A rare position for the Vikings as of late
In their opening game of the 2024 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings currently find themselves in a position that seems a bit unfamiliar.
According to our friends at FanDuel, the Vikings are a road favorite over the New York Giants in their 2024 season opener in early betting, with the purple currently installed as a 1.5-point favorite.
The Giants will be kicking off their 100th season of existence on Sunday, and they’ll be doing so by sporting some. . .let’s call them “unique”. . .uniforms to celebrate the occasion. They’ll also be seeing the return of starting quarterback Daniel Jones, who appeared in just six games last season before tearing an ACL and threw just two touchdown passes. It will also be the debut for the Giants’ exciting first-round pick, wide receiver Malik Nabers, who will attempt to make things easier for Jones.
The Vikings are going through plenty of changes of their own and are probably happy to get out on the field given all of the things that have happened to the team recently. It’s been a roller coaster of an offseason for the purple with the drafting (and subsequent loss for the season) of young quarterback J.J. McCarthy, the tragic death of rookie Khyree Jackson in an automobile accident, and numerous other on and off-field issues. The Vikings have moved on from Kirk Cousins at quarterback, as they’ll give Sam Darnold what could be his last opportunity to make an impression. You could definitely argue that Darnold has never had this much offensive talent around him as a starting quarterback, and it will be interesting to see whether or not he can take advantage of it.
We’ll see if the Vikings can make good on their status as the road favorite in this one. Kickoff is slated for Sunday at noon Central time with coverage being provided by FOX.
