This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1981 Minnesota VikingsW1981 Minnesota Vikings↗

NFL · NFC Central · 7–9 (.438) · 4th in division · PF 325 · PA 369 · Coach Bud Grant · Did not qualify

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Schedule (20 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
1981-08-08	1	vs Miami Dolphins	L 6–20		Metropolitan Stadium	45,165
1981-08-14	2	@ Washington Redskins	L 13–27		Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	44,662
1981-08-22	3	vs Atlanta Falcons	W 20–19		Metropolitan Stadium	42,908
1981-08-27	4	@ Los Angeles Rams	L 31–34		Anaheim Stadium	60,141
1981-09-05	1	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–21	0–1	Tampa Stadium	66,287
1981-09-14	2	vs Oakland Raiders	L 10–36	0–2	Metropolitan Stadium	47,186
1981-09-20	3	vs Detroit Lions	W 26–24	1–2	Metropolitan Stadium	45,350
1981-09-27	4	@ Green Bay Packers	W 30–13	2–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	55,012
1981-10-04	5	vs Chicago Bears	W 24–21	3–2	Metropolitan Stadium	43,827
1981-10-11	6	@ San Diego Chargers	W 33–31	4–2	Jack Murphy Stadium	50,708
1981-10-18	7	vs Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–23	5–2	Metropolitan Stadium	45,459
1981-10-25	8	@ St. Louis Cardinals	L 17–30	5–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	48,039
1981-11-02	9	@ Denver Broncos	L 17–19	5–4	Mile High Stadium	74,834
1981-11-08	10	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 25–10	6–4	Metropolitan Stadium	47,038
1981-11-15	11	vs New Orleans Saints	W 20–10	7–4	Metropolitan Stadium	45,215
1981-11-23	12	@ Atlanta Falcons	L 30–31	7–5	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	54,086
1981-11-29	13	vs Green Bay Packers	L 23–35	7–6	Metropolitan Stadium	46,025
1981-12-06	14	@ Chicago Bears	L 9–10	7–7	Soldier Field	50,766
1981-12-12	15	@ Detroit Lions	L 7–45	7–8	Pontiac Silverdome	79,428
1981-12-20	16	vs Kansas City Chiefs	L 6–10	7–9	Metropolitan Stadium	41,110

Roster (48)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Status
0	Wade Wilson	QB	6-3	210	Texas A&M-Commerce	ACT
0	Steve Dils	QB	6-1	190		ACT
0	Tommy Kramer	QB	6-2	200		ACT
0	Ted Brown	RB	5-10	198		ACT
0	Tony Galbreath	RB	6-0	220		ACT
0	Sam Harrell	RB	6-2	213		ACT
0	Eddie Payton	RB	5-8	175		ACT
0	Jarvis Redwine	RB	5-10	198		ACT
0	Rickey Young	RB	6-2	200		ACT
0	Leo Lewis	WR	5-8	170	Missouri	ACT
0	Terry LeCount	WR	5-10	172		ACT
0	Mardye McDole	WR	5-11	195		ACT
0	Ahmad Rashad	WR	6-2	200		ACT
0	Sammy White	WR	5-11	190		ACT
0	Bob Bruer	TE	6-5	230		ACT
0	Joe Senser	TE	6-4	235		ACT
0	Keith Nord	DB	6-0	197		ACT
0	Tom Hannon	DB	5-11	193		ACT
0	Kurt Knoff	DB	6-2	188		ACT
0	John Swain	DB	6-1	195		ACT
0	Willie Teal	DB	5-10	195		ACT
0	John Turner	DB	6-0	193		ACT
0	Walt Williams	DB	6-1	185		ACT
0	Neil Elshire	DL	6-6	250		ACT
0	Randy Holloway	DL	6-5	245		ACT
0	Doug Martin	DL	6-3	255		ACT
0	Mark Mullaney	DL	6-6	242		ACT
0	Ken Sanders	DL	6-5	240		ACT
0	James White	DL	6-3	270		ACT
0	Ray Yakavonis	DL	6-4	250		ACT
0	Matt Blair	LB	6-5	229		ACT
0	Dennis Johnson	LB	6-3	234		ACT
0	Henry Johnson	LB	6-1	227		ACT
0	Fred McNeill	LB	6-2	230		ACT
0	Robin Sendlein	LB	6-3	225		ACT
50	Jeff Siemon	LB	6-2	230		ACT
55	Scott Studwell	LB	6-2	225		ACT
0	Tim Irwin	OL	6-7	300	Tennessee	ACT
0	Brent Boyd	OL	6-3	242		ACT
0	Dave Huffman	OL	6-6	255		ACT
0	Steve Riley	OL	6-5	258		ACT
0	Dennis Swilley	OL	6-3	241		ACT
0	Wes Hamilton	OL	6-3	255		ACT
0	Jim Hough	OL	6-2	267		ACT
0	Jim Langer	OL	6-2	250		ACT
0	Ron Yary	OL	6-5	255		ACT
0	Greg Coleman	SPEC	6-0	185		ACT
0	Rick Danmeier	SPEC	6-0	183		ACT

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Schedule (20 games)

Roster (48)