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1966 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 292 points (20.9/g), 9th of 15 in the NFL.
 Allowed 304 points (21.7/g), 8th.
 Differential of -12 points (-0.9/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 6.7-7.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 13th.

Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (4-9-1)

1966 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 11 box T 0-0-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 20 20 298 72 226 1 18 307 203 104 1
2 Sun September 18 box L 0-1-1 Baltimore Colts 23 38 18 337 157 180 3 14 346 237 109 2
3 Sun September 25 box L 0-2-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 17 28 25 389 247 142 1 18 314 166 148
4 Sun October 2 box L 0-3-1 Chicago Bears 10 13 16 284 169 115 3 11 283 179 104 2
5 Sun October 16 box W 1-3-1 Los Angeles Rams 35 7 20 378 313 65 1 13 230 146 84 3
6 Sun October 23 box L 1-4-1 @ Baltimore Colts 17 20 24 317 181 136 1 20 347 201 146 2
7 Sun October 30 box W 2-4-1 San Francisco 49ers 28 3 29 559 313 246 2 10 154 105 49 3
8 Sun November 6 box W 3-4-1 @ Green Bay Packers 20 17 20 290 164 126 18 292 134 158 1
9 Sun November 13 box L 3-5-1 Detroit Lions 31 32 15 232 83 149 5 16 268 218 50 4
10 Sun November 20 box L 3-6-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 6 21 10 186 43 143 4 15 228 130 98 1
11 Sun November 27 box L 3-7-1 Green Bay Packers 16 28 18 322 194 128 2 20 304 140 164 1
12 Sun December 4 box L 3-8-1 Atlanta Falcons 13 20 16 270 161 109 6 10 187 114 73
13 Sun December 11 box W 4-8-1 @ Detroit Lions 28 16 19 317 206 111 3 16 282 150 132 2
14 Sun December 18 box L 4-9-1 @ Chicago Bears 28 41 29 460 245 215 4 14 380 113 267

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 292 4639 1013 4.6 279 216 417 2548 18 22 5.5 132 551 2091 15 3.8 126 36 14 21
Team Defense 304 3922 828 4.7 341 206 391 2236 13 14 5.4 116 412 1686 15 4.1 213 22 8 12
Lg Rank Offense 9 4 3 6 7 7 7 7 1 3 5 9 7 8
Lg Rank Defense 8 5 3 4 2 2 15 9 5 7 10 9 15 14

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Fran Tarkenton 26 QB 14 12 192 358 53.6 2561 17 4.7 16 4.5 68 7.2 5.6 13.3 182.9 73.8
Bob Berry 24 3 1 13 37 35.1 215 1 2.7 5 13.5 52 5.8 0.0 16.5 71.7 25.0
Ron Vander Kelen 27 3 1 10 20 50.0 147 0 0.0 1 5.0 43 7.4 5.1 14.7 49.0 53.5
Bill Brown 28 FB 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Phil King 30 14 0 1 1 100.0 9 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 9.0 9.0 9.0 0.6 104.2
Team Total 25.5 14 216 417 51.8 2932 18 4.3 22 5.3 68 7.0 5.1 13.6 209.4 67.0
Opp Total 14 206 391 52.7 2236 13 3.3 14 3.6 5.7 4.4 10.9 159.7 66.0 25 190 5.4 3.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Bill Brown 28 FB 14 14 251 829 6 33 3.3 59.2 17.9 37 359 9.7 0 56 2.6 25.6 1188 6 4
Dave Osborn 23 14 0 87 344 1 25 4.0 24.6 6.2 15 141 9.4 2 38 1.1 10.1 485 3 2
Fran Tarkenton 26 QB 14 12 62 376 4 28 6.1 26.9 4.4 376 4 8
Tommy Mason 27 HB 7 6 58 235 2 52 4.1 33.6 8.3 7 39 5.6 1 17 1.0 5.6 274 3 6
Jim Lindsey 22 14 0 57 146 1 14 2.6 10.4 4.1 20 250 12.5 2 46 1.4 17.9 396 3 3
Phil King 30 14 0 17 40 0 12 2.4 2.9 1.2 2 24 12.0 1 18 0.1 1.7 64 1 0
Billy Ray Barnes 31 2 0 5 16 1 4 3.2 8.0 2.5 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.5 10.0 36 1 0
Bobby Walden 28 P 14 0 5 82 0 45 16.4 5.9 0.4 82 0 1
Ron Vander Kelen 27 3 1 4 19 0 15 4.8 6.3 1.3 19 0 2
Bob Berry 24 3 1 3 12 0 5 4.0 4.0 1.0 12 0 0
Preston Carpenter 32 TE 12 12 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -0.8 0.1 27 487 18.0 4 52 2.3 40.6 477 4 0
Jeff Williams 23 3 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.7 0.3 2 0 1
Paul Flatley* 25 WR 13 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 50 777 15.5 3 41 3.8 59.8 777 3 0
Red Phillips 30 WR 12 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 554 17.3 3 68 2.7 46.2 554 3 0
Tom Hall 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 271 11.8 2 30 1.6 19.4 271 2 1
Lance Rentzel 23 RET 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 10 5.0 0 8 0.2 1.1 10 0 1
Team Total 25.5 14 551 2091 15 52 3.8 149.4 39.4 216 2932 13.6 18 68 15.4 209.4 5023 33 33
Opp Total 14 412 1686 15 4.1 120.4 29.4 206 2236 10.9 13 14.7 159.7 3922 28 24

