The Alec Lewis Show

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts a twice-weekly podcast. He'll talk about the latest Vikings news. He'll analyze training camp practices and in-season games. He'll chat with players, coaches, team personnel, media members, family members and notable Vikings fans about the 2024 season and beyond.

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Episodes

22 hours ago

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation in the aftermath of Tuesday’s end-of-season press conference with GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and HC Kevin O’Connell. Lewis talks about the 2026 quarterback plan, J.J. McCarthy, defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Jordan Addison’s latest arrest, Christian Darrisaw, the future at tackle and receiver and more This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
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Monday Jan 05, 2026

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy's final start of 2025, the hand injury, exiting the game, the season-long evaluation of him, what the Vikings will do at QB, future options, potential Brian Flores replacements and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
https://myfrbank.com/ 
 
And here is a link to all of their locations!
 
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ 
 
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl 
 
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about Brian Flores’s, what replacing him would look like, other coaching candidates who make sense on Vikings’ staff, running back of the future, Aaron Jones, Jeremiyah Love, 2026 QB options, how to think about future at QB. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
https://myfrbank.com/ 
 
And here is a link to all of their locations!
 
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ 
 
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl 
 
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

Tuesday Dec 23, 2025

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy’s hand injury, how it happened, when it happened, what the Vikings and Kevin O’Connell said about it, what it means for the Vikings’ QB future, Brian Flores’s future, Vikings young players stepping up, the offseason questions and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
https://myfrbank.com/ 
 
And here is a link to all of their locations!
 
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ 
 
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl 
 
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

Thursday Dec 18, 2025

Michael Russo, who covers the Minnesota Wild and NHL for The Athletic, joins the Alec Lewis Show. This episode features a Vikings-Giants primer with perspective on how Sunday’s game might go. Lewis discusses what he saw on tape from Jaxson Dart, Mike Kafka’s offense, the Giants’ run game with Tyrone Tracy Jr., Dexter Lawrence and more. Then Lewis talks Minnesota Wild recent buzz after the Quinn Hughes trade with his colleague, Russo. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
https://myfrbank.com/ 
 
And here is a link to all of their locations!
 
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ 
 
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl 
 
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

Tuesday Dec 16, 2025

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy, Justin Jefferson’s lack of production, Ryan Kelly’s impact, 2026 cap decisions, Snoop Dogg and Paul Allen, Matt Boldy and Quinn Hughes, Jalen Nailor and Jordan Addison and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
https://myfrbank.com/ 
 
And here is a link to all of their locations!
 
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ 
 
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl 
 
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

Wednesday Dec 10, 2025

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy, the Vikings’ offensive plan vs. the Commanders, passing concepts, the passing game, the improved running game, three players worth shouting out, the 2026 NFL Draft, cap space levers this offseason and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
https://myfrbank.com/ 
 
And here is a link to all of their locations!
 
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ 
 
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl 
 
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

Thursday Dec 04, 2025

Ben Leber, a longtime Vikings linebacker and current television and radio personality locally, joins the Alec Lewis Show to talk about J.J. McCarthy, Kevin O’Connell’s recent comments, the Vikings’ offense, the run game, getting Justin Jefferson involved, Eric Wilson and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
https://myfrbank.com/ 
 
And here is a link to all of their locations!
 
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ 
 
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl 
 
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

Tuesday Dec 02, 2025

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy’s return to play, his mechanics, what the Vikings wanted to work on initially, QB options for 2026, what’s so broken about the offense, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah situation and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
https://myfrbank.com/ 
 
And here is a link to all of their locations!
 
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ 
 
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl 
 
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

Monday Nov 24, 2025

Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy entering concussion protocol, Max Brosmer’s opportunity and much more. He also plays a conversation he had Monday morning with The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski on the Vikings Update show about the Packers loss, the offensive line, special teams and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
 
https://myfrbank.com/ 
 
And here is a link to all of their locations!
 
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/ 
 
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl 
 
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

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