Record 6–10 Playoff finish did not qualify Start date 1990 | Division place 5th NFC Central Head coach Jerry Burns General manager Mike Lynn | |
Home field Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome People also search for 1986 Minnesota Vikings season |
The 1990 Minnesota Vikings season was the 30th year season for the Minnesota Vikings and the 71st regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of six wins and ten losses. After beginning the season 1–1, the Vikings dropped their next five games and found themselves at 1–6. However, they caught fire mid-season with a five-game winning streak to even their record at 6–6 (including a 41–13 thumping of the eventual NFC Central champion Chicago Bears in Week 12). While being in the thick of the wild card race, the Vikings suddenly fell apart with a four-game losing streak to finish at 6–10.
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It was Cris Carter's first season with the team as well as John Randle's first in the league after being undrafted.
Injuries to the defense and a lackluster season from Herschel Walker were the story of the team's season.