That was a good old fashioned butt whuppin! Ain’t no two ways about that. I have always felt that a team will get it’s arse handed to it at least once a year. This felt like that game. I could see how folks would feel that it could happen again especially against the Lions.

J.J. McCarthy is in position to return as the Minnesota Vikings’ starter next week in Detroit against the Lions. McCarthy has missed five games with a high ankle sprain. Coach Kevin O’Connell said Friday morning that he “feels positive” about where McCarthy is from a health standpoint.

Former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is in line to start for the Falcons in Week 8 when they take on the Dolphins.

The Minnesota Vikings entered their week 8 matchup vs the LA Chargers beat up with injury issues, and they left even worse off.

The season is slowly getting out of control for head coach Kevin O'Connell and the Minnesota Vikings. Thursday night was the latest example of the Vikings playing extremely poor football, losing to the Los Angeles Chargers 37-10 and marking the second-consecutive season O'Connell's team has come

Jalen Hurts willed the Philadelphia Eagles to a 28-22 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, as the Eagles quarterback finished 19 of 23 for 326 yards and three touchdowns in the victory -- arguably the best game of Hurts' career.

The Gophers' annual rivalry matchup against Iowa received the pick treatment on ESPN's weekly College GameDay show. Guest picker Nate Bargatze was the only person to pick Minnesota to pull of the upset. "I've got the Hawkeyes because they're going to play good defense and just enough offense," Nick Saban said.

The NFL asked Al Michaels to make a correction on air during a Thursday night game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Minnesota Vikings.