2017 Minnesota Vikings season - wikipedia 2017 Minnesota Vikings season 2017 Minnesota Vikings season Head coach Mike Zimmer General manager Rick Spielman Owner Zygi Wilf Home field U.S. Bank Stadium Results Record 13 -- 3 Division place 1st NFC North Playoff finish Won Divisional Playoffs ( Saints ) 29 -- 24 Lost NFC Championship ( Eagles ) 7 -- 38 Pro Bowlers 7 OLB Anthony Barr ( injured ) DE Everson Griffen ( injured ) DT Linval Joseph ( alternate ) CB Xavier Rhodes TE Kyle Rudolph ( alternate ) FS Harrison Smith ( alternate ) WR Adam Thielen AP All - Pros 4 CB Xavier Rhodes ( 1st & 2nd team ) FS Harrison Smith ( 1st team ) DE Everson Griffen ( 2nd team ) WR Adam Thielen ( 2nd team ) Uniform ← 2016 Vikings seasons 2018 → The 2017 season was the Minnesota Vikings ' 57th in the National Football League, and their fourth under head coach Mike Zimmer. With the team 's home stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium, scheduled to host Super Bowl LII at the end of the season, the Vikings attempted to make history as the first team to play the Super Bowl on their home field ; in recording their best regular season record since 1998, they clinched a first - round bye for the first time since 2009 and became the eighth team in the Super Bowl era to qualify for the playoffs in a season in which their stadium hosted the Super Bowl. They defeated the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional Round 29 -- 24 on a walkoff play referred to as the `` Minneapolis Miracle '', but lost 38 -- 7 to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. Contents 1 Roster changes 1.1 Draft 1.2 Transactions 2 Staff 3 Final roster 4 Preseason 4.1 Schedule 4.2 Game summaries 4.2. 1 Week 1 : at Buffalo Bills 4.2. 2 Week 2 : at Seattle Seahawks 4.2. 3 Week 3 : vs. San Francisco 49ers 4.2. 4 Week 4 : vs. Miami Dolphins 5 Regular season 5.1 Schedule 5.2 Game summaries 5.2. 1 Week 1 : vs. New Orleans Saints 5.2. 2 Week 2 : at Pittsburgh Steelers 5.2. 3 Week 3 : vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5.2. 4 Week 4 : vs. Detroit Lions 5.2. 5 Week 5 : at Chicago Bears 5.2. 6 Week 6 : vs. Green Bay Packers 5.2. 7 Week 7 : vs. Baltimore Ravens 5.2. 8 Week 8 : at Cleveland Browns 5.2. 9 Week 10 : at Washington Redskins 5.2. 10 Week 11 : vs. Los Angeles Rams 5.2. 11 Week 12 : at Detroit Lions 5.2. 12 Week 13 : at Atlanta Falcons 5.2. 13 Week 14 : at Carolina Panthers 5.2. 14 Week 15 : vs. Cincinnati Bengals 5.2. 15 Week 16 : at Green Bay Packers 5.2. 16 Week 17 : vs. Chicago Bears 5.3 Standings 5.3. 1 Division 5.3. 2 Conference 6 Postseason 6.1 Schedule 6.2 Game summaries 6.2. 1 NFC Divisional Playoffs : vs. ( # 4 ) New Orleans Saints 6.2. 2 NFC Championship : at ( # 1 ) Philadelphia Eagles 7 Pro Bowl 8 Statistics 8.1 Team leaders 8.2 League rankings 9 References 10 External links Roster changes Draft Main article : 2017 NFL Draft 2017 Minnesota Vikings draft Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Contract Notes Round Choice Overall 14 14 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles 9 41 Dalvin Cook RB 6 - 0 209 Florida State 4 years / $6.35 million from Bengals 16 48 Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals 6 70 Pat Elflein 6 - 3 295 Ohio State 4 years / $3.33 million from NY Jets 15 79 Traded to the New York Jets 22 86 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs from Dolphins 40 104 Traded to the San Francisco 49ers from Chiefs 109 Jaleel Johnson DT 6 - 3 316 Iowa from 49ers 13 120 Ben Gedeon LB 6 - 2 244 Michigan 21 128 Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals from Dolphins 25 132 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles from Chiefs 32 139 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs from Browns via Eagles 5 16 160 Traded to the New York Jets 27 170 Rodney Adams WR 6 - 1 189 USF from Chiefs 37 180 Danny Isidora 6 - 3 306 Miami from Chiefs 6 16 199 Traded to the Washington Redskins 18 201 Bucky Hodges TE 6 - 6 257 Virginia Tech from Washington 7 219 Stacy Coley WR 6 - 0 195 Miami from Cleveland via 49ers 220 Ifeadi Odenigbo DE 6 - 3 258 Northwestern from San Francisco via Washington 12 230 Traded to the Washington Redskins from Eagles 14 232 Elijah Lee LB 6 - 3 228 Kansas State 27 245 Jack Tocho CB 6 - 0 202 N.C. State from Chiefs Draft trades Jump up ^ The Vikings traded their first - round selection ( 14th overall ), as well as their 2018 fourth - round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for quarterback Sam Bradford. ^ Jump up to : The Vikings traded a second - and fourth - round selection ( 48th and 128th overall, respectively ) to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for Cincinatti 's second - round selection ( 41st overall ). ^ Jump up to : The Vikings traded a third - and fifth - round selection ( 79th and 160th overall, respectively ) to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets ' third - round selection ( 70th overall ). ^ Jump up to : The Vikings traded their third - round selection ( 86th overall ) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Kansas City 's third -, fourth -, and seventh - round selections ( 104th, 132nd and 245th overall, respectively ). ^ Jump up to : The Vikings acquired additional selections in the third - and fourth rounds ( 86th and 129th overall, respectively ) in a trade that sent their 2016 third - round selection ( 186th ) to the Miami Dolphins. ^ Jump up to : The Vikings traded a third - round selection ( 104th overall ) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for San Francisco 's fourth - and seventh - round selections ( 109th and 219th overall, respectively ). ^ Jump up to : The Vikings traded their fourth - round selection ( 132nd overall ) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for Philadelphia 's fourth - and seventh - round selections ( 139th and 230th overall ). ^ Jump up to : The Vikings traded their fourth - round selection ( 139nd overall ) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Kansas City 's two fifth - round selections ( 170th and 180th overall ). ^ Jump up to : The Vikings traded their sixth - and seventh - round selection ( 199th and 230th overall ) to the Washington Redskins in exchange for Washington 's sixth - and seventh - round selections ( 201st and 220th overall ). 2017 Minnesota Vikings UDFA Player Position Height Weight College Wes Lunt QB 6 - 5 225 Illinois Terrell Newby RB 5 - 10 200 Nebraska R.J. Shelton WR 5 - 11 202 Michigan State Josiah Price TE 6 - 4 248 Michigan State Aviante Collins OT 6 - 4 295 TCU Nick Fett OT 6 - 7 311 Iowa State Freddie Tagaloa OT 6 - 8 316 Arizona Tashawn Bower DE 6 - 5 236 LSU Caleb Kidder DE 6 - 5 259 Montana Sam McCaskill DE 6 - 3 259 Boise State Dylan Bradley DT 6 - 1 265 Southern Miss Eric Wilson LB 6 - 2 225 Cincinnati Shaan Washington LB 6 - 3 220 Texas A&M Horace Richardson CB 6 - 0 190 SMU Tommy Armstrong Jr. 6 - 1 220 Nebraska Transactions Re-signings Date Player name Position Contract terms January 2, 2017 Moritz Böhringer WR Kyle Carter TE Cayleb Jones WR Marquis Lucas OT Tre Roberson CB Bishop Sankey RB Sterling Bailey DT Austin Shepherd OT Cedric Thompson March 8, 2017 Jeremiah Sirles OT 1 year / $690,000 March 15, 2017 Terence Newman CB 1 year / $3.25 million Adam Thielen WR 3 years / $17 million March 24, 2017 Brian Robison DE 2 years / $7.5 million Departures Date Player name Position Note New team February 10, 2017 Brandon Fusco Released San Francisco 