Washington Commanders at Minnesota Vikings
WAS2-5-1
6-2MIN
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Sunday 2026-12-27 · 13:00 ET·U.S. Bank Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
Field
dome · sportturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
WAS 7d · MIN 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
WAS form
2-5-1PF 172 · PA 202Home 2-2-1Away 0-3
QB Jayden Daniels 15–14–1 as starter · playoffs 2–1 · last 10: 1–8–1 · since 2024
MIN form
6-2PF 146 · PA 116Home 3-1Away 3-1
QB Carson Wentz 50–50–1 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2016
| WAS | Season efficiency | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| -0.029 | Off EPA / play | -0.162 |
| 40.9 | Off success % | 36.2 |
| 9.1 | Off explosive % | 8.7 |
| 31.1 | 3rd-down conv % | 34.6 |
| 0.024 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.149 |
| 45.9 | Def success % allowed | 37.6 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 16 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
WAS staff
HCDan Quinn0–1 vs O'ConnellOCDavid BloughDCDaronte Jones
4th-down go 24.6% · PROE -1.6 · no-huddle 52.9%
MIN staff
HCKevin O'Connell1–0 vs QuinnOCWes PhillipsDCBrian Flores
4th-down go 16.1% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 9.4%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Dan Quinn0–1Kevin O'ConnellO'Connell leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-07 | WAS @ MIN | 0–31 | 206–317 | Kevin O'Connell |
WAS offense vs MIN defense
David Blough(OC)vsBrian Flores(DC)first career meeting
MIN offense vs WAS defense
Wes Phillips(OC)vsDaronte Jones(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-07 | WAS @ MIN | 0–31 | MIN | Dan Quinn / Kevin O'Connell |
| 2022-11-06 | MIN @ WAS | 20–17 | MIN | Kevin O'Connell / Ron Rivera |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded