1997 Minnesota Vikings Game Log

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Record: 9-7-0, 4th in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Dennis Green (9-7-0)

Points For: 354 (22.1/g) 11th of 30

Points Against: 359 (22.4/g) 19th of 30

Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1

SRS: -0.11 (16th of 30), SOS: .21

Playoffs:
Won Wild Card 23-22 vs. New York Giants
Lost Divisional Round 22-38 vs. San Francisco 49ers

Offensive Coordinator: Brian Billick

Defensive Coordinator: Foge Fazio

Other Notable Asst.: Dave Atkins (Tight Ends), John Levra (Defensive Line), Tom Olivadotti (Inside Linebackers), Ray Sherman (Quarterbacks) and Mike Tice (Offensive Line)

Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

VP/de facto General Manager: Jeff Diamond

CEO/Managing Partner: Roger Headrick

Offensive Scheme: West Coast

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +4000; O/U: 8.0

Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	34	13	17	30	200	2	1	3	18	7.3	6.1	56.7	85.4	28	185	6.6	1	2	2	4	4	4	172	6	13	0	0	29:30
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	27	24	33	44	261	2	1	3	24	6.5	5.6	75.0	95.0	25	117	4.7	0	2	4	3	3	4	104	7	16	1	1	32:04
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	28	29	44	310	1	0	3	24	7.6	6.6	65.9	93.9	15	72	4.8	0	2	2	0	0	5	205	4	13	0	0	26:47
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	32	38	19	34	208	3	2	3	9	6.4	5.6	55.9	79.0	37	185	5.0	1	1	2	3	3	4	200	8	17	1	2	33:05
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	28	19	17	32	221	3	1	0	0	6.9	6.9	53.1	93.4	29	144	5.0	1	0	0	4	4	6	276	6	13	0	1	28:09
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	W		@	Arizona Cardinals	20	19	25	39	272	2	2	2	20	7.5	6.6	64.1	80.3	23	81	3.5	0	2	2	2	2	2	118	4	9	0	1	29:04
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W			Carolina Panthers	21	14	17	34	203	2	1	0	0	6.0	6.0	50.0	76.0	29	158	5.4	1	0	0	3	3	7	273	7	15	0	0	31:57
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	6	20	29	214	0	0	2	16	7.9	6.9	69.0	90.3	35	94	2.7	1	1	2	1	1	6	240	11	19	0	0	36:59
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	23	18	18	31	222	1	0	1	5	7.3	6.9	58.1	91.1	29	66	2.3	1	3	3	2	2	5	200	6	14	0	0	29:42
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	29	22	22	33	193	1	2	2	10	6.2	5.5	66.7	66.9	27	109	4.0	3	0	1	3	3	5	225	7	14	1	1	26:41
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	15	38	19	37	174	0	1	1	3	4.8	4.6	51.4	53.2	28	126	4.5	2	0	0	1	1	6	264	5	16	1	2	30:18
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	21	23	24	35	312	3	0	0	0	8.9	8.9	68.6	124.9	27	74	2.7	0	0	1	1	1	5	200	1	11	1	3	27:05
14	Mon	December 1	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	11	27	21	42	154	0	1	6	35	4.5	3.2	50.0	49.1	24	99	4.1	1	1	2	0	0	8	376	6	18	0	0	29:30
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	17	28	16	31	161	2	1	4	17	5.7	4.6	51.6	74.8	26	137	5.3	0	1	1	2	2	4	140	4	12	0	0	28:07
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	L			Detroit Lions	13	14	9	18	43	0	0	2	34	4.3	2.2	50.0	56.2	37	214	5.8	1	2	3	1	1	7	301	2	12	0	0	31:05
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	W			Indianapolis Colts	39	28	13	27	165	4	3	1	9	6.4	5.9	48.1	67.7	30	180	6.0	1	2	2	3	4	3	132	4	11	0	0	26:12

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
18	Sat	December 27	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	23	22	15	36	187	1	1	2	16	5.6	4.9	41.7	56.1	28	106	3.8	1	3	4	2	2	6	140	5	15	0	0	27:57
19	Sat	January 3	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	22	38	18	40	321	3	1	1	10	8.3	7.8	45.0	87.6	16	57	3.6	0	0	0	2	2	7	147

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	34	13	25	39	279	1	2	3	20	7.7	6.6	64.1	72.5	24	147	6.1	0	2	2	1	1	4	56	2	9	0	1	30:30
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	27	24	21	36	158	2	0	2	16	4.8	4.2	58.3	87.5	23	147	6.4	1	1	1	3	3	5	105	5	12	0	1	27:56
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	28	15	20	185	2	0	1	7	9.6	8.8	75.0	136.5	37	191	5.2	2	0	0	4	4	5	102	8	13	0	0	33:13
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	32	38	18	31	257	5	2	2	9	8.6	7.8	58.1	97.7	22	93	4.2	0	1	1	5	5	4	72	2	8	0	0	26:55
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	28	19	28	45	272	2	2	5	26	6.6	5.4	62.2	75.4	21	100	4.8	0	2	2	1	1	4	77	7	16	1	2	31:51
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	W		@	Arizona Cardinals	20	19	22	38	277	1	0	3	16	7.7	6.8	57.9	89.5	26	108	4.2	0	4	5	1	1	2	164	6	13	0	0	30:56
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W			Carolina Panthers	21	14	19	35	197	2	0	5	30	6.5	4.9	54.3	89.8	20	80	4.0	0	0	0	2	2	6	140	7	14	0	1	28:03
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	6	15	29	177	1	0	3	11	6.5	5.5	51.7	82.1	18	52	2.9	0	0	0	0	1	7	211	3	12	2	2	23:01
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	23	18	27	42	293	2	1	3	20	7.5	6.5	64.3	90.7	24	117	4.9	0	2	2	0	0	5	115	6	15	0	1	30:18
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	29	22	23	35	251	1	1	2	5	7.3	6.8	65.7	84.3	29	90	3.1	1	3	3	1	1	4	72	7	15	0	1	33:19
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	15	38	21	30	266	2	0	2	5	9.0	8.3	70.0	119.6	32	211	6.6	3	1	1	5	5	4	64	5	11	0	0	29:42
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	21	23	23	34	227	1	0	3	15	7.1	6.1	67.6	96.1	32	130	4.1	0	3	4	2	2	3	31	7	15	0	0	32:55
14	Mon	December 1	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	11	27	15	29	187	1	0	1	9	6.8	6.2	51.7	83.5	36	139	3.9	2	2	3	3	3	7	235	4	16	2	2	30:30
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	17	28	20	25	270	2	0	2	10	11.2	10.0	80.0	138.3	37	98	2.6	2	0	2	4	4	2	128	5	12	1	2	31:53
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	L			Detroit Lions	13	14	24	39	242	2	1	3	24	6.8	5.8	61.5	85.6	27	148	5.5	0	0	2	2	2	5	88	6	15	1	3	28:55
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	W			Indianapolis Colts	39	28	20	35	166	1	3	4	30	5.6	4.3	57.1	43.3	34	132	3.9	2	2	2	2	2	3	40	8	16	2	2	33:48

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
18	Sat	December 27	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	23	22	16	32	190	1	0	1	9	6.2	5.8	50.0	78.9	36	76	2.1	0	5	5	1	1	6	137	9	20	0	0	32:03
19	Sat	January 3	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	22	38	21	30	219	1	0	1	5	7.5	7.1	70.0	101.9	41	175	4.3	3	1	1	5	5	6	140	4	12	1	1	31:03

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