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SCORE IT A LOSS
Sunday's game was the first time in history the Vikings scored 40 or more points and lost. Their highest-scoring losses:
Chicago 48, Vikings 41
Oct. 19, 2008, at Chicago
Buffalo 45, Vikings 39
Sept. 15, 2002, at the Metrodome
Detroit 44, Vikings 38
Nov. 23, 1995, at Detroit
Washington 44, Vikings 38
Nov. 2, 1986, at Washington
Chicago 45, Vikings 37
Oct. 17, 1965, at Met Stadium
Philadelphia 37, Vikings 35
Dec. 22, 1985, at the Metrodome
Baltimore 37, Vikings 34
Nov. 17, 1963, at Met Stadium
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| Date/Opponent | Time | W | L | Score |
| Sep 13 - at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | 1 | 0 | 34-20 |
| Sep 20 - at Detroit | 12:00 PM | 2 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Sep 27 - vs. San Francisco | 12:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 27-24 |
| Oct 5 - vs. Green Bay | 7:30 PM | 4 | 0 | 30-23 |
| Oct 11 - at St. Louis | 12:00 PM | 5 | 0 | 38-10 |
| Oct 18 - vs. Baltimore | 12:00 PM | 6 | 0 | 33-31 |
| Oct 25 - at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | 6 | 1 | 17-27 |
| Nov 1 - at Green Bay | 3:15 PM | 7 | 1 | 38-26 |
| Open | ||||
| Nov 15 - vs. Detroit | 12:00 PM | 8 | 1 | 27-10 |
| Nov 22 - vs. Seattle | 12:00 PM | 9 | 1 | 35-9 |
| Nov 29 - vs. Chicago | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 6 - at Arizona | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 13 - vs. Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | |||
| Dec 20 - at Carolina | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 28 - at Chicago | 7:30 PM | |||
| Jan 3 - vs. NY Giants | 12:00 PM |
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