Upcoming Minnesota Vikings Game Flexed to Prime Time

The Minnesota Vikings will play in their first primetime game of the 2024 season, on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams. So it’s a short turnaround for Kevin O’Connell and his squad, in week 8, just four days after the Vikings took their first loss of the season, Sunday afternoon against the Detroit Lions.

Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts Flexed to Primetime – Sunday Night Football

Then, in week nine, they’ll be back to Sundays (November, 3). Their opponent will be the Indianapolis Colts. Today, however, we found out that they will no longer play at the originally scheduled noon timeslot. Instead, their contest has been flexed to primetime that same night. That’s right, Sunday Night Football, baby.

NEW YORK — Oct. 21, 2024 — The Week 9 Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings game will move to Sunday Night Football on NBC. The Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles game will be played at 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS.

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The Jaguars and Eagles were supposed to be played on Sunday Night, in week nine. That contest will now take place at 3:05 CT. Obviously, the NFL loves to prop up the Eagles. But after the Minnesota Vikings’ red-hot start, we can expect more flexes to primetime, going forward, if they continue to win.

More Vikings flex opportunities coming up

The only other primetime game on the Vikings schedule is Monday Night Football (week 15) vs the Chicago Bears (Dec 16). Their season finale, in Detroit vs the Lions, is currently set as “TBD”. That could very well be another primetime matchup.

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One week prior, vs the Packers, is currently scheduled for noon. That is another game to keep an eye on, after Green Bay moved to 4-2, over the weekend. At the end of the day, what time the games are played doesn’t matter. Just win baby.