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1987 Minnesota Vikings Game Log

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Record: 8-7-0, 2nd in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Jerry Burns (8-7-0)

Points For: 336 (22.4/g) 13th of 28

Points Against: 335 (22.3/g) 16th of 28

Expected W-L: 7.5-7.5

SRS: -2.62 (21st of 28), SOS: -2.69

Playoffs:
Won Wild Card 44-10 vs. New Orleans Saints
Won Divisional Round 36-24 vs. San Francisco 49ers
Lost Conference Championship 10-17 vs. Washington Redskins

Offensive Coordinator: Bob Schnelker

Defensive Coordinator: Floyd Peters

Other Notable Asst.: Pete Carroll (Defensive Backs), Monte Kiffin (Linebackers) and Paul Wiggin (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Principal Owner/President: Max Winter

General Manager: Mike Lynn

Offensive Scheme: Smashmouth

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +5000

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

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 13	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	34	19	12	22	240	3	3	1	8	11.3	10.4	54.5	93.0	32	113	3.5	1	2	2	4	4	1	31	28:15
2	Sun	September 20	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	21	16	17	38	257	3	0	4	28	7.5	6.1	44.7	93.9	25	96	3.8	0	0	0	3	3	8	290	28:02
4	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	16	23	15	26	219	1	1	3	17	9.1	7.6	57.7	82.1	25	96	3.8	1	0	1	2	2	8	274	26:45
5	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	7	27	15	32	108	1	1	9	70	5.6	2.6	46.9	52.6	22	43	2.0	0	0	1	1	1	5	190	24:33
6	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	20	20	37	152	1	4	7	43	5.3	3.5	54.1	33.7	17	23	1.4	0	1	3	1	1	5	230	28:42
7	Mon	October 26	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	34	27	13	23	196	1	5	1	1	8.6	8.2	56.5	59.6	36	197	5.5	4	0	0	4	5	3	118	26:26
8	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	17	28	23	39	252	0	1	4	19	6.9	5.9	59.0	67.5	26	143	5.5	2	1	2	2	2	4	138	27:54
9	Sun	November 8	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Raiders	31	20	7	18	84	2	0	4	39	6.8	3.8	38.9	91.0	38	116	3.1	2	1	1	4	4	9	397	29:42
10	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	17	12	28	106	1	1	2	21	4.5	3.5	42.9	50.6	47	224	4.8	1	3	5	2	2	3	128	37:59
11	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	24	13	14	33	169	1	1	1	3	5.2	5.0	42.4	56.3	35	133	3.8	1	1	2	3	3	6	209	30:18
12	Thu	November 26	boxscore	W	OT	@	Dallas Cowboys	44	38	18	36	288	2	2	4	24	8.7	7.2	50.0	72.5	40	188	4.7	4	1	4	5	5	6	236	32:11
13	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	24	30	22	39	281	3	1	5	21	7.7	6.4	56.4	94.1	27	75	2.8	0	1	2	3	3	6	240	27:09
14	Sun	December 13	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	10	16	14	21	162	1	0	1	6	8.0	7.4	66.7	105.7	31	127	4.1	0	1	2	1	1	4	138	26:31
15	Sun	December 20	boxscore	W		@	Detroit Lions	17	14	16	27	135	1	0	2	30	6.1	4.7	59.3	84.6	37	205	5.5	1	1	2	2	2	7	299	31:08
16	Sat	December 26	boxscore	L	OT		Washington Redskins	24	27	14	27	177	0	3	4	29	7.6	5.7	51.9	33.0	44	204	4.6	3	1	2	3	3	4	160	37:41

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
17	Sun	January 3	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	44	10	17	30	207	3	0	6	42	8.3	5.8	56.7	111.4	50	210	4.2	1	3	3	5	5	3	288	41:18
18	Sat	January 9	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	36	24	20	34	280	2	1	2	18	8.8	7.8	58.8	92.8	34	117	3.4	0	5	5	3	3	5	91	33:43
19	Sun	January 17	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	10	17	19	39	183	1	1	8	60	6.2	3.9	48.7	60.1	21	76	3.6	0	1	1	1	1	10	320	33:02

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 13	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	34	19	24	38	189	1	2	1	6	5.1	4.8	63.2	62.3	26	83	3.2	0	4	5	1	1	3	43	31:45
2	Sun	September 20	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	21	16	15	25	88	0	1	2	17	4.2	3.3	60.0	50.1	35	122	3.5	1	1	1	1	2	7	212	31:58
4	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	16	23	12	21	153	1	0	2	11	7.8	6.7	57.1	95.9	40	147	3.7	1	3	3	2	2	6	116	33:15
5	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	7	27	16	31	159	1	0	4	27	6.0	4.5	51.6	77.2	41	185	4.5	1	2	3	3	3	5	102	35:27
6	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	20	20	36	193	0	2	1	6	5.5	5.2	55.6	47.6	29	75	2.6	0	2	3	2	2	8	250	31:18
7	Mon	October 26	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	34	27	22	39	206	2	1	5	39	6.3	4.7	56.4	77.5	27	123	4.6	1	2	2	3	3	6	139	33:34
8	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	17	28	14	21	195	4	1	1	5	9.5	8.9	66.7	116.1	34	123	3.6	0	0	1	4	4	5	106	32:06
9	Sun	November 8	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Raiders	31	20	18	39	219	2	4	5	41	6.7	5.0	46.2	41.5	30	157	5.2	0	2	2	2	2	4	68	30:18
10	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	17	22	37	244	2	1	4	40	7.7	6.0	59.5	85.9	9	15	1.7	0	1	1	2	2	4	65	22:01
11	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	24	13	19	35	194	1	1	3	18	6.1	5.1	54.3	68.0	25	96	3.8	1	0	1	1	1	6	148	29:42
12	Thu	November 26	boxscore	W	OT	@	Dallas Cowboys	44	38	25	41	291	4	3	6	50	8.3	6.2	61.0	84.5	34	112	3.3	1	1	1	5	5	5	96	34:01
13	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	24	30	17	34	264	3	1	3	18	8.3	7.1	50.0	93.3	32	159	5.0	0	3	3	3	3	4	64	32:51
14	Sun	December 13	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	10	16	18	31	179	0	1	2	13	6.2	5.4	58.1	61.1	33	121	3.7	2	1	1	1	2	5	96	33:29
15	Sun	December 20	boxscore	W		@	Detroit Lions	17	14	16	31	235	1	4	1	5	7.7	7.3	51.6	47.8	26	129	5.0	1	0	0	2	2	4	67	28:52
16	Sat	December 26	boxscore	L	OT		Washington Redskins	24	27	20	39	291	2	4	1	11	7.7	7.3	51.3	53.4	19	77	4.1	0	2	4	3	3	2	148	24:28

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
17	Sun	January 3	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	44	10	11	31	96	1	4	2	8	3.4	2.9	35.5	15.7	14	53	3.8	0	1	1	1	1	6	159	18:42
18	Sat	January 9	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	36	24	24	44	243	1	2	4	24	6.1	5.1	54.5	59.2	18	115	6.4	1	1	3	3	3	6	147	26:17
19	Sun	January 17	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	10	17	9	26	119	2	0	0	0	4.6	4.6	34.6	75.6	34	161	4.7	0	1	3	2	2	8	250	26:58

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