| 2004 Minnesota Vikings season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Red McCombs |
| General manager | Rob Brzezinski |
| Head coach | Mike Tice |
| Home field | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC North |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 31–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 14–27 |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Daunte Culpepper C Matt Birk |
| All-Pros | DT Kevin Williams |
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The 2004 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 44th in the National Football League. The Vikings finished the 2004 season going 3–7 over the final 10 weeks, just like they did in 2003; however, they made the playoffs with an overall 8–8 record. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper amassed MVP-level statistics, throwing for 4,717 passing yards (leading the NFL), 39 passing touchdowns (a franchise record) and 5,123 total yards (an NFL record).
In the wildcard round of the playoffs, the Vikings defeated their rival Green Bay Packers 31–17 in their first ever playoff meeting, making them the second team in NFL history to have a .500 record (8–8) in the regular season and win a playoff game (following the St. Louis Rams, who had beaten the Seattle Seahawks the previous day). In the divisional round, the Vikings were defeated 27–14 by the eventual NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles and did not return to the playoffs for four years.
Following the season, Randy Moss was traded to the Oakland Raiders; he returned briefly to the Vikings in 2010.