Every weekday, our Vikings reporters walk you through what's happening with the team that day.
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
— The Vikings were snubbed in the Pro Bowl voting this year.
— The Vikings waived goodbye to RB Ben Tate yesterday.
— Our Mark Craig handed out some end-of-season awards.
— The Vikings made history Sunday, but not in a good way.
— Where would the Vikings pick if the NFL draft were today?
TWEET OF THE (YESTER)DAY
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
— Former Vikings DE Jared Allen thinks he has plenty left to give.
— Bears OG Kyle Long will return to the lineup this weekend.
— Bears DT Ego Ferguson is happy Lions C Dominic Raiola got suspended.
— Mel Tucker says his Bears defense is not where it needs to be.
TODAY'S VIKINGS SCHEDULE
The Vikings are sticking with their standard schedule on Christmas Eve. Head coach Mike Zimmer and QB Teddy Bridgewater will talk after the morning walkthrough and practice is at 12:50 p.m.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
The last time and the only other time the Vikings did not have a single player selected to the Pro Bowl was 1983. So what was up with those Vikings? They finished fourth in the division at 8-8 that season and legendary coach Bud Grant stepped down at its end (only to return a year later).
It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.
