Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings are reinventing themselves…again. Following a 14-3 season in 2024, Kevin O’Connell’s club regressed in ’25, finishing 9-8. Although they finished the year on a high note, cobbling together a five-game win streak to close things out, the Purple People Eaters still narrowly missed the playoffs. To add insult to injury, O’Connell is now officially the only NFC North head Coach without a postseason win (after the Bears’ Ben Johnson notched his first this past winter). Thankfully, they’ll get a fresh start in ’26 with new starting quarterback Kyler Murray and hotshot blue-chip draft pick Caleb Banks, both of whom will play alongside returning stars Justin Jefferson, Christian Darrisaw, Dallas Turner, T.J. Hockenson, and Jalen Redmond. And, now that the NFL schedule has been released, we have a clearer picture of what this group’s comeback campaign will look like. Notable home games on their calendar include high-pressure home games at Minneapolis’ U.S.…