NFC North · Team dossier

Minnesota Vikings

5-0 in the 2026 regular season so far · points 109–64

Showing the 2021–2026 regular seasons (covered history). Regular season and playoffs are separate unless a window says otherwise.

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Metric	Value	Comparison	Games	Evidence
Blown double-digit leads	4	Tied 24th-most of 32 teams	88	Strong sample
Late fourth-quarter losses	7	Tied 17th-most of 32 teams	88	Strong sample
Giveaways	125	Tied 9th-most of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Giveaway rate	2.24%	10th-highest of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Turnover margin	+10	Tied 18th-worst of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Longest losing run	4	Tied 25th-longest of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Points allowed per game	21.6	22nd-most of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Points scored per game	23.1	19th-fewest of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Scoring margin per game	+1.5	20th-worst of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Sack rate allowed	7.5%	9th-highest of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Win percentage	56-34 (.622)	28th-worst of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Penalty yards per game	48.6	24th-most of 32 teams	90	Strong sample

Misery Timeline

Dated evidence

Nov 30, 2025 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Nov 9, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025
Nov 30, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 26 to Seattle Seahawks
0-26 · Week 13
Nov 23, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 17 to Green Bay Packers
6-23 · Week 12
Oct 23, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 27 to Los Angeles Chargers
10-37 · Week 8
Jan 5, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 22 to Detroit Lions
9-31 · Week 18
Oct 20, 2024 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Detroit Lions
Lost 29-31 after leading by 10.
Jan 7, 2024 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Dec 16, 2023 to Jan 7, 2024
Dec 31, 2023 · Blowout loss
Lost by 23 to Green Bay Packers
10-33 · Week 17
Dec 16, 2023 · Blown lead
Blew a 14-point lead vs Cincinnati Bengals
Lost 24-27 in overtime after leading by 14.
Nov 27, 2023 · Late loss
Late loss to Chicago Bears
Led or tied (10-9) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 10-12.
Nov 19, 2023 · Late loss
Late loss to Denver Broncos
Led or tied (17-15) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 20-21.
Sep 24, 2023 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Sep 10, 2023 to Sep 24, 2023
Jan 1, 2023 · Blowout loss
Lost by 24 to Green Bay Packers
17-41 · Week 17
Nov 20, 2022 · Blowout loss
Lost by 37 to Dallas Cowboys
3-40 · Week 11
Sep 19, 2022 · Blowout loss
Lost by 17 to Philadelphia Eagles
7-24 · Week 2
Jan 2, 2022 · Blowout loss
Lost by 27 to Green Bay Packers
10-37 · Week 17
Nov 7, 2021 · Blown lead
Blew a 14-point lead vs Baltimore Ravens
Lost 31-34 in overtime after leading by 14.
Oct 31, 2021 · Late loss
Late loss to Dallas Cowboys
Led or tied (13-13) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 16-20.
Sep 19, 2021 · Blown lead
Blew a 13-point lead vs Arizona Cardinals
Lost 33-34 after leading by 13.

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