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1985 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 346 points (21.6/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 359 points (22.4/g), 17th.
 Differential of -13 points (-0.8/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 7.7-8.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 18th.

Simple Rating System: Total -1.2, Offense: 0.1, Defense: -1.3, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bud Grant (7-9-0)
 Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns
 Defensive Coordinator: Bob Hollway
 Other Notable Asst.: Pete Carroll (Defensive Backs)

Training Camp: Mankato State (Mankato, Minnesota)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1985 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
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 4 MIN Chris Doleman DE 15 1985 1999 2 8 13 114 232 Pittsburgh
2 30 MIN Issiac Holt DB 8 1985 1992 0 0 5 35 113 Alcorn St.
3 59 MIN Kirk Lowdermilk C 12 1985 1996 0 0 10 49 178 Ohio St.
3 60 MIN Tim Meamber LB 1 1985 1985 0 0 0 0 4 Washington
3 66 MIN Tim Long C 1 1987 1987 0 0 0 0 2 Memphis
4 85 MIN Buster Rhymes WR 2 1985 1986 0 0 0 1 20 8 149 0 Oklahoma
4 106 MIN Kyle Morrell DB 1 1986 1986 0 0 0 1 5 BYU
5 115 MIN Mark MacDonald G 4 1985 1988 0 0 0 4 44 Boston Col.
6 142 MIN Steve Bono QB 14 1985 1999 0 1 2 32 88 934 1701 10439 62 42 125 257 7 1 2 0 UCLA
6 164 MIN Tim Newton DT 8 1985 1993 0 0 3 27 108 Florida
8 198 MIN Nikita Blair LB 0 0 0 Texas-El Paso
9 227 MIN Jaime Covington RB 1 1987 1987 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 9 0 Syracuse
10 254 MIN Juan Johnson WR 0 0 0 Langston
11 283 MIN Tim Williams DB 0 0 0 North Carolina A&T
12 310 MIN Byron Jones DT 0 0 0 Tulsa