For the first time this season, the Minnesota Vikings will be starting a game in the late-afternoon time slot when they take on the Seattle Seahawks in a Week 16 NFC showdown on Sunday.
Aside from the early morning start time of their contest over in London in Week 5, every other contest on Minnesota's schedule this year has either begun at 12 p.m. CST or in primetime on a Sunday, Monday, or Thursday evening.
The Vikings have played two late-afternoon games on the road since Kevin O'Connell became the team's head coach in 2022, and they have a 1-1 record in those two matchups, with their lone win coming in Week 14 last season when they defeated the Las Vegas Raiders by a final score of 3-0.
How to watch the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16 against the Seattle Seahawks
How to Watch Vikings at Seahawks on Local TV
According to the graphic below from 506Sports.com, this weekend's Vikings and Seahawks game will be televised by the local FOX affiliates for those who reside in the areas on the map that are shaded green.
Vikings fans, if you live in an area that's shaded green on the map below, Sunday's game at 3:05pm CT between the Vikings and Seahawks will be broadcast on your local FOX affiliate
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Inside the TV booth, Adam Amin (play-by-play) and former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez (color analyst) will be calling all the action out on the field between Minnesota and Seattle on Sunday, while Kristina Pink will report from the sideline.
How to Stream Vikings at Seahawks without Cable
This week's NFC battle between the Vikings and Seahawks will also be available on multiple streaming platforms, including YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, and FuboTV.
If subscribers have a streaming package that includes their local FOX channel and they are residents of one of the local markets where the contest is being televised (from the graphic above), then they will be able to watch the Week 16 matchup.
For those who don't live in one of the local markets where the game is available on FOX, the Week 16 showdown between Minnesota and Seattle can be viewed by purchasing NFL Sunday Ticket through YouTube or YouTube TV.
Vikings at Seahawks Game Details
Location: Lumen Field
Kickoff Time: 3:05 p.m. CST
All-time Series Record: Seahawks lead 12-6 (including the playoffs)
It's been a long time since the Vikings were able to leave the Seahawks' home stadium with a victory. Minnesota's last win in Seattle took place all the way back in Week 7 of the 2006 season when the Vikings cruised to an easy 31-13 victory.
Since that win, Minnesota has lost five straight times in Seattle. However, none of those matchups took place with O'Connell as the Vikings head coach, so perhaps, with him calling the shots on the sideline this weekend, it will result in a different outcome for the purple and gold.