| Record (2-1) |
| Wk |
Result |
Opponent |
| 1 |
W |
41-10 |
at Green Bay |
| 2 |
L |
20-27 |
at Detroit |
| 3 |
W |
30-14 |
Chicago |
| 4 |
| |
at Dallas |
| 5 |
| |
Houston |
| 6 |
| |
Detroit |
| 7 |
| |
New England |
| 8 |
| |
at Chicago |
| 9 |
| |
at St. Louis |
| 10 |
| |
Green Bay |
| 11 |
| |
at LA Rams |
| 12 |
| |
New Orleans |
| 13 |
| |
Atlanta |
| 14 |
| |
at Kansas City |
| Team Statistics |
| Vikings |
Opp. |
| Total First Downs |
61 |
51 |
| Rushing |
24 |
15 |
| Passing |
31 |
34 |
| Penalty |
6 |
2 |
| Third Down: Made/Att |
14-41 |
20-50 |
| Third Down Pct. |
34.1 |
40.0 |
| Fourth Down: Made/Att |
4-5 |
0-1 |
| Fourth Down Pct. |
80.0 |
0.0 |
| Total Net Yards |
1060 |
800 |
| Avg.Per Game |
353.3 |
266.7 |
| Total Plays |
209 |
214 |
| Avg.Per Play |
5.1 |
3.7 |
| Net Yards Rushing |
369 |
246 |
| Avg.Per Game |
123.0 |
82.0 |
| Total Rushes |
102 |
94 |
| Net Yards Passing |
691 |
554 |
| Avg.Per Game |
230.3 |
184.7 |
| Sacked/Yds Lost |
2-24 |
9-56 |
| Gross Yards |
715 |
610 |
| Att/Completions |
105-56 |
111-53 |
| Completion Pct. |
53.3 |
47.7 |
| Had Intercepted |
4 |
6 |
| Punts/Avg. |
17-37.7 |
25-36.2 |
| Net Punting Avg. |
17-33.4 |
25-30.7 |
| Penalties/Yards Lost |
19-148 |
19-161 |
| Fumbles/Ball Lost |
6-4 |
4-2 |
| Touchdowns |
12 |
6 |
| Rushing |
5 |
3 |
| Passing |
5 |
3 |
| Returns |
2 |
0 |
| Total Pts. |
91 |
51 |
| Avg. Time of Possession |
28:41 |
31:19 |
|
| Passing |
Att |
Comp |
Pct |
Yards |
Long |
TD |
Int |
Sack |
Rate |
| F.Tarkenton |
105 |
56 |
53.3 |
715 |
46 |
5 |
4 |
2/24 |
74.9 |
| Vikings |
105 |
56 |
53.3 |
715 |
46 |
5 |
4 |
2/24 |
74.9 |
| Opponents |
111 |
53 |
47.7 |
610 |
43 |
3 |
6 |
9/56 |
51.3 |
|
| Scoring |
R |
P |
Ret |
PAT |
FG |
Saf |
Pts |
| C.Foreman |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
30 |
| F.Cox |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10/12 |
3/5 |
0 |
19 |
| S.Voigt |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
12 |
| J.Marshall |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| J.Wright |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| J.R.Gilliam |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| J.Lash |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| F.Tarkenton |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| Vikings |
5 |
5 |
2 |
10/12 |
3/5 |
0 |
91 |
| Opponents |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6/6 |
3/3 |
0 |
51 |
|
| Field Goals |
1-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50+ |
| F.Cox |
0/0 |
1/2 |
0/1 |
2/2 |
0/0 |
| Vikings |
0/0 |
1/2 |
0/1 |
2/2 |
0/0 |
| Opponents |
0/0 |
0/0 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
0/0 |
|
| Rushing |
Att |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| C.Foreman |
55 |
193 |
3.5 |
29 |
4 |
| D.Osborn |
22 |
94 |
4.3 |
17 |
0 |
| F.Tarkenton |
7 |
36 |
5.1 |
13 |
1 |
| O.Reed |
13 |
29 |
2.2 |
13 |
0 |
| E.Marinaro |
5 |
17 |
3.4 |
9 |
0 |
| Vikings |
102 |
369 |
3.6 |
29 |
5 |
| Opponents |
94 |
246 |
2.6 |
21 |
3 |
|
| Receiving |
Rec |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| C.Foreman |
20 |
202 |
10.1 |
23 |
1 |
| J.R.Gilliam |
9 |
105 |
11.7 |
20 |
1 |
| J.Lash |
9 |
227 |
25.2 |
46 |
1 |
| S.Voigt |
8 |
80 |
10.0 |
22 |
2 |
| D.Osborn |
4 |
30 |
7.5 |
14 |
0 |
| S.McCullum |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
16 |
0 |
| E.Marinaro |
2 |
35 |
17.5 |
27 |
0 |
| O.Reed |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
3 |
0 |
| Vikings |
56 |
715 |
12.8 |
46 |
5 |
| Opponents |
53 |
610 |
11.5 |
43 |
3 |
|
| Punting |
Att |
Yds |
GAvg |
In20 |
Long |
| M.Eischeid |
17 |
641 |
37.7 |
5 |
51 |
| Vikings |
17 |
641 |
37.7 |
5 |
51 |
| Opponents |
25 |
905 |
36.2 |
7 |
57 |
|
| Punt Returns |
No |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| J.Wallace |
8 |
0 |
45 |
5.6 |
20 |
0 |
| L.Marshall |
7 |
3 |
79 |
11.3 |
22 |
0 |
| S.McCullum |
1 |
0 |
13 |
13.0 |
13 |
0 |
| Vikings |
16 |
3 |
137 |
8.6 |
22 |
0 |
| Opponents |
8 |
3 |
34 |
4.3 |
11 |
0 |
|
| KO Returns |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| B.McClanahan |
6 |
118 |
19.7 |
28 |
0 |
| S.McCullum |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
34 |
0 |
| L.Marshall |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
18 |
0 |
| Vikings |
8 |
170 |
21.3 |
34 |
0 |
| Opponents |
17 |
343 |
20.2 |
28 |
0 |
|
|
| Interceptions |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| P.Krause |
2 |
51 |
25.5 |
32 |
0 |
| J.Siemon |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| A.Martin |
1 |
27 |
27.0 |
27 |
0 |
| J.Wright |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
23 |
1 |
| N.Wright |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Vikings |
6 |
101 |
16.8 |
32 |
1 |
| Opponents |
4 |
62 |
15.5 |
37 |
0 |
|
| Sacks |
No |
| D.Sutherland |
2 |
| J.Marshall |
2 |
| J.Siemon |
1 |
| M.Blair |
1 |
| F.McNeil |
1 |
| J.Wallace |
1 |
| C.Eller |
1 |
| Vikings |
9 |
| Opponents |
2 |
|