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Vikings Have Difficult Path Ahead with J.J. McCarthy

After a miserable loss to the Green Bay Packers, a game in which J.J. McCarthy continued to struggle, the Minnesota Vikings face an increasingly difficult path with McCarthy’s development. The increased difficulty comes as McCarthy appears to have lost confidence after six games of ongoing accuracy and other issues. The Vikings’ game plan against the […]

17 days ago | 3 reads

Vikings Barely Competitive In Season-Ending Loss to Packers

For all intents and purposes, the competitive portion of the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 season came to a screeching halt on Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field. After going into halftime trailing 10-6, the Vikings completely fell apart in the second half, with another special teams gaffe sending the team into a spiral that resulted in a […]

18 days ago | 2 reads

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers: Inactive Lists for Both Teams

We are an hour and a half from kickoff at Lambeau Field, and both the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers have released their inactive lists for today’s contest. Let’s take a look at who will be watching this one in street clothes from the sideline. Minnesota Vikings Greenard will miss his second straight game […]

NFL

18 days ago | 1 read

SB Nation Reacts Results: No Benching (for now)

We’re on the eve of the first of this year’s Border Battles against the Green Bay Packers, so let’s take a quick look at the results of our SB Nation Reacts questions for this week about our Minnesota Vikings. As always, our first question this week was about whether or not our readers feel that […]

NFL

18 days ago | 1 read

HATE WEEK IS HERE! Vikings vs Packers Lambeau Invasion

In the latest fire-filled episode of Two Old Bloggers on Vikings 1st & SKOL, Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano don’t hold back on why Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s massive 2025 offseason spending spree — Jonathan Allen, Javon Hargrave, Will Fries, Ryan Kelly and more — looks like a bust through ten games (or at least not what […]

18 days ago | 2 reads

It’s Must-Win Time for the Vikings at Lambeau

The time has come. The time is now. This Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will battle the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The Week 12 matchup holds the fate of the 2025 Minnesota Vikings season. At 4-6, there is little room for error if the Vikings want to have a chance of vying for a […]

18 days ago | 1 read

Vikings Make Handful of Roster Moves Ahead of Green Bay Game

With less than twenty-four hours to go before they kick things off against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, the Minnesota Vikings have made a handful of last-minute moves. First, the team has added center Ryan Kelly to the 53-man roster without an injury designation, meaning that he is likely in line to start […]

19 days ago | 2 reads

Daily Norseman Staff NFL Picks, Week 12

Once again, the picks are in and it’s time to see who our staff of learned pro football blowhards are selecting in this week’s NFL games! We’re nearing the end of the season, and at least some of our selectors are still fighting for the top spot. . .not me, mind you, but some of […]

19 days ago | 2 reads

Five Good Questions with Acme Packing Company

We’re inching closer to Sunday, folks, and that means it’s time for us to get some intel from the other side. We’re talking to the folks who run the SB Nation site for the Minnesota Vikings’ opponent this week, and that means we’re talking to Acme Packing Company, the home of everything relating to the […]

19 days ago | 1 read

Vikings vs Packers Preview: Can Everything Click In?

Can a struggling 2025 Vikings team upset the Packers at Lambeau and keep their minuscule playoff dreams alive? In the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano deliver a no-holds-barred breakdown of Minnesota’s must-win Week 12 clash against Green Bay. With QB J.J. McCarthy’s mechanics under fire, a surprising […]

20 days ago | 2 reads

Norse Code Podcast Episode 588: Prepare for the Surface (with guest Justis Mosqueda)

*****Download Link Here***** Episode Notes: Follow us on Twitter / Bluesky To listen to more, this is the link to that iTunes feed. If you can’t for whatever reason subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to via our RSS feed, which should support the RSS reader or podcast organizer of your choice. You can still leave a […]

20 days ago | 1 read

Vikes Views: Who Ya Got? Vikings at Packers

The Minnesota Vikings will be on the road to take on the Green Bay Packers. The unfrozen tundra will host the 130th meeting between the two teams. The Vikings are looking to continue their two-game win streak against a banged-up Packers team. The Packers’ form has not been great, with losses to the Panthers and […]

20 days ago | 2 reads

Vikings at Packers: Second Injury Report

The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers have issued their second injury reports in advance of Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field. Here they are (changes in bold): Minnesota Vikings The Vikings look on track to be as injury-free as they’ve been all season, with Will Fries and Jonathan Greenard being upgraded to limited in Thursday’s […]

20 days ago | 2 reads

The Vibes Are Not Good

The Minnesota Vikings somehow managed to take the lead for a brief moment before suffering a well-deserved loss to the Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium. Here are some thoughts: PAGING JIM MORA At 4-6, 2-3 in the NFC, and with a daunting schedule ahead, playoff hopes are probably finished. Yeah, yeah, mathematically this and […]

21 days ago | 3 reads

Vikings at Packers: First Injury Report

The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers have issued their first injury reports in advance of Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field. Here they are: Minnesota Vikings Ryan Kelly being a full participant on Wednesday suggests he’ll start on Sunday, gaining back his starting spot from Blake Brandel, who did a good job in his stead. […]

22 days ago | 1 read

Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Did You Fall Off The Bandwagon?

The Bears loss was especially tough since it put the odds for the playoffs very low. The Vikings have a 5% chance to make the playoffs. If they win it goes to 11% and if they lose it goes to 2%. Not good. Not what many were expecting even with a “rookie” QB especially after […]

22 days ago | 1 read

The Vikings Could End Up Playing Overseas Again in 2026

The Minnesota Vikings have made trips to Europe as a part of the NFL’s International Series in three of the last four seasons, and there’s at least a possibility that they could make it four out of five in 2026. . .and, potentially, add a new country stamp to their passports to boot. Numerous sources […]

22 days ago | 2 reads

2025 NFL Week 12: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will complete their 2025 slate of NFC North divisional road games as they make their annual journey to deepest, darkest Wisconsin to face the Green Bay Packers. The Vikings come into this one having lost two winnable games in a row. The focus has been on the struggles of young […]

22 days ago | 1 read