55th season in franchise history
The 2015 season was the Minnesota Vikings ' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Mike Zimmer . It marked the last season in which the Vikings played their home games at the University of Minnesota 's on-campus TCF Bank Stadium , before moving into U.S. Bank Stadium , which opened in July 2016, located on the site of the now-demolished Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome .
The Vikings improved on their 7–9 record from 2014 and clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2012 . They also won their first NFC North title since 2009 with a Week 17 victory at the Packers . As a result, they hosted the Seattle Seahawks in the wild card round of the 2015–16 NFL playoffs , but lost 10–9 after kicker Blair Walsh missed a potential game-winning 27 yard field goal in the final seconds.[1]
Offseason
Draft
Roster changes
Departures
Date
Player name
Position
Note
New team
February 27, 2015
Charlie Johnson
G
Released[12]
March 10, 2015
Matt Cassel
QB
Traded[D]
Buffalo Bills
Jerome Felton
FB
UFA
March 13, 2015
Christian Ponder
QB
Oakland Raiders
March 14, 2015
Jasper Brinkley
ILB
Dallas Cowboys
Greg Jennings
WR
Released[13]
Miami Dolphins
March 16, 2015
Vladimir Ducasse
G
UFA
Chicago Bears
March 26, 2015
Justin Anderson
LB
Released[14]
Dallas Cowboys
Jordan McCray
G
Released[14]
April 2, 2015
Pat Devlin
QB
Released[15]
Chicago Bears
August 24, 2015
Cullen Loeffler
LS
Released[16]
August 30, 2015
Joe Banyard
RB
Released[17]
Jacksonville Jaguars
Brandon Bostick
TE
Arizona Cardinals
Jalil Carter
CB
Justin Coleman
CB
New England Patriots
DaVaris Daniels
WR
New England Patriots
Stephen Goodin
OT
Brooklyn Bolts (FXFL )
Josh Kaddu
LB
Jordan Leslie
WR
Jacksonville Jaguars
Caesar Rayford
DE
Los Angeles Kiss (AFL )
Chrishon Rose
DT
DeMarcus Van Dyke
CB
Atlanta Falcons
September 5, 2015
Babatunde Aiyegbusi
OT
Waived[18]
October 6, 2015
Gerald Hodges
MLB
Traded[19]
San Francisco 49ers
November 17, 2015
Chase Ford
TE
Signed off Practice Squad
Baltimore Ravens
Additions
Date
Player name
Position
Previous team
Contract terms
February 18, 2015
Brandon Bostick
TE
Green Bay Packers
Claimed off waivers[20]
March 11, 2015
Shaun Hill
QB
St. Louis Rams
2 years / $6.5 million[21]
March 13, 2015
Mike Wallace
WR
Miami Dolphins
Acquired in trade[E]
March 19, 2015
DuJuan Harris
RB
Green Bay Packers
1 year / $660,000[22]
March 24, 2015
Casey Matthews
LB
Philadelphia Eagles
1 years / $825,000[23]
Taylor Mays
S
Cincinnati Bengals
1 year / $795,000[23]
March 26, 2015
Babatunde Aiyegbusi
OL
Dresden Monarchs (GFL )
3 years / $1.575 million[24]
March 27, 2015
Terence Newman
CB
Cincinnati Bengals
1 year / $2.25 million[23]
April 2, 2015
Mike Kafka
QB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers [15]
1 year / $660,000[25]
Caesar Rayford
DE
Montreal Alouettes (CFL )
1 year / $660,000[26]
April 6, 2015
Kevin McDermott
LS
Baltimore Ravens
2 years / $1.26 million[27]
May 11, 2015
Isaac Fruechte
WR
Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA )
3 years / $1.575 million[28]
June 9, 2015
Chrishon Rose
DT
East Carolina Pirates (NCAA )
[29]
July 24, 2015
Josh Thomas
CB
Detroit Lions
[30]
August 1, 2015
Ryan Whalen
WR
Cincinnati Bengals
[31]
August 14, 2015
Greg Hickman
DT
Detroit Lions
[32]
October 6, 2015
Nick Easton
C
San Francisco 49ers
Acquired in trade[19]
Preseason
Schedule
On February 11, 2015, the National Football League announced that the Vikings would play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game . The game was played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio , on Sunday, August 9.[33] The remainder of the Vikings' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 9. The Vikings first hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders before road games against the Dallas Cowboys and the Tennessee Titans ,[34] making this the third consecutive year in which the Vikings face the Titans in the preseason.
