The

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was the Minnesota Vikings' 63rd in the National Football League (NFL), their eighth playing their home games at

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and their second under the head coach/ general manager tandem of Kevin O'Connell and

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. After starting 0–3 for the second time in the past four seasons, and losing to the Chiefs in Week 5, they failed to improve upon their 13–4 record from

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. After their fifth loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 11, they were unable to match the previous season's record. In Week 16, they were knocked out of division contention following a loss to the

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, and in Week 18, they were eliminated from playoff contention after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carolina Panthers. For the first time since

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, the Vikings also lost 10 or more games in a season. During Minnesota's Week 8 game against their division rival, the

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, starting quarterback Kirk Cousins ruptured his achilles tendon, ruling him out for the rest of the season. For the first time since

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, wide receiver Adam Thielen was not on the roster, as he was released on March 10. Additionally, for the first time since

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, four-time Pro Bowl running back

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was not on the roster, as he was released on June 9. This is also the first season since the death of legendary coach and team advisor Bud Grant on March 11.

Offseason

Additions

Subtractions

Draft

Draft trades

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

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, before returning to Minnesota for their remaining two games, first against the Tennessee Titans and then the

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Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 3: vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 4: at Carolina Panthers

Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 6: at Chicago Bears

Week 7: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

Week 9: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 10: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 11: at Denver Broncos

Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 14: at Las Vegas Raiders

The Vikings scored the only points of the game after both teams went over 58 minutes without scoring, in the lowest scoring NFL game since 2007.Vikings beat Raiders 3-0 in lowest-scoring NFL game in 16 years
CBS Sports, December 11, 2023 The Vikings improved to 7–6 and remained in the playoff race.

Week 15: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 16: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 17: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 18: at Detroit Lions

Standings

Division

Conference

Statistics

Team leaders

Source: ''Pro-Football-Reference.com''

League rankings

Source: ''ProFootballReference.com''

References

External links

* {{2023 NFL season by team Minnesota Minnesota Vikings seasons Minnesota Vikings