Vikings preseason opener

Vikings 34
Saints 25

So good to have my favorite team back, even if it's largely unwatchable preseason football.

This game wasn't too bad actually as these things go. The refs threw about 200 flags though. I suspect they're going to spend all season being overly kind to the Saints.

Kirk and the first team offense had just one drive but looked snazzy. They got Kirk moving around a lot, which was great to see. He threw a sweet pass to Thielen. Alexander Mattison got the six.

Sean Mannion and Kyle Sloter each had some nice moments. Conklin had a long rumble. Ameer Abdullah had one dandy run(also a non-dandy fumble).

Some guy I had never heard of got a pick six.

Teddy looked solid for the Saints. I kind of cringed when we sacked him but if that knee wasn't better we'd know by now. I wish he had a chance to really play this year.

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