Every Monday at 8:30am StarTribune sports writer Michael Rand stops into the Morning Show to share the latest news in Sports.

Today Michael Rand chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and John Munson about:

1) oh, the Vikings. A tumultuous week off the field gave way to more drama on the field as the Adrian Peterson-less Vikes lost 20-9 to New Orleans and lost their starting quarterback, Matt Cassel, to injury. That paved the way for the debut of rookie Teddy Bridgewater.

2) meanwhile, the NFL has bigger problems than just the Vikings. Commissioner Roger Goodell is losing credibility and fans are fed up. One such former fan, Steve Almond, wrote a book about giving up football and will read from it Tuesday at The Loft.

3) The end is mercifully in sight for the Twins. Next Sunday marks the final game of what will almost certainly be their 4th consecutive season with at least 90 losses.

Michael Rand writes about Sports for the StarTribune in his blog RandBall. You can also follow Michael on Twitter.