Cordarrelle Patterson

The National Football League added a new leader to their record books on Sunday with a 103 yard kick return.

As a ESPN Radio host on ESPN 99.1 in Sioux Falls, I feel like I owe it to my listeners to come up with some New Years resolutions.

Today is the deadline for teams to use fifth-year options on first round rookies from the 2013 NFL Draft class. The Vikings have picked up two of three.

If you bleed purple and gold and want to win tickets to see a Minnesota Viking game, let Cordarrelle Patterson get you the tickets.

The Detroit Lions are playing some dominant defense. With Ezekiel Ansah and Ndamukong Suh leading a relentless rush, the Lions had eight sacks and three interceptions of Minnesota rookie Teddy Bridgewater in a 17-3 victory over the Vikings on Sunday.

The St. Louis Rams were determined not to let Adrian Peterson embarrass them again. The Minnesota Vikings found another way to catch them with their pants down.

When Cordarrelle Patterson's workload increased last season, his production went up as well.

Minnesota Vikings wideout and returner Cordarrelle Patterson keeps racking up award honors for his stellar rookie season. On Monday, Patterson was named to the Pro Football Writer Association's All-NFL and All-NFC teams. Earlier this year, he was selected to the Pro Bowl, and was the December NFC Offensive Rookie of the Month...

Cordarrelle Patterson scored two touchdowns, including the go-ahead catch in the end zone in the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit Lions 14-13 on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the Metrodome’s 32 seasons.

The Vikings would have loved to remember Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens for the experience of playing — and winning — in the snow. Instead, Minnesota absorbed another painful defeat, 29-26, and lost running back Adrian Peterson to a foot injury. The Vikings also were officially eliminated from playoff contention.