Mike Zimmer had warned his team and even the media before the Minnesota Vikings hosted the Buffalo Bills last weekend.

Running back Dalvin Cook and defensive end Everson Griffen of the Minnesota Vikings will miss Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills, head coach Mike Zimmer said on Friday.

When the NFL's official injury report was released Friday for Sunday's games, 24 players were listed as out, but three key names were not among them.

Minnesota Vikings center Pat Elflein will remain a bystander for the remainder of the preseason, head coach Mike Zimmer announced.

The Minnesota Vikings announced on Monday that they have placed offensive lineman Nick Easton on injured reserve and signed guard Kaleb Johnson.

Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Nick Easton likely will miss the entire 2018 season with a neck injury, according to a published report Thursday.

The Minnesota Vikings placed center Pat Elflein on the physically unable to perform list, the team announced on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Vikings are in an unusual pickle for a team that went 13-3 and reached the conference title game a month ago. They ended the season with three quarterbacks who have significant value on the free agent market -- Teddy Bridgewater, Sam Bradford and Case Keenum.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings led the league in defense, overachieved on offense, reached 13 regular-season wins for only the second time in franchise history and won a playoff game for the first time in eight years. All with backup quarterback Case Keenum playing all but six quarters.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- In most cases, the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings would take a strong look at their Week 1 matchup as they prepare for Sunday's NFC playoff game.

It's become a routine during weeks of home games for Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer to open press conferences by pleading with fans to one-up themselves.

The bad part of being good in the NFL starts this week for the second Minnesota Vikings team in franchise history to reach 13 wins in one season.