Skip to content
Sign inSign up

Minnesota Vikings

Every Minnesota Vikings match this season, home and away — each one links to hotels near the ground it’s played at, so away weekends are as easy to book as home ones.

Home ground: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

Good to know: NFL game dates and kick-off times can move — flexible scheduling shifts games between Thursday, Sunday and Monday slots, especially from midseason. If your trip is built around the game, choose a free-cancellation rate so your booking can move with it.

History

Minnesota joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1961, the name chosen to reflect the strong Scandinavian heritage of the Twin Cities. The Vikings reached four Super Bowls between the 1969 and 1976 seasons behind the fearsome 'Purple People Eaters' defensive line, losing all four, and the franchise remains one of just a handful of teams never to win the title outright. Running back Adrian Peterson's record-setting rushing seasons in the 2000s and 2010s kept Minnesota competitive without ever ending that long drought. The Vikings play at U.S. Bank Stadium, a striking glass-and-steel downtown venue that opened in 2016, and the franchise's purple-and-gold colours remain among the most distinctive in the league.

Records & quirks

  • As a rookie, Adrian Peterson set the NFL single-game rushing record with 296 yards, against San Diego in 2007.
  • Peterson's 11,747 career rushing yards and 97 rushing touchdowns are both Vikings franchise records.
  • Kicker Will Reichard's 62-yard field goal is the longest in franchise history, and tied for fifth-longest ever.

Fixtures

Matches with a hotel page are linked. Dates can move — see above.