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To get things started in Philadelphia http://www.thevikingsfootballauthentic.com/riley-reiff-jersey-authentic , toss and elected to defer to the second half, meaning that the Minnesota Vikings got the football first. The kickoff went into the end zone for a touchback, giving Kirk Cousins and company the football at their own 25-yard line to start things off.Cousins got things started with a couple of short completions, one to David Morgan and one to Stefon Diggs, to pick up a quick first down. Cousins then launched a long pass towards Adam Thielen, and Thielen made a great diving catch for a gain of 24 into Philadelphia territory at the 39. The Vikings then got a rushing first down thanks to a Latavius Murray burst on 3rd-and-1, and Minnesota was on the move.The Vikings pushed the ball down to the Philadelphia 10-yard line, but Kirk Cousins’ pass intended for Roc Thomas was knocked down and fell incomplete. Dan Bailey came into the game for a 28-yard field goal attempt, and he. . .bounced it off of the left upright and it fell no good. The game remained scoreless and the Eagles took over at their own 20-yard line following the miss.Carson Wentz led the Eagles onto the field, but the Eagles’ offense couldn’t do much, as Linval Joseph recorded a sack of Wentz to force a three-and-out. Mike Hughes fielded the punt and got the ball to midfield, setting the Vikings up with outstanding field position.Cousins found Diggs for a 24-yard catch-and-run to start the drive for Minnesota, and after a short run by Mike Boone, the offense stalled out after another Cousins pass on 3rd-and-2 fell incomplete. In came Dan Bailey again to attempt another field goal, and he connected from 37 yards out to make it a 3-0 Vikings lead.The Vikings’ defense showed up big again on the second drive Womens Eric Kendricks Jersey , as they forced another three-and-out after a nice play by Danielle Hunter and Anthony Barr. The Eagles got a nice bounce and roll on the ensuing punt, and the offense set up shop at their own 10-yard line.Minnesota did not go three-and-out, thanks to an outstanding effort from Laquon Treadwell on a third down conversion. Cousins then got taken down on a sack by Brandon Graham, and as we move to the second quarter of play, the Vikings are looking at a 3rd-and-13 from their own 17-yard line.Fifteen minutes in the books from Philadelphia, and the Minnesota Vikings hold a 3-0 lead. Come on in and join us for the second quarter of play! Good Morning!Hope your work week is going well, I’m fully engaged with my new job so words and links will be limited for the next couple of days. I’ll take a mea culpa about the game thread Monday night, I wasn’t sure anyone would be interested in it and I was jammed for time so I didn’t do one.I’ll try to set one up for games in the future, however I’m not doing one for the Thursday night game as I’ll be at work.Feel free to do a fanpost game thread if you like.In the meantime, while we’re waiting for the next Vikings game to start we’ll continue with our Open Thread full of beer and rib recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Have another cup of coffee and drop by for some fan wisdom and snark.Happy Birthday yesterday to ABG!With that, let’s do this.Around the DN since our last thread:Chris and Eric have a spot where you can keep up with all Vikings - Jets news.From Chris a handful of former Vikings will be playing in the Alliance of American Football.Good luck to them as they continue to pursue their dream.Some New York media folks are still mad about Kirk Cousins, y’all.The Vikings initial injury report via Chris: Linval Joseph, Andrew Sendejo Youth Linval Joseph Jersey , Riley Reiff sit out.It’s Podcast time with Gang Green Nation, they sat down with Chris to talk Vikings football.Vikings news from other sources:At Vikings.com from corner to Coaching: Terence Newman’s transition.Presser Points: Zimmer on toughness, Alexander and the turnover battle.From their lunch break series: traditional and advanced stats have WR Adam Thielen among NFL.com’s most impactful WR’s.Finally, DT Sheldon Richardson sidestepping emotions before facing the Jets.League news: From NFL.com Roger Goodell: Exciting games, players pushing growth. Fix the damn rules Roger.What to watch for in Broncos vs. Cardinals on ‘TNF’Belichick on Khalil Mack: No player is in L.T.’s class.We come to today’s media selection: Pearl Jam - I Am MineAgain, 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, feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.