Without Vikings, Super Bowl would test limits of Minnesota Nice

MINNEAPOLIS — No team has ever come this close to playing a Super Bowl in their home stadium, and if the Vikings lose to the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 21, the NFL might discover the dangers of presenting the league championship on non-neutral sites. If the Vikings aren't one of the teams playing in Super Bowl LII, Minnesotans won't simply become apathetic to the big game in U.S. Bank Stadium; they'll resent it.