2024 Minnesota Vikings season

2024 Minnesota Vikings season
OwnerZygi Wilf
General managerKwesi Adofo-Mensah
Head coachKevin O'Connell
Home fieldU.S. Bank Stadium
Results
Record5–2
Division place3rd NFC North
Uniform

The 2024 season is the Minnesota Vikings' 64th in the National Football League (NFL), their ninth playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, their 20th under the ownership of Zygi Wilf and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kevin O'Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. The Vikings are looking to improve on their 7–10 record from 2023 and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. The Vikings started the season 5–0 for the first time since 2016 following a Week 5 victory against the New York Jets in London.[1]

This is their first season since 2017 without quarterback Kirk Cousins on the roster, as he signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency.

On June 6, 2024, the Vikings unveiled their new "Winter Warrior" uniform, which is all-white and features the first white helmet in franchise history.[2]

Offseason

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Players lost

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Position Player New team Date
RB Alexander Mattison Las Vegas Raiders Released on March 4
DE Dean Lowry Pittsburgh Steelers Released on March 12
OT Hakeem Adeniji Cleveland Browns Signed on March 13
QB Kirk Cousins Atlanta Falcons Signed on March 13
DE Marcus Davenport Detroit Lions Signed on March 13
LB Jordan Hicks Cleveland Browns Signed on March 13
LB D. J. Wonnum Carolina Panthers Signed on March 13
LB Danielle Hunter Houston Texans Signed on March 14
C Austin Schlottmann New York Giants Signed on March 15
NT Khyiris Tonga Arizona Cardinals Signed on March 15
QB Joshua Dobbs San Francisco 49ers Signed on March 19
LB Troy Dye Los Angeles Chargers Signed on March 19
WR K. J. Osborn New England Patriots Signed on March 19
OT Oli Udoh New Orleans Saints Signed on March 19
K Greg Joseph Green Bay Packers Signed on March 28

Players added

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Position Player Former team Date
RB Aaron Jones Green Bay Packers Signed on March 12
LB Blake Cashman Houston Texans Signed on March 13
QB Sam Darnold San Francisco 49ers Signed on March 13
LB Jonathan Greenard Houston Texans Signed on March 13
K John Parker Romo Chicago Bears Signed on March 13
LB Andrew Van Ginkel Miami Dolphins Signed on March 13
WR Trent Sherfield Buffalo Bills Signed on March 14
DE Jerry Tillery Las Vegas Raiders Signed on March 14
G Dan Feeney Chicago Bears Signed on March 15
DE Jonah Williams Los Angeles Rams Signed on March 18
CB Shaquill Griffin Carolina Panthers Signed on March 19
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill Carolina Panthers Signed on March 20
LB Jihad Ward New York Giants Signed on March 20
TE Robert Tonyan Chicago Bears Signed on May 16
CB Fabian Moreau Denver Broncos Signed on July 31
QB Matt Corral Birmingham Stallions Signed on August 16
CB Stephon Gilmore Dallas Cowboys Signed on August 18

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft
2024 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Contract Notes
1 10 J. J. McCarthy QB Michigan From Jets[A]
11 Traded to the New York Jets[A]
17 Dallas Turner LB Alabama From Jaguars[B]
23 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[B] From Browns via Texans[C]
2 42 Traded to the Houston Texans[C]
3 73 Traded to the Detroit Lions[D]
4 108 Khyree Jackson CB Oregon Died in a motor vehicle collision July 6, 2024[3]
129 Traded to the New York Jets[A] From Lions[D]
5 146 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[E]
157 Traded to the New York Jets[A] From Browns[F]
167 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[B] From Chiefs[G]
6 177 Walter Rouse OT Oklahoma From Panthers via Jaguars[H]
186 Traded to the Arizona Cardinals[I]
188 Traded to the Houston Texans[C] From Raiders via Patriots[J]
203 Will Reichard K Alabama From Texans via Browns, Broncos and Jets[A]
7 229 Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders[K]
230 Michael Jurgens C Wake Forest From Falcons via Browns and Cardinals[I]
232 Levi Drake Rodriguez DT Texas A&M–Commerce From Broncos via 49ers and Texans[C]

Draft trades

  1. ^ a b c d e The Vikings traded first-, fourth- and fifth-round selections to the Houston Texans in exchange for a first-round selection (10th overall) and the sixth-round selection they acquired from the Denver Broncos (203rd overall).
  2. ^ a b c The Vikings traded the first-round selection they received from the Houston Texans (23rd overall), a fifth-round selection (167th overall), a 2025 third-round selection and a 2025 fourth-round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a first-round selection (17th overall).
  3. ^ a b c d The Vikings traded second- and sixth-round selections (42nd and 188th overall), and a 2025 second-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for the first-round selection they acquired from the Cleveland Browns (23rd overall) and the seventh-round selection they acquired from the San Francisco 49ers (232nd overall).
  4. ^ a b The Vikings traded a third-round selection (73rd overall) and a 2023 second-round selection (55th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for TE T. J. Hockenson, a fourth-round selection (129th overall) and a 2023 fourth-round selection (119th overall).
  5. ^ The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (146th overall) and a 2023 seventh-round selection (219th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for WR Jalen Reagor.
  6. ^ The Vikings traded 2025 sixth- and seventh-round selections, as well as DE Za'Darius Smith to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a fifth-round selection (157th overall) and a 2025 fifth-round selection.
  7. ^ The Vikings traded a 2023 fourth-round selection (119th overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a fifth-round selection (167th overall) and a 2023 fourth-round selection (134th overall).
  8. ^ The Vikings traded G Ezra Cleveland to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for the sixth-round selection they acquired from the Carolina Panthers (177th overall).
  9. ^ a b The Vikings traded a sixth-round selection (186th overall) to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the seventh-round selection they acquired from the Cleveland Browns (230th overall) and QB Joshua Dobbs.
  10. ^ The Vikings traded OT Vederian Lowe to the New England Patriots in exchange for the sixth-round selection they acquired from the Las Vegas Raiders (188th overall).
  11. ^ The Vikings traded a seventh-round selection (229th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for QB Nick Mullens.
2024 Minnesota Vikings undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Matt Cindric G California [4][5]
K. J. Cloyd LB Miami (FL)
Jeremy Flax OT Kentucky
Dallas Gant LB Toledo
Devron Harper WR Mercer
Ty James WR Mercer
Jeshaun Jones WR Maryland
Trey Knox TE South Carolina
Tyler Manoa DE Arizona
Donovan Manuel LB FIU
Dwight McGlothern CB Arkansas
Gabriel Murphy OLB UCLA
Doug Nester G West Virginia
Owen Porter OLB Marshall
Bo Richter OLB Air Force
Spencer Rolland OT North Carolina
Taki Taimani DT Oregon

Staff

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Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office
  • Owner/chairman – Zygi Wilf
  • Owner/vice chairman – Leonard Wilf
  • Owner/president – Mark Wilf
  • Chief operating officer – Andrew Miller
  • General manager – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski
  • Senior vice president of player personnel – Ryan Grigson
  • Vice president of football operations – Demitrius Washington
  • Director of player personnel – Ryan Monnens
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Chisolm Opara
  • Director of pro personnel – Sam DeLuca
  • Director of college scouting – Mike Sholiton
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Pat Roberts
  • Senior personnel executive – Jamaal Stephenson
Head coaches
  • Head coach – Kevin O'Connell
  • Assistant head coach/outside linebackers – Mike Pettine
  • Assistant to the head coach – Henry Schneider IV
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Wes Phillips
  • Assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks – Grant Udinski
  • Quarterbacks – Josh McCown
  • Running game coordinator/running backs – Curtis Modkins
  • Wide receivers – Keenan McCardell
  • Assistant wide receivers – Tony Sorrentino
  • Passing game coordinator/tight ends – Brian Angelichio
  • Offensive line – Chris Kuper
  • Assistant offensive line – Shaun Sarrett
  • Pass game specialist/game management coordinator – Ryan Cordell
  • Senior offensive assistant – Chris O'Hara
  • Quality control/offense – Derron Montgomery
  • Offensive assistant – Ben Ellefson
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Brian Flores
  • Defensive line – Marcus Dixon
  • Assistant defensive line – Patrick Hill
  • Inside linebackers – Mike Siravo
  • Assistant inside linebackers – Thad Bogardus
  • Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Daronte Jones
  • Safeties – Michael Hutchings
  • Quality control/defense – Lance Bennett
  • Defensive assistant – Imarjaye Albury
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Matt Daniels
  • Assistant special teams – Dalmin Gibson
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of player performance – Josh Hingst
  • Director of football development/Assistant performance coach – Derik Keyes
  • Assistant player performance – Marquis Johnson

→ Coaching staff
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Current roster

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Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of October 29, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 9 reserve, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

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Schedule

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The Vikings' preseason opponents and preliminary schedule was announced on May 15, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 10 Las Vegas Raiders W 24–23 1–0 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
2 August 17 at Cleveland Browns W 27–12 2–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 26–3 3–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

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Preseason Week 1: Las Vegas Raiders at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 17 0323
Vikings 0 7 14324

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 2: at Cleveland Browns

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Preseason Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 10 3 7727
Browns 7 0 3212

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Preseason Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 13 3326
Eagles 0 3 003

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,679
  • Referee: Adrian Hill (29)
  • TV: KMSP
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Regular season

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Schedule

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The Vikings' schedule for the 2024 NFL season was announced on May 15, 2024. In addition to home and away matchups against each of their NFC North divisional rivals, they were also scheduled to play against each of the teams in the NFC West and AFC South, as well as the teams that also finished in third place in each of the NFC South, NFC East and AFC East.[6][7] Their AFC East opponent, the New York Jets, will serve as the opposition for the Vikings' home game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, which is part of the NFL International Series.[8]

Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 12:00 p.m. at New York Giants W 28–6 1–0 MetLife Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 15 12:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers W 23–17 2–0 U.S. Bank Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 22 12:00 p.m. Houston Texans W 34–7 3–0 U.S. Bank Stadium CBS Recap
4 September 29 12:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers W 31–29 4–0 Lambeau Field CBS Recap
5 October 6 8:30 a.m. New York Jets W 23–17 5–0 United Kingdom Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) NFLN Recap
6 Bye
7 October 20 12:00 p.m. Detroit Lions L 29–31 5–1 U.S. Bank Stadium Fox Recap
8 October 24 7:15 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams L 20–30 5–2 SoFi Stadium Prime Video Recap
9 November 3 7:20 p.m. Indianapolis Colts U.S. Bank Stadium NBC
10 November 10 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Stadium Fox
11 November 17 12:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
12 November 24 12:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox
13 December 1 12:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
14 December 8 12:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
15 December 16 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bears U.S. Bank Stadium ABC
16 December 22 3:05 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Fox
17 December 29 12:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
18 January 4/5 TBD at Detroit Lions Ford Field TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 11–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at New York Giants

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Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 7 14028
Giants 3 0 306

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 2: San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 7 01017
Vikings 3 10 7323

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 3: vs. Houston Texans

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Week 3: Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 0 707
Vikings 14 0 71334

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 4: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 14 14 0331
Packers 0 7 02229

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,335
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich (52)
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 5: vs. New York Jets

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NFL London games

Week 5: New York Jets at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 7 3717
Vikings 10 7 0623

at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 7: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 7: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 21 7331
Vikings 10 0 71229

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

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Week 8: Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 14 0 3320
Rams 7 7 7930

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Game information

Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Week 9: Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Vikings 0 0 000

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Standings

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Division

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NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 6 1 0 .857 1–0 5–1 234 134 W5
Green Bay Packers 6 2 0 .750 0–1 2–2 216 170 W4
Minnesota Vikings 5 2 0 .714 1–1 3–2 188 137 L2
Chicago Bears 4 3 0 .571 0–0 2–1 163 119 L1

