If the playoffs started today, the 3-seeded Minnesota Fightin' Vikings would be hosting the 6-seed Seattle Seahawks. Which makes Sunday's showdown at The Bank both a potential playoff preview and an opportunity for a statement win as the Purple look to solidify our playoff position as the 2015 season barrels on.Dayna O'Gorman (@DaynaOG) of the NFL Female Podcast rejoins the show to talk about how her beloved Seahawks and Legion of Boom Legion of Whom will matchup against Teddy Bridgewater and Th...
Dec 03, 2015•1 hr 11 min
The 8-3 Minnesota Fightin' Vikings took care of business against the Falcons, but have to prepare to pluck yet another bird as the Seattle Seahawks roll into The Bank on Sunday. Di Murphy (@DiMurphy) of The Daily Norseman makes her triumphant return to the show to talk about our favorite Purple Squadron.Dranking the Kool-Aid Topics Include• The glory of Anthony Barr and the Zimmer Hellfire Defense• Does Adrian have a legit shot at the rushing record?• Pro Bowler: Yea or Nah?• Can Teddy have care...
Dec 02, 2015•55 min
The 2nd installment of our NFL Draft Forecasts is here. Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman) of eDraft and Cold Omaha is back to drop knowledge on 10 impact skill position players today. Names both Vikings fans and fantasy football gurus should tabs on as the draft approaches.Prospects Include• Ezekiel Elliott, RB Ohio State• Derrick Henry, RB Alabama• Devontae Booker, RB Utah • Laquon Treadwell, WR Ole Miss• Michael Thomas, WR Ohio State• Corey Coleman, WR Baylor • Josh Doctson, WR TCU• Tyler Boyd, WR Pi...
Dec 01, 2015•1 hr 10 min
Our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings secured their perch atop the NFC North again with a decisive 20-10 road win over the Atlanta Falcons Sunday afternoon at the sparsely populated Georgia Dome. The win put the bad taste of the Green Bay out of the mouths of Vikings fans and renews hope for the 2015 campaign as we steamroll toward the playoffs. We recap our Devils going down to Georgia. The #AllinWithZim Talking Points Include• First place in the NFC North (8-3) • Do we resemble the 2013 Seahawks?• Ad...
Nov 29, 2015•40 min
Black Friday shopping sucks. You should curl up with a nice podcast instead and join Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) and me as we chat about the 7-3 Minnesota Fightin' Vikings as we prepare to make Atlanta howl on Sunday. The Purple have a prime opportunity to get back up after the Packer debacle and solidify themselves as a playoff team by going into the Georgia Dome and taking care of business against the 6-4 Falcons. Fake crowd noise be damned. All that and other "Roasted Dirty Birds" nonsense on ...
Nov 27, 2015•48 min
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful. It also falls on a #ThrowBackThursday, so it's good synergy to revisit one of my favorite podcast interviews, my chat with KFAN personality and Radio Voice of the Minnesota Vikings Paul Allen (@PAontheMic). The podcast has afforded me many opportunities to chat with some great guests and serve an audience of passionate Vikings football fans and for that I have a tremendous amount to be thankful for.So sit back and enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with friends and ...
Nov 26, 2015•56 min
Sunday sucked but there's not time to dwell in the NFL as the 7-3 Minnesota Fightin' Vikings are still in prime position to make a playoff push and make some noise in the postseason. Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) and Eric Thompson (@Eric_J_Thompson) of The Daily Norseman stop by to briefly reminisce about the 30-13 Sunday curbstomping, look ahead towards the pivotal matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, and chat about how to go Feastmode at Thanksgiving.All that and other "It's the Damn Squirrel's Fau...
Nov 25, 2015•1 hr 19 min
The NFL Draft is six months away and the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings are in the thick of the playoff race, but it's never to early to start glancing at who might make the Purple drink a little bit strong next season. That's why we're launching a new weekly segment with out man Like Inman (@Luke_Spinman) of eDraft and Cold Omaha to talk about the college prospects to keep an eye on as the season winds down, we dive into the abyss of the offseason, and we look forward to people reading names at a p...
Nov 24, 2015•1 hr 10 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings fell to the Green Bay "our fans own stock, tee hee" Packers 30-13 Sunday afternoon at The Bank. The game was an opportunity to show the world that the Purple were more than just a young team on the rise, but we failed to do so due to mental mistakes, penalties and poor offensive line play. Ah well. The sun still rises tomorrow and we still get a chance to boatrace the Falcons next Sunday. Life at 7-3 is still darn good. But recap the game that was."Blerrrggggggg" T...
Nov 23, 2015•43 min
It's almost time to party. We're only two days away from our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings welcoming in the Green Bay 2nd in the Division Packers for the biggest throwdown of the 2015 campaign. We brought in our man Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) to help get us ready for Border Battle 1.0 as well as expand on his latest piece about chlling out on Teddy Bridgewater.Other topics include: why comparing Teddy to Alex Smith isn't necessarily an insult, how the Zimmer Hellfire Defense can put the clamps on A...
