Vikings

2022 - 8 - 20

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Vikings vs. 49ers Live Score Updates: 2022 NFL Preseason, Week 2 (Sports Illustrated)

Follow along as the Vikings take on the 49ers in a preseason game at U.S. Bank Stadium.

1:39 — The Vikings are on the board. Sean Mannion was 4 for 4 on the drive. The ball was way underthrown. Rookie corner Akayleb Evans made the TFL on fourth and short. The 49ers are in Minneapolis to take on the Vikings in a game that will see almost zero starters from either side participate. McGill, to name a few — stand out.

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Vikings Rookie CB Andrew Booth Jr. Leaves Preseason Game With ... (Sports Illustrated)

Booth had to be helped off the field after a non-contact injury to his right ankle.

Booth had 3 tackles against the 49ers prior to leaving the game. He was down on the field for a bit before being helped to the sidelines by a couple trainers. left Saturday night's preseason game against the 49ers with what appeared to be a non-contact injury to his right leg.

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27 Vikings Will Not Play Saturday vs 49ers (Vikings Wire)

After two long days of joint practices against the San Francisco 49ers, the Minnesota Vikings will not play 27 different players Saturday.

ESPN’s Kevin Seifert mentioned after day two of practice that he wouldn’t be surprised if the Vikings rested their top line players. In this group is every first team player other than Armon Watts, who is competing with James Lynch for a starting job on the defensive line. The Minnesota Vikings had a fantastic week of joint practices against the San Francisco 49ers.

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Look: Vikings Announce 27 Players Won't Play In Second ... (The Spun)

The Minnesota Vikings will be sitting most of their starters when they take on the San Francisco 49ers this Saturday.

Moments ago, the Vikings announced that 27 players are not expected to compete against the 49ers tonight. That's because most of their starters won't play. Fans of the Minnesota Vikings shouldn't put much stock into this Saturday's preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers.

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Vikings vs. 49ers proves NFL preseason is a joke (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Imagine buying a ticket for the Rolling Stones, and having Mick Jagger and Keith Richards stay behind the curtain while the winners of a karaoke contest ...

A defensive end trying to prove himself in a preseason game might flatten Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and end the Vikings' chances of competing. NFL preseason games are scheduled by the league. The difference between preseason games and joint practices is that coaches generally feel more comfortable playing their starters in joint practices. This is not a new idea, but it is the right idea: Schedule two bye weeks for recovery, and legislate that every player must miss at least one game, whether because of injury or decree. That's what the NFL is selling you, if you are enough of a sucker to believe they care about entertaining you in August. In a game missing only Spergon Wynn and Josh Freeman, the 49ers backups defeated the Vikings' backups 17-7 at U.S.

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49ers vs. Vikings: Here are all the 49ers not expected to play (Niners Wire)

The San Francisco 49ers have 27 players not playing vs. the Minnesota Vikings in their preseason matchup.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan intimated there was still a competition going on there, but Womack, a rookie fifth-round pick, is the frontrunner. Another interesting note on the offensive line is that Jake Brendel isn’t playing. They’ve both hand some struggles in training camp and could use the reps since neither have played in a regular season NFL game.

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Live Blog: San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings (Pre Week 2) (49ers.com)

Follow along with 49ers.com for in-game updates and highlights during the team's preseason Week 2 matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium.

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Quietly Rediscovered | The History Of the Minnesota Vikings, Part IV (Zone Coverage)

In 1981, the Minnesota Vikings played their last season in the old Met. Gone were the days of watching the Purple in the bitter cold, but something was.

There still were some stars in that era, including [Joey Browner](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-), [Steve Jordan](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=JordSt00,jordaste01&search=Steve+Jordan&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-), and [Ahmad Rashad](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RashAh00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-), who kept the team relevant. [Herschel Walker](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkHe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) trade. The Herschel Walker trade, the Les Steckel debacle, and multiple strikes totally derailed the Vikings’ momentum. He details the team’s issues post-Grant, which culminated in the ill-fated The Metrodome amplified the crowd noise, but they were no longer the hard-nosed team built in Gone were the days of watching the Purple in the bitter cold, but something was lost when they moved inside.

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Andrew Booth Jr. Limps Off Field, Out For Game (Vikings Wire)

During the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings rookie CB Andrew Booth Jr. left the field with an injury.

The worst thing that can happen in the preseason is injuries. Time will tell what the issue with Booth Jr. was out with an ankle injury.

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