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1978 Minnesota Vikings Game Log

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Record: 8-7-1, 1st in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bud Grant (8-7-1)

Points For: 294 (18.4/g) 12th of 28

Points Against: 306 (19.1/g) 20th of 28

Expected W-L: 7.6-8.4

SRS: -0.16 (11th of 28), SOS: .60

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 10-34 vs. Los Angeles Rams

Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns

Defensive Coordinator: Bob Hollway

Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium

Principal Owner/President: Max Winter

General Manager: Mike Lynn

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1200

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 3	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	24	31	28	49	269	2	4	1	13	5.8	5.4	57.1	52.2	32	155	4.8	1	1	1	3	3	1	40
2	Mon	September 11	boxscore	W	OT		Denver Broncos	12	9	15	34	105	0	3	2	15	3.5	2.9	44.1	15.0	36	101	2.8	0	4	4	0	0	6	182
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	16	25	37	146	1	3	4	43	5.1	3.6	67.6	50.1	28	73	2.6	0	1	3	1	1	4	130
4	Mon	September 25	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	24	20	14	20	142	1	1	1	10	7.6	6.8	70.0	85.8	39	153	3.9	1	1	1	3	3	3	79
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	24	7	20	31	208	1	1	1	5	6.9	6.5	64.5	81.1	37	111	3.0	1	1	1	3	3	6	218
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	28	29	27	37	274	2	0	0	0	7.4	7.4	73.0	111.8	31	117	3.8	2	0	1	4	4	5	180
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	17	34	17	34	125	2	1	5	41	4.9	3.2	50.0	66.4	24	42	1.8	0	1	1	2	2	8	270
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	21	7	26	43	234	3	0	2	28	6.1	5.2	60.5	98.4	32	60	1.9	0	0	1	3	3	6	252
9	Thu	October 26	boxscore	W		@	Dallas Cowboys	21	10	18	32	137	2	0	1	2	4.3	4.2	56.3	87.6	38	144	3.8	1	0	1	3	3	7	320
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	17	7	18	29	188	1	4	3	23	7.3	5.9	62.1	52.7	48	124	2.6	1	1	1	2	2	2	86
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	17	14	24	37	223	0	1	2	22	6.6	5.7	64.9	70.0	33	90	2.7	2	1	1	2	2	6	178
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	7	13	27	42	209	1	2	2	21	5.5	4.8	64.3	64.5	21	63	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	9	297
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	T	OT	@	Green Bay Packers	10	10	20	37	182	1	4	3	17	5.4	4.6	54.1	37.0	42	111	2.6	0	1	3	1	1	6	264
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	28	27	30	56	289	4	3	0	0	5.2	5.2	53.6	69.7	25	80	3.2	0	0	0	4	4	6	213
15	Sat	December 9	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	14	45	20	36	213	1	2	2	28	6.7	5.6	55.6	59.1	18	22	1.2	1	0	0	2	2	6	240
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	20	27	23	38	299	3	5	1	17	8.3	7.7	60.5	72.0	21	90	4.3	0	0	0	2	3	4	139

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	Sun	December 31	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	10	34	18	38	208	1	2	1	11	5.8	5.3	47.4	51.2	16	36	2.3	0	1	1	1	1	6	149

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 3	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	24	31	15	22	183	0	0	2	10	8.8	7.6	68.2	93.6	34	138	4.1	3	1	2	4	4	4	60
2	Mon	September 11	boxscore	W	OT		Denver Broncos	12	9	15	32	129	0	3	6	42	5.3	3.4	46.9	18.9	29	102	3.5	1	1	1	0	1	4	53
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	16	5	19	63	1	0	0	0	3.3	3.3	26.3	58.4	40	92	2.3	1	1	1	1	2	10	395
4	Mon	September 25	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	24	20	22	37	188	0	2	2	19	5.6	4.8	59.5	50.3	36	90	2.5	2	2	2	2	2	3	36
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	24	7	16	35	283	1	3	2	28	8.9	7.6	45.7	47.7	24	87	3.6	0	0	2	1	1	5	84
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	28	29	17	28	248	1	2	2	8	9.1	8.3	60.7	71.7	32	184	5.8	3	1	1	2	4	4	60
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	17	34	13	27	146	1	2	1	5	5.6	5.2	48.1	46.2	43	180	4.2	2	2	3	4	4	4	52
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	21	7	20	32	118	0	1	5	34	4.8	3.2	62.5	56.5	25	129	5.2	1	0	0	1	1	9	248
9	Thu	October 26	boxscore	W		@	Dallas Cowboys	21	10	12	27	147	0	2	2	1	5.5	5.1	44.4	30.9	24	92	3.8	1	1	1	1	1	5	108
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	17	7	18	30	105	1	0	2	22	4.2	3.3	60.0	77.8	18	70	3.9	0	0	0	1	1	7	206
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	17	14	8	18	47	0	3	3	19	3.7	2.2	44.4	12.0	42	186	4.4	2	0	1	2	2	4	62
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	7	13	13	23	163	1	2	0	0	7.1	7.1	56.5	57.0	43	124	2.9	1	0	0	1	2	7	167
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	T	OT	@	Green Bay Packers	10	10	11	23	164	0	0	2	11	7.6	6.6	47.8	71.6	54	154	2.9	1	1	2	1	1	10	299
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	28	27	13	29	213	3	1	2	15	7.9	6.9	44.8	90.2	35	163	4.7	1	0	0	3	4	8	226
15	Sat	December 9	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	14	45	26	33	350	5	1	1	2	10.7	10.3	78.8	137.8	30	157	5.2	0	1	1	6	6	2	174
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	20	27	16	27	143	1	0	1	11	5.7	5.1	59.3	85.9	50	168	3.4	1	2	2	3	3	6	140

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	Sun	December 31	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	10	34	15	29	209	2	1	0	0	7.2	7.2	51.7	83.8	48	200	4.2	2	2	2	4	4	4	50

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