The Minnesota Vikings were 7-9 in 1979. They finished 3rd in the NFC Central and 8th in the NFC.

1979 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
16
259
4,903
1,090
4.5
1,764
487
3.6
3,397
566
6.0
37
258
311
112
168
31
96
787
Team Rank
24th
19th
7th
22nd
23rd
23rd
24th
12th
2nd
26th
14th
20th
10th
22nd
8th
3rd
9th
8th
Opponent
16
337
5,223
1,037
5.0
2,526
583
4.3
2,965
424
7.0
30
268
297
148
133
16
93
786
Opponent Rank
17th
18th
13th
19th
26th
24th
22nd
9th
5th
16th
22nd
11th
13th
27th
7th
2nd
24th
23rd
Net
-78
-320
+53
-0.5
-762
-96
-0.7
+432
+142
-1.0
+7
-10
+14
-36
+35
+15
+3
+1
Net Rank
22nd
21st
7th
24th
25th
24th
26th
8th
2nd
23rd
18th
14th
12th
24th
6th
2nd
16th
15th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

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)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM