The 2019 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 59th in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth playing home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, and their sixth under head coach Mike Zimmer. They improved on their 8–7–1 campaign from 2018 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 San Francisco 49ers in Week 16. That week, the Vikings were eliminated from contention for the NFC North division title, losing 23–10 to the Green Bay Packers. They defeated their Rival New Orleans Saints 26–20 in overtime in the Wild Card round but lost 27–10 to the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round. As of the 2025 season, this remains the Vikings most recent season with a playoff victory.
Draft
+ 2019 Minnesota Vikings draft selections Round Selection Player name Position College Notes 1 18 Garrett Bradbury C NC State 2 50 Irv Smith Jr. TE Alabama 3 81 Traded to the Detroit Lions 88 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks From Eagles via Lions 92 Traded to the New York Jets From Chiefs via Seahawks 93 Traded to the Baltimore Ravens From Saints via Jets 102 Alexander Mattison RB Boise State Compensatory selection; From Ravens 4 114 Dru Samia G Oklahoma From Packers via Seahawks 120 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks 5 156 Traded to the Denver Broncos 159 Traded to the New England Patriots From Seahawks 162 Cameron Smith LB USC From Bears via Patriots, Rams and Patriots 6 190 Armon Watts DT Arkansas 191 Marcus Epps S Wyoming From Titans via Ravens 193 Oli Udoh OT Elon From Ravens 204 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks From Patriots via Lions 209 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks Compensatory selection 7 217 Kris Boyd CB Texas From Jets 232 Traded to the New York Giants 239 Dillon Mitchell WR Oregon From Eagles via Patriots 247 Bisi Johnson WR Colorado State Compensatory selection 250 Austin Cutting LS Air Force Compensatory selection
+ 2019 Minnesota Vikings undrafted free agents Name Position College Micah Abernathy S Tennessee Khari Blasingame FB Vanderbilt Jake Browning QB Washington Davion Davis WR Sam Houston State Brandon Dillon TE Marian Alexander Hollins WR Eastern Illinois John Keenoy C Western Michigan Nate Meadors CB UCLA Tito Odenigbo DT Miami (FL) Anree Saint-Amour DE Georgia Tech
Notes The Vikings were awarded three compensatory selections at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings. They received one additional selection in the sixth round and two in the seventh round, compensating for the losses of Teddy Bridgewater, Tramaine Brock and Shamar Stephen.
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.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance NFL.comrecap 1 at New Orleans Saints W 34–25 1–0 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 73,018 Recap 2 August 18 Seattle Seahawks W 25–19 2–0 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,636 Recap 3 Arizona Cardinals W 20–9 3–0 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,698 Recap 4 at Buffalo Bills L 23–27 3–1 New Era Field 57,765 Recap
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
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance NFL.comrecap 1 September 8 Atlanta Falcons W 28–12 1–0 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,714 Recap 2 September 15 at Green Bay Packers L 16–21 1–1 Lambeau Field 78,416 Recap 3 September 22 Oakland Raiders W 34–14 2–1 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,738 Recap 4 September 29 at Chicago Bears L 6–16 2–2 Soldier Field 62,131 Recap 5 October 6 at New York Giants W 28–10 3–2 MetLife Stadium 75,041 Recap 6 October 13 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–20 4–2 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,837 Recap 7 October 20 at Detroit Lions W 42–30 5–2 Ford Field 60,314 Recap 8 Washington Redskins W 19–9 6–2 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,776 Recap 9 November 3 at Kansas City Chiefs L 23–26 6–3 Arrowhead Stadium 73,615 Recap 10 November 10 at Dallas Cowboys W 28–24 7–3 AT&T Stadium 91,188 Recap 11 November 17 Denver Broncos W 27–23 8–3 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,883 Recap 12 Bye 13 at Seattle Seahawks L 30–37 8–4 CenturyLink Field 69,080 Recap 14 December 8 Detroit LionsW 20–7 9–4 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,776 Recap 15 December 15 at Los Angeles Chargers W 39–10 10–4 Dignity Health Sports Park 25,446 Recap 16 Green Bay Packers L 10–23 10–5 U.S. Bank Stadium 67,157 Recap 17 December 29 Chicago Bears L 19–21 10–6 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,913 Recap 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
With the loss, Minnesota fell to 2-2 (0-2 on the road & against the NFC North). As of 2026, this remains the Vikings last road loss against the 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
With the loss, the Vikings finished the regular season at 10-6, clinching the #6 seed in the NFC while also finishing 2-4 against the NFC North & 6-2 at home. As of 2026, this remains the last time the Vikings got swept by the Bears.
Standings Division
Conference
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance NFL.comrecap Wild Card January 5, 2020 at New Orleans Saints (3) W 26–20 1–0 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 73,038 Recap Divisional at San Francisco 49ers (1) L 10–27 1–1 Levi's Stadium 71,649 Recap
Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) New Orleans Saints
With a 20-10 lead entering the fourth quarter, the Saints managed to tie the game, and send it into overtime, making it the first time since the 2009 NFC Championship Game that the Vikings played in a playoff game that went into overtime. Coincidentally, it was also a road game against the Saints. It was also the second Wild Card game of the postseason to go into overtime.The other being the Houston Texans 22-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills. The Vikings got the ball first, and Kirk Cousins threw a pass to Adam Thielen for a 43-yard gain, which set them on the New Orleans 2-yard line.https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28428960/adam-thielen-43-yard-catch-helps-lift-minnesota-vikings-over After losing two yards on the next two plays, Cousins found Kyle Rudolph at the back of the endzone for a 4-yard touchdown to win the game.
With this, the Vikings won their first playoff game on the road since their 31-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the 2004 Wild Card Round. As of 2025, this was the last time that the Vikings won a playoff game.
NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) San Francisco 49ers
Statistics
Team leaders Category Player(s)Total Passing yards Kirk Cousins 3,603 Passing touchdowns Kirk Cousins 26 Rushing yards Dalvin Cook 1,135 Rushing touchdowns Dalvin Cook 13 Receptions Stefon Diggs 63 Receiving yards Stefon Diggs 1,130 Receiving touchdowns Adam Thielen 6 Points Dan Bailey 121 Kickoff return yards Ameer Abdullah 325 Punt return yards Mike Hughes 104 Tackles Eric Kendricks 110 Sacks Danielle Hunter 14.5 Interceptions Anthony Harris 6 Forced fumbles Danielle HunterHarrison Smith 3 Source: Minnesota Vikings' official website
League rankings Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank Passing offense 2,314 231.4 17th Rushing offense 1,530 153.0 3rd Total offense 3,844 384.4 8th Passing defense 2,419 241.9 18th Rushing defense 912 91.2 7th Total defense 3,331 333.1 13th Source: NFL.com
Pro Bowl Three Vikings players were selected for the 2020 Pro Bowl when the initial rosters were announced on December 18, 2019: running back Dalvin Cook, safety Harrison Smith and defensive end Danielle Hunter. 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 San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, defensive end Nick Bosa 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, defensive end Everson Griffen, cornerback Xavier Rhodes, quarterback Kirk Cousins and linebacker Eric Kendricks. It was a first Pro Bowl appearance for Ham and Kendricks, a second for Cousins, a third for Rhodes and a fourth for Griffen.
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