Kevin O'Connell is undoubtedly one of the top coaches in the NFL, but he's not immune to criticism. Last Thursday night, the Minnesota Vikings suffered a 37-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. They didn't receive great quarterback play from Carson Wentz,

The Vikings’ plan is falling apart. Is it time to pivot or dig in? Michael Rand get into that and more during Monday’s 10 things to know.

There was a point in this NFL offseason, after the initial wave of free agency had settled down, where the Vikings were projected to receive two premium compensatory picks in the 2026 draft, and even had a chance at landing a third. Now, midway through the 2025 season, their comp pick outlook has worsened by a good bit.

With reports swirling that Minnesota is targeting Sunday as McCarthy's potential return date, Campbell said he's preparing for that to be the case.

The Vikings are claiming former Packers TE Ben Sims off waivers. Sims was released to make room for Christian Watson on Saturday.

One of the players involved in the moves the Vikings made was 2025 NFL Draft pick, Kobe King. He was waived by the team after playing in just five games for the team, but was marred by special teams penalties during his tenure. In total, he had played 77 snaps on special teams and 3 snaps on defense for Minnesota.

NFL Week 9 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming information for the Sunday football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.

The ultimate goal was building an infrastructure that made it so young quarterback J.J. McCarthy didn’t feel like the weight of the world was on his shoulders. It hasn’t gone according to plan as the Vikings currently sit in last place in the NFC North with a 3-4 record.