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Vikings RB Aaron Jones (hip) not expected to miss any games
Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones is not expected to miss any games after injuring his hip in Sunday's 23-17 win over the New York Jets in London, NBC Sports reported.,Jones left Sunday's contest in the first half and was initially ruled questionable to return but never did. Minnesota coach...
Vikings squander early lead, hold on to beat Jets in London
Andrew Van Ginkel returned an interception for a touchdown, C.J. Ham added another score on the ground, and the Minnesota Vikings held on for a 23-17 win over the New York Jets on Sunday in London. ,Sam Darnold completed 14 of 31 passes for 179 yards and an interception for Minnesota (5-0). Justin J...
Vikings RB Aaron Jones (hip) out for rest of game vs. Jets
Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones sustained a right hip injury and was ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the New York Jets in London.,Jones had seven carries for 29 yards and one catch for 24 yards before he left the game. The 29-year-old entered this weekend with 464 yar...
Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson (knee) returns to practice
The Minnesota Vikings on Friday opened the 21-day practice window for Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson, who has been on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list since the start of training camp.,The Vikings have 21 days to activate Hockenson to the 53-man roster and could wait until the Week 8 g...
Sam Darnold faces former club as Vikings, Jets head to London
Sam Darnold did not want to create any controversy.,The 27-year-old quarterback -- who has led the Minnesota Vikings to a 4-0 start and is playing the best football of his career -- was asked this week whether he thought that the New York Jets had failed him as a young quarterback. The question was ...
Vikings open practice window for TE T.J. Hockenson
The Minnesota Vikings will open the 21-day practice window for Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson on Friday.,Head coach Kevin O'Connell said Wednesday that Hockenson is ahead of guard Dalton Risner, who remains on the physically unable to perform list. ,Hockenson is not a candidate to be added to the...
Vikings survive Packers' late comeback bid, move to 4-0
Sam Darnold completed 20 of 28 passes for 275 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, and the visiting Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 31-29 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday., ,Jordan Addison finished with one receiving touchdown and one rushing score for Minnesota (4-0). Justin Jeffe...
Packers WR Christian Watson (ankle) ruled out for rest of Vikings game
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson was carted off the field in the first half of Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings because of an ankle injury.,Watson was injured while trying to catch a pass from Jordan Love across the middle of the field. Vikings linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill...
QBs get healthy, Aaron Jones leaps for Green Bay return with Vikings
Aaron Jones knows exactly what he will do if he scores a touchdown at Lambeau Field, where he spent the first seven years of his career.,"I'm definitely leaping up there," Jones said this week.,Would Packers fans embrace him in his Lambeau Leap? Boo him? Maybe both?,Jones is in his first season with...
Former Packer Aaron Jones ready to leap for Vikings on Sunday
Aaron Jones knows exactly what he will do if he scores a touchdown at Lambeau Field, where he spent the first seven years of his career.,"I'm definitely leaping up there," Jones said this week.,Would Packers fans embrace him in his Lambeau Leap? Boo him? Maybe both?,Jones is in his first season with...
Longtime Vikings QB Tommy Kramer announces he has dementia
Longtime Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer announced Wednesday that he was diagnosed with dementia in 2023, and he used the opportunity to advocate for improving the medical care players receive after they retire.,The 69-year-old made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter) a day after for...
Packers QB Jordan Love 'pushing it' with Vikings up next
Packers quarterback Jordan Love insists the all-gas approach he's taking to playing this Sunday would be much the same even if the 3-0 Minnesota Vikings weren't on their way to town.,Love said Wednesday after practice the Packers' opponent adds no fuel to his fire to return for Week 4 from a knee in...
Brett Favre reveals Parkinson's diagnosis at congressional hearing
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre revealed Tuesday at a hearing on federal welfare reform that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.,Favre, 54, spoke before the House Ways and Means Committee in Washington.,The one-time Super Bowl champion and three-time NFL MVP addressed t...
Reports: Vikings QB Sam Darnold (knee) to undergo MRI exam
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is slated to undergo an MRI exam on his left knee on Monday, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Darnold took a low hit from Houston Texans defensive end Danielle Hunter, a former Vikings star, in the third quarter and missed just one play before returni...
Vikings vault to 3-0 with rout of Texans
Sam Darnold threw four touchdown passes, Aaron Jones accounted for 148 scrimmage yards and a score, and the Minnesota Vikings rolled to a 34-7 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Darnold completed 17 of 28 passes for 181 yards for Minnesota (3-0). Jones finished with 19...
Texans, Vikings missing key players in matchup of 2-0 teams
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is willing to improvise whenever necessary.,"(I like) to stay in the pocket and deliver throws - that's what I want to do," Stroud said. "But at the same time, I feel like I am elite at scrambling and I can do it. I've put it on film. ... I just try to make a p...
Vikings' Justin Jefferson cleared, Jordan Addison out vs. Texans
Minnesota Vikings superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson was a full participant in practice on Friday and is set to play in Sunday's home game against the Houston Texans.,Jefferson, 25, left last Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers with a quad issue. He was limited in practice on Wednesd...
Texans, Vikings might be missing stars in matchup of 2-0 teams
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is willing to improvise whenever necessary.,"(I like) to stay in the pocket and deliver throws - that's what I want to do," Stroud said. "But at the same time, I feel like I am elite at scrambling and I can do it. I've put it on film. ... I just try to make a p...
Vikings' Brian Flores traces roots of rebuilding dominant 'D'
Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores told his defense to "do what we've been doing and a little bit more" as Minnesota seeks a 3-0 start to the regular season for the first time since 2016.,Unheralded outside linebacker Pat Jones II had two sacks of Brock Purdy in Week 2 and leads the team wit...
Justin Jefferson hauls in 97-yard score as Vikings down 49ers
Sam Darnold completed 17 of 26 passes for 268 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, and the Minnesota Vikings held on for a 23-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Justin Jefferson caught four passes for 133 yards, including a career-long 97-yard touchdown,...