https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/55/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sam-darnold-put-all-his-talents-on-display-in-minnesotas-comeback/When the Arizona Cardinals scored a touchdown to go up 19-6 in the third quarter, the Minnesota Vikings found themselves in a position they hadn't been in all season: down by two touchdowns. Before that, their largest deficit of the season was 11 points to the Detroit Lions, a hole they dug back o...20672Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-and-greater-minnesota-have-connections-to-this-years-hof-candidates/Minnesota baseball fans have had a good run over the last three years with Hall of Fame candidates. Joe Mauer was elected this past year. In 2022, Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat were elected into the Hall of Fame on the Classic Baseball Era’s Committee while the writers voted in former Twin David Ortiz....20670Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-have-taken-the-next-step-with-their-winning-culture/With 3:20 to play in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota Vikings needed a touchdown drive to take their first lead over the Arizona Cardinals. The offense couldn't get traction for most of the game, and the defense could not get off the field. The fatigued pattern of the day suggested this would end...20665Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-return-is-footballs-version-of-a-hallmark-christmas-movie/With the Christmas season approaching, many will turn to holiday movies to get them in the mood. While some will fire up National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, or It’s a Wonderful Life, others can’t help but be swept in by the avalanche of Hallmark movies.   If you have a significant...20660Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sam-darnold-has-become-what-hes-always-been/Sam Darnold’s late grandfather is Dick Hammer, the Marlboro Man from the . Hammer also played basketball at USC and competed in volleyball in the 1964 Olympics. He later starred in the television show Emergency! but left because he wanted to become a real-life firefighter.  Hammer was one of th...20659Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-may-have-a-jose-altuve-type-player-in-their-system/There was perhaps no better player at the plate for St. Paul Saints in September than Payton Eeles. Eeles lead the team in home runs (five), RBI (15), walks (12), stolen bases (eight), and on-base percentage (.442) to finish the team’s final 18 games. It left a strong impression across the clubhou...20655Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/aaron-jones-game-was-a-microcosm-of-minnesotas-win-over-the-cardinals/Aaron Jones fumbled on the Minnesota Vikings’ first play from scrimmage and lost another on the first play of their second drive. However, he also caught Sam Darnold’s game-winning pass in Minnesota’s 23-22 win over the Arizona Cardinals.   In between? Miasma.   The Vikings won on Sunday to adva...20654Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nordos-numbers-week-13-vs-arizona/The first three quarters of Sunday’s game between the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals seemed to be a competition of which offense could most comfortably settle for a field goal. Neither team was able to get into the end zone and had to settle for opposing threes, keeping the game close eve...20653Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-style-points-matter-in-the-nfl/With a 9-2 record, the Minnesota Vikings are one of the prime contenders in the NFC. They own the league’s best defense and boast an offense that creates enough big plays to put them over the top. They reached the NFC Championship game in two of the last three times they've had a 9-2 record or bet...20643Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/teams-are-going-to-meddle-with-justin-jeffersons-mettle/Pink Floyd released Meddle in 1971, two years before Dark Side of the Moon. It marked the band’s transformation from an obscure psychedelic rock band to dominating the music scene for a decade. Die-hard fans know The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), A Saucerful of Secrets (1968), and Atom Heart...20638Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-need-to-push-the-pace-offensively/The Minnesota Timberwolves are the fifth-oldest team in the NBA.   Age can be advantageous because experience is valuable. However, with age often comes a slower pace of play and a lack of athletic burst. The Wolves have Anthony Edwards to help inject a youthful style of play into their offense,...20633Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sam-darnold-has-something-to-prove-against-arizona/I was always taught that you’re never a victim of your own success. It’s a good lesson to learn, especially in the world of sports, that people’s rising expectations of you are an opportunity rather than a punishment. That being said, Sam Darnold may have been victimized a tad by the monumental sh...20631Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-dont-have-to-be-a-juggernaut-to-win-the-super-bowl/The Minnesota Vikings’ narrative has been clear this year. National analysts see the Vikings as a nice surprise and a good team but one largely unworthy of mentioning in the Super Bowl conversation. However, that doesn’t mean the Vikings don’t have a shot. History has told us time and again that N...20630Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-kevin-oconnell-playing-3d-chess-with-daniel-jones/On Monday, Kevin O'Connell was mum on Daniel Jones when a reporter asked about rumors linking Jones to the Minnesota Vikings.   “I’m not going to really get into that today,” O’Connell said, “but I will say [i have] tons of respect for Daniel Jones as a player and a person.”   Still, the said...20629Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-did-the-vikings-steal-jamin-davis-from-the-packers/Ivan Pace Jr.’s hamstring injury has landed him on injured reserve. Pace is a unique and important piece of the defense who boasts a skill set that will be difficult to replace. Kwesi Adofo-Mensa acted quickly by poaching former first-round pick Jamin Davis off the Green Bay Packers’ practice squa...20628Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/justin-jefferson-just-broke-an-nfl-record-and-nobody-noticed/After one of the quietest games of his career, the talk around Justin Jefferson should be at its loudest. In Minnesota’s win over the Tennessee Titans, Jefferson broke the NFL receiving yards record for most yards in the first five years of a career. He topped the list of elite Hall of Famers Torr...20622Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-vikings-have-the-makeup-of-a-bona-fide-playoff-team/The Minnesota Vikings are 9-2, second in the NFC North, and would have the fifth seed if the playoffs started next week. They are up three games on the Arizona Cardinals, who visit U.S. Bank Stadium this season. Arizona is one game back on the seventh-seeded Washington Commanders.   With the Viki...20621Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-special-teams-highlight-got-lost-in-the-soldier-field-madness/The Minnesota Vikings noticed that Cairo Santos looked nervous.   There were subtle hints. The glazed look in Santos’ eyes, the slump of his shoulders. Who could blame him? The Green Bay Packers had his potential game-winning kick the week before.  Green Bay’s special teams coordinator, Rich...20620Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-high-risk-high-reward-free-agents-the-twins-could-afford/The MLB off-season is slowly gaining traction ahead of the Winter Meetings, and the Minnesota Twins have been busy with minor league free-agent signings.   The Twins will likely be less active in the major league free-agent market because they are filling the St. Paul Saints roster. Still, they c...20614Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/shutting-down-justin-jefferson-cost-chicago-the-game/If you watched the Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears on Sunday, you probably already know that Justin Jefferson only had 27 yards on two catches against the Bears. That's because the FOX broadcast would not stop talking about how Chicago's defense held Jefferson to just one catch during reg...20610Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-bears-game-was-a-family-circus/The game played at Soldier Field on Sunday looked like something out of the circus — the Family Circus, to be specific.   Heads up to readers under the age of 40: the Family Circus is a newspaper comic strip (remember comic strips? Remember newspapers?) famous for being never particularly funny....20606Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sam-darnolds-present-can-be-daniel-jones-future/On Sunday afternoon, Daniel Jones was somewhere watching football from his couch. The New York Giants released their former franchise quarterback in a messy divorce. He went from starting on Monday to acting as a scout team safety on Wednesday and asking for his release on Friday.   Nobody would...20605Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-lizard-man-rescued-them-from-the-fog-of-war/As Jordan Addison torched Soldier Field on Sunday, one Twitter user posited that Addison was a lizard person.   His case? Addison looked dissociated on the sideline. He also has Superman-like reflexes, is friends with Elon Musk, and people have found him sleeping on a California highway.   I’m o...20599Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nordos-numbers-week-12-vs-chicago/The Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 30-27 in overtime in a bizarre game way too close for comfort. Minnesota’s afternoon got off to an inauspicious start with Aaron Jones fumbling the ball at Chicago’s goal line and squandering a chance for an early lead. Despite possessing the ball for u...20598Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-and-mariners-could-match-up-on-an-even-bigger-trade-this-offseason/Given the Minnesota Twins' self-imposed financial limitations heading into the 2025 season, they must get creative to improve their on-field product. There aren’t many glaring holes on their projected roster. Still, there’s a lingering belief that last year's epic collapse calls for a shake-up.  ...20589Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000