There’s only a half hour left until kickoff at MetLife Stadium between the New York Giants and your Minnesota Vikings! It’s the first open thread of the year and we’re officially open, so here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s game.
Date and time: Sunday, September 8, 2024, 12:00 p.m. Central Time
Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Television coverage: KMSP-9 in the Twin Cities, FOX affiliates nationwide, YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket
Radio reporting: Vikings Radio NetworkSiriusXM channel 387 (Vikings feed), SiriusXM app channel 820
line: Vikings -1.5, Over/Under 41.5
Chris’ prediction: Vikings 24, Giants 20
Three keys
1) Keep Sam Darnold upright – The Giants’ front seven of Dexter Lawrence, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Brian Burns can give the Vikings offense nightmares. Darnold has a lot of weapons in this offense, but if he’s running for his life, he won’t be able to use them. If the Vikings can give him a clean pocket, he should be able to make some plays against a suspect Giants secondary.
2) Error-free football – Early on last season, the Vikings just couldn’t hold onto the ball, whether it was losing it or throwing interceptions, and you could argue that cost them several games in that early stretch. The Vikings don’t have a lot of margin for error, and being on the positive side of the plus-minus ratio will go a long way toward their success.
3) Put pressure on Daniel Jones – The last time Daniel Jones played for the Vikings, he put in a performance that earned him a big contract extension in New York. This is a completely different defense, though, and hopefully Brian Flores and all the new faces this team has brought in on that side of the ball can make life difficult for him this afternoon.
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That should be all you need to know to be up to speed on this point, folks. Remember, a new open thread starts at the beginning of each quarter, so keep an eye out for that and continue the discussion accordingly.
Enjoy the game, folks, and when it’s all over in about three hours, hopefully we can all bask in the glory of a 1-0 season opener.
SKOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL VIKINGS!!!!
