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1976 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 11-2-1, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1976 NFC Champions
Scored 305 points (21.8/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 176 points (12.6/g), 2nd.
Differential of 129 points (9.2/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 11.0-3.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.
Coached by Bud Grant (11-2-1)
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1976 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 12 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 40 | 9 | 28 | 449 | 276 | 173 | 1 | 9 | 132 | 82 | 50 | 3 |
| 2 | Sun | September 19 | box | T | 1-0-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 10 | 20 | 363 | 289 | 74 | 3 | 25 | 394 | 133 | 261 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | box | W | 2-0-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 10 | 9 | 10 | 168 | 52 | 116 | 14 | 251 | 150 | 101 | 2 | |
| 4 | Mon | October 4 | box | W | 3-0-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 6 | 11 | 178 | 26 | 152 | 4 | 12 | 225 | 52 | 173 | 6 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | box | W | 4-0-1 | Chicago Bears | 20 | 19 | 16 | 287 | 176 | 111 | 2 | 19 | 329 | 94 | 235 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | box | W | 5-0-1 | New York Giants | 24 | 7 | 23 | 361 | 252 | 109 | 3 | 12 | 209 | 122 | 87 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | box | W | 6-0-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 12 | 27 | 491 | 249 | 242 | 2 | 17 | 282 | 121 | 161 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 31 | box | L | 6-1-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 13 | 14 | 23 | 354 | 248 | 106 | 2 | 7 | 173 | 38 | 135 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun | November 7 | box | W | 7-1-1 | Detroit Lions | 31 | 23 | 19 | 430 | 347 | 83 | 4 | 26 | 399 | 191 | 208 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | box | W | 8-1-1 | Seattle Seahawks | 27 | 21 | 29 | 424 | 244 | 180 | 15 | 386 | 278 | 108 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | box | W | 9-1-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 10 | 17 | 251 | 151 | 100 | 2 | 13 | 228 | 82 | 146 | 4 |
| 12 | Mon | November 29 | box | L | 9-2-1 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 20 | 16 | 282 | 169 | 113 | 17 | 331 | 14 | 317 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 5 | box | W | 10-2-1 | Green Bay Packers | 20 | 9 | 29 | 413 | 195 | 218 | 3 | 8 | 144 | 85 | 59 | ||
| 14 | Sat | December 11 | box | W | 11-2-1 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 29 | 7 | 26 | 407 | 181 | 226 | 3 | 13 | 188 | 133 | 55 | 2 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 18 | box | W | 12-2-1 | Washington Redskins | 35 | 20 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | December 26 | box | W | 13-2-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 13 | |||||||||||
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 9 | box | L | 13-3-1 | N | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 32 | ||||||||||