Minnesota Vikings share 2026 schedule. See first-round pick Caleb Banks

The Minnesota Vikings are reinventing themselves…again.Following a 14-3 season in 2024, Kevin O’Connell’s club regressed in ’25, finishing 9-8.Although they finished the year on a high note, cobbling together a five-game win streak to close things out, the Purple People Eaters still narrowly missed the playoffs.To add insult to injury, O’Connell is now officially the only NFC North head Coach without a postseason win (after the Bears’ Ben Johnson notched his first this past winter).Thankfully, they’ll get a fresh start in ’26 with new starting quarterback Kyler Murray and hotshot blue-chip draft pick Caleb Banks, both of whom will play alongside returning stars Justin Jefferson, Christian Darrisaw, Dallas Turner, T.J.Hockenson, and Jalen Redmond.And, now that the NFL schedule has been released, we have a clearer picture of what this group’s comeback campaign will look like.Notable home games on their calendar include high-pressure home games at Minneapolis’ U.S.

Bank Stadium against Jordan Love’s Green Bay Packers (Sept.13), Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills (Nov.

9), Jared Goff’s Detroit Lions (Dec.20) and Caleb Williams’ Chicago Bears in the season finale that will fall on Jan.

9 or 10.Yahoo! Sports reports that the squad has the 11th-strongest schedule out of all 32 teams.Collectively, their opponents had a .516 winning percentage in 2025.Yet, there’s reason to remain optimistic.“…while the roster isn’t perfect, I’m not going to doubt the coaches on either side of the ball, because both Kevin O’Connell and Brian Flores have proven an ability to get more out of their players than most,” ESPN said.If you want to root for Kyler, Caleb, and co.

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