Records, coaches, quarterbacks, and the moments that stay with us. The archive covers 1961–2025.
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Kevin O'Connell
J.J. McCarthy
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 358 for / 341 allowed
McCarthy's rocky NFL debut; 9-8 miss playoffs; Kwesi Adofo-Mensah fired Nov 18; Rob Brzezinski interim GM; offseason reset focus on interior O-line and secondary.
Kevin O'Connell
Sam Darnold
Lost DivisionalPoints: 461 for / 329 allowed
Sam Darnold renaissance — 35 TDs, 14-3 NFC North title; JJ 1,533 yards; JJ McCarthy preseason meniscus tear (season-ending); wild card loss to Rams 27-9 signals rebuild.
Kevin O'Connell
Kirk Cousins/Josh Dobbs
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 344 for / 385 allowed
Cousins tears Achilles Week 8 vs Packers; Josh Dobbs traded in and beats ATL same week; Nick Mullens comeback vs Raiders; JJ hamstring injury limits season; 7-10 missing playoffs.
Kevin O'Connell
Kirk Cousins
Lost Wild CardPoints: 424 for / 427 allowed
KOC debut at 13-4 NFC North champs; NFL-record 33-point comeback vs Colts Dec 17 (33-0 down, won 39-36 OT); Jefferson 1,809 receiving (franchise record); Cousins 4,547 passing; lost WC to NYG.
Mike Zimmer
Kirk Cousins
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 425 for / 426 allowed
Zimmer fired after season
Mike Zimmer
Kirk Cousins
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 430 for / 475 allowed
No-fans COVID season; Dalvin Cook 1,557 rushing yards + 16 total TDs; Justin Jefferson breaks Randy Moss rookie receiving yards (1,400); 7-9.
Mike Zimmer
Kirk Cousins
Lost DivisionalPoints: 407 for / 303 allowed
Kirk Cousins first Vikings playoff win; Dalvin Cook Pro Bowl; OT road upset of Saints 26-20 in wild card (Kyle Rudolph TD); lost to 49ers in divisional.
Mike Zimmer
Kirk Cousins
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 360 for / 341 allowed
Kirk Cousins $84M fully guaranteed deal
Mike Zimmer
Case Keenum
Lost NFC ChampionshipPoints: 382 for / 252 allowed
Case Keenum miracle season; 13-3 NFC North champs; Minneapolis Miracle walkoff 29-24 vs Saints in divisional (Diggs TD with :10 left); shut out 38-7 by Eagles in NFC title.
Mike Zimmer
Sam Bradford
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 327 for / 307 allowed
Teddy's pre-season knee dislocation (Aug 30); Sam Bradford trade Sept 3 for 1st + 4th round; 5-0 start crumbles to 8-8; U.S. Bank Stadium opens.
Mike Zimmer
Teddy Bridgewater
Lost Wild CardPoints: 365 for / 302 allowed
11-5 NFC North champs in Zimmer's year two; Teddy's only playoff start ended by Blair Walsh missed 27-yd FG vs Seahawks in 6-degree weather.
Mike Zimmer
Teddy Bridgewater
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 325 for / 343 allowed
Mike Zimmer era begins; Teddy Bridgewater takes over after Matt Cassel benching; 7-9; Anthony Barr rookie Pro Bowl.
Leslie Frazier
Matt Cassel
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 391 for / 480 allowed
Final season at Metrodome; Frazier fired
Leslie Frazier
Christian Ponder
Lost Wild CardPoints: 379 for / 348 allowed
Adrian Peterson 2,097 rushing yards (9 short of Dickerson's record); MVP; Ponder TD to Simpson in Week 17 vs Packers clinches playoffs at 10-6.
Leslie Frazier
Christian Ponder
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 340 for / 449 allowed
3-13 rock bottom; Donovan McNabb benched for Christian Ponder after Week 6; Percy Harvin Pro Bowl in all-purpose role.
Brad Childress/Leslie Frazier
Brett Favre
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 281 for / 348 allowed
Favre's Wrangler farewell + concussion; Childress fired in November; Metrodome roof collapse Dec 12; Frazier finishes 6-10.
Brad Childress
Brett Favre
Lost NFC ChampionshipPoints: 470 for / 312 allowed
Brett Favre arrives; 33 TDs/7 INTs (107.2 rating, career-high); AP 18 rushing TDs; 12-4; OT loss to Saints in NFC title later exposed as Bountygate.
Brad Childress
Gus Frerotte
Lost Wild CardPoints: 379 for / 333 allowed
Jared Allen arrives from KC; 14.5 sacks; AP 1,760 rushing yards NFL-leading; 10-6 NFC North champs; lost wild card to Eagles.
Brad Childress
Tarvaris Jackson
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 365 for / 311 allowed
Adrian Peterson rookie year; 1,341 yards; NFL record 296 rushing yards vs Chargers on Nov 4; 8-8.
Brad Childress
Brad Johnson
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 282 for / 327 allowed
Childress rebuilds roster
Mike Tice
Brad Johnson
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 306 for / 344 allowed
Love Boat scandal damages locker room; Culpepper's ACL/MCL/PCL knee injury in Week 7 vs Panthers essentially ends his Vikings career.
Mike Tice
Daunte Culpepper
Lost Wild CardPoints: 405 for / 395 allowed
Culpepper career year — 4,717 passing yards, 39 total TDs; MVP finalist; Moss traded to Oakland for Napoleon Harris & 1st-round pick after season.
Mike Tice
Daunte Culpepper
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 416 for / 353 allowed
Randy Moss controversy year
Mike Tice
Daunte Culpepper
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 390 for / 442 allowed
Mike Tice era begins after Green fired; Randy Moss 'I play when I want to play'; team sold to Zygi Wilf era pending.
Dennis Green
Daunte Culpepper
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 290 for / 390 allowed
Green fired late in season
Dennis Green
Daunte Culpepper
Lost NFC ChampionshipPoints: 397 for / 371 allowed
11-5; Culpepper Pro Bowl; Moss 15 TDs; Jake Reed breaks 1,000 yds; blown out 41-0 by Giants in NFC title at Meadowlands.
Dennis Green
Jeff George
Lost DivisionalPoints: 399 for / 335 allowed
Jeff George starts
Dennis Green
Randall Cunningham
Lost NFC ChampionshipPoints: 556 for / 296 allowed
15-1 juggernaut; Randy Moss rookie (17 TDs); Cunningham MVP finalist with 106 QB rating; Gary Anderson (perfect all year) missed 38-yard FG in NFC title OT vs Falcons 30-27.
Dennis Green
Brad Johnson
Lost NFC ChampionshipPoints: 354 for / 359 allowed
Randall Cunningham revival; 9-7 wild card; road wins at New York (10-PT comeback) & San Francisco (23-7); lost NFC title.
Dennis Green
Brad Johnson
Lost Wild CardPoints: 298 for / 315 allowed
Transition year
Dennis Green
Warren Moon
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 412 for / 385 allowed
Robert Smith 1,000-yard season
Dennis Green
Warren Moon
Lost Wild CardPoints: 356 for / 314 allowed
Warren Moon signs; Cris Carter ties NFL record with 122 receptions; 10-6 NFC Central champs.
Dennis Green
Jim McMahon
Lost Wild CardPoints: 277 for / 290 allowed
Robert Smith emerges
Dennis Green
Rich Gannon
Lost Wild CardPoints: 374 for / 249 allowed
Dennis Green debut; 11-5 NFC Central title; Terry Allen 1,201 rushing yards; lost wild card to Washington.
Jerry Burns
Rich Gannon
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 301 for / 306 allowed
Burns retires
Jerry Burns
Rich Gannon
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 351 for / 326 allowed
Burns' final season
Jerry Burns
Wade Wilson
Lost DivisionalPoints: 351 for / 275 allowed
Herschel Walker trade (Oct 12) — 5 players + 6 picks from Cowboys; Keith Millard DPOY with 18 sacks; 10-6, lost divisional to SF.
Jerry Burns
Wade Wilson
Lost DivisionalPoints: 406 for / 233 allowed
11-5; Joey Browner first-team All-Pro; Herschel Walker trade rumors intensify; Chris Doleman breakout with 8.5 sacks.
Jerry Burns
Wade Wilson
Lost NFC ChampionshipPoints: 336 for / 335 allowed
Strike-shortened 8-7 wild card; stunning road playoff wins at New Orleans 44-10 and San Francisco 36-24; Anthony Carter 227 receiving vs SF; lost NFC title at Washington 17-10.
Jerry Burns
Tommy Kramer
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 398 for / 273 allowed
Jerry Burns era begins; 9-7; Tommy Kramer's Pro Bowl year with 3,000 passing yards; Wade Wilson emerges.
Bud Grant
Tommy Kramer
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 346 for / 359 allowed
Grant returns for one season at 7-9; team captain Matt Blair retires; full rebuild signals.
