Episodes
Colton Pouncy, who covers the Detroit Lions for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to preview Sunday's matchup between Lions and Vikings. Pouncy discusses Aidan Hutchinson's serious injury, talks about the Lions' upgraded secondary and explains how Ben Johnson's offense has become arguably the best in the NFL.
Published 10/17/24
Published 10/17/24
Alec Lewis, The Athletic's Minnesota Vikings beat writer, gives his thoughts on the Vikings after the bye week. He talks about the health of Aaron Jones and T.J. Hockenson, the Ed Ingram situation at right guard, the upcoming trade deadline and more.
Published 10/14/24
Alec Lewis, The Athletic's Minnesota Vikings beat writer, gives his thoughts on Sunday's Vikings-Jets game. He discusses Sam Darnold's performance, what Aaron Jones's injury means, the Stephon Gilmore signing and more to consider over the bye week.
Published 10/08/24
Zack Rosenblatt, who covers the New York Jets for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to preview Sunday's matchup in London between the Jets and Vikings. Rosenblatt dissects Aaron Rodgers' early-season performance, assesses the Jets' defensive start and even considers the likelihood of a Davante Adams trade.
Published 10/03/24
Alec Lewis, The Athletic's Vikings beat writer, compiles five big takeaways and thoughts following an All-22 film review of the Vikings' win against the Packers in Week 4. His points also tie directly to what to look for and be thinking about before this Sunday's game against the Jets. He touches on Sam Darnold, what Green Bay tried to do against the Vikings’ defense, a player who is standing out on the All-22 film and Dallas Turner.
Published 10/01/24
Alec Lewis, The Athletic's Minnesota Vikings beat writer, gives his thoughts on Sunday's Vikings-Packers game. He discusses Justin Jefferson's matchup with Jaire Alexander, Aaron Jones's return to Lambeau Field, Jeff Hafley's new defense, what Jordan Addison's return means for the offense and more.
Published 09/27/24
Alec Lewis, The Athletic's Vikings beat writer, compiles five big takeaways and thoughts following an All-22 film review of the Vikings' win against the Texans in Week 3. His points also tie directly to what to look for and be thinking about before this Sunday's game against the Packers.
Published 09/24/24
Patrick Jones II, the Vikings' edge rusher who currently ranks No. 2 in the NFL in sacks with four, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about his early-season success. He believes his production reverts back to his best-ever offseason, one fueled by a 2023 season he felt like he disappointed. A fascinating perspective on one of the most obvious bright spots thus far for Minnesota.
Published 09/21/24
Cody Alexander, a former college football coach who now owns MatchQuarters, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the Vikings' defense. Alexander gives his thoughts on the progression under defensive coordinator Brian Flores. He also discusses the current narratives revolving around offensive production in the NFL.
Published 09/20/24
Alec Lewis, The Athletic's Vikings beat writer, compiles five big takeaways and thoughts following an All-22 film review of the Vikings' win against the 49ers in Week 2. His points also tie directly to what to look for and be thinking about before this Sunday's game against the Texans.
Published 09/17/24
David Lombardi, a longtime San Francisco 49ers writer, joins The Alec Lewis Show to preview the 49ers-Vikings game Sunday. He and Alec Lewis discuss the ins and outs of the game, from how the Vikings will stop the 49ers' run game, to the interior of the Vikings' offensive line against the 49ers' pass rush.
Published 09/14/24
Alec Lewis, The Athletic's Vikings beat writer, compiles five big takeaways and thoughts following an All-22 film review of the Vikings' win against the Giants in Week 1. His points also tie directly to what to look for and be thinking about before this Sunday's game against the 49ers.
Published 09/10/24
Charlotte Carroll, one of The Athletic's New York Giants writers, joins The Alec Lewis Show to preview Sunday's opening matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. Carroll offers perspective on what expectations are around the Giants and shares what she thinks the Giants will need to do to win the game.
Published 09/06/24
Justin Jefferson, the Vikings' superstar receiver, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about why he's excited for the 2024 season, what he thinks about the way the team has been perceived and much more.
Published 09/05/24
Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, quickly recaps Saturday's Eagles victory, then launches into his 53-man roster projection. He offers some tidbits on his decisions, explains some of the movement that could happen over the next 72 hours and more.
Published 08/24/24
Eric Nordquist, a KFAN personality in Minnesota, joins The Alec Lewis Show to review the Vikings' recent signing of cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Nordquist also provides his perspective on the roster bubble with about a week until cut day.
Published 08/20/24
Zac Jackson, the Cleveland Browns beat writer at The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to recap joint practices. He gives the Browns' perspective of the last couple of days in Berea, talking Deshaun Watson, Myles Garrett, Martin Emerson Jr., and how they looked against Minnesota's groups.
Published 08/16/24
Matthew Coller, who hosts Purple Insider, joined The Alec Lewis Show from Cleveland, where the Vikings participated in joint practices with the Browns. He and Alec discussed Sam Darnold's performance, Brian Flores's defense, expectations for 2024 without J.J. McCarthy and more.
Published 08/15/24
Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, talks about the J.J. McCarthy's knee soreness, gives some of his thoughts on Saturday's preseason games and previews joint practices with the Cleveland Browns.
Published 08/13/24
Drew Magary, an author and writer for Defector and SFGate, is a longtime Minnesota Vikings fan. He joined "The Alec Lewis Show" to talk about what he wants to see in Saturday's game against the Raiders, and what he will consider a successful season in 2024.
Published 08/09/24
Nate Tice, an NFL writer and podcaster at Yahoo! Sports, recently visited Minnesota Vikings training camp. He joined "The Alec Lewis Show" to talk about his impressions of Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy, as well as what interests him about this upcoming Vikings season.
Published 08/06/24
Jon Kraczynski, a senior writer at The Athletic covering the Timberwolves and Vikings, gives his early impressions of J.J. McCarthy. He also talks about the futures of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell in Minnesota and provides his biggest concern right now for the 2024 team.
Published 08/02/24
Paul Allen, the voice of the Vikings, joins the show to talk about the vibe around training camp. He touches on the quarterback situation, the cornerback troubles and using a thesaurus.
Published 07/30/24
Two days into 2024 Vikings training camp, we thought it would be right to touch on some of the major subjects and take some questions. Cornerbacks and quarterbacks have been the big talkers.
Published 07/26/24