Vikings game to be televised
January 3rd, 2009 – 3:27 PM by Judd ZulgadRest easy Vikings fans. You will be able to watch your team play host to the Eagles in a wild card playoff game Sunday.
The team announced this afternoon that it sold the remaining 3,100 tickets and thus avoided the team’s first local television blackout at the Metrodome since the 1997 regular-season finale. That means the Vikings’ first home playoff game since the 2000 season will be aired on Fox affiliate KMSP (Ch. 9) in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas as well as in secondary markets, including Alexandra, Redwood Falls, Austin, Mankato, Rochester, Bemidji and Mason City, Iowa.
This didn’t come without quite a bit of effort. Because only 55 percent of the Vikings’ season-ticket holders elected to purchase playoff tickets, the Vikings had 20,000 tickets to sell last Monday. That was a day after the Vikings clinched the NFC North title and a playoff berth with a victory over the New York Giants. What made the challenge heading into today so great was that the remaining tickets weren’t exactly cheap. Tickets were priced at $80, $120 and $160.
“We’re very happy,” said Steve LaCroix, the Vikings’ vice president of sales and marketing. “It took the full week and obviously it would be best to get it done the first day. But the key thing is it got done and the league was very accommodating giving us extra time to work through the holidays. We got started this morning with less than 2,000 tickets to go and had a real late push. In the late morning and early afternoon it really picked up. I definitely want to give the ultimate credit to our fans for making this happen.”
LaCroix said that unlike in previous situations the Vikings did not receive any corporate help to sell the remaining tickets.
The NFL’s blackout rules state that if a game is not sold out 72 hours before kickoff it can’t be televised in the home market, but the Vikings were given a 24-hour extension until 3:30 p.m. Friday. One extension isn’t rare, especially considering that it was a holiday on Thursday. However, when the game was not a sell out by Friday afternoon, the NFL granted another extension until 3:30 this afternoon. The NFL requires the Vikings to sell 62,000 tickets to consider a Metrodome game sold out.
Although two extensions are rare, the Vikings weren’t the only team to benefit from that this week. The Arizona Cardinals also were given until 24 hours before kickoff of today’s game against Atlanta to sell the remaining seats at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals managed to reach a sell out and avoid a blackout in that market.
What will be interesting now is to see the crowd that fills the Metrodome on Sunday. The Eagles had been encouraging their fans to “paint Minneapolis Green” and there is no doubt some folks from sports-crazed Philly probably took the advice. “I feel very confident the Metrodome will be very, very purple,” LaCroix said. “[The Eagles] got a lot of promotional value out of this but at the end of the day it’s hard to tell how much green is going to be in the stadium.”
Sunday’s game will mark the 115th consecutive sell out for the Vikings.
Although the game is now officially a sell out, the team announced there are still a limited number of seats available, including some returned by the Eagles. The Vikings also are encouraging any fans who need to pick up tickets at will call to arrive early.
160 Responses to "Vikings game to be televised"
whooo…Hooooo…
Well it’s about time…
I actually just teared up with joy…GO VIKES!!!
Wow!! 115 consecutive sell-out games. Only 550 to go to tie the Packers! And the Queens only needed just 2 deadline extensions to get it done! Very, very impressive.
It’s good to know.
Who cares? Chilly will make some bonehead decision and they will lose anyway.
Is this game going ot shown on tv thanks to KMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is this game going ot shown on tv thanks to KMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[…] [Vikings] Vikings Finally Sellout Playoff Game Vs Eagles The Vikings announced this afternoon that it sold the remaining 3,100 tickets and thus avoided the teams first local television blackout at the Metrodome since the 1997 regular-season finale. The NFLs blackout rules state that if a game is not sold out 72 hours before kickoff it cant be televised in the home market, but the Vikings were given a 24-hour extension until 3:30 p.m. Friday. One extension isnt rare, especially considering that it was a holiday on Thursday but when the game was not a sell out by Friday afternoon, the NFL granted another extension until 3:30 this afternoon. Source: Star-Tribune […]
Way to go MN…… since I live 600 miles south of Mpls….. I was unaffected .. but I had faith in the Purple. Whoo Hoo.
