1980 Minnesota Vikings season
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1980 Minnesota Vikings season
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings season | |
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| Head coach | Bud Grant |
| Home field | Metropolitan Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division Place | 1st NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1979 | 1981 |
1980 was the 20th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 61st regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and seven losses.
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Hail Mary
In week 15 of the regular season, the Vikings hosted the Cleveland Browns. Trailing 23-9 entering the fourth quarter the Vikings came back and won on a desperation Hail Mary pass from quarterback Tommy Kramer to wide receiver Ahmad Rashad to clinch the NFC Central Division title.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1980 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 7, 1980 | Atlanta Falcons | W 24-23 |
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| 2 | September 14, 1980 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 42-7 |
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| 3 | September 21, 1980 | at Chicago Bears | W 34-14 |
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| 4 | September 28, 1980 | at Detroit Lions | L 27-7 |
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| 5 | October 5, 1980 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 23-17 |
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| 6 | October 12, 1980 | Chicago Bears | W 13-7 |
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| 7 | October 19, 1980 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 14-0 |
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| 8 | October 26, 1980 | at Green Bay Packers | L 16-3 |
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| 9 | November 2, 1980 | at Washington Redskins | W 39-14 |
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| 10 | November 9, 1980 | Detroit Lions | W 34-0 |
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| 11 | November 16, 1980 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38-30 |
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| 12 | November 23, 1980 | Green Bay Packers | L 25-13 |
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| 13 | November 30, 1980 | at New Orleans Saints | W 23-20 |
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| 14 | December 7, 1980 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21-10 |
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| 15 | December 14, 1980 | Cleveland Browns | W 28-23 |
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| 16 | December 21, 1980 | at Houston Oilers | L 20-16 |
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Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| Divisional | January 3, 1981 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 31-16 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 317 | 308 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 334 | 272 | |||
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 304 | 264 | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 271 | 341 | |||
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 231 | 371 | |||
References
- ^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 385. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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