It’s finally game day, and welcome to Skoloholics! Join in the conversation as we cheer for our beloved Vikings as they travel to Gravy Town to take on the hated Packers. Kickoff is at noon central time, and they’re predicting a pretty decent day weather-wise with lots of sun and a high of 40.
Let’s hope the Vikings can continue what they’ve been doing on the defensive side of the ball, and that they can build on the progress they made last week on the offensive side of the ball. I hope to see a better run-pass balance, something that has been improving gradually throughout this year, and I hope to see continued strong play from the Vikings offensive line. Man, this would have been a good Lambeau game to attend.
How to Watch, Stream, and/or Listen
Pilfered from Vikings.com
EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings (3-4) will visit the Packers (2-4) at noon (CT) Sunday in Week 8.
It will be the 126th Border Battle and first of two scheduled meetings between the NFC North rivals.
Here are all the ways to catch the action!
BROADCAST TV
FOX (KMSP FOX 9 in the Twin Cities)
Play-by-Play: Kenny Albert
Analyst: Jonathan Vilma
Sideline reporter: Shannon Spake
ON MOBILE
People in the yellow areas shown on the map from 506sports.com will be able to watch the game on their iOS mobile devices with the Vikings app or Vikings mobile site (Safari browser only). The Yahoo! Sports app for smartphones and tablets offers another method for viewing live local and prime-time NFL games.
REGIONAL RADIO
KFAN (100.3-FM), KTLK 1130-AM and the five-state Vikings Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Paul Allen
Analyst: Pete Bercich
Sideline reporter: Ben Leber
Note: The pregame radio show on the Vikings Radio Network will begin at 10 a.m. (CT).
Audio Streaming Option: Catch the audio broadcast on your smart devices through the KFAN channel on the iHeart app.
I am thinking ahead and I don’t see anyone to trade for that will step in and ‘save the season’ unless they can lure Brady back.
(Doubt very much that is happening as we are not allowed nice things.)
So next week and probably the week after it will be Hall and ‘The terrible one’ as back up.
The might sign someone to the practice squad like the Gopher or the USFL guy they had before. Just a ‘break glass in case of emergency type of guy’.
Once Mullins is off IR and we see how his back is and have a better idea what we have in Hall more decisions will be made.
Hopefully Hall is playing ‘well enough’ that it will be an easy decision.
As far as trading away at the deadline I don’t think that they can. It will prove all that KOC has said to the team about never quitting a lie and he may lose them.
Of course I know nothing and am only speculating.
Florio mentioning McCoy.
Says KOC won’t commit to Hall as next weeks starter
3 years familiarity in KOC’s system.
Was the presumed starter in AZ until Dobbs, apparently still desires to play.
Not exciting, but I’d rather see McCoy than Mannion if Hall is off the table.
Assume he won’t commit to Hall ‘just in case’.
Can’t commit to him and then have a Brady type show up.
I suspect that they are currently doing a deep dive looking all available options.
Doubt that even if they find someone worth bringing in that the person will be ready to step in next weekend.
We can’t have nice things.
W but a bad day, think Bears will get owned. Enuf football.
Same. Fucking same.
🤮🤮🤮🤮
Still may finish 2nd in NFCN.
DO we get a banner for that?
Not for beating Bears and Pukes.
Well, maybe crockpot recipes rest of year.
Will get mine dusted off.
Trying to watch Bears, maybe not.
Giants. -9 yards passing on day. Funny shit.
@Competent QBs grow on trees@
Could be us next weekend.
Yes comparing old ass Tyrod to a gifted rookie is the same…what??
Oh my God they are talking about Colt McCoy or Case Keenum…NOOOO
Bring us Wentz!!!!!
This offense needs a big armed QB…which neither Colt or Case possess…for God’s sakes NOOOOOO
I mean we should just suite up sir Francis if we are going with a noodle armed veteran QB…
Teddy B?
Who are ‘they’??
National Sports Media will say anything to get clicks.
SNF, maybe Garret.
So no one important then.
Correct.
Don’t post much here but in all honesty seasons over. our offensive line seemed to gel the last 2 games and defense was looking better. All you kirk haters are going to see just how valuable he is. If he has time, top 5 qb in the league. now as bad as it pains .e to say, hoping for entertaining losses. SKOL. Till next year again……..
Hall might be magical…you never know.
Or he may be Mr Irrelevant 2.0.
we can only hope. I would rather see him them any re tread backup. give the kid a chance.
I am fine with giving the kid a chance…
Someone once got hurt and Rod Carew got a chance…
Just sayin…
Tony Olivia??
onceb4idie dum dum…
That was just too make you feel welcomed.
thank you sir. I am humbled by that. I feel like I am apart of the family now.
Insults are a sign of familiar welcoming around here.
Will Hall get the Cousins treatment?
Not Halls fault, OL, defense, play calls etc…???
Only if he puts up the numbers…#science
Correct.
Which is unlikely for a rookie to pull off, so everything will be Jarens fault.
Bring us Wentz….
I would be ok with that. probably worse than what we got now. top 5 pick time.
I see that you give as well as you receive.
Well plaid.
Plaid? Checkered?
Space Balls.
With Kirk out, what should we do?
I don’t want some has been that we waste a 2nd round pick on just to get us to 9-8 and miss the playoffs.
Rather just roll with Hall or whatever over missing the playoffs and winning enough games to fuck up our draft position.
Correct.
No need to blow draft pics.
Maybe a 5th rounder or something, but no high pics.
for the 814th time…a high draft pick is not correlated with future success…I ran the numbers and shared them…if you have other numbers please share them. #science
Was this supposed to be to me?
I guess we’ll find out soon if all we need is a mobile QB on a rookie deal.
Yes, yes we will.
“It wasn’t Cousins it was Jefferson/Addison/Hockenson”
We shall see.
Or….
” JJ sucks without Cousins as the QB”
9ers down 14 in 4th.
Denver leading Chiefs in the 4th as well.
9ers with a touchdown.
Denver up by 12.
Hope both lose. Sick of Mahomes/Purdy crap.
Cin up by 14 again.
Under 2m.
Mahomes Int returned 33yds.
3m left Denver with the ball in the red zone and a two score lead.
Down goes SF and KC.
And I guess KC as well.
WEEENNNNTZZZZ!
Bring us the ginger Jesus!
I think it’s safe to say that Tannehill is done in TN after what Levis did today.
Hard no
Levis light it up….
Why is that a no?
Meaning I don’t want Tannehill in Minnesota…..
Well, I wasn’t suggesting that. I don’t want Tannehill either.
right, cause we all know Wentz is the best available.
Gotcha. My bad.
I agree Levis looked legit – his last TD throw was beautiful.
Even more Mattison now. 50 carries.
Yep, and just when I thought we should abandon the run completely.
For 95 yards
50 x 1.9 = 95. Math works.
But that’s when they worried about our passing attack. Better spot him 25-30 yards/
No reason to vacate deer stand next Sunday.
Maybe Kirk should get with the Karen Rodgers and see about that new Wiz-Bang precede that is going to let him come back this season.
Maybe they can have a darkness retreat together.
What goes on in the dark stays in the dark??
The vaccine strengthens the Achilles.
That’s why Kirk and Aaron got hurt.
It’s science. Nobody will understand.
Woooohooooo!!!
Do you have a 420 alert set up or something?
🤣
You would think it would be hard to see through all the smoke.
I’m always watching…..
1….
3….
Kirk’s fine, just a tweak
-Zimmer
Rub some dirt on it.
Kinda feels like day Teddy hurt himself. Put the kid in, see if he’s worth keeping.
25, not a kid i guess.
Super old for a rookie
Hall is our only active QB, correct?
I believe so.
Obviously a huge black cloud, but we made GB look BAD at home. First time in a while I felt like the other team’s QB was racking up garbage time stats on us.
Green Bay is going to really suck this year. @I feel bad for them.@
At least we can’t blame the injury on some vicious late hit or some other BS like doing a tush push for a means nothing first down at the end of the game. Non contact it is what it is.
Remember when Rodgers got hurt on turf?
we had to ban turf fields. I wouldn’t mind banning football at Lambeau
We didn’t get the Vikings game, and didn’t like the 1 PM games we got here, so went to Kroger in the rain, ugh. Get home to see Vikings beat Packers, YAY! Cousins achilles, YIKES, and not so great QB back ups, UGH.
VikingPhillip I am driving by Eau Claire waving
RIP
I will be using a bunch of Matthew Perry gifs this week.
I miss him already
Me too. ‘Friends’ rewatch coming soon for sure. Right after I finish ‘Roseanne’
Please let’s not give up a #1 and #4 for some promising backup QB from another team.
Amen!
Agreed. Kick the tires on an accomplished FA – Foles (former SB MVP, more playoff wins than KC) Team was starting to play good ball. Addison coming on, JJ due back, Hock, improved line play – weapons on O and D starting to play well.
Yeah, don’t lose draft capital. Think what wind i had in sails are gone.
Tom Brady SZN
Brady to Addison, Hock and eventually JJ, yes please.
It would be interesting if nothing else.
Tampa still have his rights?
Not sure. He filed retirement papers I think – so I think he’s a FA but maybe not….
