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Coming off an embarrassing last week home game, the Vikings traveled to New Orleans to face a then-winless Saints team. Both teams' defenses curbed each others' offenses by a scoring standpoint. But although the Vikings' offense didn't turn the ball over, they struggled and failed to score any touchdowns. Rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made his first debut in place of an injured Matt Cassel, who went down and out with a toe injury while the Vikings were down 3–13. Bridgewater was able to ignite somewhat of a spark on the Vikings' offense, leading them to two more field goals, but the Saints scored a third touchdown to put the score 20–9 and kept hold in the fourth quarter, forcing the Vikings to punt on their last drive. The Saints managed to get to the red zone near the end of the game, where they would take a knee and let the game end.

With the loss, the Vikings fall to 1–2.


====Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons====
====Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons====

Revision as of 23:33, 22 September 2014

2014 Minnesota Vikings season
OwnerZygi Wilf
General managerRick Spielman
Head coachMike Zimmer
Home fieldTCF Bank Stadium
Results
Record1–2

The 2014 Minnesota Vikings season is the franchise's 54th season in the National Football League and the first under new head coach Mike Zimmer. It also marks the first of likely two seasons in which the Vikings will play their home games at the University of Minnesota's on-campus TCF Bank Stadium, while construction of the new Vikings Stadium, slated to open in 2016, takes place on the site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Vikings will be looking to improve on last season's 5–10–1 record, which saw them go through a quarterback carousel and one of the worst defenses in the league that year, and arguably in Vikings' history.[1]

Offseason

2014 draft

Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Contract Notes
Round Choice Overall
1 8 8 Traded to the Cleveland Browns[a]
9 9 Anthony Barr Linebacker 6-5 255 UCLA 4 years / $12.74 million[2] from Bills via Browns[a]
32 32 Teddy Bridgewater Quarterback 6-2 214 Louisville 4 years / $7.59 million[2] from Seahawks[b]
2 8 40 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks[b]
3 8 72 Scott Crichton Defensive end 6-3 273 Oregon State 4 years / $3 million[3]
32 96 Jerick McKinnon Running back 5-9 209 Georgia Southern 4 years / $2.75 million[4] from Seahawks[c]
4 8 108 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks[b]
5 5 145 David Yankey Guard 6-6 315 Stanford 4 years / $2.43 million[5] from Browns[a]
8 148 Traded to the Carolina Panthers[d]
28 168 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons[e] from Panthers[d]
6 6 182 Antone Exum Cornerback 6-0 213 Virginia Tech 4 years / $2.34 million[6] from Falcons[e]
8 184 Kendall James Cornerback 5-10 180 Maine 4 years / $2.33 million[5]
7 5 220 Shamar Stephen Defensive tackle 6-5 309 Connecticut 4 years / $2.29 million[7] from Falcons[e]
8 223 Brandon Watts Linebacker 6-0 225 Georgia Tech 4 years / $2.28 million[7]
10 225 Jabari Price Cornerback 5-10 200 North Carolina 4 years / $2.28 million[5] from Giants via Panthers[d]
Notes
^[a] Cleveland traded a first-round selection they received from Buffalo (9th overall), and their fifth-round (145th overall) selection to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's 2014 first-round selection (8th overall–Justin Gilbert).
^[b] Minnesota traded their second- and fourth-round picks (40th and 108th overall, respectively) to Seattle to move up eight picks and select quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.[8]
^[c] Seattle traded their 2013 first-round (25th overall–Xavier Rhodes), 2013 seventh-round (214th overall–Travis Bond) and 2014 third-round (96th overall) selections to Minnesota in exchange for wide receiver Percy Harvin.[9]
^[d] Carolina traded their original fifth-round selection and the seventh-round selection they received from the New York Giants (168th and 225th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's fifth-round selection (148th overall).[10]
^[e] Atlanta traded their sixth- and seventh-round selections (182th and 220th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for the fifth-round selection Minnesota received from Carolina[d].[10]

