After four straight seasons opening their regular-season schedule at home, the Vikings will begin their 2021 schedule on the road.
They will kick off their 61st season on Sept. 12 in Cincinnati, facing the Bengals in a noon kickoff. Fox announced the matchup on Wednesday morning as part of the NFL's schedule release day, which allowed the league's broadcast rightsholders to announce the entire Week 1 schedule before the rest of the matchups are announced this evening.
The Vikings last faced the Bengals in 2017, clinching their most recent NFC North title in a 34-7 win at U.