2015 Minnesota Vikings season
Date Player name Position Previous team Contract terms
February 18 , 2015 Brandon Bostick TE Green Bay Packers Claimed off waivers
March 11 , 2015 Shaun Hill QB St. Louis Rams 2 years / $ 6.5 million
March 13 , 2015 Mike Wallace WR Miami Dolphins Acquired in trade
March 19 , 2015 DuJuan Harris RB Green Bay Packers 1 year / $ 660,000
March 24 , 2015 Casey Matthews LB Philadelphia Eagles 1 years / $ 825,000
March 24 , 2015 Taylor Mays S Cincinnati Bengals 1 year / $ 795,000
March 26 , 2015 Babatunde Aiyegbusi OL Dresden Monarchs ( GFL ) 3 years / $ 1.575 million
March 27 , 2015 Terence Newman CB Cincinnati Bengals 1 year / $ 2.25 million
April 2 , 2015 Mike Kafka QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 year / $ 660,000
April 2 , 2015 Caesar Rayford DE Montreal Alouettes ( CFL ) 1 year / $ 660,000
April 6 , 2015 Kevin McDermott LS Baltimore Ravens 2 years / $ 1.26 million
May 11 , 2015 Isaac Fruechte WR Minnesota Golden Gophers ( NCAA ) 3 years / $ 1.575 million
June 9 , 2015 Chrishon Rose DT East Carolina Pirates ( NCAA )
July 24 , 2015 Josh Thomas CB Detroit Lions
August 1 , 2015 Ryan Whalen WR Cincinnati Bengals
August 14 , 2015 Greg Hickman DT Detroit Lions
October 6 , 2015 Nick Easton C San Francisco 49ers Acquired in trade
Offseason -- Roster changes
Re-signings Date Player name Position Contract terms March 8 , 2015 Tom Johnson DE 3 years / $ 7 million March 10 , 2015 Matt Asiata RB 1 year / $ 800,000 March 11 , 2015 Joe Berger C 2 years / $ 2.155 million Cullen Loeffler LS 1 year / $ 1.05 million March 17 , 2015 Mike Harris OT 1 year / $ 1.542 million July 4 , 2015 John Sullivan C 3 years / $ 16.7 million July 26 , 2015 Blair Walsh K 4 year / $ 14 million
The 2015 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 55th season in the National Football League and their second under head coach Mike Zimmer. It marked the last season in which the Vikings played their home games at the University of Minnesota's on-campus TCF Bank Stadium, before moving into U.S. Bank Stadium, which opened in July 2016, located on the site of the now-demolished Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Vikings improved on their 7-9 record from 2014 and clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2012. They also won their first NFC North title since 2009 with a Week 17 victory at the Packers. As a result, they hosted the Seattle Seahawks in the wild card round of the 2015-16 NFL playoffs, but lost 10-9 after kicker Blair Walsh missed a potential game-winning 27-yard field goal in the final seconds.