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Vikings expose Packers’ pass defense struggles without injured cornerback Jaire Alexander

Sam Darnold’s ability to pick apart Green Bay’s defense underscored one of the biggest challenges facing the Packers as they head into the playoffs. Injuries to the secondary have left the Packers vulnerable against quality passing attacks. Jaire Alexander, the Packers’ two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, missed a sixth straight game with a knee injury Sunday […]

Vikings with O’Connell clearly prefer to pass the ball, and Darnold has aced the test

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings had just retaken possession with a precarious two-point lead on Green Bay right before the two-minute warning, badly needing to drain the clock and stem the momentum the Packers seized down the stretch. Convention calls for running the ball. Coach Kevin O’Connell didn’t hesitate to dial up some passing plays, […]

NFC’s No. 1 seed comes down to Vikings-Lions showdown at Detroit in Week 18

The NFC’s No. 1 seed will come down to the final game of the regular season when the Detroit Lions host the Minnesota Vikings next Sunday night. The winner takes the NFC North and gets a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage until the Super Bowl. The loser becomes the No. 5 seed and must […]

Darnold gives Vikings another gem with career-high 377 yards in 27-25 win over Packers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were ready to start their postgame ritual in honor of a ninth consecutive victory before realizing Sam Darnold was still missing from the raucous locker room because he was finishing his interview with the TV broadcasting crew. He was well worth the wait, on so many levels. Darnold added […]

Packers fail yet again to produce a premier performance against a top NFC team in loss to Vikings

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The top of the NFC standings are towering over the Green Bay Packers as they move toward the playoffs, casting a long shadow shaped like Vikings, Lions and Eagles over what has been an otherwise-promising season on both sides of the ball. For as well as the Packers (11-5) had been playing […]

Packers get 1st shutout in NFL this season, and still have the Bears left on the schedule

Green Bay delivered the NFL’s first shutout of the season on Monday. The Packers beat New Orleans 34-0 to make sure the 2024 season wouldn’t be the first in NFL history without a shutout. The previous low in any season was two, which has happened five times overall and twice in the Super Bowl era […]

Packers visit Vikings in clash of surging clubs, the 1st time in series both teams have 11-plus wins

The Green Bay Packers visit the Minnesota Vikings in a clash of playoff-bound clubs. This is the first time in the 64-year history of the rivalry that both teams take at least 11 wins into the game. Minnesota won 31-29 in Green Bay earlier this season in Week 4. Packers quarterback Jordan Love matched a […]

Vikings thrive under coach of year favorite O’Connell, a relatable state for Packers with LaFleur

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s stirring locker room tribute to his team last week at Seattle was respectfully interrupted by seven-year veteran right tackle Brian O’Neill, who flipped the script on the game ball awards by tossing one to the boss in honor of his second 13-win season in three years. The Vikings have obliterated even […]

Nets rally late to beat Antetokounmpo and Lillard-less Bucks

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton played for just the seventh time this season, scoring 21 points, but without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t hold of Brooklyn. The Nets rallied late for a 111-105 victory in Milwaukee on Thursday night. It was the third consecutive game the Bucks didn’t have their two […]

Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman who saved another bird hours earlier

Annabell Whelan woke up Tuesday and frantically checked on her holiday overnight guest — Nowl the snowy owl, who she rescued from the grille of a car the day before. Whelan was out with her boyfriend’s family Monday in Duluth, Minnesota, when she saw the owl “just hanging out there, literally” after car and bird […]

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