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1986 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 398 points (24.9/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 273 points (17.1/g), 5th.
Differential of 125 points (7.8/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 4th.
Coached by Jerry Burns (9-7-0)
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1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 0-1 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 13 | 14 | 275 | 213 | 62 | 2 | 19 | 303 | 79 | 224 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23 | 10 | 17 | 242 | 120 | 122 | 21 | 239 | 156 | 83 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | box | W | 2-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31 | 7 | 22 | 412 | 250 | 162 | 1 | 13 | 235 | 154 | 81 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 3-1 | Green Bay Packers | 42 | 7 | 25 | 383 | 297 | 86 | 1 | 15 | 220 | 138 | 82 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 3-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 0 | 23 | 11 | 159 | 114 | 45 | 3 | 18 | 370 | 199 | 171 | 3 |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 4-2 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 27 | 24 | 21 | 351 | 317 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 413 | 348 | 65 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 5-2 | Chicago Bears | 23 | 7 | 19 | 376 | 219 | 157 | 1 | 10 | 190 | 137 | 53 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | L | 5-3 | Cleveland Browns | 20 | 23 | 20 | 396 | 238 | 158 | 2 | 14 | 199 | 50 | 149 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 5-4 | @ | Washington Redskins | 38 | 44 | 21 | 526 | 471 | 55 | 3 | 20 | 487 | 378 | 109 | 1 |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 6-4 | @ | Detroit Lions | 24 | 10 | 22 | 432 | 270 | 162 | 3 | 15 | 282 | 201 | 81 | 4 |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 6-5 | New York Giants | 20 | 22 | 21 | 353 | 244 | 109 | 1 | 23 | 383 | 293 | 90 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | L | 6-6 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 20 | 24 | 22 | 284 | 164 | 120 | 1 | 24 | 413 | 248 | 165 | 2 |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 7-6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 45 | 13 | 25 | 463 | 342 | 121 | 20 | 267 | 166 | 101 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 8-6 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 32 | 6 | 20 | 303 | 146 | 157 | 1 | 19 | 367 | 223 | 144 | 3 |
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | box | L | 8-7 | @ | Houston Oilers | 10 | 23 | 18 | 301 | 191 | 110 | 6 | 18 | 377 | 259 | 118 | 1 |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 9-7 | New Orleans Saints | 33 | 17 | 23 | 395 | 317 | 78 | 1 | 16 | 267 | 187 | 80 | 6 | |