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MINNESOTA VIKINGS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS MISSION STATEMENT


The focus of the Minnesota Vikings is to win World Championships and to create a world class
organization that competes and operates consistently with core values in mind.
Integral to those core values is that everyone profoundly understands and appreciates that
each and every member of the organization is critical to our success. The bar is set high and there is
great respect for wanting to create a sports, entertainment and business product that our fans take
great pride in and enjoy; and is admired throughout sports. In order to accomplish this mission, it is
essential that we have people of good character and high integrity and who aspire to be the best in
their unique roles:
Winning with Integrity

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT A GLANCE


Founded.................................................................................................................................................. January 28, 1960
First Season................................................................................................................................................................. 1961
Team Facility...................................................................................................................................................Winter Park
....................................................................................................................9520 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Stadium....................................................................................................... TFC Bank Stadium, University of Minnesota
Capacity.................................................................................................................................................................. 52,000
Playing Surface................................................................................................................................................... Field Turf
Super Bowl Appearances............................................................................................................Super Bowl IV, VIII, IX, XI
Division Championships (18).....................................................1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978,
............................................................................................................ 1980, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2009
Playoff Appearances (27) .........................................................1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978,
................................. 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012
All-Time Record (regular season).....................................................................................................................450-391-10

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2014 MINNESOTA VIKINGS


OFFICIAL TEAM GUIDE
Kickoff 2014
Superbowl LII .................................................................3
New Vikings Stadium ................................................4-8
Vikings Childrens Fund .................................................9
Vikings Community Relations ................................ 10-13
Vikings Youth Football ................................................ 14
Administration
Zygi Wilf ...................................................................... 16
Mark Wilf, Leonard Wilf ..........................................17-18
Ownership Partners ..................................................... 19
Rick Spielman..............................................................20
Vikings Executive Vice Presidents .......................... 21-25
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Mike Zimmer...................................... 28-30
Assistant Coaches and Staff ...................................31-51
Vikings Personnel/Scouting Staff
George Paton ...............................................................54
Ryan Monnens/Jamaal Stephenson............................55
Vikings Scouting and Personnel Staff ................... 56-62
Support Staff............................................................. 63-74
Players
Veterans................................................................78-166
Rookies and Free Agents.................................... 168-178
Vikings Alphabetical Roster ...................................... 179
2013 Season Review
Regular Season Statistics.......................................... 182
Regular Season Defensive Statistics......................... 183
Participation Chart.....................................................184
Game-By-Game Starters............................................ 185
The Last Time............................................................ 186
2013 NFL Standings................................................... 187
NFL Teams of the Decades........................................188
Records
Attendance Records .................................................. 190
All-Time Leaders.................................................. 191-196
Individual Records .............................................. 197-203
Rookie Records ..................................................204-205
Vikings Big Days Rushing/
Passing/Receiving ..........................................206-208
All-Time Scoring ................................................. 208-211
All-Time Starting QB ..................................................211
All-Time Passing/Receiving/Rushing .................212-215
Touchdowns by Season ............................................. 215
Team Records ......................................................216-219
Opening Day Results/Highs.......................................220
Final NFL Offensive/Defensive Rankings.................. 221

Playoff Records
All-Time Playoff Leaders ...........................................222
Big Days/Playoffs ......................................................222
Individual Playoff Records.........................................223
Team Playoff Records........................................ 224-225
History
Vikings Lore ........................................................229-232
Vikings Coaching History ....................................233-234
Results: Year-by-Year......................................... 235-241
Vikings All-Time Records...........................................242
Overtime Games ........................................................242
Primetime/Thanksgiving Games ...............................243
Series Standings ................................................ 244-246
Vikings Alumni .................................................. 247-250
Vikings All-Time Games Played/Started................... 251
Vikings All-Time Drafts ......................................252-255
Pro Football Hall of Fame...................................255-256
Vikings Ring of Honor......................................... 257-261
Retired Jersey Numbers ............................................. 261
Korey Stringer Good Guy Award................................. 261
All-Time Players/Week/Month ..........................262-263
Vikings All-Time Honors.................................... 264-265
Pro Bowl Honorees.....................................................265
Year-by-Year ...................................................... 266-268
Super Bowl Results....................................................269
Homes of the Vikings ................................................270
Extra Points
2014 Vikings Training Camp ...................................... 272
Vikings Preseason Television..................................... 272
Vikings Radio Network .............................................. 273
Vikings Media Policy..................................................274
2014 NFL Schedule .............................................275-276
Vikings Schedule....................................................... 280

The Minnesota Vikings 2014 Official Team Guide is a production of the Minnesota Vikings Public Relations
Department. Cover and inside page design by Erin Swartz, Alicia Dryer and Sara Strand. Printing and layout by Bolger
Vision Beyond Print, Minneapolis, MN. Design and Technical Support - Bill Doll, De Schara, Monica Smith and the Bolger
staff. Inside photography by Steve Smith, Rick Kolodziej, Brad Madson, Steve Lucas, Brad Madson, Andy Kenutis and
Craig Odegard. Editor - Tom West. Editorial Assistants - Bob Hagan, Jeff Anderson, Jon Ekstrom, Sam Newton, Travis
Langer, Zach Royse and Mike Wobschall.

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MINNESOTA AWARDED SUPER BOWL LII


On May 20, 2014, the NFL announced that Minnesota will host Super Bowl LII in February 2018.
After being selected as one of three finalists in October 2013 and submitting the final bid on May 7, the Minnesota Super Bowl Bid
Committee delivered a successful presentation to all 32 NFL owners during the NFLs Spring League Meetings in Atlanta. Centered
on the theme, Built for the Bold, the presentation highlighted the new, iconic and bold stadium as a centerpiece and included the
many bold moves Minnesotans have made in creating a destination that is ready to host the worlds biggest game.
We are thrilled to bring the Super Bowl back to Minnesota, said Richard Davis, chief executive officer of U.S. Bank and bid committee co-chair. We succeeded in making the best case to the NFL owners by pointing out the many strengths our region offers a
tremendous entertainment and hospitality industry, 19 Fortune 500 companies, great airport and strong connectivity with both
our light rail and skyway systems, and perhaps most important, a new, iconic stadium that will be among the best in the country.
We appreciate the collaborative effort from Minnesotas business and community leadership in putting together this winning
bid, said Vikings Owner/President Mark Wilf. It was evident
to me and my brother Zygi that the other NFL owners were
extremely impressed with everything Minnesota has to offer, and
we have no doubt they will be even more excited with what the
community will deliver in February 2018.
The Super Bowl is the most-watched annual event in the world,
said Doug Baker, chief executive officer of Ecolab and bid committee co-chair. This unprecedented audience, along with the
100,000 people who come to experience it in person, will see this
vibrant, engaged community that celebrates all that winter can be
when we showcase everything from outdoor activities on Nicollet
Malls Super Bowl Boulevard to an ice palace at the St. Paul Winter
Carnival. We plan to set the bar high for all northern destinations
that host the Super Bowl.
Im most excited by the opportunity to show the world our communitys remarkable legacy project that will enhance the lives
of Minnesotas children and set a precedent for the future of
the game with a $2 million commitment, said Marilyn CarlsonNelson, former chair and chief executive officer of Carlson
Companies and bid committee co-chair. Its also a joy to know
that the 29,000 hospitality workers in Minneapolis and many
more throughout the region will be able to welcome the world
to our state once again in 2018. The innovation, hospitality and boldness that are Minnesota will leave a mark on the NFL and the
Super Bowl for many years to come.
The game will be held in the new Minnesota Multi-Purpose Stadium, currently under construction and set to open in July 2016.
The stadium, which will typically seat 65,400, will be expandable to 70,000+ seats for the 2018 Super Bowl. With a clear ETFE roof
and five of the largest glass pivoting doors in the world, fans will experience an outdoor feel in a climate-controlled environment.
Lester Bagley, the Vikings Executive Vice President-Public Affairs & Stadium Development, led the Vikings efforts to secure Super
Bowl LII. Bagley worked closely with Vikings ownership, Minnesotas corporate leaders, hospitality industry and the Stadium
Authority, and was instrumental in landing the worlds marquee sporting event.
Attending fans and the world will see the best of Minnesota from the sunlit view of downtown Minneapolis through the stadium
windows to the many activities happening throughout the region, said Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority Chair Michele KelmHelgen. The new stadium and adjacent two-block park that is being developed are incredible assets that will offer amazing fan
experiences.
By securing the bid, Minnesota beat contenders New Orleans and Indianapolis, both cities that have hosted successful Super Bowls.

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NEW VIKINGS
STADIUM
SET TO OPEN IN 2016

Following the passage of stadium legislation in both the


Minnesota House and Senate on May 10, 2012, the Vikings
and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) immediately began the design and construction process in order
to achieve a 2016 stadium opening. Through a public RFP
process, the two parties jointly selected HKS Sports &
Entertainment as the stadium architect and Minnesotabased Mortenson Construction as the construction manager.
Both have extensive experience in their respective areas with
professional sports facilities, with HKS having designed
Cowboys Stadium and Lucas Oil Stadium, and Mortenson
having built Target Field, TCF Bank Stadium, Xcel Energy
Center and Target Center.
With the architect and builder on board, the Vikings and the
MSFA unveiled the new stadium design on May 13, 2013, a
fitting celebration almost exactly one year after Governor
Mark Dayton signed the stadium bill into law on May 14,
2012. The bold, iconic design received high marks from the
general public and state leaders for its progressive look and
its openness to the surrounding neighborhoods.
Vikings fans also raved about the new design and the stadiums unique features, including the largest transparent
ethylene tetraflouroethylene (ETFE) roof in the nation and
five of the largest glass pivoting doors in the world that
will open to the downtown skyline. With the stadiums
openness, fans will experience an outdoor feel in a climatecontrolled environment. Vikings fans will also be as close to
the action as any NFL stadium in the country, with the closest fans sitting just 41.5 feet from the sideline. Seven levels,
including two general admission concourses with 360-degree
circulation and various views into the bowl, will be connected
with escalators, elevators, stairs and a continuous ramp.
Two of the largest and highest-quality HD video boards in
the NFL will be located in both the east and west end zones,
and approximately 2,000 HD flat screen televisions will be
distributed throughout the concourses.
Groundbreaking for the new 65,000-seat stadium took place
on December 3, 2013, followed by the demolition of Mall of
America Field in the spring of 2014. The Vikings will play the
2014-2015 seasons at the University of Minnesota.

Stadium Site:
* Downtown East - Minneapolis, MN.
* Access from I-35W and Hwy I-94.
* Light Rail Transit access.
* 33-acres.
* Access points to city and stadium on all four sides.
* Two-plus acre plaza opening to downtown Minneapolis.
* Parking ramps with skyways connected to downtown core.
* Expanded tailgating zone in Minneapolis.
Stadium Exterior:
* Bold, iconic design unique to Minnesota.
* Fixed roof with largest span of transparent ethylenetetraflouroethylene (ETFE) in country.
* Lightest and most efficient roof structure in nation.
* Five of the largest pivoting glass doors in the world that
will open to the fan plaza.
* Zinc metal panels, glass and glazed curtain wall.
Stadium Interior:
* 65,000 seats, expandable to 72,000 for Super Bowl.
* Up to 116 suites and 8,000 club seats, including feld-level
suites.
* Some of the closest seats and suites to the game action in
any NFL stadium.
* Seven levels connected by stairs, ramp, escalators and
elevators.
* Two concourses with 360-degree circulation and various
views into the bowl.
* Highest quality HD video boards located in both east and
west end zones; approximately 118x50 feet.
* Nearly 2,000 HD flat screen TVs located throughout.
* Large public gathering spaces.
* Transparent, open structure connecting fans to outdoors
in climate-controlled environment.
* Wide concourses.
* More restrooms.
* Increased and enhanced concessions.
* Accessibility for people with disabilities.
* Ample space for pre-game events/activities.
* Vikings team store and Hall of Legends.

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How does ETFE handle weight/pressure?


Despite its weight (1/100 the weight of glass), ETFE
handles snow/wind loads very well. In sheet form, it can
stretch three times its length without losing elasticity.
How do you clean ETFE?
ETFE systems are extremely low maintenance. The surface
of the foil is non-stick and non-porous, which allows the
natural action of rain to clean the surface. Deposits of dirt,
dust and debris remain unattached and are washed away
with moisture, meaning ETFE effectively self-cleans with
virtually no need to clean externally.
NEW STADIUM ETFE FACTS
* Largest translucent ETFE roof in North America, spanning 240,000 square feet.
* Only stadium in the nation with clear ETFE roof.
* ETFE will comprise 60% of the entire roof.
* ETFE will cover 60% of the field but angle of roof will
allow sunlight over entire field.

2014
January 18 - Metrodomes power is turned off for final time.
February-April - Metrodome is demolished.
May 20 - Super Bowl LII (Feb. 2018) is awarded to Minnesota.
August - Vikings kick off first season at TCF Bank Stadium.
2015
August - Vikings play second season at TCF Bank Stadium.
2016
July - New stadium opens.
August - Vikings kick off opening season in new stadium.

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2013
February 15 - Mortenson Construction is selected as construction manager.
May 13 - Vikings, MSFA and HKS unveil new stadium design.
August 9 - Vikings kick off final season at Mall of America Field.
Fall - Stadium Guaranteed Maximum Price is established.
Fall - Minneapolis Super Bowl Committee is formed.
December 3 - Stadium groundbreaking occurs and construction
begins.

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What is the life/longevity of ETFE?


ETFE does not degrade with exposure to UV light, atmospheric pollution, harsh chemicals or extreme temperatures. The material has withstood extensive testing within
extreme environments and is expected to have a 30-50
year life expectancy while requiring minimal maintenance.

2012
May 10 - Stadium legislation passes.
May 14 - Governor Mark Dayton signs stadium bill.
May 25 - Minneapolis City Council provides local approval.
June - Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is established:
Michele Kelm-Helgen, Chair
John Griffith, Target Corporation
Duane Benson, former NFL player and state legislator
Barbara Butts-Williams, Capella University
Bill McCarthy, Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
September 28 - HKS Sports & Entertainment Group is selected
as stadium architect.
October - Vikings & MSFA host series of public listening sessions throughout Minnesota on new stadium design.

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What is ETFE?
ETFE is a co-polymer resin that is extruded into a thin film.
Originally created by the space industry, the plastic-like
material is transparent but can be treated to be translucent, is extremely light-weight, very durable and resistant
to corrosion.

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NEW STADIUM TIMELINE

ETFE Q&A

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In May 2013, the University of Minnesota and the Vikings agreed to terms on a Facility Use Agreement that allows the Vikings to use
TCF Bank Stadium for the 2014 and 2015 NFL seasons. The agreement also allows for two additional seasons, if necessary.
The use agreement stipulates that the Vikings will reimburse the University for the $6.6 million in stadium capital improvements,
improvement as
well as all game-day operational expenses. In addition, the Vikings will pay the University a per-game rent of $250,000 for the 2014
and 2015 seasons, with minimal increases if additional seasons were to be required. The team will also share $50,000 per game in
concessions, advertising and sponsorship revenue. In total, the Vikings will pay the University $300,000 per game, with a maximum
of $3 million for each NFL season.
The agreement also includes the creation of a Minnesota Vikings Good Neighbor Partnership Fund, which will be established and
administered through the existing University Good Neighbor Fund. The Vikings will contribute $125,000 per NFL season, a combination of cash and in-kind contributions, to the Partnership Fund, which will be used to implement tangible and visible projects during
the years the Vikings play at TCF Bank Stadium. The projects selected must be beneficial to the nearby neighborhoods and businesses, allow for participation by the Vikings and their partners and be approved by the Vikings.
The Facility Use Agreement stipulates the following:
Lease Duration/Scheduling Restrictions
The Vikings are expected to play at TCF Bank Stadium for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, but the agreement allows for use through

the 2017 season with proper notification.


A standard NFL season includes 10 football games (two preseason and eight regular season games), plus any home playoff games.

TCF Bank Stadium will be available for Sunday games as well as for Saturday games when there is not a conflict with a scheduled
Gopher football home game. The Vikings may play one weeknight game per season when University classes are not in session
and on a date approved by the University.

The Vikings will work with the NFL to minimize conflicts with the Universitys academic calendar, intercollegiate athletic activities
and other campus events.
Compensation
Along with reimbursing the University for all Vikings game day expenses, the team will provide $3 million annually in compensation:

$250,000 rent per game.

$50,000 share of concessions, advertising and sponsorship revenue per game.


Capital Improvements

Certain improvements to TCF Bank Stadium are necessary for winter stadium operation and to meet specific NFL mandates, including:

Installation of new turf and an appropriate heating element for the playing surface to be determined by Vikings and University officials.

Installation of heat trace pipe to ensure cold weather plumbing functionality.

Potential installation of additional temporary seating in the western end zone plaza, subject to approval by the Universitys
building code division (number of seats yet to be determined by Vikings and University officials).

Any necessary modification of existing video platform to meet NFL broadcast requirements.

Installation of additional insulation in various locations around TCF Bank Stadium.

Build-out storage space within TCF Bank Stadium.


Alcohol Sales

Alcohol sales and consumption will be allowed in TCF Bank Stadium on Vikings game days, subject to Board of Regents policies
and restrictions.
Tailgating

Tailgating will be allowed in parking lots designated by the University under the same rules in effect for University football game days.

University of Minnesota vs. Mall of America Field


Total seats- 52,000+ to 63,000
Seats per section- 700 to 900
Seats with backs- 22,000 to 63,000
Lower level seats- 22,000 to 29,000
Wheelchair & companion seats - 900 to 190
Average concourse width- 50 feet to 24 feet

Scoreboard (total square feet)- 5,184 to 646


Restrooms- 113 to 30
Elevators- 5 to 2
Total club seats- 1,545 to 243
High definition televisions- 350 to 280
Restroom fixtures- 893 to 435

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In February 2014, the Vikings and Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment completed and opened the New Stadium Preview Center
adjacent to the stadiums construction site.
Located on the fifth floor of the 1010 Metrodome Square Building (1010 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415), the 7,500 squaresqua
foot, state-of-the-art Preview Center is designed to give Vikings fans their first look at the future game experience within the new
stadium set to open in July 2016. The interactive space, the largest ever built by an NFL team, overlooks the stadium construction
site and includes a custom-filmed experiential player tunnel and Vikings locker room experience, two authentic Suite build-outs, a
24-seat Club seating section, 37 high-definition televisions and seven interactive kiosks. The center also contains a 100:1 scale cityscape model and a 25:1 scale detailed architectural stadium model. In picking out their seat locations, fans have the opportunity to
see 360-degree panaromic views from 275 vantage points within the stadium.

VIKINGS LAUNCH NEW STADIUM WEB SITE


In order to provide fans with all of the latest new stadium information, the Vikings and Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment
launched a new web site - newminnesotastadium.com - earlier this year.
The web site not only gives fans exclusive looks at the stadiums exterior and interior design through various photos and videos but
it also addresses the most commonly asked questions and includes media coverage surrounding the stadiums design and construction. Fans can also walk step-by-step through the sales process or sign up for the new stadium ticket waitlist.

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To learn more about the VCF - or to make a donation - please call Patrick Leopold at (952) 828-6500. If your charitable organization
is interested in applying for a VCF grant, log on to Vikings.com to download a grant application form. Grant applications need to
be mailed by the end of March each year for fall awards.

The Vikings have a long-standing tradition of cooperation and progress in the areas of child and family health with the
University of Minnesota. Players make regular visits to the UofM Childrens Hospital and sponsor special events for patients.

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VIKING CHILDRENS FUND FACTS AND FIGURES


The University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics has been awarded over $5 million to
l support research fighting childhood diseases.
The Vikings Childrens Fund supported nearly 80 organizations in 2013.
The Vikings Childrens Fund has supported over 300 child-related organizations across Vikings counl try since the inception in 1978.

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In 2013 the VCF provided nearly 80 grants to nonprofit organizations and has donated more than $5 million to support the
University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics, which boasts highly-skilled pediatricians and excels in break-through research.

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In light of the organizations commitment to community, the Vikings


Childrens Fund (VCF) was established
in 1978 and has since raised over $10
million to give back to those in need.
The VCF is a means for Vikings players, coaches, cheerleaders, staff and
their families to focus their community support to help children. The VCF
distributes grants to health, education and family services organizations benefiting children.

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There have been many changes on


and off the field for the Minnesota
Vikings since the teams inception,
but the organizations steadfast
commitment to children has always
remained the same.

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THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS ON THE FIELD AND IN THE COMMUNITY YOUR SPECIAL TEAM
The Minnesota Vikings are more than a football team. The coaches, players and staff are your neighbors. Their wives or husbands
may be your co-workers. Their children attend school with your children. The Vikings are a part of our community. Many schools,
hospital charities and civic groups have been impacted by player involvement, staff participation and family volunteerism.
The Vikings organization is your neighbor too, as a corporate citizen actively involved in policy and service to Minnesota. The Vikings
community relations department and Vikings Childrens Fund handle a broad range of requests including player appearances, in-kind
donations, partnering with non-profit groups on fundraisers, the production of public service announcements and team philanthropy.
Since its inception in 1978, the VCF has donated more than $6 million to the University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics. The
VCF has maintained a commitment to youth and families by distributing funds toward youth development, family services and
education support- a total of nearly $10 million given back to our community.

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CLOCKWISE: Vikings LB Chad Greenway has been active and
creative in the community throughout his career. One of his
signature programs is the Chads Locker initiative which
has provided area childrens hospitals with lockers filled with
state-of-the-art elctronics for patients and their families to
use during their stays...Greenway has joined with teammates
for his annual Greenway Gridiron Gallop on Fathers Day. The
5K race promotes families spending time together and fitness,
core values of Greenways Lead The Way Foundation. In 2014,
teammates Audie Cole and Rhett Ellison joined Chad on the
awards podium to present young racers with medals...Vikings
DT Linval Joseph mixed concrete as part of the Vikings annual
Playground Build. The entire Vikings organization joined forces
with Toro and KaBOOM! to bring a new playground to Lucy Craft
Laney at Cleveland Park Community School in Minneapolis. The
Laney School playground was the 9th that the Vikings have
built in the Twin Cities, a program that has helped over 19,000
kids have a safe and fun place to play in their community.

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CLOCKWISE: Viktor the Viking is one of the favorite visitors to
the clubs annual Adoption Family Fun Fest held in the Winter
Park Fieldhouse. The event, sponsored by Vikings executives
Rob Brzezinski and Rick Spielman, features interactive games
and appearances by Vikings players and cheerleaders. The Fun
Fest celebrates families who adopt and support the organizations that work behind the scenes. Brzezkinski and Spielman
have adopted their children and work throughout the year to
spread awareness and build support of numerous adoption
charities...The Vikings had a strong turnout of players, including WR Adam Thielen, T Phil Loadholt and K Blair Walsh for the
We Day celebration that recognized youth volunteerism. The
event honored over 18,000 area students who have given their
time and efforts to volunteer programs in their schools and
communities...In his 1st season as a Viking, WR Greg Jennings
made a big impact in his new hometown. Jennings teamed with
the Starkey Hearing Foundation to give the gift of hearing to
children, joined by Starkey founder Bill Austin and Vikings Ring
of Honor alumni Chuck Foreman.

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CLOCKWISE: Vikings C John Sullivan was recognized as the


clubs 2013 Community Man of the Year for his dedication to
supporting various local causes. His two passionate programs
are the VA Medical Center and the University of Minnesota
Childrens Hospital, where he donated a new playground.
Sullivan and teammates made a visit to the VA Medical Center
to thank vets for their service...Vikings S Jamarca Sanford,
teammates and Vikings alumni welcomed Team Smile to the
Winter Park Fieldhouse where nearly 300 area kids received
dental procedures and leared about taking care of their smiles
for years to come...Vikings DE Everson Griffen and his fellow
defensive linemen sponsored gifts for families in need during the 2013 Holiday season through a partnership with The
Salvation Army. The club welcomed families to a Saturday
practice where they were able to meet their Vikings Santas and
spread Holiday cheer to both gift givers and receivers. Griffen is
involved in Salvation Army events throughout the year.

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CLOCKWISE: The Vikings have opened their Saturday practices
to special groups in recent years and give the opportunity to
see the club during their final practice before game day. The
opportunity for the team to welcome visitors on Saturday gives
both groups a last bit of encouragement and support before
taking on their challenges. Superstar RB Adrian Peterson and
teammates are gracious with their time for Make-A-Wish
Foundation of Minnesota visits...The Vikings welcomed members of the Minnesota National Guard as part of the USAA
and NFLs Salute to Service program...Vikings, both current
players and alumni, have embraced a very uniquely Minnesotan
fundraiser over the years and take the plunge for good causes.
Former RB Rickey Young and current S Andrew Sendejo took
the Polar Bear Plunge to support Special Olympics Minnesota
in 2014, taking a brisk dip into Lake Calhoun along with Vikings
cheerleaders. The frigid temperature didnt cool off the charitable spirit of the event.

VIKINGS YOUTH FOOTBALL


The Vikings Youth Football mission statement is to grow,
support and promote youth football through fair play, health/
safety and academics. Innovative programs reach youngyoung
sters through the High School Player Development 7-on-7
Tournament, Youth Football Camps, USA Football Coaching
School, equipment and field grants, the Vikings All-State
Football Team and Minnesota Mr. Football, the High School
Coach of the Week Program and the High School Coach of
the Year. The Vikings are on the forefront of the USA Football
Heads Up camps that teach youth players, parent and coaches
the proper technique to make football safe and fun.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE WEEK:


The Minnesota Vikings and WCCO-TV teamed up to select
top Minnesota high school football coaches to honor through
the Vikings High School Coach of the Week program. The
coaches were selected based on their outstanding leadership
both on and off the field. Eden Prairie High School coach Mike
Grant was chosen from a pool of coaches nationwide to win
the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year, an award
he was presented by Roger Goodell during Super Bowl XLVIII
festivities in New York.

CLOCKWISE: The Vikings welcomed mothers of youth football


players to Winter Park for a Heads Up Football seminar to raise
awareness of safety in the game...Supporting youth football
through the Vikings 7-on-7 state tournament, won in 2014 by
Stillwater, that earned them a berth in the national tournament...The Vikings recognized their 12th All-State football team,
consisting of 30 of the states top players and presented at
halftime of the Eagles game in December.

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Zygi Wilfs 10 seasons leading the ownership group that has


stewardship of the Vikings franchise has been highlighted by
commitment to core values and building a strong foundation
for the future.
The Vikings have made 3 playoff appearances and won 2 NFC
North titles in the past 6 seasons behind the Wilf family leadership. The club enters 2014 as a franchise poised on the future.
The team is under the direction of first-year Head Coach Mike
Zimmer and will be playing on the campus of the University of
Minnesota for 2014 and 2015 as the new home of the Vikings is
being built in downtown Minneapolis.
As the largest construction project in state history, the new
stadium will also create thousands of jobs and have a significant economic impact on the region, both during construction
and as a multi-use facility capable of hosting more events than
any stadium in the country.
Wilf served as Honorary Co-Chair of the Minnesota
Super Bowl Bid Committee and led conversations with NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell and other NFL owners that
resulted in Minnesota being named host of Super Bowl LII on
February 4, 2018. Minnesota will host the event for the 2nd
time, the previous being Super Bowl XXVI on January 26, 1992,
and Wilf will continue to serve as Honorary Co-Chair of the
Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee.
Throughout their tenure, the Wilfs ownership has established success on the field and with civic and corporate leadership in the community. Over the last eight years, the team has
enhanced its already strong reputation as an NFL leader in community relations activities and has raised its level of involvement in civic and business endeavors. Under the stewardship of
the Wilfs, the franchise delivered a historic public-private partnership to build a state-of-the-art, multi-use stadium as the
centerpiece of an economic development package for the state
and region. The Vikings ownership is committed to investing in
the states economy and is dedicated to a world-class showcase
for Minnesotas sporting future.

Wilf leads an ownership group that closely mirrors the structure that has led the Wilf family to national prominence in
their business ventures with Garden Homes Development, a
nationwide leader in retail, commercial and private residential
development. Joining Wilf in the Vikings venture are his brother, Mark, cousin, Leonard, son, Jonathan, and nephew, Jeffrey,
along with associates from outside the family.
The journey for Wilf from avid New York Giants fan sitting
in the bleachers of Yankee Stadium in the 1960s to taking over
the leadership of one of the NFLs proudest franchises has been
marked by bold and well-founded business decisions, commitment to family and employees, and dedication to community.
Throughout the Wilf familys rise to prominence in real estate development, the consistent focus on philanthropy and
never losing touch with family roots has been a foundation and
philosophy.
Building a championship team with character has been at the
core of the Wilf ownership groups growth as NFL owners. The
Wilf family has stayed close to their roots, donating generously
to heart-felt causes at home and throughout the world.
Wilf, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf, emigrated with his
parents from Europe to the United States in the early 1950s and
settled in New Jersey.
Zygi attended nearby Fairleigh Dickinson University, earning
a bachelors degree in economics and later graduated from New
York Law School in Manhattan. Wilf, and wife, Audrey, have
four children. Wilf was recognized in 2013 with the Fritz Pollard
Alliances Tank Younger Award in honor of his commitment to
hiring and promoting minority candidates on the football and
business side of the Vikings franchise.

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Vikings owners Mark Wilf and Zygi Wilf were joined by Vikings Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant as part of the stadium-closing
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community involvement. An NFL franchise is a valuable commodity to a community and both Mark and Zygi recognize and
embrace that role as civic leaders. Their stewardship has led
to significant increases in annual donations from the Vikings
Childrens Fund and multiple new community and business
initiatives, like the Vikings Annual Playground Build and the
teams Summer Lunch Program.
Advocating generous philanthropy and advancing causes
with special meaning is standard practice for the Wilfs. As
a longtime supporter of the Jewish community, Mark and
his family are among the largest financial supporters of Yad
Vashem, the Holocaust memorial museum in Israel. Mark has
previously served as the National Campaign Chairman for the
Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and is currently
vice chair of their board of trustees. Most recently, he was
appointed by JFNA to lead a new initiative that addresses
the needs of impoverished Holocaust survivors living in the
United States.
Throughout their professional lives, the Wilfs have worked
tirelessly to treat everyone associated with their businesses
as members of the family. That structure has led to national
prominence in their business ventures with Garden Homes
Development, a nationwide leader in retail, commercial and
private residential development, and has spilled over into their
ownership of the Vikings. As lifelong fans of the NFL, Mark
brings a deep passion and desire to win a championship with
the entire organization and Vikings fans.
Mark earned his bachelors degree from Princeton
University, where he served as the radio voice of Princeton
Tigers football and basketball. He later graduated from the
New York University School of Law before becoming a principal
in the family business. Mark currently serves on several boards,
including the NYU School of Law and Princeton Varsity Club. He
is also a member of the NFLs Business Ventures Committee.
He and his wife Jane, who is also heavily involved in philanthropic activities, have four children.

Mark Wilf helped introduce the team to a packed crowd at NFL Fan Fest in London just days before the Vikings defeated
Pittsburgh in the NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium, the Vikings 1st regular season game overseas.

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In his 10th season of ownership, Vikings Owner/President


Mark Wilf plays a key role in the development of the business
aspects of the club and in organizing the leadership of the
franchise to mirror the proven family model that the Wilf family
has implemented in other successful ventures. As President,
Mark manages day-to-day operations and directs all business
departments of the Vikings. He also plays a leadership role in
the stadium development process.
Since taking ownership of the Vikings in 2005, Mark and his
brother Zygi have focused on three primary areas: providing the
best game day experience possible for Vikings fans, enhancing
the civic and business involvement of the franchise, and bringing a championship to Minnesota. Under the Wilfs direction,
the Vikings have made strides in all facets, including establishing what will be one of the best game day experiences in the
NFL following the construction of a state-of-the art multi-use
stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The stadium, which gained
state approval in May 2012, is set to open in 2016 and will give
Vikings fans a premier venue while continuing the Vikings
proud tradition of home-field advantage.
As the largest construction project in state history, the new
stadium will also create thousands of jobs and have a significant economic impact on the region, both during construction
and as a multi-use facility capable of hosting more events than
any stadium in the country.
Wilf served as Honorary Co-Chair of the Minnesota
Super Bowl Bid Committee and led conversations with NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell and other NFL owners that
resulted in Minnesota being named host of Super Bowl LII on
February 4, 2018. Minnesota will host the event for the 2nd
time, the previous being Super Bowl XXVI on January 26, 1992,
and Wilf will continue to serve as Honorary Co-Chair of the
Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee.
The Wilfs also understand the Vikings have been a valuable piece of the fabric of life in the region since 1961 and
have taken pride in building on the teams strong tradition of

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Leonard Wilf joins cousins Zygi and Mark Wilf with the
Vikings ownership group as Vice Chairman of the team for the
10th season in 2014. Away from the Vikings, Wilf also serves
as President of family-owned Garden Homes Development, a
nationwide leader in retail, commercial and private residential
development based in New Jersey and New York. Garden Homes
celebrates their 60th year of business in 2014.
Wilf earned his bachelors degree, Cum Laude, from Boston
University. Following his undergraduate work, Wilf graduated
with a law degree from Georgetown University.
During his tenure at Georgetown, Wilf was editor of the
Georgetown Law Review. Wilf went on to receive a Master of
Law in Taxation from New York University.
In 2012, Wilf was recognized for his progressive work with
charities and named to the board of the NFL Foundation.
Active with several professional and civic groups, Wilf is Vice
Chairman on the Board of Trustees of NYU and the NYU Law
School. Wilf serves as Chairman of the American Society
of Yad Vashem, a Board Member of New York Presbyterian
Hospital. He is an involved member of the International Council
of Shopping Centers, New York Athletic Club, Friars Club and
recently Wilf was appointed a national trustee of The First Tee

Program. Wilf is also active in veterans causes, having started


Haven From the Storm, a charity focused on veterans transitioning back to daily life.
An avid sportsman, Wilf enjoys skiing,golf,and deep sea
fishing. His interest in NFL football was developed with his
cousins from his youth.
Wilf and his wife, Beth, have four children and are active
members of the community through the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, Central Park Conservancy and Metropolitan Opera. Wilf
was appointed by President Clinton to the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Council in January 1997 and spearheaded the construction of the Metrowest Campus of UJA-Federation in East
Hanover, NJ. He and his family reside in New York City.

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The Wilf Family Ownership Group enters the 10th season as stewards of the Minnesota Vikings in 2014. The club is poised to
enter a state-of-the-art home stadium in 2016 and will welcome the world to the Minnesota for Super Bowl LII in February 2018.

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DAVID MANDELBAUM
OWNERSHIP PARTNER

David Mandelbaum has served as General Partner of Interstate Properties since 1968, a trustee of Vornado Realty since 1979
and Director of Alexanders, Inc. since 1995. Mandelbaum has been a member of the law firm Mandelbaum & Mandelbaum, P.A.
since 1967 and holds a law degree from Harvard. He earned his undergraduate degree at Princeton University. Mandelbaum and
wife, Karen, have been married for more than 40 years. The couple has four sons, Richard, Michael, Jeffrey and Jonathan and
resides in Livingston, NJ.

THE EVOLVING SYMBOL OF THE NFL


The NFL shield, one of the most recognizable symbols in the sports world, underwent a stylistic upgrade during the 2008 offseason. The new font and design changes pay homage to the history of the League and the logo while turning an eye forward on the
future. As the NFL enters its 95th season in 2014 the new shield symbolizes the progress of the league over those decades and
the excellence that has laid the foundation for the modern NFL.
Adjustments to the logo include 8 stars representing the 8 Divisions in the NFL and the design of the football reflects the design
of the football atop the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The blue color is darker and bolder than past shields and the shape has been
refined over past versions.

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Alan Landis has achieved acclaim in the business world and the philanthropic community through his visionary thinking in
each area. As founder and chairman of The Landis Group, he has put his stamp on the land development industry with a pair
of landmarks, the Princeton Landmark Carnegie Center and Tower Center Office and Hotel Complex. A graduate of New York
University, Landis holds a bachelors degree in accounting. He is active in causes ranging from the National Prevent Child Abuse
organization to the Foundation for Fighting Blindness. Alan and wife, Linda, have a son, Scott, and daughter, Dana. The couple
resides in Florida.

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Reggie Fowler is the owner of Spiral, Inc. Fowlers background includes management positions in manufacturing, finance,
aerospace, real estate development and distribution. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of
Arizona.

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RICK SPIELMAN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER

Rick Spielman enters his 3rd season as Vikings General


Manager for 2014, his 9th season with the club and the 24th
season he has worked in the NFL. The Vikings enter 2014 with
progress and change as central themes. Spielman directed the
search that hired veteran defensive mind Mike Zimmer as the
9th head coach in franchise history. The squad will be playing for
2 seasons at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University
of Minnesota as construction is in progress on a new stadium in
downtown Minneapolis.
Spielman assumed the Vikings Vice President of Player
Personnel role on May 30, 2006 and directed scouting, free
agency and draft preparations for the club before taking on his
new role for 2012. Spielman has climbed the ranks of NFL personnel departments with Detroit, Chicago and Miami, ascending to General Manager of the Dolphins for the 2004 season.
Spielmans tenure with all 3 franchises has been highlighted
by drafting impact players throughout the seven rounds and
making key trades and free agency acquisitions. Spielmans
teams have won 5 divisional titles and advanced to the playoffs
9 times.
The Vikings have drafted players who have made immediate
impacts on the club under Spielmans direction. The team has
used 11 picks in the 1st round since Spielman joined the club to
select Adrian Peterson (2007), Percy Harvin (2008), Christian
Ponder (2011), Matt Kalil (2012), Harrison Smith (2012), Sharrif
Floyd (2013), Xavier Rhodes (2013), Cordarrelle Patterson (2013),
Anthony Barr (2014) and Teddy Bridgewater (2014). Of those
drafted 2007-13, all 8 were starters in their rookie seasons, 6-ofthe-8 were All-Rookie selections, 4-of-the-8 were Pro Bowlers
as rookies with Peterson and Harvin each named Offensive
Rookie of the Year and Patterson was a 1st-Team Associated
Press All-Pro, only the 2nd rookie position player in team history
to achieve the honor, joining Randy Moss in 1998.
Since Spielman began directing the Vikings drafts and personnel from 2007-14, the Vikings drafted 7 players (Peterson,
Rice, Harvin, Rudolph, Walsh, Kalil, Patterson), signed 2 as
free agents (Brett Favre, Jerome Felton) and acquired 1 in trade
(Jared Allen) who have gone on to earn Pro Bowl honors. Under
Spielmans drafting, a total of 9 Vikings have earned All-Rookie
honors.
In 2013, the Vikings had 3 picks in the 1st round for only the
2nd time in team history, joining the 1967 Vikings draft class,
and became the 1st NFL team with 3 picks in the 1st round since
2001. The Vikings have had multiple 1st-round picks in 2012, 13
and 14, the 1st time in team history to achieve the feat and the
Vikings 7 selections in the 1st round is the most in the NFL over
that 3-year span, ahead of Cleveland and St. Louis with 5 each.
In 2013, Patterson re-wrote the Vikings and NFL record books
and showcased his unique play-making ability. He tied an NFL
record for the longest play in league history and notched the
longest KO return in NFL history with a 109-yard score vs. Green
Bay (10/27/13), had another 105t KR on the opening kickoff at
Chicago (9/15/13) in only his 2nd career game, set the Vikings
record with a 32.4 avg. on KO returns for the season and tied the
team record with 2 KOR TDs in a season.
The 2012 Vikings relied heavily on contributions from the
rookie class and newly-acquired free agents. The Vikings rookies set a team record when 5 (Kalil, Smith, Robinson, Ellison,
Wright) started vs. Chicago (12/9/12). Rookie 6th-rounder Blair
Walsh kicked his way into the club and NFL record books en
route to All-Pro, Pro Bowl and All-Rookie honors, setting an
NFL record by hitting 10 FGs of 50+ yards and broke the Vikings
rookie scoring record with 141 points. Free agent FB Jerome

Felton earned 2nd-Team All-Pro honors from the Associated


Press and a Pro Bowl trip after clearing traffic for Peterson to
post a season for the ages as he ran for 2,097 yards to finish 9
yards short of the NFL single-season record.
In 2008 the Vikings engineered a pre-draft trade to land
Allen from Kansas City, who has earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl
honors in 2008 and 2009. The club signed Favre as a free agent
entering 2009 and the veteran QB directed one of the most
exciting seasons in team history and set career-bests in several
offensive categories. The 2009 Vikings boasted an NFL-best 10
players who earned Pro Bowl honors.
The Vikings ability to identify talent throughout the draft
was evidenced in 2009 when all 5 players selected went on to
start a game during their rookie season, including All-Rookie
honoree OT Phil Loadholt and Harvin.
He began his NFL career as a scout with Detroit in 1990 and
worked with the club in college scouting for 5 seasons before
adding pro scouting duties in 1995 and 96. He moved to Director
of Pro Personnel for the Bears from 1997-99 before joining the
Dolphins in 2000 as Vice President of Player Personnel. He was
promoted in 2002 to Senior Vice President-Football Operations/
Player Personnel and eventually General Manager in 2004.
Spielman left the Dolphins during the 2005 off-season and
worked with ESPN as an NFL analyst before joining the Vikings.
While with Miami for 5 seasons, the team had a winning record
4 times, won the AFC East in 2000 and went to the playoffs
in 2000 and 2001 but missed the playoffs in 2002 and 2003
despite 9-7 and 10-6 records respectively.
Spielman got his first taste of NFL personnel analysis as a
college scout with Detroit from 1990-94 and added pro scouting
responsibilities for his final 2 seasons (1995-96) in the Motor
City. The Lions enjoyed one of the finest stretches in franchise
history in the early 1990s, winning a pair of NFC Central titles in
1991 and 1993 and the team advanced to the playoffs in 1991,
93, 94 and 95. The trio of consecutive post-season berths was
a first for the team. The 1991 team set a franchise record with a
12-4 regular season mark, hosted and won a playoff game for
the first time since 1957 and advanced to the NFC Championship
Game against Washington, losing out on the chance to play in
Super Bowl XXVI at the Metrodome.
Following Spielmans playing career at Southern Illinois
from 1983-86 he was invited to training camp with the San
Diego Chargers (1987) and Lions (1988). As a collegiate player,
Spielman was a 1st-Team All-Gateway Conference honoree
as a junior and part of the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA national
championship team as a redshirt freshman. His younger brother,
Chris, was a Pro Bowl LB and a 2nd-round pick of the Lions
in 1988. He played 11 NFL seasons with Detroit (1988-95) and
Buffalo (1996-98).
Spielman has a bachelors degree from Southern Illinois
and a masters from Ohio State. He and his wife, Michele, have
been active with childrens charities. The couple has adopted six
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ments and a two-block city park that will serve as programmable


space on Vikings game days.
As part of the Vikings stadium team, Bagley continues to
work closely with the five-member Minnesota Sports Facilities
Authority to ensure that a world-class facility is constructed for
the State, the team and Vikings fans. Ground breaking took place
in December 2013, followed by the Metrodomes destruction in
spring 2014.
Over the past several years, Bagley has been instrumental
in the Wilf ownership groups efforts to enhance the Vikings
presence in the Minneapolis-St. Paul community and throughout the State. In addition to overseeing all Vikings communications efforts, Bagley plays a leadership role in the Vikings
Childrens Fund. He developed the Vikings You Made the Team
Community Tour, that has connected the team with Vikings fans
and charitable causes throughout Minnesota. Bagley also served
as a co-chair of the Vikings London Task Force, as the organization strengthened its global brand by taking on the Pittsburgh
Steelers in Londons Wembley Stadium on September 29, 2013.
Before joining the Vikings, Bagley operated Bagley Public
Affairs from 1999-2005. The Minneapolis firm specialized in
issues management, public relations and public affairs. From
1993-99, Bagley served as associate director and helped lead the
Minnesota Business Partnership, the public policy organization
comprised of the chief executive officers of 100 of Minnesotas
largest companies. He also spent five years working in public
affairs and public relations in Washington, D.C.
A native of Barron, WI, Bagley began college at the University
of Minnesota before graduating from the University of California
at Los Angeles (UCLA) with a bachelors degree in political science.
He served as a White House intern and studied at the University
of Oxford during his undergraduate days.
Bagley currently sits on the boards of the Public Affairs
Council, Athletes Committed to Educating Students (ACES), the
Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, Meet Minneapolis
and the Vikings Childrens Fund.
Bagleys wife, Wendy, who has a bachelors degree from the
College of St. Catherine, has held several prominent positions in
state government, including serving three successive Minnesota
Governors. The family resides in Minneapolis with their sons
Michael and Charlie.

Groundbreaking took place on the new publicly-owned and operated stadium for the State of Minnesota and the Vikings in
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Lester Bagley brings more than two decades of public affairs


and communications experience to his role as the Vikings
Executive Vice President - Public Affairs & Stadium Development.
Currently in his 10th year, Bagley oversees the teams public relations, public affairs, community relations and charitable giving
initiatives. In 2014, Bagley led the Vikings efforts to secure Super
Bowl LII for Minnesota in February 2018.
In May of 2012, Bagley led the organization to its biggest
victory off the field when he helped secure financing for a new
publicly-owned and operated stadium for the State of Minnesota
and the Vikings. In an extremely difficult political environment
and economy, Bagley led the public discussion and advocacy
effort on behalf of the Vikings. With Bagleys guidance, a coalition of elected officials, Vikings fans and business, labor and
community leaders organized to advance the stadium issue at
the Minnesota Capitol. On May 10, 2012, the House and Senate
passed legislation to construct a $975 million multi-purpose
stadium in Minneapolis. Just days later on May 14, Governor
Mark Dayton signed the bill into law. For his significant role,
Bagley was honored alongside Governor Dayton and stadium bill
authors Senator Julie Rosen and Representative Morrie Lanning
with the Public Policy Achievement (Sports) award as part of
Minnesotas Leaders in Public Policy 2012.
The passage of the stadium bill not only secured the team in
Minnesota but also gave Vikings fans a premier venue to watch
their team beginning in the 2016 NFL season. Along with Vikings
football, the multi-purpose facility has been designed to host
national and international events, including NCAA basketball,
a Super Bowl and concerts, as well as high school and amateur
sports and other community events. Even before the stadiums
doors open for the first time, Minnesota secured Super Bowl LII
in February 2018 and has been named a finalist for a future NCAA
Final Four in 2017-20.
On May 22, 2014, Minnesota scored a major upset by securing
Super Bowl LII in 2018. Bagley and the Vikings led the states
efforts to win the campaign to land the worlds marquee sporting
event for Minnesota.
The stadium project has also served as a catalyst to redevelop
the Downtown East neighborhood of Minneapolis. Adjacent to
the site will be a nearly $600 million development that will
include two 17-story office towers, a hotel, retail space, apart-

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ROB BRZEZINSKI
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

Rob Brzezinski enters his 22nd season in the NFL and 16th
with the Minnesota Vikings in 2014. Brzezinski provides the
Vikings broad-based management expertise and the value of
being one of the most experienced NFL executives in the modern
(post 1992) Collective Bargaining Agreement era.
Brzezinski has been with teams that have finished .500 or
better in 15 of his 21 NFL seasons and 10 playoff seasons.
The Vikings benefit from Brzezinskis extensive knowledge
and strategic salary cap management and a philosophy that has
aided in the retention of core players, the addition of key free
agents and the overall talent and depth of the team. Brzezinskis
role as lead negotiator on high-profile contracts during his career
has included 20 first-round draft picks and landmark deals
for such players as Randy Moss, Daunte Culpepper, Antoine
Winfield, Steve Hutchinson, Kevin Williams, Jared Allen, Brett
Favre, and Adrian Peterson. Brzezinski has negotiated contracts
during his career totaling more than $1 billion.
Brzezinski joined the Vikings in 1999 as Director of Football
Administration and was promoted to Vice President of Football
Administration in 2001. He was elevated to his current position
as Executive Vice President of Football Operations in 2014.
Prior to joining the Vikings, Brzezinski spent 6 seasons
(1993-98) with Miami where he rose to Staff Counsel/Salary Cap.
Brzezinski was actively involved in the Vikings 2014 Head
Coaching search and works closely with General Manager Rick
Spielman and Head Coach Mike Zimmer on all football-related
matters and strategic planning. Brzezinskis key responsibilities
include salary cap management, negotiation of player contracts, football operations/administration and CBA compliance.
Brzezinski also oversees the Vikings Information Technology

Department and has represented the Vikings at NFL meetings.


Brzezinski has extensive NFL management experience, has
worked as the top football executive, and has experience in
managing the business operations of an NFL franchise and,
while in Minnesota, transformed a substantial salary cap deficit
into a long-term competitive advantage. Brzezinski has had the
privilege of working for some of the most successful and decorated head coaches in NFL history, including Don Shula, Jimmy
Johnson and Dennis Green.
Brzezinski is a member of the NFL Management Councils
Club Services Committee, which has developed new technology
and systems for player contract reporting, salary cap management and information management. In 2004 Brzezinski was
invited to participate in the NFL-Stanford Program for Managers
at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, an NFL program to
promote development of leaders within the League.
In Miami, Brzezinski assisted in managing business affairs,
salary cap administration, player contract negotiations, operations and legal affairs. In his tenure, the Dolphins compiled a
55-41 regular-season record and made the playoffs four times.
Brzezinski earned degrees from Nova Southeastern
University in Fort Lauderdale, a Juris Doctorate in 1995 and a
Bachelor of Science in education in 1992. In addition, Brzezinski
is a member of the Florida Bar. Brzezinski and his wife, Leah,
who has earned a doctoral degree in education, have 5 children:
Ki, Grace, Jae, Anna and Rose. The Brzezinski family, who reside
in Edina, founded a school in 2014 in Minnesota dedicated to
educating students who are twice exceptional and are very active
in the community raising money and awareness for adoptionrelated causes.

