2016 Minnesota Vikings season

2016 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Mike Zimmer (games 1-12, TBD) Mike Priefer (interim, game 13)
General manager	Rick Spielman
Owner	Zygi Wilf
Home field	U.S. Bank Stadium
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	2nd NFC North
Uniform

The 2016 season is the Minnesota Vikings' 56th in the National Football League and the third under head coach Mike Zimmer. They are defending champions of the NFC North division.

The Vikings' new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis opened this year, with a regular season debut victory on September 18 against division rival Green Bay on NBC Sunday Night Football. It was built on the site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the team's home from 1982 through 2013. The Vikings played at the outdoor TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota in 2014 and 2015.

Offseason

2016 Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL Draft

2016 Minnesota Vikings draft^[1]
Draft order			Player name	Position	Height	Weight	College	Contract	Notes
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	Height	Weight	College	Contract	Notes
1	23	23	Laquon Treadwell	WR	6-2	211	Ole Miss	4 years / $9.93 million^[2]
2	23	54	Mackensie Alexander	CB	5-11	190	Clemson	4 years / $4.3 million
3	23	86	Traded to the Miami Dolphins^{[upper-alpha 1]}
4	23	121	Willie Beavers	G	6-4	324	Western Michigan	4 years / $2.88 million
5	21	160	Kentrell Brothers	ILB	6-0	245	Missouri	4 years / $2.57 million
6	5	180	Moritz Böhringer	WR	6-4	227	Schwäbisch Hall (GFL)	4 years / $2.49 million	from 49ers^{[upper-alpha 2]}
	11	186	Traded to the Miami Dolphins^{[upper-alpha 3]}						from Dolphins^{[upper-alpha 1]}
	13	188	David Morgan II	TE	6-4	262	UTSA	4 years / $2.47 million	from Eagles^{[upper-alpha 4]}
	21	196	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles^{[upper-alpha 4]}						from Texans via Patriots and Dolphins^{[upper-alpha 3]}
	23	198	Traded to the San Diego Chargers^{[upper-alpha 5]}
7	6	227	Stephen Weatherly	LB	6-4	267	Vanderbilt	4 years / $2.42 million	from Ravens via Dolphins^{[upper-alpha 3]}
	19	240	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles^{[upper-alpha 4]}						from Bills^{[upper-alpha 6]}
	23	244	Jayron Kearse	S	6-4	216	Clemson	4 years / $2.4 million

Draft trades

1 2 The Vikings traded their third-round selection (86th) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Miami's sixth-round selection (186th) and Miami's third- and fourth-round selection in 2017.^[3]
↑ San Francisco traded their sixth-round selection (180th) and center Nick Easton to Minnesota in exchange for linebacker Gerald Hodges.^[4]
1 2 3 The Vikings traded the sixth-round selection they acquired from the Miami Dolphins (186th) back to the Dolphins in exchange for Miami's sixth-round selection and the seventh-round selection they acquired from the Ravens (196th and 227th).^[5]
1 2 3 Philadelphia traded their sixth-round selection (188th) to Minnesota in exchange for the sixth-round selection Minnesota acquired from the Dolphins and their seventh-round selection (196th and 240th).^[6]
↑ The Vikings traded their original sixth-round selection (198th) to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for guard Jeremiah Sirles.^[7]
↑ Buffalo traded their 2016 sixth-round selection (240th) and a 2015 fifth-round selection (137th) to the Vikings in exchange for quarterback Matt Cassel and Minnesota's 2015 sixth-round selection (187th).^[8]

Roster changes

Re-signings
Date	Player name	Position	Contract terms
March 7, 2016	Andrew Sendejo	S	4 years / $16 million^[9]
March 7, 2016	Adam Thielen	WR	1 year / $600,000^[10]
March 8, 2016	Audie Cole	LB	1 year / $760,000^[11]
March 9, 2016	Mike Harris	G	1 year / $1.9 million^[12]
March 15, 2016	Rhett Ellison	TE	1 year / $2.25 million^[13]
March 15, 2016	Marcus Sherels	CB	2 years / $4 million^[13]
March 16, 2016	Matt Asiata	RB	1 year / $840,000^[14]
March 18, 2016	Terence Newman	CB	1 year / $3 million^[13]
March 18, 2016	Justin Trattou	DE	1 year / $810,000^[15]
April 11, 2016	Chad Greenway	LB	1 year / $2.75 million^[16]
April 18, 2016	Zach Line	FB	1 year / $1.671 million^[17]
September 9, 2016	Joe Berger	C	1-year extension^[18]

