The Monday football game between the Viqueens and the FIB Bears will be played outside at the University of Minnesota's football stadium.
Brett Favre is expected to play and look for him to kick the Bear's butts. He loves to play outside and in the cold.
From ESPN: The Minnesota Vikings are getting ready for a frigid night of football after officials said Tuesday that the Metrodome's torn roof won't be ready for Monday night's matchup against the Chicago Bears, forcing the game to move to University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium...
There are 20-inch-deep snow drifts throughout the facility, and much of it will have to be removed by workers with shovels rather than plows that might damage the stadium's floors, said Garry Bowman, the university's director of athletic communications...
It promises to be a memorable experience on a night in which long-term forecasts predict temperatures in the single digits or colder.
"I think they'll love outdoor football in Minnesota. I think it'll be a great experience for the fans," Ellison said. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5919792
Football is meant to be played outdoors. Especially a game between the Bears and Vikings. Yeah, it's going to be cold, but nothing a few rum and cokes and shots of vodka can't cure. And the beer will be ice cold. How can you beat that?
So, it's good that the twinkee dome went down, literally and that the cold weather game will be played outside. Fran Tarkington and Dick Butkus must be smiling.
Merry Christmas!
11 hours ago
It's been several years since Favre played well in the cold. Remember that frigid playoff game at Lambeau against the Giants (Favre's last as a Packer)? He has also performed poorly in cold-weather games for the Jets and Vikings. Favre has said (even in his younger, better-performing days) that he does not like the cold (he is from Mississippi, after all). While he used to be able to play through the pain in his younger days (better than his opponents' defense could), those days are long gone.
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