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Washington Commanders at Minnesota Vikings

Scheduled · Kickoff to be confirmed

2026 Regular season · Week 16 · U.S. Bank Stadium

Latest game updateUpdated
Washington Commanders—Away
Minnesota Vikings—Home

Game details

Location
Minneapolis

Matchup preview

Washington Commanders 1–2 · Road 0–2 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 26
Minnesota Vikings 3–0 · Home 1–0 · Streak W3 · Power Index No. 8
2026 regular season, per game · WAS 3 games, MIN 3 games
MetricWASMIN
Points per game25.013th23.716th
Points allowed per game30.731st13.72nd
Total yards per game314.020th238.332nd
Passing yards per game184.728th154.032nd
Rushing yards per game132.08th101.317th
Turnovers per game0.31st0.75th
Sacks allowed per game1.03rd3.025th
Penalty yards per game46.78th45.06th

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.

Washington Commanders: recent results

  1. W 33–31 vs SEA Week 3
  2. L 20–37 @ DAL Week 2
  3. L 22–24 @ PHI Week 1

Minnesota Vikings: recent results

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

Washington Commanders: season leaders

Passing
Marcus Mariota 294 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 142 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Terry McLaurin 141 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Sonny Styles 1.0 · 3 g

Minnesota Vikings: season leaders

Passing
Carson Wentz 276 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Aaron Jones Sr. 203 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Justin Jefferson 179 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Dallas Turner 3.5 · 3 g

Washington Commanders: injury report

  • Out Charles Omenihu RDE
  • Out Marcus Mariota QB
  • Out Nick Cross SS
  • Out Percy Butler FS
  • Out Stefon Diggs WR
  • Out Tyler Owens SS
  • Questionable Terry McLaurin WR

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. 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 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

WAS 4 · MIN 9 in 13 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 14 WAS 0, MIN 31
  2. 2022 · Week 9 MIN 20, WAS 17
  3. 2019 · Week 8 WAS 9, MIN 19
  4. 2017 · Week 10 MIN 38, WAS 30
  5. 2016 · Week 10 MIN 20, WAS 26

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

WAS 39.2% · MIN 60.5%

Matchup quality 48.7 / 100

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

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