# Chiefs Vikings Start 4-0 Without Playoffs

> Chiefs and Vikings become first non-playoff teams since 2013 to start 4-0.
- Title: Chiefs Vikings Start 4-0 Without Playoffs · NBC Sports
- Summary: 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…
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- Published: 2026-10-09T23:30:09.064+00:00
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

The Chiefs and Vikings are the first pair of non-playoff teams since 2013 to start 4-0.