Minnesota Vikings

Updated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT

5–0, 1st in the NFC North; offense bottom 10, defense top 10.

The Vikings are 5–0 in 2026, 2–0 against the NFC North.

By opponent-adjusted EPA per play the Vikings' offense ranks 29th (−0.08) and their defense 1st (−0.13 allowed); 10th of 32 by net (+0.05).

Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it Tue, Oct 13 · 11:56 AM CT.

Next game

vs Indianapolis Colts

Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM CT on CBS

Our call: Vikings Lean

4 of 4 models favor the Vikings. On average the models have the Vikings by 4.8 points, a 65% win chance.

Every model, the quarterbacks and the matchup →

TV listings: ESPN

Latest news

Vikings WR Jauan Jennings Expected To Draw Trade Interest
After wide receiver Jauan Jennings combined for 123 catches and 15 touchdowns with the 49ers from 2024-25, expectations were he would cash in on a multiyear contract in free agency. It didn’t work out that way, though, as Jennings surprisingly went without a deal for almost two…

ProFootballRumors · Tue, Oct 13 · 2:32 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Vikings Work Out WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
OCTOBER 13: In addition to Smith-Schuster, the Vikings hosted a pair of other receivers yesterday. As noted by ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, D’Wayne Eskridge and Dayton Wade also received a look.

ProFootballRumors · Tue, Oct 13 · 9:55 AM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Vikings Elevate WR Odell Beckham Jr.; OBJ Inactive For Week 6
OCTOBER 11: Beckham will be inactive on Sunday, the Vikings announced. Addison will also sit out, but Jefferson will return after a one-game absence.

ProFootballRumors · Sun, Oct 11 · 10:32 AM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Vikings Sign WR Odell Beckham Jr.
The Giants released wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. last week, but he is quickly catching on elsewhere. Beckham is signing with the Vikings, Jordan Schultz reports.

ProFootballRumors · Wed, Oct 7 · 11:15 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors

Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours. League-wide news →

NFC North

Team	Record	In the division
Minnesota Vikings	5–0	2–0
Green Bay Packers	3–2	1–1
Detroit Lions	3–2	0–0
Chicago Bears	3–2	0–2

By winning percentage (a tie counts half), then the NFL's division tiebreakers as our standings apply them.

Full standings and playoff picture →

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result	Our call
Week 1Sun, Sep 13 · CBS	vs Packers	W 39–22	Packers Toss-up · ✗	Game page
Week 2Sun, Sep 20 · Fox	at Bears	W 9–3	Bears Lean · ✗	Game page
Week 3Sun, Sep 27 · Fox	at Buccaneers	W 23–16	Vikings Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 4Sun, Oct 4 · Fox	vs Dolphins	W 15–10	Vikings Strong · ✓	Game page
Week 5Sun, Oct 11 · Fox	at Saints	W 23–13	Vikings Lean · ✓	Game page
Week 6	Bye
Week 7Sun, Oct 25 · CBS	vs Colts	—	Vikings Lean	Game page
Week 8Sun, Nov 1 · Fox	at Lions	—	Lions Toss-up	Game page
Week 9Mon, Nov 9 · ESPN and ABC	vs Bills	—	Vikings Toss-up	Game page
Week 10Sun, Nov 15 · Fox	at Packers	—	Packers Toss-up	Game page
Week 11Sun, Nov 22 · NBC	vs 49ersneutral site	—	49ers Lean	Game page
Week 12Sun, Nov 29 · Fox	vs Falcons	—	Vikings Lean	Game page
Week 13Sun, Dec 6 · CBS	vs Panthers	—	Vikings Lean	Game page
Week 14Thu, Dec 10 · Prime Video	at Patriots	—	Patriots Toss-up	Game page
Week 15Sun, Dec 20 · NBC	vs Lions	—	Vikings Toss-up	Game page
Week 16Sun, Dec 27	vs Commanders	—	Vikings Strong	Game page
Week 17Sun, Jan 3 · CBS	at Jets	—	Vikings Lean	Game page
Week 18Sun, Jan 10	vs Bears	—	Vikings Lean	Game page

Our call is the team the consensus of our models favored before kickoff, never changed after it; ✓ when that team won, ✗ when it lost. Each game page shows every model.

TV listings: ESPN

Player stats

Kyler Murray 662 passing yards, Aaron Jones 410 rushing yards, Justin Jefferson 258 receiving yards

2026 regular season through Week 5, from nflverse's player stats: the Vikings players above the leaders page's marks per team game.

