The 2019 season was the

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' 59th in the

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(NFL), their fourth playing home games at

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and their sixth under

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. They improved on their 8–7–1 campaign from

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with a Week 14 win over the Detroit Lions, and returned to the playoffs following a one-year absence after the Los Angeles Rams lost to the

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in Week 16. That week, the Vikings were eliminated from contention for the

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division title, losing 23–10 to the Green Bay Packers. They defeated the

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26–20 in overtime in the Wild Card round but lost 27–10 to the

in the Divisional Round.

Draft

Notes *The Vikings were awarded three compensatory selections at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings. They received one additional pick in the sixth round and two in the seventh round, compensating for the losses of

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, Tramaine Brock and

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. Draft trades

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

The Vikings' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 9, with exact dates and times finalized on April 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 4: at Buffalo Bills

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 2: at Green Bay Packers

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders

The Vikings defeated the Oakland Raiders for their 500th win as a franchise, with an overall record of 500-427-11 at that point.

Week 4: at Chicago Bears

Week 5: at New York Giants

Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 10: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 15: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 17: vs. Chicago Bears

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) New Orleans Saints

NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) San Francisco 49ers

Statistics

Team leaders

Source: Minnesota Vikings' official website

League rankings

Source: NFL.com

Pro Bowl

Three Vikings players were selected for the

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when the initial rosters were announced on December 18, 2019: running back

Dalvin Cook Dalvin James Cook (born August 10, 1995) is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State, where he finished his career as the school's all-time lea ...

, safety Harrison Smith and defensive end

Danielle Hunter Danielle Hunter ( ; born October 29, 1994) is a Jamaican-born American football outside linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU. He was drafted in the third round, 88th ove ...

. It was Smith's fifth Pro Bowl and Hunter's second, while Cook made his Pro Bowl debut. With the withdrawal of several NFC players, including

fullback Kyle Juszczyk, defensive end

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and cornerback Richard Sherman, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack, several Vikings were added to the roster for the Pro Bowl: fullback

C. J. Ham Cortez Thaddeus Ham Jr. (born July 22, 1993) is an American football fullback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Augustana. High school care ...

, defensive end

Everson Griffen Everson Griffen (born December 22, 1987) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. A graduate of Agua Fria High School, Griffen attended and played college football at USC. He was selected by the Vikings in the fourth round o ...

, cornerback

Xavier Rhodes Xavier Rhodes (born June 19, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (25th o ...

, quarterback

Kirk Cousins Kirk Daniel Cousins (born August 19, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted by the team then known as the Washington ...

and linebacker

Eric Kendricks Eric-Nathan Marvin Kendricks (born February 29, 1992) is an American football middle linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. As a senior in 2014, he won the But ...

. It was a first Pro Bowl appearance for Ham and Kendricks, a second for Cousins, a third for Rhodes and a fourth for Griffen.

References

External links

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