Game summaries
Hall of Fame Game: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Preseason Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Buccaneers
3
6
7 0 16
Vikings
9
14
3 0 26
at TCF Bank Stadium , Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : August 15Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)Game attendance : 50,610Referee : Walt Coleman (65)Recap , Game Book
Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders
Preseason Week 2: Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
6
3
3 0 12
Vikings
0
13
7 0 20
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : August 22Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 50,656Referee : Ed Hochuli (85)Recap , Game Book
Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys
Preseason Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
3
10
8 7 28
Cowboys
0
14
0 0 14
at AT&T Stadium , Arlington, Texas
Date : August 29Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : None (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 86,082Referee : Ron Torbert (62)Recap , Game Book
Week 4: at Tennessee Titans
Preseason Week 4: Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
0
3
7 7 17
Titans
14
0
3 7 24
at Nissan Stadium , Nashville, Tennessee
Date : September 3Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Cloudy, 90 °F (32 °C)Game attendance : 61,294Referee : Brad Allen (122)Recap , Game Book
Regular season
Schedule
The Vikings' 2015 schedule was announced on April 21.[35]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
NFL.com recap
1
at San Francisco 49ers
L 3–20
0–1
Levi's Stadium
70,499
Recap
2
September 20
Detroit Lions
W 26–16
1–1
TCF Bank Stadium
52,319
Recap
3
September 27
San Diego Chargers
W 31–14
2–1
TCF Bank Stadium
52,400
Recap
4
October 4
at Denver Broncos
L 20–23
2–2
Sports Authority Field at Mile High
77,029
Recap
5
Bye
6
October 18
Kansas City Chiefs
W 16–10
3–2
TCF Bank Stadium
52,480
Recap
7
October 25
at Detroit Lions
W 28–19
4–2
Ford Field
60,231
Recap
8
November 1
at Chicago Bears
W 23–20
5–2
Soldier Field
62,311
Recap
9
November 8
St. Louis Rams
W 21–18 (OT)
6–2
TCF Bank Stadium
52,406
Recap
10
November 15
at Oakland Raiders
W 30–14
7–2
O.co Coliseum
54,700
Recap
11
November 22
Green Bay Packers
L 13–30
7–3
TCF Bank Stadium
52,529
Recap
12
November 29
at Atlanta Falcons
W 20–10
8–3
Georgia Dome
70,610
Recap
13
December 6
Seattle Seahawks
L 7–38
8–4
TCF Bank Stadium
52,430
Recap
14
at Arizona Cardinals
L 20–23
8–5
University of Phoenix Stadium
64,784
Recap
15
December 20
Chicago Bears
W 38–17
9–5
TCF Bank Stadium
52,421
Recap
16
December 27
New York Giants
W 49–17
10–5
TCF Bank Stadium
52,455
Recap
17
January 3
at Green Bay Packers
W 20–13
11–5
Lambeau Field
78,412
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers
The Vikings opened their 2015 season on the road against the San Francisco 49ers . Despite allowing San Francisco to start with the ball, the Vikings made a positive start, as Andrew Sendejo blocked a 28-yard field goal attempt from Phil Dawson , which Marcus Sherels returned 44 yards to the San Francisco 26-yard line. Minnesota QB Teddy Bridgewater was unable to complete a single pass on the next drive, forcing Blair Walsh to attempt a 44-yard field goal; however, he pushed it wide right. After forcing the 49ers to punt on the next series, the Vikings were themselves forced to punt immediately afterwards, only for the 49ers' rookie former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne to muff the catch, allowing the Vikings to recover the ball. The next drive saw the Vikings attempt to convert on 4th-and-3, but Bridgewater's completed pass to tight end Kyle Rudolph fell a yard short of a fresh set of downs.
Both sides exchanged punts at the start of the second quarter, with the 49ers eventually returning one 85 yards for a touchdown, only for it to be called back for an illegal block by a San Francisco player. However, the ensuing possession ended with a 49ers touchdown, as they drove 93 yards in just under 5 minutes, before Carlos Hyde finished the series with a 10-yard touchdown run; after finding nowhere to go on his initial run to the right, he beat a Minnesota defender with a spin move and ran back to the left side of the field, where quarterback Colin Kaepernick led him into the end zone. With the Vikings unable to score in the remaining 47 seconds, the first half ended 7–0 to San Francisco.
