EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings are hosting the Cincinnati Bengals at noon (CT) Sunday, Sept. 21, as part of Week 3.

The game will amount to a battle of backup QBs and beyond.

Minnesota is preparing August addition Carson Wentz for his first start in Purple after J.J. McCarthy suffered a high-ankle sprain against Atlanta in Week 2. McCarthy finished the game but is now week-to-week.

Cincinnati is preparing Jake Browning to fill in for Joe Burrow, who suffered a toe injury in Week 2 that will require surgery. Browning started against Minnesota in December 2023 and led a Bengals comeback in a 27-24 overtime contest.

BROADCAST TV

CBS (WCCO in the Twin Cities) will televise the game for a wide swath of Middle America, as well as pockets in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

Kickoff: Noon (CT)

Play-by-Play: Jim Nantz

Analyst: Tony Romo

Sideline reporter: Tracy Wolfson

PREGAME

Vikings GameDay Live will air on FOX 9 in the Twin Cities at 10 a.m. (CT).

AUDIO

VIKINGS AUDIO NETWORK

KFAN (100.3-FM), KTLK 1130-AM and the five-state Vikings Audio Network with 70 affiliates across the Upper Midwest will provide audio coverage.

Kickoff: Noon (CT)

Play-by-Play: Paul Allen

Analyst: Pete Bercich

Sideline reporter: Ben Leber

Pregame Show: 10 a.m.

SPANISH AUDIO

Tico Sports at WREY 94.9 FM and 630 AM will have a Spanish broadcast that will also be available on Tico-Sports.com, elrey949fm.com and Vikings.com.

Play-by-Play: Gabriel Rios

Analyst: Isaias Zendejas

NATIONAL RADIO

ESPN Radio

Play-by-Play: Steve Levy

Analyst: Mike Tannenbaum

SATELLITE RADIO

Vikings: 229; Devices: 820

Bengals: 384; Devices: 806

STREAMING OPTIONS

Paramount+ will stream the game.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Click here for the full bevy of options that include over-the-air, cable, satellite, over-the-top and streaming methods.

NFL+ AND NFL+ PREMIUM

Watch out-of-market Vikings preseason games live or on-demand with NFL+ or NFL+ Premium. It is available in the NFL app and at NFL.com/plus.

NFL+ is available for $6.99/month or $49.99/year (currently on sale for $39.99/year) and offers the following:

• Live out-of-market preseason games across devices
• Live local and prime-time regular-season and postseason games on your phone or tablet
• Live game audio (home, away & national calls) for every game of the season
• NFL Network

NFL+ Premium is available for $14.99/month or $99.99/year (currently on sale for $79.99/year) and offers all NFL+ features and the following:

• Full-game replays across all devices
• Condensed game replays across all devices
• Coaches film
• NFL RedZone
  And
• Live, local prime-time regular-season and postseason games on phones and tablets
  And
• NFL Pro for desktop and mobile web users

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