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Injury Report: McKinnon Doubtful For The Vikings Against The Panthers
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings have been hit hard at running back this season. After losing Adrian Peterson to a nearly season-long suspension, they did not have Matt Asiata due to a...
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Is There A Rift Between WR Patterson, Vikings Coaching Staff?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It took the Vikings a while to get Cordarrelle Patterson involved in the game plan last year, but once they did, he turned into a Pro Bowler, getting more and more important as the...
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Team Grades: Special Teams Leads The Vikings To Lopsided Win Over The Panthers
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings returned two blocked punts for touchdowns in the first half to build a 22-point lead heading into the break. The Vikings coasted to a 31-13 victory Sunday at TCF...
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Patterson Slipping On The Vikings’ Depth Chart
By Joseph Gunther Cordarrelle Patterson played just three plays on offense during the Minnesota Vikings 31-13 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium. That was the fourth most...
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Vikings Confirm Patterson No Longer A Starter
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson’s playing time has dwindled. He had only three snaps with the offense in the last game. Vikings offensive coordinator Norv...
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Team Grades: Audible Saves Vikings From Potential Bad Loss
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings scored a defensive touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, but needed a long touchdown in overtime to defeat the New York Jets 30-24 Sunday at TCF Bank...
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Injury Report: Vikings To Be Without Four Starters Against The Lions
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings have dealt with adversity this season of all sorts. From suspensions to injuries, the team has faced it all. But when the team heads to Ford Field to take on the...
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Team Grades: Fast Start Leads To Heartbreak For The Vikings In Detroit
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings jumped out to an early two score lead, but a pair of interceptions and several other miscues led to a 16-14 loss to the Detroit Lions Sunday at Ford Field. The...
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Minnesota Vikings Head Into The Offseason Optimistic, But Unsatisfied
By Joseph Gunther The Minnesota Vikings exceeded the national expectations with seven wins.That, however, is not satisfactory to the team. Two wins below .500 and missing out on making the playoffs is...
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Adrian Peterson, Vikings Make Elementary School Appearance
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The idea Wednesday morning was for the Minnesota Vikings to build a playground like they do every year — this time in Falcon Heights. Vikings employees were able to join with...
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Patterson Hoping To Forget Rough 2nd Season With Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings offseason lasts for about six weeks. Training camp in Mankato is less than a month away. One player who can’t wait for it to get here is wide receiver...
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10 Things To Watch At Vikings Training Camp
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s the middle of July, but the football season is officially just around the corner. The Minnesota Vikings report to the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, on...
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Winston Has Wobbly Debut; Vikings Beat Bucs 26-16
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jameis Winston produced mixed results at best in his first NFL action for Tampa Bay, while Teddy Bridgewater had Minnesota’s passing attack in prime form to spark the Vikings in a...
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7 Takeaways From the Vikings 2nd Preseason Game
If nothing else, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer has one thing going for him right now: He’s a career 6-0 in preseason games. Minnesota beat Tampa Bay 26-16 Saturday night in the Vikings’ first of two...
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7 Takeaways From Vikings Week 1 Loss At 49ers
Football season finally arrived for Minnesota Vikings fans late Monday night in the team’s regular season opener at San Francisco. It was Monday Night Football on national television. It was a great...
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Injury Report: Minnesota Vikings WR Johnson Hopes To Be Back For Week 6...
By Joseph Gunther The bye couldn’t have come at a better time for the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Charles Johnson. The third-year veteran was injured during the first quarter of the Vikings Week 3...
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Sherels, Walsh Keys To Vikings’ Improved Special Teams
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Marcus Sherels’ 65-yard punt return for a touchdown last week earned the unheralded returner the NFC special teams player of the week award. For a Vikings special teams coach...
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Peterson, Vikings Run Over Raiders 30-14
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two months after leaving the Bay Area stung by a lopsided season-opening loss, the Minnesota Vikings head home from their second trip to the West Coast in a much happier spot....
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4 Takeaways From The Vikings’ Loss To Green Bay
The stage was set Sunday for the Minnesota Vikings to take advantage of a huge opportunity. With a one game lead in the NFC North, they could take control of the division with a victory over their...
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5 Head-Scratching Vikings Pro Bowl Selections
If it seems like the NFL Pro Bowl gets a little more ridiculous, you’re not alone in your thinking. It’s supposed to be football’s showcase of its top talent all on the field at the same time. But the...
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Vikings Exercise 5th Year Options On Floyd, Rhodes
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — The Minnesota Vikings announced Monday that they’ve exercised fifth-year contract options on defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd and cornerback Xavier Rhodes. With the moves, both...
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Cordarrelle Patterson Enters Crucial Season With Vikings
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — As Mike Zimmer strolled between the pre-practice lines of players stretching at the first session of Minnesota Vikings minicamp, Cordarrelle Patterson had a message for his...
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4 Things To Watch At Vikings Training Camp
Training camp is in full swing for the Minnesota Vikings in Mankato and it’s a huge year for the purple, full of potential. But potential is as exciting a word as it is dangerous. It allows for an...
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Long Returns: Patterson Plays His Best Against Packers
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers will be wise to treat Cordarrelle Patterson carefully this weekend. He has had their attention since his very first play against Minnesota’s biggest...
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Patterson Showing Depth, Drive In Revival With Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Cordarrelle Patterson was one of the many bright spots for the Vikings in Monday’s victory over the Giants. Patterson is in the last year of his contract with the Vikings, but he’s...
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4 Takeaways: Vikings Beat Giants, 24-10
Minnesota Vikings fans are now at a crossroads. The Vikings are 4-0 after beating the New York Giants Monday night. They’re expected to be 5-0 heading into their bye week as they’ll be favored to beat...
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Patterson Reinvents Himself To Vikings’ Delight
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings went three-and-out on their first possession, and the punt coverage team came out for a kick from the end zone. The gunners on the outside of the...
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4 Takeaways: Vikings Crush Texans, 31-13
It’s getting a little too real for Vikings fans, and it’s scary. It’s like when you’re in high school, and the girl you have a massive crush on actually likes you too. You freeze because you don’t know...
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WATCH: Cordarrelle Patterson Takes Kickoff 104 Yards
After a 100-yard interception return for a score by Xavier Rhodes in the second quarter, the Vikings opened up the half on a Cordarrelle Patterson kickoff return for six.
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Vikings Snap Losing Streak With Win Over Cardinals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings returned, literally, to their winning way. Xavier Rhodes took back one of his two interceptions 100 yards for a touchdown and Cordarrelle Patterson returned the...
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Patterson Has Big Day For Vikings In Victory
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Out of the doghouse and into the end zone, Cordarrelle Patterson’s career renaissance kicked into overdrive on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Patterson returned a kickoff 104...
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Vikings Team Grades: Long Touchdowns Spark Minnesota’s Victory Over Arizona
By Joe Gunther Xavier Rhodes returned an interception 100 yards and Cordarrelle Patterson returned a kickoff 104 yards for touchdowns to lead the Minnesota Vikings past the Arizona Cardinals 30-24...
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4 Vikings Selected For NFL Pro Bowl
Defensive end Everson Griffen, special teams player and wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, cornerback Xavier Rhodes and safety Harrison Smith were all selected.
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Patterson Sole Viking Named To AP All-Pro Team
The Associated Press released its All-Pro NFL team Friday, and only one Viking made the list.
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Cordarrelle Patterson Tells NFL Network He Could ‘Take Talents Elsewhere’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After being virtually non-existent in the Minnesota Vikings’ offense two years ago, Cordarrelle Patterson had a bit of an epiphany this year. Patterson finished this season with 52...
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Griffen Leads Vikings Pro Bowlers With 8 Tackles, 3 Sacks
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The NFC may not have won Sunday’s Pro Bowl, but the Minnesota Vikings players who were there made their impact on the game. Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen had three of the...
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Cordarrelle Patterson Signs With Oakland Raiders
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The NFL’s most electric kick returner is leaving the Vikings and taking his talents to the Bay Area. The Oakland Raiders announced Monday night they signed unrestricted free agent...
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Patterson Aims To Show Raiders He Does More Than Return Kicks
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Cordarrelle Patterson’s skills as a kick returner are unquestioned after four seasons in the NFL with two first-team All-Pro selections, the second highest-return average since...
View Article‘I’m One Lucky Guy’: Fmr. Viking Cordarrelle Patterson Talks About Playing...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Cordarrelle Patterson, who will be playing with the New England Patriots this Sunday in Super Bowl LIII, turned heads early in his career with the Minnesota Vikings. He was big,...
View ArticleAdrian Peterson, Cordarrelle Patterson Picked For NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
(WCCO) — The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee has picked ex-Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson for the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. The...
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