Claim: The Minnesota Vikings is a National Football League team.

U.S. Bank Stadium is a fixed-roof stadium located in the Downtown East section of Minneapolis , Minnesota , United States , on the former site of Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome . U.S. Bank Stadium serves as the home of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- and the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team -LRB- NCAA -RRB- . The Vikings played at the Metrodome from 1982 until its closure in 2013 and before that at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington , Minnesota from 1961 to 1981 . During the 2014 and 2015 seasons , the Vikings played at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota while the new stadium was being built . On June 17 , 2016 , U.S. Bank Stadium was deemed substantially complete by contractor Mortenson Construction . The stadium was substantially completed six weeks before the ribbon-cutting ceremony and official grand opening , which was held on July 22 , 2016 . Authority to use and occupy the stadium was handed over to the Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority . The Vikings played their first regular-season game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 18 , 2016 , hosting the Green Bay Packers .   It is the first fixed-roof stadium built in the NFL since Ford Field , home of the Detroit Lions , opened in 2002 . As of March 2015 , the overall budget was estimated to be 1.061 billion , of which 348 million is coming from the state of Minnesota , 150 million from the city of Minneapolis , and 551 million from the team and private contributions . U.S. Bank Stadium is scheduled to host Super Bowl LII on February 4 , 2018 , the 2019 NCAA Final Four , the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , and the ESPN X Games in 2017 and 2018 .