Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

First Season
1961
Team History
Minnesota Vikings (1961-present)
Conference/Division
National Football League (1961–present) National Football Conference (NFC) (1970–present) NFC North (2002–present) NFC Central (1970–2001) Western Conference (1961–1969) Central Division (1967–1969)
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.

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Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1961
preseason	August 26	at San Francisco 49ers	Multnomah Stadium
Week 1	September 17	vs. Chicago Bears	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 2	September 24	at Dallas Cowboys	Cotton Bowl
Week 3	October 1	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 7	October 29	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 8	November 5	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 11	November 26	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 12	December 3	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Metropolitan Stadium
1962
preseason	September 2	vs. Baltimore Colts	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 1	September 16	at Green Bay Packers	City Stadium
Week 3	September 30	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 9	November 11	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
Week 13	December 9	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 14	December 16	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
1963
preseason	August 17	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
preseason	August 31	at Philadelphia Eagles	Hershey Stadium
Week 1	September 15	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 6	October 20	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 10	November 17	vs. Baltimore Colts	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 11	November 24	vs. Detroit Lions	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 12	December 1	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
Week 13	December 8	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 14	December 15	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
1964
preseason	August 22	at San Francisco 49ers	Ute Stadium
preseason	August 29	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 3	September 27	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 4	October 4	at Green Bay Packers	City Stadium
Week 7	October 25	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 10	November 15	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 22	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 13	December 6	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
Week 14	December 13	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
1965
preseason	August 20	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 5	October 17	vs. Chicago Bears	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 7	October 31	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 10	November 21	at Green Bay Packers	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 12	December 5	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 13	December 12	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 14	December 19	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
1966
preseason	August 6	vs. Detroit Lions	Tulane Stadium
preseason	August 20	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 1	September 11	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 2	September 18	vs. Baltimore Colts	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 7	October 23	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 13	December 11	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 14	December 18	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
1967
preseason	August 5	Vikings intrasquad game	Blakeslee Field
preseason	August 18	at Denver Broncos	Denver University Stadium
preseason	August 27	at New York Giants	Yale Bowl
Week 3	October 1	vs. Chicago Bears	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 7	October 29	at Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta Stadium
Week 8	November 5	vs. New York Giants	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 13	December 10	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
Week 14	December 17	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
1968
preseason	August 3	Vikings intrasquad game	Blakeslee Field
preseason	August 10	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Metropolitan Stadium
preseason	September 6	at New Orleans Saints	Independence Stadium
Week 7	October 27	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
Week 9	November 10	vs. Green Bay Packers	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 10	November 17	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 11	November 24	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
postseason	December 22	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Playoff Bowl	January 5, 1969	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Orange Bowl
1969
preseason	August 30	at New York Jets	Groves Stadium
Week 1	September 21	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
Week 4	October 12	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
Week 6	October 26	vs. Detroit Lions	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 9	November 16	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 14	December 21	at Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta Stadium
postseason	January 4, 1970	vs. Cleveland Browns	Metropolitan Stadium
Super Bowl IV	January 11, 1970	at Kansas City Chiefs	Tulane Stadium

