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Minnesota Vikings Schedule 2025 Season – Vikings Regular Season Games, Dates, Locations, and More

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The Minnesota Vikings finished the 2024 season with a 14-3 record and that’s a big jump from their 7-10 record where they were below .500. They started out hot going 14-2 by week 16, which was their best start to a season since 2009. Their stout defense under Brian Flores and QB Sam Darnold’s emergence after rookie QB J.J. McCarthy’s meniscus injury, was the biggest reason for their turnaround. Despite losing Kirk Cousins to free agency, letting Danielle Hunter walk, and dealing with injuries such as Christian Darrisaw’s season-ending ACL tear, they still showed toughness and resilience to hold on to the fifth seed in NFC.

Offensively the Vikings were clicking on all cylinders and were averaging 25.4 points per game which was 12th in the NFL last season. They were led by Sam Darnold’s 4319 passing yards and of course Justin Jefferson who finished the season with 1533 receiving yards. Their defense wasn’t bad but they weren’t exactly good either as they were ranked 16th in total defense last season.

Their season hit a wall when they faced the L.A. Rams in the wildcard round of the playoffs and lost brutally with the final score of 9-27. Now that the offseason has started, there are various talks surrounding the team. Particularly about who the Vikings will keep? Will they keep Sam Darnold and hinder rookie QB McCarthy’s growth, or will they trade Darnold and put all their faith in a rookie QB who hasn’t played a single game yet? We will soon come to know.

Minnesota Vikings Schedule for the 2025 Season

Here is the entire 18-week schedule for the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025-26 NFL regular season, with 17 match day weeks and 1 bye week.

Against	Week	Date	Time (E.T.)	Location	Network
Chicago Bears	Week 1	Monday, September 8, 2025	8:15 pm	Soldier Field	ABC/ESPN
Atlanta Falcons	Week 2	Sunday, September 14, 2025	8:20 pm	U.S. Bank Stadium	NBC
Cincinnati Bengals	Week 3	Sunday, September 21, 2025	1:00 pm	U.S. Bank Stadium	CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers	Week 4	Sunday, September 28, 2025	9:30 am	Croke Park	NFLN
Cleveland Browns	Week 5	Sunday, October 5, 2025	9:30 am	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	NFLN
BYE	Week 6	Sunday, October 12, 2025	–	–	–
Philadelphia Eagles	Week 7	Sunday, October 19, 2025	1:00 pm	U.S. Bank Stadium	FOX
Los Angeles Chargers	Week 8	Thursday, October 23, 2025	8:15 pm	SoFi Stadium	Prime Video
Detroit Lions	Week 9	Sunday, November 2, 2025	1:00 pm	Ford Field	FOX
Baltimore Ravens	Week 10	Sunday, November 9, 2025	1:00 pm	U.S. Bank Stadium	FOX
Chicago Bears	Week 11	Sunday, November 16, 2025	1:00 pm	U.S. Bank Stadium	FOX
Green Bay Packers	Week 12	Sunday, November 23, 2025	1:00 pm	Lambeau Field	FOX
Seattle Seahawks	Week 13	Sunday, November 30, 2025	4:05 pm	Lumen Field	FOX
Washington Commanders	Week 14	Sunday, December 7, 2025	1:00 pm	U.S. Bank Stadium	FOX
Dallas Cowboys	Week 15	Sunday, December 14, 2025	8:20 pm	AT&T Stadium	NBC
New York Giants	Week 16	Sunday, December 21, 2025	1:00 pm	MetLife Stadium	FOX
Detroit Lions	Week 17	Thursday, December 25, 2025	4:30 pm	U.S. Bank Stadium	Netflix
Green Bay Packers	Week 18	Sunday, January 4, 2026	TBD	U.S. Bank Stadium	TBD

Minnesota Vikings 2025 NFL Draft Picks

The Vikings’ draft this year was a quiet one as they only had 5 total picks from the 7 rounds. With the 24th overall pick, Minnesota selected guard Donovan Jackson in the first round, followed by wide receiver Tai Felton in the third round.

Round	Pick	Player Name	Position
1	24	Donovan Jackson	Guard
3	102	Tai Felton	Wide Receiver
5	139	Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	Defensive End
6	201	Kobe King	Linebacker
6	202	Gavin Bartholomew	Tight end

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I’m an academic turned sports writer from Raipur, India, specializing in the NFL, MMA, and tennis at The Playoffs. I previously wrote for Sportskeeda and hold a B.A. and M.A. in History. My journey into sports media began far from the field, rooted in the arts and sciences. Funny enough, I didn’t grow up a sports fan; I used to see it all as just noise. But a fateful writing job introduced me to the world of sports, and what began as a gig quickly became a passion. I understood those voices aren’t noise; they’re emotions of true sports fans, and now I am one of them, writing with the same energy I once questioned.