The Vikings clinched a playoff berth and a shot at the NFC North championship last night — all without running a single play.
That's because the Detroit Lions lost to the Buffalo Bills. And a Green Bay win in Seattle made the playoffs a sure bet for Sam Darnold and the gang.
Now what?
Well, the Vikings meet the Chicago Bears tonight at U.S. Bank Stadium. After that, the team will face off against every one of the aforementioned squads on its way to the conference championship game and, potentially, the Super Bowl.
Can they pull it off? The odds are looking as good as ever. And the Minnesota Star Tribune's sports desk has got every angle covered in the links below.
Why choose one restaurant of the year when you can choose three? That's exactly what our food writers did last week when they named Vinai, Diane's Place and Bûcheron the best of the best for 2024.
"Tying the three together doesn’t undermine the value of the award; it amplifies the restaurants' excellence," restaurant critic Jon Cheng writes. "It truly has been a banner year for food."
For many of us, the snow so far this season has been a glorious sight after Mother Nature deprived us last winter.
This Week in Nature, we take a close-up look at snowflakes. Writer Lisa Meyers McClintick describes how flakes are formed and temperatures play a role in their intricate designs.
Wishing you plenty of opportunities this winter to get outside and enjoy a snowy landscape.
It's been a moody few days here in the Twin Cities, weather-wise.
First, temperatures plummeted to what finally felt like normal winter-grade levels we've rarely experienced in the last year. Then it snowed. (It wasn't much, but it was there!)
Now we're facing a soggy start to the week before we get another light dusting tomorrow. At least the fog and clouds provide a nice and picturesque backdrop for the holiday lights and the illuminated skyscrapers in downtown Minneapolis, like this frame Mike Norton posted on Bluesky Saturday evening.
