Welcome to Purple & Gold Prospects! This will be an ongoing series to get Vikings fans familiar with upcoming draft prospects. The focus of this series will be to cover prominent prospects entering the upcoming NFL Draft. The series will center on the position groups of highest need on the current Vikings roster, but will… read more

Several weeks ago I decided to switch up how I report the grades by Pro Football Focus (PFF) because of some of the recent absurdity of their findings. Since it seemed to be the most receptive approach, I decided to make this a weekly thing where I give my opinion of the PFF scores. As… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8, and this is coming after the team came from behind to beat the Los Angeles Rams in Week 7 on the road. This upcoming game will be in the friendly confines of Acrisure Stadium, but as Mike Tomlin fielded questions from media Tuesday,… read more

The Minnesota Vikings shocked the football world with a 22-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, one of the NFL’s elite. It was one of the most complete all-around football games in recent Vikings memory regarding the offense and defense. There’s a lot of credit to go around, but here are three thoughts on what… read more

Who knew? It turns out that the Steelers well-documented West Coast curse was no match for Mike Tomlin’s post bye week streak of success. Tomlin’s Steelers have now won 7 straight contests immediately following their bye. I honestly had no idea what to expect. My pregame prediction of a Steelers victory came straight from my… read more

In this week’s “3 & Out” column, we look at how the Steelers left-side run game was the catalyst to their comeback win in Los Angeles, how the offense conquered its red zone demons, and the continued growth of the team’s rookies. The Left is the Best I was a big fan of the rock… read more

Following an entirely lackluster first half with the Steelers trailing 9-3, T.J. Watt showed once again why he’s the Steelers’ preeminent impact player. Jumping a pass route over the short middle, Watt grabbed a crucial interception on the Rams’ first offensive play of the third quarter and returned the ball to the Rams’ 7-yard line… read more

The Steelers took over at their own 14-yard line with 5:28 remaining in Sunday’s Week 7 clash against the Rams at SoFi Stadium on Sunday evening. Pittsburgh was ahead by a score of 24-17, but the Rams still had two timeouts plus the two-minute warning at their disposal. Therefore, the Steelers’ offense, one that, once… read more