Vikings
Vikings' undefeated streak ends with a thud in Philly
The loss, squandering another stifling performance from coach Mike Zimmer's defense, exposed the plot of how the Vikings' Super Bowl hopes might ultimately get killed off in January.
Five Vikings thoughts from a tie game in which they didn't play
One Vikings thought after another came to mind during Sunday night's Cardinals-Seahawks debacle.
Wild
Wild moves on from Islanders loss: 'The sun still came up'
The Wild, 0-1-1 on its four-game road trip, looks to rebound in Boston on Tuesday.
A day later, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer still irked about team's performance
Mike Zimmer used the words "dumb" and "uncharacteristic" often at his Monday news conference at Winter Park, a day after the Vikings lost to the Eagles 21-10 in Philadelphia.
Vikings' Rudolph tweets: 'Don't hurt yourself jumping off the (bandwagon)'
To those fans who are already abandoning the 5-1 Vikings after Sunday's clunker, tight end Kyle Rudolph had a Twitter response:
Wolves
Thibodeau talks about continuing Flip Saunders' legacy
After practice Monday, Wolves president of basketball operations and coach Tom Thibodeau added his voice to the chorus of people remembering the impact Flip Saunders had on the organization.
Vikings
'Vikings have a big problem' but don't panic yet
An average loss on the road against Philadelphia wouldn't have raised much concern, but the way the Vikings' first loss came together has some national analysts bothered.
Gophers
Rodney Smith earns Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors
Gophers tailback Rodney Smith was honored by the Big Ten after racking up 257 all-purpose yards against Rutgers.
Upon Further Review... Eagles say familiarity with Vikings' QB Bradford a factor in ugly loss, plus thoughts on the O-line
The Eagles relied on zone blitzing — and one specific blitz featuring rolled coverage — to confuse the Vikings quarterback in key spots.
Vikings
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On the NFL: Short-yardage failures anger Vikings guard Boone
"We needed a couple of inches and we get stopped?" Vikings left guard Alex Boone said. "It doesn't matter if they knew what we were going to do. It's a couple of inches. That's where I lost my cool."
Vikings
Souhan: Bradford's return to Philadelphia filled with fumbling and failure
He missed open receivers and showed poor pocket awareness. He looked spooked even when there were no ghosts. From the second half of the victory in Carolina up until kickoff on Sunday, Bradford had managed pressure well, beating blitzes with quick passes and decisions.
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