Minnesota started the third quarter with the ball, but they were unable to make it out of their half before being forced to punt. The 49ers then extended their lead on the ensuing possession, driving 73 yards to the Minnesota 11-yard line to set up a 30-yard field goal attempt for Dawson. The Vikings finally got on the scoreboard early in the fourth quarter, as Walsh finished off a 66-yard drive with a 37-yard field goal, but the 49ers pulled further ahead with a second touchdown for Hyde on a 17-yard run. Bridgewater attempted to spark the Vikings back into the game, but a deep pass intended for Rudolph was intercepted by Tramaine Brock , setting up a 25-yard field goal for Dawson. The next drive saw the Vikings go for it again on 4th-and-8, but Bridgewater was sacked for a loss of 14 yards, allowing the 49ers to kneel out the game.
Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
0
7
0 7 14
Vikings
3
7
14 7 31
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Week 4: at Denver Broncos
Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
0
0 10 10
Vikings
3
7
3 3 16
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Week 7: at Detroit Lions
Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
3
12
10 3 28
Lions
14
3
0 2 19
at Ford Field , Detroit, Michigan
Week 8: at Chicago Bears
Week 8: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
7
3
0 13 23
Bears
3
7
3 7 20
at Soldier Field , Chicago, Illinois
Date : November 1Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 62,311Referee : John Hussey (35)TV announcers (Fox) : Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Holly SondersPreview , Game Book
Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 9: St. Louis Rams at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Rams
6
9
0 3 0 18
Vikings
10
0
8 0 3 21
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Week 10: at Oakland Raiders
Week 10: Minnesota Vikings at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
10
10
0 10 30
Raiders
0
14
0 0 14
at O.co Coliseum , Oakland, California
Date : November 15Game time : 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PSTGame weather : Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 54,700Referee : Tony Corrente (99)TV announcers (Fox) : Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Holly SondersPreview , Game Book
Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
6
10
3 11 30
Vikings
6
0
7 0 13
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 12: Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
7
0
3 10 20
Falcons
0
3
0 7 10
at Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Date : November 29Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : None (indoor stadium)Game attendance : 70,610Referee : Clete Blakeman (34)TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam OliverRecap , Game Book
Week 13: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 13: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
14
14 3 38
Vikings
0
0
7 0 7
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : December 6Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)Game attendance : 52,430Referee : Terry McAulay (77)TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam OliverRecap , Game Book
Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 15: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
0
7
3 7 17
Vikings
7
10
7 14 38
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : December 20Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 52,421Referee : Brad Allen (122)TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam OliverRecap , Game Book
Teddy Bridgewater's best game of his career, going 17/20, 231 yards, and 4 touchdowns, along with a rushing touchdown on the ground. Before this game, Bridgewater had only 9 passing touchdowns, and afterwards, he had 13. Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears were stopped to 17 points, while Cutler also having a good game with 26/37 for 231 and 2 touchdowns.