STEVE LACROIX
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT &
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

In his 14th season with the Vikings, Steve LaCroix serves as


the teams Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer.
LaCroix oversees all aspects of Vikings-generated revenues.
He also leads the teams radio and television programming,
websites, digital and social media initiatives, merchandise and
e-commerce operations, community and special events, marketing partnerships, advertising, branding, promotions, graphic
design, fan relations and game day activities. LaCroixs sales and
marketing team will be responsible for the transition of fans,
corporate partners and the Vikings game-day experience to TCF
Bank Stadium located on the University of Minnesota campus
over the next two years.
Following the passage of stadium legislation in 2012, LaCroix
immediately began a significant role on the Vikings stadium
team, assisting with the design and construction process. He is
also directing all sales, marketing and revenue-generating initiatives for the new facility set to open in 2016, including pursuing
Naming Rights, Founding Partnerships, technology solutions
and brand integration opportunities for the facility as well as

overseeing multiple new offerings related to season tickets,


premium seating, club seats and suites located in the stadium.
Together with Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment, the third
party assisting the Vikings in the sales process, LaCroix developed and managed the opening of the New Stadium Preview
Center and its adjacent downtown offices. The Preview Center is
a 7,500 square-foot interactive space, designed to give Vikings
fans their first detailed look at the new stadium and the future
game experience, is the largest ever built by an NFL team and
overlooks the stadium construction site. LaCroix and the Vikings
continue to explore all avenues to ensure the new stadium provides the premier fan experience for Vikings fans.
LaCroix has led a variety of additional new initiatives, including the teams introduction of an enhanced Norseman logo
and new uniforms in 2013, the second uniform change under
LaCroixs leadership. The club has also brought radio and television broadcast rights in-house and started year-round weekly
television and radio programming. The Vikings have had multiple
full re-designs of vikings.com and opened Vikings Locker Room

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the Vikings. In 2006, Poppen participated in the NFL-Stanford


Program for Managers at the Stanford Graduate School of
Business, a program developed by the NFL to promote growth
of leaders within the League. Poppen helped engineer dramatic
renovations to Winter Park during the 2006 offseason that featured a total remake of the locker room and equipment facilities
and an upgrade of the athletic training areas. In 2009, he joined
the NFLs Green Committee to enhance environmental awareness among clubs and has been key in the Vikings Planet Purple
initiatives to operate the franchise in a more Earth-friendly way.
Poppen received his bachelors degree in accounting from
Evangel University in Springfield, MO, in 1991. An active member
of his community, Poppen served on the board of Minnesota
Adult and Teen Challenge, a faith-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation program for Minnesota adults and teens, from 20022012. Poppen sits on the Executive Committee of the Minneapolis
Downtown Council and Downtown Improvement District board,
an organization promoting business development in downtown
Minneapolis, and he holds a position with the Minnesota State
Fair Foundation board of directors, including serving as the
chair of the Audit Committee. The State Fair Foundation was
created to preserve and improve the historic Minnesota State
Fair buildings and grounds and support State Fair educational,
scientific and agricultural programs. Poppen also served on the
Entertainment Subcommittee of the Downtown 2025 working
group of Minneapolis civic and business leaders focused on a
progressive future for downtown.
Poppen and his wife, Christy, who holds a bachelors degree
in elementary education from Evangel, have four children
Natalie, Andrew, Nathan and Avery. The Poppen family resides
in Chanhassen.

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Currently in his 16th season with the Vikings, Steve Poppen


serves as the teams Executive Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer. In his role, Poppen is responsible for all financial aspects
of the team, including business planning, budgeting, day-to-day
financial and administrative operations, human resources, facilities, and new stadium project financing.
For several years Poppen played a lead role in the Vikings
attempts to pass new stadium legislation, an exhaustive effort
that culminated with Governor Mark Dayton signing the stadium bill into law on May 14, 2012. Since the passage of stadium
legislation, Poppen continues to serve on the Vikings stadium
team, assisting with the design and construction process and
helping negotiate the teams use agreement, as well as other
documents governing the construction and operation of the new
publicly-owned facility. Poppen also oversees the Vikings efforts
to finance the $477 million team/private commitment to the
project. In 2013, he helped secure NFL approval for $200 million in
loans as part of the team contribution, a significant step forward
for the stadium project.
The passage of the stadium bill not only secured the team in
Minnesota but also gave Vikings fans a premier venue to watch
their team beginning in the 2016 NFL season. Along with Vikings
football, the multi-purpose facility has been designed to host
national and international events, including NCAA basketball,
a Super Bowl and concerts, as well as high school and amateur
sports and other community events. Even before the stadiums
doors open for the first time, Minnesota secured Super Bowl LII
in February 2018 and has been named a finalist for a future NCAA
Final Four in 2017-20.
A native of Watertown, SD, Poppen spent eight years as
a Certified Public Accountant in the business assurance group
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Kansas City before joining

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STEVE POPPEN

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of Sponsorship Sales for Pacers Sports and Entertainment


in Indianapolis, IN, from 1999-00. His main responsibilities included overseeing the corporate sales efforts for the
National Basketball Associations Indiana Pacers, the WNBAs
Indiana Fever and other sports and entertainment events held
at Conseco Fieldhouse, for which he negotiated the naming
rights deal. Conseco Fieldhouse (recently renamed Bankers Life
Fieldhouse) is widely considered one of the premier venues in
the NBA and elevated the Pacers into the top third of the league
in local revenue, despite being the NBAs fifth-smallest market.
LaCroixs tenure with Pacers Sports & Entertainment began in
1991 as an intern in ticket sales.
LaCroix earned his bachelors degree at the University of
Iowa and his masters at Western Illinois University. Steve and
his wife, Sue, who holds her bachelors degree in nursing from
the University of Iowa, have two children Katie and Alex. The
LaCroix family resides in Minnetonka.

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official retail stores across the Twin Cities. Fans have been
treated to the introduction of Viktor the Viking, the official team
mascot, and the Skol Line drum line. Under LaCroix, the Vikings
sellout streak reached 144 games at Mall of America Field.
Also included in LaCroixs accomplishments is the launch
of the Vikings Entertainment Network (VEN) in 2009. LaCroix
helped take VEN to the next level with a first-class production
studio at Winter Park, which was unveiled during the 2010
season and plays host to weekly TV and radio shows throughout
the year. The studio is the home for Vikings-exclusive content
creation for vikings.com.
LaCroix has served on the NFL Club Business Working Group
comprised of eight club executives to help shape strategies for
implementing league and club initiatives. LaCroix has served for
several years on the Steering Committee of the National Sports
Forum, the sports industrys leading annual conference.
LaCroixs charitable involvement includes serving as
Treasurer of the Vikings Childrens Fund, which has raised and
distributed over $10 million since 1978. LaCroix also serves on
the Local Advisory Board of Clear Channel, as well as the Board of
Directors of Hunger Related Events/Taste of the NFL, a national
hunger relief organization and the recently launched Minnesota
chapter of Positive Coaching Alliance, a national non-profit
working to transform the culture of youth sports with a mission
to develop Better Athletes, Better People across the state.
Prior to joining the Vikings, LaCroix worked as the Director

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KEVIN WARREN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - LEGAL AFFAIRS &
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Kevin Warren has an extensive background in athletics and


unique perspective in professional sports, law, and business,
which have been instrumental to the Wilf family ownership
group for the entire 10 seasons of their stewardship of the
Minnesota Vikings.
In 2014, Warren enters his 16th season in the NFL and his
10th season with the Vikings. Warren is the Vikings Executive
Vice President - Legal Affairs & Chief Administrative Officer,
with responsibility for various day-to-day business, operational
and administrative issues, legal affairs, strategic planning,
human resources, and special projects, while also serving as
a member of the Vikings internal stadium development deal
team and representing the Vikings at NFL meetings. Warren
is the highest-ranking African-American executive working on
the business side for a team in the NFL. In September of 2013,
Warrens reputation and NFL experience were recognized when
he was named a member of the NFL Committee on Workplace
Diversity, which is committed to enhancing and promoting
diversity at every level of the NFL.
Prior to joining the Vikings, during 2003-05, Warren worked
with the international law firm of Greenberg Traurig, which
included working with the Wilf ownership group during their
acquisition of the Vikings. Warren spent 2001-03 with the
Detroit Lions as Senior Vice President of Business Operations
& General Counsel. While working with the Lions, he was
recognized by Crains Detroit Business on their 40 Under
40 list, recognizing the top 40 Detroit business leaders
under the age of 40. Prior to joining the Vikings NFC North
rivals in Detroit, Warren worked from 1997-2001 with the St.
Louis Rams, including the Rams Super Bowl XXXIV World
Championship victory over the Tennessee Titans. During his
tenure with St. Louis, Warren served as Vice President of
Football Administration in 2001 after working as Vice President
of Player Programs & Football Legal Counsel from 1997-2000.
Following his graduation from Notre Dame Law School,
Warrens first exposure to sports law came when he worked
with current Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike
Slive and sports attorney Mike Glazier at a law firm specializing in representing universities charged with NCAA violations. Warren also later worked as a sports and entertainment
attorney/agent, representing various professional athletes,
entertainers and broadcasters as the founder of Kevin Warren
and Associates.
Warrens involvement in athletics helped pave the way
for his successful career. As a freshman on the University of
Pennsylvania basketball team, Warren was a member of the
Quakers Ivy League championship team in 1982. A native of
Tempe, AZ, Warren subsequently enrolled at Grand Canyon
University in Phoenix, where he earned his undergraduate
degree. While at Grand Canyon, he excelled both in the classroom and on the basketball court. Warren scored 1,118 points
during his career at Grand Canyon and earned GTE/CoSida
Academic All-America as a senior along with NAIA Academic
All-America honors and NAIA District 7 Basketball Team honors
as both a junior and senior. Warren holds three 4th place GCU
basketball records, including, career points per game average
(20.0), single season points per game average (23.3), and single
scoring game (42). In March 2012, Warren was inducted into
the Grand Canyon University Athletics Hall of Fame, the 16th
individual inducted and only the 5th basketball player to earn
the prestigious honor in the Universitys 63-year history.
Warren earned his bachelors degree in business administration from Grand Canyon University in 1986, his mas-

ters degree in business administration from Arizona State


University in 1988, and his Juris Doctorate degree from the
University of Notre Dame School of Law in 1990. Warren is
licensed with the State Bar of Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota
(House Counsel-Rule 10), and the District of Columbia.
Several members of Warrens family have helped fuel his
life-long passion for sports, including his father, the late Dr.
Morrison Warren, Sr., who played professional football for the
Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948 during the era of the All-American
Football Conference, before the league was merged with the
NFL. The senior Warren would go on to be the first AfricanAmerican President of a major college bowl game when he
was named President of the 1982 Fiesta Bowl. Warrens oldest
brother, Morrison, Jr., was one of the first African-American
scholarship athletes at Stanford, playing football for the
Cardinal in the early 1960s, before a severe knee injury cut
short his promising athletic career.
An active member of the Twin Cities community, Warren
served on the United Way Board of Directors from 200710, has served on the Page Education Foundation Board
of Directors since 2006, and the University of Minnesotas
Medical Foundation Board of Directors since 2010. Since 2012,
Warren has been a member of the Notre Dame Law School
Advisory Council, the Benilde-St. Margaret High School Board
of Directors and the Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:
LOPE) Board of Directors. He has also served on the University
of Minnesotas Medicine and Health Board of Overseers since
2013. Warren was recognized by Twin Cities Business Journal in
2006 as a Minority Business Leader, and he is a life member of
the Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors. Additionally, following the
2008, 2009, and 2012 NFL seasons, Warren was a recipient of
the Fritz Pollard Alliance Salute to Excellence Award. Warren
is also Of Counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright, a 3,800 lawyer
international law firm with 54 offices across six continents.
Warren and his wife, Greta, who holds a bachelors degree
from Kansas State University, have a daughter, Peri, and a son,
Powers. The Warren family resides in Chanhassen, MN.

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PART OF THE FABRIC OF MINNESOTA SINCE 1961

The Vikings arrival in Minnesota in 1961 was greeted with excitement from the sports and business community. The Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce welcomed members of the club as they prepared to take the field for the first time.

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The following excerpt explains the early stages of the Vikings franchise as chronicled in the
Minnesota Vikings 1961 Press, Radio, TV Guide:
Twin Cities football enthusiasts began their quest for professional football some 12 years
ago, and it was on January 28, 1960, that their efforts were culminated with the announcement from Miami, Florida, where the National Football League owners were in session- that
Minnesota was being granted a franchise for 1961. At the same meeting, Dallas was accepted
to start play in 1960.
The franchise was granted just ten days after E. William Boyer, president of the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, had made an official presentation to the league on
behalf of statewide Minnesota interests.
Besides Boyer in the founding group were: Max Winter, promoter and restauranteur,
H.P. Skoglund, president of North American Life and Casualty Company; Ole Haugsrud,
Duluth businessman, and the Northwest Publications, Inc., publishers of the St. Paul
Dispatch and Pioneer Press, through its president, Bernard H. Ridder. Jr.
They decided to start with an original outlay of one million dollars, of which the
Minneapolis sources would put up $600,000; St. Paul $300,000 and Duluth, representing
the rest of the state, $100,000.
Upon acquiring a franchise, the group hired Joe Thomas, former scout with the Los Angeles Rams, to scout the country in
preparation for the 1961 draft meeting, and went on a nationwide search to find a general manager. This ended with the selection
of Bert E. Rose, who was at the time the public relations director for the Rams. From September, 1960, when Rose reported,
until July, 1961, such details as hiring a coaching and front-office staff, contracting for radio and television, establishing a ticket
operation, drafting, selecting and signing players, and many more, have - or will be- accomplished in order to put the Vikings
on the field in 1961.

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the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied computer


science, and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
of Yeshiva University. Wilf is actively engaged in philanthropy
as a trustee of the Wilf Family Foundations and has a passion
for supporting causes that involve children and education.
A lifelong sports fan, Wilf enjoys skiing, hiking and golfing.
He resides in New York City with his wife, Rachel, and their
son, Miles.

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Jonathan Wilf is in his 9th season as a member of the


Vikings ownership group and his first as the teams Executive
Vice President - Strategic Planning and Business Initiatives. In
his vice president position, Wilf serves on the Vikings management team and plays a leadership role in developing revenuegenerating initiatives for the organization as well as enhancing
and expanding technology applications within the Vikings and
at the new stadium set to open in 2016. Wilf also serves on the
new stadium development team.
In addition to his leadership role with the Vikings, Wilf is a
partner in Garden Homes, the family-owned, nationwide leader
in retail, commercial and private residential development
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MIKE ZIMMER
HEAD COACH
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 36TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 21ST SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON
Mike Zimmer was hired as the 9th Head Coach in Vikings
history on January 15, 2014. A veteran defensive coordinator,
Zimmer enters his 21st season on an NFL sideline, the past 14
working as defensive coordinator for Cincinnati (2008-13), Atlanta (2007) and Dallas (2000-06).
Zimmer has been a part of 11 playoff teams in his NFL tenure and teams that have won 7 Division titles. He coached the
Cowboys DBs when the team won Super Bowl XXX over Pittsburgh after the 1995 season. Since 2009, Zimmers Bengals
defenses ranked in the NFLs top 10 in total defense 4 times,
climbing to #3 in 2013. Since 2011, the Bengals ranked #2 in
the NFL with 139 sacks (46.3 per season) and have allowed 18.8
points per game, ranking #4 in the NFL in points allowed. The
2013 Bengals posted 20 INTs, the 5th-best mark in the NFL.
Zimmers arrival in Cincinnati for the 2008 season signaled
a franchise turnaround on the defensive side of the ball. The
Bengals notched top-10 defensive rankings in 2009, 11, 12 and
13 after only cracking the NFLs top 10 once in 18 seasons prior
to Zimmer joining the team. During his tenure, Zimmer coached
Geno Atkins as he became one of the top DTs in the NFL, earning consensus All-Pro honors in 2012 and Pro Bowl berths in
2011 and 2012. In 2013, LB Vontaze Burfict continued his rise
from an undrafted rookie free agent in 2012 to a Pro Bowler in
2013. Atkins became the 1st Bengals defensive lineman since
Tim Krumrie in 1988 to earn a Pro Bowl trip and Burfict was the
1st Bengals LB to be honored since Jim LeClair in 1976. Over the
2012 and 2013 seasons, the Bengals had 4 different players earn
AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors- Michael Johnson,
Carlos Dunlap, Atkins and Burfict.
Zimmer led top-10 defenses for Dallas in both a 4-3 and 3-4
scheme. The 2003 Cowboys defense ranked #1 in the NFL with
only 253.3 yards per game allowed. During Zimmers tenure in
Dallas as DBs coach (1994-99) and Defensive Coordinator (200006) the team ranked in the top 5 of NFL scoring defense a total
of 6 times. The 1995 Cowboys hoisted the Lombardi Trophy in
Super Bowl XXX with a win over Pittsburgh and one of Zim-

mers pupils, CB Larry Brown, won the Super Bowl MVP award
with a pair of INTs in the game. Brown is 1 of only 3 DBs to earn
Super Bowl MVP honors in the history of the game.
Before moving to the NFL ranks, Zimmer spent 15 seasons
coaching at the collegiate level. He spent his final 5 seasons
in the college ranks as defensive coordinator at Washington
State from 1989-93. Zimmer was at Weber State from 1981-88,
serving as defensive coordinator from 1983-88. He entered the
coaching profession at Missouri where he served as an assistant
from 1979-80.
Zimmer played QB and later LB at Illinois State, earning a
degree in physical education. He has 3 children, son Adam and
daughters Corri and Marki. Adam is coaching the Vikings LBs
after having spent time with Kansas City, New Orleans and Cincinnati as an assistant LBs and DBs coach. The father-son duo
has both earned Super Bowl titles with Adams coming following the 2009 season when the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV over
Indianapolis. Coaching is a family tradition with the Zimmers as
Mikes father, Bill, earned Illinois Hall of Fame honors as a prep
football and wrestling coach. Zimmer played football, baseball
and wrestled at Lockport Township High School in suburban
Chicago. Both Bill and Mike Zimmer have been inducted into the
Lockport Hall of Fame and Bill is also in the Bradley University
(Peoria, IL) Hall of Fame.
Vikki Zimmer, Mikes wife of 27 years, passed away in Cincinnati on October 8, 2009. The Pro Football Writers of America
recognized Zimmer overcoming the tragedy and the Bengals #4
ranked defense playing a key role in winning then AFC North
title by voting him the winner of the Halas Award for the season, an annual award presented to the individual in the NFL
that overcame the most adversity to succeed.

SUPER MEN
The 2014 Vikings have several players and coaches who
have been on the NFLs biggest stage- the Super Bowl. Mike
Zimmer won a Super Bowl with Dallas following the 1995
season and Offensive Coordinator Norv Turer also won two
with Dallas following the 1992 and 1993 seasons, bringing
with them the invaluable experience of hoisting the Lombardi
Trophy. One of Zimmers player, CB Larry Brown, was named
MVP of Super Bowl XXX, 1 of only 3 DBs to earn the award.
VIKINGS WITH SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE
PARTICIPANT, TEAM
SUPER BOWL
Mike Zimmer, Dallas (coach)..................... XXX vs. Pittsburgh
Norv Turner, Dallas (coach) .XXVII vs. Buffalo, XXVIII vs. Buffalo
Kirby Wilson, Tampa Bay (coach)............ XXXVII vs. Oakland;
Pittsburgh (coach) ..... XLIII vs. Arizona; XLV vs. Green Bay
Jeff Davidson, New England (coach).........XXXVI vs. St. Louis,
........................... XXXVIII vs. Carolina, XXXIX vs. Philadelphia
Hank Fraley, Philadelphia (player)..... XXXIX vs. New England
Charlie Johnson, Indianapolis (player) ............ XLI vs. Chicago,
............................................................... XLIV vs. New Orleans
Adam Zimmer, New Orleans (coach)......XLIV vs. Indianapolis
Greg Jennings, Green Bay (player).............. XLV vs. Pittsburgh
Linval Joseph, NY Giants (player) ......... XLVI vs. New England
Justin Trattou, NY Giants (player) ........ XLVI vs. New England

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PRO BOWL PLAYERS UNDER ZIMMER


Player, Team, Position
Pro Bowls
Darren Woodson, Dallas, S .................. 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98
Deion Sanders, Dallas, CB........................... 1996, 97, 98, 99
Dexter Coakley, Dallas, LB....................................... 2001, 03
LaRoi Glover, Dallas, DT ...........................2002, 03, 04, 05
Roy Williams, Dallas, S ....................................2004, 05, 06
DeMarcus Ware, Dallas, LB ............................................2006
Geno Atkins, Cincinnati, DT.......................................2011, 12
Vontaze Burfict, Cincinnati, LB .......................................2013

ZIMMERS TOP 10 NFL DEFENSES (YARDS ALLOWED)


Dallas, 2001 ....................................................................... #4
Dallas, 2003........................................................................#1
Dallas, 2005......................................................................#10
Cincinnati, 2009 ................................................................ #4
Cincinnati, 2011.................................................................. #7
Cincinnati, 2012 ................................................................. #6
Cincinnati, 2013 ................................................................. #3
ZIMMERS TOP 10 NFL DEFENSES (POINTS ALLOWED)
Dallas, 2003....................................................................... #4
Cincinnati, 2009 ...............................................................#8t
Cincinnati, 2011.................................................................. #9
Cincinnati, 2012 ................................................................. #6
Cincinnati, 2013 ................................................................. #4

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ZIMMERS TOP PUPILS


During Mike Zimmers tenure coaching defense in the NFL
he has consistently helped players reach their potential and
exceed expectations. Zimmers influence has earned him
the respect of countless players who credit him for much of
their success.

GETTING DEFENSIVE
In his tenure as an NFL Defensive Coordinator, Mike Zimmers
units have ranked in the NFLs top 10 in yards allowed 7 times
and have ranked in the top 10 of points allowed in the NFL 5
times. Zimmers Dallas unit in 2003 had the NFLs #1-ranked
defense in yards. In the past 3 seasons (2011-13) Zimmers
Bengals have ranked in the top of yards and points allowed
each season as the team has advanced to the playoffs 3
straight times. Prior to Zimmers arrival in Cincinnati in 2008,
the Bengals defense had only cracked the NFLs top 10 during 1 season in the previous 18. The 2013 Bengals ranked #3
and #4 respectively in yards and points in the NFL, but led
the AFC in both. Dallas had the #1-ranked defense in yards
allowed in Zimmers debut season of 1994 when he coached
the Cowboys DBs and he had the NFLs #1-ranked passing
defense in 1994 and 1997 with the Cowboys.

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ZIMMERS BACKGROUND
Player
1974-77 .......... Illinois State // QB/LB
Coach
1979-80.......... Missouri // Assistant
1981-82 .......... Weber State // DBs
1983-88 ......... Weber State // Defensive Coordinator
1989-93.......... Washington State // Defensive Coordinator
1994-99.......... Dallas Cowboys // DBs
2000-06......... Dallas Cowboys // Defensive Coordinator
2007............... Atlanta Falcons // Defensive Coordinator
2008-13.......... Cincinnati Bengals // Defensive Coordinator
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Head Coach

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ZIMMERS COACHING CAREER, YEAR-BY-YEAR


Regular Season
Year
Team
W
L
T
1979 ......... Missouri ................................ 7 .........5 .................... Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
1980......... MIssouri ................................ 8 .........4 .................... Liberty Bowl (L)
1981.......... Weber State.......................... 7 .........4
1982 ......... Weber State.......................... 4 .........7
1983 ........ Weber State.......................... 6 .........5
1984 ......... Weber State.......................... 5 .........6
1985 ......... Weber State.......................... 6 .........5
1986 ......... Weber State.......................... 3 .........8
1987 ......... Weber State.......................... 10........3 .................... NCAA Division I-AA playoffs - 2nd round
1988......... Weber State.......................... 5 .........6
1989 ......... Washington State................. 6 .........5
1990 ......... Washington State................. 3 .........8
1991.......... Washington State................. 4 .........7
1992 ......... Washington State................. 9 .........3 .................... Copper Bowl (W)
1993 ......... Washington State................. 5 .........6
1994 ......... Dallas .................................... 12........4 .................... advanced to NFC Championship Game, NFC East Champions
1995 ......... Dallas .................................... 12........4 .................... Super Bowl XXX Champions, NFC East Champions
1996 ......... Dallas .................................... 10........6 .................... advanced to NFC Divisional Round, NFC East Champions
1997 ......... Dallas .................................... 6 .........10
1998 ......... Dallas .................................... 10........6 .................... advanced to NFC Wild Card Round, NFC East Champions
1999 ......... Dallas .................................... 8 .........8
2000 ........ Dallas .................................... 5 .........11
2001 ......... Dallas .................................... 5 .........11
2002 ........ Dallas .................................... 5 .........11
2003 ........ Dallas .................................... 10........6 .................... advanced to NFC Wild Card Round
2004 ........ Dallas .................................... 6 .........10
2005 ........ Dallas .................................... 9 .........7
2006 ........ Dallas .................................... 9 .........7..................... advanced to NFC Wild Card Round
2007......... Atlanta.................................. 4 .........12
2008 ........ Cincinnati.............................. 4 .........11........ 1
2009 ........ Cincinnati.............................. 10........6 .................... advanced to AFC Wild Card Round, AFC North Champions
2010 ......... Cincinnati.............................. 4 .........12
2011.......... Cincinnati.............................. 9 .........7..................... advanced to AFC Wild Card Round
2012 ......... Cincinnati.............................. 10........6 .................... advanced to AFC Wild Card Round
2013 ......... Cincinnati.............................. 11 ........5 .................... advanced to AFC Wild Card Round, AFC North Champions

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CLIMBING THE COACHING LADDER


2014- Minnesota Vikings
Mike Zimmer was named the 9th head coach in Vikings history on January 15, 2014. Entering his 21st season on an NFL
sideline and 36th in the coaching profession, Zimmers track
record is as a motivator and mentor who gets the most out of
each of his players to reach their potential.

2008-13 Cincinnati Bengals


Helped Bengals resurgence that helped team make the playoffs in 4 of his 6 seasons, including three consecutive from
2011-13. The Bengals won the AFC North in 2009 and 2013.
The Bengals defense ranked in the NFLs top 10 in 4 of his 6
seasons, topping at #3 in 2013.

2007 Atlanta Falcons


In his one season with Atlanta, Zimmer coordinated the
Faclons defense and oversaw top individual performances
from CB DeAngelo Hall with 5 INTs and DE John Abraham
with 10.0 sacks.

1994-06 Dallas Cowboys


Serving as secondary coach from 1994-99 and defensive coordinator from 2000-06, Zimmer tutored some of the top
defensive players in the NFL and earned a ring in Super Bowl
XXX over Pittsburgh. Zimmer coached under Barry Switzer,
Dave Campo, Chan Gailey and Bill Parcells, working as coordinator under Gailey and Parcells. In 2003, Zimmer led the
Dallas defense to the #1 ranking in the NFL and the Cowboys
advanced to the playoffs 7 times in his 13 seasons.

1989-93 Washington State University


Zimmer spent 5 seasons directing the defense at Washington
State, following Mike Price as he moved to take over the
Cougars program. In 1992 the Cougars notched a 9-3 record and
won the Copper Bowl over Utah. The bowl game was the 3rd for
Washington State since the 1930 season and started a run of 5
bowl berths in 10 years for the school.

1981-88 Weber State University


Zimmer joined the Weber State staff under head coach Mike
Price as a position coach and was promoted to defensive coordinator after 2 seasons. While at Weber he coached Robb Akey,
who would later join him on the Vikings coaching staff, and
coached with current Vikings DL coach Andre Patterson. The
1987 squad tied for the Big Sky Conference title and advanced
to the 2nd round of the Division I-AA playoffs.

1979-80 University of Missouri


Zimmer got his first taste of coaching at Missouri, helping the
Tigers to 7-5 and 8-4 marks respectively and earning berths in
the Hall of Fame Bowl and Liberty Bowl.

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EDWARDS BACKGROUND
Player
1986-89.......... Duke // LB
Coach
1991................ Florida // Assistant
1992-95.......... Appalachian State // Assistant
1996 ............... Duke // Assistant
1997 ............... Georgia // Defensive Line
1998-01 .......... Dallas Cowboys // Linebackers
2002 .............. Washington Redskins // Assistant DC & LBs
2003 .............. Washington Redskins // Defensive Coordinator
2004 .............. Cleveland Browns // Linebackers
2005-09......... Miami Dolphins // Linebackers
2010-11........... Buffalo Bills // Defensive Coordinator
2012-13........... Miami Dolphins // Linebackers
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Defensive Coordinator

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Jesse Armstead and Jeremiah Trotter, surpassed the 100-tackle


plateau.
Edwards entered the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys and
remained there from 1998-2001. Serving as the LBs coach, Edwards worked under Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer who
led the Cowboys defensive attack. Under Edwards guidance,
Dexter Coakley, a 3rd-round draft choice in 1997, was selected to
the Pro Bowl twice over the 4-year span (1999, 2001), as he was
Dallas 2nd-leading tackler all 4 years.
Before making the leap to the NFL ranks, Edwards held
collegiate assistant posts at Florida (1991), Appalachian State
(1992-95), Duke (1996) and Georgia (1997). During his 1-year tenure at Georgia, Edwards tutored a defensive line which included
a pair of freshmen in Richard Seymour and Marcus Stroud, both
of whom would be selected in the 1st round of the 2001 NFL
Draft.
A 4-year letterman at Duke University, Edwards was twice
named the special teams captain and an honorable mention
All-ACC selection at linebacker in 1989.
A native of Siler City, N.C., Edwards and his wife, Jami, have
a son, B.J.

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HISTORY

George Edwards makes his Vikings debut in 2014 as the Defensive Coordinator. This will be Edwards 3rd stint as an NFL
Defensive Coordinator after working in Washington (2003) and
Buffalo (2010-2011) in the same capacity. The 2014 season will
be Edwards 17th season in the NFL and 24th season as a coach,
all spent on the defensive side of the ball.
Edwards returned to Miami for his second stint as LBs coach
for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. In both seasons, Edwards saw
2 starting LBs with at least 100+ tackles. In 2013, newcomers
Philip Wheeler (118) and Dannell Ellerbe (101) finished 1st and
3rd on the team in tackles, respectively. Karlos Dansby (133) led
the team in 2012 with Kevin Burnett (110) finishing 2nd in team
tackles. The Dolphins rush defense ranked 13th in the NFL in
2012.
Edwards served as Defensive Coordinator with the Buffalo
Bills in 2010 and 2011. While with the Bills, Edwards led a base
3-4 defense, however the unit was flexible and played out of
multiple fronts throughout his tenure. During his time with the
Bills, defensive tackle Kyle Williams emerged as a defensive
presence and was named to his first Pro Bowl and produced
career numbers in sacks (5.5) and fumble recoveries (2) in 2010.
Also under Edwards watch in 2010, the Bills pass defense allowed an average of 192.0 passing yards per game to rank 3rd
in the AFC, while producing 9 fumble recoveries to tie for 4th in
the AFC and forcing 12 fumbles to tie for 5th in the AFC.
From 2005-2009, Edwards was the LBs coach for the Miami
Dolphins. His first 3 years with Miami were spent tutoring the
linebackers before focusing on the inside linebackers in 2008.
Under Edwards, Zach Thomas was selected to the Pro Bowl following both the 2005 and 06 seasons and was named as the
NFL Alumni Linebacker of the Year for the 2006 season.
Edwards spent the 2004 season as the Cleveland Browns
Linebackers coach. Before that, Edwards was with the Washington Redskins for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2003, Edwards was named the Defensive Coordinator for the 1st time in
his career. Following the 03 season, linebacker LaVar Arrington
and cornerback Champ Bailey were selected to the NFC Pro Bowl
squad. In 2002, Edwards served as the Redskins assistant defensive coordinator/LBs coach, as Arrington accounted for the
most productive season of his NFL career with 107 tackles and
11 sacks and earned his 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl berth. In addition, each of the teams starting LBs, which also included

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DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 24TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 17TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON

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GEORGE EDWARDS

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MIKE PRIEFER
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 21ST SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 13TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 4TH SEASON
Mike Priefer enters his 4th year with the Vikings organization as the Special Teams Coordinator. The 13-year NFL coaching veteran has held the same title with the Denver Broncos and
Kansas City Chiefs in years past.
Priefers special teams units are known for creating bigplay opportunities. Since entering the League, Priefer has seen
his units account for 18 scores (9 KOR, 6 PR, 1 blocked punt, 1
botched FG and 1 safety). He has also seen his squads block 19
kicks (7 punts, 8 FGs, 4 PATs) since 2002.
Since joining the NFL, Priefer has helped David Tyree (ST),
Chris Hanson (P), Blair Walsh (K) and Cordarrelle Patterson (RS)
earn Pro Bowl nods. Both Walsh and Patterson were named 1stTeam Associated Press All-Pro as rookies, 2 of only 3 Vikings
rookies to earn 1st-Team honors in team history. Priefer went
to the playoffs with the Giants in 2005 (NFC East Champions),
2006 with Kansas City (Wild Card) and 2012 with the Vikings
(Wild Card). In 2012, Priefer was named Special Teams Coach
of the Year as voted on by his NFL counterparts and his units
ranked #1 in the NFL by the acclaimed Dallas Morning News
special teams rankings.
In 2013, the Vikings showcased the #1 KR man in the NFL,
Cordarrelle Patterson, and the #2 PR man in Marcus Sherels.
Patterson was named 1st-Team All-Pro and selected to the
Pro Bowl after his record-breaking season. Patterson was also
named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September
and NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 8 performance vs. Green Bay. The rookie broke the Vikings singleseason kick return record with 1,393 kick return yards, on 43
returns, and a 32.4 return average with 2 KR TDs, leading the
NFL in all categories. The 32.4 KR average is 4th-highest in the
NFL since the 1970 merger and highest since 1985. Patterson
tied the single-season team-record with 2 KR TDs (105t, 109t),
also leading the NFL. Pattersons 109-yard KR TD (10/27/13 vs.
GB) was the longest kick return in NFL history. With two returns
of 105+ yards, Patterson is tied for the most plays over 105 yards
in NFL history with Ed Reed and Jacoby Jones. The Vikings average starting position was the 27.2 yard line in 2013, the best
starting position in the NFL since the NFL moved kickoffs to
the 35-yard line in 2010. Not to be outdone, PR Marcus Sherels set the team-record with a 15.2 PR average, good for 2nd in
the NFL in 2013. Sherels returned 22 punts for 335 yards with
a long return of 86 yards for a TD against the New York Giants
(10/21/13), the 2nd PR TD of his career, tying a franchise record.
Sherels recorded 119 punt return yards against the Giants, a Vikings record for a single game. Sherels posted 2 returns (86t, 50)
over 50 yards in 2013, most in a single-season by a Vikings punt
returner. With 4 50+ yard punt returns in his career, Sherels is
tied for the franchise high.
Rookie punter Jeff Locke closed out the season well and
set the team rookie-record with a gross average of 44.2 yards
per punt. His 39.2 net average ranked 3rd in team history. Blair
Walsh set the franchise record with his 12th career 50+ yard FG
(9/29/13 vs. Pit), passing Ryan Longwell in only his 2nd NFL
season. His 12 consecutive 50+ yard FGs was also an NFL record. By connecting on 4 50+ yard FGs in 4 consecutive games
(12/16/12-9/8/13), Walsh set an NFL record for most consecutive games with a FG over 50 yards. Walsh was named NFC

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Since taking over the Vikings special teams units in 2011,
MIke Prieffers troops have re-written the club record book
and posted some of the top performances in the NFL over
that span.
2011-13 NFL KICKOFF RETURN TDs
TEAM
KO RETURNS/TDs
Minnesota .....................................................................163/4
Baltimore.......................................................................146/3
2011-13 NFL KICKOFF RETURN AVG
TEAM
KO RETURN AVG.
Baltimore......................................................................... 26.3
Minnesota .......................................................................26.0
2011-13 NFL PUNT AND KICKOFF RETURN TDs
TEAM
RETURN TDs
Minnesota ..................................................... 6 (2 PR, 4 KOR)
Denver ........................................................... 6 (4 PR, 2 KOR)
Baltimore....................................................... 6 (3 PR, 3 KOR)
Tennesssee.................................................... 6 (4 PR, 2 KOR)
VIKINGS PUNT AND KICKOFF RETURN TDs 2011-13
PLAYER, GAME
RETURN
Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13 .......109t KOR
Cordarrelle Patterson, at Chicago, 9/15/13..............105t KOR
Percy Harvin, at Detroit, 9/20/12 ............................105t KOR
Percy Harvin, at San Diego, 9/11/11 .........................103t KOR
Marcus Sherels, at NY Giants, 10/21/13 ......................86t PR
Marcus Sherels, at Detroit, 9/30/12 ............................ 77t PR
Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts during Week 12
at Green Bay after going 4-4 on FGs and recording 5 touchbacks.
The 2012 season saw the Vikings special teams units reach
new heights. The Vikings punt and kick return coverage units allowed 0 TDs on the season while ranking 3rd in the NFC with an
opponent start average at the 20.8 yard line. Priefers KOR unit
ranked 2nd in the NFL with a 24.6 average start following kickoffs. Rookie kicker Blair Walsh made NFL history going 10-10 on
FGs of 50+ yards while being selected to his first Pro Bowl along
with being named 1st-Team All-Pro by the AP. Walsh tacked on
another NFL record with 3 50+ (50,51,53) FGs in a game (at St.
Louis, 12/16/12). Walsh set a Vikings record with 53 touchbacks
in 2012 and tied the longest FG in franchise history with a 56
yarder (at Houston, 12/23/12). Walshs 53 touchbacks and 92.1
FG % (35-38) were NFL rookie records. To bookend the season,
Walsh connected on game-tying (55) and game-winning (38)
FGs in Week 1 vs. Jacksonville, the 1st rookie kicker in NFL history to hit game-tying and game-winning FGs in his 1st NFL
game. In Week 17, Walsh sent the Vikings to the playoffs with
a 29-yard FG against Green Bay (12/30) as time expired. Walsh
was named ST Player of the Week 3 times in 2012 while being
the NFC ST Player of the Month in December.
The return game shined in Week 4 at Detroit (9/30) where
KR Percy Harvin took back the opening kickoff 105 yards for
a TD. Not to be left out, PR Marcus Sherels returned a punt
77-yards for his 1st NFL TD in the victory over the Lions. As a
unit, the Vikings committed the fewest turnovers (0), made
the most FGs (35) and allowed the fewest points (0) in the NFL

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PRIEFERS BACKGROUND
Coach
1994-96.......... U.S. Naval Academy // Graduate Assistant
1997-98.......... Youngstown State //Offensive Tackles/TE/ST
1999 ............... Virginia Military Institute // Inside LB/ST
2000-01 ......... Northern Illinois // Defensive Tackles/ST
2002 .............. Jacksonville Jaguars//Asst. Special Teams Coord.
2003-05......... New York Giants//Asst. Special Teams Coord.
2006-08......... Kansas City Chiefs//Special Teams Coordinator
2009-10 ......... Denver Broncos//Special Teams Coordinator
2011- .............. Minnesota Vikings//Special Teams Coordinator

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in the comprehensive rankings compiled by The Dallas Morning News. Priefer worked with a unit that year that included a
Pro Bowler (Tyree) and the leagues top-scoring kicker (Jay Feely
- 148 pts.) while ranking 4th in the league in average starting
position after kickoffs (30.7-yard line).
In 2003, Priefer helped the Giants tie for 2nd in the NFL with
4 blocked kicks (2 punts, 1 FG, 1 PAT) during that campaign.
Priefer entered the NFL coaching ranks with the Jaguars in
2002 as their assistant special teams coach. That season, punter Chris Hanson earned the 1st Pro Bowl selection of his career
after leading the AFC in both gross (44.2 yds.) and net (37.6 yds.)
average. Jacksonville also posted 1 PR TD (Bobby Shaw, 69 yds.)
and 2 blocked kicks (1 punt, 1 FG).
From 1994-2001, Priefer coached special teams at the collegiate level, working for Navy (1994-96), Youngstown State
(1997-98), VMI (1999) and Northern Illinois (2000-01).
Priefers instruction at Northern Illinois helped WR Justin
McCareins earn MAC Special Teams Player of the Year honors in
2000. His 19.1 punt return average was tops in the nation. Along
with coaching the Huskies special teams, Priefer coached DTs
during his 2 seasons at NIU.
He spent a season at VMI in 1999, coaching its special teams
and inside LBs, after a 2-year stint at Youngstown State under
Head Coach Jim Tressel. He worked with the special teams, tackles and tight ends at Youngstown State and was part of its Division I-AA National Championship squad in 1997.
Priefer began his coaching career as a graduate assistant
at Navy in 1994, instructing its special teams that season before coaching its LBs and defensive line from 1995-96. He also
coached special teams and served as defensive coordinator for
Navys junior varsity team from 1995-96.
A QB and WR on Navys junior varsity and lightweight
teams from 1985-88, Priefer flew helicopters as a Naval officer for 6 years (1989-94) after his graduation. His work included
tours of duty on the USS America in the Persian Gulf and the
Mediterranean Sea.
Priefer owns a bachelors degree from Navy and received a
masters degree from the University of Maryland in 1997. His
father, Chuck, was a long-time coach who worked in the NFL
(Detroit, Green Bay and San Diego) for 17 seasons and coached
at the collegiate level for 12 years.
Priefer was born in Cleveland and moved frequently as a
coachs son, graduating from high school in Green Bay. He is
married to Debbie, and the couple has four children: Samantha,
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on special teams. The Dallas Morning News ranked the Vikings


special teams as tops in the NFL.
Priefer could not have asked for a better start to the 2011
season, his 1st in Minnesota. Harvin took the opening kickoff,
Week 1 at San Diego, 103 yards for a TD. Harvin later made
NFL history in Week 12 at Atlanta when he returned a kickoff
104 yards before being stopped at the 3-yard line. It was the
longest non-scoring play in League history. The Vikings set a
team record in 2011 with a 26.9 average on KORs, good for 2nd
in the NFL.
During the 2010 season Priefer had 3 players rank in the Top
10 in each of their respective categories. Eddie Royal was 6th
in the NFL with an 11.9 punt return average. Rookie Eric Decker
was 10th in KOR average at 25.3 per return. Kicker Matt Prater
was tied for 6th in TBs with 20.
In his 1st year as the Broncos special teams coordinator in
2009, Priefer led a unit that placed 3rd in the league in average
opponent drive start after kickoffs (22.9-yard line) and featured
2 AFC Special Teams Player of the Month winners (K Matt Prater
and KR/PR Eddie Royal).
Royal in 2009 became only the 11th player in NFL history to
have both a kickoff and punt return for a TD in the same game
(at San Diego, 10/19/09) while placing 7th in the league in punt
return average (11.2 yds.). Prater finished the year making 19 of
his final 20 FG attempts and tied for the 3rd-most FGs for a
season in club history (30).
Before joining the Broncos, Priefer coordinated Kansas
Citys special teams from 2006-08 following stints as an assistant special teams coach with the NY Giants (2003-05) and
Jacksonville (2002). His coaching career began at his alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy, as a GA in 1994, and he owns 20
years of experience at the professional and collegiate levels.
During his 3 seasons as the Chiefs special teams coach from
2006-08, Priefer helped Dustin Colquitt register, at the time,
the 3rd-best net punting average (39.2 yds.) and the 6th-best
gross average (44.8 yds.) in the NFL for that period. Colquitts
net averages for each of his 3 seasons under Priefer ranked as
the top-3 single-season performances in Chiefs history, at that
time.
Kansas City also placed 5th in the AFC in opponent PR average (8.2 yds.) in Priefers 3 seasons and blocked a total of 4
kicks (3 punts, 1 FG) during that period.
In 2008, Colquitt ranked 7th in the NFL in net average (39.2
yds.) under Priefers guidance with the Chiefs, who also scored
a TD that year on a botched opponent fake FG attempt. Priefers
kickoff coverage unit was one of the leagues best a year earlier
with Kansas City finishing the 2007 season 5th in the NFL in opponent average drive start after kickoffs (26.1-yd. line).
During Priefers 1st year with the Chiefs in 2006, Colquitt set
a franchise season record with a 39.3-yard net average that led
the NFL. Priefers special teams also tied for the NFL lead with
2 blocked punts, including 1 returned for a TD, and accounted for
1 PR TD (Dante Hall, 60 yds.).
As assistant special teams coach for the Giants from 200305, Priefer coached a unit that tied for 3rd in the league with
3 KOR TDs and adding 1 PR TD during that period. The Giants
blocked 7 kicks (3 punts, 3 FGs and 1 PAT) with Priefer on staff,
and the coach worked with David Tyree during the 2005 season
when the WR earned Pro Bowl honors as a cover man.
The Giants special teams in 2005 placed 2nd in the NFL

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NORV TURNER
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 40TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 30TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON
Norv Turner enters his 30th season of NFL coaching in 2014
and his 1st as Offensive Coordinator of the Vikings. A veteran
head coach and coordinator, Turner has 15 seasons as an NFL
head coach under his belt and as an offensive coordinator for
Dallas he helped the Cowboys win Super Bowl XXVII (vs. Buffalo, 1992) and XXVIII (vs. Buffalo, 1993).
Turner most recently served as Offensive Coordinator in
Cleveland for the 2013 season and has 8 total seasons as a
coordinator- Dallas (1991-93), San Diego (2001), Miami (200203), San Francisco (2006) and Cleveland (2013). His 3 stints
as a head coach came with Washington (1994-2000), Oakland
(2004-05) and San Diego (2007-12). Turner has amassed a 114122-1 record in the regular season as a head coach and has a 4-4
mark in post-season play, earning playoff berths in 4 seasons
as head coach. During his head coaching career Turner has won
4 division titles, adding 3 more division crowns as an assistant
and 7 more playoff seasons as an assistant. Turner won his
100th career game as a head coach in the 2011 opener.
Since 2007, Turners teams have ranked in the NFLs top 5
in offensive points 3 times and the 2010 Chargers notched the
#1 offense in the league with a 395.6 yard per game output.
Turners system has produced the NFLs leading rusher on 5
different occasions- Emmitt Smith (1991-93), Ricky Williams
(2002) and LaDainian Tomlinson (2007). With Cleveland in
2013, Browns WR Josh Gordon led the NFL with 1,646 yards
and 9 TDs on 87 catches in only 14 games, doubling his yardage output from the season before. Gordon joined Michael Irvin
as WRs under Turner who led the NFL in receiving. Since 1991
when Turner joined Dallas (23 seasons), he has had backs rush
for 1,000+ yards 15 times and boasted a 1,000+ yard receiver
15 times. Turners offenses have produced a 1,000+ rusher and
receiver in the same season 11 times and he has had a pair of
1,000+ receivers on a team 2 times.
Turner honed his coaching skills at USC from 1976-84 under
John Robinson, who had been on the Oregon staff when Turner
was a QB from 1971-74. His first taste of coaching came as a
graduate assistant in 1975 at Oregon before joining Robinson
at USC. Turner coached WRs, DBs, QBs and was offensive coordinator for the Trojans during his tenure as the team won the
1978 national championship and won 4 Rose Bowls. In 1980,
Turner coached the DBs at USC, a group that included Ronnie
Lott, Dennis Smith and Joey Browner, who later starred for the
Vikings, along with future NFL head coach Jeff Fisher.
Turner joined Robinsons LA Rams staff (1985-90) and was
part of a successful program, winning the NFC West in 1985,
earning 4 trips to the playoffs in 6 seasons with the club and
working closely with pioneering Rams offensive coordinator
Ernie Zampese. In 1991, Turner began a 3-season stint as offensive coordinator for Dallas, helping future Hall of Famer Troy
Aikman develop into one of the NFLs greats. In Turners 1st
season, Smith led the NFL in rushing and Irvin led the NFL in receiving, the 1st time since the 1970 merger that teammates led
the league in each category, a feat only achieved one time since
(Indianapolis, 1999). Smith led the NFL in rushing each season
and in 1993 earned NFL MVP honors, the only Dallas player to
win the award. The Cowboys won consecutive Super Bowls following the 1992 and 1993 seasons.
The foundation Turner laid in Dallas helped him earn the
head coaching job in Washington from 1994-2000, posting 4
winning seasons, claiming the NFC East in 1999 and advancing
to the NFC Divisional Playoffs. Turner went on to serve as head
coach in Oakland (2004-05) and most recently San Diego (200712) where he won 3 straight AFC West titles (2007-09) and fin-

ished 2nd in the Division the other 3 seasons, advancing to face


New England in the 2007 AFC Championship game and posting
a 56-40 record in regular season action. Turner was honored as
USA Today NFL Coach of the Year in 2009.
Turner was raised in the Bay Area suburb of Martinez, CA
and attended Alhambra High. The Turners were mentored by
their mother, Vicky, a single parent who battled multiple sclerosis. As a standout QB and DB, Turner earned a scholarship to
Oregon where he was a 3-year letterman for the Ducks (1972-74).
Turners brother, Ron, was an NFL coach with Chicago, Indianapolis and Tampa Bay and currently is head coach at Florida
International University, returning to the college ranks where he
had been a head coach twice. Turner and wife, Nancy, have 3
children. The eldest, Scott, serves on the Vikings coaching staff
working with the QBs after working as an assistant coach with
Carolina (2011-12) and Cleveland (2013).

