| Record (6-7-1) |
| Wk |
Result |
Opponent |
| 1 |
W |
17-14 |
at San Francisco |
| 2 |
W |
27-7 |
Baltimore |
| 3 |
L |
13-20 |
at Dallas |
| 4 |
L |
7-23 |
Chicago |
| 6 |
L |
17-27 |
LA Rams |
| 7 |
T |
20-20 |
at Baltimore |
| 8 |
L |
17-38 |
San Francisco |
| 9 |
W |
20-14 |
at Green Bay |
| 10 |
L |
17-24 |
Detroit |
| 11 |
L |
0-30 |
at LA Rams |
| 12 |
L |
20-27 |
Green Bay |
| 13 |
W |
28-0 |
Atlanta |
| 14 |
W |
27-10 |
at Detroit |
| 15 |
W |
6-0 |
at Chicago |
| Team Statistics |
| Vikings |
Opp. |
Total First Downs |
228 |
227 |
Rushing |
95 |
97 |
Passing |
115 |
116 |
Penalty |
18 |
14 |
Third Down: Made/Att |
69-204 |
63-193 |
Third Down Pct. |
33.8 |
32.6 |
Fourth Down: Made/Att |
8-19 |
7-18 |
Fourth Down Pct. |
42.1 |
38.9 |
Total Net Yards |
4072 |
3892 |
Avg.Per Game |
290.9 |
278.0 |
Total Plays |
910 |
884 |
Avg.Per Play |
4.5 |
4.4 |
Net Yards Rushing |
1791 |
1753 |
Avg.Per Game |
127.9 |
125.2 |
Total Rushes |
485 |
449 |
Net Yards Passing |
2281 |
2139 |
Avg.Per Game |
162.9 |
152.8 |
Sacked-Yds Lost |
41-300 |
19-122 |
Gross Yards |
4372 |
4014 |
Att-Completions |
384-208 |
416-218 |
Completion Pct. |
54.2 |
52.4 |
Had Intercepted |
11 |
19 |
Punts-Avg. |
89-39.1 |
79-40.3 |
Net Punting Avg. |
36.1 |
36.6 |
Penalties-Yards Lost |
67-579 |
71-536 |
Fumbles-Ball Lost |
25-11 |
18-8 |
Touchdowns |
26 |
30 |
Rushing |
9 |
12 |
Passing |
16 |
14 |
Returns |
1 |
4 |
Total Pts. |
236 |
254 |
Avg. Time of Poss. |
30:52 |
29:08 |
|
| PASSING |
Att |
Cmp |
Pct |
Yds |
Lng |
TD |
Int |
Sk |
SkY |
Rate |
| R.Vander Kelen |
18 |
9 |
50.0 |
111 |
36 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
88.0 |
| F.Tarkenton |
352 |
195 |
55.4 |
2,424 |
68 |
15 |
9 |
38 |
288 |
80.5 |
| B.Walden |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39.6 |
| B.Berry |
12 |
4 |
33.3 |
46 |
22 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
6.2 |
| Vikings |
384 |
208 |
54.2 |
2,581 |
68 |
16 |
11 |
41 |
300 |
77.2 |
| Opponents |
416 |
218 |
52.4 |
2,261 |
70 |
14 |
19 |
19 |
122 |
60.6 |
|
| SCORING |
R |
P |
Ret |
PAT |
FG |
Saf |
Pts |
| F.Cox |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26/26 |
18/27 |
0 |
80 |
| B.Brown |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
48 |
| P.Carpenter |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
30 |
| P.Flatley |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
24 |
| F.Tarkenton |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
18 |
| J.Phillips |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
12 |
| T.Hall |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
12 |
| J.Lindsey |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| J.Kirby |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| Vikings |
9 |
16 |
1 |
26/26 |
18/27 |
0 |
236 |
| Opponents |
12 |
14 |
4 |
29/30 |
15/30 |
0 |
254 |
|
| FIELD GOALS |
1-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50 |
| F.Cox |
6/6 |
3/3 |
7/14 |
2/3 |
0/1 |
| Vikings |
6/6 |
3/3 |
7/14 |
2/3 |
0/1 |