Roster changes

Re-signings
Date Player name Position Contract terms
December 30, 2013 Adam Thielen WR 2 years / $930,000
[RFC][11][7]
March 7, 2014 Marcus Sherels CB 2 years / $2.2 million[12][13]
March 11, 2014 Matt Cassel QB 2 years / $10 million[14]
Everson Griffen DE 5 years / $42.5 million[15]
March 12, 2014 Joe Berger G 1 year / $985,000[16]
March 14, 2014 Jerome Simpson WR 1 year / $1 million[17][18]
March 15, 2014 Charlie Johnson G 2 years / $5 million[19]
April 7, 2014 Matt Asiata RB 1 year / $570,000[20]
August 31, 2014 Joe Banyard RB [21][PS]
Kain Colter WR
Isame Faciane DT
Chase Ford TE
Donte Foster WR
Zac Kerin C
Justin Trattou DE
September 2, 2014 Austin Wentworth OT [22][PS]
^[RFC] Denotes this is a reserve/future contract.
^[PS] Denotes a signing to the Practice Squad.
Departures
Date Player name Position Note New team
February 7, 2014 Erin Henderson MLB Released[23]
March 5, 2014 John Carlson TE Released[24] Arizona Cardinals[25]
March 6, 2014 Greg Childs WR Released[26]
Letroy Guion DE Green Bay Packers[27]
March 11, 2014 Desmond Bishop LB UFA Arizona Cardinals[28]
Marvin Mitchell LB
March 12, 2014 Toby Gerhart RB Jacksonville Jaguars[29]
March 14, 2014 Chris Cook CB San Francisco 49ers[30]
March 21, 2014 Joe Webb QB/WR Carolina Panthers[31]
March 26, 2014 Jared Allen DE Chicago Bears[32]
April 16, 2014 Josh Freeman QB New York Giants[33]
May 19, 2014 J'Marcus Webb OT Kansas City Chiefs[34]
June 16, 2014 Kevin Williams DT Seattle Seahawks[35]
August 25, 2014 Robert Steeples CB Released[36]
August 30, 2014 Jeff Baca G Released[37]
Chase Baker DT
September 8, 2014 Jamarca Sanford FS Injury settlement[38]
Additions
Date Player name Position Previous team Contract terms
January 3, 2014 Josh Samuda G Miami Dolphins (2012) 1 year / $495,000 [RFC][39][40]
March 12, 2014 Jasper Brinkley MLB Arizona Cardinals 1 year / $830,000[41][42]
Linval Joseph DT New York Giants 5 years / $31.5 million[43]
March 13, 2014 Captain Munnerlyn CB Carolina Panthers 3 years / $14.25 million[44]
March 20, 2014 Tom Johnson DT New Orleans Saints 1 year / $845,000[45]
March 21, 2014 Corey Wootton DE Chicago Bears 1 year / $1.5 million[46]
March 27, 2014 Vladimir Ducasse G New York Jets 1 year / $795,000[47][48]
April 8, 2014 Lestar Jean WR Houston Texans 1 year / $635,000[49][50]
May 13, 2014 Antonio Richardson OT Tennessee Undrafted FA[51]
May 19, 2014 Dom DeCicco LB Chicago Bears [52][53]
August 31, 2014 MarQueis Gray TE Cleveland Browns [21]
Mike Harris OT San Diego Chargers
September 1, 2014 Chris Greenwood CB Detroit Lions [54][PS]
September 9, 2014 Josh Kaddu LB Philadelphia Eagles [55][PS]

Preseason

Schedule

The Vikings' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014. The Vikings managed to finish preseason undefeated and having outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points per game.

