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Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 9 · U.S. Bank Stadium · Monday Night

Dated schedule recordUpdated

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

Buffalo Bills—Away
Minnesota Vikings—Home

Game details

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

Matchup preview

Buffalo Bills 3–1 · Road 1–0 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 10 · 8 days of rest
Minnesota Vikings 4–0 · Home 2–0 · Streak W4 · Power Index No. 5 · 8 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · BUF 4 games, MIN 4 games
MetricBUFMIN
Points per game31.81st21.518th
Points allowed per game26.825th12.81st
Total yards per game386.38th262.831st
Passing yards per game259.89th177.332nd
Rushing yards per game139.05th106.816th
Turnovers per game1.825th0.53rd
Sacks allowed per game2.318th3.330th
Penalty yards per game62.517th55.012th

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.

Buffalo Bills: recent results

  1. L 26–29 vs NE Week 4
  2. W 24–16 vs LAC Week 3
  3. W 41–31 vs DET Week 2
  4. W 36–31 @ HOU 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

Buffalo Bills: season leaders

Passing
Josh Allen 1,039 yds
Rushing
James Cook 421 yds
Receiving
Dalton Kincaid 270 yds
Sacks
Greg Rousseau 6.0

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

Buffalo Bills: injury report

  • Out Dorian Strong LCB
  • Out Ed Oliver RDE
  • Out Joshua Palmer WR
  • Out Tyrell Shavers WR
  • Questionable DJ Moore WR
  • Questionable Dee Alford
  • Questionable Landon Jackson LDE
  • Questionable Te'Cory Couch

2 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

BUF 4 · MIN 3 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2022 · Week 10 MIN 33, BUF 30 (OT)
  2. 2018 · Week 3 BUF 27, MIN 6
  3. 2014 · Week 7 MIN 16, BUF 17
  4. 2010 · Week 13 BUF 14, MIN 38
  5. 2006 · Week 4 MIN 12, BUF 17

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

BUF 59.2% · MIN 40.5%

Matchup quality 74.4 / 100

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

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