1983 Minnesota Vikings season
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The 1983 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 23rd in the National Football League (NFL), and their 17th under head coach Bud Grant. After starting 6–2, the Vikings lost six of their next seven – including a home loss to the 0–9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – and were eliminated from playoff contention with one week to play.
1983 Minnesota Vikings season | |
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General manager | Mike Lynn |
Head coach | Bud Grant |
Home field | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 4th NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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Even with the loss to Tampa Bay, Minnesota would have won the NFC Central Division championship if not for a 13–2 loss to the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football in week 14.
The team finished 8–8 record and failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in five seasons. At the end of the season, Grant retired as head coach, although he returned for a final season in 1985.