Division
NFC North
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
9.0p10 7.0 — p90 12.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win division | 26.3% | |
| Make playoffs | 58.4% | |
| Divisional rd. | 35.0% | |
| Conf. champ. | 17.9% | |
| Super Bowl | 9.3% | |
| Win SB | 4.2% |
2026 Schedule
proj record 9.5–7.5
Schedule
17th
toughest of 32
Offenses faced
3rd
toughest of 32
Defenses faced
31st
toughest of 32
| Wk | Opp | Opp | Score | Proj | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsGB | +1.8 | 22–20 | +2.7 | 58% |
| 2 | @CHI | -0.2 | 22–18 | +4.1 | 62% |
| 3 | @TB | +1.0 | 22–19 | +3.1 | 59% |
| 4 | vsMIA | -0.3 | 26–15 | +10.5 | 78% |
| 5 | @NO | -3.1 | 21–16 | +4.5 | 63% |
| 7 | vsIND | +1.3 | 23–17 | +5.8 | 67% |
| 8 | @DET | +3.1 | 20–23 | -3.5 | 40% |
| 9 | vsBUF | +3.5 | 21–20 | +0.8 | 52% |
| 10 | @GB | +1.8 | 22–21 | +0.2 | 51% |
| 11 | @SF | +2.3 | 23–23 | +0.9 | 53% |
| 12 | vsATL | -1.3 | 22–15 | +6.6 | 69% |
| 13 | vsCAR | -2.5 | 26–13 | +12.7 | 83% |
| 14 | @NE | -0.8 | 19–19 | -0.5 | 49% |
| 15 | vsDET | +3.1 | 22–21 | +1.0 | 53% |
| 16 | vsWAS | -0.3 | 27–17 | +10.2 | 78% |
| 17 | @NYJ | -3.9 | 26–14 | +12.4 | 82% |
| 18 | vsCHI | -0.2 | 25–17 | +7.6 | 71% |
Quarterbacks · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Kyler Murray | 5'10" | 207 | 28 | Oklahoma |
| QB | 2nd | J.J. McCarthy | 6'3" | 219 | 23 | Michigan |
| QB | 3rd | Carson Wentz | 6'5" | 237 | 33 | North Dakota State |
| QB | 4th | Max Brosmer | 6'2" | 217 | 25 | Minnesota |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Max Bredeson | 6'2" | 252 | 23 | Michigan |
| RB | 1st | Aaron Jones | 5'10" | 208 | 31 | UTEP |
| RB | 2nd | Jordan Mason | 5'11" | 223 | 27 | Georgia Tech |
| RB | 3rd | Demond Claiborne | 5'10" | 188 | 22 | Wake Forest |
| RB | 4th | Zavier Scott | 6'1" | 219 | 26 | Maine |
| RB | 5th | Kejon Owens | 5'11" | 210 | — | Florida International |
| RB | — | C.J. Ham | 5'11" | 250 | 32 | Augustana (SD) |
Wide Receivers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Justin Jefferson | 6'1" | 195 | 26 | LSU |
| WR | 2nd | Jordan Addison | 5'11" | 175 | 24 | USC |
| WR | 3rd | Jauan Jennings | 6'3" | 212 | 28 | Tennessee |
| WR | 4th | Tai Felton | 6'1" | 183 | 23 | Maryland |
| WR | 5th | Jeshaun Jones | 6'1" | 188 | 26 | Maryland |
| WR | 6th | Myles Price | 5'9" | 183 | 24 | Indiana |
| WR | — | Adam Thielen | 6'2" | 195 | 35 | Minnesota State-Mankato |
| WR | — | Dillon Bell | 6'1" | 210 | 22 | Georgia |
| WR | — | Dontae Fleming | 6'2" | 180 | 24 | Tulane |
| WR | — | Luke Wysong | 5'10" | 186 | 23 | Arizona; New Mexico |
| WR | — | Terrill Davis | 6'0" | 195 | 22 | Oklahoma State; Central Oklahoma |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | T.J. Hockenson | 6'5" | 248 | 28 | Iowa |
| TE | 2nd | Josh Oliver | 6'5" | 259 | 29 | San Jose State |
| TE | 3rd | Ben Yurosek | 6'4" | 245 | 24 | Georgia |
