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1996 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 298 points (18.6/g), 23rd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 315 points (19.7/g), 15th.
Differential of -17 points (-1.1/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Coached by Dennis Green (9-7-0)
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1996 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 1 | box | W | 1-0 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 13 | 16 | 311 | 183 | 128 | 27 | 435 | 244 | 191 | 5 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 8 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 23 | 17 | 18 | 365 | 266 | 99 | 2 | 21 | 324 | 245 | 79 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | September 15 | box | W | 3-0 | @ | Chicago Bears | 20 | 14 | 21 | 377 | 239 | 138 | 1 | 17 | 299 | 191 | 108 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun | September 22 | box | W | 4-0 | Green Bay Packers | 30 | 21 | 18 | 351 | 263 | 88 | 4 | 8 | 217 | 157 | 60 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sun | September 29 | box | L | 4-1 | @ | New York Giants | 10 | 15 | 10 | 228 | 140 | 88 | 2 | 21 | 291 | 146 | 145 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 6 | box | W | 5-1 | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 12 | 16 | 293 | 192 | 101 | 2 | 15 | 256 | 155 | 101 | 6 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 13 | box | L | 5-2 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 24 | 17 | 394 | 255 | 139 | 3 | 20 | 284 | 208 | 76 | |
| 8 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mon | October 28 | box | L | 5-3 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 15 | 16 | 279 | 268 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 276 | 180 | 96 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 3 | box | L | 5-4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 21 | 13 | 258 | 210 | 48 | 2 | 23 | 359 | 157 | 202 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 10 | box | L | 5-5 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 23 | 42 | 16 | 315 | 300 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 452 | 253 | 199 | 1 |
| 12 | Sun | November 17 | box | W | 6-5 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 13 | 20 | 445 | 263 | 182 | 2 | 13 | 237 | 112 | 125 | 1 |
| 13 | Sun | November 24 | box | L | 6-6 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 21 | 20 | 296 | 246 | 50 | 2 | 22 | 388 | 309 | 79 | 3 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 1 | box | W | 7-6 | Arizona Cardinals | 41 | 17 | 29 | 412 | 263 | 149 | 18 | 280 | 245 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 8 | box | W | 8-6 | @ | Detroit Lions | 24 | 22 | 21 | 289 | 173 | 116 | 23 | 380 | 235 | 145 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 15 | box | W | 9-6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | 10 | 21 | 339 | 194 | 145 | 4 | 8 | 169 | 77 | 92 | 2 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 22 | box | L | 9-7 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 38 | 12 | 252 | 203 | 49 | 2 | 29 | 440 | 207 | 233 | 2 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | December 28 | box | L | 9-8 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 40 | ||||||||||