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Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 11 · Estadio Banorte · International

Dated schedule recordUpdated

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

Minnesota Vikings—Away
San Francisco 49ers—Home

Game details

Venue designation
Neutral site

Matchup preview

Minnesota Vikings 4–0 · Road 2–0 · Streak W4 · Power Index No. 5 · 7 days of rest
San Francisco 49ers 4–0 · Home 3–0 · Streak W4 · Power Index No. 1 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · MIN 4 games, SF 4 games
MetricMINSF
Points per game21.518th30.52nd
Points allowed per game12.81st16.03rd
Total yards per game262.831st389.07th
Passing yards per game177.332nd251.813th
Rushing yards per game106.816th137.36th
Turnovers per game0.53rd0.53rd
Sacks allowed per game3.330th0.01st
Penalty yards per game55.012th43.34th

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.

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

San Francisco 49ers: recent results

  1. W 24–14 vs DEN Week 4
  2. W 36–30 vs ARI Week 3
  3. W 35–13 vs MIA Week 2
  4. W 27–7 @ LAR Week 1

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

San Francisco 49ers: season leaders

Passing
Brock Purdy 1,007 yds
Rushing
Christian McCaffrey 218 yds
Receiving
George Kittle 244 yds
Sacks
Keion White 2.0

Minnesota Vikings: injury report

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

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

San Francisco 49ers: injury report

  • Out Brandon Aiyuk WR
  • Out Isaac Guerendo
  • Out James Thompson Jr. RDT
  • Out Kyle Juszczyk FB
  • Out Marques Sigle SS
  • Out Nick Bosa RDE
  • Questionable Upton Stout NB

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

Head-to-head since 1999

MIN 8 · SF 4 in 12 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2024 · Week 2 SF 17, MIN 23
  2. 2023 · Week 7 SF 17, MIN 22
  3. 2021 · Week 12 MIN 26, SF 34
  4. 2019 · Divisional MIN 10, SF 27
  5. 2018 · Week 1 SF 16, MIN 24

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

MIN 26.8% · SF 73.0%

Matchup quality 78.1 / 100

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

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