Departures
Date	Player name	Position	Note	New team
March 8, 2016	Mike Wallace	WR	Released^[19]	Baltimore Ravens
March 8, 2016	Austin Wentworth	OT	Waived^[19]	Retired^[20]
March 9, 2016	Casey Matthews	ILB	UFA
March 9, 2016	Jason Trusnik	ILB	UFA
March 14, 2016	Josh Robinson	CB	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
March 18, 2016	Robert Blanton	S	UFA	Buffalo Bills
April 13, 2016	Alex Singleton	LB	Waived	Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
May 10, 2016	Johnny Lowdermilk	S	Waived	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
July 25, 2016	Phil Loadholt	OT	Waived	Retired
August 25, 2016	Melvin White	CB	Waived
August 30, 2016	Brad Sorensen	QB	Waived^[21]^[22]
	Terrell Sinkfield	WR
	Austin Shepherd	OT
	John Sullivan	C
	Scott Crichton	DL
	Antone Exum	S
	Zach Moore	DE
September 3, 2016	C. J. Ham	HB	Waived
	Blake Renaud	FB
	Isaac Fruechte	WR
	Moritz Böhringer	WR
	Willie Beavers	OL
	Isame Faciane	OG
	Stephen Weatherly	DE
	Toby Johnson	DT
	Brandon Watts	OLB

Additions
Date	Player name	Position	Previous team	Contract terms
March 10, 2016	Alex Boone	G	San Francisco 49ers	4 years / $26.8 million^[23]
March 10, 2016	Emmanuel Lamur	LB	Cincinnati Bengals	2 years / $6 million^[12]
March 18, 2016	Andre Smith	OT	Cincinnati Bengals	1 year / $4.5 million^[24]
May 10, 2016	C. J. Ham	HB	Augustana (NCAA)
August 1, 2016	Terrance Plummer	LB	Minnesota Vikings
September 3, 2016	Sam Bradford	QB	Philadelphia Eagles	^[25]
September 4, 2016	Joel Stave	QB	Wisconsin (NCAA)	Practice Squad^[26]
	C. J. Ham	HB	Augustana (NCAA)
	Moritz Böhringer	WR	Schwäbisch Hall (GFL)
	Kyle Carter	TE	Penn State (NCAA)
	Willie Beavers	OL	Western Michigan (NCAA)
	Isame Faciane	OG	Minnesota Vikings
	Stephen Weatherly	DE	Vanderbilt (NCAA)
	Toby Johnson	DT	Minnesota Vikings
	Tre Roberson	CB	Illinois State (NCAA)
September 3, 2016	Sam Bradford	QB	Philadelphia Eagles	Trade
September 4, 2016	Shamiel Gary	S	Miami Dolphins	Practice Squad^[27]
September 13, 2016	Tre Roberson	CB	Illinois State (NCAA)	Practice Squad
September 13, 2016	Julian Wilson	CB	Philadelphia Eagles	Practice Squad
September 23, 2016	Ronnie Hillman	HB	Denver Broncos
October 11, 2016	Jake Long	OT	Atlanta Falcons	1 year

Signed and released players
Date signed	Player name	Position	Previous team	Contract terms	Date released
March 7, 2016	Carter Bykowski	OT	Minnesota Vikings	1 year / $600,000^[28]	August 30, 2016
March 9, 2016	Kenrick Ellis	DT	Minnesota Vikings	1 year / $810,000^[29]	September 3, 2016
March 11, 2016	Travis Lewis	LB	Detroit Lions	1 year / $810,000^[12]	June 16, 2016
March 14, 2016	Michael Griffin	S	Tennessee Titans	1 year / $3 million^[12]	September 3, 2016
March 21, 2016	Brian Leonhardt	TE	San Francisco 49ers	1 year / $600,000^[30]	August 30, 2016
May 1, 2016	Keith Baxter	CB	Marshall (NCAA)	Undrafted FA^[31]	July 31, 2016
	Kyle Carter	TE	Penn State (NCAA)		September 3, 2016
	Joel Stave	QB	Wisconsin (NCAA)		September 3, 2016
	Theiren Cockran	DE	Minnesota (NCAA)		August 30, 2016
	Jake Ganus	ILB	Georgia (NCAA)		September 3, 2016
	Marken Michel	WR	UMass (NCAA)		August 30, 2016
	Denzell Perine	OLB	Florida Atlantic (NCAA)		September 2, 2016
	Jhurell Pressley	RB	New Mexico (NCAA)		September 3, 2016
	Brandon Ross	RB	Maryland (NCAA)		May 23, 2016
May 9, 2016	Tre Roberson	CB	Illinois State (NCAA)	Undrafted FA^[32]	September 13, 2016
May 9, 2016	Troy Stoudermire	WR	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)	^[32]	August 30, 2016
May 23, 2016	Travis Raciti	DT	Philadelphia Eagles		September 2, 2016
May 31, 2016	Bruce Gaston	DT	Chicago Bears		June 16, 2016
July 27, 2016	Sean Hickey	OT	New York Jets	^[33]	August 30, 2016
July 27, 2016	Jason Whittingham	LB	Utah (NCAA)	^[33]	July 31, 2016
July 30, 2016	Claudell Louis	DT	Buffalo Bills	^[34]	August 30, 2016
April 13, 2016	Terrance Plummer	LB	Minnesota Vikings		August 31, 2016
August 20, 2016	Kevin Monangai	RB	Philadelphia Eagles	Waived^[35]	August 4, 2016
August 20, 2016	Brad Sorensen	QB	San Diego Chargers	^[35]^[36]	August 30, 2016
August 31, 2016	Brad Sorensen	QB	Minnesota Vikings	^[35]^[36]	September 2, 2016
September 6, 2016	Carter Bykowski	OT	Minnesota Vikings	Practice Squad	September 13, 2016

