2021 Minnesota Vikings season

The 2021 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 61st in the National Football League (NFL) and their eighth and final under head coach Mike Zimmer.

## Draft

|Round|Selection|Player name|Position|College|Contract|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|***Traded to the New York Jets***|||||||
|Christian Darrisaw|OT|Virginia Tech|4 years, $13.35 million|From Seahawks via Jets|||
|***Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars***|||||||
|Kellen Mond|QB|Texas A&M|4 years, $5.22 million|From Jets|||
|Chazz Surratt|LB|North Carolina|4 years, $5 million||||
|Wyatt Davis|OG|Ohio State|4 years, $4.9 million|From Jets|||
|Patrick Jones II|DE|Pittsburgh|4 years, $4.87 million|From Ravens|||
|Kene Nwangwu|RB|Iowa State|4 years, $4.23 million||||
|Camryn Bynum|CB|California|4 years, $4.2 million|From Bears|||
|Janarius Robinson|DE|Florida State|4 years, $4.15 million|From Bills|||
|***Traded to the New York Jets***|Compensatory selection||||||
|Ihmir Smith-Marsette|WR|Iowa|4 years, $3.8 million||||
|Zach Davidson|TE|Central Missouri|4 years, $3.78 million|From Steelers via Ravens|||
|Jaylen Twyman|DT|Pittsburgh|4 years, $3.65 million||||
|***Traded to the Arizona Cardinals***|Compensatory selection||||||
|_Selection forfeited_|||||||

### Schedule

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|Attendance|style=""|Recap|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|September 12|at Cincinnati Bengals|**L** 24−27 (|0−1|Paul Brown Stadium|56,525|Recap||||||||||
|September 19|at Arizona Cardinals|**L** 33−34|0–2|State Farm Stadium|60,115|Recap||||||||||
|September 26|Seattle Seahawks|**W** 30–17|1–2|U.S. Bank Stadium|66,729|Recap||||||||||
|October 3|Cleveland Browns|**L** 7–14|1–3|U.S. Bank Stadium|66,703|Recap||||||||||
|October 10|**Detroit Lions**|**W** 19–17|2–3|U.S. Bank Stadium|66,538|Recap||||||||||
|October 17|at Carolina Panthers|**W** 34–28|3–3|Bank of America Stadium|72,104|Recap||||||||||
|colspan="7"|_Bye_|||||||||||||||
|October 31|Dallas Cowboys|**L** 16–20|3–4|U.S. Bank Stadium|66,633|Recap||||||||||
|November 7|at Baltimore Ravens|**L** 31–34|3–5|M&T Bank Stadium|70,599|Recap||||||||||
|November 14|at Los Angeles Chargers|**W** 27–20|4–5|SoFi Stadium|70,240|Recap||||||||||
|November 21|**Green Bay Packers**|**W** 34–31|5–5|U.S. Bank Stadium|66,959|Recap||||||||||
|November 28|at San Francisco 49ers|**L** 26–34|5–6|Levi's Stadium|71,493|Recap||||||||||
|December 5|at **Detroit Lions**|**L** 27–29|5–7|Ford Field|45,691|Recap||||||||||
||Pittsburgh Steelers|**W** 36–28|6–7|U.S. Bank Stadium|66,718|Recap||||||||||
||at **Chicago Bears**|**W** 17–9|7–7|Soldier Field|60,082|Recap||||||||||
|December 26|Los Angeles Rams|**L** 23–30|7–8|U.S. Bank Stadium|66,708|Recap||||||||||
|January 2|at **Green Bay Packers**|**L** 10–37|7–9|Lambeau Field|77,832|Recap||||||||||
|January 9|**Chicago Bears**|**W** 31–17|8–9|U.S. Bank Stadium|66,625|Recap||||||||||
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

## Infobox (nfl team season)

- **team**: Minnesota Vikings
- **year**: 2021
- **record**: 8–9
- **division place**: 2nd NFC North
- **coach**: Mike Zimmer
- **general manager**: Rick Spielman
- **owner**: Zygi Wilf
- **stadium**: U.S. Bank Stadium
- **playoffs**: _Did not qualify_
- **pro bowlers**: RB Dalvin Cook
 WR Justin Jefferson
 S Harrison Smith
- **ap all-pros**: WR Justin Jefferson _(2nd team)_
- **uniform**:
- **shortnavlink**: Vikings seasons