| 2014 Minnesota Vikings season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zygi Wilf |
| General manager | Rick Spielman |
| Head coach | Mike Zimmer |
| Home field | TCF Bank Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC North |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | None |
| Uniform | |
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The 2014 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 54th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Mike Zimmer. It was the first of two seasons in which the Vikings played at the outdoor TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Construction of U.S. Bank Stadium began on the site of the team's former home, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, with a target of opening for the 2016 season. This for first time since 2002 Kevin Williams was not on the opening day roster and for first time since 2007 Jared Allen was not on the opening day roster they both left in free agency.
Though the Vikings were eliminated from postseason contention after a loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 15, they improved on 2013'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]
- ^ CCNorseman (January 5, 2014). "Vikings 2013 Season Grades: Defense and Special Teams". Daily Norseman. Vox Media. Retrieved September 8, 2014.