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Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings

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2000 Regular season · Week 8 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Vikings beat Bills 31–27 in 2000 Week 8

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Buffalo Bills 31–27 at home at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Week 8 of the 2000 regular season on October 22, 2000. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 4 points.

The result moved the Vikings to 7–0 and dropped the Bills to 3–4. It was the Vikings’ seventh straight win. The Bills finished 2000 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. The Vikings finished 2000 at 11–5 and lost in the NFC Championship Game.

WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Buffalo Bills won 45–39 on September 15, 2002.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Vikings lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2000 Full series history

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