What is normally a good-natured rivalry between the Vikings and Packers took an extremely ugly turn Sunday when police say a man in Stoughton, Wis., was stabbed seven times after confronting another man who was trying to vandalize an inflatable Viking outside his house.
Channel3000.com has many of the harrowing details, including a video interview with the victim. Per that report the Vikings fan, Dave Moschel, said he was sitting down to watch football Sunday night when the 21-year-old suspect — who was arrested on suspicion of reckless endangerment and criminal damage to property — started trying to slice up the inflatable Viking in his yard.
Moschel said he confronted the man, and in the ensuing scuffle he was sliced seven times with a box cutter. The Vikings have invited Moschel to attend their game vs. the Cardinals on Nov. 20 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
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