Chip Scoggins

Scoggins: The Wild, like the Vikings, are figuring out a way to be much better than we thought they'd be.

How handshakes and hellos conjured football magic in Mankato

For 2½ quarters, Sam Darnold was a flawed QB, as he has been known to be. His work after that? Is career-changing too strong a term?

“I had to change,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said of his cautious offensive approach, which looked totally different in Friday’s convincing victory at Wisconsin.

A loss would drop the Gophers’ record over the past two Novembers to 1-7, but a win would let them end a roller coaster regular season on a high note.

Read about Minnesota State Mankato’s mini-miracle, Charles Langama’s nifty moves and Chris Meidt’s magical weekend.

A pass to 330-pound Aireontae Ersery did not work, the Gophers remained behind after a field goal and they never got the ball back.

Uncorked QBs smashing records all across Minnesota

Winning ugly is a lot more appealing than losing ugly. So enjoy it, Vikings fans.

Vikings defense at its best and worst