National Football Conference - North Division
Minnesota Vikings
| Team's name: Minnesota Vikings Conference: NFC Division: North ![]() Location: Minneapolis, MN Nickname: The Vikes Mascot: Viktor the Viking Team Colours: Purple, gold, white Joined the League: 1961 General Manager: Rick Spielman Football Head Coach: Brad Childers Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Current Capacity: 64,111 First Year of Football: 1961 Team Titles: NFL Championships: 1969 Conference Championships: NFL Western: 1969 NFC: 1973, 1974, 1976 Division Championships: NFL Central: 1968, 1969 NFC Central: 1970, '71, '73, '74, '75, '76, '77, '78, '80, '89, '92, '94, '98, '00 |
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Minnesota Vikings are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League.
The franchise was established in 1961 as an expansion team, originally playing in the Metropolitan Stadium but later moving to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, where the Vikings presently play their home games.
The Vikings have won 1 NFL championship, 2 conference titles, and 7 division trophies. Though the team has played in 4 Super Bowl championship games, the Vikings have yet to win, setting an NFL record for Super Bowl losses.
The Vikings enjoyed a great season in 2008, ending the regular season with a 10-6 record and at 4th place in the NFC. The team also obtained the NFC North title after defeating the New York Giants 20-19; however, in the playoffs, the Minnesota team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 26-14.
Minnesota Vikings 2009/10 Schedule
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 2 | Fri, Aug 14 | @ Indianapolis | 7:30 PM | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 3 | Fri, Aug 21 | Kansas City | 8:00 PM | Metrodome |
| 4 | Mon, Aug 31 | @ Houston | 8:00 PM | Reliant Stadium |
| 5 | Fri, Sep 4 | Dallas | 8:00 PM | Metrodome |
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 | @ Cleveland | 1:00 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | @ Detroit | 1:00 PM | Ford Field |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | San Francisco | 1:00 PM | Metrodome |
| 4 | Mon, Oct 5 | Green Bay | 8:30 PM | Metrodome |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | @ St. Louis | 1:00 PM | Edward Jones Dome |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 | Baltimore | 1:00 PM | Metrodome |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | @ Pittsburgh | 1:00 PM | Heinz Field |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | @ Green Bay | 1:00 PM | Lambeau Field |
| 9 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | Detroit | 1:00 PM | Metrodome |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | Seattle | 1:00 PM | Metrodome |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 29 | Chicago | 1:00 PM | Metrodome |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | @ Arizona | 4:15 PM | U of Phoenix Stadium |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | Cincinnati | 1:00 PM | Metrodome |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | @ Carolina | 8:20 PM | Bank of America Stadium |
| 16 | Mon, Dec 28 | @ Chicago | 8:30 PM | Soldier Field |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | NY Giants | 1:00 PM | Metrodome |
Last Season Statistics (2008/09)
| Team Leaders | |||||||
| PASSING | RUSHING | RECEIVING | DEFENSE | ||||
| Gus Frerotte | Adrian Peterson | Bernard Berrian | Chad Greenway | ||||
| ATT | 301 | CAR | 363 | REC | 48 | TOT | 115 |
| COM | 178 | YDS | 1760 | YDS | 964 | SOLO | 86 |
| YDS | 2157 | AVG | 4.8 | AVG | 20.1 | AST | 29 |
| TD | 12 | TD | 10 | TD | 7 | SACK | 6 |
| Team Statistics | ||||
| YARDS | RUSH | PASS | POINTS | |
| OFFENSIVE | 331 | 146 | 185 | 24 |
| OPPONENTS | 292 | 77 | 216 | 21 |
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