1981 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears, 24 to 21, on October 4, 1981.

Final

CHI

Bears

1-4-0

21

MIN

Vikings

3-2-0

24

1

0

10

2

7

7

3

7

7

4

7

0

Total

21

24

1st quarter

CHI

MIN

Vikings

Ted Brown 8-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

0

7

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 43-yard field goal

0

10

2nd quarter

CHI

MIN

Vikings

Ahmad Rashad 15-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

0

17

Bears

Brian Baschnagel 16-yard pass from Vince Evans (Hans Nielsen kick)

7

17

3rd quarter

CHI

MIN

Bears

Vince Evans 4-yard run (Hans Nielsen kick)

14

17

Vikings

Joe Senser 11-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

14

24

4th quarter

CHI

MIN

Bears

Brian Baschnagel 7-yard pass from Vince Evans (Hans Nielsen kick)

21

24

Bears

Vikings

1st Downs

24

22

Passing 1st Downs

16

12

Rushing 1st Downs

7

7

1st downs from penalties

1

3

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

74

73

Total Yards

396

345

Yards per play

5.4

4.7

Passing

307

211

Comp - Att

26 - 43

20 - 38

Yards per pass

7.1

5.4

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

1 - 12

Rushing

89

134

Rushing Attempts

31

34

Yards per rush

2.9

3.9

Penalties

8

7

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
V. Evans
26
43
307
7.1
2
1
0
88.0
Team
26
43
307
7.1
2
1
0
88.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
W. Payton
20
49
2.5
0
V. Evans
5
23
4.6
1
M. Suhey
6
17
2.8
0
Team
31
89
2.9
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
K. Margerum
10
140
14.0
0
B. Baschnagel
6
69
11.5
2
W. Payton
2
33
16.5
0
D. Williams
4
21
5.3
0
M. Anderson
1
19
19.0
0
R. Earl
1
9
9.0
0
M. Suhey
1
9
9.0
0
E. Zanders
1
7
7.0
0
Team
26
307
7.1
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
H. Nielsen
0
1
3
3
Team
0
1
3
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
B. Parsons
8
318
39.8
Team
8
318
39.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Williams
4
114
28.5
0
Team
4
114
28.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Fisher
4
22
5.5
0
Team
4
22
5.5
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
T. Kramer
20
38
223
5.9
2
1
1
77.0
Team
20
38
211
5.9
2
1
1
77.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
T. Brown
24
97
4.0
1
R. Young
7
32
4.6
0
T. Galbreath
3
5
1.7
0
Team
34
134
3.9
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A. Rashad
4
60
15.0
1
R. Young
5
60
12.0
0
S. White
5
44
8.8
0
J. Senser
2
30
15.0
1
T. Brown
4
29
7.3
0
Team
20
223
5.9
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
0
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Danmeier
1
1
3
6
Team
1
1
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
G. Coleman
9
367
40.8
Team
9
367
40.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Payton
2
47
23.5
0
K. Nord
1
19
19.0
0
M. McDole
1
18
18.0
0
Team
4
84
21.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Payton
4
30
7.5
0
Team
4
30
7.5
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
8
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
5
0
.444
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
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
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

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM