Vikings vs. Raiders

We woke up on Sunday, November 20th to a cold, 18 degree day.  M and I pulled out the winter gear including boots to keep warm while tailgating.  We had a pretty decent sized group with us this time.  M's friend Wayne and his son along with his cousin and his son met up with us as well as my cousin Tara and her husband Troy. Ok, Tara's not really my cousin, but my cousins' cousin but I still consider her a cousin.  That's four cousins in one sentence.  I ate plastic-looking veggie dogs while the others had burgers that looked and smelled delicious.  M even brought out some White Castle and warmed those babies up on the grill.  To keep semi-warm, I had some hot apple cider with butterscotch schnapps that tasted delicious.

This day was the first day they started using the hand-held metal detectors at the gates of the Metrodome and wow, was this a cluster f*ck.  We stood in line outside in the cold for 40 minutes before even getting in the dome.  I don't know where everything went wrong but they better fix it before the game this Sunday.  We didn't get into the dome until there was about 6 minutes left in the first quarter.  The guy who sits next to us in our seats said that at the start of the game that only half the dome was filled.

We played the Raiders and they've been pretty decent this year...decent enough to win against the Vikings on this day at least.  Vikings lost 27-20 and we lost Adrian Peterson due to a high ankle sprain and ligament damage.  At this point in the season, it doesn't matter much.  I would rather not win any more games so we can have a good draft pick.