Following along with today’s action
Welcome to game day, ladies and gentlemen! Yes, we have officially made it to the start of the 2024 NFL season, and our Minnesota Vikings will be kicking things off with a trip to MetLife Stadium to take on the New York Giants in Week 1 action.
We want everyone to be able to follow along with everything that’s happening this afternoon, so we want to put all of that information in one place for you. Here’s everything you need to be able to keep up with the Vikings.
Television Info
Today’s game will be kicking off at what nine out of ten dentists agree is the best time for NFL football, that being noon Central time on Sunday. The broadcast of this game will be handled by the folks from FOX, with Kenny Albert and cheatin’ Jonathan Vilma providing the play-by-play.
Here is this week’s map from the good folks at 506 Sports. If you’re in the blue area, your local FOX affiliate will be showing the Vikings/Giants game.
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If your local affiliate isn’t airing the game, you can look for it on YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket.
For our men and women in uniform serving overseas, the American Forces Network will. . .not be showing this game live. They will, however, be showing a replay on Monday at 1300Z. That means a kickoff time of 1500L for viewers in Central Europe, 1600L for those on Arabian time, and 2200L 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.
For those of you who are going to use satellite radio to listen to this one, you can find the feed from the Vikings Radio Network on SiriusXM Channel 387. You can listen to the Giants’ feed on Channel 232 if you feel compelled to do so for whatever reason. If you’re using the SiriusXM app, the Vikings’ permanent home there is on Channel 820.
Referee Info
According to the crew at Football Zebras, the officiating crew for today’s contest will be led by Alex Kemp. The last time the Vikings saw Kemp was back in November of 2023, as his crew handled the Vikings’ ugly 12-10 loss to the Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Weather Info
No dome on MetLife Stadium, which means the game will be played in the elements. Fortunately, according to our friends at WeatherNation, it should be a pretty darn fine day for football. Temperatures at kickoff will be hovering right around 70 degrees under sunny skies and winds coming out of the northwest at around 10 miles/hour.
Betting Info
According to the folks from FanDuel, the Vikings continue to be a 1.5-point favorite heading into this one. The over/under for today’s game is set at 41.5 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
Due to other commitments, there will not be a live post-game show from Vikings Report this week. We will be back with a post-game show after next week’s game.
That should be everything you need in order to follow along with all of the action of today’s regular season opener between your Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants. As always, we’ll have Open Threads for each quarter, with the first one dropping approximately half an hour before kickoff.
