Tough Schedule! how many primetime games?

**SharperImage** · 03-19-2010, 01:39 PM

http://www.vikings.com/

you can see our opponent list if you scroll down there.

I predict primetime games vs GB(2), NE, Chi, NO, and WAS

what yal think? I think we have the toughest schedule in the NFL.

**Flidais** · 03-19-2010, 01:53 PM

I would be surprised if the Vikings weren't being considered for the Thanksgiving night game at the Jets.

Love him or hate him, Favre's a ratings beast.

**Zeus** · 03-19-2010, 02:05 PM

SharperImage wrote:

http://www.vikings.com/

you can see our opponent list if you scroll down there.

I predict primetime games vs GB(2), NE, Chi, NO, and WAS

what yal think? I think we have the toughest schedule in the NFL.

I think predicting before the season starts who has the "toughest" schedule in the NFL is ludicrous.

However, based on the strength of schedule calculation, the Vikings aren't even in the top 10, they're tied for 14th with the Bears.

http://www.theredzone.org/strength.asp

As to how many prime-time games, there's no way the Vikings get six (particularly since there is an NFL rule which states no single team can have more than FIVE).

=Z=

**El Vikingo** · 03-19-2010, 02:10 PM

Surprisingly we play the Giants this season.

**SKOL** · 03-19-2010, 09:35 PM

SharperImage wrote:

I predict primetime games vs .., .., ..., .., and WAS

WAS?

**midgensa** · 03-19-2010, 09:53 PM

El Vikingo wrote:

Surprisingly we play the Giants this season.

We won't play them in 2011 though. We will be division champs and they will be in second or third.

We wouldn't have played them this season, except that we play that entire division.

**Rockmolder** · 03-19-2010, 09:54 PM

SharperImage wrote:

http://www.vikings.com/

you can see our opponent list if you scroll down there.

I predict primetime games vs GB(2), NE, Chi, NO, and WAS

what yal think? I think we have the toughest schedule in the NFL.

Right now, I think that you can pretty much pencil in 3 of those. @GB, @NE and @NO. It would be nothing but away games, though, so maybe they'll throw around the GB game if they're not giving it to "us" twice.

I just figure that they want to keep the Favre going to GB as a Viking story going as long as they can.

**Zeus** · 03-19-2010, 10:48 PM

Rockmolder wrote:

SharperImage wrote:

http://www.vikings.com/

you can see our opponent list if you scroll down there.

I predict primetime games vs GB(2), NE, Chi, NO, and WAS

what yal think? I think we have the toughest schedule in the NFL.

Right now, I think that you can pretty much pencil in 3 of those. @GB, @NE and @NO. It would be nothing but away games, though, so maybe they'll throw around the GB game if they're not giving it to "us" twice.

I just figure that they want to keep the Favre going to GB as a Viking story going as long as they can.

The game at GB wasn't a prime-time game this year. It was a Sunday afternoon game, and it drew Fox's highest regular season rating of the entire year. Can't imagine that Fox would want to give that one up.

The game here was a Monday nighter, and it was freaking AWESOME to be in the Dome.

=Z=

**Rockmolder** · 03-20-2010, 09:28 AM

Zeus wrote:

Rockmolder wrote:

SharperImage wrote:

http://www.vikings.com/

you can see our opponent list if you scroll down there.

I predict primetime games vs GB(2), NE, Chi, NO, and WAS

what yal think? I think we have the toughest schedule in the NFL.

Right now, I think that you can pretty much pencil in 3 of those. @GB, @NE and @NO. It would be nothing but away games, though, so maybe they'll throw around the GB game if they're not giving it to "us" twice.

I just figure that they want to keep the Favre going to GB as a Viking story going as long as they can.

The game at GB wasn't a prime-time game this year. It was a Sunday afternoon game, and it drew Fox's highest regular season rating of the entire year. Can't imagine that Fox would want to give that one up.

The game here was a Monday nighter, and it was freaking AWESOME to be in the Dome.

=Z=

That makes sense.

**mountainviking** · 03-20-2010, 09:53 AM

Primetime at the Saints in week 1 baby!!

The Bears always play us tough...esp at their place! I'll pick that one.

At least one of the Packer games.

@NE is a possibility, as is @NYJ with the LT situation as is...

The Cards might have been a decent pick, but not after all their shuffling. I'm thinking Cowboys instead.

Basically, I'm guessing we'll get 4 if not 5, AND that many of the others will be televised nationally too cuz the Favre gets national attention!

:woohoo: :silly: