The Vikings have plenty of questions at other positions beyond quarterback looking ahead to 2026, when they're expected to be over the cap.

In another world, the Vikings properly defended the Bears' kickoff return with 50 seconds left on Sunday and then got a defensive stop to seal an unlikely comeback win. In another one, Cairo Santos hooked a second straight field goal wide left as time expired.

The Minnesota Vikings will finish their sixth straight season without winning a playoff game, eight years removed from their last NFC championship game appearance and almost a half-century since they last made the Super Bowl.

On Dec. 12, 2010, the Minnesota Vikings were set to host the New York Giants until the teflon Metrodome roof collapsed due to heavy snow at about 5 a.m. on game day.

Last season, the Minnesota Vikings didn’t lose their third game until the final game of the NFL’s regular season. It isn’t last season anymore for the Vikings. Everything that went right for the Vikings last season is a challenge now. Minnesota was ...

With a play-action rate of 26.7%, the Vikings rank ninth in the NFL. The Vikings operate mostly out of 11 personnel, using it on 65.94% of their snaps, well above the league average of 57%. When not in 11 personnel, the Vikings will lean on 12- and 21-personnel, where both Josh Oliver and CJ Ham will see the majority of their snaps.

Here are the takeaways: The Cowboys had no wiggle room entering this game. After the Sunday afternoon slates, the Packers were the No. 7 seed at 9-4-1. The other two teams ahead of them were the Lions (8-6) and Panthers (7-7), both of whom beat them this season.

For the first time this season, the Vikings are on a win streak; they beat the Commanders at home on Dec. 7, before winning in Arlington, Texas, against the Cowboys last Sunday. They’ll play their final road game on Sunday afternoon,