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1977 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 231 points (16.5/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 227 points (16.2/g), 13th.
 Differential of 4 points (0.3/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 7.1-6.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -17 (-1.2/g), 28th.

Coached by Bud Grant (9-5-0)

1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 18 box L 0-1 Dallas Cowboys 10 16 20 294 138 156 5 16 297 166 131 1
2 Sat September 24 box W 1-1 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 3 17 315 211 104 3 8 138 34 104 3
3 Sun October 2 box W 2-1 Green Bay Packers 19 7 24 325 131 194 8 208 127 81
4 Sun October 9 box W 3-1 Detroit Lions 14 7 13 314 256 58 3 19 281 222 59 1
5 Sun October 16 box W 4-1 Chicago Bears 22 16 22 396 201 195 2 17 303 133 170 2
6 Mon October 24 box L 4-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 3 35 16 206 108 98 3 21 397 114 283
7 Sun October 30 box W 5-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 14 7 17 357 212 145 5 10 212 78 134 2
8 Sun November 6 box L 5-3 St. Louis Cardinals 7 27 16 237 130 107 3 23 459 143 316 4
9 Sun November 13 box W 6-3 Cincinnati Bengals 42 10 30 423 216 207 3 13 248 187 61 2
10 Sun November 20 box L 6-4 @ Chicago Bears 7 10 11 188 102 86 4 18 366 23 343 2
11 Sun November 27 box W 7-4 @ Green Bay Packers 13 6 12 218 60 158 2 9 169 61 108 4
12 Sun December 4 box W 8-4 San Francisco 49ers 28 27 18 309 257 52 5 19 243 47 196 2
13 Sun December 11 box L 8-5 @ Oakland Raiders 13 35 11 214 147 67 7 17 306 124 182 3
14 Sat December 17 box W 9-5 @ Detroit Lions 30 21 18 393 199 194 1 14 172 122 50 3
Playoffs
Division Mon December 26 box W 10-5 @ Los Angeles Rams 14 7
ConfChamp Sun January 1 box L 10-6 @ Dallas Cowboys 6 23

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 231 4189 933 4.5 245 228 388 2368 19 22 5.6 126 510 1821 9 3.6 110 46 24 9
Team Defense 227 3799 890 4.3 305 149 312 1581 15 16 4.6 80 548 2218 11 4.0 212 29 13 13
Lg Rank Offense 16 14 14 3 6 4 20 13 13 21 21 21 23 27
Lg Rank Defense 13 11 2 4 3 18 21 7 20 21 10 21 23 16

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Fran Tarkenton 37 QB 9 9 6-3-0 155 258 60.1 1734 9 3.5 14 5.4 59 6.7 4.6 11.2 192.7 69.2 22 232 5.4 3.4 7.9
Bob Lee 32 5 4 3-1-0 42 72 58.3 522 4 5.6 4 5.6 48 7.3 5.3 12.4 104.4 76.3 7 47 6.0 4.2 8.9
Tommy Kramer 22 6 1 0-1-0 30 57 52.6 425 5 8.8 4 7.0 69 7.5 5.2 14.2 70.8 77.0 6 45 6.0 4.0 9.5
Paul Krause 35 FS 14 14 1 1 100.0 11 1 100.0 0 0.0 11 11.0 21.0 11.0 0.8 152.1 0 0 11.0 21.0 0.0
Team Total 28.4 14 9-5-0 228 388 58.8 2692 19 4.9 22 5.7 69 6.9 4.9 11.8 192.3 72.7 35 324 5.6 3.7 8.3
Opp Total 14 149 312 47.8 1581 15 4.8 16 5.1 5.1 3.2 10.6 112.9 57.7 30 254 4.6 2.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Chuck Foreman* 27 RB 14 14 270 1112 6 51 4.1 79.4 19.3 38 308 8.1 3 31 2.7 22.0 1420 9 9
Brent McClanahan 26 FB 14 14 95 324 1 18 3.4 23.1 6.8 34 276 8.1 2 23 2.4 19.7 600 3 7
Sammy Johnson 25 14 0 55 217 2 26 3.9 15.5 3.9 4 21 5.3 0 8 0.3 1.5 238 2 0
Robert Miller 24 14 0 46 152 0 14 3.3 10.9 3.3 27 246 9.1 0 25 1.9 17.6 398 0 2
Fran Tarkenton 37 QB 9 9 15 6 0 8 0.4 0.7 1.7 6 0 3
Bob Lee 32 5 4 12 -8 0 7 -0.7 -1.6 2.4 -8 0 1
Tommy Kramer 22 6 1 10 3 0 8 0.3 0.5 1.7 3 0 3
Mark Kellar 25 14 0 7 15 0 9 2.1 1.1 0.5 15 0 0
Ahmad Rashad 28 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 51 681 13.4 2 48 3.6 48.6 681 2 2
Sammy White* 23 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 760 18.5 9 69 2.9 54.3 760 9 2
Stu Voigt 29 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 212 10.6 1 24 1.4 15.1 212 1 0
Bob Tucker 32 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 109 12.1 2 29 1.1 13.6 109 2 0
Bob Grim 32 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 65 21.7 0 23 0.2 4.6 65 0 3
Steve Craig 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 1.0 14 0 0
Team Total 28.4 14 510 1821 9 51 3.6 130.1 36.4 228 2692 11.8 19 69 16.3 192.3 4513 28 36
Opp Total 14 548 2218 11 4.0 158.4 39.1 149 1581 10.6 15 10.6 112.9 3799 26 23

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Manfred Moore 27 RET 12 0 47 277 0 28 5.9 24 524 0 48 21.8 801
Bob Grim 32 14 0 11 69 0 44 6.3 1 4 0 4 4.0 138
Sammy White* 23 WR 14 14 7 113 0 36 16.1 873
Robert Miller 24 14 0 5 66 0 20 13.2 464
Brent McClanahan 26 FB 14 14 4 90 0 32 22.5 690
Mark Kellar 25 14 0 3 37 0 16 12.3 52
Dennis Swilley 22 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 28.4 14 58 346 0 44 6.0 45 834 0 48 18.5 5693
Opp Total 14 42 1 48 999 2 20.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Neil Clabo 25 P 14 0 83 3302 69 0 39.8
Fred Cox 39 K 14 0 7 3 6 4 4 1 17 8 47.1% 29 25 86.2%
Team Total 28.4 14 7 3 6 4 4 1 17 8 47.1% 29 25 86.2% 83 3302 69 0 39.8
Opp Total 14 17 7 41.2% 29 26 89.7% 92 3514 38.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Nate Allen 29 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Blahak 27 12 0 0 1 0 0
Matt Blair* 27 LLB 14 13 1 18 0 18 0 2 0 0
Bobby Bryant 33 RCB 14 14 4 44 0 41
Doug Dumler 27 14 0 0 1 0 0
Chuck Foreman* 27 RB 14 14 9 2 3 0
Charles Goodrum 27 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Bob Grim 32 14 0 3 0 0 0
Wally Hilgenberg 35 11 0 0 1 0 0
Tommy Kramer 22 6 1 3 0 -3 0
Paul Krause 35 FS 14 14 2 25 0 25
Bob Lee 32 5 4 1 0 0 0
Brent McClanahan 26 FB 14 14 7 2 0 0
Fred McNeill 25 RLB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Robert Miller 24 14 0 2 0 0 0
Manfred Moore 27 RET 12 0 3 0 0 0
Alan Page 32 RDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Ahmad Rashad 28 WR 14 14 2 0 0 0
Steve Riley 25 LT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Jeff Siemon* 27 MLB 14 13 1 9 0 9 0 2 0 0
Scott Studwell 23 14 3 1 4 0 4
Dennis Swilley 22 14 0 1 0 0 0
Fran Tarkenton 37 QB 9 9 3 2 -14 0
Mick Tingelhoff 37 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
James White 24 14 0 0 2 0 0
Sammy White* 23 WR 14 14 2 1 0 0
Phil Wise 28 13 0 1 4 0 4
Jeff Wright 28 SS 14 14 1 5 0 5 0 2 0 0
Nate Wright 31 LCB 14 14 3 0 0 0 0 1 27 1
Team Total 28.4 14 16 109 0 41 36 25 13 1 1
Opp Total 14 35 23 10

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Chuck Foreman* 27 RB 14 14 6 3 54
Sammy White* 23 WR 14 14 9 54
Fred Cox 39 K 14 0 25 8 49
Brent McClanahan 26 FB 14 14 1 2 18
Sammy Johnson 25 14 0 2 12
Ahmad Rashad 28 WR 14 14 2 12
Bob Tucker 32 8 0 2 12
Matt Blair* 27 LLB 14 13 1 6
Stu Voigt 29 TE 14 14 1 6
Nate Wright 31 LCB 14 14 1 6
Carl Eller 35 LDE 14 14 1 2
Team Total 28.4 14 9 19 1 1 25 8 1 231
Opp Total 14 11 15 1 2 26 7 227