Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway admitted that he "went too far" when he urged fans to get "super-duper drunk" when the team plays the Chicago Bears with the season on the line Sunday at Metrodome.

Greenway earlier urged fans to drink liquor and not beer before the game in order to boost the Vikings' home-field advantage against the Bears.

"Obviously, I could have used some more responsible words," Greenway said during an interview with "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. "I think the people that know me, the beat writers included, know that I said that sort of tongue-in-cheek."

"I just wanted the fans at home to be loud like they always are. I think just trying to drive that point home I probably got a little loose with my words. Obviously I should have been a little more responsible with it. It was said, so what do you do?" Greenway added.

Greenway, who leads the NFL with 123 tackles, said his comment stemmed from his college experience.

"I played football at the University of Iowa and all I knew was that they started drinking at about 5 o'clock at those games for tailgating so I thought it would be OK to say it. Obviously I just went a little far," Greenway explained.

With a 6-6 record, the Vikings are in a must-win situation against the Bears (8-4), who lead Minnesota by two games in the NFC North. The Bears, who are tied with Green Bay atop the standings, beat the Vikings in Chicago two weeks ago.

With the game scheduled to start at noon local time, Greenway earlier urged fans to start drinking early.

"We have to play accordingly and our fans have to show up accordingly, which we know they will. Hopefully, they're super-duper drunk. So drink liquor, not beer," Greenway told the Star Tribune after the Vikings loss to Green Bay last week.

"Yeah, I would say morning drinking," Greenway added. "Why not? You could pull an all-nighter. Then you'd have the drunk, tired guys who will really be obnoxious."

 

 

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