2013 Minnesota Vikings season

53rd season in franchise history; final one in the Metrodome December 2013 March 2026 The Vikings' new logo, introduced for the start of the 2013 season Minnesota Vikings 2013 5–10–1 4th NFC North Leslie Frazier Rick Spielman Zygi Wilf Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Did not qualify KR Cordarrelle PattersonRB Adrian Peterson File:Vikings 2013-16 Collar (cropped).png Vikings seasons The 2013 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL). It also marked the Vikings' final season playing their home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome; the team played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium for the 2014 and 2015 seasons while construction of U.S. Bank Stadium, which opened in 2016, took place on the site of the Metrodome. Following a Week 9 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Vikings were no longer able to match their 10–6 record from 2012, and their loss to the Baltimore Ravens five weeks later sealed their elimination from playoff contention. The Vikings failed to win a road game (0–7–1) for the first time since 2001. Much like in 2001, the Vikings did moderately well (13th) on offensive yardage (344.2 yards per game) despite a quarterback carousel not present in 2001, but ranked among the worst in defensive yardage (397.6 yards per game); only the Dallas Cowboys gave up more yards on defense with 415.3 per game. The Vikings' defense also allowed the most points in the NFL in 2013 at 480 (30.0 points per game), four points shy of matching the most points the team ever allowed in a single season. It took until Week 10 for the Vikings to record their first win on American soil, their only other victory up to that point having come in the NFL International Series game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at London's Wembley Stadium in Week 4. Despite winning their last four home games to finish with an overall record of 5–10–1, the Vikings fired head coach Leslie Frazier after just over three seasons with the team. 3 Offseason 2013 draft 2013 NFL draft Pro Bowler 2013 Minnesota Vikings Draft Draft order Player name Position College Contract Notes Round Overall 1 23 Sharrif Floyd Defensive tackle Florida 4 years / $8 million 25 Xavier Rhodes Cornerback Florida State 4 years / $7.8 million From SeahawksSeahawks trade The Vikings traded WR Percy Harvin to the Seahawks in exchange for first- and seventh-round selections (25th and 214th overall), and a 2014 third-round selection (96th overall).Marc Sessler Vikings agree to trade Percy Harvin to 'Hawks for picks https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-agree-to-trade-percy-harvin-to-hawks-for-picks-0ap1000000149327 NFL.com National Football League March 11, 2013 March 11, 2013 May 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210512182055/https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-agree-to-trade-percy-harvin-to-hawks-for-picks-0ap1000000149327 live 29 Cordarrelle Patterson Wide receiver Tennessee 4 years / $7.2 million From PatriotsPatriots trade The Vikings traded their second-, third- and seventh-round selections (52nd, 83rd and 229th overall), as well as the fourth-round pick they received from the Lions (102nd overall),Lions trade to the Patriots in exchange for a first-round selection (29th overall).Gregg Rosenthal Cordarrelle Patterson to Vikings after Pats trade pick https://www.nfl.com/news/cordarrelle-patterson-to-vikings-after-pats-trade-pick-0ap1000000163658 NFL.com National Football League April 25, 2013 April 26, 2013 June 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210608193758/https://www.nfl.com/news/cordarrelle-patterson-to-vikings-after-pats-trade-pick-0ap1000000163658 live 2 52 Traded to the New England PatriotsPatriots trade 3 83 Traded to the New England PatriotsPatriots trade 4 102 Traded to the New England PatriotsPatriots trade From LionsLions trade The Vikings traded their 2012 fifth- and seventh-round selections (138th and 223rd overall) to the Lions in exchange for a fourth-round selection (102nd overall) and a 2012 seventh-round selection (219th overall).Tim Yotter 2013 first-round draft order http://min.scout.com/2/1257987.html VikingUpdate.com Microsoft January 15, 2013 January 23, 2013 January 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130121215921/http://min.scout.com/2/1257987.html live 120 Gerald Hodges Linebacker Penn State 4 years / $2.58 millionBen Goessling Minnesota Vikings sign three draft picks http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_23240928/minnesota-vikings-sign-rookie-linebacker-gerald-hodges TwinCities.com Pioneer Press May 14, 2013 May 14, 2013 5 155 Jeff Locke Punter UCLA 4 years / $2.344 millionRotoworld Jeff Locke http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8564/jeff-locke Rotoworld.com NBC Sports May 15, 2013 May 19, 2013 May 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130528212636/http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8564/jeff-locke live 6 176 Traded to the Arizona CardinalsCardinals trade The Vikings traded their sixth-round selection to the Cardinals in exchange for CB A. J. Jefferson and a seventh-round selection (213th overall). From TitansThe Vikings traded their 2012 seventh-round selection (211th overall) to the Titans in exchange for a sixth-round selection (176th overall).Tom Gower Tennessee Titans select DE Scott Solomon in seventh round http://www.totaltitans.com/2012-articles/april/tennessee-titans-select-de-scott-solomon-in-seventh-round.html TotalTitans.com April 28, 2012 January 23, 2013 October 7, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131007051638/http://www.totaltitans.com/2012-articles/april/tennessee-titans-select-de-scott-solomon-in-seventh-round.html dead 189 Traded to the Tampa Bay BuccaneersBuccaneers trade 196 Jeff Baca Guard UCLA 4 years / $2.256 millionRotoworld Jeff Baca http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8595/jeff-baca Rotoworld.com NBC Sports May 15, 2013 May 19, 2013 May 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130528212641/http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8595/jeff-baca live From Broncos, via Eagles and BuccaneersBuccaneers trade The Vikings traded their sixth-round selection (189th overall) to the Buccaneers in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (196th and 229th overall).Christopher Gates 2013 NFL Draft: Vikings Trade With Buccaneers http://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/4/27/4274384/2013-nfl-draft-minnesota-vikings-trade-tampa-bay-buccaneers SBNation.com Vox Media April 27, 2013 April 27, 2013 April 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130430231426/http://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/4/27/4274384/2013-nfl-draft-minnesota-vikings-trade-tampa-bay-buccaneers live 7 213 Michael Mauti Linebacker Penn State 4 years / $2.2 million From CardinalsCardinals trade 214 Travis Bond Guard North Carolina 4 years / $2.22 millionRotoworld Travis Bond http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8613/travis-bond Rotoworld.com NBC Sports May 15, 2013 May 19, 2013 May 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130528220525/http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8613/travis-bond live From Bills via SeahawksSeahawks trade 229 Everett Dawkins Defensive tackle Florida State 4 years / $2.2 million From Vikings, via PatriotsPatriots trade and BuccaneersBuccaneers trade Notes: Roster changes 2 + Re-signings Date Player name Position Contract terms January 7, 2013 Chase Baker DT 2 years / $900,000 Reserve/Future Contract [RFC]Mike Wobschall Vikings Sign Punter Conley And DB/Returner McCoy To Futures Contracts http://blog.vikings.com/2013/01/10/vikings-sign-punter-conley-and-dbreturner-mccoy-to-futures-contracts/ Vikings.com Minnesota Vikings Football January 10, 2013 March 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130118053350/http://blog.vikings.com/2013/01/10/vikings-sign-punter-conley-and-dbreturner-mccoy-to-futures-contracts/ January 18, 2013 dead mdy-all March 12, 2013 Joe Berger C/G 1 year / $945,000Eric J. Thompson Free Agency: Vikings Re-Sign Backup Lineman Joe Berger To 1-Year Deal http://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/3/12/4095614/minnesota-vikings-2013-free-agency-joe-berger-contract Dailynorseman.com Vox Media March 12, 2013 March 18, 2013 Jerome Felton FB 3 years / $7.5 millionAssociated Press Minnesota Vikings finalize 3-year, $7.5M contract with Pro Bowl fullback Jerome Felton https://www.foxnews.com/sports/minnesota-vikings-finalize-3-year-7-5m-contract-with-pro-bowl-fullback-jerome-felton Fox News Fox News Network March 18, 2013 March 18, 2013 September 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906234536/https://www.foxnews.com/sports/minnesota-vikings-finalize-3-year-7-5m-contract-with-pro-bowl-fullback-jerome-felton live Erin Henderson OLB 2 years / $4 millionMike Wilkening Vikings reach two-year deal with Erin Henderson http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/12/vikings-reach-two-year-deal-with-erin-henderson/ ProFootballTalk NBC Sports March 12, 2013 March 18, 2013 March 16, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130316043613/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/12/vikings-reach-two-year-deal-with-erin-henderson/ live Phil Loadholt OT 4 years / $25 millionGregg Rosenthal Phil Loadholt, Minnesota Vikings strike contract https://www.nfl.com/news/phil-loadholt-minnesota-vikings-strike-contract-0ap1000000150041 NFL.com National Football League March 12, 2013 March 18, 2013 September 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906200459/https://www.nfl.com/news/phil-loadholt-minnesota-vikings-strike-contract-0ap1000000150041 live Jamarca Sanford FS 2 years / $5 millionTom Pelissero Jamarca Sanford cashed in with $5 million contract from Vikings http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jamarca_Sanford_cashed_in_with_5_million_contract_from_Vikings031313 1500ESPN.com Hubbard Broadcasting March 13, 2013 March 18, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130316054831/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jamarca_Sanford_cashed_in_with_5_million_contract_from_Vikings031313 March 16, 2013 Jerome Simpson WR 1 year / $2.1 millionTom Pelissero Vikings give Jerome Simpson a raise, including $500K signing bonus http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_give_Jerome_Simpson_a_raise_including_500K_signing_bonus031413 1500ESPN.com Hubbard Broadcasting March 14, 2013 March 18, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140317002409/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_give_Jerome_Simpson_a_raise_including_500K_signing_bonus031413 March 17, 2014 dead mdy-all March 21, 2013 Andrew Sendejo FS 1 year / $630,000Tim Yotter Safety Sendejo signs free-agent tender http://car.scout.com/a.z?s=123&p=9&c=2&cid=1276982&nid=6861220&fhn=1 Scout.com Fox Sports March 22, 2013 March 23, 2013 April 11, 2013 https://archive.today/20130411191805/http://car.scout.com/a.z?s=123&p=9&c=2&cid=1276982&nid=6861220&fhn=1 live March 26, 2013 Marvin Mitchell OLB 1 year / $765,000Tom Pelissero Marvin Mitchell's deal modest again, keeping Vikings $5M under cap http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Marvin_Mitchells_deal_modest_again_keeping_Vikings_5M_under_cap040113 1500ESPN.com Hubbard Broadcasting April 1, 2013 April 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140317014745/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Marvin_Mitchells_deal_modest_again_keeping_Vikings_5M_under_cap040113 March 17, 2014 dead mdy-all April 12, 2013 A. J. Jefferson CB 1 year / $1.323 millionBen Goessling Minnesota Vikings: A.J. Jefferson signs restricted free agent deal http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_23012198/minnesota-vikings-j-jefferson-signs-restricted-free-agent TwinCities.com MediaNews Group April 12, 2013 April 12, 2013 April 