2020_Minnesota_Vikings_season

2020 Minnesota Vikings season
2020 Minnesota Vikings season
Owner	Zygi Wilf
General manager	Rick Spielman
Head coach	Mike Zimmer
Home field	U.S. Bank Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Dalvin Cook; WR Justin Jefferson
AP All-Pros	WR Justin Jefferson (2nd team)
Uniform
	← 2019; Vikings seasons; 2021 →;

2020 Minnesota Vikings season

60th season in franchise history

The 2020 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 60th in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth playing home games at U.S. Bank Stadium and their seventh under head coach Mike Zimmer. This was the Vikings' first time since 2005 that long-time assistant Kevin Stefanski was not part of the Vikings coaching staff, as he left to become the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns on January 12, 2020. After going 1–5 in their first six games for the first time since 2013, the team failed to improve upon their 10–6 record from 2019 after a Week 11 loss to the Dallas Cowboys and failed to match their 10–6 record after a Week 14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Vikings were eliminated from playoff contention following a week 16 loss to the New Orleans Saints, and ultimately finished 7–9, their first losing season since 2014. The Vikings conceded 475 points during the season, the third-highest total in franchise history, although they also managed to score 430 points, also the third-most in team history.^[1]

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#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Green Bay Packers	North	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.428	.387	W6
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	New Orleans Saints	South	12	4	0	.750	6–0	10–2	.459	.406	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.447	.404	W4
4	Washington Football Team	East	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.459	.388	W1
Wild cards
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.488	.392	W4
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	9–3	.494	.484	W1
7^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Chicago Bears	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.488	.336	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.475	.441	L2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.504	.366	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 3]}	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	.549	.448	L1
11^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	.502	.427	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.471	.333	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Carolina Panthers	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.531	.388	L1
14^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Detroit Lions	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.508	.350	L4
15	Philadelphia Eagles	East	4	11	1	.281	2–4	4–8	.537	.469	L3
16	Atlanta Falcons	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.551	.391	L5
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 6]}
New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record. Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4). San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below). NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record. Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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[Bills-44] The Vikings traded a seventh-round selection (239th overall) and WR Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for Buffalo's first-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (22nd, 155th and 201st overall) and 2021 fourth-round selection.^[43]

[49ers-46] The Vikings traded a first-round selection (25th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for San Francisco's first-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (31st, 117th and 176th overall).^[44]

[Saints-48] The Vikings traded a third-round selection (105th overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for New Orleans' fourth-, fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-round selection (130th, 169th, 203rd, and 244th overall).^[44]

[Bears-49] The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (155th overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for Chicago's fourth-round selection in 2021.^[44]

[Ravens-51] The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (170th overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for K Kaare Vedvik.^[46]

[Ravens2-52] The Vikings traded a sixth- and seventh-round selection (201st and 219th overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for Baltimore's seventh-round selection (225th overall) as well as their fifth-round selection in 2021.^[44]

[Dolphins-54] The Vikings traded G Danny Isidora to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Miami's seventh-round selection (219th overall).^[47]

[11-4-61] New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record.

[8-8-62] Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4).

[6-10a-63] San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).

[6-10b-64] NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record.

