It’s game day, folks! We’re just hours away from watching another afternoon of Minnesota Vikings football, as they’re heading to the Big Easy to face off against the New Orleans Saints. We want everyone to be able to take this one in through whichever means they prefer, so we’re putting all of the ways they can do so right here in one easily accessible place.
Television Info
After multiple weeks in the late window, we’re back to the time that four out of every five dentists recommend as the ideal time for NFL action,
that being noon Central Time. (Ignore that fifth guy, he’s a jerk.) This game will be broadcast on the FOX family of networks, including KMSP-9 in the Twin Cities, though not by as many FOX affiliates as it should be, thanks to the league’s decision to move the Bears/Packers game from the late window to the early window. You can check out our coverage map post for all the details on that.
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Radio Info
If you’re going to be traveling or just prefer to listen to things through the magic of radio, we have updated our list of Vikings Radio Network affiliates for this season. Wherever you are in the upper Midwest, you should be covered.
If you’ll be tuning in through satellite radio, you’ll be able to find the Vikings feed on Channel 265. If you’ve got the SiriusXM app, the Vikings’ permanent home there is on Channel 820.
Referee Info
According to the folks at Football Zebras, the officiating crew for this one will be headed up by John Hussey. The last time the Vikings saw his crew was last year’s season finale, as his crew officiated the epically exciting 16-3 nail-biter at U.S. Bank Stadium that saw the Vikings emerge victorious.
Weather Info
Well, contrary to what I said earlier in the week, it appears the New Orleans area avoided the worst from Hurricane Isaias, as it took a more eastward track. The storm wouldn’t have affected the game itself since, you know, indoor stadium, but it didn’t have any effect on anyone traveling to the game or anyone who’s actually down there for it. So they’ve got that going for them. . .which is nice.
Betting Info
The lines for this one haven’t changed since they opened earlier in the week. The Vikings still sit as a slight 1.5-point favorite in this one, with the over/under continuing to sit at 42.5 points.
Streaming Info
Local market fans can watch the game through the Minnesota Vikings’ official app, and if you have the FOX Sports app, you can log in with the credentials from your cable or satellite provider. Otherwise, you’re looking at YouTube TV Sunday Ticket.
Don’t push illegal streams here. We’ll make sure you get banned for that. Not temporarily banned, either.
That should be all of the information you need in order to follow along with all of today’s action from the Caesars Superdome, folks. We’ll have our Open Thread for today’s game dropping half an hour before kickoff at 11:30 AM Central Time, and we hope that you’ll be joining us either here or on the SB Nation app to talk about all of today’s action.
