Minnesota Vikings vs Buffalo Bills: where to watch live and start time (NFL, Nov 9) By Luís Henrique Costa
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The Buffalo Bills visit the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, November 9, 2026, in Week 9 of the NFL season, in a Monday Night Football game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. In the United States, the game will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN, with kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Vikings are the home team.
Both teams enter the matchup with identical 6-1 records, according to the Vikings.com and Covers reports, but other sources list different records, so this story does not state them. Buffalo leads the AFC East and Minnesota leads the NFC North. The Vikings lost their first game of the season on Sunday, November 1, 19-15 to the Detroit Lions. The Bills beat the Baltimore Ravens 36-10 on the same day, in Week 8, and are seeking their fourth straight win. The last meeting between the franchises was a 33-30 overtime win for Minnesota in Buffalo in 2022. The date of that game was not confirmed. The Monday game will be the 16th official meeting between them.
Onde assistir Minnesota Vikings x Buffalo Bills ao vivo
In the United States, the game can be watched on the following platforms:
- ABC: broadcast TV
- ESPN: cable TV
- ESPN app (ESPN Unlimited): streaming
- Fubo: streaming
Horário e local de Minnesota Vikings x Buffalo Bills
- Date: Monday, November 9, 2026
- Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. ET (7:15 p.m. local time in Minneapolis)
- Venue: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Competition and stage: NFL, Week 9, Monday Night Football
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Como chega o Minnesota Vikings
Kevin O’Connell is the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Carson Wentz will start at quarterback in place of Kyler Murray, who is out with a hamstring injury. The team’s injury report lists the following players:
- Out: QB Kyler Murray (hamstring), RB Demond Claiborne (knee), WR Jauan Jennings (calf)
- Questionable: safeties Theo Jackson (quad) and Jay Ward (knee)
- Cleared, no game designation: CB Isaiah Rodgers, LB Jake Golday and OLB Andrew Van Ginkel
If Jackson or Ward cannot play, the Vikings could turn to Jacob Thomas or rookie safety Jakobe Thomas, according to the sources reviewed.
Como chega o Buffalo Bills
Joe Brady is the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, and Josh Allen is the team’s starting quarterback. Wide receiver Josh Palmer is out with a hamstring injury. The following players are on the injury report:
- Out: WR Josh Palmer (hamstring)
- Questionable, per most sources: LT Dion Dawkins (ribs), LG Alec Anderson (ankle), DL Greg Gaines (calf), DB Jordan Hancock (hamstring), WR Tyrell Shavers (knee)
- Cleared, no game designation: WR DJ Moore (shoulder), TE Dalton Kincaid (chest/ribs), WR Keon Coleman (shoulder)
Sources disagree on Dawkins’s status: one lists him as doubtful, while the others list him as questionable. If Anderson cannot play, Austin Corbett would be the replacement.
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Arbitragem de Minnesota Vikings x Buffalo Bills
The referee, the assistant officials and the VAR crew for the game were not located in the sources consulted, and the NFL officiating crew assignment has not been reported.
