We are just thirty minutes away from kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium, as we prepare to watch our Minnesota Vikings play host to the Baltimore Ravens. Here’s a look at everything you need to know to be caught
up on today’s contest.
Date and Time: Sunday, 9 November 2025, noon Central time
Location: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Television Coverage: KMSP-9 in the Twin Cities, FOX affiliates around America, YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket
Radio Coverage: Vikings Radio Network affiliates, SiriusXM Channel 231, SiriusXM App Channel 820
Line: Vikings +4.5, over/under 48.5
Chris’ Prediction: Vikings 24, Ravens 20
Three Keys
1) Get J.J. McCarthy comfortable early – The young quarterback had an up-and-down performance in the Vikings’ big win over the Lions last week, but he made big plays when he needed to and did a decent job of not screwing things up. The Vikings should expect more out of him, and they’ll get more out of him if they can let him get comfortable early. Give him some easy throws, work the run game in early, and let’s see what he can do in front of the home crowd.
2) Contain Lamar Jackson – Jackson is back after missing a few weeks, and he’s on the short list of the best quarterbacks in the league. You’re not going to completely shut Jackson down. . .I mean, it’s not January, after all. . .so the best you can hope for is to contain him and hope that you can limit some of the damage he does. Brian Flores is absolutely going to blitz the heck out of him, though, so here’s hoping the blitz can get home.
3) Stop the dumb penalties on special teams – I know we’re all sick and tired of seeing Myles Price break returns of 50 yards (or 99, like we saw last week) only to have it canceled out by a penalty flag on the return. Being able to actually capitalize on some of these big returns would give the Vikings a huge advantage, so they need to find some more discipline in their return game to allow that to happen.
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There you have it, folks! We’ll be starting a brand new Open Thread at the beginning of each quarter, so keep your eyes open for those and keep the discussion moving along accordingly.
Here’s hoping in about three hours or so we can talk about the Vikings pulling off an upset for the second straight week and how good it feels to get back over .500 again.
SKOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL VIKINGS!!!!
