First Sunday of the new year. Whatever you told yourself on the 31st, football was not one of the things you were giving up.

Minnesota plays the Jets in New Jersey on Sunday, January 3 at 12:00 PM Central. Brunch starts at 10 and the $4 Bloody Mary bar is right there waiting, which, given the calendar, feels less like a special and more like a public service.

Specials run during the game. Chili, egg rolls, $20 domestic buckets.

DJ swag all game on first downs, touchdowns and anything worth a yell.

All ages, no cover, free parking at 2029 Woodlynn Ave in Maplewood.

The weekend after Christmas is a strange one. The presents are open, the relatives are still here, and nobody has anywhere to be.

Minnesota hosts Washington the weekend of December 26 and 27. The NFL sets the exact day and kickoff time in mid-December, and we will update this page the moment it is official.

Whatever the window, we will have it on. Kitchen open, specials running during the game, and a room that is not your living room.

DJ swag giveaways throughout on first downs, touchdowns and big plays.

All ages, no cover, free parking at 2029 Woodlynn Ave in Maplewood.

Primetime, division rival, five days before Christmas. The schedule makers knew what they were doing.

Minnesota hosts Detroit on Sunday, December 20 at 7:20 PM Central on Sunday Night Football. If you have shopping left, do it in the afternoon and come here for the night part.

Kitchen open late. Specials during the game: the Bud Grant burger, egg rolls, domestic buckets. Dirty sodas are $5 if you are driving, and $2.50 more if you are not.

DJ swag giveaways throughout the game, on first downs, touchdowns and big plays.

All ages, no cover.

2029 Woodlynn Ave, Maplewood. Across from the mall, so you can knock out the shopping first.

This one is only on Prime Video. Which means half of Minnesota is going to spend the first quarter trying to log into someone else’s account.

Skip that. Minnesota plays New England on Thursday, December 10 at 7:15 PM Central, and we will have it on the screens the moment it starts. No password, no buffering, no arguing with a smart TV.

Thursday night, kitchen open late, specials running during the game. Pulled pork sandwich, queso, buckets of import and seltzer.

The DJ is handing out swag throughout on first downs, touchdowns and whatever the room reacts to.

All ages, no cover, free parking at 2029 Woodlynn Ave in Maplewood.

Minnesota hosts Carolina on Sunday, December 6 at 3:25 PM Central, which means kickoff in daylight and the fourth quarter in the dark. Good reason to be somewhere warm with other people in it.

Specials run during the game. Chili, chili cheese fries, $20 domestic buckets, and cheesecake dip if you have room.

The DJ is giving swag away all game long, every first down and every touchdown.

All ages. Free lot, no cover, kitchen open late.

By Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, you have eaten enough turkey and had enough conversations about it.

Minnesota hosts Atlanta on Sunday, November 29 at 12:00 PM Central. Bring whoever is still in town, the ones you like, and let somebody else do the cooking.

Brunch from 10, $4 Bloody Mary bar until four, and a menu that has nothing to do with leftovers. The walleye cheeks are the move.

Specials run during the game. The DJ hands out swag throughout, on first downs, touchdowns and big plays.

All ages. 2029 Woodlynn Ave in Maplewood. Free lot, no cover.

Minnesota has never played a game in Mexico. This Sunday they do.

The Vikings take on San Francisco at Estadio Banorte in Mexico City on Sunday, November 22 at 7:20 PM Central. Sunday Night Football, and a genuinely strange thing to see on a November evening in Minnesota.

Come watch it somewhere with a crowd. Kitchen is open late, specials run during the game, and the Grape Ape shots are $3 if the fourth quarter demands it.

The DJ is handing out swag all night on first downs, touchdowns and anything that gets a reaction.

All ages. 2029 Woodlynn Ave in Maplewood. Free lot, no cover.

There is no polite way to watch this one.

Minnesota goes to Lambeau on Sunday, November 15 at 12:00 PM Central, and every bar in the East Metro is going to have a few people in the wrong colors. Ours included. That is part of it.

Brunch from 10, $4 Bloody Mary bar until four, and a room that gets loud in both directions.

Specials during the game. The buffalo chicken dip disappears fast on rivalry Sundays, and domestic buckets are $20.

DJ swag giveaways all game, every first down and every score.

All ages, no cover, free parking across from Maplewood Mall.

2029 Woodlynn Ave, Maplewood.

Monday nights are the wrong time to be alone with a football game. Everybody is tired, nobody is talking, and the guy who wants to argue about the fourth-down call is on the other side of town.

Minnesota hosts Buffalo on Monday, November 9 at 7:15 PM Central, the only Monday night game on the schedule this season. Come after work, stay through the fourth quarter, and let Tuesday be Tuesday’s problem.

Kitchen is open late. Specials run during the game: the Ooowwweee Philly, queso and chips, buckets of domestic.

The DJ is giving swag away all night on first downs, touchdowns and big plays.

All ages. 2029 Woodlynn Ave, Maplewood. Plenty of parking, no cover.

You get an extra hour this morning. Spend it however you want. We would suggest sleeping in and then coming here.

Clocks fall back overnight, and Minnesota plays Detroit at Ford Field on Sunday, November 1 at 12:00 PM Central. Division game, indoors, loud on both ends.

Brunch starts at 10. The $4 Bloody Mary bar runs until four, which covers the whole game.

Specials during the game include the pulled pork sandwich and $20 domestic buckets. The DJ hands out swag throughout, on first downs, touchdowns and anything worth shouting about.

All ages, and the lot across from Maplewood Mall is free.

2029 Woodlynn Ave, Maplewood.