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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.

Simple Rating System: Total 1.2, Offense: 2.1, Defense: -1.0, SoS: 2.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bud Grant

 Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns
 Defensive Coordinator: Bob Hollway

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

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 boxscore W 1-0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 10 16 216 115 101 1 16 355 290 65 4
2 Thu September 16 boxscore L 1-1 @ Buffalo Bills 22 23 22 371 258 113 1 26 451 317 134 2
3 Sun November 21 boxscore L 1-2 @ Green Bay Packers 7 26 12 184 159 25 1 21 359 223 136 1
4 Sun November 28 boxscore W 2-2 Chicago Bears 35 7 20 384 321 63 3 12 197 103 94 5
5 Sun December 5 boxscore L 2-3 @ Miami Dolphins 14 22 13 182 89 93 4 17 301 123 178 1
6 Sun December 12 boxscore W 3-3 Baltimore Colts 13 10 16 345 258 87 1 15 198 116 82 2
7 Sun December 19 boxscore W 4-3 @ Detroit Lions 34 31 17 332 216 116 19 346 304 42 3
8 Sun December 26 boxscore L 4-4 New York Jets 14 42 28 484 329 155 3 15 324 232 92 1
9 Mon January 3 boxscore W 5-4 Dallas Cowboys 31 27 23 381 222 159 3 18 364 167 197 2
Playoffs
WildCard Sun January 9 boxscore W 6-4 Atlanta Falcons 30 24 30 378 253 125 1 24 235 115 120 2
Division Sat January 15 boxscore L 6-5 @ Washington Redskins 7 21 15 317 238 79 23 415 211 204 1