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Norv Turners offenses have produced a 1,000-yard rusher and
receiver in the same season 11 times.
1,000-YARD RUSHERS/RECEIVERS IN SAME SEASON
Rusher (Yds), Receiver (Yds)
Team, Season
Emmitt Smith (1,563), Michael Irvin (1,523) ........ Dallas, 1991
Emmitt Smith (1,713), Michael Irvin (1,396).........Dallas, 1992
Emmitt Smith (1,486), Michael Irvin (1,330)........Dallas, 1993
Terry Allen (1,309), Henry Ellard (1,005) .... Washington, 1995
Terry Allen (1,353), Henry Ellard (1,014) .....Washington, 1996
Stephen Davis (1,405), Michael Westbrook (1,191) .....Washington, 1999
Stephen Davis (1,405), Albert Connell (1,132) ..... Washington, 1999
LaDainian Tomlinson (1,236), Curtis Conway (1,125) ..... San Diego, 2001
LaMont Jordan (1,025), Randy Moss (1,005).....Oakland, 2005
LaDainian Tomlinson (1,110), Vincent Jackson (1,098).......San Diego, 2008
Ryan Mathews (1,091), Vincent Jackson (1,106).......San Diego, 2011
TURNERS BACKGROUND
Player
1971-74........... Oregon // QB
Coach
1975................ Oregon // Graduate Assistant
1976-79 .......... Southern California // WRs
1980............... Southern California // DBs
1981-83 .......... Southern California // QBs
1984 ............... Southern California // Offensive Coordinator
1985-86.......... Los Angeles Rams // WRs
1987-90.......... Los Angeles Rams // WRs & TEs
1991-93 .......... Dallas Cowboys // Offensive Coordinator
1994-00 ......... Washington Redskins // Head Coach
2001 ............... San Diego Chargers // Offensive Coordinator
2002-03......... Miami Dolphins // Offensive Coordinator
2004-05......... Oakland Raiders // Head Coach
2006 .............. San Francisco 49ers // Offensive Coordinator
2007-12.......... San Diego Chargers // Head Coach
2013 ............... Cleveland Browns // Offensive Coordinator
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Offensive Coordinator

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Jeff Davidsons reputation for technical expertise and fitting


schemes to personnel has proved effective as he has guided offensive lines that have paved the way for an NFL top-8 rushing
attack each of the past 6 seasons. Since joining the Vikings in
2012, Davidsons linemen have paved the way for an NFL-best
5.2 yards per carry rushing average and rank 2nd in the NFL with
39 rushing TDs. The Vikings offensive line returns all 5 starters
in 2013 for the 3rd consecutive season as a unit.
The 2013 Vikings saw Adrian Peterson earn his 6th Pro Bowl
berth in his 7 NFL seasons, break the 1,000-yard mark for the
6th time and score 10+ rushing TDs for the 7th time despite
missing 2 of the final 3 games of the season. In Petersons
absence, the club turned to former 3rd-stringer Matt Asiata
to make his 1st career start in win over playoff-bound Philadelphia and started again against Detroit. Asiata tied a team
record with 3 rushing TDs, his 1st career scores, against Phila-

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delphia and notch his 1st career 100-yard day with a 115-yard
effort against Detroits #6-ranked rushing defense. The Vikings
offense hit its stride against Philadelphia with a 48-point offensive output, the most offensive points by the Vikings since
1969. The line stayed largely intact from the record-setting
group from 2012 and only 3 games were missed by starters due
to injury in 2013. The unit paved the way for the Vikings to lead
the NFL in 2013 with 23 rushing TDs.
The Vikings offensive line became a model of consistency
and production in 2012, the 2nd season under the tutelage of
Davidson. The unit started all 5 players as a group for all 16
regular season games and the Wild Card playoff contest, setting team and NFL records along the way with the 2nd-ranked
rushing unit in the NFL. The Vikings ground game ranked #2
in the NFL and tied the Vikings record with 2,634 yards (164.6
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COACHING EXPERIENCE: 18TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 22ND SEASON (18 COACHING/4 PLAYING)
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 3RD SEASON

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JEFF DAVIDSON

HISTORY

AKEYS BACKGROUND
Player
1984-87.......... Weber State // TE/LB/DE
Coach
1988............... Weber State // Assistant Defensive Line
1989-94.......... Weber State // Defensive Line/Special Teams
1995 ............... Northern Arizona // Special Teams/LBs
1996-98.......... Northern Arizona // Defensive Coordinator
1999-2002...... Washington State // Defensive Line
2003-06......... Washington State // Defensive Coordinator
2007-12.......... Idaho // Head Coach
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Assistant Defensive Line

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Coach, Special Teams Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator.


As a player, Akey was coached by Zimmer, who served as
Weber States Defensive Coordinator throughout his entire
playing career. He played TE, OLB and DE during his 4-year career. Akey finished his career as the Wildcat leader in sacks and
was named All-Big Sky 1st-team as a senior in 1987 as well as
receiving honorable mention All-American honors.
A native of Colorado Springs and 1984 graduate of Wasson
High, Akey and wife, Molly, have two sons, Jack and Daniel. In
July 2009, Akey traveled overseas to show support for military
installations in the Middle East with 4 other NCAA head football coaches. The Akey family resides in Prior Lake.

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Robb Akey, who joins the Vikings as the clubs Assistant


Defensive Line Coach, enters his 1st season in the NFL in 2014
after serving at the collegiate level for 24 years.
Most recently, Akey was the Head Coach at the University of
Idaho from 2007-12 where he led the Vandals to their 2nd bowl
game in school history in 2009. During the 2009 season, Akey
led the 2nd biggest turnaround in college football that year improving to 8-5 from 2-10 the season before. Akeys 6-year stay
at Idaho is tied for the 3rd-longest tenure in Idaho history.
Prior to his stint at Idaho, Akey spent the previous 8 seasons at Washington State where he mentored the defensive
line from 1999-2002 and was the Defensive Coordinator from
2003-06. While coaching the Cougars, Akey led DL Rien Long
to 1st-Team All-America honors as well as the Outland Trophy,
given annually to the nations top interior lineman, in 2002.
Akey helped the Washington State defense set a school record
for sacks with 55 in 2002.
As the Cougars Defensive Coordinator, Akey led one of the
best defenses in school history. In 2003, Washington State
led the nation in takeaways with 48 in addition to finishing
5th in pass efficiency defense and 6th in rush defense. While
at Washington State, Akey helped the Cougars finish with 3
consecutive 10-win seasons and top-10 finishes from 2001-03,
including winning the 2002 PAC-10 Championship resulting in a
trip to the 2003 Rose Bowl.
Akey spent 4 seasons (1995-98) at Northern Arizona, starting as Special Teams Coordinator and Linebacker Coach and
then promoted to Defensive Coordinator in 1996.
In 1988, Akey received his 1st coaching job, under Vikings
Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who was the Defensive Coordinator
at his alma mater, Weber State. He started as the Assistant DL
Coach for 1 season before being promoted to DL Coach. Akey
coached at Weber State from 1988-94 spending time as the DL

STAFF

ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE LINE


COACHING EXPERIENCE: 25TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON

COACHES

ROBB AKEY

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The line paved the way for a remarkable season by RB Adrian Peterson, who earned the 2012 NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year honors. Peterson posted the 2nd-highest singleseason rushing total in NFL history with 2,097 yards and broke
the 100-yard mark 10 times. Making the productivity more
amazing was the fact that only Sullivan and Loadholt returned
to the positions they manned the season before. Rookie Kalil
and 2nd-year player Fusco were making their debuts as starters
and Johnson had been reassigned after starting at LT in 2011.
The unit didnt skip a beat though, earning the Madden
Most Valuable Protectors award 3 times during the season, an
award presented by the Hall of Fame coach to the top offensive
line each week of the season. Sullivan earned All-Pro honors
from Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association and
Kalil was a late addition to the Pro Bowl and an All-Rookie honoree. Kalil joined Todd Steussie (1994) as the only rookie OTs
to start every game during the 16-game era. The line protected
2nd-year QB Christian Ponder as he made strides forward in his
1st full season as the starter, improving his passer rating by 11
points (81.2) and his completion percentage by nearly 8 points
(64.2) and threw only 12 INTs in 483 attempts, an INT percentage of 2.5, both ranking in the Vikings top 10 for a season in
team history.
Davidsons 1st season with the Vikings in 2011 was a challenge when he dealt with a shuffled line due to injury throughout the season but still led the unit to block for the #4 rushing
offense in the NFL, a 6-spot jump from the 2010 Vikings. In
his first season on the Vikings staff, Davidson inherited an offensive line that had limited time to work together due to the
unusual circumstances of the 2011 offseason lockout.
Only LT Charlie Johnson and RT Phil Loadholt opened all
16 games during the 2011 season up front for the Vikings and
Johnson joined the club during training camp, stepping in as the
starter. The interior of the line was hampered by injuries that
saw 4 different starting combinations between the center and
guards. Center John Sullivan enjoyed a career year under Davidsons tutelage and was recognized with a vote in Associated
Press All-Pro balloting. In 2011, Davidsons linemen paved the
way to tie a Vikings record with 3 players breaking the 100-yard
rushing mark during the season- Adrian Peterson, Toby Gerhart
and Joe Webb. RB Peterson was stopped just short of his 5th
straight 1,000-yard season when sidelined by a season-ending
injury. Peterson ended the season with 970 yards in his 12
games played and notched 12 rushing TDs. Gerhart made the
most of his opportunities, rushing for 531 yards on the season
and had a career-best 109 yards on the ground at Washington,
including 105 in the 2nd half of the game.
Davidson has a background as a versatile lineman who was
a full-time starter at LT and LG for Denver in 1991 and 1992 respectively, winning the AFC West title in 1991 and advancing to
the AFC Championship game. Davidsons been a part of winning
programs throughout his career, claiming 5 Division titles as a
coach with New England and Carolina, and helping New England
take home the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII
and XXXIX.
During his 4 seasons in Carolina the team claimed the 2008
NFC South title with a 12-4 mark and established the Panthers
ground game as one of the NFLs best. The Panthers were led on
the ground by DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart, who
powered their way into the record books in 2009 by both breaking the 1,000-yard mark, Stewart going for 1,133 and Williams

RUSHING TO JUDGEMENT
Jeff Davidsons attention to the running game has produced
some impressive performances by the RBs who have flourished behind his offensive lines.
Top Rushing Performances Behind Davidsons Lines
Player, Team, Season
Yards
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, 2012 ................................ 2,097
DeAngelo Williams, Carolina, 2008................................ 1,515
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, 2013 .................................1,266
Reuben Droughns, Cleveland, 2005 ...............................1,232
Jonathan Stewart, Carolina, 2009 .................................. 1,133
DeAngelo Williams, Carolina, 2009................................. 1,117

posting 1,117. In 2008, Williams ran for a franchise-record 1,515


yards and 18 rushing TDs. Stewart set a franchise record with
206 yards rushing against the NY Giants in 2009 and Williams
posted 186 yards against Tampa Bay in 2008 for the 2nd-best
mark in team history. The Panthers struggled for consistency
at QB in 2009 and 2010, starting 4 different QBs over the 2-year
span.
Davidson had a pair of offensive linemen earn Pro Bowl honors- Ryan Kalil at C in 2009 and Jordan Gross at T in 2008. Williams earned Pro Bowl trips in 2008 and 2009 and was joined by
WR Steve Smith in 2008.
Prior to taking on the role of offensive coordinator, Davidson honed his skills as a position coach with Cleveland and New
England. He coached the Browns offensive line in 2005-06 and
oversaw a unit that paved the way for Reuben Droughns to rush
for 1,232 yards, breaking a 20-year streak without a Browns
1,000-yard rusher. The shuffled offensive line also protected
rookie QB Charlie Frye as he took over under center for veteran
Trent Dilfer. During the 2006 season, Davidson was named the
Browns offensive coordinator early in the season and his game
plans helped TE Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards reel
in 89 and 61 receptions respectively.
Davidson gained the most experience of his coaching career
during 8 seasons with New England from 1997-2004, working
under head coach Pete Carroll for the opening 3 seasons before
Bill Belichick took over the team in 2000. Tutoring the Patriots
TEs in 1997 he saw Ben Coates lead the team with 66 catches
and earn a Pro Bowl berth. In 2001, in Belichicks 2nd year at the
helm, the club won Super Bowl XXXVI over St. Louis, starting a
remarkable streak of 3 Super Bowl wins in 4 seasons, claiming
Super Bowl XXXVIII against Carolina after the 2003 season and
Super Bowl XXXIX over Philadelphia after the 2004 campaign.
Following a 4-season NFL playing career that was cut short
by injury, Davidson broke into coaching with New Orleans as a
volunteer assistant and offensive assistant with the Saints in
1995-96. Davidson played his final NFL season for New Orleans
in 1994 after beginning his career as a 5th-round draft pick by
Denver in 1990. In 1991 and 1992 he was a 16-game starter for
the Broncos at LT and LG respectively, helping the team advance
to the AFC title game in 1991 while protecting Hall of Famer John
Elways blind side.
Davidson was an All-Big Ten honoree as a senior at Ohio
State when he served as a team captain. Davidson was a teammate with Chris Spielman, brother of Vikings General Manager
Rick Spielman. A member of a strong football family, Davidsons father was an All-American and team captain at OSU and
his brother was a LB for the Buckeyes. Jeff and wife, Judi, have
sons, Nick and A.J. Nick was a Minnesota All-State honoree as
a senior in 2011 at Eden Prairie High School and is an offensive
lineman at Stanford currently while A.J. is a senior at EPHS.

DAVIDSONS BACKGROUND
Player
1986-89.......... Ohio State // OL
1990-92.......... Denver Broncos // OL
1994 ............... New Orleans Saints // OL
Coach
1995-96.......... New Orleans Saints // OL
1997-2004...... New England Patriots // OL
2005-06......... Cleveland Browns // OL
2007-10.......... Carolina Panthers // Offensive Coordinator
2011- .............. Minnesota Vikings // OL

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FICKENS BACKGROUND
Player
1998-99.......... Arizona State University // WR
Coach
2004-05......... UCLA // Defensive Assistant
2006 .............. UCLA // Offensive Assistant
2007-08......... Minnesota Vikings // Assistant RB
2009-12.......... Minnesota Vikings // Assistant WR
2013-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Assistant Special Teams

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yards on 71 catches and 5 TDs.


In 2009, WRs Sidney Rice and Harvin had breakout seasons
for the Vikings. Both players were honored as Pro Bowlers and
Harvin became the 2nd Viking in 3 seasons to be named NFL
Offensive Rookie of the Year. Rice developed as a playmaker
and became only the 3rd Vikings WR to post a 1,300-yard receiving season. Harvin tied for the NFL lead among rookies in
receptions and yards and ranked 2nd in team history with 60
catches as a rookie.
In 2007 and 2008, Ficken assisted coaching the Vikings
RBs and the unit was able to showcase their skills and combine the talents of Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor. In 2008,
Peterson led the NFL with 1,760 yards rushing and Taylor led all
NFL RBs with 25 catches on 3rd down. Peterson became the 1st
Vikings RB to lead the NFL in rushing and Taylors 45 catches
were a career high.
The 2007 Vikings offense ranked #1 in the NFL in rushing
offense. Peterson had a legendary rookie year, including breaking the NFLs single-game rushing record after going for 296
yards against San Diego on 11/4/07 and earning NFL Offensive
Rookie of the Year. Peterson finished with 1,341 yards, 12 TDs
and was named the Pro Bowl MVP.
Ficken served as an offensive graduate assistant with UCLA
in 2006. He worked extensively with Jim Colletto and the offensive line. Ficken broke down opponents game film, gave opponent reports to the offensive staff and coached the defensive
scout team.
Prior to his work with the offense, Ficken was a graduate
assistant in the football operations department where he acted
as the NFL scout liaison and tracked opponents personnel during games. He was as an assistant to the recruiting coordinator, playing a big part in the 2006 recruiting class that ranked in
the top-10 nationally. From 2004-2005, Ficken was a volunteer
coach at UCLA, focusing primarily on the defense and the secondary.
Ficken earned his bachelors in business administration
from ASU. He was a member of the Sun Devils football team
for 2 seasons and received the Scholar-Athlete Award and was
a member of Gamma Beta Phi, the National Scholastic Honor
Society.
Ficken and wife, Andrea, reside in Eden Prairie with their
son, Wyatt.

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Ryan Ficken enters his 8th season with the Vikings in 2014
and will return to his role as the clubs special teams assistant,
working with Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer for the 2nd
consecutive season. Previously, Ficken worked with the Vikings
WRs, assisting WR coach George Stewart from 2009-12.
Fickens 1st season working with the Vikings special teams
was a record-setting performance. The Vikings showcased the
#1 KO return man in the NFL, Cordarrelle Patterson, and the
#2 punt return man in Marcus Sherels. Patterson was named
1st-Team All-Pro and selected to the Pro Bowl after his recordbreaking season. Patterson was also named NFC Special Teams
Player of the Month for September and NFC Special Teams
Player of the Week for Week 8 vs. Green Bay. The rookie broke
the Vikings single-season kick return record with 1,393 kick return yards, on 43 returns, and a 32.4 return average with 2 KR
TDs, leading the NFL in all categories. The 32.4 KR average is
4th highest in the NFL since the 1970 merger and highest since
1985. Patterson tied the team record with 2 KR TDs (105t, 109t),
also leading the NFL. Pattersons 109-yard KR TD (10/27/13 vs.
GB) was the longest kick return in NFL history. With two returns
of 105+ yards, Patterson is tied for the most plays over 105 yards
in NFL history with Ed Reed and Jacoby Jones.
The Vikings average starting position was the 27.2 yard line
in 2013. That is the best starting position in the NFL since the
NFL moved kickoffs to the 35-yard line in 2010. Sherels set the
team-record with a 15.2 PR average, good for 2nd in the NFL.
Sherels returned 22 punts for 335 yards with a long return of 86
yards for a TD at the NY Giants (10/21/13), the 2nd PR TD of his
career, tying a franchise record. Sherels recorded 119 punt return yards against the Giants, a Vikings record for a single game.
Sherels posted 2 returns (86t, 50) over 50 yards in 2013, most
in a single season by a Vikings punt returner. With 4 50+ yard
punt returns in his career Sherels is tied for the franchise high.
Rookie punter Jeff Locke turned it on late and set the team
rookie record with a gross average of 44.2 yards per punt. His
39.2 net average ranked 3rd in team history. Blair Walsh set the
franchise record with his 12th career 50+ yard FG (9/29/13 vs.
Pitt.), passing Ryan Longwell in only his 2nd NFL season. His 12
consecutive 50+ yard FGs was also an NFL record. By connecting on 4 50+ yard FGs in 4 consecutive games (12/16/12-9/8/13),
Walsh set an NFL record for most consecutive games with a FG
over 50 yards. Walsh was named NFC Special Teams Player of
the Week for Week 12 at Green Bay after going 4-4 on FGs and
recording 5 touchbacks.
The 2012 Vikings battled injuries to the receiving corps
throughout the season but helped 2nd-year QB Christian Ponders development as a passer as the team went 10-6 to earn a
Wild Card playoff berth. Leading receiver Percy Harvin missed
the final 7 games of the season with injury but hauled in 62 receptions in the opening 9 games for a 6.9 reception per game
average. Veteran Michael Jenkins ranked 3rd on the club with 40
catches and rookie Jarius Wright emerged as a threat after Harvin was sidelined. Wright snared the Vikings season-long catch
with a 65-yarder vs. Green Bay (12/30) in the regular season finale and reeled in a 54-yarder on his 1st NFL catch vs. Detroit
(11/11). His 54-yarder ranks behind only Adrian Peterson (60t)
in Vikings history for the longest 1st catch of a players career.
In 2011, Percy Harvin set career highs in receptions with 87,
receiving yards with 967, and tied a career high with 6 receiving
touchdowns. His 87 receptions ranked 6th in the NFL.
Second-year receiver Percy Harvin improved on his rookie
season in 2010. At just 21 years old, he became the youngest
player in franchise history to lead the team in receiving with 871

2013
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ASSISTANT SPECIAL TEAMS


COACHING EXPERIENCE: 11TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 8TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 8TH SEASON

RECORDS

RYAN FICKEN

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HANK FRALEY
ASSISTANT OFFENSIVE LINE
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 3RD SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 12TH SEASON (1 COACHING/11 PLAYING)
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON
Following an 11-year playing career in the NFL, Hank Fraley
entered coaching and begins his 1st season coaching in the NFL
with the Vikings in 2014. A collegiate coach in 2012 and 2013,
Fraley will assist Jeff Davidson with the Vikings offensive line.
Fraley helped the University of San Diego notch an 8-3 mark
to tie for 1st in the Pioneer League and in 2013 the San Jose
State squad went 5-3 in the final 8 games to notch a 6-6 season
mark, capping the season with an upset win over #16 Fresno
State. He coached 2nd-Team All-Mountain West Conference C
Nicholas Casper and honorable mention honoree G Ryan Jones
with San Jose in 2012 and had 3 USD linemen honored with AllPioneer honors in 2012.
Fraley played from 2000-05 with Philadelphia, 2006-09
with Cleveland and in 2010 with St. Louis. A stalwart on the
Eagles line as the team went to 4 consecutive NFC title games
and advanced to Super Bowl XXXIX against New England,
Fraley started 123 of his 142 career regular season games. Fraley
played and started in 10 career playoff games. A durable player,
Fraley started 119 of the 120 regular season games he played
from 2001-08. Fraley was primarily a center, but started games
at C, G and T during his NFL career after joining Philadelphia as
a rookie free agent out of Robert Morris in 2000.
In Fraleys first 4 seasons as a full-time starter with Philadelphia the team won 4 straight NFC East titles and advanced
to the NFC title game 4 times, winning in 2004 over Atlanta
to advance to Super Bowl XXXIX. The Eagles went 48-16 in
regular season play from 2001-04 and posted some of the top
individual performances in club history. In 2004, QB Donovan
McNabb set a team record with a 104.7 passer rating, a completion percentage of 64.0 and threw for 3,875 yards, a team record
at the time. McNabbs 31 TDs in 2004 ranks 2nd in team history.
Fraley and the Eagles O-line protected McNabb as he went to

the Pro Bowl each season from 2001-03 and also played a key
role for Philadelphia TE Chad Lewis (2001-02), WR Terrell Owens (2004), RB Michael Westbrook (2004) and TE Mike Bartrum
(2005) to earn Pro Bowl berths. During his career, Fraley paved
the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in 4 seasons, including back-toback performances by Clevelands Jamaal Lewis in 2007 and 08,
Duce Staley with Philadelphia in 2002 and Steven Jackson with
St. Louis in 2010. Acquired by trade in 2006 by Cleveland, Fraley
played under Vikings line coach Jeff Davidson and started all 16
games in 06 despite joining the team only 8 days before the
season opener. In 2007, Fraley was named a Browns offensive
captain and helped the unit rank 3rd in franchise history with
402 points and 5,621 net yards.
A standout at Robert Morris in Pittsburgh, Fraley had his
#75 retired by the school in 2001 and is the 1st RMU alum to
play in the Super Bowl. He was enshrined in the schools Hall
of Fame in 2006 and honored by the Northeast Conference in
2010. Fraley was an All-Northeastern Conference choice from
1997-99 and the squad won conference titles each season.
Fraley and wife, Danielle, have 4 sons, Trent, Mason, Travis
and Beau, and reside in suburban Minneapolis.
FRALEYS BACKGROUND
Player
1996-99.......... Robert Morris // OL
2000-05......... Philadelphia Eagles // C
2006-09......... Cleveland Browns // C
2010 ............... St. Louis Rams // C
Coach
2012 ............... University of San Diego // Offensive Line
2013 ............... San Jose State // Offensive Line
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Assistant Offensive Line

JONATHAN GANNON
ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE BACKS/QUALITY CONTROL
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 11TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 7TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON
Entering his 1st season with the Minnesota Vikings, Jonathan Gannon will serve as the teams Assistant Defensive
Backs/Defensive Quality Control coach.
Gannon comes to the Vikings after spending the 2012 and
2013 seasons as the Titans Defensive Quality Control coach under current Vikings DBs coach Jerry Gray. Gannon also assisted
coaching the LBs during his 2 seasons in Tennessee.
From 2009-11, Gannon worked in scouting for the St. Louis
Rams. He started as a college scout with the Rams working for
National Football Scouting in 2009 and 2010 before serving as
a pro scout in 2011. As a pro scout, Gannon was responsible for
scouting upcoming opponents and evaluating pro personnel.
Gannon received his first NFL experience as a Defensive
Quality Control Coach under Mike Zimmer while with the Atlanta Falcons in 2007. He served as a Graduate Assistant at his
alma mater, the University of Louisville, during the Orange Bowl
championship season in 2006.
During his final 3 years as a student at the University of

Louisville, Gannon served as a student assistant for the football


team. Gannon was a defensive back for one season at Louisville
before suffering a career-ending hip injury.
Gannon is a native of Cleveland and was an all-state defensive back at St. Ignatius High School. He and his wife, Gina,
reside in Minneapolis.
GANNONS BACKGROUND
Player
2002 .............. Louisville // DB
Coach
2003-05......... Louisville // Volunteer Student Assistant
2006 .............. Louisville // Graduate Assistant
2007............... Atlanta Falcons // Defensive Asst./Quality Control
2009-11 .......... St. Louis Rams // Scout
2012-13........... Tennessee Titans // Defensive Asst./Quality Control
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Assistant DBs/Quality Control

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GRAY WALKS THE WALK


Vikings defensive backs coach Jerry Gray brings a wealth of experience as both a coach and a player to the Vikings secondary
as he takes over coaching the unit in 2014. A former 1st-round pick of the LA Rams in 1985, Gray was a 4-time Pro Bowl selection
(1986-89) and was twice named a 2nd-Team Associated Press All-Pro. In 1989 Gray was named the MVP of the Pro Bowl, a feat
achieved by only 4 DBs since the game has named a single MVP beginning in 1972.
Gray ended his career with 28 INTs, which ranked tied for 7th in the NFL in the span he amassed all the picks from 1986-92.
He had 6+ INTs in 3 different seasons, snaring a career-best 8 in 1986 and grabbing 6 INTs each season in 1989 and 1992, his
lone season with the Houston Oilers. From 1985-91, Gray returned 3 INTs for TDs, tied for the 2nd-most in the NFL in that span.

1986-92 NFL INTERCEPTIONS


37 .........................Ronnie Lott
36.........................Gill Byrd
34.........................Dave Waymer
32.........................Joey Browner
31 .........................David Fulcher
30.........................Mark Kelso
28 ...................... Jerry Gray
28.........................Deron Cherry

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HISTORY

DBs NAMED PRO BOWL MVP


1/17/77 .................Mel Blount, Pittsburgh
2/4/90 ............... Jerry Gray, Los Angeles
2/7/99..................Ty Law, New England
1/30/11 .................DeAngelo Hall, Washington

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF
Coach
1995-96.......... Southern Methodist // DBs
1997-98.......... Tennessee Oilers // Defensive Quality Control
1999-00 ......... Tennessee Titans // DBs
2001-05 ......... Buffalo Bills // Defensive Coordinator
2006-09......... Washington Redskins // DBs
2010 ............... Seattle Seahawks // DBs
2011-13 ........... Tennessee Titans // Defensive Coordinator
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // DBs

PLAYERS

GRAYS BACKGROUND
Player
1981-84 .......... University of Texas // DB
1985-91 .......... Los Angeles Rams // DB
1992 ............... Houston Oilers // DB
1993 ............... Tampa Bay Buccaneers // DB

ROOKIES

finished with 28 career interceptions, was named the NFLs Defensive Back of the Year by the NFLPA in 1989 and won Pro Bowl
MVP honors in 1990. Gray was a 1st round selection (21st overall)
by the LA Rams out of the University of Texas in 1985. Gray was
the 3rd DB selected in the 1985 Draft and part of a 1st round
that year that included future Hall of Famers Bruce Smith, Chris
Doleman and Jerry Rice.
While at Texas, Gray was a 2-time consensus All-American
and 2-time Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year
as a S. Gray currently ranks 3rd all-time in Longhorn history with
16 career interceptions. Gray recorded 7 interceptions during the
1984 season, the 2nd most in a single season in school history.
Gray was named to the Texas All-Time Team and All-Decade
Team for the 1980s.
A native of Lubbock, Texas, Gray and wife Sherry have two
sons, Jeremy, who played football at SMU, and Jayden. Gray
started the Jerry Gray Foundation in 2002, providing scholarships in partnership with Texas Tech and actively supporting
youth in Lubbock.

2013
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Jerry Gray enters his 1st season as the Vikings DBs Coach in
2014 with a track record of success as a player and coach with
26 years in the League. An 19-year NFL coaching veteran, Gray
has served as a Defensive Coordinator twice, with the Buffalo
Bills (2001-05) and Tennessee Titans (2011-13) and played for 9
seasons as a standout DB. Gray has also tutored the DBs for the
Seattle Seahawks (2010), Washington Redskins (2006-09) and
Titans (1999-2000). During his tenure as the Titans Defensive
Coordinator, Gray led a top-10 scoring defense when his 2011
unit ranked 8th in the NFL allowing 19.8 points per game.
With a deep background of playing and coaching DBs, Gray
brings experience to a young Vikings secondary. While coaching the DBs in Tennessee, Gray helped 2nd-year CB Samari Rolle
and veteran S Blaine Bishop earn Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors
in 2000 while the unit ranked 1st in the NFL in fewest passing
yards and total yards allowed.
Following his 1st stint with Tennessee, Gray was named the
Bills Defensive Coordinator. His defenses in 2003 and 2004 both
ranked 2nd in the NFL for yards allowed and each were rated in
the top-10 in points allowed. In 2004 his defense led the NFL in
takeaways (39) and ranked 3rd in sacks (45).
Under Grays tutelage as the secondary coach for the Redskins, S Sean Taylor grew into one the NFLs best young defenders and earned Pro Bowl honors in 2006. Taylor tragically passed
during the 2007 season and was selected to the Pro Bowl and
selected All-Pro in 2007 posthumously. During his lone season
in Seattle, Gray helped rookie S Earl Thomas to an impressive
debut starting all 16 games and grabbing 5 interceptions.
A year after retiring as a player, Gray received his 1st coaching job with Southern Methodist as the secondary coach. After
a 2-year stint with SMU, Gray was hired by the Tennessee Oilers
as the Defensive Quality Control Coach while the team played in
Memphis in their 1st season relocated from Houston.
As a player, Gray was a 4-time Pro Bowler (1986-89) and
twice earned 2nd-Team All-Pro honors from the Associated
Press (1986, 89) during his 9-year NFL career as a CB. Gray, who

RECORDS

DEFENSIVE BACKS
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 20TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 28TH SEASON (19 COACHING/9 PLAYING)
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON

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JERRY GRAY

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JEFF HOWARD
DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 8TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 2ND SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 2ND SEASON
Entering his 2nd season with the Vikings in 2014, Jeff
Howard will assist the coaching staff with preparation and have
a more hands-on role on the defensive side of the ball.
Howard transitioned from his on-field playing days at
Eastern New Mexico, where he earned All-American honors
for his play and academics, to coaching at Odessa Permian HS
in Odessa, TX. Howard was on staff from 2007-10 where he
assisted the secondary and linebackers before becoming the
defensive coordinator in 2009-10. Howard was on the Texas
Tech staff from 2011-12 serving in the defensive quality control
role in 2011 and coached the safety position in 2012.
Howard played LB for Eastern New Mexico from 2001-04
and was a 4-time Academic All-Lone Star Conference member.
Howard earned 1st Team All-Lone Star Conference honors as a
LB in 2003-04 while capping his career by being named a 2004
AFCA Division II All-American and graduating Cum Laude with
degree in biology and chemistry. Howard had his jersey retired

by Eastern New Mexico in 2006 and entered ENMU Hall of


Honor in 2011.
Howard, his wife, Laci and daughters, Tasha and Skylar,
reside in Eden Prairie.

HOWARDS BACKGROUND
Player
2001-04 ......... Eastern New Mexico // LB
Coaching
2007-10.......... Odessa Permian (TX) HS // Assistant DBs/LBs
2011-12 ........... Texas Tech // Defensive Quality Control/DBs
2013-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Defensive Assistant

KLINT KUBIAK
ASSISTANT WIDE RECEIVERS/ QUALITY CONTROL
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 5TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 2ND SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 2ND SEASON
Klint Kubiak, who joined the NFL and Vikings in 2013, returns for his 2nd season in Minnesota. Kubiak spent 2013 working with the Vikings offense and will continue by assisting Norv
Turner and the offensive staff in 2014 as the Offensive Quality
Control Coach along with helping veteran coach George Stewart
with the wide receivers.
In 2013, the Vikings offense finished the season 13th in the
NFL, the highest the Vikings have ranked since reaching the
NFC Championship in 2009. Kubiak, who spent a majority of his
time working with the WRs, saw a balanced group of WRs make
strides over the season. Greg Jennings led the team with 68 receptions for 804 yards and 4 TDs while adding a career-high 11
receptions vs. Philadelphia (12/15/14) with a season-high 163
receiving yards. Jerome Simpson turned in a career-high 726
receiving yards with 1 TD on 48 receptions. Rookie WR Cordarrelle Patterson blossomed late in the season and became one
of the most dangerous players in the NFL with the ball in his
hands. Patterson caught 45 passes for 469 yards with 4 TDs
while becoming a starter late in the season. Patterson ended
the season with at least 1 TD in each of the final 5 games and
broke a team-record with 3 rushing TDs by a WR and notched
the most rushing TDs by a WR since the 1970 merger. Patterson
earned 1st Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors as a KR. 2nd-year
WR Jarius Wright continued to impress when given opportunities and finished the season with 3 TDs and 434 receiving yards
on 26 receptions.
Kubiak, the son of Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator
and former Houston Texans Head Coach Gary Kubiak, spent 3

seasons on staff at Texas A&M. Kubiak served in multiple capacities in his time at College Station. In 2010 and 11, Kubiak
was an Offensive Assistant for an Aggie offense that ranked No.
7 and No. 20 in total offense, respectively. In 2012 he served as
the Inside Receivers Coach and assisted with Special Teams before being elevated to full-time WR coach for the Cotton Bowl
preparation and game which the Aggies beat Oklahoma. Texas
A&M ranked No. 3 in total offense in 2012 and finished 11-2
while being ranked No. 5 in both the final AP and Coaches polls.
Kubiak played DB at Colorado State from 2005-09. Kubiak,
named a team captain for the Rams in 2009, was invited to the
East-West Shrine game. Kubiak also earned an invite to the
Washington Redskins rookie minicamp in May of 2010. While
at Texas A&M, Kubiak graduated with a masters degree in Human Resource Development in 2012.
Kubiak resides in Eden Prairie with his wife Tessa, a Minnesota native who played volleyball at Colorado State.

KUBIAKS BACKGROUND
Player
2005-09......... Colorado State // DB
Coach
2010-12 .......... Texas A&M// Offensive Assistant//WRs
2013-.............. Minnesota Vikings// Quality Control

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HISTORY

PATTERSONS BACKGROUND
Player
1980............... Contra Costa College // OL
1981................ Montana // OL
Coach
1982 ............... Montana // Graduate Assistant
1983-86.......... Renton (WA) High // Defensive Coordinator
1987 ............... St. Monica High // Head Coach
1988............... Weber State // Defensive Line
1989 ............... Western Washington // Defensive Coordinator
1990-91 .......... Cornell // Defensive Line
1992-93.......... Washington State // Defensive Line
1994-96.......... Cal Poly-SLO // Head Coach
1997 ............... New England // Defensive Assistant
1998-99.......... Minnesota Vikings // Defensive Line
2000-02......... Dallas Cowboys // Defensive Line
2003-04......... Cleveland Browns // Defensive Line
2005-06......... Denver Broncos // Defensive Line
2008-09......... Nevada-Las Vegas // Assistant Head Coach/DL
2010-12 .......... Texas-El Paso // Defensive Line
2013 ............... Florida International // Asst. Head Coach/DL
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Defensive Line

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

to a League title in 1994 and was named American West Conference Coach of the Year. 1994 was Cal Polys 1st season jumping
to Division 1-AA. Patterson was 17-16 in his 3-year tenure at Cal
Poly.
From 1992-93, Patterson was the defensive line coach for
Washington State under Head Coach Mike Price. The Cougars
went 9-3 during the 1992 season and won the Copper Bowl 31-28
versus Utah. They finished ranked #15 in the country.
Patterson made a 2-year stop in the Ivy League when serving as the Defensive Line Coach at Cornell from 1990-91. The
1990 Cornell team won the Ivy League Championship.
Patterson served as the Defensive Coordinator at Western
Washington in 1989. The year before, he coached the defensive
line at Weber State for the 1988 season serving under thenDefensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer. Patterson was the Head
Coach as St. Monica High School in California in 1987. From
1983-86 he was the Defensive Coordinator at Renton High
School in Washington. Patterson began his coaching career as a
graduate assistant at his alma mater, Montana, in 1982.
A native of Camden, AR, Patterson and his wife, Donna, reside in suburban Minneapolis with their daughter, Ashmera and
son, Andre Jr. Patterson earned his bachelors degree in Secondary Education from Montana in 1983. He played collegiately
as an offensive lineman at Contra Costa College and Montana
before suffering a career-ending knee injury.

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Andre Patterson returns to the NFL after spending the past


6 seasons in the collegiate ranks. Patterson brings 31 years of
coaching experience, 10 in the NFL, to the Vikings defensive
line. He reunites in Minnesota with Head Coach Mike Zimmer,
who worked together in Dallas from 2000-2002 with the Cowboys defense and at Weber State in 1988.
Patterson enters his 2nd stint as the DL coach with the Vikings as he was on staff in 1998-99. Patterson has coached at
each level, working as a high school head coach, years as a college head coach and assistant and 10 seasons as an NFL coach.
Patterson served as the Assistant Head Coach/Defensive
Line Coach in 2013 with Florida International University, his only
season with FIU, working under Head Coach Ron Turner, the
brother of Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner.
From 2010-2012, Patterson served as the Defensive Line
coach at UTEP. Pattersons most successful season at UTEP
came in 2011 when the Miners recorded 10 more sacks than the
previous year in 1 fewer game. Their TFLs also jumped up by
double digits during the 2011 season. In 2010, the UTEP defense
yielded fewer than 300 yards in 4 games for only the 3rd time
since 1977. For the first time in 20 years the Miners held 8 opponents under 24 points.
Patterson was the Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
Coach from 2008-2009 at UNLV. Pattersons highlight win with
the Rebels came in 2008 topping the 15th-ranked Arizona State
Sun Devils 23-20.
From 1997-2006, Patterson worked in the NFL mainly as
a Defensive Line Coach. He joined Mike Shanahans Broncos
staff for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Patterson was a part of
the 13-3 Broncos team in 2005 that reached the AFC Championship game. The defense created 36 turnovers, 5th-most in the
League and their +20 turnover differential was 2nd best in the
NFL. In 2005, the Broncos run defense allowed 85.2 yards per
game, 2nd-best in the NFL. The 16.1 points allowed per game
was tied for 3rd. In 2006, the Broncos allowed 19.1 points per
game which qualified for 8th overall.
In 2003 and 2004, Patterson was the Cleveland Browns Defensive Line Coach under Head Coach Butch Davis. The Browns
defense finished 12th overall in points allowed in 2003.
From 2000-2002, Patterson was the Cowboys DTs coach.
From the 2000-01, Dallas run defense improved from 32nd in
the NFL to 13th. The defense would allow 57.9 fewer rushing
yards per game in 2001. The Mike Zimmer-led defense finished
the 2001 season ranked 4th in yards allowed with 287.4. In 2002,
Pattersons unit added LaRoi Glover and he would help send
him to his 3rd consecutive Pro Bowl.
Pattersons first stint in Minnesota was for the 1998-99 seasons. Patterson coached the DL during the Vikings 15-1 season
in 1998 when they lost to Atlanta in the NFC Championship. The
offense garnered all of the headlines, but the defense finished
the season ranked 6th overall in points allowed and 11th against
the run. DT John Randle earned Pro Bowl honors in 1998 under
Patterson. The Vikings made the playoffs again in 1999 but fell
to the St. Louis Rams, the eventual Super Bowl Champions, in
the NFC Divisional Round.
Starting his NFL career in 1997, Patterson joined Pete Carroll and the New England Patriots as a Defensive Assistant. The
Patriots won the AFC East in his only season with the club. The
defense allowed 289 points during the season, tied for 8th best
in the NFL. The Patriots allowed the 5th-fewest rushing yards
per game with 101.0 as their average.
His first and only collegiate stint as a head coach came at
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo from 1994-96. Patterson led his team

PLAYERS

DEFENSIVE LINE
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 32ND SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 11TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 3RD SEASON

ROOKIES

ANDRE PATTERSON

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DREW PETZING
COACHING ASSISTANT
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 8TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 2ND SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON
Drew Petzing enters his 1st season with the Minnesota Vikings as the Coaching Assistant working with Mike Zimmer and
the rest of the Vikings coaching staff. Petzing brings a diverse
background from collegiate and pro football to the Vikings staff.
Petzing spent the 2013 season with the Cleveland Browns
working as a Football Operations Intern focusing primarily on
the offensive side of the ball. He served on the Browns staff that
included Vikings Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner and QBs
coach Scott Turner.
Prior to working for the Browns, Petzing served as the OLBs
coach at Yale for the 2012 season.
He spent the 2010 season at Boston College as the Recruiting
Graduate Assistant before moving on the field as the Defensive
Graduate Assistant in 2011.
After graduating from Middlebury College in 2009, Petzing
spent a year with Harvard as a volunteer assistant.
Petzing spent his first 2 years at Middlebury as a Defensive
Back on the football team but suffered injuries which ended his

playing career. During his time at Middlebury he was teammates


with future Super Bowl-winning K Steven Hauschka, who began his NFL career as a rookie free agent with the Vikings. He
spent the final 2 years as a Volunteer Student Assistant before
graduating from Middlebury in 2009 majoring in economics with
minors in math and philosophy.
PETZINGS BACKGROUND
Player
2005-06......... Middlebury // DB
Coach
2007-08......... Middlebury // Volunteer Student Assistant
2009 .............. Harvard // Volunteer Assistant
2010-11........... Boston College // Graduate Assistant
2012 ............... Yale // Outside LBs
2013 ............... Cleveland Browns // Football Operations
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Coaching Assistant

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HISTORY

PLAYOFF
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RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

KEVIN STEFANSKI
TIGHT ENDS
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 10TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 9TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 9TH SEASON
Kevin Stefanski enters a new role with the Vikings in 2014 as
TEs coach after spending the previous 5 seasons as the Assistant QBs coach. Stefanski will undertake the responsibilities of
coaching 2012 Pro Bowl MVP Kyle Rudolph along with veterans
Rhett Ellison, Allen Reisner and Chase Ford.
Injuries led to Stefanski working with three different QBs
who started at least one game during the 2013 season with both
Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder seeing action in 9 games. Cassel, in his first season with the Vikings, led the team with 1,807
yards, 11 TDs and an 81.6 passer rating. Behind a season-best
123.4 passer rating, Cassel led the Vikings to their first victory of
the season in his first start with the club vs. Pittsburgh (9/29/13)
in London, England.
The Vikings 2012 season exceeded outside expectations by
going 10-6 and earning a berth in the playoffs as a Wild Card.
The team continued to develop throughout the season and QB
Christian Ponder grew as a signal caller as the season went on.
Ponders improved play in the final month of the season was a
key element of the Vikings going 4-0 down the stretch to earn
a playoff spot. Ponders career-best game came vs. Green Bay
(12/30) in the regular season finale in a must-win situation to
make the postseason. He set a career-best with a 120.2 passer
rating and tied his career-high with 3 TD tosses. Ponder did not
throw an INT in the final 3 games and had 8 games during the
season without throwing a pick. He notched a completion percentage of 70.0%+ in 5 games and had 4 games with a passer
rating of 100+. Ponder became the 7th Vikings QB to win 10
games as the starter.
The 2010 campaign was challenging to the Vikings as injuries
derailed any consistency the team could build. The team started
3 different QBs, including rookie Joe Webb for the final 2 games

of the regular season on the road. The team started Brett Favre
for the opening 12 games of his 20th NFL season before injuries
severely limited him to 1 more start in the final 4 games. Veteran
backup Tarvaris Jackson started 1 game against the NY Giants
but suffered a season-ending injury in that contest. Webb relieved Favre in the 1st half of the Monday Night Football game
vs. Chicago (12/20) and started the final 2 outings, engineering
an upset win at NFC East champion Philadelphia. Webb became
only the 2nd Vikings QB to win his 1st start as a rookie and ran for
TDs in consecutive weeks.
In 2009, Stefanski had a hands-on role in one of the most
successful offensive seasons in Vikings history. The team improved dramatically in the passing game and developed new
playmakers in prominent roles. Stefanski and the offensive staff
helped veteran free agent Favre mesh with the offense despite
reporting to the team in mid-August.
Stefanski spent 2006-08 working directly with then Head
Coach Brad Childress on administrative duties and special projects. Stefanski became acquainted with Childress during Philadelphia Eagles training camp in 2005 while working with the
teams operations department.
Stefanski spent the 2005 season at his alma mater, the
University of Pennsylvania, as Assistant Director of Football Operations. He coordinated all aspects of the Quakers day-to-day
operations of the football team.
Before stepping off the field and into the administration of
the team, Stefanski was a standout DB at Penn. A team captain
as a senior in 2004, Stefanski was part of one of the most successful stretches in the history of the Quaker football program.
The team won Ivy League titles in 2000, 2002 and 2003 and the
squad went undefeated in league play during 2002 and 2003.

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The 2009 Vikings became only the 2nd team in NFL history
to have 6 players catch 40+ passes in a season. Rice enjoyed a
breakout season and Harvin established himself as multi-talented offensive threat. Rices 1,312 yards ranked 2nd in the NFC
in 2009 and he became only the 4th Vikings WR in team history
to eclipse the 1,300-yard mark. Rices 201 yards vs. Detroit ranks
as the 4th-best single-game mark in Vikings history.
Stewart was able to get Harvin acclimated to the pro game
and spurred him to NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Diet
Pepsi Rookie of the Year. Harvin tied for the NFL rookie lead in
receptions and yards. Harvin excelled on offense and special
teams, earning a Pro Bowl berth as a return man and setting
a new Vikings record with 2,081 total net yards. His 60 catches
ranked 2nd only to Randy Moss 1998 debut season when he
had 69 receptions in Vikings history for rookie catches.
In 2008, the Vikings WRs contributed to much of the success of an improved passing attack. The Vikings led the NFL
with 13 TDs through the air of 20+ yards. Berrian had a career
year, setting highs in yards with 964 and TDs with 7.
Throughout Stewarts coaching career, he has been fortunate to learn from some of the games all-time greats, beginning both his playing and early coaching careers under college
legend Lou Holtz. Stewart went on to work in the NFL sideby-side with Chuck Noll, Sam Wyche, George Seifert and Dan
Reeves, all men who led teams to the Super Bowl.
During Stewarts tenure in Atlanta, the team won the NFC
South title in 2004 and advanced to the NFC Championship
game against Philadelphia.
Prior to joining Atlanta, Stewart was an integral part of the
San Francisco 49ers success from 1996-2002, as the team advanced to the playoffs 5 times in those 7 seasons. In 1997, the
49ers won the NFC West with a 13-3 mark and eventually lost
to Green Bay in the NFC Championship game. Stewart tutored
Terrell Owens, J.J. Stokes and Tai Streets, with Owens making
Pro Bowls and All-Pro in 3 straight seasons from 2000-02. Owens had 17 games over the 100-yard receiving mark and 5 games
with 150+ yards. He broke a 50-year-old NFL record when he
caught 20 passes for 283 yards against the Bears in 2000 en
route to his career-best day.
Stewarts 1st taste of NFL coaching came in Pittsburgh from
1989-91, where he coached special teams on Nolls staff. In his
debut season in 1989, he helped Rod Woodson to a Pro Bowl as
a return man. Following Pittsburgh, Stewart went on to spend
4 years coaching Tampa Bay special teams, where he helped K
Mike Husted earn All-Rookie honors in 1993.
Before making the move to the NFL, Stewart spent several
years in the college ranks, making his final stop as the Notre
Dame LBs coach from 1986-88. Under Holtzs tutelage, the Irish
steadily improved from the coachs opening season in 86 to

ROOKIES

George Stewart enters his 8th season on the Vikings staff


in 2014 and his 26th season of NFL coaching. The Vikings WR
corps benefits from Stewarts decades of experience and ability
to put players in the best situations to succeed.
In 2013, Stewart once again helped a rookie WR burst into
the NFL. Cordarrelle Patterson earned 1st-Team All-Pro and
Pro Bowl honors as the NFLs best KR but his offensive skills
shined late in the season. Patterson finished with 3 receiving
TDs in the final 4 games and was tied for 1st on the team with
4 receiving TDs on the season. The 3 rushing TDs by Patterson
broke a team-record for most rushing TDs in a season by a WR
and marked the most by an NFL WR since the 1970 merger. The
50-yard TD run versus Detroit (12/29/13) was the longest scoring rush by a WR in franchise history. Pattersons 45 receptions
and 469 receiving yards were 3rd best behind veterans Greg
Jennings and Jerome Simpson. Jennings led the team with 68
receptions for 804 yards and 4 TDs while adding a career-high
11 receptions vs. Philadelphia (12/15/13) with a season-high
163 receiving yards. Jerome Simpson turned in a career-high
726 receiving yards with 1 TD on 48 receptions. 2nd-year WR
Jarius Wright continued to impress when given opportunities
and finished the season with 3 TDs and 434 receiving yards on
26 receptions (16.6 avg). The Vikings offense finished the season 13th in the NFL, the highest the Vikings have ranked since
reaching the NFC Championship in 2009.
The 2012 squad was forced to groom new talent to contribute to the passing game after leading receiver Percy Harvin was
sidelined for the final 7 games. Stewart prepared rookie Jarius
Wright to step into action in Harvins absence and catch 22
passes in the final 7 games with a pair of TDs and reel in the
longest Vikings pass plays of the season- a 65-yarder vs. Green
Bay (12/30) and a 54-yard grab vs. Detroit (11/11) on his 1st career reception. Savvy veteran Michael Jenkins ranked 3rd on the
team with 40 catches and had a pair of TDs.
Over the years, Stewart has been a part of successful programs, highlighted by 8 playoff appearances and 3 NFC Championship games with San Francisco in 1997, Atlanta in 2004 and
Minnesota in 2009. Recently, Stewart helped win 4 Division
titles in the past 12 seasons consecutive NFC North titles with
Minnesota in 2008 and 2009, winning the NFC South with Atlanta in 2004 and an NFC West title in 2002 with San Francisco.
During his Vikings tenure, Stewart has coached Harvin to
2009 Rookie of the Year honors and Sidney Rice to a Pro Bowl
berth in 2009. The 2011 season saw Harvins production increase even more, as he set career-highs in receptions with 87
and receiving yards with 967. He also tied his career-high for receiving TDs with 6. His 87 receptions ranked 6th in the NFL. Harvin also set team-records for most rushing yards in a season by
a WR with 345 and most career rushing yards by a WR with 587.

2013
SEASON

WIDE RECEIVERS
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 32ND SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 27TH SEASON (26 COACHING/1 PLAYING)
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 8TH SEASON

RECORDS

GEORGE STEWART

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

STEFANSKIS BACKGROUND
Player
2000-04 ........ Pennsylvania // DB
Coaching/Administration
2005 .............. Pennsylvania // Football Operations
2006-08......... Minnesota Vikings // Assistant to the Head Coach
2009-13............ Minnesota Vikings // Assistant QBs
2014-................ Minnesota Vikings // TEs

HISTORY

Stefanski and wife, Michelle, reside in Edina with their sons,


Will and Gabe.

EXTRA
POINTS

Twice honored as an Honorable Mention All-Ivy choice in


2002 and 2004, Stefanski ranked 3rd on the team in tackles as
a senior. He was named Penns Defensive Rookie of the Year as
a freshman in 2000 when he had a career-high 4 interceptions.
During Stefanskis tenure, the squad posted a 42-7 overall record and a 32-3 mark in Ivy play. As a senior, the team went 10-0
to become the 1st undefeated Penn team in a decade.
Stefanski holds a bachelors degree in communications
from Pennsylvania and attended St. Josephs Prep in Philadelphia. The Stefanski family has made a name in athletics as
Kevins father, Ed, was a standout in basketball at Penn and has
held executive positions with the NBAs New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.

