The Minnesota Vikings open the 2025 NFL regular season at the Chicago Bears on Sept. 8 at Soldier Field (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC).
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has collected one of the NFL's most talented top-to-bottom rosters, in part because he and coach Kevin O'Connell committed to second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy and his cost-controlled rookie contract. With McCarthy occupying only $4.97 million in salary cap space, the team added five new starters to its offensive and defensive lines and also traded for running back Jordan Mason. The roster isn't cheap, however.