Vikings set to play at noon CT on Sunday, Jan. 17

Vikings set to play at noon CT on Sunday, Jan. 17



© 2010 The Associated Press

Jan. 4, 2010, 2:32PM



EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings don't know yet which team they'll face to start the postseason. But they have found out when the game will be played.
The NFL says Minnesota will host a divisional round game on Sunday, Jan. 17, at noon Central time. The Vikings earned the No. 2 seed in the NFC field and the bye that comes with it. They'll host either Dallas, Green Bay or Arizona at the Metrodome, depending on how the wild-card round plays out.
If the Cowboys beat Philadelphia at home this Saturday, they'll come to Minnesota. If the Eagles win that game, the Vikings will face the winner of the Packers-Cardinals game.
The Vikings haven't won a playoff game since the 2004 season. They haven't won a home playoff game in nine years.

SKOL!:toast:

Divisional playoff times now set

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/schedules/postseason


<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="bg0" align="left"><td colspan="5">Postseason (All times ET)</td></tr><tr class="bg1" align="left"><td colspan="5">Wild Card Weekend - Saturday, Jan. 9</td></tr><tr id="header" class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td class="bg4" align="left">Game</td><td class="bg4" align="left">Time</td><td class="bg4" align="left">TV</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati</td><td align="left">4:30 p.m.</td><td align="left">NBC</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">Philadelphia at Dallas</td><td align="left">8 p.m.</td><td align="left">NBC</td></tr><tr class="bg1" align="left"><td colspan="5">Wild Card Weekend - Sunday, Jan. 10</td></tr><tr id="header" class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td class="bg4" align="left">Game</td><td class="bg4" align="left"> </td><td class="bg4" align="left">
</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">Baltimore at New England</td><td align="left">1 p.m.</td><td align="left">CBS</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">Green Bay at Arizona</td><td align="left">4:30 p.m.</td><td align="left">FOX</td></tr><tr class="bg1" align="left"><td colspan="5">Divisional Playoffs - Saturday, Jan. 16</td></tr><tr id="header" class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td class="bg4" align="left">Game</td><td class="bg4" align="left">Time</td><td class="bg4" align="left">TV</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">Cincinnati, N.Y. Jets or Baltimore at Indianapolis</td><td align="left">8:15 p.m.</td><td align="left">CBS</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">Arizona, Green Bay or Philadelphia at New Orleans</td><td align="left">4:30 p.m.</td><td align="left">FOX</td></tr><tr class="bg1" align="left"><td colspan="5">Divisional Playoffs - Sunday, Jan. 17</td></tr><tr id="header" class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td class="bg4" align="left">Game</td><td class="bg4" align="left">Time</td><td class="bg4" align="left">TV</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">Dallas, Arizona or Green Bay at Minnesota</td><td align="left">1 p.m.</td><td align="left">FOX</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">New England, Cincinnati, N.Y. Jets at San Diego</td><td align="left">4:40 p.m.</td><td align="left">CBS</td></tr><tr class="bg1" align="left"><td colspan="5">Conference Championships - Sunday, Jan. 24</td></tr><tr id="header" class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td class="bg4" align="left">Game</td><td class="bg4" align="left">Time</td><td class="bg4" align="left">TV</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">AFC Teams</td><td align="left">TBD</td><td align="left">CBS</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">NFC Teams</td><td align="left">TBD</td><td align="left">FOX</td></tr><tr class="bg1" align="left"><td colspan="5">Pro Bowl -- Jan. 31 -- Land Shark Stadium (Miami, Fla.)</td></tr><tr id="header" class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td class="bg4" align="left">Game</td><td class="bg4" align="left"> </td><td class="bg4" align="left">
</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">AFC vs. NFC</td><td align="left">4:30 p.m.</td><td align="left">NBC </td></tr><tr class="bg1" align="left"><td colspan="5">Super Bowl XLIV -- Feb. 7 -- Land Shark Stadium (Miami, Fla.)</td></tr><tr id="header" class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td class="bg4" align="left">Game</td><td class="bg4" align="left">Time</td><td class="bg4" align="left">TV</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">AFC vs. NFC</td><td align="left">6:30 p.m.</td><td align="left">CBS</td></tr></tbody></table>

Although I am rooting for Dalas to advance I am sure the network brass are rooting for a Packers Vs Vikings clash for obvious reasons. Green Bay is playing some excellent football right now and will pose the Vikes a real challange if the game happens. For that matter the Cowboys will not be pushovers either.

Good luck to all Viking fans..


wil..