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become national champions in 1988, a year in which the team


finished 12-0 and defeated West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl.
Stewart and Holtz began working together in 1983, when
Stewart got his start in coaching as an Arkansas graduate assistant, working with the Razorbacks TEs. When Holtz moved
from Arkansas to Minnesota as the Golden Gophers head coach
in 1984, Stewart accompanied him as the offensive line coach,
his 1st exposure to the state where he would return in 2007. In
2 short seasons, Holtz and his staff quickly turned the Gophers
program around, finishing 7-5 in 1985 and winning the Independence Bowl over Clemson, the 1st bowl victory for the Gophers
since the 1962 Rose Bowl.
Stewart was a standout guard for the Razorbacks from
1977-80 and helped the squad share the 1979 Southwest Conference title. The team played in 4 straight bowl games during Stewarts playing tenure as Arkansas returned to national
prominence under Holtz. Stewart was an All-SWC honoree as
a junior in 1979, served as a team captain in 1980 and earned
a spot on the Arkansas Team of the Decade for the 1970s. He

signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1981 but spent the season
on injured reserve.
Stewart has a bachelors degree in education from Arkansas and is a native of Little Rock, AR, where he graduated from
Parkview High School in 1977.
STEWARTS BACKGROUND
Player
1977-80 .......... University of Arkansas // G
1981................ Kansas City Chiefs // G
Coach
1983 ............... Arkansas // Tight Ends
1984-85 ......... Minnesota // Offensive Line
1986-88 ......... Notre Dame // Linebackers
1989-91 .......... Pittsburgh Steelers // Special Teams
1992-95.......... Tampa Bay Buccaneers // Special Teams
1996-02.......... San Francisco 49ers // Wide Receivers
2003-06......... Atlanta Falcons // Wide Receivers
2007- ............. Minnesota Vikings // Wide Receivers

SCOTT TURNER
SCOTT
TURNER
QUARTERBACKS
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 10TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 4TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON
Scott Turner enters his 1st season with the Minnesota Vikings and his 4th in the NFL in 2014. Turner will tutor the Vikings QBs and help install a new offensive system. Along with
veterans Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder, who have both led
teams to playoff berths as starting QBs, the Vikings QB corps
includes Teddy Bridgewater, the #32 overall pick in the 2014
Draft. Bridgewater is only the 4th QB drafted in the 1st round
in Vikings history.
In his lone season as the Cleveland Browns WR coach in
2013, Turner guided 2nd-year WR Josh Gordon to the best receiving season in Browns history and one of the best in NFL
history. Despite appearing in just 14 games, he became the
1st player in Browns history to lead the NFL in receiving yards
with 1,646, which ranks 10th in NFL history. He finished 6th in
NFL history and 1st in the league in 2013 with 117.6 receiving
yards per game, the 3rd-best mark since the 1970 NFL merger.
In a game against Pittsburgh (11/24/13), Gordon set a Browns
single-game record with 237 receiving yards and broke his own
record the following week with 261 yards against Jacksonville
(12/1/13), becoming the 1st player in NFL history with back-toback 200-yard receiving games. His 261 receiving yards against
the Jaguars tied for 12th-most in NFL history.
Turner entered the NFL coaching ranks in 2011 as the Carolina Panthers Offensive Quality Control coach, a position he
held for 2 seasons. With 6,237 offensive yards in 2011, the Panthers had 2,102 more yards than when they accumulated 4,135

RECEIVING ATTENTION
Scott Turner coached Browns WR Josh Gordon to a career year
in 2013 as he led the NFL with 1,646 yards and set a team
record by over 350 yards.
2013 NFL RECEIVING YARDAGE LEADERS
PLAYER, TEAM
YARDS
Josh Gordon, Cleveland.................................................. 1,646
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh............................................ 1,499
Calvin Johnson, Detroit...................................................1,492
NFL RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME IN A SEASON SINCE 1970
PLAYER, SEASON
YPG
Wes Chandler, 1982, San Diego ..................................... 129.0
Calvin Johnson, 2012, Detroit..........................................122.8
Josh Gordon, 2013, Cleveland.......................................... 117.6

yards in 2010, making the jump to 7th in the NFL after being
32nd the previous season. The Panthers also scored 31 more
offensive TDs in 2011 than they did in 2010. In 2011, QB Cam
Newton earned Offensive Rookie of the Year and his 14 rushing
TDs broke an NFL record for most rushing TDs by a QB. Turner
worked closely with Panthers Offensive Coordinator Rob Chudzinski preparing for upcoming opponents.
Prior to joining the Carolina Panthers, Turner spent 3 seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, 2 as an offensive assistant
and his last as WRs coach. In his final season, Turner coached
1st-Team All-Big East WR Jonathan Baldwin who was a 1stround draft pick in 2011 (#26 overall). Turner was a member of
the coaching staff during Baldwins 3 seasons at the school as
he finished with the 8th-most receiving yards (2,337) and tied
for the 8th-most receptions (128) in school history. Pittsburgh
finished with a combined 27-12 record, including a 2-1 record in
bowl games, during Turners 3 seasons with the program.
Turner spent the 2006-07 seasons at the prep level, coaching at South County Secondary School in Lorton, VA, after 1 season as a graduate assistant at Oregon State in 2005.
He earned a degree in psychology from the UNLV in 2006
where he was a 3-year letterman as a quarterback (2002-04).
Turner comes from a family with strong coaching ties as his father, Norv, is the Vikings Offensive Coordinator and uncle, Ron,
is the Head Coach at Florida International University. Scotts
cousin, Cam, serves as the Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers coach
at Florida International and spent 2 seasons as the Minnesota
Vikings Assistant to the Head Coach.
Turner and his wife, Robyn, and son, Harrison, reside in Eden
Prairie.

TURNERS BACKGROUND
Player
2002-04......... Nevada-Las Vegas // QB
Coach
2005 .............. Oregon State // Graduate Assistant
2006-07 ......... South County (VA) Secondary // Offensive Coord.
2008-09......... Pittsburgh // Offensive Assistant
2010 ............... Pittsburgh // WRs
2011-12 ........... Carolina Panthers // Offensive Quality Control
2013 ............... Cleveland Browns // WRs
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // QBs

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WILSONS 1,000-YARD RUSHERS


PLAYER, TEAM, SEASON
YARDS
Curtis Martin, New England, 1997 .................................. 1,160
Robert Edwards, New England, 1998 ..............................1,115
Stephen Davis, Washington, 2000................................. 1,318
Edgerrin James, Arizona, 2006 ....................................... 1,159
Willie Parker, Pittsburgh, 2007 ...................................... 1,316
Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh, 2009 .........................1,108
Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh, 2010.......................... 1,273
WILSONS PRO BOWLERS
PLAYER, TEAM
PRO BOWL
Stephen Davis, Washington...........................................2000
Mike Alstott, Tampa Bay ...............................................2002
Willie Parker, Pittsburgh ................................................ 2007

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WILSONS BACKGROUND
Player
1979-80.......... Pasadena Community College // RB/WR
1981-82 .......... Illinois // RB/WR
1983 ............... Winnipeg Blue Bombers // DB/KR
1984 ............... Toronto Argonauts // DB/KR
Coach
1985 ............... Pasadena Community College // WRs
1986-90 ......... Los Angeles SW Community College // QBs/WRs
1991................ Southern Illinois // LBs
1992 ............... Southern Illinois // Passing Game Coordinator
1993-94.......... Wyoming // Secondary
1995-96.......... Iowa State // RBs
1997-99 .......... New England Patriots // RBs
2000 .............. Washington Redskins // RBs
2001 ............... Southern California // WRs
2002-03......... Tampa Bay Buccaneers // RBs
2004-06......... Arizona Cardinals // RBs
2007-13.......... Pittsburgh Steelers // RBs
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // RBs

2013
SEASON

BACKS TO THE FRONT


During Kirby Wilsons NFL coaching career he has helped 6
different RBs break the 1,000-yard plateau a total of 7 times.
He has mentored 3 players to Pro Bowl berths and been to the
playoffs with 3 different franchises, highlighted by the 2002
Buccaneers and 2008 Steelers Super Bowl victories.

RECORDS

Bowl XXXVII victory over the Oakland Raiders. Buccaneers FB


Mike Alstott earned Pro Bowl honors following the 2002 season
after rushing for 548 and 5 TDs.
Wilson spent the 2001 season in the collegiate ranks serving
as the WRs coach under Pete Carroll at Southern California. The
Trojans finished the regular season 6-5 and lost to Utah in the
Las Vegas Bowl.
In his first 2 stints in the NFL spanning 4 seasons, Wilson
coached a trio of 1,000+ yard rushers (Stephen Davis, 2000;
Robert Edwards, 1998; Curtis Martin, 1997). In 2000, Redskins
FB Larry Centers led the team in receptions (80).
Wilsons first 9 years of coaching came at the collegiate
level where he had stops at Iowa State (1995-96), Wyoming
(1993-94), Southern Illinois (1991-92), Los Angeles Southwest
Community College (1989-90) and Pasadena Community College (1985). Under Wilsons guidance at Iowa State, RB Troy Davis earned All-American honors after becoming the only player
in NCAA history to have back-to-back seasons reaching the
2,000-yard rushing mark.
Wilson played collegiately as a RB and WR at Pasadena
Community College (1979-80) and the University of Illinois
(1981-82). He played 2 seasons in the Canadian Football League
as a defensive back and kick returner for the Winnipeg Blue
Bombers (1983) and Toronto Argonauts (1984).
In 1989, he earned his degree from Eastern Illinois before
returning to the sidelines as a coach.
Born in Los Angeles, Wilson attended Dorsey High School
where he was on the football and track teams. Wilson has 5
children: Kris, Michael, Tyler, Malia and Savanna.
.

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With 16 years of experience coaching RBs in the NFL, Kirby


Wilson enters his 1st season with the Minnesota Vikings in the
same capacity. During his time in the NFL, Wilson has coached
4 RBs who rank in the top-25 for all-time career rushing yards
(Emmitt Smith, Curtis Martin, Edgerrin James and Thomas
Jones) and his newest pupil, Adrian Peterson, enters the 2014
season ranked #27 in NFL history in career rushing yards.
In his time as an NFL assistant coach, Wilson has been a
part of 3 teams that have participated in the Super Bowl, including 2 Super Bowl Champions (Tampa Bay, 2002; Pittsburgh,
2008) along with leading Pittsburgh to the AFC title in 2010.
Teams that Wilson has coached have combined to win 5 Division titles and have appeared in the playoffs 7 times. He has
coached 6 players that have rushed for over 1,000 yards in a season and 3 players that have earned Pro Bowl honors.
Wilson comes to Minnesota from Pittsburgh where he
served as the RBs coach for the past 7 seasons (2007-13). In
2013, he was in charge of leading rookie RB LeVeon Bell, who
missed the first 3 games of the season and still broke the Steelers rookie record for most yards from scrimmage (1,259). Bell
finished with 860 rushing yards and 8 rushing TDs, 3rd-most
among NFL rookie RBs in 2013.
During the 2009-2010 seasons, Wilson coached Rashard
Mendenhall to back-to-back seasons eclipsing the 1,000-yard
mark. In 2010, Mendenhall finished 7th in the NFL with 1,273
yards.
In his 1st season with the Steelers, Wilson helped Willie
Parker earn his 2nd-consecutive Pro Bowl selection. Parker led
the NFL in rushing yards (1,316) through Week 16 before missing
the final game of the season due to a leg injury. The Steelers
finished 2007 ranked 3rd in the NFL in rushing at 135.5 yards
per game.
Prior to joining the Steelers, Wilson coached the RBs for the
Arizona Cardinals (2004-06) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (200203). In 2004, Cardinals RB Edgerrin James finished 4th in the
NFL in rushing yards with 1,548 and earned Pro Bowl honors following the 2004 and 2005 seasons. In his 1st season with the
Buccaneers, Wilson led a trio of backs to collectively gain more
than 1,400 yards en route to helping the Buccaneers to a Super

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COACHING EXPERIENCE: 27TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 17TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON

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ADAM ZIMMER
LINEBACKERS
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 9TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 9TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON
In his 1st season with the Minnesota Vikings, Adam Zimmer
will coach the Vikings LBs, a position he has assisted with in
4 NFL seasons. In addition to spending the 2013 season with
the Bengals, Zimmer has previously worked with New Orleans
(2006-09) and Kansas City (2010-12).
In his lone season with the Bengals, Zimmer helped lead
one of the top secondaries in the NFL. Despite facing the 5thmost passing attempts in the NFL, the Bengals allowed the 4th
fewest passing yards. The 5.9 yards per passing attempt the
Bengals defense allowed was the 2nd-best in the NFL, trailing
only Seattle. There were 7 different Bengals DBs who recorded
an INT and the group finished with 14 total, which was more
than 11 teams amassed as a team total. The Bengals tied for
5th in the NFL as a team with 20 INTs during the 2013 season.
A coach for 4 playoff teams in his 8 seasons in the NFL,
including the Bengals in 2013, Zimmer was also a member
of the New Orleans Saints coaching staff in 2009 when they
defeated Indianapolis 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. All 3 teams he
has been with have won a Division title, combining for 4 total.
Prior to joining the Bengals, Zimmer served as Defensive
Assistant/Assistant LBs coach for the Chiefs for 3 seasons. In
2012, his final season in Kansas City, Zimmer coached Tamba
Hali, Justin Houston and Derrick Johnson to spots in the Pro
Bowl. It marked the 1st time in Chiefs history that 3 LBs were
named to the Pro Bowl in the same season. Houston finished
the season 5th amongst NFL LBs with 10.0 sacks. Hali and
Johnson both earned Pro Bowl honors in 2011, the 1st time the
Chiefs had sent multiple LBs to the Pro Bowl since 1972.
In Zimmers 1st season with Kansas City, the Chiefs won
the AFC West title with a 10-6 record. Hali had one of the best
seasons by a LB in Chiefs history, finishing with the 2nd-most
sacks by a LB in franchise history (14.5). The Chiefs run defense
improved in 2010, allowing 46.2 fewer rushing yards per game
than they did in 2009, moving up from 31st in the NFL in 2009

to 14th in 2010.
Zimmer spent 4 seasons with the New Orleans Saints and
added duties as the Assistant LBs Coach in 2009. During their
championship season in 2009, the Saints defense had the 2ndmost takeaways in the NFL (39) and LB Jonathan Vilma earned
Pro Bowl honors.
The Saints won the NFC South and advanced to the NFC
Championship Game against Chicago in 2006, Zimmers 1st
season in the NFL. The 2006 campaign saw the Saints improve
in both offensive yards allowed and offensive points allowed.
The Saints gave up 51 less points and improved from 27th
to 13th in the NFL in scoring defense. The Saints defense
gave up 5 less yards per game and finished 11th in the NFL in
yards allowed. The Saints made one of the great one-season
improvements in NFL history, going from a 3-13 season in 2005
to 10-6 and advancing to the NFC Championship Game in 2006.
Zimmer was a Safety for Trinity University in San Antonio,
Texas, from 2002-05 and graduated school in 2006. Zimmer is
the son of Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer and 2014 marks
the 2nd season the father and son have worked together. Adam
(1/13/84) was born in Ogden, Utah while his father served as an
assistant coach at Weber State University.

ZIMMERS BACKGROUND
Player
2002-05......... Trinity University (TX) // S
Coach
2006-08......... New Orleans Saints // Defensive Assistant
2009 .............. New Orelans Saints // Assistant DBs
2010-12 .......... Kansas City Chiefs // Defensive Asst./Asst. LBs
2013 ............... Cincinnati Bengals // Assistant DBs
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // LBs

HOW THE VIKINGS GOT THEIR NAME


From the 1961 Minnesota Vikings Radio, TV and Press Guide:
When Bert Rose was selected as General Manager, one of the first steps
he took was to recommend to the Board of Directors that the club be
nicknamed the Vikings.
A nickname should serve a dual purpose, he said. First, it should represent
an aggressive person or animal imbued with the will to win. Secondly, if
possible, it is desirable to have it connote the region that the particular
team represents.
The Vikings scores well on both points. Certainly, the Nordic Vikings
were a fearless race. Following many years of victories in the British Isles
and France, under Erik the Red, they sailed in open boats across the North
Atlantic seeking new peoples to conquer. Their entire history is punctuated with the aggressive desire and will to win.
While Minnesota is populated by the descendants of settlers from many
nations, the area has a rich Nordic lore, perhaps due to the mythology of
Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox, perhaps due to the preponderance of the
sons and sens in the phone book. The Vikings, too, were Nordics;
hence the name represents in a large part the solid stock of people who
call Minnesota their home.

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JEFF HURD
ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 30TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 19TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON
Jeff Hurd brings two decades of NFL experience to the
Vikings in 2014 and will be working with Evan Marcus to lead
the clubs strength and conditioning programs.
Hurd most recently served as Head Strength and
Conditioning coach for the San Diego Chargers from 2007-12,
working under current Vikings Offensive Coordinator Norv
Turner. His experience at the NFL level also includes 9 seasons
with Kansas City (1998-2006) and starting at the ground level
of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995-97.
In Hurds past 8 NFL seasons with San Diego and Kansas
City he has helped teams go .500 or better 7 times, advance to
the playoffs 4 times and win 3 division titles. He has worked
with 7 playoff teams during his career and been with clubs that
advanced to the AFC Championship Game 2 times- Jacksonville
in 1996 and San Diego in 2007.
Hurd got his first taste of coaching at his alma mater, Fort
Hays State, where he served as a graduate assistant after
playing baseball at the school. He earned his bachelors and
masters degrees in physical education from Fort Hays before
embarking on a career in collegiate strength and conditioning
coaching before landing an internship with the Chiefs in 1992.

Hurd and his wife, Kathy, have sons Eric and Austin and a
daughter, Audra.

HURDS BACKGROUND
Player
1981-82 .......... Imperial Valley Junior College // baseball
1983-84.......... Fort Hays State // baseball
Coach
1984 ............... Fort Hays State // Graduate Assistant
1985-86.......... Delta State // Strength and Conditioning
1986-87.......... Clemson // Asst. Strength and Conditioning
1987-92 .......... Western Michigan // Strength and Conditioning
1992-93.......... Kansas City Chiefs // Strength and Conditioning intern
1994 ............... Tulsa // Strength and Conditioning
1995-97 .......... Jacksonville Jaguars // Strength and Conditioning
1998-06 ......... Kansas City Chiefs // Strength and Conditioning
2007-12.......... San Diego Chargers // Head Strength and Cond.
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Asst. Strength and Conditioning

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Player
1986-89.......... Ithaca // OL
Coach
1991-92 .......... Arizona State // Asst. Strength and
Conditionining
1993 ............... Rutgers // Asst. Strength and Conditioning
1994 ............... Maryland // Asst. Strength and Conditioning
1995-97 .......... Texas // Asst. Strength and Conditioning
1998-99.......... Louisville // Asst. Strength and Conditioning
2000-02......... New Orleans Saints // Asst. Strength and Cond.
2003-06......... Virginia // Head Strength and Conditioning
2007............... Atlanta Falcons // Head Strength and Conditioning
2008-10 ......... Miami Dolphins // Head Strength and Conditioning
2011-13 ........... Virginia // Dir. of FB Training and Player Development
2014-.............. Minnesota Vikings // Head Strength and Conditioning

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field came at the college level with positions at Arizona State


(1991-92), Rutgers (1993), Maryland (1994), Texas (1995-97) and
Louisville (1998-99).
A 1990 graduate of Ithaca College, Marcus earned his
bachelors degree in exercise science. As a student-athlete he
lettered 3 times as an OL with the Bombers and was a starter
on the NCAA Division III national championship team in 1988.
A native of Union, NJ, Marcus attended Caldwell High
School. He earned his masters degree at Arizona State in 1992.
Marcus and wife, Lori, have a son, Jake, and daughter, Anna.

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Joining the Vikings in 2014 as Head Strength and


Conditioning coach, Evan Marcus has collegiate and NFL experience leading a program. Marcus enters his 8th NFL season
this fall and has been in the field for 24 seasons.
During his NFL career, Marcus has been a part of 2 Division
Champions- New Orleans in 2000 and Miami in 2008. The 2000
Saints won their NFC Wild Card playoff game over St. Louis at
the Superdome to give the franchise their 1st playoff win in
the 34-year history of the club before advancing to the NFC
Divisional Round against Minnesota. The NFC West title for
the Saints was their 1st since the 1991 season and marked the
1st winning season for the club in 8 years. The 2008 Dolphins
went 11-5 to win the AFC East, completing one of the great
turnarounds in NFL history after going 1-15 the previous season.
The 10-win improvement tied the biggest single-season jump
in NFL history. The AFC East championship was the Dolphins
1st Division title since 2000.
Marcus oversaw strength and conditioning efforts at
Virginia from 2011-13 as Director of Football Training and Player
Development for the Cavaliers, marking his second stint in
Charlottesville, the first coming as Head Strength Coach from
2003-06. Combined with his leadership at UVA, Marcus was
head strength coach for the Miami Dolphins from 2008-10 and
held the same position in 2007 with the Atlanta Falcons, where
he worked with then DC Mike Zimmer.
Marcus began his NFL coaching tenure from 2000-02 as
an assistant with the New Orleans Saints. His start in the

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HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING


COACHING EXPERIENCE: 24TH SEASON
NFL EXPERIENCE: 8TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON

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ERIC SUGARMAN
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE/HEAD ATHLETIC
TRAINER
NFL EXPERIENCE: 18TH SEASON
VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 9TH SEASON
Eric Sugarman enters his 18th NFL season in 2014 and his
9th with the Vikings, taking on a larger role this season as he
will serve as the Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic
Trainer. Sugarman has been part of 6 Division championship
teams since 2000 and 8 playoff-bound teams.
During his tenure with the Vikings, Sugarman and his staff
have been instrumental in helping several players return from
severe injury by creating or enhancing rehabilitation protocols.
During the 2012 offseason, Sugarman and his staff worked
with RB Adrian Peterson on his remarkable comeback from a
severe knee injury in late December 2011. Peterson returned to
action for the 2012 season opener and went on to exceed all
outside expectations by rushing for 2,097 yards, the 2nd-best
season in NFL history, and earning NFL Most Valuable Player
and Offensive Player of the Year honors in the NFL along with
1st-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl recognition.
Sugarmans staff has also overseen the rehabs of LBs
Chad Greenway, Heath Farwell and E.J. Henderson, who each
suffered season-ending injuries in their careers but returned to
earn Pro Bowl berths.
With the Vikings, Sugarman supervises the evaluation and
care of all injuries sustained. He and his staff implement and
maintain proactive treatment and rehabilitation programs.
Sugarman also oversees the Vikings nutrition program where
he works closely with the team chef and nutritionist.
The Vikings athletic training staff has broad-based experience in athletic training and have trained under some of the
most respected professionals in their field. The staff prides
themselves on being proactive while using the most current
concepts, modalities and principles. The entire athletic training
staff are Performance Enhancement and Corrective Exercise
Specialists credentialed through the National Academy of
Sports Medicine. The Vikings staff has been trained in the
Advanced Graston technique, a patented form of instrument
assisted soft tissue mobilization that works to effectively
break down scar tissue and fascial restrictions. This offseason,
the staff attended a course in myofascial release techniques.
Sugarman has worked closely in the past with the Nike SSP
team. He added a sensory station in the athletic training room
bringing many of Nike SSPs vision concepts to the Vikings
team daily. Sugarman also has a strong working relationship
with Starkey Hearing of Eden Prairie, allowing him to bring

state-of-the-art hearing enhancement and ear protection to


the team and staff.
Sugarman spent the 1997-99 seasons with the Chicago
Bears and the 2000-05 campaigns with Philadelphia. Sugarman
got his first taste of the NFL as a summer intern for the Bears
athletic training staff from 1993-95.
Sugarman earned his bachelors degree in health and physical education with an emphasis in athletic training from West
Chester University and went on to earn his masters degree
in sports management at the University of Richmond. During
his tenure at Richmond, Sugarman served as the graduate
assistant athletic trainer for the Spiders football team and
head athletic trainer for the Spiders baseball squad. In 1994-95
Sugarman served as assistant athletic trainer at West Chester
and worked as an instructor at the school. In 1996 Sugarman
served as an athletic trainer in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Sugarman joined the Bears as an assistant trainer from
1997-99 before moving to the Eagles in a similar role in 2000.
The Eagles were noted for progressive rehab programs. That
athletic training staff played an integral part in helping Terrell
Owens return from ankle surgery during the regular season in
time for Super Bowl XXXIX.
Sugarman is an active member of the Professional Football
Athletic Trainers Society, where he has served on several
committees. He is a current member of the NFL Committee
on Supplements, sits on the Advisory Board of the Rehberg
Konin Group and is a member of the Twin Cities Dunkers Club.
Sugarman is also an American Heart Association Basic Life
Support, AED and First Aid certified instructor. In 2003 he
received the PFATS Big Heart award for saving the life of a
fellow Eagles employee by performing CPR. In 2010, Sugarman
and former Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress were co-winners
of the American Optometric Associations Eagle Award and
in 2009 ESPN Magazine recognized him as the NFLs Most
Irreplaceable Athletic Trainer. In 2011, Sugarman was inducted
into the Halzleton, PA Area Sports Hall of Fame. In 2013, the
Vikings staff was recognized with the Excellence in Aquatics
Award by HydroWorx in honor of their progressive use of
aquatic therapy.
Sugarman and his wife, Heather, reside in Chanhassen, MN,
with their sons, Jacob and Benjamin.

VIKINGS WERE VISIONARY IN VISION PROTECTION


Long-time Vikings Equipment Manager Dennis Ryan has seen his fair
share of changes in the NFL over his 38 years working with the team. He
has also been on the cutting edge of some changes that have become
commonplace in modern football. If necessity is the mother of invention,
Ryan fathered his own invention to help former Vikings defensive lineman
Mark Mullaney.
After suffering a poke to the eye in a 1984 game, Mullaney and Ryan
came up with a solution to allow him back on the field and to play with
confidence. Ryan formed a piece of plexiglass to fit into Mullaneys face
mask and thus started a trend that would carry on to this day- the visor.
Future Vikings would make the look standard, most famously future Hall
of Famer Randall McDaniel.

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ROB ROCHE
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

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Education Services. He earned his MS degree in 2000.


During Roches stint at Illinois he was first exposed to the
NFL when he was a training camp intern for the Chicago Bears
in 1998 and 1999. His experience in pro football continued in
2000 when he was an assistant with the Frankfurt Galaxy in
NFL Europe and in 2001 with the World Bowl IX champion
Berlin Thunder. Continuing his education through experience,
Roche volunteered for two weeks in summer 2003 with the U.S.
Olympic Committee in Chula Vista, CA.
Roche is a member of the National Athletic Trainers
Association and the USOC Sports Medicine Society, has served
on the Executive Board of the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers
Society, is certified as a Performance Enhancement Specialist
and Corrective Exercise Specialist by the National Academy of
Sports Medicine. In 2013, the Vikings staff was recognized with
the Excellence in Aquatics Award by HydroWorx in honor of their
progressive use of aquatic therapy.
Roche, a native of Tamaqua, PA and graduate of Marian
Catholic High, is married to Melissa. The couple resides in
Chaska, MN with their sons, Patrick and Cameron.

HISTORY

Rob Roche brings a diverse athletic training background in


pro football and collegiate athletics to the Vikings as an assistant on Eric Sugarmans staff.
Roche enters his 9th season with the Vikings in 2014 and
assists with the evaluation and care of all injuries sustained
and helps implement proactive treatment and rehabilitation
programs for the athletes. Roche was a season-long intern with
the Philadelphia Eagles in 2000 and during 2003-05 training
camps where he worked with Sugarman and Vikings assistant
Tom Hunkele.
Before joining the Vikings, Roche spent 2001-06 working as
an assistant athletic trainer at Swarthmore College where he
provided medical coverage for the NCAA Division III program.
Along with athletic training responsibilities, Roche was an
Approved Clinical Instructor for athletic training students.
Roche earned his bachelors degree in health and physical
education with an emphasis in athletic training from West
Chester University in 1998. During his undergraduate tenure he
served an internship in athletic training at the school working
with the football team. Following his graduation, Roche moved
to the University of Illinois to earn his masters degree in kinesiology where he served as a teaching assistant in the kinesiology
department and was a graduate assistant in UIs Rehabilitation

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advanced to the AFC Championship to face eventual Super Bowl


champs Denver.
Following his graduation in 1998 with a bachelors degree
in athletic training from Duquesne, Hunkele remained at the
school to earn his masters in physical therapy. During graduate
school he served as a graduate assistant from 1998-2000 where
he worked as head athletic trainer for the mens soccer, ice
hockey and mens and womens tennis teams along, with supervising student assistants. Hunkele is certified as a Performance
Enhancement Specialist and Corrective Exercise Specialist by
the National Academy of Sports Medicine. In 2013, the Vikings
staff was recognized with the Excellence in Aquatics Award by
HydroWorx in honor of their progressive use of aquatic therapy.
Hunkele, a native of Reading, PA, and graduate of Holy
Name High School, is a member of the National Athletic
Trainers Association along with being a licensed physical therapist in Minnesota. Hunkele is married to Rachel and the couple
resides in Eden Prairie with their daughters, Zara and Zoe.

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Tom Hunkele enters his 9th season as an assistant on the


Vikings athletic training staff in 2014 and will enter this season
in a new role as Coordinator of Rehabilitation/Assistant Athletic
Trainer. Hunkele and Vikings Director of Sports Medicine/Head
Athletic Trainer Eric Sugarman previously worked together for
6 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. Hunkele assists in the
evaluation and care of all injuries sustained and helps implement proactive treatment and rehabilitation programs for the
athletes.
During Hunkeles tenure with the Eagles from 2000-05
he worked with NovaCare Rehabilitation as a Staff Physical
Therapist during the off-season and as an assistant with the
team starting in the pre-season through the remainder of the
schedule. While working with the Eagles, Hunkele was part of
Rick Burkholders highly-regarded staff and was exposed to
some of the most progressive rehab programs and techniques
at work in the NFL today.
Hunkele started in the athletic training field as a student at
Duquesne where he assisted with the athletic training staff for
football during his undergraduate days. During the 1997 season
he was exposed to the NFL for the first time when he served as
a season-long intern for the Pittsburgh Steelers as the team

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COORDINATOR OF REHABILITATION/
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

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TOM HUNKELE

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MATT DUHAMEL
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

Matt Duhamel is in his 2nd season with the Vikings staff


as Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist after serving
as a seasonal Assistant Athletic Trainer for the club since 2010
while working in conjunction with NovaCare Rehabilitation as
a physical therapist. In 2013, Duhamel joined the Vikings staff
on a full-time basis.
Duhamel will assist on Eric Sugarmans staff with injury
prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation and draw
on his experience and training as a licensed physical therapist.
Duhamel worked during the off-season in the Twin Cities as
an Outpatient Physical Therapist with NovaCare Rehabilitation
from 2010-12 while assisting the Vikings in-season and has
experience in the NFL prior to joining the Vikings. He spent

the 2006 season with the New England Patriots and worked
with the team during the off-seasons of 2005 and 2010 as an
athletic training intern and physical therapy clinical student.
A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association
and the American Physical Therapy Association, Duhamel
earned his undergraduate degree in athletic training at
Northeastern University where he worked with the football and
mens basketball teams. He went on to earn his doctorate of
physical therapy from Boston University in 2010.
A native of Lawrence, MA, Duhamel resides in Hopkins, MN
with his wife, Jamie.

JOEL BOYD, M.D.


TEAM PHYSICIAN

Joel Boyds experience in athletics and medicine have


helped take him around the world. In 2014, he returns for an
8th full season with the Vikings.
Boyd serves as a Physician at TRIA Orthopedic Center in
Bloomington and joined the Vikings for the 2007 season along
with working in a similar role with the NHLs Minnesota Wild.
His experience with the United State Olympic Team took
Boyd to the Nagano Games in 1998 while working with the
mens and womens hockey teams. In past seasons Boyd has

worked as a National Team Physician with USA Hockey in world


championships in Switzerland, Sweden and Germany.
Boyd holds an undergraduate degree from Bucknell
and graduated from Temple University Medical School. He
completed his orthopedic training at the Cleveland Clinic
Foundation and fellowship training at the University of
Western Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Boyd and his wife, Cheryl, have 3 children, Kendall, Kyle
and Kasey, and reside in Eden Prairie.

SHELDON BURNS, M.D.


TEAM PHYSICIAN

Sheldon Burns returns in 2014 for his 30th season as a


Vikings Team Physician. A doctor at Edina Family Physicians,
Burns is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Practice,
Emergency and Sports Medicine.
Burns is also the Medical Director for the Minnesota
Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association, Medical
Director for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and the
Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. He has served
as team physician for seven United States Olympic or World
Championship teams, most recently for USA Basketballs
gold medal winning entry at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane,
Australia, in September 2001. Burns worked as a USA Olympics
team physician in the Athens games and served as tourna-

ment physician for the Minnesota State High School League.


In 2014 he was honored as Family Physician of the Year by the
Minnesota Association of Family Physicians.
Burns is a Clinical Professor at the University of
Minnesota Medical School and is active in teaching sports
medicine at the Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center and The
Orthopedic Center. He was a deputy medical commissioner of
the International Olympic Committee and has worked in six
Olympic Games.
A native of Grand Meadow, MN, and raised in Nisswa,
MN, Burns received his undergraduate degree from Hamline
University in St. Paul and earned his medical degree in 1974
from the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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DAVID OLSON, M.D.

2014 MEDICAL STAFF

David Haase - Chiropractor


Josh Sandell - Sports Medicine Specialist
Jon Graves - Sports Medicine Specialist

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Department where he is active teaching medical students,


Residents and Sports Medicine Fellows. A native of Sioux Falls,
SD and raised in North St. Paul, Olson received his undergraduate degree from Gustavus Adolphus College and medical degree
at Minnesota. Olson and wife Renee reside in Roseville with
children, Tyler, Autumn and Kobe.

HISTORY

David Olson is in his 12th season as a Vikings Team


Physician in 2014. A doctor at Broadway Family Physicians in
Minneapolis, Olson is a Board Certified Specialist in Family
Medicine and Sports Medicine.
Olson also works as a Team Physician with the University
of Minnesota athletics where he works primarily with the
mens basketball program. He volunteers his time covering
Minneapolis Community and Technical College basketball,
Roseville and Patrick Henry High Schools and Minnesota State
High School League events.
Olson is an Assistant Professor at the University of
Minnesotas Family Medicine and Community Health

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Washington University in St. Louis and his fellowship training


at the Tria Orthopaedic Center in Bloomington.
Fetzer and his wife, Renee, have two boys, Brady and
Nolan. The family resides in Bloomington.

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Gary Fetzer serves as a physician at the Tria Orthopaedic


Center in Bloomington. He has been an ancillary physician with
the Vikings the last six years and begins his fourth season in
2014 as a Team Physician. He has also served as team physician at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN for the
last four years.
Fetzer holds an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Iowa Carver School of Medicine.
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GEORGE PATON
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER

George Paton enters his 8th season with the Vikings in


2014, serving as the clubs Assistant General Manager and
working with General Manager Rick Spielman.
The duo have a long professional history together, having
worked on the personnel staffs in Chicago and Miami before
joining forces again in Minnesota.
The 2012 Vikings benefitted from an influx of young talent
and spurred the squad to a Vikings-record 7-win improvement
over the previous season, finishing 10-6 and earning a Wild
Card playoff berth. The Vikings landed 3 draft picks on the AllRookie team and a pair of rookies garnered Pro Bowl honors.
Vikings FB Jerome Felton joined the team as a free agent in
2012 and went on to a career year, paving the way for Adrian
Peterson to post the 2nd-best rushing mark in NFL history
with 2,097 yards and earned his 1st career All-Pro and Pro Bowl
recognition.
The Vikings roster development through free agency, trades
and the draft built the foundation for the back-to-back NFC
North Champions in 2008 and 2009. The Vikings tied a team
record with 10 players earning Pro Bowl berths in 2009, 5 were
acquired by the draft, 4 by free agency and 1 via trade.
The 2009 team tied the 2nd-most wins in franchise history
with a 12-4 mark in the regular season and advanced to the NFC
Championship game for the first time since 2000. The Vikings
22 wins over the 2008 and 2009 seasons led the NFC over that

span and ranked 2nd in the NFL.


Patons primary focus is coordinate scouting and personnel
functions within the Vikings Pro Scouting Department and
lend his expertise to the College Scouting Department as they
prepare for the annual NFL Draft.
Paton spent 6 seasons (2001-06) with the Miami Dolphins
as Director of Pro Personnel. Paton began his NFL career in the
college and pro scouting departments of the Chicago Bears,
rising to the position of Assistant Director of Pro Personnel
in 2000.
A 4-year letter winner as a DB at UCLA from 1988-91, Paton
was a part of a pair of Bruin bowl teams. He earned a bachelors
degree in history and went on to play in professional football
leagues in Italy and Austria.
Paton (pronounced Payton) and wife, Barbara, have a
daughter, Bella, and son, Beau.

BUILDING THROUGH THE DRAFT


PRO BOWLERS DRAFTED BY THE VIKINGS
Player
Year/Rd. School
Tommy Mason
1961/1
Tulane
Rip Hawkins
1961/2
North Carolina
#Fran Tarkenton
1961/3
Georgia
#Bobby Bell
Carl Eller
Milt Sunde
Dave Osborn
Gene Washington
Alan Page
Bob Grim
Bobby Bryant
Ron Yary
#Ed White
Jeff Siemon
Chuck Foreman
Matt Blair
Sammy White
Tommy Kramer
Scott Studwell
Joe Senser
Wade Wilson
Steve Jordan
Joey Browner
Carl Lee
Keith Millard
#Chris Doleman

1962/2
1964/1
1964/20
1965/13
1967/1
1967/1
1967/2
1967/7
1968/1
1969/2
1972/1
1973/1
1974/2
1976/2
1977/1
1977/9
1979/6
1981/8
1982/7
1983/1
1983/7
1984/1
1985/1

Henry Thomas
Randall McDaniel

1987/3
1988/1

Pro Bowl
1962-64
1963
1964-65, 67-70,
75-77
Minnesota
1971-73
Minnesota
1968-71,73-74
Minnesota
1966
North Dakota
1970
Michigan State
1969-70
Notre Dame
1968-76
Oregon State
1971
South Carolina
1975
USC
1971-77
California
1975-78, 80
Stanford
1973, 75-77
Miami
1973-77
Iowa State
1977-82
Grambling
1976-77
Rice
1986
Illinois
1987-88
West Chester State
1981
East Texas State
1988
Brown
1986-91
USC
1985-90
Marshall
1988-90
Washington State
1988-89
Pittsburgh
1987-90,92-93,
95, 97
Louisiana State
1991-92
Arizona State
1989-99

#Terry Allen
Todd Scott
Ed McDaniel
#Brad Johnson
Robert Smith
Todd Steussie
Korey Stringer
Randy Moss
Matt Birk
Daunte Culpepper
Michael Bennett
Bryant McKinnie
Kevin Williams
E.J. Henderson
Chad Greenway
Adrian Peterson
Sidney Rice
Percy Harvin
Kyle Rudolph
Matt Kalil
Blair Walsh
Cordarrelle Patterson

1990/9
1991/6
1992/5
1992/9
1993/1
1994/1
1995/1
1998/1
1998/6
1999/1
2001/1
2002/1
2003/1
2003/2
2006/1
2007/1
2007/2
2009/1
2011/2
2012/1
2012/6
2013/1

Clemson
1996
Southwest Louisiana
1992
Clemson
1998
Florida State
1999, 2002
Ohio State
1998, 00
California
1997-98
Ohio State
2000
Marshall
1998-00, 02-03
Harvard 2000-01, 03-04, 06-07
Central Florida
2000, 03-04
Wisconsin
2002
Miami
2009
Oklahoma State
2004, 06-10
Maryland
2010
Iowa
2011, 12
Oklahoma
2007-10, 12-13
South Carolina
2009
Florida
2009
Notre Dame
2012
USC
2012
Georgia
2012
Tennessee
2013

# Fran Tarkenton played in Pro Bowl with the NY Giants


1967-70; Bobby Bell never played with the Vikings and all his
Pro Bowl appearances were with the Kansas City Chiefs; Ed
White played in the 1978 and 1980 Pro Bowls with the San
Diego Chargers; Chris Doleman played in the 1995 Pro Bowl
with the Atlanta Falcons and the 1997 Pro Bowl with the San
Francisco 49ers, Terry Allen played in the 1996 Pro Bowl with
Washington, Brad Johnson played in the 1999 Pro Bowl with
the Washington and 2002 with Tampa Bay.

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spring of 1998, Stephenson coached defensive backs as a


graduate assistant at UMass.
Stephenson is a native of Goldsboro, NC. He was a 2-time
All-Ivy League honoree at Brown as a DB, and was also awarded
the teams Unsung Hero Award. He earned his bachelors in
organizational behavior management in 1997, and his masters
in sport management from Massachusetts in 1999. In 2003,
Stephenson was selected to Browns All-Decade Football Team
for the 1990s. He was honored as part of the 125-year anniversary celebration of football at Brown University.
Stephenson and his wife, Emily, have a son, Noah, and a
daughter, Gabrielle.

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Jamaal Stephenson enters his 13th season with the Vikings


in 2014 and takes over the Vikings college scouting operations
beginning this season. In Stephensons tenure, 12 Vikings rookies have earned All-Rookie accolades and 2, Adrian Peterson
and Percy Harvin, have been named NFL Offensive Rookie of
the Year. Since 2007, the Vikings have sent 5 rookie players
to the Pro Bowl in their debut seasons- Cordarrelle Patterson
(2013), Matt Kalil (2012) Blair Walsh (2012), Percy Harvin (2009)
and Adrian Peterson (2007)
In 2009, Stephenson was promoted to Assistant Director
of College Scouting after originally joining the club in 2002 as a
college scout. Stephenson has worked closely with former college director Scott Studwell since joining the Vikings and takes
over the department for the 2014 season.
Stephenson was recognized by the Fritz Pollard Alliance
with the NFC Scout of the Year award for the 2012 season,
presented during the 2013 Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Stephenson joined the Vikings in 2002 after spending
2 years with the Houston Texans. In May of 2000, he was
hired as College Administrator for the Texans. During his
time in Houston, he was in charge of scouting areas of Texas,
Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Prior to joining the Texans, Stephenson spent one year as
a scouting assistant for the Washington Redskins. His duties
included evaluations and producing scouting reports. In the

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at St. Johns, the Johnnies won the Minnesota Intercollegiate


Athletic Conference title in 95 and 96, advanced to the NCAA
playoffs, and posted a (25-6-1) record.
A Minnesota native, Monnens grew up in Richmond and
attended Rocori High School. Monnens earned his bachelors
degree in psychology from St. Johns in 1998. Monnens resides
in Excelsior with his wife, Krissy, and their daughter, Olivia.

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Ryan Monnens begins his 13th season in the Vikings scouting department in 2014 and his 2nd season as the Director of
Pro Scouting. In his new role, Monnens oversees the Vikings
pro scouting efforts and is responsible for scouting NFL players,
advance scouting of opponents, assisting with the pro scouting
database and scouting other professional leagues.
Monnens spent 8 seasons as a pro scout after spending 3
seasons as a pro personnel assistant. He joined the Vikings as
an intern in 1998 and spent the following 3 seasons in public
relations with the club.
Monnens played WR at St. Johns University in Collegeville,
MN (1995-97) under legendary coach John Gagliardi, the all-time
winningest coach in college football history. During his tenure

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SCOTT STUDWELL
COLLEGE SCOUT/REGIONAL

A key part of the Vikings for 38 seasons in different capacities, Scott Studwell enters the 2014 season working with the
Vikings college scouting efforts as a regional scout after serving
from 2002-13 as Director of College Scouting.
Studwell is in his 5th decade with the team and is one of
the most enduring figures in Vikings history. He enters his
23rd year in the teams Player Personnel department in 2014.
Studwell retired from his 14-year playing career after the 1990
season (1977-1990) and spent a year as the Vikings Assistant
to the President/Player Relations in 1991 before being named
the Player Personnel Coordinator from 1992-2001 and named
Director of College Scouting in 2002.
Studwells place in team history was immortalized in 2009
when he was inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor. A member of the Vikings 25th, 40th and 50th Anniversary All-Time
Teams, Studwell holds team records for tackles in a career
(1,981), season (230 in 81) and game (24 vs. Detroit in 85), as
well as solo tackles in a career (1,308). No other player in Vikings
history has over 1,500 career tackles. According to team media
guides Studwell has more tackles with one organization than
any other player in NFL history. In addition, Studwell is one of
only five Minnesota players to participate in over 200 games
during his career. He also played in 12 playoffs contests, including NFC Championship Games following the 77 and 87 seasons. In 87 and 88 Studwell was voted to the Pro Bowl. In 89
he was named 2nd-team All-NFC by United Press International.
He also was Minnesotas recipient of the Ed Block Memorial
Courage Award in 87. After earning the starting MLB job in

80, Studwell led the Vikings in tackles the next 6 seasons. He


also was the teams leading tackler in 88 and 89. Studwell,
who tied for the team lead in fumbles recovered three times
(82, 86, 88), finished his NFL career with 15 FRs and 11 INTs.
Drafted by Minnesota in the 9th round from Illinois in 77,
Studwell finished his collegiate career as the schools second
all-time tackler (342) behind Dick Butkus (374). In 76 Studwell
recorded 177 tackles to surpass Illinois season record, formerly held by Butkus. As a senior Studwell recorded 23 tackles
against Purdue to tie the schools single-game record.
In 90 Studwell was named to Illinois All-Century Team,
joining Butkus and Ray Nitschke as the linebackers on that
squad. Studwell earned 2nd-team All-America and 1st-team
All-Big Ten honors in 76, and 2nd-team All-Conference mention in 75. Studwell also was the teams co-captain and coMVP in 76, when he played in the Hula Bowl, East-West Shrine
Game and Japan Bowl.
A native of Evansville, IN (8/27/54), John Scott Studwell
starred at Evansville High School. In 2001 Studwell was elected
into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. He majored in commerce at Illinois. During his playing career, he sat on the Board
of Directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Minneapolis. Scott
and wife Jenny have two daughters, Jessie and Samantha, and
a son Jack.

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The Vikings 2012 draft class make an immediate impact on the club, helping the team go 10-6 and earn an NFC Wild Card
playoff berth. The class was highlighted by 3 members earning spots on the Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America
All-Rookie team. There are 8 current Vikings who have been named to the All-Rookie team and the 3 members in 2012 that were
honored matched the team-high, set in 1994.
VIKINGS PFW/PFWA ALL-ROOKIE HONOREES
SEASON
PLAYER
2013 ...................................................KR Cordarrelle Patterson
2012 ........................................................................T Matt Kalil
2012 ............................................................... S Harrison Smith
2012 .....................................................................K Blair Walsh
2011................................................................. TE Kyle Rudolph
2009 ........................................................ WR/KR Percy Harvin
2009 ................................................................. T Phil Loadholt
2007........................................................... RB Adrian Peterson
2007...............................................................DE Brian Robison
2005 ....................................................................P Chris Kluwe
2003 ............................................................ DT Kevin Williams
2003 ............................................................ RB Onterrio Smith
2003 ................................................................P Eddie Johnson
2000 ................................................................. DT Chris Hovan
1998 ................................................................WR Randy Moss
1995 ............................................................. S Orlando Thomas

1994 .................................................................T Todd Steussie


1994 .................................................. CB Dewayne Washington
1994 ..............................................................TE Andrew Jordan
1988........................................................... G Randall McDaniel
1984 ...........................................................RB Alfred Anderson
1976 .............................................................WR Sammy White
1974 ..................................................................... LB Matt Blair
1973............................................................. RB Chuck Foreman
1972.........................................................................Jeff Siemon

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Reed Burckhardt covers the Northeast Region of the country as a College Scout/Area for the Vikings after spending 2
seasons as the clubs Blesto Scout. Over the past few seasons,
Burckhardt has gained experience within the franchise in several areas.
Burckhardt began with the Vikings as an intern in the operations department in 2009, interned with the Vikings scouting
department in 2010 and grew into a full-time role with the
team. His background in football included his tenure as a 3-year
letterwinner as a backup QB at South Dakota State as the team

transitioned from a Division II squad to Division I FCS (Division


I-AA). The Jackrabbits capped their transition by winning the
2007 Great West Football Conference title. Following his playing career at SDSU, Burckhardt worked with the football staff
in a part-time role with recruiting and assisted coaching the
linebackers. He graduated in 2008 with a degree in business.
A native Minnesotan, Burckhardt attended Russell-TylerRuthton High School in rural Southwestern Minnesota where he
was a football and basketball standout. Burckhardt is single and
resides in Minneapolis.

TERRANCE GRAY
COLLEGE SCOUT/AREA

Terrance Gray returns to the Vikings in 2014 for his 9th


season as a College Scout/Area. In his role Gray will scout the
Southern and Southwest Regions of the country.
Gray comes to the Vikings from the Kansas City Chiefs
where he served as the clubs area scout of National Football
Scouting (NFS) during the 2005 season and in preparation for
the 2006 Draft. Prior to moving into scouting, Gray was the
Chiefs Player Development Coordinator and worked in player
personnel from June 2003 to June 2005. As a scout with Kansas
City, Gray covered the Southwest.
Gray got his start in the NFL as an intern in 2002-03 in the
League office working with Player and Employee Development
and focused on the NFLs Continuing Education Program.
Before his opportunity with the NFL, Gray worked as a student

assistant in the Oregon State Universitys athletic department


in academic affairs as he finished his bachelors degree in 2002.
Gray was a CB at Oregon State in 1999 and 2000 after
transferring from Palomar (CA) Junior College where he was an
All-America honoree and team captain. At Oregon State Gray
was part of one of the Beavers best seasons in school history
as a senior, going 11-1 and ending the season ranked #4 in the
nation after a 41-9 win over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
Gray played under former NFL head coach Dennis Erickson
while at OSU.
A standout QB at Bayside High in Queens, NY, Gray was the
team MVP and a 1st-Team All-Queens choice by the New York
Daily News. Gray and his wife, Kimberly, reside in Kansas City.

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was RBs coach at Missouri Western in 1994 and 95. Acevedo


was an assistant coach at San Francisco State from 1985-89.
Acevedo played DB for two seasons at San Francisco State
after transferring from Palomar Junior College. He was a team
captain at SFSU as a senior and also earned All-Northern
California Athletic Conference honors.
Born in Escondido, CA, Acevedo attended San Pasqual High
School and went on to earn his bachelors degree in physical
education from SFSU. He and his wife, Phoebe, have a daughter
Estella and a son, Antonio.

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A veteran evaluator with a track record of success, Frank


Acevedo enters his 13th season with the Vikings in 2014 and
his 20th season in the NFL. Acevedo joined the Vikings after 7
seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs personnel department and
serves the Vikings as a College Scout/Area with coverage of the
Midwest and Central Regions.
Acevedo spent 5 seasons as Kansas Citys area scout covering the Big 12 region. Prior to being an area scout with the
Chiefs he was an assistant in the clubs personnel department.
Before joining the Chiefs personnel department, Acevedo

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KEVIN McCABE
COLLEGE SCOUT/AREA

Kevin McCabe enters his 13th season in 2014 with the


Minnesota Vikings as a College Scout/Area, working in the
Western portion of the country.
McCabe came to the Vikings after working with the St.
Louis Rams as an area scout for 7 years (1995-2001) and
volunteering with the Rams personnel department in 1994.
During his tenure with the Rams, the team became known as
one of the most potent offensive attacks in the NFL. In 1999
the Rams went 13-3 in the regular season and won Super Bowl
XXXIV over Tennessee following a 4-12 campaign in 1998. In
2001, St. Louis posted a 14-2 regular season mark and lost
Super Bowl XXXVI to New England in one of the most exciting
Super Bowls in League history. In his final three seasons with
St. Louis, the Rams amassed a 37-11 regular-season record,
won the NFC West title twice (1999, 2001) and finished as the

Division runner-up in 2000.


McCabe began his career in 1985 as an assistant coach
at his alma mater, John Muir High School in Pasadena, CA.
McCabe coached on the prep level in the Los Angeles area until
becoming strength and conditioning coordinator and assistant
football coach at Pomona-Pitzer College. He stayed at the
school from 1991-94. In 1993 McCabe coached overseas for the
East City Giants in Helsinki, Finland.
McCabe is a native of Pasadena and earned a bachelors
degree in political science in 1985 from Princeton University,
where he was a three-year letterman for the Tiger football
team. Kevin and his wife, Anne, have sons, Torin and Keenan,
and a daughter, Katherine. The family resides in Woodland, CA.

PAT ROBERTS
COLLEGE SCOUT/REGIONAL

In his 2nd season with the Vikings in 2014, Pat Roberts


brings a wealth of experience in the scouting field to the team
and will serve as a College Scout/Regional for the club, covering the Southeast Region. Roberts spent 8 seasons with the
Cleveland Browns from 2005-12 and originally entered the NFL
in 1998 with Chicago and served in a variety of roles with the
team. Roberts began with Cleveland as a national scout from
2005-08 before advancing to Director of College Scouting in
2009 and on to Senior National Scout from 2010-12.
Roberts was an in-house scout for the team in 1998 and

spent 1999-2003 as the Bears Northeast Area Scout before


moving to the Southeast Area in 2004. Prior to joining the
Bears, Roberts served briefly as the head strength coach and
offensive line coach for Division III Millsaps College in Jackson,
MS. His coaching career began at his alma mater, DePauw
University in Indiana, where he coached RBs in 1995 and offensive line in 1996-97. Roberts was an offensive guard from 199194 while earning a degree in exercise science in 1995.
Roberts and wife, Allison, have a daughter, Sophia, and
son, Ryder.

ALMA MATER MATTERS


The Vikings selected 2 players in the 1st round of the 2014 Draft, marking the 1st time in team history with multiple 1st-round
draft picks in 3 straight seasons- 2 in 2012, 3 in 2013 and 2 in 2014. The Vikings have selected 5 players from USC in the 1st round
of the Draft, the most from any school.
VIKINGS 1ST ROUND DRAFT PICKS BY COLLEGE
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Southern California .................................................................5
Florida State............................................................................3
Ohio State ...............................................................................3
Michigan State ........................................................................3
Notre Dame .............................................................................3
Oklahoma State ......................................................................3
California .................................................................................2
Florida .....................................................................................2
Miami (Fla.) .............................................................................2
North Carolina State................................................................2
Pittsburgh................................................................................2
Stanford ..................................................................................2
UCLA........................................................................................2
Washington.............................................................................2
Wisconsin................................................................................2

Alabama .................................................................................. 1
Arizona State .......................................................................... 1
Auburn..................................................................................... 1
Boston College......................................................................... 1
Central Florida ......................................................................... 1
Colorado State......................................................................... 1
Iowa......................................................................................... 1
Louisville ................................................................................. 1
Marshall................................................................................... 1
Minnesota ............................................................................... 1
Mississippi State ..................................................................... 1
Oklahoma ................................................................................ 1
Penn State............................................................................... 1
Purdue ..................................................................................... 1
Rice.......................................................................................... 1
South Carolina......................................................................... 1
Tennessee ............................................................................... 1
Tulane...................................................................................... 1

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2000 as a Player Personnel intern and rose within the organization during his tenure. While in Miami, Kuhn worked closely
with Vikings Vice President of Player Personnel Rick Spielman
and Director of Player Personnel George Paton.
A 1997 graduate of Kansas State University, Kuhn holds
a degree in anthropology. He is a native of Topeka, KS and
attended Hayden High.

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Scott Kuhn returns for his 8th season with the Vikings in
2014 as a Pro Scout after spending 7 seasons on the staff of
the Miami Dolphins. Kuhn will assist the Vikings with NFL-wide
scouting of players, advance scouting of opponents, database
operations, reports and evaluations for free agency.
Kuhn has a strong background in technology as it relates
to scouting and worked with Miami as College Scouting
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State where he served as Football Operations Coordinator for


the Bulldogs. During his tenure with Fresno State the team
climbed the national charts and posted one of the most successful stints in school history. The Bulldogs went 36-18 in his
four seasons with the program and played in four straight bowl
games, including wins over Georgia Tech and UCLA in the 2002
and 2003 Silicon Valley Football Classics respectively.
A native of Cleveland, Sholiton was a four-year letterwinner
as a receiver and punt returner at Washington University in St.
Louis. He earned his bachelors degree in marketing in 2000 and
went on to earn a masters in kinesiology from Fresno State in
2001. Sholiton and wife, Ashley, have a son, Brett Maverick. The
family resides in San Antonio.

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Mike Sholiton returns for his 10th season with the Vikings
in 2014. He comes to the team with a wealth of football experience and is no stranger to the NFL. Sholiton will serve as a
Vikings College Scout/Regional to find college talent for the
team in the West.
Sholiton is in his second stint in the NFL after working as
an intern with the scouting, video and community relations
departments of the St. Louis Rams from 1997-2000. He was
a member of the 1999 Rams staff when the team won Super
Bowl XXXIV over Tennessee. While working with the Rams
scouting department, Sholiton maintained draft boards and
collected scouting reports while evaluating and profiling draft
eligible seniors for the 1999 Draft.
Sholiton came to the Vikings after four seasons with Fresno

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MIKE SHOLITON

an operations intern before attending graduate school. While


with the Vikings, Price assisted the player development department aiding rookies in their transition to the NFL and preparing
players for life after football.
A 2007 graduate of North Carolina A&T, Price majored in
speech communication while walking-on to the football team
in 2006. Between stints with the Panthers and Vikings, Price
returned to school during 2009-2010 and received his MBA
in sports management from San Diego State University. A
Charlotte, NC native, Price attended Olympic High School. He is
single and resides in Minneapolis.

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Steven Price begins his 5th season with the Vikings personnel department, and enters his 2nd season in 2014 as the clubs
Blesto Scout. Price will be responsible for league-wide scouting
of teams and potential free agents. He will assist the coaching
staff with advance reports on opponents special teams units.
Price served as a personnel intern for the Vikings in the 2010
and 2011 seasons.
Price began his NFL career at a young age as he worked in
the Carolina Panthers equipment room from 2002-2005. In
2007, he interned in the Panthers public relations department.
Price would then join the Vikings staff for the 2008 season as

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JEFF ROBINSON
PRO SCOUT

In 2014, Jeff Robinson enters his 25th season with the


Minnesota Vikings and serves as a Pro Scout. Robinson assists
the personnel department with league-wide player evaluation
and preparing scouting reports on upcoming opponents.
After joining the Vikings as a public relations intern in 1990,
Robinson worked two seasons (1991-92) as a public relations
assistant and three years (1993-95) as operations assistant. He
moved into the scouting department in June 1996.
In 1989-90 Robinson was an assistant coach at North High
School in Minneapolis.
A three-year starter at cornerback at Northwestern,
Robinson served as a team captain and was selected honorable-mention All-Big Ten as a senior in 1988. In the Wildcats
28-10 win over Illinois in 1987, he returned an interception 73
yards for a touchdown, which at the time was the 7th longest
interception return in school history and the longest interception return by a Northwestern player since 63. As a starter
in all 11 games at RCB as a sophomore, Robinson helped the
Wildcats post their best record (4-7) since 1973. Northwestern
also tied a school record for takeaways with 31 in 86. He was
recruited by and played as a freshman for former Vikings Head
Coach Dennis Green.

A native of Minneapolis, Robinson (4/16/67) was an honorable-mention All-America and a two-time All-Minneapolis
Conference selection at North High School. He was a 2-time
All-State pick in track and an All-City choice in basketball. A
member of the National Honor Society in high school, Robinson
was recognized by the Minneapolis Public School Athletic
Department in 88.
Named one of the Outstanding College Students of America,
Robinson earned a degree in organizational studies/business
management at Northwestern. Since 91 he has served on the
board of directors of the North Community YMCA. In 1995 and
1996 he hosted a college prep basketball camp for the top 30
varsity players in the Twin Cities. For the last 8 years Robinson
has hosted the Jeff Robinson Football Camp. He and his
wife Cassandra have two daughters, Jassandra, Jaila and a son,
Jeffrey II Deuce and live in Shakopee.

CONRAD CARDANO
PERSONNEL CONSULTANT

Conrad Cardano is in his 3rd decade with the Vikings in 2014,


joining the team in 1987 after a successful stint in collegiate
coaching and working in scouting for Blesto. Cardano is in his
3rd season as a Personnel Consultant for the Vikings after 25
years on the road scouting for the club.
Since joining the Vikings, Cardano has helped build a team
that has made the playoffs 14 times, including NFC Central/
North titles in 89, 92, 94, 98, 00, 08 and 09. The team has
played in 4 NFC Championship Games during his tenure.
Prior to joining the Vikings, Cardano worked for 3 years
(1984-86) for the Blesto Scouting Combine. From 1981-83
he coached at Eastern Kentucky, which won the Ohio Valley
Conference title each of his 3 seasons. The Colonels captured
the NCAA Division I-AA championship in 82, when they went
13-0. Cardano joined Eastern Kentucky after 2 seasons (1979-

80) overseeing WRs at Marshall. His first collegiate coaching job came as offensive coordinator at Catholic University
from 1975-78. Cardano coached 2 years at Tuscola High in
Waynesville,NC and Dover-Sherborn High in Dover, MA.
Cardano played quarterback for the Hagarstown Bears of
the Seaboard Pro League from 1972-73. Cardano played QB at
Western Carolina from 1967-70.
Born in Washington, DC, Cardano attended Bladensburg
(MD) High School. He earned his bachelors degree in health
and physical education at Western Carolina. In 1982 Cardano
received his masters in education administration and supervision from Bowie State College in Maryland. His wifes name is
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JERRY REICHOW
PERSONNEL CONSULTANT

reputation for finding talent hidden in late rounds of the draft.


Originally joining the team in 1961 in a trade from
Washington, Reichow played 1961-64 for the Vikings. He led
the team in receiving in 1961 and 62, joined Hugh McElhenny in
61 as the first 2 Pro Bowlers in team history and his 11 TD catches 61 stood as the team record until Cris Carter broke it in 1995.
Reichow entered the NFL as a 4th-round pick in 1956 by
Detroit, helping the Lions to the 1957 NFL title. Reichow was
the 1955 Iowa Hawkeyes MVP. He left school as the school
record holder in total offense and played in the Shrine Bowl and
Senior Bowl as a senior. On the hardwood, Reichow helped the
team to the Final Four in 1955.
A native of Decorah, IA, Reichow and his wife, Carolyn, have
three children.

Jerry Reichow began working for the Vikings in 1966 after playing from 1961-64 and is in his 5th decade with the club in 2014.

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Jerry Reichow has seen the growth and development of the


Minnesota Vikings with a front row seat since the team first
took the field as a raw expansion outfit.
A standout player on the debut Vikings team in 1961,
Reichow has worked over four decades with the team in a
variety of personnel roles.
Reichows eye for talent has played a key role in the success
of the franchise and he has worked with all nine head coaches
in Vikings history.
Reichow began in the Vikings front office in 1966 as Director
of Player Personnel. He moved on to be Director of Football
Operations in 1975 and Assistant General Manager, National
Scouting in 1992. Reichow was a key contributor to the Vikings
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Elway and Darrin Nelson. From 1975-77 Wiggin was head coach of
the Kansas City Chiefs. His coaching career started in 1968 with
the San Francisco 49ers defensive line.
As a standout DE for the Cleveland Browns from 1957-67,
Wiggin never missed a game, playing in 146 straight. He earned
Pro Bowl starts in 1965 and 67 and was named to the Browns
all-time team. In 2008 he was inducted as a Cleveland Browns
Legend, honoring the top players in franchise history. A 2-time
All-American at Stanford, Wiggin was inducted to the College
Football Hall of Fame in 2005. He has bachelors and masters
degrees from Stanford.
A native of Modesto (CA), Wiggin attened Manteca Union
High. He and his wife, Carolynn, have three children and eight
grandchildren.

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In almost five decades as a player, coach and administrator


in the National Football League, Paul Wiggin has been closely
linked with the success of several teams.
In his role as a Vikings Personnel Consultant, Wiggin works
with the department that is responsible for the evaluation all
NFL players and advance scouting of the Vikings upcoming
opponents.
Wiggin first joined the Vikings in 1985 as defensive line coach
in Bud Grants final season as head coach. Wiggin oversaw a
line that featured DE Chris Doleman and DT Keith Millard, who
posted 21.0 and 18.0 sacks respectively in 1989, earning Millard
NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
Wiggins career included head coaching jobs at his alma
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BUD GRANT
CONSULTANT

Bud Grant holds a notable place in the history of the Vikings


franchise but also in the state of Minnesota. An icon of the
sport and the team, Grant and the Vikings were synonymous
for his 18 seasons as head coach of the club.
Grant retired as the winningest head coach in team history
following the 1985 season, capping a career that would be honored with induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame less than
a decade later. Grants place among the giants of the game is
marked by a career regular season record of 158-96-5, winning
11 division titles in his 18 seasons and leading the Vikings to the
Super Bowl 4 times.
Grants coaching career began in the Canadian Football
League in 1957 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Grant moved
to the sideline for 10 seasons (1957-66) immediately after retiring as a player for the Blue Bombers from 1953-56 where he
played both ways as a WR/DB and was a Western Conference
All-Star 3 times. During a playoff game against Saskatchewan,
Grant snared 5 INTs to set a pro football record for a game. He
entered pro football as a player with the Philadelphia Eagles for
2 seasons in 1951-52, ranking 2nd in the NFL in receiving in 1952.
Grant had a 203-yard receiving day against the Dallas Texans
in 1952 that still ranks as the 4th-best day in Eagles history.
As a coach in Canada, Grant led Winnipeg to the Grey Cup 6
times, winning the title 4 times- 1958, 59, 61, 62. Grant is the

1st person to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and


the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Despite his many connections to Minnesota, Grant is a
native of Superior, WI and graduate of Superior High. Upon
graduation in 1945 he enlisted in the Navy and spent his basic
training at Great Lakes Naval Station in Chicago where he
played on a base football team coached by fellow Hall of Famer
Paul Brown. Grant enrolled at the University of Minnesota
where he would be a 3-sport standout in football, basketball
and baseball. He twice earned All Big Ten honors in football.
He was sought after as a pro athlete, being drafted by the
Philadelphia Eagles and the NBAs Minneapolis Lakers. He won
a pair of NBA titles with the Lakers in 1950 and 51 before turning to football where he played in 1951 and 52 for the Eagles.
He was the 2nd-leading receiver in the NFL in 1952 before a contract dispute led him to Winnipeg to finish his playing career.
The Grant family is prominent in Minnesota in many areas.
The matriarch of the Grant family, Buds wife of 59 years, Pat,
passed in the spring of 2009. Grant has 6 children, 19 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

FRED ZAMBERLETTI
CONSULTANT-TEAM HISTORIAN

Fred Zamberletti has a long and storied history with the


franchise and has had a hands-on role in building of the Vikings
franchise from an expansion club in 1961 to a team that has
become ingrained in the fabric of life of the Upper Midwest.
Zamberletti had a streak being on hand for 1,049 consecutive
Vikings games, dating to the start of the franchise in 1961,
snapped in 2011 at Washington..
Zamberletti has earned the respect and trust of countless
players and staff during his tenure with the Vikings. In his
time with the team Zamberletti has been a friend, brother,
father figure and mentor to countless players, coaches and
co-workers. When the team held Fred Zamberletti Day on
December 20, 1998 before kickoff of the Vikings-Jacksonville
Jaguars game, over 100 Vikings alumni turned out to celebrate
with him. To the media hes known as Trainer for Life. Former
head coach Bud Grant acknowledged him as the Cornerstone
of the Vikings and former General Manager Mike Lynn referred
to Fred as Mr. Viking. The players with respect and admiration refer to him as The Man. To his friends and compatriots
he is known as The Voice of Reason. Zamberletti was the
Head Trainer from 1961-98, Coordinator of Medical Services
from 1999-2001 and currently Senior Consultant.
A successful entrepreneur and a man of deep religious
beliefs, Zamberletti was a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Infantry.
Following his graduation from the University of Iowa he

served as chief physical therapist at Hibbing General Hospital


in 1959 and head athletic trainer at the University of Toledo
in 1960 before joining the Vikings at the teams inception in
1961.
Zamberletti is a native of Melcher, IA, and in addition
to numerous professional awards he was inducted into the
Minnesota Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame and was chosen
Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year in 1986 by the Drackett
Company of Cincinnati. He and the Vikings staff earned the
1996 NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year. In 1999 he earned
the Cain Fain Award at the NFL Physicians Sports Sciences
Symposium and is an Honorary Fellow of the Minneapolis
Sports Medicine Center.
Recognized by the governor as an Honorary Ambassador
of the State of Minnesota, Zamberletti has also received
Minneapolis Honorary Citizen Award. In 2011, Zamberletti was
recognized by his alma mater, the University of Iowa, with the
Distinguished Alumni Award.

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Entering his 24th season with the Vikings in 2014 and his
17th leading the PR department, Executive Director of Public
Relations Bob Hagan is responsible for coordinating print and
electronic media coverage of the Vikings as well as overseeing
the clubs records and photo archives.
A 1990 graduate of Iowa State University with a bachelors
degree in mass communications, Hagan was an intern in
1989-90 for KARE 11-TV. In 1991 Hagan served as an intern in
the Vikings public relations office under Merrill Swanson. In
1992 he was hired full time and served as an assistant under
Swanson and then Dave Pelletier until his promotion to Director
of Public Relations prior to the 1998 season. Following the 1998
and 2000 seasons, Hagan accompanied the Vikings staff and

helped the NFL with PR efforts at the Pro Bowl. Recently, he


has worked with the NFL PR staff at the past 12 Super Bowls.
Hagan was the Head Coach for the Twin Cities Dunkers in
2012. The Dunkers is a prestigious organization founded in
1948 and pays tribute to sports individuals and teams. During
his tenure he lined up 19 speakers including Bud Grant, Cris
Carter, Matt Birk, Rick Spielman, Leslie Frazier, David Stern,
Flip Saunders, Ron Gardenhire, Nick Price and Michele Tafoya.
Hagan currently serves on the Dunkers Coaching Staff.
A Twin Cities native, Hagan is a 1986 graduate of Wayzata
High School. Hagan and wife Val reside in Plymouth, with children Matt, Carley and Brad.

LUTHER HIPPE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS-TEAM TRAVEL

Luther Hippe returns as Director of Operations-Team Travel


in 2014, his 9th season in that role and his 21st overall season
with the Vikings. Hippe is responsible for all aspects of team
travel and transportation while serving as the point person for
offseason travel including bringing in players during the free
agency visit process.
Hippe is one of the Vikings longest-tenured employees and
got his first exposure to the team as a training camp intern in
1993. He returned to the team as a season-long intern in 1994
and was hired to the staff in 1995 as an assistant in the team

operations and personnel departments. After a season in a


shared capacity, Hippe turned his focus to operations.
Hippe was a four-year basketball letterman at Sioux Falls
College in his hometown. He earned his bachelors in mass
communications from SFC in 1987 and masters from MSUMankato in 1994.
Hippe has been active with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program in the Twin Cities and charitable endeavors in his
hometown. Hippe and wife, Emily, reside in Chanhassen with
their son, George and twins Ingrid and Levi.

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strategic communications and grass roots development. He


continues to play a key role with the Vikings stadium team,
helping oversee new stadium communication efforts during
the 4-year design and construction period leading to the new
facilitys opening in 2016.
A native of Adair, IA, Anderson graduated from Buena
Vista University before joining the Vikings as a public relations
intern in 2003. Anderson has assisted the NFL public relations
staff during three NFC Championships. He currently serves on
the boards of the East Downtown Council and Buena Vistas
National Alumni Association and previously served on the
board of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Anderson resides in Bloomington.

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Jeff Anderson is currently in his 12th season with the


Vikings and his 2nd as the teams Executive Director of
Communications. Anderson plays a lead role in external and
strategic communications, serving as a team spokesman and
developing communication programs on non-football initiatives, including public affairs, community relations, sales and
marketing, business affairs and crisis communications. He also
assists with the Vikings social media strategy and provides
media relations support for players and coaches.
Anderson worked closely on the organizations internal
stadium team and with Vikings ownership in the quest to build
a new home for Vikings football, an effort that culminated with
the passage of stadium legislation on May 10, 2012. Throughout
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PHIL HUEBNER
DIRECTOR OF TICKETING & HOSPITATITY

Phil Huebner enters his 17th season with the Vikings as the
Director of Ticketing and Hospitality in 2014.
Since October 1998, Huebner has overseen and revamped
the successful Vikings Ticket Sales and Operations
Departments, which are responsible for customer service and
the sale of season, group and individual tickets along with
hospitality packages. In 1999 season ticket sales were capped
at 60,000, an increase of 17,000 from the 1998 season. The
three largest home crowds in team history have been during
Huebners tenure, including the team-record 64,482 fans who
watched the Vikings battle Green Bay on 11/2/03. The Vikings
have topped the 500,000 mark for home attendance in each

of the past 15 seasons, setting the franchise record at 513,437


in 2003.
Huebner joined the Vikings after 12 years with the
Minnesota Twins where he was in various sales positions and
spent the final two years as the Director of Sales.
A 1986 graduate of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, he has a
bachelors in political science. Huebner and wife, Debbie, have
two children, Rebecca and Bret, and reside in Andover.

DANNON HULSKOTTER
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The 2014 season will be Dannon Hulskotters 14th with


the Vikings. Hulskotter and the Marketing Department are
responsible for managing the teams branding, marketing, promotions, game entertainment/production, digital and social
initiatives, Vikings Entertainment Network, as well as corporate hospitality and all partner and fan special events.
Hulskotter acts as the main liaison with the teams flagship
radio station, network radio affiliates, and local ancillary TV and
pre-season TV partner programming.

Prior to joining the Minnesota Vikings, Hulskotter worked


with Pacers Sports & Entertainment in Indianapolis from
1999-2001 and CAVS/Gund Arena Company in Cleveland from
1994-99.
A graduate of the University of Iowa, Hulskotter and wife,
Amy, have two sons, Jack and Alex, and reside in Prior Lake.

KIM KLAWITER
DIRECTOR OF SECURITY

Entering his 9th season as the Vikings Director of Security


in 2014, Kim Klawiter has worked with the team in game day
and special events security since 2001.
Klawiter has a broad background in law enforcement and
in the military, experience that benefits the organization as he
has responsibility for the security of the Vikings owners, players
and staff and the team headquarters at Winter Park. Klawiter
coordinates with local law enforcement for security during
Vikings home games.
A 24-year veteran of the Minnesota State Patrol, Klawiter
retired as a lieutenant. He spent 15 years coordinating VIP visits
to the state and was responsible for the State Patrols highlytrained Special Response Team. Klawiter escorted Mikhail

Gorbachev on his visit to the state and has provided security


to three U.S. Presidents and other prominent public figures.
Klawiter was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968 and served
as a platoon sergeant in Vietnam where he earned the Bronze
Star for heroism among other honors. He spent 14 total years
in the military between active duty, National Guard and Army
Reserve. After his tour of duty, Klawiter returned to school at
the University of Minnesota, majoring in sociology.
Klawiter resides in Arden Hills with wife, Kathy. The couple
has two children, Kelly and Kyle, and four grandchildren,
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The 2014 season will mark Chad Lundeens 17th with the
Vikings and 5th overseeing facilities operations at Winter Park
and coordinating operations at the University of Minnesota
stadium the club will call home in 2014 and 2015, a role he also
handled at Mall of America Field. Lundeen is also active in the
planning of the new Vikings stadium scheduled to open in 2016.
Lundeen has been associated with the team since 1998
when he did an internship with the club and was hired full time
in 2000 with duties in Operations and Community Relations. In
recent years Lundeen has handled the Vikings training camp
efforts at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Already familiar with the Mankato scene, Lundeen was a
natural fit. He earned a bachelors degree in business administration from MSU and exemplified the model of the student-

athlete. A four-year competitor on the Maverick hockey team,


Lundeen was a summa cum laude graduate and a recipient of
MSUs prestigious Preska Scholarship, presented annually to a
top student who is involved actively in campus life. Lundeen
earned the Team Leadership Award for his efforts in hockey
as a junior. Lundeen continued his education at MSU as a
graduate assistant in the athletics department and earned his
masters degree in sports management.
A 1993 graduate of Little Falls (MN) High, Lundeen and
wife, Lindsay, reside in Chaska with their daughters, Evelyn and
Eloise, and, son, Titus.

BRAD MADSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS/
YOUTH FOOTBALL

Brad Madson first joined the Vikings staff in 1992 and


enters his 19th season in 2014 heading up team community
relations and expanding the clubs youth football initiatives.
In his tenure, Madson has developed the Vikings community relations into one of the NFLs strongest. Madson has
worked with a pair of players who have garnered the prestigious
Walter Payton Man of the Year award from the NFL- Cris Carter
in 1999 and Madieu Williams in 2010. In 2011, former Viking
Matt Birk won the award after being a finalist in 2008.
The Vikings have implemented Community Tuesday as
a concept that has been adopted League-wide. Community
Tuesdays have Vikings players active in community events at
local schools, hospitals, recreation centers and other nonprofit

organizations on their only day off of the week during the season. In 2009, Madson received the Distinguished Service
Award from the Minnesota Football Coaches Association.
Madson worked with the Vikings suite and ticket sales
efforts from 1992-96 before moving into community relations.
A graduate of the University of Minnesota in journalism,
Madson worked in television sports as an anchor and reporter
prior to joining the Vikings. Madson was a member of the
Golden Gophers Big 10 champion tennis team during his college career.
Madson is single and resides in Minneapolis.

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sports giant Polaris.


A native of Minnesota, Larson attended Robbinsdale
Cooper High School. She captained the North Hennepin
Community College softball team before transferring to St.
Cloud State University where she earned a bachelors degree in
management with an emphasis in human resources.
Larson and her husband Kris reside in Rogers with their
children Kalvin and Lauren.

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Lisa Larson begins her 9th season with the Vikings in


2014 and directs the employee relations, benefits, staffing,
performance management, compensation, compliance, workers compensation and safety for the Vikings staff. Larsons
responsibilities cover the Vikings players and coaches, full-time
staff and over 400 seasonal and part-time employees.
Larson has over 15 years of experience in human resources
in several varied industries, from insurance to printing and
manufacturing. Before joining the Vikings in 2006, Larson
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DIRECTOR OF VIDEO

In his 14th season with the Vikings in 2014, Bob Marcus


is in his 13th as Director of Video after serving as Director of
Digital Video in 2001.
Marcus is responsible for overseeing all aspects of video of
practices and games and distributing it to coaches and players.
The Vikings utilize a digital video network that features
viewing stations in each meeting room and coachs office. Every
NFL game and all practice footage is shot in HD and put online
to be instantly accessed by players, coaches and scouts.
Prior to joining the Vikings in 2001, Marcus worked with
the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher football program
as video coordinator for 17 years. A native of Minneapolis, he
attended Edison High School. Marcus is a 1982 graduate of
the University of Minnesota with a degree in photojournalism.
As an undergraduate, Marcus was a student assistant for
the Gophers and got his start filming practices and games for

the football team. Marcus was hired by the University full-time


in 1984. He worked with Gophers head coaches Joe Salem, Lou
Holtz, John Gutekunst, Jim Wacker and Glen Mason. The 1985
Gophers won the Independence Bowl, the 86 club played in the
Liberty Bowl, the 99 team was in the Sun Bowl and the 2000
Gophers played in the Micron PC Bowl.
Marcus and his wife, Tami, have two children, Rob and Amy,
and reside in Champlin.

J.P. PAUL
DIRECTOR, NEW STADIUM CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

The 2014 season will be J.P. Pauls 12th season with the
Vikings organization and 1st as the teams Director, New
Stadium Corporate Development. As part of his new role, Paul
will work with current Vikings sponsors and premium seating
members to integrate them into new stadium partnership
programs. Paul will also work hand-in-hand with Aramark (new
stadium concessionaire) on concession and premium design
concepts, as well as with Mortenson (General Contractor) to
manage corporate vendor relationships.
Along with these responsibilities, Paul also speaks on
behalf of the organization to local business groups and trade
associations. During the Vikings two-year transition to the
University of Minnesota, Paul will continue to oversee all
sales and operational aspects of the Vikings Premium Seating
department as he had done a Mall of America Field for the
previous seven seasons. Under Pauls leadership, the Vikings
introduced the Legends Club and Ticketmaster Touchdown
Club. These exclusive Premium Seating areas were the first of

their kind in the history of the Mall of America Field. In 2010,


the Vikings Premium Seating Department introduced the
Gridiron Club, a members-only club/bar which further enhanced
the game day experience for Vikings fans.
Along with his day-to-day responsibilities with the
Vikings, Paul is a member of the Association of Luxury Suite
Directors where he served as the NFLs 2007 Premium Seating
Committee Chairman and is also very active coaching youth
baseball and basketball. Paul played Division I baseball at
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he graduated in 1992
with a bachelors degree in marketing.
J.P. and his wife, Megan, reside in Chaska with their three
sons, Ryan, Matthew and Nicholas.

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Entering his 10th season with the Vikings in 2014 and


his 16th in the NFL, Les Pico serves the Vikings as Executive
Director of Player Development/Legal.
Pico is responsible for heading the Vikings efforts in
continuing education, family assistance and career internships. Pico joins players at the annual Rookie Symposium,
serving as a team liaison between the NCAA and the team and
legal issues that arise concerning players, coaches and staff.
Pico helped implement a Vikings mini-symposium to assist
rookies in their transition to life in the NFL and he lends his
expertise to the team during the NFL Combine and during the
free agency period. In 2008, the Vikings were honored by the
NFL with the Player Development Continuing Education Award
when an NFL-high 9 players were enrolled in school.

Pico joined the Vikings after 4 seasons with the Kansas City
Chiefs where he worked as Player Development Coordinator/
Legal. Pico worked with NFL Security from 1998-2000 and with
the NCAA from 1991-98 as an enforcement representative.
A native of Mesa, AZ, he attended Scottsdale Community
College where he was a decorated QB and team MVP. After SCC,
Pico went on a 2-year LDS mission was involved in private business. He returned to Arizona State to complete his bachelors
where he was a Cum Laude graduate in criminal justice in 1987
and went on to law school at Washburn (KS) University, earning
his Juris Doctorate in 1991. Pico served as an assistant football
coach at Washburn while attending law school.
Pico and his wife, Rita, have four children.

DENNIS RYAN
EQUIPMENT MANAGER

One of the veteran equipment managers in the NFL, Dennis


Ryan enters his 39th season on service with the Vikings in 2014.
A lifetime resident of St. Paul, Ryan joined the Vikings in 1976
as an assistant to Jim Stubby Eason, who spent 20 years as
the Vikings Equipment Manager. Ryan was elevated to the
position in June 1981. At a mere 21, Ryan became the youngest
equipment manager in the NFL. He is only the second person in
Vikings history to hold the job.
In 1984 Ryan designed the first eye shield to be worn by a
player in an NFL game, creating a shield to protect defensive

lineman Mark Mullaney, who had suffered an eye injury in a


previous game. The revolutionary idea caught on and evolved
into a common piece of football equipment. In March 1995
Ryan received the Whitey Zimmerman Award, recognizing the
NFLs Equipment Manager of the Year.
Ryan attended the University of Minnesota (1978-79) and
University of St. Thomas (1980-81). He and wife Laura, have
three children, Ben, Maureen and Annie, and reside in St. Paul.

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agement positions with the National Basketball Association,


Miami Dolphins and New York Yankees, where he led the corporate partnership sales efforts for the New Yankee Stadium
development.
A native of Jamestown, New York, Penhollow earned his
bachelors degree at Kent State University and his masters at
Canisius College. John and his wife, Meredith, who holds her
bachelors degree in journalism from Kent State University,
have three children Grace, Scarlett and Walker. The Penhollow
family resides in Chanhassen.

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John Penhollow is currently in his 9th NFL season, 2nd with


the Vikings as Director, New Stadium Partnerships. Penhollow
leads the strategy, design, development, sales, negotiation
and execution of the New Stadium Corporate Partnership
Program. In addition, Penhollow leads the organizations effort
to integrate technology and infrastructure into the stadiums
design to enhance the fan experience and maximize corporate
partnership revenue.
Prior to joining the Vikings, Penhollow was Vice President,
Corporate Sales & Service for the Cleveland Browns, where
he led all aspects of revenue generation for corporate sales,
sponsorships, media sales, suite sales and hospitality. Prior
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MIKE SLATES

Mike Slates begins his 15th season with the Vikings in 2014
as Director of Corporate Sales & Service. Slates is responsible
for overseeing all aspects of corporate sponsorship revenue,
including media, signage, print, internet, promotional and
special event sales. Under his leadership and with the addition
of radio and television broadcast rights, the group has totaled
record-setting revenues each year. Slates also directs the
Partnerships group, which is responsible for providing an elite
level of service to the teams corporate partners via corporate
travel/hospitality, in- and out-of-stadium promotions and
special events as well as other corporate partnership elements.

Prior to joining the Vikings, Slates was a Corporate Sales


Consultant for the NBAs Cleveland Cavaliers. From 1998-2000,
he was Director of Corporate Sales for the Columbus Crew of
Major League Soccer. During that time the Crew opened the
nations first professional soccer-specific stadium.
Slates, who earned his bachelors degree in sports management at Bowling Green State University, is married to Emily,
has a daughter, Rachel, and a son, Noah. The family resides
in Shakopee.

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Amy Anthony

Events & Hospitality Manager

Don Becker

Consultant - Stadium &


Real Estate Development

Charlie Boeckenheuer

Luke Burson

Ticket Account Executive

Football Information
Systems Analyst

Jim Cima

Grant Davisson

Ryan Cardinal

Interactive Marketing
Coordinator

Brandon Clemens

Marketing Coordinator

Senior Project Manager

Turf Manager

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

DIRECTOR OF SALES & SERVICE

EXTRA
POINTS

Anne Doepner

Manager of Football
Administration

Tanya Dreesen

Manager, New Stadium


Partnerships

Alicia Dreyer

Senior Graphic Designer/


Design Coordinator

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Amara Dunn-Weiss
Accounting Clerk

John Dvorak

KICKOFF
Jon Ekstrom

Public Relations Manager

Ashley Engels

Business and Legal Affairs

Jacque Ferjak

Staff Accountant

Nathan Fix

Kieron Frazier

Business and Legal Affairs

Josh Goldenberg

Business and Legal Affairs

Adam Groene

Assistant Equipment Manager

Bryan Harper

Senior Marketing Manager,


Executive Producer, V.E.N.

Joann Harms

Staff Accountant

Todd Hauck

Information Technology
Specialist

Joy Hodowanic

Mike Huiras

Producer/Editor

Trish Huizinga

Taylar Jacobson

Executive Assistant to Owners

Graphic Design Specialist

Andy Kenutis

Steve Kilchenman

Matt Johnson
IT Specialist

Deb Jones

Marketing ManagerSpecial Events

Team Photographer

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Video Assistant

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

Office Assistant

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

Travis Hamre
Senior Account ExecutiveGroup Ticket Sales

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

Marketing Partnerships
Manager

PLAYERS

COACHES

Account Executive

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

VIKINGS STAFF

Kelly Kleine

College Scouting Assistant

Natalie Kolander

Corporate Sales Manager

Tami Krause

MVC Head Coach &


Coordinator

Patrick Leopold

Vikings Childrens Fund


Coordinator

Sharon Lohmar

Ticket Sales Representative

Tim Lumb

Facilities Assistant

Mike Manahan

Manager of Suite Operations

Paul Martin

Team Operations Coordinator/


Training Camp

Tracy McDonald

Geji McKinney

Executive Assistant

Director of Food Service


Operations

Doug Melnyk

Carl Miklas

Chrissy Meagher
Executive Assistant

Joe Mee

Manager of Ticket Operations

Corporate Sales Manager

Controller

Nick Miller

Video Assistant

Nick Miller

Facilities Assistant

KICKOFF
EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

VIKINGS STAFF

Justin Miner

Facility Manager

Marc Morgan

Senior Corporate Sales


Manager

Stuart Morrow

Account Executive

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Jay Nelson

Production Manager/
Multimedia Specialistr

Nancy Nelson

KICKOFF
Paul Nelson

Director of Football
Information Systems

Sam Newton

Cheryl Nygaard

John Neppl

Ticket Sales Manager

Aaron Neumann

Assistant Equipment Manager

Director of
Information Technology

Chuck Pamperin

Ticket Sales Representative

Carrie Peterson

Dietician Consultant

Kristen Pechacek

Mary Redmond

Executive Assistant to the


Head Coach

Steve Reed

Senior Account Executive

Emily Rooney

Marketing Partnerships
Coordinator

C.J. Rugh

Tiffany Scott

Corporate Sales Assistant

Ann Schumacher

Accounting Manager

Genette Sekse

Marketing Coordinator

HISTORY

Sales & Marketing


Coordinator

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

Social Media Coordinator

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

Public Relations Assistant

PLAYERS

COACHES

Executive Assistant

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

VIKINGS STAFF

Carla Smith

Payroll Supervisor/Accountant

Jen Stockman

Human Resources Generalist

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Sara Strand

Graphic Design-Sales &


Engagement

EXTRA
POINTS

Dan Sidle

Turf Assistant

Jordan Struck
Producer/Editor

Erin Swartz

Marketing Manager Branding & Digital Strategy

Brett Taber

Manager - Entertainment and


Youth Programs

Viktor

The Viking

Rich Wang

Allan Wertheimer

Associate Director, Sales &


Analytics/Fan Engagement

Production Coordinator

Kelly Wilske

Will Windsperger

Tom West

Assistant Director of
Public Relations

Executive Assistant General Manager

IT Helpdesk
Support Technician

Mike Wobschall
Content Manager

KICKOFF
EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

VIKINGS STAFF

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Katie Wilharm

Marketing Partnerships
Coordinator

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS

College Scouting Assistant...............................Kelly Kleine


Personnel Consultant ................................ Conrad Cardano
Personnel Consultant..........................................Jerry Reichow
Personnel Consultant............................................Paul Wiggin
EQUIPMENT
Equipment Manager....................................... Dennis Ryan
Assistant Equipment Manager ................ Aaron Neumann
Assistant Equipment Manager .....................Adam Groene
MEDICAL
Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer.... Eric Sugarman
Coord. of Rehabilitation/Asst. Athletic Trainer .... Tom Hunkele
Assistant Athletic Trainer ................................. Rob Roche
Assistant Athletic Trainer ........................... Matt Duhamel
Team Physician .......................................... Joel Boyd, M.D.
Team Physician ..................................Sheldon Burns, M.D.
Team Physician .......................................Gary Fetzer, M.D.
Team Physician ...................................... David Olson, M.D.
OPERATIONS/FACILITIES
Director of Operations-Team Travel.............. Luther Hippe
Director of Operations & Facilities .................. Chad Lundeen
Team Operations Coordinator/Training Camp ......Paul Martin
Turf Manager.............................................. Grant Davisson
Turf Assistant...................................................... Dan Sidle
Facility Manager .............................................. Justin Miner
Facilities Assistant............................................ Nick Miller
Facilities Assistant............................................. Tim Lumb
DINING
Director of Food Service Operations.............Geji McKinney
Dietician Consultant................................... Carrie Peterson
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT/LEGAL
Executive Director of Player Development/Legal..... Les Pico
Business and Legal Affairs........................... Kieron Frazier
Business and Legal Affairs........................... Ashley Engels
Business and Legal Affairs....................... Josh Goldenberg
VIDEO
Director of Video...............................................Bob Marcus
Video Assistant ................................................. Nick Miller
Video Assistant ..................................... Steve Kilchenman
SECURITY
Director of Security.........................................Kim Klawiter
SALES AND MARKETING
Director of Marketing & Business Development.......Dannon Hulskotter
Events & Hospitality Manager...................... Amy Anthony
Marketing Manager- Brand and Digital Strategy ........Erin Swartz
Senior Graphic Designer/Design Coordinator .... Alicia Dreyer
Graphic Design Specialist .......................... Taylar Jacobson
Marketing Manager- Special Events .................. Debra Jones
Executive Producer- Vikings Entertainment Network ... Bryan Harper
Production Manager/Multi Media Specialist ..........Jay Nelson
Producer/Editor..................................................Jordan Struck
Producer/Editor.................................................... Mike Huiras
Production Coordinator ..........................Allan Wertheimer
Interactive Marketing Coordinator .................... Ryan Cardinal
Marketing Coordinator ..................................... Genette Sekse
Manager - Entertainment and Youth Programs.... Brett Taber
Marketing Coordinator ................................ Brandon Clemens
Content Manager.......................................Mike Wobschall
Social Media Coordinator ........................Kristen Pechacek
MVC Head Coach & Coordinator ..................... Tami Krause
Sales & Marketing Coordinator.............................C.J. Rugh
Team Photographer.......................................Andy Kenutis
NEW STADIUM SALES AND MARKETING
Director, New Stadium Partnerships..........John Penhollow
Director, New Stadium Corporate Development ... J.P. Paul
Manager, New Stadium Partnerships .........Tanya Dreesen

HISTORY

OWNER/CHAIRMAN............................................Zygi Wilf
OWNER/PRESIDENT ..........................................Mark Wilf
OWNER/VICE CHAIRMAN .............................Leonard Wilf
OWNERSHIP PARTNERS................................ Jeffrey Wilf,
Reggie Fowler, Alan Landis, David Mandelbaum
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Executive VP & General Manager ................ Rick Spielman
Executive VP- Public Affairs & Stadium Development.....Lester Bagley
Executive VP- Football Operations..................... Rob Brzezinski
Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer ...................... Steve LaCroix
Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer ......... Steve Poppen
Executive VP-Legal Affairs & Chief Admin. Officer.. Kevin Warren
Executive VP -Strategic Planning & Business Initiatives ..Jonathan Wilf
CONSULTANTS
Consultant.......................................................... Bud Grant
Consultant-Team Historian................................Fred Zamberletti
Consultant-Stadium & Real Estate Development.....Don Becker
Senior Project Manager .....................................................Jim Cima
ADMINISTRATION
Executive Assistant to Owners ................... Trish Huizinga
Executive Assistant...................................Tracy McDonald
Executive Assistant...................................... Nancy Nelson
Executive Assistant.................................. Chrissy Meagher
Office Assistant........................................... Joy Hodowanic
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach....................................................Mike Zimmer
Defensive Coordinator ...............................George Edwards
Special Teams Coordinator.............................. Mike Priefer
Offensive Coordinator ...............................................Norv Turner
Assistant Defensive Line..................................... Rob Akey
Offensive Line ............................................... Jeff Davidson
Assistant Special Teams .................................Ryan Ficken
Assistant Offensive Line ................................. Hank Fraley
Assistant DBs/Quality Control ................Jonathan Gannon
Defensive Backs .................................................. Jerry Gray
Defensive Line.......................................... Andre Patterson
Tight Ends ................................................. Kevin Stefanski
Wide Receivers...........................................George Stewart
Quarterbacks .................................................. Scott Turner
Running Backs................................................ Kirby Wilson
Linebackers ................................................. Adam Zimmer
Quality Control-Offense ..................................Klint Kubiak
Defensive Assistant ........................................ Jeff Howard
Coaching Assistant........................................ Drew Petzing
Head Strength and Conditioning.................... Evan Marcus
Assistant Strength and Conditioning................... Jeff Hurd
Executive Assistant to Head Coach............Mary Redmond
PLAYER PERSONNEL/FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION
Assistant General Manager ...........................George Paton
Director of Pro Scouting ............................. Ryan Monnens
Director of College Scouting ..................... Jamaal Stephenson
College Scout/Regional ...............................Scott Studwell
Pro Scout .......................................................... Scott Kuhn
Pro Scout .......................................................Jeff Robinson
College Scout/Area......................................Frank Acevedo
College Scout/Area...................................Reed Burckhardt
College Scout/Area........................................Terrance Gray
College Scout/Area....................................... Kevin McCabe
College Scout/Regional ................................... Pat Roberts
College Scout/Regional ................................ Mike Sholiton
College Scout/Blesto.......................................Steven Price
Director of Football Information Systems ......... Paul Nelson
Manager of Football Administration............Anne Doepner
Football Information Systems Analyst .......... Luke Burson
Executive Assistant-General Manager ............Kelly Wilske

EXTRA
POINTS

2014 VIKINGS STAFF DIRECTORY

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

ACCOUNTING/FINANCE
Controller...........................................................Carl Miklas
Accounting Manager ............................... Ann Schumacher
Staff Accountant............................................Joann Harms
Payroll Supervisor/Accountant ........................Carla Smith
Staff Accountant........................................... Jacque Ferjak
Accounting Clerk..................................Amara Dunn-Weiss
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Exec. Director of Community Relations/Youth Football ....Brad Madson
HUMAN RESOURCES
Director of Human Resources........................... Lisa Larson
Human Resources Generalist ........................Jen Stockman
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Director of Information Technology ........... Cheryl Nygaard
Information Technology Specialist.................. Todd Hauck
IT Helpdesk Support Technician..............Will Windsperger
IT Specialist ...................................................Matt Johnson
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Executive Director of Public Relations ..............Bob Hagan
Executive Director of Communications ........ Jeff Anderson
Assistant Director of Public Relations ...............Tom West
Public Relations Manager ...............................Jon Ekstrom
Public Relations Assistant .............................Sam Newton

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

CORPORATE SALES & SERVICE


Director of Corporate Sales & Service ...............Mike Slates
Marketing Partnerships Manager......................Nathan Fix
Marketing Partnerships Coordinator ............ Emily Rooney
Marketing Partnerships Coordinator ........... Katie Wilharm
Senior Corporate Sales Manager ................... Marc Morgan
Corporate Sales Manager ...............................Doug Melnyk
Corporate Sales Manager ........................ Natalie Kolander
Corporate Sales Assistant ............................. Tiffany Scott
VIKINGS CHILDRENS FUND
Vikings Childrens Fund Coordinator................ Patrick Leopold
TICKETS/SUITES
Director of Ticketing & Hospitality ..................... Phil Huebner
Manager of Ticket Operations................................Joe Mee
Ticket Sales Manager ........................................John Neppl
Manager of Suite Operations ......................Mike Manahan
Assoc. Director, Sales & Analytics/Fan Engagement.. Rich Wang
Graphic Design- Sales and Engagement ..........Sara Strand
Ticket Sales Representative.......................Sharon Lohmar
Ticket Sales Representative..................... Chuck Pamperin
Senior Account Executive................................. Steve Reed
Senior Account Executive-Group Ticket Sales...Travis Hamre
Account Executive ............................Charlie Boeckenheuer
Account Executive ....................................... Stuart Morrow
Account Executive ........................................... John Dvorak

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KICKOFF
EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

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ladies make appearances at corporate, charity, community and
sponsor events throughout the year and travel in support of
our troops serving overseas. Cheerleader merchandise can be
found online at vikings.com and at local stores.

EXECUTIVES

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PLAYERS

KICKOFF
COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

MATT ASIATA #44


POSITION: Running Back
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/234
DOB: 7-24-87
HOMETOWN: Santa Ana, CA

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

2013 Played an integral part on specials teams and filled

2012 (16/0, 1/0), 2013 (11/1). Total- 27/1, 1/0.

Was out of football after his release from Vikings practice


squad in early September 2011 until he re-signed with club
on 1/12/12.
Worked in an industrial supply warehouse and continued to
train and pursue his NFL dreams during 2011 season following his release by Vikings.
Rushed for a team record-tying 3 TDs in his 1st career start
against Philadelphia (12/15/13).

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in criminal justice...Married

2013
SEASON

COLLEGE: Utah
ACQUIRED: FA for 2012
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

to Tangi, couple has 3 children...While out of football for


most of 2011 he worked in an industrial supply warehouse
in Utah...Bounced back from broken leg in his 1st career collegiate game...Brother, Shawn, played RB at Utah.

PRO Had 1st career start against Philadelphia (12/15/13) and


rushed for 3 TDs on 30 carries to tie team record for rushing
TDs in a game...Ran for a career high 115 yards in the 2013
season finale vs. Detroit (12/29/13)...Changed jersey to #44
for 2013 season from #48 in 2012...Saw 1st career game
action in 2012 and played in every game during the season...
Posted 1st career stats with a 2-yard catch in the 2012 season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12)...Signed by Vikings on
1/12/12 and went through offseason conditioning and training camp...Spent part of opening week of 2011 on Vikings
practice squad before his release on 9/7/11...Joined Vikings
as a rookie free agent for training camp and preseason.

in offensively late in the season due to injuries...Tied franchise record with 3 rushing TDs in 1st career start against
Philadelphia (12/15)...Became the first NFL player since
Daunte Culpepper (9/3/00) to rush for 3 TDs in his 1st career
start...Also had 30 carries for 51 yards vs. Philadelphia...Ran
for a career-high 115 rushing yards on 14 carries in the season
finale vs. Detroit (12/29).

2012 Saw action in all 16 regular season games and Wild


Card playoff...Caught a pass and returned a pair of kickoffs in season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/9)...Had 2 rushing
attempts vs. Tennessee (10/7)...Made 53-man roster coming
out of preseason after being out of football in 2011.
2011 Spent 3 days on Vikings practice squad during week
leading into regular season opener at San Diego...Signed to
practice squad on 9/5 and released from practice squad on
9/7...Joined Vikings as a rookie free agent.

