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1983Vikings season
8-8
Record
8-8
50.0% WIN
Points Scored
316
-32 DIFF
Points Allowed
348
0.91 RATIO
Division Finish
3rd Central
Playoffs
Not recorded
Stadium
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Notable Events
Bud Grant retires after 17 seasons; 161 regular-season wins; four Super Bowls; defensive identity begins to fade.