afternoon against the Buffalo Bills Womens Xavier Rhodes Jersey , the Minnesota Vikings’ offense got to take the field first after the Los Angeles Rams won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Sam Ficken put his foot to the ball for a touchback, and the Vikings got to start from their own 25-yard line.Dalvin Cook got the first two carries with mixed results. . .a gain of six followed by a loss of three. . .and Kirk Cousins found Adam Thielen to convert the team’s first opportunity on third down. Cousins then found Thielen for a big 16-yard completion into Rams’ territory at the 42. Cousins then found Laquon Treadwell for another first down to the Los Angeles 26, and the Vikings were on the move.After another nice gain by Cook, an incompletion to Thielen brought up a 3rd-and-3 from the Rams’ 19. A short pass to Thielen converted, and the Vikings soon faced a 3rd-and-10 from the Los Angeles 16. Cousins dropped back to pass, fired for the back right corner of the end zone, and found. . .Aldrick Robinson? Yes, Aldrick Robinson for a 16-yard touchdown pass! Dan Bailey converted the extra point Ben Gedeon Jersey , and the Vikings found themselves ahead 7-0.Bailey’s kickoff went for a touchback, giving Jared Goff and company the ball at their own 25. The Rams converted a third down early on with a pass from Goff to Brandin Cooks, and then got another quick first down on a pass to Cooper Kupp. It looked like the Vikings got a stop on the next third down attempt, but Xavier Rhodes was flagged for holding Cooks to move the sticks again.Gurley then burst through for a gain of eight, and the Rams were at the Minnesota 35-yard line. An easy pass to Gerald Everett went for 13 yards and another first down, and the Rams were in business near the red zone. After another Rams’ first down, Goff found Gurley with Anthony Barr in coverage for an 8-yard touchdown pass. Ficken added the extra point, and just like that we were tied at 7-7.Ficken launched his second kickoff of the night for a touchback http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-mackensie-alexander-jersey , giving the Vikings a start at their own 25 once again. The Vikings faced yet another third down to start the drive, and it appeared that Cousins found Thielen for yet another first down, but the Vikings were called for illegal formation to wipe it out. Cousins got it back though, as he found Kyle Rudolph for a huge first down.As we move to the second quarter of play, the Vikings have a 1st-and-10 from their own 35, and they are tied with the Rams at 7-7. Good Morning!It’s the weekend without aVikings game until Monday.I don’t know about you but I’d rather be able to plan my weekend around watching the Vikings on Sunday afternoon as opposed to any other time.My weekend plans include mowing the lawn, fixing the damn grill (again) and taking mrs_rob out to a movie and dinner.What are your weekend plans?Up here in the Words No One Reads鈩?you’ll find a link to support the Special Olympics of Minnesota.Other than writing the news and links Thursday through the weekend and having a love hate love relationship with the Vikings I have no real connection to the state of Minnesota.If you have a few dollars you can afford to donate, please do as I did.In the meantime while we’re waiting for the next Vikings game to start we’ll continue with our news and links full of beer recommendations Womens Adam Thielen Jersey , nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Have another cup of coffee and drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and a virtual donut. With that, let’s do this beat the Seahawks!Around the DN since our last thread:The front page writers have a place where you can find all your Vikings-Seahawks news.Eric’s Preview Article now available: this week, The Darkest Timeline.Want to help someone less fortunate than you? Got a few bucks lying around? Good, go here and help raise money for the Minnesota Special Olympics.Wludford notes the emergence of S Anthony Harris.Chris has your Minnesota Vikings initial injury report: Eric Kendricks, Trae Waynes sit out their fine and Wludford has the Seahawks injury report.Ted says the increase in ‘three and out’ offensive drives a cause for concern.Norse Code Podcast Episode 262: Go Colgate Raiders! (With Guest Danny Kelly).Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.com OC John DeFilippo on possibly being a head coach, communication with HC Mike Zimmer Mike Remmers Jersey , offense’s play vs. the Patriots.WR Adam Thielen addressed the media from the TCO Performance Center on Friday.LB Anthony Barr addressed the media from the TCO Performance Center on Friday.Notebook: DT’s Sheldon Richardson and Tom Johnson prepare for recent former team.NFC North Roundup:The staff at Windy City Gridiron list their picks for the Bears-Rams game.Trey Burton didn’t throw “Oompah Loompa” touchdown due to anxiety.From Pride of Detroit their injury report has eight questionable including Matthew Stafford.Detroit Lions Week 14 preview, prediction: Arizona Cardinals on paper.Finally at Acme Packing company Packers fans do not yet have a favorite candidate for head coach.Packers fans’ confidence gets a big boost after Mike McCarthy’s firing.League news: Consistent with the weekend news and links I’ll post league news in the comments.We come to today’s media selection: Disturbed - The Sound Of SilenceAgain, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-marcus-sherels-jersey , feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, try the venison chili and as always, Welcome Aboard and Skol Vikings!