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.
The Vikings had a number of kickers at their Eden Prairie training facility last week, but have not announced Walsh's replacement yet. The Vikings host the Arizona Cardinals Sunday (12 p.m.; AM 1240 WJON).
Viking starting left guard Alex Boone and starting middle linebacker Eric Kendricks have been ruled out for Sunday's game against Detroit. Boone and Kendricks have both been suffering from concussion like symptoms.
Head coach Mike Zimmer hired Turner to be his offensive coordinator in 2014 upon taking the job with Minnesota. Pat Shurmur has been named interim offensive coordinator.
The Vikings won 22-10 at Carolina Sunday to improve to 3-0. Minnesota fell behind 10-2 after 1 quarter, trailed 10-8 at halftime but outscored Carolina 14-0 in the 2nd half. Cam Newton was sacked 8 times and threw 3 interceptions.
Viking running back Adrian Peterson is out 3 to 4 months because of a torn meniscus in his right knee. He's elected to have surgery to repair the meniscus to repair the injury.
Adrian Peterson has decided on surgery to fix his torn meniscus in his right knee. According to the Star Tribune, Peterson could miss "three to four months."