Bears @ Vikings 1/1/2012  Vikings 13  Bears 17  

Another division game and the Vikes blow another 10 point lead and endure a final loss of a very disappointing 3-11 2011 season.

The weather was cold with some snow on this New Years weekend, still had a great time though.

I attended  KFAN's 50th Friday Football Feast with Paul Allen & Paul Charchian and it was packed and Viking's fan fun per usual. PA, Charch & KFAN are really great!

Here are pictures from my trip...

Heading out from Denver

KFAN's 50th Friday Football Feast / Buffalo Wild Wings, Savage MN 12/30/2011

The Captain of the RUBE ship / Paul Allen, Voice of the Vikings, and KFAN's elite Football Mind!

With PA

With your Friday Football Feast Host's, Paul Allen & Paul Charchian

With Mike Wobschall. You can visit Mike here: blog.vikings.com

A packed BBW's on a Friday at 10am no less!

(L-R) Wobby (Mike Wobschall), Charch (Paul Charchian) & PA (Paul Allen)

Wobby doin' his bit as Charch looks on

Wobby goin' off!

Wobby, Charch & PA thank the Viking Faithful  for their attendance and non-stop support of the team through this tough season!

Hence a 50th BBW show.... you go Viking's faithful!! I Love Minny!!

Open mic with the rubes

Duh...

Kevin Gorg joins the Feast

Kevin's final segment

Beating the Bears finale

I always stop by my favorite Minnesota Sports Bar Senser's www.sensers.com. The Roseville location this time.

Downtown Minneapolis

Early morning New Years Day

Cold morning in downtown Minny 14 degrees....aah feels good

Tailgating

Metrodome Plaza West

Miller Lite End zone / Autograph Alley

The Three Vikings alumni signing early

RB Oscar Reed & LB Matt Blair

With RB Oscar Reed

Oscar signs

With DT Doug Sutherland, who went on to replace Gary Larsen of the original Purple People Eaters

The best Vikings coverage!

KFAN's Vikings Football Sunday Live host Mike Mussman warm's up

The Bear's Rubes arrive ... unfortunately.

You mean #3...in the division

Inside Mall of America Field

One of the first Rubes to the field to catch all the pre-game action! Yes I'm listening to KFAN!

FOX's sideline reporter Tony Siragusa

(L-R) FOX's Kenny Albert, unknown Clergyman and Daryl Johnson

Former Vikings Player & Head Coach Mike Tice (R) chats with former Viking & Director of scouting Scott Studwell

Former Vikings LB & current KFAN color man Pete Bercich (R) joins in

QB Joe Webb

Percy warms up

Percy Harvin comes over to greet Lorenzo Booker's son

CB/KR Marcus Sherels

The longest tenured Viking Jim Kleinsasser plays in his last game as a Viking

Offensive Coordinator Bill Musgrave

QB Sage Rosenfels

Running backs huddle up

TE Kyle Rudolph

DL Jared Allen & Kevin "Big Ticket" Williams warm up

Kevin "Big Ticket" Williams

Stud Vikings DE (& soon to be Vikings all time sack leader with 22 surpassing the great Chris Doleman) Jared Allen

WR Devin Aromashodu

The very good & up and coming DE Everson Griffen

The Struggling Rookie QB Christian Ponder warms up as Offensive Coordinator Bill Musgrave (L) looks on.

LB Chad Greenway

LB EJ Henderson

Bears OL Coach Mike Tice & EJ

LB Erin Henderson

Linebacking Brothers

OL Brandon Fusco

The team huddle's up for the last time this season

The GAME

Player Introductions

Vikings fan's Gene & Paul make an apperance

Coin Toss / Jim Kleinsasser is the lone rep

Bears win the toss and will receive

QB Josh McCown leads the Bears

QB Christian Ponder leads the Vikings

Vikings score first as K Ryan Longwell kicks a field goal

Ponder goes down, aggravating his hip pointer

QB Joe Webb takes over for Ponder

Longest tenured Viking Jim Kleinsasser retires

That's a wrap

Bears win this one

Head Coach Lovie Smith

Former Vikings Head Coach & current OL Coach Mike Tice

OL Roberto Garza

K Robbie Gould & P Adam Podlesh warm up

Offensive Coordinator Mike Martz. This guy moves around a lot for good reason.

The "Great" KR/PR/WR Devin Hester

WR Dane Sanzenbacher & WR Earl Bennett warm up

CB DJ Moore talks with Percy Harvin

Viking beater QB Josh McCown

Boo, Hiss!!