Vikings Happy Hour

On this 🎙The Real Forno Show 🏈 - The Minnesota Vikings not only continue to find new ways to win, but also new ways to give the fanbase heart attacks. They gave the New York Jets every opportunity to win the game, but Camryn Bynum came up clutch with an interception to seal the game with 10 seconds left in a 27-22 victory. 

The Vikings have been inconsistent on defense in some areas, but one where they have been consistent is refusing to break. They only allowed one touchdown on six red zone possessions and won their fourth game with a forced turnover to end it. 

Next up for the Vikings is their division rival the Detroit Lions who just walloped the Jacksonville Jaguars 40-14 on Sunday. We will review the Jets game, preview the Lions game and more on Monday’s The Real Forno Show.

- Vikings vs Jets, the win

- The new Cardiac Kids?

- Vikings at Lions

- A viewer driven look forward, and early contract talk. We know they are coming.

All of that and more on Monday night’s The Real Forno Show!

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On this episode of Climbing The Pocket’s “The Final Score”, we react with you! Vikings win! Vikings win in! The vaunted defense of the New York Jets has come to town. Can the Minnesota Vikings keep winning ways on track? Somehow, someway, they did. Will Kirk Cousins be hot to throw a lot of receptions? No. He had a bad day, but he did make some clutch throws when it was absolutely necessary. Can the defense stop Mike White and the Jets’ offense? When they had too at the end of the game. It was another cardiologist special down to the last 10 seconds. Will Sauce Gardner travel with Justin Jefferson from side to side? He did not. Can Kevin O’Connell increase his win total against a team that cut him years ago? Yes he can. The Vikings are now 10-2 baby! The Vikings took an early lead, but are looking to give it all back. Why do they do this? We still want to know. Do they want another chance at a comeback? No, but they did let it become way too close for comfort. The fans wanted them to put away the Jets, but have failed to do so. At least the Ed Donatell defense has held the Jets to 5 field goals so far. That was short lived, but they came through in the end with a Camryn Bynum interception on 4th and goal. Ugh… Let’s go Vikings!

All these questions, and more as we react at the end of the game, in the final two minutes, with Climbing The Pocket’s ‘The Final Score.’ Join us and share your frustrations.

1) Highlights

2) Lowlights

3) Speed round and your questions

4) What’s ahead

The Final Score [the name for CTP’s Postgame show] is here. There are 4 regulars and the occasional guest. The focus will be on you the fan, and how you felt the team did—hopefully racking up the wins in the regular season. Today, Tyler, Flip, and Dave will be here. Did you like what you saw?

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On today’s episode of Two Old Bloggers🎙 - your 9-2 Minnesota Vikings face yet another test, this time versus the New York Jets and their PFF ranked #2 overall defense in the league. The Vikings have played 3 of the top five defenses in the league in the last 3 weeks. Now they face the Jets, who have a great defensive line and a trio of cornerbacks. However, they will be at home in US Bank Stadium with the crowd behind them. This makes it challenging for any team to play, and it pumps up the boys in purple.

Today we’re going to look at the Vikings’ screen game. It isn’t as effective as we would like, nor as we would think it would be with Kevin O’Connell coming from the Los Angeles Rams. They employed a very effective one last year. Darren and Dave will look at some of the things that contribute to why the Vikings aren’t excelling in that area.

As Vikings fans, we all know and dread that one moment when something goes terribly wrong. A lot of times it has been a kick that veers wide left. Occasionally it’s a key injury or series of injuries that doom a beautiful start to a season like in 2016. There is always that one thing. We become fatalists knowing that the Vikings have never gotten it done.

Then we will look at the New York Jets versus the Minnesota Vikings. The Jets are playing backup quarterback, Mike White, after benching their starter Zach Wilson after a regressive start to his second season. Mike White had a stellar game against the Chicago Bears last week. However, can he do that against a quality team with a defense that loves to lock you down in the fourth quarter? Can Kevin O’Connell’s Vikings offense stay on track and keep scoring over 30 points? We’ll look at the matchups and let you decide. Join the conversation on 20B.

This and more today on 2OB.

Here are the themes for the show:

Theme #1: Why is the Vikings screen game ineffective this season?

Theme #2: When is it going to go wrong?

