These two devoted SideLion Report readers couldn't pass up the chance to see the Vikings "host" the Giants in Detroit. (Photo: sidelionreport.com)

MNF is more commonly recognized as Monday Night Football but it stood for a Millen-less Night of Football at Ford Field last night. Matt Millen was over 1,000 miles from Detroit with the typical ESPN monday night crew and an NFL game was played in Detroit between two teams that lack even a hint of a Matt Millen fingerprint on their rosters. Yes, this was a great night.

Fears starting working its way through the sports talk radio scene earlier in the day when it became apparent that many of the people waiting for free tickets were doing so for their own financial gain. Couple that potential black-eye with the possibility that some fans could have been literally left out in the cold due to an over “selling” of tickets and the day could have ended with a volatile situation.

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