1981 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit Lions, 26 to 24, on September 20, 1981.

Final

DET

Lions

1-2-0

24

MIN

Vikings

1-2-0

26

1

0

7

2

14

10

3

7

6

4

3

3

Total

24

26

1st quarter

DET

MIN

Vikings

Ted Brown 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

DET

MIN

Vikings

Joe Senser 4-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

0

14

Lions

Billy Sims 2-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

7

14

Lions

Billy Sims 3-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

14

14

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 39-yard field goal

14

17

3rd quarter

DET

MIN

Vikings

Ted Brown 59-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed)

14

23

Lions

Gary Danielson 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

21

23

4th quarter

DET

MIN

Lions

Eddie Murray 25-yard field goal

24

23

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 20-yard field goal

24

26

Lions

Vikings

1st Downs

19

18

Passing 1st Downs

7

13

Rushing 1st Downs

11

5

1st downs from penalties

1

0

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

68

66

Total Yards

404

406

Yards per play

5.9

6.2

Passing

232

312

Comp - Att

14 - 26

25 - 43

Yards per pass

8.9

6.9

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 21

Rushing

172

94

Rushing Attempts

42

21

Yards per rush

4.1

4.5

Penalties

6

9

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
G. Danielson
14
26
232
8.9
0
1
0
68.1
Team
14
26
232
8.9
0
1
0
68.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
B. Sims
27
112
4.1
2
D. Bussey
11
40
3.6
0
L. Thompson
1
15
15.0
0
G. Danielson
3
5
1.7
1
Team
42
172
4.1
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
F. Scott
5
113
22.6
0
M. Nichols
1
45
45.0
0
B. Sims
3
21
7.0
0
L. Thompson
2
20
10.0
0
D. Hill
1
18
18.0
0
H. King
2
15
7.5
0
Team
14
232
8.9
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
E. Murray
1
2
3
6
Team
1
2
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Skladany
7
336
48.0
Team
7
336
48.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
A. Hall
2
43
21.5
0
R. Martin
2
39
19.5
0
K. Callicutt
1
11
11.0
0
Team
5
93
18.6
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Martin
3
1
0.3
0
Team
3
1
0.3
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
T. Kramer
25
42
333
7.9
2
2
2
80.8
W. Wilson
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
39.6
Team
25
43
312
7.7
2
2
2
78.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
T. Brown
18
77
4.3
1
R. Young
3
17
5.7
0
Team
21
94
4.5
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
T. Brown
9
115
12.8
1
A. Rashad
5
70
14.0
0
T. LeCount
1
43
43.0
0
J. Senser
3
40
13.3
1
S. White
2
31
15.5
0
R. Young
4
23
5.8
0
T. Galbreath
1
11
11.0
0
Team
25
333
7.7
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Danmeier
2
2
2
8
Team
2
2
2
8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
G. Coleman
7
352
50.3
Team
7
352
50.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
M. McDole
1
21
21.0
0
K. Nord
2
18
9.0
0
E. Payton
1
16
16.0
0
Team
4
55
13.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Payton
4
25
6.3
0
Team
4
25
6.3
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