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December 20, 2010

Fans wait for Vikings vs. Bears at TCF Bank Stadium

Photos by Jeffrey Thompson
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Bundled up Vikings fans wait outside TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota for Monday night's game against the Chicago Bears.

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting outside for the game

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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

Outside the TCF Stadium

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Clearing field

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

Waiting for the game

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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

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