↑ 1.01.1Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.
↑ 2.02.1Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.
↑ 3.03.1Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
↑ 4.04.14.2Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.
↑ 5.05.1Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.
↑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.
↑ 1.01.11.21.31.4The Vikings traded a first- and a fourth-round selection (14th and 143rd overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for the first-round selection the Jets received from the Seattle Seahawks (23rd overall) and two third-round selections (66th and 86th overall).[1]
↑The Vikings traded a second-round selection and a conditional 2022 fifth-round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for defensive end Yannick Ngakoue. The fifth-round selection would have been upgraded to a fourth rounder if Ngakoue had been selected for the 2021 Pro Bowl.[3]
↑The Vikings traded defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for Baltimore's third-round selection and a conditional 2022 fifth-round selection.[6]
↑The Vikings traded a 2020 fifth-round selection (155th overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for Chicago's fourth-round selection.[9]
↑The Vikings traded a 2020 seventh-round selection (239th overall) and wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for Buffalo's fourth-round selection, and 2020 first-, fifth-, and sixth-round selections (22nd, 155th and 201st overall).[10]
↑The Vikings traded 2020 sixth- and seventh-round selections (201st and 219th overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for the fifth-round selection the Ravens received from the Pittsburgh Steelers and their 2020 seventh-round selection (225th overall).[12]
↑The Vikings traded a sixth-round selection (223rd overall) to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for offensive lineman Mason Cole.[14]
↑The Vikings forfeited their seventh-round selection as punishment for a salary cap violation involving a 2019 practice squad player.[15]