Vikings Will Not Allow Fans For Remainder Of '20 Season

The Vikings today "blew the whistle" on their hopes of "bringing fans back to U.S. Bank Stadium during the 2020 season." Rising COVID-19 infection rates "forced the call." The Vikings will "continue as they have for much of the season, allowing only the allotted 250 friends and family members into the games to sit socially distanced in the southwestern section of a stadium." The team in a statement said, "While we have worked hard to develop a safe and responsible plan to bring back a limited number of fans, our decisions have been based on medical guidance with public health as the top priority" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 11/11).