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Lightning strike temporarily postpones Vikings-Raiders preseason game

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No that's not Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater lightning up the scoreboard. That's an intense lightning strike eerily close to TCF Bank Stadium.

The Vikings announced that Saturday night's preseason game against the Oakland Raiders was postponed. The delay lasted around nearly 90 minutes.

The team said that fans needed to evacuate to three locations on the University of Minnesota's campus.

Several people on Twitter posted images and videos of lightning strikes, which caused the delay:

Shortly after, the Vikings announced that the game would resume at 9:00 p.m. local time at the earliest.