1961Founded
0Championships
546-446-11All-time record
55.0%Win %
29Playoff trips
6-02026 season
The franchise
About the Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team has played in four Super Bowls, but lost in each one. The Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1960, and first took the field for the 1961 season. They currently participate in the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC); prior to that, the Vikings were in the NFC Central Division, and before that they were in the NFL's Western Conference
- League
- NFL
- Conference
- NFC
- Division
- NFC North
- Home market
- Minneapolis
- Fans
- Vikings Nation
- Mascot
- Viktor the Viking
This season
Schedule
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Who suits up
Roster, depth chart & staff
Home turf in 3D
U.S. Bank Stadium
In the rafters
Retired numbers
10Fran TarkentonRetired 1979
53Mick TingelhoffRetired 2001
70Jim MarshallRetired 1999
77Korey StringerRetired 2001
80Cris CarterRetired 2003
88Alan PageRetired 1988
Fan culture
Songs & chants
SongSkol VikingsLyrics
Skol, Vikings! Let's go! Skol, Vikings! Let's go! Skol (skol) Vikings (Vikings) Skol (skol) Vikings (Vikings) Let's go!
Song“Purple Rain”Lyrics
(Prince — Minnesota nights) Purple rain, purple rain
ChantSkol!Lyrics
(Call and response) Skol! Skol! Skol! Skol Vikings! Let's go!
Chant“Minnesota!”Lyrics
Minnesota! Skol!
Every era
Logo history
Through the years
History
Home venues
- 1961–1981Metropolitan Stadium
- 1982–2013Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- 2014–2015TCF Bank StadiumTemporary
- 2016–PresentU.S. Bank Stadium
Know your enemy
Rivals
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