| Pre-Season 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Time (CST) | TV | Result |
| Fri. | Aug. 8 | Seattle Seahawks | 7 PM | KSTP | W-L |
| Sat. | Aug. 16 | @ Baltimore Ravens | 6:30 PM | KSTP | W-L |
| Sat. | Aug. 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 PM | CBS | W-L |
| Thu. | Aug. 28 | @ Dallas Cowboys | 7 PM | KSTP | W-L |
| Regular Season 2008 | |||||
| Mon | Sep. 8 | @ Green Bay Packers | 6 PM | ESPN | W-L |
| Sun. | Sep. 14 | Indianapolis Colts | Noon | CBS | W-L |
| Sun. | Sep. 21 | Carolina Panthers | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Sep. 28 | @ Tennessee Titans | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Mon. | Oct. 6 | @ New Orleans Saints | 7:30 PM | ESPN | W-L |
| Sun. | Oct. 12 | Detroit Lions | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Oct. 19 | @ Chicago Bears | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Oct. 26 | Bye Week | |||
| Sun. | Nov. 2 | Houston Texans | Noon | CBS | W-L |
| Sun. | Nov. 9 | Green Bay Packers | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Nov. 16 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Nov. 23 | @ Jacksonville Jaguars | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Nov. 30 | Chicago Bears | 7:15 PM | NBC | W-L |
| Sun. | Dec. 7 | @ Detroit Lions | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Dec. 14 | @ Arizona Cardinals | 3:05 PM | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Dec. 21 | Atlanta Falcons | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Dec. 28 | N Y Giants | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Playoffs | |||||
| Jan. 3-4 2009 | Wild Card Weekend | ||||
| Jan. 10-11 2009 | Divisional Playoffs | ||||
| Jan. 18 2009 | Conference Championships | ||||
| Feb. 1, 2009 | Super Bowl XLIII, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Fl. | ||||
| Feb. 8, 2009 | AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
Although the number of teams increased to 32 in 2002, the number of
playoff teams will remain the same at 12. Under the new NFL scheduling
formula, every team within a division will play 16 games as follows:
· Home and away against its three division opponents (6 games).
· The four teams from another division within its conference on a rotating
three-year cycle (4 games).
· The four teams from a division in the other conference on a rotating
four-year cycle (4 games).
· Two intraconference games based on the prior year's standings (2 games).
These games will match a first-place team against the first-place teams in
the two same-conference divisions the team is not scheduled to play that
season. The second-place, third-place, and fourth-place teams in a
conference will be matched in the same way each year.
This is the long term Vikings schedule for the next 3 years.
VIKINGS' FUTURE OPPONENTS, 2007-2009
2007 - Chicago (2), Detroit (2), Green Bay (2), at Dallas, at New York
Giants, vs. Philadelphia, vs. Washington, at Denver, at Kansas City, vs.
Oakland, vs. San Diego
2008 - Chicago (2), Detroit (2), Green Bay (2), vs. Atlanta, vs. Carolina,
at New Orleans, at Tampa Bay, vs. Houston, vs. Indianapolis, at
Jacksonville, at Tennessee
2009 - Chicago (2), Detroit (2), Green Bay (2), at Arizona, at St. Louis,
vs. San Francisco, vs. Seattle, vs. Baltimore, vs. Cincinnati, at Cleveland,
at Pittsburgh
May 19-21 - NFL Spring Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia
June 1 - Deadline for old team to send tender offer to its unsigned
Restricted Free Agents or to extend Qualifying offer, whichever is greater,
in order to retain rights
June 1 - Deadline for old team to send tender offer to its unsigned
Restricted Free Agents to retain rights if player is not signed by another
team by July 22
June 29 -July 2 - Rookie Symposium in Carlsbad, California
July - NFL teams begin Training Camp
August 3 - Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio (Indianapolis vs. Washington).
August 26 - Roster reduction to 75 players
August 30 - Roster reduction to 53 players
September 4-8 - NFL Regular Season begins
