Minnesota Vikings
Value$8.26BHeartbreak#341.9Founded: 1961 · Metro Area: Minneapolis · NFC · NFC North · Home: U.S. Bank Stadium
Top TeamMinneapolisRating through time
Where Minnesota Vikings sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1961 to 2026. Above average in 42 of 66 seasons.
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One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
The Heartbreak Index41.9 · #3
The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1961
The Heartbreak Index41.9 · #3
The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1961
- First NFL title since 196115.6
- NFL final appearance since 19764.1
- NFL deep run since 20170.2
- The Gary Anderson Miss · 1998 · 1.10 pangsFirst miss all season, 15-1 team, NFC Championship
- Favre's Interception · 2009 · 0.90 pangsNFC Championship at New Orleans, Bountygate
- The Blair Walsh Miss · 2015 · 0.80 pangs27-yarder, wild card
fell one round short, 2017 · lost the final, 1976 · lost the final, 1974 · fell one round short, 2009
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
No league championships yet.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 546-446-11 |
| Win pct | 0.550 |
| Playoff record | 21-33-0 (0.389) |
| Championship appearances | 4 (0 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 10 (4 wins) |
| Total seasons | 66 |
| .500 or better seasons | 45 |
| Most recent championship | — |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
U.S. Bank Stadium
2016-presentTCF Bank Stadium
2015-2015Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1982-2014Metropolitan Stadium
1961-1981Season-by-season1961 to 2026 · 66 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
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In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by Minnesota Vikings players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 253 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
AP NFL MVP
- 1971Alan Page · RDT
- 1975Fran Tarkenton · QB
- 2012Adrian Peterson · RB
AP Offensive Player
- 1975Fran Tarkenton · QB
- 2012Adrian Peterson · RB
- 2022Justin Jefferson · WR
AP Defensive Player
- 1971Alan Page · RDT
- 1989Keith Millard · RDT
AP Coach of the Year
- 1969Bud Grant
- 2024Kevin O'Connell
Bert Bell Award
- 1975Fran Tarkenton · QB
- 1998Randall Cunningham · QB
- 2008Adrian Peterson · RB
- 2012Adrian Peterson · RB
Walter Payton MOY
- 1999Cris Carter · WR
- 2010Madieu Williams · FS
AP Offensive Rookie
- 1973Chuck Foreman · RB
- 1976Sammy White · WR
- 1998Randy Moss · WR
- 2007Adrian Peterson · RB
- 2009Percy Harvin · WR