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| Purple on Purple in Twin Cities |
NFL Football |
10/17/2009 |
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A prevalent opinion around the NFL heading into this season was that if the Baltimore Ravens found some offense, they'd be a Super Bowl favorite. It was also thought the Minnesota Vikings would contend if they got a quarterback who could threaten defenses and eliminate those eight-in-the-box alignments to deal with Adrian Peterson. On Sunday, it's purple on purple as the Ravens visit the Vikings, but with the teams headed in different directions. After winning their first three outings with a dominating |
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| Vikings WR Harvin questionable for Sunday |
NFL Football |
10/16/2009 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin is listed as questionable for Sunday's home tilt against Baltimore. The rookie Harvin has been a key offensive piece this season for the 5-0 Vikings, who host Baltimore on Sunday. He has 18 catches for 233 yards and two scores, while totaling 437 yards and a touchdown on 14 kick returns. However, Harvin has been battling a shoulder injury and was held out of practice Wednesday before taking limited reps on Thursday and Friday. Also |
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| Favre spreads the love, and passes, around |
NFL Football |
10/16/2009 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -When it comes to running the Minnesota Vikings offense, Brett Favre is an equal opportunity slinger. When these Vikings break the huddle and a passing play is called, every receiver knows the ball could be coming his way, whether the 40-year-old quarterback is looking in his direction or not. ``That's one thing I've had to learn about Favre,'' Vikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said. ``First read, fourth read, fifth read, sometimes check down: He's going to find the open guy. |
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| Favre, Lewis share respect, admiration |
Headlines |
10/15/2009 |
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| (AP) -The last time Brett Favre and Ray Lewis crossed paths, they shared a quiet greeting at quarterback Steve McNair's funeral on a steamy July day in Hattiesburg, Miss. ``Way to fight, warrior,'' is the way Lewis remembers it. When Favre, the Minnesota Vikings' ageless quarterback, lines up under center on Sunday and locks eyes with Lewis, the Baltimore Ravens' fire-breathing middle linebacker, it will be like looking into a mirror in more ways than one. Favre and Lewis bare no resemblance to each other |
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| Eager to start new streak, Ravens face Peterson |
NFL Football |
10/15/2009 |
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| er Ray Lewis said. ``It's not like a free throw, man. Some days you're on, some days you're going to miss. You just move on. The thing for us is to just go back and have fun.'' The Ravens' next assignment - stopping Adrian Peterson of the unbeaten Minnesota Vikings - appears to be more dangerous than fun. If the Ravens don't fix what went wrong in last week's 17-14 loss to Cincinnati, they won't be starting a new streak but rather will extend to two their run of permitting a 100-yard rusher. ``Adrian Peterso |
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| Vikings WR Harvin misses practice |
NFL Football |
10/14/2009 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin missed practice Wednesday because of a shoulder injury. The rookie Harvin has been a key offensive piece this season for the 5-0 Vikings, who host Baltimore on Sunday. He has 18 catches for 233 yards and two scores, while totaling 437 yards and a touchdown on 14 kick returns. Also for Minnesota, tackle Phil Loadholt (ankle) practiced on a limited basis. |
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| NFL asks for rehearing in suspensions case |
NFL Football |
10/14/2009 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -The NFL wants a federal appeals court to rehear the case involving the suspensions of two Minnesota Vikings players who violated the league's anti-doping policy. In a petition filed Wednesday, attorneys for the NFL say last month's decision by a three-judge panel of the appeals court sets up a situation where players in different states are not treated equally. The decision essentially allowed Minnesota Vikings Kevin Williams and Pat Williams to continue playing while their attempt to bl |
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| NFC North: Vikings keep foot on the gas |
NFL Football |
10/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - You might have forgiven the Minnesota Vikings for coming out flat against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. Six days after their monumental nationally-televised home victory over the rival Green Bay Packers, the Vikings found themselves playing a rock-bottom bad Rams team in the sterile environs of the Edward Jones Dome, with a presumably more competitive game against the Baltimore Ravens looming just ahead on the schedule. Given that scenario, you might not have been too surprised to see Minneso |
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| NFC West: 49ers receive reality check with lopsided loss |
NFL Football |
10/13/2009 |
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| eats to Arizona last season and has lost in four of the past five meetings between the teams. ST. LOUIS: The comedy of errors commonly associated with the St. Louis Rams continued in the team's most recent outing, a 38-10 home loss to the formidable Minnesota Vikings that could have been much more competitive if not for a flurry of ill-timed turnovers by the long-suffering club. A usually ineffective St. Louis offense generated a season-high 400 yards on the still-unbeaten Vikings, but sealed its fate by giving |
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| Sharpton, Jackson attack Limbaugh's Rams bid |
NFL Football |
10/12/2009 |
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| with that risk and its consequences for the rest of their life. ``We also know that there is an ugly part of history and we will not risk going backwards, giving up giving in or lying down to it.'' Players on the 0-5 Rams, who were routed by the Minnesota Vikings 38-10 on Sunday, tried to distance themselves from the controversy. ``I'm paying attention, but I'm not even touching that one,'' running back Steven Jackson said. ``Because if I start touching it I might go somewhere I don't want to go.'' Defen |
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