Week Date Kickoff (CDT) Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 August 8 7:00 p.m. Oakland Raiders W 10–6 1–0 TCF Bank Stadium KARE-11 Recap
2 August 16 7:30 p.m. Arizona Cardinals W 30–28 2–0 TCF Bank Stadium KARE-11 Recap
3 August 23 7:00 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs W 30–12 3–0 Arrowhead Stadium KARE-11 Recap
4 August 28 7:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans W 19–3 4–0 LP Field KARE-11 Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Preseason Week 1: Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 066
Vikings 10 0 0010

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Coming off a season in which the Vikings let almost every team score at least 20 points on them (including the preseason), the Vikings showcased a defense that held the Raiders to a single digit score and kept them scoreless until the last 90 seconds of the 4th quarter, when they eventually scored a touchdown. This was the first time the Vikings' defense held any team to a single digit score since week 16 of the 2012 season. Rookie Anthony Barr recorded half a sack, and Kurt Coleman intercepted Raiders quarterback Derek Carr once.

On the offense, Matt Cassel started and shined on his sole drive, leading the team down the field, where Matt Asiata scored the Vikings' only touchdown of the game from a yard out. After Cassel's drive, rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater entered the game and played a few drives, completing 6 of 13 pass attempts for 49 yards, getting sacked twice, and fumbling once (fellow Viking Matt Kalil recovered the fumble). The Vikings got a field goal on the second drive. Shortly after the half, the signal calling was turned to Christian Ponder, who managed a pair of first-down passes of 17 and 15 yards early on, but produced little thereafter.

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Preseason Week 2: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 7728
Vikings 3 10 01730

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: August 16
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,763
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad (4)
  • TV: KARE-11
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The Vikings faced a Cardinals team that shut the Texans out 32–0 in week 1. The Cardinals strained the Vikings' defense, but the offense, headed by Matt Cassel in the first half, was able to keep pace with their scoring to see the Vikings trailing 14–13 at halftime. The Vikings switched to Teddy Bridgewater after the half, and the rookie quarterback orchestrated a pair of drives that put the Vikings back in the lead 24–21. A few drives later, the Vikings' defense would end up being penalized three straight times, allowing the Cardinals to score a touchdown through a botched snap that was recovered by the Cardinals and run into the end zone. The Vikings were given the ball with around a minute to score. Bridgewater led the Vikings down field in comeback fashion to score the game-winner with a pass to Rodney Smith, sealing another preseason victory for the Vikings.

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Preseason Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 3 17330
Chiefs 2 3 0712

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 97 °F (36 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,442
  • Referee: Walt Coleman (65)
  • TV: KARE-11
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The Vikings traveled to Kansas City to play against Matt Cassel's former team. The defense played remarkably well, with Captain Munnerlyn, Chad Greenway and Shaun Prater each recording an interception. The Vikings' defense managed to hold the Chiefs to five points for a majority of the game until they got a touchdown in the final minute for a total of 12. For the third game running, Cassel was the starting quarterback and he played the majority of this game; he gained 152 passing yards with a touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson, and threw a pick, the Vikings' only turnover of their preseason. Bridgewater also saw a little action; though he made few pass attempts, he gained 40 passing yards and made two touchdown passes to Allen Reisner.

Week 4: at Tennessee Titans

Preseason Week 4: Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 9 3019
Titans 0 0 033

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,143
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman (34)
  • TV: KARE-11
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The Vikings traveled to Tennessee to face the Titans in the preseason finale. The Vikings' defense excelled in keeping the Titans to a minimal score, and recorded a strip sack by Corey Wootton and an interception by Julian Posey. Teddy Bridgewater was the starter for this game, and led the Vikings to score 10 points in their first two drives. Christian Ponder then took over for the rest of the game, leading three more scoring drives, though he and the offense were unable to score any touchdowns.

Regular season

Schedule

The Vikings regular season schedule was announced on April 23, 2014.

