There are multiple games that Minnesota Vikings fans will be looking forward to watching during the 2025 NFL season, but the team's matchup against Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks is one that will likely be must-see TV.
After the Vikings helped revive Darnold's pro career last season, he was able land a lucrative, multi-year contract from the Seahawks earlier this offseason. In his first year with Seattle, the former No. 3 overall draft pick will get to go up against Minnesota in a game that was recently ranked as one of the 10 best on the league's 2025 schedule.
NFL.com's Kevin Patra recently shared his list of the "Top 10 games of 2025 season", and in the No. 9 spot, he has the Vikings' road showdown against Darnold and the Seahawks.
Multiple questions surrounding the 2025 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks
In addition to Darnold taking on his former team, Patra pointed out that there will be several reasons to watch next season's NFC battle between Minnesota and Seattle.
"On their own, both of these clubs bring intriguing questions to the 2025 campaign.
Can J.J. McCarthy seamlessly take over a well-oiled Kevin O'Connell offense and keep it running smoothly? Was O'Connell's scheme the reason for Darnold's success, or has he finally turned the corner from his ghost-seeing days?
Will the Seahawks' revamped offense under Klint Kubiak shine or take time to jell? What role will Jalen Milroe play?"
While Darnold taking on the Vikings will be the main focus, Patra reminds us that this contest will feature former Minnesota offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak taking on his former team as well.
Before the Seahawks hired Kubiak to be their new offensive coordinator earlier this offseason, he spent five years as an assistant coach with Minnesota.
He was first an offensive quality control coach for the Vikings in 2013 and 2014, and then after a brief stint at the college level with the University of Kansas and three years as an offensive assistant with the Denver Broncos, he returned to Minnesota to be the team's quarterbacks coach in 2019 and 2020 before getting promoted to offensive coordinator in 2021.
Kubiak has floated around the NFL since parting with the Vikings in 2022, and his path eventually led him to Seattle this offseason.
Will he and Darnold be able to get their revenge on Minnesota next season, or will the Vikings earn more validation for their decisions to move on from the Seahawks' new quarterback and offensive coordinator duo?