Minnesota Vikings — 2026 season outlook, updated Aug 31, 2026.
Minnesota Vikings finished the 2025 season 9-8 · Missed the playoffs.
Minnesota Vikings: 9-8 regular season.
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2025 · Missed the playoffs
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2026 schedule
- Bye week 6 — see all 2026 byes.
- 17th-hardest schedule — opponents average 8.50 projected wins.
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Vikings Camp — Aug 31: McCarthy Stays on a Four-Quarterback 53
Minnesota kept all four quarterbacks on its initial 53 — Murray, McCarthy, Wentz and Brosmer — and the beat expects the room to shrink within days. Cut day also ended Johnny Hekker's run, with undrafted Ray Guy Award winner Brett Thorson taking the punting job, and answered our safety question with rookies. Tyler Batty's torn anterior cruciate ligament is the roster's hardest loss.
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- Camp · Aug 23, 2026
Vikings Camp — Aug 23: Flores' Defense Held Baltimore at Midfield
Minnesota's defense controlled two joint practices with the Ravens — Dallas Turner was, in the team site's words, an absolute force off the right edge — while the quarterback week ran quieter: Murray split the charters Wednesday, finished clean Thursday, and sat Saturday's 13-3 loss entirely. The hard news came Monday: Jamal Adams' knee injury is season-ending, and his roster spot went to a cornerback.
- Camp · Aug 16, 2026
Minnesota Vikings Camp Update — August 16: Kyler Murray Is the Starter, a Week Early
O'Connell ended the quarterback competition Tuesday instead of letting the preseason decide it, naming Murray the Week 1 starter and keeping McCarthy as the developmental backup. Then the opener in New Jersey delivered a 13-10 win, one tidy Murray drive, and a frightening non-contact knee injury to Jamal Adams.
- Camp · Aug 9, 2026
Minnesota Vikings Camp Update — August 9: Kyler Murray Is Getting Twice the First-Team Reps
The rep count leans Murray, the tape leans nobody, and the beat's consensus after nine practices is the second-worst outcome: both quarterbacks have been fine. The bounce math from July is intact and still waiting for someone to claim it.
- 2026 Preview
Minnesota Vikings 2026 Season Preview — The Bounce Needs a Quarterback
Minnesota led the league in giveaways, fielded a top-four defense nobody could see, and swept the division favorite anyway — the turnover math screams bounce, and the entire bet is which quarterback catches it.
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9-8 regular season
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