Well, Minnesota Vikings fans will now have to wait a little longer to watch their favorite team take on the Green Bay Packers in Week 17 as the start time for the NFC North battle has been moved from 12 p.m. CST to 3:25 p.m. CST. The contest will also be featured as FOX's "America's Game of the Week", which means that Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt will be in the TV booth for the matchup.
This will be the first time that the Vikings have played in a game with Brady as part of the television broadcast. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is in his first season as part of FOX's No. 1 announce team after signing a 10-year, $375 million contract with the network.
Brady hasn't exactly been getting rave reviews from the public during his first season in the TV booth. He's had some intriguing moments, but he's also been criticized a ton for his underwhelming analysis. It's safe to say that plenty of Minnesota fans will be sharing their opinion of Brady's commentary online during and after the team's game on Sunday against the Packers.
What will Tom Brady have to say about the Minnesota Vikings in the Week 17 game vs. the Green Bay Packers?
In addition to his analysis (or lack thereof) of everything that will be taking place in the actual matchup next weekend, it will be interesting to hear Brady's opinion on what the Vikings should do with quarterback Sam Darnold during the upcoming offseason.
His thoughts might actually be quite different than what some of the talking heads in the national media have been saying recently, especially since he's showered Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy with praise in the past.
Like McCarthy, Brady also spent his college career at Michigan, and last year, he shared his belief that the current Minnesota rookie is the greatest Wolverines quarterback in the history of the school's football program.
Will Brady suggest the Vikings continue with their original plan and stick with the former Michigan quarterback in 2025, or has Darnold performed well this year enough to convince the future Hall of Famer that Minnesota should re-sign him after the 2024 campaign?