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Chiefs Vikings Start 4-0 Without Playoffs
Chiefs and Vikings become first non-playoff teams since 2013 to start 4-0.
In brief
Chiefs and Vikings become first non-playoff teams since 2013 to start 4-0. The Chiefs and Vikings are the first pair of non-playoff teams since 2013 to start 4-0. Originally reported by NBC Sports.
Chiefs Vikings Start 4-0
The NFL has only three 4-0 teams after four weeks. Two of them, the Chiefs and Vikings, didn’t make it to the playoffs in 2025.
First Pair Since 2013
Via NBC Sports research, it’s the first time since 2013 that multiple teams that failed to make the playoffs in the prior season started with 4-0 records.
2013 Comparison
That year, the Chiefs and Saints started 4-0. (In 2012, the Chiefs were 2-14, and the Saints went 7-9.)
2025 Chiefs Record
The 2025 Chiefs went 6-11 after three straight Super Bowl appearances.
2025 Vikings Record
The 2025 Vikings finished 9-8, with five straight wins.
Vikings Streak
Minnesota has the current longest active winning streak in the NFL, with nine in a row.They’ll go for 10 in a row, tying the second-longest winning streak in franchise history, on Sunday at New Orleans.
The big picture
The Chiefs and Vikings are the first pair of non-playoff teams since 2013 to start 4-0.
