Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Teams > Minnesota Vikings > 2005 Game Results & Schedule

News: s-r blog:New Drive Finder Play Index Tool

2005 Minnesota Vikings

Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season

Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 306 points (19.1/g), 19th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 344 points (21.5/g), 19th.
 Differential of -38 points (-2.4/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 12th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.5, Offense: -1.4, Defense: -2.1, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Mike Tice

 Offensive Coordinator: Steve Loney
 Defensive Coordinator: Ted Cottrell

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

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 11 boxscore L 0-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 24 15 248 215 33 5 12 345 199 146 2
2 Sun September 18 boxscore L 0-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 8 37 21 304 227 77 7 26 504 337 167 1
3 Sun September 25 boxscore W 1-2 New Orleans Saints 33 16 21 420 274 146 15 296 182 114 4
4 Sun October 2 boxscore L 1-3 @ Atlanta Falcons 10 30 17 261 198 63 3 22 368 83 285
5 Bye Week
6 Sun October 16 boxscore L 1-4 @ Chicago Bears 3 28 16 283 203 80 2 16 192 97 95 3
7 Sun October 23 boxscore W 2-4 Green Bay Packers 23 20 24 363 255 108 1 19 374 329 45
8 Sun October 30 boxscore L 2-5 @ Carolina Panthers 13 38 14 253 171 82 27 449 338 111
9 Sun November 6 boxscore W 3-5 Detroit Lions 27 14 19 285 121 164 1 20 289 231 58 3
10 Sun November 13 boxscore W 4-5 @ New York Giants 24 21 11 137 125 12 1 25 405 281 124 5
11 Mon November 21 boxscore W 5-5 @ Green Bay Packers 20 17 22 331 171 160 2 13 236 215 21 2
12 Sun November 27 boxscore W 6-5 Cleveland Browns 24 12 18 281 200 81 2 20 262 184 78 5
13 Sun December 4 boxscore W 7-5 @ Detroit Lions 21 16 20 345 242 103 19 223 118 105 1
14 Sun December 11 boxscore W 8-5 St. Louis Rams 27 13 16 259 146 113 2 20 337 229 108 6
15 Sun December 18 boxscore L 8-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 18 11 185 131 54 3 14 275 133 142 1
16 Sun December 25 boxscore L 8-7 @ Baltimore Ravens 23 30 18 262 220 42 1 23 367 279 88 2
17 Sun January 1 boxscore W 9-7 Chicago Bears 34 10 22 396 247 149 13 251 97 154