The Minnesota Vikings were 9-7 in 1997. They finished 4th in the NFC Central and 6th in the NFC. They fell to the San Francisco 49ers, 38 to 22, in the 1997 NFC divisional game.
TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 16 | 354 | 5,354 | 1,022 | 5.2 | 2,041 | 449 | 4.5 | 3,537 | 540 | 6.6 | 33 | 224 | 293 | 96 | 177 | 20 | 97 | 800 |
Team Rank | 11th | 8th | 16th | 8th | 6th | 15th | 3rd | 16th | 12th | 18th | 9th | 22nd | 16th | 17th | 9th | 24th | 11th | 11th | |
Opponent | 16 | 359 | 5,687 | 1,028 | 5.5 | 1,983 | 442 | 4.5 | 3,957 | 542 | 7.3 | 44 | 253 | 325 | 104 | 195 | 26 | 81 | 668 |
Opponent Rank | 19th | 29th | 17th | 30th | 23rd | 13th | 28th | 27th | 19th | 28th | 10th | 12th | 28th | 19th | 28th | 20th | 30th | 30th | |
Net | -5 | -333 | -6 | -0.3 | +58 | +7 | +0.1 | -420 | -2 | -0.8 | -11 | -29 | -32 | -8 | -18 | -6 | +16 | +132 | |
Net Rank | 16th | 21st | 15th | 21st | 10th | 12th | 12th | 25th | 14th | 26th | 7th | 16th | 24th | 18th | 23rd | 23rd | 25th | 25th |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |