Dolphins @ Vikings 9/19/2010   Dolphins 14  Vikings 10  

The home opener and a loss, as the Vikings come close but no cigar and go to 0-2. The weather was stellar in Minnesota and it was in the mid 70's. Rachel made the trip with me and we spent a week seeing two games with climbing in South Dakota spearfish.htm  in between games. Great trip!!

Leaving the Springs

10,000 lakes

Arriving in Minny and MOA.

Stopped by Bumpers for a beer & lunch.A nice sports bar in Burnsville. You can visit them here: bumperssportsbar.com

Heading downtown

Metrodome Plaza West

Miller End Zone Party on the Plaza

w/ former Vikings RB Oscar Reed

Autograph Ally (L-R) RB Chuck Forman, CB Rufus Bess & RB Oscar Reed

Chuck Foreman's auto

The Line builds

Vikings Cheerleaders sign and take photos with the fans

KFAN's Vikings Football Sunday

w/KFAN's Vikings Football Sunday Host Mike Mussman

The Show gets under way with Muss & PA

PA & Greg Coleman pose for the kid

Coleman's corner

w/ PA

PA is "The Man"

w/ Greg Coleman

Greg's auto

The Dolphin Rubes arrive

Inside the dome

My Season seat

Lookin' good!

Players come out

Kicking team warms up

D vs V

WR/KR Percy Harvin

WR Bernard Berrian

TE/FB Jeff Dugan

TE Visanthe Shiancoe

Rookie RB Toby Gerhardt

RB Coach Eric Bieniemy talks with the RB's (L-R) Gerhardt, Petersom & Tahi (far left QB Joe Webb).

The best? Probably... RB Adrian Peteson

WR Greg Lewis

QB Brett Favre

Favre chats with Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell

Brett chats w/ Referee Mike Carey

O Lineman T/C Ryan Cook &  C Jon Cooper

DE Jared Allen

D line warms up (L-R) Pat Williams, Kevin Williams & Jared Allen

Kevin " Big ticket" William & Jared Allen

DE Ray Edwards

Vikes on 3!!

LB & special teams ace Heath Farwell

LB Jasper Brinkley

QB Travaris Jackon

LB Ben Leber

Starting LB's, EJ Henderson, Chad Greenway & Leber

Joe Webb gets ready to receive a patented Favre butt slap

The Game

The Vikings get ready to come out

Coin toss

Here we go!

Brett leads the Vikings

View from my season ticket seat and the National TV feed, courtesy Vikings Football Club. SWEET!!

Vikings D face the Ronnie Brown led Wild Cat

#4 Waiting

Dolphins win this one

WQAM's Play by play man Jimmy Cefalo

WFOR's Analyst Kim Bokamper

WR Brandon Marshall

Marshall chats with QB Chad Henne. Back up QB Chad Pennington (upper left) warms up.

QB Chad Pennington signs

Marshall signs

 1998 Heisman Trophy winning RB Ricky Williams

RB/PR/KR Patrick Cobbs

WR/KR Marlon Moore

Former Vikings P Greg Coleman (L Dark suit) checks out Dolphins P Brandon Fields

Post game

After the game we took a trip downtown and dinner at the 8th street grill. Great Beer selection! 8thstreetgrill.com