Minnesota Vikings

This week, instead of taking a look at 10 story lines regarding the games that were played over the weekend,...

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The Vikings won their first-ever NFC North title this season and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2004. They also finally got over the .500 mark (10-6) after going 6-10 and 8-8 in Brad Childress' first two seasons.

Despite that success, the Vikings will enter the offseason with a big question mark. Who is going to be this team's quarterback in 2009?

Tarvaris Jackson's play Sunday in a 26-14 wild-card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles did little to inspire confidence that he should be the guy. Jackson completed 15 of 35 passes for 164 yards with no touchdowns, an interception that was returned for a touchdown and a way-below-average 45.4 passer rating.

This was the type of play that got Jackson benched after the first two regular-season games in favor of...

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The Minnesota Vikings enter the offseason sooner than they anticipated but believing no major changes are needed to make a Super Bowl run next season. And yes, Vikings fans, that includes the quarterback. "We have all the makings of a Super Bowl team," safety Darren Sharper said. "You'll watch the playoffs from here on out and you can't say there's any team that we cannot beat.

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As the Minnesota Vikings packed their stuff following their playoff loss, the Williams Wall vowed to play in the 2009 season opener. Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, along with three players from the New Orleans Saints, were suspended by the NFL for four games following a positive test for a banned diuretic.

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Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf called the NFC North title a "milestone" and was encouraged by the...

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Vikings great Carl Eller sued the Minneapolis Police Department on Monday, alleging officers violated his civil rights, used excessive force and concealed videotape evidence when they subdued him during an arrest last April. The Hall of Fame player was arrested after he allegedly drove through a stop sign and narrowly missed hitting a squad car.

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With the second round of the NFL playoffs upon us, there are multiple aspirants to become last season's Giants, the team from nowhere that swept through the postseason to an improbable Super Bowl title. Unfortunately for the Giants, they aren't one of them. They are the NFC's top-seeded team, the hunted instead of the hunter, as they prepare to meet Philadelphia for the third time this season.

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The St. Louis Rams have received permission to interview four additional candidates for their head-coaching job.

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The Minnesota Vikings won't be the same team next year. That's the nature of the NFL. Long-time center Matt Birk,...

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Only one team was able to come into Giants Stadium and beat the defending Super Bowl champions this season.

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