EAGAN, Minn. — It didn't take long for Aaron Jones, Sr., to earn the respect and admiration of Vikings teammates — or former Packers teammates, for that matter.
The running back who posted 93 rushing yards and 46 receiving yards in his return to Green Bay in Minnesota's 31-29 September win will help the Vikings (13-2) host his former squad this Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
On the heels of crossing the 1,000-rushing-yards threshold for the fourth time in his career and first as a newly minted 30-year-old, Jones described a different avenue for earning respect.
"I'm not going to give bulletin board material, but I'm confident in myself. I practiced against a lot of those guys when we were in camp, so you're going 1s-vs.-1s," Jones said. "They respect you because you're on their team, and they see the work that you put in, but you want to gain their respect in another way from playing against them: 'This dude is really as good as I thought he was from having played against him,' something like that.
Jones needs just 14 yards to become the 69th player all-time with 7,000 rushing yards, and he needs 76 on the ground for a new single-season career best, which would top 1,121 in 2022. He knows it won't come easy.
"They're a team that flies around," Jones said. "They've always played as 11. They've always ran to the ball, just the way they're attacking and getting off the ball, or when they're sending a blitz, you can see them … coming with intentions. We've just got to be ready for that."
Here are all the ways to catch the Week 17 action.
BROADCAST TV
FOX (KMSP FOX 9 in the Twin Cities)
Kickoff: 3:25 p.m. (CT)
Play-by-Play: Kevin Burkhardt
Analyst: Tom Brady
Field reporters: Erin Andrews & Tom Rinaldi
This game is the only one in Week 17 with a 3:25 p.m. (CT) kickoff. It will air nationally on over-the-air FOX affiliates.
LOCAL/REGIONAL RADIO
KFAN (100.3-FM), KTLK 1130-AM and the five-state Vikings Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Paul Allen
Analyst: Pete Bercich
Sideline reporter: Ben Leber
Note: The pregame radio show on the Vikings Radio Network will begin at 1 p.m. (CT).
Audio Streaming Option: Catch the audio broadcast on your smart devices through the KFAN channel on the iHeart app.
SPANISH RADIO
Catch the Vikings on Tico Sports at WREY "El Rey" 94.9 FM and 630 AM in the Twin Cities and on Tico-Sports.com, elrey949fm.com and Vikings.com.
Play-by-Play: Gabriel Rios
Analyst: Isaias Zendejas
NATIONAL RADIO
Play-by-Play: Ted Robinson
Analyst: Brandon Noble
SATELLITE RADIO
Minnesota: SiriusXM 82 or 228/Vikings Team Page
Green Bay: SiriusXM 111 or 384/Packers Team Page
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
Click here for the full bevy of options that include over-the-air, cable, satellite, over-the-top and streaming methods.
NFL+ AND NFL+ PREMIUM
Watch out-of-market Vikings preseason games live or on-demand with NFL+ or NFL+ Premium. It is available in the NFL app and at NFL.com/plus.
NFL+ is available for $6.99/month or $49.99/year and offers the following:
- Live out-of-market preseason games across devices
- Live local and prime-time regular-season and postseason games on your phone or tablet
- Live game audio (home, away & national calls) for every game of the season
- NFL Films on-demand content, ad-free
- Ad-free highlights from every NFL game
- Fantasy+
- NFL Network
NFL+ Premium is available for $14.99/month or $99.99/year and offers all NFL+ features and the following:
- Full-game replays across devices
- Condensed game replays across devices
- Coaches film
- RedZone from NFL Network
