Purple People Eaters

Purple People Eaters

Purple People Eaters podcast talks Minnesota Vikings football topics both in-season and off-season since 2018. Hosts Chris Carlson of Rope a Dope Radio and Aaron Miller share takes and tales of Vikings lore present, past as well as speculate on what the future may hold. Light hearted sports talk. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/purple-people-eaters--4696163/support.

Episodes

March 17, 2025 79 mins
Back to talk free agency. It was an eventful week, we talk it through and discuss the current quarterback situation. 

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Off season episode one. KOC signs but not yet Kwesi. Flores appears to be back for year three. Talk team needs, a brief look at free agency and the draft. 

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Well that seemed oddly familiar... Vikings lose NFC Wildcard playoff to the Rams and Darnold answered all of the questions we had. We briefly discussed the game and talked the state of the club heading into the off season. We end the show with a Gopher football segment.

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A loss is a loss. Sam Darnold melted down as the defense held them in the game. Next week in Los Angeles....

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Big win against Green Bay which leads to an epic game in Detroit on Sunday Night Football. We discuss the Packer game and preview Sunday in Detroit. We end the show with a Gopher Football segment. 

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A rare road win in Seattle, wasn't easy. We talk over the game then preview and predict one of the biggest games against the Packers in a long time. We end the show as always with a Gopher segment.

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This game seemed closer than it looked. Vikings beat the Bears on Monday Night Football, we talk it over then preview and predict Sunday on the road in Seattle. End the show with a Gopher Football Segment.

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Well... 11-2, who would have thought? Can we stop talking about Kirk now? Vikings beat Atlanta we discuss then preview and predict the rematch with Bears Monday night. We end the show as always with a Gopher Football segment.

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Another win but... just barely. Sam leads a fourth quarter comeback and the defense closed it out. We talk about it and preview and predict Sunday as good ole Kirk Cousins revisits US Bank. We end the show with a Gopher Football segment as the Ax comes home.

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This one went to overtime in in no way, shape or form should it have. Vikings win and move to 9-2. We discuss the game and preview and predict Sunday at home against the Cardinals. We end the show as always with a Gopher Football segment. 

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Another win, 3 in a row yet none have seemed impressive. Offense still inconsistent, defense carrying the team to wins. We preview and predict Sunday in Chicago. We end the show with a Gopher Football segment and some NIL talk.

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That was an exhausting game, the offense regresses. Sam Darnold can't get out of his own way and the Defense wins it again. We talk it over then preview and predict Sunday in Tennessee. We end the show with a Gopher Football segment.

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A win is a win. Wasn't pretty but they won. We talk it over and preview and predict Sundays game on the road against Jacksonville. Big win for the Gophers, we end the show as always with a Gopher segment.

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Thursday night football huh? Vikings lose to penalties, both called and uncalled. Team made many mistakes and paid for them. Try to bounce back against the Colts. We end the show with a Gopher football segment as always.

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The game was won then..., the last six minutes. We talk it over and preview and predict Thursday night against the LA Rams. We end the show as always with a Gopher Football segment.

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Into the bye 5-0 now on to the Detroit Lions. The North looks tough this year. We preview and predict then end the show with a Gopher Football segment.

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Vikings win a tight game in London. We review the game and talking points going into the bye. Gophers beat USC in a shocker. We preview next week against UCLA.

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September 30, 2024 63 mins
Always great to beat the Packers at Lambeau. First half dominance to second half hanging on. We hash out the details then preview and predict an early game against the NewYork Jets in London.We end the show as always with a Gopher Football segment.

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September 23, 2024 61 mins
Another win and it's getting less surprising. Great defense and Darnold continues to impress.
We review the game and preview, predict Sunday in Green Bay. We finish the show with a Gopher football segment.

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Great win over the Niners, defense continues to impress. Offense making strides. It appears we dodged some serious bullets injury wise. We talk over the game and preview and predict next week against the Texans. Close the show with some Gopher football talk.

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