Preseason

Schedule

The Vikings' preseason opponents and schedule was announced April 7.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 12	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 17–16	1–0	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
2	August 18	at Seattle Seahawks	W 18–11	2–0	CenturyLink Field	Recap
3	August 28	San Diego Chargers	W 23–10	3–0	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
4	September 1	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–25	4–0	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	10	7	0	17
Bengals	0	7	0	9	16

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: August 12
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
Game attendance: 50,737
Referee: Jerome Boger (23)
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

None.

Second quarter

MIN – Charles Johnson 49-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick), 5:43. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 6:39.
CIN – Alex Erickson 3-yard pass from AJ McCarron (Mike Nugent kick), 0:47. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:26.
MIN – Blair Walsh 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 0:47.

Third quarter

MIN – C. J. Ham 10-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:44. Vikings 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:46.

Fourth quarter

CIN – Mike Nugent 23-yard field goal, 4:11. Vikings 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:47.
CIN – Alex Erickson 80-yard punt return (pass failed), 2:45. Vikings 17–16.

Top passers

MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 6/7, 92 yards, TD
CIN – AJ McCarron – 11/16, 125 yards, TD

Top rushers

MIN – C. J. Ham – 12 rushes, 35 yards, TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 7 rushes, 21 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Charles Johnson – 1 rec, 49 yards, TD
CIN – Rashaun Simonise – 1 rec, 47 yards

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	11	0	7	18
Seahawks	0	0	0	11	11

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Date: August 18
Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 68,469
Referee: Ed Hochuli (85)
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

None.

Second quarter

MIN – Jerick McKinnon 1-yard run (Shaun Hill–Matt Asiata pass), 2:20. Vikings 8–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:08.
MIN – Blair Walsh 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 11–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:09.

Third quarter

None.

Fourth quarter

SEA – Troymaine Pope 4-yard run (Trevone Boykin run), 12:49. Vikings 11–8. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:13.
SEA – Steven Hauschka 49-yard field goal, 5:46. Tied 11–11. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:50.
MIN – Marcus Sherels 53-yard interception return (Blair Walsh kick), 1:23. Vikings 18–11.

Top passers

MIN – Shaun Hill – 10/17, 129 yards
SEA – Trevone Boykin – 10/20, 127 yards, INT

Top rushers

MIN – Jhurrell Pressley – 6 rushes, 28 yards
SEA – Troymaine Pope – 10 rushes, 86 yards, TD

Top receivers

MIN – Adam Thielen – 4 rec, 61 yards
SEA – Antwan Goodley – 5 rec, 65 yards

Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	10	0	0	10
Vikings	6	6	8	3	23

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: August 28
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (domed stadium)
Game attendance: 66,143
Referee: John Hussey (35)
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 23-yard field goal, 11:04. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:56.
MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 4:18. Vikings 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 4:38.

Second quarter

SD – Melvin Gordon 39-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 9:04. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:05.
SD – Josh Lambo 32-yard field goal, 2:28. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 4:10.
MIN – Kyle Rudolph 27-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (run failed), 1:18. Vikings 12–10. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:10.

Third quarter

MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson fumble recovery in the end zone (Shaun Hill–Laquon Treadwell pass), 13:12. Vikings 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:43.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 23-yard field goal, 6:24. Vikings 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:42.

Top passers

SD – Kellen Clemens – 9/15, 77 yards
MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 12/16, 161 yards, TD

Top rushers

SD – Melvin Gordon – 4 rushes, 51 yards, TD
MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 8 rushes, 56 yards

Top receivers

SD – Rasheed Bailey – 2 rec, 37 yards
MIN – Stefon Diggs – 5 rec, 71 yards

Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 4: Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	3	15	25
Vikings	0	13	7	7	27

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: September 1
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (domed stadium)
Game attendance: 66,262
Referee: Bill Vinovich (52)
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

LA – Kenny Britt 1-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:37. Rams 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:23.

Second quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 2:39. Rams 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:19.
MIN – Blair Walsh 34-yard field goal, 0:55. Rams 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, −7 yards, 0:56.
MIN – Jhurell Pressley 28-yard pass from Brad Sorensen (Blair Walsh kick), 0:33. Vikings 13–7. Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:09.

Third quarter

LA – Greg Zuerlein 35-yard field goal, 4:47. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:31.
MIN – Jhurell Pressley 106-yard kickoff return (Blair Walsh kick), 4:32. Vikings 20–10. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:15.

Fourth quarter

MIN – C. J. Ham 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 11:37. Vikings 27–10. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:17.
LA – Paul McRoberts 2-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Terrence Magee run), 6:14. Vikings 27–18. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 5:23.
LA – Aaron Green 26-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 1:53. Rams 27–25. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:02.

Top passers

LA – Sean Mannion – 15/23, 135 yards, TD
MIN – Joel Stave – 9/18, 76 yards

Top rushers

LA – Aaron Green – 13 rushes, 66 yards, TD
MIN – C. J. Ham – 15 rushes, 59 yards, TD

Top receivers

LA – Temarrick Hemingway – 3 rec, 41 yards
MIN – Jhurell Pressley – 4 rec, 49 yards, TD

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (CT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap	Attendance
1	September 11	12:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans	W 25–16	1–0	Nissan Stadium	Fox	Recap	63,816
2	September 18	7:30 p.m.	Green Bay Packers	W 17–14	2–0	U.S. Bank Stadium	NBC	Recap	66,813†
3	September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers	W 22–10	3–0	Bank of America Stadium	Fox	Recap	73,813
4	October 3	7:30 p.m.	New York Giants	W 24–10	4–0	U.S. Bank Stadium	ESPN	Recap	66,690
5	October 9	12:00 p.m.	Houston Texans	W 31–13	5–0	U.S. Bank Stadium	CBS	Recap	66,683
6	Bye
7	October 23	12:00 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–21	5–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Fox	Recap
8	October 31	8:30 p.m.	at Chicago Bears	L 10–20	5–2	Soldier Field	ESPN	Recap
9	November 6	12:00 p.m.	Detroit Lions	L 16–22 (OT)	5–3	U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox	Recap
10	November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Washington Redskins	L 20–26	5–4	FedEx Field	Fox	Recap
11	November 20	12:00 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals	W 30–24	6–4	U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox	Recap
12	November 24	11:30 a.m.	at Detroit Lions	L 13–16	6–5	Ford Field	CBS	Recap
13	December 1	7:25 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys	L 15–17	6–6	U.S. Bank Stadium	NBC/NFLN/Twitter	Recap
14	December 11	12:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Field	Fox
15	December 18	12:00 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts			U.S. Bank Stadium	CBS
16	December 24	12:00 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field	Fox
17	January 1	12:00 p.m.	Chicago Bears			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox

Notes

† Indicates Record Attendance

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times for Weeks 15 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Tennessee Titans

Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	12	13	25
Titans	3	7	0	6	16

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 11
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 63,816
Referee: Walt Coleman (65)
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Chris Spielman and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 28-yard field goal, 4:45. Titans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:24.

Second quarter

TEN – DeMarco Murray 6-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 0:41. Titans 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:14.

Third quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 50-yard field goal, 13:56. Titans 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:04.
MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 5:59. Titans 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:31.
MIN – Eric Kendricks 77-yard interception return (kick failed, wide left), 1:24. Vikings 12–10.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 45-yard field goal, 11:17. Vikings 15–10. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:05.
MIN – Danielle Hunter 24-yard fumble return (Blair Walsh kick), 11:03. Vikings 22–10.
MIN – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 2:36. Vikings 25–10. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:33.
TEN – DeMarco Murray 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 0:28. Vikings 25–16. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:08.

