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2001 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 290 points (18.1/g), 24th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 390 points (24.4/g), 26th.
Differential of -100 points (-6.2/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -21 (-1.3/g), 31st.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.7, Offense: -0.8, Defense: -3.9, SoS: 1.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Tice (0-1-0) and Dennis Green (5-10-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Emmitt Thomas
Training Camp: Mankato State (Mankato, Minnesota)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 9 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 24 | 19 | 343 | 234 | 109 | 5 | 15 | 291 | 200 | 91 | 2 | -6.30 | 7.79 | -11.25 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 23 | boxscore | L | 0-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 10 | 17 | 19 | 319 | 215 | 104 | 2 | 15 | 284 | 237 | 47 | 1 | -15.19 | 4.67 | -1.69 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 30 | boxscore | W | 1-2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20 | 16 | 25 | 402 | 312 | 90 | 2 | 20 | 331 | 223 | 108 | 1 | 10.60 | -6.70 | -1.18 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 7 | boxscore | L | 1-3 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 28 | 16 | 340 | 306 | 34 | 3 | 20 | 370 | 210 | 160 | 1 | -7.98 | -3.54 | -2.99 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 14 | boxscore | W | 2-3 | Detroit Lions | 31 | 26 | 23 | 343 | 198 | 145 | 1 | 28 | 457 | 328 | 129 | 1 | 21.00 | -17.69 | 3.40 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 21 | boxscore | W | 3-3 | Green Bay Packers | 35 | 13 | 23 | 377 | 177 | 200 | 2 | 10 | 234 | 160 | 74 | 1 | 15.10 | 10.08 | -3.95 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 28 | boxscore | L | 3-4 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 41 | 11 | 195 | 130 | 65 | 1 | 26 | 446 | 269 | 177 | 1 | -8.14 | -21.92 | 2.94 | |
| 8 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sun | November 11 | boxscore | L | 3-5 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 48 | 16 | 301 | 245 | 56 | 4 | 33 | 487 | 215 | 272 | 1 | -13.55 | -26.53 | 5.20 | |
| 10 | Mon | November 19 | boxscore | W | 4-5 | New York Giants | 28 | 16 | 24 | 359 | 263 | 96 | 3 | 18 | 358 | 297 | 61 | 2 | 11.72 | 1.73 | -2.28 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 25 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | Chicago Bears | 6 | 13 | 15 | 316 | 192 | 124 | 1 | 11 | 235 | 93 | 142 | 1 | -12.90 | 10.51 | -5.32 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 2 | boxscore | L | 4-7 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 21 | 12 | 385 | 340 | 45 | 3 | 21 | 364 | 157 | 207 | 2 | 1.65 | -6.73 | -3.83 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 9 | boxscore | W | 5-7 | Tennessee Titans | 42 | 24 | 24 | 496 | 348 | 148 | 1 | 24 | 453 | 271 | 182 | 2 | 32.13 | -10.86 | -1.12 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 16 | boxscore | L | 5-8 | @ | Detroit Lions | 24 | 27 | 16 | 314 | 234 | 80 | 2 | 19 | 369 | 202 | 167 | 1 | -9.48 | 5.86 | -0.43 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 23 | boxscore | L | 5-9 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 33 | 16 | 214 | 186 | 28 | 2 | 23 | 423 | 209 | 214 | -11.14 | -20.75 | 2.74 | |||
| 16 | Sun | December 30 | boxscore | L | 5-10 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 24 | 19 | 302 | 103 | 199 | 3 | 13 | 213 | 157 | 56 | 1 | -11.90 | 3.76 | -5.56 | |
| 17 | Mon | January 7 | boxscore | L | 5-11 | @ | Baltimore Ravens | 3 | 19 | 10 | 179 | 93 | 86 | 4 | 16 | 351 | 139 | 212 | -27.35 | 6.37 | 7.04 | ||