SKOL VIKES!!!!!
I had faith. You people in Mn have to deal with your screwed up people in government. I will explain if needed.
Other than that.
10-6 playoffs homies.
Home playoffs, more than the girls and the puckers can say.
Vikes playoffs.
Puckers top 10 draft pick, way to go pack. Go pack, go. Screw another draft up.
Drink the Colt 45’s and be happy.
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
Nice catch Larry. You would look good in purple………..
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
For jstford: The remaining tickets were purchased by WTXF, the FOX affiliate in Philly. They are sending extra fans to the game so at least someone will be sitting there when the 3rd qtr begins.
Weird, I can still pull up tickets on Ticketmaster at 3:53. So much for a sell out, what a scam.
Right V-John, Alexander is awesome. He said he idolized Cris Carter growing up. I knew Cris Carter. I watched Cris Carter. … And you’re no Cris Carter, Larry. At least I don’t THINK he is!
I too am able to pull up blocks of tickets on Ticketmaster. Lower level, upper level, etc.. Looks like the blackout was an empty threat. Either that, or FOX agreed earlier today that they’d commit to buying unsold tickets at some point closer to the game, and the NFL decided that counts as selling all tickets by 3:30. It’s definitely fishy!
Kenny, he would still look good in purple even if he isn’t CC. We could use a little more help at the WR postition. IMO……….
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
Larry Fitz is awesome. And I agree, he would look good in purple.
I love all the Packers fans on here. It’s so satisfying to see their pathetic attempts to make fun of the Vikings. What was the Pack’s record this year again?
Thank you Eagles fans!!
Now we can watch the game.
Thank you for spending money in the area and helping such a poor economy!!
Packers fans can say what they want but the truth is that they stunk and we didn’t. The Vikings were going to sell this game out for sure. Also, Fitzgerald is a fantastic reciever and we really do need him.
GO VIKES!!!
FOR DJ: The Packers record this year? Do you mean in the playoffs? The Packers will be 0-0; which is one less loss than the 0-1 Queens.
How clever Senior. While the Vikings are practicing and getting ready for the playoffs, what’re Rodgers and Jennings doing? Sitting at home watching on their TV’s? Yep. And who went from 13-3 to 6-10? If your team sucked any more, you’d be the Lions.
Hey Senior!! What happened lat year you even had the FavRa playing. Ha Ha Ha the pukers suck big time CHOKE CHOKE.
Hey Senior!! What happened last year you even had the FavRa playing. Ha Ha Ha the pukers suck big time CHOKE CHOKE.
Good to know. Some people mentioned that tickets are still available. If you read the article closely, the NFL deems 62,000 tickets sold as a sell-out. So there will still be a few tickets available. It appears that every ticket doesn’t actually have to be sold in order for it to be considered a sell-out. Strange.
I’m really looking forward to all the green in the stadium. I’ll be there with my McNabb jersey on.
E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!
Pack suck, yes keep thinking they made the playoffs………..
Boldin looks good also…….
Pack, Lions, Bears and the Girls, one thing in common.
They will be watching the playoffs on TV.
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
Do some of you not even read the article prior to submitting a comment? It says right in there that a limited number of tickets are still available for purchase. They needed to sell 62000 to qualify as a sell out, the place holds over 64000.
Hey Rodeo, you sound like a level-headed Eagles fan. What’s the attitude of Eagles fans coming into this game? Or do you not know? Seems like they are coming in cocky and not too worried. Do you think that’s accurate?
People from the east coast cocky..no way
Lets see how many people in Eagles jersies end up in detox at 1900 Chicago tomorrow. I’ll be there counting.
SKOL VIKS
bwaaak bwaaak bwaaak
DJ: The Queens practicing? Practicing to lose yet another playoff game? The Packers? They had a bad year, but as a Queen fan, I’m sure you were quickly able to recognize what a bad year looks like. Cause you’ve been “practicing”.
