A Look at the Vikings’ 2025 Opponents
The Minnesota Vikings have one game left in the regular season, taking on the Detroit Lions for the NFC North crown, the NFC’s No. 1 seed, and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. It’s arguably the most important regular season game in franchise history.
Minnesota is 14-2 through Week 17 and has won its last nine games after losing two following a Week 6 bye.
Vikings 2025 Schedule + Opponents Take Shape
And while this season isn’t over, the 2025 Vikings schedule has taken shape. Minnesota will either play a first or second -place schedule next season, which will be determined late Sunday night.
For starters, the Vikings will have eight home games in 2025, as the NFL switched from a nine-game versus eight-game home format every year. In 2024, AFC teams received eight home games. Next year, the Vikings and 15 other NFC clubs will be afforded the eight.
So, for sure, these are the Vikings’ home opponents in 2025:
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Green Bay Packers
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Commanders
Then, if Minnesota finishes in first or second place inside the NFC North, it will play one of these teams at home next season:
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers or Atlanta Falcons
Regarding road opponents, these are the guarantees:
- Chicago Bears
- Cleveland Browns
- Dallas Cowboys
- Detroit Lions
- Green Bay Packers
- New York Giants
- Pittsburgh Steelers
For the maybe-road opponents:
- Kansas City Chiefs or Los Angeles Chargers or Denver Broncos
— and — - Los Angeles Rams or Seattle Seahawks
Follow along for a moment. Wherever the Vikings finish in the NFC North, they’ll play the like-minded NFC West team on the road. So, if Minnesota stays in second place inside the division, it will play the Seahawks on the road in 2025. The purple team defeated Seattle at its stadium a week and a half ago. The Vikings would play the Rams at SoFi Stadium if they beat the Lions this weekend.
Overall, this is the most likely schedule if the Vikings beat the Lions:
- vs. Baltimore Ravens
- vs. Chicago Bears
- vs. Cincinnati Bengals
- vs. Detroit Lions
- vs. Green Bay Packers
- vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers*
- vs. Washington Commanders
- at Chicago Bears
- at Cleveland Browns
- at Dallas Cowboys
- at Detroit Lions
- at Green Bay Packers
- at Kansas City Chiefs
- at New York Giants
- at Pittsburgh Steelers
- at Los Angeles Rams
*Not totally solidified but somewhat probable
This is the most likely schedule if the Lions beat the Vikings:
- vs. Baltimore Ravens
- vs. Chicago Bears
- vs. Cincinnati Bengals
- vs. Detroit Lions
- vs. Green Bay Packers
- vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- vs. Atlanta Falcons*
- vs. Washington Commanders
- at Chicago Bears
- at Cleveland Browns
- at Dallas Cowboys
- at Detroit Lions
- at Green Bay Packers
- at Los Angeles Chargers*
- at New York Giants
- at Pittsburgh Steelers
- at Seattle Seahawks
*Not totally solidified but somewhat probable
Pertaining to the remainder of this season, the Vikings have +850 odds to win the Super Bowl, quite the departure — in a good way — from their +8000 Super Bowl odds in Week 1.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
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