1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/1981 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 16-31 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 68434 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Matt Blair | 59 | LLB | 6-5 | 242 | 30 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Iowa State | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Boyd | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 275 | 23 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Brown | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 23 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bruer | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 240 | 27 | Minnesota State | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Brune | 24 | S | 6-2 | 202 | 27 | Rice | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 36 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Coleman | 8 | P | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | Florida A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Danmeier | 7 | K | 6-0 | 188 | 28 | Lakewood State JC; Sioux Falls | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 191 | 25 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Hamilton | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 271 | 27 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Hannon | 45 | SS | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Holloway | 75 | DE | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Huffman | 56 | C | 6-6 | 284 | 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 22 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Johnson | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 22 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Kurt Knoff | 25 | FS | 6-2 | 188 | 26 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 9 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Rice | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Langer | 58 | C | 6-2 | 253 | 32 | South Dakota State | 1 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 176 | 24 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-3 | 264 | 23 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Fred McNeill | 54 | RLB | 6-2 | 229 | 28 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Miller | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 204 | 27 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Mitchell | 68 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | 27 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Mullaney | 77 | LDE | 6-6 | 246 | 27 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Nord | 49 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | St. Cloud State | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Paschal | 40 | RB | 6-2 | 219 | 22 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 31 | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 29 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 28 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 31 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Riley | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 258 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Roller | 76 | DT | 6-2 | 270 | 31 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 24 | West Chester | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 30 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 228 | 26 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Sutherland | 69 | RDT | 6-3 | 250 | 32 | Wisconsin-Superior | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Swilley | 67 | C | 6-3 | 257 | 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Teal | 37 | CB | 5-10 | 195 | 23 | Louisiana State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 38 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 35 | Bloomsburg | 1 | 1 |
| John Turner | 27 | LCB | 6-0 | 196 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| James White | 72 | LDT | 6-3 | 270 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Yary | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 256 | 34 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Rickey Young | 34 | RB | 6-2 | 198 | 27 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 20:45 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4/13 30.8% | / % | 5 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 39:15 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9/18 50.0% | / % | 4 | 30 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sammy White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rick Danmeier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 31 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Paschal | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 1 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 126 | 3.0 | 12 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Kramer | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 15 | 209 | 5.4 | 11.0 | 30t | 1 | 2.6 | 5 | 12.8 | 3 | 30 | 179 | 34.0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 15 | 209 | 5.4 | 11.0 | 50t | 1 | 2.6 | 5 | 12.8 | 3 | 30 | 179 | 34.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 19 | 190 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 30t | 1 | 2.6 | 2 | 5.3 | 2 | 11 | 179 | 47.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Young | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Ted Brown | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Joe Senser | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Sammy White | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30t | 1 | ||
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Doug Paschal | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 209 | 11.0 | 50t | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 190 | 11.2 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Turner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 179 | 35.8 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 179 | 35.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 117 | 29.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Payton | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Dave Huffman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 34 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Mullaney | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Matt Blair | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Doug Martin | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Knoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Paschal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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