A compilation of some of the power plays that lead the Vikings to a solid victory over the Chicago Bears in week 13, 2008. Vikings established themselves as the number one team of their division with this victory. One of the funner Vikings games I’ve watched in a while. Regardless of how the rest of the season goes, it was just great to see them playing at this level. The team was locked in and firing on all cylinders in this game!

Nfl Visa Card Application

By now, you have probably seen the NFL Visa credit card commercials. Players like Tom Brady, the New England Patriots linemen, and Visa.com promoting the NFL.

There are two key promotions going on right now regarding the NFL Visa card, and the NFL promotion using the visa.com logo.

The first promotion which is offered by the NFL Extra Points Platinum Plus® Visa® Card is offering a gift certificate good at the NFLshop.com, after your first qualifying purchase, plus a chance to earn rewards and points towards merchandise for your favorite NFL team. The NFL Visa credit card is offered by Bank of America (formerly MBNA), and features a 0% intro APR for the first full billing cycles on balance transfers and cash advances. In addition, there is no annual fee, and each dollar spent is equal to one reward point.

Whether you are looking for a Pittsburgh Steelers Visa card, or a Minnesota Vikings Visa card, you can choose your favorite

Peterson to Carry Vikings Through the Season, Fumble Them In Playoffs

Peterson to Carry Vikings Through the Season, Fumble Them In Playoffs

MANKATO, MN—With star wide receiver Sidney Rice out with a hip injury until at least Week 8 and perhaps even the whole season, the success of the 2010 Minnesota Viking falls squarely in the hands of third-year running back Adrian Peterson, hands that will surely drop the ball at the worse possible moment.

“It’s all up to me,” said Peterson after a recent practice. “The other guys on this team are relying on me to flourish during the regular season, and then to let them down when it matters the most.” Peterson, who is often compared to Barry Sanders and Earl Campbell, two other great backs that never won a Super Bowl, showed streaks of brilliance during his rookie and sophomore campaigns. He would have sealed his reputation as a great player who chokes in the clutch had he not been upstaged by teammate Brett Favre’s game-ending interception in the NFC Championship.
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NOTE: This is a re-edited, expanded version of the “Joe Kapp 1969 Minnesota Vikings Purple People Eaters Tribute” video I posted on Feb. 16, 2008. I was never really happy with the first tribute video, as I felt like I rushed it and didn’t put in all the music and photos I wanted to use. I feel this is a much better video, as I took the time to put it together right (in my humble opinion), and to use the music that generates much more emotion. With that said, let me continue with the copy I posted with the first video: Here is a little music video I put together as a tribute to Joe Kapp and the 1969 Minnesota Vikings. To me, the ’69 Vikes were the BEST NFL TEAM EVER… period… Of course, I was only 11 years old at the time, but my whole adolescent life was consumed with the Minnesota Vikings. I ate, drank, slept and bled purple… my room was painted purple… I begged my parents to move to Bloomington so I could see the Vikings play at the famed Metropolitan Stadium….. etc., etc., etc…. well, you get the point. Anyway, some (almost) 40 years later, I have acquired quite a Sports Memorabilia Collection of Joe Kapp and the 1969 Minnesota Vikings goodies. So, I thought I’d scan a few photos, set them to some great NFL Music and let it roll…. I hope you enjoy watching this tribute as much as I enjoyed putting it together…. Oh, one last thought: I think I owe part of my career in television to Ed Sabol, Steve Sabol, and NFL Films. The show “This Week In Pro Football …
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Vikings? Pro Bowl CB Winfield out vs. Packers

The Minnesota Vikings will be without Pro Bowl cornerback Antoine Winfield when they face the Green Bay Packers in a pivotal NFC North game on Sunday.

Winfield was listed as out in Friday’s injury report. He also missed last week’s game against Pittsburgh because of the injured right foot.

Coach Brad Childress said he saw Winfield make progress throughout the week, but obviously not enough to get on the field for Brett Favre’s highly anticipated return to Lambeau Field.

“He has progressed to where he’s moving around a little bit,” Childress said Friday.

The Vikings (6-1) have a bye after the game against Green Bay (4-2), so they could be playing it safe with one of their most important defenders.

Karl Paymah, Asher Allen and Benny Sapp played well in Winfield’s place last week in Pittsburgh, holding Ben Roethlisberger to 175 yards passing and Hines Ward to one catch for 3 yards. They will have their hands full this week

Clearing Up the Nfl Playoff Picture

Usually at this point in the regular season, most of us can figure out who will be in the NFL playoff picture; at least for the most part. However, with just three weeks left in the NFL regular season, the playoff picture (excluding the current division winners) is as muddy as ever.

Starting with the AFC, the East is at a deadlock with Miami, New England and the New York Jets all tied for first place. Pittsburgh and Baltimore are only separated by a game in the North, who play each other this week. Tennessee has clinched the South, but those sneaky Colts seem very intriguing.(Shh! Don’t tell anybody but they’ve won 6 straight). And lets not even talk about the dismal West.

Now you can say all you want about New England and New York in the East, but you can’t say enough about the Miami Dolphins. No team has done what they have done thus far, turning a former 1-15 team into a legitimate playoff contender. And most give the credit to Bill Parcells,

NFC championship: Vikings at Saints ? Gambling online

Gambling Online – NFC championship While the AFC championship features greenhorn Mark Sanchez against wily vet Peyton Manning, the NFC title game will see two experienced QBs going head to head in the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees and the Minnesota Vikings’ Brett Favre.

Going into Sunday’s tilt, Sportsbook Online have New Orleans listed as a 3.5-point home fave and the Total is currently 53.

The Saints are favored by a field goal in first half betting and the Total for the first two quarters is set at 26.5.

SPORTSBETTING.com is reporting balanced action on this game, much more so than the AFC matchup between the Jets and Colts.

The NFC’s Top 2 seeds performed similarly in the divisional round, handily defeating their opponents.

The Saints covered as 7-point home faves as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals 45-14 and the Vikes stopped Tony Romo and the surging Dallas Cowboys in a 34-3 win

NFL Mock Draft 2010, Rounds 1 and 2: How Far Will Carlos Dunlap Fall?

2010 NFL Mock Draft, Rounds 1 and 2

Only four-and-a-half months until the highly anticipated 2010 NFL draft.

Can you feel the excitement in the air, or are you too busy feeling the holiday vibe?

As per usual, I will update my mock draft every single week.

Without further ado, let’s get to it!

1. Cleveland Browns—Jimmy Clausen, Quarterback, Notre Dame

Alright, let’s get over the fact that both Brady Quinn and Jimmy Clausen went to Notre Dame. It does not mean that they are virtually the same exact quarterback.

The perception that Clausen is a Quinn 2.0 just isn’t fair and just shows foolish judgment.

Jimmy Clausen is a slightly better quarterback than Jake Locker is. Clausen has had to go up against some of the better colleges in all of college football.

2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Ndamukong