1981 Minnesota Vikings

1981 Minnesota Vikings Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Week	Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (16 Games, 7-9)
1	Sat, 9/5/81	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Loss 13 - 21
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 0 6 7 13 Buccaneers 7 0 0 14 21 0 - 7 3 - 7 6 - 7 6 - 14 13 - 14 13 - 21
2	Mon, 9/14/81	vs Oakland Raiders	Loss 10 - 36
1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 3 13 7 13 36 Vikings 0 7 3 0 10 0 - 3 0 - 10 0 - 16 7 - 16 10 - 16 10 - 23 10 - 30 10 - 36
3	Sun, 9/20/81	vs Detroit Lions	Win 26 - 24
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 14 7 3 24 Vikings 7 10 6 3 26 7 - 0 14 - 0 14 - 7 14 - 14 17 - 14 23 - 14 23 - 21 23 - 24 26 - 24
4	Sun, 9/27/81	@ Green Bay Packers	Win 30 - 13
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 20 10 0 30 Packers 10 0 3 0 13 0 - 7 0 - 10 3 - 10 10 - 10 17 - 10 20 - 10 27 - 10 27 - 13 30 - 13
5	Sun, 10/4/81	vs Chicago Bears	Win 24 - 21
1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 7 7 7 21 Vikings 10 7 7 0 24 7 - 0 10 - 0 17 - 0 17 - 7 17 - 14 24 - 14 24 - 21
6	Sun, 10/11/81	@ San Diego Chargers	Win 33 - 31
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 14 10 9 33 Chargers 7 7 10 7 31 0 - 7 7 - 7 14 - 7 14 - 14 14 - 17 21 - 17 21 - 24 24 - 24 24 - 31 30 - 31 33 - 31
7	Sun, 10/18/81	vs Philadelphia Eagles	Win 35 - 23
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 6 3 0 14 23 Vikings 0 21 7 7 35 0 - 6 7 - 6 7 - 9 14 - 9 21 - 9 28 - 9 28 - 16 35 - 16 35 - 23
8	Sun, 10/25/81	@ St. Louis Cardinals	Loss 17 - 30
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 3 7 7 17 Cardinals 13 0 7 10 30 0 - 3 0 - 10 0 - 13 3 - 13 10 - 13 10 - 20 10 - 27 17 - 27 17 - 30
9	Mon, 11/2/81	@ Denver Broncos	Loss 17 - 19
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 3 0 14 17 Broncos 0 3 3 13 19 0 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 6 3 - 12 3 - 19 10 - 19 17 - 19
10	Sun, 11/8/81	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Win 25 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 0 3 7 10 Vikings 3 13 7 2 25 3 - 0 6 - 0 13 - 0 16 - 0 23 - 0 23 - 3 25 - 3 25 - 10
11	Sun, 11/15/81	vs New Orleans Saints	Win 20 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 3 0 7 10 Vikings 0 10 10 0 20 3 - 0 3 - 3 10 - 3 13 - 3 20 - 3 20 - 10
12	Mon, 11/23/81	@ Atlanta Falcons	Loss 30 - 31
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 7 14 0 9 30 Falcons 7 0 14 10 31 7 - 0 7 - 7 14 - 7 21 - 7 21 - 14 21 - 21 21 - 24 21 - 31 23 - 31 30 - 31
13	Sun, 11/29/81	vs Green Bay Packers	Loss 23 - 35
1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 14 14 7 35 Vikings 14 0 6 3 23 7 - 0 14 - 0 14 - 7 14 - 14 14 - 21 20 - 21 20 - 28 20 - 35 23 - 35
14	Sun, 12/6/81	@ Chicago Bears	Loss 9 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 0 0 9 9 Bears 0 3 0 7 10 0 - 3 7 - 3 7 - 10 9 - 10
15	Sat, 12/12/81	@ Detroit Lions	Loss 7 - 45
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 7 0 0 7 Lions 14 17 7 7 45 0 - 7 0 - 14 7 - 14 7 - 17 7 - 24 7 - 31 7 - 38 7 - 45
16	Sun, 12/20/81	vs Kansas City Chiefs	Loss 6 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 3 0 7 0 10 Vikings 3 0 3 0 6 3 - 0 3 - 3 3 - 10 6 - 10

What was the record of the 1981 Minnesota Vikings?

The Minnesota Vikings finished the regular season with a 7-9 record. They went 5-3 at home and 2-6 on the road.

What division did the 1981 Minnesota Vikings play in?

The 1981 Minnesota Vikings played in the Central Division of the National Football Conference.

What was the division record of the 1981 Minnesota Vikings?

During the regular season, the 1981 Minnesota Vikings went 4-4 against their NFC Central opponents.

What was the 1981 Minnesota Vikings record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1-1	50%	+7
Green Bay Packers	1-1	50%	+5
Chicago Bears	1-1	50%	+2
Detroit Lions	1-1	50%	-36

What was the 1981 Minnesota Vikings record by month?

The 1981 Minnesota Vikings had their best month in October, when they went 3-1 and had a 75% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 0-3 and lost all their games.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
September	2-2	50%	-15
October	3-1	75%	+4
November	2-3	40%	+10
December	0-3	0%	-43

Did the 1981 Minnesota Vikings make the Playoffs?

No, the Vikings didn't make the Playoffs in 1981.

What was the point differential for the 1981 Minnesota Vikings?

The Minnesota Vikings finished the regular season with a point differential of -44. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Vikings could have been expected to have about 6.8 wins, or a 7-9 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981 Minnesota Vikings perform in one-score games?

In close, one-score games, the 1981 Minnesota Vikings went 3-5. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Vikings went 3-3.

How did the 1981 Minnesota Vikings perform in overtime games?

The 1981 Minnesota Vikings did not play any overtime games in the regular season.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981 Minnesota Vikings?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Minnesota Vikings was a 5 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981 Minnesota Vikings?

The longest losing streak that the Minnesota Vikings had during the 1981 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.