Vikings Rookies Eagerly Anticipating 1st NFL Game

Rob Kleifield

EAGAN, Minn. - Championships can't be clinched, and scores are inconsequential.

But those facts don't lessen the importance of the NFL preseason. For Vikings rookies, Saturday's exhibition opener against the Raiders will be a battle; a nerve-racking experience; a dream come true.

The stakes will be high, and emotions real, regardless of what is reflected on the scoreboa