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1983 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 316 points (19.8/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 348 points (21.8/g), 17th.
Differential of -32 points (-2.0/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 7.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 2nd.
Coached by Bud Grant (8-8-0)
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1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 19 | MIN | Joey Browner | DB | 10 | 1983 | 1992 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 145 | USC | |||||||||||
| 3 | 73 | MIN | Walker Lee Ashley | LB | 7 | 1983 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 94 | Penn State | |||||||||||
| 4 | 100 | MIN | Mark Rush | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 127 | MIN | Mark Stewart | LB | 1 | 1984 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Washington | |||||||||||
| 6 | 159 | MIN | Mike A. Jones | WR | 6 | 1983 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 79 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 165 | 2372 | 11 | Tennessee State | |||||
| 7 | 186 | MIN | Carl Lee | DB | 12 | 1983 | 1994 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 181 | Marshall | |||||||||||
| 8 | 213 | MIN | Norris Brown | TE | 1 | 1983 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Georgia | |||||||||||
| 9 | 239 | MIN | Rod Achter | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Toledo | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 255 | MIN | Melvin Brown | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 266 | MIN | Walter Tate | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee State | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 298 | MIN | Brian Butcher | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clemson | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 325 | MIN | Maurice Turner | RB | 3 | 1984 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | Utah State | |||||||||||