49ers Mike Harris March 6, 2017 Chad Greenway OLB Retired March 9, 2017 Rhett Ellison TE UFA New York Giants Matt Kalil OT Carolina Panthers Jeff Locke Indianapolis Colts March 10, 2017 Charles Johnson WR Carolina Panthers Captain Munnerlyn CB Carolina Panthers March 11, 2017 Audie Cole LB Jacksonville Jaguars March 13, 2017 Cordarrelle Patterson WR / KR Oakland Raiders March 14, 2017 Andre Smith OT Cincinnati Bengals March 24, 2017 Scott Crichton DT Released May 4, 2017 Marquis Lucas OT Waived Sterling Bailey DE Cedric Thompson May 16, 2017 B.J. Dubose DT Waived May 17, 2017 Toby Johnson DT Waived May 27, 2017 Matt Asiata RB UFA Detroit Lions May 31, 2017 Mitch Mathews WR Waived Additions Date Player name Position Previous team Contract terms January 3, 2017 Reid Fragel OT Kansas City Chiefs Marshall Koehn Miami Dolphins Taylor Symmank March 9, 2017 Riley Reiff OT Detroit Lions 5 years / $58.75 million March 10, 2017 Mike Remmers OT Carolina Panthers 5 years / $30 million March 14, 2017 Datone Jones DE Green Bay Packers 1 year / $3.75 million March 16, 2017 Latavius Murray RB Oakland Raiders 3 years / $15.0 million March 30, 2017 Terrell Sinkfield CB BC Lions ( CFL ) Mitch Mathews WR Cleveland Browns Nick Truesdell TE Cleveland Gladiators ( AFL ) March 31, 2017 Case Keenum QB Los Angeles Rams 1 year / $2.0 million April 3, 2017 Ryan Quigley Arizona Cardinals 1 year / $2.0 million May 10, 2017 Michael Floyd WR New England Patriots 1 year / $1.5 million May 17, 2017 Will Sutton DT Chicago Bears Denotes this is a reserve / future contract. Staff 2017 Minnesota Vikings staff Front office Owner / Chairman -- Zygi Wilf Owner / President -- Mark Wilf Owner / Vice Chairman -- Leonard Wilf General Manager -- Rick Spielman Executive Vice President -- Football Operations -- Rob Brzezinski Chief Operating Officer -- Kevin Warren Assistant General Manager -- George Paton Director of College Scouting -- Jamaal Stephenson Director of Pro Scouting -- Ryan Monnens Head coaches Head Coach -- Mike Zimmer Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator -- Pat Shurmur Quarterbacks -- Kevin Stefanski Running Backs -- Kennedy Polamalu Wide Receivers -- Darrell Hazell Assistant Wide Receivers -- Drew Petzing Tight Ends -- Clancy Barone Offensive Line -- Tony Sparano Assistant Offensive Line -- Andrew Janocko Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator -- George Edwards Defensive Line -- Andre Patterson Assistant Defensive Line -- Robert Rodriguez Linebackers -- Adam Zimmer Defensive Backs -- Jerry Gray Defensive Assistant -- Jeff Howard Defensive Quality Control / Assistant Defensive Backs -- Jonathan Gannon Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator -- Mike Priefer Assistant Special Teams -- Ryan Ficken Strength and conditioning Head Athletic Trainer -- Eric Sugarman Head Strength and Conditioning -- Mark Uyeyama Assistant Strength and Conditioning -- Derik Keyes Assistant Strength and Conditioning -- Reshard Langford Assistant Strength and Conditioning -- Chaz Mahle Final roster 2017 Minnesota Vikings final roster Quarterbacks 8 Sam Bradford 5 Teddy Bridgewater 7 Case Keenum 1 Kyle Sloter Running backs 31 Mack Brown 30 C.J. Ham FB 21 Jerick McKinnon 25 Latavius Murray Wide receivers 13 Stacy Coley 14 Stefon Diggs 18 Michael Floyd 19 Adam Thielen 11 Laquon Treadwell 17 Jarius Wright Tight ends 89 David Morgan II 82 Kyle Rudolph Offensive linemen 61 Joe Berger G 76 Aviante Collins T 67 Cornelius Edison C 65 Pat Elflein C 69 Rashod Hill T 63 Danny Isidora G 71 Riley Reiff T 74 Mike Remmers T 75 Jeremiah Sirles G Defensive linemen 90 Tashawn Bower DE 97 Everson Griffen DE 99 Danielle Hunter DE 94 Jaleel Johnson DT 92 Tom Johnson DT 98 Linval Joseph DT 96 Brian Robison DE 93 Shamar Stephen DT 91 Stephen Weatherly DE Linebackers 55 Anthony Barr OLB 40 Kentrell Brothers MLB 42 Ben Gedeon OLB 54 Eric Kendricks MLB 59 Emmanuel Lamur OLB 50 Eric Wilson OLB Defensive backs 20 Mackensie Alexander CB 24 Tramaine Brock CB 41 Anthony Harris FS 27 Jayron Kearse SS 23 Terence Newman CB 29 Xavier Rhodes CB 34 Andrew Sendejo SS 35 Marcus Sherels CB 22 Harrison Smith FS 26 Trae Waynes CB Special teams 2 Kai Forbath K 44 Jeff Overbaugh LS 4 Ryan Quigley P Reserve lists 81 Blake Bell TE ( IR ) 33 Dalvin Cook RB ( IR ) 62 Nick Easton G ( IR ) 73 Sharrif Floyd DT ( NF - Inj. ) 47 Kevin McDermott LS ( IR ) 43 Bishop Sankey RB ( IR ) 57 Shaan Washington OLB ( IR ) Practice squad 12 Rodney Adams WR 79 Dylan Bradley DT ( Injured ) 16 Cayleb Jones WR 78 Dieugot Joseph OT 68 Cedrick Lang T 66 Caushaud Lyons DT 95 Ifeadi Odenigbo DE 38 Horace Richardson CB 39 Jack Tocho S 85 Nick Truesdell TE 56 Antwione Williams OLB Rookies in italics 53 Active, 8 Inactive, 11 Practice squad Preseason Schedule The Vikings ' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 10. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue NFL.com recap August 10 at Buffalo Bills W 17 -- 10 1 -- 0 New Era Field Recap August 18 at Seattle Seahawks L 13 -- 20 1 -- 1 CenturyLink Field Recap August 27 San Francisco 49ers W 32 -- 31 2 -- 1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap August 31 Miami Dolphins L 9 -- 30 2 -- 2 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap Game summaries Week 1 : at buffalo bills Week 1 : Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills -- Game summary Total Vikings 0 14 0 17 Bills 0 0 7 10 at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York Date : August 10 Game time : 7 : 00 p.m. EDT / 6 : 00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Partly cloudy, 82 ° F ( 28 ° C ) Game attendance : 60,459 Referee : Terry McAulay ( 77 ) TV : Fox - 9 Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter BUF -- Steven Hauschka 42 - yard field goal, 14 : 15. Bills 3 -- 0. Drive : 7 plays, 37 yards, 2 : 46. MIN -- Kai Forbath 36 - yard field goal, 3 : 26. Tied 3 -- 3. Drive : 11 plays, 60 yards, 5 : 47. Third quarter MIN -- C.J. Ham 2 - yard run ( Marshall Koehn kick ), 10 : 34. Vikings 10 -- 3. Drive : 7 plays, 69 yards, 3 : 26. MIN -- Rodney Adams 2 - yard pass from Taylor Heinicke ( Kai Forbath kick ), 1 : 09. Vikings 17 -- 3. Drive : 14 plays, 71 yards, 7 : 28. Fourth quarter BUF -- Dezmin Lewis 1 - yard pass from Nathan Peterman ( Austin Rehkow kick ), 10 : 08. Vikings 17 -- 10. Drive : 13 plays, 79 yards, 6 : 01. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 11 / 16, 121 yards BUF -- Nathan Peterman -- 13 / 25, 112 yards, TD Top rushers MIN -- Terrell Newby -- 12 rushes, 26 yards BUF -- Jonathan Williams -- 4 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers MIN -- Stacy Coley -- 3 receptions, 67 yards BUF -- Sammy Watkins -- 4 receptions, 39 yards Week 2 : at Seattle seahawks Week 2 : Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks -- Game summary Total Vikings 0 7 13 Seahawks 7 7 6 0 20 at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington Date : August 18 Game time : 9 : 00 p.m. CDT / 7 : 00 p.m. PDT Game weather : Sunny, 73 ° F ( 23 ° C ) Game attendance : 68,550 Referee : Tony Corrente ( 99 ) TV : Fox - 9 Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter SEA -- Kasen Williams 1 - yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Blair Walsh kick ), 9 : 36. Seahawks 7 -- 0. Drive : 11 plays, 77 yards, 5 : 24. MIN -- Marshall Koehn 29 - yard field goal, 3 : 07. Seahawks 7 -- 3. Drive : 11 plays, 76 yards, 6 : 29. Second quarter SEA -- Mike Davis 22 - yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Blair