The Vikings will play host to their first-ever game in U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, facing the San Diego Chargers in the exhibition that traditionally serves as the dress rehearsal for the regular season. The Minnesota Vikings play the San Diego Chargers of the AFC West at noon central time on Sunday. The Vikings have sold out their new stadium for the inaugural season.
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If history is any guide, Bridgewater will proably sit out Thursday’s preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams.
The first hitch of the day came when phone apps malfunction, blocking access for some fans to their tickets. His last three tosses were completions in a two-minute drill to Charles Johnson for 19 yards, to Stefon Diggs for 22 and to Kyle Rudolph for 27 and a touchdown.
Bridgewater sat out the 18-11 preseason win at Seattle on August 18 and didn’t throw during two practices after that, with Vikings coach Mike Zimmer declining to give a reason why.
It is an important tradition that the Vikings have honored since 1961, which started at the old Metropolitan stadium; there, fans were in the parking lot before the games. He flashed his impressive speed and some nice moves on a nifty 35-yard run, finishing with 63 rushing and receiving yards on nine touches. What happened next will be a thrilling, encouraging moment for fans of the Vikings, or Bridgewater.
Who got hurt? Safety Antone Exum was carted off for X-rays on his leg after he was injured on a first-half kickoff return.
Bercovici threw three straight passes into the end zone in the fourth quarter that the Vikings had their hands on, the last one finally intercepted by second-round draft pick Alexander. He’s got a strong chance to make the team and could get himself into the defensive end rotation.
The Vikings have more than 600 Vikings-branded spots for tailgating. During the practice, he had the offense face the large video board to get more accustomed to the field. Melvin Gordon received four carries against the Vikings’ starting defense and rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown. The Minnesota Vikings will be playing in their new stadium, as the franchise moved into U.S. Bank Stadium for the 2016 National Football League regular season. Tight end Rhett Ellison, having just returned from a serious injury, will also be watching from the sidelines. John Sullivan, who’s competing for the starting center job with Joe Berger, also didn’t play. McKinnon, who ran for a 1-yard touchdown last week, averaged 5.2 yards per attempt last season and scored a pair of touchdowns.
The Vikings practiced for the first time at U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday, and will start to get a real feel for the place on Sunday.
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More than $1 billion in new construction developments near the stadium have reduced some surface lots in the area.
