The Minnesota Vikings got crushed by the San Francisco 49ers, 48 to 17, on September 8, 1983.

1983 Minnesota Vikings

Final

SF

49ers

1-1-0

48

MIN

Vikings

1-1-0

17

1

13

7

2

28

3

3

0

7

4

7

0

Total

48

17

1st quarter

SF

MIN

49ers

Ray Wersching 38-yard field goal

3

0

49ers

Dwight Clark 21-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)

10

0

Vikings

Ted Brown 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

10

7

49ers

Ray Wersching 32-yard field goal

13

7

2nd quarter

SF

MIN

49ers

Earl Cooper 2-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)

20

7

49ers

Eric Wright 60-yard interception return (Ray Wersching kick)

27

7

49ers

Freddie Solomon 14-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)

34

7

49ers

Wendell Tyler 6-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)

41

7

Vikings

Benny Ricardo 32-yard field goal

41

10

3rd quarter

SF

MIN

Vikings

Terry LeCount 30-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Benny Ricardo kick)

41

17

4th quarter

SF

MIN

49ers

Roger Craig 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)

48

17

49ers

Vikings

1st Downs

21

23

Passing 1st Downs

10

16

Rushing 1st Downs

11

5

1st downs from penalties

0

2

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

70

71

Total Yards

413

340

Yards per play

5.9

4.8

Passing

216

272

Comp - Att

17 - 24

28 - 48

Yards per pass

8

5.2

Interceptions thrown

0

5

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 14

4 - 33

Rushing

197

68

Rushing Attempts

43

19

Yards per rush

4.6

3.6

Penalties

5

4

Turnovers

1

6

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

0

5

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Joe Montana 17 24 230 9.6 4 0 3 140.6
Team 17 24 216 9.6 4 0 3 140.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wendell Tyler 19 107 5.6 0
Roger Craig 15 36 2.4 1
Tom Orosz 1 23 23.0 0
Bill Ring 5 21 4.2 0
Joe Montana 2 8 4.0 0
Carl Monroe 1 2 2.0 0
Team 43 197 4.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Mike Wilson 1 49 49.0 0
Wendell Tyler 5 46 9.2 1
Dwight Clark 3 44 14.7 1
Renaldo Nehemiah 2 36 18.0 0
Freddie Solomon 2 28 14.0 1
Carl Monroe 1 11 11.0 0
Russ Francis 1 7 7.0 0
Eason Ramson 1 7 7.0 0
Earl Cooper 1 2 2.0 1
Team 17 230 9.6 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Fred Dean 2.0
Pete Kugler 1.0
Bobby Leopold 1.0
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Ray Wersching 2 2 6 12
Team 2 2 6 12

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Orosz 5 178 35.6
Team 5 178 35.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dana McLemore 2 55 27.5 0
Team 2 55 27.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Freddie Solomon 1 6 6.0 0
Dana McLemore 1 0 0.0 0
Team 2 6 3.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tommy Kramer 25 41 274 6.7 1 3 3 58.4
Steve Dils 3 7 31 4.4 0 2 1 16.7
Team 28 48 272 6.4 1 5 4 44.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ted Brown 10 33 3.3 1
Tony Galbreath 3 20 6.7 0
Darrin Nelson 3 15 5.0 0
Tommy Kramer 1 0 0.0 0
Rickey Young 2 0 0.0 0
Team 19 68 3.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Terry LeCount 5 107 21.4 1
Leo Lewis 4 59 14.8 0
Ted Brown 5 38 7.6 0
Bob Bruer 5 34 6.8 0
Tony Galbreath 4 20 5.0 0
Mardye McDole 2 20 10.0 0
Sammy White 1 14 14.0 0
Darrin Nelson 2 13 6.5 0
Team 28 305 6.4 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Matt Blair 1.0
Neil Elshire 1.0
Mark Mullaney 1.0
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Greg Coleman 5 194 38.8
Team 5 194 38.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jarvis Redwine 4 95 23.8 0
Darrin Nelson 1 42 42.0 0
Dave Huffman 1 15 15.0 0
Team 6 152 25.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rufus Bess 1 9 9.0 0
Team 1 9 9.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,331

Cousins

Kirk Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

Alexander Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson

Team Rankings

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PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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DET Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

MIN Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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