Walsh kick ), 1 : 57. Seahawks 14 -- 3. Drive : 9 plays, 80 yards, 4 : 07. MIN -- Kai Forbath 51 - yard field goal, 0 : 09. Seahawks 14 -- 6. Drive : 10 plays, 41 yards, 1 : 48. Third quarter SEA -- Blair Walsh 52 - yard field goal, 13 : 51. Seahawks 17 -- 6. Drive : 4 plays, − 16 yards, 1 : 03. SEA -- Blair Walsh 52 - yard field goal, 5 : 15. Seahawks 20 -- 6. Drive : 9 plays, 64 yards, 4 : 29. Fourth quarter MIN -- Bucky Hodges 21 - yard pass from Taylor Heinicke ( Marshall Koehn kick ), 2 : 49. Seahawks 20 -- 13. Drive : 6 plays, 81 yards, 1 : 25. Top passers MIN -- Sam Bradford -- 7 / 11, 95 yards SEA -- Russell Wilson -- 13 / 18, 206 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIN -- Dalvin Cook -- 7 rushes, 40 yards SEA -- Alex Collins -- 10 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers MIN -- Stefon Diggs -- 4 receptions, 65 yards SEA -- Doug Baldwin -- 4 receptions, 69 yards Week 3 : vs. San Francisco 49ers Week 3 : San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total 49ers 7 7 10 7 31 Vikings 0 0 17 15 32 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : August 27 Game time : 7 : 00 p.m. CDT Game weather : None ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,551 Referee : Ronald Torbert ( 62 ) TV : NBC Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter SF -- Marquise Goodwin 46 - yard pass from Brian Hoyer ( Robbie Gould kick ), 10 : 30. 49ers 7 -- 0. Drive : 5 plays, 79 yards, 2 : 29. Second quarter SF -- Carlos Hyde 24 - yard pass from Brian Hoyer ( Robbie Gould kick ), 14 : 55. 49ers 14 -- 0. Drive : 10 plays, 88 yards, 5 : 31. Third quarter MIN -- Marshall Koehn 58 - yard field goal, 10 : 59. 49ers 14 -- 3. Drive : 6 plays, 27 yards, 1 : 53. SF -- Nick Rose 55 - yard field goal, 5 : 32. 49ers 17 -- 3. Drive : 8 plays, 26 yards, 3 : 07. MIN -- Rodney Adams 9 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Marshall Koehn kick ), 1 : 43. 49ers 17 -- 10. Drive : 7 plays, 75 yards, 3 : 49. SF -- Raheem Mostert 87 - yard pass from C.J. Beathard ( Nick Rose kick ), 0 : 49. 49ers 24 -- 10. Drive : 4 plays, 75 yards, 0 : 54. MIN -- Jerick McKinnon 108 - yard kickoff return ( Marshall Koehn kick ), 0 : 37. 49ers 24 -- 17. Drive : 0 plays, 0 yards, 0 : 12. Fourth quarter SF -- Raheem Mostert 4 - yard run ( Robbie Gould kick ), 7 : 48. 49ers 31 -- 17. Drive : 13 plays, 75 yards, 7 : 49. MIN -- Kyle Carter 16 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Marshall Koehn kick ), 6 : 09. 49ers 31 -- 24. Drive : 6 plays, 75 yards, 1 : 39. MIN -- Terrell Newby 1 - yard run ( Taylor Heinicke run ), 0 : 00. Vikings 32 -- 31. Drive : 14 plays, 63 yards, 2 : 44. Top passers SF -- Brian Hoyer -- 12 / 17, 176 yards, 2 TD MIN -- Case Keenum -- 10 / 14, 139 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SF -- Matt Breida -- 7 rushes, 29 yards MIN -- Jerick McKinnon -- 7 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers SF -- Raheem Mostert -- 2 receptions, 104 yards, TD MIN -- Stacy Coley -- 4 receptions, 76 yards Week 4 : vs. Miami Dolphins Week 4 : Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Dolphins 7 16 0 7 30 Vikings 0 6 0 9 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : August 31 Game time : 7 : 00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Played indoor ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,409 Referee : Pete Morelli ( 135 ) TV : Fox - 9 Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter MIA -- Kenyan Drake 1 - yard run ( Andrew Franks kick ), 11 : 07. Dolphins 7 -- 0. Drive : 10 plays, 78 yards, 3 : 53. Second quarter MIA -- Jakeem Grant 65 - yard pass from David Fales ( Andrew Franks kick ), 12 : 17. Dolphins 14 -- 0. Drive : 4 plays, 77 yards, 1 : 30. MIN -- Cayleb Jones 8 - yard pass from Taylor Heinicke ( kick failed, wide left ), 7 : 38. Dolphins 14 -- 6. Drive : 9 plays, 75 yards, 4 : 39. MIA -- MarQueis Gray 6 - yard pass from David Fales ( Andrew Franks kick ), 0 : 24. Dolphins 21 -- 6. Drive : 10 plays, 80 yards, 1 : 29. MIA -- Taylor Heinicke sacked in the end zone by Praise Martin - Oguike for a safety, 0 : 12. Dolphins 23 -- 6. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 24 - yard field goal, 14 : 53. Dolphins 23 -- 9. Drive : 15 plays, 58 yards, 8 : 37. MIA -- Mitch Mathews 19 - yard pass from David Fales ( Andrew Franks kick ), 11 : 51. Dolphins 30 -- 9. Drive : 8 plays, 70 yards, 3 : 02. Top passers MIA -- David Fales -- 12 / 20, 193 yards, 3 TD MIN -- Mitch Leidner -- 14 / 19, 129 yards Top rushers MIA -- Kenyan Drake -- 8 rushes, 27 yards, TD MIN -- Bronson Hill -- 13 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers MIA -- Jakeem Grant -- 4 receptions, 141 yards, TD MIN -- Cayleb Jones -- 9 receptions, 127 yards, TD Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue NFL.com recap Attendance September 11 New Orleans Saints W 29 -- 19 1 -- 0 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 66,606 September 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9 -- 26 1 -- 1 Heinz Field Recap 65,971 September 24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34 -- 17 2 -- 1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 66,390 October 1 Detroit Lions L 7 -- 14 2 -- 2 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 66,730 5 October 9 at Chicago Bears W 20 -- 17 3 -- 2 Soldier Field Recap 61,834 6 October 15 Green Bay Packers W 23 -- 10 4 -- 2 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 66,848 7 October 22 Baltimore Ravens W 24 -- 16 5 -- 2 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 66,751 8 October 29 at Cleveland Browns W 33 -- 16 6 -- 2 Twickenham Stadium ( London, England ) Recap 74,237 9 Bye 10 November 12 at Washington Redskins W 38 -- 30 7 -- 2 FedExField Recap 74,476 11 November 19 Los Angeles Rams W 24 -- 7 8 -- 2 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 66,809 12 November 23 at Detroit Lions W 30 -- 23 9 -- 2 Ford Field Recap 66,613 13 December 3 at Atlanta Falcons W 14 -- 9 10 -- 2 Mercedes - Benz Stadium Recap 71,185 14 December 10 at Carolina Panthers L 24 -- 31 10 -- 3 Bank of America Stadium Recap 73,728 15 December 17 Cincinnati Bengals W 34 -- 7 11 -- 3 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 66,833 16 December 23 at Green Bay Packers W 16 -- 0 12 -- 3 Lambeau Field Recap 78,092 17 December 31 Chicago Bears W 23 -- 10 13 -- 3 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 66,802 Note : Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 : vs. New Orleans Saints Week 1 : New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Saints 10 19 Vikings 13 10 29 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : September 11 Game time : 6 : 10 p.m. CDT Game weather : Played indoors ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,606 Referee : Gene Steratore ( 114 ) TV announcers ( ESPN ) : Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter NO -- Wil Lutz 43 - yard field goal, 8 : 21. Saints 3 -- 0. Drive : 13 plays, 56 yards, 6 : 39. MIN -- Kai Forbath 24 - yard field goal, 1 : 01. Tied 3 -- 3. Drive : 14 plays, 78 yards, 7 : 20. Second quarter NO -- Wil Lutz 21 - yard field goal, 5 : 26. Saints 6 -- 3. Drive : 13 plays, 74 yards, 6 : 49. MIN -- Stefon Diggs 18 - yard pass from Sam Bradford ( Kai Forbath kick ), 4 : 08. Vikings 10 -- 6. Drive : 3 plays, 74 yards, 1 : 18. MIN -- Stefon Diggs 2 - yard pass from Sam Bradford ( kick failed, wide right ), 0 : 03. Vikings 16 -- 6. Drive : 10 plays, 95 yards, 1 : 40. Third quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 32 - yard field goal, 11 : 07. Vikings 19 -- 6. Drive : 8 plays, 54 yards, 3 : 53. NO -- Wil Lutz 24 - yard field goal, 2 : 43. Vikings 19 -- 9. Drive : 8 plays, 83 yards, 2 : 46. Fourth quarter MIN -- Kyle Rudolph 15 - yard pass from Sam Bradford ( Kai Forbath kick ), 12 : 52. Vikings 26 -- 9. Drive : 9 plays, 89 yards, 4 : 51. NO -- Wil Lutz 20 - yard field goal, 7 : 49. Vikings 26 -- 12. Drive : 12 plays, 73 yards, 5 : 03. MIN -- Kai Forbath 45 - yard field goal, 4 : 00. Vikings 29 -- 12. Drive : 8 plays, 48 yards, 3 : 49. NO -- Coby Fleener 8 - yard pass from Drew Brees ( Wil Lutz kick ), 1 : 56. Vikings 29 -- 19. Drive : 8 plays, 75 yards, 2 : 04. Top passers NO -- Drew Brees -- 27 / 37, 291 yards, TD MIN -- Sam Bradford -- 27 / 32, 346 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NO -- Adrian Peterson -- 6 rushes, 18 yards MIN -- Dalvin Cook -- 22 rushes, 127 yards Top receivers NO -- Coby Fleener -- 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD MIN -- Adam Thielen -- 9 receptions, 157 yards Week 2 : at pittsburgh steelers Week 2 : Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers -- Game summary Total Vikings 0 6 0 9 Steelers 7 7 6 6 26 at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Date : September 17 Game time : 1 : 00 p.m. EDT / 12 : 00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny, 78 ° F ( 26 ° C ) Game attendance : 65,971 Referee : Pete Morelli ( 135 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter PIT -- Martavis Bryant 27 - yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger ( Chris Boswell kick ), 3 : 02. Steelers 7 -- 0. Drive : 9 plays, 78 yards, 5 : 43. Second quarter PIT -- JuJu Smith - Schuster 4 - yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger ( Chris Boswell kick ), 13 : 31. Steelers 14 -- 0. Drive : 5 plays, 60 yards, 3 : 12. MIN -- Kai Forbath 42 - yard field goal, 8 : 50. Steelers 14 -- 3. Drive : 11 plays, 51 yards, 4 : 41. Third quarter PIT -- Chris Boswell 46 - yard field goal, 12 : 19. Steelers 17 -- 3. Drive : 4 plays, 8 yards, 2 : 06. MIN -- C.J. Ham 1 - yard run ( kick failed, wide left ), 9 : 57. Steelers 17 -- 9. Drive : 6 plays, 82 yards, 2 : 22. PIT -- Chris Boswell 29 - yard field goal, 5 : 05. Steelers 20 -- 9. Drive : 10 plays, 74 yards, 4 : 52. Fourth quarter PIT -- Chris Boswell 37 - yard field goal, 3 : 18. Steelers 23 -- 9. Drive : 11 plays, 64 yards, 4 : 44. PIT -- Chris Boswell 43 - yard field goal, 1 : 53. Steelers 26 -- 9. Drive : 4 plays, 5 yards, 0 : 20. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 20 / 37, 167 yards PIT -- Ben Roethlisberger -- 23 / 35, 243 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIN -- Dalvin Cook -- 12 rushes, 64 yards PIT -- Le'Veon Bell -- 27 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers MIN -- Kyle Rudolph -- 4 receptions, 45 yards PIT -- Martavis Bryant -- 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD Week 3 : vs. Tampa Bay buccaneers Week 3 : Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Buccaneers 0 14 0 17 Vikings 7 14 10 34 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : September 24 Game time : 12 : 00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Played indoors ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,390 Referee : John Hussey ( 35 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter MIN -- Dalvin Cook 1 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 10 : 58. Vikings 7 -- 0. Drive : 7 plays, 75 yards, 4 : 02. TB -- Nick Folk 40 - yard field goal, 6 : 18. Vikings 7 -- 3. Drive : 8 plays, 53 yards, 4 : 40. Second quarter MIN -- Jarius Wright 2 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 10 : 25. Vikings 14 -- 3. Drive : 13 plays, 76 yards, 5 : 57. MIN -- Stefon Diggs 17 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 0 : 47. Vikings 21 -- 3. Drive : 6 plays, 92 yards, 3 : 04. Third quarter MIN -- Stefon Diggs 59 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 12 : 25. Vikings 28 -- 3. Drive : 3 plays, 66 yards, 1 : 03. TB -- Cameron Brate 15 - yard pass from Jameis Winston ( Nick Folk kick ), 8 : 47. Vikings 28 -- 10. Drive : 6 plays, 46 yards, 3 : 38. MIN -- Kai Forbath 20 - yard field goal, 2 : 24. Vikings 31 -- 10. Drive : 13 plays, 73 yards, 6 : 23. TB -- DeSean Jackson 25 - yard pass from Jameis Winston ( Nick Folk kick ), 0 : 00. Vikings 31 -- 17. Drive : 7 plays, 75 yards, 2 : 24. Fourth quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 37 - yard field goal, 8 : 40. Vikings 34 -- 17. Drive : 6 plays, 16 yards, 3 : 45. Top passers TB -- Jameis Winston -- 28 / 40, 328 yards, 2 TD MIN -- Case Keenum -- 25 / 33, 369 yards, 3 TD Top rushers TB -- Jacquizz Rodgers -- 5 rushes, 15 yards MIN -- Dalvin Cook -- 27 rushes, 97 yards, TD Top receivers TB -- DeSean Jackson -- 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD MIN -- Stefon Diggs -- 8 receptions, 173 yards, 2 TD Week 4 : vs. Detroit lions Week 4 : Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Lions 0 11 0 14 Vikings 0 7 0 0 7 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : October 1 Game time : 12 : 00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Played indoors ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,730 Referee : Bill Vinovich ( 52 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter DET -- Matt Prater 29 - yard field goal, 10 : 47. Lions 3 -- 0. Drive : 15 plays, 82 yards, 8 : 02. MIN -- Dalvin Cook 5 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 1 : 07. Vikings 7 -- 3. Drive : 11 plays, 81 yards, 4 : 33. Third quarter DET -- Matt Prater 37 - yard field goal, 10 : 41. Vikings 7 -- 6. Drive : 8 plays, 29 yards, 3 : 37. DET -- Ameer Abdullah 3 - yard run ( Matthew Stafford -- T.J. Jones pass ), 8 : 00. Lions 14 -- 7. Drive : 5 plays, 29 yards, 2 : 25. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers DET -- Matthew Stafford -- 19 / 31, 209 yards MIN -- Case Keenum -- 16 / 30, 219 yards Top rushers DET -- Ameer Abdullah -- 20 rushes, 94 yards, TD MIN -- Dalvin Cook -- 13 rushes, 66 yards, TD Top receivers DET -- Marvin Jones -- 2 receptions, 42 yards MIN -- Stefon Diggs -- 5 receptions, 98 yards Week 5 : at Chicago Bears Week 5 : Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears -- Game summary Total Vikings 0 14 20 Bears 0 7 8 17 at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Date : October 9 Game time : 7 : 30 p.m. CDT Game weather : Partly cloudy, 70 ° F ( 21 ° C ) Game attendance : 61,834 Referee : Jerome Boger ( 23 ) TV announcers ( ESPN ) : Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter CHI -- Sam Bradford sacked in the end zone by Leonard Floyd for a safety, 1 : 31. Bears 2 -- 0. Second quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 26 - yard field goal, 1 : 02. Vikings 3 -- 2. Drive : 4 plays, 5 yards, 1 : 26. Third quarter MIN -- Kyle Rudolph 13 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 8 : 16. Vikings 10 -- 2. Drive : 13 plays, 75 yards, 6 : 44. CHI -- Benny Cunningham 38 - yard pass from Pat O'Donnell ( Connor Barth kick ), 5 : 23. Vikings 10 -- 9. Drive : 7 plays, 75 yards, 2 : 53. MIN -- Jerick McKinnon 58 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 3 : 31. Vikings 17 -- 9. Drive : 5 plays, 82 yards, 1 : 52. Fourth quarter CHI -- Zach Miller 20 - yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky ( Mitchell Trubisky run ), 12 : 24. Tied 17 -- 17. Drive : 11 plays, 79 yards, 6 : 07. MIN -- Kai Forbath 26 - yard field goal, 0 : 12. Vikings 20 -- 17. Drive : 6 plays, 20 yards, 2 : 08. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 17 / 21, 140 yards, TD CHI -- Mitchell Trubisky -- 12 / 25, 128 yards, TD Top rushers MIN -- Jerick McKinnon -- 16 rushes, 95 yards, TD CHI -- Jordan Howard -- 19 rushes, 76 yards Top receivers MIN -- Jerick McKinnon -- 6 receptions, 51 yards CHI -- Kendall Wright -- 4 receptions, 46 yards Week 6 : vs. green Bay PACKERS Week 6 : Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Packers 0 10 0 0 10 Vikings 0 14 6 23 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : October 15 Game time : 12 : 00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Played indoors ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,848 Referee : Ronald Torbert ( 62 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter MIN -- Jerick McKinnon 27 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 14 : 53. Vikings 7 -- 0. Drive : 2 plays, 42 yards, 0 : 11. GB -- Davante Adams 14 - yard pass from Brett Hundley ( Mason Crosby kick ), 10 : 40. Tied 7 -- 7. Drive : 3 plays, 18 yards, 1 : 24. MIN -- Jerick McKinnon 3 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 7 : 22. Vikings 14 -- 7. Drive : 8 plays, 84 yards, 3 : 18. GB -- Mason Crosby 26 - yard field goal, 1 : 51. Vikings 14 -- 10. Drive : 7 plays, 30 yards, 2 : 11. Third quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 36 - yard field goal, 9 : 35. Vikings 17 -- 10. Drive : 12 plays, 57 yards, 5 : 25. Fourth quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 34 - yard field goal, 14 : 57. Vikings 20 -- 10. Drive : 11 plays, 66 yards, 5 : 16. MIN -- Kai Forbath 53 - yard field goal, 10 : 47. Vikings 23 -- 10. Drive : 4 plays, 0 yards, 1 : 29. Top passers GB -- Brett Hundley -- 18 / 33, 157 yards, TD MIN -- Case Keenum -- 24 / 38, 239 yards, TD Top rushers GB -- Aaron Jones -- 13 rushes, 41 yards MIN -- Jerick McKinnon -- 16 rushes, 69 yards, TD Top receivers GB -- Jordy Nelson -- 6 receptions, 60 yards MIN -- Adam Thielen -- 9 receptions, 97 yards Week 7 : vs. baltimore ravens Week 7 : Baltimore Ravens at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Ravens 7 16 Vikings 6 9 6 24 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : October 22 Game time : 12 : 00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Played indoors ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,751 Referee : Carl Cheffers ( 51 ) TV announcers ( CBS ) : Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter BAL -- Justin Tucker 48 - yard field goal, 8 : 30. Ravens 3 -- 0. Drive : 9 plays, 35 yards, 4 : 11. MIN -- Kai Forbath 52 - yard field goal, 3 : 39. Tied 3 -- 3. Drive : 12 plays, 41 yards, 4 : 51. Second quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 51 - yard field goal, 12 : 55. Vikings 6 -- 3. Drive : 8 plays, 38 yards, 2 : 50. BAL -- Justin Tucker 57 - yard field goal, 9 : 56. Tied 6 -- 6. Drive : 6 plays, 33 yards, 2 : 59. MIN -- Kai Forbath 43 - yard field goal, 0 : 35. Vikings 9 -- 6. Drive : 15 plays, 60 yards, 7 : 01. Third quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 43 - yard field goal, 10 : 53. Vikings 12 -- 6. Drive : 7 plays, 50 yards, 4 : 07. MIN -- Latavius Murray 29 - yard run ( kick failed, hit right upright ), 7 : 58. Vikings 18 -- 6. Drive : 3 plays, 45 yards, 1 : 21. BAL -- Justin Tucker 47 - yard field goal, 2 : 58. Vikings 18 -- 9. Drive : 10 plays, 46 yards, 5 : 00. Fourth quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 34 - yard field goal, 11 : 54. Vikings 21 -- 9. Drive : 6 plays, 35 yards, 2 : 15. MIN -- Kai Forbath 32 - yard field goal, 3 : 03. Vikings 24 -- 9. Drive : 12 plays, 64 yards, 6 : 47. BAL -- Chris Moore 13 - yard pass from Joe Flacco ( Justin Tucker kick ), 0 : 00. Vikings 24 -- 16. Drive : 14 plays, 68 yards, 3 : 03. Top passers BAL -- Joe Flacco -- 27 / 39, 186 yards, TD MIN -- Case Keenum -- 20 / 31, 188 yards Top rushers BAL -- Alex Collins -- 10 rushes, 30 yards MIN -- Latavius Murray -- 18 rushes, 113 yards, TD Top receivers BAL -- Benjamin Watson -- 5 receptions, 38 yards MIN -- Jarius Wright -- 3 receptions, 54 yards Week 8 : at cleveland browns NFL London Games Week 8 : Minnesota Vikings at Cleveland Browns -- Game summary Total Vikings 9 11 10 33 Browns 6 7 0 16 at Twickenham Stadium, London, England Date : October 29 Game time : 2 : 30 p.m. BST / 8 : 30 a.m. CDT Game weather : Partly cloudy, 56 ° F ( 13 ° C ) Game attendance : 74,237 Referee : Jeff Triplette ( 42 ) TV announcers ( NFLN ) : Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter CLE -- Isaiah Crowell 26 - yard run ( kick failed, hit right upright ), 11 : 20. Browns 6 -- 0. Drive : 2 plays, 37 yards, 0 : 29. MIN -- Kai Forbath 35 - yard field goal, 5 : 27. Browns 6 -- 3. Drive : 7 plays, 18 yards, 3 : 26. Second quarter MIN -- Adam Thielen 18 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( kick blocked ), 2 : 48. Vikings 9 -- 6. Drive : 7 plays, 60 yards, 3 : 12. CLE -- DeShone Kizer 1 - yard run ( Zane Gonzalez kick ), 0 : 40. Browns 13 -- 9. Drive : 8 plays, 82 yards, 2 : 08. MIN -- Kai Forbath 34 - yard field goal, 0 : 00. Browns 13 -- 12. Drive : 6 plays, 62 yards, 0 : 40. Third quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 43 - yard field goal, 13 : 32. Vikings 15 -- 13. Drive : 4 plays, 5 yards, 1 : 19. CLE -- Zane Gonzalez 23 - yard field goal, 5 : 34. Browns 16 -- 15. Drive : 12 plays, 55 yards, 4 : 57. MIN -- Jerick McKinnon 1 - yard run ( Jerick McKinnon run ), 1 : 16. Vikings 23 -- 16. Drive : 8 plays, 75 yards, 4 : 18. Fourth quarter MIN -- Kyle Rudolph 4 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 10 : 06. Vikings 30 -- 16. Drive : 9 plays, 84 yards, 4 : 47. MIN -- Kai Forbath 51 - yard field goal, 1 : 09. Vikings 33 -- 16. Drive : 4 plays, − 1 yard, 1 : 42. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 27 / 43, 288 yards, TD CLE -- DeShone Kizer -- 18 / 34, 179 yards Top rushers MIN -- Jerick McKinnon -- 14 rushes, 50 yards, TD CLE -- Isaiah Crowell -- 11 rushes, 64 yards, TD Top receivers MIN -- Adam Thielen -- 5 receptions, 98 yards, TD CLE -- Isaiah Crowell -- 4 receptions, 54 yards Week 10 : at Washington Redskins Week 10 : Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins -- Game summary Total Vikings 7 21 7 38 Redskins 10 7 10 30 at FedExField, Landover, Maryland Date : November 12 Game time : 1 : 00 p.m. EST / 12 : 00 p.m. CST Game weather : Cloudy, 44 ° F ( 7 ° C ) Game attendance : 74,476 Referee : Bill Vinovich ( 52 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter WAS -- Maurice Harris 36 - yard pass from Kirk Cousins ( Nick Rose kick ), 10 : 57. Redskins 7 -- 0. Drive : 7 plays, 75 yards, 4 : 03. MIN -- Latavius Murray 1 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 8 : 18. Tied 7 -- 7. Drive : 5 plays, 75 yards, 2 : 39. WAS -- Nick Rose 28 - yard field goal, 0 : 08. Redskins 10 -- 7. Drive : 10 plays, 52 yards, 4 : 33. Second quarter MIN -- Stefon Diggs 3 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 11 : 45. Vikings 14 -- 10. Drive : 9 plays, 75 yards, 3 : 23. WAS -- Kirk Cousins 1 - yard run ( Nick Rose kick ), 4 : 37. Redskins 17 -- 14. Drive : 13 plays, 60 yards, 7 : 08. MIN -- Adam Thielen 7 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 1 : 49. Vikings 21 -- 17. Drive : 6 plays, 71 yards, 2 : 48. MIN -- David Morgan II 1 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 0 : 22. Vikings 28 -- 17. Drive : 3 plays, 23 yards, 1 : 16. Third quarter MIN -- Jarius Wright 7 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 12 : 22. Vikings 35 -- 17. Drive : 6 plays, 72 yards, 2 : 38. WAS -- Nick Rose 21 - yard field goal, 8 : 24. Vikings 35 -- 20. Drive : 11 plays, 69 yards, 3 : 58. Fourth quarter WAS -- Kirk Cousins 2 - yard run ( Nick Rose kick ), 14 : 47. Vikings 35 -- 27. Drive : 2 plays, 2 yards, 0 : 06. MIN -- Kai Forbath 53 - yard field goal, 7 : 45. Vikings 38 -- 27. Drive : 13 plays, 40 yards, 7 : 02. WAS -- Nick Rose 55 - yard field goal, 1 : 14. Vikings 38 -- 30. Drive : 13 plays, 41 yards, 2 : 29. