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1979 Minnesota Vikings Game Log

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Record: 7-9-0, 3rd in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bud Grant (7-9-0)

Points For: 259 (16.2/g) 24th of 28

Points Against: 337 (21.1/g) 17th of 28

Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4

SRS: -7.54 (27th of 28), SOS: -2.67

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 +3500

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 2	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	28	22	21	34	287	4	0	1	10	8.7	8.2	61.8	127.9	27	110	4.1	0	0	0	4	4	5	169
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	7	26	10	19	71	0	1	5	46	6.2	3.0	52.6	39.6	29	88	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	9	365
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L			Miami Dolphins	12	27	14	25	106	0	3	1	11	4.7	4.1	56.0	26.8	28	137	4.9	0	4	4	0	0	2	76
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	W	OT		Green Bay Packers	27	21	19	26	215	2	2	5	30	9.4	6.9	73.1	91.0	43	161	3.7	2	0	1	3	3	4	168
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W		@	Detroit Lions	13	10	13	23	150	0	2	3	17	7.3	5.8	56.5	40.1	40	137	3.4	1	2	2	1	1	6	265
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L			Dallas Cowboys	20	36	18	34	179	2	0	3	27	6.1	4.8	52.9	87.7	22	61	2.8	0	2	2	2	2	5	190
7	Mon	October 15	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	7	14	28	48	256	0	4	1	14	5.6	5.2	58.3	38.2	23	54	2.3	1	0	1	1	1	2	106
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	30	27	19	43	213	4	1	1	5	5.1	4.8	44.2	80.9	21	54	2.6	0	1	1	3	4	9	342
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	12	22	36	219	1	1	4	4	6.2	5.5	61.1	76.0	33	111	3.4	0	1	1	1	1	8	320
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	7	37	27	49	263	1	3	1	10	5.6	5.3	55.1	51.7	23	70	3.0	0	0	2	1	1	4	164
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	7	19	27	38	230	1	2	5	32	6.9	5.3	71.1	73.4	25	117	4.7	0	0	0	1	1	3	110
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	14	7	14	30	121	0	0	1	14	4.5	3.9	46.7	57.8	49	174	3.6	2	0	1	2	2	7	273
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	22	15	26	158	3	0	0	0	6.1	6.1	57.7	113.9	29	110	3.8	0	1	2	2	3	5	184
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L	OT	@	Los Angeles Rams	21	27	21	42	268	3	3	5	29	7.1	5.7	50.0	64.4	38	141	3.7	0	0	2	3	3	7	271
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	10	3	12	32	104	1	1	0	0	3.3	3.3	37.5	44.3	28	85	3.0	0	1	1	1	1	10	357
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	23	27	35	61	299	1	1	1	9	5.0	4.8	57.4	69.0	29	154	5.3	2	1	2	2	3	5	191

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 2	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	28	22	29	42	254	1	2	2	8	6.2	5.8	69.0	72.9	27	98	3.6	1	3	4	1	2	4	74
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	7	26	9	19	93	1	1	3	30	6.5	4.2	47.4	57.6	39	236	6.1	2	1	2	3	3	6	128
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L			Miami Dolphins	12	27	15	22	183	2	2	1	3	8.5	8.0	68.2	86.0	42	136	3.2	2	0	0	3	4	4	52
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	W	OT		Green Bay Packers	27	21	10	15	108	1	0	0	0	7.2	7.2	66.7	109.9	37	141	3.8	2	0	0	3	3	5	108
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W		@	Detroit Lions	13	10	13	25	97	1	2	4	29	5.0	3.3	52.0	41.6	25	96	3.8	0	1	1	1	1	7	223
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L			Dallas Cowboys	20	36	15	23	167	0	0	1	7	7.6	7.0	65.2	86.7	46	279	6.1	4	1	1	3	5	4	62
7	Mon	October 15	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	7	14	9	13	62	0	0	1	10	5.5	4.4	69.2	79.6	41	183	4.5	1	0	2	2	2	5	105
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	30	27	16	30	292	2	3	1	10	10.1	9.4	53.3	69.7	49	204	4.2	1	2	2	3	3	6	152
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	12	12	25	258	0	0	1	9	10.7	9.9	48.0	85.1	40	102	2.6	1	2	2	0	1	6	146
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	7	37	14	24	142	1	2	0	0	5.9	5.9	58.3	54.5	45	325	7.2	3	1	1	4	5	2	190
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	7	19	11	19	115	2	3	3	32	7.7	5.2	57.9	71.1	40	178	4.5	0	0	0	1	3	5	81
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	14	7	14	32	102	0	2	4	44	4.6	2.8	43.8	25.8	19	65	3.4	1	0	2	1	1	7	220
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	22	19	38	242	0	0	0	0	6.4	6.4	50.0	70.3	42	183	4.4	3	1	2	1	3	5	78
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L	OT	@	Los Angeles Rams	21	27	12	25	174	1	2	4	39	8.5	6.0	48.0	51.1	38	126	3.3	2	0	1	3	3	10	404
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	10	3	18	45	186	0	2	4	41	5.0	3.8	40.0	34.1	29	105	3.6	0	1	2	0	0	10	377
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	23	27	13	27	222	2	1	1	6	8.4	7.9	48.1	85.7	24	69	2.9	1	2	2	3	3	7	177

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