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Vikings Will Wear Classic Throwback Uniforms Again vs. Bears in Week 12

The Vikings are breaking out the throwbacks for the second time this season.
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Vikings Will Wear Classic Throwback Uniforms Again vs. Bears in Week 12
Vikings Will Wear Classic Throwback Uniforms Again vs. Bears in Week 12

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The Vikings have announced that they'll be wearing their "Vikings Classic" throwback uniforms for the second time this season when they host the Bears on Monday Night Football in Week 12.

The jerseys, which honor the great Vikings teams from the 1960s and '70s, were debuted against the Buccaneers in Week 1. They looked fantastic, but the Vikings lost that game 20-17.

The throwback look has a slightly different shade of purple, white numbers with gold trim, and the classic stripe on the arms and down the legs. The helmets have gray facemasks, which is a subtle but important part of the look. The jerseys also have a patch honoring legendary coach Bud Grant, who passed away in March.

This will be the first time that new Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs and left guard Dalton Risner get to wear these uniforms. It'll be fourth primetime game of the season for the Vikings and the second in as many weeks, so a national audience will get to see how spectacular the throwbacks are.

There are also rumors that the Vikings will be doing a second annual white-out game when they host the Lions on Christmas Eve in Week 16. They did that last season against the Giants, wearing white jerseys and white pants and painting the field with special white details.

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WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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