The Minnesota Vikings is a professional football club playing for the Minneapolis National Football League franchise (NFL). They compete in the National Football Conference North division as members of the National Football League (NFL), which is part of the National Football Conference (NFC). The Vikings joined the National Football League in 1961, with one NFL Championship to their name, which they won in 1969.
Team Info:
Head Coach: Kevin O’Connell
Stadium: U.S. Bank Stadium
Owners: Zygi Wilf
The Minnesota Vikings announced on January 26, 2022, that they had recruited Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, formerly the Vice President of Football Operations for the Cleveland Browns and the Director of Research and Development for the San Francisco 49ers, to serve as the team’s new General Manager. Following the Los Angeles Rams’ victory in Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, the Minnesota Vikings decided to hire Kevin O’Connell, who was serving as the offensive coordinator for the Rams at the time, as their 10th head coach on February 16.
NFL Division Standings for 2022:
| NFC | W-L-T | PCT | PF | PA | HOME | AWAY | CONF | DIV | STARK |
| Vikings | 10-3-0 | 0.769 | 312 | 313 | 6-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 6-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 1L |
Minnesota Vikings Playoff History
- Seasons: 62 (1961 to 2022)
- Record (W-L-T): 513-424-11
- Playoff Record: 21-30
- Super Bowls Won: 0 (4 Appearances)
- Championships Won*: 0
- All-time Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton 2,635/4,569, 33,098 yds, 239 TD
- All-time Rushing Leader: Adrian Peterson 2,418 att, 11,747 yds, 97 TD
- All-time Receiving Leader: Cris Carter 1,004 rec, 12,383 yds, 110 TD
- All-time Scoring Leader: Fred Cox 1,365 points
- All-time AV Leader: Carl Eller 177 AV
- Winningest Coach: Bud Grant 158-96-5
Minnesota Vikings NFC Team History:
- Minnesota was awarded an NFL franchise at a January 28, 1960, owners’ meeting in Miami. Their inaugural season was in 1961. It was founded by Max Winter, E. William Boyer, H.P. Skoglund, Ole Haugsrud, and Bernard H. Ridder, Jr.
- In the late summer of 1960, Bert Rose, who had been the Los Angeles Rams’ public relations director, became the team’s first General Manager.
- The first head coach of the franchise was Norm Van Brocklin. He played quarterback in the NFL for 12 years and is now in the Hall of Fame, but he retired in 1960.
- After the 1960 season, the Vikings could choose three players from each team’s roster. Each team could protect 30 of its 38 players, though. Dallas did not have to do this. OL Grady Alderman (from Detroit) and RB Hugh McElhenny were picked (San Francisco).
- On August 5, 1961, the Vikings played their first game against the Dallas Cowboys. It was a preseason game in Sioux Falls, SD. The Cowboys beat the Vikings by a score of 38–13.
- Bert Rose’s first move with the team was to suggest to the Board of Directors that the team be called the “Vikings.” The name was chosen because it reflected both a person who is aggressive and wants to win and the Nordic culture of the upper Midwest.
- Minnesota’s 8-5-1 record in 1964 was the first time in the team’s history that they had a winning season. They won their last three games of the season. The Vikings tied with Baltimore for second place in the NFL’s Western Conference.
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