Football
fans the time and day is finally here as 7:00 Central Standard time NFL Network
is having a release the schedule program for 3 hours. The only trouble is twitter
and other media outlets were leaking the schedules early really leaving no
surprises uncovered.
I saw the Vikings
schedule and will say I absolutely love it. We knew the home and road opponents
quite a while ago and now we have the formality of times and dates.
The end
result shows 8 home games with 7 at noon and 1 at 3:25 while the road games
also have 7 noon games and one Thursday night tilt with the Packers at Lambeau.
Wow, 14 noon games is awesome with no having to wait all day for the Purple to
play.
The month of
September is an awfully tough task as the team starts on the road in St. Louis.
The next week is the home opener vs the New England Patriots. I was hoping
maybe a Packers game to open TCF Stadium but since not I can’t think of a
better opponent than the Patriots. We get to see Bill Belicheck, Tom Brady and
the rest of the cast early in the season.
The team
then goes to New Orleans to revisit the scene of the crime of 2010. The month
concludes with Atlanta coming to town. A Falcon team that struggled in 2013 I
do not believe will be that bad again.
The summary
of September has 2 home and 2 road games and the defense will see Sam Bradford,
Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Matt Ryan. If the Vikings defense is going to ever
get a challenge to see if they have improved it will be this month.
October
starts out great with a Thursday night tilt at Lambeau followed by a home game
vs the Lions then 2 road games in Buffalo and Tampa Bay.
Summary: 1
home game and 3 road games I am excited
to watch the Tampa Bay game and see how Lovie Smith is doing In Tampa.
November
brings us closer to winter and with that the coldness we all love. This month
is very intriguing to me due to the fact that the Vikes have struggled
generally in cold weather. Our new home is outside as we know.
The first
game of the month is home vs Washington then the next week which is week 10 is
the bye week. I really look forward to the game coming out of the bye as the
team travels to Chicago and get a look at Jared Allen in a Bears uniform. The
last 2 games of the month are at home as the Packers and Panthers come to TCF
Bank Stadium.
Summary of
November we see 3 home games and 1 road game. The Vikes face the Bears and
Packers in back to back weeks. The 3
home games most likely in cold weather so how will the Vikes fair?
December
starts out with a home game against the New York Jets so the end of November
and beginning December the Vikes get a3 game home stand. The Vikes then travel
to Detroit and Miami. I like the Miami
game in this month because hopefully the weather is decent and the worst case scenario
will be rain. The Vikes then close up the 2014 campaign with a home game vs the
Bears. It’s obvious right now we don’t know the records then and see who is in
playoff contention. The real sight and sounds in just how will Minnesota fans
treat Jared?
It’s strange
to say but the 16 games we will only see 2 dome games with one in New Orleans
and one in Detroit. I can’t wait to hear the TCF Bank fans and see just how
loud we can get it.
Thanks for
reading
Purplestick
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