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6. Sunday at noon ... just how Zimmer likes it
The Vikings only play a pair of prime-time games, including Sunday Night Football in the Seattle game listed above. The other is Week 10 on Monday Night Football in Chicago where the Vikings will try to get a rare road win in a place they have recently struggled.
But the Vikings also play a dozen times on Sunday at noon, rare for a 2019 playoff team but something that will make Zimmer smile.
Those intertwined in the NFL are creatures of habit. During the season, players are used to having meetings and workouts on Mondays, a day off on Tuesday and then filling up Wednesday through Saturday with practices and meetings.
Sunday, of course, is usually game day, with most players and coaches are conditioned to be ready Sunday at noon. The more of those games, the better, for the Vikings.
Since the start of the 2015 season, the Vikings are 35-14-1 under Zimmer in games that begin at noon (CT).
7. Early and often vs. the AFC South means late heavy dose of NFC games
The Vikings will get an early dose of the AFC South in 2020.
After opening against Green Bay, Minnesota will then go to Indianapolis, host Tennessee and then travel down to Houston in Weeks 2-4. The Vikings play those teams once every four seasons, and went 3-1 against those opponents back in 2016.
The Vikings finish up their AFC South slate in Week 13 at home against Jacksonville in just the seventh meeting between the franchises. Houston (four previous games) is the only active opponent the Vikings have played less frequently.
After a bye in Week 7, nine of the Vikings final 10 games are against NFC foes, including five division games. The race for playoff spots — which includes seven teams in each conference — will be as heated as ever down the stretch.