Chad Greenway wants Viking fans to show up Sunday "super duper drunk"

The Minnesota Vikings' season will be on the line Sunday against the Chicago Bears. As such, linebacker Chad Greenway has asked fans to get "super-duper drunk" in order to boost the Vikings' home-field advantage at the Metrodome.

Minnesota linebacker Chad Greenway tells "Waddle & Silvy" that he "went a little far" in joking that Vikings fans should be "super-duper drunk" for the game on Sunday. "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," he said after Minnesota's loss to Green Bay last Sunday, according to the Star Tribune.

The Vikings (6-6) trail the first-place Bears (8-4) by two games in the NFC North standings. The Bears, tied with Green Bay atop the standings, beat the Vikings in Chicago two weeks ago.  The game is scheduled to start at noon local time. As such, Greenway advocated that fans start their drinking early. "Yeah, I would say morning drinking," Greenway said, according to the newspaper. "Why not? You could pull an all-nighter. Then you'd have the drunk, tired guys who will really be obnoxious."

On Thursday, Greenway tried to clarify his comments, saying in an interview with "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000 in Chicago that he "went a little far. Obviously, I could have used some more responsible words," Greenway said. "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?"

It's probably irresponsible for him to use the words he used but I think the intent is understood.  I don't think Greenway wants people to drive drunk and throw up and fight with each other.  I think it is clear that he wants the crowd to be pumped up and loud as this is a huge game for both teams.  Again, it's unfortunate he used the words he used as if they are taken literally, people could drink all night or all morning, drive to the game drunk or their could be accidents/fights at the stadium resulting in injury or worse and given today's litigious society, Greenway, the Vikings, and possibly even the NFL could be sued for what he said.  It's kind of ridiculous but it's the world we live in.  Lost in this conversation is how important the game is for both teams in terms of the playoff race.  This should be a good one.