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www.nytimes.com — The Arizona Cardinals and the Minnesota Vikings are still struggling to fill their stadiums for this weekend’s wild-card games. If they fall short, the games will not be shown on local television. >

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Friday Ticket Bullets (Cardinals, Vikings)
TicketStumbler Blog — ... Cardinals and Vikings Try to Avoid Blackout New York Times - United States The Vikings said Thursday night that they were still 8000 tickets short of a sellout, and the Cardinals need to sell 3700. Normally, a team must register a … Vikings left with 8000 tickets Packer Report - USA By Tim Yotter The Vikings’ push to sell 20000 playoff tickets in basically five days has come down to this: 24 hours, 8000 tickets left and a potential … Cardinals ...

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The Definition Of A Slow News Week [Nfl]
deadspin.com 12/27/2008 — Minnesota Vikings safety Darren Sharper visited a TV station in the middle of the night and parked in a handicapped spot. That is all. [ Star-Tribune ]
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Vikings Fans Buy 9,000 More Tickets, 11,000 Still To Go
nfl.fanhouse.com 1/1/2009 — by JJ Cooper In the past two days, the Minnesota Vikings have sold 9,000 tickets to Sunday's Eagles' playoff game. Normally that would be good news, but after nearly 45 percent of season ticket holders decided not to buy playoff tickets, the Vikings ...
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Vikings Playoff Game Prediction
vikevision.com 1/1/2009 — Vegas is putting the visiting Philadelphia Eagles as three-point favorites over your Minnesota Vikings this upcoming Sunday. Most of the major sports analysts are jumping on the Philly bandwagon, too, largely due to the ass whooping they put on the ...
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8,000 tix remain for Vikings Eagles playoff game
www.bleedinggreennation.com 1/2/2009 — The Vikings have until tomorrow to sell 8,000 tickets or the playoff game could be blacked out in the Twin Cities. EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP)—Plenty of good seats are still available for Minnesota’s playoff game against Philadelphia.  ...
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NFL Debate: Black Outs in Arizona and Minnesota? | Sports2Debate.com
www.sports2debate.com 1/3/2009 — The Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings are having trouble selling out their playoff game tickets for the Wild Card game. This is an example of the economy affecting the greatest sport in America. These are two new teams to the playoffs and companies don't want to shell out money for tickets..
The Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings are having trouble selling out their playoff game tickets for the Wild Card game. This is an example of the economy affecting the greatest sport in America. These are two new teams to the playoffs and companies don't want to shell out money for tickets..
NFL Playoff Preview: Eagles vs. Vikings
www.totalprosports.com 1/3/2009 — NFL Playoff Preview: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings will be trying to hold off the Philadelphia Eagles' offense on Sunday when the two teams meet in a Wild-Card Round matchup at The Metrodome. Oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 3-point ...
NFL Playoff Preview: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings will be trying to hold off the Philadelphia Eagles' offense on Sunday when the two teams meet in a Wild-Card Round matchup at The Metrodome. Oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 3-point ...
Eagles/Vikings: Striking Similarities on Defense
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Vikes vs Eagles
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Happy New Year! Buy Tickets if You Can
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