2019 Minnesota Vikings season


The 2019 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 59th in the National Football League, the fourth playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium and the sixth under head coach Mike Zimmer. They improved on their 8–7–1 campaign from 2018 with a Week 14 win over the Detroit Lions, and returned to the playoffs following a one-year absence after the Los Angeles Rams lost to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 16. That week, the Vikings were eliminated from contention for the NFC North division title, losing 23–10 to the Green Bay Packers. They defeated the New Orleans Saints 26–20 in overtime in the Wild Card round but lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round.

Draft

PlayerPositionCollege
Micah AbernathySTennessee
Khari BlasingameFBVanderbilt
Jake BrowningQBWashington
Davion DavisWRSam Houston State
Brandon DillonTEMarian
Alexander HollinsWREastern Illinois
John KeenoyCWestern Michigan
Nate MeadorsCBUCLA
Tito OdenigboDTMiami
Anree Saint-AmourDEGeorgia Tech

Notes
Draft trades

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

The Vikings' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 9, with exact dates and times finalized on April 17.
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceNFL.com
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1at New Orleans SaintsW 34–251–0Mercedes-Benz Superdome73,018
2August 18Seattle SeahawksW 25–192–0U.S. Bank Stadium66,636
3Arizona CardinalsW 20–93–0U.S. Bank Stadium66,698
4at Buffalo BillsL 23–273–1New Era Field57,765

Game summaries

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 4: at Buffalo Bills

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 2: at Green Bay Packers

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders

The Vikings defeated the Oakland Raiders for their 500th win as a franchise, with an overall record of 500-427-11 at that point.

Week 4: at Chicago Bears

Week 5: at New York Giants

Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 10: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 15: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 17: vs. Chicago Bears

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (#3) New Orleans Saints

NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (#1) San Francisco 49ers

Statistics

Team leaders

Source: Minnesota Vikings' official website

League rankings

Source: NFL.com

Pro Bowl

Three Vikings players were selected for the 2020 Pro Bowl when the initial rosters were announced on December 18, 2019: running back Dalvin Cook, safety Harrison Smith and defensive end Danielle Hunter. It will be Smith's fifth Pro Bowl and Hunter's second, while Cook will be making his Pro Bowl debut. With the withdrawal of several NFC players, including San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, defensive end Nick Bosa and cornerback Richard Sherman, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack, several Vikings were added to the roster for the Pro Bowl: fullback C. J. Ham, defensive end Everson Griffen, cornerback Xavier Rhodes, quarterback Kirk Cousins and linebacker Eric Kendricks. It is a first Pro Bowl appearance for Ham and Kendricks, a second for Cousins, a third for Rhodes and a fourth for Griffen.