Top passers

MIN – Shaun Hill – 18/33, 236 yards
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 25/41, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

MIN – Adrian Peterson – 19 rushes, 31 yards
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 13 rushes, 42 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Stefon Diggs – 7 rec, 103 yards
TEN – Tajae Sharpe – 7 rec, 76 yards

Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 2: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	0	0	7	14
Vikings	0	10	7	0	17

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: September 18
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,813
Referee: Walt Anderson (66)
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

GB – Jordy Nelson 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 5:39. Packers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 3:08.

Second quarter

MIN – Kyle Rudolph 8-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 10:14. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:46.
MIN – Blair Walsh 46-yard field goal, 0:27. Vikings 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:14.

Third quarter

MIN – Stefon Diggs 25-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 2:11. Vikings 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:46.

Fourth quarter

GB – Aaron Rodgers 10-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 12:41. Vikings 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30.

Top passers

GB – Aaron Rodgers – 20/36, 213 yards, TD, INT
MIN – Sam Bradford – 22/31, 286 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

GB – Eddie Lacy – 12 rushes, 50 yards
MIN – Adrian Peterson – 12 rushes, 19 yards

Top receivers

GB – Jordy Nelson – 5 rec, 73 yards, TD
MIN – Stefon Diggs – 9 rec, 182 yards, TD

Week 3: at Carolina Panthers

Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	2	6	8	6	22
Panthers	10	0	0	0	10

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: September 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 73,813
Referee: Jerome Boger (23)
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CAR – Graham Gano 48-yard field goal, 10:52. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 4:08.
CAR – Cam Newton 3-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 5:20. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:51.
MIN – Cam Newton sacked in the end zone by Danielle Hunter for a safety, 1:44. Panthers 10–2.

Second quarter

MIN – Marcus Sherels 54-yard punt return (kick failed, wide right), 3:21. Panthers 10–8.

Third quarter

MIN – Kyle Rudolph 15-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Jerick McKinnon run), 9:43. Vikings 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:17.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 28-yard field goal, 13:14. Vikings 19–10. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:46.
MIN – Blair Walsh 31-yard field goal, 5:07. Vikings 22–10. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:55.

Top passers

MIN – Sam Bradford – 18/28, 171 yards, TD
CAR – Cam Newton – 21/35, 262 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 16 rushes, 45 yards
CAR – Cameron Artis-Payne – 12 rushes, 47 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Kyle Rudolph – 7 rec, 70 yards, TD
CAR – Greg Olsen – 6 rec, 64 yards

Week 4: vs. New York Giants

Week 4: New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	3	0	7	10
Vikings	7	7	3	7	24

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: October 3
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,690
Referee: Brad Allen (122)
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 6:28. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:42.

Second quarter

MIN – Kyle Rudolph 7-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 7:59. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:56.
NYG – Josh Brown 40-yard field goal, 0:02. Vikings 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 2:44.

Third quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 44-yard field goal, 7:39. Vikings 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:16.

Fourth quarter

NYG – Orleans Darkwa 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:38. Vikings 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 1:47.
MIN – Jerick McKinnon 4-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 9:20. Vikings 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:18.

Top passers

NYG – Eli Manning – 25/45, 261 yards, INT
MIN – Sam Bradford – 26/36, 262 yards, TD

Top rushers

NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 12 rushes, 48 yards, TD
MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 18 rushes, 85 yards, TD

Top receivers

NYG – Paul Perkins – 2 rec, 72 yards
MIN – Charles Johnson – 2 rec, 70 yards

Week 5: vs. Houston Texans

Week 5: Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	6	0	7	13
Vikings	14	10	0	7	31

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: October 9
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,683
Referee: Jeff Triplette (42)
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Adam Thielen 36-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 11:23. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:37.
MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 6:28. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:52.

Second quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 19-yard field goal, 9:58. Vikings 17–0. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 6:19.
MIN – Marcus Sherels 79-yard punt return (Blair Walsh kick), 8:46. Vikings 24–0.
HOU – Nick Novak 38-yard field goal, 5:42. Vikings 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:04.
HOU – Nick Novak 30-yard field goal, 1:37. Vikings 24–6. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 2:04.

Third quarter

None.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 9-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 14:09. Vikings 31–6. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:42.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 1-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick), 3:46. Vikings 31–13. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:29.

Top passers

HOU – Brock Osweiler – 19/42, 184 yards, TD, INT
MIN – Sam Bradford – 22/30, 271 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

HOU – Alfred Blue – 6 rushes, 39 yards
MIN – Matt Asiata – 14 rushes, 55 yards, TD

Top receivers

HOU – C. J. Fiedorowicz – 4 rec, 61 yards
MIN – Adam Thielen – 7 rec, 127 yards, TD

Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	3	0	7	10
Eagles	0	11	7	3	21

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: October 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: John Hussey (35)
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

None

Second quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 48-yard field goal, 9:01. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 4:57.
PHI – Josh Huff 98-yard kick return (Carson Wentz run), 8:48. Eagles 8–3. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13.
PHI – Caleb Sturgis 35-yard field goal, 0:07. Eagles 11–3. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 2:35.

Third quarter

PHI – Dorial Green-Beckham 5-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 5:45. Eagles 18–3. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:51.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Caleb Sturgis 21-yard field goal, 6:09. Eagles 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:20.
MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 14-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 0:34. Eagles 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:56.

Top passers

MIN – Sam Bradford – 24/41, 224 yards, TD, INT
PHI – Carson Wentz – 16/28, 138 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

MIN – Matt Asiata – 12 rushes, 55 yards
PHI – Ryan Mathews – 14 rushes, 56 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson – 7 rec, 67 yards, TD
PHI – Josh Huff – 4 rec, 39 yards

Week 8: at Chicago Bears

Week 8: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	3	0	7	10
Bears	3	10	7	0	20

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: October 31
Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 60,422
Referee: Gene Steratore (114)
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – Connor Barth 30-yard field goal, 8:28. Bears 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:40.

Second quarter

CHI – Connor Barth 28-yard field goal, 12:44. Bears 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:33.
CHI – Jordan Howard 2-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 7:49. Bears 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:36.
MIN – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 0:25. Bears 13–3. Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 7:24.

Third quarter

CHI – Alshon Jeffery 11-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Connor Barth kick), 9:52. Bears 20–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:08.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Stefon Diggs 25-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 5:41. Bears 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:10.

Top passers

MIN – Sam Bradford – 23/37, 228 yards, TD
CHI – Jay Cutler – 20/31, 252 yards, TD

Top rushers

MIN – Matt Asiata – 14 rushes, 42 yards
CHI – Jordan Howard – 26 rushes, 153 yards, TD

Top receivers

MIN – Stefon Diggs – 8 rec, 76 yards, TD
CHI – Zach Miller – 7 rec, 88 yards

Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 9: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lions	3	7	0	6	6	22
Vikings	0	3	6	7	0	16

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: November 6
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,807
Referee: Ed Hochuli (85)
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

DET – Matt Prater 47-yard field goal, 7:14. Lions 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:00.

Second quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 13:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:35.
DET – Anquan Boldin 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 0:05. Lions 10–3. Drive: 17 plays, 84 yards, 9:45.

Third quarter

MIN – Kyle Rudolph 1-yard pass from Sam Bradford (kick hit right upright), 4:02. Lions 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:33.

Fourth quarter

DET – Matt Prater 53-yard field goal, 12:33. Lions 13–9. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:08.
MIN – Rhett Ellison 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 0:23. Vikings 16–13. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 3:51.
DET – Matt Prater 58-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 16–16. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 0:23.

Overtime

DET – Golden Tate 28-yard pass from Matthew Stafford, 8:21. Lions 22–16. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 6:39.

Top passers

DET – Matthew Stafford – 23/36, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT
MIN – Sam Bradford – 31/40, 273 yards, TD

Top rushers

DET – Theo Riddick – 14 rushes, 70 yards
MIN – Ronnie Hillman – 7 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

DET – Eric Ebron – 7 rec, 92 yards
MIN – Stefon Diggs – 13 rec, 80 yards

Week 10: at Washington Redskins

Week 10: Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	20	0	0	20
Redskins	7	7	6	6	26

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Date: November 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 78,216
Referee: Pete Morelli (135)
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Chris Spielman and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Jamison Crowder 4-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:04. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:19.

Second quarter

WAS – Vernon Davis 38-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 14:18. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:58.
MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 5:39. Redskins 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:52.
MIN – Kyle Rudolph 20-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 0:58. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:40.
MIN – Adam Thielen 3-yard pass from Sam Bradford (kick wide right), 0:00. Vikings 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 30-yard field goal, 8:53. Vikings 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:07.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 37-yard field goal, 0:38. Tied 20–20. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:16.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 50-yard field goal, 9:33. Redskins 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:21.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 28-yard field goal, 2:31. Redskins 26–20. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:13.

Top passers

MIN – Sam Bradford – 31/40, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 22/33, 262 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 6 rushes, 16 yards
WAS – Robert Kelley – 22 rushes, 97 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Stefon Diggs – 13 rec, 164 yards
WAS – Pierre Garçon – 6 rec, 81 yards

Week 11: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	10	0	7	24
Vikings	7	13	10	0	30

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: November 20
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,808
Referee: Clete Blakeman (34)
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Adam Thielen 16-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Kai Forbath kick), 10:25. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:54.
ARI – David Johnson 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 4:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:18.

