The Minnesota Vikings were 12-2 in 1973. They finished 1st in the NFC Central and 1st in the NFC. They fell to the Miami Dolphins, 24 to 7, in Super Bowl VIII. It was their second Super Bowl appearance.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 14 | 296 | 4,231 | 868 | 4.9 | 2,275 | 538 | 4.2 | 2,234 | 298 | 7.5 | 32 | 278 | 246 | 137 | 99 | 10 | 55 | 482 |
Team Rank | 9th | 7th | 13th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 9th | 14th | 22nd | 3rd | 13th | 10th | 8th | 4th | 15th | 24th | 4th | 2nd | |
Opponent | 14 | 168 | 3,868 | 857 | 4.5 | 1,974 | 450 | 4.4 | 2,124 | 377 | 5.6 | 30 | 230 | 220 | 106 | 99 | 15 | 58 | 633 |
Opponent Rank | 2nd | 12th | 11th | 13th | 11th | 4th | 23rd | 12th | 22nd | 5th | 16th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 6th | 21st | 16th | |
Net | +128 | +363 | +11 | +0.4 | +301 | +88 | -0.2 | +110 | -79 | +1.9 | +2 | +48 | +26 | +31 | 0 | -5 | -3 | -151 | |
Net Rank | 5th | 8th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 5th | 13th | 10th | 25th | 3rd | 13th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 15th | 20th | 12th | 6th |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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Eagles | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
Commanders | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
Vikings | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Buccaneers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
Seahawks | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |