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Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings were 8-7-1 in 1978. They finished 1st in the NFC Central and 5th in the NFC. They fell to the Los Angeles Rams, 34 to 10, in the 1978 NFC divisional game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
12/31
@
LA LA
L
10-34
Sun
12/17
@
OAK OAK
L
20-27
Sat
12/9
@
DET DET
L
14-45
Sun
12/3
vs
PHI PHI
W
28-27
Sun
11/26
@
GB GB
T
10-10

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,468

Tarkenton

Tarkenton

RUSH YDS

749

Foreman

Foreman

REC YDS

769

Rashad

Rashad

1978 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
8
7
1
.531
Vikings Vikings
8
7
1
.531
Bears Bears
7
9
0
.438
Lions Lions
7
9
0
.438
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
11
0
.313

1978 Stats

See stats
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
16
294
4,779
1,127
4.2
1,536
505
3.0
3,528
592
6.0
30
285
308
102
176
30
113
817
Team Rank
12th
17th
1st
25th
28th
28th
28th
2nd
1st
26th
7th
14th
7th
25th
1st
4th
20th
8th
Opponent
16
306
4,806
1,034
4.6
2,116
559
3.8
2,917
442
6.6
33
227
278
120
137
21
110
1,013
Opponent Rank
20th
14th
14th
17th
10th
11th
12th
19th
19th
15th
15th
6th
12th
12th
19th
9th
11th
5th
Net
-12
-27
+93
-0.4
-580
-54
-0.7
+611
+150
-0.6
-3
+58
+30
-18
+39
+9
+3
-196
Net Rank
13th
15th
5th
25th
26th
20th
27th
6th
1st
23rd
13th
11th
7th
20th
1st
5th
17th
5th

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,684

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

1,617

Prescott

Dak Prescott

1,541

Darnold

Sam Darnold
Rush Yards Leaders

603

Taylor

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476

Williams

Javonte Williams

472

Dowdle

Rico Dowdle
Rec Yards Leaders

696

Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

616

Nacua

Puka Nacua

525

Pickens

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Pass TD Leaders

14

Goff

Jared Goff

13

Prescott

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12

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield
Rush TD Leaders

7

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

6

Jacobs

Josh Jacobs

5

Cook

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Rec TD Leaders

6

Pickens

George Pickens

6

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

5

Egbuka

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QB Rating Leaders

130.5

Jackson

Lamar Jackson

120.6

Goff

Jared Goff

116.0

Darnold

Sam Darnold
Sack Leaders

8.0

Bonitto

Nik Bonitto

7.5

Young

Byron Young

7.0

Burns

Brian Burns

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Colts

32.3

Lions

31.8

Bills

30.6

Cowboys

29.7

Seahawks

27.7

Buccaneers

27.5
Opp PPG Rankings
Texans

12.2

Broncos

15.8

Rams

18.3

Colts

19.3

Vikings

19.4

Seahawks

19.5
Total Yards Rankings
Bills

395.8

Cowboys

387.5

Colts

376.8

Rams

375.0

49ers

373.7

Falcons

362.8
Rush Yards Rankings
Commanders

156.4

Bills

154.4

Panthers

142.7

Falcons

136.5

Jets

135.7

Colts

131.8
Pass Yards Rankings
49ers

306.3

Rams

280.7

Cowboys

276.3

Seahawks

259.3

Buccaneers

256.5

Chargers

256.2
Sack Leaders
Broncos

30.0

Seahawks

20.0

Steelers

20.0

Rams

19.0

Lions

19.0

Buccaneers

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

125

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

102

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

94.5

Achane

De'Von Achane
Fantasy WR Rankings

88.5

Pickens

George Pickens

86.7

Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

84.8

Nacua

Puka Nacua
Fantasy TE Rankings

55.6

Warren

Tyler Warren

54.5

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

54.3

Goedert

Dallas Goedert
Fantasy K Rankings

65

Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey

64

McLaughlin

Chase McLaughlin

64

Pineiro

Eddy Pineiro

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS
Jaguars

4-2

Panthers

4-2

Buccaneers

4-2

Seahawks

4-2

Patriots

4-2

Colts

4-2
Worst Record ATS
Ravens

1-5

Bengals

2-4

Saints

2-4

Raiders

2-4

Titans

2-4

Broncos

2-4

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM