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Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

All-time regular-season series · through 2024

Occasional rivalry · 55 intensity55% competitive
11 games played
Minnesota Vikings leads by 5

Win %

73%
27%
Minnesota Vikings
Minneapolis, Minnesota · NFC North
In this series: 8W
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San Francisco 49ers
Santa Clara, California · NFC West
In this series: 3W
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Home / Away Split

Minnesota Vikings
Home 7-1Away 1-7
Wins at home: 88%
San Francisco 49ers
Home 3-0Away 0-3
Wins at home: 100%

Recent Meetings

SeasonLocationResult
2024 Wk 2MIN hostMIN 23–17 SF
2023 Wk 7MIN hostMIN 22–17 SF
2021 Wk 12@ SFMIN 26–34 SF
2018 Wk 1MIN hostMIN 24–16 SF
2015 Wk 1@ SFMIN 3–20 SF

Dynasty Context

Minnesota Vikings
  • 1973–1977 · 5 seasons · 0🏆 · 77% win
  • 1969–1971 · 3 seasons · 0🏆 · 83% win
  • 1998–2000 · 3 seasons · 0🏆 · 75% win
San Francisco 49ers
  • 1983–1998 · 16 seasons · 4🏆 · 75% win
  • 2011–2013 · 3 seasons · 0🏆 · 75% win

Simultaneous Dynasty Overlap

1998–1998 (1 seasons): both franchises were in dynasty form. This is an elite-vs-elite period — games in this window carry extra historical weight.

Era Breakdown

Each franchise's overall win% per decade — who was stronger in each era.

DecadeMinnesota VikingsvsSan Francisco 49ersEdge
1970s70%—43%MIN +27pp
1980s51%—69%SF +18pp
1990s59%—71%SF +11pp
2000s53%—43%MIN +10pp
2010s52%—51%Even
2020s57%—58%Even
Source: nflverse games.csv (CC-BY 4.0) + dynasty data from StatVault encyclopedia · Regular season only · Data through 2024