| Pre-Season 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Time (CST) | TV | Result |
| Sat. | Aug. 14 | @ St. Louis Rams | 7 PM | KARE 11 | W 28-7 |
| Sun. | Aug. 22 | @ San Francisco 49'ers | 7 PM | NBC/KARE 11 | L 15-10 |
| Sat. | Aug. 28 | Seattle Seahawks | 7 PM | KARE 11 | W 24-13 |
| Thur. | Sept. 2 | Denver Broncos | 7 PM | KARE 11 | W-L |
| Regular Season 2010 | |||||
| Thur. | Sep. 9 | @ New Orleans Saints | 7:30 PM | NBC | W-L |
| Sun. | Sep. 19 | Miami Dolphins | Noon | CBS | W-L |
| Sun. | Sep. 26 | Detroit Lions | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Oct. 3 | Bye | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mon. | Oct. 11 | @ NY Jets | 7:30 PM | ESPN | W-L |
| Sun. | Oct. 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 3:15 PM | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Oct. 24 | @ Green Bay Packers | 7:20 PM | NBC | W-L |
| Sun. | Oct. 31 | @ New England Patriots | 3:15 PM | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Nov. 7 | Arizona Cardinals | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Nov. 14 | @ Chicago Bears | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Nov. 21 | Green Bay Packers | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Nov. 28 | @ Washington Redskins | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Dec. 5 | Buffalo Bills | Noon | CBS | W-L |
| Sun. | Dec. 12 | NY Giants | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Mon. | Dec. 20 | Chicago Bears | 7:30 PM | ESPN | W-L |
| Sun. | Dec. 26 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Sun. | Jan. 2 | @ Detroit Lions | Noon | Fox | W-L |
| Playoffs | |||||
| Jan. 8-9, 2011 | Wild Card Weekend | ||||
| Jan. 15-16, 2011 | Divisional Playoffs | ||||
| Jan. 23, 2011 | Conference Championships | ||||
| Jan. 30, 2011 | AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Hawaii | ||||
| Feb. 6, 2011 | Super Bowl XLV, Arlington, Texas (Cowboys Stadium) | ||||
2010 NFL & Vikings Calendar
Feb. 24-March 2 — NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Ind.
Feb. 25 — Deadline for clubs to designate franchise and transition players
March 4 — Expiration date of all player contracts due to expire in 2010
March 4 — Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to their
restricted free agents whose contracts have expired and to whom they desire
to retain a right of first refusal/compensation
March 4 — Deadline for clubs to submit offer of minimum salary to retain
exclusive negotiating rights to their players with fewer than three seasons
of free agency credit whose contracts have expired
March 5 — Veteran free agency signing period begins
March 5 — Trading period begins
March 21-24 — NFL Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla.
Early April — NFL schedule released
April 15 — Deadline for signing of offer sheets by restricted free agents
April 21 — Deadline for old club to exercise right of first refusal to
restricted free agents
April 22-24 — NFL draft, New York City
May 16 Rookies Can Start Participating In The Offseason Program
May 18-21 OTA's No. 1-4 (Rookies / Select Veterans)
May 24-27 OTA's No. 5-8 (All Rookies and Veterans)
May 24-26 — NFL spring meeting, Dallas, Texas
June 1-4 OTA's No. 9-12
June 1 — Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned unrestricted free
agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of season if player
is not signed by another club by July 22
June 1 — Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free
agents or to extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights
June 15 — Deadline for old clubs to withdraw original qualifying offer to
unsigned restricted free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating
rights by substituting tender of 110 percent of previous year’s salary
June 7-10 OTA's No. 13-14
June 10-13 Mandatory Mini-Camp
June 27-30 — NFL Rookie Symposium, Carlsbad, Calif.
Mid-July — Training camps open
July 22 — Signing period ends at 3 p.m. Central for unrestricted free agents
who received June 1 tender
Aug. 8 — Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio
Aug. 12-16 — First preseason weekend
Aug. 31 — Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players
Sept. 4 — Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players
Sept. 9-13 — Kickoff 2010 Weekend