Senior they had a bad year last year ONE and OUT!!! HA ha ha Pukers Suck!!! But their fans suck even more.
DJ…Many Eagles fans are confident, but I’ve learned not to get too excited. I do think the Eagles match up well against the Vikings and “should” win, but Peterson is amazing and is capable of changing the game around all on his own. What worries me most is that Westbrook is listed as questionable. Philly is a different team without him. I’m not your typical obnoxious, cocky Philly fan (unless you’re a Cowboys fan). Perhaps having moved in Minnesota in 1997 softened me a bit.
Either way, I expect a good game and I’m looking forward playing the Giants next week. But I’m also prepared to leave the dome tomorrow in a very bad mood.
The Queens practicing? Practicing to lose yet another playoff game?
I can’t believe you’re still talking crap. So if we lose a playoff game, and the Packers can’t even be better than the Bears, what does that say about your squad? They are garbage. We all know it. You can try to deny it and wear your green and gold glasses, but everyone else in the league knows the Packers were one of the 10 worst teams in the league.
stop fighting!
This was predictable…about as predictable as the Vikings starting every game…run run pass punt.
Easy DJ……
Go Pack Go…. Go Pack Go.
Go for another top 10 draft pick and no playoffs.
Yes, the pack made the playoffs….Not
Matt Millen on NBC, kind of like the morons that are on here talking trash….Don’t know much…..
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
viking john, viking john
in the summer he mows the lawn
viking john, viking john
when he hits a baseball you know its gone
viking john, viking john
once went on a date with goldie hawn
Tony Tony how art they talk
No baseball, no goldie….
Mowing not, snowblowing yes.
Vikings playoffs, pack not
Tony Pants=American Superstar
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
Ha…look Ma no corporate buy out or help.
Stick that in yer pipe and smoke it you naysayin’ dweebs.
SKOL VIKES!!!!!
VIKINGS SOLD OUT THE DOME WITH NO OUTSIDE HELP
Posted by Mike Florio on January 3, 2009, 5:45 p.m.
So how did the Minnesota Vikings manage to sell out the Metrodome for the first playoff game to be played there since January 2001?
We’re not sure. But what we do know is that the Vikings didn’t get bailed out by the local FOX affiliate, or by a corporate sponsor.
“There was no corporate or network buyout,” Vikings V.P. of sales and marketing Steve LaCroix told Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Though it’s not known how many Eagles fans will be coming from Philly for the game, there’s a chance that there will be plenty of green mixed in with the purple.
“Whoever does show up, we’re going to play our asses off for you,” defensive end Jared Allen said, “and it’s going to be a hell of a game.”
Even with help from Philly, something had to have happened in the last 24 hours to move 3,100 seats.
Here’s how they did it!!
Maybe the green they are talking about is the pukcker fans coming over and cheering for a playoff team.
They can’t cheer for Brett in NY=no playoffs.
They can’t cheer for the pack=no playoffs.
Yes, cheer for the purple………
Sorry, Go Pack Go…Top 10 draft pick..
Morons…Go Pack Go.
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
Maybe the green they are talking about is the pukcker fans coming over and cheering for a playoff team.
They can’t cheer for Brett in NY=no playoffs.
They can’t cheer for the pack=no playoffs.
Yes, cheer for the purple………
Sorry, Go Pack Go…Top 10 draft pick..
Morons…Go Pack Go.
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
Pretty quiet now…..
All you nay sayers and morons go to the top of your class.
Top 10 pick in the draft. Go Pack Go.
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
Drink more Colt 45’s
Packer fans just can’t soak up reality. They still want to pretend it’s 1950 and the Packers are a “dynasty”, and there are 4 teams in pro football. They were better than the Vikings last year, I can admit that. Why can’t they admit their team is on the downslide while the Vikings are improving each year? Oh ya, the reality thing again.
