2022 Minnesota Vikings
The 2022 Minnesota Vikings went 13–4, finishing 1st in the NFC North, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 424 points and allowed 427.
- Record
- 13–4
- Home
- 8–1
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 424–427
- NFC North
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 424 points, the seventh-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 427, tied for the third-most. Their point differential was -3.
How the season unfolded
The Vikings started 3–1 and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 13–4.
Their longest winning streak was seven games, from Week 3 to Week 10.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 23–7 over the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 (September 11, 2022).
Their heaviest loss was 40–3 to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 11 (November 20, 2022).
They scored a season-high 39 points against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 15 (December 17, 2022), winning 39–36.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 11–0.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC North, sweeping the Bears and splitting with the Packers and the Lions.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the New York Giants 31–24 at home.
Before and after
That was a five-win improvement on 2021, when they went 8–9.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2019.
In 2023, they went 7–10 and missed the playoffs.
2022 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2022 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 23–7 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2022 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–24 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2022 | vs Detroit Lions | W 28–24 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2022 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 28–25 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2022 | vs Chicago Bears | W 29–22 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2022 | at Miami Dolphins | W 24–16 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2022 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 34–26 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2022 | at Washington Commanders | W 20–17 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2022 | at Buffalo Bills | W 33–30 (OT) |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2022 | vs Dallas Cowboys | L 3–40 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2022 | vs New England Patriots | W 33–26 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2022 | vs New York Jets | W 27–22 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2022 | at Detroit Lions | L 23–34 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2022 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 39–36 (OT) |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2022 | vs New York Giants | W 27–24 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2023 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–41 |
| Week 18 | Jan 8, 2023 | at Chicago Bears | W 29–13 |
| Wild Card | Jan 15, 2023 | vs New York Giants | L 24–31 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2022 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.