Vikings 2023 Schedule: 5 primetime games, finish season at Detroit
The Vikings will play on national television five times this season and finish up with the three straight games against NFC North rivals.
Kevin O'Connell will have a good chance of winning his second straight season opener when the Vikings host the Buccaneers in week one at US Bank Stadium. The Bucs are presumed to be one of the worst teams in the NFL this season.
The schedule makers showed their wrath immediately after with a Week Two date in Philadelphia four days later on the first Thursday Night Football game of the season.
Minnesota then have two weeks of reunions when Eric Kendricks and the Chargers come to town in Week Three followed up by a trip out to Carolina to face Adam Thielen's new team.
With Week Six and Week Eight games at the Bears and Packers, the Vikings will avoid any late season outdoors NFC North contests. A Monday Night Football clash with the 49ers is sandwiched in between.
The Vikings will then take on the Falcons in Atlanta in Week Nine with another NFC South clash the week after when they host the Saints.
Minnesota will have back-to-back national TV games when they visit the Broncos on Sunday Night Football in Week 11 and host the Bears on Monday Night Football in Week 12.
O'Connell will get a well-timed late season bye week in Week 13, the weekend of Dec. 2-3.
The final five games of the season kick off with the Vikings' first regular season trip out to Vegas to take on the Raiders on Dec. 10, then a visit to Cincinnati to take on Joe Burrow and the Bengals on a yet to be determined day in Week 15.
Three straight divisional games close out the season with the Lions coming to town on Christmas Eve, the home finale against the Packers on a New Year's Eve edition of Sunday Football, and the season finale at the Lions on Jan. 7.
- Week 1 - Sunday, September 10th vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12p.m.
- Week 2 - Thursday, September 14th at Philadelphia Eagles 7:20p.m. | Thursday Night Football
- Week 3 - Sunday, September 24th vs Los Angeles Chargers 12p.m.
- Week 4 - Sunday, October 1st at Carolina Panthers 12p.m.
- Week 5 - Sunday October 8th vs Kansas City Chiefs 12p.m.
- Week 6 - Sunday, October 15th at Chicago Bears 12p.m.
- Week 7 - Monday, October 23rd vs San Francisco 49ers 7:20p.m. | Monday Night Football
- Week 8 - Sunday, October 29 at Green Bay Packers 12p.m.
- Week 9 - Sunday, Novembers 5th at Atlanta Falcons 12p.m.
- Week 10 - Sunday, November 12th vs New Orleans Saints 12p.m.
- Week 11 - Sunday, November 19th at Denver Broncos 7:20p.m. | Sunday Night Football
- Week 12 - Monday, November 27 vs Chicago Bears 7p.m. | Monday Night Football
- Week 13 - BYE WEEK
- Week 14 - Sunday, December 10th at Las Vegas Raiders 3:15p.m.
- Week 15 - TBD at Cincinnati Bengals TBD
- Week 16 - Sunday, December 24th vs Detroit Lions 12p.m.
- Week 17 - Sunday, December 31st vs Green Bay Packers 7:20p.m. | Sunday Night Football
- Week 18 - Sunday, January 7th at Detroit Lions 12p.m.
