The Minnesota Vikings are already plotting their route through the 2024-2025 NFL gauntlet, even though their playoff dreams for this season lie dormant. Even without a full schedule in hand, they've got the who's-who of their upcoming gridiron battles laid out per the Daily Norseman report. A peek into next year's calendar reveals a mix of home comforts and challenging road trips—everything a football aficionado could ask for.
The Norsemen will have their traditional tussles with the usual suspects—the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and the Green Bay Packers—both in the confines of their home turf and in hostile enemy territory. Beyond divisional showdowns, their home crowd will be treated to clashes against the Arizona Cardinals (4-13), San Francisco 49ers (12-5), Houston Texans (10-7), Indianapolis Colts (9-8), Atlanta Falcons (7-10), and the New York Jets (7-10). Meanwhile, on the road, they'll gear up to face the Los Angeles Rams (10-7), Seattle Seahawks (9-8), Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8), Tennessee Titans (6-11), and a New York Giants (6-11).
We're talking a docket that features seven playoff teams from this year, including the twice-a-season dance with the Packers and Lions. In total, the upcoming adversaries boast a combined winning percentage hovering over a decent .500, per CBS News Minnesota. With every NFC North team giving the NFC West and AFC South a spin this year, the Vikings' roster also gets peppered with third-place teams from the NFC South and NFC East, plus a side of the AFC East. Seems like third place is the charm, or at least the formula for 2024's Minnesota Vikings opponent recipe.
Of course, we won't get the full flavor—the when and where—of these matchups, until the NFL honchos drop the schedule, which, if history repeats itself, we're eyeing for a May release. Till then, Vikings fans can start their predictions and pre-game rituals early, knowing exactly whom their purple and gold will lock horns with come next fall. So says the Daily Norseman, a constant in Viking voyage coverage. And who knows? With enough prep, perhaps those home and road battles could be just what the Minnesota Vikings need to plunder their way to post-season glory in the 2024-2025 campaign.
