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1976 NFL NFC Central standings
The Minnesota Vikings won the 1976 NFL NFC Central division race at 11-2-1, 4.5 games ahead of the Chicago Bears.
🏆The 1976 playoffs, game by game
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NFC Central standings, 1976
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (MIN) y | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | - | 8-2 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears (CHI) | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions (DET) | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5.5 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Green Bay Packers (GB) | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 6.5 | 4-6 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- y
- clinched the division
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Minnesota Vikings trailed by as many as half a game in Week 2.
- The Minnesota Vikings took first place for good in Week 3.
- The Minnesota Vikings won 5 games in a row from Week 3 to Week 7, the longest run of the race.
- The Minnesota Vikings went 8-1 from Week 2 to Week 11, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The Minnesota Vikings spent 13 of the season's 14 charted weeks in first place.