The Vikings open their campaign Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccanneers, though, so I thought it would only be right to serve up nine predictions for the 2023 season. Advertisement ...

Week 1: Vikings at Bears. Caleb Williams in his second season. Ben Johnson coaching his first game. J.J. McCarthy playing where he's always dreamed of playing at Soldier Field.

Head coach Kevin O’Connell did an outstanding job of preparing his team on an every-week basis. ... Here’s a look at the Vikings 2025 schedule along with predictions on every game.

Biggest concern. Lewis: Turnovers.In O’Connell’s two seasons as coach, the Vikings are 17-0 when they have broken even or won the turnover margin. They are 3-14 when they’ve lost it.

The Vikings have won fewer than five games just twice in 56 seasons since 1968. They went 3-13 in Les Steckel's one disastrous year as head coach (1984) and in Leslie Frazier's first year (2011).

Our staff members have made their predictions. Will Ragatz: Vikings 26, Jets 13. ... It hasn’t always been clear, on the other hand, that Rodgers and Jets coach Robert Saleh are on the same page.