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The Vikings were the big surprise of the 2024 NFL season. When rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy went down with a knee injury in the first preseason game of his NFL …
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The Minnesota Vikings are more or less set on the offensive side of the ball, at least when it comes to skill position players. Second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy is set …
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The Vikings let Kirk Cousins walk and will instead turn to a combination of… no this can’t be right… Sam Darnold and rookie J.J. McCarthy? McCarthy started last season for …
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Disclaimer: we are not researchers, just compilers and writers. A majority of these numbers can be found in a myriad of places. For simplicity’s sake, and to prevent you from …
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The Minnesota Vikings 2023 season was one of the most bizarre seasons of football I’ve ever witnessed. The Vikings had the 4th best win percentage in football, but by no …
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One of the most enjoyable things about the NFL season is watching the weekly rollercoaster. Just a short while ago, the talking heads were finally agreeing that there is a …
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It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We continue with the tight …
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It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We continue with the wide …
Read More It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We continue with the wide …
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It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We continue with the running …
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It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We continue with the running …
Read More It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We start off with the …
Read More Every summer, we take a deep dive into the fantasy football average draft position (ADP) of players on each real-life NFL team. We do this so that we can determine …
Read More The Minnesota Vikings are set on offense. They have Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen, and Bisi Johnson leading the way at wide receiver, and Dalvin Cook & Alexander Mattison holding down …
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Ah, the NFL Draft. The annual tradition where teams make every incoming prospect strip down to their underwear and run around before picking them for dodgeball. Teams will jockey for …
Read More The Minnesota Vikings are a team in transition. They fired their head coach and general manager, and as of writing this, they’ve only replaced the general manager, with Kwesi Adofo-Mensah …
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The NFL regular season is over and heads are already rolling. When NFL teams miss the playoffs, NFL teams fire head coaches. For some coaches, 2021 was the start of …
Read More It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We continue with Alexander Mattison. …
Read More It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We’ve run through 20 quarterbacks, …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in fantasy …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in fantasy …
Read More As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in fantasy …
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It’s that time of year once again! Football Absurdity will bring you a breakdown of every notable fantasy football-relevant player throughout June, July, and August. We start off with the …
Read More Every summer, we take a deep dive into the fantasy football average draft position (ADP) of players on each real-life NFL team. We do this so that we can determine …
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The Minnesota Vikings missed the playoffs in 2020 despite having the hands-down best fantasy football rookie with Justin Jefferson. It goes to show that fantasy football isn’t real life. That …
Read More The NFL Draft inches ever closer to reality, and we have reached peak take. Last week, I explored three divisions and the best bets in the NFL Draft to bolster …
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2021 Mock NFL Draft. Part 1 Will the QB streak continue? Here we go with picks 13-24 of the 2021 NFL Draft! 2021 Mock NFL Draft Part 2 13. Los …
Read More The Minnesota Vikings had a loud, acrimonious divorce from Stefon Diggs prior to the season. They were the anti-Olivia Wilde & Jason Sudeikis, who apparently quietly separated? While Sudeikis doesn’t …
Read More If you’re reading this, welcome and congratulations to the fantasy football quarterfinals. It’s week fifteen, so ideally you don’t need to find a tight end sleeper. But, if you do, …
Read More I’m proud of us. I’m proud of you, and I’m proud of myself. The NFL? Not so much. Their coronavirus handling kept the league (mostly) on schedule, but they allowed …
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If we are being completely honest, I didn’t think that we would make it to this point… and we almost didn’t. COVID-19 ravaged the league last week, with dozens of …
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One of the best ways to maximize your weekly scoring is streaming defenses. This strategy is simple – we aren’t as concerned about good defenses, so much as finding defenses …
Read More Well, at this point, we are just going to move on with the NFL season, with or without the Baltimore Ravens. With their week twelve matchup with the Steelers set …
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With ten weeks in the books, it really feels like we’ve gone through four or five seasons worth of frustration and heartbreak. Let’s keep this FUN train rolling towards our …
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With a handful of players on bye weeks and another handful of people injured, navigating your wide receivers can be challenging. Week eleven has some interesting options for you to …
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If you read my article on playing the waiver wire game, you know that it is an essential part of winning your fantasy football league. If you haven’t read it, what …
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We’re halfway through the fantasy football season this week! Big congratulations to all of us! We’ve fought injuries, COVID-19, more injuries, SARS-CoV-2, even more injuries, the novel coronavirus, and of …
Read More Week six of the NFL season is in the books! That sound was not the rustling of falling leaves, but the dying hopes and dreams for some preseason darlings. The …
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More coronavirus! Who would have thought, huh? Anyway, things are a mess right now! To make matters worse, the NFL is spinning up the bye weeks. Oh boy, that means …
