Monday Night Football--Vikings vs. Packers

Yes, it was last Monday when the Vikings whooped the Packers on ESPN's Monday Night Football at the Metrodome but it doesn't get old talking about it a week later. I've been sick since the game and haven't felt good enough to sit down and write about the big day. Sorry to keep you waiting, Julie!

As for my 2nd day at the dome in a row, the day started out terribly, as far as the weather was concerned. Just about tailgating time, about 2:30 pm, the rain started to come down and it wouldn't stop for a couple of days. This did not stop all of us from having fun tailgating though. We were a group divided. M, Lorrie and myself as Vikings fans and Dolly and Rick as Packers fans. And then there was Jim who was split down the middle. He was born and raised in Wisconsin and grew up a Packers fan but has lived in MN for quite some time and also likes the Vikings. His shirt proved his alliances. Half of his shirt was Vikings and half of his shirt was Packers. The Vikings/Packers game is always the most fun game of the year for the tailgating. There are almost as many Packers fans at Vikings or at least it seems like it while you are tailgating. We tease and taunt the Packers fans all in good fun with hardly ever a true argument or fight, which makes it light-hearted. Enjoy our tailgating pics!

Buttons that were for sale- My favorites: "We'll never forget you Brent" and "Thanks Wisconsin! For Fireworks, Beer on Sunday and Brett Favre"

We pinned "We'll never forget you Brent" to the back of Rick's jacket unbeknownst to him

We needed the tent to keep us dry. See Jimmy's half Packers-half Vikings shirt in the middle?


Some seafood at one of the tailgater's parties

A huge grill




Our group under the Vikings tent




I don't know who these people were but I wanted to get a picture of the people they were posing with



AKA: Jared Allen and Adrian Peterson






Inside the dome was warm and dry. The Vikings Skol line started things off

M and his debut of his Favre jersey



Here come the Vikings out of the ship

Hall of Famer Randall McDaniel getting ready to blow the gjallarhorn


Scott Stapp from the band Creed singing the National Anthem





The Vikes scored a TD, then the Pack. Then the Vikes, then again the Pack. The Vikes scored another 2 TD's and a safety before the Packers came back with TD with a failed attempt at a two point conversion and then finally a field goal. The Vikings beat the Packers 30-23. It was a great game with Jared Allen getting 4.5 sacks including a sack of Aaron Rodgers in the end zone resulting in a safety. That's the 2nd time we've sacked Rodgers for a safety in as many meetings at the Dome. Rodgers was sacked a total of EIGHT times throughout the night. Winfield got an interception and had 10 tackles and Favre finished with three TD's and no interceptions to bring the Vikings to a 4-0 record. Skol Vikings!