2024 Minnesota Vikings
The 2024 Minnesota Vikings went 14–3, finishing 2nd in the NFC North, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 432 points and allowed 332.
- Record
- 14–3
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 7–2
- Points
- 432–332
- NFC North
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 432 points, the ninth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 332, the fifth-fewest. Their point differential was +100.
How the season unfolded
The Vikings opened with four straight wins and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 14–3.
Their longest winning streak was nine games, from Week 9 to Week 17.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 34–7 over the Houston Texans in Week 3 (September 22, 2024).
Their heaviest loss was 31–9 to the Detroit Lions in Week 18 (January 5, 2025).
They scored a season-high 42 points against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14 (December 8, 2024), winning 42–21.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 9–1.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC North, sweeping the Packers and the Bears and getting swept by the Lions.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Los Angeles Rams 27–9.
Before and after
That was a seven-win improvement on 2023, when they went 7–10.
Their 14 wins are the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2022.
In 2025, they went 9–8 and missed the playoffs.
2024 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2024 | at New York Giants | W 28–6 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2024 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 23–17 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2024 | vs Houston Texans | W 34–7 |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2024 | at Green Bay Packers | W 31–29 |
| Week 5 | Oct 6, 2024 | vs New York Jets | W 23–17 |
| Week 7 | Oct 20, 2024 | vs Detroit Lions | L 29–31 |
| Week 8 | Oct 24, 2024 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 20–30 |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2024 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 21–13 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2024 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 12–7 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2024 | at Tennessee Titans | W 23–13 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2024 | at Chicago Bears | W 30–27 (OT) |
| Week 13 | Dec 1, 2024 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 23–22 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2024 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 42–21 |
| Week 15 | Dec 16, 2024 | vs Chicago Bears | W 30–12 |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2024 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 27–24 |
| Week 17 | Dec 29, 2024 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 27–25 |
| Week 18 | Jan 5, 2025 | at Detroit Lions | L 9–31 |
| Wild Card | Jan 13, 2025 | vs Los Angeles Rams | L 9–27 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2024 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.