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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
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 4 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 27 | 21 | 24 | 387 | 198 | 189 | 2 | 17 | 302 | 186 | 116 | 4 |
| 2 | Thu | September 8 | box | L | 1-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 48 | 23 | 340 | 272 | 68 | 6 | 21 | 413 | 216 | 197 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 18 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19 | 16 | 18 | 354 | 264 | 90 | 20 | 306 | 192 | 114 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 25 | box | W | 3-1 | Detroit Lions | 20 | 17 | 14 | 181 | 141 | 40 | 2 | 24 | 371 | 217 | 154 | 6 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 2 | box | L | 3-2 | Dallas Cowboys | 24 | 37 | 14 | 316 | 272 | 44 | 3 | 28 | 400 | 200 | 200 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 9 | box | W | 4-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 23 | 14 | 15 | 368 | 177 | 191 | 1 | 23 | 425 | 186 | 239 | 5 |
| 7 | Sun | October 16 | box | W | 5-2 | Houston Oilers | 34 | 14 | 17 | 329 | 209 | 120 | 1 | 17 | 308 | 163 | 145 | 7 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 23 | box | W | 6-2 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 20 | 17 | 24 | 410 | 199 | 211 | 27 | 414 | 327 | 87 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 30 | box | L | 6-3 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 41 | 23 | 348 | 289 | 59 | 3 | 24 | 420 | 238 | 182 | 2 |
| 10 | Sun | November 6 | box | L | 6-4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 17 | 18 | 247 | 179 | 68 | 1 | 11 | 275 | 67 | 208 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 13 | box | L | 6-5 | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 29 | 23 | 419 | 261 | 158 | 3 | 20 | 343 | 180 | 163 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 20 | box | W | 7-5 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 14 | 20 | 338 | 188 | 150 | 2 | 14 | 236 | 128 | 108 | 1 |
| 13 | Sun | November 27 | box | L | 7-6 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 17 | 17 | 245 | 124 | 121 | 1 | 18 | 324 | 171 | 153 | 5 |
| 14 | Mon | December 5 | box | L | 7-7 | @ | Detroit Lions | 2 | 13 | 19 | 224 | 130 | 94 | 2 | 14 | 268 | 101 | 167 | 2 |
| 15 | Sun | December 11 | box | L | 7-8 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 19 | 18 | 255 | 206 | 49 | 2 | 16 | 303 | 93 | 210 | ||
| 16 | Sat | December 17 | box | W | 8-8 | Cincinnati Bengals | 20 | 14 | 16 | 258 | 102 | 156 | 3 | 24 | 379 | 238 | 141 | 3 | |