We are now less than an hour away from kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium, as your Minnesota Vikings get set to play host to the Philadelphia Eagles. This will serve as the Open Thread for the first quarter of action, with new threads coming up at the start of each quarter, so keep your eyes open for those.
Here is everything you need to know about today’s game:
Date and Time: Sunday, 13 October 2019, noon Central time
Location: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Television coverage: KSTP-9 in the Twin Cities, FOX affiliates around the country, DirecTV Channel 710
Radio Coverage: Vikings Radio Network, Sirius Channel 82, XM Channel 227, SiriusXM App Channel 819
Chris’ Prediction: Vikings 27, Eagles 20
Three Keys
1) Kirk Cousins needs to stay upright - The Eagles are coming off of a game where they had ten sacks, although that was against Rutgers University the New York Jets, so take it with a bit of salt.