This Week in VikeFans — Sep 29–Oct 5, 2026

Greetings, gorgeous Gold-and-Purple devotees! Welcome back to This Week in VikeFans, where we celebrate the community keeping the faith through thick, thin, and 4-0 starts that somehow still inspire skepticism. (Only in Minnesota, folks.)

Let's begin with our forum's finest:

• Most Liked Reply: JimmyinSD with a perfectly pragmatic post about fools' gold and the offensive concerns ahead. Nothing says "Viking fan wisdom" like cautious optimism mid-sentence.
• Most Liked Original Post: Mike Olson and his infectious "Having a field day today!", proof that sometimes brevity breeds brevity-adjacent victory.
• Most Liked Poster: Cricket with a whopping 321 likes received, proving consistency and participation pay dividends.
• Most Prolific Poster: Cricket again with 578 posts. That's not just engagement, that's devotion with a discussion quota.
• Most Active Thread: Cricket's "Squish the Fish" extravaganza with 301 replies, because apparently Dolphin discourse drives discourse.
• Biggest Heart: greediron spreading 304 likes around like they're playoff tickets, community love at its most generous.

VikeFans Games Update

In our competitive corner, the Survivor pool is down to one stalwart survivor still breathing. Meanwhile, comet52 and MAD GAINZ found themselves eliminated in Week 4, the cruel mathematics of picking winners.

And that settles it. Vikesrock is your 2026 NFL Survivor Champion, the last of seventeen left standing, and the champion badge is already on his profile. The pool is now closed.

Good news for the other sixteen of you: a brand new Survivor pool opens with Week 5. Everyone starts clean, nobody carries a strike, and your first two picks lock Thursday at 7:15pm CT. Revenge is available in the Games menu.

Over in Test Your Conviction, Mike Olson and RS_Express are locked at 31 points through four graded weeks, with Vikesrock keeping pace at 30. It's tighter than our secondary coverage on Miami receivers.

Pick'Em standings showcase wiviking leading the charge at 35-for-53, with FourCornersViking right on the heels at 35-for-51. Last week's hero? Vikesrock earned bragging rights with an 11-for-16 Week 4 showing. That's the kind of prediction prowess we're celebrating.

So there you have it, faithful friends, another week where Vikings fandom proves it's more than just football. It's forum philosophy, prediction prestidigitation, and passionate participation. We'll reconvene next week to celebrate the continued camaraderie that keeps this community cranking.

Until then, keep your conviction tested and your picks picked.