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1962 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 2-11-1, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 254 points (18.1/g), 13th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 410 points (29.3/g), 14th.
 Differential of -156 points (-11.1/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 3.4-10.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 13th.

Simple Rating System: Total -6.7, Offense: -0.8, Defense: -6.0, SoS: 4.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Norm Van Brocklin

Training Camp: Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minnesota)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 boxscore L 0-1 @ Green Bay Packers 7 34 14 177 48 129 7 15 308 123 185 1
2 Sun September 23 boxscore L 0-2 Baltimore Colts 7 34 13 173 122 51 3 20 348 195 153 2
3 Sun September 30 boxscore L 0-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 7 21 15 259 116 143 5 16 261 57 204 2
4 Sun October 7 boxscore L 0-4 Chicago Bears 0 13 16 259 130 129 5 12 249 135 114
5 Sun October 14 boxscore L 0-5 Green Bay Packers 21 48 15 306 260 46 3 29 506 297 209 1
6 Sun October 21 boxscore W 1-5 @ Los Angeles Rams 38 14 23 407 193 214 3 12 170 129 41 4
7 Sun October 28 boxscore W 2-5 Philadelphia Eagles 31 21 17 359 172 187 1 18 404 314 90 5
8 Sun November 4 boxscore L 2-6 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 31 39 15 319 240 79 2 29 439 227 212 1
9 Sun November 11 boxscore L 2-7 @ Chicago Bears 30 31 13 290 147 143 3 22 347 259 88 8
10 Sun November 18 boxscore L 2-8 Detroit Lions 6 17 13 180 107 73 3 18 358 223 135 3
11 Sun November 25 boxscore T 2-8-1 Los Angeles Rams 24 24 21 413 253 160 4 22 450 278 172 2
12 Sun December 2 boxscore L 2-9-1 San Francisco 49ers 12 35 18 350 234 116 3 15 360 255 105 1
13 Sun December 9 boxscore L 2-10-1 @ Detroit Lions 23 37 15 371 168 203 10 16 325 180 145 6
14 Sun December 16 boxscore L 2-11-1 @ Baltimore Colts 17 42 15 217 26 191 2 22 576 451 125 7