The Minnesota Vikings are wrapping up their 12th week bye. It's a late bye but late is good in a long season. They travel next week to Seattle for a Monday night Week 13 date with the Seahawks. The NFL forced bye weeks on the teams and a football-watching nation in 1990. Here's how the Vikings have fared in their return from a bye.
1990: L: @ Green Bay 10-24
1991: W: @ Tampa Bay 26-24
1992: W: Detroit 31-14
1993: W: Green Bay 15-13
W: @ Chicago 19-12
1994: W: Green Bay 13-10
1995: W: Houston 23-17
1996: L: Chicago 13-15
1997: W: @ Tampa Bay 13-6
1998: W: Washington 41-7
1999: W: San Diego 35-27
2000: W: @ Detroit 31-24
2001: L: @ Philadelphia 17-48
2002: W: Detroit 31-24
2003: W: Denver 28-20
2004: W: @ Houston 34-28
2005: L: @ Chicago 3-28
2006: W: @ Seattle 31-13
2007: W: @ Chicago 34-31
2008: W: Houston 28-21
2009: W: Detroit 27-10
2010: L: @ New York Jets 20-29
2011: L: @ Green Bay 7-45
2012: L: @ Chicago 10-28
2013: L: Carolina 10-35
2014: L: @ Chicago 13-21
2015: W: Kansas City 16-10
2016: L: @ Philadelphia 10-21
2017: W: @ Washington 38-30
2018: L: @ Chicago 20-25
Two byes in 1993. What kind of hell was that?
Overall:
19-11
Home:
11-2
Away:
8-9
Longest winning streak:
6 games (1991-95)
Longest losing streak:
5 games (2010-14)
By Coaches:
Jerry Burns (1990-91)
1-1
Dennis Green (1992-2001)
9-2
Mike Tice (2002-05)
3-1
Brad Childress (2006-10)
4-1
Leslie Frazier (2011-13)
0-3
Mike Zimmer (2014- )
2-3
The number of division games (17) is no surprise. Simple odds would predict that any single game in a 16-game season would be against a division foe a significant number of times. What is a surprise is that three games out of 30 being against a team from Houston.
The Vikings have been a competitive team for most of the past 29 years. A solid 19-11 is reflective of that.
Here's hoping that the Vikings' Monday night game in Seattle next week is similar to their bye return in 2006.
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