Nov 20, 2015•49 min
Border Battle 1.0 is nearly upon us. Will the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings assert their dominance over the NFC North or will the Green Bay Packers stage a second act comeback? We welcome in Alex Gelhar (@AlexGelhar), NFL.com Fantasy Writer and Packer apologist, to the show to dissect who will be Ronda Rousey and who will be Holly Holm Sunday afternoon at The Bank. (We're obvious Holly Holm.)We chatted about what Aaron Rodgers' deal is, if Adrian Peterson can keep up his historic 2012 pace, where t...
Nov 18, 2015•51 min
The HUGE Border Battle week is upon us as Mike Zimmer and the NFC North leading Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (7-2) prepare to welcome in the loser of three-straight professional football contests Green Bay Packers (6-3). Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) of The Daily Norseman joins us for her weekly spot to talk about the Purple as we scheme on how to defeat the Green, Yellow and Blaze Orange.Di and I chatted about what it's like to have the #1 Defense in the NFL, how Adrian is back and on pace to win the r...
Nov 17, 2015•51 min
Our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (7-2) are alone at the top of the NFC North. Breath. It. In, Vikings Fans.The Purple secured our perch with a 30-14 (but really 34-14 if Kyle "18.5M GTD" Rudolph wasn't a thing) road win over the upstart Oakland Raiders. The defense and running game paved the way for the fifth straight Vikings win and all the momentum as we roll back home to take on the Green Bay Packers next Sunday afternoon at The Bank. Damn it feels good to be a gangsta right now...We Survived T...
Nov 16, 2015•52 min
I've been introduced to #RaidersTwitter, so today's show art should go over real well....It's another Arif Hasan Friday here on Purple FTW! We chat with our man about the upcoming throwdown between the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings and the Los Angeles St. Louis Oakland Raiders. Topics covered include: the almost unprecedented level at which Linval Joseph is playing, breaking down which individual skills Derek Carr and Teddy Bridgewater are better at, how Bill "3x5" Musgrave has changed since leavin...
Nov 13, 2015•49 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (6-2) are preparing to enter palatial and historic O.co stadium Sunday afternoon to take on the Los Angeles Oakland Raiders (4-4). To get some insight on the opposition, we welcomed in Asher Mathews (@AsherMathews) of Thoughts From the Dark Side Raiders blog to talk a little Silver and Black.We talked about the Derek Carr-vs-Teddy Bridgewater debate, how our former boy Bill "3x5" Musgrave is doing things in Oakland, why the Zimmer Hellfire Defense™ vs said offense ...
Nov 12, 2015•52 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings are 6-2 at the midway point of the 2015 campaign. It's a hellagood start so let's celebrate by handing out some hellabad fake mid-season awards!The Categories Are....• Best Offensive Lineman• Best Rookie• TJ Maxx Best Value• Best Zimmer-ism• Best Offensive Player• Best Defensive Player• Best Comparison of a Vikings Player to a Food Item• Best Special Teams Player• Best Injured Linebacker• Most Underrated Viking• Most Overrated Viking• Best Game So Far• Best Vikings...
Nov 11, 2015•29 min
The war of words between Mike Zimmer and Jeff Fisher has spilled over into the following week. I say they just settle this the old school way... Street Fighter II: Turbo Edition battle. But that's just me...MOVING ON! The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (6-2) are tied for the 5th best record in the NFL and have a share of the NFC North lead as we roll into Oakland to take on the suddenly not terribad Oakland Raiders and fellow sophomore quarterback phenom Derek Carr.We welcome Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN)...
Nov 10, 2015•1 hr 19 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings grabbed a share of the NFC North lead with a rough and tumble 18-15 overtime win Sunday over the St. Louis Rams. That should be the headline, but it's not. All Vikings fans already hated defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. But now we somehow hate him with the fury of a thousand suns after something-called-Lamarcus Joyner threw his elbow into Teddy Bridgewater's face as the second-year quarterback was sliding. Us Vikings fans cannot separate the fact that we have ...
Nov 09, 2015•41 min
The Gurley-Adrian Tecmo Bowl is upon us and we got our man Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) of The Daily Norseman and Vikings Journal in the house to chat about the upcoming, sneakily important for the playoff picture match between our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings and the Los Angeles St. Louis Rams.We talk about the clash of two great defenses, if Teddy Bridgewater can put together a complete game, Aaron Donald or Anthony Barr, Nick Foles looking like John Heder, is Adrian Peterson actually a hindrance ...
Nov 06, 2015•1 hr 7 min
The intrepid Lindsey Young (@LindseyMNSports) of Vikings Territory joined me at the house studio to talk a little Minnesota Fightin' Vikings, eat some of my fine home cooking (roast pork chops, mashed potatoes and roast squash FTW), and meet future President of the United States Mugsy "Football Baby" Carlson.All that and other "Lindsey has a Thaddeus Young jersey" nonsense on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!An Andy Carlson Joint.Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com...