Read More More coronavirus! Who would have thought, huh? Anyway, things are a mess right now! To make matters worse, the NFL is spinning up the bye weeks. Oh boy, that means …
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It’s week six, and everything is on fire. Coronavirus is rampaging through the league and the NFL has done the prudent thing and has canceled the sea—hahaha, sorry couldn’t keep …
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It is week five of the 2020 NFL season and that means we need to figure out who we should start or sit this week. Now that we have four …
Read More Four weeks of the NFL are in the books and coronavirus is steadily making its way through the league, threatening the future of the 2020 season everything is great! We …
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Oh, man! Injuries! Coronavirus! Mitchell Trubisky sucking out loud and getting his butt benched! At least one of these things was unexpected, but in a more real sense, you could …
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The Minnesota Vikings mostly stood pat among their skill position players, with the notable exception of a one-for-one swap of Stefon Diggs-for-Justin Jefferson. As such, trying to find a Minnesota …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
Read More As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
Read More As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
Read More As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in …
Read More The 2020 NFL Draft is in the books, and that means it’s time for us to fully turn our attention to the 2020 NFL season and fantasy football. While COVID-19 …
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The first round of the NFL draft is complete! All-in-all, eleven (!) fantasy football eligible players went in this round. Wildly enough, we had four quarterbacks, six wide receivers, one …
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Yesterday, we took a look at the NFC West NFL Draft Fantasy Football Wishlist. The glorified conference call will still take place on April 23 – April 25, meaning that …
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The Minnesota Vikings and Stefon Diggs’ mutual parting of ways is one of the least surprising developments of the 2020 offseason. Diggs redefined vaguebooking, routinely making social media posts that …
Read More The Minnesota Vikings lost their offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski after the 2019 season. He absconded off to Cleveland to try to fix the Mistake by the Lake. But, they retained …
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We’re down to 8 teams vying for the Super Bowl. We asked our Football Absurdity staff to weigh in on each of this week’s four exciting NFL divisional round playoff matchups. …
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NFC Divisional Round Matchup: Minnesota Vikings (10-6) at San Francisco 49ers (13-3) Saturday, January 11, 01:35 PM PST (NBC) The San Francisco 49ers sat at home and gained health this …
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NFC Wild Card Matchup: Minnesota Vikings (10-6) at New Orleans Saints (13-3) Sunday, January 5, 10:05 AM PST (Fox) This one will be Drew Brees & company’s opportunity to quiet …
Read More I know what you’re thinking, why is there a week seventeen Sorry for Your Loss when the regular season is over? Well, even though there are twelve teams in the …
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Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans Jeff Krisko, Football Absurdity Editor-in-Chief The Texans now have the coveted “let’s get this out of the way” game each season. They host a team …
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It’s week fifteen, which means the fantasy football semi-finals, and that means that you have to ride with the guys who brought you. But, what if the guys who brought …
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Well, well, well. Your fantasy football season didn’t exactly go like you thought. What I’m saying is that you missed your league’s playoffs, and now you’re itching for some more …
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Should I Start or Sit Jacob Hollister, Kyle Rudolph, or Darren Fells in Week 13? As you know, my wife and I are going head to head this year to …
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Tight ends are garbage every year in fantasy football. Don’t even try to argue with me. Here are some week 13 tight end sleepers to get you all worked up …
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(Guest Author: A Guy Who Doesn’t Understand Metrics) It’s time to look at week 11 injuries from a standpoint of pure analytics. I’m casting emotion aside and showing you the …
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I’m going to level with you. There aren’t many great running back sleeper candidates this week, so I hit you all with a pivot in the sleepers series. First, an …
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It’s fantasy football week nine, which means we’re only seven weeks from fantasy championships, and over halfway through the real fantasy football season. “What about week seventeen championships?” you might …
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ADP Collision: Stefon Diggs, Julian Edelman, Brandin Cooks, Robert Woods, Kenny Golladay It’s the fourth round and you’re on the clock in your PPR redraft league. Needing a wide receiver, …
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July and August are the best time of the year for fantasy football. We all start to formulate strategies, plant our flags, and decide who we will yell at on …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in fantasy …
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As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in fantasy …
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2018’s Best Minnesota Vikings Fantasy Football Player: Adam Thielen, Wide Receiver 2018’s Biggest Minnesota Vikings Fantasy Football Disappointment: Dalvin Cook, Running Back 2019 Minnesota Vikings Fantasy Football Draft Wishlist: Offensive …
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Start or Sit Marcus Mariota, Jameis Winston, or Kirk Cousins? It’s the fantasy football semifinals, and every start or sit decision could mean the last fantasy decision you make for …
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Fantasy Football Week 14: Start or Sit Cohen, Cook, or Edwards? It’s the first week of the fantasy football playoffs in most leagues, and that means, statistically, fewer people than …
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Start or Sit Jordan Reed, Vance McDonald, or Kyle Rudolph? How often do tight ends break our hearts? The position is the proverbial Lisa Turtle to our Screech. We long …
