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SIDELINE SCOOP WEEK 15 // VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS // SUNDAY, DEC. 16 TODAY’S GAME ENTERTAINMENT ELEMENTS NATIONAL ANTHEM Game Theme: My Cause My Cleats/Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Today’s national anthem will be performed by country music As part of the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats campaign, 48 Vikings players have singer, songwriter, and guitarist, elected to wear custom-painted cleats to bring awareness and support to Lindsay Ell. The Colors will be causes close to their hearts. Representatives from all 48 organizations/ presented by the Joint Services charities have been invited to attend the game and participate in a special Honor Guard, representing all halftime ceremony. branches of service. The Vikings will also recognize the team’s 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Nominee Kyle Rudolph throughout the game. Halftime: During halftime, we will recognize the 48 organizations/charities that are being represented as part of the My Cause My Cleats campaign will be recognized on the field while Lindsay Ell sings her rendition of John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change.” At the conclusion of the performance, the team will feature a video tribute showcasing Kyke Rudolph’s impact on the Minnesota community. Ell is currently headlining the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Community Captains Recognition: of 2018 and previously appeared on Keith Urban’s Graffiti U World The Vikings have partnered with Sleep Number to recognize outstanding Tour and Sugarland’s Still the high school football players for their leadership on and off the field. These Same Tour. Ell is signed to Stoney student-athletes have gone above and beyond to give back to others by vol- Creek Records and her album “The unteering in their community. Each football player received a $1,000 schol- Project” debuted at #1 on the arship and $1,000 donation made in their name to a charity of their choice. Nielsen SoundScan’s U.S. Current They also received a new bed courtesy of Sleep Number. Country Albums chart last year. Her hit song “Criminal” reached #1 on The 2018 Community Captains: the Canada Country chart. Carter Danielson – Goodhue High School | Jack Hendrickson – Academy of Holy Angels | Mitch Hendrickson – Academy of Holy Angels | Tate Staloch – Lakeville North High School | Max Tibbits – Litchfield High School Julian Wright – DeLaSalle High School HOMETOWN HERO: ALAN PAGE Sunday’s Hometown Hero will be former Viking Hall of Fame defensive tackle Alan Page. Following the conclusion of his NFL career Page was elected to an open seat as an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme court where he became the first African-American to serve on that court and served for over 20 years. This past November, Page was awarded the Presidential Medal of Free- dom, the highest civilian award given out in the United States. This award recognizes the individuals who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.”.