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Lance Rentzel 23 RET 9 0 11 16 0 14 1.5 9 181 0 28 20.1 207
Mike Fitzgerald 25 RET 9 0 14 301 0 30 21.5 301
Ed Sharockman 27 RCB 11 10 9 95 0 76 10.6 95
Tom Hall 26 14 0 7 141 0 27 20.1 412
Jeff Williams 23 3 0 4 -2 0 4 -0.5 3 61 0 26 20.3 61
Jim Young 23 4 0 2 7 0 6 3.5 5 105 0 25 21.0 112
Phil King 30 14 0 6 78 0 26 13.0 142
Jim Lindsey 22 14 0 2 4 0 4 2.0 4 79 0 22 19.8 479
Tommy Mason 27 HB 7 6 3 9 0 6 3.0 283
Dave Osborn 23 14 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 504
George Rose 24 10 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Milt Sunde* 24 LG 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Roy Winston 26 LLB 12 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
Team Total 25.5 14 31 129 0 76 4.2 52 987 0 30 19.0 6139
Opp Total 14 28 0 50 1203 1 24.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Fred Cox 28 K 14 0 3 3 7 7 10 5 11 3 2 33 18 54.5% 34 34 100.0%
Bobby Walden 28 P 14 0 60 2463 70 0 41.1
Team Total 25.5 14 3 3 7 7 10 5 11 3 2 33 18 54.5% 34 34 100.0% 60 2463 70 0 41.1
Opp Total 14 41 24 58.5% 33 32 97.0% 72 2923 40.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Grady Alderman* 28 LT 14 14 0 3 0 0
Bob Berry 24 3 1 0 1 0 0
Bill Brown 28 FB 14 14 4 1 0 0
Doug Davis 22 RT 13 12 0 1 0 0
Carl Eller 24 LDE 14 14 0 4 0 0
Mike Fitzgerald 25 RET 9 0 1 18 0 18
Dale Hackbart 28 RS 14 13 5 73 1 41
Tom Hall 26 14 0 1 1 0 0
Karl Kassulke 25 LS 14 14 2 30 0 30 0 2 0 0
Jim Lindsey 22 14 0 3 2 0 0
Earsell Mackbee 25 LCB 14 14 2 27 0 17
Tommy Mason 27 HB 7 6 6 0 0 0
Dave Osborn 23 14 0 2 1 3 0
Lance Rentzel 23 RET 9 0 1 0 0 0
George Rose 24 10 0 1 17 0 17 1 1 0 0
Ed Sharockman 27 RCB 11 10 1 38 0 38 2 2 -3 0
Fran Tarkenton 26 QB 14 12 8 4 0 0
Mick Tingelhoff*+ 26 C 14 14 1 0 -24 0
Ron Vander Kelen 27 3 1 2 1 0 0
Bobby Walden 28 P 14 0 1 1 0 0
Lonnie Warwick 24 MLB 12 12 2 27 0 23 0 1 0 0
Jeff Williams 23 3 0 1 0 0 0
Roy Winston 26 LLB 12 12 0 1 10 0
Team Total 25.5 14 14 230 1 41 33 27 -14 0
Opp Total 14 45 24 16 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Fred Cox 28 K 14 0 34 18 88
Bill Brown 28 FB 14 14 6 36
Preston Carpenter 32 TE 12 12 4 24
Fran Tarkenton 26 QB 14 12 4 24
Paul Flatley* 25 WR 13 12 3 18
Jim Lindsey 22 14 0 1 2 18
Tommy Mason 27 HB 7 6 2 1 18
Dave Osborn 23 14 0 1 2 18
Red Phillips 30 WR 12 10 3 18
Tom Hall 26 14 0 2 12
Billy Ray Barnes 31 2 0 1 6
Dale Hackbart 28 RS 14 13 1 6
Phil King 30 14 0 1 6
Team Total 25.5 14 15 18 1 34 18 292
Opp Total 14 15 13 1 32 24 1 304