The Minnesota Vikings were 11-3 in 1971. They finished 1st in the NFC Central and 1st in the NFC. They fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 20 to 12, in the 1971 NFC divisional game.

1971 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
14
245
3,350
846
4.0
1,695
484
3.5
1,910
334
5.7
28
255
198
89
95
14
70
661
Team Rank
18th
23rd
15th
25th
17th
11th
22nd
24th
19th
24th
14th
10th
23rd
16th
22nd
18th
9th
9th
Opponent
14
139
3,406
879
3.9
1,600
447
3.6
2,022
405
5.0
27
216
194
88
88
18
57
615
Opponent Rank
1st
2nd
19th
2nd
6th
11th
8th
2nd
21st
1st
17th
8th
2nd
7th
1st
14th
26th
21st
Net
+106
-56
-33
+0.1
+95
+37
-0.1
-112
-71
+0.7
+1
+39
+4
+1
+7
-4
+13
+46
Net Rank
4th
14th
17th
14th
14th
9th
14th
16th
23rd
7th
17th
9th
11th
14th
10th
20th
21st
17th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM