st Championship Weekends in NFL history Discount Alexander Mattison Jersey , the stage is set for Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta two weeks from today.The NFC Championship Game saw the Los Angeles Rams head into the Superdome and avenge their regular season loss to the New Orleans Saints. Greg Zuerlein crushed a 57-yard field goal (that would have gone through from 70) after the Rams intercepted Drew Brees in overtime to deliver a 26-23 victory for the Rams.That was followed up by an AFC Championship Game that also went to overtime, marking the first time both Conference Championship Games needed extra time to come to a conclusion. The Chiefs tied things with a Harrison Butker field goal to tie the game at 31-31, but the Chiefs never saw the ball in overtime as Tom Brady marched his team down the field. The drive was capped by a 2-yard touchdown run by Rex Burkhead to put the Patriots in the Super Bowl for the third consecutive year with a 37-31 win.Both of these teams are familiar to Minnesota Vikings fans, as the purple lost to both of these teams on the road during the regular season. The Vikings lost to the Rams in a 38-31 shootout on a Thursday night back in Week 4, while they fell to the Patriots in Foxborough in Week 13 by a final score of 24-10.The last time that the Rams and Patriots met in the regular season came back in 2016, when the pre-Sean McVay Rams went out to New England and lost to the Patriots by a final score of 26-10.There are only four meaningful quarters of football left in the 2018-19 NFL season Replica Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , and we won’t get to see them for two weeks, but the stage is set for what could be a pretty entertaining Super Bowl. We’ll be talking plenty about it between now and then, that’s for sure. Weekend Open Thread"Good Morning!Since I have a little time, we’ll catch up on our NFC North opponents this weekend and then we’ll carry on with our news and links open thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Fire up the mock drafts and drop by for some fan wisdom Stitched Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , snark and have some delicious bacon.Around the DN since our last open thread:Chris’ Minnesota Vikings Mock v1.0: Thundermock.2019 NFL Draft: Mock Wars, Ted 1.0: The Phantom Draft Picks.Minnesota Vikings announce coaching staff, including offensive line coach.(hey, now we have something else complain about)Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.com five things to know about new Special Teams Coordinator Marwan Maalouf.Five things to know about new Vikings OL Coach Rick Dennison.Five things to know about new Vikings WR Coach Drew Petzing.Lunch break: three Vikings included in PFF’s Top 101 from 2018.Matthew Coller at SkorNorth.com ponders whether the Vikings should be keeping an eye on Kyler Murray’s draft stock?NFC North Roundup: At Windy City Gridiron Khalil Mack makes it seven Chicago Bears on the PFF Top 101 Players of 2018 list.“I remember that Bear, he was awesome!”Chicago Bears top needs and NFL draft prospects.At Pride of Detroit Detroit Lions land just one player in PFF’s top 100 of 2018.NFL insider suggests Lions could spend for Le’Veon Bell.Report: Jim Bob Cooter hired as New York Jets RB Coach.Over at Acme Packing Company Packers 2019 free agents: Bashaud Breeland enters offseason as priority for Green Bay.Packers Mock Draft 2019: Post-Super Bowl mock finds plenty of front-7 and tight end help.Packers could use an upgrade at tight end for 2019, but not with the 12th pick in the Draft.League news: Consistent with the weekend news and links I’ll post league news in the comments. We come to today’s media selection: Metallica - For Whom The Bell TollsAgain Olisaemeka Udoh Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , 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, 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 Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Stitched , feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, try the Tears of Our Rivals鈩?and as always, Welcome Aboard!