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1971 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 245 points (17.5/g), 18th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 139 points (9.9/g), 1st.
Differential of 106 points (7.6/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.1-2.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.1/g), 4th.
Coached by Bud Grant (11-3-0)
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1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Mon | September 20 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Detroit Lions | 16 | 13 | 14 | 275 | 232 | 43 | 4 | 15 | 221 | 61 | 160 | 2 |
| 2 | Sun | September 26 | box | L | 1-1 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 20 | 11 | 230 | 146 | 84 | 1 | 19 | 315 | 239 | 76 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 3 | box | W | 2-1 | Buffalo Bills | 19 | 0 | 23 | 326 | 133 | 193 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 8 | 56 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 10 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 | 15 | 195 | 60 | 135 | 1 | 9 | 172 | 122 | 50 | 4 |
| 5 | Sun | October 17 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 24 | 13 | 17 | 270 | 172 | 98 | 1 | 19 | 342 | 221 | 121 | 5 |
| 6 | Mon | October 25 | box | W | 5-1 | Baltimore Colts | 10 | 3 | 9 | 153 | 86 | 67 | 1 | 16 | 276 | 147 | 129 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 31 | box | W | 6-1 | @ | New York Giants | 17 | 10 | 13 | 278 | 161 | 117 | 2 | 13 | 252 | 127 | 125 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun | November 7 | box | L | 6-2 | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 13 | 10 | 167 | 76 | 91 | 1 | 14 | 222 | 103 | 119 | 5 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 14 | box | W | 7-2 | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 21 | 66 | 1 | 15 | 301 | 56 | 245 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 21 | box | W | 8-2 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 23 | 10 | 20 | 267 | 95 | 172 | 2 | 11 | 258 | 167 | 91 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 28 | box | W | 9-2 | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 7 | 19 | 304 | 47 | 257 | 3 | 4 | 123 | 55 | 68 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 5 | box | L | 9-3 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 30 | 19 | 315 | 173 | 142 | 5 | 21 | 314 | 165 | 149 | 1 |
| 13 | Sat | December 11 | box | W | 10-3 | Detroit Lions | 29 | 10 | 7 | 134 | 21 | 113 | 2 | 17 | 236 | 129 | 107 | 5 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 19 | box | W | 11-3 | @ | Chicago Bears | 27 | 10 | 16 | 349 | 232 | 117 | 3 | 14 | 310 | 206 | 104 | 4 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 25 | box | L | 11-4 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 20 | 17 | 311 | 210 | 101 | 5 | 10 | 183 | 85 | 98 | ||