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The Vikings’ Success Hinges On Two Undrafted Stars

When a team’s starting quarterback and running back both go down with season-ending injuries in the first half of a season, said team would be expected to prepare for a high pick in the draft and crumble into pieces in the meantime. But that’s not what’s happened in Minnesota this year. After limping to a […]

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The Vikings’ Success Hinges On Two Undrafted Stars

When a team’s starting quarterback and running back both go down with season-ending injuries in the first half of a season, said team would be expected to prepare for a high pick in the draft and crumble into pieces in the meantime. But that’s not what’s happened in Minnesota this year. After limping to a […]

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Keep Expectations Low For Mitch Trubisky’s Debut

Tonight’s NFC North showdown between Minnesota (2-2) and Chicago (1-3) will mark a potentially historic moment for the Bears as quarterback-of-the-future Mitch Trubisky will officially take the reins of the reeling franchise. But how much can we expect from the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft? Watch the video above to find out.

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Keep Expectations Low For Mitch Trubisky’s Debut

Tonight’s NFC North showdown between Minnesota (2-2) and Chicago (1-3) will mark a potentially historic moment for the Bears as quarterback-of-the-future Mitch Trubisky will officially take the reins of the reeling franchise. But how much can we expect from the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft? Watch the video above to find out.

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Vikings-Lions Is The Biggest Game Of Week 12

With Thanksgiving upon us, we’re entering the home stretch of the NFL regular season. So what are the most important games of Week 12? One way of looking at this — as we did in 2014 — is to figure out how much every game affects each team’s playoff chances. We do this by using […]

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