COLLEGE Ended Utah career ranked 3rd in school history

with 24 career rushing TDs...His 26 career TDs ranked tied


for 3rd in school history...Ran for 3 career 100-yard games...
Ended tenure at Utah ranked 14th in career rushing yards
with 1,748...Scored game-winning 3-yard TD against BYU as
a senior...Ran for career-high 156 yards on 36 carries against
Utah State in 2009...Ran for 12 TDs in 2008...Had 3 passing
completions in 2008, throwing 2 for TDs...Broke leg in collegiate debut against Oregon State in 2007.

PREP Was a standout RB at Hunter High in West Valley,


UT...Played basketball and football...Helped team win Utah
Class 5A state titles in football and basketball as a junior.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

ASIATAS NFL TOTALS


Year
GP/GS
2012 (Minn)........ 16/0

No.
3

RUSHING
Yds.
Avg.
9
3.0

Lg
5

TD
0

No
1

Yds
2

Playoffs............. 1/0
2013 (Minn)..........11/1
Total.......................... 27/1

0
44
47

0
166
175

0
39
39

0
5
6
0

0
13
15

Playoffs ....................1/0

0
3
3
0

0.0
3.8
3.7
0.0

HISTORY

Lg
2

TD
0

STT
4

0.0
2.6
2.5
0.0

0
8
8
0

0
0
0
0

0
9

Other: 5 KO Returns, 83 yards, 16.6 avg., 22 long


SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Attempts............ 30..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Rushing Yards ..................115..... vs. Detroit, 12/29/13
Rushing TDs ........................3..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13

ASIATAS TOUCHDOWNS
GAME
PLAY
vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 .........................1 run, 1 run, 5 run
Total......................................................................................................3

Long Rush .........................39..... vs. Detroit, 12/29/13


Receptions...........................3..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Long Reception .................. 8..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Receiving Yards ................. 15..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13

ASIATAS 100-YARD GAMES


GAME
RUSHES/YDS/TDs
vs. Detroit, 12/30/13...............................................14/115/0

KO Returns ..........................2..... vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12

EXTRA
POINTS

RECEIVING
Avg
2.0

Long KO Return.................22..... vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12


Special Teams Tackles ........2..... @ Houston, 12/23/12; @ NY Giants, 10/21/13

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No.
1
0
0
1

Yards
2
0
0
2

Avg.
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0

Long
2
0
0
2

TD
0
0
0
0

MINNESOTA
Att.
Yards
Philadelphia* ........... 30
51
@ Cincinnati .................. INACTIVE
Detroit....................... 14
115
GP/GS: 11/1
44
166

Avg.
1.7

Long
10

TD
3

No.
3

Yards
15

Avg.
5.0

Long
8

TD
0

8.2
3.7

39
39

0
3

2
5

-2
13

-1.0
2.6

5
8

0
0

Active in the Twin Cities community with hospital visits and


youth education programsEnjoys bow hunting and visiting the beach in his free time...Instructed at teammate Phil
Loadholts camp in Colorado during June 2014.

COLLEGE Played in 46 games, making 45 starts as a Bruin


Started 25 games at G and 20 games at TStarted all 12 games,
11 at G and 1 at T, in 2012 and was voted 2nd-Team All-Pac 12
by the coachesEarned Award for Outstanding Senior of the
Year on OffenseParticipated in the East-West Shrine All-Star
game following the 2012 season.

PRO Provided depth along the OL and contributed on special


teams while active in 4 games during rookie campaign...Was
1 of 4 Bruins taken in the 2013 NFL Draft...Selected in the 6th
round (#196).

PREP 3-year letterwinner at Mission Viejo HSNamed 1stTeam all-league as a senior and 2nd-Team all-league as a
juniorAdvanced to the CIF State Championship track meet
as a senior and finished 8th in the shot put.

OFF THE FIELD Graduated with a degree in political science

CHASE BAKER #91


POSITION: Defensive Tackle
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/300
DOB: 5-21-88
HOMETOWN: Rocklin, CA

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

2012 (PS), 2013 (5/0). Total- 5/0.

Made NFL debut in 2013 season opener at Detroit (9/8).

COLLEGE: Boise State


ACQUIRED: Rookie FA for 2012
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2
(11/7) on NFL Networks Thursday Night Football...Made NFL
debut in season opener at Detroit (9/8)...Played in 3 straight
games - at Dallas (11/3) through at Seattle (11/17)...Inactive for
10 games during the season.

OFF THE FIELD Graduated with a degree in business man- 2012 Spent entire season on practice squad, joining practice
agement during the 2014 offseason after taking online classes
at Boise State and Liberty University...Played rugby along with
football as a high schooler...Enjoys playing disc golf and fishing in his free time...Family owned a construction business he
worked at while growing up.

PRO Contributed on special teams and filled in defensively


following injuries during 2013...Spent rookie season on Vikings
practice squad for entire regular season and the Wild Card
playoff week...Originally joined Vikings as a rookie free agent.
2013 Appeared in 5 games, contributing on special teams and

recording 5 tackles defensively...Posted a career-high 3 tackles


at Seattle (11/17)...Notched 1st career tackle vs. Washington

squad on 9/1 after being waived on 8/31...Originally joined


Vikings as a rookie free agent on 5/4.

COLLEGE Full-time starter over final 3 seasons...Honored as


co-recipient of Valor Award after his senior season in 2011...
Ended career with 100 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 13 TFLs and 6 PD...Had
career-best 4.5 sacks as a junior in 2010 along with 31 tackles...
Started all 14 games in 2009 and notched career-best 37 tackles...Named WAC All-Academic honoree as a freshman in 2008.
PREP Earned 3 letters in football, 2 in rugby and 1 in track and
field as a prep at Rocklin, CA HS...Earned All-League honors
and 2nd-Team All-Metro as a senior.

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COACHES
PLAYERS

Made NFL debut vs. Washington (11/7) on Thursday


Night Football...Played in final 3 games...Contributed on special teams...Was inactive for 12 games.

ROOKIES

2013

2013
SEASON

2013 (4/0). Total- 4/0.


Played at UCLA with Vikings teammates Jeff Locke and Anthony Barr.

RECORDS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: UCLA
ACQUIRED: D6 (#196) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

JEFF BACA #60


POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/302
DOB: 1-10-90
HOMETOWN: Mission Viejo, CA

KICKOFF

TD
0
0
0
0

EXECUTIVES

Long
0
5
1
5

STAFF

Avg.
0.0
4.0
1.0
3.0

HISTORY

2013
12/15
12/22
12/29
Totals

Yards
0
8
1
9

EXTRA
POINTS

ASIATA CAREER GAME-BY-GAME (*-start)


2012
MINNESOTA
Att.
9/9
Jacksonville ................ 0
10/7
Tennessee...................2
12/23
@ Houston .................. 1
Totals
GP/GS: 16/0
3

KICKOFF

Tackles
Year

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2013 (Minn)................5/0

0.0

0/0

Totals .................................5/0

0.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles.................................3........... @ Seattle, 11/17/13
Solo Tackles.........................3........... @ Seattle, 11/17/13

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

BAKERS NFL TOTALS

JOE BANYARD #23

COACHES

POSITION: Running Back


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-10/205
DOB: 11-12-88
HOMETOWN: Sweetwater, TX

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Texas-El Paso


ACQUIRED: FA for 2012
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

then brought back to the Vikings practice squad from Week 2


until being signed to the 53-man roster for the final 3 games of
the season...Appeared in 3 games, mostly on special teams...
Had 1 catch for 11 yards at Cincinnati (12/22), his 1st career
stats...Notched a special teams tackle vs. Detroit (12/29) in the
final game played at Mall of America Field.

2012 (PS), 2013 (3/0). Total- 3/0.

Returns in 2014 competing for roster spot after splitting time


on the active roster and practice squad in 2013.

OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in multidisciplinary studies


from UTEP with an emphasis on forensic science...Aspires to
a career in the FBI or law enforcement following football...
Younger brother, Nick, plays basketball at University of New
Mexico...Growing up in Sweetwater, TX, he hunted rattlesnakes
in his free time in the annual Rattlesnake Roundup.

2012 Joined Vikings practice squad on 11/27 where he spent


the remaining 5 weeks of the regular season and the Wild
Card playoffs week...Spent opening week of regular season
with New Orleans after spending preseason and training camp
with club...Signed by Saints on 6/7...Originally signed with
Jacksonville as a rookie free agent on 4/30 but was released
soon after on 5/14.

PRO Spent the entire 2013 offseason with the Vikings and
spent Weeks 2 through 14 on the practice squad before being
signed to the active roster...Was on the Vikings practice squad
the final 5 weeks of 2012 regular season and Wild Card playoff
week, joining team on 11/12/12...Spent the opening week
of the regular season with New Orleans before his release
on 9/10/12...Originally signed as a rookie free agent with
Jacksonville on 4/30/12 following the draft but was released
on 5/14/12.

COLLEGE Started 14 of his 25 career games at UTEP after


transferring from TCU...Ran for 1,455 career yards with 14
TDs for the Miners...Did not see action at TCU...Named to
Conference USA Commissioners Honor Roll.
PREP Earned Honorable Mention 3A All-State honors as a
DB at Sweetwater (TX) High...Ran for over 1,200 yards and 21
TDs in his senior season...Competed in track and powerlifting
in high school...Went to state track meet in the 4x100, 4x200
and 4x400 relays.

2013 Played in 3 games, the 1st of his career vs. Philadelphia


(12/15)...Was released during final cuts of training camp and
BANYARDS NFL TOTALS
Year
GP/GS
2013 (Minn)..........3/0
Total............................3/0

No.
0
0

RUSHING
Yds.
Avg.
0
0.0
0
0.0

Lg
0
0

TD
0
0

No
1
1

Yds
11
11

Other: 1 KO Returns, 6 yards, 6.0 avg., 6 long


SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

Receptions........................... 1..... at Cincinnati, 12/22/13


Receiving Yards ..................11..... at Cincinnati, 12/22/13
KO Returns .......................... 1..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Long KO Return.................. 6..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Special Teams Tackle .......... 1..... vs. Detroit, 12/29/13

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RECEIVING
Avg
11.0
11.0

Lg
11
11

TD
0
0

STT
1
1

PRO Has appeared in all 32 games making 2 starts over the


past 2 seasons for Vikings...Has stepped into starting lineup
in 4 of the past 5 seasons between Minnesota and Miami...
Regular on KO return unit for the Vikings that has posted some
of the 6 longest KORs in team history since he joined team
and has notched 3 KOR TDs...Acquired by Vikings on 9/12/11,
the day after the regular season opener...Spent 2011 preseason
and training camp with Miami...Signed as an unrestricted free
agent on 2/27/09 by Miami from Dallas...Spent final part of
2006 season, 2007 and 2008 seasons with Dallas after being
claimed off waivers by Dallas from Miami on 11/24/06...Played
in Dallas when Mike Zimmer was Cowboys defensive coordinator...Saw action in final 3 games as a rookie with Miami in
2005 after spending opening 11 games of season inactive...
Joined Miami after being signed off Carolina practice squad on
9/7/05...Was waived in Carolinas final roster cuts on 9/3/05
and signed to Panthers practice squad the following day before
being signed by Miami to 53-man roster...Spent training camp
and preseason with Carolina in 2005 after being drafted in 6th
round (#183).
2013 Appeared in all 16 games, starting 2, contributing on

specials teams and providing depth along the offensive line...


Started at LG and RG in place of injured starters Charlie Johnson
and Brandon Fusco respectively vs. Washington (11/7) and
vs. Philadelphia (12/15)...Helped backup RB Matt Asiata tie
the Vikings record with a 3-TD rushing day in upset win over
playoff-bound Eagles...Vikings won both games he started...
Played integral role on kickoff return unit that helped rookie
WR/KR Cordarrelle Patterson set team records for return yards,
return average and return TDs, en route to All-Pro and Pro Bowl
honors...Team led the NFL in average starting field position
after kickoffs (27.2).

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

2010 Saw time in 15 games with Miami with career-high 14


starts at C...Started opening 9 games of the season...Missed
lone game of season vs. Chicago (11/18) with knee injury.

COACHES
PLAYERS

Earned degree from Michigan Tech in


mechanical engineering...Has been active in community outreach during his career...Married to Abigail, the couple has 3
children...Active with Team Keegan, a childhood cancer foundation that sends get well packages to young patients across the
country...Enjoys building furniture and woodworking projects
along with trap shooting in his free time.

2009 Started final 6 games of season at C...Earned 1st career


start at Buffalo (11/29)...Played in all 16 games.

2008 Saw time on special teams for Dallas in opening 5 games

of the season...Inactive for the final 11 games.

2007 Played in 1 game during season in regular season finale


at Washington (12/30)...Inactive for 13 games...Dressed but did
not play in 2 games...Was inactive for playoff game.
2006 Spent time with Miami and Dallas during season...Was
inactive for all 16 games during season between the 2 clubs...
Inactive in 11 games with Miami and 5 with Dallas after being
claimed off waivers from Miami on 11/24.
2005 Saw action in 3 games as a rookie with Miami, each of
the final 3 contests...Inactive in 12 games for the Dolphins...
Signed off Carolina practice squad to Miamis 53-man roster
in Week 1 of season on 9/7...Waived following preseason by
Carolina and signed to Panthers practice squad the following
day on 9/4...Originally drafted in 6th round (#183) by Carolina.
COLLEGE Was a 28-game starter at Michigan Tech at RT...
Earned 1st-Team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference
honors as a junior and senior...Earned Jim Langer Award as
the most valuable offensive lineman in the Cactus Bowl, the
Division II all-star game...Started 3 games as a redshirt freshman in 2001 at LT.
PREP Earned All-Conference honors and Academic All-State

as a senior...Played 2 seasons of football at Newaygo High in


Michigan...Served as team captain as a senior...Competed in
field events on track team.

2012 Played in all 16 games and saw his 1st career playoff
action in Wild Card game at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Primarily
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ROOKIES

OFF THE FIELD

2013
SEASON

Joins Cullen Loeffler (11th season) and Matt Cassel (10th)


as the only players with a decade of experience on the 2014
Vikings roster.

LG during season, opening 1 game at C, 4 at RG and 2 at LG...


Started 1st game of season at C vs. Green Bay (10/23), the 1st
start of rookie QB Christian Ponders career...Saw 1st extended
action of season at Chicago (10/16), replacing injured starter
John Sullivan at C in the 2nd half...Started 4-game span at
RG in place of starter Anthony Herrera, the 1st of the 4 games
coming at Carolina (10/30)...Started in final 2 games of season
at LG in place of starter Steve Hutchinson...Signed by Vikings
on 9/12, a day after the season opener at San Diego...Spent
training camp and preseason with Miami.

RECORDS

Was the 3rd player ever drafted from Michigan Tech when he
was selected in 6th round of 2005 Draft by Carolina.

2011 Saw time in 13 games with 7 starts...Started at C, RG and

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Proven veteran lineman with ability to play multiple interior


line positions as well as special teams.

played on special teams but saw action on offensive line vs.


Tennessee (10/7) and vs. Detroit (11/11)...Regular on KO return
unit that ranked among NFL leaders in KO return average and
was tied for 3rd in the NFL with 6 KO returns of 40+ yards on
the season.

HISTORY

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2005 (3/0-Mia), 2006 (0/0-Mia/Dall), 2007 (3/0-Dall), 2008
(5/0-Dall), 2009 (16/6-Mia), 2010 (15/14-Mia), 2011 (13/7-Minn),
2012 (16/0, 1/0), 2013 (16/2). Total- 87/29, 1/0 (45/9, 1/0-Minn;
34/20-Mia; 8/0-Dall).

COLLEGE: Michigan Tech


ACQUIRED: FA for 2011
NFL SEASON: 10
VIKINGS SEASON: 4

EXTRA
POINTS

POSITION: Center
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/305
DOB: 5-25-82
HOMETOWN: Newaygo, MI

STAFF

JOE BERGER #61

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

BRANDAN BISHOP #30


POSITION: Safety
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/208
DOB: 1-23-91
HOMETOWN: Boca Raton, FL

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: North Carolina State


ACQUIRED: Rookie FA for 2013
NFL SEASON: 1
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

joined team as a rookie free agent following NFL Draft.

COLLEGE Capped NCSU career with 2nd-Team All-ACC honors

2013 (PS-Minn). Total- 0/0 (PS-Minn).

College teammates at NC State with Vikings LB Audie Cole.

COACHES

OFF THE FIELD Earned bachelors degree in business administration at NC State...Hails from same hometown as Vikings
K Blair Walsh.

PLAYERS

Joined Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2013 and earned place


on practice squad.

2013 Returned to team after Week 5 in the regular season to

PRO Landed spot on Vikings practice squad for final 11 games


of rookie season...Spent training camp and preseason with
Vikings in 2013 as a rookie free agent.
join Vikings practice squad...Spent final 11 weeks of season on
practice squad...Waived in final roster cuts on 8/31...Went to
training camp and played in preseason with Vikings...Originally

from league coaches...Started 46 of his 50 career games for


the Wolfpack...Ended career ranked 4th in school history with
12 INTs...Had career-best 111 tackles as a senior to rank 2nd
on club...Snared career-high 5 INTs as a junior...Ranked 3rd
on team in tackles as a junior with 99 stops...Scored TD on
a fumble return against Georgia Tech as a junior...Led team
with 4 INTs as a sophomore...Named to Sporting News ACC
All-Freshman team.

PREP Standout DB and WR for Boca Raton High...Had 8 TD


catches as a senior in 2008...Earned place on PrepStar AllSoutheast Region team as a senior...A 1st-Team All-Conference
choice as a junior and senior...Named to Class 2A All-County
squad as a sophomore.

NFL INTERNATIONAL GAMES (REGULAR SEASON, home team CAPS)


VIKINGS INTERNATIONAL GAMES (PRESEASON)
10/2/05...... Mexico City........ ARIZONA 31, San Francisco 14
8/6/83.... London...................... Minnesota 28, St. Louis 10
10/28/07.... London.............. NY Giants 13, MIAMI 10
8/14/88 .. Goteborg, Sweden .... Minnesota 28, Chicago 21
10/26/08 ... London.............. NEW ORLEANS 37, San Diego 32
8/7/93 .... Berlin ........................ Minnesota 20, Buffalo 6
12/7/08...... Toronto ............. Miami 16, BUFFALO 3
8/6/94.... Tokyo ........................ Minnesota 17, Kansas City 9
10/29/09.... London.............. New England 35, TAMPA BAY 7
12/3/09...... Toronto ............. NY Jets 19, BUFFALO 13
10/31/10..... London.............. SAN FRANCISCO 24, Denver 16
11/7/10 ....... Toronto ............. Chicago 22, BUFFALO 19
10/23/11 ..... London.............. Chicago 24, TAMPA BAY 18
10/30/11..... Toronto ............. BUFFALO 23, Washington 10
10/28/12 .... London.............. New England 45, ST. LOUIS 7
12/16/12 ..... Toronto ............. Seattle 50, BUFFALO 17
9/29/13...... London.............. Pittsburgh 27 vs. MINNESOTA 34
10/27/13..... London.............. San Francisco 42 vs. JACKSONVILLE 10
12/1/13 ....... Toronto ............. Atlanta 34 vs. BUFFALO 31

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

LONDON CALLING
The NFL has raised the profile of the game internationally in recent years and in 2013 the Vikings experienced the 1st regular
season game on international soil in club history, a 34-27 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Vikings have a proud history
of playing internationally and were among the groundbreaking teams in the NFL to play overseas- playing the 1st NFL game in
London and the 1st NFL game in Sweden.

The Vikings practice in the shadow of Berlins Olympic Stadium before facing the Buffalo Bills in a 1993 preseason game.

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Joined former collegiate teammate Harrison Smith in Vikings


defensive backfield as rookies in 2012.

KICKOFF

2012 Saw action in 13 games and the Wild Card playoff game
at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Notched season-high with 5 tackles vs.
Tennessee (10/7), playing the majority of the game after fellow
S Harrison Smith was ejected from the game.

OFF THE FIELD Graduated from the Mendoza College of

Business at Notre Dame with degree in financeIn high school,


Blanton was a first lieutenant in Butlers JROTC program
Volunteered as a coach for a youth football team in Mint Hill,
NCSpokesperson for Butler Highs D.R.E.A.M. Team and was
recognized by the Carolina Panthers as a Panthers Community
Captain during one of their games for his outstanding performance in the classroom and the community...Lived in Italy
from 1996-2000 while his father served in US Air Force.

COLLEGE Appeared in 50 consecutive games at Notre Dame,

making 26 startsMissed only the Week 1 game as a freshman in 2008Totaled 193 career tackles with 19 TFLs, 16 pass
breakups and 8 INTsHad 70 tackles as a seniorHis 8 TFLs in
2011 were the most by a DB since the 1999 seasonBlocked a
Utah punt on 11/13/10 and returned it 8 yards for a TD, the 1st
ND player to block a punt for a TD since 2008Had 2 career TDs
at Notre Dame; the 1st was a 47-yard INT return vs. Purdue on
9/27/08Led ND with 9 tackles and 1 INT vs. Miami in the 2010
Sun BowlStarted final 4 games as a freshman.

PRO Played in all 16 games while starting 3 in 2013...Made


1st career start at Baltimore (12/8/13)...Led the Vikings in
special teams tackles in 2013 with 19...Saw action in 13 games
and Wild Card playoff game as a rookie in 2012, primarily as a
special teams stalwart...Played most of game at S in place of
Smith after his ejection vs. Tennessee (10/7/12)...Selected in
5th round (#139 overall) in 2012Joined former college teammate Smith in the Vikings 2012 draft class, the 1st ND pair to
be drafted by the Vikings in the same year in team history.

PREP Named 1st-Team All State in 2006 and 2007 by North


Carolina Associated Press and by the Charlotte Observer for his
play at Butler High School in Matthews, NC2007 Defensive
Player of the Year by the Charlotte ObserverBlocked 6 kicks
as a senior and added 94 tackles and 5 INTsNamed 2nd-Team
All State in 2005 after posting 126 tackles, 6 INTs, 6 FFs, 6
blocked kicks and 10 PBUsStandout in basketball and track,
surpassing 21 feet in the long jump and 610 in the high jump.

2013 Played in all 16 games while starting 3...Played a key role

on special teams and led the Vikings in special teams tackles


with 19...Earned his 1st career start at Baltimore (12/8)...Started

STAFF

Led the Vikings with 19 special teams tackles in 2013.

COACHES

and set a career high in tackles with 14 vs. Detroit (12/29)...Tied


for 2nd-most tackles in a game by a Vikings DB in 2013 with
his 14 stops against Detroit, trailing only Andrew Sendejos 17
tackles vs. Washington...Recorded 3 special teams tackles at
Chicago (9/15).

2012 (13/0, 1/0), 2013 (16/3). Total- 29/3, 1/0.

PLAYERS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Notre Dame


ACQUIRED: D5 (#139) for 2012
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

ROOKIES

POSITION: Safety
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/200
DOB: 9-7-89
HOMETOWN: Matthews, NC

EXECUTIVES

ROBERT BLANTON #36

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2012 (Minn).............. 13/0

0.0

1.0

0/0

10

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

0/0

2013 (Minn)...............16/3

40

19

59

0.0

2.0

0/0

19

Totals ...............................29/3

44

20

64

0.0

3.0

0/0

29

Playoffs ...........................1/0

0.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles............................... 14........... vs. Detroit, 12/29/13

RECORDS

Tackles
Year

2013
SEASON

BLANTONS NFL TOTALS

VIKINGS NAMED YELLOW RIBBON ORGANIZATION IN 2013


The Minnesota Vikings were recognized as a Yellow Ribbon Company,
becoming Minnesotas first professional sports team and 32nd organization to receive the honor. The recognition is given to companies
that unite key areas for the purpose of proactively supporting Service
members, veterans, and military families in the workplace. Companies
must develop a sustainable action plan that demonstrates its commitment to leverage existing support activities, build awareness and
take action to recognize and support those Servicemembers and their
families. The Vikings, who consistently honor military members in various way throughout each season, have established a comprehensive
plan involving front office personnel from multiple departments to be
proactive in exhibiting that support.

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HISTORY

Special Teams Tackles ........3........... at Chicago 9/15/13

EXTRA
POINTS

Passes Defensed .................2........... at Green Bay 11/24/13, at Baltimore 12/8/13

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Tackle For Loss.................... 1........... vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12, vs. Detroit, 12/29/13

KICKOFF
ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

JASPER BRINKLEY #54


POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/252
DOB: 7-12-85
HOMETOWN: Thomson, GA

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


Full-time starter at MLB for Vikings in 2012.

career-best 15 games and played in every game...Played in 3rd


career post-season game but did not start when team opened
in nickel defense...Notched career-high 13 tackles in 3 games on
the season and had 10+ tackles in 5 contests...Ranked 3rd on
team with career-high 117 tackles.

Played with his twin brother, Casper, at South Carolina.

2011 Spent season on injured reserve following hip injury suf-

2009 (16/4, 2/0), 2010 (16/0), 2011 (IR), 2012 (16/15, 1/0), 2013
(15/3-Ariz). Total- 63/22, 3/0 (48/19, 3/0-Minn; 15/3-Ariz).

OFF THE FIELD

Earned his degree in African-American


studies during the 2011 offseasonPlayed with twin brother,
Casper, at USCCasper signed as a rookie free agent in 2007
with Carolina and spent 13 weeks on Panthers practice squad
Enjoys working on cars and fishing in his free time...Got a true
taste for Minnesota sports in Winter 2010 when he took part
in Curling for a Cure fundraiser at the famous St. Paul Curling
Club...Plans to coach high school football after NFL career.

PRO Returns to Minnesota in 2014 after spending 2013 with

Arizona, signing as a free agent...Was Vikings full-time MLB


during 2012 season when team set a franchise record for biggest improvement, going from 3-13 in 2011 to 10-6 and earning a playoff berth in 2012...Rebounded from season-ending
injury during preseason 2011, spending entire season on injured
reserve...Took over as starter at MLB after E.J. Henderson was
injured for the final 4 games of the regular season and saw significant playing time in both playoff games in 2009...Acquired
after trade up with Washington in 5th round to move from
#158 to #150 to make the selection.

2013 Started 3 of the opening 4 games of the season for


2013
SEASON

COLLEGE: South Carolina


ACQUIRED: FA (Ariz) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 6
VIKINGS SEASON: 5

Arizona as an ILB in their 3-4 scheme...Notched team-high and


season-best 10 tackles in opener at St. Louis (9/8)...Played in a
reserve role and on special teams in final 11 games.

2012 Took over full-time starting job at MLB as team went

fered during preseason action.

2010 Saw action in each game and ranked 2nd on team with

17 special teams tackles, including team-high 15 solo stops...


Notched season-high 5 tackles on defense vs. Green Bay...
Tied career-high with 3 special teams tackles vs. Dallas (11/17).

2009 Started final 4 games of regular season and saw action

in both playoff games...Had back-to-back 10-tackle games at


Carolina (12/20) and at Chicago (12/28) in primetime games...
Started 1st career game vs. Cincinnati (12/13)...Saw action
in 1st career playoff game vs. Dallas (1/17/10) in Divisional
Round, limiting Cowboys offense to 3 points, a Vikings record
for fewest points allowed in a playoff game...Played in NFC
Championship at New Orleans (1/24/10) but did not start when
team opened in nickel defense.

COLLEGE Started all 30 games he played at South Carolina


Earned 2nd-Team All-SEC honors as a senior when he ranked
3rd on team in tacklesEntered 2007 highly touted as a preseason All-SEC choice and on the watch list for several national
awardsPlayed in only 4 games in 2007 before suffering knee
injury that ended seasonSpent 2004 and 2005 at Georgia
Military College where he was team MVP each season.

PREP Earned All-State honors at Thomson High in Thomson,


GAStandout basketball and baseball player.

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

10-6 and advanced to Wild Card Playoffs at Green Bay...Started


BRINKLEYS NFL TOTALS
Tackles
Year

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2009 (Minn)............. 16/4

25

32

0.0

1.0

0/0

12

Playoffs...................2/0

10

0.0

1.0

0/0

2010 (Minn) ............. 16/0

0.0

0.0

0/0

17

2011 (Minn) ......................injured reserve


2012 (Minn)............. 16/15

74

43

117

0.0

2.0

3/0

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

0.0

0/0

0/0

2013 (Ariz).................15/3

22

30

0.0

--

--

Totals .............................63/22

126

59

185

0.0

3.0

3/0

29

Playoffs...........................3/0

11

15

0.0

1.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles............................... 13........... at Detroit, 9/30/12; at Chicago, 11/25/12; vs. Chicago, 12/9/12
Solo Tackles.......................10........... at Chicago, 11/25/12; vs. Chicago, 12/9/12

EXTRA
POINTS

Passes Defensed .................3........... vs. Chicago, 12/9/12


Forced Fumble..................... 1........... 3 times, last at Houston, 12/23/12
Special Teams Tackles ........3........... vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09; vs. Dallas, 10/17/10

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OFF THE FIELD Majored in communications and business,


earning degree in 2004...Mother, Barbara, is a set decorator in
Hollywood and late father, Greg, was a script writer...Married to
Lauren, who was a captain of the USC volleyball team that won
the 2002 national title...Couple has 3 children...Played in 1994
Little League World Series on the Northridge, CA team....Has
worked with Shadow Buddies program, a charity that makes
condition-specific dolls for childrens hospitals...Played a season of baseball at USC and was drafted by the Oakland As out
of high school...Family lost their home in the 1994 Northridge,
CA earthquake.
PRO Experienced veteran QB has started 68 of his 87 career
regular season games...Appeared in 9 and started 6 games in
his 1st season with the Vikings in 2013...Started 47 regular season games and 1 playoff contest for Kansas City from 2009-12...
Stepped into starting job for New England in 2008 after Tom
Brady was injured in the season opener, leading team to a 10-5
mark as the starter in the final 15 games...Has posted passer
rating of 100+ in 15 career games, notching 11-4 record...Has
thrown for 300+ yards in 7 career games and passed the 400+
PASSING FANCY
Matt Cassel threw for a career-best 469 yards at Denver
(11/14/10), the 2nd-best passing game in Kansas City franchise history. As a starting QB, Cassel guided 2 teams to 10-5
marks- the 2008 Patriots and the 2010 Chiefs. Cassel led
Kansas City to the 2010 playoffs and won the AFC West after
finishing worst in the division the season before.
KANSAS CITY PASSING YARDS IN A GAME
QB, GAME
YARDS
Elvis Grbac, at Oakland (11/5/00)...................................... 504
Matt Cassel, at Denver (11/14/10) .................................. 469
Len Dawson, vs. Denver (11/1/64)...................................... 435
KANSAS CITY MOST PASS ATTEMTS WITHOUT INT- GAME
QB, GAME
ATT
Matt Cassel, at Denver (11/14/10) .................................... 53
Trent Green, at Denver (12/7/03)......................................... 47
KANSAS CITY PASSING TDs IN A SEASON
QB, SEASON
TDs
Len Dawson, 1964................................................................ 30
Len Dawson, 1962................................................................ 29
Elvis Grbac, 2000................................................................. 28
Matt Cassel, 2010............................................................ 27
Trent Green, 2004 ................................................................27

2012 Started 8 of the 9 games he played...Won lone game at


New Orleans (9/23)...Threw for season-high 301 yards and 2 TDs
at Buffalo (9/16)...Had 2-TD passing days at Buffalo (9/16) and
vs. San Diego (9/30)...Notched season-high 85.1 passer rating
vs. Oakland (10/28) coming off the bench...Had a 5-yard TD
run vs. Atlanta (9/9) in the season opener...Inactive for game
vs. Tampa Bay (10/14) after suffering head injury the previous
week vs. Baltimore (10/7)...Started vs. Cincinnati (11/18).
2011

Started the opening 9 games of season, going 4-5...


Posted career-best 138.9 passer rating and tied career-best
with 4 TD passes at Indianapolis (10/9)...Led Chiefs to 4
straight wins - vs. Minnesota (10/2), at Indianapolis (10/9), at
Oakland (10/23) and vs. San Diego (10/31)...Threw for seasonhigh 261 yards vs. San Diego (10/31)...Suffered hand injury vs.
Denver (11/13) and placed on injured reserve on 11/21.

2010 Named to 1st Pro Bowl...Had career-highs with 27 TD

passes, 93.0 passer rating, a +20 TD/INT ratio (27-7), careerlow 1.6 INT ratio (7 INT/450 attempts)...Guided Chiefs to 10-5
record as the starter...Helped win the AFC West with 10-6 overall mark and host Baltimore in AFC Wild Card playoff round...
Keyed KC turnaround from 4-12 mark in 2009 and last-place
finish in AFC West to winning Division in 2010...AFC West title
was KCs 1st since 2003...Won career-best 5 straight startsvs. Arizona (11/21) through vs. Tennessee (12/26)...Threw for
career-best 469 yards, the 2nd-highest total in KC team history, at Denver (11/14), going 33-for-53 on the day to set a pair
of career highs...His 53 attempts without an INT set a Chiefs
team record...Had a pair of 4-TD days, at Denver (11/14) and at
Seattle (11/23)...Added a rushing TD at Seattle (11/23) en route

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STAFF

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

2013 Appeared in 9 games, including all 5 Vikings wins, starting 6...Connected on the Vikings 4 longest pass plays of the
season (79t, 70t, 57t &51)...Started the NFL International Series
game vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) in London, the Vikings 1st win of
the season and the Vikings 1st regular season game outside
of the United States...Posted 248 yards, 2 TDs and 0 INTs on
16-of-25 passing for a team season-high 123.4 QB rating vs. the
Steelers (9/29)...Started and threw for 382 yards, the most by
a Viking in 2013, 2 TDs and 1 INT in the 48-30 upset victory over
playoff bound Philadelphia (12/15)...Was named the FedEx Air
Player of the Week for his performance against Philadelphia
in Week 15...Threw 7 of the 8 TDs that WRs Greg Jennings and
Cordarrelle Patterson caught during the 2013 season.

COACHES

HONORS Selected to Pro Bowl in 2010...Named AFC Offensive


Player of the Month in November 2011...FedEx Air Player of the Week
vs. Philadelphia (12/15/13)...FedEx Air Player of the Week at Seattle
(11/28/11)...AFC Offensive Player of the Week at Miami (11/23/08).

PLAYERS

Part of 2007 Patriots squad that went undefeated in regular


season and advanced to Super Bowl XLII against NY Giants.

ROOKIES

Has led 9 career comeback wins when tied or trailing in the


4th quarter of games.

2013
SEASON

Appeared in 9 games in 2013, including all 5 Vikings wins,


and started 6.

RECORDS

2005 (2/0-NE), 2006 (6/0-NE), 2007 (6/0-NE), 2008 (16/15-NE),


2009 (15/15-KC), 2010 (15/15, 1/1-KC), 2011 (9/9-KC), 2012 (9/8KC), 2013 (9/6-Minn.). Total- 87/68, 1/1 (9/6-Minn; 48/47, 1/1-KC;
30/15-NE).

mark in 3 games...Has led his teams to 9 comeback wins when


tied or trailing in the 4th quarter...Had a career-long streak of
162 passes without an INT in 2010...Ranked #2 in NFL in 2010
with +20 TD/INT ratio (27-7), trailing only Bradys +32 ratio...
Helped 2010 Chiefs win AFC West title for 1st time since 2003
and completed turnaround from 2009 when team went 4-12
and finished last in Division to winning AFC West in 2010...
Originally selected by New England in the 7th round of the 2005
NFL Draft (#230).

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Southern California


ACQUIRED: FA (KC) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 10
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

HISTORY

POSITION: Quarterback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/228
DOB: 5-17-82
HOMETOWN: Chatsworth, CA

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to being named FedEx Air Player of the Week for his efforts...
Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November when
he went 90-for-144 (62.5%), for 1,111 yards and 12 TDs with 1 INT
and a 111.2 passer rating...Had streak of 162 passes without an
INT during the season, his career-long and the 3rd-longest in
KC team history...Ended season with 6 games of 60.0% and 7
games with passer rating of 100+...Missed lone game of season
with appendectomy.

2009 Started 15 games in his 1st season with Chiefs...Led NFL

with 10 TDs in 4th-quarter action...Took over reins of a team


that went 2-14 in 2008 and led club to 4-11 mark as the starter...Threw for season-high 331 yards vs. Cleveland (12/20)...
Posted season-high 124.5 rating at Philadelphia (9/27) and vs.
Pittsburgh (11/22)...Had 6 multi-TD passing games.

2007 Played in 6 games during season...Scored 1st career


rushing TD vs. Washington (10/28) on a 15-yard run...Part of
New England squad that became 1st NFL team to go 16-0 in
regular season and fell in Super Bowl XLII.
2006 Saw time in 6 games...Completed 5-of-8 passes during
season...Saw time in all 3 playoff games taking care of holding
duties on FGs and PATs.

2005 Played in 2 games during rookie season...Saw action


in his 1st career game vs. San Diego (10/2) and completed 1st
career pass to RB Patrick Pass for a 3-yard gain...Saw action
vs. Miami (1/1/06) and tossed 2 TD passes, his 1st career TD
pass going to Tim Dwight...Played in AFC Wild Card game vs.
Jacksonville (1/7/06), downing the ball on a kneel down.

2008 Pressed into starting duty for final 15 games and led COLLEGE Played in 25 career games at USC as a backup to
Patriots to a 10-5 mark with club going 11-5 but missing the AFC
playoff field...Posted career-highs with 3,693 yards and 63.4%
completions...Replaced Tom Brady in the lineup during season
opener vs. Kansas City (9/7) when he went down with a knee
injury...His 63.4% completion rate ranked 3rd in New England
team history and his yardage mark ranked 8th in club records...
Started 1st career game and notched 19-10 win at NY Jets
(9/14)...Had back-to-back 400+ yard passing days vs. NY Jets
(11/13) and at Miami (11/23)...Won final 4 games of season...
Had 5 games with passer rating of 100+...Tossed 1st career 4-TD
game at Oakland (12/14).

Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart...


Trojans won back-to-back national titles in 2003 and 2004...
Saw some time at TE as a junior...Saw action in career-high 10
games as a sophomore...Earned USCs Howard Jones/Football
Alumni Club Academic Award for the upperclassman with the
highest GPA...Played a season of baseball in 2004, going 0-1 as
a starting pitcher for the Trojans.

PREP Standout in football and baseball at Chatsworth, CA


High...Helped team win Los Angeles city title in baseball as
a senior in 1999 where he played 1B and 3B...Threw for over
2,000 yards as a senior QB with 14 TDs through the air and 11
on the ground.

CASSELS NFL TOTALS


PASSING
Year
GP/GS
Att.
Comp.
Pct.
Yards
Yds/Att
TD
INT
LG
2005 (NE) ............2/0
24
13
54.2
183
7.6
2
1
36
2006 (NE) ............6/0
8
5
62.5
32
4.0
0
0
10
2007 (NE).............6/0
7
4
57.1
38
5.4
0
1
21
2008 (NE) ......... 16/15
516
327
63.4
3,693
7.2
21
11
76t
2009 (KC).......... 15/15
493
271
55.0
2,924
5.9
16
16
61
2010 (KC) .......... 15/15
450
262
58.2
3,116
6.9
27
7
75t
Playoffs.............. 1/1
18
9
50.0
70
3.8
0
3
22
2011 (KC) .............. 9/9
269
160
59.5
1,713
6.4
10
9
52t
2012 (KC)..............9/8
277
161
58.1
1,796
6.5
6
12
46
2013 (Minn.)......... 9/6
254
153
60.2
1,807
7.1
11
9
79t
Totals ......................87/68
2,298
1,356
59.0
15,302
6.7
93
66
79t
Playoffs ............1/1
18
9
50.0
70
3.8
0
3
22
Record as Starter (regular/playoffs): 32-36; 10-5 in 2008, 4-11 in 2009, 10-5/0-1 in 2010, 4-5 in 2011, 1-7 in 2012, 3-3 in 2013.
RUSHING
Year
Att.
2005 ........................... 6
2006 ........................... 2
2007............................4
2008 ......................... 73
2009 .........................50
2010 .......................... 33
2011........................... 25
2012 .......................... 27
2013 .......................... 18
Totals ..............................238

Yards
12
4
12
270
189
125
99
145
57
913

Avg.
2.0
2.0
3.0
3.7
3.8
3.8
4.0
5.4
3.2
3.8

LG
9
5
15t
19
13
23
11
21
12
23

Sk/Yds
1/1
3/15
0/0
47/219
42/243
26/182
2/14
22/120
19/101
16/85
176/966
2/14

Rating
89.4
70.8
32.7
89.4
69.9
93.0
64.5
76.6
66.7
81.6
80.5
64.5

TD
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
5

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Attempts...........................53..... @ Denver, 11/14/10
Rushing Attempts....... 9....... vs. Buffalo, 11/9/08;
Completions ......................33..... @ Denver, 11/14/10
............................................... vs. Miami, 11/6/11
Passing Yards ................. 469..... @ Denver, 11/14/10
Rushing Yards ........... 62....... vs. NY Jets, 11/13/08
Long Pass ........................ 79t..... @ Baltimore. 12/8/13
Long Rush ................. 23....... @ Seattle, 11/28/10
Highest QB Rating........ 138.9..... @ Indianapolis, 10/9/11
Rushing TDs .................1....... 5 times, last vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Passing TDs ........................ 4..... 4 times, last @ Indianapolis, 2011
Interceptions ...................... 4..... vs. Buffalo, 12/13/09

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Matt Cassel pitched for a season at USC and baseball was a big part of the Cassel family as Matt helped his Northridge, CA team
advance to the 1994 Little League World Series. Cassels older brother, Jack, pitched for the Houston Astros , Cleveland Indians
and San Diego Padres. His younger brother, Justin, was a pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

RECORDS

CASSELS TOUCHDOWNS
GAME
Play
vs. Miami, 1/1/06.......................................................................................................... 9 pass to T. Dwight, 9 pass to B. Watson
vs. Washington, 10/28/07....................................................................................................................................................15 run
vs. Kansas City, 9/7/08 ................................................................................................................................... 10 pass to R. Moss
vs. Miami, 9/21/08 ......................................................................................................................................... 5 pass to J. Gaffney
@ San Francisco, 10/5/08 ...............................................................................................................................66 pass to R. Moss
vs. Denver, 10/20/08..................................................................... 13 pass to R. Moss, 27 pass to R. Moss, 6 pass to W. Welker
vs. St. Louis, 10/26/08.................................................................................................................................... 15 pass to K. Faulk
vs. Buffalo, 11/9/08..............................................................................................................................................................13 run
vs. NY Jets, 11/13/08.................................................................. 19 pass to J. Gaffney, 10 pass to B. Watson, 16 pass to R. Moss
@ Miami, 11/23/08 .................................................................8 run, 25 pass to R. Moss, 8 pass to R. Moss, 29 pass to R. Moss
@ Seattle, 12/7/08 ........................................................................................................................................ 2 pass to B. Watson
@ Oakland, 12/14/08 .......................................7 pass to K. Faulk, 20 pass to R. Moss, 13 pass to W. Welker, 9 pass to R. Moss
vs. Arizona, 12/21/08.................................................................... 15 pass to K. Faulk, 11 pass to W. Welker, 76 pass to R. Moss
vs. Oakland, 9/20/09 ......................................................................................................................................29 pass to D. Bowe
@ Philadelphia, 9/27/09................................................................................................13 pass to M. Bradley, 9 pass to B. Wade
vs. NY Giants, 10/4/09 ........................................................................................................ 1 pass to S. Ryan, 2 pass to B. Wade
vs. Dallas, 10/11/09.......................................................................................................... 1 pass to M. Vrabel, 16 pass to D. Bowe
vs. San Diego, 10/25/09 .................................................................................................................................... 7 pass to D. Bowe
@ Jacksonville, 11/8/09....................................................................................... 54 pass to C. Chambers, 5 pass to C. Chambers
vs. Pittsburgh, 11/22/09 ....................................................................................................21 pass to L. Pope, 2 pass to J. Charles
@ San Diego, 11/29/09 ............................................................................................................................... 7 pass to C. Chambers
vs. Cleveland, 12/20/09.......................................................................................... 9 pass to C. Chambers, 12 pass to M. Bradley
@ Cincinnati, 12/27/09 ................................................................................................................................. 20 pass to T. Castille
vs. San Diego, 9/13/10.................................................................................................................................... 2 pass to T. Moeaki
vs. San Francisco, 9/26/10 .................................................... 31 pass to D. McCluster, 45 pass to D. Bowe, 18 pass to T. Moeaki
@ Houston, 10/17/10 ...................................................................... 2 pass to M. Vrabel, 17 pass to D. Bowe, 42 pass to D. Bowe
vs. Jacksonville, 10/24/10 ......................................................................................................53 pass to D. Bowe, 6 pass to Bowe
vs. Buffalo, 10/31/10.......................................................................................................................................... 1 pass to D. Bowe
@ Oakland, 11/7/10 .........................................................................................................11 pass to V. Tucker, 20 pass to D. Bowe
@ Denver, 11/14/10 ...........................................5 pass to J. Charles, 15 pass to D. Bowe, 11 pass to D. Bowe, 22 pass to D. Bowe
vs. Arizona, 11/21/10..........................................................................................................1 pass to D. Bowe, 38 pass to D. Bowe
@ Seattle, 11/28/10 ...........................................7 pass to D. Bowe, 36 pass to D. Bowe, 9 pass to D. Bowe, 6 pass to T. Moeaki
vs. Denver, 12/5/10............................................................................................................................................. 2 pass to L. Pope
@ St. Louis, 12/19/10 .......................................................................................................................................... 2 pass to L. Pope
vs. Tennessee, 12/26/10................................................................ 14 pass to J. Charles, 5 pass to J. Charles, 75 pass to D. Bowe
vs. Buffalo, 9/11/11 .......................................................................................................................................... 6 pass to J. Charles
@ San Diego, 9/25/11............................................................................................................4 pass to D. Bowe, 1 pass to L. Pope
vs. Minnesota, 10/2/11 ....................................................................................................................................52 pass to D. Bowe
@ Indianapolis, 10/9/11 ................................ 41 pass to D. Bowe, 16 pass to S. Breaston, 5 pass to D. Bowe, 11 pass to D. Bowe
vs. San Diego, 10/31/11 ................................................................................................................................. 39 pass to J. Baldwin
vs. Denver, 11/13/11......................................................................................................................................... 1 pass to L. McClain
vs. Atlanta, 9/9/12 ................................................................................................................................. 22 pass to K. Boss, 5 run
@ Buffalo, 9/16/12.............................................................................................................33 pass to D. Bowe, 2 pass to D. Bowe
vs. San Diego, 9/30/12 .................................................................................................. 13 pass to J. Charles, 29 pass to D. Bowe
vs. Oakland, 10/28/12............................................................................................................................... 10 pass to D. McCluster
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13.......................................................................................... 70 pass to G. Jennings, 16 pass to G. Jennings
vs. Carolina, 10/13/13.................................................................................................................................. 23 pass to K. Rudolph
@ Seattle, 10/17/13..........................................................................................................................................21 pass to J. Wright
vs. Chicago, 12/1/13 ......................................................................................................................................8 pass to G. Jennings
@ Baltimore, 12/8/13..............................................................................................8 pass to J. Simpson, 79 pass to C. Patterson
vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 ............................................................................57 pass to G. Jennings, 6 run, 5 pass to C. Patterson
@Cincinnati, 12/22/13.....................................................................................................................................36 pass to J. Wright
vs. Detroit, 12/29/13 ...................................................................................................................................8 pass to C. Patterson
Total............................................................................................................................................................................................ 98 (93 passing, 5 rushing)

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CASSELS CAREER GAME-BY-GAME (* starts; scores for games started only)


2005 NEW ENGLAND................... Att. Comp.
Yards
Pct.
TD
10/2 ......San Diego ............... 4
2
15 50.0
0
1/1/06 .. Miami ................. 20
11
168
55.0
2
Totals ............................................24
13
183
54.1
2
PLAYOFFS
1/7/06...Jacksonville............. 0
0
0
0.0
0

INT
1
0
1

Lg
12
36
36

Sk/Yds
0/0
1/1
1/1

Rating
19.8
116.3
89.4

Rush
1
5
6

Yds
-1
13
12

TD
0
0
0

0/0

0.0

-1

Score

Score

2006 NEW ENGLAND .................. Att.


10/30 ....@ Minnesota .......... 0
11/19......@ Green Bay ........... 0
12/10 .....@ Miami ................. 3
12/17 .....Houston ................. 4
12/24.....@ Jacksonville......... 0
12/31 .....@ Tennessee ........... 1
Totals ..............................................8
PLAYOFFS
1/7/07 ...NY Jets.................... 0
1/14/07...@ San Diego ........... 0
1/21/07 ..@ Indianapolis........ 0
Totals ..............................................0

Comp.
0
0
2
3
0
0
5

Yards
0
0
12
20
0
0
32

Pct.
0.0
0.0
66.7
75.0
0.0
0.0
62.5

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

INT
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Lg
0
0
8
10
0
0
10

Sk/Yds
0/0
1/5
1/4
0/0
0/0
1/6
3/15

Rating
0.0
0.0
74.3
85.4
0.0
39.6
70.8

Rush
1
0
0
0
0
1
2

Yds
-1
0
0
0
0
5
4

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

2007 NEW ENGLAND................... Att.


9/9........@ NY Jets................ 0
9/23 ......Buffalo ................... 0
10/1.......@ Cincinnati ........... 0
10/21 .....@ Miami ................. 2
10/28 ....Washington............ 3
11/18......@ Buffalo ............... 2
Totals .............................................. 7

Comp.
0
0
0
0
2
2
4

Yards
0
0
0
0
28
10
38

Pct.
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66.7
100.0
57.1

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

INT
0
0
0
1
0
0
1

Lg
0
0
0
0
21
6
21

Sk/Yds
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0

Rating
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
96.5
87.5
32.7

Rush
1
0
2
0
1
0
4

Yds
0
0
-3
0
15
0
12

TD
0
0
0
0
1
0
1

Score

2008 NEW ENGLAND .................. Att.


9/7 ....... Kansas City ..........18
9/14 ......@ NY Jets*.............23
9/21.......Miami* .................. 31
10/5 ......@ San Francisco* ..32
10/12 .....@ San Diego* ....... 28
10/20.... Denver*............... 24
10/26 ....St. Louis* ..............33
11/2 .......@ Indianapolis*.... 34
11/9 .......Buffalo* ................32
11/13 ..... NY Jets* ............... 51
11/23 .... @ Miami* ............ 43
11/30 .....Pittsburgh* .......... 39
12/7.......@ Seattle*............ 44
12/14 .... @ Oakland* ......... 30
12/21 .... Arizona*...............36
12/28.....@ Buffalo*.............. 8
Totals .......................................... 516

