Cedric Griffin News

Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Antoine Winfield was used to being the smallest kid in neighborhood football games with his older cousins and friends.

Vikings cornerback Cedric Griffin was fined $10,000 by the NFL for a hit to the head of Cincinnati wide receiver Chad Ochocinco in the fourth quarter of the Vikings' 30-10 victory over the Bengals on Sunday at the Metrodome.

In this day and age, it's impossible to call any NFL player an unsung hero. The round-the-clock coverage the league generates guarantees anyone who makes even one play that has even the slightest impact on a given Sunday will end up being: 1. An item in a notebook by one of a team's horde of beat writers; 2. A highlight on the many television recap ...

Chad Ochocinco is an eccentric motor mouth, an A-list entertainer and a repeat offender to the NFL's etiquette police.

Vikings rookie receiver Percy Harvin missed his first NFL game, and he wasn't even on the sideline with the team's other inactive players Sunday.

Antoine Winfield picked up where he left off as the NFL's best tackler. MINNEAPOLIS -- A few minutes passed Sunday before Antoine Winfield arrived at his moment of truth.

Minnesota got Pro Bowl cornerback Antoine Winfield back from a foot injury, but kick returner and receiver Percy Harvin didn't play for the Vikings against Cincinnati on Sunday because of migraines.

Cedric Benson is 31 yards from his first 1,000-yard season. In four games against Minnesota, he has 164 yards on 39 carries.

Wide receiver Percy Harvin #12 of the Minnesota Vikings carries the ball against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on September 20, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

Before the season began, everyone was proclaiming Adrian Peterson to be the next 2,000-yard rusher.

Linebacker E.J. Henderson #56 of the Minnesota Vikings is looked at by trainers after being injured during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the Universtity of Phoenix Stadium on December 6, 2009 in Glendale, Arizona.

Kurt Warner, Cardinals: Got great protection, but also got rid of the ball quickly, completing 22 of 32 for 285 yards and three touchdowns.

The Vikings' 35-14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium last December was perhaps the team's most impressive performance in 2008.

Kurt Warner connected with Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald for three first-half touchdown passes Sunday to give the Arizona Cardinals a 21-10 lead over the Brett Favre-led Vikings in a prime-time duel of the two veteran quarterbacks and former Super Bowl winners.

A lot of the credit for the Vikings' 10-1 record goes to Brett Favre, as it should.

Minnesota turned defensive end Jared Allen 's first interception as a Viking into a touchdown and a 24-7 lead in the second quarter.

When the Vikings defense got a chance to play on Sunday, the unit delivered. The Vikings held the Chicago Bears to a paltry 169 yards of offense in a 36-10 victory at Mall of America Field.

Vikings head coach Brad Childress the second half of the Vikes 36-10 victory over the Chicago Bears Sunday afternoon November 29, 2009.

Amidst the apparent blowout of the division rival Chicago Bears , the NFC North reigning champions played some sloppy football at times on Sunday, showing this team has yet to reach its full potential.

Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler leads the NFL in interceptions, and the Vikings took advantage Sunday.