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Fantasy Football Week 14: Start or Sit Matt Stafford, Kirk Cousins, or Carson Wentz? It’s the first week of the fantasy football playoffs in most leagues, and that means, statistically, …
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Fantasy Football Week 12: Start or Sit Evan Engram, Kyle Rudolph, or Jared Cook? Week twelve is upon us, which means that some of us are just two games away …
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Fantasy Football Week 12: Start or Sit Dak Prescott, Andy Dalton, or Kirk Cousins? Week twelve is upon us, which means that some of us are just two games away …
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Fantasy Football Week 11: Start or Sit Tevin Coleman, Chris Carson, or Dalvin Cook? Week eleven is upon us, which means that some of us are just two games away …
Read More Fantasy Football Week 11: Start or Sit Jack Doyle, Jared Cook, or Kyle Rudolph? Week eleven is upon us, which means that some of us are just two games away …
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Fantasy Football Week 11: Start or Sit Andy Dalton, Kirk Cousins, or Alex Smith? Week eleven is upon us, which means that some of us are just two games away …
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Fantasy Football Week 9: Start or Sit Nick Chubb, Latavius Murray, or Kerryon Johnson? It’s fantasy football week nine, and the difficulty level matches the week. This week is one …
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Fantasy Football Week 8: Start or Sit Kyle Rudolph, Eric Ebron, or Jordan Reed? It feels like the fantasy football season just started, but this is the last week where …
Read More Fantasy Football Week 8: Start or Sit Stefon Diggs, Tyler Boyd, or Chris Godwin? It feels like the fantasy football season just started, but this is the last week where …
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Thursday Night Football Review The Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams are two of the best teams in the NFC, and this week’s Thursday Night Football matchup had me …
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Welcome to the Thirty Team Parlay, a weekly column on Football Absurdity that focuses on NFL betting tips. We’ll bring you the best bets, biggest longshots, and try to make …
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For the 2018 season, we will explore a 2018 fantasy football sleeper, breakout (or bounce back), and bust from every NFL team. First, a sleeper can leap into top-tier production …
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If you like you wide receivers to catch everything thrown their way, then this fantasy football Adam Thielen player profile is for you. As we gear up to the start …
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If ACL’s are an afterthought to you, then this fantasy football Dalvin Cook player profile is for you. As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football …
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The Minnesota Vikings promise to have one of the most fantasy football-prolific offenses in 2018. Kirk Cousins leads Adam Thielen, Stefon Diggs, Kyle Rudolph and Dalvin Cook into battle this …
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We’ve already taken a look at the offseason of the teams in the AFC West and NFC West. Logically, and not at all random, we are going clockwise through the …
Read MoreDevoted and passionate, this personality eschews popular trends for the familiar. Being near a Wild Twin is like being wrapped in a cozy old blanket knit by a loving grandparent …
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The Minnesota Vikings stand on the precipice of NFL greatness. While it took a Minneapolis Miracle to get them to the NFC Championship Game this year, their performance was not …
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Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots Waleed Ismail – I want so badly for the Jacksonville Jaguars to win this game. It is a yearning deep within my loins. The …
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This isn’t a good week to be Jeff Fisher. He was fired a year ago on Tuesday, and three of his former floundering QBs are the top three seeds in …
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The San Francisco 49ers broke the cardinal rule of smart NFL decision-making, which is, “do not trade with the New England Patriots.” They swapped the likely #33 or #34 pick …
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This week my co-worker, Jeff Krisko, suggested that starting Tyler Kroft was the smart fantasy football play. In our week eight tight end sit or start counterpoint, I’d like to …
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I was originally going to highlight Delanie Walker here, but with the late-week injury, even if he’s active, I doubt he will do much. The slick stream play there is …
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We are a quarter of the way through the 2017 NFL Season and nothing has gone as expected. Just the way we like it. The only thing predicable about the …
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The waiver wire options for week five are a testament for just how much went wrong for some teams in week four. Injuries are piling up and if one of …
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The year is 2032. While the Sino-Russian Confederacy has recovered from WWIII, the former United States exists as a post-nuclear apocalyptic wasteland of occupied territories. The area once known as …
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Week three has come and gone and if you played any of these quarterbacks this week, you were probably drunk, desperate or both. So let us sit back and examine …
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The Vikings trouncing the Saints on Monday Night Football’s week one early game feels like it was a thousand years ago. Following that game, fantasy football owners were Hooked on …
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We are two weeks into the football season and it is slowly starting to dawn on you that Andrew Luck might not play this year. He might never play again. …
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This week my co-worker, Jeff Krisko, suggested that starting Sam Bradford is the smart fantasy football play. While he makes some interesting points on why this is a good decision, …
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[NOTE: Since this article was published, the Vikings announced that Bradford underwent an MRI for a knee issue. This might limit his mobility aganst a good Steelers pass rush. I …
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The Minnesota Vikings may have quietly put together a formidable fantasy football juggernaut thanks to the amazing quarterback play of Sam Bra–hahaha, sorry. They turned the team into a bunch …
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