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1980 Minnesota Vikings Game Log

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Record: 9-7-0, 1st in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bud Grant (9-7-0)

Points For: 317 (19.8/g) 15th of 28

Points Against: 308 (19.3/g) 11th of 28

Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7

SRS: -0.31 (15th of 28), SOS: -0.88

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 16-31 vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns

Defensive Coordinator: Bob Hollway

Other Notable Asst.: Floyd Reese (Linebackers) and Les Steckel (Wide Receivers)

Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium

Principal Owner/President: Max Winter

General Manager: Mike Lynn

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +5000

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

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	24	23	30	42	371	3	1	3	24	9.4	8.2	71.4	112.3	23	77	3.3	0	1	2	3	3	4	184
2	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	7	42	20	44	175	1	1	3	22	4.5	3.7	45.5	54.6	14	32	2.3	0	0	1	1	1	8	292
3	Sun	September 21	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	34	14	8	17	121	1	1	5	30	8.9	5.5	47.1	66.1	38	161	4.2	3	0	0	4	4	8	297
4	Sun	September 28	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	7	27	21	34	217	1	5	3	21	7.0	5.9	61.8	50.4	16	59	3.7	0	0	0	1	1	6	250
5	Sun	October 5	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	17	23	18	36	211	1	5	1	3	5.9	5.7	50.0	37.8	29	107	3.7	1	1	1	2	2	3	116
6	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	13	7	15	33	144	0	1	2	11	4.7	4.1	45.5	45.5	34	92	2.7	1	2	2	1	1	7	269
7	Sun	October 19	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	0	14	13	25	113	0	2	3	17	5.2	4.0	52.0	30.9	18	55	3.1	0	0	1	0	0	4	185
8	Sun	October 26	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	3	16	19	38	212	0	1	2	10	5.8	5.3	50.0	56.0	29	85	2.9	0	1	2	0	0	8	245
9	Sun	November 2	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	39	14	18	29	200	2	0	0	0	6.9	6.9	62.1	105.5	44	201	4.6	1	3	3	4	4	2	61
10	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	34	0	27	40	346	3	0	4	31	9.4	7.9	67.5	119.4	35	100	2.9	0	2	4	4	4	5	198
11	Sun	November 16	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	38	30	25	40	326	2	0	2	5	8.3	7.8	62.5	104.8	26	124	4.8	3	1	1	5	5	5	210
12	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	13	25	18	34	187	0	0	4	14	5.9	4.9	52.9	69.1	24	89	3.7	1	2	2	1	1	4	136
13	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	23	20	13	29	115	1	2	3	22	4.7	3.6	44.8	38.7	40	153	3.8	2	1	1	2	3	5	192
14	Sun	December 7	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	21	10	22	31	247	1	0	3	17	8.5	7.3	71.0	105.2	24	118	4.9	2	0	2	3	3	5	215
15	Sun	December 14	boxscore	W			Cleveland Browns	28	23	38	49	455	4	0	1	1	9.3	9.1	77.6	132.6	16	75	4.7	0	1	3	1	4	2	88
16	Sun	December 21	boxscore	L		@	Houston Oilers	16	20	26	53	248	2	4	2	18	5.0	4.5	49.1	43.6	23	114	5.0	0	1	1	1	2	5	201

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sat	January 3	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	16	31	19	39	179	1	5	3	30	5.4	4.3	48.7	30.8	13	36	2.8	1	0	0	2	2	5	100

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	24	23	14	28	156	2	1	1	9	5.9	5.4	50.0	75.9	32	158	4.9	1	1	1	2	3	4	70
2	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	7	42	21	27	280	2	1	0	0	10.4	10.4	77.8	119.1	40	249	6.2	4	0	1	6	6	3	252
3	Sun	September 21	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	34	14	17	40	173	1	2	6	51	5.6	3.8	42.5	43.0	25	93	3.7	1	0	0	2	2	9	326
4	Sun	September 28	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	7	27	13	26	150	2	1	0	0	5.8	5.8	50.0	77.4	47	260	5.5	0	2	3	3	3	4	64
5	Sun	October 5	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	17	23	16	28	231	1	1	1	5	8.4	8.0	57.1	81.1	40	180	4.5	2	1	3	2	3	3	31
6	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	13	7	12	20	73	1	4	1	10	4.2	3.5	60.0	44.4	38	161	4.2	0	0	0	1	1	5	104
7	Sun	October 19	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	0	14	21	28	263	1	1	1	7	9.6	9.1	75.0	100.7	43	169	3.9	1	0	1	2	2	3	36
8	Sun	October 26	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	3	16	16	32	183	2	3	2	11	6.1	5.4	50.0	49.3	40	147	3.7	0	1	1	1	2	6	125
9	Sun	November 2	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	39	14	20	34	174	1	2	3	32	6.1	4.7	58.8	57.7	23	74	3.2	1	0	0	2	2	6	132
10	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	34	0	14	25	130	0	1	8	56	7.4	3.9	56.0	53.7	21	48	2.3	0	0	0	0	0	8	279
11	Sun	November 16	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	38	30	30	56	486	4	2	0	0	8.7	8.7	53.6	91.8	23	87	3.8	0	1	1	3	4	1	37
12	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	13	25	13	21	197	1	0	2	21	10.4	8.6	61.9	108.6	40	246	6.2	2	2	3	1	3	1	41
13	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	23	20	19	32	236	3	2	2	12	7.8	6.9	59.4	87.5	21	103	4.9	0	0	1	2	3	5	102
14	Sun	December 7	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	21	10	18	36	220	1	0	1	7	6.3	5.9	50.0	78.5	32	128	4.0	0	1	1	1	1	4	73
15	Sun	December 14	boxscore	W			Cleveland Browns	28	23	20	33	232	1	1	0	0	7.0	7.0	60.6	79.4	33	134	4.1	2	1	1	2	3	4	57
16	Sun	December 21	boxscore	L		@	Houston Oilers	16	20	19	33	216	1	2	2	23	7.2	6.2	57.6	62.2	33	219	6.6	1	2	3	2	2	5	96

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sat	January 3	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	16	31	17	38	179	1	2	2	11	5.0	4.5	44.7	45.8	42	126	3.0	3	1	2	4	4	4	54

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