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
preseason	August 8	vs. New Orleans Saints	Fawcett Stadium
preseason	August 22	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 3	October 4	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 4	October 11	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
Week 7	November 1	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 8	November 8	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 11	December 5	vs. Chicago Bears	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 14	December 20	at Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta Stadium
postseason	December 27	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Metropolitan Stadium
1971
preseason	August 14	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
preseason	August 21	vs. Chicago Bears	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 1	September 20	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 4	October 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 7	October 31	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
Week 8	November 7	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 14	December 19	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
postseason	December 25	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Metropolitan Stadium
1972
preseason	August 18	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 10	November 19	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorical Coliseum
Week 13	December 10	vs. Green Bay Packers	Metropolitan Stadium
1973
preseason	August 25	at Oakland Raiders	California Memorial Stadium
preseason	September 8	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 6	October 21	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Metropolitan Stadium
postseason	December 30	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Super Bowl VIII	January 13, 1974	at Miami Dolphins	Rice Stadium
1974
preseason	September 7	vs. San Diego Chargers	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 8	November 3	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
postseason	December 21	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Metropolitan Stadium
postseason	December 29	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Metropolitan Stadium
Super Bowl IX	January 12, 1975	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Tulane Stadium
1975
preseason	August 9	vs. New York Jets	Sun Devil Stadium
preseason	August 17	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
1976
preseason	August 22	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 5	October 10	vs. Chicago Bears	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 6	October 17	vs. New York Giants	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 9	November 7	vs. Detroit Lions	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 14	December 11	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
postseason	December 26	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Metropolitan Stadium
Super Bowl XI	January 9, 1977	vs. Oakland Raiders	Rose Bowl
1977
Week 3	October 2	vs. Green Bay Packers	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 10	November 20	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 13	December 11	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
postseason	December 26	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
postseason	January 1, 1978	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1978
Week 3	September 17	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 9	October 26	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
postseason	December 31	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1979
preseason	August 2	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
Week 1	September 2	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 3	September 16	vs. Miami Dolphins	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 11	November 11	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
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
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
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
Week 12	December 1	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Metrodome
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
Week 10	November 21	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
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

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
preseason	August 28	vs. Seattle Seahawks	Metrodome
preseason	September 2	vs. Denver Broncos	Metrodome
Week 2	September 19	vs. Miami Dolphins	Metrodome
Week 9	November 14	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 11	November 28	at Washington Redskins	FedEx Field
Week 12	December 5	vs. Buffalo Bills	Metrodome
2011
preseason	August 27	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Metrodome
Week 6	October 16	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 7	October 23	vs. Green Bay Packers	Metrodome
Week 11	December 4	vs. Denver Broncos	Metrodome
Week 13	December 18	vs. New Orleans Saints	Metrodome
2012
preseason	August 17	vs. Buffalo Bills	Metrodome
Week 1	September 9	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Metrodome
Week 7	October 21	vs. Arizona Cardinals	Metrodome
Week 7	October 25	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Metrodome
Week 10	November 11	vs. Detroit Lions	Metrodome
Week 11	November 25	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
postseason	January 5, 2013	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
2013
preseason	August 9	vs. Houston Texans	Metrodome
Week 5	October 13	vs. Carolina Panthers	Metrodome
Week 11	November 24	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 12	December 1	vs. Chicago Bears	Metrodome
Week 14	December 15	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Metrodome
2014
preseason	August 16	vs. Arizona Cardinals	TCF Bank Stadium
Week 2	September 14	vs. New England Patriots	TCF Bank Stadium
Week 4	September 28	vs. Atlanta Falcons	TCF Bank Stadium
Week 5	October 2	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 6	October 12	vs. Detroit Lions	TCF Bank Stadium
Week 9	November 2	vs. Washington Redskins	TCF Bank Stadium
Week 10	November 16	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 12	November 30	vs. Carolina Panthers	TCF Bank Stadium
2015
Week 2	September 20	vs. Detroit Lions	TCF Bank Stadium
Week 7	November 1	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 11	November 29	at Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome
Week 16	January 3, 2016	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
postseason	January 10, 2016	vs. Seattle Seahawks	TCF Bank Stadium
2016
preseason	September 1	vs. Los Angeles Rams	U.S. Bank Stadium
Week 5	October 9	vs. Los Angeles Rams	U.S. Bank Stadium
Week 6	October 23	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
2017
preseason	August 18	at Seattle Seahawks	CenturyLink Field
Week 15	December 23	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
postseason	January 14, 2018	vs. New Orleans Saints	U.S. Bank Stadium
postseason	January 21, 2018	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
2018
Week 2	September 16	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 10	November 18	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
2019
postseason	January 5, 2020	at New Orleans Saints	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
postseason	January 11, 2020	at San Francisco 49ers	Levi's Stadium

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