5 facts about the Minnesota Vikings we wish weren’t true
By Dustin Baker
Minnesota isn’t very good in road primetime games
Since 2014, Minnesota has a 10-11 (.476) record in all primetime games. This specific winning percentage is smack dab in the middle of the NFL as the 16th-best ranking. The Vikings are not bad in primetime showdowns. Instead, they are extremely mediocre at night.
What saves Minnesota from primetime futility are the night games played on their home field. In the last six years, the Vikings are 6-3 (.667) in primetime home matchups, which is the 10th-best mark in the league. At TCF Bank Stadium and U.S. Bank Stadium, Mike Zimmer’s bunch has actually played quite well at home during their primetime contests.
But not on the road. In primetime away games, Minnesota is the owner of a subpar 4-8 record (.333), which ranks 21st in the NFL in regard to winning percentage.
Optimistically though, this record is better than the Houston Texans, a good team, who are 2-6 (.250) in road primetime games since 2014. Ironically, the Texans open up in primetime at Kansas City in the very first game of the upcoming NFL season.
As for the 2020 Vikings, they have two chances to exorcise these demons when they head on the road to face the Seattle Seahawks in Week 5 and their annual road matchup with the Chicago Bears in Week 10.