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Vikings 2018 Season Week 3: Bills News and Notes
in Maps Discussion Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:00 amby huangjian123 • Farseer | 342 Posts | 3420 Points
http://www.authenticsminnesotavikings.com/cheap-riley-reiff-jersey , The Minnesota Vikings are back home this week at U.S. Bank Stadium to face the winless Buffalo Bills, in a matchup of teams seemingly going in different directions.The Bills began their season with Nathan Peterman at quarterback, but after the second-year pro spotted the Ravens a 40-point lead, Bills Head coach Sean McDermott said LOLNOPE and turned to rookie passer Josh Allen (no relation).Last week, Allen made his first career start against the Chargers and looked every bit the rookie that he is - a couple of nice passes, a couple of bonehead mistakes, mixed with a whole lot of scrambling around looking lost.But it wasn’t enough, as San Diego Los Angeles won by a score of 30-20.If there’s a franchise to which Vikings fans may feel most akin, it may just be Buffalo - co-losers of four Super Bowls, a fun-loving blue collar fanbase, Hall-of-Fame players, etc.Buffalo lost 37-24 to Washington in Super Bowl XXVI, right there in Minneapolis, at the old HHH Metrodome.One of the Bills’ most beloved players was Don Beebe, father of current Vikings practice squadder Chad Beebe.Both teams operate in small television markets away from the glaring spotlight of mass-market news coverage and gossip-column sensationalism.In fact, according to Forbes, the Buffalo Bills are the least-valued NFL franchise, at a value of around $1.6 Billion.Strangely though, the Buffalo Bills may have been the spark that created one of the biggest tabloid darlings of this era:One thing Vikings fans probably don’t quite understand about the fanbase - who call themselves the Bills Mafia - is the whole table slamming thing.It’s definitely not in a Minnesotan’s DNA to ruin a perfectly good garage sale/hotdish table.The Erie County Sheriff’s Department recently banned the practice, leading to a bit of a backlash from fans.Here’s a pretty nice compilation of several table slams.Nearby Niagara Falls has long been a romantic destination for young couples.It’s where Jim and Pam got hitched.Well, maybe that’s what former Bills Wide Receiver Jordan Matthews was talking about when he told reportersThe Bills on OffenseThis pretty much sums up Bills fans thoughts about Nathan Peterman, who generated twelve total yards of offense to go along with two interceptions versus the Ravens.Now, former Vikings kicker Daniel Carlson had a bad day last Sunday against the Packers Youth Kyle Rudolph Jersey , but that?THAT’s a bad day!And so, the Peterman era ended and the Josh Allenera began.The rookie from Wyoming was selected 7th overall in the 2018 draft, and got his first career touchdown pass against San Die the Chargers last week, a nice 3-yarder in a tight window to Kelvin Benjamin.Matthews certainly could have provided some much-needed help to the Buffalo receiving corps this season.Kelvin Benjamin, Zay Jones, Robert Foster, and tight end Charles Clay for a not-very-intimidating set of offensive weapons.In fact, the Vikings pairing of Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen have more yards receiving than the all twelve Bills receivers that have caught passes this season.One thing Laquon Treadwell the Vikings and Bills do have in common is a bad case of the “dropsies”Speaking of Zay Jones, you may remember him from his bizarre arrest in Los Angeles earlier this year, when he was caught on camera, naked as a jaybird, fighting his brother, former Vikings wideout Cayleb Jones.Well, now it’s his mother who is acting bizarre, tweeting (later deleted) that her son has to tell Kelvin Benjamin where to line up on each play, forcing Zay to apologize.Another Jones on the bills roster - Running Back Taiwan Jones - gave the new helmet-to-helmet rules a test last week, recovering a ball in the end zone, losing his helmet, then getting drilled by a Chargers player, prompting the question:Can it be helmet-to-helmet if there’s only one helmet involved?And this is what the injury looked like a day laterIn much darker news, LeSean “Shady” McCoy is under the microscope again this week, having been accused by his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Maisonet Youth Kirk Cousins Jersey , of abusing their 6-year-old son.McCoy had already been accused by another ex, Delicia Cordon, claiming that the running back orchestrated her brutal beating during a home invasion in July.Cordon has offered a $20,000 reward for information about the robbery and assault.Y’know鈥?If you’re the Buffalo Bills, do you really want another running back with dangerous domestic issues?The Bills on DefenseBills Cornerback Vontae Davis sparked national sports media outrage when he abruptly retired from football at halftime of the game against Los Angeles, saying he “shouldn’t be out here, anymore.”The two-time Pro-Bowler had signed with the Bills this season, after starting his career in Miami, then moving on to Indianapolis.Just like Frank Sinatra, Vontae did it his way.The Bills defensive line is coached by Bill Teerlink.He’s the son of former Vikings defensive line coach John Teerlink, who helped the undesized John Randle become perhaps the greatest pass-rushing defensive tackle in history.One of his best players is five-time Pro-Bowl defensive tackle Kyle Williams, who - at 35-years-old can still get it done.From the “Department of Names that Sound like they Belong to Guys Who Check Water Meters”, the Bills’ pass rush is centered around Defensive Ends Jerry Hughes and Trent Murphy.However, the two haven’t been able to generate much pressure thus far, combining for a total of 1 陆 sacks on the season. Hughes’ sack moved him into eighth-place in Bills history with a total of 36.Ridiculous Quote of the WeekThis one is from a while back, and touched off a little bit of preseason controversy, but it’s a real quote, from a real player, and it’s reeeeaaaaaally ridiculous: Note: Eli Manning’s completion percentage sits around 59.9%, Cam Newton’s is 58.7%.I’m really not convinced that 1.2% will make a difference, big fella.Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams: Game time, channel, radio White Mike Hughes Jersey , streaming and more The Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams face off tonight and we’ve had a bit of a short turnaround and a lot of bad news come down the pike since the purple were last on the field. . .well, including the last time the purple were on the field. . .but now it’s time to attempt to focus on the business of football.This is a primetime contest, so the coverage is going to be a little bit different. With that, let’s get into all of the details right here.Television InfoThis year, Thursday Night Football is on the FOX Network, which is KSTP-9 in the Twin Cities. For everyone outside of the Twin Cities. . .do you have a TV? Do you have a FOX affiliate? Okay, because that’s what channel the game will be on. It will also be on the NFL Network, if that’s your preference. Kickoff time is scheduled for 7:20 PM Central time, and the play-by-play will be handled by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. . .if you want it to be.For all of our friends in the United Kingdom, you can find this one on Sky Sports, more specifically on both Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event. Kickoff time for this one is scheduled for 1:20 AM Friday morning UK time.For our men and women in uniform overseas, the American Forces Network will be showing this one live and. . .well, you might want to make sure you’ve got some coffee available. Coverage on AFN Sports starts at 0100Z on Friday morning. That’s a kickoff time of 0200L for folks in Central Europe, 0430L for everyone in Afghanistan, and 0900L for fans in Japan and Korea.Radio InfoIf you’re not going to be anywhere near a television for this one, you’ll be able to hear the call from Paul Allen and Pete Bercich on the Vikings Radio Network. That link goes to a list of Vikings Radio Network affiliates across the Upper Midwest. See if yours will be carrying the game. There are a couple of other places you can find it online as well, including the TuneIn radio service as well as the KFAN site (if you’re on a desktop or laptop computer only. . .it won’t work on phones or tablets).For those that have satellite radio (which, I’ll admit, has been a life saver for me the last two weeks as I’ve been traveling), you can find the Vikings Radio Network feed on Sirius Channel 81 or XM Channel 226. There will also be a more “neutral” feed from Westwood One on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Channel 88. If you’re using the SiriusXM Online App, the Vikings’ permanent home there is Channel 819.Referee InfoAccording to the folks from Football Zebras, the officiating crew for Thursday night’s contest will be headed up by Brad Allen. Allen last officiated a game involving the Vikings back in December of 2017 White Laquon Treadwell Jersey , as he was the lead official for the Vikings’ 14-9 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta.Weather InfoIt’s gonna be a warm one on the West Coast tomorrow, according to our friends at WeatherNation. Temperatures at kickoff will be in the mid 80s with very little breeze. The humidity won’t be very high, but the heat will definitely be a factor in this one. Hydrate, everybody.Streaming InfoThis is the first streaming game of the season (out of 11) for the Amazon Prime service, as we told you yesterday. That will give you a few different play-by-play options, should you desire to use them.Otherwise, there are several legal subscription services that are available in order to stream the game legally. Among them are Fubo.tv, USTVNow, and Sling TV. If you’re overseas, your best bet is going to be NFL GamePass.Since it has recently been brought up, I want to make it perfectly clear that streams from Reddit or other places are not. . .I repeat, not. . .legal. If you’d like to argue about that, you can argue it somewhere else, because the moderators won’t listen to that garbage. Until Reddit, or anywhere else, has a deal with the National Football League, those streams are illegal and not welcome to be put up on this site. If you want to use them, go find them on your own and don’t be plastering them in the comments section here unless you’d rather not be in the comments of the Game Thread. . .or any other thread. . .here at DN.That should be all of the information you need in order to keep track of all the action from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams on Sunday afternoon. We’ll have our Open Thread for the first quarter up about an hour before kickoff or so, and we hope that you’ll join us here for all of the fun!
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