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Ben Goessling stays in-studio for some Vikings quarterback talk and the NFL Picks Segment with Carl Gerbschmidt!
Dan Barreiro opens the show talking with Eric Musselman who brings his USC team to Williams Arena tonight. It's the first time Eric will be in the building since his dad Bill was the Minnesota coach in the 1970's. Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance and joins in-studio this week for a Vikings season debrief and NFL talk.
Ben Goessling stays in-studio for some Vikings quarterback talk and the NFL Picks Segment with Carl Gerbschmidt! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dan Barreiro opens the show talking with Eric Musselman who brings his USC team to Williams Arena tonight. It's the first time Eric will be in the building since his dad Bill was the Minnesota coach in the 1970's. Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance and joins in-studio this week for a Vikings season debrief and NFL talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Goessling stays in-studio for some Vikings quarterback talk and the NFL Picks Segment with Carl Gerbschmidt! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dan Barreiro opens the show talking with Eric Musselman who brings his USC team to Williams Arena tonight. It's the first time Eric will be in the building since his dad Bill was the Minnesota coach in the 1970's. Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance and joins in-studio this week for a Vikings season debrief and NFL talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Common and Ben Goessling vs Alec Lewis and Lil B
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Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker discuss takeaways from Vikings' locker room cleanout, defensive coordinator Brian Flores getting at least one head coach interview, and the two teams still playing in the NFC North.
Ben Goessling in studio on the Vikings for most of the middle stretch on the Vikings, then some truncated news!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Goessling in studio on the Vikings for most of the middle stretch on the Vikings, then some truncated news!
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker recap the Vikings' 16-3 win over the Green Bay Packers to end the regular season. The game was really about celebrating the franchise's two longest-tenured players, safety Harrison Smith and fullback C.J. Ham, in what could be their final moments with the team. They discuss what happened inside U.S. Bank Stadium before, during and after the game, including quarterback J.J. McCarthy exiting early with an aggravation of his hand injury.
Bumper to Bumper with Dan Barreiro!
Bumper to Bumper with Dan Barreiro!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker discuss quarterback J.J. McCarthy's return for his final start of a roller coaster 2025 season. They also open the mailbag and answer your questions about the future of the offensive line and quarterback positions. This week's Flashback Friday segment goes back to a ridiculous 2016 game in Chicago that included familiar refrains about struggling offenses and strong defenses.
Bumper to Bumper with Dan Barreiro!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker preview Sunday's regular season finale between the Vikings (8-8) and Packers (9-6-1). Quarterback J.J. McCarthy appears on track to play again. What can he gain from his 10th NFL start? What else is there to play for in this game? They discuss the financial incentives and other reasons that could motivate players and coaches in this game.
Ben Goessling joins the show for Hour 2 to talk about the Star Tribune as well as Brian Flores future.
Ben Goessling joins the show for Hour 2 to talk about the Star Tribune as well as Brian Flores future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker emerge from the postgame locker room at U.S. Bank Stadium to break down the Vikings' 23-10 win over the Detroit Lions. They discuss safety Harrison Smith's emotion in what could be his penultimate game, the defense's dominance over the Lions this season, running back Aaron Jones gutting through injury, and they put into context just how poorly they threw the ball in a victory.
A panel of Minnesota Star Tribune sportswriters -- Ben Goessling, Mark Craig and Andrew Krammer -- selected their All-Quarter Century Team for the Vikings from the past 25 years (2001-2025). They came up with three different quarterbacks and head coaches among other variations. What are the merits from Daunte Culpepper to Brett Favre to Kirk Cousins? Or Danielle Hunter vs. Everson Griffen?
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#92Noon! Finch - Ben Goessling- Vikings
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker discuss the news that quarterback J.J. McCarthy suffered a hairline fracture in his throwing hand in New York, meaning rookie Max Brosmer gets another start on Christmas Day against the Detroit Lions. They also debut the listener voicemail that will allow you another avenue to leave us questions.
Ben Goessling and Emily Leiker recap the Vikings' 16-13 win over the New York Giants from MetLife Stadium.
Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance with an injury update on multiple Vikings and some final thoughts on Vikings/Giants. Dan and Ben also discuss the earlier conversation about lack of Vikings consistency over the years.
Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance with an injury update on multiple Vikings and some final thoughts on Vikings/Giants. Dan and Ben also discuss the earlier conversation about lack of Vikings consistency over the years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance with an injury update on multiple Vikings and some final thoughts on Vikings/Giants. Dan and Ben also discuss the earlier conversation about lack of Vikings consistency over the years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker discuss left tackle Christian Darrisaw's move to injured reserve and his trying season. They also open the mailbag and answer your questions about guards Donovan Jackson and Will Fires, Jonathan Greenard's absence, and more. Ben Goessling joins for Flashback Friday on the 'Mutiny on the Fox River,' or that time in 2016 at Green Bay where defenders didn't listen to Mike Zimmer.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker regroup to recap the Vikings' 34-26 win over the Dallas Cowboys and preview the upcoming game against the listless New York Giants (2-12). What stood out about J.J. McCarthy's second straight positive start? Why may it continue in New York? What's the latest with injuries to Jonathan Greenard and Josh Metellus? They also bounce around topics like the treacherous MetLife Stadium turf, quarterback sliding, and more.
For Hour 2 Ben Goessling joins the show to talk about the Vikings offensive line, Justin Jefferson, and the fake field goal that Dallas ran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For Hour 2 Ben Goessling joins the show to talk about the Vikings offensive line, Justin Jefferson, and the fake field goal that Dallas ran.
We finally get to the NFL Picks with Gerby before Ben Goessling from the Star Tribune makes his weekly appearance for some final Vikings thoughts of the week leading into the game at Dallas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We finally get to the NFL Picks with Gerby before Ben Goessling from the Star Tribune makes his weekly appearance for some final Vikings thoughts of the week leading into the game at Dallas.
We finally get to the NFL Picks with Gerby before Ben Goessling from the Star Tribune makes his weekly appearance for some final Vikings thoughts of the week leading into the game at Dallas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker open the mailbag and answer your Vikings questions about defensive coordinator Brian Flores, veteran quarterbacks in 2026, and more. This week's Flashback Friday segment goes back to a 2018 game against the Rams. The game helped usher in the reign of a young L.A. coach that would ultimately mentor Kevin O'Connell.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker preview Sunday night's game between the Vikings (5-8) and Cowboys (6-6-1) by discussing the "pure progression" QB reads that have Kurt Warner at odds with the way the Vikings are coaching J.J. McCarthy. They then get into the matchups with Dallas on both sides of the ball and end with Joe Flacco having 32 "bat phones" for each NFL team.
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Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker break out their flashback Friday segment into an episode because it's about 2017's Minneapolis Miracle. Emily asks Ben and Andrew what they recall about covering that game, the dynamic between receivers Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen, the plays that have since been forgotten, and more.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker recap the Vikings' 31-0 rout of the Washington Commanders from U.S. Bank Stadium, where quarterback J.J. McCarthy got his first home win with his most complete performance to date. What went into McCarthy's improvement? How did the defense limit another opposing quarterback? And what importance do the final four games have for the 2026 offseason?
Dan follows up some comments he made and were made to him about the Minnesota fraud conversation with Andy Luger yesterday before Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance for some final thoughts on the Vikings week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dan follows up some comments he made and were made to him about the Minnesota fraud conversation with Andy Luger yesterday before Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance for some final thoughts on the Vikings week.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker discuss who's in and who's out for Sunday's Vikings-Commanders game, headlined by the return of 2024's No. 2 overall pick Jayden Daniels. That means it's Daniels vs. a struggling J.J. McCarthy, who may have his full O-line back together again. Then they open the mailbag and answer your questions about offensive linemen, quarterbacks and more.
Dan follows up some comments he made and were made to him about the Minnesota fraud conversation with Andy Luger yesterday before Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance for some final thoughts on the Vikings week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves and Wild, who didn't exactly learn lessons from their Tuesday victories. But the Wolves won again over the Pelicans, establishing further evidence that they can at least beat bad teams. The Wild lost at Calgary but are in a good spot in their division. 6:00: Ben Goessling joins Rand for a deep dive into the 4-8 Vikings, J.J. McCarthy, Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen's departure. 42:00: A big weekend of college volleyball.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker preview Sunday's Vikings-Commanders game. First they discuss receiver Adam Thielen asking for his release and joining Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh. Then they get into what the coaching staff is doing to get more out of J.J. McCarthy for now.
Hour 2 begins with Ben Goessling and La Velle E Neal III joining the show to talk about the Vikings and Justin Jefferson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 2 begins with Ben Goessling and La Velle E Neal III joining the show to talk about the Vikings and Justin Jefferson.