2011 Minnesota Vikings season

The 2011 Minnesota Vikings season will be the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League, and the first full season under head coach Leslie Frazier, who served as the team's interim head coach for the final six games of the 2010 season. It will also mark the first season with new starting quarterback Donovan McNabb. The team hopes to improve on their 6–10 record from 2010 and knock off the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, but stumbled out of the gate, going 2–6 before their bye week.

2011 NFL Draft
After finishing with a 6–10 record in the 2010 season, the Vikings were allocated the 12th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. During the 2010 season, they traded their 3rd round pick – as well as a 7th round pick in the 2012 Draft – to the New England Patriots in exchange for WR Randy Moss. They also received a 5th round pick and a conditional 2012 7th round pick from the New York Giants in exchange for RB Darius Reynaud and QB Sage Rosenfels; however, they traded away the 2011 5th round pick to the Cleveland Browns for two 6th round picks.

Schedule
The Vikings' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.

Schedule

 * COLOR KEY & NOTES:
 * Team names in bold indicate Vikings' home games.
 * Yellow indicates that the game time is subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders
