Vikings, Detroit Lions and Jordan Addison
Jordan Addison is making quite a home for himself in the end zone with the Minnesota Vikings. He has 19 touchdown receptions in 31 career games to match Odell Beckham Jr. for the fourth most in NFL history by a player under the age of 23.
The talented second-year receiver is proving to be a perfect complement to Justin Jefferson — and a dangerous target in his own right.
Vikings WR Jordan Addison dropped a bold MVP take related to his QB Sam Darnold during a recent interview with Tom Pelissero.
Wide receiver Jordan Addison played a key role in the victory for the Vikings as he caught 6 passes for 69 yards and an 18-yard touchdown reception early in the third quarter that gave Minnesota a 20-3 lead. Addison gave this assessment of the win over the Packers and sent a message to Vikings fans about the Week 18 game with the Lions.
Addison caught just one of six targets for no gain in Sunday's 31-9 loss to the Lions.
The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions faced off in one of the most consequential Week 18 matchups in quite some time. The winner of this game would clinch the NFC North and earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC. With the top seed, the winning team would receive a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
The Vikings (14-2) set up a final-week showdown in Detroit next Sunday night for both the NFC North title and the first-round-bye-plus-home-field-advantage package that comes with the best record in the conference, finishing 7-1 at U.S. Bank Stadium where their blitz-fueled defense has fed well off the deafening crowd.
The Minnesota Vikings will have two key players at their disposal against the Detroit Lions that they didn’t have in their first matchup.
The Detroit Lions' defense has been much maligned for its recent struggles. However, when the lights were the brightest, the group showed up in a big way. With
Former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl wide receiver Adam Thielen, currently of the Carolina Panthers, is considering retirement from the NFL.
As the Minnesota Vikings celebrate one of their best seasons ever, NFL execs think the front office might be holdign Kevin O'Connell back.