their track record with quarterbacks has been somewhere between disappointing and disastrous. The graveyard of failed Vikings QB prospects is vast. But every so often, one of them rises from the dead to affront his former team. Such was the case when Jake Browningled the Ci...
Steve Youngfilled the giant shoes of Joe Montana and carved out a spot as one of the greatest quarterbacks in history. A Hall of Famer with three Super Bowl rings, Young earned nearly$50 millionon the field, but his real money came after retirement. Afinancial whiz, he's still nursing ...
I may be in the minority, but the modern Lions home uniforms are the best in the team's history. A lot of people will likely prefer the 1990s version of the home unis, but I would argue that no one would even care about those if Barry Sanders had not been toting the rock. I thin...
You can't blame the Vikings for signing Dan Bailey. He had a great run with the Dallas Cowboys and at one point was the most accurate kicker in NFL history. However, he could never regain that magic as a Minnesota Viking. Bailey had some very rough outings, including the 2020 game agai...
Since losing Kirk Cousins to a season-ending Achilles tendon tear in Week 8 at Green Bay, the Vikings have used three quarterbacks, a direct reflection of the team's 7-9 record and losing five of the past six games. The Vikings need to win at Detroit next week and have lo...
But there was another player instrumental in driving the Vikings to success in the 1970s. Featuring next on the Vikings’ Mount Rushmore is their 1967 first-round draft pick Alan Page. Page led the “Purple People Eaters” defen...
Minnesota has a proud history with education. The two biggest cities in the state shine as examples of that, with Minneapolis ranking 3rd and St. Paul ranking 9th among most literate cities in the country in 2018. Five Best Minnesota Vikings Quarterbacks ...
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Steve Young filled the giant shoes of Joe Montana and carved out a spot as one of the greatest quarterbacks in history. A Hall of Famer with three Super Bowl rings, Young earned nearly $50 million on the field, but his real money came after retirement. A financial whiz, he's still nur...
Cousins has beaten 30 teams. The other two are on the Vikings' schedule this year. Will Ragatz May 22, 2023 5:09 PM EDT In this story: Minnesota VikingsOnly four quarterbacks in NFL history have ever beaten all 32 of the league's teams. It's basically a Mount Rushmore of modern QB ...