Theme #3: Jets vs Vikings Preview

Darren Campbell and David Stefano are the Two Old Bloggers. Both started public commentary on the Vikings two decades ago on various blogs. They now do it via live streams on YouTube and Facebook. We appreciate your team fandom and that you are taking the time to enjoy it with us.

Join us for your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst Two Old Bloggers and join the conversation! Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket ’s & @DailyNorseman’s blogger show with Darren @KickassblogVike and Dave @Luft_Krigare, along with an occasional special guest appearance from Tyler Forness @TheRealForno. Plus, enjoy an OUTSTANDING brew from @LakeMonsterBrew and if you are into rocking wood art, check out @thatsbadassmn.

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⭐️ It is that time of year when the holidays are upon us and the end of the year on its way. Friend of the show, Scott ‘Admiral BigGun’ Backstrom has started his push for Vikings fans and family to raise money for the Minnesota Special Olympics. He hopes to reach a new goal and take the Polar Plunge in Otter Tail Lake in February. HIs you feel motivated to help, you can donate HERE and then watch every jump into an ice cold lake in February.

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🔥Viking Hot Takes🔥 is back on Thursdays. Tonight they will be talking about air superiority vs air dense. Does rookie Sauce Gardner have what it takes to shut down Justin Jefferson? Does the Jets’ defense, one of the best in the league, have what it takes to shoot down the high-flying and precise targeting of the Kevin O’Connell offense? Can the air battle be won? What about the Vikings' defense getting two key players back against an offense against another backup quarterback in Mike White? 

Join the guys and find out their takes. What’s your take?

Flip asks:

1. Are the Vikings in the same tier as the 49ers?

2. Which injured player do we need back most?

3. The Jets are the __th best team we’ll play.

Eric asks:

1. How will the Justin Jefferson vs. Sauce Gardner battle play out on Sunday?

2. How much better does Mike White make the Jets’ offense?

3. Why did you abandon us on Twitter?!

Fan with us!!! Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi and Eric Thompson @eric_j_thompson go back and forth, and a spot by producer Dave @Luft_Krigare as part of a @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. Also, with our newest partner at CTP, Lake Monster Brewing @LakeMonsterBrew as we venture beneath the surface in search of something unknown and extraordinary. This is in their wonderful beverage selections and our coverage of your favorite team. And if you are into some rocking wood art, check out That’s Bad Ass Wood Art at @thatsbadassmn.

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On this 🎙The Real Forno Show 🏈 - The Minnesota Vikings certainly like to keep interesting. After getting blown out by the Dallas Cowboys, they went toe to toe with the New England Patriots, coming out on top by a score of 33-26.

Within the game, both teams traded scores throughout with all 12 either tying the game or taking the lead, but the biggest storyline coming out of the game was that head coach Kevin O’Connell overcame adversity and got the Vikings back on track to improve to 9-2.

The biggest takeaways from Thursday night’s game were that this team can overcome adversity and they have made the necessary adjustments to succeed. As the Vikings move forward towards the playoffs and a division title, they face the New York Jets who offer a similar challenge to the Patriots with a very good defense and a paltry offense. Can they figure it out and get their 10th win? We will break it all down on The Real Forno Show.

Welcome to The Real Forno Show.

- Vikings vs Patriots

- Kevin O’Connell responds

- The Jets & the 10th win?

All of that and more on Monday night’s The Real Forno Show! Join us LIVE at 6 pm central.

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On today’s episode of Two Old Bloggers - your Minnesota Vikings are now 9-2 fresh off of a victory over the New England Patriots. It was a bounceback game that was very much needed after the Dallas Cowboys thoroughly destroyed the Vikings. The final score against the patriots was 33–26. The Vikings versus patriots matchup was a good one. They are one of the best defenses in the league and facing Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson trying to get back on track Justin Jefferson turned out to be unstoppable. Kirk Cousins got all fired up, almost as if he put on the Kirk Cousins chains. It was wonderful and Darren and Dave got to talk about it.

The first thing will be the bounceback game and the victory that places the Minnesota Vikings firmly in the second seed in the standings. They presently owned a one-game lead over the Dallas Cowboys and a 2 1/2-game lead over the San Francisco 49ers. A three-game lead over the New York Giants. If Kirk Cousins keeps playing as well as he is, especially when it comes to making plays downfield, that actually win games, the Vikings have a good chance of securing that second seed in the playoffs. If they are lucky, and the Philadelphia Eagles, lose two more games, they can compete for the first seed and cherished bye week. As for winning the NFC North, the magic number is down to two.

