<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-aaron-jones-nostradamus-after-training-camp-message-mom-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Jones looks like Nostradamus after training camp message to mom revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Aaron-Jones-looks-like-Nostradamus-after-training-camp-message-to-mom-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Jones looks like Nostradamus after training camp message to mom revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T07:54:19-08:00">December 17th, 7:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T07:54:19-08:00">December 17th, 7:54am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings have been one of the most pleasant surprises in the NFL this season. Minnesota is 12-2 after getting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-vs-vikings-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-15">a huge division win over Chicago on Monday Night Football</a>. Now the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-rams-take-control-of-nfc-west-in-week-15">Vikings are tied with the Lions and Eagles atop the NFC</a> playoff standings.</p><p>During the offseason, seemingly nobody <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-game-by-game-predictions-after-2024-nfl-schedule-release">pegged the Vikings as a contender in the NFC</a>. That never stopped Vikings running back Aaron Jones from believing.</p><p>NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero asked Jones to <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1868883586247708823" rel="noopener">recall a statement he made to his mother</a> before the start of the 2024 season.</p><p>“Not a lot of people would have had this Vikings team being 12-2,” Pelissero said. “But I remember you told your mom back in camp that you thought there was something special with this group. What did you see that everybody else missed?”</p><p>“Just a hungry group of men in the locker room,” Jones replied. “A lot of us on [one-year deals], you’ve got to go out there and prove yourself.”</p><p>Jones has had an incredible 2024 campaign with the Vikings. He has 215 attempts for 979 yards with five touchdowns with three games left to play. Jones is pacing towards his personal best for rushing yards in a season, with 1,121 during the 2022 season with the Packers.</p><p>“When nobody believes in you but the guys around you, that’s powerful,” Jones concluded. “And if everybody believes, we can accomplish a lot of things.”</p><p>If Jones keeps playing at a high level, there’s no telling how far the Vikings could go in the playoffs.</p><h2><b>Recapping the Vikings’ big Week 15 win against the Bears on MNF</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Minnesota-Vikings-running-back-Aaron-Jones-33-reacts-after-a-touchdown-run.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Vikings are thrilled to have gotten a big win on Monday Night Football. It was an important win and it never looked in doubt throughout the whole game.</p><p>Chicago <a href="https://africa.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401671489" rel="noopener">did not score until the second half</a> when it was already 13-0 in Minnesota’s favor.</p><p>Aaron Jones also spoke with Pelissero about how Minnesota took over the game in the second half. They repelled a comeback attempt by the Bears and cruised to another NFC North victory.</p><p>“I think we just came out and in the second half we started executing better,” Jones told Tom Pelissero after the game. “Started moving the ball on the second series. Our defense came out light-out all night ready to play, taking the ball away. They let us go out there and be able to run the ball as well, feel like that opened up a lot of things.”</p><p>The Vikings also received a strong performance from their defense, which helped lead to the victory. Minnesota sacked Caleb Williams twice, including one strip sack that led to a Vikings touchdown shortly afterwards.</p><p>The pressure is on Minnesota to keep winning games to have a chance at an NFC North title.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/schedule/upcoming">Vikings is a Week 16 matchup against the Seahawks</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Jones looks like Nostradamus after training camp message to mom revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-aaron-jones-fans-spider-man-celebration-milestone-touchdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones hits fans with Spider-Man celebration after milestone touchdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/THUMBNAILAaron-Jones-hits-fans-with-SpiderMan-celebration-after-milestone-touchdown.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones hits fans with Spider-Man celebration after milestone touchdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T07:02:42-08:00">December 17th, 7:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T07:04:07-08:00">December 17th, 7:04am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings had quite a night on Monday. They extended their win streak to seven games <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-jason-kelce-challenge-caleb-williams-vikings" rel="noopener">following a Week 15 demolition of the hapless Chicago Bears</a> at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis via a score of 30-12.