Nov 06, 2015•1 hr 7 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (5-2) are heading into the make-or-break portion of their schedule. Is this team a bunch of young pretenders or can they be legit contenders in Year Two of the Zimmer-Teddy Dynasty? We welcome back Di Murphy of The Daily Norseman to help sort things out.We chatted about: the Vikings doing nothing at the trade deadline (good), why Norv and Zim need to open things up for Teddy, how Kyle Rudolph's contract gets very interesting after 2016 (#FreePruitt), the fact that ...
Nov 04, 2015•1 hr 6 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (5-2) currently have the 8th best record in the NFL and would be the 6-seed Wild Card if the playoff started today. The Los Angeles St. Louis Los Angeles St. Louis Rams (4-3) are currently the 7-seed. Which makes Sunday's game a VERY BIG F*&#$%@ DEAL!!!!We welcome in Will Horton of Rams Herd and the Turf Show Times to chat about the upcoming showdown Sunday at The Bank. Will Adrian-vs-Gurley live up to the hype? How will Teddy Bridgewater fare versus the feroci...
Nov 03, 2015•42 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings earned an ugly win at the buzzer 23-20 over the Chicago Bears at Solider Field Sunday on the foot of Blair Walsh, who was perfect on the day. The Purple (5-2) now have two-straight divisional road wins in their pocket as we plow through the 2015 season towards the playoffs. We recap the game that broke the mythical 7-game losing streak in Chicago."Teddy Had a Tebow Game" Talkers Include• Teddy Bridgewater Was Good When It Mattered• Stefon Diggs is a Treasure• That ...
Nov 02, 2015•50 min
We get it. Adrian likes shrimp. Just STOP EATING IT THE DAY BEFORE A GAME IF THAT REALLY IS WHY YOU GOT SICK.Speaking of shrimp, the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings' fortunes have been very small in Chicago, going winless in the Windy City since 2007. Arif Hasan swings in to talk about how the Purple can right the ship in Chi-town and improve to 5-2 on the season. We also get into the impact of rookies Eric Kendricks (NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October) and the electric Stefon Diggs, how t...
Oct 30, 2015•59 min
Bacon, red meat and all processed meats cause cancer now. Don't care.What I DO care about is a long-form podcast talking Vikings and other Minnesota sports with Tom Schreier of Cold Omaha (with Di out sick this week). I chew the (bacon) fat with Tom about the outlook of the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings, why the Stefon Diggs-vs-Odell Beckham Jr will be a debate soon, a remembrance of the late Flip Saunders, a beat writer's take on Torii Hunter, and why the Vikings need to BRING BROCK VEREEN ON THE ...
Oct 28, 2015•1 hr 47 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings got their second divisional road win since 2009 Sunday afternoon at Ford Field, rebounding from a slow start to top the Motor City Kitties 28-19. The Zimmer Hellfire Defense sacked Matthew Stafford seven times en route to a 2nd half defensive shutout as the Purple roll to 4-2 and hope to catch playoff momentum as we barrel along the 2015 campaign.Other "I Still Think It Was Shellfish" Talkers Include• #SnuffGate• Stefon F. Diggs• Teddy is Tougher Than a $2 Steak• T...
Oct 26, 2015•53 min
Thee Arif Hasan makes his weekly pitstop to talk about our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (3-2) and how we look to move two games above .500 in this 2015 season. Topics include: Why Stefon Diggs is the greatest thing since sliced bread, how Harrison Smith is somehow still underrated nationally, how the cornerback room will shake out with Captain Munnerlyn balling and Josh Robinson coming off of PUP, and if Vikings fans should fear Matthew Stafford getting back to just throwing up YOLO balls to Megat...
Oct 23, 2015•51 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings are looking to get win cuatro of the 2015 campaign as they descend on Motown to take on the uno-and-five Detroit Motor City Kitties Sunday afternoon at Ford Field.We welcome back friend of the show Michael Grey (WBBL Grand Rapids) to talk about the Purple and the Blue and who will suck less in the Week 7 throwdown. Topics include: Is Stefon Diggs Antonio Brown? (Not Yet), Matthew Stafford should just YOLO the ball to Megatron like he's always done and if a banged u...
Oct 22, 2015•47 min
Today is the day Marty McFly came to the future. So it makes sense that we go BACK to October 26, 1985 Di Murphy of The Daily Norseman makes her weekly stop to talk about everything Minnesota Fightin' Stefon Diggs Vikings related. We chat about the impact of the mercurial wideout and if he can sustain his initial success, how badly we want to get in on the Vikings Donut Club, how Harrison Smith is STILL somehow underrated, and if we're scared about going into Detroit to take on the (1-5) Motor C...
Oct 21, 2015•51 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings held off the Kansas City Chiefs 16-10 Sunday afternoon at The Bank in a game that more resembled a rugby match if said match had bad officiating, sloppy play, and was nearly unwatchable. But other than that, the game was great! A win is a win in the NFL and we dive into the reasons for the elevation to 3-2 and why we damn near lost it all. Other "Bye, Charles Johnson" Talkers Include• We Tried to Lose. The Chiefs Wouldn't Let Us.• Teddy Bridgewater Was Uneven• Oh H...
Oct 19, 2015•46 min
