2020 Minnesota Vikings season

The 2020 season is the Minnesota Vikings' 60th in the National Football League, their fifth playing home games at U.S. Bank Stadium and their seventh under head coach Mike Zimmer. They will attempt to improve upon their 10–6 season from the previous year and make the playoffs for the third time in four years.

2020 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coachMike Zimmer
General managerRick Spielman
OwnerZygi Wilf
Home fieldU.S. Bank Stadium
Uniform

Offseason

Transactions

Draft

The Vikings had a total of 15 selections in the 2020 NFL Draft, a record number since the draft moved to a seven-round format in 1994.[30] Although they had lost their original fifth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens in the trade for kicker/punter Kaare Vedvik prior to the 2019 season and their seventh-round pick in the trade that sent wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills earlier in the 2020 offseason, the Diggs trade gave the Vikings extra picks in the first, fifth and sixth rounds. They also had an extra pick in the seventh round after trading guard Danny Isidora to the Miami Dolphins at the start of the 2019 season, as well as one compensatory pick in the third round and two in the seventh as a result of free agency losses in 2019.

After taking Louisiana State wide receiver Justin Jefferson 22nd overall with the first-round pick they acquired from the Bills,[31] the Vikings traded their original first-round pick (25th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 31st overall pick, as well as selections in the fourth and fifth rounds;[32] with the 31st overall pick, the Vikings took Texas Christian cornerback Jeff Gladney.[33] The Vikings used their second-round pick on Boise State offensive tackle Ezra Cleveland,[34] then took Mississippi State cornerback Cameron Dantzler in the third round,[35] before trading their third-round compensatory pick to the New Orleans Saints for the Saints' remaining picks in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds.[36]

In the fourth round, the Vikings used the picks they acquired from the 49ers and Saints to select South Carolina defensive end D. J. Wonnum and Baylor defensive tackle James Lynch, before taking Oregon linebacker Troy Dye with their original fourth-round pick.[37] The Vikings traded the fifth-round pick they acquired from the Bills to the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round pick in the 2021 draft, before using their remaining fifth-round selections on Temple Owls cornerback Harrison Hand and Miami wide receiver K. J. Osborn.[38] In the sixth round, the Vikings traded the other pick they acquired from the Bills – along with the seventh-round selection they got from the Dolphins – to the Ravens for another seventh-round pick and a fifth-round pick in 2021 before taking Oregon State offensive tackle Blake Brandel and Michigan safety Josh Metellus.[39] The Vikings then had four remaining picks in the seventh round, which they used on Michigan State Spartans defensive end Kenny Willekes, Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley, Mississippi State safety Brian Cole II and Washburn guard Kyle Hinton.[40]

Notes

  • The Vikings were awarded three compensatory selections at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings. They received one additional pick in the third round and two in the seventh round, compensating for the losses of Sheldon Richardson, Trevor Siemian and Tom Compton.[46]

Draft trades

  1. 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.[41]
  2. 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).[42]
  3. The Vikings traded a third-round selection (105th overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for New Orlean's fourth-, fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-round selection (130th, 169th, 203rd, and 244th overall).[42]
  4. The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (155th overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for Chicago's fourth-round selection in 2021.[42]
  5. The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (170th overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for K Kaare Vedvik.[43]
  6. 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.[42]
  7. The Vikings traded G Danny Isidora to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Miami's seventh-round selection (219th overall).[44]

Staff
Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Zygi Wilf
  • Owner/president – Mark Wilf
  • Owner/vice chairman – Leonard Wilf
  • Owner/executive vice president – Jonathan Wilf
  • Chief operating officer – Andrew Miller
  • General manager – Rick Spielman
  • Vice president of player personnel/assistant general manager – George Paton
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski
  • Director of college scouting – Jamaal Stephenson
  • Director of pro scouting – Ryan Monnens
  • Director of analytics – Scott Kuhn
  • Consultant – Bud Grant
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Quarterbacks – Klint Kubiak
  • Running backs – Kennedy Polamalu
  • Wide receivers – Andrew Janocko
  • Tight ends – Brian Pariani
  • Run game coordinator/offensive line – Rick Dennison
  • Assistant offensive line – Phil Rauscher
  • Offensive quality control – Christian Jones
  • Offensive quality control – AC Patterson
  
Defensive coaches
  • Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line – Andre Patterson
  • Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers – Adam Zimmer
  • Assistant defensive line – Imarjaye Albury
  • Defensive backs – Daronte Jones
  • Assistant defensive backs – Roy Anderson
  • Senior defensive assistant – Dom Capers
  • Defensive quality control – Nick Rallis
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Mark Uyeyama
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Derik Keyes
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Chaz Mahle

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Current roster
Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Active/Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 17, 2020
Depth chart • Transactions
72 active, 15 unsigned

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Preseason

Schedule

The Vikings' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[47]

Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance TV Recap
1 August 14 7:00 p.m. Houston Texans U.S. Bank Stadium KMSP
2 August 21 6:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium KMSP
3 August 30 3:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
4 September 3 7:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks U.S. Bank Stadium KMSP

Regular season

Schedule

The Vikings' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[47]

Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance TV Recap
1 September 13 12:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
2 September 20 12:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium Fox
3 September 27 12:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans U.S. Bank Stadium CBS
4 October 4 12:00 p.m. at Houston Texans NRG Stadium Fox
5 October 11 7:20 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field NBC
6 October 18 12:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
7 Bye
8 November 1 12:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Fox
9 November 8 12:00 p.m. Detroit Lions U.S. Bank Stadium CBS
10 November 16 7:15 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field ESPN
11 November 22 3:25 p.m. Dallas Cowboys U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
12 November 29 12:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
13 December 6 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars U.S. Bank Stadium CBS
14 December 13 12:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Fox
15 December 20 12:00 p.m. Chicago Bears U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
16 December 25 3:30 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome Fox/NFLN/
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17 January 3 12:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field Fox

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; games not played on a Sunday (Weeks 10 and 16) are exempt.

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