The Minnesota Vikings will travel across the globe to Ireland to kick off a two-game road trip, the likes of which the NFL and no other team has seen before. They will be facing the Pittsburgh Steelers as they meet their old friend, Aaron Rodgers, one last time, as he is playing in the last season of his Hall of Fame career.

Former first-round pick JJ McCarthy will be the starter in Week 9 against the ferocious Detroit Lions defense, and at least one NFL observer thinks it's a huge mistake.

In the following period, linebacker Blake Cashman used his helmet illegally as part of a play. NFL officials hit him with an unnecessary roughness penalty totaling $23,186. It was Cashman’s second game back since he suffered a hamstring strain during the season-opener against the Chicago Bears.

The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday night in a complete rout, 37-10. That's the long and short of it. In a game where the

Minnesota Vikings head coach, Kevin O'Connell, gave an update on left tackle, Christian Darrisaw's injury after Thursday night's loss.

The Minnesota Vikings are currently sitting at 3-4 with a decent shot at having their record get even worse with a very difficult schedule coming up in the coming weeks. That, paired with the embarrassing 37-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers,