Fans wait for Vikings vs. Bears at TCF Bank Stadium

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Thee Viking World Order member Greg Hanson blew a horn to fire up fellow Vikings fans at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Thee Viking World Order member Karl Heinrichs, center, was fitted with a fur cloak from Greg Hanson, right, while waiting in line at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Vikings fans examined the field at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Trista Gane of Menomonie, Wisc., left, and Sarah Kidd of Woodbury, Minn. waited in the snow at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. Gane said she arrived about 8:30am to get in line for her seats. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — A line began forming at Gate B shortly after noon at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Greg Hanson gave out high-fives as fans at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Fans gathered outside TCF Bank Stadium before the Vikings game in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Rylan Miyat of Bloomington, Ill. and Chris Russell of Chicago, Ill. wrestle in the snow while waiting in line at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Melissa Knoell, left, of Iowa and Tiffany Flynn of Nebraska, take advantage of the free Caribou Coffee offerings before the Vikings game at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Snow plows kept the roads clear near TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Fans waited in lines at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Thee Viking World Order member Greg Hanson of Watkins, Minn. makes his way back to TCF Bank Stadium before the Vikings game in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — The playing field at TCF Bank Stadium is cleared prior to the Vikings-Bears game on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Brandt Williams) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Fans run to find seats at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Fans wait outside the gates at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo