2019 Minnesota Vikings season | |
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Owner | Zygi Wilf |
General manager | Rick Spielman |
Head coach | Mike Zimmer |
Home field | U.S. Bank Stadium |
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Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 2nd NFC North |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Saints) 26–20 (OT) Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 10–27 |
Pro Bowlers | 8
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AP All-Pros | LB Eric Kendricks (1st team) |
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The 2019 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 59th in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth playing home games at U.S. Bank Stadium and their sixth under head coach Mike Zimmer. They improved on their 8–7–1 campaign from 2018 with a Week 14 win over the Detroit Lions, and returned to the playoffs following a one-year absence after the Los Angeles Rams lost to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 16. That week, the Vikings were eliminated from contention for the NFC North division title, losing 23–10 to the Green Bay Packers. They defeated the New Orleans Saints 26–20 in overtime in the Wild Card round but lost 27–10 to the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round.
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The Vikings' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 9, with exact dates and times finalized on April 17.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 9 | at New Orleans Saints | W 34–25 | 1–0 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 73,018 | Recap |
2 | August 18 | Seattle Seahawks | W 25–19 | 2–0 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,636 | Recap |
3 | August 24 | Arizona Cardinals | W 20–9 | 3–0 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,698 | Recap |
4 | August 29 | at Buffalo Bills | L 23–27 | 3–1 | New Era Field | 57,765 | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
Saints | 3 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Vikings | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Vikings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Bills | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 27 |
at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 8 | Atlanta Falcons | W 28–12 | 1–0 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,714 | Recap |
2 | September 15 | at Green Bay Packers | L 16–21 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field | 78,416 | Recap |
3 | September 22 | Oakland Raiders | W 34–14 | 2–1 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,738 | Recap |
4 | September 29 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–16 | 2–2 | Soldier Field | 62,131 | Recap |
5 | October 6 | at New York Giants | W 28–10 | 3–2 | MetLife Stadium | 75,041 | Recap |
6 | October 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–20 | 4–2 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,837 | Recap |
7 | October 20 | at Detroit Lions | W 42–30 | 5–2 | Ford Field | 60,314 | Recap |
8 | October 24 | Washington Redskins | W 19–9 | 6–2 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,776 | Recap |
9 | November 3 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 23–26 | 6–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 73,615 | Recap |
10 | November 10 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 28–24 | 7–3 | AT&T Stadium | 91,188 | Recap |
11 | November 17 | Denver Broncos | W 27–23 | 8–3 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,883 | Recap |
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13 | December 2 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 30–37 | 8–4 | CenturyLink Field | 69,080 | Recap |
14 | December 8 | Detroit Lions | W 20–7 | 9–4 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,776 | Recap |
15 | December 15 | at Los Angeles Chargers | W 39–10 | 10–4 | Dignity Health Sports Park | 25,446 | Recap |
16 | December 23 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–23 | 10–5 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 67,157 | Recap |
17 | December 29 | Chicago Bears | L 19–21 | 10–6 | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66,913 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
Vikings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Vikings | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Packers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Vikings | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The Vikings defeated the Oakland Raiders for their 500th win as a franchise, with an overall record of 500-427-11 at that point.[9]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Bears | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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Vikings | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 28 |
Giants | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Eagles | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Vikings | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Lions | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
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Redskins | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Vikings | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Vikings | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Vikings | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
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Broncos | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 37 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
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Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Vikings | 6 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 39 |
Chargers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
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Packers | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
Vikings | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Bears | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
Vikings | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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NFC North | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Green Bay Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 10–2 | 376 | 313 | W5 |
(6) Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2–4 | 7–5 | 407 | 303 | L2 |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 280 | 298 | W1 |
Detroit Lions | 3 | 12 | 1 | .219 | 0–6 | 2–9–1 | 341 | 423 | L9 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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1[a] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .504 | .466 | W2 |
2[a][b] | Green Bay Packers | North | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .453 | .428 | W5 |
3[a][b] | New Orleans Saints | South | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .486 | .459 | W3 |
4 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .455 | .417 | W4 |
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5 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .531 | .463 | L2 |
6 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .477 | .356 | L2 |
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7 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .535 | .438 | W1 |
8[c] | Chicago Bears | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .508 | .383 | W1 |
9[c] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .479 | .316 | W1 |
10[d] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .545 | .518 | W4 |
11[d] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .500 | .384 | L2 |
12 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 1–5 | 3–8–1 | .529 | .375 | L1 |
13 | Carolina Panthers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .549 | .469 | L8 |
14 | New York Giants | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .473 | .281 | L1 |
15 | Detroit Lions | North | 3 | 12 | 1 | .219 | 0–6 | 2–9–1 | .506 | .375 | L9 |
16 | Washington Redskins | East | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 0–6 | 2–10 | .502 | .281 | L4 |
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See also: 2019–20 NFL playoffs |
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | NFL.com recap |
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Wild Card | January 5, 2020 | at New Orleans Saints (3) | W 26–20 (OT) | 1–0 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 73,038 | Recap |
Divisional | January 11, 2020 | at San Francisco 49ers (1) | L 10–27 | 1–1 | Levi's Stadium | 71,649 | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Vikings | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Saints | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Vikings | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Category | Player(s) | Total |
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Passing yards | Kirk Cousins | 3,603 |
Passing touchdowns | Kirk Cousins | 26 |
Rushing yards | Dalvin Cook | 1,135 |
Rushing touchdowns | Dalvin Cook | 13 |
Receptions | Stefon Diggs | 63 |
Receiving yards | Stefon Diggs | 1,130 |
Receiving touchdowns | Adam Thielen | 6 |
Points | Dan Bailey | 121 |
Kickoff return yards | Ameer Abdullah | 325 |
Punt return yards | Mike Hughes | 104 |
Tackles | Eric Kendricks | 110 |
Sacks | Danielle Hunter | 14.5 |
Interceptions | Anthony Harris | 6 |
Forced fumbles | Danielle Hunter Harrison Smith |
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Source: Minnesota Vikings' official website[10]
Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 32) |
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Passing offense | 2,314 | 231.4 | 17th |
Rushing offense | 1,530 | 153.0 | 3rd |
Total offense | 3,844 | 384.4 | 8th |
Passing defense | 2,419 | 241.9 | 18th |
Rushing defense | 912 | 91.2 | 7th |
Total defense | 3,331 | 333.1 | 13th |
Source: NFL.com[11]
Three Vikings players were selected for the 2020 Pro Bowl when the initial rosters were announced on December 18, 2019: running back Dalvin Cook, safety Harrison Smith and defensive end Danielle Hunter. It was Smith's fifth Pro Bowl and Hunter's second, while Cook made his Pro Bowl debut.[12] With the withdrawal of several NFC players, including San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, defensive end Nick Bosa and cornerback Richard Sherman, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack, several Vikings were added to the roster for the Pro Bowl: fullback C. J. Ham, defensive end Everson Griffen, cornerback Xavier Rhodes, quarterback Kirk Cousins and linebacker Eric Kendricks. It was a first Pro Bowl appearance for Ham and Kendricks, a second for Cousins, a third for Rhodes and a fourth for Griffen.[13]