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    new offensive scheme Anthony Barr Jersey , backup Sean Mannion delivered a scoring pass under a heavy rush, and the Vikings defeated New Orleans 34-25 in the preseason opener for both clubs on Friday night.The game marked the Vikings' first test of their new offense directed by coordinator Kevin Stefanski and influenced by adviser Gary Kubiak. It looked effective for the lone series in which the first-team offense played.Cousins drove the Vikings 81 yards in eight plays, completing all four passes for 65 yards. Cousins connected on a pair of short passes before finding Adam Thielen for 35 yards down the right side, setting up a 1-yard scoring pass to third-round draft choice Alexander Mattison.Mannion was 7 of 13 for 102 yards, highlighted by his 18-yard touchdown pass to rookie Olabisi Johnson as Saints defensive end Trey Hendrickson bolted into the backfield and hit the backup QB. Johnson, a seventh-round draft pick and a candidate for Minnesota's No. 3 receiver, made the catch while leaping and reaching back over the shoulders of veteran defensive back Patrick Robinson to bring in the ball.With Saints record-setting QB Drew Brees getting the night off, ex-Viking Teddy Bridgewater started. He played throughout the first half, completing 14 of 19 passes for 134 yards and one touchdown on an 18-yard pass to tight end Dan Arnold.But Arnold essentially gave that score right back early in the second half when he was unable to secure a pass from Taysom Hill and the ball squirted straight into the arms of defensive back Nate Meadors, who easily returned his interception 30 yards for a touchdown.Hill played throughout the second half, going 8 of 14 for 80 yards and one touchdown on Lil'Jordan Humphrey's 33-yard, tackle-breaking catch and run.Vikings second-year running back Mike Boone broke loose for a 64-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter that put Minnesota up 34-25.STEELERS 30 Mike Hughes Jersey , BUCCANEERS 28PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Dobbs and Mason Rudolph led the offense on four scoring drives.Two-time Super Bowl winner Ben Roethlisberger gave way to recent draft picks Dobbs and Rudolph to battle for the backup quarterback job.Jameis Winston led the Bucs' first-team offense to a touchdown in his only offensive series against a Steelers defense that featured few regulars.Dobbs started and played two series, going 5 of 8 for 85 yards and throwing an interception that was nullified because of offsetting penalties. Dobbs, a fourth-round draft pick in 2017, also had two third-down scrambles for 44 yards, including a 36-yarder that set up a 33-yard field goal by Chris Boswell.Rudolph entered on the third series and played into the third quarter. He finished 5 of 8 for 91 yards and two touchdowns.Rudolph, the Steelers' third-round pick in 2018, completed all three attempts during his first series, including an 8-yard touchdown to James Washington, his college teammate at Oklahoma State. In the third quarter, a 59-yard catch-and-run by Johnny Holton set up a 3-yard score to Zach Gentry, the Steelers' fifth-round pick.Bruce Arians coached his first game for the Buccaneers, and he did it where he was an assistant coach from 2004-11 Armon Watts Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , winning two Super Bowls. Arians, back on the sideline after a year of retirement, coached in Arizona for five seasons and, while in Pittsburgh, helped develop Roethlisberger into one of the league's top quarterbacks. He’s got some serious shoes to fill" Minnesota Vikings 2019 NFL DraftGarrett Bradbury to wear #56 for the VikingsNew,24commentsHe’s got some serious shoes to fillCDTThe newest member of the Minnesota Vikings, North Carolina State center Garrett Bradbury, is officially in Minneapolis, and it’s already been announced what number the rookie is going to wear as a member of the purple.Bradbury will wear #56 for the Vikings. He wore the number 65 in college, but that number currently belongs to the man that he’s likely going to displace from center to guard, Pat Elflein. So, I guess they just switched the numbers around and voila Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , you have a new number.Obviously, the #56 has a pretty significant legacy with the Vikings, as it was the number worn by Hall of Fame defensive end Chris Doleman. Any time you wear the same number as a guy that has a gold jacket hanging in his closet, you’ve got some pretty significant shoes to fill.In more recent years, the #56 has been identified with linebacker E.J. Henderson. Henderson, a second-round pick of the Vikings in 2003, played for the Vikings for nine seasons and remains employed by the team.Per our “By the Numbers” series that we did a few years ago, here are all of the players in Vikings history that have worn the number 56.Hap Farber (1970)Carl Gersbach (1971 - 1972)Scott Anderson (1974 - 1976)Bob Stein (1975)Dave Huffman (1979 - 1983)Bill Dugan (1984)Malcolm Carson (1984)Chris Doleman (1985 - 1993, 1999)Pete Bercich (1995 - 1998)Jim Nelson (2000 - 2002)E.J. Henderson (2003 - 2011)Michael Mauti (2013 - 2014)So, if you want to get your Garrett Bradbury jerseys. . .and I know you do. . .you now know which number to have them sew on the back.