1983 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings schooled the Houston Oilers, 34 to 14, on October 16, 1983.

Final

HOU

Oilers

0-7-0

14

MIN

Vikings

5-2-0

34

1

7

17

2

0

3

3

7

0

4

0

14

Total

14

34

1st quarter

HOU

MIN

Vikings

Benny Ricardo 44-yard field goal

0

3

Vikings

Charlie Johnson 50-yard fumble return (Benny Ricardo kick)

0

10

Oilers

Earl Campbell 13-yard run (Florian Kempf kick)

7

10

Vikings

Steve Jordan 23-yard pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

17

2nd quarter

HOU

MIN

Vikings

Benny Ricardo 28-yard field goal

7

20

3rd quarter

HOU

MIN

Oilers

Chris Dressel 35-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Florian Kempf kick)

14

20

4th quarter

HOU

MIN

Vikings

Ted Brown 4-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

14

27

Vikings

Ted Brown 7-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

14

34

Oilers

Vikings

1st Downs

17

17

Passing 1st Downs

8

9

Rushing 1st Downs

8

6

1st downs from penalties

1

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

71

65

Total Yards

308

329

Yards per play

4.3

5.1

Passing

163

209

Comp - Att

17 - 31

20 - 34

Yards per pass

4.4

5.6

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

6 - 34

3 - 18

Rushing

145

120

Rushing Attempts

34

28

Yards per rush

4.3

4.3

Penalties

2

6

Turnovers

7

1

Fumbles lost

5

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
G. Nielsen
17
31
197
6.4
1
2
6
58.1
Team
17
31
163
6.4
1
2
6
58.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
E. Campbell
29
130
4.5
1
G. Nielsen
2
8
4.0
0
L. Moriarty
2
5
2.5
0
D. Craft
1
2
2.0
0
Team
34
145
4.3
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
M. Renfro
5
63
12.6
0
C. Dressel
1
35
35.0
1
T. Smith
4
26
6.5
0
W. Arnold
2
21
10.5
0
H. Walls
1
17
17.0
0
S. Edwards
1
16
16.0
0
E. Campbell
2
13
6.5
0
M. McCloskey
1
6
6.0
0
Team
17
197
6.4
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
5
5
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
J. Baker
1.5
B. Hamm
0.5
A. Riley
0.5
B. Sochia
0.5
Team
3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
F. Kempf
0
0
2
2
Team
0
0
2
2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. James
4
179
44.8
Team
5
179
35.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Brown
5
119
23.8
0
C. Roaches
1
17
17.0
0
D. Hunt
1
12
12.0
0
Team
7
148
21.1
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
C. Roaches
3
30
10.0
0
Team
3
30
10.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Dils
20
34
227
6.7
1
0
3
88.7
Team
20
34
209
6.7
1
0
3
88.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Nelson
13
74
5.7
0
T. Brown
4
20
5.0
2
T. Galbreath
5
12
2.4
0
S. Dils
1
8
8.0
0
R. Young
3
5
1.7
0
T. LeCount
1
2
2.0
0
A. Manning
1
-1
-1.0
0
Team
28
120
4.3
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
D. Nelson
4
57
14.3
0
S. Jordan
2
44
22.0
1
S. White
3
32
10.7
0
T. Galbreath
2
28
14.0
0
B. Bruer
2
14
7.0
0
T. LeCount
2
14
7.0
0
S. McCullum
1
14
14.0
0
D. Casper
2
13
6.5
0
T. Brown
2
11
5.5
0
Team
20
227
6.7
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
5

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Ricardo
2
3
4
10
Team
2
3
4
10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
G. Coleman
6
249
41.5
Team
6
249
41.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Redwine
3
94
31.3
0
Team
3
94
31.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Bess
1
4
4.0
0
Team
1
4
4.0
0

More Vikings Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

26.1

8th

OPP PPG

18.8

7th

RUSH YDS/G

114.1

21st

PASS YDS/G

243.3

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
Packers Packers
6
3
0
.667
Bears Bears
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
MIN MIN
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
MIN MIN
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
ARI ARI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6-2-0

21

Final

13

IND Colts

4-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
7
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
4
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28
Sat
11/2
CHI CHI
@
ARI ARI
9-29

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
11/4
TB TB
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM