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We’ll see you in 2018… when it’s time to #BringItHome! pic.twitter.com/BEpSmRsebI
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 31, 2017
We're doing something special here.#BringItHome pic.twitter.com/JsBBiA6RZr
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 31, 2017
We wouldn't be where we're at without fans like you, but we're not done yet.#BringItHome pic.twitter.com/38HkVBtmBV
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 1, 2018
The fast start paid off and the #Vikings clinched a first-round bye.
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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 1, 2018
A great ending to a great year.
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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 1, 2018
"The House of Pain is going to be unbelievably loud. I can't wait." – @PAOnTheMic
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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 1, 2018
Two weeks from now — @Vikings playoffs against Who Cares. Best defense in #NFL will be ready as the team makes run to “Valhalla.” 13-&-3, second best record 56-year history of the team. Happy New Year to best fan base in the league. #skol
— Paul Allen (@PAOnTheMic) December 31, 2017
⚡️ The Minnesota Vikings are ready to #BringItHome during the playoffs: https://t.co/YrQ2lvE9VJ
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 31, 2017
? for @LataviusM! pic.twitter.com/2ILRwXIR5p
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 31, 2017
Case Keenum finished the year 2nd in the NFL in Total QBR. A look at some of the Vikings' significant regular-season stats: https://t.co/lOG7RbzGkX
— Ben Goessling (@GoesslingStrib) January 1, 2018
The Vikings are the team to beat in the NFC, writes @SouhanStrib. https://t.co/8Re1uW2zgZ pic.twitter.com/UabaVZ5QB0
— Access Vikings (@AccessVikings) January 1, 2018
#Vikings finish regular season with 23-10 victory over Chicago to clinch NFC's No. 2 seed in the playoffs. They'll have a bye next week. More from @GoesslingStrib https://t.co/6SmfHpdaRC pic.twitter.com/9y2knBBsbJ
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 31, 2017
Vikings receiver Adam Thielen really does have hands of gold https://t.co/I327XSW1xx pic.twitter.com/hzMyWDfwlE
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 1, 2018
Let’s hear it for another #VictoryMonday! pic.twitter.com/U3YqUKidiN
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 1, 2018
Zimmer had some choice words about the Vikings' post-season 'curse'#SuperBowl #CHIvsMIN @AccessVikings @StribSports pic.twitter.com/sRB4uHDYvi
— Mark Vancleave ?+? (@mvnclv) December 31, 2017
The #Vikings will face a familiar foe in first playoff game https://t.co/ZIbPNntSmE pic.twitter.com/Y8HiokqlrO
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 1, 2018
A league-best defense and clutch performances on offense have given the @Vikings the division crown and a week off before the big work begins. Here's @JonKrawczynski from Sunday's coronation. https://t.co/U3KMqkyqOI
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) January 1, 2018
Best of @TheAthleticMIN 2017: A Minnesotan takes a perilous journey to North Korea in the name of hockey, and friendshiphttps://t.co/Gv4jieqVmZ
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) December 31, 2017
107-90 win!
Final stats ?⤵️@JimmyButler 26p | 6r | 5a | 3s@KarlTowns 18p | 14r | 4a | 2s | 6b@TajGibson22 17p | 9r | 2b@22wiggins 14p | 2r | 2a@GorguiDieng 8p | 6r@1Tyus 6p | 6a | 2s@JCrossover 8p@NemanjaBjelica 4p | 2s@ShabazzMuhammad 2p
Brooks 2p— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 1, 2018
#twolves earn road rout with 107-90 win over Pacers. @JerryZgoda with more from Indy https://t.co/j4ClnHMqZE pic.twitter.com/m5PFhWHRiO
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 1, 2018
Jimmy Butler had 26 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the @Timberwolves never trailed in a 107-90 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. | https://t.co/jkQx8oGngW
— WCCO – CBS Minnesota (@WCCO) January 1, 2018
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Minnesota Sports Fan News, Articles, Tweets, Stuff:
We are LIVE talking Vikings Postgame and the playoffs coming up! #SKOLhttps://t.co/68ctvcPsa5
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 31, 2017
The #Gophers need #JellyFam to be better. #SkiUMah〽️
?: @TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/hnaYBu54jl
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
Pretty soon, you won't be able to say you were one of our first 1000 followers…
4 digits baby…. so close.
Thanks again for all the love, #MinnesotaSportsFam!
HAPPY 2018!!! ??? pic.twitter.com/Lfyb03n462
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
Not gonna make it to midnight. Stuff to post in the AM.
Thankful for ALL OF YOU this year! We’ve gained 8,000 follows since FB & Twitter went up on 2/15/17.
Launched the site in April & 25,000 views/Month now. ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!
‘18 is gonna be SO MUCH MORE.
