The Minnesota Vikings are the NFL’s last unbeaten team. Minnesota ground out a 16-10 win over the Indianapolis Colts at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday 25 October 2026, moving to 6-0 in Week 7 while the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers both lost their perfect records, according to the Week 7 scoreboard carried by multiple outlets and PFF’s game recap.
It was not pretty, and that may be the point. Minnesota’s offence finished with 275 total yards, but its defence allowed just 215 yards, recorded an interception and sacked Colts quarterback Daniel Jones four times, according to the Bears’ Week 7 NFC North recap. In a league built on explosive plays, the Vikings are winning in an old-school way.
Defence wins the day
The Vikings trailed 7-0 after the first quarter and led only 6-3 at one stage, but they never panicked. Jordan Mason rushed for 68 yards on 15 carries on his return, while linebacker Blake Cashman starred with 12 tackles and two sacks, according to reports of the game. Justin Jefferson was limited to four receptions, yet Minnesota still found a way to close the game out in the fourth quarter, scoring 10 unanswered points.
Indianapolis, by contrast, could not sustain drives when it mattered. The Colts’ passing game never found rhythm against a Vikings front that kept Jones under pressure all afternoon. The visitors finished with 217 yards in PFF’s account of the game, a small difference in total yardage that still reflected Minnesota’s control of field position.
Last team standing
The significance of the win grew as Sunday night unfolded. Seattle’s 20-3 win over Kansas City meant the Chiefs fell to 5-1, and Atlanta’s win over San Francisco ended the 49ers’ unbeaten start too. The NFL itself noted after the late game that the Vikings were now, in its words, “the final undefeated team.”
Minnesota now leads the NFC North at 6-0, ahead of Chicago at 5-2 and Detroit at 4-2, according to the divisional standings published after Week 7. That is a two-game advantage in the loss column over Detroit, in one of the league’s toughest divisions.
What comes next
Unbeaten runs invite pressure, and the Vikings will know it. Their offence has not always fired this season, and better teams will test a unit that has relied heavily on its defence. But 6-0 is 6-0, and no other team in the NFL can say it. The Vikings have earned the right to be talked about as genuine contenders, not just early-season surprises, and their next test will come with every opponent now treating them as the team to beat.
