Rise and Shine Minnesota Vikings vs New York Jets Open Thread

The NFL's 2024 International Games series kicks off this morning at 8:30 CT as the Minnesota Vikings battle the New York Jets from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. This is the first of three games overseas, with the Jacksonville Jaguars taking on the Chicago Bears next Sunday and the Jags and New England Patriots facing off on October 20.

This will be your early morning open thread to talk football, and as always, our open threads are rated WCG-MA.

This is an important game for the NFC North as the first-place and undefeated Vikings look to stay on top, which means as Bears fans, we'll all be rooting for Aaron Rodgers and his Jets.

If you're looking for the game, it'll be on for you if you live in the local Minnesota and New York markets, but also nationally on the NFL Network (and NFL+), with play-by-play announcer Rich Eisen, analyst Kurt Warner, and sideline reporters Jamie Erdahl and Stacey Dales.

If you get bored of the game, you can peruse our full Bears vs. Panthers story stream here , and you can also listen to Taylor Doll's Bears-Panthers Making Monsters preview show, featuring her interview with Panthers' podcaster Demetri Ravanos.

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