Английская Википедия:1982 Minnesota Vikings season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The 1982 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 22nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their first in the newly constructed Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The team was looking to improve on its 7–9 record from 1981. However, a players strike meant seven of the team's 16 games were canceled, and each NFL team was only allowed to play nine games. The Vikings won their opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before losing the next week to the Buffalo Bills, a game in which they had a 19–0 lead before the Bills pulled off a miraculous comeback to win 23–22. After the strike ended, the Vikings lost 26–7 to the Packers in Green Bay before beating the Bears 35–7 the following week to sit at 2–2. After a loss to the Dolphins, the Vikings won their next two games to sit at 4–3. In their final game of the season, they upset the Dallas Cowboys 31–27 to clinch the NFC's fourth place spot in the playoffs (as divisions were ignored in 1982 and the standings were determined by conference). In the playoffs, the Vikings defeated the Atlanta Falcons 30–24 to reach the divisional round. However, in that game, they lost 21–7 to the eventual champion Redskins.
Offseason
1982 Draft
Pro Bowler |
colspan="6" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 1982 Minnesota Vikings Draft | |||||
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colspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Draft order | rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player name | rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Position | rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| College | rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Notes | |
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Round | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Selection | ||||
1 | 7 | Darrin Nelson | Running back | Stanford | |
2 | 39 | Terry Tausch | Guard | Texas | |
3 | 66 | Traded to the New Orleans SaintsШаблон:Ref | |||
4 | 92 | Jim Fahnhorst | Linebacker | Minnesota | |
5 | 120 | Traded to the Miami DolphinsШаблон:Ref | |||
6 | 147 | Greg Storr | Linebacker | Boston College | |
7 | 179 | Steve Jordan | Tight end | Brown | |
8 | 206 | Kirk Harmon | Linebacker | Pacific | |
9 | 233 | Bryan Howard | Defensive back | Tennessee State | |
10 | 260 | Gerald Lucear | Wide receiver | Temple | |
11 | 286 | Curtis Rouse | Guard | Chattanooga | |
12 | 318 | Hobson Milner | Running back | Cincinnati |
- Шаблон:Note The Vikings traded their third-round selection (66th overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for RB Tony Galbreath.
- Шаблон:Note The Vikings traded their fifth-round selection (120th overall) and 1981 sixth-round selection (154th overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for OL Jim Langer.
Roster
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance[1] | Notes |
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1 | August 7 | Baltimore Colts | W 30–14 | 1–0 | Fawcett Stadium Шаблон:Small | 23,379 | Hall of Fame Game |
2 | August 14 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 17–20 | 1–1 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 49,831 | |
3 | August 21 | Seattle Seahawks | W 7–3 | 2–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 57,880 | First Vikings game at the Metrodome |
4 | August 28 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–27 | 2–2 | Mile High Stadium | 73,371 | |
5 | September 3 | New Orleans Saints | W 24–21 | 3–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 59,810 |
Regular season
The Vikings opened their new stadium with a 17–10 win over Tampa Bay in the season opener. A close loss to Buffalo on the road followed.
The season was then interrupted by the players' 57-day strike that reduced the NFL regular season to nine games. Upon resumption of play in November, the Vikings went 4–3 to close out the abbreviated regular season and closed the campaign with a 5–4 record. Games against Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, New Orleans, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Washington were canceled.
As three of Minnesota's losses were to AFC opponents, their 4–1 conference record put them at the top of a logjam of teams with similar records in the playoff seedings. In 1982, the NFL took the top eight teams from each conference regardless of division record for playoff consideration. The Vikings earned the #4 seed based on this tiebreaker and home field advantage in round one.
In their opening round playoff game, the Vikings took on the Atlanta Falcons. The game was a back-and-forth affair that saw Minnesota take a 13–7 halftime lead, only to see the Falcons retake the lead late in the final period on a 41-yard field goal by Mick Luckhurst. With just under two minutes remaining, the Vikings began a game-winning drive that culminated in a Ted Brown 5-yard touchdown run to win the game and send the Vikings on to round two.
