The Minnesota Vikings podcast hosted by The Athletic’s Vikings beat writer, @alec_lewis
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Ep 100!!!
Fun day. Episode 100 of @AlecLewisShow with Harrison Smith. Legend.
— His love of golf
— Flying planes
— The wood-gym workouts that raised him
— Why he feels the way he does about gameday
— What's special about Brian Flores's defense
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6Nc…
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Justin Jefferson endured 2025 with a scowl.
He said all the right things. He toed the company line at every turn.
Sunday night’s silence was a statement. If now is not the time for offensive accountability among Vikings players and staff, then when?
nytimes.com/athletic/7753776…
New Ep!
Brand new — and loaded — Ep of @AlecLewisShow talking all of the offensive issues, QB, run game, trade deadline and more... youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ja00MT…
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Brand new — and loaded — Ep of @AlecLewisShow talking all of the offensive issues, QB, run game, trade deadline and more... youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ja00MT…
Toss your Q's!
Recording an Ep of @AlecLewisShow this evening. What Vikings Qs do you have? Toss 'em below 👇
New Ep!
Recording an Ep of @AlecLewisShow this evening. What Vikings Qs do you have? Toss 'em below 👇
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Recording an Ep of @AlecLewisShow this evening. What Vikings Qs do you have? Toss 'em below 👇
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The trade deadline is in one week.
The Vikings planned to be aggressive and active.
But there is a cloud of complex decision-making looming for 2027 on the QB and beyond, and it all intertwines:
nytimes.com/athletic/7749096…
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They haven’t scored an offensive TD in the first quarter all season.
They rank at the bottom in almost every meaningful metric.
Sunday’s Lions loss furthered what’s been evident with the Vikings’ offense for some time. Something significant must change: nytimes.com/athletic/7746316…
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Fun Vikings-Lions preview with @JonKrawczynski...
• Biggest concerns
• What we're watching
• Most interesting storylines
• Advanced data breakdown
• Predictions
nytimes.com/athletic/7736462…
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Blake Cashman epitomizes this Vikings defense in its entirety.
Overlooked. Intelligent. Selfless.
He’s getting his due amid perhaps his best-ever season, a contract year with no extension that places his future with the team in question:
nytimes.com/athletic/7733577…
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New Ep of @AlecLewisShow from last night talking Vikings offense, trade deadline, Quenton Nelson and more... youtube.com/watch?v=G_OZ_i7Z…
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The film of the Vikings’ offense paints a pretty clear picture.
It’s not one person. It’s not one thing.
This is how the group finds itself in conversations with teams from the 1920s. This is why it all feels so choppy, so disjointed, so disconcerting:
nytimes.com/athletic/7727542…
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This Vikings defense cannot be taken for granted.
What they did against the Colts — and what they've done all year — adds urgency.
The offense must figure it out, and GM Nolan Teasley must get aggressive with 16 days until the NFL trade deadline:
nytimes.com/athletic/7725130…
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Ryan Kelly loved his time in Minnesota.
He loved his neighbors. He loved his teammates. He loved the way Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings’ org supported him.
This is a story about the toll concussions take, and why it’s so simultaneously hard to let go:
nytimes.com/athletic/7711615…
New Ep!
New Ep of @AlecLewisShow talking Vikings injury updates, Colts game, trade deadline and more… youtu.be/o1JvUWEaloc?is=FXZs…
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New Ep of @AlecLewisShow talking Vikings injury updates, Colts game, trade deadline and more… youtu.be/o1JvUWEaloc?is=FXZs…
New Ep!
New Ep of @AlecLewisShow answering Qs on trade deadline, Vikings self scout and more... youtube.com/watch?v=qxcjie1B…
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New Ep of @AlecLewisShow answering Qs on trade deadline, Vikings self scout and more... youtube.com/watch?v=qxcjie1B…
Drop your questions below!!
Recording an Ep of @AlecLewisShow this evening! What Vikings Qs do you have?? Toss ‘em below👇
The Alec Lewis Show retweeted
Recording an Ep of @AlecLewisShow this evening! What Vikings Qs do you have?? Toss ‘em below👇