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It's not clear yet how good the Minnesota Vikings will play this season, but there's no doubt the team's scoring big with its new stadium.

 
 
 
The Vikings said Thursday that all 2016 home games are now sold out for the inaugural season at U.S. Bank Stadium, the glass and steel behemoth in Minneapolis.

 
 
Of the stadium's 66,655 seats for NFL football, more than 60,400 are committed for the entire season with the remaining single-game seats also sold out, the 

 
As a result, the Vikings have launched a wait list for tickets and suites.
 
 

"The excitement for this team combined with the overwhelming response to U.S. Bank Stadium is incredible," Vikings owner and team president Mark Wilf.
 

 
The Vikings are encouraging fans looking for tickets to 

, check the Ticketmaster website or call the team's ticket office at (612) 33VIKES "as a very limited number of ticket returns, such as visiting team returns the week of a home game, are likely throughout the season."

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Interest in tickets leaped this year as fans snapped up seats for the Vikings' first season at U.S. Bank Stadium. The team said Thursday it's started a wait list.

Larry Spooner, Syd Davy at the grand opening.

Vikings say 2016 home games completely sold out

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