(WCCO/CBS Local) — For Week 1 of the NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings welcome the Atlanta Falcons to U.S. Bank Stadium, where they enjoy a strong home-field advantage. The Vikings will be looking to move past last year’s ho-hum showing and return to the form that had them one game from the Super in 2017. They’ll first have to ground the high-flying Falcons.
“The Falcons want to throw it all over the yard,” according to SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein. “They’ve got Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Mohamed Sanu, Calvin Ridley.