1982 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (5-4)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1982 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1982 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Vikings racked up 187 points, but the defense conceded 198. Tommy Kramer threw for 2,037 yards. Ted Brown snagged 31 passes, while Sammy White accumulated 503 receiving yards. Joe Senser provided receiving help, too.

Ted Brown carried the ball for a team-best 515 yards for Minnesota.

Willie Teal picked off 4 opponent throws. Doug Martin topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 30 sacks.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1982 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Tommy Kramer	308	176	57.1	2037	6.6	15	4.9	12	3.9	65	21	130	77.3
Steve Dils	26	11	42.3	68	2.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	1	8	49.8
Totals	334	187	56.0	2105	6.3	15	4.5	12	3.6	65	22	138

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ted Brown	120	515	4.3	30	1
Darrin Nelson	44	136	3.1	18	0
Tony Galbreath	39	116	3.0	12	1
Tommy Kramer	21	77	3.7	18	3
Rickey Young	16	49	3.1	11	1
Greg Coleman	1	15	15.0	15	0
Steve Dils	1	5	5.0	5	0
Jarvis Redwine	2	2	1.0	2	0
Terry LeCount	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	245	912	3.7	30	6

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ted Brown	31	207	6.7	29	2
Sammy White	29	503	17.3	65	5
Joe Senser	29	261	9.0	22	1
Ahmad Rashad	23	233	10.1	21	0
Tony Galbreath	17	153	9.0	32	0
Terry LeCount	14	179	12.8	28	1
Sam McCullum	12	131	10.9	21	0
Darrin Nelson	9	100	11.1	22	0
Leo Lewis	8	150	18.8	39	3
Bob Bruer	8	102	12.8	24	2
Rickey Young	4	44	11.0	25	1
Steve Jordan	3	42	14.0	29	0
Totals	187	2105	11.3	65	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rick Danmeier	23	23	100.0	14	8	57.1	47
Totals	23	23	100.0	14	8	57.1	47

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Greg Coleman	58	2384	41.1	67
Totals	58	2384	41.1	67

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie Payton	22	179	8.1	35
Rufus Bess	2	17	8.5	11
Totals	24	196	8.2	35

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jarvis Redwine	12	286	23.8	76
Eddie Payton	12	271	22.6	32
Darrin Nelson	6	132	22.0	33
Keith Nord	3	43	14.3	19
Mardye McDole	1	26	26.0	26
Sam Harrell	2	21	10.5	17
Neil Elshire	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	37	786	21.2	76

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Teal	4	15	3.8	13	0
John Turner	2	43	21.5	33	1
John Swain	2	20	10.0	16	0
Randy Holloway	1	6	6.0	6	0
Kurt Knoff	1	4	4.0	4	0
Scott Studwell	1	3	3.0	3	0
Doug Martin	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	12	91	7.6	33	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Doug Martin	11.5
Mark Mullaney	5.0
James White	3.0
Scott Studwell	3.0
Randy Holloway	2.5
Matt Blair	1.5
Charlie Johnson	1.0
Neil Elshire	1.0
Kurt Knoff	1.0
Rufus Bess	0.5
Totals	30.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Tom Hannon			0	2	0	0
Dennis Johnson			0	2	0	0
Jim Hough			0	1	0	0
Dennis Swilley			0	1	0	0
Jarvis Redwine			1	1	0	0
Ted Brown			0	1	0	0
John Turner		0	0	1	35	0
Randy Holloway		0	0	1	0	0
Keith Nord			0	1	0	0
Charlie Johnson			0	1	44	1
James White			0	1	0	0
Tommy Kramer			3	1	-21	0
Scott Studwell		0	0	1	0	0
Rickey Young			0	1	0	0
Sam Harrell			1	0	0	0
Eddie Payton			3	0	0	0
Darrin Nelson			2	0	-8	0
Sam McCullum			1	0	0	0
Tony Galbreath			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	12	16	50	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rick Danmeier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	23	0			47
Sammy White	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Ted Brown	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Leo Lewis	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Tommy Kramer	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Rickey Young	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Bruer	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Tony Galbreath	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Charlie Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Terry LeCount	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Senser	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Turner	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	6	15	0	0	0	1	1	0	8	23	0	0	0	185