Minnesota Vikings 2017 Draft Guide MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2017 SEASON SCHEDULE PRESEASON WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENTS TIME (CT) TV RADIO P1 THURSDAY AUG. 10 AT BUFFALO BILLS 6:00 PM FOX 9 KFAN / KTLK P2 FRIDAY AUG. 18 AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 9:00 PM FOX 9 KFAN / KTLK P3 SUNDAY AUG. 27 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 7:00 PM NBC KFAN / KTLK P4 THURSDAY AUG. 31 MIAMI DOLPHINS 7:00 PM FOX 9 KFAN / KTLK REGULAR SEASON WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENTS TIME (CT) TV RADIO 1 MONDAY SEPT. 11 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 6:10 PM ESPN KFAN / KTLK 2 SUNDAY SEPT. 17 AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS NOON FOX KFAN / KTLK 3 SUNDAY SEPT. 24 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS NOON FOX KFAN / KTLK 4 SUNDAY OCT. 1 DETROIT LIONS NOON FOX KFAN / KTLK 5 MONDAY OCT. 9 AT CHICAGO BEARS 7:30 PM ESPN KFAN / KTLK 6 SUNDAY OCT. 15 GREEN BAY PACKERS NOON* FOX KFAN / KTLK 7 SUNDAY OCT. 22 BALTIMORE RAVENS NOON* CBS KFAN / KTLK 8 SUNDAY OCT. 29 AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (LONDON) 8:30 AM NFLN KFAN / KTLK 9 SUNDAY NOV. 5 BYE WEEK 10 SUNDAY NOV. 12 AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS NOON* FOX KFAN / KTLK 11 SUNDAY NOV. 19 LOS ANGELES RAMS NOON* FOX KFAN / KTLK 12 THURSDAY NOV. 23 AT DETROIT LIONS 11:30 AM FOX KFAN / KTLK 13 SUNDAY DEC. 3 AT ATLANTA FALCONS NOON* FOX KFAN / KTLK 14 SUNDAY DEC. 10 AT CAROLINA PANTHERS NOON* CBS KFAN / KTLK 15 SUNDAY DEC. 17 CINCINNATI BENGALS NOON* CBS KFAN / KTLK 16 SATURDAY DEC. 23 AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 7:30 PM NBC KFAN / KTLK 17 SUNDAY DEC. 31 CHICAGO BEARS NOON* FOX KFAN / KTLK PLAYOFFS Vikings home games in bold // *Time subject to change due to flexible scheduling JANUARY 6-7 WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAMES JANUARY 13-14 DIVISION PLAYOFF GAMES JANUARY 21 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES FEBRUARY 4 SUPER BOWL LII // U.S. BANK STADIUM // MN MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2017 DRAFT GUIDE THE VIKINGS HOLD EIGHT SELECTIONS IN THE 2017 NFL DRAFT 2017 VIKINGS SCHEDULE DRAFT SUMMARY PRESEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV The Minnesota Vikings enter the 2017 NFL Draft, the 57th in franchise 8/10 (Thurs.) at Buffalo 6:00 p.m. FOX 9 history, with eight selections. Under General Manager’s Rick Spielman’s guidance, 8/18 (Fri.) at Seattle 9:00 p.m. FOX 9 24 of the Vikings 37 draft selections since 2013 are currently on Minnesota’s roster. 8/27 (Sun.) SAN FRANCISCO 7:00 p.m. NBC The Vikings 1st selection is slated for the 2nd round (48th overall). 8/31 (Thurs.) MIAMI 7:00 p.m. FOX 9 Spielman, who has selected a plethora of impact players within the 1st round of numerous NFL REGULAR SEASON drafts, has also shown a keen eye for talented players within the later rounds of the draft. DE Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Brian Robison (2007: 4th Rd, 102nd overall), DE Everson Griffen (2010: 4th Rd, 100th overall), 9/11 (Mon.) NEW ORLEANS 6:10 P.M. ESPN TE Kyle Rudolph (2011: 2nd Rd, 43rd overall), WR Jarius Wright (2012: 4th Rd, 118th overall) RB 9/17 (Sun.) at Pittsburgh Noon FOX Jerick McKinnon (2014: 3rd Rd, 96th overall), DT Shamar Stephen (2014: 7th Rd, 220th overall), 9/24 (Sun.) TAMPA BAY Noon FOX LB Eric Kendricks (2015: 2nd Rd, 45th overall), DE Danielle Hunter (2015: 3rd Rd, 88th overall) 10/1 (Sun.) DETROIT Noon FOX and WR Stefon Diggs (2015: 5th Rd, 146th overall) are the current Vikings selected by Spielman 10/9 (Mon.) at Chicago 7:30 p.m. ESPN after the 1st day of the NFL Draft. Those eight players have played in 571 games for the Vikings 10/15 (Sun.) GREEN BAY Noon FOX while recording 315 starts along the way. 10/22 (Sun.) BALTIMORE Noon CBS 10/29 (Sun.) at Cleveland (London) 8:30 a.m. NFLN 11/5 (Sun.) BYE WEEK 11/12 (Sun.) at Washington Noon FOX VIKINGS 2017 DRAFT SELECTIONS 11/19 (Sun. LOS ANGELES Noon FOX 2nd Round (1): 16th Choice, 48th Overall 11/23 (Thurs.) at Detroit 11:30 a.m. FOX 12/3 (Sun.) at Atlanta Noon FOX 12/10 (Sun.) at Carolina Noon CBS 12/17 (Sun.) CINCINNATI Noon CBS 3rd Round (2): 15th Choice, 79th Overall 12/23 (Sat.) at Green Bay 7:30 P.M. NBC 12/31 (Sun.) CHICAGO Noon FOX 22nd Choice, 86th Overall Received 3rd Round -86th pick in trade with Miami for a 2016 3rd Round pick WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE Thursday, April 27 Winter Park 4th Round (2): 14th Choice, 120th Overall 5:30 p.m.