Kenechi Udeze

Time will tell if the Minnesota Vikings' 30-17 loss at the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday night was the negative turning point in a promising season gone to pot, or simply a small stumbling block in the road for a team that will resume running over its opponents with armored tank-like power.  

The Minnesota Vikings have an opportunity to redeem themselves after an uncharacteristically poor performance in their last primetime appearance. Atonement will probably be the furthest thing on the team's mind,...  

Even the biggest and strongest of players can be rendered ineffective when the brain and the body are not in sync. They don't come much bigger and stronger than Minnesota Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie, who was reminded of that last week. After making a push for his first Pro Bowl bid over the first 13 games of the season, McKinnie played so poorly against Julius Peppers and the Carolina...  

Sidney Rice made a leaping touchdown catch of a fourth-down pass from Brett Favre with 16 seconds left in regulation Monday night and the Minnesota Vikings rallied to tie the Chicago Bears 30-30.