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12-19-2017, 03:07 PM

Oh yeah I get to go to a game next year. I will be at the LA game.

12-19-2017, 03:25 PM

My kid is in Altadena, CA...Might have to head to that Rams game too. Depends on what time of year it is..Nov/Dec much more compelling for me then Sept.

12-19-2017, 03:28 PM

Quote: @purplefaithful said:
My kid is in Altadena, CA...Might have to head to that Rams game too. Depends on what time of year it is..Nov/Dec much more compelling for me then Sept.

How is your child liking Altadena? What are they doing? That's north of Pasadena, right?

12-19-2017, 03:51 PM

Quote: @StickyBun said:

@purplefaithful said:
My kid is in Altadena, CA...Might have to head to that Rams game too. Depends on what time of year it is..Nov/Dec much more compelling for me then Sept.
How is your child liking Altadena? What are they doing? That's north of Pasadena, right?

Yes, going to visit in January Smile

Loves Altadena and doing the starving artist thing...But scrappy and resilient - thx for asking!!

12-19-2017, 04:11 PM

Quote: @StickyBun said:
Minnesota is going to have some outdoor cold games next year, which sucks.

Certainly more than this year for the regular season with just Green Bay, but maybe not more than a normal year.

- Green Bay: It's likely they'll have to go late next year since the NFL seems to enjoy "making that happen to the Vikings" in December.
- Philly: This might have a good chance to be their week 1 opponent or an early primetime game.
- Chicago: The trend for going there has been earlier in the season, which could flip
- NYJ: Crappy team so maybe more likely an early season visit
- New England: depending on what happens in the playoffs this could be an early season or very late (like the Philly game)... Early if it's a Super Bowl rematch Wink

Wasn't there some talk of possibly playing in London again in '18?

01-01-2018, 02:22 AM

Well, this is settled now.

https://twitter.com/GoesslingStrib/statu...3021113344

01-01-2018, 02:55 AM

Quote: @Nichelle said:
Well, this is settled now.

https://twitter.com/GoesslingStrib/statu...3021113344

Brutal road schedule...Get ready for lots of prime time, 3:00'ers too.

01-01-2018, 08:53 PM

8-0 at home. 4-4 on the road is good enough for the division title

01-01-2018, 09:18 PM

There isn't really a reason to look into this all that much since the off-season always changes everything. A year ago the Vikings away slate in 2017 looked like:

@GB, @Det, @Chi, @Pit, @Cle (London), @Car, @Atl, @Was

Going to Chi is never easy for the Vikings and the idea of playing against 5 playoff teams and a likely resurgent Carolina squad seemed really tough. It seemed to end up working out alright with MN finishing 6-2.

01-01-2018, 09:22 PM

Quote:
@purplefaithful said:

@Nichelle said:
Well, this is settled now.

https://twitter.com/GoesslingStrib/statu...3021113344
Brutal road schedule...Get ready for lots of prime time, 3:00'ers too.

Not 'at bad, really. If you look at where these teams are headed and not where they've been, the schedule looks quite a bit better.

I know Brady always teases decline, but many close observers of the Pats are convinced he's in a serious one now. And he'll be 41 next season. The Seahawks window is likely closing. Who knows what happens to that roster, but I think it's rebuilding time. The Eagles? It's estimated that the Eagles will be 16M over the cap in 2018. Many Eagles writers have suggested that they need to win this year because they will be in cap hell next year. No reason to believe the Rams won't continue to improve, so that will be a tough one.

As Bud Grant used to say, "it's not who you play, but when you play 'em."