak. The Vikings had a pair of return touchdowns that sparked the win.