Les Steckel
Tommy Kramer
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 276 for / 484 allowed
Les Steckel's infamous boot-camp year; 3-13, worst record in franchise history; fired after one season.
Bud Grant
Tommy Kramer
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 316 for / 348 allowed
Bud Grant retires after 17 seasons; 161 regular-season wins; four Super Bowls; defensive identity begins to fade.
Bud Grant
Tommy Kramer
Lost 2nd RoundPoints: 187 for / 198 allowed
Strike-shortened season
Bud Grant
Tommy Kramer
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 325 for / 369 allowed
Moved to Metrodome
Bud Grant
Tommy Kramer
Lost DivisionalPoints: 317 for / 308 allowed
Last season at Met Stadium
Bud Grant
Tommy Kramer
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 259 for / 337 allowed
Post-Tarkenton transition; Tommy Kramer inherits starting job; Ahmad Rashad Pro Bowl year.
Bud Grant
Tommy Kramer
Lost DivisionalPoints: 294 for / 306 allowed
Tarkenton's final season, 8-7-1; Bud Grant's last playoff appearance of the 1970s; lost divisional to Rams.
Bud Grant
Fran Tarkenton
Lost NFC ChampionshipPoints: 231 for / 227 allowed
Foreman's last 1,000-yard year; 9-5; lost NFC Championship to Cowboys 23-6, closing the Super Bowl window.
Bud Grant
Fran Tarkenton
Lost Super Bowl XIPoints: 305 for / 176 allowed
Tarkenton throws for career-high 17 TDs; Foreman 2nd straight 1,000-yard season; lost SB XI to Raiders 32-14 in Rose Bowl.
Bud Grant
Fran Tarkenton
Lost NFC ChampionshipPoints: 377 for / 180 allowed
12-2 with Tarkenton NFL MVP; Drew Pearson 'Hail Mary' with no offensive PI call ends season at home vs Dallas.
Bud Grant
Fran Tarkenton
Lost Super Bowl IXPoints: 310 for / 195 allowed
Tarkenton NFL MVP runner-up; 10-4; lost SB IX to Steelers 16-6 in freezing Tulane Stadium, first NFC rep to lose three Super Bowls.
Bud Grant
Fran Tarkenton
Lost Super Bowl VIIIPoints: 296 for / 168 allowed
Tarkenton returns; Chuck Foreman 1,163 scrimmage yards as rookie; lost SB VIII to Dolphins 24-7 in Houston.
Bud Grant
Fran Tarkenton
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 301 for / 252 allowed
Rebuilding year
Bud Grant
Fran Tarkenton
Lost DivisionalPoints: 245 for / 139 allowed
Alan Page becomes first defensive NFL MVP; Tarkenton acquired back from Giants for draft picks + receivers.
Bud Grant
Gary Cuozzo
Lost NFC ChampionshipPoints: 335 for / 143 allowed
12-2 with Gary Cuozzo QB'ing; first-ever NFC title game; lost to 49ers 17-14 in Kezar farewell.
Bud Grant
Joe Kapp
Lost Super Bowl IVPoints: 379 for / 133 allowed
12-2; NFL Championship over Browns 27-7; Joe Kapp NFL MVP; lost SB IV to Chiefs 23-7 as 13-point favorites.
Bud Grant
Joe Kapp
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 282 for / 242 allowed
First Central Division title; 8-6; Grant's cold-weather identity forms; lost Western Conference final to Colts.
Bud Grant
Joe Kapp
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 233 for / 294 allowed
Bud Grant era begins; Tarkenton traded to Giants for two 1sts; Alan Page drafted 15th overall.
Norm Van Brocklin
Fran Tarkenton
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 292 for / 304 allowed
Van Brocklin resigns mid-season over Tarkenton relationship; team drifts to 4-9-1; Bud Grant recruited from CFL.
Norm Van Brocklin
Fran Tarkenton
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 383 for / 403 allowed
Tarkenton traded to Giants after season
Norm Van Brocklin
Fran Tarkenton
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 355 for / 296 allowed
First winning season
Norm Van Brocklin
Fran Tarkenton
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 309 for / 390 allowed
First winning month in franchise history
Norm Van Brocklin
Fran Tarkenton
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 254 for / 410 allowed
Growing pains in year two
Norm Van Brocklin
Fran Tarkenton
Playoff outcome not recordedPoints: 285 for / 407 allowed
Expansion debut; Tarkenton relieves Mason for first win 37-13 over Bears; Van Brocklin's first-year chaos.
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