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1983 Minnesota Vikings Game Log

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Record: 8-8-0, 4th in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bud Grant (8-8-0)

Points For: 316 (19.8/g) 18th of 28

Points Against: 348 (21.8/g) 17th of 28

Expected W-L: 7.1-8.9

SRS: -3.06 (22nd of 28), SOS: -1.06

Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns

Defensive Coordinator: Bob Hollway

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

Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Principal Owner/President: Max Winter

General Manager: Mike Lynn

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +3000

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 4	boxscore	W		@	Cleveland Browns	27	21	22	33	198	1	1	0	0	6.0	6.0	66.7	80.1	39	189	4.8	2	2	2	3	3	3	118	29:49
2	Thu	September 8	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	17	48	28	48	272	1	5	4	33	6.4	5.2	58.3	41.7	19	68	3.6	1	1	1	2	2	5	194	25:44
3	Sun	September 18	boxscore	W	OT	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	19	16	24	42	264	1	0	3	19	6.7	5.9	57.1	83.8	33	90	2.7	0	4	4	1	1	8	313	35:00
4	Sun	September 25	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	20	17	18	31	141	1	1	1	6	4.7	4.4	58.1	66.7	26	40	1.5	0	2	2	2	2	7	309	26:01
5	Sun	October 2	boxscore	L			Dallas Cowboys	24	37	17	39	272	2	3	1	0	7.0	6.8	43.6	52.5	16	44	2.8	1	1	1	3	3	7	335	21:20
6	Sun	October 9	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	23	14	14	29	177	0	1	1	3	6.2	5.9	48.3	53.4	30	191	6.4	2	3	3	2	2	7	226	27:19
7	Sun	October 16	boxscore	W			Houston Oilers	34	14	20	34	209	1	0	3	18	6.7	5.6	58.8	86.5	28	120	4.3	2	2	3	4	4	6	249	29:00
8	Sun	October 23	boxscore	W	OT	@	Green Bay Packers	20	17	16	27	199	1	0	1	6	7.6	7.1	59.3	94.5	43	211	4.9	1	2	3	2	2	6	253	35:21
9	Sun	October 30	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	31	41	27	38	289	3	3	3	25	8.3	7.0	71.1	86.4	19	59	3.1	1	1	1	4	4	4	184	23:58
10	Sun	November 6	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	17	22	42	179	0	0	4	33	5.0	3.9	52.4	63.5	26	68	2.6	1	1	2	1	1	9	384	31:52
11	Sun	November 13	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	21	29	21	37	261	0	1	6	42	8.2	6.1	56.8	67.5	26	158	6.1	3	0	1	3	3	3	130	29:08
12	Sun	November 20	boxscore	W		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	14	16	27	188	2	2	0	0	7.0	7.0	59.3	74.3	42	150	3.6	0	1	2	2	2	6	240	34:48
13	Sun	November 27	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	16	17	13	30	124	1	1	2	17	4.7	3.9	43.3	52.6	33	121	3.7	0	3	4	1	1	7	310	29:52
14	Mon	December 5	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	2	13	20	33	130	0	1	7	47	5.4	3.3	60.6	56.4	31	94	3.0	0	0	1	0	0	5	203	31:45
15	Sun	December 11	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	13	19	16	36	206	0	1	4	32	6.6	5.2	44.4	51.4	26	49	1.9	1	2	3	1	1	4	142	28:57
16	Sat	December 17	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	20	14	16	29	102	1	2	3	22	4.3	3.2	55.2	45.5	33	156	4.7	2	0	0	2	3	4	188	27:51

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 4	boxscore	W		@	Cleveland Browns	27	21	20	34	186	3	3	4	37	6.6	4.9	58.8	66.5	24	116	4.8	0	0	0	3	3	5	110	30:11
2	Thu	September 8	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	17	48	17	24	216	4	0	3	14	9.6	8.0	70.8	138.2	43	197	4.6	1	2	2	6	6	5	89	34:16
3	Sun	September 18	boxscore	W	OT	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	19	16	17	30	192	1	2	0	0	6.4	6.4	56.7	59.3	42	114	2.7	1	1	3	1	1	4	67	34:27
4	Sun	September 25	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	20	17	18	42	217	1	5	8	50	6.4	4.3	42.9	27.7	36	154	4.3	1	1	1	2	2	5	94	33:59
5	Sun	October 2	boxscore	L			Dallas Cowboys	24	37	22	40	200	1	2	1	13	5.3	4.9	55.0	56.2	47	200	4.3	2	3	4	4	4	4	69	38:40
6	Sun	October 9	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	23	14	15	32	186	0	2	3	16	6.3	5.3	46.9	39.3	37	239	6.5	2	0	1	2	2	4	50	32:41
7	Sun	October 16	boxscore	W			Houston Oilers	34	14	17	31	163	1	2	6	34	6.4	4.4	54.8	53.6	34	145	4.3	1	0	0	2	2	5	90	31:00
8	Sun	October 23	boxscore	W	OT	@	Green Bay Packers	20	17	23	41	327	2	3	7	56	9.3	6.8	56.1	67.8	25	87	3.5	0	1	2	2	2	4	50	29:44
9	Sun	October 30	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	31	41	20	29	238	3	0	1	7	8.4	7.9	69.0	128.2	40	182	4.6	2	2	2	5	5	2	20	36:02
10	Sun	November 6	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	17	11	19	67	0	1	1	8	3.9	3.4	57.9	43.1	34	208	6.1	1	1	1	2	2	9	348	28:08
11	Sun	November 13	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	21	29	13	27	180	2	1	0	0	6.7	6.7	48.1	79.2	42	163	3.9	1	2	2	3	3	5	116	30:52
12	Sun	November 20	boxscore	W		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	14	13	30	128	1	0	5	40	5.6	3.7	43.3	67.1	28	108	3.9	1	0	0	2	2	8	293	25:12
13	Sun	November 27	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	16	17	13	22	171	0	3	0	0	7.8	7.8	59.1	44.1	42	153	3.6	2	1	1	2	2	4	65	30:08
14	Mon	December 5	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	2	13	9	17	101	1	0	3	19	7.1	5.1	52.9	90.6	34	167	4.9	0	2	2	1	1	3	261	28:15
15	Sun	December 11	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	13	19	9	17	93	2	0	2	13	6.2	4.9	52.9	108.2	40	210	5.3	0	2	3	1	2	6	100	31:03
16	Sat	December 17	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	20	14	26	43	238	1	1	3	19	6.0	5.2	60.5	73.6	31	141	4.5	1	0	3	2	2	4	69	32:09

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