</p><p>The evening was made even more memorable for running back Aaron Jones when he found the end zone in the third period for a one-yard score — which was also the 50th rushing touchdown in his NFL career.</p><p>After scoring the touchdown, Jones immediately leaped into the stand as though he was doing a Lambeau Field just like in his old days with the Green Bay Packers. Only this time, it was a little different, one with a Spider-Man twist in it.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Jones really hit the Spider-Man celly on his 50th TD 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/HXtQineqIG">pic.twitter.com/HXtQineqIG</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1868862374813266296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jones’ unique celly also generated buzz online.</p><p>“He was ready to fly right at this moment. lol,” <a href="https://x.com/PreludeMeta/status/1868862493155901568" rel="noopener">reacted</a> a fan.</p><p>Another one <a href="https://x.com/PrizePicks/status/1868863957240512919" rel="noopener">commented</a>: “his spidey senses were on tn.”</p><p>“Aaron Jones out here catching TDs and flipping through his web of celebrations! 🔥” an X user <a href="https://x.com/UtdNFN/status/1868863578650169643" rel="noopener">posted</a>.</p><p>“He tried climbing up and he couldn’t so he turned around and did this lmao,” <a href="https://x.com/Bluntster/status/1868862491213938865" rel="noopener">joked</a> another fan.</p><p>A <a href="https://x.com/AnaPin0/status/1868888794788946093" rel="noopener">different comment</a> read: “Aaron Jones said: ‘With great power comes great celebrations”</p><h2><b>Aaron Jones is having a solid 2024 season with the Vikings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Minnesota-Vikings-running-back-Aaron-Jones-33-reacts-after-a-touchdown-run.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-grading-aaron-jones-1-year-7-million-contract-with-minnesota">30-year-old Jones, who signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Vikings </a>in the offseason, finished the Bears game with 86 rushing yards on 18 carries to go along with a pair of receptions on three targets for 20 receiving yards.</p><p>Through 14 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, Jones already has 979 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 215 rushing attempts, easily surpassing his totals in his final season with the Packers. In 2023, Jones only racked up a total of 656 rushing yards and two touchdowns, though, it is worth noting that he only had 142 carries and appeared in just 11 games that season.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/statmuse/status/1868872803346436160" rel="noopener">Another milestone</a> hit by Jones in the Bears game was noted by StatMuse, which shared that he is only “One of ten players with 50+ Rush TD and 20+ Rec TD since the merger.”</p><p>In addition to his 50 career NFL rushing touchdowns, Jones also has 20 receiving touchdowns. He’s yet to catch a TD with the Vikings, but he might get one in Week 16 when the Vikings lock horns with the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Aaron Jones hits fans with Spider-Man celebration after milestone touchdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-vikings-aaron-jones-brutally-honest-costly-fumble-win-over-bears');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Aaron Jones gets brutally honest on costly fumble after win over Bears');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Aaron-Jones-gets-brutally-honest-on-costly-fumble-after-win-over-Bears.jpg"><figcaption>11/24/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Vikings’ Aaron Jones gets brutally honest on costly fumble after win over Bears</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T17:03:46-08:00">November 24th, 5:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-24T17:03:46-08:00">November 24th, 5:03pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-reveals-sam-darnolds-request-after-injury-vs-bears">Minnesota Vikings appeared to have</a> full control of their Week 12 game against the Chicago Bears. Aaron Jones ran for 106 yards and a touchdown and the Vikings had an 11-point lead with two minutes to play. But instead of finishing the game with a solid road win, the Vikings were forced to go to overtime when the Bears delivered something of a miracle rally.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Jones joined me post-game. We talked about the resilient victory, but listen to his raw humility regarding his first quarter goal line fumble… </p><p>“I told Coach thank you for sticking with me…”</p><p>Aaron Jones is one of one💪<a href="https://twitter.com/NFLGameDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLGameDay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nflnetwork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SKOL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SKOL</a> <a href="https://t.co/w6mQauWgFY">pic.twitter.com/w6mQauWgFY</a></p><p>— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) <a href="https://twitter.com/StaceyDales/status/1860834265811825149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Bears had all the momentum in the extra session, but the Vikings stopped the Bears on the opening possession of the overtime. Quarterback Sam Darnold then drove the Vikings to a game-winning 29-yard field goal by John Parker Romo, and that allowed the Vikings to come away with a 30-27 victory.</p><p>Jones was thrilled to see his team come away with the win after Chicago’s late rally. He said that’s what good teams do when they face adversity. He was also pleased that his first-quarter fumble near the Chicago goal line did not cost his team.</p><p>Jones had two big runs on the opening possession but he lost the ball at the Bears 1-yard line when defensive back Jonathan Owens forced a loose ball and also recovered it. Jones appeared disconsolate on the sidelines, and he explained why to NFL.com reporter Stacey Dales.</p><p>“I wanted to get into the end zone and you lose the ball,” <a href="https://twitter.com/StaceyDales/status/1860834265811825149?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">Jones said</a>. “Those are the things that get you fired. I can’t do that. I got to be better than that and I told coach (Kevin O’Connell) thanks for sticking with me.”</p><h2><b>Vikings continue to chase Lions in NFC North</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Aaron-Jones-had-a-big-day-in-Minnesotas-victory-over-the-Bears.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-bears-matt-eberflus-ripped-pathetic-ot-defense-loss-vikings">The Vikings (9-2) have been</a> one of the best teams in the NFL this season, and that’s a major surprise to many observers and fans. The Vikings tied for third place in the NFC North last with the Bears as both teams were 7-10. Most expected the Vikings to finish last this season.</p><p>However, O’Connell and his team got off to a 5-0 start, and after dropping a pair of close games to the Lions and Los Angeles Rams, they have rebounded with four consecutive victories.</p><p>In addition to Jones, Darnold had a big game for the Vikings. He completed 22 of 34 passes for 330 yards and he threw a pair of TD passes and did not throw an interception.</p><p>Second-year wideout Jordan Addison caught 8 of 9 targets for 162 yards and 1 touchdown. Tight end T.J. Hockenson, who was Darnold’s main weapon during the overtime period, caught 7 passes for 114 yards.</p><p>The Bears blanketed superstar wideout Justin Jefferson and he was held to 2-27, but the Vikings clearly had enough weapons to overcome their hosts and maintain their spot in second place in the NFC North.</p><p>The Vikings return home in Week 13 where they will host the Arizona Cardinals.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Aaron Jones gets brutally honest on costly fumble after win over Bears

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-sam-darnold-aaron-jones-week-11-titans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Sam Darnold, Aaron Jones good to go for Week 11 vs. Titans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Vikings-news-Sam-Darnold-Aaron-Jones-good-to-go-for-Week-11-vs.-Titans.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ Sam Darnold, Aaron Jones good to go for Week 11 vs. Titans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-15T12:40:58-08:00">November 15th, 12:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-15T17:05:25-08:00">November 15th, 5:05pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings had quarterback Sam Darnold (right hand) and running back Aaron Jones (ribs) pop up on this week’s injury report as limited practice participants earlier in the week. Luckily for the 7-2 Vikes, both Darnold and Jones will play in Week 11 against the Tennessee Titans, per NFL insider Tom Pelissero. Minnesota has no injury designations heading into their upcoming road matchup.</p><p>Darnold is coming off his worst game of the season. He completed 24-of-38 passes for 241 yards and three interceptions against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jones finished the game with 19 touches for 101 combined yards.</p><p>The Vikings are 3-0 against the AFC South with wins against the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Jaguars.</p><h2><b>Vikings hold No. 5 seed in NFC playoffs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Vikings-Sam-Darnold-passing-to-Aaron-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If the playoffs began today, Minnesota would be on the road against the No. 4 Arizona Cardinals. The Vikings are in great shape, and they currently have a 92% chance of making the postseason.</p><p>It’s not all good news out of Minnesota, though. Rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-second-knee-surgery">J.J. McCarthy was forced to go under the knife</a> with a follow-up surgery. Thankfully, there is no change to his recovery timeline.</p><p>“As his rehab has picked up, we noticed a little swelling in there… Just wanted to make sure there was no cause for concern and all reports were very positive. He’s on the original timeline in good shape,” head coach Kevin O’Connell said, via Adam Schefter on X.</p><p>The Vikings will likely need McCarthy next year, as Darnold is on a one-year deal. Six teams are rumored to be possibilities next season if the veteran departs, per ESPN’s Dan Graziano.