| TE | 4th | Gavin Bartholomew | 6'5" | 246 | 23 | Pittsburgh |
| TE | — | Bryson Nesbit | 6'5" | 228 | 23 | North Carolina |
Offensive Line · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Blake Brandel | 6'7" | 315 | 29 | Oregon State |
| OL | — | Brian O'Neill | 6'7" | 310 | 30 | Pittsburgh |
| OL | — | Caleb Etienne | 6'7" | 329 | 24 | BYU; Oklahoma State; Butler University |
| OL | — | Caleb Tiernan | 6'7" | 323 | 23 | Northwestern |
| OL | — | Christian Darrisaw | 6'5" | 315 | 27 | Virginia Tech |
| OL | — | Delby Lemieux | 6'5" | 305 | 22 | Dartmouth |
| OL | — | Donovan Jackson | 6'4" | 324 | 23 | Ohio State |
| OL | — | Gavin Gerhardt | 6'4" | 310 | — | Cincinnati |
| OL | — | Henry Byrd | 6'5" | 314 | 26 | Princeton |
| OL | — | Joe Huber | 6'5" | 310 | 24 | Wisconsin |
| OL | — | Michael Jurgens | 6'4" | 311 | 26 | Wake Forest |
| OL | — | Ryan Van Demark | 6'6" | 307 | 28 | Connecticut |
| OL | — | Tomas Rimac | 6'6" | 317 | — | Virginia Tech; West Virginia |
| OL | — | Tristan Leigh | 6'5" | 312 | 23 | Clemson |
| OL | — | Vershon Lee | 6'4" | 318 | 24 | South Carolina |
| OL | — | Walter Rouse | 6'6" | 330 | 25 | Oklahoma; Stanford |
| OL | — | Will Fries | 6'6" | 321 | 28 | Penn State |
Interior D-Line · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 1st | Levi Drake-Rodriguez | 6'2" | 290 | 25 | East Texas A&M |
| NT | 1st | Caleb Banks | 6'6" | 320 | 23 | Florida |
| RDE | 1st | Jalen Redmond | 6'3" | 291 | 27 | Oklahoma |
| LDE | 2nd | Eric Johnson | 6'4" | 320 | 27 | Missouri State |
| NT | 2nd | Domonique Orange | 6'2" | 322 | 22 | Iowa State |
| RDE | 2nd | Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins | 6'5" | 276 | 22 | Georgia |
| NT | 3rd | Taki Taimani | 6'1" | 309 | 26 | Oregon |
| RDE | 3rd | Isaiahh Loudermilk | 6'7" | 293 | 28 | Wisconsin |
| DL | — | Monkell Goodwine | 6'4" | 290 | 23 | South Carolina; Alabama |
| DL | — | Smith Vilbert | 6'6" | 282 | 25 | North Carolina |
Edge Rushers · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLB | 1st | Dallas Turner | 6'3" | 247 | 23 | Alabama |
| WLB | 1st | Andrew Van Ginkel | 6'4" | 242 | 30 | Wisconsin |
| WLB | 2nd | Bo Richter | 6'1" | 248 | 25 | Air Force |
| RDE | 4th | Elijah Williams | 6'3" | 298 | 23 | Morgan State |
Linebackers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LILB | 1st | Eric Wilson | 6'1" | 230 | 31 | Cincinnati |
| RILB | 1st | Blake Cashman | 6'1" | 235 | 30 | Minnesota |
| LILB | 2nd | Jake Golday | 6'4" | 240 | 23 | Cincinnati |
| RILB | 2nd | Ivan Pace | 5'10" | 231 | 25 | Cincinnati |
| SLB | 2nd | Chaz Chambliss | 6'1" | 242 | 23 | Georgia |
| LILB | 3rd | Josh Ross | 6'0" | 229 | 26 | Michigan |
| SLB | 3rd | Tyler Batty | 6'5" | 271 | 27 | BYU |
| LB | — | Arden Walker | 6'2" | 250 | — | Colorado; Missouri |
| LB | — | Bangally Kamara | 6'2" | 235 | 24 | Kansas; South Carolina; Pittsburgh |
| LB | — | Cam'Ron Stewart | 6'5" | 250 | 23 | Temple |
