Below you will find listed who the Vikings will play in future years. The exact dates & times for each year's games are determined when the NFL schedule is released, which generally happens in mid to late April each year.
2012
Home - GB, DET, CHI, ARZ, SF, JAX, TEN, and NFC South team that finishes in the same spot as the Vikings finish in the NFC North. Since the Vikings finished fourth in the NFC North, they will play Tampa Bay, who finished fourth in the NFC South.
Away - GB, DET, CHI, STL, SEA, HOU, IND, and NFC East team that finishes in the same spot as the Vikings finish in the NFC North. Since the Vikings finished fourth in the NFC North, they will play Washington, who finished fourth in the NFC East.
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Here is the breakdown of how the schedule is determined:
6 games against your division (3 on the road, 3 at home)
4 games against a division in the NFC (2 on the road, 2 at home)
4 games against a division in the AFC (2 on the road, 2 at home)
2 games against teams that finished in the same spot in their division as the Vikings did the previous year in the NFC outside of the division they play four games against already (1 on the road, 1 at home)
That last point can be a bit hard to explain, but for example, if the Vikings win their division and play 4 games against the NFC West the following year, then those two extra games would be against the teams who won the NFC East and NFC South.
