8-7-1 | Lost Divisional |
Record | Outcome |
The Minnesota Vikings finished the regular season with a 8-7-1 record. They went 5-3 at home and 3-4-1 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Minnesota Vikings went 8-8-1. Their final game was a loss in the Divisional Round to the Los Angeles Rams.
The 1978 Minnesota Vikings played in the Central Division of the National Football Conference.
During the regular season, the 1978 Minnesota Vikings went 5-2-1 against their NFC Central opponents.
Yes, the Minnesota Vikings made the Playoffs in 1978. They lost their only game against the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round.
The Minnesota Vikings finished the regular season with a point differential of -12. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Vikings could have been expected to have about 7.6 wins, or a 8-8 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1978 Minnesota Vikings went 4-5-1. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Vikings went 3-1-1.
During the regular season, the 1978 Minnesota Vikings went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978 Minnesota Vikings was a 4 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Minnesota Vikings had during the 1978 regular season was 2 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
= Division Opponent
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | |
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1 | Sun, Sep 3, 1978 Sun, Sep 3 | @ New Orleans Saints Saints | Loss L 24 - 31 | |
2 | Mon, Sep 11, 1978 Mon, Sep 11 | vs Denver Broncos Broncos | Win W 12 - 9 | OT |
3 | Sun, Sep 17, 1978 Sun, Sep 17 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buccaneers | Loss L 10 - 16 | |
4 | Mon, Sep 25, 1978 Mon, Sep 25 | @ Chicago Bears Bears | Win W 24 - 20 | |
5 | Sun, Oct 1, 1978 Sun, Oct 1 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buccaneers | Win W 24 - 7 | |
6 | Sun, Oct 8, 1978 Sun, Oct 8 | @ Seattle Seahawks Seahawks | Loss L 28 - 29 | |
7 | Sun, Oct 15, 1978 Sun, Oct 15 | vs Los Angeles Rams Rams | Loss L 17 - 34 | |
8 | Sun, Oct 22, 1978 Sun, Oct 22 | vs Green Bay Packers Packers | Win W 21 - 7 | |
9 | Thu, Oct 26, 1978 Thu, Oct 26 | @ Dallas Cowboys Cowboys | Win W 21 - 10 | |
10 | Sun, Nov 5, 1978 Sun, Nov 5 | vs Detroit Lions Lions | Win W 17 - 7 | |
11 | Sun, Nov 12, 1978 Sun, Nov 12 | vs Chicago Bears Bears | Win W 17 - 14 | |
12 | Sun, Nov 19, 1978 Sun, Nov 19 | vs San Diego Chargers Chargers | Loss L 7 - 13 | |
13 | Sun, Nov 26, 1978 Sun, Nov 26 | @ Green Bay Packers Packers | Tie T 10 - 10 | OT |
14 | Sun, Dec 3, 1978 Sun, Dec 3 | vs Philadelphia Eagles Eagles | Win W 28 - 27 | |
15 | Sat, Dec 9, 1978 Sat, Dec 9 | @ Detroit Lions Lions | Loss L 14 - 45 | |
16 | Sun, Dec 17, 1978 Sun, Dec 17 | @ Oakland Raiders Raiders | Loss L 20 - 27 | |
Playoffs | ||||
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Divisional Divisional Round | Sun, Dec 31, 1978 Sun, Dec 31 | @ Los Angeles Rams Rams | Loss L 10 - 34 |
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