Dustin Baker
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Writer. Editor of @vikingterritory | YouTube Stuff = @vikesnow
Joined December 2018
The Vikings are now tied for the most Joneses in the NFL:. π Aaron Jones.π Daniel Jones.π Jeshaun Jones.π Patrick Jones II.π Daronte Jones (Coach). The Cardinals, who the Vikings play this weekend, have 5 Joneses. There will be 10 Joneses associated with Vikings-Cardinals.
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have the Lions never had a coordinator promoted?.
I hope every Detroit Lions player takes this personal.
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made a big special post about it and then hit em with a 68.
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Kevin O'Connell to the team at halftime: "We just need 5 touchdowns.".
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The Vikings have not won a Thursday Night Football game on the road in 45 years.
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It's been five years since Vikings fans could kick back and watch a game in the 4th Quarter stress-free. no exaggeration.
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The Vikings were down 27-10 with less than one minute to go in the 3rd Quarter -- at Buffalo -- and won.
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Harrison Smith has played in 159 games thru 2022. Thru first 159 games of career --. Troy Polamalu:.783 Tackles.12 Sacks.32 INT.56 Tackles for Loss .14 Forced Fumbles.5 TDs. Harrison Smith:.946 Tackles .16.5 Sacks.34 INT.43 Tackles for Loss.9 Forced Fumbles.4 TDs.
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Justin Jefferson probably became the best WR in the NFL today if you didn't believe it already.
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Under Mike Zimmer, when the Vikings run the football 30 or more times, they are undefeated. 40-0. 40 wins. 0 losses. #MINvsSF.
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The last NFL team to start a season 4-0 and NOT make the playoffs was, well, you don't want to know.
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The Vikings lead the NFL in defensive sacks per game. The Vikings lead the NFL in fewest sacks surrendered to opponents per game. The Vikings have thrown the fewest interceptions in the NFL. Kirk Cousins has not lost a fumble. The Vikings are 3-5. what. the. hell.
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this is a license for every QB to flick the ball with a sack on the way, especially with no intentional grounding called.
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If you believe the Vikings can win the next 2 games, there's a fairly decent chance the next 4 games could look like this:. Week 17: vs. GB.Week 18: at DET.Divisional: vs. GB.NFC Title Game: vs. DET.
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The Vikings became the team we've asked them to be for years β building the trenches, committing to a promising rookie QB β and they did it in like one hour on a Tuesday.
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And just like that, the Vikings sweep the AFC East, considered by most the best division in football.
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it's absolutely unbelievable that the Vikings found their first elite pass-protecting OL in over a decade and Kirk Cousins was lost for the year the following week. cannot make it up.
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The Vikings are probably going to lose this game because of fumbles, and at some point down the line, someone will look back on it and say, "September 14th. At Philadelphia. Another game where Kirk Cousins couldn't get it done in primetime.".
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The 2021 Vikings are the first team in NFL history to have a QB with 30+ Passing TDs, a RB with 1,000+ Rushing Yards, a WR with 1,500+ Receiving Yards -- and a losing record to show for it.
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Adam Thielen has now played more games for the Vikings than Adrian Peterson.
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me when the Vikings convert an extra point without any bullshit.
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Vikings-Ravens is always a bellwether event for the Vikings. They're 3-3 all-time against Baltimore. In the three seasons they beat BAL, they went to the NFC Championship. In the three seasons they lost, the head coach got fired. all or nothin on sunday baby.
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Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in 2022: ."We will have a competitive rebuild.". Vikings from 2022-2024:.[overhauls 85% roster]. The World:."The Vikings didn't do a rebuild.".
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This was the game and loss the national media has been waiting for with the Vikings. And they got it.
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The Vikings haven't won in Seattle since 2006. 5 straight Ls. It's time to do the fuckin thing. Do it for Harrison Smith. Homie's gone there 5 times and lost.
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defeating an elite team without Jordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson, and Dalton Risner is kinda fantastic.
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Kirk Cousins,.2020:. 4,265 Passing Yards .35 Passing TDs .13 INTs.105.0 Passer Rating . And somehow -- that is not good enough for some of you. At least Bridgewater has thrown 15 TDs in Carolina, I suppose.
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Yesterday, Justin Jefferson became the first Viking ever to lead the NFL in receiving yards in a single season.
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The Vikings just have to be one game better than the Eagles in the next 8 weeks. If they do that, they'd be set to host all playoff games at U.S. Bank Stadium.
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BUF-MIN Intertwining Storylines:. π 7-1 vs. 6-2.π Leslie Frazier vs. MIN.π The 0-4 Super Teams.π Diggs 1st Game vs. MIN.π Harrison Phillips vs. BUF.π Maybe Case Keenum as QB1.π Dalvin Cook's Brother in BUF.π Rhodes & Davidson on BUF PS.π Jefferson vs. Diggs Trade Fallout.
