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1980 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 317 points (19.8/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 308 points (19.2/g), 11th.
 Differential of 9 points (0.6/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.8/g), 3rd.

Coached by Bud Grant (9-7-0)

1980 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 7 box W 1-0 Atlanta Falcons 24 23 28 448 371 77 1 20 314 156 158 1
2 Sun September 14 box L 1-1 Philadelphia Eagles 7 42 16 207 175 32 1 28 529 280 249 1
3 Sun September 21 box W 2-1 @ Chicago Bears 34 14 12 282 121 161 1 16 266 173 93 3
4 Sun September 28 box L 2-2 @ Detroit Lions 7 27 16 276 217 59 5 23 410 150 260 1
5 Sun October 5 box L 2-3 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 23 20 318 211 107 5 23 411 231 180 2
6 Sun October 12 box W 3-3 Chicago Bears 13 7 16 236 144 92 2 12 234 73 161 6
7 Sun October 19 box L 3-4 @ Cincinnati Bengals 0 14 10 168 113 55 2 25 432 263 169 1
8 Sun October 26 box L 3-5 @ Green Bay Packers 3 16 15 297 212 85 3 18 330 183 147 5
9 Sun November 2 box W 4-5 @ Washington Redskins 39 14 30 401 200 201 20 248 174 74 2
10 Sun November 9 box W 5-5 Detroit Lions 34 0 23 446 346 100 12 178 130 48 5
11 Sun November 16 box W 6-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38 30 26 450 326 124 27 573 486 87 3
12 Sun November 23 box L 6-6 Green Bay Packers 13 25 17 276 187 89 25 443 197 246
13 Sun November 30 box W 7-6 @ New Orleans Saints 23 20 23 268 115 153 2 18 339 236 103 3
14 Sun December 7 box W 8-6 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 10 19 365 247 118 19 348 220 128 2
15 Sun December 14 box W 9-6 Cleveland Browns 28 23 29 530 455 75 21 366 232 134 1
16 Sun December 21 box L 9-7 @ Houston Oilers 16 20 24 362 248 114 4 23 435 216 219 2
Playoffs
Division Sat January 3 box L 9-8 @ Philadelphia Eagles 16 31

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 317 5330 1048 5.1 324 331 574 3688 22 23 6.0 191 433 1642 14 3.8 100 26 3 33
Team Defense 308 5856 1060 5.5 525 283 499 3400 24 24 6.4 170 531 2456 15 4.6 330 38 14 25
Lg Rank Offense 15 11 8 3 3 13 10 10 26 27 18 22 1 1
Lg Rank Defense 11 26 22 16 24 20 11 20 17 25 14 27 13 13

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%
Tommy Kramer 25 QB 15 15 299 522 57.3 3582 19 3.6 23 4.4 76 6.9 5.2 12.0 238.8 72.2 37 214 6.0 4.5 6.6
Steve Dils 25 16 1 32 51 62.7 352 3 5.9 0 0.0 58 6.9 7.5 11.0 22.0 102.7 4 32 5.8 6.4 7.3
Joe Senser 24 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.1 16 331 574 57.7 3934 22 3.8 23 4.0 76 6.9 5.4 11.9 245.9 74.8 41 246 6.0 4.7 6.7
Opp Total 16 283 499 56.7 3400 24 4.8 24 4.8 6.8 5.1 12.0 212.5 73.7 30 244 6.4 4.4

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
Ted Brown 23 FB 16 16 219 912 8 55 4.2 57.0 13.7 62 623 10.0 2 67 3.9 38.9 1535 10 6
Rickey Young 27 RB 16 16 130 351 3 14 2.7 21.9 8.1 64 499 7.8 2 22 4.0 31.2 850 5 2
Tommy Kramer 25 QB 15 15 31 115 1 13 3.7 7.7 2.1 115 1 2
Robert Miller 27 16 0 27 98 1 27 3.6 6.1 1.7 10 19 1.9 0 13 0.6 1.2 117 1 0
Doug Paschal 22 16 0 15 53 1 10 3.5 3.3 0.9 2 18 9.0 0 11 0.1 1.1 71 1 0
Sammy White 26 WR 16 16 4 65 0 45 16.3 4.1 0.3 53 887 16.7 5 50 3.3 55.4 952 5 0
Steve Dils 25 16 1 3 26 0 19 8.7 1.6 0.2 26 0 0
Eddie Payton 29 RET 16 0 2 15 0 8 7.5 0.9 0.1 15 0 3
Ahmad Rashad* 31 WR 16 16 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.5 0.1 69 1095 15.9 5 76 4.3 68.4 1103 5 0
Joe Senser 24 16 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 42 447 10.6 7 58 2.6 27.9 446 7 0
Bob Tucker 35 TE 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 173 11.5 1 25 0.9 10.8 173 1 1
Terry LeCount 24 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 168 12.9 0 21 0.8 10.5 168 0 0
Ron Yary 34 RT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.4 5 0 0
Team Total 27.1 16 433 1642 14 55 3.8 102.6 27.1 331 3934 11.9 22 76 20.7 245.9 5576 36 15
Opp Total 16 531 2456 15 4.6 153.5 33.2 283 3400 12.0 24 17.7 212.5 5856 39 33

