NFL schedule release: Vikings open 2025 season at Bears on Monday Night Football | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
May 14, 2025 7:06pm CDT
- The Minnesota Vikings will open the 2025 regular season against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football.
The Vikings and all 32 NFL teams released their regular season schedules Wednesday night. We also already knew the Vikings are hosting the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day, and traveling to Ireland to face the Pittsburgh Steelers, and London to face the Cleveland Browns in consecutive weeks.
The schedule:
Here’s a look at the regular season schedule by week. The Vikings will have at least eight games on FOX 9.
Week 1 – Sept. 8 @ Bears (Monday Night Football on ESPN/ABC), 7:15 p.m.
Week 4 – Sept. 28 @ Pittsburgh Steelers (Dublin, Ireland on NFL Network), 8:30 a.m.
Week 5 – Oct. 5 @ Cleveland Browns (London, England on NFL Network), 8:30 a.m.
Week 6 – BYE
Week 8 – Oct. 23 @ L.A. Chargers (Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime), 7:15 p.m.
Week 9 – Nov. 2 @ Detroit Lions (FOX 9), Noon
Week 12 – Nov. 23 @ Green Bay Packers (FOX 9), Noon
Week 13 – Nov. 30 @ Seattle Seahawks (FOX 9), 3:05 p.m.
Week 15 – Dec. 14 @ Dallas Cowboys (Sunday Night Football on NBC), 7:20 p.m.
Week 16 – Dec. 21 @ New York Giants (FOX 9), Noon
Week 18 – Jan. 3 or 4 vs. Green Bay Packers (Time and TV TBD)
Why you should care:
Thousands of Vikings’ fans will be spending at least part of their Christmas Day at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings and NFL announced they will host NFC North Division rival Detroit Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Christmas, and the game will be broadcast on Netflix.
It'll be their third Christmas Day game in team history.
Why you should care:
The Vikings announced Tuesday for the first time in franchise history, they’ll be playing international games in consecutive weeks. They’ll be featured in the NFL’s first regular season game in Dublin, Ireland, facing the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4.
The following week, the Vikings head to London to face the Cleveland Browns. The Vikings are 4-0 in London after beating Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur last week.
The Vikings are already the road teams in the international games, so they won’t lose any of their eight home games.
Why you should care:
The Vikings face the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on Nov. 30, a 3:05 p.m. kickoff on FOX 9. That means a reunion with Sam Darnold after one season in Minnesota. Darnold signed with the Seahawks in free agency after throwing for more than 4,300 yards and 35 touchdowns last season, both career-highs.
What we know:
The Vikings will close out the regular season on either Jan. 3 or 4, 2025, against the rival Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. Time will tell if that game has playoff implications for either team.
