1977 Minnesota Vikings season
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1977 Minnesota Vikings season
| 1977 Minnesota Vikings season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Bud Grant | ||||||
| Home field | Metropolitan Stadium | ||||||
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| Record | 9-5 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Won Divisonal Playoffs Lost Conference Championship |
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1977 was the 17th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 58th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and five losses. Quarterback Fran Tarkenton was injured with a broken leg in week 9 and missed the rest of the season.
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 18, 1977 | Dallas Cowboys | L 16-10 (OT) |
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| 2 | September 24, 1977 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 9-3 |
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| 3 | October 2, 1977 | Green Bay Packers | W 19-7 |
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| 4 | October 9, 1977 | Detroit Lions | W 14-7 |
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| 5 | October 16, 1977 | Chicago Bears | W 22-16 (OT) |
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| 6 | October 24, 1977 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 35-3 |
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| 7 | October 30, 1977 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 14-7 |
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| 8 | November 6, 1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 27-7 |
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| 9 | November 13, 1977 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 42-10 |
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| 10 | November 20, 1977 | at Chicago Bears | L 10-7 |
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| 11 | November 27, 1977 | at Green Bay Packers | W 13-6 |
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| 12 | December 4, 1977 | San Francisco 49ers | W 28-27 |
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| 13 | December 11, 1977 | at Oakland Raiders | L 35-13 |
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| 14 | December 17, 1977 | at Detroit Lions | W 30-21 |
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Game summaries
Week 11: at Green Bay Packers
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Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| Divisional | December 26, 1977 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 14-7 |
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| Conference Championship | January 1, 1978 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 23-6 |
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 231 | 227 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 255 | 253 | W-6 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 183 | 252 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 134 | 219 | W-1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 103 | 223 | W-2 |
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