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Mark Craig has covered football and the NFL from Canton, Ohio, to Minneapolis since 1991. Follow his daily updates on the Vikings' NFC North opponents, as well as his candid, unvarnished and, yes, sometimes sarcastic thoughts on the Purple and NFL news throughout the day.
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Knock on wood, Vikings fans
We're going to mention injuries. How fortunate the Vikings have been, and how incredibly unfortunate the Seahawks have been since winning four NFC West titles from 2003-07.
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Dungy to lead NFL's new Player Advisory Forum
Former Colts coach is a great selection as someone who can work with the league office and its players.
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Childress will get contract extension, but what's the hurry?
It's not like the Bills or some other team can swoop in and sign him before the season ends. So why not just take care of this DURING THE OFFSEASON?
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| Date/Opponent | Time | W | L | Score |
| Sep 13 - at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | 1 | 0 | 34-20 |
| Sep 20 - at Detroit | 12:00 PM | 2 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Sep 27 - vs. San Francisco | 12:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 27-24 |
| Oct 5 - vs. Green Bay | 7:30 PM | 4 | 0 | 30-23 |
| Oct 11 - at St. Louis | 12:00 PM | 5 | 0 | 38-10 |
| Oct 18 - vs. Baltimore | 12:00 PM | 6 | 0 | 33-31 |
| Oct 25 - at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | 6 | 1 | 17-27 |
| Nov 1 - at Green Bay | 3:15 PM | 7 | 1 | 38-26 |
| Open | ||||
| Nov 15 - vs. Detroit | 12:00 PM | 8 | 1 | 27-10 |
| Nov 22 - vs. Seattle | 12:00 PM | |||
| Nov 29 - vs. Chicago | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 6 - at Arizona | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 13 - vs. Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | |||
| Dec 20 - at Carolina | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 28 - at Chicago | 7:30 PM | |||
| Jan 3 - vs. NY Giants | 12:00 PM |