Waiting on Sunday night.

The wait is almost over and tonight we find out if the Vikings are for real. After watching the Purple beat the Bears last Monday night, we weren’t sure if we could take another night game on national television.

And, it wasn’t just the bad football that bothered us. Seeing Adrian Peterson's dad in the stands made me very uncomfortable. I am sure he’s a great guy despite the cocaine trafficking conviction and everything, but he looks like he’s 23 years-old. The father of pro football player shouldn’t look like he could be playing right along with his son. That was bizarre.

Nelson Peterson -- Adrian's Dad:


Hopefully tonight is a little more entertaining on the football side of things. I don’t want to be counting the days until pitchers and catchers report, but a loss tonight means the end for the Vikings and we can focus on spring training.

The bad news for the Vikings is the fact that they aren’t facing Kyle Orton again tonight. But the good news is -- we still have Adrian Peterson and an amazing defense. As long as Tarvaris Jackson doesn’t do his Playing for Pizza Rick Dokery impersonation, we should be fine.

Vikings win 23-20 in overtime.