A nation of football fans watched for three hours Thursday night as the NFL released its tinfoil-clad 2020 schedule in the midst of a global pandemic whose own timetable remains unknown, unpredictable and leak proof.
Yes, even the NFL has a higher power it can't control. Try as it might.
The, um, excitement officially started at 7 p.m. local time. For those who couldn't wait, the trickling in of BREAKING NEWS!! began much earlier.
In less contagious times, this ballyhooed day and all its over-caffeinated accessories were useful for Vikings fans and Twin Cities media looking to get the draw on the price gougers who rule over the Kingdom of Green Bay's hotels and airspace.