Vikings Get Second Nationally Televised Preseason Game

Two out of three, as we know, ain’t bad

The NFL Network has announced their slate of live preseason broadcasts for this year, and our Minnesota Vikings are now getting a second nationally televised game that doesn’t actually count.

The Vikings’ preseason opener against the Houston Texans at U.S. Bank Stadium will now be shown live on NFL Network. That game takes place on Saturday, 9 August, with a kickoff time of 3:00 PM Central.

This is in addition to the team’s preseason finale against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, which will be aired on CBS at 7:00 PM Central time on Friday, 22 August.

Of the team’s three preseason contests, the only one that won’t be aired live to a national audience is their game against the New England Patriots on Saturday, 16 August, at noon Central time. However, as they do every preseason, the NFL Network will rebroadcast that game (and the Vikings’ other preseason game) on several occasions during the course of that week. If you live in the Twin Cities area, the game will be broadcast locally, and we’ll bring you a list of the stations that will be airing it when the time comes.

I know we’re all sort of jonesing for football to finally get underway, and now those of us who are outside of the primary Twin Cities market will be able to start getting our fix right alongside everyone else.