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Minnesota Vikings 2020 NFL Schedule

We’ve got the preseason and regular season schedules right here! (Postseason schedule pending)

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We are just a couple of hours away from the release of the Minnesota Vikings’ 2020 NFL Schedule, and we are going to be tracking everything we can to the best of our ability between now and the time the schedule is released.

Below is a rough outline of the schedule, along with all the gaps we’ve been able to fill in thus far from leaks and other things on the internets. We will update everything as we learn more. All times are in Central time, and all of the dates are currently Sunday of that week (with two exceptions at present) and will change when we find out which prime time games the Vikings are taking part in.

Minnesota Vikings 2020 Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Kickoff Broadcast
Week Date Opponent Location Kickoff Broadcast
P1 13-17 Aug Houston Texans U.S. Bank Stadium
P2 20-24 Aug Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium
P3 30 Aug Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium 3:00 PM FOX
P4 3 Sep Seattle Seahawks U.S. Bank Stadium
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1 13 Sep Green Bay Packers U.S. Bank Stadium 12:00 PM FOX
2 20 Sep Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium 12:00 PM FOX
3 27 Sep Tennessee Titans U.S. Bank Stadium 12:00 PM CBS
4 4 Oct Houston Texans NRG Stadium 12:00 PM FOX
5 11 Oct Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field 7:30 PM NBC
6 18 Oct Atlanta Falcons U.S. Bank Stadium 12:00 PM FOX
7 25 Oct BYE WEEK BYE WEEK
8 1 Nov Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field 12:00 PM FOX
9 8 Nov Detroit Lions U.S. Bank Stadium 12:00 PM CBS
10 16 Nov (Mon) Chicago Bears Soldier Field 7:15 PM ESPN
11 22 Nov Dallas Cowboys U.S. Bank Stadium 3:15 PM FOX
12 29 Nov Carolina Panthers U.S. Bank Stadium 12:00 PM FOX
13 6 Dec Jacksonville Jaguars U.S. Bank Stadium 12:00 PM CBS
14 13 Dec Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium 12:00 PM FOX
15 20 Dec Chicago Bears U.S. Bank Stadium 12:00 PM FOX
16 25 Dec (Fri) New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome 2:30 PM FOX
17 3 Jan Detroit Lions Ford Field 12:00 PM FOX

Here are the things we’ve been able to confirm so far:

  • Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune (among others) is reporting that the Vikings, for the first time in team history, will host the Green Bay Packers to start their season.
  • Seattle media is reporting that the Vikings will play the Seahawks in Seattle in prime time. . .again. . .on 18 October (Week 6), a Sunday Night Football matchup.
  • Our friends at Windy City Gridiron have gotten the entire Bears’ schedule, so we can confirm those two matchups. For the first time in the history of U.S. Bank Stadium, the regular season finale will not involve the Bears coming to Minnesota.
  • The game at U.S. Bank Stadium against the Jacksonville Jaguars has been confirmed as well.
  • Numerous reports have the Vikings playing the New Orleans Saints on Christmas Day in New Orleans, so we’ll just go ahead and pencil that one in, too.
  • The Bears and Packers are confirmed for Week 17, which means that the Vikings will be playing the Detroit Lions to finish the regular season.

There you have it, folks! Once again, we’ll be updating this with any information we can get leading up to the official release at approximately 6:30 PM Central.