Can’t wait. pic.twitter.com/XUSDbRVW4u
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
Zimmer doesn't see Philly making to the NFC Title Game either ???
"We're staying in this place the rest of the way." – Coach https://t.co/c0JlxlR1DU
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
.@stefondiggs is so fly.
? #23 wants in on this cele so bad… ha, sorry little bro. Dancing is for winners.pic.twitter.com/xjBziNnsZc
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
Pour some champagne out for one of the greatest football segments of all time. RIP. pic.twitter.com/btReBpE3Es
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) January 1, 2018
KAT w/season high six blocks pic.twitter.com/5jUo9Cepmg
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) January 1, 2018
Joe Buck really upset he doesn’t get to do the Packers game this week… pic.twitter.com/iw0NtRVZNS
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 31, 2017
Adam Thielen is really good at this game.
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 31, 2017
Bad pass…
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 31, 2017
Where’s the illegal hands to the face? pic.twitter.com/RqRMNWo2ln
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 31, 2017
Linval hungry for safety #2
— Jacob Narloch (@JNarlochMSF) December 31, 2017
Mike Zimmer reading back our old tweets about Trae Waynes: pic.twitter.com/1OFyCNEFTZ
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 31, 2017
Others in Minnesota:
If you thought 2017 was chaotic: Remembering heroes and heartaches from 1968 https://t.co/pM6zJhe6zK via @startribune
— Jeff Lambert (@LawyerLambert) January 1, 2018
#Gophers women's basketball falls 79-74 to Nebraska in Big Ten home opener. Game details from @hlrule on assignment for us today at Williams Arena https://t.co/ARh554iwVt pic.twitter.com/v9FVjiVQ1t
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 31, 2017
#Gophers women fade down stretch, lose Big Ten home opener to Nebraska https://t.co/AKWogXdsyO #B1G https://t.co/bmgGRFMCGJ pic.twitter.com/Z9mQNTnvY7
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 1, 2018
National Stories to Watch:
Elsewhere in the NFL today: Turnover-prone, shorthanded Packers blown out 35-11 at Detroit to finish 7-9 (https://t.co/zl0AwTijOx); Browns lose 28-24 to Pittsburgh to complete 0-16 season (https://t.co/A15HHq1wCw) pic.twitter.com/c4NcJiqktN
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 31, 2017
He's made $3 million in incentives; Gronk gets another $2.5 million if he's the AP first-team All-Pro https://t.co/tJF7rqPDBH
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 1, 2018
Nick Foles: No reason not to be confident https://t.co/F5gdFbz1FM
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 1, 2018
Saquon Barkley wrote a letter to Penn State fans as he declared for the NFL draft. pic.twitter.com/02HSUlIKaL
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 1, 2018
"Jon Gruden is going to be the next coach of the Oakland Raiders." – @AdamSchefter pic.twitter.com/S4RiYzHXTq
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 1, 2018
Well good morning, @SI_PeterKing. https://t.co/kgVYZEItSz pic.twitter.com/RsmIWCqZvm
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) January 1, 2018
Social Media:
2017 was a good year, but we're on to bigger and better things in 2018!
Happy New Year! pic.twitter.com/tVuU4pPZLB
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 1, 2018
2017 NFL Divisional Playoff Schedule
Saturday, Jan 13
4:35 PM ET: at @Eagles (NBC)
8:15 PM ET: at @Patriots (CBS)Sunday, Jan 14
1:05 PM ET: at @Steelers (CBS)
4:40 PM ET: at @Vikings (FOX)Championship Games
Sunday, Jan 21
3:05 PM ET: AFC (CBS)
6:40 PM ET: NFC (FOX)— Randall Liu (@RLiuNFL) January 1, 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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HAPPY GAME DAY!!! #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/OlrMhCtN2l
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) January 1, 2018
Don’t be the team that fucks this up…
… (wait for it) https://t.co/djT818bLX3
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
I'm about to make the most ??? Jeff Fisher hype video for the Bears HC opening
— B1G Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) January 1, 2018
Yes. PLEASE hire Jeff Fisher.
Please. https://t.co/I37LbkApPT
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
If only he wore 99 it would be perfect…
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
Let's see if we can get @BaseballByTom, the newcomer of of the year at @TwinsDaily and co-author of the #TwinsProspectHandbook, to 1000 followers!!
— Seth Stohs (@SethTweets) January 1, 2018
Yes! Tom is a great follow! https://t.co/wVnXg10fN1
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
2017 NFL Divisional Playoff Schedule
Saturday, Jan 13
4:35 PM ET: at @Eagles (NBC)
8:15 PM ET: at @Patriots (CBS)Sunday, Jan 14
1:05 PM ET: at @Steelers (CBS)
4:40 PM ET: at @Vikings (FOX)Championship Games
Sunday, Jan 21
3:05 PM ET: AFC (CBS)
6:40 PM ET: NFC (FOX)— Randall Liu (@RLiuNFL) January 1, 2018
joe buck……………………….
