The Vikings are a cold-weather team this season at TCF Bank Stadium, playing their home games outside before moving back into a dome next year. And Vikings special teams coach Mike Priefer likes it that way.
Priefer says the new extra point rule will make kicks tougher on cold days, and he thinks the Vikings will be better suited to those cold days than their opponents.
“I’m excited about it. I think it will be a home-field advantage for us because it’s nasty,” Priefer told the Pioneer Press. “TCF is a nasty place to kick in November and December, and our guys will be ready for it.