Week Date Kickoff (CT) Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 September 7 12:00 p.m. at St. Louis Rams W 34–6 1–0 Edward Jones Dome Fox Recap
2 September 14 12:00 p.m. New England Patriots L 7–30 1–1 TCF Bank Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 21 12:00 p.m. at New Orleans Saints L 9–20 1–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Fox Recap
4 September 28 3:25 p.m. Atlanta Falcons TCF Bank Stadium Fox
5 October 2 7:25 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field CBS[a]
6 October 12 12:00 p.m. Detroit Lions TCF Bank Stadium Fox
7 October 19 12:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium Fox
8 October 26 12:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Fox
9 November 2 12:00 p.m. Washington Redskins TCF Bank Stadium Fox
10 Bye
11 November 16 12:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox
12 November 23 12:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers TCF Bank Stadium Fox
13 November 30 12:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers TCF Bank Stadium Fox
14 December 7 12:00 p.m. New York Jets TCF Bank Stadium CBS
15 December 14 12:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field Fox
16 December 21 12:00 p.m. at Miami Dolphins Sun Life Stadium Fox
17 December 28 12:00 p.m. Chicago Bears TCF Bank Stadium Fox
Notes

^[a] Simulcast on the NFL Network.

  • Division rivals are marked with bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 6–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.[81]

Standings

NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Green Bay Packers 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 486 348 W2
(6) Detroit Lions 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 321 282 L1
Minnesota Vikings 7 9 0 .438 1–5 6–6 325 343 W1
Chicago Bears 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 319 442 L5

Game summaries

Week 1: at St. Louis Rams

Week One: Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 3 10 71434
Rams 0 0 336

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

The Vikings opened their season on the road against the St. Louis Rams and took the lead in the first half with a field goal in each quarter from 52 yards and 46 yards, respectively, from third-year kicker Blair Walsh and an eight-yard touchdown pass from Matt Cassel to Greg Jennings with 21 seconds left in the half, set up by an interception from Josh Robinson at the Rams' 35-yard line. The Rams struck back early in the third quarter with a field goal from Greg Zuerlein before Vikings wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson made the play of the game with a 67-yard touchdown run. The Vikings secured the game late in the fourth quarter as TE Kyle Rudolph connected with Cassel on a seven-yard touchdown pass, while Rudolph's fellow 2011 first-round pick Harrison Smith took an interception 81 yards for the Vikings' fourth touchdown of the game. Zuerlein added another field goal late in the game to make the final score 34–6 to the Vikings, their first road victory since week 16 of the 2012 season against the Houston Texans.

Week 2: vs. New England Patriots

Week Two: New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 10 14 3330
Vikings 7 0 007

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

The Vikings began their opening home game of the season without Adrian Peterson, who was deactivated after being charged with negligent injury of a child for allegedly beating his four-year-old son with a tree branch.[82] He was replaced in the starting lineup by Matt Asiata, who got the Vikings off to a good start with a 25-yard touchdown reception from Matt Cassel on the game's opening possession. The defense then forced the Patriots into a three-and-out, only for Cassel to throw an interception attempting to find Jarius Wright deep downfield. Devin McCourty returned the ball 60 yards to the Minnesota 1-yard line, and two plays later, Stevan Ridley ran in to tie the scores. A second interception early in the second quarter resulted in another scoring drive for New England, as Tom Brady connected with Julian Edelman on a nine-yard TD catch. As the first half drew to a close, the Vikings drove downfield to give Blair Walsh a 48-yard field goal attempt with 19 seconds on the clock; however, Patriots DE Chandler Jones was able to burst through the Minnesota offensive line and block the kick before scooping up the ball and returning it 58 yards for the Patriots' third TD of the half.

After the break, Cassel threw another two interceptions, one in each quarter, with the first resulting in a 47-yard Stephen Gostkowski field goal. The second occurred with six minutes left in the game, and the Patriots were able to hang onto possession until the two-minute warning before turning the ball over on downs at the Minnesota 19-yard line. Aided by two pass interference penalties, Cassel led the Vikings down the field and thought he had managed to cut into the New England lead with a 16-yard pass to Greg Jennings with 41 seconds to play, only for Jennings to be ruled out of bounds before gaining possession of the ball. Cassel was then sacked for a 14-yard loss on the next play and the game finished as a 30–7 Patriots win.

Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

Week Three: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 6 309
Saints 13 0 0720

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Coming off an embarrassing last week home game, the Vikings traveled to New Orleans to face a then-winless Saints team. Both teams' defenses curbed each others' offenses by a scoring standpoint. But although the Vikings' offense didn't turn the ball over, they struggled and failed to score any touchdowns. Rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made his first debut in place of an injured Matt Cassel, who went down and out with a toe injury while the Vikings were down 3–13. Bridgewater was able to ignite somewhat of a spark on the Vikings' offense, leading them to two more field goals, but the Saints scored a third touchdown to put the score 20–9 and kept hold in the fourth quarter, forcing the Vikings to punt on their last drive. The Saints managed to get to the red zone near the end of the game, where they would take a knee and let the game end.

With the loss, the Vikings fall to 1–2.

Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Four: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 000
Vikings 0 0 000

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Current roster

Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 28, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 6 reserve, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Staff

Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Zygi Wilf
  • Owner/vice chairman – Leonard Wilf
  • Owner/president – Mark Wilf
  • Chief operating officer – Andrew Miller
  • General manager – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski
  • Senior vice president of player personnel – Ryan Grigson
  • Vice president of football operations – Demitrius Washington
  • Director of player personnel – Ryan Monnens
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Chisom Opara
  • Director of pro personnel – Sam DeLuca
  • Director of college scouting – Mike Sholiton
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Pat Roberts
  • Senior personnel executive – Jamaal Stephenson
Head coaches
  • Head coach – Kevin O'Connell
  • Assistant head coach/outside linebackers – Mike Pettine
  • Assistant to the head coach – Henry Schneider IV
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Wes Phillips
  • Assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks – Grant Udinski
  • Quarterbacks – Josh McCown
  • Running game coordinator/running backs – Curtis Modkins
  • Wide receivers – Keenan McCardell
  • Assistant wide receivers – Tony Sorrentino
  • Passing game coordinator/tight ends – Brian Angelichio
  • Offensive line – Chris Kuper
  • Assistant offensive line – Shaun Sarrett
  • Pass game specialist/game management coordinator – Ryan Cordell
  • Senior offensive assistant – Chris O'Hara
  • Quality control/offense – Derron Montgomery
  • Offensive assistant – Ben Ellefson
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Brian Flores
  • Defensive line – Marcus Dixon
  • Assistant defensive line – Patrick Hill
  • Inside linebackers – Mike Siravo
  • Assistant inside linebackers – Thad Bogardus
  • Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Daronte Jones
  • Safeties – Michael Hutchings
  • Quality control/defense – Lance Bennett
  • Defensive assistant – Imarjaye Albury
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Matt Daniels
  • Assistant special teams – Dalmin Gibson
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of player performance – Josh Hingst
  • Director of football development/Assistant performance coach – Derik Keyes
  • Assistant player performance – Marquis Johnson

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Statistics

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing yards Matt Cassel 425
Passing touchdowns Matt Cassel 3
Rushing yards Cordarrelle Patterson 95
Rushing touchdowns Cordarrelle Patterson 1
Receptions Greg Jennings 12
Receiving yards Cordarrelle Patterson 143
Receiving touchdowns Matt Asiata
Greg Jennings
Kyle Rudolph		 1
Points Blair Walsh 20
Kickoff return yards Cordarrelle Patterson 191
Punt return yards Marcus Sherels 28
Tackles Robert Blanton 24
Sacks Everson Griffen
Tom Johnson		 2
Interceptions Josh Robinson
Harrison Smith		 1

League rankings

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
Passing offense 333 166.5 32nd
Rushing offense 239 119.5 16th
Total offense 572 286.0 29th
Passing defense 388 194.0 8th
Rushing defense 222 111.0 16th
Total defense 610 305.0 7th

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