It was a feel-good game all-around: the Vikings beat the rival Packers on national TV, moved to 2-0, witnessed a fantastic debut by Sam Bradford, saw a repeat star performance from Stefon Diggs, and opened their shiny, new, bird-murdering stadium. Get out of here, D. We don’t need you. Obviously, there are ups and downs during that period of time, (but) they were never deterred in reaching their vision.
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“It’s loud”, said receiver Davante Adams. “I’m not saying it’s the fans’ fault, but I’m just saying, it would be nice if they would shut the fuck up a little bit”.
Just one potential hiccup: the fans were so rowdy, and the new building so resonant, that the Vikings offense had trouble hearing the the snap count.
With 66,813 in attendance, U.S. Bank Stadium (the stadium that costs more than a NASA mission to Pluto) was extremely loud. “I’ve been in some of these games before where there’s a lot more green in the stadium”.
“It exceeded my expectations”, Goodell said. And you know where you are – you’re in a Vikings stadium – and this is part of the Minnesota community. You can see how it fits into the community walking around the outside. You’re in a Vikings stadium.
When Teddy Bridgewater’s knee basically exploded during the Minnesota Vikings’ preseason, a potential NFC contender’s season went up in smoke.
The largest home crowd in team history was ear-splitting throughout, pausing only to hear the Minnesota Orchestra’s halftime tribute to Prince.
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As fans exited their purple seats after Trae Waynes’ late interception sealed victory for the home team, lights in the ceiling caused the stadium to glow with a purple hue that couldn’t be darkened even by an injury to star running back Adrian Peterson.
