Vikings at Raiders Broadcast Map: Will you be able to watch on TV?
The Minnesota Vikings begin their march toward the playoffs on Sunday and it starts with a road game against the Las Vegas Raiders, who are trying to keep their playoff hopes alive, as well.Minnesota is coming off its much-needed bye, but so are the Raiders. Therefore, neither team really has an "advantage" from the extra […]
The Minnesota Vikings begin their march toward the playoffs on Sunday and it starts with a road game against the Las Vegas Raiders, who are trying to keep their playoff hopes alive, as well.
Minnesota is coming off its much-needed bye, but so are the Raiders. Therefore, neither team really has an "advantage" from the extra time. As it currently stands, the Vikings are holding onto the sixth seed in the NFC and the Raiders are 13th in line. A loss in this game would not be good, as the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks are both 6-6 and would move in front if they were to win their respective matchups. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are also just a half-game behind the Vikes, so there's a lot on the line, this week.
Will you be able to watch the game on TV? If you live in the orange areas on the map below you'll get this game on your local FOX channels, according to 506sports.com:
The Vikings-Raiders game (orange) is competing with just one other game on FOX's late schedule and it's the Seahawks' matchup against the San Francisco 49ers (red), so it makes sense that game would dominate national TV coverage.
Regardless, if you don't live in the orange areas, you won't be able to catch the game on local TV channels. Of course, there are plenty of other ways to watch in today's world. If you have YouTube TV, there's obviously the Sunday Ticket package that comes with it. There are other streaming sites such as FuboTV, DAZN, and others, as well.
And, if you don't want to deal with any of that – you can always listen to the game on the Vikings Radio Network.
How short is Josh Dobb's leash?
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said a lot of things during Wednesday's press conference that illustrated his belief in Dobbs and his willingness/dedication to help the veteran quarterback succeed.
But, when considering the Vikings' overall position of every single game matters, O'Connell simply doesn't have a lot of time to wait on Dobbs and he said that without saying it during his presser.
"Our whole mentality coming out of this bye is about 60 minutes on Sunday, so I've really taken that same mindset with our game plan, with our defensive thought process coming out of the bye, special teams and the kicking game for sure as well," O'Connell told reporters. "What can we do with the extra time – the Raiders also have that time as well, it's not like we have more time than our opponent – so we're looking at it like, what can we do to maximize our preparation and worry about the 60 minutes that are out in front of us at 1 o’clock on Sunday in Vegas."
O'Connell also mentioned, with a healthier Nick Mullens, that he thinks the Vikings have three QBs capable of leading them to the playoffs. Now, that can certainly be chalked up as coach speak, but it's still interesting he said that in a public forum. And when tying it into the above comment and the fact he said Mullen's health played a role in keeping Dobbs the starter, it's clear this isn't a permanent decision.
So, if Dobbs comes out and continues to struggle, don't be surprised if Mullens is inserted rather quickly. The Vikings simply don't have time to waste, so if the veteran journeyman QB can't hit the ground running after the bye week, it's likely he's not going to get to that point in a timely enough manner, anyway.
