'ManningCast': Vikings insights, Aaron Rodgers and a good time
It's part talk show, part football game, part two brothers sitting around making fun of each other. The "ManningCast," which featured the Vikings for the first time on Monday night, was a fun ride.
RandBall: How can the Vikings turn season around? Get lucky.
Maybe you think the Vikings have gotten what they deserve in their 2-4 start, but an NFL data scientist concluded that they have the worst luck of any team in the league.
Cousins says trade speculation 'not worth my time or energy'
Quarterback Kirk Cousins was asked whether he would waive his no-trade clause if a deal was in the works before the deadline. His answers revealed a lot about his process.
Ten years since that bizarre Vikings moment: The 'Josh Freeman Game'
Odd circumstances led up to one of the oddest games ever played by the Vikings. Here's what we remember — and maybe wish we could forget — about Josh Freeman's one and only start at quarterback.
Twins need to fix hitting approach, and ALCS has lessons for doing so
We can agree that strikeouts aren't necessarily evil, but we should also state this: It's possible to draw walks and hit the ball over the fence without piling up excess whiffs. The Twins should take that as a challenge.
Are Gophers one of college football's 'biggest disappointments'?
A midseason report from ESPN put the Gophers in the category among the five biggest disappointments in college football. That tells us something about expectations.
Would you believe the Vikings have the best offensive line in the NFL?
It seems outlandish, but Pro Football Focus has the Vikings graded as the No. 1 run blocking team and No. 3 pass blocking team in the league. It's one of several cases of advanced numbers liking the Vikings.
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Plot twist: Uninspiring win drags Vikings back into NFC playoff hunt
A Vikings season that through five games had the plot of a train wreck has turned slightly in a new direction. They now have the whiff of a movie about a seemingly retired jewel thief being coaxed into one more big heist.
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Would Twins still be playing if so many calls hadn't gone against them?
By two different but related measurements, the Twins were victims of incorrect ball-strike calls consistently throughout the postseason. One of the calls in Game 4 vs. Houston could have had an outsized impact.
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- Twins fan's calculation: Odds of 18 straight playoff losses? 69 billion to 1. • Randball
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