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SDSU alumnus Kevin O'Connell. This game is guaranteed to be decided by 8 points or fewer.
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Vikings β. DT: Javon Hargave.DT: Jonathan Allen.OLB: Dallas Turner.DT: Harrison Phillips.OLB: Jonathan Greenard.OLB: Andrew Van Ginkel. This is just fucking wild. Can you remember anything like this?.
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The Vikings' rebuild began in the 2022 offseason. Five starters remains from 2021:. β Garrett Bradbury .β Christian Darrisaw .β Justin Jefferson .β Brian O'Neill.β Harrison Smith . the team was, in fact, totally rebuilt.
@DustBaker The only significant change was qb. that's not a rebuild. The reality is vikings were only a qb away and they knew it.
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If the Chiefs are used to "warnings" before they get flagged for something with the game on the line, well this no-call from Week 5 makes a lot more sense.
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The Vikings Got:.π J.J. McCarthy.π Dallas Turner.π 6th-Rounder (2024).π 7th-Rounder (2024). The Vikings Gave:.π No. 11.π 2nd-Rounder (2024).π 2nd-Rounder (2025).π 3rd-Rounder (2025).π 4th-Rounder (2024).π 4th-Rounder (2025).π 5th-Rounder (2024).π 5th-Rounder (2024).π.
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i enjoy how a so-called bad game from Justin Jefferson also features 92 receiving yards.
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the Vikings' worst game of the year just had to be this one, huh?.
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Pretty fitting it's Hitman and Thielen as the first dudes to wiggle money around for their deals, bettering the team and cap situation. They're unconditionally loved for a reason.
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Considering the shock value, this is probably a Top 10 touchdown in Vikings history.
Eric Kendricks' final touchdown for the Vikings was a special one.
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Commanders fans claiming they're the ones who got jobbed by officials is rather amusing.
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Here's a scenario to keep in mind:. If the Vikings do this β.π Beat Bengals.π Beat Packers. And the Lions do this β.π Lose to Broncos.π Lose to Cowboys. the Vikings would only need to beat the Lions once to win the NFC North and host a playoff game.
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Duke Shelley's year-end passer-rating-against was 55.2. Holy shit. The guy went from [what we thought was] a serviceable fill-in during the Bills game to one of the NFL's top cornerbacks. It's unreal.
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If you're a Viking fan and a Drake Maye guy or gal (me), ya just kinda gotta ask yourself what you'd rather have. Option 1 β.π Drake Maye. Option 2 β.π J.J. McCarthy .π Dallas Turner .π 2025 1st-Rounder.π Whatever Else NE Wanted.
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Unreal that the Vikings squandered phenomenal plays from Camryn Bynum, Kene Nwangwu, and Anthony Barr. Those were the kinds of plays that win games. All of them.
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The Vikings rank last in the NFL per passing yards allowed. Teams throw against them 71% of the time.
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A random reminder that the Vikings received these dudes in the Stefon Diggs trade:. β Justin Jefferson .β Camryn Bynum.β Kenny Willekes. Not looking so horrible in retrospect, is it?.
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Although Dobbs may not quarterback the Vikings again, I think it's okay to have a special place in your heart for him, thanks to the ATL and NO performances.
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have we considered this?. what if Jaren Hall just starts fuckin slingin it on Sunday, and it's marvelous?.
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Last year (and pretty much all the years before it), the chief criticism of Kirk Cousins was "he can't win the big games," or that he "shrivels when it matters.". Now, he's tied the NFL record for the popular 'game-winning drives' stat in a single season. Everyone good now?.
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Receiving Yards,.with the Vikings:. Stefon Diggs: 4,623 | 70 Gms | 534 Targets.Justin Jefferson: 4,639 | 47 Gms | 450 Targets.
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The Vikings are the NFL's least penalized team (185 yards) thru Week 6.
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One of the funnier Vikings things this season. Kirk Cousins is erroneously and repeatedly savaged for "only performing well in garbage time.". The Vikings had zero games with garbage time this season -- until last weekend when Cousins didn't play. haha.
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QBs in Last Two Seasons, .With More than 60 TD Passes,.and Less than 20 INTs:. Aaron Rodgers .Russell Wilson .Patrick Mahomes .Lamar Jackson .Kirk Cousins.
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Since Kirk Cousins joined the Vikings in 2018, here is a list of QBs with more Passing Yards and TDs than Cousins:. Patrick Mahomes.Aaron Rodgers.Tom Brady. [end list].
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The Vikings haven't been called for offensive holding, defensive pass interference, facemask, unnecessary roughness, or roughing the passer yet in 2022.
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What Kirk Cousins did today in the 4th Quarter, he did multiple times in 2021, too. But the Vikings defense fucked it up and the team lost, so nobody cared.
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press pause if you've seen this film before -- kirk cousins looks fantastic while the defense looks shitty.
