Minnesota Vikings receive a gift from the schedule makers, and it's a continuation from the 2025 season

Nov 16, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) and wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) celebrate a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium. Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

Being that the Minnesota Vikings play indoors at home, they get an extra benefit when playing at U.S. Bank Stadium in December.

Last year, the Minnesota Vikings had a schedule set up for them to make a run. Two of their nine games on the road were played at neutral sites. It was a huge benefit that the Vikings weren’t able to take advantage of it, as they lost one of those two games.

The other benefit their 2025 schedule had was a lack of cold-weather games. That was one aspect where it paid off for the Vikings, as they won their final five games, and the only cold-weather game was against the New York Giants in Week 16.

Minnesota Vikings know their Week 18 opponent

The final game of the season is always against a divisional opponent, and the Vikings won their game last year against the . This year, they will be facing the Chicago Bears, the first time they will face them in the final week since Mike Zimmer’s last game.