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After a winter storm dropped nearly 17 inches of snow in the Minneapolis / St Paul area the Saturday prior to the Vikings December 12 home game versus the New York Giants and 30 mph gusts drove snow removers off the dome's roof overnight, several panels were damaged as the weight of the snow caused the roof to collapse.

After viewing the damage, Vikings management and the NFL decided to move the game to Monday and play it at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

Because of on-going repairs to the roof of the Metrodome, the Vikings played their December 20 game versus the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium ( the home of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers ).

The game was played 29 years to the day after the last outdoor game at old Met Stadium.

On December 26, the NFL announced that the game versus the Philadelphia Eagles was being postponed to Tuesday, December 28, 2010 because of blizzard conditions.

This marks the third consecutive venue or date change for a Vikings game and was the first NFL game played on a Tuesday since 1964.

The Vikings proceeded to upset the dynamic Eagles offense, led by a resurgent Michael Vick, 24 – 14 with rookie Joe Webb at the helm.

The Vikings finished the season with a 20 – 13 loss against the Detroit Lions.