Vikings

The Vikings won 42-30 at Detroit Sunday to improve to 5-2. Kirk Cousins threw 4 touchdowns to 4 different receivers. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Vikings host the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday at noon. Hear the game on WJON. Both teams are 3-2 which makes this game important for playoff positioning, tiebreaks, and maybe seeding.

The Vikings lost 16-6 Sunday afternoon in Chicago to the Bears to drop to 2-2 on the season. Chicago led 10-0 at halftime and 16-0 at the end of 3 quarters. The Vikings knocked out Bears' starting quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in the 1st quarter but backup Chase Daniel threw for 195 yards and a touchdown to lift Chicago to the win.

The Vikings could move into a first place tie Sunday if they beat the Bears in Chicago. That became possible after Green Bay lost at home to Philadelphia Thursday night. Detroit would need to lose at home against Kansas City for that to become possible too.

The Vikings ran the ball well and played good defense in rout to a dominating 34-14 win over the Oakland Raiders Sunday. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Vikings dominated the Oakland Raiders 34-14 Sunday to improve to 2-1 on the season. Minnesota went out to a 21-7 halftime lead and controlled the game in the 2nd half.

The Vikings host Atlanta Sunday at noon to open the regular season. Hear the game on AM 1240/95.3 FM - WJON. The Falcons have a high powered offense led by Matt Ryan and Julio Jones. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Vikings rested their first-teamers and many of their 2nd-teamers in their final preseason game which turned out to be a 27-23 loss at Buffalo against the Bills.

The Vikings reportedly have agreed to a 4-year $36 Million contract extension with tight end Kyle Rudolph. The 29-year old has 386 catches for 3,787 yards and 41 touchdowns in 8 NFL seasons. He was selected the 2nd round of the 2011 NFL draft.

The Vikings restructured the contract of veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks and that move allowed them to sign first round pick, center Garrett Bradbury. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.