The new crop: Including the opener at San Francisco, Minnesota will see five new head coaches next season. as the second of the NFL’s Monday night doubleheader.ģ.
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Not only will Minnesota face a Monday night game, but it will also be a late-night affair, starting at 9:20 p.m. The game will be the 57th time in Vikings history they will play on Monday night.
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This year will be the fifth time in franchise history Minnesota opens on Monday night. They will return to the league’s weekly spotlight game in Week 1 at San Francisco. The Vikings’ lone primetime game last year was on a Thursday night in Green Bay. Back on Monday night: Minnesota has been off Monday Night Football for the past two seasons. Fans will have to wait until Week 2 to see their team in person, just like last season after the team opened with a win at St. The Vikings have won two of those road openers. On the road again: For the sixth time in the past seven seasons, Minnesota will open on the road. Minnesota will be coming off the Week 5 bye rested for what could be a low-scoring game.ġ. Yet, with Alex Smith at quarterback and questions with the passing game still, Kansas City could be due for a step back again. San Diego and Kansas City are prime "upset" games based solely on record and reputation heading into the 2015 season.Īndy Reid has turned the Chiefs back into a respectable team and they have running back Jamaal Charles and several quality defenders, including last year’s NFL sack leader Justin Houston. The matchup with the AFC West features games against the Denver Broncos (at Denver) and at Oakland (3-13) last year and home games against the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs (both 9-7 last year). The Vikings were 7-9 last year and should be better in the second season with Zimmer and Bridgewater. Resisting temptation to call a division game an upset (and with the difficulty in picking one), Minnesota’s 2015 schedule doesn’t offer many big upset possibilities. UPSET SPECIAL? Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota, Week 6, noon, (CBS) The matchup provides plenty of intrigue: Russell Wilson against Teddy Bridgewater, Wilson and running back Marshawn Lynch against Zimmer’s defense, and the many former Vikings who are part of the Seahawks now. Now the Vikings will have a chance at a home game and will host a Sunday afternoon affair on Dec. Minnesota has lost two straight games to the Seahawks, the last in 2013, both coming in Seattle. MUST-SEE MATCHUP: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota, Week 13, noon, (FOX)Īside from the NFC North division games, hosting the back-to-back NFC champions is the highlight of the schedule for the Vikings. The first home game as Minnesota plays one final season outside at TCF Bank Stadium follows in Week 2.Īn in-depth look at the Vikings’ 2015 regular-season schedule: The opening game will be one of two primetime games for the Vikings next season as they enter the second year with coach Mike Zimmer and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Levi’s Stadium will host Super Bowl 50 at the end of next season.
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Minnesota will travel to face the San Francisco 49ers for a Monday night opener on Sept. Will they get the chance to finish there, too?
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