The Minnesota Vikings have released their 2021 regular season schedule. The Vikings will play their standard six games against their NFC North divisional rivals (Chicago, Detroit, and Green Bay). Minnesota is also scheduled to play against the AFC North and NFC West. To round out the final two games of the schedule Minnesota will take on the third place finishers in the NFC East (home) and NFC South (away).
The Vikings will host these teams at U.S. Bank Stadium:
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota will be visiting:
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Cincinnati Bengals
Baltimore Ravens
San Francisco 49ers
Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers
The NFL is considering an expansion to a 17-game regular season, but has not announced if that will actually happen or not yet. If the expansion does happen the NFL hasn’t determined how the additional 17th opponent will be scheduled.