Author: Caleb Stene

The Minnesota Vikings (10-2) travel to Detroit to take on the Detroit Lions (5-7) at 1:00 pm (EST) at Ford Field. The Lions are a 2.0-point favorite, but the Vikings are given a 56.8% chance to win according to ESPN’s FPI. This is a matchup of the two teams who are currently ranked 32nd and 31st is total yards allowed per game. This is also an important game because the Vikings can wrap up the NFC North with a win. If they lose, then they’ll have to wait another week to claim the north crown. With that let’s take a…

The Vikings continued their winning ways by completing the sweep of the AFC east with a 27-22 win over the New York Jets (7-5). The Vikings took a commanding 20-6 lead into the half and led 20-15 with 12:30 to go in the fourth. Minnesota then got the offense going leading to a Justin Jefferson touchdown and the defense held firm leading to a 27-22 win over another good team. With that let’s take a look at my Minnesota Vikings week 13 takeaways. Winning The Viking Way Yep, this is how the Vikings have been winning games all year long…

The New York Jets (7-4) head to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Vikings (9-2) at 1:00 pm (EST) at U.S Bank Stadium. The Vikings are a 3.0-point favorite and are given a 69.0% chance to win according to ESPN’s FPI. With that let’s take a look at what to expect from the New York Jets vs. Minnesota. New York The New York Jets are coming off, not necessarily a big win, but one that looks to have begun to answer some questions and has the team on the right trajectory. The Jets beat the Bears 31-10 to get to…

THE AXE STAYS IN MINNESOTA!! The Gophers went into Madison and defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 23-16. The Gophers were led by freshman quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis who had his best game of his career, throwing for 319 yards and two touchdowns. This is the first time that Gophers have Paul Bunyan’s axe in back-to-back years since 1993-94. The Gophers are also tied in the all-time series at 62-62-8. Just a great day for the Gophers who await their bowl game and opponent. With that let’s take a look at my Minnesota Gophers week 13 takeaways. The Future Looks Bright With Athan…

The Minnesota Vikings bounced back with a big 33-26 win over the Patriots on Thanksgiving night. After suffering a 40-3 loss at home four days ago the Vikings rebounded defeating New England on primetime. The Vikings offense was clicking, putting up 26 points after only scoring three points against Dallas. Jefferson went off again, racking up 139 yards and Kirk played a great game. The defense fended off Mac Jones and the New England offense late. With that let’s take a look at my Minnesota Vikings week 12 takeaways. This Is The Best And Most Consistent The Offense Has Looked…

Minnesota and Wisconsin are getting ready to play for the 132nd time this Saturday. With that I thought it’d be a good time to take a look at the history of the rivalry and look at how the Paul Bunyan’s axe came to be as well as what happened to that slab of bacon? I’ll also briefly talk about this year’s matchup and what to expect from the game on Saturday. How It All Started The rivalry between the two teams’ dates back to 1890 when they first played each other. It was Wisconsin’s fourth game and the Gophers routed…

The Minnesota Gophers (7-4) travel to Madison to take on the Wisconsin Badgers (6-5) at Camp Randall at 3:30 pm (EST). Wisconsin is a 3.0-point favorite and are given a 53.6% chance of winning according to ESPN’s FPI. The two teams will battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe on Saturday. Last year the Gophers defeated Wisconsin 23-13, not only keeping them out of the Big 10 championship but reclaiming the axe once again. With that, let’s take a look at Minnesota vs. Wisconsin. Minnesota The Minnestoa Gophers are coming off a tough 13-10 loss to Iowa. It is the eighth straight…

The New England Patriots (6-4) travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Vikings (8-2) on Thanksgiving night at U.S Bank Stadium at 8:20 (EST). The Vikings are a 2.5-point favorite and given a 62.6% chance to win according to ESPN’s FPI. With that let’s take a look at what to expect from New England vs. Minnesota. New England The Patriots come into this Thanksgiving night clash riding a three-game win streak. The Patriots are coming off of a late 10-3 fourth quarter win over the New York Jets. The Patriots look to keep pace in a tight AFC east…

What a disappointment. My goodness was that painful to watch at the end. The Gophers lost to Iowa 13-10 for the eighth consecutive time in their rivalry. Minnesota is now out of the running for the Big 10 west with a loss. The only way to sum up this loss is terrible play calling. Gopher fans deserved better than this. The players deserved better than this and P.J. should be ashamed of the coaching that took place this afternoon. With that let’s take a look at my Minnesota Gophers Week 12 takeaways. Playing Calling Lost Us The Game The play…

The Dallas Cowboys (6-3) travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Vikings (8-1) at 4:25 pm (EST) at U.S. Bank Stadium. Dallas is a 1.5-point favorite and given a 56.6% chance to win according to ESPN’s FPI. With that let’s take a look at what to expect from Dallas vs. Minnesota. Dallas The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a tough 31-28 OT loss. Dallas held a 14-point lead before the Packers rallied to stun the Cowboys in overtime. Dallas now has a tough task against a Vikings team who just won the game of the year beating the Bills.…