2009 Minnesota Vikings
The 2009 Minnesota Vikings went 12–4, finishing 1st in the NFC North, and lost the conference championship. They scored 470 points and allowed 312.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 8–0
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 470–312
- NFC North
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 470 points, the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 312, the tenth-fewest. Their point differential was +158.
How the season unfolded
The Vikings opened with four straight wins and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 1 to Week 6.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 44–7 over the New York Giants in Week 17 (January 3, 2010).
Their heaviest loss was 26–7 to the Carolina Panthers in Week 15 (December 20, 2009).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–1.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC North, sweeping the Lions and the Packers and splitting with the Bears.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Dallas Cowboys 34–3 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the New Orleans Saints 31–28 on the road.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2008, when they went 10–6.
In 2010, they went 6–10 and missed the playoffs.
2009 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2009 | at Cleveland Browns | W 34–20 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2009 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–13 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2009 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 27–24 |
| Week 4 | Oct 5, 2009 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 30–23 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2009 | at St. Louis Rams | W 38–10 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2009 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 33–31 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2009 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–27 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2009 | at Green Bay Packers | W 38–26 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2009 | vs Detroit Lions | W 27–10 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2009 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 35–9 |
| Week 12 | Nov 29, 2009 | vs Chicago Bears | W 36–10 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2009 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 17–30 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2009 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 30–10 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2009 | at Carolina Panthers | L 7–26 |
| Week 16 | Dec 28, 2009 | at Chicago Bears | L 30–36 (OT) |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2010 | vs New York Giants | W 44–7 |
| Divisional | Jan 17, 2010 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 34–3 |
| Conference championship | Jan 24, 2010 | at New Orleans Saints | L 28–31 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2009 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.