How can you follow all of today’s action?
Good game day morning, everybody! We’re a few hours away from our Minnesota Vikings returning to U.S. Bank Stadium for the first time since Week 9 when they host the Arizona Cardinals. We want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to follow along with today’s action, so we’re putting everything you need to know here in one convenient spot.
Television Info
This game is set to get underway at the time that four out of five dentists agree is the best time for NFL football, that being noon Central time on this Sunday afternoon. This game will be broadcast by the FOX family of networks, including KMSP-9 in the Twin Cities, with Joe Davis and Greg Olsen in the booth. If you don’t know whether or not your local affiliate will be carrying the game, here is the map from the folks at 506 Sports. The Cardinals/Vikings game is represented by the red area.
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If you are outside of the red area, you’ll have to look for the game on YouTube TV NFL Sunday Ticket.
For our men and women serving in uniform overseas, the American Forces Network will be showing this one LIVE on AFN Sports 2. Kickoff is slated for 1800Z, which translates to 1900L for viewers in Central Europe, 2100L for everyone on Arabian Time, and 0300L on Monday morning for fans in Japan and Korea.
Radio Info
If you have a Vikings Radio Network affiliate in your area, most of them will probably be carrying the game. We’ve provided you with the full list of affiliates for this season, so use our page to find the affiliate nearest to you.
Those of you who will use satellite radio to listen to this one can find the feed from the Vikings Radio Network on SiriusXM Channel 230. You can listen to the Cardinals’ feed on Channel 385 if you feel so compelled. If you use the SiriusXM app, the Vikings’ permanent home is on Channel 820.
Referee Info
According to the people in the know over at Football Zebras, the officiating crew for this one will be led by Bill Vinovich. This will be the second time this season the Vikings have seen Vinovich, as his crew handled the team’s 31-29 victory over Green Bay back in Week 4.
Weather Info
This game won’t be affected by the elements within the comfy confines of U.S. Bank Stadium. However, if you’ll be traveling to the game or partaking in any pre-game festivities, our friends at WeatherNation remind you to bundle up. Temperatures in the Twin Cities should reach a bright, balmy 16 degrees at kickoff under partly cloudy skies with winds out of the northwest at 5-10 miles/hour.
Betting Info
No really significant changes for this one from the start of the week. The folks at FanDuel still have the Vikings as a 3.5-point favorite in this one, with the over/under currently at 44.5 points.
Streaming Info
If your local affiliate is not carrying the game, remember that the Sunday Ticket package now rests with YouTube TV. If you’re in the local area and have cut the cord, you should be able to find it on a service such as Fubo TV or Sling TV.
I’ll say the same thing about illegal streams that I always say: don’t. Or damn sure don’t go advertising them here. You’ll be banned and that will be the end of it.
Post-Game Info
As is usually the case, we will be back with a LIVE post-game show after this one from Vikings Report with Drew and Ted. We’ll have a separate post for the game, or you can head over to the Vikings Report YouTube page and catch the show there.
That should be all of the information you need to be ready for this afternoon’s big game between the Vikings and the Cardinals. As we usually do, we’ll have our first discussion thread of the afternoon popping up approximately 30 minutes before kickoff, so we hope that you’ll be joining us for it.
