Coldest Minnesota Vikings Home Games

Seattle dominated in all facets of the game, outgaining the Vikings 433-125 and allowing no points to Minnesota’s offense – the Vikings’ lone score came on a kickoff return after the Seahawks were already leading 35-0.

From 1982 to 2013 that wouldn’t have been an issue as the Vikings played indoors in the Metrodome. Temperatures are projected to reach a HIGH of 1 degree on Sunday, according to ESPN.com, when the Vikings host the Seattle Seahawks at the Vikings’ temporary home at the University of Minnesota. Zero degrees would move the Minnesota-Seattle matchup into a tie for the seventh-coldest National Football League game ever played.

The high on Sunday should struggle just to get into the positive single digits.

“We’ve seen the Seahawks come back in a big way this season, and I think we can expect the momentum to keep up this weekend”, said Senator Murray.

“A pretty good butt-whipping”, Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer said this week ahead of the playoff rematch at TCF Bank Stadium. “You’ve got heaters, heated seats”. “One of the things I’ve taken from it over the years is once you’re out there playing you’re not anxious about the weather, you’re anxious about those 11 guys trying to take your head off”, said Seahawks running back Fred Jackson, who played in his share of cold-weather games during his eight seasons with the Buffalo Bills. Everyone wants to get to the Super Bowl, and the Vikings can’t avoid tough competition if they’re going to get there. The Seahawks’ run defense limited opposing running backs to just 73 rushing yards per game at 3.4 yards per carry on the road this season, and Peterson is likely to be victimized by Seattle’s stop unit for a second straight time at TCF Bank Stadium.

Adrian Peterson ran the ball 8 times (total) in that game, for a mere 18 yards. “Seattle’s defensive line has been really disruptive this year and I think more than any other year they are the reason they are the leagues top run defense”. Teddy Bridgewater completed 10 of 19 passes for 99 yards. With him on the ground, the Vikings have the clear advantage here. The first meeting ended in disaster for Minnesota, as Seattle handed the Vikings a crushing 38-8 defeat behind Russell Wilson’s three-touchdown performance.

So, how do the Vikings coldest games stack up against the NFL’s coldest games? For Minnesota, winning in Week 17 is why their season ends in the first round of the playoffs.

The Seattle Seahawks defense waits for a television timeout as they… “Certainly, it does affect the travel of the ball in the kicking game, it doesn’t go as far”. Smith lasted only 10 snaps in that game before having to leave the game. “… This is going to be more game plan work than Cardinals versus Cardinals fundamental work, like you would do on an open date”.