1. Back to back … and back again?
The Vikings start the 2021 season with back-to-back road games at Cincinnati and Arizona, respectively.
Minnesota hasn t kicked off a season with consecutive away contests in Head Coach Mike Zimmer s tenure. The last time it occurred was in 2013, when the Vikings faced the Lions and Bears on the road in Weeks 1 and 2.
But that s not the only time Minnesota will face back-to-back weeks away from U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings are on the road Weeks 9 (Ravens) and 10 (Chargers), home in Week 11 to host the Packers and then travel for Weeks 12 (49ers) and 13 (Lions).
2. Seattle off the board early
Created: May 12, 2021 03:21 PM
The schedule for the Minnesota Vikings first-ever 17-game season has now been released, featuring eight home games and nine games on the road.
The Vikings begin the 2021 season on the road at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Sept. 12.
After games at Cincinnati and Arizona, fans will be ushered back into U.S. Bank Stadium for the Vikings home opener in Week 3 against Seattle on Sunday, Sept. 26.
In Week 4, former Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski brings his Cleveland Browns to Minneapolis on Sunday, Oct. 3.
The Vikings play three straight weeks at home with Detroit at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 4 on Sunday, Oct. 10.
Bears safety Eddie Jackson (39) intercepted Aaron Rodgers in the end zone to all put seal the Bears’ 24-17 victory over the Packers in 2018 at Soldier Field that clinched the NFC North title. Jackson suffered an ankle injury on the 13-yard return and missed the Bears’ playoff game against the Eagles.
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The Bears are fortunate to still control their playoff destiny after surviving a six-game losing streak. But the prospect of beating Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on Sunday is a little daunting.
This Week 17 finale has looked ominous ever since the Bears’ 2020 schedule came out. They have finished the last six regular seasons against either the Vikings (2014, 2016-19) or the Lions (2015), two NFC North rivals with similar vulnerabilities in clutch situations. But as Bears fans know, the Packers are a completely different animal. The bigger the game, the more daunting the challenge. The Bears, in fact, are 4-16 against the Packers in the final month
Previewing Week 15 with Bears Talk Underground
Here we go again
On Sunday, the Chicago Bears will do battle with your Minnesota Vikings from U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 15 action. To preview this one, we do what we do whenever these two teams get together, and that’s look ahead to the action with Larry Dyer from Bears Talk Underground.
You can listen to the discussion that Larry and I had about this week’s game in the embedded player below.
Among the things that Larry and I discuss are how weird it is that this game isn’t taking place in Week 17 (though it