This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/vikings/onsi as At 4-6, the rest of the Vikings' season has a new primary objective.

J.J. McCarthy’s alter ego almost showed up just in time Sunday as the Minnesota Vikings lost to the Chicago Bears 19-17 on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

The Minnesota Vikings took a gamble this offseason, letting Sam Darnold walk and turning down a pursuit of Aaron Rodgers

Strength of victory — the combined winning percentage of all the teams a team has beaten — might not mean much on its own, but it gives a sense of how a team like the Vikings, despite its 4-5 record, has an ability to take down teams with good records.

The Augustana football team saw their regular season come to a close on Saturday afternoon, falling 38-31 against Wayne State at the Memorial Coliseum. The

The Minnesota Vikings were all-in on developing quarterback J.J. McCarthy this season, after his rookie year was lost to injury, with the belief they could insulate him from some of the natural struggles of inexperience by surrounding him with a stacked ...

Since the NFL expanded to a 17-game regular season, 19 teams have started 4-6, and only five of them went on to make the playoffs. The 2025 Minnesota Vikings are the 20th team to join the club, but will they be the sixth team to accelerate into the postseason, or will they fade into the offseason like most 4-6 teams do?

McCarthy’s 5.7% interception percentage leads all quarterbacks. Only the Las Vegas Raiders’ Geno Smith (4.5%) and the Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa (4.2%) have thrown interceptions on at least 4% of their attempts.

The Bears continue to find ways to win games in the fourth quarter, even when it looks ugly. Chicago's offense struggled to score touchdowns on multiple trips inside Minnesota territory, and settling for field goals almost cost them the game.