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You know, it was a close game.

I thought our defense did a phenomenal job all game long. Unfortunately on offense, we just didn't put up enough points and lost a close one, a tough one. And so, you know, it was one of those hard-fought games in a tough environment. And I expect this Monday night to be much the same way in terms of the environment, in terms of the challenge. But as an offense, we need to have a much better outing than what we had last year. That's Kirk talking about the game last year in Seattle, which did not go well. It's actually hard to go into Seattle and perform well. Not just for Kirk, but for pretty much anybody in the NFL. We'll see if the Vikings can get their biggest win of the season tonight. Watch the game anywhere you want, but come back and listen to it right here on Score North,

the post game anyways.

Vikings Ventline.

Jud and I will be hosting Vikings Ventline tonight.

Let's go down to the actual field in Seattle right now

where our friend Tom Pelliserro NFL Network is standing,

and what is the vibe a couple hours before kickoff there?

This is one of the biggest games of the year in any respect, not just for the Vikings and the Seac,

but this is this is billboard stuff here for the NFL.

It really is.

When you look at the implications, as Mike Silver and I were discussing a few minutes ago on NFL

Network, in the entire NFC playoff picture, they're huge. One team is going to walk out of here, tied for the division lead, and the other team's going to have, you know, be a game back and have some work to do. You know, the number one scene is still in play for both these teams. The first round by is still in play for both these teams, but, you know, as Stefan Diggs put it to me the other day, we need it. They need this game before they head into that stretch of home games against teams from the NFC North. There's no question. As much everybody tries to make every game, you know, be the same and approach it the same way, which I'm sure is true on some level. People know what the implications

of this game are. And you got a gorgeous night for it here, too, in Seattle. Contrary to the

tarps, you saw in the background of my shots this morning, I was just to keep the paint dry.

It's like 50 degrees, no rain, beautiful night. Paint dry is very, is key, Tommy. Does Harrison

Smith... I told they want the paint crisp. That was what I... It was explained to me. They had a tarp over it. They had some things blowing. And the guy said, we just, we need the paint to be crisp. And if anyone knows about paint drying, it's Mackey and Jeb with Rami, right here on Scorn North, by the way. Uh-amb, bum, bum.

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