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Best NFC Teams by Record over last 5 seasons:. 1. Saints (51-29).t2. Vikings (50-29-1).t2. Seahawks (50-29-1).4. Packers (46-33-1).5. Eagles (45-35). #NFL.
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Justin Jefferson needs 21 receiving yards to achieve the most receiving yards in NFL history in the first two seasons of a player's career.
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imagine turning off the television after the Vikings lost to the Chiefs, falling to 1-4 with Jefferson heading to IR, and someone telling you'd they'd be 5-4 four weeks later after Josh Dubs led a game-winning drive, including 2 TD passes to Trishton Jackson and Brandon Powell.
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The Minnesota Vikings are the first team in NFL history to have a losing record thru 4 games while cumulatively outscoring opponents (+2) and committing 2 or less turnovers.
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Harrison Smith has played in 145 games thru 2021. Thru first 144 games of career --. Troy Polamalu:.718 Tackles.12 Sacks.32 INT.51 Tackles for Loss .13 Forced Fumbles.5 TDs. Harrison Smith:.861 Tackles .16.5 Sacks.29 INT.42 Tackles for Loss .8 Forced Fumbles.4 TDs.
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Harrison Smith has played in 130 games thru 2020. Thru first 130 games of career--. Troy Polamalu:.653 Tackles.10 Sacks.30 INT.44 Tackles for Loss .8 Forced Fumbles.4 TDs. Harrison Smith:.747 Tackles .13.5 Sacks.28 INT.39 Tackles for Loss .7 Forced Fumbles .4 TDs.
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Painful to type, but there's a decent chance that Vikings-Packers is Harrison Smith's final home game.
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The Vikings have won 9 consecutive games when Greg Joseph misses an extra point.
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if we're using Division Championships as the new standard of excellence, boy do I have news for you.
Say what you want but weβre still the Kings of the North.
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Since Blair Walsh missed 'the kick' 7 years ago, the Vikings are 56-1 (.982) when taking a lead into the 4th Quarter. It is the best such record in football since 2016.
Name an NFL stat that seems fake but isnβt.
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I bet T.J. Hockenson thinks his new team is all bad ass with these wins, while the rest of us are like, "No, sir. No, no, no. This is new.".
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i will always appreciate how Kirk Cousins stabilized QB1 for the Vikings from 2018 to 2023, but I'm glad shit like this isn't my problem anymore. lol
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Gms Decided by One Score or Less,.Last 4 Seasons:. 1. Minnesota Vikings (37).2. Los Angeles Chargers (36). so yah β get ready for Sunday
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Ref heading into the tent to talk strategy with the Packers staff.
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The Vikings have scored 40+ points in a game for the first time in 5 years.
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Harrison Smith has played in 114 games. Comparison thru first 114 games of career:. Troy Polamalu:.571 Tackles.27 INT.9 Sacks .37 Tackle for Loss .8 QB Hits.8 Forced Fumbles .4 TD. Harrison Smith:.659 Tackles .23 INT.13 Sacks.37 Tackle for Loss .26 QB Hits.7 Forced Fumbles .4 TD.
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With an 81.5 grade from @PFF, Duke Shelley finished the 2022 season as the NFL's 7th-best cornerback. Good lord.
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Sacks thru first 5 seasons of career--. Khalil Mack: 53.0.Danielle Hunter: 54.5. Games started thru first 5 seasons--. Khalil Mack: 77.Danielle Hunter: 49.
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MIN traded with DET in 2015 and ended up with Danielle Hunter from the deal. DET used the trade to draft Alex Carter, who played one game for the franchise. They also did business in 2010. DET got Jahvid Best and Jason Fox. The Vikings drafted Everson Griffen.
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This Sunday, the Vikings will play their first meaningful game at U.S. Bank Stadium without Kirk Cousins at QB1 since the Minneapolis Miracle when the club knocked off the Saints. And the Vikings play [checks notes] the Saints on Sunday.
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ESPN has corrected Kirk Cousins' QBR for the 33-point comeback. They actually lowered it to 32.9.
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Games with 60+ Receiving Yards,.Career:. Jalen Reagor = 0.Justin Jefferson = 25.
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Every time the Vikings have asked Sam Darnold to deliver in a pressure-cooked moment, he's delivered. There really aren't any exceptions.
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If ya can't handle shocking losses from time to time, then Vikings football probably isn't for you. π.
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Lowest INT %,.Among Active QBs,.Since 2018:. 1. Aaron Rodgers (0.67%).2. Patrick Mahomes (1.56%).3. Russell Wilson (1.63%).4. Kirk Cousins (1.69%).5. Dak Prescott (1.70%).
This Trevon Diggs catch is so unfair to the competition. Kirk Cousins has way more experience than anybody else at throwing balls to defensive backs.
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I've been a Viking fan for 26 years, and Adam Thielen is like the *one* player during this whole ride I cannot envision on a different NFL team. My mind doesn't allow it.
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