The Vikings' defense did not play well against the Eagles in Week 7, but they do not have time to dwell on it.

Minnesota grabbed ten-year veteran Nick Vannett as tight end depth early on this season. While T.J. Hockenson and Josh Oliver have been active, rookie Gavin Bartholomew suffered a season-ending injury and Ben Yurosek has been out as well.

It seems unlikely that GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah would further mortgage the future for the present, especially with a struggling offense.

The 27-year-old Minnesota Vikings cornerback was targeted after conceding two decisive passing plays in Sunday's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Social media can be a great tool for fans to connect with each other, offer praise and support to their favorite players, and then there is the dark side to it. The access that is given to players can cause them to be subjected to harsher criticism that would not be said to them in person as people are able to hide behind their screens.

For the NFL Week 8 'Thursday Night Football' game of Vikings vs. Chargers, the model is leaning Over the total, projecting 45 total points. It also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. See what it is at SportsLine.

The Minnesota Vikings under coach Kevin O'Connell have focused and prided themselves on situational mastery from third downs to special teams to the red zone.

MINNEAPOLIS — Eagles center Cam Jurgens is among three players ruled out against the Vikings. Jurgens (knee), Azeez Ojulari (hamstring) and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (ankle) were all listed as questionable to return after suffering injuries in the first half at U.