2014 Minnesota Vikings
The 2014 Minnesota Vikings went 7–9, finishing 3rd in the NFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 325 points and allowed 343.
- Record
- 7–9
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 2–6
- Points
- 325–343
- NFC North
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 325 points, the 13th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 343, the 11th-fewest. Their point differential was -18.
How the season unfolded
The Vikings started 2–2 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 5 to Week 7.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 34–6 over the St. Louis Rams in Week 1 (September 7, 2014).
Their heaviest loss was 42–10 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 5 (October 2, 2014).
They scored a season-high 41 points against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4 (September 28, 2014), winning 41–28.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–5.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 1–5 against the NFC North, splitting with the Bears and getting swept by the Packers and the Lions.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–5 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 7–8–1, 0.5 games better than their record.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2013, when they went 5–10–1.
In 2015, they went 11–5 and returned to the playoffs.
2014 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2014 | at St. Louis Rams | W 34–6 |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2014 | vs New England Patriots | L 7–30 |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2014 | at New Orleans Saints | L 9–20 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2014 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 41–28 |
| Week 5 | Oct 2, 2014 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–42 |
| Week 6 | Oct 12, 2014 | vs Detroit Lions | L 3–17 |
| Week 7 | Oct 19, 2014 | at Buffalo Bills | L 16–17 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2014 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 19–13 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Nov 2, 2014 | vs Washington | W 29–26 |
| Week 11 | Nov 16, 2014 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–21 |
| Week 12 | Nov 23, 2014 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 21–24 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2014 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 31–13 |
| Week 14 | Dec 7, 2014 | vs New York Jets | W 30–24 (OT) |
| Week 15 | Dec 14, 2014 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–16 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2014 | at Miami Dolphins | L 35–37 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2014 | vs Chicago Bears | W 13–9 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2014 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.