Comp.
13
16
19
22
22
18
21
25
22
30
30
19
26
18
20
6
327

Yards
152
165
131
259
203
185
267
204
234
400
415
169
268
218
345
78
3,693

Pct.
72.2
69.6
61.3
68.8
57.9
75.0
63.6
73.5
68.8
58.8
69.8
48.7
59.1
60.0
55.6
75.0
63.4

TD
1
0
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
3
3
0
1
4
3
0
21

INT
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
11

Lg
51
26
21
66t
28
29
30
20
27
43
64
27
33
30
76t
19
76t

Sk/Yds
2/16
4/9
4/17
5/26
4/10
6/38
3/17
0/0
1/8
3/14
2/7
5/24
3/8
3/8
1/12
1/5
47/219

Rating
116.0
89.9
68.1
77.5
61.6
136.3
73.7
76.1
89.8
103.4
114.0
39.4
84.3
108.1
116.1
105.2
89.4

Rush
4
1
2
4
7
4
7
5
9
8
2
2
7
6
2
3
73

Yds
13
7
4
5
29
1
22
20
22
62
14
1
14
18
19
19
270

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2

Score

2009 KANSAS CITY...................... Att.


9/20......Oakland* .............. 39
9/27 ..... @ Philadelphia* ...18
10/4 ......NY Giants* ............32
10/11......Dallas*...................41
10/18.....@ Washington*..... 31
10/25 ....San Diego* ............25
11/8 .......@ Jacksonville*..... 39
11/15......@ Oakland* .......... 34
11/22 .... Pittsburgh* ......... 30
11/29 .....@ San Diego* ........ 31
12/6.......Denver* ................ 29
12/13 .....Buffalo* ............... 43

Comp.
24
14
15
23
16
10
23
19
15
19
10
26

Yards
241
90
127
253
186
97
262
216
248
178
84
224

Pct.
61.5
77.8
46.9
56.1
51.6
40.0
59.0
55.9
50.0
61.3
34.5
60.5

TD
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
2
1
0
0

INT
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
2
4

Lg
29t
13t
43
25
32
24
54t
41
61
49
16
26

Sk/Yds
2/5
3/19
5/39
4/21
5/28
5/18
3/21
2/10
5/34
1/11
2/6
3/15

Rating
66.3
124.5
78.5
90.8
70.1
25.3
96.3
62.9
100.4
74.4
14.6
35.4

Rush
5
2
4
4
6
5
2
4
1
6
3
2

Yds
34
-1
25
28
16
24
3
-3
-1
22
17
-6

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

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W 19-10
L 13-38
W 30-21
L 10-30
W 41-7
W 23-16
L 15-18
W 20-10
L 31-34
W 48-28
L 10-33
W 24-21
W 49-26
W 47-7
W 13-0

Score
W 44-24
L 14-34
L 16-27
L 20-26
W 14-6
L 7-37
L 21-24
W 16-10
W 27-24
L 14-43
L 13-44
L 10-16

0
0
0
0

L 34-41
L 10-17
W 44-24

2010 KANSAS CITY ...................... Att.


9/13.......San Diego* ............22
9/19 ......@ Cleveland* ........ 28
9/26 ..... San Francisco* .....27
10/10.....@ Indianapolis*.... 29
10/17 .... @ Houston* ......... 29
10/24.... Jacksonville* ........18
10/31 .....Buffalo* ............... 26
11/7 .......@ Oakland* ...........35
11/14..... @ Denver* ............53
11/21 ..... Arizona*.............. 24
11/28 .... @ Seattle* ............32
12/5.......Denver* ................. 31
12/19 .....@ St. Louis* ......... 29
12/26 .... Tennessee* ......... 34
1/2/11 ....Oakland* ...............33
Totals ..........................................450
PLAYOFFS
1/9/11 ....Baltimore*.............18

Comp.
10
16
16
16
20
13
14
20
33
15
22
17
15
24
11
262

Yards
68
176
250
156
201
193
152
216
469
193
233
196
184
314
115
3,116

Pct.
45.5
57.1
59.3
55.2
69.0
72.2
53.8
57.1
62.3
62.5
68.8
54.8
51.7
70.6
33.3
58.2

TD
1
0
3
0
3
2
1
2
4
2
4
1
1
3
0
27

INT
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
7

Lg
16
27
45t
27
42t
53t
31
23
38
38t
36t
21
28
75t
19
75t

Sk/Yds
1/6
1/4
0/0
1/8
1/12
1/13
3/12
3/16
4/36
0/0
0/0
2/22
3/11
1/6
5/46
26/182

Rating
68.0
46.1
111.7
70.5
122.9
144.0
84.1
82.6
116.0
115.5
129.3
84.9
68.8
128.8
19.1
93.0

Rush
2
4
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
0
5
2
6
3
0
33

Yds
4
5
7
1
8
0
13
14
3
0
28
5
17
20
0
125

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Score
W 21-14
W 16-14
W 31-10
L 9-19
L 31-35
W 42-20
W 13-10

70

50.0

22

2/14

64.5

2011 KANSAS CITY ....................... Att.


9/11 .......Buffalo* ............... 36
9/18 ......@ Detroit* .............22
9/25 ..... @ San Diego* ....... 24
10/2...... Minnesota* ......... 29
10/9...... @ Indianapolis* ... 29
10/23 ....@ Oakland* .......... 30
10/31 .....San Diego* ............32
11/6 .......Miami* ................. 39
11/13......Denver* ................ 28
Totals ..........................................269

Comp.
22
15
17
18
21
15
19
20
13
160

Yards
119
133
176
260
257
161
261
253
93
1,713

Pct.
61.1
68.2
70.7
62.1
72.4
50.0
59.4
51.3
46.4
59.5

TD
1
0
2
1
4
0
1
0
1
10

INT
1
3
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
9

Lg
20
45
43
52t
41t
21
39t
37
15
52t

Sk/Yds
2/14
2/17
1/5
3/13
2/15
0/0
3/14
5/26
4/16
22/120

Rating
64.5
44.5
102.1
102.7
138.9
38.3
69.9
71.8
66.5
76.6

Rush
0
0
1
4
5
2
2
9
2
25

Yds
0
0
1
20
12
-2
14
38
16
99

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Score
L 7-41
L 3-48
L 17-20
W 22-17
W 28-24
W 28-0
W 23-20
L 3-31
L 10-17

2012 KANSAS CITY ...................... Att.


9/9........Atlanta* ................33
9/16 ......@ Buffalo*............ 42
9/23 ......@ New Orleans* ... 44
9/30......San Diego* ........... 42
10/7.......Baltimore*............. 15
10/28 ....Oakland ................ 30
11/1........@ San Diego* ....... 29
11/12......@ Pittsburgh*....... 26
11/18......Cincinnati* ............ 16
Totals .......................................... 277

Comp.
21
23
26
24
9
20
19
11
8
161

Yards
258
301
248
251
92
218
181
154
93
1,796

Pct.
63.6
54.8
59.1
57.1
60.0
66.7
65.5
42.3
50.0
58.1

TD
1
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
6

INT
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
12

Lg
24
33t
20
29t
26
46
22
38
26
46

Sk/Yds
3/17
5/29
3/11
2/17
0/0
2/15
1/5
2/6
1/1
19/101

Rating
72.5
83.5
65.3
60.7
38.1
85.1
68.3
46.0
68.0
66.7

Rush
4
2
1
0
4
7
6
2
1
27

Yds
20
25
2
0
14
35
37
12
0
145

TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

Score
L 24-40
L 17-35
W 27-24
L 20-37
L 6-9

2013 MINNESOTA ........................ Att.


9/29 ..... vs. Pittsburgh* .....25
9/13.......vs. Carolina* ......... 44
11/7 .......vs. Washington ...... 6
11/17 ......@ Seattle............... 13
12/1 .......vs. Chicago ............33
12/8 ......@ Baltimore*........ 38
12/15 .... vs. Philadelphia* ..35
12/22.....@ Cincinnati* ........27
12/29.....vs. Detroit*............33
Totals .......................................... 254

Comp.
16
32
4
5
20
17
26
13
20
153

Yards
248
241
47
78
243
265
382
114
189
1,807

Pct.
64.0
72.7
66.6
38.4
60.6
44.7
74.2
48.1
60.6
60.2

TD
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
11

INT
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
3
1
9

Lg
70t
23t
25
30
24
79t
57t
36t
23
79t

Sk/Yds
1/0
3/26
0/0
0/0
2/9
0/0
3/12
4/20
3/18
16/85

Rating
123.4
74.1
90.3
52.7
80.7
86.0
116.6
32.6
73.9
81.6

Rush
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
18

Yds
5
7
-1
0
0
6
19
16
5
57

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1

Score
W 34-27
L 10-35

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L 20-23(OT)

L 29-49
W 31-13
W 42-24
W 10-6
W 27-13
W 34-14
L 10-31

L 7-30

L 13-31
L 13-16
L 6-28

L 26-29
W 48-30
L 14-42
W 14-13

KICKOFF

10
21
0
189

EXECUTIVES

2
3
1
50

STAFF

99.1
58.4
65.8
69.9

COACHES

1/8
1/8
0/0
42/243

PLAYERS

39
20t
50
61

ROOKIES

0
2
1
16

2013
SEASON

2
1
0
16

RECORDS

55.0
59.5
54.2
55.0

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

331
180
207
2,924

HISTORY

22
22
13
271

EXTRA
POINTS

12/20.....Cleveland*............ 40
12/27.....@ Cincinnati* ........37
1/3/10 ...@ Denver* ............ 24
Totals ..........................................493

KICKOFF

AUDIE COLE #57

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/239
DOB: 6-1-89
HOMETOWN: Monroe, MI

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

best 18 tackles, 2 TFLs and 1.0 sack...Registered 12 tackles at


Chicago (12/1) and at Baltimore (12/8)...Totaled 49 tackles, 3.0
TFLs, 1.0 sack and 3 PBUs in limited time...Also added 3 special
teams tackles...Was injured at Cincinnati (12/22) and placed
on IR on 12/27.

2012 (5/0, 1/0), 2013 (13/5). Total- 18/5, 1/0.

Was a Golden Gloves boxer during his youth.


Was released midseason in 2013 before being re-signed and
claiming the starting MLB spot. Cole had 18 tackles, the most
among Vikings in 2013, in his 1st career start at GB (11/24/13)
and sacked QB Scott Tolzien on the 1st play of the game.

2012 Earned spot on special teams as a rookie...Saw time in


5 regular season games and in the Wild Card playoff contest
at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Made NFL debut vs. San Francisco
(9/23)...A longshot to make the team as a 7th-round draft
pick, he cracked the 53-man roster with a strong preseason
performance, returning a pair of INTs for TDs against Buffalo
on back-to-back defensive plays.

OFF THE FIELD Cut his trademark long hair during 2013
offseason and donated to charity program benefitting youth
fighting cancer- Children With Hair Loss- in Michigan...Took
part in 2013 Minnesota Governors Fishing Opener weekend
activities in Park Rapids, MN, helping youth get involved in outdoor activities and helping promote outdoors programs through
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...Graduated in
2011 with a parks, recreation and tourism degreeA Golden
Gloves winner in boxingEnjoys waterfowl and deer hunting
along with walleye fishingAvid movie buff.

COLLEGE Finished

his career at N.C. State ranked 12th in


school history with 328 tacklesHis 32.5 TFLs rank 13th and
his 15 sacks rank him 10th in school historyLed the team in
tackles in his final 3 seasons at StateA semi-finalist for the
2011 Butkus Award after he led the team with 132 tackles
Started every game at MLB in 2011 after moving to the position during spring drillsRecorded a career-high 16 tackles at
Cincinnati and vs. Georgia Tech in 2011Tied for the team lead
in tackles with 97 in 2010 and led the defense with 809 snaps
from scrimmageLed the team with 12 tackles and nabbed his
1st INT at Central Florida in 2010 and was named ACC Defensive
Back of the Week by the league for his performanceTeams
leading tackler in 2009 with 85 stopsStarted all 12 games in
2009Recipient of the teams Al Michaels Award for selfless
playRedshirted in 2007.

PRO Continued to improve and started 5 games in 2013 after


playing in 5 as a rookie in 2012...Appeared in 18 games while
starting 5 in his 1st 2 seasons...Was released on 11/7/13 prior to
the Washington game and re-signed after clearing waivers on
11/9/13...Made his 1st career start at Green Bay (11/24/13) and
had 1st sack when he led team with season-best 18 tackles, 2
TFLs and 1.0 sack...Lowest-drafted Viking to make the 53-man
roster in 2012...Selected #210 overall in 2012 by the Vikings
First NC State LB ever drafted by the Vikings...Selected in 7th
round (#210) by Vikings in 2012.

PREP Attended Monroe HS in Monroe, MI where he played


QB, S and LBThrew for 3,285 yards and 23 TDs in his career
Named All-League as a seniorThree-year starter at QB and
played defense as a seniorLettered in baseball and basketball, in addition to football.

2013 Appeared in 13 games while starting 5... Was released on


11/7 prior to the Washington game and re-signed after clearing
waivers on 11/9...Played mainly on special teams until his 1st
career start at Green Bay (11/24) when he had a team season-

COLES NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

2012 (Minn)................5/0

0.0

0/0

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

0/0

2013 (Minn)...............13/5

33

16

49

1.0

1/0

Totals ............................... 18/5

33

16

49

1.0

1/0

Playoffs ...........................1/0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles...............................18........... @ Green Bay, 11/24/13

HISTORY

COLLEGE: North Carolina State


ACQUIRED: D7a (#210) for 2012
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

Solos.................................. 13........... @ Green Bay, 11/24/13


Pass Defensed.....................2........... vs. Chicago, 12/1/13

COLES SACK
GAME
QB
SACK
at Green Bay, 11/24/13................ Scott Tolzien................... 1.0
Total........................................................................................................ 1.0

Tackle for Loss.....................2........... @ Green Bay, 11/24/13


Sack ..................................1.0........... @ Green Bay, 11/24/13
Forced Fumbles ................... 1........... vs. Chicago, 12/1/13

EXTRA
POINTS

Teams

Special Teams Tackles ........ 1........... 4 times, last @ Baltimore 12/8/13

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KICKOFF

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

NFL as a 7th-round (#244) pick by Eagles in 2010.

2010 (15/2, 1/1-Phil), 2011 (15/13-Phil), 2012 (14/14-Phil), 2013 (15/0,


1/0-Phil). Total- 59/29, 2/1 (59/29, 2/1-Phil).

2013 Played in 15 games during regular season and NFC Wild


Card playoffs vs. New Orleans...Missed 1 game with hamstring
injury vs. Chicago (12/22)...Notched season-high 3 tackles vs.
Washington (11/17).

PRO Comes to Minnesota with 29 career starts under his belt


and playoff experience...Had career-best 105 tackles in 2012
when he started career-high 14 games...Started NFC Wild Card
Playoff game vs. Green Bay as a rookie in 2010...Had career-best
3-INT game at Washington (10/16/11), becoming the 1st Eagles
player to snare 3 picks in a game since 1966...Grabbed 1st career
INT off Donovan McNabb at Washington in 2010, the former
Eagles QBs 1st game against his old team...Originally entered

2010 Saw action in 15 games and made 1st career start at


Washington (11/15)...Started vs. Minnesota (12/28) in game
postponed by weather from Sunday night to Tuesday night, the
only Tuesday game in Vikings history...Snared 1st career INT at
Washington (11/15).

COLLEGE Started 35 of his 49 career games...Team captain as


a senior and voted by teammates as MVP as a senior in 2009...
Named 1st-Team All-Big Ten in 2009 and 2nd-Team in 2008...
Ended career with 219 tackles and 9 INTs...Played in national
title game in 2006 and 2007 against Florida and LSU...Capped
career with Rose Bowl win over Oregon as a senior.

PREP Named All-Ohio as a junior and senior at Northmont


High in Clayton...Standout DB and WR...Earned all-conference
as a CF in baseball...Graduated a semester early to enroll at
Ohio State.

COLEMANS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2010 (Phil).................15/2

19

28

0.0

1 (7)

--

0/0

12

Playoffs.................... 1/1

0.0

--

0/0

2011 (Phil) ............... 15/13

68

28

96

0.0

4 (60)

--

1/0

2012 (Phil)...............14/14

73

32

105

0.0

2 (13)

--

1/0

4
9

2013 (Phil)................ 15/0

10

0.0

--

1/0

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

--

0/0

Totals .............................59/29

164

75

239

0.0

7 (80)

--

3/0

34

Playoffs ........................... 2/1

0.0

--

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles......................... 14..... vs. Chi., 11/7/11; vs NE, 11/27/11
Solos............................ 12..... vs. Chicago, 11/7/11
Interceptions .................3..... @ Washington, 10/16/11
Long INT Return ..........35..... @ Miami, 12/11/11

COLEMANS INTERCEPTIONS
GAME
QB
INT
at Washington, 11/15/10............. Donovan McNabb ......... 1 (7)
at Washington, 10/16/11............. Rex Grossman.............3 (25)
at Miami, 12/11/11 ....................... Matt Moore................. 1 (35)
at Cleveland, 9/9/12 ................... Brandon Weeden ........ 2 (13)
Total................................................................................................... 7 (80)

Forced Fumble............... 1..... 3 times, last vs. Wash., 11/7/13

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PLAYERS

in 15...Led team with 4 INTs, 3 coming in game at Washington


(10/16)...Had a pair of career-high 14-tackle games, vs. Chicago
(11/7) and vs. New England (11/27)...Posted career-long 35-yard
INT return at Miami (12/11)...Went on injured reserve for the
season finale with biceps injury.

ROOKIES

HONORS Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week at


Washington (10/16/11).

2011 Became full-time starter, opening 13 games and playing

2013
SEASON

Married to Laura, the couple has a daughter, Kyla...Active with


cancer charities and has a personal stake in the fight after
his father, Ron, battled cancer during Kurts college football
career but survived the experience after surgery and extensive
chemotherapy...Kurt experienced tragedy during his freshman
season in 2006 when he tackled WR Tyson Gentry during spring
practice and Gentry was paralyzed on the play. Coleman nearly
gave up the game before Gentry forgave him and encouraged
him to continue playing despite the accident...Father, Ron, is
an assistant principal at Stebbins High in Dayton, OH...Enjoys
speaking to youngsters about motivation and spirituality...
Works through his foundation- Coleman 4 a Cure- to help fund
cancer research.

RECORDS

OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in exercise science at OSU...

2012 Started all 14 games he played...The 14 starts is a careerhigh...Ranked 2nd on team with career-high 105 tackles...Had
both INTs for the season at Cleveland (9/9) in the season opener...Snared 1 of the 2 INTs in the end zone during 17-16 Eagles
win...Had season-best 13 tackles and a FF vs. Atlanta (10/28).

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Father, Ron, is a cancer survivor and Kurt has been active with
cancer charities.

HISTORY

Started 2 games and a playoff contest as a rookie in 2010.

EXTRA
POINTS

Became 1st Eagles player to have 3-INT day since 1966 when
he snared 3 INTs off Rex Grossman at Washington (10/16/11).

EXECUTIVES

COLLEGE: Ohio State


ACQUIRED: UFA (Phil) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 5
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

STAFF

POSITION: Safety
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-11/200
DOB: 7-1-88
HOMETOWN: Clayton, OH

COACHES

KURT COLEMAN #20

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Wide Receiver


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-11/185
DOB: 1-8-89
HOMETOWN: Mustang, OK

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

JOSH COOPER #11

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

before moving back to 53-man roster on 11/20 to play in 4 of


the final 6 games...Caught 1st passes of the season at NY Jets
(12/22), including a 5-yarder on fourth-and-2 that extended
Browns drive and resulted in a FG.

2012 (6/0-Clev), 2013 (5/0-Clev). Total- 11/0 (11/0-Clev).


Joined Vikings as a free agent in time for 2014 mandatory
mini camp in June.

2012 Started season on practice squad for opening 5 weeks


before moving to 53-man roster...Played in 1st career game
and caught 2 passes, including a career-long 28-yarder vs.
Cincinnati (10/14) from QB Brandon Weeden...Had career-best
53 yards in a game at Indianapolis (10/21) on 4 catches, all 4
of which went for a 1st down...Played in 6 games in the final
11 weeks...Originally joined team as a rookie free agent on 5/9.

Played in Norv Turners offense during 2013 season with


Cleveland where he had 9 catches in final 2 games.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in business management at OSU...


Musically inclined, has taken up playing guitar...An avid golfer...
Enjoys hunting in his free time, especially waterfowl hunting.

PRO Joined Vikings as a free agent following his release by


Cleveland in spring 2014...Joined Vikings on 6/13/14 and participated in mandatory mini camp the following week...Spent
time on Browns practice squad in 2012 as a rookie for opening
5 weeks of the season and again in 2013 for 5 weeks at midseason...Played in 1st career NFL game and caught 1st career
passes against Mike Zimmers Bengals in win vs. Cincinnati
(10/14/12), hauling in a career-long 28 yarder from Brandon
Weeden for 1st reception...Originally joined Cleveland as a
rookie free agent in 2012, signing on 5/9/12.

COLLEGE Saw action in 46 career games as OSU climbed back

to national prominence, capping college career with a Fiesta


Bowl win over Stanford in his final game as a Cowboy...As a
junior and senior had 68 and 71 receptions respectively, good
for the 9th and 10th-best single season reception marks in
Cowboys history...Had a 13-catch game against Iowa State
that ranks tied for the 2nd-best in school history...Served as
full-time punt returner for OSU as a junior and senior...Ended
collegiate career with 1,695 yards on 161 receptions.

PREP Standout in all phases at Mustang High in Mustang,


OK...Played WR, DB, KR, PR and booted FGs...Consensus 1stTeam All-State...Helped team to state runner-up honors as a
junior...Ranked the 10th-best prospect in Oklahoma by Rivals...
Played soccer and basketball.

2013 Notched career high with 5 catches in season finale at


Pittsburgh (12/29)...Had 9 catches in the final 2 games of the
season, pulling in 4 for 26 yards at NY Jets (12/22)...Played in
season opener vs. Miami (9/8) before a 3-game stretch when
he did not play and was waived from team on 9/30...Joined
Cleveland practice squad on 10/7 and spent 5 weeks there
COOPERS NFL TOTALS
Year
GP/GS
2012 (Clev) ...........6/0

No.
8

2013 (Clev) ...........5/0


Total.......................... 11/0

9
17

RECEIVING
Yds.
Avg.
106
13.3

Lg
28

TD
0

60
166

16
28

0
0

6.7
9.7

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Receptions...........................5..... at Pittsburgh, 12/29/13
Receiving Yards .................53..... at Indianapolis, 10/21/12

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Long Reception ................ 28..... vs. Cincinnati, 10/14/12


COOPERS CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
2012
CLEVELAND
No.
10/14
Cincinnati....................2
10/21
@ Indianapolis ........... 4
11/18
@ Dallas ...................... 1
12/30
@ Pittsburgh ............... 1
Totals
GP/GS: 6/0
8

Yards
39
53
6
8
106

Avg.
19.5
13.3
6.0
8.0
13.3

Long
28
14
6
8
28

TD
0
0
0
0
0

2013
12/22
12/29
Totals

Yards
26
34
60

Avg.
6.5
6.8
6.7

Long
11
16
16

TD
0
0
0

CLEVELAND
No.
@ NY Jets ................... 4
@ Pittsburgh ...............5
GP/GS: 5/0
9

COLLEGE: Oklahoma State


ACQUIRED: UFA (Clev) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 92

PRO Comes to Minnesota in 2014 after spending 2013 with


San Diego where he was a free agent pickup from Jacksonville...
During Jacksonville career he lead team in INTs with 4 in 3 of his
4 seasons with the club...During his 4 seasons with Jaguars his
12 INTs was double that of his closest teammate...Played under
Jags head coaches who had both played for the Vikings- Jack Del
Rio and Mike Mularkey.
2013 Started opening 11 games of season and saw action in

all 16 regular season contests...Helped 9-7 Chargers advance


to playoffs, going 1-1 with Wild Card win over Cincinnati on the
road before losing at Denver in Divisional Round to end the
season...Played against Mike Zimmers Bengals in playoff win,
the final game Zimmer coached with Cincinnati before taking
the Vikings head coaching job...Saw time as a sub in both
playoff games, the 1st postseason action of his career...Spent
season with San Diego after joining club as a free agent pickup
from Jacksonville...Snared INT off Colts QB Andrew Luck vs.
Indianapolis (10/14)...Notched season-best 7 tackles in season
opener vs. Houston (9/9)...Ranked tied for 3rd among Chargers
DBs with 6 PD on season.

2009 Made immediate impact as a rookie, snaring an INT off


Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (9/13) in the end zone in his
1st series of his 1st NFL game and on the 2nd series recovered
a Joseph Addai fumble...Led team with 4 INTs...Became only
2nd Jags rookie CB to start a season opener and started all 16
games...2nd in the NFL among rookie defenders with 4 INTs.
COLLEGE A 2-time team captain...At the time of his selection

in the 3rd round, he was the 2nd-highest drafted William and


Mary player in school history...Scored 4 TDs as a senior, 2 INTs
and 2 PRs...Named 2nd-Team All-CAA as a senior and 3rdTeam as a junior...Ended college career with 9 INTs.

PREP Helped lead Rose High in Greenville, NC to state title


in Class 4A football as a senior in 2003 at WR/DB and return
man...Played CF on state-champion baseball team.

GRAND THEFT INT

HISTORY

The Vikings picked up a trio DBs via free agency in 2014 that
have a nose for the ball, led by 6th-year CB Derek Cox, whose
13 career INTs are the most by any current Viking. Joined in
the new-look backfield by CB Captain Munnerlyn and S Kurt
Coleman, the unit will benefit from a new scheme implemented by defensive-minded Head Coach Mike Zimmer.
CAREER INTs BY CURRENT VIKINGS
PLAYER
INTs
Derek Cox, CB* .................................................................13
Chad Greenway, LB................................................................ 9
Captain Munnerlyn, CB* .........................................................7
Kurt Coleman, S*....................................................................7
Harrison Smith, S .................................................................. 5
*- 2014 Vikings free agent acquisition

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

Had career-high 2 INTs at Dallas (10/31) to tie a Jaguars team


record, returning 1 of the picks 14 yards...Had 52 tackles on the
season...Posted season-high 9 tackles at Cleveland (11/21).

PLAYERS

2010 Started 11 of his 13 games...Led team with 4 INTs...

ROOKIES

Earned degree in business administration/marketing from William and Mary...Participated in NFL


Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program at Penns
Wharton School in 2013...Served in an externship program
in February 2014 at the US House of Representatives with
Congresswoman Robin Kelly from Illinois...Wife, Julie, is a
graduate of George Mason University School of Law...Couple
had a son, Asa, in April 2014...Family includes 2 dogs- George
and Rambo...Active with food banks and prostate cancer
awareness...Is the youngest of 5 children and as a fraternal
twin sister, Shanno...Has sister Alisha and brothers Lyman III
and Travis, who played football at East Carolina...Father served
in the US Navy and reserves for 19 years...Parents, Lyman II and
Claudette, have been married 45 years.

2013
SEASON

OFF THE FIELD

2011 Battled injuries throughout the season before going on


injured reserve to end the year on 11/25 with knee injury suffered at Cleveland (11/20)...Started the 6 games he played in
during the season and still had 10 PDs...Ended season with
16 tackles.

RECORDS

Tied for 2nd among NFL rookies in 2009 with 4 INTs and led
Jacksonville in picks 3 times during his 4 years with Jaguars2009, 2010, 2012 with 4 INTs each season.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Most veteran Vikings DB with 55 career starts under his belt.

2012 Started 11 of the 12 games he played in final season with


Jacksonville...Tied career-high with 4 INTs and notched careerbest 16 PDs...Had INTs in consecutive games vs. Chicago (10/7)
and at Oakland (10/21)...Had best game as a pro at Houston
(11/18), posting career-best 15 tackles with 14 solo and added
an INT...Forced a fumble vs. NY Jets (12/9).

While working an externship at the US House of Representatives in 2014,


Derek Cox had the chance to meet Rep. Walter Jones, who serves Derek and
his family in North Carolina.

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EXTRA
POINTS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2009 (16/16-Jax), 2010 (13/11-Jax), 2011 (6/6-Jax), 2012 (12/11-Jax),
2013 (16/11-SD). Total- 63/55 (47/44- Jax, 16/11-SD).

COLLEGE: William & Mary


ACQUIRED: UFA (SD) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 6
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

STAFF

POSITION: Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/195
DOB: 9-22-86
HOMETOWN: Greenville, NC

COACHES

DEREK COX #37

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

COXS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2009 (Jax) ............... 16/16

56

20

76

0.0

4 (6)

0.0

0/1

2010 (Jax) .................13/11

36

16

52

0.0

4 (14)

1.0

0/0

2011 (Jax)....................6/6

12

16

0.0

10

0.0

0/0

2012 (Jax) .................12/11

49

10

59

0.0

4 (18)

16

3.0

1/0

2013 (SD)..................16/11

35

39

0.0

1 (2)

0/0

Playoffs...................2/0

0.0

0/0

Totals .............................63/55

188

54

242

0.0

13 (40)

48

4.0

1/1

Playoffs ................ 2/0

0.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

COACHES

Tackles......................... 15..... @ Houston, 11/18/12


Solos............................ 14..... @ Houston, 11/18/12
Interceptions .................2..... Dallas, 10/31/10
Fumble Recovery........... 1..... @ Indianapolis, 9/13/09
Forced Fumble............... 1..... vs. NY Jets, 12/9/12

PLAYERS

Passes Defensed ...........3..... last vs. New England, 12/23/12

COXS INTERCEPTIONS
GAME
QB
INT
at Indianapolis, 9/13/09............. Peyton Manning ........... 1 (0)
vs. Tennessee, 10/4/09.............. Kerry Collins.................. 1 (0)
vs. Miami, 12/13/09.................... Chad Henne .................. 1 (6)
at Cleveland, 1/3/10.................... Derek Anderson ............ 1 (0)
at Dallas, 10/31/10...................... Jon Kitna ..................... 2 (14)
at Tennessee, 12/5/10 ................ Kerry Collins.................. 1 (0)
Washington, 12/26/10................ Rex Grossman............... 1 (0)
vs. Chicago, 10/7/12.................... Jay Cutler....................... 1 (0)
at Oakland, 10/21/12................... Carson Palmer............... 1 (2)
at Houston, 11/18/12................... Matt Schaub ................1 (16)
vs. New England, 12/23/12 ......... Tom Brady .................... 1 (0)
vs. Indianapolis, 10/14/13........... Andrew Luck ................. 1 (2)
Total................................................................................................. 13 (40)

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

LARRY DEAN #51


POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/226
DOB: 8-7-88
HOMETOWN: Tifton, GA

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

2011

2011 (16/0), 2012 (16/0, 1/0), 2013 (16/0). Total- 48/0, 1/0.

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

Has not missed a game in his opening 3 seasons and ranked


2nd on club in special teams tackles in 2013.

EXTRA
POINTS

COLLEGE: Valdosta State


ACQUIRED: Rookie FA for 2011
NFL SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 4

Broke the Valdosta State career tackles record held by former


Blazer star and NFL standout Jessie Tuggle.

Was 1-of-2 Vikings rookies in 2011 to play in all 16


games...Made biggest impact by the Vikings rookie free agents
in 2011...Ranked 4th on team with 14 special teams tackles...
Saw 1st career action on defense at Chicago (10/16) and notched
a tackle...Posted 7 special teams tackles in the opening 4
games of the season, including season-best 3 in the season
opener at San Diego (9/11).

OFF THE FIELD Majored in criminal justice, earning his


degree in the summer of 2011, just days before joining Vikings
at training camp...Active in Vikings community relations visits
to schools and hospitals...Hosts annual Back To School camp
in Tifton, GA before leaving for Vikings training camp.

COLLEGE Started in all 47 career games he played...Consensus

PRO Has carved out a role as the Vikings special teams ace for
the last 3 seasons...Has not missed a game in his opening 3
seasons...Made biggest impact among the Vikings rookie free
agents in 2011...Ranked 4th on team with 14 special teams
tackles and played in all 16 games...The lone Vikings rookie
free agent to earn a spot on the 53-man roster entering Week 1
preparation for season opener at San Diego.

PREP Standout at Tift County High in Tifton, GA was twice


named Region 1-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year...Helped
basketball team make state tournament.

All-American as a senior...Earned Daktronics National Defensive


Player of the Year honors...Left VSU as the school record holder
in tackles with 368 and set the Gulf South Conference record
in career tackles...Named Gulf South Defensive Player of the
Year...Helped Valdosta win 2007 Division II national title.

2013 Appeared in all 16 games for the 3rd consecutive sea-

son...Was a leader on special teams recording a career-high


18 special teams tackles, ranking 2nd on team behind Robert
Blantons 19...Had a career-high 4 special teams tackles
at Baltimore (12/8).

2012 Saw action in all 16 games and the Wild Card playoff
game...Ranked 2nd on team with 15 special teams stops...Had
2 special teams tackles in 5 separate games during the season.

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PBU
0
0
0
0
0
0

TFL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

QBH
0
0
0
0
0
0

FF/FR
0/0
0/0
0/0
1/1
1/1
0/0

Special
Teams
14
15
1
18
47
1

COACHES

STAFF

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Special Teams Tackles ....... 4........... @ Baltimore, 12/1/13
Tackles................................. 1........... 4 times, last vs. Chicago, 12/1/13
Fumble Recoveries .............. 1........... vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13
Forced Fumbles ................... 1........... @ New York Giants, 10/21/13

DOM DeCICCO #49


POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/235
DOB: 9-11-88
HOMETOWN: Jefferson Hills, PA

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Pittsburgh
ACQUIRED: FA for 2014
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

2012 Appeared in the final 4 games for Chicago after signing

2011 (16/0-CHI), 2012 (4/0-CHI), 2013 (0/0-TB). Total- 20/0


(20/0-CHI)
Signed with Chicago as an undrafted free agent on 7/26/11
where he played in all 16 games in 2011 and 4 games in 2012,
totaling 12 special team tackles.
Attended training camp with Tampa Bay in 2013, where he
played in 3 preseason games.

OFF THE FIELD Returned to Pittsburgh during time


away from football and earned degree in communications with
a minor in computer sciences...Theme park enthusiast, enjoys
riding some of the fastest roller coasters in the country.

PRO Provides depth to the Vikings LB corps and on special

teams after spending 2 seasons with the Bears as a special


teams contributorHas played in 20 NFL games, including all
16 games during the 2011 season and 4 games for Chicago during the 2012 campaignTeammates with DE Corey Wootton
in Chicago during the 2011-12 seasons...Has recorded 12 career
special teams tackles...Despite playing the Vikings 3 times,
DeCicco hasnt recorded a tackle against his current team.

2013 Played in 3 preseason games for Tampa Bay before

being released on 8/31...Joined Buccaneers during training


camp on 7/31.

KICKOFF

INTs
0
0
0
0
0
0

with the Bears for the 2nd time on 12/4...Spent 2012 training
camp with Bears before being released on 8/29.

2011 Played in all 16 games for the Bears, recording 12 special


teams tackles including 11 solosRecorded 4 multiple tackle
games, helping the Bears to an 8-8 record.

COLLEGE Played 4 seasons at Pittsburgh from 2007-10,


where he spent time with Vikings QB coach Scott Turner...Had
37 starts in 49 career collegiate games2010 Big East 1st-Team
as a DBAs a senior led the Panthers with 66 solo tackles and
94 total tacklesIn 2010, tied a team-best 5 INTsAppeared
in 3 bowl games for the Panthers including wins over North
Carolina (Meineke Car Care, 2011) and Kentucky (BBVA Compass
Bowl, 2010) and a loss to Oregon State in 2008.
PREP A 3-year starter on both sides of the ball for Thomas

Jefferson High (Jefferson Hills, PA)Switched from WR to QB


for his senior season and was a 1,000-yard rusher and passer
Had 17 career INTsLed team to the WPIAL Class AAA championship and the semifinals of the PIAA playoffs with a 14-1
record his senior yearIn his 3 seasons as a starter, Thomas
Jefferson went a combined 39-5 with 2 WPIAL titles and a
PIAA Class AAA championship his sophomore yearNamed
Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AAA 2nd-Team All-State
as a seniorWas also a 4-year letter winner on the hardwood,
scoring over 1,000 career points.

PLAYERS

Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

ROOKIES

Total
1
1
0
2
4
0

2013
SEASON

Tackles
Asst.
0
1
0
1
2
0

RECORDS

Solo
1
0
0
1
2
0

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Year
GP/GS
2011 (Minn) .............. 16/0
2012 (Minn).............. 16/0
Playoffs................... 1/0
2013 (Minn).............. 16/0
Totals .............................. 48/0
Playoffs ...........................1/0

EXECUTIVES

DEANS NFL TOTALS

GP/GS

Solo

2011 (Chi) ................. 16/0


2012 (Chi)...................4/0
2013 (TB)....................0/0
Totals .............................. 20/0

0
0
0
0

Tackles
Asst.
0
0
0
0

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Special
Teams

0
0
0
0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0
0
0
0

0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0

12
0
0
12

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Special Teams Tackles ........2........... 4 times; last vs. KC, 12/4/11

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EXTRA
POINTS

Year

HISTORY

DeCICCOS NFL TOTALS

KICKOFF

VLADIMIR DUCASSE #62

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/325
DOB: 10-15-87
HOMETOWN: Stamford, CT

STAFF

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

2011 Played in all 16 games for the 1st time in his career...

2010 (2/0, 1/0-NYJ), 2011 (16/1-NYJ), 2012 (16/0-NYJ), 2013 (16/4NYJ). Total- 50/5, 1/0 (50/5, 1/0-NYJ).
Native of Haiti, moved to the United States at age 15.

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

Originally a 2nd-round draft pick by NY Jets in 2010.

EXTRA
POINTS

COLLEGE: Massachusetts
ACQUIRED: UFA (NYJ) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 5
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

OFF THE FIELD Majored in African-American studies...Born

in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti before moving to Connecticut with his


brother, Macarthur, in 2002 to live with aunt and uncle, Virginia
and Lezanoro Ducasse...Father, Delinois, still lives in Haiti.

PRO Former 2nd-round draft pick by NY Jets in 2010...Has


played in all 48 games over the past 3 seasons...Started careerbest 4 games in 2013...Has 5 career starts to his credit...Part
of Jets squad that advanced to the AFC Championship game
against Pittsburgh as a rookie...Started 1st career game vs.
Kansas City (12/11/11) when team opened with an extra lineman...Originally selected in 2nd round (#61) in 2010.
2013 Appeared in all 16 games for the 3rd straight season...

Started opening 4 games of the season at LG...Helped squad go


8-8...Jets ranked #6 in NFL in rushing yards per game at 134.9...
His best performance of the season came vs. Buffalo (9/22)
when Bilal Powell ran for 149 yards, Santonio Holmes (154) and
Stephen Hill (108) each had 100+ receiving yards and QB Geno
Smith threw for season-high 331 yards...Served as backup and
on special teams for final 12 games of season.

Started 1st career game vs. Kansas City (12/11) when team
opened with an extra offensive lineman, he lined up as a TE.

2010

Saw action in 2 regular season games and 1 playoff


contest as a rookie...Made NFL debut at Buffalo (10/3)...Played
extensively at G when Brandon Moore left game with injury vs.
Buffalo (1/2/11) in regular season finale when fellow rookie Joe
McKnight ran for his 1st career 100+ game, notching 158 yards
on 32 carries...Jets went 11-5 in regular season to earn Wild Card
Playoff berth...Was inactive for Wild Card win at Indianapolis...
Played in Divisional Round game at New England (1/16)...Active
but did not play in AFC Championship Game at Pittsburgh.

COLLEGE

Full-time starter at LT in his junior and senior


seasons at UMass...Named 1st-Team All-America by AP as
a senior...Named 1st-Team All-CAA as a junior and senior...
Played alongside fellow lineman Josh Samuda, who is now a
Vikings teammate.

PREP Started 20 straight games at Stamford, CT...Earned


spot in Governors Cup All-Star Game vs. Rhode Island AllStars...Named 1st-Team All-Fairfield County...Lettered in track
and basketball...Earned league title in discus and runner-up
in shot put.

2012 Played in all 16 games as reserve and on special teams...


Helped RB Shonn Greene run for 100+ yards in a pair of
games, vs. Indianapolis (10/14) and vs. Arizona (12/2), including Greenes career-high 161 yards and career-high-matching
3 rushing TDs.
EXPANSION VIKINGS LAND 36 VETS TO START CLUB
From the 1961 Vikings Press, Radio and TV Guide, the following explanation described the Vikings 1961 expansion draft
additions that would lay the personnel groundwork of the team:
In an effort to assist the Vikings in stocking the nucleus of a playing roster, the National Football League established a program whereby Minnesota could select three veteran ball players from each team in the NFL, with the lone exception of Dallas.
Each club was allowed to freeze 30 of the 38 men on its roster. There were not available for selection by the Vikings. From
the remaining eight, the Vikings chose three from each of the 12 clubs.
Minnesota purchased these players at a total cost of $600,000. Of this amount, $50,000 went to the league and the balance
was divided 12 equal ways. The Vikings philosophy as pre-determined by General Manager Bert Rose and Head Coach Norm Van
Brocklin, was to accent youth in making the selections from the available lists. With very few (and those were notable) exceptions, the Viking choices were in line with that philosophy.
1961 Vikings Expansion Draft selections
Giants ....... Bill Kimber, E; Don Ball, T; Frank Youso, T
Lions......... Dave Middleton, E; Grady Alderman, G; Dave Whitsell, DB
Browns...... Fred Murphy, E; Gene Selawski, T; Richard Mostardi, DB
Cards......... Perry Richards, E; Mike Rabold, G; Ed Culpepper, DT
Rams ........ Don Ellersick, FL; Charlie Janerette, G; Jerry Stalcup, LB
Steelers..... Jack Morris, FL; Byron Beams, T; Tom Barnett, RB
Eagles ....... Gerry Huth, G; Bill Lapham, C; Gene Johnson, DB
Redskins... Red Stephens, G; Bill Roehnelt, LB; Dick Haley, DB
49ers......... Hugh McElhenny, RB; Clancy Osborne, LB; Karl Rubke, LB
Packers ..... Paul Winslow, RB; Ken Beck, DT; Dick Pesonen, DB
Bears......... Glenn Shaw, FB; Bill Bishop, DT; Charlie Sumner, DB
Colts ......... Don Joyce, DE; Lebron Shields, DT; Zeke Smith, LB
Grady Alderman

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2012 Started 7 games as a rookie, playing in all 16 and the


Wild Card playoff at Green Bay...Regular on special teams
units, ranked 3rd on team with 13 special teams tackles...Had
season-best 2 catches with a long of 29 vs. Tennessee (10/7)...
Hauled in 16-yard catch at Washington (10/14)...Played as an
in-line TE and out of the backfield, paving the way for 2012
NFL MVP Adrian Peterson to rush for 2,097 yards, the 2ndbest season in NFL history...Started 1st career game at Detroit
(9/30)...Helped set team record with 5 rookies starting a game
vs. Chicago (12/9), joining Kalil, Jarius Wright, Harrison Smith
and Josh Robinson.

Spent 3 years in his fathers homeland, attending school and


playing rugby and cricket in Christchurch, New Zealand.

OFF THE FIELD Earned bachelors degree in international

relations in spring 2011 and masters degree in communication management in 2013 offseason...Father, Riki, was a USC
standout from 1978-82, helping Trojans to the 1978 national
championship and played for the Trojans when Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner served on coaching staff...Riki
went on to a 10-year NFL career with San Francisco (1983-89)
and LA Raiders (1990-92)...Sister, Wesley, played water polo
at Michigan...Father was the 1st New Zealander to play in the
NFL and Rhett lived in New Zealand from age 4-7...Family ties
to the Twin Cities and his mother grew up in Edina...Uncle,
Dave Maley, played in the NHL and works on San Jose Sharks
broadcasts.

COLLEGE Started 31 career games...Versatile performer who

saw time at TE and FB while excelling on special teams as


well...Was a full-time starter as a sophomore and junior before
moving to FB as a senior...Started all 25 games over his final 2
seasons...Served as a team captain as a senior...Garnered 1stTeam All-Pac 12 honors as a special teamer as a senior in 2011...
Earned Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 as a junior...Named USCs
Co-Lifter of the Year as a junior and won teams Leadership
Award...Scored final collegiate TD in final game as a Trojan
against UCLA in 2011...Had career-high 45 yards receiving at
Minnesota as a junior in 2010...Scored career-best 3 TDs in
2010, catching TDs against Hawaii, Arizona and UCLA...Scored
1st career TD against San Jose State in 2009.

PRO Caught his 1st NFL TD on a 12-yard pass from Christian


Ponder at Green Bay (11/24/13)...Joined 4 other Vikings rookies
that started vs. Chicago (12/9/12), setting a Vikings record with
5 rookies opening a game...Lowest-drafted Vikings rookie in
2012 to start a game...Joins USC teammate Matt Kalil in 2012
Vikings draft class...Selected with clubs 2nd of 3 picks in the
4th round (#128 overall)...Teammates at USC with Kalil and
DE Everson Griffen.

PREP Standout TE and LB at St. Francis High in Mountain


View, CA...Earned SuperPrep All-Farwest and Prep Star AllWest honors as a senior.

2013 Appeared in 11 games, starting 6 of them during his

Year
GP/GS
2012 (Minn).........16/7

No.
7

RECEIVING
Yds.
Avg.
65
9.3

Lg
29

TD
0

Playoffs............. 1/0
2013 (Minn)......... 11/6
Total................ 27/13
Playoffs ........... 1/0

0
5
12
0

0
61
126
0

0
14
29
0

0
1
1
0

KICKOFF
PLAYOFF
RECORDS

ELLISONS NFL TOTALS

0.0
12.2
10.5
0.0

EXECUTIVES
RECORDS

2nd NFL season...Started the season opener at Detroit (9/8),


serving as the lead blocker on Adrian Petersons 78-yard TD
run on the Vikings 1st play from scrimmage...Hauled in his 1st
career TD on a 12-yard pass from Christian Ponder at Green Bay
(11/24)...Had a season-best 2 catches at Cincinnati (12/22)...2

STAFF

Father, Riki, was a 2-time Super Bowl champ and 10-year NFL
vet with San Francisco (1983-89) and LA Raiders (1990-92).

COACHES

separate injuries held him out of 5 games throughout the


course of the season...Spent time on special teams, recording
3 tackles on the season...Had 4 of his 5 receptions result in 1st
downs for the Vikings.

2012 (16/7, 1/0), 2013 (11/6). Total- 27/13, 1/0.

PLAYERS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Southern California


ACQUIRED: D4b (#128) for 2012
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

ROOKIES

POSITION: Tight End


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/250
DOB: 10-3-88
HOMETOWN: Portola Valley, CA

2013
SEASON

RHETT ELLISON #85

Receptions...........................2..... 3 times, most recent @ Cincinnati, 12/22/13


Receiving Yards .................35..... vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12
Receiving Touchdowns........ 1..... @ Green Bay 11/24/13
Long Reception .................29..... vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12
Forced Fumble..................... 1..... vs. Arizona, 10/21/12

ELLISONS TOUCHDOWNS
Game
Play
@ Green Bay, 11/24/13 .......................12 pass from C. Ponder

HISTORY

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

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EXTRA
POINTS

Special Teams Tackles ........2..... 5x, last vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12

KICKOFF

FRED EVANS #90

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Defensive Tackle


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/305
DOB: 11-6-83
HOMETOWN: Morgan Park, IL

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2006 (1/0-Mia.), 2007 (11/0), 2008 (16/2, 1/1), 2009 (13/0, 2/0),
2010 (8/0), 2011 (16/0), 2012 (16/1, 1/0), 2013 (14/3) Total- 95/6,
4/1 (94/6, 4/1-Minn., 1/0-Mia.).

PLAYERS

COACHES

Notched 1st career sack when he caught Giants QB Eli


Manning at NY Giants (11/25/07).
Posted career-best 2.0 sacks in 2012.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in exercise and sports science with


a minor in business administration at Texas State...Active with
Vikings Victory Visits, the Vikings blood drive and Salvation
Army events...Uncle and cousin of former Major League
Baseball players Gary Matthews, Sr. and Gary Matthews, Jr....
Sister, Aja Evans, was an All-American, Big Ten champion and
set school record in shot put for Illinois and was a member of
the 2014 US Olympic bobsled team that earned a bronze medal
in Sochi...Fred made the journey with his family to watch Aja
compete in the Olympics.

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PRO Played in all 16 games in 2012 for the 3rd time in his

career...Had career-high 35 tackles in 2011...Excelled in 2009


playoff action for the Vikings, notching 10 tackles, 6 QB hurries, 2 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery in 3 career playoff
games...Replaced injured DT Pat Williams in 2008 for the final
2 regular season games and Wild Card playoff game...Notched
1st career sack at NY Giants (11/25/07) when he caught eventual Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning...Helped 2007 and 2008
Vikings rank #1 in the NFL against the run.

2013

Appeared in 14 games, starting career-high 3, as he


rotated along the defensive line...Started the season opener at
Detroit (9/8) and finished with 4 tackles and 1 pass defensed...
Forced the first fumble of his career at Seattle (11/24), a
game that saw him also record 1 of his 2 TFLs on the season...
Recorded a career-best 4 passes defensed, having entered the
season with only 2 in his career...Missed back-to-back games,
at Dallas (11/3) and vs. Washington (11/7), with knee injury.

COLLEGE: Texas State


ACQUIRED: FA for 2007
NFL SEASON: 9
VIKINGS SEASON: 8

Round playoff game vs. Dallas (1/17/10) along with 5 QB hurries...Tied for team-high with 5 QB hurries in Dallas game...Had
2 tackles at St. Louis and vs. NY Giants during regular season.

2008 Started final 2 regular season games and Wild Card

Playoff game vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09) in place of injured Pro


Bowler Pat Williams...Recovered a fumble in Wild Card game
when he pounced on a fumble by Eagles QB Donovan McNabb
forced by DE Jared Allen...Played in all 16 games for 1st time
in career...Helped Vikings rank #1 in rushing defense for 3rd
straight season, the 1st team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to
accomplish the feat...Part of Vikings defense that did not allow
a 100-yard rusher all season.

