The Commanders are on a short week, 5 days after Sunday's game against the Falcons, with 1,511 km (939 miles) of travel, playing 1 hour behind their home clock.
The Vikings are on a short week, 5 days after Sunday's game against the Lions.
Conference game indoors.
NFL teams on a short week have won 52% of regular-season games since 2015 (848 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NFL games this week
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The Washington Commanders face the Minnesota Vikings in the 2026 NFL regular season on Sunday 27 December 2026 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis.
Kick-off is 12:00 AM ET. NFL games are shown in the United States across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC and Amazon Prime Video depending on the slot, and internationally on Sky Sports and DAZN. Confirmed broadcast details are listed nearer kick-off.