Christopher Gates has been the lead writer at The Daily Norseman since the site launched in July of 2006, covering the Minnesota Vikings day in and day out.
The final regular season Monday Night Football telecast of the year is taking us to Levi’s Stadium, where the San Francisco 49ers will host the Detroit Lions in a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship Game.
The Niners have been eliminated from playoff contention, sitting in last place in the NFC West. The result of this one really doesn’t matter for the Lions, as they’ll still be playing for the NFC North title and the top seed in the NFC when they host our Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football in six days.