The Viking Age Podcast: A Minnesota Vikings Podcast from FanSided

The Viking Age Podcast: A Minnesota Vikings Podcast from FanSided

The Viking Age Podcast is here! Get the most informative and unique takes on all things Minnesota Vikings football from The Viking Age's Adam Patrick and Chris Schad. Join us twice weekly for the best Minnesota Vikings podcast out there. SKOL!

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January 2, 2026 51 mins

FanSided’s Chris Schad and The Viking Age’s Adam Patrick discuss all the recent speculation about where Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores will be in 2026 and also spend a few minutes on one of the most meaningless Vikings/Packers games in the history of both franchises.





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FanSided’s Chris Schad and The Viking Age’s Adam Patrick discuss how JJ McCarthy’s latest injury has ruined Christmas for Minnesota Vikings fans. With frustration boiling over and uncertainty at quarterback, are Vikings fans reaching a breaking point?





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FanSided's Chris Schad talks about what Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy could do in the team's final 3 games of the 2025 season, including Sunday's Week 16 matchup on the road against the New York Giants.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to JJ McCarthy leading the Minnesota Vikings to a big Week 15 win over the Dallas Cowboys and decide what should be next for the purple and gold's offseason QB plans.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick break down the Minnesota Vikings’ 31–0 win over the Washington Commanders and discuss whether JJ McCarthy finally showed real progress. What did Minnesota unlock, and can JJ keep it going against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15?





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FanSided's Chris Schad and Zone Coverage's Tom Schreier discuss if J.J. McCarthy is still going to be QB1 for the Minnesota Vikings when they return for the 2026 season, and then they look ahead to the team's upcoming Week 14 matchup against the Washington Commanders.


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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick attempt to figure out how everything has gone so wrong for the Minnesota Vikings in the 2025 season following the team's embarrassing loss to the Seattle Seahawks.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to all of the negative coverage surrounding Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy after his struggles in the team's Week 11 loss to the Chicago Bears, and the two also look ahead to the Vikings' upcoming showdown on the road against the Green Bay Packers. 






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FanSided's Chris Schad reacts to the Minnesota Vikings falling to 4-6 after a disappointing loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 11 and the underwhelming performance that JJ McCarthy delivered in the matchup.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick look ahead to the big Week 11 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears and also attempt to figure out why JJ McCarthy and Justin Jefferson have been struggling recently.





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Minnesota Vikings RB Aaron Jones joined The Viking Age's Adam Patrick to talk JJ McCarthy, the current status of his shoulder, bacon, hot sauce, and why the rest of the NFL shouldn't take the Vikings lightly for the remainder of the 2025 season.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to JJ McCarthy returning and helping lead the Minnesota Vikings to a big win in Week 9 over the heavily favored Detroit Lions.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy returning to the starting lineup for the first time since Week 2 and look ahead to the team's gigantic Week 9 matchup on the road against the Detroit Lions.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick react to the embarrassing performance delivered by the Minnesota Vikings in their Week 8 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick talk about the approach that the Minnesota Vikings have been taking with QB JJ McCarthy since returning from London and what the team should do if Carson Wentz leads them to wins over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 7 and the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and A To Z Sports' Tyler Forness talk about how the Minnesota Vikings have looked so far in the 2025 season and how many wins they could potentially end up with at the end of their schedule.





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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick talk about the latest on Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy returning to the field, the Vikings' win over the Cleveland Browns in London in Week 5, and how the 4-game stretch after Minnesota's bye week doesn't look that bad anymore.

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FanSided's Chris Schad and The Viking Age's Adam Patrick talk about the chance that the Minnesota Vikings have in Week 5, even with a banged-up roster, to get back on track in a matchup against the Cleveland Browns over in Jolly old England.

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FanSided's Chris Schad and friend of the show, Nick Marty, discuss what's next for the Minnesota Vikings after the team's Week 4 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, which resulted in even more offensive line injuries for the Vikings. Chris and Nick also talk about how the O-Line 's injuries could have an impact on when J.J. McCarthy returns to the field for Minnesota this season.

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Minnesota Vikings legend Jared Allen joins The Viking Age’s Adam Patrick to discuss the team’s potential QB controversy with Carson Wentz and J.J. McCarthy, why Kevin Williams deserves a Hall of Fame spot, the NFL’s Tush Push debate, and his involvement in the upcoming Grand Slam of Curling.





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