Team season

1979 Minnesota Vikings

NFC North · 16 indexed games

7–9

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

259–337

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1979

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1979

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1979

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1979

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1979

Minnesota Vikings vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1979

Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1979

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1979

San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1979

Buffalo Bills vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1979

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 18, 1979

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1979

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1979

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