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Vikings Fans Prepare For Unusual Season Opener Against Packers

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minnesota Vikings are getting ready to take on the Green Bay Packers in a very unusual border battle.

U.S. Bank Stadium was quiet on Sunday morning ahead of the game, as COVID-19 guidelines restrict fans from going inside the stadium or tailgating outside.

But one family came to the stadium for a home opener tradition. Every year, at the start of the new season, the Aldrich father and son duo come find their legacy brick outside of the stadium. The brick has their family’s name on it and says “This is the year.