1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • 5-4-0 .556 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Bud Grant |
| Jerry Burns | Offensive Coordinator |
| Tom Cecchini | Defensive Line |
| Bob Hollway | Defense |
| Jed Hughes | Running Backs |
| Bus Mertes | Offensive Backs |
| John Michels | Offensive Line |
| Floyd Reese | Linebackers |
| Les Steckel | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/7/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | 30-14 | W | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 23379 | |
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-20 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 49831 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 7-3 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 57880 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | A | Denver Broncos | 17-27 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 73371 | |
| Fri | 9/3/1982 | H | New Orleans Saints | 24-21 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 59810 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-10 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58440 | |
| Thu | 9/16/1982 | A | Buffalo Bills | 22-23 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77753 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | A | Chicago Bears | - | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | - | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | H | New Orleans Saints | - | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | H | Green Bay Packers | - | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | |||
| Mon | 11/1/1982 | H | Detroit Lions | - | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | A | San Francisco 49ers | - | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | |||
| Sun | 11/14/1982 | A | Washington Redskins | - | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-26 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 44681 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1982 | H | Chicago Bears | 35-7 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 54724 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | A | Miami Dolphins | 14-22 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 45721 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | 13-10 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 53981 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | A | Detroit Lions | 34-31 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 73058 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | H | New York Jets | 14-42 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58672 | |
| Mon | 1/3/1983 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 31-27 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 60007 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1983 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 30-24 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 60560 | |
| Second Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/15/1983 | A | Washington Redskins | 7-21 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54593 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/3/1982 | Chicago Bears | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | New Orleans Saints | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | Green Bay Packers | Canceled |
| 11/1/1982 | Detroit Lions | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | San Francisco 49ers | Canceled |
| 11/14/1982 | Washington Redskins | Canceled |
| 1/3/1983 | Dallas Cowboys | Postponed from 9/26 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Rufus Bess | 21 | CB | 5-9 | 183 | 26 | South Carolina State | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 59 | LOLB | 6-5 | 242 | 32 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Iowa State | 9 | 9 |
| Brent Boyd | 62 | OG | 6-3 | 275 | 25 | UCLA | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 25 | North Carolina State | 8 | 8 |
| Bob Bruer | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 240 | 29 | Minnesota State | 8 | 2 |
| Greg Coleman | 8 | P | 6-0 | 182 | 28 | Florida A&M | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Danmeier | 7 | K | 6-0 | 188 | 30 | Lakewood State JC; Sioux Falls | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 191 | 27 | Stanford | 9 | 0 |
| Neil Elshire | 73 | DE | 6-5 | 256 | 24 | Oregon | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 228 | 28 | Centerville JC; Missouri | 8 | 3 |
| Wes Hamilton | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 271 | 29 | Tulsa | 9 | 9 |
| Tom Hannon | 45 | FS | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Michigan State | 9 | 9 |
| Sam Harrell | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 213 | 25 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Holloway | 75 | DE | 6-5 | 255 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Hough | 51 | LOG | 6-2 | 268 | 26 | Utah State | 9 | 9 |
| Bryan Howard | 24 | S | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Tennessee State | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Huffman | 56 | C | 6-6 | 284 | 25 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 |
| Tim Irwin | 76 | ROT | 6-7 | 294 | 24 | Tennessee | 9 | 9 |
| Harold Jackson | 89 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 36 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 65 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 30 | Tyler JC; Colorado | 9 | 6 |
| Dennis Johnson | 52 | RILB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Southern California | 9 | 9 |
| Henry Johnson | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 21 | Brown | 9 | 1 |
| Kurt Knoff | 25 | SS | 6-2 | 188 | 28 | Kansas | 9 | 4 |
| Tommy Kramer | 9 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Rice | 9 | 9 |
| Terry LeCount | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 176 | 26 | Florida | 9 | 3 |
| Leo Lewis | 87 | WR | 5-8 | 169 | 26 | Missouri | 9 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 264 | 25 | Washington | 9 | 9 |
| Sam McCullum | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 30 | Montana State | 6 | 2 |
| Mardye McDole | 88 | WR | 5-11 | 205 | 23 | Mississippi State | 2 | 0 |
| Fred McNeill | 54 | ROLB | 6-2 | 229 | 30 | UCLA | 9 | 9 |
| Mark Mullaney | 77 | RDE | 6-6 | 246 | 29 | Colorado State | 9 | 9 |
| Darrin Nelson | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 23 | Stanford | 7 | 4 |
| Keith Nord | 49 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | St. Cloud State | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 31 | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 31 | Jackson State | 9 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 28 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 33 | Oregon | 7 | 6 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 22 | RB | 5-10 | 198 | 25 | Oregon State; Nebraska | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Riley | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 258 | 30 | Southern California | 9 | 9 |
| Curtis Rouse | 68 | OG | 6-3 | 322 | 22 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5 | 0 |
| Robin Sendlein | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Texas | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 26 | West Chester | 9 | 9 |
| Jeff Siemon | 50 | LILB | 6-2 | 235 | 32 | Stanford | 9 | 1 |