</p><p>“I doubt Darnold ends up back in Minnesota, where the Vikings want to have the decks cleared for J.J. McCarthy once their first-round pick is healthy again,” said Graziano. “Never say never, of course, and if McCarthy’s recovery from his knee injury is delayed, who knows? But my guess is someone will want to pay Darnold more than the Vikings, given McCarthy’s status as their future starter.</p><p>“Let’s go with the Titans. I’ve identified at least six teams that either need a bridge quarterback or could entertain the notion soon,” said ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. “The Titans are in the latter category. Will Levis has the next eight games to show he can be the long-term answer at quarterback. Maybe he proves the Titans right. But if his penchant for interceptions reemerges, the Titans will need contingencies in 2025. Darnold is a proven commodity who would give Tennessee a bridge starter option while it continues to develop Levis or selects a quarterback high in the 2025 draft. So in this scenario, he would be the starter for coach Brian Callahan.”</p><p>“Many teams — the Panthers, Colts, Raiders, Browns and possibly the Jets — face a similar plight. Do any of those make sense for Darnold? Or is a return to Minnesota still on the table?”</p><p>The Vikings travel to Nashville to face the Titans in Week 11 on Sunday, November 17, at 1:00 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings’ Sam Darnold, Aaron Jones good to go for Week 11 vs. Titans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-update-aaron-jones-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell gives optimistic Aaron Jones injury update for Titans game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Vikings-news-Kevin-OConnell-provides-optimistic-Aaron-Jones-injury-update-for-Titans-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell gives optimistic Aaron Jones injury update for Titans game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T17:20:38-08:00">November 11th, 5:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T17:20:38-08:00">November 11th, 5:20pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell gave a major update on the status of star running back Aaron Jones. Minnesota will play the Tennessee Titans on Sunday to keep pace with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-dan-campbell-victory-speech-texans-fans-hyped">red-hot Detroit Lions</a> in the NFC North. But the Vikings’ ugly win against the Jacksonville Jaguars to get to 7-2 came at a cost. Quarterback Sam Darnold had his worst game of the season with three interceptions, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-aaron-jones-leaves-cart-jaguars">Aaron Jones left the game on a cart</a> with a rib injury.</p><p>Despite this huge scare, Minnesota’s head coach gave an optimistic outlook on the running back’s status. According to ESPN Minnesota Vikings reporter Kevin Seifert, Kevin O’Connell confirmed Aaron Jones <a href="https://x.com/SeifertESPN/status/1856053412162371765" rel="noopener">will most likely be limited</a> in practice and play against Tennessee.</p><h2><b>The Vikings have legit chance at NFC’s No. 1 seed </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Minnesota-Vikings-running-back-Aaron-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This news is huge for a team that has had a very surprising year. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/minnesota-vikings-bold-predictions-2024-nfl-season">Minnesota Vikings entered this season with tempered expectations</a> amid an uncertain quarterback situation. Fortunately, Sam Darnold outperformed those expectations and led the team to a dominant 5-0 start. Still, the Vikings have come back down to earth with a 2-2 record ever since.</p><p>Jones, one of the main contributors to Minnesota’s top ten offense, has rushed for 653 yards through Week 10. He’s played all nine regular-season contests for his new team this season. With six very winnable games coming up, the Vikings will need their star tailback to be healthy and productive to keep pace in the NFC North.</p><p>Kevin O’Connell’s team is set to face the Tennesee Titans, Chicago Bears twice, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, and Seattle Seahawks through Week 16. But Minnesota’s offense will have to get back on track if it wants to win these games. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-vikings-accomplish-feat-not-seen-since-2006-ugly-win-jaguars">The Vikings set an ugly offensive record against the Jaguars</a> despite outgaining their opponent by more than 200 yards.</p><p>Looking at the bigger picture, after Detroit’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-dan-campbell-victory-speech-texans-fans-hyped">shocking win over the Houston Texans, the Lions seem poised</a> to continue their winning ways. Because of this, there’s a chance that the NFC North and the entire NFC conference will come down to the January 5th game at Ford Field—an opportunity that Aaron Jones and company would love to have after their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-lions-pull-feat-not-done-90-years-win-over-vikings">shocking loss to the Lions earlier this season</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
1785.5	71.7	594	20.4	12

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
1785.5	71.7	594	20.4	12

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