Looking ahead to next season ...

The Vikings' schedule for 2013 is set, thanks to their second-place finish in the NFC North.

The Vikings will play every team in the NFC East and the AFC North, will face the second-place teams in the NFC South (Carolina) and NFC West (Seattle), and will play each NFC North opponent twice.

The game against Pittsburgh in London on Sept. 29 counts as a Vikings home game.

Other home opponents are Philadelphia, Washington, Cleveland, Carolina, Green Bay, Detroit and Chicago. Road opponents are Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Seattle, Green Bay, Detroit and Chicago.