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130415081141/http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_23012198/minnesota-vikings-j-jefferson-signs-restricted-free-agent live April 15, 2013 Troy Kropog OT 1 year / $630,000Vikings re-signed exclusive rights free agent T/G Troy Kropog http://www.fantasysp.com/player/nfl/Troy_Kropog/2798113/vikings-re-signed-exclusive-rights-free-agent-tg-troy-kropog rotoworld.com April 15, 2013 April 15, 2013 March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307010856/https://www.fantasysp.com/player/nfl/Troy_Kropog/2798113/vikings-re-signed-exclusive-rights-free-agent-tg-troy-kropog live April 22, 2013 Marcus Sherels CB 1 year / $555,000Gil Alcaraz IV Minnesota Vikings re-sign CB/PR Marcus Sherels http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/04/22/minnesota-vikings-re-sign-cbpr-marcus-sherels/ RantSports.com Rant Media Network, LLC April 22, 2013 April 22, 2013 May 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130519032042/http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/04/22/minnesota-vikings-re-sign-cbpr-marcus-sherels/ live October 17, 2013 Brandan Bishop S Nate Bouda Vikings Place LB Desmond Bishop On Season-Ending IR http://nfltraderumors.co/vikings-lb-desmond-bishop-acl-tear-done-year/ NFLTradeRumors.com October 17, 2013 October 17, 2013 October 18, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131018052721/http://nfltraderumors.co/vikings-lb-desmond-bishop-acl-tear-done-year/ live Practice Squad [PS] October 22, 2013 Shaun Prater CB 4 years / $2.285 millionJosh Alper Vikings claim Shaun Prater, cut Jacob Lacey http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/22/vikings-claimed-shaun-prater-cut-jacob-lacey/ NBCSports.com October 22, 2013 October 22, 2013 October 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022230516/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/22/vikings-claimed-shaun-prater-cut-jacob-lacey/ live Minnesota Vikings Contracts http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/ Spotrac.com May 29, 2014 May 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140508043151/http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/ live October 31, 2013 Chase Ford TE 2 years / $900,000Chase Ford re-signs http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=878397-vikings-chase-ford-re-signs KFFL.com October 31, 2013 October 31, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102105209/http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=878397-vikings-chase-ford-re-signs November 2, 2013 dead November 4, 2013 Justin Trattou DE 2 years / $1.05 millionChris Tomasson Minnesota Vikings sign Justin Trattou. Again. http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24452495/minnesota-vikings-sign-justin-trattou-again?source=pkg TwinCities.com Pioneer Press November 4, 2013 November 5, 2013 May 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140529170746/http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24452495/minnesota-vikings-sign-justin-trattou-again?source=pkg live Practice Squad [PS] November 9, 2013 Audie Cole LB 3 years / $1.71 millionDan Zinski Vikings Add Kevin Murphy From Practice Squad, Waive Audie Cole http://thevikingage.com/2013/11/07/vikings-add-kevin-murphy-practice-squad-waive-audie-cole/ The Viking Age November 7, 2013 November 8, 2013 November 8, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131108034849/http://thevikingage.com/2013/11/07/vikings-add-kevin-murphy-practice-squad-waive-audie-cole/ dead Christopher Gates The Minnesota Vikings Have Re-Signed OMG AUDIE COLE http://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/11/9/5085466/the-minnesota-vikings-have-re-signed-omg-audie-cole The Daily Norseman SB Nation.com November 9, 2013 November 11, 2013 November 11, 2013 Kevin Murphy T Adam Carlson Vikings Sign Kevin Murphy Back To Practice Squad http://thevikingage.com/2013/11/11/vikings-sign-kevin-murphy-back-practice-squad/ TheVikingAge.com November 11, 2013 November 11, 2013 November 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112005055/http://thevikingage.com/2013/11/11/vikings-sign-kevin-murphy-back-practice-squad/ dead Practice Squad [PS] December 11, 2013 Bradley Randle RB Chris Tomasson Vikings re-sign running back Bradley Randle http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24701545/vikings-re-sign-running-back-bradley-randle TwinCities.com Pioneer Press December 11, 2013 November 12, 2013 December 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215112742/http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24701545/vikings-re-sign-running-back-bradley-randle live Practice Squad [PS] December 16, 2013 Mike Remmers OT 2 years / $900,000Vikings – Mike Remmers re-signed KFFL.com http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=885438-vikings-mike-remmers-re-signed December 16, 2013 December 16, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217033230/http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=885438-vikings-mike-remmers-re-signed December 17, 2013 dead December 18, 2013 Joe Banyard RB 2 years / $900,000Vikings – Two re-signed KFFL.com http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=885633-vikings-two-re-signed December 18, 2013 December 18, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219025835/http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=885633-vikings-two-re-signed December 19, 2013 dead Practice Squad [PS] Spencer Nealy DE 2 years / $930,000 December 24, 2013 Robert Steeples CB 3 years / $1.49 millionPractice Squad [PS] Reserve/Future Contract [RFC] Denotes this is a reserve/future contract. Practice Squad [PS] Denotes a signing to the Practice Squad. + Departures Date Player name Position Note New team March 4, 2013 Michael Jenkins WR ReleasedBen Goessling Minnesota Vikings release Michael Jenkins, freeing cap space as free agency looms http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_22716183/minnesota-vikings-release-michael-jenkins-freeing-cap-space TwinCities.com MediaNews Group March 4, 2013 March 19, 2013 March 8, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130308143356/http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_22716183/minnesota-vikings-release-michael-jenkins-freeing-cap-space? live New England PatriotsPatriots sign free agent WR Michael Jenkins http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/Patriots-sign-free-agent-WR-Michael-Jenkins/90da0e61-0ef3-4d50-984f-60ebd0efa621 Patriots.com New England Patriots 28 March 2013 29 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130330230814/http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/Patriots-sign-free-agent-WR-Michael-Jenkins/90da0e61-0ef3-4d50-984f-60ebd0efa621 March 30, 2013 dead March 11, 2013 Percy Harvin WR TradedSeahawks trade [a] Seattle Seahawks March 12, 2013 Antoine Winfield CB ReleasedChris Wesseling Antoine Winfield released by Minnesota Vikings https://www.nfl.com/news/antoine-winfield-released-by-minnesota-vikings-0ap1000000150018 NFL.com National Football League March 12, 2013 March 19, 2013 June 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200607074821/https://www.nfl.com/news/antoine-winfield-released-by-minnesota-vikings-0ap1000000150018 live Seattle SeahawksKareem Copeland Antoine Winfield, Seattle Seahawks strike contract https://www.nfl.com/news/antoine-winfield-seattle-seahawks-strike-contract-0ap1000000159475 NFL.com National Football League April 12, 2013 April 12, 2013 March 14, 2013 Jasper Brinkley MLB UFA Arizona CardinalsAssociated Press Cardinals agree to 3-year contract with LB Jasper Brinkley https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-14/sports/37715703_1_daryl-washington-rashad-johnson-arizona-cardinals Washington Post March 14, 2013 March 19, 2013 October 2024 medicmedic March 15, 2013 Geoff Schwartz G/T UFA Kansas City ChiefsAssociated Press Chiefs add veteran offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz to bolster depth https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chiefs-add-veteran-offensive-lineman-geoff-schwartz-to-bolster-depth/ Fox News Fox News Network March 15, 2013 March 19, 2013 April 30, 2013 Nicholas Taylor CB ReleasedTransactions http://www.vikings.com/team/transactions.html Vikings.com Minnesota Vikings Football, LLC. April 30, 2013 June 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180616185819/http://www.vikings.com/team/transactions.html live May 6, 2013 Chris Kluwe P ReleasedAssociated Press Chris Kluwe cut by Vikings https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/9246975/chris-kluwe-minnesota-vikings-released ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures May 6, 2013 May 6, 2013 September 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906203348/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/9246975/chris-kluwe-minnesota-vikings-released live Oakland RaidersJosh Katzowitz Report: Punter Chris Kluwe signs one-year deal with Raiders http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/22256172/report-punter-chris-kluwe-signs-one-year-deal-with-raiders CBSSports.com SportsLine.com, Inc. May 16, 2013 May 16, 2013 June 10, 2013 Devin Aromashodu WR UFA Chicago BearsMike Florio Bears bring back Aromashodu http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/10/bears-bring-back-aromashodu/ ProFootballTalk NBC Sports June 10, 2013 June 25, 2013 June 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130621223404/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/10/bears-bring-back-aromashodu/ live August 31, 2013 Brandon Burton CB ReleasedArif Hasan Minnesota Vikings Release Final 53-Man Roster, Final Cuts http://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/8/31/4681032/minnesota-vikings-release-final-53-man-roster-final-cuts DailyNorseman.com SB Nation August 31, 2013 September 1, 2013 June 12, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163000/https://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/8/31/4681032/minnesota-vikings-release-final-53-man-roster-final-cuts live Buffalo Bills Stephen Burton WR Jacksonville Jaguars Tyrone McKenzie LB September 9, 2013 D'Aundre Reed DE Injury settlementVikings reach injury settlement with DE Reed http://hscalifornia.scout.com/a.z?s=153&p=9&c=2&cid=1324807&nid=6826095&fhn=1 Scout.com Fox Sports September 9, 2013 September 10, 2013 October 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005030145/http://hscalifornia.scout.com/a.z?s=153&p=9&c=2&cid=1324807&nid=6826095&fhn=1 live San Francisco 49ers October 1, 2013 DeMarcus Love OT ReleasedVikings waive DeMarcus Love after 4-game suspension ends http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24216164/vikings-waive-demarcus-love-after-4-game-suspension TwinCities.com Pioneer Press October 1, 2013 October 1, 2013 October 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131003150348/http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24216164/vikings-waive-demarcus-love-after-4-game-suspension live Jacksonville Jaguars October 8, 2013 McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB ReleasedVikings Release McLeod Bethel-Thompson To Make Room For Josh Freeman http://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/10/8/4817340/vikings-release-mcleod-bethel-thompson-to-make-room-for-josh-freeman DailyNorseman.com SB Nation October 8, 2013 October 8, 2013 October 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131014061914/http://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/10/8/4817340/vikings-release-mcleod-bethel-thompson-to-make-room-for-josh-freeman live San Francisco 49ersTim Yotter Notebook: Vikings lose QB, sign DE http://min.scout.com/2/1334537.html VikingsUpdate.com Scout.com October 9, 2013 October 9, 2013 October 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131013011938/http://min.scout.com/2/1334537.html live October 9, 2013 George Johnson DE Released November 6, 2013 Everett Dawkins DT Claimed off practice squadTodd Archer Cowboys make roster moves https://www.espn.