Minnesota Vikings 2023 Schedule

The Minnesota Vikings 2023 Schedule was released yesterday. We’ve known who and where they play since the 2022 season ended. Now, we know when they play. 

Minnesota Vikings 2023 Schedule

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Time (PT)
1	Sunday	Sept. 10	Tampa Bay Bucccaneers	10:00AM
2	Thursday	Sept. 14	@Philadelphia Eagles	5:15PM
3	Sunday	Sept. 24	Los Angeles Chargers	10:00AM
4	Sunday	Oct. 1	@Carolina Panthers	10:00AM
5	Sunday	Oct. 8	Kansas City Chiefs	1:25PM
6	Sunday	Oct. 15	@Chicago Bears	10:00AM
7	Monday	Oct. 23	San Francisco 49ers	5:15PM
8	Sunday	Oct. 29	@Green Bay Packers	10:00AM
9	Sunday	Nov. 5	@Atlanta Falcons	10:00AM
10	Sunday	Nov. 12	New Orleans Saints	10:00AM
11	Sunday	Nov. 19	@Denver Broncos	5:20PM
12	Monday	Nov. 27	Chicago Bears	5:15PM
13	Sunday	Dec. 3	BYE
14	Sunday	Dec. 10	@Las Vegas Raiders	1:05PM
15	Sunday	Dec. 17	@Cincinnati Bengals	TBD
16	Sunday	Dec. 24	Detroit Lions	10:00AM
17	Sunday	Dec. 31	Green Bay Packers	5:20PM
18	Sunday	Jan. 7	@Detroit Lions	TBD

Some immediate Vikings schedule takeaways:

-the late bye is nice

-division schedule doesn’t start until Week 6

-5 Prime Time games

-a national late window Sunday game against the Chiefs

-the early (Week 2) Thursday game is good

-play the Lions twice over the final three weeks

Playing games on Thursday is stupid. A league that claims to be for player safety isn’t for player safety if they force players to play on three days rest. That’s not enough time for a body to recover from the collisions of an NFL game. At least the Vikings get their forced Thursday game out of the way early. Then they get a “mini-bye.” That early break is nice for a team that doesn’t have their bye until Week 13. 

The season’s only “home stand” comes in Weeks 16 and 17. It’s partly due to the Vikings playing an extra road game this year. Twice, they have consecutive road games. 

If the division comes down to a battle between the Vikings and Lions, the final three weeks should be thrilling. 

The Vikings preseason matchups were also released:

Week 1: @Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: Tennessee Titans

Week 3: Arizona Cardinals