Minnesota Vikings
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First Season |
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1961 |
Team History |
Minnesota Vikings (1961-present) |
Conference/Division |
National Football League (1961–present)
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Venue |
U.S. Bank Stadium (2016-present) TCF Bank Stadium (2014-15) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982-2013) Metropolitan Stadium (1961-81) |
Key People |
Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1960, and first took the field for the 1961 season. The team competes in the National Football Conference (NFC) North division.
Publications
Home programs by season
1960s
1970s
1980s
Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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1980 | |||
Week 1 | September 7 | vs. Atlanta Falcons | Metropolitan Stadium |
Week 6 | October 12 | vs. Chicago Bears | Metropolitan Stadium |
Week 10 | November 9 | vs. Detroit Lions | Metropolitan Stadium |
Week 13 | November 30 | at New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome |
postseason | January 3, 1981 | at Philadelphia Eagles | Veterans Stadium |
1981 | |||
Week 11 | November 15 | vs. New Orleans Saints | Metropolitan Stadium |
1982 | |||
preseason | August 7 | vs. Baltimore Colts | Fawcett Stadium |
postseason | January 9, 1983 | vs. Atlanta Falcons | Metrodome |
postseason | January 15, 1983 | at Washington Redskins | RFK Stadium |
1983 | |||
preseason | August 6 | vs. St. Louis Cardinals | Wembley Stadium |
Week 6 | October 9 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
Week 8 | October 23 | vs. Dallas Cowboys | Metrodome |
1984 | |||
Week 5 | September 30 | vs. Seattle Seahawks | Metrodome |
Week 9 | October 28 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
1985 | |||
Week 3 | September 19 | vs. Chicago Bears | Metrodome |
Week 6 | October 13 | at Green Bay Packers | Milwaukee County Stadium |
1986 | |||
Week 1 | September 7 | vs. Detroit Lions | Metrodome |
Week 3 | September 29 | vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | Metrodome |
Week 14 | December 7 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
1987 | |||
Week 1 | September 13 | vs. Detroit Lions | Metrodome |
Week 7 | November 1 | at Seattle Seahawks | Kingdome |
Week 10 | November 15 | vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Metrodome |
postseason | January 3, 1988 | at New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome |
postseason | January 9, 1988 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park |
1988 | |||
Week 9 | October 30 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park |
postseason | December 26 | vs. Los Angeles Rams | Metrodome |
postseason | January 1, 1989 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park |
1989 | |||
Week 1 | September 10 | vs. Houston Oilers | Metrodome |
Week 16 | December 25 | vs. Cincinnati Bengals | Metrodome |
postseason | January 6, 1990 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park |
1990s
Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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1990 | |||
Week 6 | October 15 | at Philadelphia Eagles | Veterans Stadium |
Week 13 | December 9 | at New York Giants | Giants Stadium |
1991 | |||
Week 5 | September 29 | vs. Denver Broncos | Metrodome |
1992 | |||
Week 10 | November 15 | vs. Houston Oilers | Metrodome |
Week 12 | November 22 | vs. Cleveland Browns | Metrodome |
postseason | January 2, 1993 | vs. Washington Redskins | Metrodome |
1993 | |||
preseason | August 1 | at Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium |
Week 4 | October 3 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park |
Week 5 | October 10 | vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Metrodome |
postseason | January 9, 1994 | at New York Giants | Giants Stadium |
1994 | |||
Week 3 | September 18 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
Week 7 | October 20 | vs. Green Bay Packers | Metrodome |
postseason | January 1, 1995 | vs. Chicago Bears | Metrodome |
1995 | |||
Week 3 | September 17 | vs. Dallas Cowboys | Metrodome |
Week 15 | December 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park |
1996 | |||
Week 12 | November 24 | vs. Denver Broncos | Metrodome |
1997 | |||
preseason | August 2 | vs. St. Louis Rams | Metrodome |
preseason | July 26 | at Seattle Seahawks | Fawcett Stadium |
Week 5 | October 5 | at Arizona Cardinals | Sun Devil Stadium |
Week 16 | December 21 | vs. Indianapolis Colts | Metrodome |
postseason | December 27 | at New York Giants | Giants Stadium |
postseason | January 3, 1998 | at San Francisco 49ers | 3Com Park |
1998 | |||
Week 4 | September 27 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
postseason | January 17, 1999 | vs. Atlanta Falcons | Metrodome |
1999 | |||
Week 2 | September 19 | vs. Oakland Raiders | Metrodome |
Week 3 | September 26 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
Week 4 | October 3 | vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Metrodome |
postseason | January 9, 2000 | vs. Dallas Cowboys | Metrodome |
2000s
Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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2000 | |||
Week 2 | September 10 | vs. Miami Dolphins | Metrodome |
Week 10 | November 12 | vs. Arizona Cardinals | Metrodome |
Week 11 | November 19 | vs. Carolina Panthers | Metrodome |
postseason | January 6, 2001 | vs. New Orleans Saints | Metrodome |
2001 | |||
Week 1 | September 9 | vs. Carolina Panthers | Metrodome |
Week 14 | December 23 | vs. Jacksonville Jaguars | Metrodome |
2002 | |||
Week 3 | September 22 | vs. Carolina Panthers | Metrodome |
Week 7 | October 27 | vs. Chicago Bears | Metrodome |
Week 11 | November 24 | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium |
2003 | |||
Week 7 | October 26 | vs. New York Giants | Metrodome |
Week 13 | December 7 | vs. Seattle Seahawks | Metrodome |
2004 | |||
postseason | January 9, 2005 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
postseason | January 16, 2005 | at Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field |
2005 | |||
Week 3 | September 25 | vs. New Orleans Saints | Metrodome |
2006 | |||
Week 15 | December 21 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
2007 | |||
Week 7 | October 21 | at Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium |
2008 | |||
preseason | August 28 | at Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium |
Week 1 | September 8 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
Week 8 | November 2 | vs. Houston Texans | Metrodome |
Week 9 | November 9 | vs. Green Bay Packers | Metrodome |
Week 12 | November 30 | vs. Chicago Bears | Metrodome |
Week 15 | December 21 | vs. Atlanta Falcons | Metrodome |
postseason | January 4, 2009 | vs. Philadelphia Eagles | Metrodome |
2009 | |||
Week 12 | December 6 | at Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium |
postseason | January 17, 2010 | vs. Dallas Cowboys | Metrodome |
postseason | January 24, 2010 | at New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome |
2010s
Media guides and yearbooks
All media guides
1960s | 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1966 |
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1970s | 1970 • 1971 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1979 |
1980s | 1981 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
1990s | 1991 • 1993 • 1994 |
2010s | 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 |
2020s | 2020 |
All yearbooks
1990s | 1991 |
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2000s | 2001 |
2010s | 2011 • 2012 • 2016 • 2017 |
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