The Minnesota Vikings host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday
Head to Head Record – 24-25-1
Vikings Home Record v 49ers – 16-9
Streak – W1
Most Points Scored – 45, 45-14 on 9/29/1963
Widest Margin of Victory – 31, 45-14 on 9/26/1963
Most Recent Matchup – Vikings 22 – 49ers 17, 10/23/23 (Cam Bynum’s 2 INTs
My 2024 Prediction Record: 1-0, with an easy win to start the year.
Interesting Tidbits from the Vikings Weekly Release:
- The Vikings are going for home win #280 on Sunday. Only the Steelers (300) and Broncos (281) have more since the 1970 NFL Merger.
- The Vikings are going for their 8th straight home victory against the 49ers. They haven’t lost to them in Minnesota since 1992.
- Justin Jefferson needs 4 receptions for 400 in his career. He will brake the franchise record for fastest to 400 with this week being his 62nd game. Randy Moss currently has that record at 78 games.
- Sunday’s 22 point win was the Vikings first 20+ point margin of victory since 2019.
- Andrew Van Ginkel’s TD was the teams first Pick-6 since Harrison Smith did it in January of 2022.
How I see it playing out:
I wrote in the Vikes Views yesterday my thoughts on how closely these teams are matched. The 49ers started a little slow against the Jets last week and then destroyed A A Ron and company. It was nice to see for my personal rooting interests, but proves the 49ers are once again a top contender in the NFC. The Vikings actually matchup very well against the 49ers because of the elite OT pairing in Minnesota. Jordan Addison likely being out, give me major cause for concern. However, last year the team was able to win without Justin Jefferson. So, it isn’t an impossible task at all. I don’t see the win coming, but I won’t be shocked if it does.
San Francisco 23 – Vikings 16
