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2008 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 379 points (23.7/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 333 points (20.8/g), 13th.
Differential of 46 points (2.9/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 9.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 24th.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.0, Offense: 1.1, Defense: 2.9, SoS: 1.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Brad Childress (10-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Darrell Bevell
Defensive Coordinator: Leslie Frazier
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 | Mon | September 8 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 19 | 24 | 21 | 355 | 168 | 187 | 1 | 15 | 317 | 178 | 139 | 8.16 | -5.34 | -8.67 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | boxscore | L | 0-2 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 18 | 16 | 299 | 120 | 179 | 1 | 17 | 321 | 296 | 25 | 2 | -8.73 | -6.22 | 5.49 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | boxscore | W | 1-2 | Carolina Panthers | 20 | 10 | 17 | 305 | 186 | 119 | 1 | 14 | 204 | 157 | 47 | 2 | -5.43 | 16.91 | -2.85 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | boxscore | L | 1-3 | @ | Tennessee Titans | 17 | 30 | 18 | 333 | 253 | 80 | 4 | 16 | 275 | 199 | 76 | 1 | -12.12 | 5.97 | -6.42 | |
| 5 | Mon | October 6 | boxscore | W | 2-3 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 30 | 27 | 16 | 270 | 226 | 44 | 17 | 375 | 320 | 55 | 4 | -1.12 | 6.17 | -4.87 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | boxscore | W | 3-3 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 10 | 23 | 392 | 257 | 135 | 3 | 8 | 212 | 112 | 100 | 1 | -6.12 | 13.20 | -5.05 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | boxscore | L | 3-4 | @ | Chicago Bears | 41 | 48 | 28 | 439 | 284 | 155 | 5 | 20 | 327 | 274 | 53 | 1 | 5.57 | -9.19 | -5.42 | |
| 8 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | boxscore | W | 4-4 | Houston Texans | 28 | 21 | 15 | 345 | 168 | 177 | 1 | 20 | 389 | 327 | 62 | 3 | 3.67 | 0.32 | 6.03 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | boxscore | W | 5-4 | Green Bay Packers | 28 | 27 | 18 | 361 | 141 | 220 | 3 | 12 | 184 | 110 | 74 | -12.35 | 10.73 | 3.67 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | boxscore | L | 5-5 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 19 | 14 | 210 | 111 | 99 | 2 | 21 | 363 | 255 | 108 | 1 | -9.25 | -0.83 | 0.69 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | boxscore | W | 6-5 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 30 | 12 | 15 | 226 | 104 | 122 | 1 | 17 | 321 | 286 | 35 | 5 | -3.26 | 10.88 | 8.39 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | boxscore | W | 7-5 | Chicago Bears | 34 | 14 | 17 | 378 | 200 | 178 | 1 | 10 | 228 | 125 | 103 | 3 | -0.29 | 23.56 | -4.61 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | boxscore | W | 8-5 | @ | Detroit Lions | 20 | 16 | 20 | 301 | 168 | 133 | 2 | 15 | 268 | 191 | 77 | 3.43 | 2.11 | -0.84 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | boxscore | W | 9-5 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 35 | 14 | 20 | 396 | 157 | 239 | 1 | 16 | 316 | 273 | 43 | 2 | 14.93 | 8.86 | -7.49 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | boxscore | L | 9-6 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 24 | 24 | 350 | 195 | 155 | 4 | 18 | 222 | 124 | 98 | -2.44 | -0.43 | -3.22 | |||
| 17 | Sun | December 28 | boxscore | W | 10-6 | New York Giants | 20 | 19 | 15 | 328 | 218 | 110 | 1 | 19 | 357 | 222 | 135 | -0.87 | -5.15 | 7.02 | |||
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | January 4 | boxscore | L | 10-7 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 26 | 16 | 301 | 153 | 148 | 2 | 15 | 350 | 283 | 67 | 2 | -10.13 | 0.73 | -6.89 | ||