The Viking Age Podcast: A Minnesota Vikings Podcast from FanSided

FanSided's Chris Schad talks about what Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy could do in the team's final 3 games of the 2025 season, including Sunday's Week 16 matchup on the road against the New York Giants. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to JJ McCarthy leading the Minnesota Vikings to a big Week 15 win over the Dallas Cowboys and decide what should be next for the purple and gold's offseason QB plans. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick break down the Minnesota Vikings’ 31–0 win over the Washington Commanders and discuss whether JJ McCarthy finally showed real progress. What did Minnesota unlock, and can JJ keep it going against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and Zone Coverage's Tom Schreier discuss if J.J. McCarthy is still going to be QB1 for the Minnesota Vikings when they return for the 2026 season, and then they look ahead to the team's upcoming Week 14 matchup against the Washington Commanders. *** Download the Underdog app today or go to https://www.underdogfantasy.com/ and sign up with promo code THEAGE Advert...

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick attempt to figure out how everything has gone so wrong for the Minnesota Vikings in the 2025 season following the team's embarrassing loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to all of the negative coverage surrounding Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy after his struggles in the team's Week 11 loss to the Chicago Bears, and the two also look ahead to the Vikings' upcoming showdown on the road against the Green Bay Packers.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

FanSided's Chris Schad reacts to the Minnesota Vikings falling to 4-6 after a disappointing loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 11 and the underwhelming performance that JJ McCarthy delivered in the matchup. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick look ahead to the big Week 11 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears and also attempt to figure out why JJ McCarthy and Justin Jefferson have been struggling recently. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Minnesota Vikings RB Aaron Jones joined The Viking Age's Adam Patrick to talk JJ McCarthy, the current status of his shoulder, bacon, hot sauce, and why the rest of the NFL shouldn't take the Vikings lightly for the remainder of the 2025 season. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to JJ McCarthy returning and helping lead the Minnesota Vikings to a big win in Week 9 over the heavily favored Detroit Lions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy returning to the starting lineup for the first time since Week 2 and look ahead to the team's gigantic Week 9 matchup on the road against the Detroit Lions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to the embarrassing performance delivered by the Minnesota Vikings in their Week 8 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick talk about the approach that the Minnesota Vikings have been taking with QB JJ McCarthy since returning from London and what the team should do if Carson Wentz leads them to wins over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 7 and the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:...

FanSided's Chris Schad and A To Z Sports' Tyler Forness talk about how the Minnesota Vikings have looked so far in the 2025 season and how many wins they could potentially end up with at the end of their schedule. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick talk about the latest on Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy returning to the field, the Vikings' win over the Cleveland Browns in London in Week 5, and how the 4-game stretch after Minnesota's bye week doesn't look that bad anymore. *** Download the Underdog app today or go to https://www.underdogfantasy.com/ and sign up wi...

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick talk about the chance that the Minnesota Vikings have in Week 5, even with a banged-up roster, to get back on track in a matchup against the Cleveland Browns over in Jolly old England. *** Download the Underdog app today or go to https://www.underdogfantasy.com/ and sign up with promo code THEAGE Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir...

FanSided's Chris Schad and friend of the show, Nick Marty, discuss what's next for the Minnesota Vikings after the team's Week 4 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, which resulted in even more offensive line injuries for the Vikings. Chris and Nick also talk about how the O-Line 's injuries could have an impact on when J.J. McCarthy returns to the field for Minnesota this season. ***...

Minnesota Vikings legend Jared Allen joins The Viking Age’s Adam Patrick to discuss the team’s potential QB controversy with Carson Wentz and J.J. McCarthy, why Kevin Williams deserves a Hall of Fame spot, the NFL’s Tush Push debate, and his involvement in the upcoming Grand Slam of Curling. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick talk about Carson Wentz's performance in the Minnesota Vikings' dominating win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3 and decide if he already did enough in the victory to remain the team's starting quarterback when J.J. McCarthy recovers from his ankle injury. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...

FanSided's Chris Schad and Wide Left's Arif Hasan talk about Carson Wentz taking over at QB for the Minnesota Vikings after J.J. McCarthy went down with an injury last week, and also preview the team's Week 3 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. *** Download the Underdog app today or go to https://www.underdogfantasy.com/ and sign up with promo code THEAGE Advertising Inquiries: https:...

FanSided's Chris Schad and TVA's Adam Patrick react to the major news about Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy suffering a significant injury during the team's Week 2 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. When will McCarthy return to the Vikings, and what happens if Minnesota's No. 2 QB, Carson Wentz, plays well while he's out? *** Download the Underdog app today or go to https://www.unde...

FanSided's Chris Schad and TVA's Adam Patrick can't contain their excitement about JJ McCarthy's electric regular-season debut with the Minnesota Vikings, and they also look ahead to the team's upcoming Week 2 showdown against the Atlanta Falcons. *** Download the Underdog app today or go to https://www.underdogfantasy.com/ and sign up with promo code THEAGE Advertising Inquiri...

FanSided's Chris Schad and TVA's Adam Patrick share their (super) predictions for how things will go for the Minnesota Vikings during the 2025 NFL season and for the team's upcoming Week 1 matchup on Monday against the rival Chicago Bears inside Soldier Field. *** Download the Underdog app today or go to https://www.underdogfantasy.com/ and sign up with promo code THEAGE Advertising In...

The Viking Age's Adam Patrick welcomes Jason Harmon of Sleeper and SKOR North to talk about the Minnesota Vikings bringing back Adam Thielen in a trade with the Carolina Panthers, Carson Wentz signing with the Vikings, and an early look ahead to Minnesota's 2025 NFL season. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FanSided's Chris Schad is joined by Vikings.com's Lindsey Young to react to the Minnesota Vikings trading Harrison Phillips to the New York Jets and, of course, chat about JJ McCarthy and everything else she saw during Vikings training camp this summer. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy