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The Minnesota Vikings offseason has reached its latest can't-miss stage. 2025 NFL schedule release season is upon us. Wednesday night, at 7 p.m. CDT, we will get all the fun videos and (hopefully) intuitive new ways that teams have come up with to release their official schedule.
But two "away" games our purple will travel for this season have already been announced . In weeks four and five, the Vikings will play overseas vs two AFC North foes, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns .
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This morning, however, we got some more reported insight into the 2025 slate of Minnesota Vikings regular season games. While the double-dip internationally had half the fanbase up in arms, this one is sure to reunite them in celebration.
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Minnesota Vikings hosting 2025 Christmas Day game
On Christmas Day, while Vikings fans around the world are sitting down to eat, or open presents or just get away from certain family members, their team will be there for them, either in their living rooms… or even in-person, should you choose to celebrate at U.S. Bank Stadium.
According to Jordan Schultz (FOX Sports) , the week 17 contest will take place in Minneapolis and it will be broadcast exclusively by Netflix. Even better: Minnesota's Xmas Day road opponent… will be the NFC North rival Detroit Lions .
Sources: The #Vikings will host NFC North rival #Lions on Christmas Day, December 25, in Week 17, in a game that will be on Netflix. 🎄🏈 pic.twitter.com/H6BrYyLCzJ
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 14, 2025
The NFL can't be held down and this is another example of why. They tend to make smart decisions, like this one. Putting the Minnesota Vikings up against the Detroit Lions in the second to last week of the 2025 regular season should have all sorts of playoff implications tied to it.
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Not only that, but this late-season contest comes on the heels of a 2024 season where the 15-2 Lions bullied the 14-3 Vikings, accounting for two of their three losses, forcing them to play on Wild Card weekend during the second best regular season in franchise history.
So far, there have been other schedule release leaks that are more rumor than report, at this point. When those become more official, we will have them for you here at MinnesotaSportsFan.com .