| LB | — | Jacob Roberts | 6'1" | 233 | 24 | Wake Forest; North Carolina A&T |
| LB | — | Keli Lawson | 6'4" | 230 | — | UCF; Virginia Tech |
Defensive Backs · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FS | 1st | Theo Jackson | 6'1" | 198 | 27 | Tennessee |
| LCB | 1st | Isaiah Rodgers | 5'10" | 176 | 28 | UMass |
| NB | 1st | Byron Murphy | 5'11" | 190 | 28 | Washington |
| RCB | 1st | James Pierre | 6'2" | 185 | 29 | Florida Atlantic |
| SS | 1st | Josh Metellus | 5'11" | 207 | 28 | Michigan |
| FS | 2nd | Jakobe Thomas | 6'2" | 200 | 22 | Miami (FL) |
| LCB | 2nd | Charles Demmings | 6'1" | 193 | 23 | Stephen F. Austin |
| NB | 2nd | Tavierre Thomas | 5'10" | 205 | 30 | Ferris State |
| RCB | 2nd | Dwight McGlothern | 6'2" | 185 | 24 | Arkansas |
| SS | 2nd | Jay Ward | 6'1" | 188 | 25 | LSU |
| RCB | 3rd | Kahlef Hailassie | 6'1" | 194 | 25 | Western Kentucky |
| RCB | 4th | Zemaiah Vaughn | 6'3" | 187 | 24 | Utah |
| DB | — | Da'Veawn Armstead | 6'1" | 183 | — | North Texas; TCU; Sam Houston State |
| DB | — | Jacob Thomas | 6'1" | 212 | — | James Madison |
| DB | — | Marcus Allen | 6'1" | 197 | 22 | North Carolina |
| DB | — | Tyreek Chappell | 5'11" | 180 | 23 | Texas A&M |
Special Teams · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1st | Johnny Hekker | 6'5" | 225 | 36 | Oregon State |
| KR | 1st | Myles Price | 5'9" | 183 | 24 | Indiana |
| P | 1st | Johnny Hekker | 6'5" | 225 | 36 | Oregon State |
| PK | 1st | Will Reichard | 6'1" | 187 | 25 | Alabama |
| PR | 1st | Myles Price | 5'9" | 183 | 24 | Indiana |
| KR | 2nd | Tai Felton | 6'1" | 183 | 23 | Maryland |
| PR | 2nd | Jeshaun Jones | 6'1" | 188 | 26 | Maryland |
| KR | 3rd | Demond Claiborne | 5'10" | 188 | 22 | Wake Forest |
| LS | — | Andrew DePaola | 6'1" | 227 | 38 | Rutgers |
| P | — | Brett Thorson | 6'1" | 237 | 26 | Georgia |
Team Profile
2025 · pct vs league
| Pass Off | -0.19 | #30 | 6% |
| Rush Off | -0.01 | #18 | 45% |
| Pass Def | -0.15 | #2 | 97% |
| Rush Def | -0.05 | #8 | 77% |
| Scoring Off | 344 | #26 | 19% |
| Scoring Def | 333 | #7 | 81% |
Advanced Profile
2025 · rank of 32
Pass Protection
Pressure % allowed25.8%29th
Sack % allowed11.1%31st
Pocket time2.43s8th
Run Blocking
Yds before contact / rush2.4yd21st
Pass Rush
Pressures15313th
Sacks494th
Coverage
Completion % allowed64.5%10th
Passer rtg allowed9010th
Special Teams
FG %94.3%2nd
Punt net avg44.5yd3rd
Identity
Avg depth of target7.7yd—
aggregated from roster PFR / special-teams stats · green = top of league
EPA Trend
EPA/play by season · adj
NetOffDefDef: lower = better
Performance · 2025
9-8 · +11 pt diff
| Metric | Off | Def | Rk |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA / play (adj) | -0.086 | -0.089 | 17 |
| EPA / play (raw) | -0.072 | -0.074 | 28/3 |
| Pass EPA | -0.188 | -0.148 | 30/2 |
| Rush EPA | -0.015 | -0.053 | 18/8 |
| Points | 344 | 333 | — |
Lower def EPA = better. Ranks: 1 best, 32 worst.
