Minnesota Vikings
Average PPS: 165
Period: 1961-2017
Minnesota Vikings
| Net Points Earned | 9,417 |
| Average Points Per Season | 165 |
Period: 1961-2017
| Season Info | Franchise Info | Total Points Earned | Seasons Ranked | Regular Season Record | Reg. Seas. Quantified: F.P.E. | Postseason Quantified: F.P.E. | Exceptional Pts | Regular Season Summary | Postseason Results- (Game scores) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Regular Season | Playoffs | League Size | Location | Logo | Uniform Colors | W | L | L | T | Winning % | Pts: W-L record | Pts: Final Standings | Reg. Seas. Total | Net Playoff Pts | Dynasty Bonus | Postseason Total | Playoff Bowl | Expansion: L & B Pts | Expansion Total | Wild Card Round | Divisional Round | NFC Champ. Game | SuperBowl | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 14 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota |  | -28 | 43rd | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | -106 | -45 | -150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | *(Expansion team; NFL's 14th franchise). Inaugural Season- Last Place in Western Conference | *Set to be a Charter AFL Franchise in 1960; but joined NFL. | DNQ | Wild Card Round *Set to be a Charter AFL Franchise in 1960; but joined NFL. | |||
| 1962 | 1962 | 14 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota |  | -27 | 42nd | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0.179 | -119 | 0 | -119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 6th of 7 teams in the Western Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 14 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 9 | 41st | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0.393 | -34 | 0 | -34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 5th of 7 teams in the Western Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 14 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 70 | 30th | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.607 | 54 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | Finished T-2nd in the Western Conf. *(Lose tie-breaker with GB for birth in Playoff Bowl) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 14 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 16 | 40th | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5th of 7 teams in the Western Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1966* | 1966 | 15 teams (24 Pro FTB) | Bloomington, Minnesota |  | -90 | 53rd | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0.321 | -66 | -24 | -90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*Year of Merger-Agreement & SuperBowl 1). Tied for Last Place in Western Conf. | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 16 teams (25 Pro. FTB) | Bloomington, Minnesota | | -84 | 51st | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0.321 | -69 | -15 | -84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 16 teams (26 Pro. FTB) | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 97 | 26th | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 43 | 62 | 105 | -24 | 0 | -24 | 16 | 0 | 16 | Win Division Title*. (*8-6 record). Qualify for playoffs. | L 24-14 | *Playoff Bowl: L 17-13 | NFC Champ. Game *Playoff Bowl: L 17-13 | |||
| 1969 | 1969 | 16 teams (26 Pro. FTB) | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 869 | 3rd | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.857 | 165 | 162 | 328 | 542 | 0 | 542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Season's Champions- Win Division Title. Best record in Conference and NFL. | W 23-20 | W 27-7 (NFL C.G.) | L 23-7 | SuperBowl L 23-7 | ||
| 1970* | 1971 | 26 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 417 | 9th | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.857 | 225 | 217 | 442 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*NFL-AFL Merger) Season's Champions- Win Division, Conference, and League | L 17-14 | Divisional Round L 17-14 | ||||
| 1971 | 1972 | 26 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 318 | 13th | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | 184 | 164 | 348 | -30 | 0 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. Tied for Best record in NFC and NFL | L 20-12 | Divisional Round L 20-12 | ||||
| 1972 | 1973 | 26 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 18 | 39th | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-7th of 13 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1973 | 1974 | 26 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 958 | 2nd | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.857 | 225 | 156 | 380 | 548 | 30 | 578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. Tied for Best record in NFC and NFL | W 27-20 | W 27-10 | L 24-7 | SuperBowl L 24-7 | ||
| 1974 | 1975 | 26 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota |  | 843 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 140 | 125 | 265 | 548 | 30 | 578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division. Finish in 4-way tie for Best record in NFC | W 30-14 | W 14-10 (B2B) | L 16-6 | SuperBowl L 16-6 | ||
| 1975 | 1976 | 26 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 368 | 11th | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.857 | 225 | 168 | 393 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. Tied for Best record in NFC- (WTB), and NFL. #1 seed | L 17-14 | Divisional Round L 17-14 | ||||
| 1976 | 1977 | 28 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 979 | 1st | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.821 | 216 | 180 | 396 | 583 | 0 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division and Conference. #1 seed in the NFC | W 35-20 | W 24-13 | L 32-14 | SuperBowl L 32-14 | ||
| 1977 | 1978 | 28 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 380 | 10th | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 105 | 105 | 210 | 169 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tie for Division Title-(WTB). #3 seed in the NFC | W 14-7 | L 23-6 | NFC Champ. Game L 23-6 | |||
| 1978 | 1979 | 28 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 86 | 27th | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.531 | 37 | 83 | 120 | -34 | 0 | -34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tie for Division Title*-(WTB). (*8-7-1 record). # 3 seed- NFC | Bye* | L 34-10 | Divisional Round L 34-10 | |||
| 1979 | 1980 | 28 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | -28 | 44th | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -28 | 0 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th of 14 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1980 | 1981 | 28 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | 117 | 25th | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 56 | 92 | 148 | -32 | 0 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tie for Division Title* (WTB). (*9-7 record). # 3 seed- NFC | Bye* | L 31-16 | Divisional Round L 31-16 | |||
| 1981 | 1982 | 28 teams | Bloomington, Minnesota | | -28 | 45th | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -28 | 0 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-9th of 14 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1982* | 1983 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 127 | 24th | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*Strike; 9-Game season) Qualify for Playoffs as #4 seed in the NFC | W 30-24 | L 21-7 | Divisional Round L 21-7 | |||
| 1983 | 1984 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 19 | 38th | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-9th of 14 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1984 | 1985 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | -264 | 57th | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0.188 | -182 | -82 | -264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division and Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1985 | 1986 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | -28 | 46th | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -28 | 0 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-8th of 14 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1986 | 1987 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota |  | 56 | 33rd | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th of 14 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1987* | 1988 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 322 | 12th | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.533 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 241 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*Strike season) Qualify for Playoffs as a wild card. #5 seed- NFC | W 44-10 | W 36-24 | L 17-10 | NFC Champ. Game L 17-10 | ||
