Friday Open Thread: October 5th http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/sheldon-richardson-jersey , 2018 Good Morning!I mentioned the other day in the mythical words up top may be truncated at times due to my new schedule, today is one of those days as I’m finishing this after midnight. While we’re waiting for the next Vikings game to start we’ll continue with our open thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Have another cup of coffee and drop by for some fan wisdom and snark. With that, let’s do this.Around the DN since our last thread:Chris and Eric have a spot where you can keep up with all the Vikings-Eagles news.Minnesota Vikings FanPulse Week 5: Confidence still dropping.Chris and Brandon (Obligatory Welcome Aboard) Have five good questions with Bleeding Green Nation.Over At BGN Brandon and Chris have Eagles vs. Vikings Game Preview: 5 questions and answers with the enemy.Eric has his weekly game preview, Vikings at Eagles: Paper Champions. While you’re there check out the GBSOTW.Dan has his weekly Vikings NFC North Rivals: News and Notes, Week 5.Finally Authentic Ben Gedeon Jersey , a Fanpost from an Eagles fan: “Ask an Eagles Fan.”Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.com NFL Network’s Randy Moss joins the Winning Formula crew on “Vikings GamePlan” Winning Formula: Most Pressing Issue To Fix On Defense?NOTEBOOK: Thielen, Diggs Prefer Wins Over Personal Stats.Presser points: DeFilippo on run game, Edwards on Iloka, Priefer on the returners.From their lunch break series: Lunchbreak: Vikings look to get the running game on track.League news: From NFL.com Tom Brady throws 500th career touchdown pass in win.Vikings’ Dalvin Cook set to be questionable for Sunday.Mike Zimmer: ‘This isn’t time for ‘woe is me’’There’s more there, check it out.We come to today’s media selection: Skid Row-I remember youAgain, 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 http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/laquon-treadwell-jersey , 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, 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. In our Cheering Interest Guide for this week, we laid out the scenario in which your Minnesota Vikings could clinch a playoff berth in Week 16 of the regular season Womens Eric Kendricks Jersey , and the first of the three dominoes that needed to fall in order to make that happen has done so.And the Vikings can thank Blaine Gabbert. Yeah, that Blaine Gabbert.Gabbert, in relief of an injured Marcus Mariota, found former Vikings’ tight end MyCole Pruitt for a 2-yard touchdown just before the two-minute warning at Nissan Stadium to push the Tennessee Titans a 25-16 victory over the Washington Redskins on Saturday afternoon.Mariota was injured just before halftime with a shoulder stinger after landing awkwardly on a sack, and Gabbert took over for the entire second half. The Redskins took the lead late in the second quarter, and led until the Gabbert-to-Pruitt touchdown toss. The final margin was provided by cornerback Malcolm Butler, who intercepted Josh Johnson’s last-second desperation heave and returned it 56 yards for a score.The loss for the Redskins drops them to 7-8 on the season Customized Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , and it means that the Vikings can eliminate them from playoff contention with a victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The loss also means that if the Vikings can beat the Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles lose to the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon, Minnesota will secure a playoff spot for the second season in a row and the third time in four years.As we keep stressing, if the Vikings beat both the Lions and the Chicago Bears to finish off their season, they’ll secure a playoff spot regardless of what any other team does. Still, if we’d like the anxiety to go away by the time this week concludes, the Vikings are one-third of the way there.