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Minnesota made the playoffs each of the previous three seasons it faced the full NFC West , but the Vikings went just 2-4 in road games against the division in those years, including 0-2 in 2015 with losses at San Francisco and Arizona. The Vikings face three 2017 division winners on the road , while playing at Seattle and at the Jets won’t be a picnic. All five non-division games are on coasts — three East, two West — which can be tricky.
The Vikings' 2018 schedule begins where last season's ended, as Minnesota is slated to travel to Philadelphia for the season-opener and a rematch of last year's NFC title game. It's just one of several intriguing games on the Vikings' regular-season schedule. We'll start with a quick look at the first four games of the season. Minnesota will have a home game in Week 1 for the second straight season and host a San Francisco squad that closed 2017 on a hot streak. The Vikings will visit Lambeau Field for a September game for the first time since 2008 before hosting the Bills for the first time since 2010.
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The Vikings' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 11. The Vikings traded their 2019 fifth-round selection to the Denver Broncos in exchange for Denver's seventh-round selection and quarterback Trevor Siemian.
Bank Stadium, where the Vikings and Saints get the national broadcast treatment on Sunday night. The 2018 Minnesota Vikings played in the North Division of the National Football Conference. This was the first NFL broadcast in history to have an all-female announcing team .
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Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Vikings could have been expected to have about 8.5 wins, or a 9-7 record in the regular season. During the regular season, the 2018 Minnesota Vikings went against their NFC North opponents. The Vikings didn’t make the playoffs in five of the previous seven seasons before this one, and in those years the announcement of the next year’s schedule was a bigger deal as fans looked for rays of hope. Most of the focus this season, of course, is still on the playoffs ahead.
This was a rematch of the Minneapolis Miracle from last year's divisional playoff game. There would be no miracle in this one however, as the Saints won as the Vikings fell to 4-3-1. The Vikings traded their fourth-round selection and 2017 first-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for quarterback Sam Bradford. The Vikings failed for the second time in three years to qualify for the playoffs when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Redskins in week 17. Vikings face a challenging road to the playoffsDespite a 5-0 start, the Vikings playoff chances are slimming by the day.
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In a 16-game season, that can produce a significant swing in the standings. If you don’t believe that, consider that five of the six NFC teams who made the playoffs this season did not make it a year ago. The 2018 Minnesota Vikings did not play any overtime games in the regular season. 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman, a player who has a good chance to wind up in pro football's Hall of Fame, qualifies as a keen observer of wide receiver talent. No other team in the NFC North made the playoffs this season, and only two of the Vikings’ other five home opponents are playoff teams this year . San Francisco looks to be on the upswing, but overall the Vikings could be favored in every one of their home games.
The Minnesota Vikings finished the regular season with a record. Four Vikings players were elected to the Pro Bowl when the rosters were announced on December 18, 2018, with both outside linebacker Anthony Barr and safety Harrison Smith named to their fourth Pro Bowls. Wide receiver Adam Thielen was named to his second Pro Bowl, having received his first nomination in 2017, while defensive end Danielle Hunter received his first Pro Bowl selection. The Vikings’ schedule appears more challenging next season — particularly on the road — because Minnesota plays a first-place schedule instead of a third-place schedule. Pat Shurmur and Case Keenum are out, and John DeFilippo and Kirk Cousins are in.
But despite some changes, Minnesota and its trusty defense figure to be contenders in the NFC playoff hunt this season. That is, if they can navigate what appears to be a tough 2018 schedule. The 5 scariest players the Vikings will face in 2020A tougher schedule means more challengers for next season. While Vikings fans will see their football season continue into January after clinching the NFC North, a few eyes are being drawn to next year's regular season. The Minnesota Vikings finished the regular season with a point differential of +19.
But even with a tough road schedule, the way the Vikings are playing right now, they shouldn't fear anyone. The Vikings are hoping to clinch the NFC North, but will need a mighty comeback to make that happen. Tap here for play-by-play and in-game box score, plus scores and previews from around the NFL. The Vikings eked out a three-point win at Soldier Field last season and haven’t won back-to-back games in Chicago since the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
The Vikings began the 2018 season with a home game against the San Francisco 49ers, their first home game since the Minneapolis Miracle in the divisional round of the 2017–18 NFL playoffs. The game saw quarterback Kirk Cousins and defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson make their regular season debuts for the Vikings, as well as the return of second-year running back Dalvin Cook, who had torn his ACL early in the 2017 season. The two teams traded punts to start the game, before the Vikings put a drive together on their second possession, culminating with a 48-yard field goal by rookie kicker Daniel Carlson. The 49ers then failed to pick up a first down on their next possession, giving the Vikings good field position on their own 47-yard line off the ensuing punt as the first quarter drew to a close. They marched down to the Vikings' 1-yard line, only for defensive tackle Linval Joseph to force a fumble from running back Alfred Morris, which safety Harrison Smith subsequently recovered. The Vikings were able to get out from under the shadow of their own goalposts and closed out the half with a 10–3 lead.
Here's the 2018 preseason schedule for the VikingsThey open against Case Keenum and the Broncos. The Vikings' home schedule is much kinder, so expect home fans to have a good time when Arizona, San Francisco, Buffalo, Miami and the aforementioned NFC South winner visit U.S. That's because the Vikings' schedule for next year is now mostly set, with the only one yet to be confirmed being a home game against the NFC South winner, which could be either New Orleans, Carolina or Atlanta.
The NFL regular season concluded a few days ago, which meant all 32 teams pretty much immediately knew their entire 2018 home-and-away schedule. The Vikings of course play their NFC North rivals six times total. Then, they play four games against the NFC West, and four against the AFC East. The final two games (vs. NO, at PHI) are determined based on the fact the Vikings finished first in their division in 2017, so they play other first-place finishers in 2018. Vikings opponents for 2017 are almost setThe 2017 Vikings schedule is almost set in stone, and it includes big games against the Steelers and Ravens.
Luka Modric high-fived and embraced his Croatia teammates after what was likely the midfield great's last appearance at the World Cup. Kansas coach Bill Self acknowledged his No. 8 Jayhawks have played some high-level hoops the past eight days, beginning with a blowout of then-unbeaten Missouri and finishing with an romp over No. 14 Indiana on Saturday. Ryan Tannehill may be at the end of a make-or-break season for the Dolphins, a team with just one winning season in the past decade. Aaron Rodgers returns to the site of the Anthony Barr hit for a Sunday night matchup.
On the ensuing drive, the Packers forced the Vikings to go three-and-out, but the punt from the Vikings' Matt Wile was blocked by Geronimo Allison and recovered by the Packers' Josh Jackson for a touchdown. On Minnesota's next drive, quarterback Kirk Cousins led the Vikings on an eight-play, 57-yard touchdown drive to tie the game at 7–7, with the scoring pass going to Laquon Treadwell for 14 yards. Green Bay followed that with a nine-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Davante Adams early in the second quarter, making the game 14–7. After trading punts and a missed 48-yard field goal for the Vikings by rookie kicker Daniel Carlson, the Packers' Mason Crosby made a 37-yard field goal at the end of the first half to send the Packers to the locker room leading 17–7. As such, the last place team in a division has two games against last place teams.
Rookie QB Sam Darnold will be six games into his rookie season when the Vikings go to MetLife Stadium. On “Thursday Night Football,” the talented Rams offense looks to rebound from a home playoff loss to the Falcons, while boasting a revamped defense with Marcus Peters and Ndamukong Suh. The Vikings start the NFC North slate in Green Bay, where Aaron Rodgers should be healthy after playing just eight snaps in the rivalry last season. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
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