Conference

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NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Detroit Lions North 6 1 0 .857 1–0 5–1 .462 .455 W5
2 Washington Commanders East 6 2 0 .750 1–0 4–1 .397 .340 W2
3 Atlanta Falcons South 5 3 0 .625 4–0 5–1 .532 .410 W1
4[a] Arizona Cardinals West 4 4 0 .500 2–0 2–3 .617 .448 W2
Wild cards
5 Green Bay Packers North 6 2 0 .750 0–1 2–2 .500 .435 W4
6[b] Minnesota Vikings North 5 2 0 .714 1–1 3–2 .537 .500 L2
7[b] Philadelphia Eagles East 5 2 0 .714 1–0 3–2 .429 .375 W3
In the hunt
8 Chicago Bears North 4 3 0 .571 0–0 2–1 .426 .233 L1
9[c] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 4 4 0 .500 1–2 4–2 .629 .633 L2
10[a][c][d] San Francisco 49ers West 4 4 0 .500 1–2 2–3 .500 .355 W1
11[a][d] Seattle Seahawks West 4 4 0 .500 0–1 1–3 .516 .452 L1
12[e] Los Angeles Rams West 3 4 0 .429 1–1 2–4 .585 .478 W2
13[e] Dallas Cowboys East 3 4 0 .429 1–0 1–3 .491 .417 L2
14[f] New Orleans Saints South 2 6 0 .250 1–2 2–3 .567 .267 L6
15[f] New York Giants East 2 6 0 .250 0–3 1–4 .557 .375 L3
16 Carolina Panthers South 1 7 0 .125 0–2 0–4 .500 .250 L5
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b c Arizona wins tie break over San Francisco and Seattle based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b Minnesota wins tie break over Philadelphia based on strength of victory.
  3. ^ a b Tampa Bay wins tie break over San Francisco based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Seattle (see below).
  4. ^ a b San Francisco wins tie break over Seattle based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b LA Rams wins tie break over Dallas based on conference record.
  6. ^ a b New Orleans wins tie break over NY Giants based on conference record.
  7. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Statistics

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Team leaders

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Category Player(s) Total
Passing yards Sam Darnold 1,111
Passing touchdowns Sam Darnold 11
Rushing yards Aaron Jones 350
Rushing touchdowns Jordan Addison
C. J. Ham
Aaron Jones		 1
Receptions Justin Jefferson 26
Receiving yards Justin Jefferson 450
Receiving touchdowns Justin Jefferson 4
Points Will Reichard 43
Kickoff return yards Myles Gaskin 60
Punt return yards Brandon Powell 36
Tackles Blake Cashman 40
Sacks Patrick Jones II 5.0
Interceptions Camryn Bynum
Kamu Grugier-Hill
Andrew Van Ginkel		 2
Forced fumbles Patrick Jones II
Byron Murphy
Harrison Phillips		 1

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com[9]

League rankings

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Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 32)
Passing offense 1,039 207.8 25th
Rushing offense 577 115.4 28th
Total offense 1,616 323.2 27th
Passing defense 1,315 263.0 23rd
Rushing defense 336 67.2 1st
Total defense 1,651 330.2 7th

Source: ProFootballReference.com[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Jets vs. Vikings (Oct 6, 2024) Live Score". October 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Seifert, Kevin (June 6, 2024). "Minnesota Vikings unveil white alternate uniforms". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Vikings rookie CB Khyree Jackson among 3 killed in crash". ESPN. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Vikings Agree to Terms with 17 Undrafted Free Agents". Vikings.com. April 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Vikings 2024 Undrafted Free Agents Include 4 Offensive Linemen & 9 Defensive Players". Vikings.com. May 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Breech, John (May 8, 2024). "2024 NFL schedule release tentatively set for May 15: How to watch, stream plus top games and what we know". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Peters, Craig (January 11, 2024). "Vikings Designated to Play at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2024". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Minnesota Vikings Statistics & Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 NFL Standings & Team Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
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