The 1979 roster for the Vikings included Tommy Kramer at quarterback, Rickey Young at running back, Ahmad Rashad at wide receiver, Bob Tucker at tight end and Wes Hamilton at offensive lineman.

	NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
1	25	Nate Allen N. Allen	DB	5'10"	170	5/13/1948	31	Texas Southern
2	47	Tim Baylor T. Baylor	DB	6'6"	195	5/23/1954	25	Morgan State
3	59	Matt Blair M. Blair	LB	6'5"	232	9/20/1950	29	Iowa State
4	23	Ted Brown T. Brown	RB	5'10"	206	2/15/1957	22	North Carolina State
5	20	Bobby Bryant B. Bryant	DB	6'1"	170	1/24/1944	35	South Carolina
6	8	Greg Coleman G. Coleman	P	6'0"	185	9/9/1954	25	Florida A&M
7	89	Douglas Cunningham D. Cunningham	WR	6'3"	195	11/14/1955	24	Rice
8	7	Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier	K	6'0"	194	4/8/1952	27	Sioux Falls
9	12	Steve Dils S. Dils	QB	6'1"	190	12/8/1955	24	Stanford
10	32	Jimmy Edwards J. Edwards	RB	5'9"	185	9/19/1952	27	Louisiana-Monroe
11	44	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	RB	6'2"	210	10/26/1950	29	Miami (FL)
12	68	Charlie Goodrum C. Goodrum	OL	6'3"	256	1/11/1950	29	Florida A&M
13	61	Wes Hamilton W. Hamilton	OL	6'3"	261	4/24/1953	26	Tulsa
14	45	Tom Hannon T. Hannon	DB	5'11"	193	3/5/1955	24	Michigan State
15	52	Joe Harris J. Harris	LB	6'1"	225	12/6/1952	27	Georgia Tech
16	58	Wally Hilgenberg W. Hilgenberg	LB	6'3"	229	9/19/1942	37	Iowa
17	75	Randy Holloway R. Holloway	DL	6'5"	250	8/26/1955	24	Pittsburgh
18	51	Jim Hough J. Hough	OL	6'2"	267	8/4/1956	23	Utah State
19	56	Dave Huffman D. Huffman	OL	6'6"	271	4/4/1957	22	Notre Dame
20	25	Kurt Knoff K. Knoff	DB	6'2"	191	4/6/1954	25	Kansas
21	9	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	QB	6'2"	200	3/7/1955	24	Rice
22	22	Paul Krause P. Krause	DB	6'3"	200	2/19/1942	37	Iowa
23	80	Terry LeCount T. LeCount	WR	5'10"	178	7/9/1956	23	Florida
24	57	Derrel Luce D. Luce	LB	6'3"	226	9/29/1952	27	Baylor
25	70	Jim Marshall J. Marshall	DL	6'4"	248	12/30/1937	42	Ohio State

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Team Leaders

PASS

433

Murray

RUSH

297

Jones

REC

195

Hockenson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

18th

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

17th

PASS YDS/G

177.3

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 4

Final

Vikings

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000