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1974 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1974 NFC Champions
Scored 310 points (22.1/g), 5th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 195 points (13.9/g), 3rd.
Differential of 115 points (8.2/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.5-3.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.8/g), 3rd.
Coached by Bud Grant (10-4-0)
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1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 15 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 32 | 17 | 20 | 262 | 97 | 165 | 2 | 12 | 191 | 95 | 96 | 4 |
| 2 | Sun | September 22 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | Detroit Lions | 7 | 6 | 14 | 253 | 119 | 134 | 2 | 9 | 162 | 39 | 123 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 29 | box | W | 3-0 | Chicago Bears | 11 | 7 | 16 | 303 | 165 | 138 | 3 | 18 | 279 | 162 | 117 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 6 | box | W | 4-0 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 23 | 21 | 18 | 376 | 265 | 111 | 16 | 273 | 129 | 144 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 13 | box | W | 5-0 | Houston Oilers | 51 | 10 | 25 | 502 | 357 | 145 | 11 | 185 | 129 | 56 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 20 | box | L | 5-1 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 20 | 25 | 371 | 210 | 161 | 2 | 23 | 358 | 276 | 82 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 27 | box | L | 5-2 | New England Patriots | 14 | 17 | 20 | 371 | 257 | 114 | 3 | 18 | 394 | 218 | 176 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 3 | box | W | 6-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 17 | 0 | 17 | 269 | 79 | 190 | 2 | 10 | 158 | 100 | 58 | 3 |
| 9 | Mon | November 11 | box | W | 7-2 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 24 | 18 | 304 | 126 | 178 | 1 | 23 | 436 | 341 | 95 | 3 |
| 10 | Sun | November 17 | box | L | 7-3 | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 19 | 14 | 284 | 210 | 74 | 2 | 20 | 393 | 191 | 202 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 24 | box | L | 7-4 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 20 | 18 | 301 | 214 | 87 | 1 | 25 | 380 | 268 | 112 | 1 |
| 12 | Sun | December 1 | box | W | 8-4 | New Orleans Saints | 29 | 9 | 19 | 405 | 308 | 97 | 1 | 13 | 226 | 81 | 145 | ||
| 13 | Sat | December 7 | box | W | 9-4 | Atlanta Falcons | 23 | 10 | 18 | 252 | 104 | 148 | 1 | 15 | 191 | 75 | 116 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sat | December 14 | box | W | 10-4 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 35 | 15 | 22 | 358 | 244 | 114 | 2 | 17 | 281 | 198 | 83 | 3 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 21 | box | W | 11-4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 14 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | December 29 | box | W | 12-4 | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 10 | |||||||||||
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 12 | box | L | 12-5 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||