NFL Supports The Game At University Of Minnesota
Minneapolis received 17 inches of snow over the weekend. As Minneapolis residents shoveled out their sidewalks, car and driveways, the Metrodome's roof was collapsing.
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Minneapolis received 17 inches of snow over the weekend. As Minneapolis residents shoveled out their sidewalks, car and driveways, the Metrodome's roof was collapsing.
The Minnesota Vikings have had a rough season. While their hopes for the playoffs were slim before last week's game, the Vikings are know looked at in a much different way.
Vikings fans are being asked to help dig out the University of Minnesota campus stadium in time for Monday night's Vikings game with the Chicago Bears.
The Bears-Vikings game will already have multiple storylines before the game even begins. And one of those revolves around the health of Vikings' quarterback Brett Favre.
Like most things in sports, no two athletes do something the same. In baseball, some batters use pine tar and some use batting gloves. NFL quarterbacks can be similar when it comes to the way they throw the football and the condition of the ball as well.
The Bears know just how good the New England Patriots are, and the Green Bay Packers are about to find that out for themselves.
The owner of the Metrodome says repairs to its snow-damaged roof won't be ready in time for the Vikings home game next Monday night against the Bears.
The Bears-Vikings game will be played in Minneapolis, but the exact location is still uncertain.
The Bears lost to the New England Patriots by 29 points. But the single loss won't derail the team's season.
The New England Patriots are one of, if not the best team in the NFL. And they've been at the top of the league for some time now. Because of this, the Bears can look at Sunday's loss as a measuring stick, to gauge just how far they have to go to get to where they want to be.
