1980 Minnesota Vikings season
9-7, an NFC Central title on a tiebreaker, and an eight-turnover playoff loss in Philadelphia.
The 1980 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 20th in the NFL and their 14th under head coach Bud Grant. They finished 9-7, level with the Detroit Lions, and won the NFC Central title on the conference-record tiebreaker.
Quick Facts
- Team
- Minnesota Vikings
- Record
- 9–7
- Division place
- 1st NFC Central
- Coach
- Bud Grant
- General manager
- Mike Lynn
- Stadium
- Metropolitan Stadium
- Playoffs
- Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 16–31
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Background
The team improved on a 7-9 record from 1979. In the divisional playoffs on January 3, 1981, the Vikings lost 31-16 to the Philadelphia Eagles, who had also beaten them 42-7 in the regular season. Minnesota led 14-0 after Tommy Kramer's 30-yard touchdown pass to Sammy White and Ted Brown's 1-yard run, but the Eagles forced eight turnovers, seven of them in the second half, and held the Vikings to 215 yards. Philadelphia went on to beat Dallas 20-7 in the NFC Championship Game.
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