Pats Pulpit
The Patriots and Vikings will meet in Week 2 of the 2025 preseason.
The New England Patriots’ preseason schedule is set, and at least one of their three exhibition contests will be preceded by a set of joint practices.
According to a report by Christopher Price of the Boston Globe, the Patriots will team up with the Minnesota Vikings prior to their preseason meeting on Aug. 16 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The expectation is that two practice sessions will be held at the Vikings’ TCO Performance Center in Eagan, MN, in the days leading up to the game.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel already spoke about the possibility of joint practices with the Vikings back in March.
“We’d love to go to Minnesota,” Vrabel said at the annual NFL meetings. “We practiced with them a few years ago in Tennessee. It’s a nice setup. They have a beautiful facility, there’s a hotel close by to walk to the field, and we enjoyed working with Kevin [O’Connell] and [Brian Flores] and their team.”
In addition to their joint practices with the Vikings, the Patriots have also had talks with the Washington Commanders. The two teams are set to meet in the preseason opener at Gillette Stadium on Aug. 8.
New England will close out its exhibition slate with a game against the New York Giants on Aug. 21 in East Rutherford, NJ. The belief is that this particular game will not be accompanied by any joint practices.
Through the years, the Patriots have regularly joined other teams on the practice fields. Last year, under Mike Vrabel’s predecessor Jerod Mayo, they joined forces with the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in Foxborough. Under long-time head coach Bill Belichick, joint practices became a near-annual tradition.
Currently, the Patriots are conducting their organized team activities.
