The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 37 to 24, on October 2, 1983.

Final

Cowboys

5-0-0

37

Vikings

3-2-0

24

Team

DAL

MIN

1

3

7

2

10

17

3

14

0

4

10

0

Total

37

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DAL

MIN

Sammy White 43-yard pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick)

0

7

Rafael Septien 45-yard field goal

3

7

2nd quarter

DAL

MIN

Sammy White 36-yard pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick)

3

14

Benny Ricardo 41-yard field goal

3

17

Danny White 2-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

10

17

Ted Brown 5-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

10

24

Rafael Septien 45-yard field goal

13

24

3rd quarter

DAL

MIN

Ron Springs 5-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

20

24

Ron Fellows 58-yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick)

27

24

4th quarter

DAL

MIN

Drew Pearson 11-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)

34

24

Rafael Septien 35-yard field goal

37

24

Cowboys

Vikings

1st Downs

28

14

Passing 1st Downs

11

12

Rushing 1st Downs

15

2

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

88

56

Total Yards

400

316

Yards per play

4.5

5.6

Passing

200

272

Comp - Att

22 - 40

17 - 39

Yards per pass

4.9

6.8

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 13

1 - 0

Rushing

200

44

Rushing Attempts

47

16

Yards per rush

4.3

2.8

Penalties

1

6

Turnovers

3

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Cowboys

Vikings

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Danny White	22	40	213	5.3	1	2	1	57.6
Team	22	40	200	5.3	1	2	1	57.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Tony Dorsett	26	141	5.4	0
Ron Springs	14	59	4.2	1
Timmy Newsome	1	2	2.0	0
Butch Johnson	1	0	0.0	0
Danny White	5	-2	-0.4	1
Team	47	200	4.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ron Springs	8	64	8.0	0
Drew Pearson	6	62	10.3	1
Butch Johnson	3	45	15.0	0
Doug Cosbie	2	24	12.0	0
Tony Dorsett	1	8	8.0	0
Timmy Newsome	1	6	6.0	0
Billy Joe DuPree	1	4	4.0	0
Team	22	213	5.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Randy White			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rafael Septien	3	4		4	13
Team	3	4		4	13

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John Warren	4	172	43.0
Team	4	172	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ron Fellows	4	109	27.3
Doug Cosbie	1	7	7.0
Team	5	116	23.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rod Hill	4	51	12.8	0
Team	4	51	12.8	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Dils	17	39	272	7.0	2	3	1	52.5
Team	17	39	272	7.0	2	3	1	52.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ted Brown	9	29	3.2	1
Darrin Nelson	7	15	2.1	0
Team	16	44	2.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Sammy White	3	107	35.7	2
Darrin Nelson	5	68	13.6	0
Steve Jordan	1	28	28.0	0
Dave Casper	2	27	13.5	0
Ted Brown	3	26	8.7	0
Sam McCullum	2	10	5.0	0
Bob Bruer	1	6	6.0	0
Team	17	272	7.0	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Doug Martin			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Benny Ricardo	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Greg Coleman	7	335	47.9
Team	7	335	47.9

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Darrin Nelson	3	88	29.3
Jarvis Redwine	2	60	30.0
Dave Huffman	1	15	15.0
Team	6	163	27.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rufus Bess	2	5	2.5	0
Team	2	5	2.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,331

Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 37 to 24, on October 2, 1983.

Final

Cowboys

37

Vikings

24

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,331

700

1,074

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

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6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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