1980 Minnesota Vikings season
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings season | |
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| Head coach | Bud Grant |
| General manager | Mike Lynn |
| Home field | Metropolitan Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 1st NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | CLE | Calvin Hill 18 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | Browns 7–0 | |
| 2 | CLE | Brian Sipe 2 yard run (kick failed) | Browns 13–0 | |
| 3 | MIN | Joe Senser 31 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) | Browns 13–6 | |
| 3 | CLE | Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal | Browns 16–6 | |
| 3 | MIN | Rick Danmeier 24 yard field goal | Browns 16–9 | |
| 4 | CLE | Cleo Miller 1 yard run (Don Cockroft kick) | Browns 23–9 | |
| 4 | MIN | Ted Brown 7 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) | Browns 23–15 | |
| 4 | MIN | Ahmad Rashād 12 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | Browns 23–22 | |
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MIN | Ahmad Rashād 46 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) | Vikings 28–23 |
The 1980 Minnesota Vikings season was the team's 20th year in the National Football League's 61st season. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and seven losses. The Vikings won the NFC Central division, winning the tiebreaker with Detroit, who also had a 9–7 record.
The most dramatic game of the season came in a Week 15 home game against Cleveland, with Minnesota at 8–6. The Vikings came back from a fourteen-point deficit to come within 23–22, with only 0:05 left on the clock from Cleveland's 46-yard line. (The Vikings had missed two field goals and two extra points during the game.) Quarterback Tommy Kramer threw a hail mary pass which was caught by Ahmad Rashād at the two yard line. Rashād backed into the end zone to give Minnesota a 28–23 win with no time left.
Trailing 23–9 entering the fourth quarter the Vikings came back and won on a desperation Hail Mary pass from quarterback Tommy Kramer to wide receiver Ahmad Rashād to clinch the NFC Central Division title in what became known as the "Miracle at the Met".
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