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 21 / 29, 304 yards, 4 TD WAS -- Kirk Cousins -- 26 / 45, 327 yards, TD Top rushers MIN -- Latavius Murray -- 17 rushes, 68 yards, TD WAS -- Samaje Perine -- 9 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers MIN -- Adam Thielen -- 8 receptions, 166 yards, TD WAS -- Jamison Crowder -- 4 receptions, 76 yards Week 11 : vs. Los Angeles Rams Week 11 : Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Rams 7 0 0 0 7 Vikings 0 7 0 17 24 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : November 19 Game time : 12 : 00 p.m. CST Game weather : Played indoors ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,809 Referee : Walt Anderson ( 66 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter LAR -- Todd Gurley 6 - yard run ( Greg Zuerlein kick ), 10 : 42. Rams 7 -- 0. Drive : 9 plays, 75 yards, 4 : 18. Second quarter MIN -- Latavius Murray 8 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 13 : 31. Tied 7 -- 7. Drive : 7 plays, 30 yards, 3 : 09. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter MIN -- Latavius Murray 2 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 14 : 15. Vikings 14 -- 7. Drive : 11 plays, 71 yards, 6 : 01. MIN -- Adam Thielen 65 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 10 : 14. Vikings 21 -- 7. Drive : 5 plays, 93 yards, 2 : 23. MIN -- Kai Forbath 39 - yard field goal, 2 : 23. Vikings 24 -- 7. Drive : 12 plays, 64 yards, 5 : 55. Top passers LAR -- Jared Goff -- 23 / 37, 225 yards MIN -- Case Keenum -- 27 / 38, 280 yards, TD Top rushers LAR -- Todd Gurley -- 15 rushes, 37 yards, TD MIN -- Latavius Murray -- 15 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD Top receivers LAR -- Robert Woods -- 8 receptions, 81 yards MIN -- Adam Thielen -- 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD Week 12 : at Detroit lions NFL on Thanksgiving Day Week 12 : Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions -- Game summary Total Vikings 13 7 7 30 Lions 0 10 6 7 23 at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan Date : November 23 Game time : 12 : 30 p.m. EST / 11 : 30 a.m. CST Game weather : Played indoors ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,613 Referee : Tony Corrente ( 99 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter MIN -- Kyle Rudolph 1 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( kick blocked ), 5 : 29. Vikings 6 -- 0. Drive : 14 plays, 80 yards, 6 : 59. MIN -- Case Keenum 9 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 3 : 55. Vikings 13 -- 0. Drive : 3 plays, 39 yards, 0 : 56. Second quarter DET -- Matt Prater 32 - yard field goal, 10 : 15. Vikings 13 -- 3. Drive : 12 plays, 69 yards, 5 : 33. MIN -- Kyle Rudolph 22 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 0 : 37. Vikings 20 -- 3. Drive : 5 plays, 74 yards, 1 : 21. DET -- Marvin Jones 6 - yard pass from Matthew Stafford ( Matt Prater kick ), 0 : 10. Vikings 20 -- 10. Drive : 3 plays, 75 yards, 0 : 27. Third quarter MIN -- Latavius Murray 2 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 7 : 08. Vikings 27 -- 10. Drive : 4 plays, 75 yards, 2 : 08. DET -- Matt Prater 32 - yard field goal, 7 : 08. Vikings 27 -- 13. Drive : 12 plays, 61 yards, 5 : 44. DET -- Matt Prater 50 - yard field goal, 1 : 03. Vikings 27 -- 16. Drive : 8 plays, 40 yards, 4 : 01. Fourth quarter DET -- Marvin Jones 43 - yard pass from Matthew Stafford ( Matt Prater kick ), 14 : 16. Vikings 27 -- 23. Drive : 3 plays, 39 yards, 0 : 33. MIN -- Kai Forbath 36 - yard field goal, 3 : 42. Vikings 30 -- 23. Drive : 9 plays, 45 yards, 2 : 39. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 21 / 30, 282 yards, 2 TD DET -- Matthew Stafford -- 20 / 35, 250 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIN -- Latavius Murray -- 20 rushes, 84 yards, TD DET -- Theo Riddick -- 5 rushes, 20 yards Top receivers MIN -- Adam Thielen -- 8 receptions, 89 yards DET -- Marvin Jones -- 6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD Week 13 : at atlanta falcons Week 13 : Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons -- Game summary Total Vikings 0 7 0 7 14 Falcons 0 9 at Mercedes - Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia Date : December 3 Game time : 1 : 00 p.m. EST / 12 : 00 p.m. CST Game weather : Played indoor ( retractable roof closed ) Game attendance : 71,185 Referee : Brad Allen ( 122 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter ATL -- Matt Bryant 38 - yard field goal, 5 : 24. Falcons 3 -- 0. Drive : 15 plays, 58 yards, 7 : 24. Second quarter MIN -- Jerick McKinnon 2 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 10 : 01. Vikings 7 -- 3. Drive : 9 plays, 53 yards, 5 : 04. ATL -- Matt Bryant 36 - yard field goal, 5 : 47. Vikings 7 -- 6. Drive : 8 plays, 65 yards, 4 : 14. Third quarter ATL -- Matt Bryant 47 - yard field goal, 11 : 57. Falcons 9 -- 7. Drive : 7 plays, 46 yards, 3 : 03. Fourth quarter MIN -- Kyle Rudolph 6 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 14 : 56. Vikings 14 -- 9. Drive : 15 plays, 89 yards, 8 : 15. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 25 / 30, 227 yards, 2 TD ATL -- Matt Ryan -- 16 / 29, 173 yards Top rushers MIN -- Latavius Murray -- 16 rushes, 76 yards ATL -- Devonta Freeman -- 12 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers MIN -- Adam Thielen -- 4 receptions, 51 yards ATL -- Mohamed Sanu -- 3 receptions, 43 yards Week 14 : at Carolina Panthers Week 14 : Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers -- Game summary Total Vikings 7 6 0 11 24 Panthers 7 7 10 7 31 at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Date : December 10 Game time : 1 : 00 p.m. EST / 12 : 00 p.m. CST Game weather : 41 ° F ( 5 ° C ), sunny Game attendance : 73,728 Referee : Terry McAulay ( 77 ) TV announcers ( CBS ) : Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter CAR -- Jonathan Stewart 60 - yard run ( Graham Gano kick ), 10 : 55. Panthers 7 -- 0. Drive : 3 plays, 69 yards, 1 : 35. MIN -- Kyle Rudolph 18 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 6 : 28. Tied 7 -- 7. Drive : 10 plays, 75 yards, 4 : 27. Second quarter CAR -- Jonathan Stewart 1 - yard run ( Graham Gano kick ), 14 : 16. Panthers 14 -- 7. Drive : 14 plays, 89 yards, 7 : 12. MIN -- Kai Forbath 30 - yard field goal, 5 : 02. Panthers 14 -- 10. Drive : 9 plays, 62 yards, 4 : 03. MIN -- Kai Forbath 22 - yard field goal, 0 : 07. Panthers 14 -- 13. Drive : 11 plays, 64 yards, 2 : 26. Third quarter CAR -- Devin Funchess 18 - yard pass from Cam Newton ( Graham Gano kick ), 8 : 42. Panthers 21 -- 13. Drive : 10 plays, 75 yards, 6 : 18. CAR -- Graham Gano 41 - yard field goal, 6 : 51. Panthers 24 -- 13. Drive : 4 plays, 8 yards, 1 : 37. Fourth quarter MIN -- Adam Thielen 52 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Case Keenum -- Blake Bell pass ), 5 : 36. Panthers 24 -- 21. Drive : 4 plays, 73 yards, 1 : 28. MIN -- Kai Forbath 27 - yard field goal, 3 : 07. Tied 24 -- 24. Drive : 4 plays, − 3 yards, 1 : 29. CAR -- Jonathan Stewart 1 - yard run ( Graham Gano kick ), 1 : 47. Panthers 31 -- 24. Drive : 5 plays, 75 yards, 1 : 20. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 27 / 44, 280 yards, 2 TD CAR -- Cam Newton -- 13 / 25, 137 yards, TD Top rushers MIN -- Jerick McKinnon -- 7 rushes, 46 yards CAR -- Jonathan Stewart -- 16 rushes, 103 yards, 3 TD Top receivers MIN -- Adam Thielen -- 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD CAR -- Devin Funchess -- 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD Week 15 : vs. Cincinnati Bengals Week 15 : Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Bengals 0 0 0 7 7 Vikings 17 7 7 34 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : December 17 Game time : 12 : 00 p.m. CST Game weather : Played indoor ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,833 Referee : Walt Coleman ( 65 ) TV announcers ( CBS ) : Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter MIN -- Latavius Murray 1 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 10 : 31. Vikings 7 -- 0. Drive : 9 plays, 75 yards, 4 : 29. MIN -- Eric Kendricks 31 - yard interception return ( Kai Forbath kick ), 5 : 54. Vikings 14 -- 0. MIN -- Kai Forbath 53 - yard field goal, 1 : 30. Vikings 17 -- 0. Drive : 4 plays, 3 yards, 2 : 10. Second quarter MIN -- Stefon Diggs 20 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 6 : 41. Vikings 24 -- 0. Drive : 8 plays, 77 yards, 4 : 24. Third quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 35 - yard field goal, 6 : 34. Vikings 27 -- 0. Drive : 10 plays, 71 yards, 5 : 29. Fourth quarter MIN -- Kyle Rudolph 1 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 12 : 53. Vikings 34 -- 0. Drive : 7 plays, 83 yards, 3 : 38. CIN -- Giovani Bernard 2 - yard run ( Randy Bullock kick ), 6 : 22. Vikings 34 -- 7. Drive : 6 plays, 23 yards, 2 : 56. Top passers CIN -- Andy Dalton -- 11 / 22, 113 yards MIN -- Case Keenum -- 20 / 23, 236 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CIN -- Giovani Bernard -- 15 rushes, 37 yards, TD MIN -- Latavius Murray -- 20 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers CIN -- Brandon LaFell -- 8 receptions, 81 yards MIN -- Jerick McKinnon -- 7 receptions, 114 yards Week 16 : at green Bay PACKERS Week 16 : Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers -- Game summary Total Vikings 10 0 16 Packers 0 0 0 0 0 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date : December 23 Game time : 7 : 30 p.m. CST Game weather : Clear, 10 ° F ( − 12 ° C ) Game attendance : 78,092 Referee : Carl Cheffers ( 51 ) TV announcers ( NBC ) : Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 49 - yard field goal, 8 : 28. Vikings 3 -- 0. Drive : 9 plays, 39 yards, 3 : 50. MIN -- Stefon Diggs 4 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 0 : 56. Vikings 10 -- 0. Drive : 5 plays, 68 yards, 2 : 09. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 20 - yard field goal, 1 : 20. Vikings 13 -- 0. Drive : 12 plays, 62 yards, 6 : 12. Fourth quarter MIN -- Kai Forbath 27 - yard field goal, 2 : 56. Vikings 16 -- 0. Drive : 4 plays, 5 yards, 1 : 00. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 14 / 25, 139 yards, TD GB -- Brett Hundley -- 17 / 40, 130 yards Top rushers MIN -- Latavius Murray -- 21 rushes, 69 yards GB -- Jamaal Williams -- 15 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers MIN -- Stefon Diggs -- 5 receptions, 60 yards, TD GB -- Lance Kendricks -- 4 receptions, 36 yards Week 17 : vs. Chicago Bears Week 17 : Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Bears 0 7 0 10 Vikings 7 9 7 0 23 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : December 31 Game time : 12 : 00 p.m. CST Game weather : Played indoors ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,802 Referee : Craig Wrolstad ( 4 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter MIN -- Latavius Murray 1 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 9 : 07. Vikings 7 -- 0. Drive : 7 plays, 70 yards, 3 : 45. Second quarter MIN -- Latavius Murray 1 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 9 : 30. Vikings 14 -- 0. Drive : 11 plays, 71 yards, 6 : 08. CHI -- Bryce Callahan 59 - yard punt return ( Mike Nugent kick ), 5 : 50. Vikings 14 -- 7. MIN -- Penalty on Mitchell Trubisky enforced in the end zone for a safety, 2 : 25. Vikings 16 -- 7. Third quarter MIN -- Stefon Diggs 15 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 0 : 14. Vikings 23 -- 7. Drive : 7 plays, 63 yards, 3 : 36. Fourth quarter CHI -- Mike Nugent 55 - yard field goal, 8 : 22. Vikings 23 -- 10. Drive : 5 plays, 11 yards, 1 : 31. Top passers CHI -- Mitchell Trubisky -- 20 / 36, 178 yards MIN -- Case Keenum -- 21 / 29, 189 yards, TD Top rushers CHI -- Tarik Cohen -- 3 rushes, 13 yards MIN -- Latavius Murray -- 20 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CHI -- Dontrelle Inman -- 5 receptions, 94 yards MIN -- Stefon Diggs -- 6 receptions, 65 yards, TD Standings Division NFC North view talk PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK Minnesota Vikings 13 0. 813 5 -- 1 10 -- 2 382 252 W3 Detroit Lions 9 7 0. 533 5 -- 1 8 -- 4 410 376 W1 Green Bay Packers 7 9 0. 438 2 -- 4 5 -- 7 320 384 L3 Chicago Bears 5 11 0. 313 0 -- 6 1 -- 11 264 320 L1 Conference NFC # Team Division PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK Division leaders Philadelphia Eagles East 13 0. 813 5 -- 1 10 -- 2. 461. 433 L1 Minnesota Vikings North 13 0. 813 5 -- 1 10 -- 2. 492. 447 W3 Los Angeles Rams West 11 5 0. 688 4 -- 2 7 -- 5. 504. 460 L1 New Orleans Saints South 11 5 0. 688 4 -- 2 8 -- 4. 535. 483 L1 Wild Cards 5 Carolina Panthers South 11 5 0. 688 3 -- 3 7 -- 5. 539. 500 L1 6 Atlanta Falcons South 10 6 0. 625 4 -- 2 9 -- 3. 543. 475 W1 Did not qualify for the playoffs 7 Detroit Lions North 9 7 0. 563 5 -- 1 8 -- 4. 496. 368 W1 8 Seattle Seahawks West 9 7 0. 563 4 -- 2 7 -- 5. 492. 444 L1 9 Dallas Cowboys East 9 7 0. 563 5 -- 1 7 -- 5. 496. 438 W1 10 Arizona Cardinals West 8 8 0. 500 3 -- 3 5 -- 7. 488. 406 W2 11 Green Bay Packers North 7 9 0. 438 2 -- 4 5 -- 7. 539. 357 L3 12 Washington Redskins East 7 9 0. 438 1 -- 5 5 -- 7. 539. 429 L1 13 San Francisco 49ers West 6 10 0. 375 1 -- 5 3 -- 9. 512. 438 W5 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0. 313 1 -- 5 3 -- 9. 555. 375 W1 15 Chicago Bears North 5 11 0. 313 0 -- 6 1 -- 11. 559. 500 L1 16 New York Giants East 13 0. 188 1 -- 5 1 -- 11. 531. 458 W1 Tiebreakers ^ Jump up to : Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia 's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5 -- 0, compared to Minnesota 's 4 -- 1 cumulative record against the same four teams. ^ Jump up to : The Los Angeles Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head - to - head victory. ^ Jump up to : New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head - to - head sweep. ^ Jump up to : Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head - to - head victory. ^ Jump up to : Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay 's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2 -- 3, compared to Washington 's 1 -- 4 cumulative record against the same four teams. ^ Jump up to : Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head - to - head victory. Jump up ^ 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. Legend w -- Clinched wild card x -- Clinched playoff berth y -- Clinched division z -- Clinched first - round bye * -- Clinched home - field advantage Postseason See also : 2017 -- 18 NFL playoffs Schedule Playoff round Date Opponent ( seed ) Result Record Venue NFL.com recap Wild Card First - round bye Divisional January 14, 2018 New Orleans Saints ( 4 ) W 29 -- 24 1 -- 0 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap NFC Championship January 21, 2018 at Philadelphia Eagles ( 1 ) L 7 -- 38 1 -- 1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap Game summaries NFC Divisional playoffs : vs. ( # 4 ) New Orleans Saints See also : Minneapolis Miracle NFC Divisional Playoffs : ( # 4 ) New Orleans Saints at ( # 2 ) Minnesota Vikings -- Game summary Total Saints 0 0 7 17 24 Vikings 10 7 0 12 29 at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Date : January 14, 2018 Game time : 3 : 40 p.m. CST Game weather : Played indoors ( domed stadium ) Game attendance : 66,612 Referee : Gene Steratore ( 114 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter MIN -- Jerick McKinnon 14 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 9 : 45. Vikings 7 -- 0. Drive : 8 plays, 55 yards, 4 : 15. MIN -- Kai Forbath 20 - yard field goal, 4 : 42. Vikings 10 -- 0. Drive : 7 plays, 79 yards, 2 : 27. Second quarter MIN -- Latavius Murray 1 - yard run ( Kai Forbath kick ), 9 : 58. Vikings 17 -- 0. Drive : 12 plays, 58 yards, 6 : 08. Third quarter NO -- Michael Thomas 14 - yard pass from Drew Brees ( Wil Lutz kick ), 1 : 18. Vikings 17 -- 7. Drive : 12 plays, 80 yards, 6 : 40. Fourth quarter NO -- Michael Thomas 3 - yard pass from Drew Brees ( Wil Lutz kick ), 13 : 09. Vikings 17 -- 14. Drive : 6 plays, 30 yards, 3 : 00. MIN -- Kai Forbath 49 - yard field goal, 10 : 12. Vikings 20 -- 14. Drive : 7 plays, 44 yards, 2 : 57. NO -- Alvin Kamara 14 - yard pass from Drew Brees ( Wil Lutz kick ), 3 : 01. Saints 21 -- 20. Drive : 4 plays, 40 yards, 2 : 20. MIN -- Kai Forbath 53 - yard field goal, 1 : 29. Vikings 23 -- 21. Drive : 9 plays, 40 yards, 1 : 32. NO - Wil Lutz 43 - yard field goal, 0 : 25. Saints 24 -- 23. Drive : 11 plays, 50 yards, 1 : 04. MIN -- Stefon Diggs 61 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( run failed ), 0 : 00. Vikings 29 -- 24. Drive : 4 plays, 75 yards, 0 : 25. Top passers NO -- Drew Brees -- 25 / 40, 294 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT MIN -- Case Keenum -- 25 / 40, 318 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NO -- Alvin Kamara -- 11 rushes, 43 yards MIN -- Latavius Murray -- 19 rushes, 50 yards, TD Top receivers NO -- Michael Thomas -- 7 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD MIN -- Stefon Diggs -- 6 receptions, 137 yards, TD NFC championship : at ( # 1 ) Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship : ( # 2 ) Minnesota Vikings at ( # 1 ) Philadelphia Eagles -- Game summary Total Vikings 7 0 0 0 7 Eagles 7 17 7 7 38 at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date : January 21, 2018 Game time : 6 : 40 p.m. EST / 5 : 40 p.m. CST Game weather : Cloudy, 47 ° F ( 8 ° C ) Game attendance : 69,596 Referee : Ed Hochuli ( 85 ) TV announcers ( Fox ) : Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter MIN -- Kyle Rudolph 25 - yard pass from Case Keenum ( Kai Forbath kick ), 10 : 14. Vikings 7 -- 0. Drive : 9 plays, 75 yards, 4 : 46. PHI -- Patrick Robinson 50 - yard interception return ( Jake Elliott kick ), 6 : 26. Tied 7 -- 7. Second quarter PHI -- LeGarrette Blount 11 - yard run ( Jake Elliott kick ), 13 : 37. Eagles 14 -- 7. Drive : 12 plays, 75 yards, 6 : 20. PHI -- Alshon Jeffery 53 - yard pass from Nick Foles ( Jake Elliott kick ), 1 : 09. Eagles 21 -- 7. Drive : 7 plays, 76 yards, 2 : 07. PHI -- Jake Elliott 38 - yard field goal, 0 : 00. Eagles 24 -- 7. Drive : 4 plays, 60 yards, 0 : 29. Third quarter PHI -- Torrey Smith 41 - yard pass from Nick Foles ( Jake Elliott kick ), 10 : 05. Eagles 31 -- 7. Drive : 8 plays, 75 yards, 4 : 55. Fourth quarter PHI -- Alshon Jeffery 5 - yard pass from Nick Foles ( Jake Elliott kick ), 14 : 10. Eagles 38 -- 7. Drive : 12 plays, 92 yards, 7 : 11. Top passers MIN -- Case Keenum -- 28 / 48, 271 yards, TD, 2 INT PHI -- Nick Foles -- 26 / 33, 352 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MIN -- Jerick McKinnon -- 10 rushes, 40 yards PHI -- Jay Ajayi -- 18 rushes, 73 yards Top receivers MIN -- Jerick McKinnon -- 11 receptions, 86 yards PHI -- Zach Ertz -- 8 receptions, 93 yards The Vikings, who marched onto Lincoln Financial Field as three - point favorites primarily due to a lack of confidence in Eagles second - string quarterback Nick Foles, lost in a massive upset to the number 1 seeded Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 38 -- 7. Although the Vikings took an early lead on their opening drive via a pass from Case Keenum to Kyle Rudolph, the Eagles leveled the scores on a 50 - yard Patrick Robinson interception return before scoring a further 31 unanswered points over the final three quarters. Pro Bowl Four Vikings players were elected to the Pro Bowl when the rosters were announced on December 19, 2017, with three - time selection Everson Griffen, two - time selection Xavier Rhodes and first - timer Adam Thielen all named as starters, while Griffen 's fellow third - timer Anthony Barr was named on the bench at outside linebacker behind the Cardinals ' Chandler Jones and the Redskins ' Ryan Kerrigan. Safety Harrison Smith was rated as the best safety in the league by Pro Football Focus over the course of the season, but was not included in the roster for the Pro Bowl, leading to some considering him to be one of the biggest snubs of the season. Smith was eventually named to the NFC 's Pro Bowl roster on January 22, after New York Giants safety Landon Collins withdrew due to injury. Kyle Rudolph was also included after Jimmy Graham pulled out with an injury, while Linval Joseph took the place of the Super Bowl - bound Philadelphia Eagles ' Fletcher Cox. Smith will be appearing in his third straight Pro Bowl, while Rudolph and Joseph are appearing in their second career Pro Bowls. Barr and Griffen also pulled out of the Pro Bowl due to injury, replaced by Thomas Davis and Michael Bennett respectively. Statistics Team leaders Category Player ( s ) Total Passing yards Case Keenum 3,547 Passing touchdowns Case Keenum 22 Rushing yards Latavius Murray 842 Rushing touchdowns Latavius Murray 8 Receptions Adam Thielen 91 Receiving yards Adam Thielen 1,276 Receiving touchdowns Stefon Diggs Kyle Rudolph 8 Points Kai Forbath 130 Kickoff return yards Jerick McKinnon 312 Punt return yards Marcus Sherels 372 Tackles Eric Kendricks 113 Sacks Everson Griffen 13.0 Interceptions Harrison Smith 5 Forced fumbles Everson Griffen Source : Minnesota Vikings ' official website League rankings Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank ( out of 32 ) Passing offense 3,753 234.6 11th Rushing offense 1,957 122.3 7th Total offense 5,710 356.9 11th Passing defense 3,078 192.4 2nd Rushing defense 1,337 83.6 2nd Total defense 4,415 275.9 1st Source : NFL.com. References Jump up ^ `` Vikings trade for Eagles QB Sam Bradford ''. ESPN. September 3, 2016. 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Question: who did the vikings lose to in the 2017 season
Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers