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🌱 Patch AM: Minnesota Vikings Shake Up Backup QB Plan Days Before Packers Opener

Coming up on the Eagan Patch calendar: Premium Athletic Clothing Drop at Style Encore Eagan

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Hello Eagan! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Vikings reshuffle quarterback depth chart days before Packers opener
  • How you can add your own art to Caponi's Sound Garden
  • Which Vikings rookies landed on the first Week 1 injury report?

Also on today's calendar: Premium Athletic Clothing Drop at Style Encore Eagan and 10 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Joy K.!

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy; a strong p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Minnesota Vikings Shake Up Backup QB Plan Days Before Packers Opener (patch.com) — Vikings fans in Eagan will see a late change to the quarterback depth chart, as head coach Kevin O'Connell named Carson Wentz the backup and moved J.J. McCarthy to the No. 3 spot. The decision, made at the team's Eagan headquarters, follows McCarthy's ankle injury and comes just days before Sunday's home opener against the Packers.
   

2. Caponi Art Park in Eagan Fall Sound Garden + Free Community Workshops (thriftyminnesota.com) — Eagan residents can enjoy a free Fall Sound Garden series at Caponi Art Park from September 12–26, featuring workshops, performances, and community-created art. Poetry, sculpture, and sound-in-nature sessions require advance registration, and all ages are welcome with some age guidelines. Events culminate in a closing performance installation on September 26 at the Diffley Road park.
   

3. Initial Vikings Vs. Packers Injury Report for Week 1 of 2026 (statenews.net) — The Minnesota Vikings, practicing at their Eagan headquarters, have released their first Week 1 injury report before hosting the Packers this Sunday. Three rookies are listed, including one safety out with illness and two players rehabbing ankle injuries from preseason. Final game status updates will come after practices wrap up on Friday in Eagan.
   

4. Big Tech wants to build a data center in your city; is it worth it? (hometownsource.com) — Eagan has joined Rosemount and Inver Grove Heights in temporarily halting new data center projects, as residents and officials weigh jobs and tax revenue against concerns over water, energy use, and neighborhood impacts. The story walks through Minnesota examples, from Meta's massive Rosemount campus to smaller Minneapolis retrofits, to show how these facilities can shift tax burdens, strain infrastructure, and reshape local development choices.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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