The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers open the 2026 season Sunday in Minnesota’s late window, with both NFC North teams looking to bounce back from disappointing 2025 campaigns.
Minnesota opened as a 2.5-point favorite and has since settled at 1.5 points. Prediction market Polymarket lists the Vikings with a 55 percent chance of winning the game.
The Vikings finished 2025 at 9-8 after a rough start, closing the season with five straight wins. That record still marked a steep decline from 2024, when Minnesota went 14-3 with Sam Darnold at quarterback. Minnesota heads into this matchup with an upgrade at the position, having added Kyler Murray.
Green Bay’s 2025 season ended in worse fashion. The Packers started 9-3-1 but lost their final four games and missed the playoffs entirely. The team enters this season dealing with several key injuries and roster losses.
Alongside the game, Polymarket is running a promotional offer tied to NFL Week 1 markets. New users who sign up with the code NYPMAX1 and verify their account can deposit $10 to receive a $50 trading bonus. The offer covers markets on all NFL Week 1 matchups, not just Vikings-Packers.
The promotion is open to eligible new users in most states, including Minnesota, but is restricted in Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, and Washington. Polymarket’s terms note the offer is limited to users 18 and older, that trading carries high risk, and that participants could lose their entire investment.
