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ESPN Staff Writer- Marc Raimondi's first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn't his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book "Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling's New World Order Changed America," which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.
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ESPN Staff Writer- Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Atlanta Falcons (1-1) leaned on their young defense and their new kicker in Parker Romo to beat the Minnesota Vikings (1-1) in an NFL Week 2 matchup Sunday night.
Our two team reporters -- Marc Raimondi for the Falcons, Kevin Seifert for the Vikings -- were at U.S. Bank Stadium, and they kept us updated on all the biggest plays and highlights from the night.