January 26, 2022 Vikings hire Browns' Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as GM The Minnesota Vikings have hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager, according to a person with knowledge of the process, taking an innovative turn by bringing in an analytics expert from Cleveland’s front office who once worked on Wall Street.
January 17, 2022 Vikings DB Patrick Peterson defends QB Kirk Cousins Patrick Peterson may have been with the Minnesota Vikings for just one season, but that is apparently more than enough time for him to form a positive opinion of Vikes QB Kirk Cousins.
January 13, 2022 NFL coaches fired: Ranking the 7 best job openings right now The NFL playoffs are around the corner but before the postseason could kickoff there were a handful of head coaches who were let go on the inevitable Black Monday around the league.
January 10, 2022 Vikings fire coach Mike Zimmer, GM Rick Spielman following losing season The Minnesota Vikings fired head coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman on Monday after missing out on the postseason, according to multiple reports.
January 9, 2022 Vikes top Bears 31-17; futures uncertain for Nagy, Zimmer Kirk Cousins passed for 172 yards and three touchdowns in the second half to lead a Minnesota Vikings comeback to beat the Chicago Bears 31-17 on Sunday in a matchup of two eliminated teams with a head coach in danger of being fired.
January 3, 2022 Vikings' Mike Zimmer not interested in seeing Kellen Mond play after loss to Packers The Minnesota Vikings were eliminated from the playoffs after Sunday’s loss against the Green Bay Packers, but even with one game left in the season, head coach Mike Zimmer doesn’t appear interested in playing the rookies.
January 2, 2022 Packers rout Vikings in cold to take NFC's top seed Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, A.J. Dillon ran for two more scores and the Green Bay Packers routed the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 on Sunday night to wrap up the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed.
December 31, 2021 Vikings lose Cousins to COVID list before game vs. Packers The Minnesota Vikings placed quarterback Kirk Cousins on the COVID-19 reserve list on Friday, two days before their most important game of the season at Green Bay.
December 27, 2021 Vikings' Justin Jefferson critical of team after loss to Rams: 'We came out way too slow' Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson broke Odell Beckham Jr.’s record for most receiving yards in a player’s first two seasons in the league, but it was his critical comments after the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday that stood out the most.
December 26, 2021 Punt return TD lifts Rams past Vikings to get playoff spot Brandon Powell returned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to lift Los Angeles into the playoffs as the Rams pulled out a 30-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
