ampionship for today setup with a thread for everyone’s commenting pleasure this afternoon with the Patriots traveling to Kansas City to play the Chiefs Anthony Barr Jersey , the winner gets the right to play represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. Today’s game will kickoff at 5:40pm Central time with the AFC West Division Champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the AFC East Division Champion New England Patriots.The Kansas City Chiefs SB Nation site: Arrowhead Pride.The New England Patriots SB Nation site: Pats Pulpit.Why I’ll watch:Everyone is saying Tom Brady is over the hill, I don’t believe it.I’d like to see an Andy Reid coached team win the Super Bowl.If you’re going to be watching today’s game anyway, you could just as well come and hang out with your fellow Vikings fans while you do so. Also, GIF’s are welcome in this game thread, however within the rules as usual.Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie Everson Griffen Jersey , please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, try the venison chili and as always, Welcome Aboard Weekend Open Thread"Good Morning!Hope your weekend is off to a great start, even though the draft is still two weeks away with the Adam Thielen contract extension we have something new to talk about that is Vikings related.No less importantly the Game of Thrones final season will air Sunday night, if you’ve been watching Game of Thrones and commenting in the Open Threads or the Fanposts I did for season seven you’re in luck, the artistformerlyknownasfil will be posting a Fanpost Monday morning, I’ll get it moved to the front page as soon as I see it.Meanwhile we’ll catch up on our NFC North opponents and then carry on with our news and links thread full of beer recommendations Kyle Rudolph Jersey , nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Fire up the mock drafts and drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and try a beer from Remedy Brewing Company.Around the DN since our last open thread:Lucas reports the Vikings negotiated a contract extension with Adam Thielen.Did you know Thielen is a Minnesota native who went undrafted and got a $500 scholarship to Mankato State?From Dan Kadar at SB Nation, 2019 NFL mock draft: Cody Ford can fix the Vikings’ identity crisis.Also, Dan has the 2019 SB Nation writers mock draft which is continuing.Norse Code Podcast Episode 273: Impromptu Draft Analysis with Michael Kist.Greatest Playoff Win of All Time Tournament, Final Four Game 2 and Final Four Game 1, both by Ted.Vikings news from other sources:The Vikings agree in principle to a multi-year contract extension with WR Adam Thielen.Vikings 2019 preseason schedule finalized.Matthew Coller at SkorNorth.com ponders questions and takeaways from pre-draft Vikings projections.At Vikings.com, they’ll keep you up to the minute with their Vikings free agency tracker.NFC North Roundup: At Pride of Detroit Mental health in the NFL, Part 1: Eli’s story; Part 2: Is the league doing enough and Part 3: Eric Hipple’s story and life after football.(If you read this Mike, good luck to you).Ask POD: NFL Draft preview part one.2019 Detroit Lions free agency tracker: Latest signings Linval Joseph Jersey , trades, more.At Windy City Gridiron Who is the one prospect you don’t want the Bears to draft?Who is the one player you want the Bears to draft?Mocking the Mocks: Examining the full 7 round CBS Bears’ mock.Bears 2019 free agency tracker: News, signings, cuts, and more.Over at Acme Packing Company With Matt LaFleur’s offense, don’t expect next slot WR to be Randall Cobb clone.Packers 2019 pre-draft visits: Toledo CB Ka’Dar Hollman to visit Green Bay Monday.Packers have no shakedown period under Matt LaFleur.League news: Consistent with the weekend news and links I’ll post league news in the commentsWe come to today’s media selection: Game of Thrones | Season 8 | Official Trailer (HBO)Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which Kirk Cousins Jersey , if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waiter, try not to annoy him and and as always, Winter is Coming.