7-9 | Missed Playoffs |
Record | Outcome |
The Minnesota Vikings finished the regular season with a 7-9 record. They went 5-3 at home and 2-6 on the road.
The 1981 Minnesota Vikings played in the Central Division of the National Football Conference.
During the regular season, the 1981 Minnesota Vikings went 4-4 against their NFC Central 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 |
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 |
No, the Vikings didn't make the Playoffs in 1981.
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.
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.
The 1981 Minnesota Vikings did not play any overtime games in the regular season.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Minnesota Vikings was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Minnesota Vikings had during the 1981 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
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Week | Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | |||||
1 | Sat, Sep 5, 1981 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Loss 13 - 21 | ||
2 | Mon, Sep 14, 1981 | vs Oakland Raiders | Loss 10 - 36 | ||
3 | Sun, Sep 20, 1981 | vs Detroit Lions | Win 26 - 24 | ||
4 | Sun, Sep 27, 1981 | @ Green Bay Packers | Win 30 - 13 | ||
5 | Sun, Oct 4, 1981 | vs Chicago Bears | Win 24 - 21 | ||
6 | Sun, Oct 11, 1981 | @ San Diego Chargers | Win 33 - 31 | ||
7 | Sun, Oct 18, 1981 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | Win 35 - 23 | ||
8 | Sun, Oct 25, 1981 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 17 - 30 | ||
9 | Mon, Nov 2, 1981 | @ Denver Broncos | Loss 17 - 19 | ||
10 | Sun, Nov 8, 1981 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Win 25 - 10 | ||
11 | Sun, Nov 15, 1981 | vs New Orleans Saints | Win 20 - 10 | ||
12 | Mon, Nov 23, 1981 | @ Atlanta Falcons | Loss 30 - 31 | ||
13 | Sun, Nov 29, 1981 | vs Green Bay Packers | Loss 23 - 35 | ||
14 | Sun, Dec 6, 1981 | @ Chicago Bears | Loss 9 - 10 | ||
15 | Sat, Dec 12, 1981 | @ Detroit Lions | Loss 7 - 45 | ||
16 | Sun, Dec 20, 1981 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | Loss 6 - 10 |
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