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1987 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 8-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 336 points (22.4/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 335 points (22.3/g), 16th.
Differential of 1 points (0.1/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 12th.
Coached by Jerry Burns (8-7-0)
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1987 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 13 | box | W | 1-0 | Detroit Lions | 34 | 19 | 21 | 353 | 240 | 113 | 3 | 17 | 272 | 189 | 83 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 20 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 21 | 16 | 17 | 353 | 257 | 96 | 2 | 15 | 210 | 88 | 122 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | October 4 | box | L | 2-1 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 23 | 17 | 315 | 219 | 96 | 2 | 16 | 300 | 153 | 147 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 11 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 7 | 27 | 15 | 151 | 108 | 43 | 2 | 26 | 344 | 159 | 185 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | October 18 | box | L | 2-3 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 20 | 16 | 175 | 152 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 268 | 193 | 75 | 2 |
| 6 | Mon | October 26 | box | W | 3-3 | Denver Broncos | 34 | 27 | 27 | 393 | 196 | 197 | 5 | 21 | 329 | 206 | 123 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 3-4 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 17 | 28 | 23 | 395 | 252 | 143 | 2 | 19 | 318 | 195 | 123 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun | November 8 | box | W | 4-4 | Los Angeles Raiders | 31 | 20 | 13 | 200 | 84 | 116 | 1 | 19 | 376 | 219 | 157 | 5 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 5-4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23 | 17 | 23 | 330 | 106 | 224 | 1 | 14 | 259 | 244 | 15 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 6-4 | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 13 | 18 | 302 | 169 | 133 | 1 | 16 | 290 | 194 | 96 | 1 | |
| 11 | Thu | November 26 | box | W | 7-4 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 44 | 38 | 27 | 476 | 288 | 188 | 2 | 23 | 403 | 291 | 112 | 5 |
| 12 | Sun | December 6 | box | L | 7-5 | Chicago Bears | 24 | 30 | 18 | 356 | 281 | 75 | 1 | 26 | 423 | 264 | 159 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 13 | box | L | 7-6 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 16 | 14 | 289 | 162 | 127 | 2 | 19 | 300 | 179 | 121 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 8-6 | @ | Detroit Lions | 17 | 14 | 20 | 340 | 135 | 205 | 17 | 364 | 235 | 129 | 5 | |
| 15 | Sat | December 26 | box | L | 8-7 | Washington Redskins | 24 | 27 | 24 | 381 | 177 | 204 | 3 | 18 | 368 | 291 | 77 | 4 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | January 3 | box | W | 9-7 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 44 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 9 | box | W | 10-7 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 24 | ||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 17 | box | L | 10-8 | @ | Washington Redskins | 10 | 17 | ||||||||||