erday I’m hunting through the weekend with my son.More importantly to me today is his 20th birthday.Big deal to us for several reasons.Our youngest son was born at 28 weeks gestation Cameron Smith Jersey nfl draft , and believe me it was a big deal back in 1998.We were initially given all the really bad diagnosis that goes along with that gestational age: cerebral palsy, blind, deaf, etc.With a lot of work on the part of my wife and a bunch of therapists he avoided all that.tl;dr.In the meantime while we’re waiting for the next Vikings game to start we’ll continue with our news and links full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Have another cup of coffee and drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and a virtual donut. With that, let’s do this beat the Lions!Around the DN since our last thread:Eric and Chris have a spot where you can catch up on all the Vikings-Lions news.Chris has your Minnesota Vikings Week 16 Cheering Interest Guide.Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions: Final injury reports for both teams also by Chris.Wludford ponders Kevin Stefanski and the Return of Pat Shurmur’s Offense?Ted takes a brief look at Vikings/Lions history.Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.com HC Mike Zimmer Zimmer talks “best team win of the season,” RB Dalvin Cook’s skillset Adult Cameron Smith Jersey , changes Detroit might make for Sunday’s rematch.Winning Formula: Has this Vikings team finally turned the corner?NOTEBOOK: DE Danielle Hunter donates $54,000 for new uniforms to his high school football program. What’d They Say: Lions talk about the Vikings.From Courtney Cronin at the ESPN NFC North Blog WR Aldrick Robinson is deep threat Vikings have been looking for.At 1500espn Matthew Coller muses HC Mike Zimmer doesn’t want offensive coordinator changes to impact his reputation.Also from Matthew, QB Kirk Cousins’ deep ball is key to Vikings creating a dangerous offense and the Lions will test the Vikings’ improvement on the ground.NFC North Roundup:At Windy City Gridiron the Chicago Bears received some good news today when veteran offensive lineman Kyle Long returned to practice.Also, the Bears’ fans are the second most confident in the NFL.From Pride of Detroit the Lions-Vikings injury report: Damon Harrison, 5 others questionable for Sunday.Lions-Vikings preview podcast: Is John DeFilippo still a viable offensive coordinator candidate? (this was also on our front page).Over at Acme Packing Companycould Jets HC Todd Bowles could be a Packers defensive coordinator candidate?Doesn’t he already have a job, asking for a friend.APC Podcast, 12/21: Packers head coach candidates with Justis Mosqueda.League news: Consistent with the weekend news and links I’ll post league news in the comments, might be delayed until I get back from the stand in the latter part of the morning.We come to today’s media selection: Journey - Don’t Stop Believin (by request)Again, we all know the rules Big And Tall Cameron Smith Jersey , but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, try the shrimp and grits and as always Cameron Smith Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , Welcome Aboard and Skol Vikings! We are just ninety minutes from kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium, and both the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals have released their inactive lists for today’s contest. Let’s see who will be sitting this one out for both sides, starting with the visitors.Arizona CardinalsQB Sam BradfordOT Blaine ClausellOT Korey CunninghamRB T.J. LoganDT Ifeadi OdenigboWR Trent SherfieldWR Kendall WrightThe Cardinals will have their entire starting offensive line active for this one, as D.J. Humphries, Mike Iupati, and Andre Smith are all active and will start. All were listed as questionable on the Cardinals’ final injury report. Also, this won’t be the “revenge game” that a few members of the Vikings were hoping for, as Bradford, Odenigbo Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Stitched , and Wright will all be sitting this one out.And now, on to the home team.Minnesota VikingsDE Tashawn BowerRB Dalvin CookLB Devante DownsDE Everson GriffenOT Riley ReiffS Andrew SendejoQB Kyle SloterWith Reiff out, Rashod Hill gets the start at left tackle today, while rookie Brian O’Neill will make his first ever NFL start on the right side. Contrary to what we mentioned last night, Dalvin Cook is inactive and will not play today after his hamstring issue acted up during pregame warmups. In addition, George Iloka has officially been penciled in as the starter at safety in Sendejo’s place.The Open Thread for the first quarter of play will be up and running at 11:00 AM Central time, ladies and gentlemen. We’ll see you there!