It was fun while it lasted. The Minnesota Vikings entered the Wild Card showdown against the Los Angeles Rams as marginal favorites given how they finished the season.

The Minnesota Vikings' 2024 campaign ended with a whimper, as they were blown out by the Los Angeles Rams on Wild Card Weekend, 27-9. Minnesota's 14-3 regular-season record was ultimately misleading,

“I’m very excited about where J.J. is at,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said in an end-of-season press conference. “He’s returned to on-field training. He’s returned to being right where we hoped he’d be at this point to have the type of offseason to be able to answer that question (about whether or not he can start beginning in 2025).”

The Vikings have 20 players eligible to become free agents when the league year opens in March Among the top offensive names are Sam Darnold, Aaron Jones, Dalton Risner, Cam Robinson and Cam Akers The big defensive names are Harrison Smith,

The Minnesota Vikings were one of the NFL's biggest surprises in 2024. Kevin O'Connell had already established himself as a good head coach, and

The Vikings own the No. 24 overall pick in April’s draft , and just four projected selections overall as we stand today. With help from draft experts and the Pro Football Network draft simulator, he’s an early 7-round mock draft for the Vikings entering the NFL’s Divisional Playoff Round.

It all came crashing down in their first playoff game -- though this time the Vikings were spared the ignominy of losing to Daniel Jones in the Wild Card Round and were instead served a 27-9 beating at the hands of Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams.

Things didn't go to plan in the postseason for the Minnesota Vikings, which is probably putting it mildly. After Sam Darnold led this team to a 14-win regular s

The Vikings offensive line struggled in pass and run blocking against the Rams, allowing nine sacks and struggling to open holes.

Murphy is the most likely to return among the free agent defensive backs after a Pro Bowl season. But the Vikings currently own only one pick (No. 24 overall) in the first four rounds of the draft, so they'll need to use free agency heavily again for the secondary.

Los Angeles sacked Sam Darnold a playoff record-tying nine times en route to a dominant 27-9 win in Arizona, advancing to the divisional round

The end just happened so quickly. The Minnesota Vikings went from battling for the #1-overall seed to bounced out of the playoffs in a span of eight days. The sudden ending brought a palpable sense of disappointment and frustration in the postgame locker room after the season-ending loss in Arizona,