Daily Norseman
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Week 8 Minnesota Vikings roundtable here at Daily Norseman. The Vikes are coming off a loss to the Eagles at home. Now they’re not only on the road, but also on a short week.
Can the Vikings beat Justin Herbert or will they be yet again turned aside by a well-known quarterback?
Let’s find our wives and head to P.F. Changs to talk to it.
Brandon Warne: I’m a simple man, so I like it just because it’s a vehicle for me to put more NFL games in front of my eyeballs. There’s also just something about drawing to the end of your day with a football game on the TV. Makes a man feel good. But for a serious answer, I’m mostly ambivalent because while I don’t like when my team has to play on a short week, the opponent does as well. Anytime that wouldn’t sync up is about the only time it would bother me that much. And NFL Sundays are a bit lonelier when your team isn’t on during the day. Hmm…maybe it does bother me more than I realized?
Christopher Gates: I’ve never been a big fan of Thursday Night Football. I know it’s a way to get the NFL on more times per week and money money money and all that, but it generally just isn’t good football. The road team gets especially hosed in most cases, because they play a game on Sunday and can’t really hold an actual practice on Monday or Tuesday before getting on a plane Wednesday. It doesn’t give either team a whole lot of time to prepare, which is too bad. I know it’s not going away, but I sort of wish it would (except for Thanksgiving, of course, because eating too much and watching football all day on Thanksgiving rules).
Craig Williams: I like Thursday Night Football as a fan. It’s a challenge the teams need to adjust to. I’d prefer not to be in LA every year for it. The NFL should do a better job of alternating those games so the same teams don’t play at home/road. There has been a streak of great Thursday Night Games. I hope this one has me wondering how I am going to sleep after the epic Viking win.
Warren Ludford: TNF is great in that it is another night to watch football, but it sucks when the Vikings are the road team on a short week. There is no statistical proof that road teams on TNF fare worse than road teams overall, but it feels like more of a disadvantage.
Sam Buegler: I enjoy Thursday Night Football! Oftentimes, the games can be… rough, but still, it is a good distraction to have on even when I don’t care about the games or teams. When it is the Vikings, my stress goes...