| Scott Studwell | 55 | LILB | 6-2 | 228 | 28 | Illinois | 8 | 8 |
| John Swain | 29 | LCB | 6-1 | 197 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 5 |
| Dennis Swilley | 67 | C | 6-3 | 257 | 27 | Texas A&M | 9 | 9 |
| Terry Tausch | 66 | OT | 6-5 | 275 | 23 | Texas | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Teal | 37 | RCB | 5-10 | 195 | 25 | Louisiana State | 9 | 9 |
| John Turner | 27 | LCB-SS | 6-0 | 196 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 9 |
| James White | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 270 | 29 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 3 |
| Sammy White | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 195 | 28 | Grambling State | 7 | 6 |
| Walt Williams | 44 | CB | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | Ashland; New Mexico State | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Yakavonis | 91 | NT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | East Stroudsburg | 2 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 34 | RB | 6-2 | 198 | 29 | Jackson State | 9 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Darrin Nelson | RB | Stanford |
| 2 | 39 | Terry Tausch | T | Texas |
| 4 | 92 | Jim Fahnhorst | LB | Minnesota |
| 6 | 147 | Greg Storr | LB | Boston College |
| 7 | 179 | Steve Jordan | TE | Brown |
| 8 | 206 | Kirk Harmon | LB | Pacific |
| 9 | 233 | Bryan Howard | DB | Tennessee State |
| 10 | 260 | Gerald Lucear | WR | Temple |
| 11 | 286 | Curtis Rouse | G | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 12 | 318 | Hobson Milner | RB | Cincinnati |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 16 | 86 | 27 | 58 | 187 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 54 | 42 | 76 | 198 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:51 | 167 | 52 | 107 | 8 | 43/132 32.6% | 6/10 60.0% | 62 | 496 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:09 | 159 | 53 | 87 | 19 | 43/127 33.9% | 4/11 36.4% | 48 | 399 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Danmeier | 0 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 47 |
| Sammy White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Ted Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bob Bruer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rickey Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Senser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 23 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 1 | 187 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 198 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Danmeier | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 1 | 43 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 3/6 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 1 | 43 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 3/6 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Brown | 120 | 515 | 4.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 44 | 136 | 3.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 39 | 116 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 21 | 77 | 3.7 | 18t | 3 |
| Rickey Young | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 11 | 1 |
| Greg Coleman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 245 | 912 | 3.7 | 30 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 260 | 1020 | 3.9 | 99t | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Kramer | 308 | 176 | 57.1 | 120 | 2037 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 65 | 15 | 4.9 | 12 | 3.9 | 21 | 130 | 1907 | 77.3 |
| Steve Dils | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 15 | 68 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 60 | 49.8 |
| Team Totals | 334 | 187 | 56.0 | 135 | 2105 | 6.3 | 11.3 | 65 | 15 | 4.5 | 12 | 3.6 | 22 | 138 | 1967 | 75.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 292 | 157 | 53.8 | 123 | 2106 | 7.2 | 13.4 | 70t | 11 | 3.8 | 12 | 4.1 | 30 | 231 | 1875 | 72.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Brown | 31 | 207 | 6.7 | 29 | 2 |
| Sammy White | 29 | 503 | 17.3 | 65 | 5 |
| Joe Senser | 29 | 261 | 9.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 23 | 233 | 10.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 14 | 179 | 12.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Sam McCullum | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 39t | 3 |
| Bob Bruer | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 24 | 2 |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 187 | 2105 | 11.3 | 65 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 157 | 2106 | 13.4 | 70t | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Teal | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| John Turner | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 33t | 1 |
| John Swain | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Holloway | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kurt Knoff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 33t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 337 | 28.1 | 94t | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Coleman | 58 | 2384 | 41.1 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 176 | 2088 | 36.0 |
| Team Totals | 58 | 2384 | 41.1 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 176 | 2088 | 36.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 2095 | 41.9 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 196 | 1839 | 36.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Payton | 22 | 5 | 179 | 8.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Hannon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 6 | 196 | 8.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 6 | 176 | 5.9 | 26 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Redwine | 12 | 0 | 286 | 23.8 | 76 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 12 | 0 | 271 | 22.6 | 32 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 6 | 0 | 132 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Keith Nord | 3 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Sam Harrell | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mardye McDole | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Neil Elshire | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 0 | 786 | 21.2 | 76 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 0 | 663 | 17.4 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 11.5 | |
| Mark Mullaney | 5.0 | |
| Scott Studwell | 3.0 | |
| James White | 3.0 | |
| Randy Holloway | 2.5 | |
| Matt Blair | 1.5 | |
| Neil Elshire | 1.0 | |
| Charlie Johnson | 1.0 | |
| Kurt Knoff | 1.0 | |
| Rufus Bess | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 30.0 | 231.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22.0 | 138.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Hannon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Harrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Holloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Dennis Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -21 | 0 | |
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | |
| Keith Nord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jarvis Redwine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Studwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Swilley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| James White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
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