Somebody earlier had mentioned earlier that the Eagles are the hot team because they won 3 out of the last 5 games by 20+ points. If I’m an Eagles fan I’d be worried about those other two losses. Which Eagles team is going to show up? Last week was a fluke and didn’t show us much of what to expect this week. I’m thinking the McNabb that rifles the ball into the ground at his receivers feet will be nice to see. Or the gimpy Westbrook. This way the Packer fans can come on our site and say the Vikings got lucky again because the Eagles were hurt.
KAPUT (FAN SINCE 1961) PREDICTION
EAGLES - 34
VIKINGS - 13
- tarvaris jackson gets the hook before halftime. several picks, sacks, bad decisions. he will look like a division III college QB
- adrian peterson bottled up all day
- the 2 so-called stars : berrian and allen will do nothing
- vikings offense will be smothered
- play calling will be brutal, vanilla
- mcnabb will give the purple defense fits and pick them apart
- westbrook will be all over the place
- purple special teams will be horrible
- no way does reid get outcoached by childress
- no team is playing worse heading into post-season
the FAN SINCE 1961 knows every tendency, has seen it all,
and knows this team does not belong in the playoffs.
The dream ends Sunday.
Since 2000 they have done nothing.
With the current regime, the purple will go nowhere.
Zygi, Childress, right down the line….. a joke…
RAH RAH
POM POM
G.ay et al
Nice cut and paste nimrod. Are you so old and senile you don’t remember your own idiotic posts now?
I am also a homo. I also breed sheep and enjoy giving my male lovers a tender loving hand and if the are really good they get lip service.
Golly I love packing fudge!
RAH RAH
POM POM
RODEOJONES: “Perhaps having moved in Minnesota in 1997 softened me a bit”. I think it’s time to take a trip back to Philly, hang out on Broad Street for awhile, get a bite to eat at Pat’s, and get some of your “Eagle’s Green” flowing again. It sounds like the “Cream of Mushroom Soup” capital has softened you up a bit. And as you sit there Sunday watching the game in your McNabb jersey, just remember that the Viking’s all-time greatest player wore #5. Oops, my mistake, the Viking’s have never had a greatest player. And stay away from the “Lutifisk on a stick” concession stand.
OMG…and the STARTRIBUNE allows this kinda posting on a family blog??? What the heck is going on here???? Someone running this website needs to BAN this weirdo!!!
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4Ever Viking..
Great link! LOL.
Guess I can cancel my road trip to LaCrosse. Or, maybe not…
Go Vikes!
nice prediction Judd…(27-21 Eagles) the wife is happy to see that…I’m not
GO Vikes!!
Looks like Freds old pal John was taking all of the packer fans for a beating behind the woodsheds. They are easy picking aren’t they Johns?
Matty your bride is an Eagle fans?
bwaaak bwaaaak matty- tonypants@gmail.com
Kapoop, hows your draft picks working out lately? constipated loser.
Hey Freds, what time you going to start drinking the 45’s……?????
Cards win, not a bad thing, down with the dirty birds…..
All birds need to go down.
Wonder how the pack and cowgirls will do with their playoff game???? Oh man, I forgot, they didn’t make the playoffs.
Shoot, what was I thinking?????
Oh, yeah, pack and girls suck.
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
yeah she is
Matty don’t forget the e-lax trick. Will save you alot of headaches????
Unless she is cute, then just put a sock in her mouth…….
Go Vikes
Down Eageles
lol…couldn’t do that to her…she loves football and i get to watch football on sundays with little or no honey-do list
Well then, when the Vikes win, I will send you one of the many Smooter Jerseys I have so she can wear it for the season next year. She will then make the Smooter proud…….
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
sounds good…
smoot was 27?? can’t remember
Senior and Putz, what time is the Packer game tomorrow? Oh wait, the have a 7 month bye week. Nevermind.
you know the purple doesn’t belong in post season … the dream ends soon
KAPUT (FAN SINCE 1961) PREDICTION
EAGLES - 34
VIKINGS - 13
- tarvaris jackson gets the hook before halftime. several picks, sacks, bad decisions. he will look like a division III college QB
- adrian peterson bottled up all day
- the 2 so-called stars : berrian and allen will do nothing
- vikings offense will be smothered
- play calling will be brutal, vanilla
- mcnabb will give the purple defense fits and pick them apart
- westbrook will be all over the place
- purple special teams will be horrible
- no way does reid get outcoached by childress
- no team is playing worse heading into post-season
the FAN SINCE 1961 knows every tendency, has seen it all,
and knows this team does not belong in the playoffs.
The dream ends Sunday.
Since 2000 they have done nothing.
With the current regime, the purple will go nowhere.
Zygi, Childress, right down the line….. a joke…
RAH RAH
POM POM
G.ay et al
don’t be sad sunday night purple fans
I will be right her to console you and tell you what a joke the chili boys were
rah rah
pom pom
lol
The only thing kaput is your puckers.
rah rah moron
pom pom fred did your wife.\
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
Sorry, Fred has more class than that, he likes boat girls, not whores.
lol
ha ha
Brandon Jackson MVP
lol
Moron
lol
Your packers are in the playoffs.
lol
Go Vikes
Sorry homies, it is hard to deal with morons when they come on our site and start talking smack when they don’t have anything to talk about.
Besides Brandon Jackson the MVP.lol
Go Vikes
NFC North Champs
Vikes tomorrow afternoon. Puker games available next September.
i’m really mad…Kapoop makes me mad…hes not a Vikings fan, hes a Packer fan…somebody hold me back, i’m sooo mad… sooo mad…yawn… yeah, i’m mad…zzzzz boring.Kapoop, boring.
Anyways, Westbrook goes down/Vikes win big. Westbrook stays in/close game.
Vikes 27
Iggles 24
Kapoop kills itself in a groin pulling frenzy.
Kaput says:
January 3rd, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Golly I love packing fudge!
RAH RAH
POM POM
GAYPUTZ IS A FUDGEPACKER!!!!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!
cheeseweasel = walking, talking piece of crap
Gayputz, why can’t you just accept the fact that the Vikings are the 2008 NFC North Champs and the Pukers are a 6-10, irrelevant team? There’s nothing you can do to change that and even IF the Vikes lose in the playoffs like the Pukers did last year you’ve still got a horrible team that’s going nowhere, whereas the Vikings will dominate for years to come. I seriously doubt you’ll even finish ahead of the Kitties next year. So deal with it and get some liquor or drugs or something to help ease the pain, no-one here can help you.
STFU Red Garrity you POS!
j.ay and Kaput appear to be in love. You two can’t seem to stop talking to one another. Go find a country that accepts your brand of lifestyle and run away together. Take cheeseweasel and his potty mouth with you too. Dbags all of you.
Red just call em as he sees em. And you two are in love. Forbidden love.
Red Fa##oty, aren’t you late for your designated WI gloryhole? your clients will be getting impatient.
Red Bobblehead, run over to Gayputz’s house, he’s getting lonely. He says he gets to be on top tonight.
I like Cheeseweasel’s prediction. Vikes should have won last year’s game but we had too many injuries. Eagles won’t have Kelly Holcomb to kick around this time. In this photo from last year’s game they dumped him on his head and he suffered Whiplash:
Red Bobblehead got whiplash too from being too energetic last time he was servicing Kaputz.
Go VIKES
EAGLES -34
VIKINGS -13
G.ay and gang …
gonna be painfully thrashed
LOL
don’t be too sad - get some nads ladies
rah rah
pom pom
G.ay boy and ladies
LOL
the season ends tomorrow
Gayputz, maybe you and Erin Rodgers could hook up, he’s not doing anything tomorrow.
make sure al you
rah rah and
pom pomers
are here tomorrow night
i won’t shove it up too far
LOL
dreaming G.ay F-rs
It must be sad for you Gayputz not being in the Lamblow endzone tomorrow prepared for your usual grope of Lamblow Leapers.
make sure you are here tomorrow night
G.ay boy
don’t be late teabag.
give your chili poster a kiss goodnight
and get ready for the thrashing tomorrow sister
LOL
catcher G.ay
OUCH !!!!!!
KAPUT (FAN SINCE 1961) PREDICTION
EAGLES - 34
VIKINGS - 13
- tarvaris jackson gets the hook before halftime. several picks, sacks, bad decisions. he will look like a division III college QB
- adrian peterson bottled up all day
- the 2 so-called stars : berrian and allen will do nothing
- vikings offense will be smothered
- play calling will be brutal, vanilla
- mcnabb will give the purple defense fits and pick them apart
- westbrook will be all over the place
- purple special teams will be horrible
- no way does reid get outcoached by childress
- no team is playing worse heading into post-season
the FAN SINCE 1961 knows every tendency, has seen it all,
and knows this team does not belong in the playoffs.
The dream ends Sunday.
Since 2000 they have done nothing.
With the current regime, the purple will go nowhere.
Zygi, Childress, right down the line….. a joke…
RAH RAH
POM POM
G.ay et al
Gayputz, your lover Red Bobblehead is waiting for you, apparently there’s some disagreement about which one of you gets to be on top tonight.
damn, j.ay sure likes to use the word gay. Makes Red Garrity wonder.
Gayputz, you already admitted in your 6:06 and 6:07 posts that you’re a homo who loves packing fudge. What are you doing trolling on our blog, why don’t you go back to Packers blog and troll there?
Red Bobbblehead, I don’t wonder about you. You are definitely a bobblehead.
j.ay = was in a fraternity. nuff said.
Red Bobblehead services gloryhles. nuff said.
Howzit DRed Garrity, still carrying around that 10 yr old bag of vomit?
FYI for AV bloggers
kaput/eli-dale/pathetic is retired military living in the Philidelphia region
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Wishing all my Vikings friends safe travels tomorrow and a Purple victory!
Go Vikings!
Home teams are all winning, let hope the trend continues
Mills is going to have a HUGE game for us
to Senior-Fred Garritt-Kaput(aka tinkerbell) this is not a gravy blog so here ya go http://southernfood.about.com/od/gravyrecipes/Gravy_Recipes.htm
Putz = Gay and unemployed packer fan that worked at a gas station. What time to the Pukers play tomorrow Putz? I heard they will be blacked out because they sold 0 of the the entire stadium for playoff tickets for the Sunday lack of game tomorrow. Correct me if I’m wrong.
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Simulated a full game on Madden 2009 video game (XBOX 360): Eagles 34, Vikings 33.
McNabb threw for 491 yards, four TDs, four INTs. Threw a game winning TD to Kevin Curtis with 33 seconds to go. Vikings defense could not stop the quick hitting slant passes, as both Curtis and DeSean Jackson caught 10-plus balls and more than 130 yards each.
Peterson had an outstanding game, 165 yards and two TDs, on 31 carries. First play of the game was 71 yard TD run, stretch play right.
Jackson threw for more than 300 yards, but only threw one TD and was picked off twice.
Vikings special teams could not stop Jackson on punt returns, who averaged 19 yards a return on five attempts.
Late in the 4th, the Vikings offense rode Peterson down the one yard line, first and goal, but threw it three straight times for incompletions and had to settle for a field goal. McNabb drove the Eagles down the field for the winning TD on the ensuing drive.
Last drive of the game for the Vikings, Jackson got the Vikings to the Eagles 48, but followed that up with questionable time management by calling a timeout with 5 seconds to go on 3rd down after letting at least 5 seconds run off after a pass over the middle to Wade. Jackson heaved a pass down the middle that was picked off by a Eagles defender.
A McNabb kneel down ended the game.
Scratch that, McNabb’s winning TD went to TE L.J. Smith. Both Smith and Curtis had two TD receptions
apiece.
