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Falcons release unproductive lineman Edwards

CNNSI.com

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- Ray Edwards was supposed to give the Atlanta Falcons a fearsome pass rush.

startribune.com

Rookie receiver says he and Percy Harvin can work well together

startribune.com

Playoffs? Playoffs? Don't look now. But the 6-4 Vikings are in the hunt in the NFC.

startribune.com

The Vikings made a change in where their quarterbacks coach was during Sunday's game. The end result was encouraging.

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Calvin Johnson dismissed it, but several Lions players and coaches thought the Vikings were using unsavory tactics Sunday.

ESPN.com

After the Minnesota Vikings' 34-24 victory over the Detroit Lions, here are three issues that merit further examination: I didn't intend to dismiss tailback Adrian Peterson's 171-yard performance by noting that most of it came in the fourth quarter, lon…

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

We like Vikings QB Christian Ponder a lot, and not just because his name is a complete sentence. He seems like a nice, normal guy, who waited all of a month to announce to the world that he was dating ESPN's Samantha Steele. That's still admirable restr…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Lions were hoping to get back on the happy side of .500 with a win over the Vikings on Sunday, but it was not meant to be. Minnesota won 34-24 to improve to 6-4 and bolster their playoff chances, a result that the Lions feel they tried to get by int…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

On multiple occasions this season, the Lions — and particularly center Dominic Raiola — have taken issue with reports citing an anonymous NFL general manager ripping the team. Whoever that anonymous general manager was, Vikings G.M. Rick Spielman says…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

With Vikings receiver Percy Harvin nursing an ankle that he says was sprained in three places, it was foolish to think the Vikings would be able to plug in another slot receiver and expect him to do what Harvin does as well as any slot receiver. Someone…

startribune.com

Adrian Peterson is becoming the player of the year when he should have been thrilled with being considered the comeback player of the year.