If I’m a FA qb getting called by kwesi I would say no unless Ingram is gone haha
Ingram has been ‘not terrible’ lately.
Has improved.
He’s dead
Seriously, if they don’t sign Wentz on the cheap I think that is a mistake.
On the positive side…now we can see what the offense looks like with a mobile QB…
I think we will miss Cousins.
You THINK we will miss cousins????
If we roll with hall put a fork in the season
If we are 8-9 with Cousins or 8-9 with Hall what’s the difference?
“if they don’t sign Wentz on the cheap I think that is a mistake”
Name checks out.
Wentz is absolute trash, they should definitely sign him if they’re taking
Ben Dum Dum
Agreed. I don’t want Wentz
Yea, really loved in the locker room by his fellow players! I’d rather let Ingrim play QB
Per the NFL alert I just received, KOC believes that Kirk suffered an Achilles injury.
Dang. So long season.
That was my first thought when he hobbled off the field. We are screwed.
Partial tear still bad. O’Neil.
That was no partial tear.
His season is over regardless I believe.
Yeah, but you can see his gastrocnemius/soleus jump when the tendon let go.
“you can see his gastrocnemius/soleus jump when the tendon let go.”
aka ‘pop’
Shot heard ‘round the world (of Vikings fans). Damn.
Full on rupture what I saw
Looked bad.
Well, I’d say a few of the regulars just got their wish, just watched your last game with Cousins as a Viking.
With Kirk dead for the season what do the Vikings do now?
Hall pass time. See if he has anything and if not draft one. Might even be able to sign Kirk cheaper now as an insurance/ bridge
Is Mullens healthy, yet?
Please do not start Mannion.
I think Mullens has to be out a minimum of one or two more weeks.
Karen hall sucks
Potential replacements:
Jameis Winston
Nick Foles
Carson Wentz
NLNVF
Matt Ryan
Andy Dalton
Jacoby Brissett
Case Keenum
You
John Wofford
Joe Flacco
8 tomato cans and some string
Colin Sackorpick
#4 LOL
#4 is the answer. As soon as he defeats the Russians and the Taliban, he’ll lead us to the Lombardi.
Gross
Yup
My favorite thing is that hall fumbled on his first series.
Kirk’s fault
“Kirk would never have fumbled that ball”
Kirk taught him how to fumble
I will find you…and I will slap you.
You gonna be around Thanksgiving?
Yup
Maybe we will get a chance to finally hangout. I’m only going to be there for a long weekend but maybe we can
Mattison. 16/31. 1.9 yd average? TJ, KJ and Addison good games.
Mattison sucks.
Asked not any better at 9/19 run game sucks
Mattison is not very effective. but whoever posted here that we have the #1 ranked run blocking line, is a heavy, heavy drinker.
Snaps should be more evenly distributed.
It’s reaching the point that I think a drunk midget could run more effectively.
That’s offensive…..
*inebriated midget…..
Should not think ahead.
Around end of their quarter was thinking, with a little better running game, and getting JJ back, we can score with anyone.
In present mode, hope for best.
I’m afraid Hall won’t be able to carry and lead the offense like Kirk could most of the time, even with JJ back.
Hall will look worse than Love looked today….which is gonna suck
Nah, @Hall is a MOBILE QB, we may even run the RPO!!!@
That’s what I’m expecting. Vikes are really not known for finding diamond in the rough QBs.
First time for everything
The commandos suck, but Sam Howell can ball, the Vikings should have drafted him
OK, 20/20 guy
I did say they should draft him before that draft, but of course they never do what I think
Love is not Favre or Rodgers.
Love sucks
He does, which is nice.
Why were we even passing on those two Cousins sacks.
Greg the leg and special teams need to get their act together.
New York tied 10 all headed to OT.
A big win in Lamblo, but we lose Kirk.
damnit!
Those damn turf fields causing injuries…..
14pt win in LameBlow is always good.
QB going out for the game is always bad.
Let’s hope for the best while we expect the worst.
Kirk blew his Achilles, RIP 2023 Vikings
Go get SloterGoat
Get Joe Webb, he never got a chance
I’m on board. I still have his jersey on the bottom of the pile.
The defense looked good.
The offense looked good until the second half of the fourth quarter.
Hall will need to step up.
The Packers suck.
Love sucks.
Pyrrhic victory, looks like.
Indeed. Won’t be able to win many games with Hall, I think.
That’s what the 99 rams thought about their backup QB.
Karen hall sucks tho
Trade for Stafford then I guess.
See he got hurt again.
Kirk is injury prone, cut him
Nice win at lameblow! Now let’s see what’s up with Kirk.
I’ll take the win….
Cousins injury not good
“not good”
or could be worse.
Ball game.