– Fieldhouse/Team Meeting Room opens 22nd Choice, 128th Overall 7:00 p.m. – NFL Draft begins Received 4th Round -128th pick in trade with Miami for a 2016 3rd Round pick Friday, April 28 Winter Park 4:30 p.m. – Fieldhouse/Team Meeting Room opens 6:00 p.m. – NFL Draft Day 2 begins * All selections will be made available via conference call 5th Round (1): 16th Choice, 160th Overall and a press conference with Rick Spielman will be held at the end of the day. Saturday, April 29 6th Round (1): 15th Choice, 199th Overall Winter Park 10:00 a.m. – Fieldhouse/Team Meeting Room opens 11:00 a.m. – NFL Draft Day 3 begins * All selections will be made available via conference call and a press conference with Rick Spielman will be held at 7th Round (1): 14th Choice, 232nd Overall the end of the day. 2017 SCHEDULE NOTES Date Opponent Series Notes The 2017 season-opener marks the second time in franchise history the Vikings have started the regular season with a Mon- 9/11 New Orleans 20-11-0 day Night football game at home. In the 32nd matchup between these two franchises, the Vikings are looking to improve their overall home record (12-3-0) against the Saints. In the 2011 home matchup against New Orleans, Minnesota saw their five (12-3-0) game home winning streak end after a 42-20 loss. Vikings linebacker coach Adam Zimmer coached with New Orleans during the 2009 season when the Saints defeated the Vikings in the NFC Championship game and went on to win the SB XLIV title. 9/17 at Pittsburgh 9-8-0 The Steelers with host the Vikings for the first time since 2009 when Minnesota fell to Pittsburgh at Heinz Field, 27-17. The Vikings hold the overall series lead, 9-8, and look to improve to .500 in road games against the Steelers. This year’s clash will (4-5-0) be Mike Zimmer’s first against the Steelers since leaving AFC North to lead the Vikings in 2014. Minnesota and Tampa Bay will square off for the 55th time in franchise history. This game will mark the 28th time the Vikings 9/24 Tampa Bay 32-22-0 have hosted the Buccaneers with club looking to end a three-game home losing streak to Tampa Bay. The Vikings last home victory against the Buccaneers came on Sept. 20, 2001 in a close 20-16 game. From 1977-2001 the teams were division rivals (18-9-0) in the old NFC Central, with the Vikings compiling a 31-17 record during that stretch. The Buccaneers are 5-1 in the team’s six matchups since the NFC Central was disbanded. 10/1 Detroit 71-38-2 In 2016, the Lions defeated the Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in the third overtime game between the two teams, with Detroit (39-15-1) holding a 3-0 record in those games. Lions K Matt Prater drilled a 58-yard field goal as time expired to send the game to overtime. 10/9 at Chicago 58-52-2 Week 5 will feature the 61st Monday Night Football game in Vikings franchise history and a Monday night rematch with division rival Chicago. The Vikings fell to the Bears on Halloween night in 2016, 20-10, to bring the team’s all-time record (22-31-2) against the Bears in Chicago to 22-31-2. 10/15 Green Bay 51-60-2 The Vikings will look to win back-to-back home matchups against the rival Packers in 2017, having defeated Green Bay 17-14 in the inaugural regular season game at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2016. With a victory, the all-time series in Minnesota would be (27-28-0) knotted at 28-28. 10/22 Baltimore 2-3-0 Minnesota will host Baltimore for the second time in franchise history. The Vikings are looking to stay undefeated against the (1-0-0) Ravens at home with their most recent matchup resulting in a 33-31 win on Oct. 18, 2009 at the Metrodome. The Vikings look to remain perfect in games played outside the United States in the franchise’s sixth international contest. 10/29 at Cleveland 11-4-0 Minnesota, which was part of the first-ever NFL game played in London (28-10 win over St. Louis in the 1983 preseason), holds an 11-4 series lead over Cleveland and has won four of the previous five meetings. Minnesota claimed a win, 34-27 (London) (4-2-0) over Pittsburgh at Wembley Stadium, during its most recent London trip (2013). Prior to the 2013 London trip, the team made four trips overseas for preseason games in the 1980s and 90s, (England 1983, Sweden ’88, Germany ’93, Japan ’94). The Vikings will return to the Nation’s Capital looking to even the overall series record, which stands at 12-13, including a 11/12 at Washington 12-13-0 6-7 mark when the Redskins host.