About half of the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 regular-season schedule has been leaked, and the NFL already has head coach Kevin O’Connell and Co. slotted for some marquee dates.
The league announced its seven-game international schedule on Tuesday, and Vikings will play back-to-back games overseas, in Ireland (Week 4) and London (Week 5). Minnesota will be the first team in NFL history to play consecutive international games in separate countries, and owner Mark Wilf called the opportunity something his franchise “could not pass up.”
Minnesota will kick-off the season at home in Week 1 with a prime-time matchup against Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. The Vikings will play the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football in Week 8, and will renew their NFC North rivalry with the Detroit Lions in Week 17 as part of the NFL’s slate on Christmas Day.
There’s still more to come, as the NFL will officially announce its 18-week, 272-game slate in short order. Here's every rumored and confirmed game on Minnesota’s schedule as of Wednesday morning:
Minnesota Vikings 2025 Schedule Tracker:
- WEEK 1 — Monday, Sept. 8, at Chicago Bears, 7:15 p.m. CST (MNF, ESPN)
- WEEK 2 — Sunday, Sept. 14, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. CST (SNF, NBC)
- WEEK 3 — Sunday, Sept. 21, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, noon, CST
- WEEK 4 — Sunday, Sept. 28, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:30 a.m. CST (Dublin, Ireland)
- WEEK 5 — Sunday, Oct. 5, vs. Cleveland Browns, 8:30 a.m CST (London, England)
- WEEK 6 — BYE WEEK
- WEEK 7 — Sunday, Oct. 19, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, noon, CST
- WEEK 8 — Thursday, Oct. 23, at Los Angeles Chargers, 7:15 a.m. CST, (TNF, Amazon Prime)
- WEEK 9 — Sunday, Nov. 2, at Detroit Lions, noon CST
- WEEK 10 — Sunday, Nov. 9, vs. Baltimore Ravens, noon CST
- WEEK 11 — Sunday, Nov. 16, vs. Chicago Bears, noon CST
- WEEK 12 — Sunday, Nov. 23, at Green Bay Packers, noon CST
- WEEK 13 — Sunday, Nov. 30, at Seattle Seahawks, 3:05 p.m. CST
- WEEK 14 — Sunday, Dec. 7, vs. Washington Commanders, noon CST
- WEEK 15 — Sunday, Dec. 14, at Dallas Cowboys, 7:20 p.m. CST (SNF, NBC)
- WEEK 16 — Sunday, Dec. 21, at New York Giants, noon CST
- WEEK 17 — Thursday, Dec. 25, vs. Detroit Lions, 3:30 p.m. CST (Netflix)
- WEEK 18 — Sunday, Jan. 4, vs. Green Bay Packers (*could be flexed to Saturday, Jan. 3)
— Source: progrid.org
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2025 NFL strength of schedule rankings
Here is the strength of schedule rankings for 2025. No. 1 is the toughest strength of schedule, while No. 32 is the easiest.
| Rank | Team | Opponent win pct. (2024) |
| 1 | Giants | .574 |
| 2 | Bears | .571 |
| Lions | .571 | |
| 4 | Eagles | .561 |
| 5 | Cowboys | .557 |
| Packers | .557 | |
| Vikings | .557 | |
| 8 | Commanders | .550 |
| 9 | Ravens | .533 |
| 10 | Steelers | .526 |
| 11 | Chiefs | .522 |
| Chargers | .522 | |
| 13 | Browns | .519 |
| 14 | Bengals | .509 |
| 15 | Broncos | .505 |
| 16 | Raiders | .502 |
| 17 | Rams | .491 |
| 18 | Texans | .481 |
| Buccaneers | .481 | |
| 20 | Falcons | .478 |
| 21 | Dolphins | .474 |
| Seahawks | .474 | |
| 23 | Bills | .467 |
| Jaguars | .467 | |
| 25 | Colts | .464 |
| 26 | Jets | .460 |
| 27 | Cardinals | .457 |
| Panthers | .457 | |
| 29 | Titans | .450 |
| 30 | Patriots | .429 |
| 31 | Saints | .419 |
| 32 | 49ers | .415 |
Last season's win percentage is not a perfect way of evaluating each team's strength of schedule, particularly after a busy offseason that saw some teams upgrade and others lose key pieces.
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Vikings official schedule release date and time
- When: Wednesday, May 14, 8 p.m. EST
- Watch: NFL Network, ESPN
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