The Minnesota Vikings got a first down 236 times in 1961.

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	TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG
1	Vikings	236	1961	123	104	9	14	3	11	0	37	285	20.4	407	29.1
2	Vikings	223	1962	107	102	14	14	2	11	1	31	254	18.1	410	29.3
3	Vikings	223	1963	112	97	14	14	5	8	1	39	309	22.1	390	27.9
4	Vikings	258	1964	115	124	19	14	8	5	1	42	355	25.4	296	21.1
5	Vikings	277	1965	126	130	21	14	7	7	0	44	383	27.4	403	28.8
6	Vikings	279	1966	132	126	21	14	4	9	1	34	292	20.9	304	21.7
7	Vikings	199	1967	85	91	23	14	3	8	3	26	233	16.6	294	21.0
8	Vikings	223	1968	89	114	20	14	8	6	0	32	282	20.1	242	17.3
9	Vikings	239	1969	117	102	20	14	12	2	0	43	379	27.1	133	9.5
10	Vikings	225	1970	111	98	16	14	12	2	0	35	335	23.9	143	10.2
11	Vikings	198	1971	95	89	14	14	11	3	0	25	245	17.5	139	9.9
12	Vikings	235	1972	127	95	13	14	7	7	0	34	301	21.5	252	18.0
13	Vikings	246	1973	99	137	10	14	12	2	0	33	296	21.1	168	12.0
14	Vikings	264	1974	136	114	14	14	10	4	0	40	310	22.1	195	13.9
15	Vikings	314	1975	156	142	16	14	12	2	0	48	377	26.9	180	12.9
16	Vikings	294	1976	150	125	19	14	11	2	1	36	305	21.8	176	12.6
17	Vikings	245	1977	126	110	9	14	9	5	0	30	231	16.5	227	16.2
18	Vikings	308	1978	176	102	30	16	8	7	1	37	294	18.4	306	19.1
19	Vikings	311	1979	168	112	31	16	7	9	0	32	259	16.2	337	21.1
20	Vikings	324	1980	191	100	33	16	9	7	0	39	317	19.8	308	19.3
21	Vikings	343	1981	217	91	35	16	7	9	0	37	325	20.3	369	23.1
22	Vikings	167	1982	107	52	8	9	5	4	0	23	187	20.8	198	22.0
23	Vikings	303	1983	169	112	22	16	8	8	0	34	316	19.8	348	21.8
24	Vikings	289	1984	150	111	28	16	3	13	0	31	276	17.3	484	30.3
25	Vikings	317	1985	189	95	33	16	7	9	0	43	346	21.6	359	22.4

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More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

433

Murray

RUSH

297

Jones

REC

195

Hockenson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

18th

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

16th

PASS YDS/G

177.3

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 4

Final

Vikings

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000