Schedule The Vikings' schedule for the
2024 NFL season was announced on May 15, 2024. In addition to home and away matchups against each of their
NFC North divisional rivals, they were also scheduled to play against each of the teams in the
NFC West and
AFC South, as well as the teams that also finished in third place in each of the
NFC South,
NFC East and
AFC East. Their AFC East opponent, the
New York Jets, served as the opposition for the Vikings' home game at
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, which is part of the
NFL International Series.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in
bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at New York Giants Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers Week 3: vs. Houston Texans Week 4: at Green Bay Packers Week 5: vs. New York Jets NFL London games Week 7: vs. Detroit Lions Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams Several sports media outlets and fans heavily criticized the officiating at the end of the game, as the referees missed a
face mask penalty on Byron Young when he sacked Sam Darnold in the end zone, sealing the win for the Rams. Blake and the other umpires claim they were unable to see it with the other players blocking them.
Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts Week 10: at Jacksonville Jaguars Week 11: at Tennessee Titans Week 12: at Chicago Bears Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks Week 17: vs. Green Bay Packers With the close win, the Vikings swept the Packers for the first time since
2017 and won nine consecutive games in the regular season for the first time since
1975. The Vikings improved to 14–2, their first time winning at least 14 games in the regular season since
1998, when they went 15–1.
Week 18: at Detroit Lions The league flexed this game to
Sunday night, as the winner of the game would clinch the #1 seed in the NFC playoffs and a first-round bye, whereas the loser would finish as the #5 seed and visit the
Rams the next week. The Vikings were dominated on both sides of the ball, and ended the regular season with a 14–3 record. The team's 14 wins were the most for any wild card team in NFL history. Additionally, they were swept by the Lions for the second consecutive season.
Standings Division Conference ==Postseason==