Lions at Vikings, Open Thread

so i hope that she recovers quick and you get to watch the game

OUT
DE Ikaika Alama-Francis (hamstring)

DOUBTFUL
None

QUESTIONABLE
None

PROBABLE
None

Minnesota

OUT
S Tank Williams (knee)

DOUBTFUL
WR Troy Williamson (concussion)

QUESTIONABLE
LB Dontarrious Thomas (groin)
CB Antoine Winfield (hamstring)

PROBABLE
C Matt Birk (knee)
RB Adrian Peterson (knee)
FB Tony Richardson (knee)
DE Kenechi Udeze (player decision)

No word on who the Vikings' #3 QB is going to be, but I'd assume that it's Kelly Holcomb.  If I find out for sure, I'll pass it on.

Detroit's inactives when I get them.

Amazing that nobody's caught it yet.

Outstanding move.  I'm probably going to flip over to the Bills/Redskins game to see it, so I apologize if I happen to miss anything.

The Redskins will be on offense first in the Buffalo/Washington game, so I'll have to flip later on.

1st and 10, Vikings, 12:41 left in the first quarter.

Childress said that Peterson wasn't going to start.  Oh, well, I guess he was wrong.  (-:

3rd and 14 for the Vikings when we get back from break.

AP's back!  Tell your friends!

28 yards on the draw play takes the Vikings into the Detroit red zone.

1st and 10, Vikings, from the Detroit 16.

Longwell tacks on the extra point to make it 7-0, Minnesota.

Drive went 87 yards in 9 plays, taking 5:17 to accomplish.

Vikings 7, Lions 0, 7:24 left in the first quarter.

Lions' drive went 42 yards in 11 plays, taking 5:27 to complete.

Vikings 7, Lions 3, 1:57 left in the first quarter.

Vikings will have 3rd and 6 from their own 30 when we come back from commercials.

Well, if I didn't, he just scored a touchdown from 16 yards out.

Longwell adds the extra point to make the score 14-3, Vikings.

Vikings drive went 84 yards in 10 plays and took 5:34 off the clock.  Both of the Vikings' drives thus far have been amazing.

Vikings 14, Lions 3, 11:23 left until halftime.

Hanson adds on the extra point to make it 14-10.

Lions' drive went 73 yards in 4 plays and only took 1:46 to accomplish.

Vikings 14, Lions 10, 9:37 left until halftime.

Wow. . .what an amazing, incredible return by Allison.  He was hardly touched.

Absolutely freaking amazing.

Vikings 21, Lions 10 after Allison's 103 yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

9:23 left until halftime.

That's a long freaking time.

Man, this offense has looked absolutely freaking incredible thus far.  The Lions haven't even come close to stopping this team.

Longwell makes it 28-10.

Vikings' drive went 51 yards in 10 plays, taking 5:31 to accomplish.

Vikings 28, Lions 10, 2:17 left until halftime.

Washington 6, Buffalo 2, just before half (and, as much as I hate to say this given Washington's circumstances, we're realistically cheering for the Bills).

The Saints, Bears, and Cardinals play later on this afternoon.

Kenechi Udeze!?

Udeze looks like he's moving in slow motion down the sidelines, and he's finally brought down at the 28 or so.

And Peterson busts another 14-yard run to put it into the red zone.

Detroit can't stop us.  They haven't come close yet.

Vikings' drive went 27 yards in 5 plays, taking only 48 seconds to accomplish.

The kickoff will bring the first half to an end.

Incredible, INCREDIBLE half of football.

Vikings 35, Lions 10, headed into the locker room at halftime.

Minnesota takes the second-half kickoff and moves it 66 yards in 9 plays, capped off by a 13-yard touchdown run by Adrian Peterson.

Drive took 4:54 off the clock.

5 offensive possessions for Minnesota, 5 touchdowns, AND a kickoff return for a TD.

Chris Kluwe has to be one lonely guy at this point.

Vikings 42, Lions 10, 10:06 left in the third quarter.

4:44 left, third quarter

Buffalo 8
Washington 16

1:09 left, third quarter

But TRICKERATION prevails, as Kluwe takes the snap and flips it to Jeff Dugan, who rumbles all the way down to the Detroit 6.

Now the Vikings have 3rd and goal at the 5.

Well, that's the first mistake he's made today. . .I'll take it.  He put a hell of a shot on Fisher after the pick, too.

Vikings 42, Lions 10, 2:24 left in the third.  Detroit has the ball on their own 31.

Kitna hits Furrey for a pass, Furrey goes down, and they're saying he wasn't touched.

It looks like he was.  If they review this play, it should be overturned and it should be 1st and 10, Detroit.

Yeah, Griffin touched Furrey with his foot. . .it's being reviewed, and it should be overturned.

Sincerely,
Common Sense

Well, hooray for keeping. . .some sort of streak alive, I'm sure.

Touchback for Kluwe. . .Detroit's ball at their own 20 when we come back.

Vikings 42, Lions 10, 3:54 from 6-6.

Seattle 28
Philly 24

1:56 left, 4th quarter

Buffalo 14
Washington 16

1:51 left, 4th quarter

Both the other games that are pertinent to us are going down to the wire.  Buffalo looking to kick a GW-FG, and the Eagles driving against Seattle.

Buffalo's FG attempt is from 50-plus.

Oh, BIG penalty on Washington moves Lindell's FG attempt 15 yards closer. . .they tried to call consecutive time outs.

That's HUGE.

And Rian Lindell hits a (now) 36-yard field goal to make the score in Washington 17-16, Bills with :04 left.

I hate feeling too good about a Washington loss given their circumstances, but hey. . .their loss helps Minnesota.