Dec 15, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) warms up prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images.
The Minnesota Vikings embark on the playoffs in five days, taking on the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Monday Night Football.
The purple team is expected to win by a point or two.
And after losing to the Detroit Lions in Week 18 — squandering a chance to host all playoff games at U.S. Bank Stadium — Minnesota finished in second place inside the NFC North. Correspondingly, its 2025 opponents are totally locked in. They will not change.
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, these are the Vikings’ home opponents in 2025:
At first glance, that home docket seems rather daunting, but such was the case at this time last year when sizing up the 2024 schedule after a 7-10 record in 2023.
Of course, Minnesota has no problems at home in 2024 outside of one loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 7.
Regarding road opponents, this is the agenda:
When the schedule formally releases in May, Vikings fans will suffer an almighty eye roll because the team always finds a way to play the Seahawks on the road. It’s downright habitual, religious even.
Here’s the full schedule, though it won’t be in order until the spring when the league releases times and dates:
Pertaining to the remainder of this season, the Vikings have +1400 odds to win the Super Bowl, quite the departure — in a good way — from their +8000 Super Bowl odds in Week 1.
Minnesota hasn’t reached the Super Bowl in 48 years.
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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