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Moss would be added to the team’s Ring of Honor Linval Joseph Jersey , some believed his number would be retired. It wasn’t.In fact, it’s never even been unofficially retired. Issued to receiver Aundrae Allison in 2007 and also given to receiver Michael Jenkins and receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, the Vikings rested the number for only two seasons after trading Moss to the Raiders in 2005. (Moss wore the number for three weeks in 2010; he was released after being deemed a “programmatic non-fit” by coach Brad Childress, who surely knows a programmatic non-fit when he is one. I mean, sees one.)For the first time since Moss entered the Hall of Fame, No. 84 has been issued again. This time, it will be worn by rookie second-round tight end Irv Smith.“I wore 82 in college and my dad wore 82 in the league,” Smith said, according to the team. “I felt like it would be cool to switch it up a bit.”Smith had to switch it up, unless he planned to try to finagle the number from veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph. And Smith has switched it up right into arguably the one number that hasn’t been retired, but perhaps should be.The Vikings have retired six numbers: 10 (Fran Tarkenton) http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-jarius-wright-jersey , 53 (Mick Tinglehoff), 70 (Jim Marshall), 77 (Korey Stringer), 80 (Cris Carter), and 88 (Alan Page).Moss regarded the issuance of the number to Patterson in 2013 as “disrespectful“; it will be interesting to hear whether Moss has any thoughts on the number being issued again.Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams: Key Information and First Quarter Open Thread We are just an hour (or so) away from kickoff at the venerable Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, ladies and gentlemen, for the Minnesota Vikings’ lone Thursday Night Football contest of the season. Tonight, the Vikings will take on the high-flying Los Angeles Rams, who have won each of their first three games by double-digit margins.Here is everything you need to know about tonight’s contest.Time: Thursday, 27 September, 7:20 PM Central timeLocation: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Womens Matt Wile Jersey , Los Angeles, CaliforniaTelevision coverage: KSTP-9 in the Twin Cities, NFL Network, and Amazon Prime (among other legal streaming services)Radio coverage: Vikings Radio Network, Sirius Channel 81, XM Channel 226Line: Los Angeles -6.5, over/under 49.5Prediction: Rams 24, Vikings 20Three keys1) Focus - It’s been a trying week for the Vikings between getting blown out at home as a huge favorite on Sunday and the situation with Everson Griffen. But, this team has to find a way to go out onto the field and focus on the business at hand. I don’t know how they do that. . .that’s Mike Zimmer’s job, not mine. . .but they have to find a way to do it against a Rams team that means business.2) Take advantage of the matchups - The Rams are going to be without both of their starting cornerbacks tonight, as both Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib were injured last week. That means that Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen should be able to get open early and often. . .provided that Kirk Cousins actually has time to find them. The Vikings need to find advantages anywhere they can find them Dan Bailey Jersey , and that should be a huge one for them.3) Get back to being the Vikings’ defense - The Vikings have a reputation of being one of the best defenses in the National Football League, and might have as much talent up and down the roster on that side of the ball as any team in the league. However, they haven’t looked much like that at all this season, and if they want to stop a Los Angeles offense that’s averaging 34 points a game this year, they need to get back to where they were last season.Know the foe: Turf Show TimesTwitter: Right hereFaceBook: www.facebook.com/TheDailyNorsemanTweets by DailyNorseman We’ll have a new Open Thread at the start of each quarter, ladies and gentlemen. With that, enjoy tonight’s game, and here’s hoping the Vikings can right the ship.SKOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL VIKINGS!!!!