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/58390/cowboys-make-roster-moves-2/ ESPN.com November 6, 2013 November 11, 2013 Dallas Cowboys November 13, 2013 Travis Bond G Claimed off practice squadRob Fisher Panthers add LB Dan Connor, G Travis Bond http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/panthers_add_lb_dan_connor_g_travis_bond/15056240 YardBarker.com FoxSports.com November 14, 2013 November 14, 2013 June 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610213022/http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/panthers_add_lb_dan_connor_g_travis_bond/15056240 live Carolina Panthers November 25, 2013 A. J. Jefferson CB ReleasedJosh Alper Vikings release A.J. Jefferson after Monday morning arrest http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/25/vikings-release-a-j-jefferson-after-monday-morning-arrest/ NBCSports.com November 25, 2013 November 25, 2013 November 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131128064121/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/25/vikings-release-a-j-jefferson-after-monday-morning-arrest/ live + Additions Date Player name Position Previous team Contract terms March 14, 2013 Matt Cassel QB Kansas City Chiefs 2 years / $7.4 millionTom Pelissero Matt Cassel's deal with #Vikings https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/313678522763841537 Twitter March 18, 2013 March 19, 2013 March 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090430/https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/313678522763841537 live March 15, 2013 Greg Jennings WR Green Bay Packers 5 years / $45 millionTom Pelissero Greg Jennings' contract with Vikings includes $17.8 million guaranteed http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Greg_Jennings_contract_with_Vikings_included_178_million_guaranteed031813 1500ESPN.com Hubbard Broadcasting March 18, 2013 March 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130322063502/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Greg_Jennings_contract_with_Vikings_included_178_million_guaranteed031813 March 22, 2013 dead mdy-all April 30, 2013 Zach Line FB Southern MethodistUndrafted FAVikings announce deals with 16 undrafted rookies http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/30/vikings-announce-deals-with-16-undrafted-rookies/ NBCSports.com WordPress.com April 30, 2013 April 30, 2013 May 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130502012205/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/30/vikings-announce-deals-with-16-undrafted-rookies/ live 3 years / $1.49 millionTom Pelissero Fullback Zach Line got largest bonus among Vikings' undrafted rookies http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Fullback_Zach_Line_got_largest_bonus_among_Vikings_undrafted_rookies050613 1500espn.com Hubbard Broadcasting May 6, 2013 September 6, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140317015049/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Fullback_Zach_Line_got_largest_bonus_among_Vikings_undrafted_rookies050613 March 17, 2014 dead mdy-all June 24, 2013 Desmond Bishop LB Green Bay Packers 1 year / $1.5 millionJay Sorgi Report: Former Packers LB Bishop to join Vikings http://www.620wtmj.com/sports/green-bay-packers/212800031.html https://archive.today/20130629085207/http://www.620wtmj.com/sports/green-bay-packers/212800031.html dead June 29, 2013 620WTMJ.com Journal Broadcast Group June 24, 2013 June 24, 2013 October 6, 2013 Josh Freeman QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 year / $3.0 million November 26, 2013 Kip Edwards CB Buffalo Bills Tomasson Chris Vikings add cornerback Kip Edwards to practice squad TwinCities.com Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24605496/vikings-add-cornerback-kip-edwards-practice-squad November 26, 2013 November 26, 2013 November 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131130094555/http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24605496/vikings-add-cornerback-kip-edwards-practice-squad? live + Signed and released players Date signed Player name Position Previous team Contract terms Date released January 7, 2013 Joe Banyard RB Minnesota Vikings(re-signed) 2 years / $900,000 Reserve/Future Contract [RFC] August 31, 2013Practice Squad [PS] LaMark Brown TE August 26, 2013 Bobby Felder DB October 28, 2013Andrew Krammer Vikings Release Bobby Felder From Injured Reserve http://www.chatsports.com/minnesota-vikings/a/Vikings-Release-Bobby-Felder-From-Injured-Reserve-2-8705509 1500ESPN.com Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. 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Conley – Current Salary Information http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/t.j.-conley/ Spotrac.com March 19, 2013 April 29, 2013Tim Yotter Vikings release punter T.J. Conley http://min.scout.com/a.z?s=63&p=9&c=2&cid=1287968&nid=6731136&fhn=1 Scouts.com FoxSports.com April 29, 2013 April 29, 2013 May 20, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130520160308/http://min.scout.com/a.z?s=63&p=9&c=2&cid=1287968&nid=6731136&fhn=1 live Greg McCoy CB Arizona Cardinals 2 years / $900,000 August 26, 2013Mark Craig Vikings release 13 players http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/221240701.html StarTribune.com Star Tribune August 26, 2013 August 26, 2013 December 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131214043331/http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/221240701.html live February 11, 2013 Roderick Williams CB Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) 3 years / $1.485 millionRoderick Williams http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8372/player Rotoworld NBC Sports Digital February 11, 2013 March 19, 2013 February 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201094521/http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8372/player live March 19, 2013 Seth Olsen G/T Indianapolis Colts 1 year / $650,000Vikings sign offensive lineman and Minnesota native Seth Olsen https://www.foxnews.com/sports/vikings-sign-offensive-lineman-and-minnesota-native-seth-olsen/ Associated Press Fox News March 19, 2013 March 19, 2013 September 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906235229/https://www.foxnews.com/sports/vikings-sign-offensive-lineman-and-minnesota-native-seth-olsen live Seth Olsen current salary information http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/seth-olsen/ Spotrac.com March 19, 2013 March 23, 2013 May 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140521181838/http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/seth-olsen/ live September 9, 2013Vikings reach injury settlement with OL Olsen http://min.scout.com/a.z?s=63&p=9&c=2&cid=1324812&nid=6854888&fhn=1 Scout.com Fox Sports September 9, 2013 September 10, 2013 May 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140521195244/http://min.scout.com/a.z?s=63&p=9&c=2&cid=1324812&nid=6854888&fhn=1 live April 26, 2013 Lawrence Jackson DE Detroit Lions 1 year / $780,000Lawrence Jackson, Jacob Lacey took minimum deals with $65K in bonuses http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Lawrence_Jackson_Jacob_Lacey_took_minimum_deals_with_65K_in_bonuses043013 1500ESPN.com Hubbard Broadcasting April 30, 2013 May 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131019151530/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Lawrence_Jackson_Jacob_Lacey_took_minimum_deals_with_65K_in_bonuses043013 October 19, 2013 dead mdy-all August 26, 2013 April 29, 2013 Jacob Lacey CB Detroit Lions August 19, 2013Vikes cut Lacey; Floyd has 'minor' knee operation https://sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings-release-injured-cornerback-jacob-203118365--nfl.html https://archive.today/20130820005027/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings-release-injured-cornerback-jacob-203118365--nfl.html dead August 20, 2013 Associated Press YahooSports.com August 19, 2013 August 19, 2013 April 30, 2013 Colin Anderson TE Furman 3 years / $1.49 million August 31, 2013 Brandan Bishop S NC State Nicholas Edwards WR Eastern Washington May 6, 2013 Darius Eubanks S Georgia Southern August 31, 2013Practice Squad [PS] Erik Highsmith WR North Carolina August 26, 2013 Mark Jackson OT Glenville State May 21, 2013Tom Pelissero Vikings waive rookie tackle Mark Jackson, who got a $3K bonus http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_waive_rookie_tackle_Mark_Jackson_who_got_a_3K_bonus052113 1500ESPN.com Hubbard Broadcasting May 21, 2013 May 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140521035723/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_waive_rookie_tackle_Mark_Jackson_who_got_a_3K_bonus052113 May 21, 2014 dead mdy-all Marquis Jackson DE Portland State August 26, 2013 Anthony McCloud DT Florida State August 31, 2013 Bradley Randle RB UNLV August 26, 2013 Rodney Smith WR Florida State August 31, 2013Practice Squad [PS] Collins Ukwu DE Kentucky James Vandenberg QB Iowa August 26, 2013 Camden Wentz C N.C. State Jerodis Williams RB Furman Nathan Williams LB Ohio State August 6, 2013Dan Wiederer Vikings release linebacker Nathan Williams, sign Stanford Keglar http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/218559331.html StarTribune.com August 6, 2013 August 11, 2013 May 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140521032103/http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/218559331.html live May 6, 2013 Adam Thielen WR Minnesota State-Mankato 3 years / $1.49 millionDan Wiederer Vikings sign Mankato receiver Adam Thielen, tackle Brandon Keith http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/blogs/206315721.html StarTribune.com Star Tribune May 6, 2013 May 6, 2013 May 9, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130509033402/http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/blogs/206315721.html live Adam Thielen http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/9054/adam-thielen Rotoworld NBC Sports Digital May 2, 2013 August 21, 2013 August 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130801165229/http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/9054/adam-thielen live August 31, 2013Practice Squad [PS] Brandon Keith OT Arizona Cardinals (2011) 1 year / $715,000Brandon Keith http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4963/brandon-keith Rotoworld NBC Sports Digital May 6, 2013 June 5, 2013 May 20, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130520160434/http://www.rotoworld.com/player/NFL/4963/Brandon-Keith live May 29, 2013 Stanford Keglar LB Las Vegas Locomotives (UFL) 1 year / $630,000Mike Wilkening Vikings sign linebacker Stanford Keglar http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/29/vikings-sign-linebacker-stanford-keglar/ NBCSports.com WordPress.com May 29, 2013 May 29, 2013 June 8, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608070529/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/29/vikings-sign-linebacker-stanford-keglar/ live Stanford Keglar http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4835/stanford-keglar Rotoworld NBC Sports Digital May 29, 2013 June 5, 2013 June 29, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130629222847/http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4835/stanford-keglar live June 27, 2013Darin Gantt Vikings make Bishop official, cut Keglar http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/27/vikings-make-bishop-official-cut-keglar/ ProFootballTalk NBC Sports June 27, 2013 June 27, 2013 June 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130630095551/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/27/vikings-make-bishop-official-cut-keglar/ live August 6, 2013 August 26, 2013 August 20, 2013 Spencer Nealy DE Detroit Lions Andrew Krammer Vikings sign rookie defensive lineman Spencer Nealy http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_rookie_defensive_lineman_Spencer_Nealy082013 