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
20.2
26th in NFL
PPG Against
19.6
7th in NFL
Differential
+0.6
17th in NFL
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LSeason Results
9-8 · 9-8 ATS
WinLossCoveredmargin per game
Season History · last 10
4 playoffs · SB 0-0
| Season | Regular | Playoffs | Super Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-8 | — | — |
| 2024 | 14-3 | 0-1 | — |
| 2023 | 7-10 | — | — |
| 2022 | 13-4 | 0-1 | — |
| 2021 | 8-9 | — | — |
| 2020 | 7-9 | — | — |
| 2019 | 10-6 | 1-1 | — |
| 2018 | 8-7-1 | — | — |
| 2017 | 13-3 | 1-1 | — |
| 2016 | 8-8 | — | — |
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-4 | 22.8 | 14.9 |
| Away | 5-4 | 18 | 23.8 |
| Competition | |||
| One-score (≤8) | 5-4 | 22.7 | 22.4 |
| vs Winning teams | 4-6 | 16.9 | 21.8 |
| Environment | |||
| Indoors | 6-5 | 23 | 18.7 |
| Outdoors | 3-3 | 15.2 | 21.2 |
| Grass | 2-2 | 18.8 | 22 |
| Turf | 7-6 | 20.7 | 18.8 |
Recent Form · last 5
5-0 SU · 5-0 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2025
| Straight up | 9-8 |
| ATS | 9-853% |
| Over / Under | 8-9 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 4-5 |
| As underdog | 5-3 |
| Home | 4-4 |
| Away | 5-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover-no cover
Cap & Roster Construction
APY $202M· gtd $305M
OFF $92.5M (46%)DEF $107M (53%)ST $2.5M
| Group | Players | APY | % Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 4 | $10.8M | 5% |
| RB | 3 | $11.8M | 6% |
| WR | 6 | $49.9M | 25% |
| TE | 4 | $20.1M | 10% |
| DL | 6 | $6.9M | 3% |
| EDGE | 4 | $29.0M | 14% |
| LB | 6 | $21.6M | 11% |
| DB | 10 | $49.4M | 24% |
| ST | 2 | $2.5M | 1% |
Top Contracts
| Player | Yrs | Total | Gtd | APY | Cap% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin JeffersonWR | 4 | $140M | $88.7M | $35.0M | 13.7% |
| Andrew Van GinkelDE | 1 | $23.0M | $22.4M | $23.0M | 8.2% |
| Byron MurphyCB | 3 | $54.0M | $34.8M | $18.0M | 6.4% |
| Josh MetellusS | 3 | $36.0M | $14.6M | $12.0M | 4.3% |
| T.J. HockensonTE | 1 | $10.2M | $10.2M | $10.3M | 3.4% |
| Jauan JenningsWR | 1 | $8.0M | $6.1M | $8.0M | 2.7% |
Pending Free Agents
| Player | Free | APY |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Van GinkelDE | 2026 | $23.0M |
| T.J. HockensonTE | 2027 | $10.3M |
| Jauan JenningsWR | 2027 | $8.0M |
| Blake CashmanLB | 2027 | $7.5M |
| Aaron JonesRB | 2027 | $5.6M |
| Isaiah RodgersCB | 2027 | $5.5M |
| Jordan MasonRB | 2027 | $5.3M |
| Ivan PaceLB | 2027 | $3.5M |
Roster Profile
avg age 26
R1 8Day2 7Day3 18UDFA 26
Homegrown 20 (34%)Acquired 39
Avg experience3.5 yrs
Rookies / Vets (8+ yr)9 / 6
| Group | Players | Avg Age |
|---|---|---|
| QB | 4 | 27.2 |
| RB | 5 | 25.8 |
| WR | 6 | 25.2 |
| TE | 4 | 26 |
| DL | 8 | 25 |
| EDGE | 4 | 25.2 |
| LB | 7 | 26.4 |
| DB | 12 | 26.1 |
| ST | 8 | 27 |
Injury Report · 1
last report week 0
| Pos | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DT | Caleb Banks | Questionable |
MIN News
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