1977 was the 17th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 58th regular season of the National Football League . The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and five losses. Quarterback Fran Tarkenton was injured with a broken leg in week 9 and missed the rest of the season.
Offseason [ edit ] 1977 Draft [ edit ] Main article:
1977 NFL draft
^[a] Seattle for RB Ahmad Rashād .^[b] 1976 8th round selection (235th overall) to New England for OL Doug Dumler .^[c] Cincinnati for TE Orlando Nelson.
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Venue
Attendance
1
September 18, 1977
Dallas Cowboys L 16–10 (OT)
Met Stadium
47,678
2
September 24, 1977
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 9–3
Tampa Stadium
66,272
3
October 2, 1977
Green Bay Packers W 19–7
Met Stadium
47,143
4
October 9, 1977
Detroit Lions W 14–7
Met Stadium
45,860
5
October 16, 1977
Chicago Bears W 22–16 (OT)
Met Stadium
47,708
6
October 24, 1977
at Los Angeles Rams
L 35–3
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
62,414
7
October 30, 1977
at Atlanta Falcons
W 14–7
Atlanta Fulton County Stadium
59,257
8
November 6, 1977
St. Louis Cardinals L 27–7
Busch Stadium
47,066
9
November 13, 1977
Cincinnati Bengals W 42–10
Met Stadium
45,371
10
November 20, 1977
at Chicago Bears
L 10-7
Soldier Field
49,563
11
November 27, 1977
at Green Bay Packers
W 13–6
Lambeau Field
56,267
12
December 4, 1977
San Francisco 49ers W 28–27
Met Stadium
40,745
13
December 11, 1977
at Oakland Raiders
L 35–13
Oakland Coliseum
52,771
14
December 17, 1977
at Detroit Lions
W 30–21
Silverdome
78,572
Game summaries [ edit ] Week 10: at Chicago Bears [ edit ]
Game information
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Week 11: at Green Bay Packers [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
• Vikings
0
13
0
0
13
Packers
6
0
0
0
6
Scoring summary
1
GB David Whitehurst 3-yard run (kick failed)
GB 6–0
2
MIN Sammy White 40-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)
MIN 7–6
2
MIN Fred Cox 21-yard field goal
MIN 10–6
2
MIN Fred Cox 31-yard field goal
MIN 13–6
Playoffs [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Team leaders [ edit ] League rankings [ edit ]
Category
Total Yards
Yards Per Game
NFL Rank(out of 28)
Passing Offense
2,368 Yards
169.1 YPG
6th
Rushing Offense
1,821 Yards
130.1 YPG
21st
Total Offense
4,189 Yards
299.2 YPG
14th
Passing Defense
1,581 Yards
112.9 YPG
3rd
Rushing Defense
2,218 Yards
158.4 YPG
21st
Total Defense
3,799 Yards
271.4 YPG
11th
Franchise
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Culture
Rivalries
Lore
Division championships (18)
League championship
Super Bowl appearances (4)
Retired numbers
Current league affiliations
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1980s – 1990s
2000s – 2010s