Mark Craig

Looking back at the Vikings' 30-20 loss to the Rams in October shows that cornerback Stephon Gilmore had one of his worst games of the season, writes Mark Craig.

The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Mark Craig predicts who will win this weekend in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs and maps out the rest of the postseason until Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson and long snapper Andrew DePaola earned first-team All-Pro honors for the second time in three seasons while edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel is a second-team All-Pro.

A terrible call blunted Minnesota’s first run at a rally, and Kevin O’Connell contributed with a bad fourth-down decision. Sam Darnold? Wow.

A question lobbed during the news conference after the Vikings' playoff loss to the Rams could have been ignored, but it definitely was not.

Kansas City begins its quest for a third straight Super Bowl championship against Houston, while the well-rested Lions face the upstart Commanders on Saturday night.

The league's most powerful offensive teams found a way to get better at guard and center to improve pass protection and running games.

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, quarterback Sam Darnold, defensive coordinator Brian Flores and fullback C.J. Ham are finalists for the NFL’s most prestigious awards, while former Vikings pass rusher Jared Allen is waiting to find out if he's a member of the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

Kansas City Chiefs linebackers coach Brendan Daly was fired by the Vikings in 2013. He has won six Super Bowls since and is going for his seventh on Sunday.

With Jared Allen’s Pro Football Hall of Fame case put to bed, more attention can be given to his Vikings teammate and linemate Kevin Williams.