1982 Minnesota Vikings season

1982 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Bud Grant
General manager	Mike Lynn
Home field	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record	5–4
Division place	4th NFC
Playoff finish	Won First Round (Falcons) 30–24 Lost Second Round (at Redskins) 7–21

The 1982 Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League. This was Minnesota's first season in the newly constructed Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

Offseason

1982 Draft

Main article: 1982 NFL draft

=Pro Bowler

1982 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College
1	7	7	Darrin Nelson	Running Back	Stanford
2	12	39	Terry Tausch	Offensive Guard	University of Texas at Austin
3	11	66	Traded to the New Orleans Saints^[a]
4	9	92	Jim Fahnhorst	Linebacker	Minnesota
5	9	120	Traded to the Miami Dolphins^[b]
6	8	147	Greg Storr	Linebacker	Boston College
7	12	179	Steve Jordan	Tight End	Brown
8	11	206	Kirk Harmon	Linebacker	Pacific
9	10	233	Bryan Howard	Defensive Back	Tennessee State
10	9	260	Gerald Lucear	Wide Receiver	Temple
11	7	286	Curtis Rouse	Offensive Guard	Tennessee-Chattanooga
12	12	318	Hobson Milner	Running Back	Cincinnati

^{^[a]} Minnesota traded their 3rd round selection (66th overall) to New Orleans for RB Tony Galbreath.

^{^[b]} Minnesota traded their 1981 6th round selection (154th overall) and 1982 5th round selection (120th overall) to Miami for OL Jim Langer.

Regular season

The Vikings opened up 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 TD 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 TD run in the second period cut it to 14–7, but Joe Theismann hit Alvin Garrett late in the quarter with an 18-yard TD strike to make it 21–7. Neither team scored in the second half.

QB Tommy Kramer threw for 2,037 yards and 15 TDs in the short season. RB Ted Brown had 515 yards to lead all rushers, and WR Sammy White tallied 503 yards and 5 TDs to lead receivers.

LB Matt Blair anchored the Vikings defense and also made the 1982 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Week	Original week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	1	September 12, 1982	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	58,440
2	2	September 16, 1982	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–22	Rich Stadium	77,753
*	3	September 26, 1982	Dallas Cowboys	Postponed	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
*	4	October 3, 1982	at Chicago Bears	Canceled	Soldier Field
*	5	October 10, 1982	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Canceled	Tampa Stadium
*	6	October 17, 1982	New Orleans Saints	Canceled	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
*	7	October 24, 1982	Green Bay Packers	Canceled	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
*	8	November 1, 1982	Detroit Lions	Canceled	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
*	9	November 7, 1982	at San Francisco 49ers	Canceled	Candlestick Park
*	10	November 14, 1982	at Washington Redskins	Canceled	RFK Stadium
3	11	November 21, 1982	at Green Bay Packers	L 26–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	44,681
4	12	November 28, 1982	Chicago Bears	W 35–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	54,724
5	13	December 5, 1982	at Miami Dolphins	L 22–14	Miami Orange Bowl	45,721
6	14	December 12, 1982	Baltimore Colts	W 13–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	53,981
7	15	December 19, 1982	at Detroit Lions	W 34–31	Pontiac Silverdome	73,058
8	16	December 26, 1982	New York Jets	L 42–14	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	58,672
9	3	January 3, 1983	Dallas Cowboys	W 31–27	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	60,007

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Wildcard	January 9, 1983	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–24	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	60,560
Division	January 15, 1983	at Washington Redskins	L 21–7	RFK Stadium	54,593

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers⁽³⁾	5	3	1	.611	1–2	4–2	226	169	L1
Minnesota Vikings⁽⁴⁾	5	4	0	.556	3–1	4–1	158	178	W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers⁽⁷⁾	5	4	0	.556	2–1	3–3	158	178	W1
Detroit Lions⁽⁸⁾	4	5	0	.444	3–3	4–4	181	176	W1
Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	1–3	2–5	141	174	L1

National Football Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽¹⁾	8	1	0	.889	190	128	W4
Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾	6	3	0	.667	226	145	L2
Green Bay Packers⁽³⁾	5	3	1	.611	226	169	L1
Minnesota Vikings⁽⁴⁾	5	4	0	.556	187	198	W1
Atlanta Falcons⁽⁵⁾	5	4	0	.556	183	199	L2
St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁶⁾	5	4	0	.556	135	170	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers⁽⁷⁾	5	4	0	.556	158	178	W3
Detroit Lions⁽⁸⁾	4	5	0	.444	181	176	W1
New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	129	160	W1
New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	164	160	W1
San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	209	206	L1
Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	141	174	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	191	195	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	200	250	W1

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
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

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 28)
Passing Offense	1,967 Yards	122.9 YPG	5th
Rushing Offense	912 Yards	57.0 YPG	22nd
Total Offense	2,879 Yards	179.9 YPG	14th
Passing Defense	1,875 Yards	117.2 YPG	20th
Rushing Defense	1,020 Yards	63.8 YPG	14th
Total Defense	2,895 Yards	180.9 YPG	19th

References

Minnesota Vikings

Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft

Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium

Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal "Little Minnesota" (How I Met Your Mother episode) Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers

Lore	The Wrong Way Run Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Gary Anderson's missed field goal Hail Mary 2010 Metrodome roof collapse

Division championships (19)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976

League championships (0^†)	^† does not include 1969 NFL championship

Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (56)	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Minnesota Vikings seasons

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1982 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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