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NFC NORTH · 1ST

Minnesota Vikings

4-0 · home 2-0 · away 2-0 · division 2-0

4-0 · home 2-0 · away 2-0

NEXT · WEEK 7 vs IND Colts Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 PM ET · CBS Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 PM · CBS MIN 62% by 4 Open →
OUR RATING +2.5 10th of 32 · points better than an average team on a neutral field 10th of 32
PROJECTED WINS PROJ WINS - Not published yet.
PLAYOFFS - Not published yet.
WINS VS EXPECTATION WINS VS EXPECTED +1.9 4-0 where our numbers expected 2.1 wins. Positive is running hot; it tends to come back. 4-0, expected 2.1

OUR RATING, WEEK BY WEEK

WeekRating
Preseason+1.9
After week 1+2.2
After week 2+2.2
After week 3+2.4
After week 4+2.5

Points better than an average team on a neutral field. The preseason prior comes from last season and the offseason; the line starts moving after Week 1.

Points better than average, neutral field. Moves after each week.

PLAYOFF ODDS, WEEK BY WEEK

Not published yet.

SCHEDULE

Preseason games are never forecast
P2 at NYG Giants Sat Aug 15 not forecast W 13-10 P3 vs BAL Ravens Sat Aug 22 not forecast L 3-13 P4 at DEN Broncos Fri Aug 28 not forecast L 6-34 1 vs GB Packers Sun Sep 13 MIN 56% · by 2 W 39-22 Hit 2 at CHI Bears Sun Sep 20 MIN 44% · by 2, CHI W 9-3 Miss 3 at TB Buccaneers Sun Sep 27 MIN 49% · even W 23-16 Miss 4 vs MIA Dolphins Sun Oct 4 MIN 63% · by 4 W 15-10 Hit 5 at NO Saints Sun Oct 11 MIN 51% · by 1 W 23-13 Hit
Week 6, bye
7 vs IND Colts Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 MIN 62% · by 4 · Next → 8 at DET Lions Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 MIN 40% · by 5, DET · 9 vs BUF Bills Mon Nov 9 · 8:15 MIN 48% · by 1, BUF · 10 at GB Packers Sun Nov 15 · 1:00 MIN 42% · by 3, GB · 11 at SF 49ers Sun Nov 22 · 8:20 MIN 39% · by 4, SF · 12 vs ATL Falcons Sun Nov 29 · 1:00 MIN 53% · by 1 · 13 vs CAR Panthers Sun Dec 6 · 4:25 MIN 60% · by 4 · 14 at NE Patriots Thu Dec 10 · 8:15 MIN 46% · by 1, NE · 15 vs DET Lions Sun Dec 20 · 8:20 MIN 52% · by 1 · 16 vs WAS Commanders Sun Dec 27 · 1:00 MIN 56% · by 2 · 17 at NYJ Jets Sun Jan 3 · 1:00 MIN 57% · by 3 · 18 vs CHI Bears Sun Jan 10 · 1:00 MIN 54% · by 1 ·

SCHEDULE

P2 at NYG Giants Sat Aug 15 not forecast W 13-10 P3 vs BAL Ravens Sat Aug 22 not forecast L 3-13 P4 at DEN Broncos Fri Aug 28 not forecast L 6-34 1 vs GB Packers Sun Sep 13 MIN 56% W 39-22 Hit 2 at CHI Bears Sun Sep 20 MIN 44% W 9-3 Miss 3 at TB Buccaneers Sun Sep 27 MIN 49% W 23-16 Miss 4 vs MIA Dolphins Sun Oct 4 MIN 63% W 15-10 Hit 5 at NO Saints Sun Oct 11 MIN 51% W 23-13 Hit
Week 6, bye
7 vs IND Colts Sun 1:00 PM MIN 62% · 8 at DET Lions Sun Nov 1 MIN 40% · 9 vs BUF Bills Mon Nov 9 MIN 48% · 10 at GB Packers Sun Nov 15 MIN 42% · 11 at SF 49ers Sun Nov 22 MIN 39% · 12 vs ATL Falcons Sun Nov 29 MIN 53% · 13 vs CAR Panthers Sun Dec 6 MIN 60% · 14 at NE Patriots Thu Dec 10 MIN 46% · 15 vs DET Lions Sun Dec 20 MIN 52% · 16 vs WAS Commanders Sun Dec 27 MIN 56% · 17 at NYJ Jets Sun Jan 3 MIN 57% · 18 vs CHI Bears Sun Jan 10 MIN 54% ·

SEASON, IF WE RAN IT 100 TIMES

Not published yet.

REMAINING SCHEDULE, HOW HARD

REMAINING SCHEDULE · 13TH HARDEST

13th hardest of 32 avg opponent rating +0.4
7 IND −0.6 · 62% 62%
8 DET +5.5 · 40% 40%
9 BUF +6.1 · 48% 48%
10 GB +2.6 · 42% 42%
11 SF +3.4 · 39% 39%
12 ATL −2.7 · 53% 53%
13 CAR −6.4 · 60% 60%
14 NE −1.3 · 46% 46%
15 DET +5.5 · 52% 52%
16 WAS −3.4 · 56% 56%
17 NYJ −5.2 · 57% 57%
18 CHI +0.6 · 54% 54%

Each tile: week, opponent, their rating, our number for MIN. Red border: games we currently lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

Week, opponent, our number for MIN. Red border: we lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

NFC NORTH

MIN Vikings 4-0 +2.5 - 4-0 · +2.5 CHI Bears 3-1 +0.6 - 3-1 · +0.6 DET Lions 2-2 +5.5 - 2-2 · +5.5 GB Packers 2-2 +2.6 - 2-2 · +2.6 Whole conference →

INJURIES, AND WHAT THEY COST US

Christian Darrisaw T T OUT OUT
Charles Demmings CB CB OUT OUT
Brian O'Neill T T Q · knee Q
Justin Jefferson WR WR Q · ankle Q
Jordan Addison WR WR Q · hamstring Q
Michael Jurgens C C Q · elbow Q
Ben Yurosek TE TE Q · ankle Q

Impact, the rating change with that player out, is not published yet.

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 5 PROJECTIONS

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 5

K.Murray QB 14.4 QB23
A.Jones RB 13.0 RB7
J.Jefferson WR 7.4 WR30
J.Addison WR 7.0 WR33
T.Hockenson TE 8.1 TE7
Depth chart, 55 on the roster →

SEASON SO FAR

Points for / against per game 21.5 / 12.8
Point diff per game +8.7
Home · Away · Division 2-0 · 2-0 · 2-0
Strength of schedule, remaining 13th

Week 5 · published Sun Oct 11 · 5:36 PM ET · run 2026-05-refresh-a83858b6

Week 5 · published Sun Oct 11 · run 2026-05-refresh-a83858b6