| 1988 | 1989 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 220 | 16th | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 133 | 55 | 188 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as a wild card. #4 seed- NFC | W 28-17 | L 34-9 | Divisional Round L 34-9 | |||
| 1989 | 1990 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 161 | 20th | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 96 | 102 | 198 | -36 | 0 | -36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tie for Division Title (WTB). #3 seed in the NFC | Bye | L 41-13 | Divisional Round L 41-13 | |||
| 1990 | 1991 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | -76 | 50th | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | -65 | -12 | -76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Finish in 4-way-tie for 2nd thru Last Place in Division- (lose all tie-breakers) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1991 | 1992 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 19 | 37th | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-9th of 14 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1992 | 1993 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 229 | 14th | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 133 | 121 | 254 | -24 | 0 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. #3 seed in the NFC | L 24-7 | Wild Card Round L 24-7 | ||||
| 1993 | 1994 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 81 | 29th | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 56 | 46 | 102 | -22 | 0 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as a wild card. #5 seed- NFC | L 17-10 | Wild Card Round L 17-10 | ||||
| 1994 | 1995 | 28 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota |  | 192 | 18th | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 96 | 121 | 217 | -24 | 0 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. #3 seed in the NFC | L 35-18 | Wild Card Round L 35-18 | ||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 30 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 20 | 36th | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th of 15 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1996 | 1997 | 30 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 82 | 28th | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 58 | 50 | 108 | -26 | 0 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win tie-breaker (vs. Wash) for the last wild card spot/ #6 seed | L 40-15 | Wild Card Round L 40-15 | ||||
| 1997 | 1998 | 30 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 157 | 21st | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 58 | 50 | 108 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as a wild card. #6 seed- NFC | W 23-22 | L 38-22 | Divisional Round L 38-22 | |||
| 1998 | 1999 | 30 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 784 | 5th | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.938 | 298 | 250 | 548 | 236 | 0 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Season's Champions- Win Division, Conference, and NFL. #1 seed | Bye | W 41-21 | L 30-27* | NFC Champ. Game L 30-27* | ||
| 1999 | 2000 | 31 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 213 | 17th | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 102 | 50 | 152 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as a wild card. #4 seed- NFC | W 27-10 | L 49-37 | Divisional Round L 49-37 | |||
| 2000 | 2001 | 31 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 499 | 8th | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 142 | 145 | 286 | 213 | 0 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. Receive a Bye. #2 seed in the NFC | Bye | W 34-16 | L 41-0 | NFC Champ. Game L 41-0 | ||
| 2001 | 2002 | 31 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | -111 | 54th | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -111 | 0 | -111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-12th of 15 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | -70 | 49th | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | -70 | 0 | -70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th of 16 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 61 | 31st | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th of 16 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 128 | 23rd | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Finish in 3-way-tie for the 2 NFC wild cards- (WTB). #6 seed | W 31-17 (GB) | L 27-14 (PHI) | Divisional Round L 27-14 (PHI) | |||
| 2005 | 2006 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 61 | 32nd | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-7th of 16 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | -70 | 48th | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | -70 | 0 | -70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th of 16 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota |  | 21 | 34th | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-7th of 16 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 183 | 19th | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 105 | 100 | 205 | -22 | 0 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. #3 seed in the NFC | L 26-14 (PHI) | Wild Card Round L 26-14 (PHI) | ||||
| 2009 | 2010 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 587 | 7th | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 | 189 | 145 | 333 | 254 | 0 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. Earn a Bye. #2 seed in the NFC | Bye | W 34-3 (DAL) | L 31-28*(NO) | NFC Champ. Game L 31-28*(NO) | ||
| 2010 | 2011 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | -90 | 52nd | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | -70 | -20 | -90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tied for Last Place in Division (LTB) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | -228 | 56th | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0.188 | -198 | -30 | -228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2012 | 2013 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 138 | 22nd | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 105 | 58 | 162 | -24 | 0 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win tie-breaker (vs. Bears) for the last wild card spot/ #6 seed | L 24-10 (GB) | Wild Card Round L 24-10 (GB) | ||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota |  | -124 | 55th | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0.344 | -94 | -30 | -124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division. 13th of 16 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota |  | -30 | 47th | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -30 | 0 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th of 16 teams in the NFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 227 | 15th | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 145 | 100 | 245 | -18 | 0 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. #3 seed in the NFC | L 10-9 (SEA) | Wild Card Round L 10-9 (SEA) | ||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 21 | 35th | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th of 16 teams in the NFC. (*Began season 5-0) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 32 teams | Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 640 | 6th | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.813 | 229 | 190 | 419 | 221 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title; earn a Bye. Tied for Best record in NFC & NFL- (LTB; PHI). #2 seed | Bye | W 29-24 (NO) | L 38-7 (PHI) | NFC Champ. Game L 38-7 (PHI) | ||