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Vikings vs. Giants: Everything you need to know on and off the field for Sunday's game

The build-up to the Wild Card game ends late Sunday afternoon when the opening kickoff booms at U.S. Bank Stadium. Here's the Star Tribune's ultimate game guide

By Howard Sinker

January 16, 2023 at 7:00PM

Trevor Pearson of Minnesota Ice, carved the finishing touches on an ice sculpture across the street from U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday. (Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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