One of the things of concern against the Patriots was how poorly the defense looked. Mac Jones had a career day for yards passed against them. Yes, the Vikings' defense has some injuries they’re dealing with in key positions, like with Dalvin Tomlinson at defensive tackle, Cameron, Dantzler, and Akayleb Evans at cornerback, and even with Za’Darius Smith, nursing an injured knee. Does that account for the decline in play over the last few weeks? Hopefully next week against the New York Jets, they will all be back and rested and we’ll find out.

K. J. Osborn has established himself as a wide receiver #3 on this team. His targets and production however have been down. We had hoped we’d see him step up to compete with Adam Thielen for WR2, but it hasn’t materialized. Should we be concerned? Is Osborn a disappointment? He did make some important plays though. Be it in week three or against the Patriots when he denied an interception and caught the ball himself for a first down. But whether it is the scheme or lack of ability to get separation, he is not targeted as much this season as he was last year. That is driving the question.

Darren Campbell and David Stefano are the Two Old Bloggers. Both started public commentary on the Vikings two decades ago on various blogs. They now do it via live streams on YouTube and Facebook. We appreciate your team fandom and that you are taking the time to enjoy it with us.

This and more today on 2OB.

Here are the themes for the show:

Theme #1: The bounceback

Theme #2: Can the defense be fixed?

Theme #3: Osborn’s disappointment?

Join us for your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst Two Old Bloggers and join the conversation! Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket ’s & @DailyNorseman’s blogger show with Darren @KickassblogVike and Dave @Luft_Krigare, along with an occasional special guest appearance from Tyler Forness @TheRealForno. Plus, enjoy an OUTSTANDING brew from @LakeMonsterBrew and if you are into rocking wood art, check out @thatsbadassmn.

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On this episode of Climbing The Pocket’s “The Final Score”, we react with you! It is Thanksgiving and the New England Patriots are visiting the Minnesota Vikings. Are you full of food? Has the turkey put you into a food coma? Or is this game going back and forth to where it is tied in the first half got you excited? It should have, and chock one up for the local cardiologist. LOL. Will find out if Kirk Cousins can keep up his uptempo play without throwing another interception. He did and even got more fired up. Fired up Kirk is a better Kirk Cousins. The great Justin Jefferson has already broken the three-season pass-reception record for the NFL. How much more yardage or touchdowns is he going to add for the whole game? He finished with 139 yards and 1 touchdown. Adam Thielen is third on the Vikings' all-time pass reception list and continues to add to it. He had a great catch in the end zone as well. Dalvin Cook seems to be running pretty well, will that continue or get better in the second half? Not really. Is the defense going to pick their end of the bargain up? Only at the very end, and that was enough. They seem to be very few pressures in the first half. Will they get more in the second? Late in game, yes, when Mac Jones needed deeper drop backs and couldn’t get away with his quick throws. Can the Vikings pull off the win and go to 9-2? They sure did in another 4th quarter comeback to win 33-26 over the Patriots.

All these questions, and more as we react at the end of the game, in the final two minutes, with Climbing The Pocket’s ‘The Final Score.’

1) Highlights

2) Lowlights

3) Speed round and your questions

4) What’s ahead

The Final Score [the name for CTP’s Postgame show] is here. There are 4 regulars and the occasional guest. The focus will be on you the fan, and how you felt the team did—hopefully racking up the wins in the regular season. Today, Jonas, Flip, and Dave will be here. Did you like what you saw?

Fan with us!!! Guest Jonas Stärk @JonasStaerk. Regulars Jayson Brown @brownjayson, Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, and Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket’s & @DailyNorseman’s production partnered with Lake Monster Brewing @LakeMonsterBrew and @thatsbadassmn.

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On this Vikings Happy Hour🍻… It is Thanksgiving and your Minnesota Vikings are hosting the New England Patriots.

Vikings Happy Hour is back! But this week we’re doing things a little different! It’s a pre recorded show with some awesome guests who have connections to both the Vikings and the Patriots! We’re joined by Chad Graff of the Athletic and Jordy McElroy of Patriots Wire in TWO separate interviews to discuss the upcoming game on Thanksgiving vs the New England Patriots. Can the Vikings bounce back? How good is this Patriots defense? Grab your Lake Monster Beer and find out! SKOL!

