Calm in the Vikings community after a loss to the Packers? Not likely, but getting back in the game on home turf can help. So, before exhaling, enter the Raiders, with their silver and black aura that made them the perfect adversary/villain. The Vikings needed cooler heads (check), the unifying SKOL chants (double check) and that running game that rocked U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 1 (check, plus a gold star). And, it wouldn't be greedy to ask that the kicking game come together.
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![Minnesota Vikings running back Ameer Abdullah (31) meditated during pregame before the Vikings faced the Raiders at U.S. Bank Stadium . ] Jerry Holt • Jerry.holt@startribune.com The Minnesota Vikings played the Oakland Raiders at U.S. Bank Stadium Sunday Sept. 22, 2019 Jerry Holt](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/TFMRWRETII6IEHICTV2SRBKILA.jpg?&w=712)
Vikings running back/kickoff return specialist Ameer Abdullah meditated as other players went through their individual pregame routines. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
![Raiders fans stand out in the stands as the Vikings took on the Raiders. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com – Minneapolis, MN – September 22, 2019, U.S. Bank Stadium, NFL, Minnesota Vikings vs. Oakland Riders](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/RVEXVPNREPG4QO6S4RKDB6UTWM.jpg?&w=712)
… while Raiders fans craved, uh, individualism in a sea of purple. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
![Vikings fan cheered the SKOL chant in the third quarter. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com – Minneapolis, MN – September 22, 2019, U.S. Bank Stadium, NFL, Minnesota Vikings vs. Oakland Riders](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ODYMPCS5COFSN4466GN4UY553E.jpg?&w=712)
On cue, Vikings fan chanted in unity, tens of thousands strong … (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
![Minnesota Vikings punter Britton Colquitt (2) congratulated kicker Dan Bailey (5) after he nailed a field goal late in the fourth quarter. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com The Minnesota Vikings played the Oakland Raiders in an NFL game Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/RQ4V76FEXATUWHBLBVDRTKAOPQ.jpg?&w=712)
Punter Britton Colquitt congratulated Vikings kicker Dan Bailey (5), who completed a perfect 10-point day with two field goals in the fourth quarter, including a 50-yarder. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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