2014 Minnesota Vikings Season
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| 2014 Minnesota Vikings season | |||||
| Head coach | Mike Zimmer | ||||
| General manager | Rick Spielman | ||||
| Owner | Zygi Wilf | ||||
| Home field | TCF Bank Stadium | ||||
| Results | |||||
| Record | 1–1 | ||||
| Timeline | |||||
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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.
Contents |
[edit] Offseason
[edit] 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][1] | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | Anthony Barr | Linebacker | 6-5 | 255 | UCLA | 4 years / $12.74 million | from Bills via Browns[a][2] | |
| 32 | 32 | Teddy Bridgewater | Quarterback | 6-2 | 214 | Louisville | 4 years / $7.59 million | from Seahawks[b][3] | |
| 2 | 8 | 40 | Traded to the Seattle Seahawks[b][4] | ||||||
| 3 | 8 | 72 | Scott Crichton | Defensive end | 6-3 | 273 | Oregon State | 4 years / $3 million | |
| 32 | 96 | Jerick McKinnon | Running back | 5-9 | 209 | Georgia Southern | 4 years / $2.75 million | from Seahawks[c][5] | |
| 4 | 8 | 108 | Traded to the Seattle Seahawks[b][6] | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 145 | David Yankey | Guard | 6-6 | 315 | Stanford | 4 years / $2.43 million | from Browns[a][7] |
| 8 | 148 | Traded to the Carolina Panthers[d][8] | |||||||
| 28 | 168 | Traded to the Atlanta Falcons[e][9] | from Panthers[d][10] | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 182 | Antone Exum | Cornerback | 6-0 | 213 | Virginia Tech | 4 years / $2.34 million | from Falcons[e][11] |
| 8 | 184 | Kendall James | Cornerback | 5-10 | 180 | Maine | 4 years / $2.33 million | ||
| 7 | 5 | 220 | Shamar Stephen | Defensive tackle | 6-5 | 309 | Connecticut | 4 years / $2.29 million | from Falcons[e][12] |
| 8 | 223 | Brandon Watts | Linebacker | 6-0 | 225 | Georgia Tech | 4 years / $2.28 million | ||
| 10 | 225 | Jabari Price | Cornerback | 5-10 | 200 | North Carolina | 4 years / $2.28 million | from Giants via Panthers[d][13] | |
- 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.
- ^[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.
- ^[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).
- ^[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][14].
[edit] Roster changes
[edit] Preseason
[edit] Schedule
The Vikings' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.
| Week | Date | Kickoff | 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 | |
| 3 | August 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 30–12 | 3–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | KARE-11 | |
| 4 | August 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Titans | W 19–3 | 4–0 | LP Field | KARE-11 | |
[edit] Game summaries
[edit] Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
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[edit] Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
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[edit] Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
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[edit] Week 4: at Tennessee Titans
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Schedule
The Vikings regular season schedule was announced on April 23, 2014.
| Week | Date | Kickoff | 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 | |
| 2 | September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | New England Patriots | L 7–30 | 1–1 | TCF Bank Stadium | CBS | |
| 3 | September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Fox | |||
| 4 | September 28 | 3:25 p.m. | Atlanta Falcons | TCF Bank Stadium | Fox | |||
| 5 | October 2 Thursday | 7:25 p.m. | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | NFLN | |||
| 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 CBS.
- Division rivals are marked with bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 6–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.>
[edit] Current roster
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[edit] Staff
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
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