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Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 7 · U.S. Bank Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Indianapolis Colts—Away
Minnesota Vikings—Home

Game details

Venue address
401 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Indianapolis Colts 2–2 · Road 1–1 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 24 · 7 days of rest
Minnesota Vikings 4–0 · Home 2–0 · Streak W4 · Power Index No. 5 · 14 days of rest (off a bye)
2026 regular season, per game · IND 4 games, MIN 4 games
MetricINDMIN
Points per game25.513th21.518th
Points allowed per game26.022nd12.81st
Total yards per game284.325th262.831st
Passing yards per game188.527th177.332nd
Rushing yards per game109.514th106.816th
Turnovers per game2.026th0.53rd
Sacks allowed per game2.013th3.330th
Penalty yards per game26.31st55.012th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Indianapolis Colts: recent results

  1. W 30–13 @ WAS Week 4
  2. W 19–17 vs HOU Week 3
  3. L 30–33 (OT) @ KC Week 2
  4. L 23–41 vs BAL Week 1

Minnesota Vikings: recent results

  1. W 15–10 vs MIA Week 4
  2. W 23–16 @ TB Week 3
  3. W 9–3 @ CHI Week 2
  4. W 39–22 vs GB Week 1

Indianapolis Colts: season leaders

Passing
Daniel Jones 754 yds
Rushing
Jonathan Taylor 353 yds
Receiving
Josh Downs 202 yds

Minnesota Vikings: season leaders

Passing
Kyler Murray 433 yds
Rushing
Aaron Jones 297 yds
Receiving
T.J. Hockenson 195 yds
Sacks
Dallas Turner 5.5

Indianapolis Colts: injury report

  • Out Ashton Dulin
  • Out Darius Slayton WR
  • Out Jaylon Carlies WLB
  • Questionable Charvarius Ward RCB
  • Questionable Keenan Allen WR
  • Questionable Sean McKeon

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Minnesota Vikings: injury report

  • Out Charles Demmings LCB
  • Out Christian Darrisaw LT
  • Questionable Ben Yurosek TE
  • Questionable Brian O'Neill RT
  • Questionable Jordan Addison WR
  • Questionable Justin Jefferson WR
  • Questionable Michael Jurgens C

6 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

IND 6 · MIN 2 in 8 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2024 · Week 9 IND 13, MIN 21
  2. 2022 · Week 15 IND 36, MIN 39 (OT)
  3. 2020 · Week 2 MIN 11, IND 28
  4. 2016 · Week 15 IND 34, MIN 6
  5. 2012 · Week 2 MIN 20, IND 23

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

IND 37.7% · MIN 62.0%

Matchup quality 48.9 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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