Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Vikings Get The NY Teams, Pats

The Vikings will open the 2010 season against the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints on Thursday night, September 9th at the site of last year's disappointment, the Louisiana Superdome. It is also the first NFL game of the regular season. (Have you noticed that both ESPN and NBC must have the previous year's champions in both baseball and football respectively for the very first game of the year?)

They will also play both New York teams in 2010. The Jets first at the new Meadowlands stadium (whatever it will be called, I guess after whatever corporation ponies up the most cash for the name) on October 11, a Monday night game. They play the Giants for the third straight September at the Metrodome, on December 12th.

I was very curious to see that the Vikes take on the New England Patriots on October 31st at Foxboro. It will be the only time I will call Professor Thom's hostile territory.

The Vikings open their home schedule against Miami on September 19th, and close the season on January 2nd in Detroit. (The NFL is scheduling nothing but divisional games that final week of the season. Interesting idea.) They will also have an early bye this year, in Week 4.

They will also play one other game on Monday night, against Chicago on December 20th, and one Sunday night game, October 24th in Green Bay.

Here is the complete Vikings schedule:

Wk Date Game Stadium Time (ET)
Network


1 Sep 09 MIN @ NO Superdome 8:30 PM
NBC


2 Sep 19 MIA @ MIN Mall of America Field 1:00 PM
CBS


3 Sep 26 DET @ MIN Mall of America Field 1:00 PM
FOX


4 Bye
5 Oct 11 MIN @ NYJ New Meadowlands Stadium 8:30 PM
ESPN


6 Oct 17 DAL @ MIN Mall of America Field 4:15 PM
FOX


7 Oct 24 MIN @ GB Lambeau Field 8:20 PM
NBC


8 Oct 31 MIN @ NE Gillette Stadium 4:15 PM
FOX


9 Nov 07 ARI @ MIN Mall of America Field 1:00 PM
FOX


10 Nov 14 MIN @ CHI Soldier Field 1:00 PM
FOX


11 Nov 21 GB @ MIN Mall of America Field 1:00 PM
FOX


12 Nov 28 MIN @ WAS FedEx Field 1:00 PM
FOX


13 Dec 05 BUF @ MIN Mall of America Field 1:00 PM
CBS


14 Dec 12 NYG @ MIN Mall of America Field 1:00 PM
FOX


15 Dec 20 CHI @ MIN Mall of America Field 8:30 PM
ESPN


16 Dec 26 MIN @ PHI Lincoln Financial Field 1:00 PM
FOX


17 Jan 02 MIN @ DET Ford Field 1:00 PM
FOX

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