Week 9 · NFL

Buffalo Bills vs Minnesota Vikings prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Buffalo Bills a 57% chance to beat Minnesota Vikings in this NFL matchup. Updated August 4, 2026.

#5 AFC East

Buffalo Bills

85% to make the playoffs

@

#19 NFC North

Minnesota Vikings

27% to make the playoffs

The model's read

SpreadBuffalo Bills −2.5Model
Projected scoreBuffalo Bills 23 — Minnesota Vikings 21

A coin flip. The model nudges Buffalo Bills by a field goal — 57% to win.

Chaos meter85 · TOSS-UP
85/ 100
CalmMayhem

Buffalo Bills

57%

to win

Minnesota Vikings

43%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Buffalo Bills
vs
Minnesota Vikings
#3Offense · EPA/play#28
#13Defense · EPA/play#4
#2Success rate#23

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

7 meetings since 1999

Buffalo Bills leads 4–3

Last met 2022 · Buffalo Bills 30–33 Minnesota Vikings— Minnesota Vikings won

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