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1982 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 5-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 187 points (20.8/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 198 points (22.0/g), 20th.
Differential of -11 points (-1.2/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 4.2-4.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Bud Grant (5-4-0)
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1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 12 | box | W | 1-0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 10 | 16 | 216 | 115 | 101 | 1 | 16 | 355 | 290 | 65 | 4 | |
| 2 | Thu | September 16 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 22 | 23 | 22 | 371 | 258 | 113 | 1 | 26 | 451 | 317 | 134 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | November 21 | box | L | 1-2 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 26 | 12 | 184 | 159 | 25 | 1 | 21 | 359 | 223 | 136 | 1 |
| 4 | Sun | November 28 | box | W | 2-2 | Chicago Bears | 35 | 7 | 20 | 384 | 321 | 63 | 3 | 12 | 197 | 103 | 94 | 5 | |
| 5 | Sun | December 5 | box | L | 2-3 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 22 | 13 | 182 | 89 | 93 | 4 | 17 | 301 | 123 | 178 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | December 12 | box | W | 3-3 | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 10 | 16 | 345 | 258 | 87 | 1 | 15 | 198 | 116 | 82 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | December 19 | box | W | 4-3 | @ | Detroit Lions | 34 | 31 | 17 | 332 | 216 | 116 | 19 | 346 | 304 | 42 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sun | December 26 | box | L | 4-4 | New York Jets | 14 | 42 | 28 | 484 | 329 | 155 | 3 | 15 | 324 | 232 | 92 | 1 | |
| 9 | Mon | January 3 | box | W | 5-4 | Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 27 | 23 | 381 | 222 | 159 | 3 | 18 | 364 | 167 | 197 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | January 9 | box | W | 6-4 | Atlanta Falcons | 30 | 24 | 30 | 378 | 253 | 125 | 1 | 24 | 235 | 115 | 120 | 2 | |
| Division | Sat | January 15 | box | L | 6-5 | @ | Washington Redskins | 7 | 21 | 15 | 317 | 238 | 79 | 23 | 415 | 211 | 204 | 1 | |