Second quarter

ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 34-yard field goal, 10:04. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:26.
MIN – Matt Asiata 2-yard run (kick blocked), 7:16. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
MIN – Xavier Rhodes 100-yard interception return (Kai Forbath kick), 3:07. Vikings 20–10.
ARI – Jermaine Gresham 29-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:50. Vikings 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:17.

Third quarter

MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 104-yard kickoff return (Kai Forbath kick), 14:47. Vikings 27–17.
MIN – Kai Forbath 27-yard field goal, 0:04. Vikings 30–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:06.

Fourth quarter

ARI – David Johnson 4-yard pass (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 7:24. Vikings 30–24. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 1:46.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 20/38, 198 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
MIN – Sam Bradford – 20/28, 169 yards, TD

Top rushers

ARI – David Johnson – 22 rushes, 103 yards, TD
MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 16 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 rec, 63 yards
MIN – Adam Thielen – 5 rec, 65 yards, TD

Week 12: at Detroit Lions

NFL on Thanksgiving Day

Week 12: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	0	3	3	13
Lions	7	3	0	6	16

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: November 24
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
Game weather: None (domed stadium)
Game attendance: 63,793
Referee: Carl Cheffers (51)
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

DET – Anquan Boldin 2-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 7:14. Lions 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:46.
MIN – Matt Asiata 5-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 0:40. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34.

Second quarter

DET – Matt Prater 29-yard field goal, 6:45. Lions 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:05.

Third quarter

MIN – Kai Forbath 30-yard field goal, 7:03. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:42.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Kai Forbath 28-yard field goal, 12:38. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 7:36.
DET – Matt Prater 48-yard field goal, 1:45. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:17.
DET – Matt Prater 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 16–13. Drive: 2 plays, -2 yards, 0:30.

Top passers

MIN – Sam Bradford – 31/37, 224 yards, INT
DET – Matthew Stafford – 23/40, 232 yards, TD

Top rushers

MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 9 rushes, 31 yards
DET – Theo Riddick – 9 rushes, 45 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Kyle Rudolph – 9 rec, 64 yards
DET – Golden Tate – 5 rec, 77 yards

Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 13: Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	0	10	17
Vikings	3	0	3	9	15

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: December 1
Game time: 7:25 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (domed stadium)
Game attendance: 66,860
Referee: Tony Corrente (99)
TV announcers (NBC/NFLN/Twitter): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Kai Forbath 48-yard field goal, 2:28. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 3:17.

Second quarter

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 5:29. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 5:12.

Third quarter

MIN – Kai Forbath 36-yard field goal, 2:10. Cowboys 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:52.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Kai Forbath 33-yard field goal, 14:11. Vikings 9–7. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:56.
DAL – Dez Bryant 8-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 10:22. Cowboys 14–9. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06.
DAL – Dan Bailey 39-yard field goal, 4:15. Cowboys 17–9. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:22.
MIN – Jerick McKinnon 3-yard pass from Sam Bradford (pass failed), 0:25. Cowboys 17–15. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:44.

Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 12/18, 139 yards, TD
MIN – Sam Bradford – 32/45, 247 yards, TD

Top rushers

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 20 rushes, 86 yards, TD
MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 9 rushes, 41 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Dez Bryant – 4 rec, 84 yards, TD
MIN – Adam Thielen – 7 rec, 86 yards

Head Coach Mike Zimmer missed this game after undergoing emergency eye surgery the night before. Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer served as interim coach for the game.^[37]

Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: December 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
TV: Fox
Preview

Standings

Division

NFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	2–2	6–2	272	251	W4
Minnesota Vikings	6	6	0	.500	1–3	4–6	233	209	L2
Green Bay Packers	6	6	0	.500	2–1	4–4	295	302	W2
Chicago Bears	3	9	0	.250	2–1	3–5	214	270	W1

