For the second time this season for both Packers and Vikings fans, those who wish to watch their team's game will have to scan their TV channels for ESPN. Green Bay at Minnesota is the featured game on "Monday Night Football" in Week 16, the final Monday night game of the 2019 season.
Monday night's game will have a big impact on the NFL playoff picture regardless of the result. If the Packers win, they will clinch the NFC North title and keep themselves in play for the No. 1 overall seed and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. If the Vikings win, they will give themselves a chance to steal the division in Week 17 and climb from the No. 6 seed in the playoffs to a top three seed.
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Minnesota enters Monday night's game as a five-point home favorite, but running back Dalvin Cook will miss the game with an injury, and quarterback Kirk Cousins is winless in "Monday Night Football" games for his career. If the Vikings lose, they will be stuck on the road in the wild-card round of the playoffs as the No. 6 seed, playing in Green Bay, New Orleans, San Francisco or Seattle.
Below is all the info you need to watch Packers vs. Vikings on Monday night in Week 16, including the TV channel and kickoff time.
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What channel is Packers vs. Vikings on today?
- TV channel (national): ESPN
- Live stream: ESPN App
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" presentation this season features Joe Tessitore on the play-by-play call and Booger McFarland providing analysis. Lisa Salters is ESPN's sideline reporter for Monday night games, and John Perry is the crew's officiating analyst for 2019.
For those who can't get to a TV and wish to find Packers vs. Vikings on the radio, the Minnesota call can be heard on Sirius channel 83 and XM channel 226, and the Green Bay call can be heard on Sirius channel 81 and XM channel 225.
Packers vs. Vikings: What time is kickoff?
- Date: Monday, Dec. 23
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
The 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff time for Packers vs. Vikings marks Green Bay's fifth and final prime-time appearance of the regular season. The Packers' Week 17 game against the Lions is scheduled for an early Sunday afternoon kickoff.
As for Minnesota, Monday night's game marks its second prime-time appearance in four weeks and the fourth overall during the regular season. The Vikings also will play in the early Sunday afternoon window in Week 17, at home against the Bears.
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Packers schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Kickoff time | TV |
| Week 1 | Sept. 5 (Thursday) | at Bears | 8:20 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Week 2 | Sept. 15 | vs. Vikings | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 3 | Sept. 22 | vs. Broncos | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 4 | Sept. 26 (Thursday) | vs. Eagles | 8:20 p.m. ET | Fox/NFLN |
| Week 5 | Oct. 6 | at Cowboys | 4:25 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 6 | Oct. 14 (Monday) | vs. Lions | 8:15 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Week 7 | Oct. 20 | vs. Raiders | 1 p.m. ET | CBS |
| Week 8 | Oct. 27 | at Chiefs | 8:20 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Week 9 | Nov. 3 | at Chargers | 4:25 p.m. ET | CBS |
| Week 10 | Nov. 10 | vs. Panthers | 4:25 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 11 | BYE | - | - | - |
| Week 12 | Nov. 24 | at 49ers | 4:25 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 13 | Dec. 1 | at Giants | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 14 | Dec. 8 | vs. Redskins | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 15 | Dec. 15 | vs. Bears | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 16 | Dec. 23 (Monday) | at Vikings | 8:15 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Week 17 | Dec. 29 | at Lions | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
Vikings schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Kickoff time | TV |
| Week 1 | Sept. 8 | vs. Falcons | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 2 | Sept. 15 | at Packers | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 3 | Sept. 22 | vs. Raiders | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 4 | Sept. 29 | at Bears | 4:25 p.m. ET | CBS |
| Week 5 | Oct. 6 | at Giants | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 6 | Oct. 13 | vs. Eagles | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 7 | Oct. 20 | at Lions | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 8 | Oct. 24 (Thursday) | vs. Redskins | 8:20 p.m. ET | Fox/NFLN |
| Week 9 | Nov. 3 | at Chiefs | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 10 | Nov. 10 | at Cowboys | 8:20 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Week 11 | Nov. 17 | vs. Broncos | 1 p.m. ET | CBS |
| Week 12 | BYE | - | - | - |
| Week 13 | Dec. 2 | at Seahawks | 8:15 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Week 14 | Dec. 8 | vs. Lions | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |
| Week 15 | Dec. 15 | at Chargers | 4:05 p.m. ET | CBS |
| Week 16 | Dec. 23 (Monday) | vs. Packers | 8:15 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Week 17 | Dec. 29 | vs. Bears | 1 p.m. ET | Fox |