In the second round, the Vikings were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins, 21–7, at RFK Stadium. The Vikings trailed 14–0 after one quarter. Ted Brown's touchdown run in the second period cut it to 14–7, but Joe Theismann hit Alvin Garrett late in the quarter with an 18-yard touchdown strike to make it 21–7. Neither team scored in the second half.
QB Tommy Kramer threw for 2,037 yards and 15 touchdowns in the short season. RB Ted Brown had 515 yards to lead all rushers, and WR Sammy White tallied 503 yards and five touchdowns to lead receivers.
LB Matt Blair anchored the Vikings defense and also made the 1982 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Original week |
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance |
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1 | 1 | September 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–10 | 1–0 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 58,440 |
2 | 2 | September 16 | at Buffalo Bills | L 22–23 | 1–1 | Rich Stadium | 77,753 |
— | 3 | September 26 | Dallas Cowboys | Postponed | 1–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 1982 NFL players strike |
— | 4 | October 3 | at Chicago Bears | Canceled | 1–1 | Soldier Field | |
— | 5 | October 10 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Canceled | 1–1 | Tampa Stadium | |
— | 6 | October 17 | New Orleans Saints | Canceled | 1–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
— | 7 | October 24 | Green Bay Packers | Canceled | 1–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
— | 8 | November 1 | Detroit Lions | Canceled | 1–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
— | 9 | November 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | Canceled | 1–1 | Candlestick Park | |
— | 10 | November 14 | at Washington Redskins | Canceled | 1–1 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | |
3 | 11 | November 21 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–26 | 1–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 44,681 |
4 | 12 | November 28 | Chicago Bears | W 35–7 | 2–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 54,724 |
5 | 13 | December 5 | at Miami Dolphins | L 14–22 | 2–3 | Miami Orange Bowl | 45,721 |
6 | 14 | December 12 | Baltimore Colts | W 13–10 | 3–3 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 53,981 |
7 | 15 | December 19 | at Detroit Lions | W 34–31 | 4–3 | Pontiac Silverdome | 73,058 |
8 | 16 | December 26 | New York Jets | L 14–42 | 4–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 58,672 |
9 | 17 | January 3, 1983 | Dallas Cowboys | W 31–27 | 5–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 60,007 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 4: vs Chicago Bears
Week 5: at Miami Dolphins
Week 6: vs Baltimore Colts
Week 8: vs New York Jets
Standings
Шаблон:1982 NFC Central standings Шаблон:1982 NFC standings
Postseason
Schedule
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Round | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance |
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Wild Card | January 9, 1982 | Atlanta Falcons (5) | W 30–24 | 1–0 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 60,560 |
Division | January 15, 1982 | at Washington Redskins (1) | L 7–21 | 1–1 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | 54,593 |
Statistics
Team leaders
width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Category | width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player(s) | width=75px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Value |
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Passing yards | Tommy Kramer | 2,037 |
Passing touchdowns | Tommy Kramer | 15 |
Rushing yards | Ted Brown | 515 |
Rushing touchdowns | Tommy Kramer | 3 |
Receiving yards | Sammy White | 503 |
Receiving touchdowns | Sammy White | 5 |
Points | Rick Danmeier | 47 |
Kickoff return yards | Jarvis Redwine | 286 |
Punt return yards | Eddie Payton | 179 |
Sacks | Doug Martin | 11.5 |
Interceptions | Willie Teal | 4 |
League rankings
width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Category | width=100px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Total yards | width=110px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Yards per game | width=80px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| NFL rank Шаблон:Small |
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Passing offense | 1,967 | 122.9 | 5th |
Rushing offense | 912 | 57.0 | 22nd |
Total offense | 2,879 | 179.9 | 14th |
Passing defense | 1,875 | 117.2 | 20th |
Rushing defense | 1,020 | 63.8 | 14th |
Total defense | 2,895 | 180.9 | 19th |
References
Шаблон:Minnesota Vikings Шаблон:Minnesota Vikings seasons Шаблон:1982 NFL season by team