Minnesota Vikings’ Schedule 2024-2025: Dates, Times, TV Channels, Strength of Schedule, and More

The Minnesota Vikings‘ 2023 season went awry when Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles. However, they still put together seven wins. Going into 2024, they’re hoping to be better.

Let’s take a look at the Vikings’ schedule for the 2024 NFL season, including where their strength of schedule ranks, a record prediction, their prime-time games, and preview some of their biggest matchups of the season.

Minnesota Vikings’ Schedule and Opponents

The complete 2024 NFL schedule was released on May 15 at 8 p.m. ET, and we have it in the table below (which is best viewed in landscape mode).

Vikings’ Strength of Schedule

Since the Vikings finished third in the NFC North, they will face a third-place schedule. According to PFN’s in-house metric, they will have the eighth-hardest schedule in the NFL.

A big reason why their schedule is so tough is their own division. Both the Lions and Packers made the playoffs and won in 2023, while the Bears should be significantly better after adding Caleb Williams, Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze and other reinforcements this offseason. Add on that they have to play multiple other 2023 playoff teams, and, well, it gets tough.

Vikings Record Prediction: 7-10

DraftKings Sportsbook has the Vikings’ win total set at 6.5, with the odds for the over at -150 and the under at +125.

A big reason why is their quarterback situation, with Cousins moving on to the Falcons. The Vikings will likely be starting rookie J.J. McCarthy after selecting him No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Time for the J.J. McCarthy era in Minnesota. 👀#SKOL | #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/nOPJh7Gi9Q

— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) April 26, 2024

However, quarterback aside, the Vikings’ offense is super talented, featuring Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson, Aaron Jones, and others. Their defense, however, does have some holes.

Ultimately, their win range could be anywhere from five to nine, likely falling somewhere in between. The biggest factors will be McCarthy’s NFL readiness and whether the defense will make strides.

Prime-Time Games

• Week 8: Vikings at Rams (TNF)
• Week 15: Bears at Vikings (MNF)

This season, the Vikings have just two prime-time games — down from five in 2023.

With Cousins leaving and Minnesota expected to take a step back, it’s not a huge surprise that Minnesota got less prime-time love. It’s somewhat surprising that Cousins’ revenge game against the Vikings isn’t going to be on prime time.

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When Is Minnesota’s Bye Week?

The Vikings’ bye is in Week 6. They will have two weeks to prepare for their Week 7 matchup against the Detroit Lions.

Biggest Matchups of the Year

The Vikings’ in-division matchups will likely be some of their best games in 2024. However, there are quite a few eye-popping matchups outside of the division and conference.

First is when they host the Cousins and the Falcons in Week 14. While there’s no bad blood between Cousins and the Vikings and it wouldn’t be a “revenge” game, it would still be his first return to Minnesota since leaving after spending so many years with the team.

Next is when they host the 49ers in Week 2. If the Vikings want to be the best, they need to beat the best. They’ll get their chance to do exactly that when they face San Francisco, who was just in the Super Bowl last season. A win here could stun the NFL world and put Minnesota’s season on the map.

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Finally, the Vikings will have a big game when they travel to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars in Week 10. While they missed the postseason in 2023, the Jaguars went to the Divisional Round in 2022 and started 8-3 the following year before a late-season collapse. With a healthy Trevor Lawrence, the Jaguars could be a formidable opponent.

Check out PFN’s coverage of the NFL schedule release, including the full week-by-week schedule, a breakdown of how the NFL schedule is made, top revenge games of 2024, strength of schedule rankings, our ranking of this year’s international games, and more!