[5-11-65] Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[66] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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2020 Minnesota Vikings draft
Draft order		Player name	Position	College	Contract	Notes
Round	Selection	Player name	Position	College	Contract	Notes
1	22	Justin Jefferson	WR	LSU	4 years, $13.123 million^[42]	From Bills^{[upper-alpha 1]}
	25	Traded to the San Francisco 49ers^{[upper-alpha 2]}
	31	Jeff Gladney	CB	TCU	4 years, $10.991 million^[45]	From 49ers^{[upper-alpha 2]}
2	58	Ezra Cleveland	OT	Boise State	4 years, $5.537 million^[42]
3	89	Cameron Dantzler	CB	Mississippi State	4 years, $4.586 million^[45]
3	105	Traded to the New Orleans Saints^{[upper-alpha 3]}				Compensatory pick
4	117	D. J. Wonnum	DE	South Carolina	4 years, $4.046 million^[42]	From 49ers^{[upper-alpha 2]}
	130	James Lynch	DT	Baylor	4 years, $3.985 million^[42]	From Saints^{[upper-alpha 3]}
	132	Troy Dye	LB	Oregon	4 years, $3.974 million^[42]
5	155	Traded to the Chicago Bears^{[upper-alpha 4]}				From Bills^{[upper-alpha 1]}
	169	Harrison Hand	CB	Temple	4 years, $3.594 million^[45]	From Saints^{[upper-alpha 3]}
	170	Traded to the Baltimore Ravens^{[upper-alpha 5]}
	176	K. J. Osborn	WR	Miami (FL)	4 years, $3.563 million^[42]	From 49ers^{[upper-alpha 2]}
6	201	Traded to the Baltimore Ravens^{[upper-alpha 6]}				From Bills^{[upper-alpha 1]}
	203	Blake Brandel	OT	Oregon State	4 years, $3.46 million^[42]	From Saints^{[upper-alpha 3]}
	205	Josh Metellus	S	Michigan	4 years, $3.455 million^[45]
7	219	Traded to the Baltimore Ravens^{[upper-alpha 6]}				From Dolphins^{[upper-alpha 7]}
	225	Kenny Willekes	DE	Michigan State	4 years, $3.395 million^[45]	From Ravens^{[upper-alpha 6]}
	239	Traded to the Buffalo Bills^{[upper-alpha 1]}
	244	Nate Stanley	QB	Iowa	4 years, $3.373 million^[48]	From Saints^{[upper-alpha 3]}
	249	Brian Cole II	S	Mississippi State	4 years, $3.37 million^[45]	Compensatory pick
	253	Kyle Hinton	G	Washburn	4 years, $3.37 million^[42]	Compensatory pick

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Brady Aiello	OL	Oregon	^[50]
Jake Bargas	TE	North Carolina
Dan Chisena	WR	Penn State
Nevelle Clarke	CB	UCF
Quartney Davis	WR	Texas A&M
Myles Dorn	CB	North Carolina
Jordan Fehr	LB	Appalachian State
Nakia Griffin-Stewart	TE	Pittsburgh
Tyler Higby	OL	Michigan State
Jake Lacina	OL	Augustana
Blake Lynch	LB	Baylor
David Moa	DT	Boise State


	Quarterbacks 8 Kirk Cousins 4 Sean Mannion Running backs 31 Ameer Abdullah 23 Mike Boone 33 Dalvin Cook 30 C. J. Ham FB 25 Alexander Mattison Wide receivers 12 Chad Beebe 85 Dan Chisena 18 Justin Jefferson 81 Bisi Johnson 17 K. J. Osborn RS 19 Adam Thielen Tight ends 83 Tyler Conklin 87 Hale Hentges 84 Irv Smith Jr.		Offensive linemen 56 Garrett Bradbury C 72 Ezra Cleveland G 78 Dakota Dozier G 69 Rashod Hill T 68 Kyle Hinton G 61 Brett Jones C 75 Brian O'Neill T 73 Dru Samia G 74 Oli Udoh T Defensive linemen 67 Jordan Brailford DE 90 Jalyn Holmes DE 94 Jaleel Johnson DT 92 James Lynch DT 51 Hercules Mata'afa DE 95 Ifeadi Odenigbo DE 93 Shamar Stephen DT 96 Armon Watts DT 98 D. J. Wonnum DE 52 Eddie Yarbrough DE		Linebackers 57 Ryan Connelly OLB 40 Todd Davis MLB 45 Troy Dye MLB 54 Eric Kendricks MLB 48 Blake Lynch OLB 50 Eric Wilson OLB Defensive backs 27 Cameron Dantzler CB 20 Jeff Gladney CB 38 Harrison Hand CB 41 Anthony Harris FS 36 Tae Hayes CB 26 Chris Jones CB 39 Dylan Mabin CB 44 Josh Metellus S 22 Harrison Smith SS 32 Cordrea Tankersley CB Special teams 5 Dan Bailey K 2 Britton Colquitt P 42 Andrew DePaola LS		Reserve lists 55 Anthony Barr OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 29 Kris Boyd CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 46 Myles Dorn S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 21 Mike Hughes CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 99 Danielle Hunter DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 43 George Iloka S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Michael Pierce DT (Opt-out) 71 Riley Reiff T (COVID-19) 82 Kyle Rudolph TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 Cameron Smith MLB (NF-Ill.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 79 Kenny Willekes DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 66 Abdullah Anderson DT 65 Zack Bailey G 34 Jake Bargas FB 6 Taylor Bertolet K 64 Blake Brandel T 3 Jake Browning QB 76 Aviante Collins T 86 Brandon Dillon TE (COVID-19) 35 Luther Kirk S 24 Khalfani Muhammad RB 47 Hardy Nickerson Jr. OLB 37 Curtis Riley SS 7 Nate Stanley QB Rookies in italics 52 active, 11 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	August 14	Houston Texans	U.S. Bank Stadium	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2	August 21	at Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium
3	August 30	at Cleveland Browns	FirstEnergy Stadium
4	September 3	Seattle Seahawks	U.S. Bank Stadium

