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1980 was the 20th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 61st regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and seven losses.
Offseason [edit]
1980 Draft [edit]
Main article: 1980 NFL Draft
- ^[a] Minnesota traded their 2nd round selection (39th overall) and 3rd round selection (65th overall) to San Francisco to move up 9 spots to the 30th overall selection and make this pick.
- ^[b] New Orleans traded their 3rd round selection (68th overall) and 5th round selection (122nd overall) to New Orleans for RB Steve Riley.
- ^[c] Minnesota traded their 8th round selection (205th overall) to Seattle for DL Steve Niehaus.
- ^[d] Minnesota originally chose 232nd overall but passed allowing Buffalo to move up and Minnesota to choose 233rd overall.
Regular season [edit]
Schedule [edit]
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 7, 1980 |
Atlanta Falcons |
W 24-23 |
44,773
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| 2 |
September 14, 1980 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
L 42-7 |
46,460
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| 3 |
September 21, 1980 |
at Chicago Bears |
W 34-14 |
59,983
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| 4 |
September 28, 1980 |
at Detroit Lions |
L 27-7 |
80,291
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| 5 |
October 5, 1980 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 23-17 |
47,583
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| 6 |
October 12, 1980 |
Chicago Bears |
W 13-7 |
46,751
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| 7 |
October 19, 1980 |
at Cincinnati Bengals |
L 14-0 |
44,487
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| 8 |
October 26, 1980 |
at Green Bay Packers |
L 16-3 |
56,191
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| 9 |
November 2, 1980 |
at Washington Redskins |
W 39-14 |
52,060
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| 10 |
November 9, 1980 |
Detroit Lions |
W 34-0 |
46,264
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| 11 |
November 16, 1980 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 38-30 |
46,032
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| 12 |
November 23, 1980 |
Green Bay Packers |
L 25-13 |
47,234
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| 13 |
November 30, 1980 |
at New Orleans Saints |
W 23-20 |
30,936
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| 14 |
December 7, 1980 |
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 21-10 |
65,649
|
| 15 |
December 14, 1980 |
Cleveland Browns |
W 28-23 |
42,202
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| 16 |
December 21, 1980 |
at Houston Oilers |
L 20-16 |
51,064
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Game summaries [edit]
Week 15 [edit]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Browns |
7 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
23 |
| • Vikings |
0 |
0 |
9 |
19 |
28 |
- Date: December 14
- Location: Metropolitan Stadium • Bloomington, Minnesota
- Game start: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 23°F • Wind 12
- Television network: NBC
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
|
CLE |
Calvin Hill 18 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) |
Browns 7-0 |
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| 2 |
|
CLE |
Brian Sipe 2 yard run (kick failed) |
Browns 13-0 |
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| 3 |
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MIN |
Joe Senser 31 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) |
Browns 13-6 |
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| 3 |
|
CLE |
Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal |
Browns 16-6 |
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| 3 |
|
MIN |
Rick Danmeier 24 yard field goal |
Browns 16-9 |
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| 4 |
|
CLE |
Cleo Miller 1 yard run (Don Cockroft kick) |
Browns 23-9 |
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| 4 |
|
MIN |
Ted Brown 7 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) |
Browns 23-15 |
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| 4 |
|
MIN |
Ahmad Rashad 12 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) |
Browns 23-22 |
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| 4 |
:00
|
MIN |
Ahmad Rashad 46 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) |
Vikings 28-22 |
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Trailing 23-9 entering the fourth quarter the Vikings came back and won on a desperation Hail Mary pass from quarterback Tommy Kramer to wide receiver Ahmad Rashad to clinch the NFC Central Division title in what became known as the "Miracle at the Met".
Playoffs [edit]
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| Divisional |
January 3, 1981 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
L 31-16 |
68,434
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Standings [edit]
[1]
References [edit]
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