Category: Minnesota Vikings

New York Giants Stuck in Kansas City. Game at Vikings Could Be Delayed

BREAKING:  The New York Giants team flight to Minneapolis has been diverted by a snowstorm to Kansas City (via profootballtalk.com).  The Giants were forced to conduct their Saturday walkthrough and pre-game meetings in Kansas City’s MCI airport.  Now according to Giants vice-president of communications Pat Hanlon says the team will be spending the night in Missouri.

Its being speculated that the noon game could be delayed until 3:15 PM or even until Monday.  WFLD, the local FOX affiliate in Chicago, is currently scheduled to show the Packers at the Lions, which should be unaffected.

UPDATE:  The games has been postponed to Monday night at 7 PM.  The game will only be shown in Minnesota and New York.

Vikings Peaking at Wrong Time for Bears

Though the Bears have generally met teams at the right times this year, their luck may run out against the Vikings on the road in two weeks.  The Vikings played like dogs early in the season, most notably losing twice to the Green Bay Packers, who are on the Bears tail in the division race.  But since Vikings Interim head coach Leslie Frazier took over, the Vikings have played well.  They beat the Bills convincingly yesterday despite losing quarterback Brett Favre early to a shoulder injury.

This may be a piece of bad luck for a Bears team that has been particularly lucky this year.  There are no easy wins in the NFL but the indications are that the Vikings game in Minnesota will be a much tougher win than Green Bay’s was.  Here’s hoping they will be up to the challenge coming off of a game next week against a New England Patriots team which has to be considered elite.