Discussion topics for episode 075 are:

- Catching up with old friends

- Vikings vs Patriots game preview

- Bill Belichick and his defense

- Matt Patricia and his offense

- Will the Vikings rebound from the blowout by the Cowboys?

- Vikings vs Patriots stories from the past

We make a local media prediction each week on Vikings Happy Hour but this week it will be from the Patriots media members you are all very familiar with, and they’ve honestly been some of my favorite weekly segments. This week Chad and Jordy chime in as they moved from covering the Vikes to now doing it for the Pats.

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Fan with us!!! Our special guests are @ChadGraff of @TheAthletic and @JordyMcElroy of @Patriots_Wire. The regulars: Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry, Myles Gorham @MylesGorham85, and Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare enjoying another @LakeMonsterBrew. This is a @Climb_ThePocket & @DailyNorseman production. The show's Twitter handle is @VikingHappyHour. 

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On this 🎙The Real Forno Show 🏈 - The Minnesota Vikings did what they did multiple times during the Mike Zimmer era: forget to show up at home and get destroyed in an embarrassing fashion. They lost 40-3 to a very good Dallas Cowboys team that did whatever they wanted to the Vikings on both offense and defense.

This isn’t new for a lot of this Vikings’ team. You can look back to 2016 vs the Indianapolis Colts, 2018 vs the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears in week 17, and the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. The one that is interesting was the loss to the Bills and getting beat by a rookie Josh Allen. They played on Thursday night that same week against the Los Angeles Rams and played really well in a 38-31 game loss that changed everything for Mike Zimmer.

This is only the second loss for head coach Kevin O’Connell but it’s also his biggest adversity to date. This is a turning point for this Vikings team. How will they respond? Are they going to come out firing? Was it just an emotional letdown from this past Sunday against the Bills? They could go one of two ways. They could turn left and let the injuries and lack of a plan B, like a quick passing game, or max protect on the O-line derail the season. Or… They could also turn right and be motivated by this blowout and return to winning and learning to dominate teams and establish that they are for real and not just overly lucky. The choice will make or break KOC’s first season. Can he do it, especially with the #1 defense of the New England Patriots coming to town for a Thanksgiving evening battle? 202211

Welcome to The Real Forno Show.

- Vikings vs Cowboys

- At a turning point

- Can KOC respond?

All of that and more on Monday night’s The Real Forno Show! Join us LIVE at 6 pm central.

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On this episode of Climbing The Pocket’s “The Final Score”, we react with you! Your Minnesota Vikings are coming off a big win against the Buffalo Bills and now face the Dallas Cowboys. Will this be a letdown game? It sure looked like it and what could go wrong, did. After the first half, it looks that way. Starting with a third-play strip sack and a fumble was not good. Not to worry, Dallas ended up with a total of 7 sacks and the O-line couldn’t answer. “Onto the Patriots”, to channel our inner Bill Belichick. Knowing that the Cowboys started out fast and furious in the first half, can the Vikings come back? Not a chance. They were trailing 23-3 at the half. Can they stiffen and stop Tony Pollard from eating their lunch? No, they didn’t when he 189 yards all on his own and the Vikings offense only had 183. It looks like Christian Darrisaw has gone out with another concussion. Not good. Then later we saw that Ezra Cleveland had some undisclosed injury. After some good throws by Kirk Cousins, can he complete more? Not much. Justin Jefferson only has two catches in the first half, will he get more in the second? He got only one more. Can the Vikings make their biggest comeback of the season? Negative, as we’d say in the military. Join us and find out.

All these questions, and more as we react at the end of the game, in the final two minutes, with Climbing The Pocket’s ‘The Final Score.’

1) Highlights

2) Lowlights

3) Speed round and your questions

4) What’s ahead

The Final Score [the name for CTP’s Postgame show] is here. There are 4 regulars and the occasional guest. The focus will be on you the fan, and how you felt the team did—hopefully racking up the wins in the regular season. Today, Jayson, Matt, and Dave will be here. Did you like what you saw?

Fan with us!!! Guest Jonas Stärk @JonasStaerk. Regulars Jayson Brown @brownjayson, Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, and Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket’s & @DailyNorseman’s production partnered with Lake Monster Brewing @LakeMonsterBrew and @thatsbadassmn.

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