| Opponents |
2/2 |
4/7 |
5/12 |
3/8 |
1/1 |
|
| RUSHING |
Att |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| B.Brown |
257 |
846 |
3.3 |
26 |
5 |
| F.Tarkenton |
75 |
385 |
5.1 |
15 |
3 |
| D.Osborn |
80 |
303 |
3.8 |
11 |
0 |
| J.Lindsey |
55 |
168 |
3.1 |
18 |
0 |
| P.King |
11 |
46 |
4.2 |
16 |
0 |
| P.Carpenter |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
26 |
1 |
| R.Vander Kelen |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
12 |
0 |
| B.Berry |
3 |
4 |
1.3 |
4 |
0 |
| Vikings |
485 |
1,791 |
3.7 |
26 |
9 |
| Opponents |
449 |
1,753 |
3.9 |
44 |
12 |
|
| RECEIVING |
Rec |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| P.Flatley |
52 |
719 |
13.8 |
49 |
4 |
| B.Brown |
37 |
389 |
10.5 |
68 |
3 |
| J.Phillips |
29 |
493 |
17.0 |
68 |
2 |
| P.Carpenter |
29 |
311 |
10.7 |
44 |
4 |
| J.Lindsey |
28 |
262 |
9.4 |
28 |
1 |
| T.Hall |
23 |
276 |
12.0 |
27 |
2 |
| D.Osborn |
8 |
90 |
11.2 |
35 |
0 |
| P.King |
2 |
41 |
20.5 |
34 |
0 |
| Vikings |
208 |
2,581 |
12.4 |
68 |
16 |
| Opponents |
218 |
2,261 |
10.4 |
70 |
14 |
|
| PUNT RETURNS |
No |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
| E.Sharockman |
24 |
3 |
166 |
6.9 |
53 |
0 |
| L.Rentzel |
12 |
11 |
26 |
2.2 |
14 |
0 |
| Vikings |
36 |
14 |
192 |
5.3 |
53 |
0 |
| Opponents |
38 |
17 |
165 |
4.3 |
20 |
0 |
|
| KO RETURNS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| M.Fitzgerald |
13 |
327 |
25.2 |
36 |
0 |
| T.Hall |
13 |
230 |
17.7 |
29 |
0 |
| L.Rentzel |
9 |
155 |
17.2 |
24 |
0 |
| P.King |
11 |
147 |
13.4 |
25 |
0 |
| Vikings |
46 |
859 |
18.7 |
36 |
0 |
| Opponents |
46 |
1,125 |
24.5 |
48 |
0 |
|
| PUNTING |
Att |
Yds |
GAvg |
In20 |
Long |
| B.Walden |
89 |
3,481 |
39.1 |
19 |
78 |
| Vikings |
89 |
3,481 |
39.1 |
19 |
78 |
| Opponents |
79 |
3,181 |
40.3 |
30 |
64 |
|
|
| INTERCEPTIONS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| D.Hackbart |
10 |
162 |
16.2 |
29 |
0 |
| K.Kassulke |
3 |
86 |
28.7 |
39 |
0 |
| M.Fitzgerald |
2 |
30 |
15.0 |
20 |
0 |
| E.Mackbee |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
12 |
0 |
| E.Sharockman |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
16 |
0 |
| L.Warwick |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
10 |
0 |
| Vikings |
19 |
327 |
17.2 |
39 |
0 |
| Opponents |
11 |
96 |
8.7 |
38 |
0 |
|
| SACKS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
SAF |
| J.Shay |
3 |
16 |
5.3 |
0 |
| L.Warwick |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
0 |
| C.Eller |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| J.Marshall |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| P.Dickson |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
| M.Tilleman |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
| J.Kirby |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| D.Tobey |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| R.Winston |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Vikings |
19 |
122 |
6.4 |
0 |
| Opponents |
41 |
300 |
7.3 |
0 |
|