Vikings

The Vikings lost 26-14 at Tampa Bay Sunday to fall to 6-7 on the season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the loss Sunday puts the Vikings in a tough situation to make the playoffs. He says they'll likely need to win their remaining 3 games and will need some help.

The Vikings play at Tampa Bay Sunday at noon, pregame on WJON at 11 a.m. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Kirk Cousins has played well in recent weeks but he's done so while playing against less than great quarterbacks on the opposition.

The Vikings posted a 27-24 overtime win over Jacksonville Sunday to improve to 6-6 and for the moment claim the 7th seed in the upcoming NFC playoffs. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Vikings didn't play well for much of the day on offense or defense and the special teams missed kicks really caused some problems too.

The Vikings came from behind to defeat the Carolina Panthers Sunday 28-27 to improve to 5-6 and they keep themselves alive for a playoff spot. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Chad Beebe went from being the goat to the hero in a matter of minutes after muffing a punt and then catching the go-ahead touchdown.

The Vikings came from behind to defeat the Carolina Panthers at U.S. Bank Stadium 28-27. The Vikings outscored the Panthers 18-6 in the 4th quarter and went ahead on a Kirk Cousins to Chad Beebe 10-yard touchdown pass with :46 seconds left.

The Vikings placed receiver Adam Thielen on the reserve/Covid-19 list Monday. The Gopher football team cancelled in-person practice Monday and are waiting for test results. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Vikings lost 31-28 at home against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday to see their 3-game winning streak end. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says despite the 3-game winning streak they hadn't really fixed a lot of their issues especially with their defense.

The Vikings beat the Bears in Chicago 19-13 Monday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Bears are not a good team and that played a big role in the Vikings win. He says the young defensive backs and defensive line played a good 2nd half but where anchored on defense by safeties Harrison Smith and Anthony Harris and middle linebacker Eric Kendricks.

The Vikings play in Chicago against the Bears tonight on Monday Night Football at 7:15, pregame on WJON at 6:00. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Bears are struggling on offense especially in their passing game with Nick Foles at quarterback.

Former Viking defensive end Everson Griffin is now playing with the Detroit Lions. He played 10 seasons in Minnesota with the Vikings where he was coached by Mike Zimmer. Zimmer was quoted as calling Griffin a "good" player. Griffin took exception to that preferring to be called "great".