Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have authoritatively written about sports for 30-plus years. The NFC North was by far and away the best division in the NFL last ...

The Vikings return home after splitting their two international games, and come back from their bye week to start a daunting stretch of their schedule. Even though the Eagles, the first team on the ...

J.J. McCarthy vs. Joe Burrow is out. Carson Wentz vs. Jake Browning is in. With both the Vikings and Bengals seeing their starting quarterbacks suffer injuries (of much different severity) last Sunday ...

Someone's losing streak is ending this weekend at U.S. Bank Stadium. Sunday's game pits the 4-8 Vikings, who have lost four in a row, against the 3-9 Commanders, losers of seven straight. Both of ...

The Vikings will be significantly shorthanded when they face the Detroit Lions on Christmas afternoon, as numerous players are out with injuries for the penultimate game of the season. We already knew ...