Week 16: vs. New York Giants
Week 16: New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
3
7 7 17
Vikings
3
16
13 17 49
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
Week 17: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
3
3
14 0 20
Packers
3
0
0 10 13
at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : January 3, 2016Game time : 7:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : Cloudy, 24 °F (−4 °C)Game attendance : 78,412Referee : Bill Vinovich (52)TV announcers (NBC) : Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele TafoyaRecap , Game Book
Standings
Division
Conference
#
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK
Division Leaders
1
Carolina Panthers
South
15
1
0
.938
5–1
11–1
.441
.438
W1
2
Arizona Cardinals
West
13
3
0
.813
4–2
10–2
.477
.457
L1
3
Minnesota Vikings
North
11
5
0
.688
5–1
8–4
.504
.449
W3
4
Washington Redskins
East
9
7
0
.563
4–2
8–4
.465
.403
W4
Wild Cards
5[a]
Green Bay Packers
North
10
6
0
.625
3–3
7–5
.531
.450
L2
6[a]
Seattle Seahawks
West
10
6
0
.625
3–3
7–5
.520
.431
W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7
Atlanta Falcons
South
8
8
0
.500
1–5
5–7
.480
.453
L1
8[b]
St. Louis Rams
West
7
9
0
.438
4–2
6–6
.527
.482
L1
9[b]
Detroit Lions
North
7
9
0
.438
3–3
6–6
.535
.429
W3
10[b]
Philadelphia Eagles
East
7
9
0
.438
3–3
4–8
.508
.473
W1
11[b]
New Orleans Saints
South
7
9
0
.438
3–3
5–7
.504
.402
W2
12[c]
New York Giants
East
6
10
0
.375
2–4
4–8
.500
.396
L3
13[c]
Chicago Bears
North
6
10
0
.375
1–5
3–9
.547
.469
L1
14[c]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
South
6
10
0
.375
3–3
5–7
.484
.406
L4
15
San Francisco 49ers
West
5
11
0
.313
1–5
4–8
.539
.463
W1
16
Dallas Cowboys
East
4
12
0
.250
3–3
3–9
.531
.438
L4
Tiebreakers [d]
^ a b Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b c d St. Louis and Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia and New Orleans based on conference record. St. Louis finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep, while Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b c The New York Giants and Chicago each finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory, while the Giants finished ahead of Chicago based on conference record.
^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
Postseason
Schedule
Game summaries
NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. #6 Seattle Seahawks
The Vikings' only points in this game came from the foot of kicker Blair Walsh, whose three field goals put them 9–0 up by the end of the third quarter; however, Seattle outscored them 10–0 in the final period, with a touchdown catch from Doug Baldwin being followed by a 46-yard Steven Hauschka field goal in the first seven minutes of the quarter. The Vikings had a chance to win it with 20 seconds remaining, but Walsh missed a 27-yard field goal, reminding Vikings fans of Gary Anderson 's missed field goal in the 1998 NFC Championship Game .
Pro Bowl
Running back Adrian Peterson was the only Minnesota Viking selected for the 2016 Pro Bowl . It was Peterson's seventh Pro Bowl selection, tying him for the fourth-most in Vikings franchise history with offensive tackle Ron Yary .[36] After Houston Texans DE J. J. Watt suffered an injury in the wildcard round game against the Kansas City Chiefs , Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen was called up to replace him, his first career Pro Bowl selection.[37] Griffen was followed by a fellow first-time Pro Bowler, safety Harrison Smith , on January 25, after Earl Thomas of the Seattle Seahawks was ruled out of the game due to injury.[38] The next day, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and linebacker Anthony Barr were added to the Pro Bowl roster as replacements for injured Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer and New England Patriots linebacker Jamie Collins respectively.[39]
Roster
2015 Minnesota Vikings final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 active, 9 inactive, 11 practice squad
Staff
2015 Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Head athletic trainer – Eric Sugarman
Head strength and conditioning – Evan Marcus
Assistant strength and conditioning – Jeff Hurd
Assistant strength and conditioning – Chaz Mahle
Statistics
Team leaders
Source: Minnesota Vikings' official website[40]
League rankings
Category
Total yards
Yards per game
NFL rank(out of 32)
Passing offense
2,928
183.0
31st
Rushing offense
2,211
138.2
4th
Total offense
5,139
321.2
29th
Passing defense
3,759
234.9
12th
Rushing defense
1,748
109.2
17th
Total defense
5,507
344.2
13th
Source: NFL.com.[41]
Notes
^ a b c The Vikings traded their third-round selection (76th overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Kansas City's third- and sixth-round selections (80th and 193rd overall).[2]
^ a b c The Vikings traded the third-round selection they received from Kansas City (80th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for Detroit's third-round selection and the fifth-round selection they received from Chicago via Denver (88th and 143rd overall).[2]
^ a b c The Vikings traded the fifth-round selection they received from Tampa Bay via Buffalo (137th overall) to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for Atlanta's fifth- and sixth-round selections (146th and 185th overall).[2]
^ a b c The Vikings traded their sixth-round selection (187th overall) and QB Matt Cassel to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for the fifth-round selection Buffalo received from Tampa Bay (137th overall) and a 2016 seventh-round selection (240th overall).[3]
^ a b c The Vikings traded their fifth-round selection (149th overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the seventh-round selection Miami received from San Francisco (232nd overall) and WR Mike Wallace .[4]
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