The Alec Lewis Show

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy’s return to play, his mechanics, what the Vikings wanted to work on initially, QB options for 2026, what’s so broken about the offense, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah situation and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy entering concussion protocol, Max Brosmer’s opportunity and much more. He also plays a conversation he had Monday morning with The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski on the Vikings Update show about the Packers loss, the offensive line, special teams and much more. T...

Matt Schneidman, who covers the Green Bay Packers for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to preview the Vikings-Packers game this weekend. They talk J.J. McCarthy's mechanics, Jordan Love, the Packers' defense, Matt LaFleur, the Packers' offensive line, the run game and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and ind...

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy’s inaccuracies, his mechanics, how he looked in training camp, if he’s worked with biomechanics gurus and more. Lewis talks about the Vikings’ drafting, the defense, Dallas Turner and what the Vikings knew about McCarthy’s mechanics when they drafted him. Thi...

Kevin Fishbain, who covers the Chicago Bears for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to preview the Vikings’ matchup versus the Bears. They talk about Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson, QB development, the Bears’ offense, Dennis Allen’s defense, and they also predict who will win the game. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, an...

Alec Lewis, who covers the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. He reviews the film of the Vikings’ loss to the Ravens, talks J.J. McCarthy’s mechanics and accuracy, answers questions about Kevin O’Connell’s run game and more. He discusses Jalen Nailor, the 2026 NFL Draft, T.J. Hockenson’s season, Justin Jefferson and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serve...

Pete Bercich, the analyst for the Vikings radio network and Vikings entertainment network, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk Vikings-Ravens matchup, Lamar Jackson, Kyle Hamilton, Andrew Van Ginkel and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, he...

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings' beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the trade deadline, J.J. McCarthy's return, Andrew Van Ginkel's play, Brian Flores's defensive gameplan and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more info...

Colton Pouncy, who covers the Detroit Lions for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the forthcoming Vikings matchup. They discuss J.J. McCarthy’s return, Brad Holmes’s draft strategy, what has made the Lions so successful, the new-look Lions interior offensive line, how the Vikings’ offense matches up against Detroit’s defense and much more This show is presented by First Resourc...

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts Ep. 123 of The Alec Lewis Show. He talks about Carson Wentz, J.J. McCarthy, the run game, run defense, the pass coverage and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their...

Daniel Popper, who covers the Los Angeles Chargers for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the Thursday Night Football matchup between the Vikings and Chargers. They discuss the Vikings’ weird statistical profile, Carson Wentz, Justin Herbert, the Chargers’ OL situation, how both teams are going to want to attack and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which...

Zach Berman, who covers the Philadelphia Eagles for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to preview this Sunday’s game between the Vikings and Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium. They talk about Carson Wentz’s past. Berman goes through the availability of Eagles players on the injury report, and talks about what Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and OC Kevin Pattulo are trying to accomplish this week. This...

Nate Tice, who writes for Yahoo! Sports and hosts the Football 301 podcast, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the Vikings and J.J. McCarthy. They discuss Tice’s pre-draft evaluation of McCarthy, what Tice thought of J.J.’s first two games against the Bears and Falcons and much more. Tice also discusses Carson Wentz, Isaiah Rodgers and the Eagles matchup. This show is presented by First Resou...

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, records a podcast beginning with Kevin O’Connell’s Monday press conference. Lewis talks about J.J. McCarthy, McCarthy returning to practice, his health, his mechanics and more. Lewis also discusses Carson Wentz, the run defense, O’Connell’s gameplan for the Browns and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves th...

Paul Allen, the host of 9-noon on KFAN and the voice of the Vikings, joins The Alec Lewis Show to give his thoughts on the Vikings' matchup with the Cleveland Browns. They talk about the offensive line injuries, Kevin Stefanski, the Browns' defensive line, quarterback Carson Wentz, the London trip and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses,...

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, talks about being in London, the Vikings' injury situation, penalties, the offensive line, "sign stealing," playing the Browns and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is t...

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, records live from Dublin after a travel day. He talks J.J. McCarthy, Carson Wentz, keys in the Steelers game, Irish breakfast, Vikings-Steelers fan breakdown and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For m...

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, recaps the Week 3 demolishing of the Bengals. Lewis goes over scenes from the locker room after Isaiah Rodgers's performance. He talks about Carson Wentz's debut. He mentions Dallas Turner, Levi Drake Rodriguez, the offensive design, Brian Flores's disguise and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the...

Paul Dehner Jr., who covers the Cincinnati Bengals for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the forthcoming Minnesota Vikings and Bengals matchup. They discuss Carson Wentz, Jake Browning, the Vikings’ offense, the Bengals’ defense, Christian Darrisaw, Harrison Smith, Trey Hendrickson, Ja’Marr Chase vs. Justin Jefferson, Tee Higgins and much more. This show is presented by First R...

Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. He talks about J.J. McCarthy's ankle injury, McCarthy's performance, the offensive issues, Carson Wentz's debut, Max Brosmer and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information,...

Jon Ledyard, who writes the Audibles & Analytics substack and who co-hosts the Read Optional podcast with Ollie Connolly, joins The Alec Lewis Show and Vikings beat writer Alec Lewis to talk about the Vikings-Falcons matchup on Sunday Night Football. They chat about J.J. McCarthy, Michael Penix Jr., the Falcons defense, Brian Flores and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank,...

Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. He gives his thoughts J.J. McCarthy’s debut, Brian Flores’s plan vs. Caleb Williams, Christian Darrisaw’s absence, Blake Cashman’s injury, Jordan Mason’s introduction, Kevin O’Connell’s offensive design and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneu...

Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic's Bears beat writer, joins Alec Lewis for a preview of the Monday Night Football game between the Vikings and Bears. Fishbain talks Caleb Williams, Jaylon Johnson's health, Ben Johnson's coaching, running backs in pass protection, the defensive line and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and i...

Pete Bercich, the analyst for the Vikings radio network and Vikings entertainment network, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the Week 1 game between the Vikings and Bears on "Monday Night Football." Bercich and Lewis talk about Ben Johnson versus Brian Flores, J.J. McCarthy's debut, Caleb Williams's play, the Vikings' run game and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which se...

Cody Alexander, who writes the MatchQuarters Substack and is a former college coach and podcast host of “Let’s Talk Ball”, joins The Alec Lewis Show to give his thoughts on the Vikings’ defensive plan for 2025. They discuss Brian Flores as a coordinator. They talk about why the team would trade Harrison Phillips. They predict what might be different in 2025, and how Minnesota is going to manage it...