The Minnesota Vikings eked out a victory over the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 23, on September 7, 1980.

Final

Falcons

0-1-0

23

Vikings

1-0-0

24

Team

ATL

MIN

1

6

7

2

0

7

3

7

4

10

3

Total

23

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

MIN

Lynn Cain 3-yard run (kick failed)

6

0

Sammy White 24-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

6

7

2nd quarter

ATL

MIN

Joe Senser 4-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

6

14

3rd quarter

ATL

MIN

Bob Tucker 4-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

6

21

Alfred Jenkins 46-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

13

21

4th quarter

ATL

MIN

Alfred Jackson 19-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

20

21

Tim Mazzetti 23-yard field goal

23

21

Rick Danmeier 27-yard field goal

23

24

Falcons

Vikings

1st Downs

20

28

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

61

68

Total Yards

314

448

Yards per play

5.1

6.6

Passing

156

371

Comp - Att

14 - 28

30 - 42

Yards per pass

5.4

8.2

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 9

3 - 24

Rushing

158

77

Rushing Attempts

32

23

Yards per rush

4.9

3.3

Penalties

11

10

Turnovers

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

1

Possession

Falcons

Vikings

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	14	28	165	5.9	2	1		77.2
Team	14	28	156	5.9	2	1	1	77.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Lynn Cain	24	123	5.1	1
William Andrews	7	35	5.0	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0.0	0
Team	32	158	4.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Alfred Jenkins	2	49	24.5	1
Wally Francis	4	47	11.8	0
William Andrews	5	36	7.2	0
Alfred Jackson	2	29	14.5	1
Russ Mikeska	1	4	4.0	0
Team	14	165	5.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tim Mazzetti	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	4	175	43.8
Team	4	175	43.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Reggie Smith	4	88	22.0
Tom Pridemore	1	6	6.0
Team	5	94	18.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Reggie Smith	2	31	15.5	0
Team	2	31	15.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Tommy Kramer	30	42	395	9.4	3	1		114.7
Team	30	42	371	9.4	3	1	3	114.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Ted Brown	10	36	3.6
Rickey Young	8	16	2.0
Ahmad Rashad	1	8	8.0
Tommy Kramer	1	7	7.0
Robert Miller	1	6	6.0
Doug Paschal	2	4	2.0
Team	23	77	3.3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ahmad Rashad	11	160	14.5	0
Sammy White	2	59	29.5	1
Ted Brown	5	56	11.2	0
Bob Tucker	3	39	13.0	1
Rickey Young	4	33	8.3	0
Joe Senser	2	17	8.5	1
Robert Miller	1	13	13.0	0
Terry LeCount	1	11	11.0	0
Doug Paschal	1	7	7.0	0
Team	30	395	9.4	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rick Danmeier	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Greg Coleman	4	184	46.0
Team	4	184	46.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eddie Payton	5	128	25.6	0
Team	5	128	25.6	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eddie Payton	2	17	8.5	0
Team	2	17	8.5	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 eked out a victory over the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 23, on September 7, 1980.

Final

Falcons

23

Vikings

24

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

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

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule