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

 2021 Minnesota Vikings Draft Round  Selection  Player name  Position  College  Contract  Notes 1  14 Traded to the New York Jets  23 Christian Darrisaw  OT  Virginia Tech  4 years, $13.35 million  From Seahawks via Jets 2  45 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars  3  66 Kellen Mond  QB  Texas A&M  4 years, $5.22 million  From Jets 78 Chazz Surratt  LB  North Carolina  4 years, $5 million   86 Wyatt Davis  OG  Ohio State  4 years, $4.9 million  From Jets 90 Patrick Jones II  DE  Pittsburgh  4 years, $4.87 million  From Ravens 4  119 Kene Nwangwu  RB  Iowa State  4 years, $4.23 million   125 Camryn Bynum  CB  California  4 years, $4.2 million  From Bears 134 Janarius Robinson  DE  Florida State  4 years, $4.15 million  From Bills 143 Traded to the New York Jets  Compensatory selection 5  157 Ihmir Smith-Marsette  WR  Iowa  4 years, $3.8 million   168 Zach Davidson  TE  Central Missouri  4 years, $3.78 million  From Steelers via Ravens 6  199 Jaylen Twyman  DT  Pittsburgh  4 years, $3.65 million   223 Traded to the Arizona Cardinals  Compensatory selection 7  — Selection forfeited  

Regular season
Schedule
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24−27 ( 0−1 Paul Brown Stadium 56,525 Recap 2 September 19 at Arizona Cardinals L 33−34 0–2 State Farm Stadium 60,115 Recap 3 September 26 Seattle Seahawks W 30–17 1–2 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,729 Recap 4 October 3 Cleveland Browns L 7–14 1–3 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,703 Recap 5 October 10 Detroit Lions W 19–17 2–3 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,538  Recap 6 October 17 at Carolina Panthers W 34–28  3–3 Bank of America Stadium 72,104 Recap 7 Bye 8 October 31 Dallas Cowboys L 16–20 3–4 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,633 Recap 9 November 7 at Baltimore Ravens L 31–34  3–5 M&T Bank Stadium 70,599 Recap 10 November 14 at Los Angeles Chargers W 27–20 4–5 SoFi Stadium 70,240 Recap 11 November 21 Green Bay Packers W 34–31 5–5 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,959 Recap 12 November 28 at San Francisco 49ers L 26–34 5–6 Levi's Stadium 71,493 Recap 13 December 5 at Detroit Lions L 27–29 5–7 Ford Field 45,691 Recap 14  Pittsburgh Steelers W 36–28 6–7 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,718 Recap 15  at Chicago Bears W 17–9 7–7 Soldier Field 60,082 Recap 16 December 26 Los Angeles Rams L 23–30 7–8 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,708 Recap 17 January 2 at Green Bay Packers L 10–37 7–9 Lambeau Field 77,832 Recap 18 January 9 Chicago Bears W 31–17 8–9 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,625 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
Division

Conference

Notes

References

Category:2021 National Football League season by team
Category:Minnesota Vikings