day http://www.vikingsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-tom-compton-jersey , making the Denver Broncos' roster Saturday despite slipping to third on the depth chart this summer behind primary backup quarterback Chad Kelly, last year's "Mr. Irrelevant.""With Chad not having a lot of experience and not having played in a regular season game before, we thought we had to go with three quarterbacks," Elway said.So, Lynch, who lost out to Trevor Siemian for the starting job each of the last two summers, is officially a developmental QB.As such, he will have to improve on his own while running the scout team and facing Denver's defense, Elway said, while starting quarterback Case Keenum prepares for games.Lynch's roster spot might not be safe for the season, however.Elway said he had reached out to several available seasoned quarterbacks "but the veteran quarterbacks didn't want to come in right now," preferring to wait for better opportunities for playing time.Kelly, who spent his rookie season last year on IR, leapfrogged Lynch last month, becoming the second seventh-rounder to beat out the former Memphis star whom Elway moved up to draft 26th overall in 2016.Elway did take a sledgehammer to his 2017 draft class, as he discharged running back De'Angelo Henderson , receiver Carlos Henderson, cornerback Brendan Langley and punt returner Isaiah McKenzie in reaching the NFL's 53-man limit.The Broncos kept 10 rookies, including eight members of their much-ballyhooed 2018 draft class, plus undrafted running back Phillip Lindsay and linebacker A.J. Johnson, the former Tennessee star who missed 3 1-2 years of football while fighting a rape case. He was acquitted in June.Elway isn't fretting the infusion of youth."I get excited" about rookies, Elway said. "I don't get nervous about it."Among the rookies expected to make immediate impacts are Lindsay, Bradley Chubb Rashod Hill Jersey , Courtland Sutton, DaeSean Hamilton and Josey Jewell."I'm excited about the '18 class," Elway said. "The '17 class, I'm not giving up on that, either. Obviously, we had to let a few of them go today."Some of the 2017 draftees' departures were anticipated after Elway shifted his philosophy this year and drafted experience and leadership — all 10 of his picks spent four years in major college programs and were captains — instead of selecting athletic, raw prospects like the ones who dominated the 2017 class."Picking high in each rounds helps," said Elway, who selected fifth after a dismal 5-11 season. "I really hope that we're not picking nearly that high again next year."Carlos Henderson, a third-round pick out of Louisiana Tech in 2017, never played in a game for Denver. He spent last year on injured reserve and didn't show up for training camp this year, citing personal reasons.Like much of last year's draft class, Langley was a project who played just one year of college ball at his position — and he went down in classification to do it — transferring from Georgia to Lamar.McKenzie fumbled six times as a rookie but enjoyed coach Vance Joseph's staunch support until his fumble as a receiver last month cost the Broncos a chance at a last-minute field goal to beat the Bears.Last week, the Broncos signed veteran Adam Jones , making both McKenzie and Langley expendable.The Broncos placed rookie tight end Troy Fumagalli (groin) on IR and receiver Jordan Taylor, still recovering from double hip surgery, was placed on the PUP list.The only 2018 draftee who didn't make the cut was Arkansas running back David Williams.Other notable cuts included:San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings: Game time, channel, radio, streaming and more Amazingly, incredibly, astoundingly, we have finally made it to Week 1 of the 2018 NFL regular season for the Minnesota Vikings. The purple will play host to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium Authentic Dalvin Cook Jersey , and if you want to follow along with all of the action, we’re here to tell you how to do precisely that.Television InfoThis game will be kicking off at the only really appropriate time for regular season NFL football, that being noon Central time on Sunday. This game is going to be broadcast on FOX, which is KMSP-9 in the Twin Cities. If you’re wondering whether or not you’re in the local broadcast area for this game, here is the first map of the year from the folks at 506 Sports.The Vikings/49ers game is in the red area, so there’s actually a really good chance that your local FOX affiliate is carrying this game. In the event that they’re not, the game can be found on the DirecTV Sunday Ticket package on Channel 710. The play-by-play for this one will be handled by Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis.For our Canadian friends. . .well, I’m having trouble finding a decent source for Canadian television listings. If you have a lead on one, please let me know.If you’re watching this one from the United Kingdom, it appears that this game is going to be aired on Sky Sports. Kickoff time in the U.K. is 6:00 PM U.K. time.For our men and women serving overseas, this game will. . .not be aired live on the American Forces Network. That’s a damn shame. . .and, frankly, for AFN, par for the proverbial course. They will be showing a replay on Monday, 10 September, at 0600Z. That means a kickoff time of 0700L for viewers in Central Europe, 0930L for everyone in Afghanistan, and 1400L for everyone in Japan and Korea.Radio InfoIf you’re not going to be anywhere near a television for this one, you’ll be able to hear the call from Paul Allen and Pete Bercich on the Vikings Radio Network. That link goes to a list of Vikings Radio Network affiliates across the Upper Midwest. See if yours will be carrying the game. There are a couple of other places you can find it online as well, including the TuneIn radio service as well as the KFAN site (if you’re on a desktop or laptop computer only. . .it won’t work on phones or tablets).If you’re going to be listening via satellite radio, you can have the Vikings’ feed on Sirius Channel 81 or XM Channel 226. If you’re using the SiriusXM Online App, the Vikings’ permanent home there is Channel 819.Referee InfoAccording to the good folks at Football Zebras, the officiating duties this week will be done by the crew headed up by Clay Martin. If that name doesn’t sound familiar Youth Riley Reiff Jersey , that’s probably because this is his first season as an NFL referee after spending three seasons as an Umpire on officiating crews. So, hopefully he’ll get off on the right foot here.Weather InfoWell, this game is going to be taking place indoors, so obviously the weather won’t affect Sunday’s contest in any way. As far as tailgating is concerned, there shouldn’t be any issues, according to the folks from WeatherNation. The weather is going to be almost fall-like in the Twin Cities on Sunday, with partly cloudy skies and a high temperature in the low 70s, so the suds should be flowing during the pre-game. . .uhh, “ceremonies.”Streaming InfoThere are several legal subscription services that are available in order to stream the game legally. Among them are Fubo.tv, USTVNow, and Sling TV. If you’re overseas, your best bet is going to be NFL GamePass.Since it has recently been brought up, I want to make it perfectly clear that streams from Reddit or other places are not. . .I repeat, not. . .legal. If you’d like to argue about that, you can argue it somewhere else, because the moderators won’t listen to that garbage. Until Reddit, or anywhere else, has a deal with the National Football League, those streams are illegal and not welcome to be put up on this site. If you want to use them, go find them on your own and don’t be plastering them in the comments section here unless you’d rather not be in the comments of the Game Thread. . .or any other thread. . .here at DN.That should be all of the information you need in order to keep track of all the action from U.S. Bank Stadium between the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon. We’ll have our Open Thread for the first quarter up about an hour before kickoff or so, and we hope that you’ll join us here for all of the fun!