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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 3–0 · Road 1–0 · Streak W3 · Power Index No. 6 · 8 days of rest
Minnesota Vikings 3–0 · Home 1–0 · Streak W3 · Power Index No. 8 · 8 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · BUF 3 games, MIN 3 games
MetricBUFMIN
Points per game33.71st23.716th
Points allowed per game26.022nd13.72nd
Total yards per game401.74th238.332nd
Passing yards per game262.010th154.032nd
Rushing yards per game155.04th101.317th
Turnovers per game1.724th0.75th
Sacks allowed per game2.720th3.025th
Penalty yards per game73.027th45.06th

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.

Buffalo Bills: recent results

  1. W 24–16 vs LAC Week 3
  2. W 41–31 vs DET Week 2
  3. W 36–31 @ HOU 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

Buffalo Bills: season leaders

Passing
Josh Allen 786 yds · 3 g
Rushing
James Cook III 346 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Dalton Kincaid 263 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Greg Rousseau 6.0 · 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

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 RCB

2 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

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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