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"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsAAF Week 7 Schedule and DiscussionNew Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Stitched ,54commentsThe playoff chase is in full swing!CDTShareTweetShareShareAAF Week 7 Schedule and DiscussionJason Getz-USA TODAY SportsUPDATE: It has been brought to my attention that I have the times for the Sunday games reversed. The early game on Sunday will be the Arizona/San Diego game, while the late game on the NFL Network will be Birmingham at Memphis. Not sure why. . .something about a Johnny Foosball playing for the Express or something, I don’t know. The times and channels are correct, but the games are flipped. My apologies for the error. Original story follows.We’re drawing closer to the end of the inaugural season of the Alliance of American Football, and so it’s time to bring everyone this week’s schedule and give everyone a place to talk about this weekend’s games with their fellow Minnesota Vikings fans.While the Eastern Division is now, clearly, a two-team race, things are more closely bunched up in the Western Division. Even our adopted team, the Salt Lake Stallions, are not completely out of things yet despite their 2-4 record. This weekend, the Stallions hit the road to take on the Western Division-leading San Antonio Commanders (4-2). These two teams will also meet in the regular season finale in Salt Lake City, but a win here for the Stallions could put them right in the thick of things once again. This will be the prime time game on Saturday, meaning that it will kick off at 7:00 PM Central time and be televised on the NFL Network.The early game on Saturday will be an Eastern Division matchup with the Orlando Apollos, who have the best record in the AAF at 5-1 Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey nfl draft , traveling to take on the 2-4 Atlanta Legends. These two teams met in the regular season opener in Orlando, and the Apollos trounced the Legends to the tune of 40-6. The Apollos did suffer their first loss of the season last weekend, but will they get themselves right at Atlanta’s expense? This one will air at 1:00 PM Central time on Saturday, and will be shown on TNT.The Eastern Division will also be highlighted in the early game on Sunday, with the Memphis Express (2-4) hosting the Birmingham Iron (4-2). This is also a rematch from Week 1 of the regular season, a game that saw the Iron drop a big ol’ goose egg on the Express in Birmingham, winning by a score of 26-0. This game will kick off at 3:00 PM Central on Sunday, and will be shown on the CBS Sports Network.Week 7 will end in San Diego, with the Arizona Hotshots playing host to the San Diego Fleet. This is another key Western Division matchup, as both teams enter this game with 3-3 records. Much like the other Western Division matchup, these two teams will meet in San Diego in the regular season finale in a few weeks, and with as tightly as the Western Division is bunched, this could go a long way towards determining playoff position. This game will start at 7:00 PM Central on Sunday, and again will be shown on the NFL Network.That’s a look at this week’s AAF schedule Super Bowl Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , folks. We hope that at least some of you will be enjoying the action. After all, the closer we get to the end of the AAF season, the closer we’ll be to the NFL Draft (the AAF Championship Game will be played on the Saturday of draft weekend). Well, another week with a loss for the Minnesota Vikings is going to equal another drop in the Power Rankings across the internet. That we know for certain. The only question is just how large the drop will be this time around.So, how low can the Vikings go? It’s time to find out, as we go through this week’s Power Rankings Roundup.Associated Press: #15 (Last week: #13)No Vikings-centric commentary from the AP this week.Walter Cherepinsky, Walter Football: #14 (Last week: #14)SB Nation: #21 (Last week: #15)No Vikings-centric commentary from the mothership this week, and this seems like a ridiculous drop.MMQB, Sports Illustrated: #11 (Last week: #9)No Vikings-centric commentary from MMQB this week.Bleacher Report: #12 (Last week: #11)Frank Schwab, Yahoo! Sports: #16 (Last week: #12)Mike Florio, Pro Football Talk: #15 (Last week: #12)Elliot Harrison, NFL.com: #13 (Last week: #12)Vinnie Iyer, Sporting News: #15 (Last week: #12)ESPN: #13 (Last week: #12)Pete Prisco, CBS Sports: #14 (Last week: #13)USA Today: #15 (Last week: #12)Yep Garrett Bradbury Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , that’s at least a one-spot drop from eleven of the twelve rankers that we use to put together our Roundup, and in most cases the drop was multiple spots. All in all, it adds up. . .or averages out. . .to the Vikings’ lowest average ranking of the season, as the big black line on the chart now sits at 14.33 (repeating, of course). Last week’s average was at 12.08, so that’s a not-insignificant drop for this stage of the season.Here’s a look at the trends, which are getting increasingly ugly each week. If you dare to embiggen, you can do so by clicking on the picture.There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. . .that’s the Power Rankings Roundup for this week. If we don’t see another uptick here soon, this team’s season is going to be over in three weeks and officially make this one of the more disappointing seasons in recent memory. . .you know, if it isn’t already there.