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The Vikings are 5-0 heading into the bye week and the offense took a step forward. Gabe and Carter break down the 23-13 win in New Orleans that featured Kyler Murray's cleanest game as a Viking, two interceptions from Byron Murphy Jr., and two trick plays that should be deleted from the playbook. Murray finished 24/30 for 229 yards and a touchdown, adding 51 yards on the ground keeping drives...

The Vikings are one of three teams to be undefeated and their kicker has scored more points than the offense as a whole. Gabe and Carter break down a 15-10 win over the Dolphins where Will Reichard went five for five and Minnesota never reached the end zone. Reichard hit from 47, 50, 33, 41 and 29 to account for every Minnesota point, running his streak to 31 straight made field goals, the longest...

The Vikings are 3-0 to start the season and while the defense has looked elite the offense has some serious question marks with it. Gabe and Carter break down a 23-16 win in Tampa where the offense went missing, then get into the J.J. McCarthy trade that landed a day later. Myles Price took a punt 86 yards for a touchdown, Kyler Murrya hit Jordan Addision for a 41 yard score and Will The Thrill wa...

No Touchdowns, goal line fumble, a blocked kick, and a sack to end a defensive centered game. The Vikings beat the Bears 9-3 in a Soldier Field swamp to start off 2-0, take the lead of the NFC North, and Gabe and Carter could not be happier watching some old school football. One week after Chicago dropped 59 points on Carolina, Brian Flores' defense held them to just three points. Jalen Redmon...

The Vikings lost their new starting quarterback on the third drive and still pulled off a win at home to start the season. Gabe and Carter break down the 39-22 comeback over the Green Bay Packers that swung on a fourth and one stop and the most aggressive defensive game plan in the league. Kyler Murray exited in the first quarter with a concussion. Carson Wentz came in and went 12 of 19 for 133 ya...

Harrison Smith is back in purple this year. Minnesota signed its longtime safety on a one year deal a week before the home opener, and Gabe and Carter open the show on what a 15th season looks like for a player sitting on 39 career interceptions. From there it's the full accounting of everything between cutdown day and September 6th. The Vikings waived 24 players and terminated four veteran co...

Vikings wrap up the preseason with a 34-6 beatdown courtesy of the Denver Broncos. Gabe and Carter spend the bulk of this episode on the 53-man roster. Recorded Sunday prior to the official cuts. Also in this episode: McCarthy's ankle and why sitting out the finale looked worse than the injury itself, Jacob Thomas going down on the seventh play, Jamal Adams out for the season, Demond Claiborne...

Vikings lose 13-3 to the Ravens in week 2 of the preseason, Gabe and Carter go straight to the J.J. McCarthy question. Five of ten, for 81 yards with only one quarter of playing time, in that time he sent a 50-yard missile to Tai Felton, then sailed a pass over a wide open Myles Price. Do we already have the answer to McCarthy? Also in this episode, why the Vikings defense is putting on a showcase...

The Minnesota Vikings open the preseason with a 13-10 win over the New York Giants. Gabe and Carter give their thoughts on what they saw for the team and what it could mean for the regular season. In this episode, they discuss the different look of the run game, the blitz-heavy style of the defense, more quarterback questions, and what the next preseason game could look like when rookies get rotat...

Gabe and Carter are back with some training camp hype and buzz ahead of the first preseason game. They highlight some players who have the chance to become stars on the team, along with the bold take that Tai Felton will be the WR3 of the team by the end of the year. Finally, talking about the quarterback competition between Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy and what that would spell for the season.

Taking a break from the Vikings right now because things are too crazy for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gabe and Carter break down Minnesota's chaotic NBA Draft week. The first domino to fall is Julius Randle getting shipped to the Nets, Ayo Dosunmu's extension, and what rookie sharpshooter Isaiah Evans brings out of Duke. Finally, the blockbuster trade sent fan favorite Naz Reid to Charlot...

OTAs are underway, and the Vikings have many questions to answer. Gabe and Carter dig into new GM Nolan Teasley, from his rise in Seattle to some of the changes he has made already. Then turn to a quarterback room that has no official starter, and the frontrunners are splitting the reps 50/50. Adding in new information on a starting center and rookies who are already generating buzz.

Before OTAs for the Vikings begin, Gabe and Carter run through a few questions that will define the 2026 season: McCarthy's future, the Defensive Line, the GM search, and the team's ceiling for this season.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Lazy Loons Sports Network. Gabe and Carter dig into the Vikings' 2026 draft class, debating the Caleb Banks pick, the Greenard trade, the prospects we called, and the ones that caught us by surprise, plus a quick lap around the rest of the league.