Star Tribune's Sid Hartman

It's apparent the Vikings can't put on their best performance on Sunday night games

The average fan might have thought the Vikings would have trouble beating the Bengals with standout middle linebacker E

Looking back on Sunday night's loss 30-17 to Arizona, Vikings coach Brad Childress believes the Cardinals had a lot of incentive to play one of their best games of the season

Vikings owner Zygi Wilf got a surprise phone call the other day from Gov

Visanthe Shiancoe, the outstanding Vikings tight end, is one of the team's players who had been following the great exploits of the New Orleans Saints long before they compiled their 11-0 record

The Vikings have gotten some real challenges this season from opponents, but Seattle didn't put up much of a fight Sunday

Adrian Peterson reached 4,000 yards rushing fourth-fastest among running backs in the history of the NFL, but now he is also complementing his running with some great pass catching

Vikings tight ends coach Jimmie Johnson, himself a former great tight end with the Eagles, said one reason he believes he has the best trio of tight ends in the NFL is because Jeff Dugan has become a great contributor

The Vikings coach enjoyed Sunday's upsets of the Bears and Packers, which lengthened his team's lead.

Sidney Rice has improved by working out with the former 49ers superstar, and clicking with Brett Favre.

The longtime Vikings center was proud that his new team battled back, but ultimately left town in defeat.

The defensive coordinator said he thinks Matt Birk, like most centers, will have trouble facing Pat Williams.