The Minnesota Vikings wrapped their 2025 season with a Week 18 win at home against NFC North rivals the Green Bay Packers and finished the season with a 9-8 record. The Minnesota Vikings' 2025 season might not have gone to plan (it actually found the plan, stabbed it, and then lit it on fire), but their 16-3 win over NFC North rival the Green Bay Packers in Week 18 caps off the 9-8 season with a five-game winning streak. Minnesota ended a strange season on a high, and emotion

The Minnesota Vikings extend their winning streak to three games, beating the New York Giants at Met Life Stadium 16-13 in Week 16. It's getting ridiculous, but it was another weird one. Despite travel complications, cold and windy weather, lousy turf, a myriad of injuries, and referees with main character syndrome, the Minnesota Vikings took care of business on the road at the New York Giants. Minnesota won 16-13 and improved to a 7-8 record with their third straight win. MN

The Minnesota Vikings win a shutout at home against the Washington Commanders. After the way the Minnesota Vikings played the previous week, few expected the Purple to win in Week 14, let alone dish out a wood-shedding 31-0 blowout in the cozy confines of US Bank Stadium--but they did. Minnesota dominated the Washington Commanders to improve to 5-8 on the season. Right from the first drive we knew that this was not the offensive game plan that we had seen so often this season

The Minnesota Vikings waste a brilliant defensive performance and faceplant 0 to 26 at the Seattle Seahawks. Minnesota’s losing streak continues and the Vikings fall 26-0 at the Seattle Seahawks in Week 13. This marks the Vikings first shutout loss since 2007. Brian Flores and his defense were ready for old friend Sam Darnold and, in one of the best defensive performances of the season, held the Seattle defense in check most of the game. They pressured, sacked, and swatted li

The Minnesota Vikings fall to the Green Bay Packers in Week 12 at Lambeau Field. All week we said that, if the Minnesota Vikings were going to save their season that they needed to treat their Week 12 game at the Green Bay Packers like a playoff game. They did—they lost in a no-call/no-show embarrassing fashion, 6-23, to an opponent that looked utterly mid. Guess we should have been more specific about what we wanted. Like a recurring nightmare, Minnesota’s offensive problems

The Minnesota Vikings lose to NFC North rivals the Chicago Bears to fall to 4-6 on the season. Despite late game heroics, the Minnesota Vikings lost 17-19 to the Chicago Bears in Week 11 and fall to 4-6 on the season. The game was veteran safety Harrison Smith’s 200th career game, and it was a great defensive effort but, ultimately, not enough to make up for all the missed offensive opportunities. That isn’t to say that the Vikings’ defense was perfect, but they limited a ver

They entered the game as 9-point underdogs, but the Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit Lions 27-24 at Ford Field in Week 9. Minnesota improves to 4-4 and has rejuvenated their season. Minnesota is back to .500 (4-4) with the Vikings’ 27-24 win at the Detroit Lions in Week 9. It was a must-win game for Minnesota with all the importance of a playoff game as the Vikings tried to right their season. Playing in Detroit, all money was on the Lions and they were the safe pick for al

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