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    • Vikings stadium fund gets refueled with cigarette, corporate taxes May 20, 2013
      ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings stadium finance plan, take two. At the request of Gov. Mark Dayton's administration, the Legislature is temporarily rerouting money from a new cigarette tax and from a corporate tax to backfill a lagging stadium fund. The fix is part of a giant tax plan on course for final legislative approval. The House signed off e […]
    • Chris Cook's advice to rookie on top wideouts? 'Let me handle them' May 19, 2013
      Chris Cook knows exactly what he'll tell Xavier Rhodes if the rookie asks for advice about handling the big, talented receivers the Minnesota Vikings face twice a year in the NFC North Division. "Just let me handle them," Cook said this past week in an interview on 1500 ESPN. Cook laughed after he said it, but he wasn't entirely joking. T […]
    • Gov. Dayton proposes cigarette tax hike to help fund Vikings stadium May 16, 2013
      ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Mark Dayton proposed a new backup plan Thursday to shore up the state's lagging share of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, suggesting lawmakers use money from a tax increase on cigarettes and closing corporate income tax loopholes. Dayton's revenue commissioner, Myron Frans, unveiled the latest proposal in the House-Senate […]

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    • Could the NFL’s offseason schedule be headed for a renovation? May 20, 2013
      NFL executives are gathering in Boston this week for three days of league meetings, and while the event registers as a minor one on the league's offseason calendar, it could be pivotal in making the NFL's offseason footprint even larger. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Monday that the NFL and NFL Players Association are approaching an agreeme […]
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    • Sansevere’s Huddle: New Vikings stadium has futuristic flair May 14, 2013
      What do you think about the stadium design of the new Vikings stadium? Pioneer Press sports columnist Bob Sansevere, TwinCities.com sports web producer Kevin Cusick and senior editor/sports Mike Bass give their take on the stadium's look as well as the possibility of the Vikings signing former Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. [audio:http: […]
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    • Podcast: Vikings draft a hit (sans Manti Te’o); Wild won’t last May 1, 2013
      The Minnesota Vikings appeared to fare well in the NFL draft, even though they passed on Manti Te'o and didn't address their linebacking needs until Day 3. Meanwhile, the Wild appear to be a quick out in the NHL playoffs, but there always is the Chicago factor. And what will be the impact in the sports world of NBA center Jason Collins' decisi […]
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  • 2013 Vikings Schedule

    With Sunday’s win vs. Green Bay, the Vikings secured a second place finish in the NFC North, meaning the team’s 2013 opponents are now determined. The dates and times of each game will be announced by the NFL in April.

    Home – GB, DET, CHI, PHI, WSH, PIT*, CLE, and CAR.

    Away – GB, DET, CHI, DAL, NYG, CIN, BAL, and SEA.

    * The 2013 Vikings home game vs. the Steelers will take place in London on Sunday, September 29. For more info on that game, click here.

    Here is the breakdown of how the schedule is determined:

    6 games against your division (3 on the road, 3 at home)

    4 games against a division in the NFC (2 on the road, 2 at home)

    4 games against a division in the AFC (2 on the road, 2 at home)

    2 games against teams that finished in the same spot in their division as the Vikings did the previous year in the NFC outside of the division they play four games against already (1 on the road, 1 at home).

    That last point can be a bit hard to explain, but for example, if the Vikings win their division and play four games against the NFC West the following year, then those two extra games would be against the teams who won the NFC East and NFC South. In 2013, the Vikings play all four teams in the NFC East, so they play one game each against the NFC South and NFC West.

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