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

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