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Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens

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2005 Regular season · Week 16 · M&T Bank Stadium · Sunday Night

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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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BALBaltimore Ravens30Home
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Ravens beat Vikings 30–23 in 2005 Week 16

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Minnesota Vikings 30–23 at home at M&T Bank Stadium in Week 16 of the 2005 regular season on December 25, 2005. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Ravens to 6–9 and dropped the Vikings to 8–7. The Vikings finished 2005 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs. The Ravens finished 2005 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Baltimore Ravens won 19–3 on January 7, 2002. When they met again, the Minnesota Vikings won 33–31 on October 18, 2009.

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 Ravens lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2001 Full series history

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