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2025 Minnesota Vikings

The 2025 Minnesota Vikings went 9–8, finishing 4th in the NFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 344 points and allowed 333.

Record
9–8
Home
4–4
Road & neutral
5–4
Points
344–333
NFC North
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 344 points, the seventh-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 333, the seventh-fewest. Their point differential was +11.

How the season unfolded

The Vikings started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 9–8.

Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 14 to Week 18.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 10 to Week 13.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 48–10 over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3 (September 21, 2025).

Their heaviest loss was 37–10 to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8 (October 23, 2025).

They shut out the Washington Commanders (Week 14).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–4.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the NFC North, sweeping the Lions and splitting with the Bears and the Packers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 8–9.

Before and after

That was five wins fewer than in 2024, when they went 14–3.

2025 schedule and results

2025 Minnesota Vikings · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2025at Chicago BearsW 27–24
Week 2Sep 14, 2025vs Atlanta FalconsL 6–22
Week 3Sep 21, 2025vs Cincinnati BengalsW 48–10
Week 4Sep 28, 2025vs Pittsburgh SteelersL 21–24
Week 5Oct 5, 2025vs Cleveland BrownsW 21–17
Week 7Oct 19, 2025vs Philadelphia EaglesL 22–28
Week 8Oct 23, 2025at Los Angeles ChargersL 10–37
Week 9Nov 2, 2025at Detroit LionsW 27–24
Week 10Nov 9, 2025vs Baltimore RavensL 19–27
Week 11Nov 16, 2025vs Chicago BearsL 17–19
Week 12Nov 23, 2025at Green Bay PackersL 6–23
Week 13Nov 30, 2025at Seattle SeahawksL 0–26
Week 14Dec 7, 2025vs Washington CommandersW 31–0
Week 15Dec 14, 2025at Dallas CowboysW 34–26
Week 16Dec 21, 2025at New York GiantsW 16–13
Week 17Dec 25, 2025vs Detroit LionsW 23–10
Week 18Jan 4, 2026vs Green Bay PackersW 16–3

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.