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Kaput gets a kick out of the pretenders, the copycats, the name changers.
the realists know the purple will be thrashed sunday then the tear party will follow. the season ends soon dear ones.
rah rah
pom pom
G.ay et al
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Boy the experts are really on with the road favorites LOL
Here’s a good story by Gonzo at Daily Norseman, he must have seen all the whining by Gayputz, Red Bobblehead on AV:
So, at this point, I’d like to bang out a quick memo to all of the people who ran their mouths about how it might be time to move the Minnesota Vikings or how their fans are “pathetic” and so forth.
Unless the next words out of your mouth are an apology, you should feel free to shut the hell up about Minnesota Viking fans. You’ve made it clear that you know absolutely nothing about the football fans of Minnesota. I understand that many of you are no doubt bitter that you (along with everyone else in America) will be watching the Minnesota Vikings in a playoff game tomorrow afternoon, because you’re still under the mistaken impression that your team is somehow better and more talented than the Minnesota Vikings.
If you’re not a fan of an NFC North team, that could be up for debate. If you ARE a fan of an NFC North team, it is not up for debate, because your team had 17 weeks to prove that they’re better and more talented than the Minnesota Vikings, and they couldn’t do it. That’s why our Beloved Purple will be hosting the Eagles tomorrow, and you’ll be whining about that fact on message boards throughout cyberspace.
So, seriously, come down off your high and mighty horses and join us commoners down here in the fields. Your team’s season is done. Minnesota’s season may or may not end tomorrow. But, regardless of whether or not that’s the case, the rest of the Vikings’ faithful and I will get to see our team play in at least 17 games this season. Only 11 other teams can make that claim in 2008, and none of those teams reside in the NFC North.
Most of you have been wrong about the Minnesota Vikings all season long. . .you were completely wrong about Vikings fans, in this case. . .and I hope that you’ll continue being wrong about both for another month or so.
Go Vikes!! All you naysayers, look at us now.. look at us now.
The vikings are not smart enough to use peterson like the eagles do westbrook.
if you are expecting tarvaris jackson to win the game, it is a shame to say this will not happen.
rah rah pom pom
sad truely sad
The Vikings can’t use Peterson like the Eagles use Westbrook. It has nothing to do with being “smart.” Westbrook is twice the receiver that Peterson is. Peterson is twice the RB. So the Vikes use him as a RB, not a receiver. It’s called playing to your strengths.
Kaput for you information, if you KNEW ANYTHING about the football & the VIKINGS, no one is expecting TJack to win the game. He’ll be a contributor, manager of the game. He’ll be expected not to turn the ball over. He’ll put the ball into the hands of the playmakers that’s all. The playmakers will do the rest & our vaunted defense. Shhesshhh…WTF you been the last 17 games?
I expect a big game from Shiancoe & Chester Taylor.
ESPN’s “experts” are all over the Eagles, of course. It’s the easy thing to trash Jackson and say he won’t do anything because of the Eagles blitz. It’s like the experts think the Vikings are a passing team and are going to be hurt against the blitz. It’s like they forgot a young RB named Adrian Peterson. Chris Berman went so far as to say; “I wouldn’t rule out Gus Ferotte in this game”. Well, we’ve seen how successful the experts are so far this weekend. BTW, if you ever watch these clowns predict games, they are lucky to reach .500 on their picks for the whole year.
NOBODY BELIEVED IN US!!!
NOBODY BELIEVED IN US!!!
So far the stories on ESPN relating to the Vikings are the opinions that Tarvaris Jackson is practically a rookie and will not play well today, and Adrian Peterson’s trouble with fumbling.
I love the fact that everybody is on the Eagles. It makes me even more confident. Donovan McNabb will have a terrible day. I feel it.
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You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
rah rah pom pom
You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
rah rah pom pom
You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
rah rah pom pom
You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
rah rah pom pom
You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
rah rah pom pom
You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
rah rah pom pom
You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
rah rah pom pom
You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
rah rah pom pom
You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
rah rah pom pom
You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
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You are right I am in idiot a moron in every sense of the word. I need to go increase the sheep population now. Nothing like spnking a sheep!
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What I don’t get, Kaput, is how you enjoy coming on this blog just to try and antagonize people. I know all you are doing is writing what you think will piss people off the most. There is nothing else in your life that would hold more enjoyment? Copy and pasting some stupid comments a dozen times? That’s what fulfills your life? Well, maybe when the Vikings win today you will crawl off and die. Then it will be a great day.
What a bitter old man Kaputz must be not to mention stupid.
At least while he’s here I guess he can’t be molesting all those poor sheep.
Shocking. Now Cris Carter is ripping the Vikings again. Did something happen before CC retired that would make him so bitter against the Vikings? He seems to hate the Vikings.
And now an extended conversation on ESPN about AP fumbling and how the Eagles thrive on making people fumble.
Now CC is complaining that AP tries to get too many yards instead of being happy with 4-5 yards.
ESPN did not have one positive thing to say about the Vikings that I saw. Tarvaris can’t handle the pressure, they have no number 1 receiver, AP is bound to fumble today.
On the flip side, McNabb is resilient and has come back better than ever. Brian Dawkins is ball hawking and will make AP fumble today, the Eagles could get 2 turnovers today to win, the Eagles are dangerous because they didn’t expect to get in so today’s game is a bonus game to them.
Nice stories ESPN.
I can’t believe how shallow ESPN’s analysis is. Yeah the Eagles blitz alot and TJ’s a young QB, we get it. I haven’t seen any depth about any other aspect of this game.
What the hell? Cris Carter just picked the Vikings to win! After ripping us for 2 hours on pregame, CC picked us to win.
4 out of 5 ESPN guys picked the Eagles to win. Then again, they have picked against the Vikings for weeks and weeks.
You are correct j.ay
Chris Berman just picked the Eagles to go to the Superbowl. Based on what? Oh ya, last weeks game at Dallas. I guess they’re on fire. Of course, Dallas did drop the ball on 5 straight possessions last week and refused to tackle anybody. But whatever.
No one is giving us a chance and that is for good reason guys. I love the Vikes, but they really haven’t showed any consistency offensively (hence the fodder for naysayers), and until they start doing that, on a regular basis, we will get no respect. Just gotta take all that negative talk in stride, like the players do, and prove them wrong. It’s games like this whether we win or lose, the experience will be built for the future. Experience, rather the lack thereof, right now is the one thing that hurts Tarvaris alot.
The Vikes plays as a team for 60 minutes and we will win!!!!
GO VIKES!!!!!!
any stat guru’s out there know what the Vikes home playoff record is at the dome??
I can remember a few losses years ago…Vikes 6-2 at home this year, Philly 3-4-1 on the road
would love to see the vikes control the clock and play field position and make the eagles go long stretches of the field…would also be fun to have the Vikes come out in a no huddle and prevent the Eagles d from setting up some of those blitzes
How come the Packer game is blacked out today? 
It seems like Philly got alot of help from Dallas last week to make them look so good. It just depends on which Vikings show up today. Could win big, or lose. I’ll be happy that they won the North and that they seem to be heading in the right direction with a good owner and alot of good players. Regardless of what happens there is reason to be optimistic for next year. And one more thing that may make everyone laugh? It seems like the coach improved this year and is learning and could develop into a good coach. We’ll see.
Vikings 27
Eagles 24
the packers game will be seen on telemundo(no disrespect, honestly) and on dvr’s where one of the few packer W’s will be played as rememberence of the ‘08 yr
I think the Eagles need to worry more about which team is going to show up today. The Eagles that played Washington or the one that played Dallas. If anybody has not been consistent it has been the Eagles. The Vikings have been consistently in all of their games. Even against the Falcons with all those turnovers the Vikings had the ball with a chance to tie. In a close game, which I believe this will be, I believe the Vikings have the edge.
I think the Eagles need to worry more about which team is going to show up today. The Eagles that played Washington or the one that played Dallas. If anybody has not been consistent it has been the Eagles. The Vikings have been consistently in all of their games. Even against the Falcons with all those turnovers the Vikings had the ball with a chance to tie. In a close game, which I believe this will be, I believe the Vikings have the edge.
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