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1981 Minnesota Vikings Game Log

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Record: 7-9-0, 4th in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bud Grant (7-9-0)

Points For: 325 (20.3/g) 13th of 28

Points Against: 369 (23.1/g) 21st of 28

Expected W-L: 6.8-9.2

SRS: -2.04 (18th of 28), SOS: .71

Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns

Defensive Coordinator: Bob Hollway

Other Notable Asst.: Floyd Reese (Linebackers) and Les Steckel (Wide Receivers)

Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium

Principal Owner/President: Max Winter

General Manager: Mike Lynn

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +2500

Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sat	September 5	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	21	37	63	343	1	2	2	18	5.7	5.3	58.7	65.8	27	100	3.7	0	2	2	1	1	5	199
2	Mon	September 14	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	10	36	23	50	227	0	1	8	67	5.9	3.9	46.0	51.0	19	42	2.2	0	1	1	1	1	7	274
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	26	24	25	43	312	2	2	2	21	7.7	6.9	58.1	76.9	21	94	4.5	1	2	2	2	3	7	352
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	30	13	19	34	253	2	0	0	0	7.4	7.4	55.9	99.3	32	157	4.9	0	3	4	3	3	0	0
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	24	21	20	38	211	2	1	1	12	5.9	5.4	52.6	75.7	34	134	3.9	1	1	1	3	3	9	367
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	33	31	27	43	433	4	2	1	11	10.3	9.8	62.8	108.0	30	93	3.1	0	2	2	3	4	3	146
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	35	23	24	46	240	4	0	2	17	5.6	5.0	52.2	96.3	23	94	4.1	1	0	0	5	5	8	283
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	17	30	25	55	318	2	2	3	25	6.2	5.5	45.5	61.0	17	69	4.1	0	1	1	2	2	6	257
9	Mon	November 2	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	17	19	22	36	223	0	1	1	7	6.4	6.0	61.1	67.2	22	102	4.6	2	1	2	2	2	7	299
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	25	10	24	41	221	1	2	1	7	5.6	5.3	58.5	61.1	46	205	4.5	1	3	3	2	2	4	155
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	20	10	19	40	287	1	0	0	0	7.2	7.2	47.5	79.9	23	70	3.0	1	2	2	2	2	6	295
12	Mon	November 23	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	30	31	24	47	330	4	4	0	0	7.0	7.0	51.1	66.8	22	130	5.9	0	0	1	4	4	6	245
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	23	35	38	55	376	2	5	1	8	7.0	6.7	69.1	62.4	11	28	2.5	1	1	1	2	3	6	218
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	9	10	21	36	254	1	2	2	14	7.4	6.7	58.3	66.2	19	38	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	7	282
15	Sat	December 12	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	7	45	17	44	144	1	4	3	11	3.5	3.1	38.6	17.6	22	72	3.3	0	0	1	1	1	4	170
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	L			Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	17	38	161	0	1	2	16	4.7	4.0	44.7	46.1	23	84	3.7	0	2	2	0	0	3	104

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sat	September 5	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	21	8	22	108	1	0	0	0	4.9	4.9	36.4	68.0	28	111	4.0	1	0	1	3	3	9	385
2	Mon	September 14	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	10	36	12	25	161	3	1	1	9	6.8	6.2	48.0	91.8	33	149	4.5	0	1	1	3	5	8	285
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	26	24	14	26	232	0	1	0	0	8.9	8.9	53.8	68.1	42	172	4.1	3	1	2	3	3	7	235
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	30	13	22	40	245	1	0	8	58	7.6	5.1	55.0	81.8	19	71	3.7	0	2	3	1	1	4	51
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	24	21	26	43	307	2	1	0	0	7.1	7.1	60.5	88.0	31	89	2.9	1	0	1	3	3	8	254
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	33	31	20	38	305	2	0	1	5	8.2	7.8	52.6	96.9	29	120	4.1	2	1	2	4	4	4	66
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	35	23	29	44	298	2	2	3	32	7.5	6.3	65.9	81.4	26	105	4.0	1	1	1	2	3	4	58
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	17	30	13	26	182	2	2	1	9	7.3	6.7	50.0	66.5	40	138	3.5	1	3	4	3	3	3	38
9	Mon	November 2	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	17	19	16	30	182	1	1	3	19	6.7	5.5	53.3	69.0	37	147	4.0	1	2	3	1	2	4	65
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	25	10	13	27	150	1	0	1	4	5.7	5.4	48.1	77.7	15	43	2.9	0	1	2	1	1	6	150
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	20	10	19	39	198	0	2	5	46	6.3	4.5	48.7	42.5	39	116	3.0	1	1	1	1	1	6	129
12	Mon	November 23	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	30	31	21	32	193	3	0	2	20	6.7	5.7	65.6	113.2	37	149	4.0	0	1	1	4	4	6	146
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	23	35	18	33	294	3	2	0	0	8.9	8.9	54.5	89.7	41	115	2.8	2	0	0	5	5	5	86
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	9	10	4	11	69	1	2	4	33	9.3	4.6	36.4	49.2	51	175	3.4	0	1	2	1	1	6	143
15	Sat	December 12	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	7	45	18	29	271	3	1	3	24	10.2	8.5	62.1	112.9	35	205	5.9	2	1	1	6	6	1	36
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	L			Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	12	16	133	1	1	1	12	9.1	7.8	75.0	94.0	37	140	3.8	0	1	2	1	1	3	276

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