It\u2019s been eight long months since we got to see the Minnesota Vikings take the field for a football game. Even though this one doesn\u2019t matter in the grand scheme of things, it is the first step the purple will take in their 2025 season, as they host the Houston Texans at U.S. Bank Stadium in the first of their three preseason games for this year.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s pass along all of the information you need to know.<\/p>\n
Date and Time<\/strong>: Saturday, 9 August 2025, 3:00 PM Central<\/p>\n Location<\/strong>: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/p>\n Television Coverage<\/strong>: KMSP-9 in the Twin Cities, local affiliates in several cities, NFL Network around the country<\/p>\n Radio Coverage<\/strong>: Vikings Radio Network<\/a> affiliates, SiriusXM Channel 88, SiriusXM App Channel 820<\/p>\n Line<\/strong>: Vikings -3, over\/under 38.5<\/p>\n Chris\u2019 Prediction<\/strong>: Chris is predicting that Chris doesn\u2019t do predictions for preseason games<\/p>\n 1) No injuries<\/strong> – There is, literally, nothing more important than this when it comes to preseason games. This will be the #1 key next week and the week after, too.<\/p>\n 2) New quarterback, eh?<\/strong> – Almost a year to the day that he made his preseason debut last year, young J.J. McCarthy will lead the Vikings onto the field again for this year\u2019s preseason opener. I\u2019m not sure how much we can learn from McCarthy being out there for a few drives without the majority of the starters, but it\u2019s still going to be good to see #9 out there again. The word is that McCarthy is going to play again and then not suit up until the start of the regular season, so this is our one opportunity to see him before the real bullets start flying.<\/p>\n 3) Can he kick it?<\/strong> – After struggling a bit towards the end of last season, kicker Will Reichard has made a full recovery and it will be interesting to see if he\u2019s back in his early-season form from last year. The Vikings haven\u2019t brought in any sort of competition for him on the kicking side of things, so they\u2019re apparently confident that he\u2019s over whatever issues he was dealing with last year. Hopefully that\u2019s the case, because he looked really solid before the injury he dealt with last season. I\u2019m guessing he\u2019ll get at least a few opportunities in this one.<\/p>\n Know the Foe<\/strong>: Battle Red Blog<\/a><\/p>\n