ESPN's Seth Walder discussed players each team could target ahead of next week's trade deadline. For the Vikings, it was a name that refuses to leave the tongues of analysts and fans alike: Kirk Cousins. He mentions Cousins as someone who just makes too much sense to ignore his potential return to Minnesota as the deadline looms.

Pro receiver Justin Jefferson has had eight different starting quarterbacks during his six years in Minnesota. On Sunday, it's back to J.J. McCarthy, who returns against the Detroit Lions after missing the last five games with an ankle injury.

No one expects the Vikings to steal a win on Sunday at Ford Field. Here's what they'll have to do to pull it off.

Head coach Kevin O'Connell said Tuesday that Brosmer will be the Vikings ' backup quarterback behind J.J. McCarthy (ankle) for the rest of the 2025 season in the absence of Carson Wentz (shoulder), Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy receives strong support from Justin Jefferson as he prepares to return from injury.

Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O'Connell made the choice to rely on veteran free agents instead of young drafted players, and now the Vikings are paying the price with a 3-4 record.

The Minnesota Vikings have been urged to consider making an extremely surprising quarterback trade after the Carson Wentz injury.

The Minnesota Vikings are having a hard time right now after a big 14-win season in 2024. It seems crazy because this team seemed so put together, especially on defense. In 2024, the Vikings were one of,