Quarterbacks

Minnesota Vikings, Quarterbacks
Player	Yardspassing	Attempts	Completedof attempts	TD	INT	EPAper dropback
Kyler MurrayQB	662	101	68%	2	2	−0.08

Running backs

Minnesota Vikings, Running backs
Player	Yardsrushing	Carries	Yardsper carry	TDrushing	Targets	Share ofteam targets
Aaron JonesRB	410	97	4.2	2	18	14%

Wide receivers

Minnesota Vikings, Wide receivers
Player	Yardsreceiving	Catches	Targets	Share ofteam targets	Air yards	TD
Justin JeffersonWR	258	19	24	19%	263	3
Jordan AddisonWR	163	11	22	17%	272	1

Tight ends

Minnesota Vikings, Tight ends
Player	Yardsreceiving	Catches	Targets	Share ofteam targets	Air yards	TD
T.J. HockensonTE	202	23	27	21%	178	1

Defense

Minnesota Vikings, Defense
Player	Tackles	For loss	Sacks	INT	Passesdefended	Fumblesforced
Blake CashmanLB	42	4	2.5	0	1	0
Josh MetellusSAF	30	0	0.5	0	3	0
Eric WilsonLB	26	2	1.5	0	1	0
Byron MurphyCB	21	1	0	3	5	0
James PierreCB	17	0	0	1	3	0
Isaiah RodgersCB	15	0	0	1	4	0
Jalen RedmondDL	15	1	0	0	2	1
Andrew Van GinkelOLB	14	4	4	1	1	1
Dallas TurnerLB	14	3	5.5	0	0	2
Ivan Pace Jr.LB	12	1	0.5	0	0	0

Top 10 by tackles.

Kickers

Minnesota Vikings, Kickers
Player	FG made	FG tried	Longestyards	Extra pointsmade	Extra pointstried
Will ReichardK	15	15	56	8	8

Every team's leaders →

Offense

29th in EPA per play; passing 25th, rushing 28th

Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, 2026 regular season to date; league rank of 32 beside each.

	Vikings	Rank
Offense, EPA per play	−0.08	29th
Offense, success rate	36%	32nd
Passing offense, EPA per dropback	−0.02	25th
Rushing offense, EPA per run	−0.18	28th

Every team's efficiency →

Defense

1st in EPA per play allowed; passing 1st, rushing 2nd

What the defense allowed, opponent-adjusted, 2026 regular season to date; 1st allowed the least. Net is offense minus defense.

	Vikings	Rank
Defense, EPA per play allowed	−0.13	1st
Defense, success rate allowed	37%	1st
Pass defense, EPA per dropback allowed	−0.11	1st
Run defense, EPA per run allowed	−0.17	2nd
Net EPA per play (offense minus defense)	+0.05	10th

Every team's efficiency →

Injuries

2 out, 5 questionable, 2 more on the practice report

Week 5 report (last filed); bye in Week 6

The official injury report, as of Tue, Oct 13 · 9:57 AM CT: players with a game status or a missed or limited practice.

Christian Darrisaw T · Concussion · practice: Did not practiceOut
Charles Demmings CB · Hamstring · practice: LimitedOut
Jordan Addison WR · Hamstring · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Justin Jefferson WR · Ankle · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Ben Yurosek TE · Ankle · practice: FullQuestionable
Brian O'Neill T · Knee · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Michael Jurgens C · Elbow · practice: FullQuestionable
Aaron Jones RB · practice: Limited—
Harrison Smith S · practice: Limited—

Full league injury report →

Our record on Vikings games

Our call had the winner in 3 of 5

Our call had the winner in 3 of 5 Vikings games (60%).

Model	Games	Winner right	Rate	Average miss
Consensus (our call)	5	3 of 5	60%	8.4
Our model Experimental	5	2 of 5	40%	11.2
Elo	5	4 of 5	80%	6.4
SRS	5	4 of 5	80%	7.3
ESPN FPI	5	3 of 5	60%	9.9
Record	5	4 of 5	80%	—

Winner right: games where the model favored the team that won (a tie counts half). Average miss: points between the model's margin and the final margin. Weeks 1–4 reconstructed: worked out afterwards from data before each week. Every game, every team →

Playoff chances

Very likely in: the Vikings reach the playoffs in 94% of our 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season and win the NFC North in 68%; their average finish is 12–5.

Playoffs 94%Win the NFC North 68%No. 1 seed 24%Average finish 12–5

After Week 5's games; simulated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT. The rest of the season is played out 20,000 times, each game with our call's win chance; the NFL's tiebreakers are applied in simplified form (no points or touchdown steps). How the simulation works →