Minnesota Vikings 2026 Travel Schedule

Minnesota Vikings travel miles 2026 by week

Home: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis. Miles are round trips from home. Body clock shows the kickoff in Minnesota time, so you can see how early or late the game feels to the Vikings.

Miles (round trip):

14,920

Short weeks (under 7 days rest):

2

Early kickoffs (before 11 a.m. body clock):

0

Longest road trip (games):

2

Longest home gap (days):

21

Time zones crossed:

4

International games:

1

Minnesota Vikings short weeks 2026

• Week 10, at Green Bay Packers: 6 days after the previous game, 520 miles round trip.
• Week 14, at New England Patriots: 4 days after the previous game, 2,240 miles round trip.

How NFL travel miles are calculated

Each road game counts as its own round trip from the team’s home stadium, even when a team plays consecutive road games. Home games count zero. Neutral-site and international games are measured from home. MockSlate measures each trip from U.S. Bank Stadium as the crow flies, rounded to ten miles. All 32 teams ranked →

Minnesota Vikings rest advantage 2026 by week

Since 2002, home teams win 56% of games with even rest. With a rest edge of three days or more that rises to 58%. On the short side of three days or more it drops to 53%.

A positive number means Minnesota has more rest than its opponent; a negative number means the opponent has more rest. Week 1 has no comparison because neither team has played yet. Thursday games are often even because both teams are coming off the same short week.

Minnesota has a net rest advantage of 4 days across the 2026 schedule, ranking 11th in the league.

Minnesota Vikings games off a bye 2026

• Week 7, vs Indianapolis Colts: 14 days of rest against the opponent’s 7, an edge of +7.

NFL win rate by rest advantage since 2002

Here’s how NFL teams have actually performed with different amounts of rest since 2002. The table groups games by how many more, or fewer, rest days the home team had than its opponent. The Even line is the normal home-field baseline.

Sample: 5,838 regular-season games from 2002 to 2025 where rest could be calculated for both teams. Week 1 is excluded.

Minnesota Vikings hardest stretch of the 2026 schedule

The Vikings’ hardest three-game stretch is Weeks 8 to 10: @DET, BUF, @GB, at an average model win chance of 44.3%, 18th hardest three-game run in the league. The ranking uses MockSlate’s projected win chances, which already account for home field and rest.

Remaining schedule: opponents .576, 1st hardest by record; favored in 6 of 11.

Playoff picture: alive, magic number 10 for the division and 9 for a playoff spot.

Who Vikings fans should root for this week →

The Vikings’ record in cold and hot weather since 1999 →

These are MockSlate model numbers, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams ranked by hardest stretch →

Minnesota Vikings primetime games 2026 and since 2002

The Vikings have 4 primetime games in 2026, tied for 11th most in the league, and have averaged 3.1 per season since 2002. That is down from 5 in 2025. Their primetime record since 2002 is 29-46 (38.7%). Week 18's game time has not been announced yet.

Which Vikings games can still be flexed →

Windows: Thursday night, Sunday night, Monday night, and other night windows (the opener, holiday nights, Saturday night). Lines are MockSlate model numbers from the current ratings snapshot, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams by primetime games → Every Vikings primetime and holiday game since 1966 →