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Whatever….. just win.
This belongs right in this title: https://t.co/MgRvaxnzhv https://t.co/Xyugyxp2rH
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
Not to pile on — especially since I greatly respect @Seahawks personnel knowledge — but why a team would sign a guy whose lack of clutch kicking once personally sent them forward into the playoffs is beyond me.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) January 1, 2018
“Not to pile on…”
… But WTF were you thinking? https://t.co/hQpFNx9zR3
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
But seriously… how nice was it to see the @Timberwolves DOMINATE a game from start to finish!!!
— Dave Benz (@tweetdavebenz) January 1, 2018
Extremely nice. https://t.co/tEj3vlkwPY
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 1, 2018
2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ was an ELITE year for #Gophers football and men’s basketball recruiting. Hoping 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ is even MORE ELITE. Happy New Year to all who proudly wear Maroon and Gold, say #RTB and #SkiUMah, and dream of championships in the future! pic.twitter.com/3dOB1rRm7Y
— Gophers Forever (@RTBGophers) January 1, 2018
“It’s fuckin’ cold as balls!” ??? pic.twitter.com/t9Uk0VfszI
— Barstool Sports (@barstooltweetss) December 31, 2017
Same shit over here, Tom https://t.co/VJGJqhLf6H
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) December 31, 2017
Oops pic.twitter.com/EnGf6vR2Ki
— Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) December 31, 2017
Yup, @Eagles really ready for the playoffs…. https://t.co/R7MMCEbhz9
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 31, 2017
You don't have to worry about the Catch Rule if you underthrow every deep ball and pray for DPI. pic.twitter.com/JVmmo4mqwk
— Andy (@AndyCarlsonShow) January 1, 2018
TFW you won two games in one day. #skol #BringItHome pic.twitter.com/SrKAGoZM5E
— Mike Wobschall (@wobby) January 1, 2018
LAR if they win
OR (if ATL beats LAR)
winner of CAR-NO https://t.co/ZRQXr6ehe4
— Mike Wobschall (@wobby) January 1, 2018
The #Lions have already begun the process of submitting slips. I’m told #Texans DC Mike Vrabel is on the list. Matt Patricia coming too.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 1, 2018
Shurmur using all the pages of the playbook today pic.twitter.com/t5D8LpoLoA
— Dave Schwartz (@Dave_Schwartz) December 31, 2017
Bengals' DC Paul Guenther, whose contract is now up, is an enviable position: he is expected to be a leading candidate to become Jon Gruden's DC in Oakland or could be HC candidate in Cincinnati depending on how the Marvin Lewis situations unfolds, per league source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 1, 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR FANS! Wishing you many miracles in 2018 ? #NewYears #2018 pic.twitter.com/C0E3ZLnoIP
— Fort Myers Miracle (@MiracleBaseball) January 1, 2018
2017's top QBs in adjusted completion percentage pic.twitter.com/Z3bFzxhML1
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) January 1, 2018
Half of the NFC North coaches have now been fired in the last hour.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 1, 2018
Yo @ESPN. Your playoff machine is broken. I can't get the Seahawks in.
— Andy (@AndyCarlsonShow) January 1, 2018
Start 2018 by following our owners: @RocketPig76, @TwinsGeek, @NickNelsonMN, @SethTweets, @ParkerHageman.
— Twins Daily (@twinsdaily) January 1, 2018
The Minnesotans continue to run wild at the WJC.
EP's Casey Mittelstadt has one goal, Rosevile's Joey Anderson just scored his second & Blaine's Riley Tufte assisted on the other USA goal as they lead Finland 4-2 thru 2
(Check out @joeyandy19's 2nd tally here… it's a gem…) https://t.co/FOMfa7Qjhu
— Chris Long (@ChrisLongKSTP) December 31, 2017
FINAL: @Vikings clinch a first-round bye in the #NFLPlayoffs! #SKOL#CHIvsMIN pic.twitter.com/CKbbB0NMMG
— NFL (@NFL) December 31, 2017
The top 5 interior defenders in run stops for 2017 pic.twitter.com/hcjhVnFyBR
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) January 1, 2018
Dios mio gracias!Feliz año nuevo para todos mis familiares ,amigos y seguidores! Declaramos que este nuevo año sea de cosas sobrenaturales,sea el Espíritu Santo obrando en nosotros y podamos alcanzar cosas maravillosas! 2018 VOY POR TI SAAEE ???⚾️ My God, thank you! Happ… pic.twitter.com/8WzOh1er7z
— Jose O. Berrios (@JOLaMaKina) January 1, 2018
MSF Daily tag-teamed by Johnny Minnesota (@MNsportsNstuff) & The Boss@RealMNSportsFan