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1998 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 15-1-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 556 points (34.8/g), 1st of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 296 points (18.5/g), 6th.
Differential of 260 points (16.2/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 13.1-2.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 2nd.
Coached by Dennis Green (15-1-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 6 | box | W | 1-0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31 | 7 | 19 | 298 | 181 | 117 | 1 | 17 | 319 | 251 | 68 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 38 | 31 | 23 | 421 | 227 | 194 | 3 | 22 | 410 | 275 | 135 | 4 |
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | box | W | 3-0 | Detroit Lions | 29 | 6 | 17 | 287 | 211 | 76 | 19 | 279 | 142 | 137 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 27 | box | W | 4-0 | @ | Chicago Bears | 31 | 28 | 17 | 351 | 258 | 93 | 23 | 452 | 361 | 91 | 1 | |
| 5 | Mon | October 5 | box | W | 5-0 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 37 | 24 | 22 | 545 | 442 | 103 | 1 | 21 | 306 | 204 | 102 | 3 |
| 6 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 6-0 | Washington Redskins | 41 | 7 | 25 | 435 | 288 | 147 | 1 | 9 | 177 | 95 | 82 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 7-0 | @ | Detroit Lions | 34 | 13 | 23 | 329 | 170 | 159 | 3 | 17 | 351 | 214 | 137 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 7-1 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24 | 27 | 18 | 340 | 270 | 70 | 1 | 22 | 378 | 132 | 246 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | W | 8-1 | New Orleans Saints | 31 | 24 | 23 | 465 | 303 | 162 | 2 | 11 | 190 | 138 | 52 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 9-1 | Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 3 | 16 | 349 | 224 | 125 | 3 | 15 | 194 | 91 | 103 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 10-1 | Green Bay Packers | 28 | 14 | 15 | 340 | 248 | 92 | 1 | 22 | 330 | 277 | 53 | 3 | |
| 13 | Thu | November 26 | box | W | 11-1 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 46 | 36 | 21 | 471 | 353 | 118 | 1 | 32 | 513 | 455 | 58 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 12-1 | Chicago Bears | 48 | 22 | 23 | 458 | 349 | 109 | 1 | 19 | 339 | 272 | 67 | 2 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 13-1 | @ | Baltimore Ravens | 38 | 28 | 26 | 420 | 332 | 88 | 1 | 16 | 267 | 212 | 55 | 6 |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 14-1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 50 | 10 | 25 | 417 | 237 | 180 | 15 | 207 | 69 | 138 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Sat | December 26 | box | W | 15-1 | @ | Tennessee Oilers | 26 | 16 | 22 | 338 | 235 | 103 | 1 | 20 | 354 | 264 | 90 | |
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| Division | Sun | January 10 | box | W | 16-1 | Arizona Cardinals | 41 | 21 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 17 | box | L | 16-2 | Atlanta Falcons | 27 | 30 | |||||||||||