1500ESPN.com Hubbard Broadcasting August 20, 2013 August 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130820193816/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_rookie_defensive_lineman_Spencer_Nealy082013 August 20, 2013 dead mdy-all August 31, 2013 September 2, 2013 Tristan Okpalaugo DE Miami Dolphins Larry Hartstein Vikings add Tristan Okpalaugo to practice squad http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/2059273/tristan-okpalaugo CBSSports.com CBS Broadcasting Inc. September 2, 2013 September 6, 2013 May 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140521183836/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/2059273/tristan-okpalaugo live Practice Squad [PS] September 10, 2013 September 4, 2013 Bradley Randle RB Minnesota Vikings(re-signed) Practice Squad [PS] September 10, 2013 Joe Banyard RB Tim Yotter Vikings re-sign Banyard to practice squad http://min.scout.com/a.z?s=63&p=9&c=2&cid=1325100&nid=6824169&fhn=1 Scout.com Fox Sports September 10, 2013 September 10, 2013 December 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217025511/http://min.scout.com/a.z?s=63&p=9&c=2&cid=1325100&nid=6824169&fhn=1 live Practice Squad [PS] December 16, 2013 September 11, 2013 Robert Steeples CB Miami Dolphins Candace Jarrett Florissant Native Robert Steeples Signs with Minnesota Vikings http://florissant.patch.com/groups/sports/p/florissant-native-robert-steeples-signs-to-minnesota-vikings Florissant.Patch.com September 12, 2013 September 12, 2013 September 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130914035337/http://florissant.patch.com/groups/sports/p/florissant-native-robert-steeples-signs-to-minnesota-vikings live Practice Squad [PS] December 21, 2013 October 9, 2013 Justin Trattou DE New York Giants October 26, 2013Andrew Krammer Vikings waive DE Justin Trattou, add TE Chase Ford from practice squad http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_waive_DE_Justin_Trattou_add_TE_Chase_Ford_from_practice_squad102613 1500ESPN.com Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. October 26, 2013 October 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193420/http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_waive_DE_Justin_Trattou_add_TE_Chase_Ford_from_practice_squad102613 October 29, 2013 dead mdy-all October 18, 2013 Jacob Lacey CB Minnesota Vikings(re-signed) Mike Wilkening Vikings re-sign Jacob Lacey http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/18/vikings-re-sign-jacob-lacey/ NBCSports.com October 18, 2013 October 18, 2013 October 18, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131018195201/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/18/vikings-re-sign-jacob-lacey/ live October 22, 2013 October 29, 2013 Justin Trattou DE Aaron Wilson Vikings cut Chase Ford, re-sign Justin Trattou http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Vikings-cut-Chase-Ford-resign-Justin-Trattou.html NationalFootballPost.com October 29, 2013 October 31, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131030100943/http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Vikings-cut-Chase-Ford-resign-Justin-Trattou.html October 30, 2013 dead mdy-all November 2, 2013Vikings re-sign TE, drop DE again https://sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings-sign-te-drop-again-222209531--nfl.html The SportsXchange YahooSports.com November 2, 2013 November 4, 2013 November 7, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131107150716/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings-sign-te-drop-again-222209531--nfl.html live November 12, 2013 Spencer Nealy DE Chris Tomasson Minnesota Vikings add Spencer Nealy to practice squad http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24507437/minnesota-vikings-add-spencer-nealy-practice-squad TwinCities.com Pioneer Press November 12, 2013 November 12, 2013 November 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235605/http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24507437/minnesota-vikings-add-spencer-nealy-practice-squad live Practice Squad [PS] December 10, 2013Chris Tomasson Vikings terminate Spencer Nealy from practice squad http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24695443/vikings-terminate-spencer-nealy-from-practice-squad?source=rss TwinCities.com Pioneer Press December 10, 2013 December 10, 2013 December 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215033108/http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_24695443/vikings-terminate-spencer-nealy-from-practice-squad?source=rss live November 13, 2013 Jamaal Johnson-Webb OT Chicago Bears Birdsong Nick Former Alabama A&M OL Jamaal Johnson-Webb signs with Vikings' practice squad (report) al.com http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/11/former_alabama_am_ol_jamaal_jo.html November 13, 2013 November 14, 2013 November 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131114192417/http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/11/former_alabama_am_ol_jamaal_jo.html live Practice Squad [PS] November 26, 2013 November 25, 2013 Mike Remmers OT San Diego Chargers Carlson Adam Vikings Sign Mike Remmers TheVikingAge.com http://thevikingage.com/2013/11/25/vikings-sign-mike-remmers/ November 25, 2013 November 25, 2013 November 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131128083815/http://thevikingage.com/2013/11/25/vikings-sign-mike-remmers/ dead December 14, 2013 Preseason Schedule The Vikings' preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 4, 2013. Their preseason began with a loss to the Houston Texans at Mall of America Field on August 9, followed by road defeats against the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers; the game against the 49ers was the Vikings' second preseason matchup against the same opposition in two years. The preseason program concluded on a positive note – a home victory against the Tennessee Titans on August 29.Vikings Announce 2013 Preseason Schedule http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Announce-2013-Preseason-Schedule/b1d92392-fe28-4232-b3c8-cb8f40211075 vikings.com Minnesota Vikings Football April 4, 2013 April 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140430072359/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Announce-2013-Preseason-Schedule/b1d92392-fe28-4232-b3c8-cb8f40211075 April 30, 2014 dead Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance NFL.comrecap 1 August 9 Houston Texans L 13–27 0–1 Mall of America Field 62,306 Recap 2 August 16 at Buffalo Bills L 16–20 0–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium 60,164 Recap 3 August 25 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–34 0–3 Candlestick Park 69,732 Recap 4 August 29 Tennessee Titans W 24–23 1–3 Mall of America Field 62,603 Recap Game summaries Week 1: vs. Houston Texans Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Preseason Week 1: Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary August 9 7:00 p.m. Texans 3 7 3 14 Vikings 3 10 0 0 Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 62,306 None (indoor stadium) Pete Morelli (135) KARE-11 Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber Recap, Game Book First quarter HOU – Randy Bullock 48-yard field goal, 10:56. Texans 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:15. MIN – Blair Walsh 22-yard field goal, 5:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:26. Second quarter MIN – Zach Line 61-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 12:26. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 94 yards, 2:34. HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 34-yard pass from T. J. Yates (Randy Bullock kick), 6:24. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:02. MIN – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 1:19. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 0:53. Third quarter HOU – Randy Bullock 21-yard field goal, 4:28. Tied 13–13. Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 6:33. Fourth quarter HOU – Lestar Jean 2-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 10:26. Texans 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:18. HOU – Ray Graham 5-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 4:31. Texans 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:59. Top passers HOU – T. J. Yates – 13/21, 151 yards, TD MIN – Matt Cassel – 12/19, 212 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Cierre Wood – 10 rushes, 59 yards MIN – Bradley Randle – 3 rushes, 16 yards Top receivers HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD MIN – Stephen Burton – 3 receptions, 67 yards Week 2: at Buffalo Bills Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Preseason Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills – Game summary August 16 6:00 p.m. Vikings 3 0 0 13 Bills 0 13 7 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 60,164 Sunny, 73 F C Tony Corrente (99) KARE-11 Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber Recap, Game Book First quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 36-yard field goal, 0:05. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:51. Second quarter BUF – Jamie Blatnick fumble recovery in end zone (Dustin Hopkins kick), 8:45. Bills 7–3. BUF – Dustin Hopkins 39-yard field goal, 1:12. Bills 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 5:19. BUF – Dustin Hopkins 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 0:38. Third quarter BUF – Brad Smith 4-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Rian Lindell kick), 9:58. Bills 20–3. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:02. Fourth quarter MIN – Joe Banyard 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 9:18. Bills 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:30. MIN – Rodney Smith 35-yard pass from McLeod Bethel-Thompson (pass failed), 4:36. Bills 20–16. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:11. Top passers MIN – McLeod Bethel-Thompson – 10/17, 107 yards, TD BUF – Kevin Kolb – 13/21, 111 yards, INT Top rushers MIN – Joe Banyard – 7 rushes, 47 yards, TD BUF – Tashard Choice – 12 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers MIN – Kyle Rudolph – 3 receptions, 39 yards BUF – Marcus Easley – 3 receptions, 46 yards Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Preseason Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 25 7:00 p.m. Vikings 0 7 7 0 49ers 10 10 0 14 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 69,732 Cloudy, 70 F C Carl Cheffers (51) NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Game Book First quarter SF – Phil Dawson 30-yard field goal, 12:56. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 1:01. SF – Quinton Patton 5-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 2:39. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:38. Second quarter MIN – Zach Line 1-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 3:00. 49ers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:18. SF – Lavelle Hawkins 105-yard kickoff return (Phil Dawson kick), 2:45. 49ers 17–7. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:15. SF – Phil Dawson 50-yard field goal, 0:27. 49ers 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 1:41. Third quarter MIN – Joe Webb 3-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 4:05. 49ers 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:35. Fourth quarter SF – Jewel Hampton 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 14:55. 49ers 27–14. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:10. SF – Anthony Dixon 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 4:12. 49ers 34–14. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 8:09. Top passers MIN – Christian Ponder – 17/23, 116 yards, 2 TD, INT SF – Colt McCoy – 11/15, 109 yards, INT Top rushers MIN – Toby Gerhart – 7 rushes, 20 yards SF – Jewel Hampton – 8 rushes, 45 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Stephen Burton – 3 receptions, 31 yards SF – Quinton Patton – 4 receptions, 35 yards, TD Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Preseason Week 4: Tennessee Titans at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary August 29 7:00 p.m. Titans 3 14 3 3 Vikings 0 14 7 3 Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 62,603 None (indoor stadium) Clete Blakeman (34) KARE-11 Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber Recap, Game Book First quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 28-yard field goal, 6:01. Titans 3–0. Drive: 18 plays, 70 yards, 8:59. Second quarter MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 14:57. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:04. TEN – Justin Hunter 17-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rob Bironas kick), 7:35. Titans 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:22. MIN – Joe Banyard 11-yard pass from McLeod Bethel-Thompson (Blair Walsh kick), 2:29. Vikings 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:06. TEN – Jack Doyle 2-yard pass from Rusty Smith (Rob Bironas kick), 0:26. Titans 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:03. Third quarter MIN – Marcus Sherels 109-yard kickoff return (Blair Walsh kick), 14:48. Vikings 21–17. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:12. TEN – Rob Bironas 29-yard field goal, 3:20. Vikings 21–20. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:59. Fourth quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 24-yard field goal, 12:53. Titans 23–21. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:49. MIN – Blair Walsh 25-yard field goal, 1:38. Vikings 24–23. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:17. Top passers TEN – Rusty Smith – 13/21, 178 yards, TD, INT MIN – McLeod Bethel-Thompson – 19/26, 187 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TEN – Darius Reynaud – 11 rushes, 56 yards MIN – Joe Banyard – 13 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers TEN – Rashad Ross – 2 receptions, 64 yards MIN – Joe Banyard – 7 receptions, 54 yards, TD Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance NFL.comrecap 1 September 8 at Detroit Lions L 24–34 0–1 Ford Field 62,461 Recap 2 September 15 at Chicago Bears L 30–31 0–2 Soldier Field 62,181 Recap 3 September 22 Cleveland Browns L 27–31 0–3 Mall of America Field 63,672 Recap 4 September 29 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–27 1–3 Wembley Stadium (London, UK) 83,518 Recap 5 Bye 6 October 13 Carolina Panthers L 10–35 1–4 Mall of America Field63,963 Recap 7 October 21 Monday at New York Giants L 7–23 1–5 MetLife Stadium 79,314 Recap 8 October 27 Green Bay Packers L 31–44 1–6 Mall of America Field 64,134 Recap 9 November 3 at Dallas Cowboys L 23–27 1–7 AT&T Stadium 85,360 Recap 10 November 7 Thursday Washington Redskins W 34–27 2–7 Mall of America Field 64,011 Recap 11 November 17 at Seattle Seahawks L 20–41 2–8 CenturyLink Field 68,235 Recap 12 November 24 at Green Bay Packers T 26–26 (OT) 2–8–1 Lambeau Field 77,871 Recap 13 December 1 Chicago Bears W 23–20 (OT) 3–8–1 Mall of America Field 64,134 Recap 14 December 8 at Baltimore Ravens L 26–29 3–9–1 M&T Bank Stadium 70,921 Recap 15 December 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 48–30 4–9–1 Mall of America Field 64,087 Recap 16 December 22 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–42 4–10–1 Paul Brown Stadium 61,555 Recap 17 December 29 Detroit Lions W 14–13 5–10–1 Mall of America Field 64,134 Recap Team names in bold indicate the Vikings' divisional opponents.  #  Blue/red indicates the International Series game in London. Game summaries Week 1: at Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions – Game summary September 8 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Vikings 7 7 10 0 Lions 3 10 14 7 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan 62,461 None (indoor stadium) John Parry (132) Fox Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin Recap, Game Book First quarter MIN – Adrian Peterson 78-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 10:39. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:13. DET – David Akers 33-yard field goal, 4:55. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:44. Second quarter DET – David Akers 42-yard field goal, 14:47. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:08. MIN – Adrian Peterson 4-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 12:17. Vikings 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:36. DET – Joique Bell 2-yard run (David Akers kick), 0:10. Vikings 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:04. Third quarter DET – Joique Bell 1-yard run (David Akers kick), 10:19. Lions 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:44. MIN – Blair Walsh 52-yard field goal, 6:42. Lions 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:37. DET – Reggie Bush 77-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 5:45. Lions 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:57. MIN – Adrian Peterson 4-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 1:37. Lions 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:08. Fourth quarter DET – Joseph Fauria 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 6:47. Lions 34–24. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:36. Top passers MIN – Christian Ponder – 18/28, 236 yards, TD, 3 INT DET – Matthew Stafford – 28/43, 357 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson – 18 rushes, 93 yards, 2 TD DET – Reggie Bush – 21 rushes, 90 yards Top receivers MIN – Jerome Simpson – 7 receptions, 140 yards DET – Reggie Bush – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD Week 2: at Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary September 15 12:00 p.m. CDT Vikings 7 14 3 6 Bears 14 10 0 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 62,181 Rain, 60 F C Ed Hochuli (85) Fox Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin Recap, Game Book First quarter MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 105-yard kickoff return (Blair Walsh kick), 14:47. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13. CHI – Martellus Bennett 1-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 12:12. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:35. CHI – Brandon Marshall 34-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 1:04. Bears 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:06. Second quarter MIN – Brian Robison 61-yard fumble return (Blair Walsh kick), 7:34. Tied 14–14. CHI – Tim Jennings 44-yard interception return (Robbie Gould kick), 2:51. Bears 21–14. MIN – Kyle Rudolph 20-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 1:11. Tied 21–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:40. CHI – Robbie Gould 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 1:11. Third quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 28-yard field goal, 2:32. Tied 24–24. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:45. Fourth quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 28-yard field goal, 8:05. Vikings 27–24. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:49. MIN – Blair Walsh 22-yard field goal, 3:15. Vikings 30–24. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:13. CHI – Martellus Bennett 16-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 0:10. Bears 31–30. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:05. Top passers MIN – Christian Ponder – 16/30, 227 yards, TD, INT CHI – Jay Cutler – 28/39, 290 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson – 26 rushes, 100 yards CHI – Matt Forté – 19 rushes, 90 yards Top receivers MIN – Greg Jennings – 5 receptions, 84 yards CHI – Brandon Marshall – 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary September 22 12:00 p.m. CDT Browns 7 17 0 7 Vikings 7 10 7 3 Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 63,672 None (indoor stadium) Bill Leavy (127) CBS Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game Book First quarter MIN – Adrian Peterson 2-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 9:13. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:47. CLE – Josh Gordon 47-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick), 4:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:13. Second quarter CLE – Jordan Cameron 19-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick), 14:55. Browns 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:26. MIN – Christian Ponder 6-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 4:43. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:43. CLE – Billy Cundiff 38-yard field goal, 6:07. Browns 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:05. CLE – Jordan Cameron 11-yard pass from Spencer Lanning (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:39. Browns 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 1:33. MIN – Blair Walsh 43-yard field goal, 1:08. Browns 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20. Third quarter MIN – Christian Ponder 8-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 2:36. Tied 24–24. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:49. Fourth quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 10:47. Vikings 27–24. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:14. CLE – Jordan Cameron 7-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Spencer Lanning kick), 0:51. Browns 31–27. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 2:30. Top passers CLE – Brian Hoyer – 30/54, 321 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT MIN – Christian Ponder – 25/42, 228 yards, INT Top rushers CLE – Josh Aubrey – 1 rush, 34 yards MIN – Adrian Peterson – 25 rushes, 88 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Josh Gordon – 10 receptions, 146 yards, TD MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson – 2 receptions, 49 yards Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers NFL International Series Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary September 29 6:00 p.m. BST/12:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 7 3 7 10 Vikings 10 10 14 0 Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom 83,518 Partly cloudy, 54 F C Clete Blakeman (34) CBS Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Recap, Game Book First quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 54-yard field goal, 12:08. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:52. MIN – Greg Jennings 70-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 8:06. Vikings 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 0:56. PIT – Le'Veon Bell 8-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 4:02. Vikings 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04. Second quarter MIN – Adrian Peterson 60-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 12:42. Vikings 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:10. PIT – Shaun Suisham 26-yard field goal, 3:39. Vikings 17–10. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 9:03. MIN – Blair Walsh 37-yard field goal, 0:39. Vikings 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:00. Third quarter PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 11:28. Vikings 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:32. MIN – Adrian Peterson 7-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 7:52. Vikings 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:36. MIN – Greg Jennings 16-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 5:11. Vikings 34–17. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:27. Fourth quarter PIT – Jerricho Cotchery 15-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 12:42. Vikings 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:13. PIT – Shaun Suisham 28-yard field goal, 3:37. Vikings 34–27. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:12. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 36/51, 383 yards, TD, INT MIN – Matt Cassel – 16/25, 248 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 16 rushes, 57 yards, 2 TD MIN – Adrian Peterson – 23 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD Top receivers PIT – Jerricho Cotchery – 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD MIN – Jerome Simpson – 7 receptions, 124 yards Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary October 13 12:00 p.m. CDT Panthers 7 7 14 7 Vikings 0 3 0 7 Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 63,963 None (indoor stadium) Ron Winter (14) Fox Sam Rosen, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin Recap, Game book First quarter CAR – Steve Smith 2-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 2:03. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 9:29. Second quarter CAR – Mike Tolbert 10-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 3:43. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:34. MIN – Blair Walsh 22-yard field goal, 0:14. Panthers 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 3:29. Third quarter CAR – Brandon LaFell 79-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 13:56. Panthers 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:04. CAR – Cam Newton 7-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 6:10. Panthers 28–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:50. Fourth quarter CAR – Mike Tolbert 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 7:40. Panthers 35–3. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 3:02. MIN – Kyle Rudolph 23-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 1:00. Panthers 35–10. Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 2:38. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 20/26, 242 yards, 3 TD MIN – Matt Cassel – 32/44, 241 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 17 rushes, 64 yards MIN – Adrian Peterson – 10 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers CAR – Brandon LaFell – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD MIN – Kyle Rudolph – 9 receptions, 97 yards, TD Week 7: at New York Giants Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants – Game summary October 21 8:40 p.m. EDT/7:40 p.m. CDT Vikings 7 0 0 0 Giants 3 7 7 6 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 79,314 Partly cloudy, 57 F C Tony Corrente (99) ESPNWCCO-TV [a] Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Game book First quarter NYG – Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 5:24. Giants 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 68 yards, 9:36. MIN – Marcus Sherels 86-yard punt return (Blair Walsh kick), 0:23. Vikings 7–3. Second quarter NYG – Rueben Randle 24-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 9:33. Giants 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:34. Third quarter NYG – Peyton Hillis 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 8:37. Giants 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:41. Fourth quarter NYG – Josh Brown 23-yard field goal, 12:13. Giants 20–7. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:31. NYG – Josh Brown 36-yard field goal, 11:03. Giants 23–7. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:00. Top passers MIN – Josh Freeman – 20/53, 190 yards, INT NYG – Eli Manning – 23/39, 200 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson – 13 rushes, 28 yards NYG – Peyton Hillis – 18 rushes, 36 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Greg Jennings – 4 receptions, 41 yards NYG – Victor Cruz – 5 receptions, 50 yards Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary October 27 7:30 p.m. CDT Packers 7 17 7 13 Vikings 7 10 0 14 Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,134 None (indoor stadium) Scott Green (19) NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Game book First quarter MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 109-yard kickoff return (Blair Walsh kick), 14:47. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13. GB – Jordy Nelson 11-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:23. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 7:24. Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 30-yard field goal, 10:29. Packers 10–7. Drive: 17 plays, 70 yards, 8:24. MIN – Blair Walsh 36-yard field goal, 5:09. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:20. GB – Jordy Nelson 76-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 3:38. Packers 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:31. GB – Micah Hyde 93-yard punt return (Mason Crosby kick), 1:30. Packers 24–10. MIN – Adrian Peterson 8-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 0:04. Packers 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 1:26. Third quarter GB – Eddie Lacy 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 6:50. Packers 31–17. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 8:10. Fourth quarter GB – James Starks 25-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 14:16. Packers 38–17. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:32. GB – Mason Crosby 20-yard field goal, 6:10. Packers 41–17. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 6:36. MIN – Toby Gerhart 13-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 4:42. Packers 41–24. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:28. GB – Mason Crosby 45-yard field goal, 2:53. Packers 44–24. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 1:49. MIN – Christian Ponder 19-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:24. Packers 44–31. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:29. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 24/29, 285 yards, 2 TD MIN – Christian Ponder – 14/21, 145 yards Top rushers GB – Eddie Lacy – 29 rushes, 94 yards, TD MIN – Adrian Peterson – 13 rushes, 60 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Jordy Nelson – 7 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD MIN – Kyle Rudolph – 4 receptions, 51 yards With Josh Freeman ruled out after suffering a concussion in the previous game, Christian Ponder reclaimed his spot as starting quarterback. Cordarrelle Patterson got the game off to a good start for the Vikings, returning the opening kickoff 109 yards for a touchdown to tie the NFL record. However, Aaron Rodgers responded for the Packers by leading his offense on a 14-play, 90-yard drive, culminating in an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson. The sides then exchanged field goals before Rodgers found Nelson again in the second quarter for a 76-yard touchdown. On the Vikings' next possession, they were forced to punt, but Micah Hyde was able to return the kick 93 yards for another Packers touchdown to make the score 24–10. A controversial pass interference call against Packers cornerback Tramon Williams late in the half set the Vikings up with a first down on the Packers' 14-yard line; two plays later, Adrian Peterson had the ball in the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown, which kept the Vikings in with a chance going into the second half. But the Packers offense remained unstoppable as Rodgers again led a long drive, capped by a 1-yard touchdown run from Eddie Lacy after they had converted three times on third down and once on fourth down during the series. After another three-and-out for the Vikings, the Packers offense picked up four first downs in the space of five plays on the way to a 25-yard touchdown run for James Starks. The Vikings again went three-and-out on their next possession, but this time their defense was able to stop Green Bay at the goal line, limiting them to a 20-yard Mason Crosby field goal to make the score 41–17 with just over six minutes to play. Patterson again had a big return on the ensuing kickoff, taking it 51 yards to the Minnesota 42-yard line to set up a short field. Five plays later, Toby Gerhart narrowed the deficit to 17 points with a 13-yard touchdown run. Vikings cornerback Josh Robinson was penalized on the onside kick that followed for touching the ball before it had gone 10 yards, allowing the Packers to run down the clock before Crosby slotted another field goal, this time from 45 yards. Inside the two-minute warning, Ponder threw an incompletion on fourth down, only for Tramon Williams to again be penalized for pass interference against Patterson, allowing Ponder the opportunity for a 19-yard touchdown run two plays later. The Vikings were unable to recover the onside kick, and Green Bay knelt out the clock for a 44–31 win. Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary November 3 12:00 p.m. CST Vikings 3 7 7 6 Cowboys 3 3 14 7 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas 85,360 None (retractable roof closed) Jeff Triplette (42) Fox Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver Recap, Game book First quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 41-yard field goal, 6:51. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:15. MIN – Blair Walsh 23-yard field goal, 2:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:43. Second quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 44-yard field goal, 6:35. Cowboys 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:56. MIN – Christian Ponder 6-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:41. Vikings 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:54. Third quarter DAL – Jason Witten 26-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 11:38. Cowboys 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:22. DAL – Nick Hayden fumble recovery in end zone (Dan Bailey kick), 11:28. Cowboys 20–10. MIN – Kyle Rudolph 31-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 8:11. Cowboys 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:17. Fourth quarter MIN – Adrian Peterson 11-yard run (kick wide right), 5:40. Vikings 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:52. DAL – Dwayne Harris 7-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 0:35. Cowboys 27–23. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 2:09. Top passers MIN – Christian Ponder – 25/37, 236 yards, TD, INT DAL – Tony Romo – 34/51, 337 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson – 25 rushes, 140 yards, TD DAL – DeMarco Murray – 4 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers MIN – Greg Jennings – 6 receptions, 56 yards DAL – Jason Witten – 8 receptions, 102 yards, TD Following the high-scoring loss to the Packers, the Vikings, continuing with Christian Ponder as their quarterback, travel to Arlington, Texas to face the Dallas Cowboys. The first quarter was all field goals, as Dallas scored first with a 41-yarder by Dan Bailey, followed by a 23-yarder for the Vikings by Blair Walsh. In the second quarter, Bailey made another field goal from 44 yards to put the Cowboys up by 3, but the Vikings took a 10–6 lead into halftime, capping the ensuing 79-yard drive with a 6-yard run by Ponder. After the half, Cowboy quarterback Tony Romo completed two consecutive 26-yard passes to tight end Jason Witten to give them an early touchdown and restore their three-point lead. On the very next play from scrimmage, Ponder fumbled the ball as he was sacked in the end zone, and the Cowboys' Nick Hayden recovered it for a touchdown, meaning the Vikings went from 10–6 up to 20–10 down in the space of two scrimmage plays. The Vikings responded immediately with a quick, six-play drive, culminating with a 31-yard pass from Ponder to Kyle Rudolph to cut the Cowboys' lead back to three points. After a series of punts going into the fourth quarter, Adrian Peterson scored for the Vikings with an 11-yard run with almost six minutes to go, but Walsh pushed the extra point kick wide right, giving the Vikings a three-point lead over the Cowboys. Vikings cornerback A. J. Jefferson intercepted Romo on the Cowboys' ensuing drive, putting the Vikings in a position to potentially take over the game, but the offense went three-and-out and was forced to punt. The Cowboys progressed downfield quickly, never faced with a third down, and scored with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Romo to Dwayne Harris, the third time the Vikings had given up a game-winning score in 2013. With less than 30 seconds to play, but they were unable to make any significant territorial gains and Ponder's last-second hail mary fell short, giving the Cowboys a 27–23 win. Week 10: vs. Washington Redskins Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary November 7 7:25 p.m. CST Redskins 10 14 3 0 Vikings 7 7 14 6 Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,011 None (indoor stadium) Ed Hochuli (85) NFLNWFTC [b] Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan Recap, Game book First quarter WAS – Kai Forbath 20-yard field goal, 8:16. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:53. MIN – Adrian Peterson 18-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 5:10. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:06. WAS – Pierre Garçon 8-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Kai Forbath kick), 1:17. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:53. Second quarter MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 2-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 12:59. Vikings 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:18. WAS – Jordan Reed 11-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Kai Forbath kick), 5:02. Redskins 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:57. WAS – Logan Paulsen 1-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Kai Forbath kick), 0:10. Redskins 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:57. Third quarter WAS – Kai Forbath 40-yard field goal, 9:22. Redskins 27–14. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:38. MIN – John Carlson 28-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 4:32. Redskins 27–21. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:50. MIN – Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 0:57. Vikings 28–27. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:00. Fourth quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 39-yard field goal, 9:54. Vikings 31–27. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:38. MIN – Blair Walsh 40-yard field goal, 3:36. Vikings 34–27. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:47. Top passers WAS – Robert Griffin III – 24/37, 281 yards, 3 TD MIN – Christian Ponder – 17/21, 174 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Alfred Morris – 26 rushes, 139 yards MIN – Adrian Peterson – 20 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD Top receivers WAS – Pierre Garçon – 7 receptions, 119 yards, TD MIN – John Carlson – 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary November 17 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST Vikings 3 10 0 7 Seahawks 10 14 0 17 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington 68,235 Sunny, 50 F C Jerome Boger (23) Fox Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale Recap, Game book First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 50-yard field goal, 11:25. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 1 yard, 2:04. MIN – Blair Walsh 32-yard field goal, 4:40. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:45. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 4-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 11:25. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:10. Second quarter MIN – Jarius Wright 38-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 11:28. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:32. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 1-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 6:26. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:02. MIN – Blair Walsh 45-yard field goal, 0:48. Seahawks 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:38. SEA – Doug Baldwin 19-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:10. Seahawks 24–13. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 0:38. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 13:14. Seahawks 31–13. Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:39. SEA – Walter Thurmond 29-yard interception return (Steven Hauschka kick), 12:30. Seahawks 38–13. SEA – Steven Hauschka 26-yard field goal, 10:12. Seahawks 41–13. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:28. MIN – Jarius Wright 21-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 2:18. Seahawks 41–20. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:53. Top passers MIN – Christian Ponder – 13/22, 129 yards, TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson – 13/18, 230 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIN – Toby Gerhart – 7 rushes, 67 yards SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 17 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MIN – Jarius Wright – 3 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD SEA – Zach Miller – 4 receptions, 69 yards Week 12: at Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary November 24 12:00 p.m. CST Vikings 3 10 7 3 3 Packers 7 0 0 16 3 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 77,871 Mostly cloudy, 19 F C Bill Vinovich (52) Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Erin Andrews Recap, Game book First quarter GB – Scott Tolzien 6-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 4:59. Packers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:59. MIN – Blair Walsh 36-yard field goal, 1:37. Packers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:22. Second quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 47-yard field goal, 4:24. Packers 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:23. MIN – Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 0:50. Vikings 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:24. Third quarter MIN – Rhett Ellison 12-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 8:22. Vikings 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:28. Fourth quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 29-yard field goal, 14:22. Vikings 23–7. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:04. GB – Eddie Lacy 3-yard run (pass failed), 11:42. Vikings 23–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:40. GB – Jarrett Boykin 6-yard pass from Matt Flynn (Mason Crosby kick), 3:30. Vikings 23–20. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:10. GB – Mason Crosby 27-yard field goal, 0:46. Tied 23–23. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 1:41. Overtime GB – Mason Crosby 20-yard field goal, 10:25. Packers 26–23. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:35. MIN – Blair Walsh 35-yard field goal, 3:49. Tied 26–26. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:36. Top passers MIN – Christian Ponder – 21/30, 233 yards, TD GB – Matt Flynn – 21/36, 218 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson – 32 rushes, 146 yards, TD GB – Eddie Lacy – 25 rushes, 110 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Jerome Simpson – 2 receptions, 54 yards GB – James Jones – 7 receptions, 80 yards The Vikings traveled to Green Bay in week 12 to face a Packers team missing quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who had suffered a fractured left collarbone three weeks earlier. After successive punts from each side started the game, the Packers were the first to score as backup QB Scott Tolzien ran in for a 6-yard touchdown, but two field goals from Blair Walsh and a 1-yard touchdown run for Adrian Peterson meant the Vikings took a 13–7 lead into halftime. They extended their lead midway through the third quarter as Christian Ponder hit tight end Rhett Ellison for a 12-yard touchdown, and Walsh made it a 16-point lead with a 29-yard field goal on the second play of the fourth quarter. The Packers pulled the struggling Tolzien after the Ellison touchdown and replaced him with the recently re-signed Matt Flynn. Flynn then led the Packers on three consecutive scoring drives in the fourth quarter, starting with a 3-yard touchdown run for Eddie Lacy. Flynn's pass to Andrew Quarless on the two-point attempt fell incomplete, but Flynn was able to find Jarrett Boykin for a 6-yard touchdown on the next drive to reduce the Vikings' lead to three points. Inside the two-minute warning, Flynn combined with James Jones for a 28-yard completion on 4th-and-6, setting up Mason Crosby for the game-tying, 27-yard field goal. The Packers won the overtime coin toss and took the opening possession down to the Minnesota 2-yard line before having to settle for a field goal, only for Walsh to respond with a 35-yard effort. The two sides then exchanged possession as neither was able to put together a significant drive and the game ended in a 26–26 tie. Week 13: vs. Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary December 1 12:00 p.m. CST Bears 3 3 14 0 0 Vikings 0 7 3 10 3 Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,134 None (indoor stadium) Carl Cheffers (51) Fox Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin Recap, Game book First quarter CHI – Robbie Gould 30-yard field goal, 1:06. Bears 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:10. Second quarter MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 33-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 7:27. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:33. CHI – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 2:47. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:40. Third quarter CHI – Alshon Jeffery 80-yard pass from Josh McCown (Robbie Gould kick), 14:08. Bears 13–7. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:52. MIN – Blair Walsh 32-yard field goal, 7:08. Bears 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 7:00. CHI – Alshon Jeffery 46-yard pass from Josh McCown (Robbie Gould kick), 5:15. Bears 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:53. Fourth quarter MIN – Greg Jennings 8-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 7:41. Bears 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 6:25. MIN – Blair Walsh 30-yard field goal, 0:20. Tied 20–20. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 2:20. Overtime MIN – Blair Walsh 34-yard field goal, 1:43. Vikings 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:24. Top passers CHI – Josh McCown – 23/36, 355 yards, 2 TD MIN – Matt Cassel – 20/33, 243 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CHI – Matt Forte – 23 rushes, 120 yards MIN – Adrian Peterson – 35 rushes, 211 yards Top receivers CHI – Alshon Jeffery – 12 receptions, 249 yards, 2 TD MIN – Greg Jennings – 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary December 8 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Vikings 0 3 3 20 Ravens 7 0 0 22 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 70,921 Light snow, 33 F C Pete Morelli (135) Fox Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale Recap, Game book First quarter BAL – Ed Dickson 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 4:14. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:15. Second quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 39-yard field goal, 4:28. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:42. Third quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 40-yard field goal, 12:02. Ravens 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:58. Fourth quarter MIN – Jerome Simpson 8-yard pass from Matt Cassel (pass failed), 14:22. Vikings 12–7. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:40. BAL – Dennis Pitta 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Joe Flacco–Torrey Smith pass), 2:05. Ravens 15–12. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:27. MIN – Toby Gerhart 41-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:27. Vikings 19–15. Drive: 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:38. BAL – Jacoby Jones 77-yard kickoff return (Justin Tucker kick), 1:16. Ravens 22–19. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:11. MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 79-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 0:45. Vikings 26–22. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 0:31. BAL – Marlon Brown 9-yard pass form Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 0:04. Ravens 29–26. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:41. Top passers MIN – Matt Cassel – 17/38, 265 yards, 2 TD BAL – Joe Flacco – 28/50, 245 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers MIN – Toby Gerhart – 15 rushes, 89 yards, TD BAL – Ray Rice – 17 rushes, 67 yards Top receivers MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson – 5 receptions, 141 yards, TD BAL – Marlon Brown – 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD Playing in the snow in Baltimore, the Vikings sought out their first road win of the season. During the first half, Adrian Peterson injured his ankle and was dropped from the game. Despite taking the lead with a touchdown twice in the final 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Vikings were unable to hold on as the Ravens scored a game-winning touchdown with four seconds left. With the loss, the Vikings dropped to 3–9–1 and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary December 15 12:00 p.m. CST Eagles 3 6 13 8 Vikings 7 10 10 21 Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,087 None (indoor stadium) Walt Anderson (66) Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Recap, Game book First quarter MIN – Greg Jennings 57-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 6:18. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 2:04. PHI – Alex Henery 35-yard field goal, 2:35. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:43. Second quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 21-yard field goal, 13:19. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:16. PHI – Alex Henery 51-yard field goal, 8:55. Vikings 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:24. MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:06. Vikings 17–6. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:49. PHI – Alex Henery 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 17–9. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 1:06. Third quarter MIN – Matt Cassel 6-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 12:03. Vikings 24–9. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:38. MIN – Blair Walsh 38-yard field goal, 4:43. Vikings 27–9. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:21. PHI – DeSean Jackson 30-yard pass from Nick Foles (Alex Henery kick), 3:14. Vikings 27–16. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:29. PHI – Zach Ertz 3-yard pass from Nick Foles (pass failed), 0:15. Vikings 27–22. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:03. Fourth quarter MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 13:01. Vikings 34–22. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:14. MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 5-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 6:54. Vikings 41–22. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:01. PHI – Jason Avant 16-yard pass from Nick Foles (Nick Foles–Riley Cooper pass), 4:26. Vikings 41–30. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:28. MIN – Matt Asiata 5-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:09. Vikings 48–30. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:17. Top passers PHI – Nick Foles – 30/48, 428 yards, 3 TD, INT MIN – Matt Cassel – 26/35, 382 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Nick Foles – 5 rushes, 41 yards MIN – Matt Asiata – 30 rushes, 51 yards, 3 TD Top receivers PHI – DeSean Jackson – 10 receptions, 195 yards, TD MIN – Greg Jennings – 11 receptions, 163 yards, TD Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary December 22 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Vikings 7 0 7 0 Bengals 14 14 14 0 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 61,555 Mostly cloudy, 53 F C Terry McAulay (77) Fox Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden Recap, Game book First quarter CIN – Benjarvus Green-Ellis 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 13:12. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:12. MIN – Jarius Wright 36-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick, 10:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:57. CIN – A. J. Green 29-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:57. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:21. Second quarter CIN – Vincent Rey 25-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 10:02. Bengals 21–7. CIN – Jermaine Gresham 16-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:22. Bengals 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:09. Third quarter CIN – Mohamed Sanu 7-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:35. Bengals 35–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:25. CIN – A. J. Green 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:19. Bengals 42–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:12. MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 35-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:34. Bengals 42–14. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:45. Fourth quarter Top passers MIN – Matt Cassel – 13/27, 114 yards, TD, 3 INT CIN – Andy Dalton – 27/38, 366 yards, 4 TD Top rushers MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson – 3 rushes, 54 yards, TD CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 12 rushes, 24 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Jarius Wright – 1 reception, 36 yards, TD CIN – A. J. Green – 7 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary December 29 12:00 p.m. CST Lions 0 0 7 6 Vikings 7 0 0 7 Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,134 None (indoor stadium) Tony Corrente (99) Fox Gus Johnson, Charles Davis and Kristina Pink Recap, Game book First quarter MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 50-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 2:41. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:52. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter DET – Reggie Bush 19-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 10:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:33. Fourth quarter DET – David Akers 25-yard field goal, 14:25. Lions 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 7:36. DET – David Akers 53-yard field goal, 12:43. Lions 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:51. MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 8-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 9:19. Vikings 14–13. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:08. Top passers DET – Matthew Stafford – 22/33, 217 yards, TD MIN – Matt Cassel – 20/33, 189 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DET – Reggie Bush – 14 rushes, 32 yards MIN – Matt Asiata – 14 rushes, 115 yards Top receivers DET – Kevin Ogletree – 5 receptions, 75 yards MIN – Greg Jennings – 5 receptions, 44 yards In the last game to be played at the Metrodome before its demolition, the Vikings hosted their divisional rivals, the Detroit Lions. This turned out to be the only game of the Vikings' season (including preseason) in which the opposing team scored fewer than 20 points. A 50-yard run from Cordarrelle Patterson for the first score of the game put the Vikings up 7–0, where the score remained through halftime. After the half, Reggie Bush struck back with a 19-yard touchdown reception to tie the game at 7–7 in the third. The fourth quarter saw David Akers make two field goals to put the Lions in the lead 13–7. However, Matt Cassel threw a TD pass to Patterson to put the Vikings back in the lead 14–13, which they managed to hold onto for the remaining nine minutes of the game. Head coach Leslie Frazier was fired as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings the following day. His tenure ended with a record of 21–32–1 in over three years. Standings Division MIN Conference MIN Staff 2013 Minnesota Vikings #3B0160 #FFFFFF #F0BF00 Owner/chairman – Zygi Wilf Owner/president – Mark Wilf Owner/vice chairman – Leonard Wilf General manager – Rick Spielman Vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski Assistant general manager – George Paton Director of college scouting – Scott Studwell Assistant director of college scouting – Jamaal Stephenson Head coach – Leslie Frazier Special assistant to the head coach/linebackers – Mike Singletary Assistant to the head coach – Jeff Howard Offensive coordinator – Bill Musgrave Quarterbacks – Craig Johnson Assistant quarterbacks – Kevin Stefanski Running backs – James Saxon Wide receivers – George Stewart Tight ends – Jimmie Johnson Offensive line – Jeff Davidson Assistant offensive line/offensive quality control – Ryan Silverfield Offensive quality control – Klint Kubiak Defensive coordinator – Alan Williams Defensive line – Brendan Daly Assistant defensive line – Diron Reynolds Linebackers – Fred Pagac Defensive backs – Joe Woods Assistant secondary – Jeff Imamura Special teams coordinator – Mike Priefer Assistant special teams – Ryan Ficken Head athletic trainer/director of sports medicine – Eric Sugarman Strength and conditioning – Tom Kanavy Assistant strength and conditioning – Martin Streight Assistant strength and conditioning – Aaron McLaurin Assistant strength and conditioning – Chaz Mahle Roster 2013 Minnesota Vikings 53 7 6 16 Matt Cassel 12 Josh Freeman  7 Christian Ponder 44 Matt Asiata 23 Joe Banyard 42 Jerome Felton FB 32 Toby Gerhart 28 Adrian Peterson 15 Greg Jennings 84 Cordarrelle Patterson y 81 Jerome Simpson 83 Rodney Smith wide receiver y 14 Joe Webb 17 Jarius Wright 40 Rhett Ellison 86 Chase Ford 60 Jeff Baca y G 61 Joe Berger C/G 63 Brandon Fusco G 74 Charlie Johnson offensive tackle G 75 Matt Kalil T 71 Phil Loadholt T 67 Mike Remmers T 65 John Sullivan center C 73 J'Marcus Webb T 69 Jared Allen DE 91 Chase Baker DT 90 Fred Evans defensive tackle DT 95 Sharrif Floyd y DT 97 Everson Griffen DE 98 Letroy Guion DT 96 Brian Robison DE 92 Justin Trattou DE 93 Kevin Williams defensive tackle DT 51 Larry Dean gridiron football OLB 52 Chad Greenway OLB 50 Erin Henderson MLB 54 Gerald Hodges y OLB 56 Michael Mauti y MLB 55 Marvin Mitchell OLB 36 Robert Blanton FS/SS 20 Chris Cook cornerback CB 27 Shaun Prater CB 41 Mistral Raymond SS 29 Xavier Rhodes y CB 33 Jamarca Sanford SS 34 Andrew Sendejo FS 35 Marcus Sherels CB 22 Harrison Smith FS 26 Robert Steeples y CB 18 Jeff Locke American football y P 46 Cullen Loeffler LS  3 Blair Walsh K 59 Desmond Bishop OLB IR 89 John Carlson American football TE IR 85 Greg Childs American football WR PUP 57 Audie Cole MLB IR 48 Zach Line y FB IR 21 Josh Robinson cornerback CB IR 82 Kyle Rudolph TE IR 30 Brandan Bishop y S 25 Kip Edwards y CB 68 Kevin Murphy offensive tackle T 64 Spencer Nealy DE 38 Bradley Randle y RB 19 Adam Thielen y WR Statistics Team leaders Category Player(s) Value Passing yards Matt Cassel 1,807 Passing touchdowns Matt Cassel 11 Rushing yards Adrian Peterson 1,266 Rushing touchdowns Adrian Peterson 10 Receptions Greg Jennings 68 Receiving yards Greg Jennings 804 Receiving touchdowns Greg Jennings 4 Points Blair Walsh 121 Kickoff return yards Cordarrelle Patterson 1,393 * Punt return yards Marcus Sherels 335 Tackles Chad Greenway 134 Sacks Jared Allen 11.5 Interceptions Chad Greenway 3 Forced fumbles Jared AllenJamarca Sanford 2 * Vikings single season record. League rankings Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank(out of 32) Passing offense 3,427 214.2 23rd Rushing offense 2,081 130.1 8th Total offense 5,508 344.2 13th Passing defense 4,598 287.4 31st Rushing defense 1,767 110.4 16th Total defense 6,365 397.8 31st References External links http://www.vikings.com 2013 Minnesota Vikings at ESPN 2013 Minnesota Vikings at Pro Football Reference Minnesota Category:Minnesota Vikings seasons Minnesota