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 13	Green Bay Packers	L 34–43	0–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	0	Recap
2	September 20	at Indianapolis Colts	L 11–28	0–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	2,500	Recap
3	September 27	Tennessee Titans	L 30–31	0–3	U.S. Bank Stadium	250	Recap
4	October 4	at Houston Texans	W 31–23	1–3	NRG Stadium	12,102	Recap
5	October 11	at Seattle Seahawks	L 26–27	1–4	CenturyLink Field	0	Recap
6	October 18	Atlanta Falcons	L 23–40	1–5	U.S. Bank Stadium	0	Recap
7	Bye
8	November 1	at Green Bay Packers	W 28–22	2–5	Lambeau Field	0	Recap
9	November 8	Detroit Lions	W 34–20	3–5	U.S. Bank Stadium	0	Recap
10	November 16	at Chicago Bears	W 19–13	4–5	Soldier Field	0	Recap
11	November 22	Dallas Cowboys	L 28–31	4–6	U.S. Bank Stadium	0	Recap
12	November 29	Carolina Panthers	W 28–27	5–6	U.S. Bank Stadium	0	Recap
13	December 6	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 27–24 (OT)	6–6	U.S. Bank Stadium	0	Recap
14	December 13	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–26	6–7	Raymond James Stadium	16,031	Recap
15	December 20	Chicago Bears	L 27–33	6–8	U.S. Bank Stadium	0	Recap
16	December 25	at New Orleans Saints	L 33–52	6–9	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	3,000	Recap
17	January 3	at Detroit Lions	W 37–35	7–9	Ford Field	0	Recap

2020_Minnesota_Vikings_season

2020 Minnesota Vikings season

Offseason

Transactions

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 16: at New Orleans Saints

Week 17: at Detroit Lions

Standings

Division

Conference

Statistics

Team leaders

League rankings

Pro Bowl

References

External links

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NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Green Bay Packers	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	509	369	W6
⁽⁷⁾ Chicago Bears	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	372	370	L1
Minnesota Vikings	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	430	475	W1
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	377	519	L4

Category	Player(s)	Total
Passing yards	Kirk Cousins	4,265
Passing touchdowns	Kirk Cousins	35
Rushing yards	Dalvin Cook	1,557
Rushing touchdowns	Dalvin Cook	16 (tie)
Receptions	Justin Jefferson	88 *
Receiving yards	Justin Jefferson	1,400 **
Receiving touchdowns	Adam Thielen	14
Points	Dalvin Cook	108
Kickoff return yards	Ameer Abdullah	352
Punt return yards	Chad Beebe	42
Tackles	Eric Wilson	122
Sacks	Yannick Ngakoue	5.0
Interceptions	Harrison Smith	5
Forced fumbles	Yannick Ngakoue	2
Bold = League leader
* = Franchise Rookie Record
** = NFL Rookie Record

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 32)
Passing offense	2,059	228.8	22nd
Rushing offense	1,382	153.6	5th
Total offense	3,441	382.4	9th
Passing defense	2,411	267.9	27th
Rushing defense	1,041	115.7	15th
Total defense	3,452	383.6	24th

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	3	19	7	14	43
Vikings	7	3	0	24	34

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	0	0	8	11
Colts	0	15	3	10	28

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	6	3	16	6	31
Vikings	7	10	7	6	30

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	10	7	7	31
Texans	0	6	10	7	23