Predicting Minnesota Vikings’ 2026 schedule release from Week 1-18, with multiple primetime games for Kyler Murray

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray watches his team from the sidelines as they play the San Francisco 49ers at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Nov. 16, 2025. Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Predicting Minnesota Vikings’ 2026 schedule release from Week 1-18, with multiple primetime games for Kyler Murray

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Tyler Forness | Last updated May 12, 2026 6:10 PM ET

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The 2026 schedule is set to be released for the entire NFL, and the Minnesota Vikings are likely to have multiple primetime games.

The NFL is set to release their schedule on Thursday night with the Minnesota Vikings ready to see when they will face each of their opponents.

We’ve known who the Vikings will be facing since the regular season ended in January, but how those teams will come off the schedule is still unknown. How many times will the Vikings end up in primetime? Will they finish off the season on the road or at home? Is their schedule going to be loaded with noon games again? How will Kyler Murray impact the schedule?

We predicted when each game would be played in the 2026 season, including times.

Minnesota Vikings 2026 schedule prediction

Week 1: @ Green Bay Packers 3:25 P.M.
Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins 12:00 P.M.
Week 3: @ San Francisco 49ers 3:25 P.M.
Weed 4: @ New England Patriots (Monday night) 7:15 P.M.
Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons 12:00 P.M.
Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions (Sunday night) 7:20 P.M.
Week 7: @ New York Jets 12:00 P.M.
Week 8: BYE
Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers (Sunday night) 7:20 P.M.
Week 10: vs. Washington Commanders 12:00 P.M.
Week 11: @ Chicago Bears 12:00 P.M.
Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills (Thanksgiving night) 7:15 P.M.
Week 13: @ New Orleans Saints 12:00 P.M.
Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts 12:00 P.M.
Week 15: @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00 P.M.
Week 16: vs. Carolina Panthers (Saturday) TBD
Week 17: vs. Chicago Bears 3:25 P.M.
Week 18: @ Detroit Lions TBD

There are a few different interesting elements here.

Four of the five divisional games before Week 18 are played either in primetime or at 3:25. They will likely be a focus of the networks with how strong the division is.
This will be the first time the Vikings have played on Thanksgiving since they beat the New England Patriots 31-24 in 2022.
The last two seasons saw the Vikings play the final two games against the division, and it will continue that way in 2026.

Will the schedule look like this once it’s released? We shall see.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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