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
Eddie Payton 29 RET 16 0 34 251 0 19 7.4 53 1184 0 59 22.3 1450
Doug Paschal 22 16 0 4 66 0 22 16.5 137
Bob Bruer 27 12 0 2 20 0 11 10.0 20
Brent Boyd 23 lg 16 9 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Robert Miller 27 16 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 140
Keith Nord 23 16 0 1 70 1 70 70.0 70
Ron Yary 34 RT 14 14 1 3 0 3 3.0 8
Team Total 27.1 16 34 251 0 19 7.4 63 1386 1 70 22.0 7213
Opp Total 16 42 0 62 1048 0 16.9

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
Greg Coleman 26 P 16 0 81 3139 65 0 38.8
Rick Danmeier 28 K 16 0 1 1 6 6 10 8 9 1 26 16 61.5% 38 33 86.8%
Team Total 27.1 16 1 1 6 6 10 8 9 1 26 16 61.5% 38 33 86.8% 81 3139 65 0 38.8
Opp Total 16 20 12 60.0% 40 32 80.0% 71 2790 39.3

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
Matt Blair*+ 30 LLB 14 14 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ted Brown 23 FB 16 16 6 3 0 0
Larry Brune 27 16 0 2 68 0 52
Bobby Bryant 36 RCB 14 12 3 10 0 7
Tom Hannon 25 SS 16 16 4 89 1 41 1 2 0 0
Randy Holloway 25 RDE 16 16 0 1 0 0 1
Dennis Johnson 22 12 2 0 1 0 0
Kurt Knoff 26 FS 16 16 3 87 1 67
Tommy Kramer 25 QB 15 15 2 2 0 0
Terry LeCount 24 16 0 0 1 0 0
Fred McNeill 28 RLB 16 16 0 3 0 0
Mark Mullaney 27 LDE 16 15 0 1 0 0
Keith Nord 23 16 0 0 3 0 0
Eddie Payton 29 RET 16 0 3 2 0 0
Ahmad Rashad* 31 WR 16 16 0 1 0 0
Scott Studwell 26 MLB 16 14 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 0
Doug Sutherland 32 LDT 16 14 0 1 0 0
Bob Tucker 35 TE 16 13 1 0 0 0
John Turner 24 LCB 16 16 6 22 0 13 0 1 0 0
Sammy White 26 WR 16 16 0 1 0 0
Nate Wright 34 16 4 2 16 0 10
Rickey Young 27 RB 16 16 2 0 0 0
Team Total 27.1 16 24 296 2 67 15 25 0 0 1
Opp Total 16 41 33 19

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
Rick Danmeier 28 K 16 0 33 16 81
Ted Brown 23 FB 16 16 8 2 60
Joe Senser 24 16 0 7 42
Ahmad Rashad* 31 WR 16 16 5 30
Sammy White 26 WR 16 16 5 30
Rickey Young 27 RB 16 16 3 2 30
Tom Hannon 25 SS 16 16 1 6
Kurt Knoff 26 FS 16 16 1 6
Tommy Kramer 25 QB 15 15 1 6
Robert Miller 27 16 0 1 6
Keith Nord 23 16 0 1 6
Doug Paschal 22 16 0 1 6
Bob Tucker 35 TE 16 13 1 6
Randy Holloway 25 RDE 16 16 1 2
Team Total 27.1 16 14 22 1 2 33 16 1 317
Opp Total 16 15 24 32 12 308