Daily Norseman
Well, now that all of the lesser games are officially out of the way, it’s time to gird our collective loins for the main event as our Minnesota Vikings make their annual trip to Soldier Field to face the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football to wrap up Week 1 in the National Football League.
We want as many people to be able to follow along with the action as possible, so we’re giving you all of the ways to do that right here in one place. Let’s get to it, shall we?
Kickoff for this one is going to be later on this evening, as things are scheduled to get underway in Chicago at 7:15 PM Central on this Monday night. This game will be aired on both ESPN and on ABC affiliates around the country, including KSTP-5 in the Twin Cities. It’s literally the only game left in Week 1, so if you flip your television to either ESPN or your local ABC affiliate, you will find the game there. Seriously, I promise.
Of course, that means we get the privilege. . .such as it is. . .of having Joe Buck and Troy Aikman in the booth for this one. Then again, you can always turn it to ESPN2 and watch the Manningcast, in which Peyton and Eli and some of their famous friends will be talking about the game and getting up to some undoubtedly wacky hijinks.
(This might be the first time the word “hijinks” has ever been used on DN. We’re evolving or something.)
If you’re going to be traveling or just prefer to listen to things through the magic of radio, we have updated our list of Vikings Radio Network affiliates for this season. Wherever you are in the upper Midwest, you should be covered.
If you have satellite radio, you can catch the Vikings feed on Channel 226. You can also listen to the national broadcast from Westwood One on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Channel 88. In addition, if you’re so inclined, you can listen en español on Channel 227. If you’re utilizing the SiriusXM app, you can listen on the Vikings’ permanent home there, which is Channel 820.
According to the gang at Football Zebras, the officiating crew for this one will be headed up by Alan Eck. This is Eck’s third season as a head referee, and the first time he has ever worked a Minnesota Vikings game in that capacity. We’ll know whether he hates us or not by the end of the night, I reckon.
Weather delays have been all the rage around the NFL in Week 1, but our friends at WeatherNation are happy to let us know that there’s no real chance of that happening in Chicago this evening. Temperatures at kickoff are forecast to be in the upper 60s under mostly clear skies with some winds out of the southeast at 5-10 miles/hour.
