The Minnesota Vikings defense has proven to be one of the toughest in the NFL in recent years, but in 2024, they became special. Brian Flores had a unit that struck fear into the hearts of every quarterback that faced it and now they will get to welcome the top pick in the draft to the NFL.
Andrew Siciliano announced on Thursday the NFL’s national preseason game schedule and the Minnesota Vikings find themselves being the final game on the slate.
They will be facing the Tennessee Titans and their new franchise quarterback Cam Ward on CBS in primetime on August 22. In past year, the final preseason game of the year has been the final audition for teams to get to see what their first-team units look like ahead of the new season, so it would mean that Ward would face the majority of the Pro Bowlers on the Vikings’ defensive side of the ball.
The Titans will see very quickly what they have in their new quarterback, and the Vikings will see how he can handle the pressure coming at them from a quarterback who can extend plays.