MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings have faced plenty of worthy adversaries in contract negotiations over the years. It should come as no surprise that Ragnar the Viking was one of the most ferocious ...

The setting seemed ideal on Sunday at Minneapolis' TCF Bank Stadium, as the Vikings won their home opener against the Detroit Lions on an afternoon that largely featured Chamber of Commerce weather.

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