The NFL season has begun. The Vikings were at home for Week 1, vs. our arch rivals the Green Bay Packers.
As you can tell from the title of this post, the Vikings won. Decisively, 23-7.
I’m a season ticket holder — up in the nose bleed section by an end zone. A lot of the visiting teams fans wind up in this area, so it’s always an interest blend of reactions. Vikings-Packer games are no exception. The “Go Pack! Go!” chant started before the coin toss to start the game. As the game progressed and the Vikings had a decent lead, when the Packer chant would start, Vikings fans would start shouting “Go Back Home!”. It was pretty rowdy up in my corner of Football Land.
I am very stiff and sore this morning, too. Football watching in a stadium is an aerobic activity. Jumping up and down, waving your arms, singing. It takes its toll on the untrained body. Especially a body that can’t hydrate because she’s still wearing her N95 mask to games. I may have been the only one in the stadium wearing a mask, but I didn’t care. The smoke from the fireworks is enough to trigger an asthma attack not to mention that COVID is still a thing; my lungs were as well guarded as Kirk Cousins (the Vikings quarterback).
Housework will be put off for today (victory for me!), and I’ll spend the day looking through the pictures I took during the game, watching interviews, and reading. It’s a lovely day here in Minnesota in many ways, so I am going to savor it.