This is it. It’s time for the future of the Minnesota Vikings to take the stage. A very confusing and injury riddled series of events culminated through the first eight weeks of the Minnesota Vikings’ season. An odds defying 4th quarter comeback started the season against Chicago and was followed up by a massacre against the Atlanta Falcons.

Andrew Van Ginkel hopes to return to the Vikings' defense for Week 9's clash with the Lions after being sidelined by a neck injury.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Idaho Vandals vs. Portland State Vikings NCAAF game from October 25, 2025 on ESPN.

Detroit looks like the best team in the North, and both the Bears and Packers are fighting to prove this season is different

The Steelers improved to 3-1 and the Vikings fell to 2-2 after Sunday's game in Ireland. Here are three takeaways from the contest.

The Bears fell to 4-3, but are still right in the mix in the NFC North with two games against the division-leading Packers and the season finale against the Lions still in play. They'll travel to Cincinnati next week to take on the Joe Flacco-led Bengals.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy had multiple highlight moments in his team's 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions in Week 9.

J.J. McCarthy returned under center for the Minnesota Vikings and didn't get swallowed up by the rival Detroit Lions on the road; quite the opposite, in fact. Meanwhile, across the NFC North, the Green Bay Packers went cold and suffered a stunning defeat.