MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings won 14 games last season, the second most in franchise history. The Washington Commanders rode the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award winner, Jayden Daniels, all the way to the NFC championship game.

This has been a trying year for the Minnesota Vikings, who entered 2025 with great expectations after the team brought in numerous players this offseason to help boost a squad that won 14 games in 2024.

The Minnesota Vikings have completed roughly the first quarter of their season after falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21 in Dublin, Ireland. They’ve gone 2-2 in what looked like the easiest part of their schedule at the beginning of the season and ...

Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson shares candid thoughts on Sam Darnold’s 2025 season with the Seattle Seahawks.

The Vikings’ 2025 season wasn’t supposed to unfold like this. Entering Week 14, Minnesota is 4–8 and in the basement of the competitive NFC North by a mile. It has been a disappointing ride through the 17-game schedule for a franchise that went 14–3 last season and was one win away from claiming the NFC’s No. 1 seed.

Both the Vikings and Commanders exceeded expectations in 2024. Now, they're both trudging through a tough 2025 season.

J.J. McCarthy has returned to the lineup for the Minnesota Vikings, refreshed after an injury absence to resume his much-delayed development with a better perspective on how to handle this most difficult job.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Washington Commanders vs. Minnesota Vikings NFL game to be played on December 7, 2025 on ESPN.