Wk 11 · 2026
Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers — Sun, Nov 22
Sun, Nov 22 ·
Estadio Banorte, Mexico City
· NBC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 37 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC North · 5-0
vs
8:20pET
SF -3.5 · total 46.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential SF by 2.3
NFC West · 5-0
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings. Neither team is at home for this one: it is played at a neutral site. NFL Mexico City Game.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
no home-field adjustment at a neutral site.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Vikings form
W 23-13at NOW 15-10vs MIAW 23-16at TBW 9-3at CHIW 39-22vs GB
2026 season
49ers form
W 32-29at SEAW 24-14vs DENW 36-30vs ARIW 35-13vs MIAW 27-7at LAR
2026 season
Vikings this season
Straight up5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
49ers this season
Straight up5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Vikings | 49ers |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphins AFC | vs W 15-10 preview | vs W 35-13 preview |
| Falcons NFC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Commanders NFC | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Vikings leads 6–4 · Vikings has won the last 2
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.5 points toward Vikings
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-09-15 | 49ers 17 — 23 Vikings | at MIN | Vikings |
| 2023 | 2023-10-23 | 49ers 17 — 22 Vikings | at MIN | Vikings |
| 2021 | 2021-11-28 | Vikings 26 — 34 49ers | at SF | 49ers |
| 2019 | 2020-01-11 | Vikings 10 — 27 49ers | at SF | 49ers playoffs |
| 2018 | 2018-09-09 | 49ers 16 — 24 Vikings | at MIN | Vikings |
| 2015 | 2015-09-14 | Vikings 3 — 20 49ers | at SF | 49ers |
| 2012 | 2012-09-23 | 49ers 13 — 24 Vikings | at MIN | Vikings |
| 2009 | 2009-09-27 | 49ers 24 — 27 Vikings | at MIN | Vikings |
| 2007 | 2007-12-09 | Vikings 27 — 7 49ers | at SF | Vikings |
| 2006 | 2006-11-05 | Vikings 3 — 9 49ers | at SF | 49ers |
Vikings leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Kyler Murray QB #1 | 45/71, 433 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Carson Wentz QB #11 | 23/39, 276 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Aaron Jones Sr. RB #33 | 72 CAR, 297 YDS, 1 TD |
| Jordan Mason RB #27 | 15 CAR, 59 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Kyler Murray QB #1 | 10 CAR, 42 YDS | |
| Receiving | T.J. Hockenson TE #87 | 22 REC, 195 YDS, 1 TD |
| Justin Jefferson WR #18 | 13 REC, 179 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jordan Addison WR #3 | 11 REC, 163 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Aaron Jones Sr. RB #33 | 9 REC, 68 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Blake Cashman LB #51 | 33 |
| Joshua Metellus S #44 | 25 | |
| Eric Wilson LB #55 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Dallas Turner LB #15 | 5.5 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel LB #43 | 3 | |
| Blake Cashman LB #51 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Andrew Van Ginkel LB #43 | 1 |
| Byron Murphy Jr. CB #7 | 1 | |
| Isaiah Rodgers CB #2 | 1 |
49ers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Brock Purdy QB #13 | 79/113, 1007 YDS, 11 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Christian McCaffrey RB #23 | 50 CAR, 218 YDS, 4 TD |
| Brock Purdy QB #13 | 20 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Kaelon Black RB #26 | 31 CAR, 120 YDS | |
| Receiving | George Kittle TE #85 | 16 REC, 244 YDS, 4 TD |
| Mike Evans WR #5 | 17 REC, 213 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. WR #19 | 14 REC, 185 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Christian McCaffrey RB #23 | 16 REC, 122 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Fred Warner LB #54 | 40 |
| Dre Greenlaw LB #57 | 34 | |
| Ji'Ayir Brown S #27 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Keion White DE #56 | 2 |
| Ogbo Okoronkwo LB #59 | 1 | |
| Romello Height DE #94 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Renardo Green CB #0 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.