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2004 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 405 points (25.3/g), 6th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 395 points (24.7/g), 26th.
Differential of 10 points (0.6/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 18th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.7, Offense: 3.0, Defense: -4.7, SoS: -2.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Tice (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Scott Linehan
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 12 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Dallas Cowboys | 35 | 17 | 23 | 415 | 279 | 136 | 27 | 423 | 352 | 71 | 2 | 29.80 | -4.13 | -5.09 | |||
| 2 | Mon | September 20 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 27 | 25 | 410 | 332 | 78 | 2 | 19 | 317 | 226 | 91 | 1 | 6.04 | -11.97 | -8.80 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 26 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | Chicago Bears | 27 | 22 | 24 | 443 | 350 | 93 | 2 | 24 | 385 | 239 | 146 | 1 | 6.53 | -4.68 | 4.35 | ||
| 4 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sun | October 10 | boxscore | W | OT | 3-1 | @ | Houston Texans | 34 | 28 | 27 | 510 | 388 | 122 | 19 | 410 | 358 | 52 | 17.06 | -14.52 | -5.64 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 17 | boxscore | W | 4-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 38 | 31 | 29 | 605 | 417 | 188 | 3 | 25 | 385 | 226 | 159 | 1 | 20.73 | -12.48 | -4.74 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 24 | boxscore | W | 5-1 | Tennessee Titans | 20 | 3 | 20 | 313 | 161 | 152 | 16 | 243 | 188 | 55 | 4 | 1.09 | 20.85 | -5.90 | |||
| 8 | Sun | October 31 | boxscore | L | 5-2 | New York Giants | 13 | 34 | 15 | 324 | 231 | 93 | 3 | 22 | 283 | 115 | 168 | -7.99 | -7.64 | -6.82 | |||
| 9 | Mon | November 8 | boxscore | L | 5-3 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 28 | 31 | 15 | 292 | 154 | 138 | 1 | 26 | 408 | 264 | 144 | 11.05 | -23.76 | 7.77 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 14 | boxscore | L | 5-4 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 31 | 34 | 22 | 416 | 345 | 71 | 24 | 442 | 236 | 206 | 1 | 18.35 | -17.48 | -3.87 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 21 | boxscore | W | 6-4 | Detroit Lions | 22 | 19 | 22 | 319 | 212 | 107 | 1 | 13 | 213 | 67 | 146 | 1 | 8.28 | 6.60 | -10.71 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 28 | boxscore | W | 7-4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 27 | 16 | 24 | 330 | 218 | 112 | 2 | 18 | 379 | 225 | 154 | 2 | 9.12 | 6.30 | -6.06 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 5 | boxscore | L | 7-5 | @ | Chicago Bears | 14 | 24 | 24 | 391 | 245 | 146 | 4 | 21 | 318 | 174 | 144 | 1 | -3.16 | -3.83 | -3.38 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 12 | boxscore | L | 7-6 | Seattle Seahawks | 23 | 27 | 22 | 374 | 261 | 113 | 2 | 26 | 455 | 317 | 138 | 2 | 5.85 | -12.18 | 8.03 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 19 | boxscore | W | 8-6 | @ | Detroit Lions | 28 | 27 | 21 | 461 | 370 | 91 | 1 | 24 | 463 | 350 | 113 | 3 | 18.84 | -19.04 | 2.71 | |
| 16 | Fri | December 24 | boxscore | L | 8-7 | Green Bay Packers | 31 | 34 | 17 | 416 | 285 | 131 | 26 | 460 | 358 | 102 | 1 | 17.84 | -17.03 | -3.81 | |||
| 17 | Sun | January 2 | boxscore | L | 8-8 | @ | Washington Redskins | 18 | 21 | 21 | 320 | 268 | 52 | 20 | 318 | 201 | 117 | 2 | 6.92 | -5.93 | -5.27 | ||
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | January 9 | boxscore | W | 9-8 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 31 | 17 | 18 | 384 | 261 | 123 | 24 | 306 | 201 | 105 | 4 | 13.29 | 3.32 | -3.15 | ||
| Division | Sun | January 16 | boxscore | L | 9-9 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 27 | 21 | 385 | 288 | 97 | 2 | 23 | 395 | 286 | 109 | 1 | -1.40 | -14.44 | -3.15 | |