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Cronin also offered takeaways on the Vikings schedule, pointing out that they will play the Bengals on the road Week 1 after four consecutive season openers at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Cincinnati matchup, she said, "is a game with storylines galore."
[Vikings Head Coach] Mike Zimmer coaching against his former team (he was the defensive coordinator from 2008-13); the LSU connections between Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson and former teammates and current Bengals Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase; and, dare we call them 'revenge games' for ex-Vikings Riley Reiff and Trae Waynes. For the first time in the Zimmer era, Minnesota will be on the road for the first two weeks of the season, going from Cincinnati to Arizona. It appears the Vikings also earned their way back into the good graces of the prime-time gods. Minnesota has two Sunday night games (Dallas in Week 8 and Green Bay in Week 17), a Thursday night matchup (Pittsburgh in Week 14) and a Monday night showdown in Chicago in Week 15 a year after pulling off just their third win at Soldier Field since 2010.
And as far as Cronin's bold prediction for Minnesota, coming off a 7-9 finish last season? She believes they'll be making a postseason appearance.
Just like in 2020, the Vikings will beat all three of their NFC North opponents on the road, but this time they will find their way back into the playoffs as a Wild Card team.