Having made it clear he is ready for the task of being a starting quarterback, J.J. McCarthy will be tasked with leading a Minnesota Vikings team that has high expectations into the 2025 season.

Here's a look at the Vikings schedule for 2025 as Kevin O'Connell looks to lead Minnesota to its first postseason win since the 2019 NFL playoffs.

PFF did a 2007 NFL re-draft, and the Minnesota Vikings missed out on Adrian Peterson, instead adding to their secondary.

Elsewhere on the slate, the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Detroit Lions in Week 14 could prove to be a strong matchup. Fans will also get to enjoy J.J. McCarthy and his Minnesota Vikings taking on his former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8.

Before you assume league has set Minnesota’s season alight like a funereal Viking longship, there is plenty of upside at stake for franchise.

NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that the two NFC North foes will square off on Thanksgiving at 1 p.m. at Ford Field, meaning the Lions will play a division rival for a third year in a row. The game will be televised on FOX.

The Cleveland Browns are heading back overseas to play in London, England for the first time since the 2017 season.