Conference

NFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	x – Dallas Cowboys	East	11	1	0	.917	3–1	7–1	.420	.398	W11
2	Seattle Seahawks	West	8	3	1	.708	1–1–1	4–3–1	.451	.453	W1
3	Detroit Lions	North	8	4	0	.667	2–2	6–2	.423	.416	W4
4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	5	0	.583	3–1	5–3	.556	.542	L1
Wild Cards
5	New York Giants	East	8	4	0	.667	2–1	5–3	.451	.411	L1
6^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	7	5	0	.583	2–1	5–3	.500	.446	W4
In the Hunt
7	Washington Redskins	East	6	4	1	.591	2–2	4–3	.549	.444	L1
8^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	6	6	0	.500	1–3	4–6	.535	.493	L2
9^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Green Bay Packers	North	6	6	0	.500	2–1	4–4	.514	.444	W2
10	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	6	1	.409	2–1–1	3–4–1	.448	.314	L2
11^{[lower-alpha 3]}	New Orleans Saints	South	5	7	0	.417	1–2	4–4	.531	.375	L1
12^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Philadelphia Eagles	East	5	7	0	.417	0–3	3–6	.524	.383	L3
13^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Carolina Panthers	South	4	8	0	.333	1–3	4–5	.528	.323	L2
14^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Los Angeles Rams	West	4	8	0	.333	2–1	3–5	.510	.511	L3
15	Chicago Bears	North	3	9	0	.250	2–1	3–5	.497	.417	W1
Eliminated from postseason contention
16	San Francisco 49ers	West	1	11	0	.083	1–3	1–8	.531	.333	L11
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 5]}
1 2 Atlanta wins tie break over Tampa Bay based on best win percentage in division games. 1 2 Minnesota wins tie break over Green Bay based on head-to-head win percentage. 1 2 New Orleans wins tie break over Philadelphia based on best win percentage in conference games. 1 2 Carolina wins tie break over Los Angeles based on head-to-head win percentage. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

Staff

Minnesota Vikings staff

Front Office

Owner/Chairman – Zygi Wilf
Owner/President – Mark Wilf
Owner/Vice Chairman – Leonard Wilf
General Manager – Rick Spielman
Executive Vice President - Football Operations – Rob Brzezinski
Assistant General Manager – George Paton
Director of College Scouting – Jamaal Stephenson
Director of Pro Scouting – Ryan Monnens

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Mike Zimmer

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends – Pat Shurmur
Quarterbacks – Scott Turner
Running Backs – Kevin Stefanski
Wide Receivers – George Stewart
Assistant Wide Receivers – Drew Petzing
Offensive Line – Tony Sparano
Assistant Offensive Line – Hank Fraley
Offensive Quality Control – Andrew Janocko

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – George Edwards
Defensive Line – Andre Patterson
Assistant Defensive Line - Robert Rodriguez
Defensive Assistant – Jeff Howard
Linebackers – Adam Zimmer
Defensive Backs – Jerry Gray
Assistant Defensive Backs/Defensive Quality Control – Jonathan Gannon

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Mike Priefer
Assistant Special Teams – Ryan Ficken

Strength and Conditioning

Head Athletic Trainer – Eric Sugarman
Head Strength and Conditioning – Brent Salazar
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Hurd
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Chaz Mahle

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AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Current roster

Minnesota Vikings roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

5 Teddy Bridgewater QB (IR)
95 Scott Crichton DT (IR)
90 B. J. Dubose DT (IR)
32 Antone Exum FS (IR)
79 Michael Harris G (NF-Ill.)
75 Matt Kalil T (IR)
72 Jake Long T (IR)
28 Adrian Peterson RB (IR)
25 Jabari Price CB (IR)
71 Andre Smith T (IR)

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Roster updated December 3, 2016
Depth Chart • Transactions
53 Active, 10 Inactive, 9 Practice Squad

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Total
Passing yards	Sam Bradford	2,662
Passing touchdowns	Sam Bradford	13
Rushing yards	Jerick McKinnon	357
Rushing touchdowns	Matt Asiata	5
Receptions	Stefon Diggs	75
Receiving yards	Stefon Diggs	806
Receiving touchdowns	Kyle Rudolph	5
Points	Blair Walsh	51
Kickoff return yards	Cordarrelle Patterson	580
Punt return yards	Marcus Sherels	228
Tackles	Harrison Smith	84
Sacks	Danielle Hunter	9.5
Interceptions	Xavier Rhodes	4
Forced fumbles	Brian Robison	3

Source: Minnesota Vikings' official website.^[38]

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 32)
Passing offense	2,462	223.8	24th
Rushing offense	782	71.1	32nd
Total offense	3,244	294.9	32nd
Passing defense	2,275	206.8	4th
Rushing defense	1,102	100.2	14th (tied)
Total defense	3,377	307.0	3rd

Source: NFL.com.^[39]

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Minnesota Vikings

Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft

Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium

Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal "Little Minnesota" (How I Met Your Mother episode) Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers

Lore	The Wrong Way Run Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Gary Anderson's missed field goal Hail Mary 2010 Metrodome roof collapse

Division championships (19)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976

League championships (0^†)	^† does not include 1969 NFL championship

Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (56)	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Minnesota Vikings seasons

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2016 NFL season

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Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	Los Angeles
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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