2007 Played in 11 games as part of the Vikings defensive line


rotation...Sacked eventual Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning in
game at NY Giants (11/25) during the Vikings upset win...Had
career-best 2 tackles vs. Philadelphia (10/28)...Played in opener
vs. Atlanta (9/9), his 1st action as a Viking.
2006 Played in 1 game for Miami during his rookie season,
suiting up for the season finale at Indianapolis (12/31)...Had 2
tackles in his lone appearance of the season...Inactive for the
opening 15 games of the season...Entered the NFL as a 7thround pick by the Dolphins, #207 overall.
COLLEGE Finished his career with 2 seasons at Texas State
where he was a full-time starter...Named Southland Conference
Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Tabbed as a 1st-Team
All-Southland player as a junior and senior...Competed in Hula
Bowl all-star game following his senior year...Helped Bobcats
advance to NCAA Division I-AA playoffs as a senior, moving to
the semifinals...Named Southland Conference Newcomer of
the Year in 2004 in his 1st season at Texas State...Transferred
to TSU from College of DuPage, a junior college in Glen Ellyn, IL.
PREP Was a 2-way starter on the line at Morgan Park High in
Chicago...Played 1 season of varsity high school football as a
senior...Excelled at swimming and water polo.

2012 Posted career-best 2.0 sacks during the season, catching Jay Cutler at Chicago (11/25) and Matt Schaub at Houston
(12/23)...Helped preserve a goal-line stand at Houston with
his sack in an upset win over the playoff-bound Texans...Had
consecutive 4-tackle games at Chicago (11/25) and at Green
Bay (12/2)...Saw action in 4th career playoff game at Green Bay
(1/5/13) in Wild Card round...Notched season-best 5 tackles
in playoff game...Played in all 16 games for the 2nd straight
season.
2011 Had career-best 35 tackles and played in all 16 games...
Notched 3+ tackles in 6 games during the season...Set careerhigh with 6-tackle performances in consecutive games at
Chicago (10/16) and vs. Green Bay (10/23)...Notched seasonhigh 3 QB hurries vs. Chicago (1/1/12) and 2 tackles for loss vs.
Oakland (11/20).

2010 Played in 8 games as part of interior line rotation...Had

EXTRA
POINTS

tackles for loss in consecutive games at New England (11/7) and


vs. Arizona (10/31)...Posted 2 tackles against Patriots.

2009 Saw action in 13 games during the regular season and

both playoff games...Had career-high 6 tackles in Divisonal

Aja Evans, sister of Vikings DT Fred Evans, was a Bronze Medalist in bobsled
at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 98

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

2006 (Mia) ................. 1/0

0.0

0.0

0/0

2007 (Minn) ..............11/0

1.0

0.0

0/0

2008 (Minn)..............16/2

17

0.0

1.0

16

0/0

Playoffs.................... 1/1

0.0

0.0

0/1

2009 (Minn)............. 13/0

11

0.0

0.0

0/0

Playoffs...................2/0

0.0

2.0

0/0

2010 (Minn) ...............8/0

0.0

2.0

0/0

2011 (Minn) .............. 16/0

23

12

35

0.0

5.0

11

0/0

2012 (Minn)............... 16/1

16

12

28

2.0

6.0

0/0

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

1.0

0/0
1/0

2013 (Minn).............. 14/3

12

21

0.0

2.0

Total.................................95/6

76

38

114

3.0

16.0

43

1/0

Playoffs ........................... 4/1

11

15

0.0

3.0

0/1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles................................ 6..... @ Chicago, 10/16/11; vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11

KICKOFF

Solo

EXECUTIVES

GP/GS

STAFF

Tackles
Year

COACHES

EVANS NFL TOTALS

POSITION: Fullback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/248
DOB: 7-3-86
HOMETOWN: Madisonville, TN

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2008 (13/6-Det), 2009 (13/8-Det), 2010 (16/2-Det), 2011 (14/3;
9/1-Car, 5/2-Ind), 2012 (16/7, 1/1), 2013 (13/9). Total- 85/35, 1/1
(29/16, 1/1-Minn, 42/19-Det, 9/1-Car, 5/2-Ind).
Earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors in his 1st season with the
Vikings, paving the way for Adrian Peterson to take home NFL
MVP honors after rushing for 2,097 yards- 2nd in NFL history.
Mother was a professional gymnast.

OFF THE FIELD Took part in the NFLs Entrepreneur and


Business workshop during the 2014 offseason...Was inducted
to Furman Hall of Fame during the 2013 football season...
Earned degree in political science at Furman and twice earned
Academic All-Conference...Has a brother who has served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the US Army...Mother
was a professional gymnast...Born in West Germany...Has a
daughter, Natalyah...Active with Boys and Girls Club.
HONORS

Named 2nd-Team Associated Press All-Pro in


2012...Earned Pro Bowl berth 2012.

PRO Became the 1st Vikings FB to be named All-Pro and only


the 3rd Vikings FB to earn Pro Bowl honors...In his 1st season
with the Vikings, paved the way for Adrian Peterson to rush for

COLLEGE: Furman
ACQUIRED: FA (Ind) for 2012
NFL SEASON: 7
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

2,097 yards and nearly break NFL single-season record...Has


not scored a TD in regular season play, but found the end zone
in Pro Bowl...Served as regular FB for Detroit from 2008-10...
Played with Carolina and Indianapolis in 2011...Originally joined
NFL as a 5th-round (#146) Draft pick by Detroit in 2008.

2013 After missing the first 3 games of the season due to a

suspension, appeared in 13 contests, including 9 starts...In 1st


game of the season, helped block for Adrian Petersons 140yard performance in the NFL International Series in London vs.
Pittsburgh (9/29)...Helped block for 5 games with a 100-yard
rusher during the season, including Matt Asiata who rushed for
115 yards vs. Detroit (12/29)...Blocked for 4 Adrian Peterson 100yard games...Helped the Vikings score a Metrodome-high 48
offensive points in the Vikings win over Philadelphia (12/15)...
Caught 6 passes for 37 yards on the season, his 2nd-highest
reception total of his career behind 8 in 2010.

2012 Made immediate impact in his 1st season with the


Vikings, helping Adrian Peterson earn NFL MVP honors and
rush for 2,097 yards, the 2nd-highest total in NFL history...
Earned 2nd-Team All-Pro honors from Associated Press and
was the Pro Bowl starter for the NFC...Started and played in 1st
career playoff game at Green Bay (1/5/13) in Wild Card playoff...
Helped Peterson break the 100+ yard rushing mark in 10 games,
matching his own team record.

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ROOKIES

JEROME FELTON #42

2013
SEASON

QB Hurries ...........................5..... vs. Houston, 11/2/08

EVANS SACKS
GAME
QB
SACK
at NY Giants, 11/25/07 ............... Eli Manning..................... 1.0
at Chicago, 11/25/12.................... Jay Cutler......................... 1.0
at Houston, 12/2/12.................... Matt Schaub ................... 1.0
Total........................................................................................................ 3.0

RECORDS

Forced Fumbles ................... 1..... at Seattle, 11/24/13

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Tackle For Loss................ 3.0..... @ Chicago, 11/25/12

HISTORY

Sack ..................................1.0..... 3x last @ Houston, 12/23/12

EXTRA
POINTS

Passes Defensed .................2..... @ Detroit, 9/30/12; vs. Chicago, 12/9/12

PLAYERS

Solo Tackles.........................5..... vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11

KICKOFF

2008

2010 Had career-high 22 carries for Detroit...Played in all 16

COLLEGE Ended Furman career with most rushing TDs in


school history, finding the end zone 63 times, including 23
times as a junior in 2006...Set school record with 414 points...
Helped Furman advance to Division I-AA playoffs each of his
final 3 seasons...Played in East-West Shrine Game after senior
season...Earned 1st-Team All-Southern Conference honors as a
junior when he tallied 707 yards rushing on 162 carries...Shared
Furmans Freshman of the Year honor in 2004.

FELTONS NFL TOTALS

PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY

PREP Standout FB and LB at Sequoyah High in Madisonville,


TN...Named All-County 3 times and All-Region...Broke the
3,000-yard career rushing mark and topped 300 tackles...
Earned All-American Scholar honors and Outstanding AfricanAmerican Student of Tennessee along with receiving the 200102 United States National Minority Leadership Award.

highs with 13 receptions and 133 yards receiving...Had careerhigh 3 catches at Chicago (10/4) and vs. Pittsburgh (10/11)...
Set career-high 37 receiving yards, including a 27-yarder vs.
Pittsburgh (10/11)...Caught 21-yard pass vs. Minnesota (9/20).

Year
GP/GS
2008 (Det) ..........13/6
2009 (Det) ..........13/8
2010 (Det) ...........16/2
2011 (Car) ..............9/1
(Ind)............. 5/2
2012 (Minn).........16/7
Playoffs.............. 1/1
2013 (Minn).........13/9
Total........................85/35
Playoffs .............. 1/1

No.
2
15
22
3
0
0
0
0
42
0

RUSHING
Yds.
Avg.
4
2.0
46
3.1
76
3.5
10
3.3
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
136
3.2
0
0.0

Lg
4
10
9
4
0
0
0
0
10
0

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

No.
9
13
8
2
2
3
0
6
43
0

Yds
53
133
54
24
16
35
0
37
352
0

RECEIVING
Avg
5.9
10.2
6.8
12.0
8.0
11.7
0.0
6.2
8.2
0.0

LG
12
27
19
17
9
17
0
27
27
0

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Receptions...........................3..... @ Chicago, 10/4/09; vs. Pittsburgh, 10/11/09
Receiving Yards .................37..... vs. Pittsburgh, 10/11/09
Long Reception .................27..... vs. Pittsburgh, 10/11/09
Rushing Attempts.............. 6..... vs. Green Bay, 12/12/10
Rushing Yards ................... 15..... vs. Green Bay, 12/12/10
Long Rush .........................10..... @ Chicago, 10/4/09

SHARRIF FLOYD #73

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

STAFF

games and started 2...Had career-high 6 carries in game vs.


Green Bay (12/12) and tallied 15 yards on the day...Notched a
37-yard KO return vs. Washington (10/31)...Hauled in a seasonlong 19-yard pass at Buffalo (11/14).

2009 Started a then-career-high 8 games...Posted career-

EXTRA
POINTS

Started 6 of the 12 games he played as a rookie...


Started season opener at Atlanta (9/7)...Recorded 1st career
catch for 3 yards vs. Green Bay (9/14)...Had 11-yard reception
at Houston (10/19)...Missed 3 games at mid-season with ankle
injury...Caught 2 passes for 7 yards vs. Minnesota (12/7).

ing season...Helped Colts win 2 of their final 5 games of the


season, the only 2 wins of the year...Started a pair of games
for Colts...Played in 9 games with 1 start for Carolina early in
the season...Signed by Carolina on 8/31 after his release by
Detroit on 8/30...Played in 1st game with Carolina vs. Green
Bay (9/18)...Played during preseason with Detroit before his
release on 8/30.

COACHES

EXECUTIVES

2011 Played in 14 games for Carolina and Indianapolis dur-

POSITION: Defensive Tackle


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/305
DOB: 5-28-91
HOMETOWN: Philadelphia, PA

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Florida
ACQUIRED: D1a (#23) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

back to his high school and college number after wearing #95
for his rookie NFL campaign.

2013 (16/1). Total- 16/1.


Was the 3rd DT drafted in 2013, the 1st DT the Vikings have
selected in the 1st Round since Kevin Williams in 2003.
The 1st of 3 players drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings
in 2013, only the 2nd time the Vikings have had 3 picks in the
1st round and 1st time by an NFL team since St. Louis in 2001.

OFF THE FIELD Visited and spoke to Gainesville elementary


students while at FloridaPosition coach at Florida was former
NFL All-Pro DT Bryant YoungMajored in social and behavioral
sciences...Switched jersey to #73 for the 2014 season, going

PRO Appeared in all 16 games during 1st NFL season...Made


1st career start vs. Washington (11/7), finishing with 3 tackles...
Selected #23 overall in 2013, the 3rd DT selected overall
Shared 1st NFL sack during International Series game vs.
Pittsburgh in London (9/29/13)Is the 1st DT selected by the
Vikings in the 1st round since 2003 when the club drafted Kevin
Williams 9th overall...The 1st of 3 players drafted by the Vikings
in the 1st round, marking only the 2nd time in team history the
team had 3 picks in the 1st round and the 1st time for an NFL
team since St. Louis did it in 2001... Was 1 of 8 Gators selected
in the 2013 NFL Draft.

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 100

GatorDeclared for the NFL Draft following his junior season


Had 115 career tackles, 26.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, a pass breakup, 3
blocked FGs and a FFHis 3 career kick/punt blocks is tied for
5th in school historyAppeared in and started all 13 games
during the 2012 season and was named 1st-Team Defense
AP All-SEC (DT), 1st-Team Defense Coaches All-SEC (DL),
Sporting News All-American, Phil Steele Postseason All-SEC
1st-Team (DL)1st DL at Florida since 2001 to earn All-America
honorsRecorded 46 tackles on the season and led the team
with 13.0 TFL, added one forced fumble and two blocked kicks

PREP Was ranked the No. 1 DT by Scout.com and selected


the Maxwell Football Clubs National High School Player of
the Year in 2009Attended George Washington High School
Garnered Public League Player of the Year accolades and was
named to the All-City squad by the Daily News his senior
yearAlso named to the Daily News All-Decade Team as
well as naming him the Public League Player of the Decade
Graduated with a 3.0 GPA.

FLOYDS NFL TOTALS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

COLLEGE Played in 37 career games, making 26 starts as a

STAFF

during his junior seasonRecorded 5 tackles, including 2.0


sacks for a loss of 12 yards and blocked a field goal against his
current Vikings teammate Teddy Bridgewater and Louisville
in the Sugar BowlStarted the final 11 games of the season
at DE after being suspended for the 1st 2 games by the NCAA
in 2011Totaled 46 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, a pass breakup
and a blocked kick during his sophomore campaignNamed to
the 2010 Coaches Freshman All-SEC TeamHad 23 tackles, 13
assisted and 10 solo, with 6.5 for loss in 2010Was 1 of 7 true
freshmen to make a start in 2010Earned a starting spot and
contributed 2 tackles, including 1 for loss, in the Gators win
over Penn State in the Outback Bowl.

Saw action in all 16 games, including 1 start, during his rookie season...Recorded the 1st sack of his career
when he and Jared Allen combined to sack Pittsburghs Ben
Roethlisberger during the NFL International Series in London
(9/29)...Tipped a pass at the line of scrimmage vs. Cleveland
(9/22) that resulted in an Erin Henderson INT, a turnover that
resulted in a Viking score...Recorded a season-best 4 tackles at
Baltimore (12/8)...Finished with 3 tackles in his 1st NFL start at
Washington (11/7)...1 of 10 Vikings rookies to see action during
the 2013 season.

COACHES

2013

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

2013 .......................... 16/1

17

12

29

2.5

7.5

0/0

Totals ................................16/1

17

12

29

2.5

7.5

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

PLAYERS

Tackles
Year

YESTERDAY AND TODAY, PP&K THE VIKINGS WAY


Building football skills and keeping kids involved in an
active lifestyle makes Punt, Pass and Kick one of the Vikings
longest-standing and most popular events. Every year, kids
from across the Upper Midwest compete in local events with
the hope of competing nationally for a PP&K title.
Punt, Pass and Kick was established in 1961, just like the
Vikings. The competition is the oldest youth football activity
sponsored by the NFL. The PPK program is a national skills
competition for boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 15
to compete separately against their peers. Girls and boys in
five separate age divisions (6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15)
compete against each other in punting, passing and place
kicking in a fun and engaging forum. The PPK program is
free both to organizers who host a local competition and
to every youngster who wants to participate. With more
than three million boys and girls from around the country
taking part in PPK competitions every year from July through
January, it is one of the worlds largest youth sports participation programs.
In 2013, Alex Folz of Spring Grove, MN (pictured above
right) captured the 12-13 age division title representing the
Vikings at the National PPK competition. Folz and other winners were recognized during an on-field presentation during
the Chargers-Broncos Divisional playoff game.

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 101

2013
SEASON
RECORDS

FLOYDS SACKS
GAME
QB
SACK
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13............... Ben Roethlisberger .........0.5
vs. Carolina, 10/13/13.................. Cam Newton ................... 1.0
vs. Chicago, 12/1/13 .................... Josh McCown................... 1.0
Total........................................................................................................ 2.5

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Passes Defensed ..... 1 .....4 times, last vs. Cincinnati 12/22/13


QB Pressures .............2......@ Baltimore, 12/8/13

HISTORY

Sack ......................... 1 .....vs. Carolina, 10/13/13, vs. Chicago, 12/1/13

EXTRA
POINTS

Solo Tackles.............3 .....@ Baltimore, 12/8/13

ROOKIES

Tackles.....................4 .....@ Baltimore, 12/8/13

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Tight End


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-6/255
DOB: 7-19-90
HOMETOWN: Corrigan, TX

COACHES

STAFF

CHASE FORD #86

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2012 (PS-Minn, Dall, Phil), 2013 (9/0-Minn) . Total- 9/0 (9/0Minn).
Stepped into void in the final 3 games of the 2013 season and
produced as a receiving threat with 7 of his 10 catches going
for a 1st down.
Originally joined Philadelphia as a rookie free agent in 2012.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in sociology, earning his degree in


spring 2012 from University of Miami...Enjoys fishing in his
free time.

PLAYERS

PRO Earned more playing time as season went on and Vikings

TEs were hit with injuries...Posted career-high 5 catches in final


game at Mall of America Field in win over Detroit (12/29/13)...
Spent a week on practice squads of Dallas and Philadelphia
in 2012...Originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent on
4/29/12 with Philadelphia.

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

2013 Moved from practice squad to active roster for the final

10 games of the season...As Vikings TEs were decimated by


injuries, he took on larger role in passing game...Had 7 of his
10 catches on the season go for a 1st down...Ended season
with career-best 5 catches vs. Detroit (12/29) in final game at
MOA Field at HHH Metrodome...Reeled in career-long 37-yard
pass vs. Philadelphia (12/15) in upset win over playoff-bound
Eagles...Made NFL debut at Dallas (11/3), playing in his 1st
career regular season game in his home state...Caught 1st

COLLEGE: Miami
ACQUIRED: FA for 2012
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

career pass vs. Washington (11/7) on NFL Networks Thursday


Night Football.

2012 Spent final week of regular season and playoff week on

Vikings practice squad, joining Vikings on 12/26...Was member


of Dallas practice squad for a week, joining club on 12/5 until
release on 12/11...Went to training camp and through preseason
with Philadelphia, spending the opening week of the regular
season on Eagles practice squad...Originally joined Philadelphia
as a rookie free agent on 4/29.

COLLEGE Ended Miami career with 21 games played and 7

starts...Played in 12 and started 6 as a senior in 2011...Caught


lone TD of senior year against Duke...Had 37 yards receiving in
Sun Bowl against Notre Dame to cap his junior season in 2010...
Played at Kilgore (TX) Junior College before transferring to
Miami...Earned 2nd-Team JUCO All-America honors at Kilgore.

PREP Standout at Corrigan-Camden High School in Texas...


Competed in track, baseball and basketball along with football
in high school...Named to All-State basketball team in Class
2A...Helped team win 4x400 relay at state track meet.

FORDS NFL TOTALS


RECEIVING
Year GP/GS
No.
Yds. Avg.
Lg
TD
2013 (Minn)...........9/0 10 122 12.2 37 0
Total............................9/0 10 122 12.2 37 0
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Receptions...........................5...... vs. Detroit, 12/29/13
Receiving Yards..................55...... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Long Reception..................37...... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
FORD CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
2013 MINNESOTA.................. No. Yards Avg. Long TD
10/27 vs. Green Bay.............. did not play
11/3
@ Dallas....................0
0 0.0 0 0
11/7
vs. Washington..........1
2 2.0 2 0
11/17 @ Seattle..................0
0 0.0 0 0
11/24 @ Green Bay...............1
20 20.0 20 0
12/1
vs. Chicago.................1
2 2.0 2 0
12/8 at Baltimore..............0
0 0.0 0 0
12/15 vs. Philadelphia........ 2
55 27.5 37 0
12/22 @ Cincinnati..............0
0 0.0 0 0
12/29 vs. Detroit................. 5 43 8.6 14 0
Totals GP/GS: 9/0............ 10 122 12.2 37 0

FROM DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS


The Vikings feature 10 players who played HS football
in the Lone Star State, trailing only the 11 Floridians and
Californians on the roster.
2014 VIKINGS FROM TEXAS
PLAYER....................................HOMETOWN
Chase Ford................................Corrigan
Christian Ponder......................... Colleyville
Joe Banyard................................. Sweetwater
Adrian Peterson.......................... Palestine
Andrew Sendejo......................... San Antonio
Cullen Loeffler............................ Ingram
Spencer Nealy............................. San Antonio
Charlie Johnson........................... Sherman
Kheeston Randall....................... Beaumont
Brian Robison............................. Splendora

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 102

2013 Made 15 starts during his 2nd season as a full-time


starter at RG...Part of an offensive line that helped the Vikings
finish 8th in the NFL in total rushing yards (2,081) and 1st in
rushing TDs (23)...Helped pave the way for Adrian Petersons
79-yard TD run on the Vikings 1st offensive play of the season
vs. Detroit (9/8)...Helped the team set a season-high 232 total

NFL debut vs. Green Bay (10/23), getting time at RG in place


of injured Anthony Herrera...Helped Adrian Peterson rush for
season-high 175 yards in Packers game...Played briefly at RG at
Washington (12/24).

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

COLLEGE Ended collegiate career as one of the most deco-

rated Slippery Rock players in school history....Was 1st player


in SRU history to be invited to NFL Scouting Combine and play
in the Senior Bowl...Named winner of the Gene Upshaw Award
as the top offensive lineman in Division II as a senior and
selected as Division II Rimington Award winner, honoring the
top centers in college football...Earned All-America honors as a
senior from AFCA, Daktronics and earned a spot on Associated
Press Little All-America team honor non-Division I players...
Named All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference - Western
Division as a sophomore, junior and senior...Started all 44
games at Slippery Rock during his career...Named Offensive
MVP as a junior...Moved from OT to C during spring practice of
his redshirt freshman season...Redshirted in 2006.

PREP Did not play football until his senior season at Seneca
Valley High in Harmony, PA...Standout OT during his 2 seasons...Named to All-WPIAL Class AAA-1 team as a senior and
was honorable mention Quad North All-Star as a junior...High
school teammate of Green Bay Packers lineman Don Barclay.

2015 VIKINGS SCHEDULE ROTATION


The Vikings 2015 schedule rotation will feature the team facing the NFC West and AFC West in intraconference and interconference play and will face teams finishing in their same position from the NFC East and NFC South.

2015 VIKINGS SCHEDULE ROTATION


HOME ........................................ AWAY
Chicago ...................................... Chicago
Detroit ....................................... Detroit
Green Bay .................................. Green Bay
St. Louis .................................... Arizona
Seattle....................................... San Francisco
Kansas City................................ Denver
San Diego .................................. Oakland
NFC East.................................... NFC South

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 103

ROOKIES

PRO Started all 15 games he appeared in during 2013, missing


only the game vs. Philadelphia (12/15/13) due to a knee injury...
Helped the Vikings rush for an NFL-best 23 TDs during 2013...
Started all 16 games and Wild Card playoff game in 2012 at RG...
Only Division II player for the Vikings who is a full-time starter...
Helped Peterson lead the NFL in rushing for the 2nd time in
his career, the only Vikings player who has led the League in
rushing...Saw time in 3 games during rookie season...Spent 13
weeks of his rookie season as an inactive player or did not play
as he learned the NFL game...Became the 5th overall player and
the highest-drafted player selected from Slippery Rock at #172
overall...Was the 1st SRU player to earn an invite to the Senior
Bowl and to the Scouting Combine.

2011 Saw action in 3 games in his rookie campaign...Made

2013
SEASON

OFF THE FIELD Majored in safety and environmental management at SRU, earning degree in December 2010...Has a twin
brother, Josh, who played rugby at Clarion University...High
school honor roll student...Helped teach kids about outdoor
activities and fishing at the annual Lake Minnetonka Crappie
Contest in 2013, sponsored by Minnesota Bound TV...High
school teammates with Packers G/T Don Barclay at Seneca
Valley High and remains close friends.

2012 Stepped into starting lineup at RG in his 2nd season...


Part of Vikings offensive line that started all 16 games and the
Wild Card playoff game as a unit...Started 1st career game in
season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/9)...Helped Peterson bounce
back from severe knee injury to rush for 2,097 yards, the 2ndbest single-season performance in NFL history, en route to
earning NFL MVP honors...Peterson matched his own team
record with 10 games of 100+ yards on the season.

RECORDS

Part of Vikings o-line in 2012 that started all 16 games as


a unit, paving the way for Adrian Peterson to earn NFL MVP
honors and rush for 2,097 yards, the 2nd-best performance
in NFL history.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

The highest-drafted player from Slippery Rock in school


history and 1st to be invited to Senior Bowl and NFL Scouting
Combine.

HISTORY

2011 (3/0), 2012 (16/16, 1/1). 2013 (15/15). Total- 34/31, 1/1.

rushing yards in a tie at Green Bay (11/24)...Blocked for Adrian


Petersons season-best 211 rushing yards on a career-high 35
carries vs. Chicago (12/1)...In the final game of the season vs.
Detroit (12/29) allowed Matt Asiata to rush for a career-high 115
yards on just 14 carries.

EXTRA
POINTS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Slippery Rock


ACQUIRED: D6c (#172) for 2011
NFL SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 4

COACHES

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/306
DOB: 7-26-88
HOMETOWN: Cranberry Township, PA

PLAYERS

BRANDON FUSCO #63

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES

POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/237
DOB: 1-12-83
HOMETOWN: Mt. Vernon, SD

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2006 (IR), 2007 (16/16), 2008 (16/15, 1/1), 2009 (16/16, 2/2),
2010 (16/16), 2011 (16/16), 2012 (16/16, 1/1), 2013 (16/16). Total112/111, 4/4.
Has led Vikings in tackles for each of the past 6 seasons, tying
Scott Studwells franchise record.
Became 1st Vikings LB to earn AP All-Pro (2nd Team) honors in
2012 since Matt Blair in 1980.
Honored as 2012 Korey Stringer Good Guy Award winner by
Twin Cities media for his cooperation and attitude.

in 2007...Posted career-best 191 tackles in 2012...Tied Scott


Studwell for the Vikings franchise record by leading the team
in tackles for 6 straight seasons (2008-13)...Set career high
with 22 tackles vs. Oakland (11/20/11), the 2nd-most in Vikings
history behind Studwells 24 at Detroit in 1985...Since spending
his rookie season on injured reserve with a preseason knee
injury, he has not missed a game in the following 7 seasons...
Has started 111 of the 112 career games he has played and all 4
playoff contests...From 2007-13, his 11 FRs ranks tied for 2nd
in the NFL...Notched 6 takeaways in each 2007 and 2009...
Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for game at Detroit
(9/20/09) when he had 3 takeaways (2 INT, 1 FR) and recovered
an onside kickTied for NFL lead with 4 FRs in 2007 and tied
for 2nd in 2009 with 3...Scored 1st career TD on a 37-yard INT
return at NY Giants (11/25/07), part of a record-setting day
against Giants as the Vikings returned 3 INTs for TDs...Helped
Vikings tie team record with 6 INT-return TDs in 2007, matching the mark of the 1992 team...Helped Vikings rank #1 in the
NFL against the run in 2007 and 2008...Is the only Iowa LB ever
selected in the 1st round of the NFL DraftSelected #17 overall
in the 2006 NFL Draft and was the 3rd LB taken, behind only
A.J. Hawk (#5) and Ernie Sims (#9).

OFF THE FIELD Raised on a farm in South Dakota and


still involved in farming today, he has been active with the
ANF- America Needs Farmers- efforts that have been rekindled with the Iowa football program in recent years...
Recognized as 2011 Vikings Community Man of the Year for his
generosity and charity in the Twin Cities and his home state
of South Dakota...Active with the America Needs Farmers
campaign with the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa Farm Bureau...
Donated time and money with teammate John Sullivan to
build his Sullys Playground project at Amplatz Childrens
Hospital at University of Minnesota...Has donated several
Chads Lockers to local childrens hospitals, giving patients
and their families a resource to find games and books...Works
through his Lead The Way Foundation to enhance education
and health opportunities for children...Donated funds to build
a new track at his alma mater, Mt. Vernon High School...Made
generous donation of $100,000 to Sanford Hospital in Sioux
Falls, SD in spring 2008 to help childrens cancer patients and
families...Recognized by teammates as the 2007 winner of the
Ed Block Courage Award for his dedication and effort coming
back from season-ending knee injury as a rookie...Graduated
with a degree in communication studies from IowaMarried in
July 2006 to Jennifer Capista, a former track and field athlete
at IowaCouple has daughters, Maddyn and Beckett...Joins his
wife and members of the Vikings organization in hosting the
annual Greenway Gridiron Gallop 5K fun run on Fathers Day...
Grew up on a hog and crop farm in Mount Vernon, SD, which
has a population under 400Played 9-man football in high
school...Had his high school jersey, #8, retired in a winter 2009
event at Mt. Vernon High.
HONORS 2012 Associated Press 2nd Team All-Pro...Earned
Pro Bowl berths in 2011 and 2012...Recognized as 2012 Korey
Stringer Good Guy Award winner...Selected as 2011 Vikings
Community Man of the Year...Named Vikings Defensive MVP in 2010,
2012 and 2013 by teammates...Earned NFC Defensive Player of the
Week at Detroit (9/20/09).

2011 Selected to Pro Bowl for the 1st time in his career...Led

PRO Earned consecutive Pro Bowl berths in 2011 and 2012,


the 1st Vikings LB to achieve the feat since Scott Studwell in
1987-88...Voted by teammates as Defensive MVP in 2010, 2012
and 2013...Led Vikings in tackles in 2008-2013 and ranked 2nd

2010 Recognized by teammates as Vikings Defensive MVP...

EXTRA
POINTS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES
PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Voted by teammates as Vikings Defensive MVP in 2010, 2012


and 2013.

COLLEGE: Iowa
ACQUIRED: D1 (#17) for 2006
NFL SEASON: 9
VIKINGS SEASON: 9

HISTORY

PLAYERS

CHAD GREENWAY #52

2013 Played in all 16 games for the 6th consecutive season...

Led the team in tackles (167) for the 6th straight season, tying
former LB Scott Studwells franchise record...Was voted by
teammates as Vikings Defensive MVP for the 2nd-consectuive
season and 3rd time overall...Appeared in his 100th career game
when the Vikings faced the Steelers in the NFL International
Series in London (9/29)...Became the 7th player and 5th LB to
record 1,000 career tackles when he tallied 7 at Dallas (11/3)...
Tied a career-high with a team-best 3 INTs on the season...Had
3 TFLs vs. Chicago (12/1), tying his single-game high.

2012 Named Associated Press 2nd-Team All-Pro...Earned 2nd


straight Pro Bowl berth...Selected by teammates as Vikings
Defensive MVP...Helped key Vikings defensive effort that
jumped from #21 overall to #16 in total defense...Led team
with a career-best 191 tackles...Posted 10+ tackles in 11 games
in regular season...Led team with 14 tackles in Wild Card
Playoff game at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Had career-high 2.0 sacks
in win over eventual NFC champions San Francisco (9/23),
catching Alex Smith twice...Had season-high 18 tackles at
Green Bay (12/2)...Snared an INT vs. Detroit (11/25)...Had 3rd
sack of season at St. Louis (12/16) to add to a FR and 15 tackles
in the game.
team with a then-career-best 174 tackles...Shattered his previous career-high tackles of 150 set in 2008...Set career-high and
notched 2nd-best mark in team history with 22-tackle day
vs. Oakland (11/20) and had career-high 4 tackles for loss vs.
Oakland...Notched 10+ tackles in 9 games during the season.
Helped Vikings defense rank in NFLs top-10 for 3rd straight
season...Led team in tackles for 3rd straight season with
149, just shy of his career-best 150...Notched 10+ tackles in 6

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CONSECUTIVE SEASONS LEADING VIKINGS IN TACKLES


PLAYER, SEASONS
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
Scott Studwell, 1980-85................................................... 6
Chad Greenway, 2008-13 .............................................. 6
games during the season...Notched a sack vs. Arizona (11/7)...
Recovered a Lions fumble on punt coverage vs. Detroit (9/26)
that led to a Vikings TD...Posted 14 tackles vs. Detroit.

2009 Led team in tackles for 2nd straight season...Posted

team-high 6 takeaways (3 INTs, 3 FRs) which was tops for NFL


LBs...Became only the 3rd Vikings LB to have a 3-takeaway
game at Detroit (9/20) with 2 INTs and a FR, returning an INT
36 yards for his season long...Earned 1st career NFC Defensive
Player of the Week honor at Detroit...Key part of the Vikings
defense that finished ranked #6 in the NFL for total defense
for the 2nd straight year...Led team in tackles during NFC
Championship game with 9...Posted 1st career playoff sack vs.
Dallas in Divisional Playoff game against Tony Romo.

SACKS IN A CAREER BY VIKINGS LBs


PLAYER, SEASON
SACKS
Matt Blair, 1974-85...................................................... 23.0
Ed McDaniel, 1992-2001 .............................................. 20.5
Fred McNeill, 1974-85...................................................16.5
E.J. Henderson, 2003-11 ................................................ 15.5
Chad Greenway, 2006-present .................................14.5
Ben Leber, 2006-11 .......................................................12.0
for the 2nd-most in an NFL game...Scored 1st career TD on a
37-yard INT return at NY Giants (11/25) off Eli Manning, his 2nd
straight week with an INT after picking Daunte Culpepper the
week before vs. Oakland (11/18).

2006 Suffered torn ACL in left knee on kickoff coverage in the

preseason opener vs. Oakland (8/14)Placed on injured reserve


on 8/17, ending his rookie season.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

TACKLES BY A VIKING IN A GAME


PLAYER, GAME
TACKLES
Scott Studwell, at Detroit (11/17/85).............................. 24
Chad Greenway, vs. Oakland (11/20/11) ...................... 22
Scott Studwell, at Pittsburgh (9/24/89)......................... 21
Ed McDaniel, at Green Bay (9/4/94) ............................... 21

NFL OPPONENT FUMBLE RECOVERIES 2007-13


PLAYER
FRs
Rob Ninkovich ................................................................. 12
Chad Greenway ........................................................... 11
Bradie James.....................................................................11
Kerry Rhodes ...................................................................10
Brian Urlacher..................................................................10
Julius Peppers..................................................................10
Josh Wilson......................................................................10

COLLEGE

A 2-time All-Big Ten selection who finished his


career ranked 5th in Iowa history with 416 tacklesStarted
38 of the 45 games he played in and recorded 10+ tackles in a
game 25 timesIowas Co-MVP as a seniorHis 156 tackles as
a senior in 05 rank 3rd in school historyEarned 2nd-team AllBig Ten honors as a sophomoreRedshirted in 2001.

ROOKIES

VIKINGS CAREER TACKLES


PLAYER, GAMES
TACKLES
Scott Studwell, 202 ....................................................1,928
Matt Blair, 160 ............................................................1,404
Jeff Siemon, 156.......................................................... 1,375
Alan Page, 160............................................................. 1,118
Chad Greenway, 112 ...............................................1,088

COACHES

BIG PLAY GREENWAY


Chad Greenways 5.5 sacks in 2008 ranked as the 4th-most in
a season by a Vikings LB and his 14.5 career sacks is climbing
the clubs all-time list by LBs.

PLAYERS

TOPS IN STOPS
Chad Greenway continues to make a mark on the Vikings
record book with his prolific performances, he can move into
4th place in career Vikings tackles in 2014.

3rd-team as a sophomore at Mount Vernon (SD) High...Played


9-man football in high schoolLed team to back-to-back state
titles as a QB and FSNamed Gatorade Player of the Year for
the stateTeam captain in football for 3 straight yearsAlso
lettered in basketball, baseball, and trackWon 4 events at the
2000 state track meet, including the triple jump.

VIKINGS CAREER INTERCEPTIONS BY LINEBACKERS


PLAYER
INTs
Matt Blair ........................................................................16
Lonnie Warwick............................................................... 12
Roy Winston.................................................................... 12
Rip Hawkins .................................................................... 12
Scott Studwell..................................................................11
Jeff Siemon.......................................................................11
Jack Del Rio......................................................................10
Chad Greenway ............................................................ 9

STARTING STALWART
Chad Greenway can climb into elite company in Vikings history
this season. He enters 2014 with 111 career starts to his credit,
good for 7th in team history among LBs. Greenway can move
into 5th place by starting every game this season and move
his consecutive games played streak to 128.
CAREER GAMES STARTED BY VIKINGS LBs
PLAYER
STARTS
Scott Studwell (1977-90) ...............................................160
Roy Winston (1962-76)..................................................160
Jeff Siemon (1972-82) ....................................................149
Matt Blair (1974-85) ......................................................130
Fred McNeill (1974-84) ...................................................121
Wally Hilgenberg (1968-79) ............................................116
Chad Greenway (2007-Present) ..................................111

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HISTORY

PICKIN AND GRINNIN


Chad Greenways 9 career INTs ranks 8th in team history by a
LB and hes poised to climb that chart as he enters 2014. He
snared 3 INTs in 2013, joining only 4 other LBs in the NFL with
3+ INTs and 3+ sacks on the season.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2007 Bounced back from knee injury that cost him his rookie
year to lead the team in takeaways with 6...Led the team with 4
FFs and finished 2nd in tackles with 130...Part of record-setting
defensive effort that matched the Vikings record with 6 INTreturn TDs and posted team-best 3 INT-return TDs in a game at
NY Giants (11/25), joining Darren Sharper and Dwight Smith in
scoring on returns during the game...The 3 INT-return TDs tied

EXTRA
POINTS

by a Vikings LB in team history with 5.5 sacks...Key part of


the Vikings ranking #1 in the NFL against the run for the 3rd
straight season...Helped Vikings rank #6 in the NFL in total
defense, the highest rank since 1994...Had sacks in 3 straight
games...Had 10+ tackles in 6 games...Led team with 10 tackles
in Wild Card playoff game vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09).

2013
SEASON

2008 Had breakout season in his 2nd year on the field, leading PREP A 1st-team All-State selection as a junior and senior and
the team in tackles with 150, and posting the 4th-best total

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES

GREENWAYS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

GP/GS

Solo

Special
Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2006 (Minn).....................injured reserve


2007 (Minn) ............ 16/16

83

47

130

0.0

2 (37)

3.0

4/4

2008 (Minn)............ 16/15

103

47

150

5.5

8.0

11

3/0

Playoffs.................... 1/1

10

0.0

1.0

0/0

2009 (Minn)............ 16/16

88

39

127

0.0

3 (49)

4.0

1/3

Playoffs................... 2/2

12

17

1.0

1.0

0/0

2010 (Minn) ............ 16/16

106

43

149

1.0

10.0

1/1

2011 (Minn) ............. 16/16

104

70

174

2.0

13.0

0/1

2012 (Minn)............. 16/16

121

70

191

3.0

1 (3)

7.0

0/2

Playoffs.................... 1/1

14

0.0

0.0

0/0

2013 (Minn)............. 16/16

113

54

167

3.0

3 (23)

10.0

11

0/0

Total.............................112/111

718

370

1,088

14.5

9 (112)

41

55.0

44

9/11

16

Playoffs ...........................4/4

30

11

41

1.0

2.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles...............................22..... vs. Oakland, 11/20/11

PLAYERS

Solo Tackles....................... 15..... @ Tampa Bay, 11/16/08


Sack ................................. 2.0..... vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12
QB Hurries ...........................3..... @ Arizona, 12/14/08; vs. Chicago, 1/1/12
Passes Defensed .................3..... @ Arizona, 12/14/08; @ Cleveland, 9/13/09
Interceptions .......................2..... @ Detroit, 9/20/09
Long INT Return .............. 37t..... @ NY Giants, 11/25/07
Fumble Recovery................. 1..... 11 times, last @ St. Louis, 12/16/12
Tackles For Loss .............. 4.0..... vs. Oakland, 11/20/11
GREENWAYS INTERCEPTIONS
GAME
QB
INTs
vs. Oakland, 11/18/07 ................. Daunte Culpepper ......... 1 (0)
@ NY Giants, 11/25/07................ Eli Manning................ 1 (37t)
@ Detroit, 9/13/09...................... Matthew Stafford.......2 (49)
vs. NY Giants, 1/3/10 .................. Eli Manning................... 1 (0)
vs. Detroit, 11/11/12..................... Matthew Stafford......... 1 (3)
vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13 ................ Brian Hoyer ................. 1 (23)
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13............... Ben Roethlisberger ....... 1 (0)
@ Baltimore, 12/8/13.................. Joe Flacco ...................... 1 (0)
Total.................................................................................................. 9 (112)
GREENWAYS TOUCHDOWN
GAME
Play
@ NY Giants, 11/25/07.........................................37 INT return

GREENWAYS SACKS
GAME
QB
SACKS
vs. Carolina, 9/21/08 .................. Jake Delhomme............... 1.0
vs. Houston, 11/2/08 .................. Matt Schaub ................... 1.0
vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08................ Aaron Rodgers ................ 1.0
@ Tampa Bay, 11/16/08.............. Jeff Garcia ....................... 1.0
@ Arizona, 12/14/08 ................... Kurt Warner .................... 1.0
vs. NY Giants, 12/28/08 ............. David Carr........................0.5
vs. Dallas, 1/17/10* ..................... Tony Romo ..................... 1.0
vs. Arizona, 11/7/10 .................... Derek Anderson .............. 1.0
vs. Oakland, 11/20/11 .................. Carson Palmer................. 1.0
vs. Chicago, 1/1/12 ...................... Josh McCown................... 1.0
vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12.......... Alex Smith ......................2.0
@ St. Louis, 12/16/12 .................. Sam Bradford.................. 1.0
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13............... Ben Roethlisberger ......... 1.0
vs. Green Bay 10/27/13 ............... Aaron Rodgers ................ 1.0
vs. Chicago 12/1/13 ..................... Josh McCown................... 1.0
Total.......................................................................................................14.5
*playoffs

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

Forced Fumbles ...................2..... vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07

Chad and Jenni Greenway sponsor the annual Greenway Gridiron Gallop 5K race on Fathers Day, getting a little help from some Vikings teammates. The event
promotes physical fitness and family in conjunction with the Minneapolis Parks Board.

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PRO Re-signed with Vikings prior to the opening of free agency

in 2014 offseason...Recorded 5.5 sacks in his 4th NFL season,


including 2.5 in the last two games of 2013...Had 1st FF of his
career vs. Pittsburgh in the NFL International Series in London
(9/29/13)...Made impact on Vikings defense in his 2nd season,
ranking 3rd on team with 8.0 sacks...Scored 1st career TD on 1st
career INT at St. Louis (12/16/12), taking back a Sam Bradford
pass 29 yards for a TD...Posted career-best 3.0 sacks vs. Green
Bay (12/30/12) in regular season finale, a must-win game that
gave the Vikings a playoff berth...Ranked 4th on team in 2011
with 4.0 sacks despite not starting a game...Notched 18 special
teams tackles in 2011 to rank #2 on team...Carved out role on
special teams to get playing time as a rookie, seeing action
in final 11 straight games of season...Burst onto scene with 5
tackles in his 1st career game, at Green Bay (11/21/10)...Selected
with the 2nd pick in the 4th round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the
100th player selected overall...Declared for the draft after his
junior season at USC.

opening 5 games of the season...Notched career-high 5 tackles


on defense vs. Green Bay (11/21)...Had 5 QB hurries in a 5-game
span with a season-high 2 vs. Buffalo (12/5)...Posted 8 special
teams tackles, notching season-high 2 at Chicago (11/14) and
at Detroit (1/2/11).

COLLEGE Helped USC win or tie for PAC 10 titles in 2007 and

2008...Trojans won Rose Bowl as a freshman and sophomore,


topping Illinois as a freshman and Penn State as a sophomore...
USC won Emerald Bowl over Boston College as a junior...Earned
2nd-Team All-Pac 10 honors as a junior...Burst onto the scene
as a true freshman, starting 2 games...Started 2007 opener vs.
Idaho as a true freshman, becoming the 1st USC true freshman
to start an opener since Tim Ryan in 1986...Notched career-high
3.5 sacks vs. Oregon State as a true freshman.

PREP Attended Agua Fria High in Avondale, AZ...Named


Super Prep and Scout.com Player of the Year in Arizona...
Consensus All-America...Gatorade Circle of Champions Player
of the Year for Arizona...Had 16.0 sacks on defense and ran
for 1,251 yards and 20 TDs on offense as a senior...Earned 1stTeam All-Region in basketball...Competed as a shot putter...
Played AAU hoops.

2011 Played in all 16 games...Notched 4.0 sacks to rank 4th


on team...Ranked 2nd on team with 18 special teams tackles,
4 behind team-leader Eric Frampton...Posted 1st career sack
vs. Tampa Bay (9/18) when he caught Josh Freeman...Notched

KICKOFF
PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Finished with 5.5 sacks, including 2.5 in the final 2 games of the
regular season...Recorded the game-winning strip-sack against
Pittsburgh in the NFL International Series in London (9/29),
the 1st FF of his career...Tipped a Jay Cutler pass at Chicago
(9/15) that led to a Kevin Williams interception in the endzone
for a touchback...Recorded sacks in back-to-back games twice
during the season...Had a career-best 6 tackles and tied a
career-high with 3.0 TFLs at Cincinnati (12/22).

2012 Came on strong late in season, posting 5.0 sacks, 1 INT,


1 TD and 16 QB hurries in the final 7 games...Had a sack in his
playoff debut at Green Bay (1/5/13) in NFC Wild Card game...
Posted career-best 3.0 sacks vs. Green Bay (12/30) in regular
season finale win over Packers that gave the Vikings a playoff
berth...Started 1st career game at Houston (12/23)...Scored 1st
career TD on 1st career INT at St. Louis (12/16/12), taking back
a Sam Bradford pass 29 yards for a TD...His 29-yard INT return
TD ranks as the 4th-longest in Vikings history by a defensive lineman...Posted a 22-yard sack against Andrew Luck at
Indianapolis (9/16), the 3rd-longest sack in team history.

EXECUTIVES
RECORDS

2013 Saw action along the defensive line in all 16 games...

RAPID RETURNS
Everson Griffen returned an INT 29 yards for his 1st career TD
at St. Louis in 2012. The play ranked as the 4th-longest INT
return for a TD by a Vikings defensive lineman.
LONGEST INT RETURN TDs BY VIKINGS DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
PLAYER, GAME
PLAY
Kevin Williams, vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07..............................54t
Jared Allen, at Detroit, 1/2/11 ........................................36t
Lance Johnstone, vs. Denver, 10/19/03 ......................... 33t
Everson Griffen, at St. Louis, 12/16/12 ...................... 29t

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HISTORY

that makes meals available for school-age kids in Minnesota...


Married with a son...Takes part in the annual Vikings blood
drive and community events with teammates...Majored in
sociology at USC...Enjoys being on the water in his free time,
with boating, wave runners and water skiing among his favorite
activities...Enjoys fishing...Looked up to Vikings legend Randall
McDaniel as a young athlete.

STAFF

2010 Played in final 11 games after being inactive for the

Ranked 3rd on team in sacks in 2012 and 2013 and scored 1st
career TD on INT return at St. Louis in 2012.

COACHES

OFF THE FIELD Active in the Leaders of Tomorrow program

2010 (11/0), 2011 (16/0), 2012 (16/1, 1/0), 2013 (16/0). Total- 59/1, 1/0.

PLAYERS

Attended same high school, Agua Fria in Avondale, AZ, as


Vikings Hall of Famer Randall McDaniel.

career-best 3 special teams tackles at Kansas City (10/2) and


vs. Green Bay (10/23)...Versatile special teamer played as
a gunner on punt coverage at times as well as serving as a
regular on return units...Contributed to the Vikings 50.0 sacks
on the season, tied for 1st in the NFL...Helped Vikings special
teams unit set a team record with 26.9 kickoff return average
for the season and tied for 1st in the NFL with 4 kickoff returns
of 50+ yards.

EXTRA
POINTS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Southern California


ACQUIRED: D4 (#100) for 2010
NFL SEASON: 5
VIKINGS SEASON: 5

ROOKIES

POSITION: Defensive End


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/273
DOB: 12-22-87
HOMETOWN: Avondale, AZ

2013
SEASON

EVERSON GRIFFEN #97

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

GRIFFENS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

2010 (Minn) ..............11/0

0.0

0/0

Teams
8

2011 (Minn) .............. 16/0

12

15

4.0

4.0

0/1

18

2012 (Minn)............... 16/1

21

15

36

8.0

1 (29t)

10.0

27

0/2

Playoffs................... 1/0

1.0

1.0

0/0

2013 (Minn).............. 16/0

19

11

30

5.5

9.0

27

1/0

Total................................. 59/1

57

31

88

17.5

1 (29t)

23.0

67

1/3

33

Playoffs ...........................1/0

1.0

1.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles................................ 6..... @ Cincinnati, 12/22/13
Solo Tackles.........................5..... @ Cincinnati, 12/22/13

COACHES

Sack ................................. 3.0..... vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12


Interception......................... 1..... @ St. Louis, 12/16/12
Long INT Return .............. 29t..... @ St. Louis, 12/16/12
Fumble Recovery................. 1..... vs. San Francisco, 9/24/12; @ Houston, 12/23/12
QB Hurries .......................... 4..... vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

Special Teams Tackles ........3..... @ Kansas City, 10/2/11; vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11
GRIFFENS SACKS (* Playoffs)
GAME
QB
SACKS
vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11............... Josh Freeman.................. 1.0
@ Kansas City, 10/2/11 ............... Matt Cassel..................... 1.0
vs. Green Bay, 10/13/11 ............... Aaron Rodgers ................ 1.0
@ Atlanta, 11/27/11 ..................... Matt Ryan....................... 1.0
@ Indianapolis, 9/16/12 .............. Andrew Luck ................... 1.0
@ Detroit, 9/30/12...................... Matthew Stafford...........2.0
vs. Detroit, 11/11/12..................... Matthew Stafford........... 1.0
vs. Chicago, 12/9/12.................... Jay Cutler......................... 1.0
vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 .............. Aaron Rodgers ................3.0
@ Green Bay, 1/5/13*.................. Aaron Rodgers ................ 1.0
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13............... Ben Roethlisberger ......... 1.0
@ Dallas 11/3/13.......................... Tony Romo ..................... 1.0
vs. Washington 11/7/13 .............. Robert Griffin III.............. 1.0
@ Cincinnati 12/22/13................. Andy Dalton.....................1.5
vs. Detroit 12/29/13 .................... Matthew Stafford........... 1.0
Total.......................................................................................................18.5

GRIFFENS INTERCEPTION
GAME
QB
INT
@ St. Louis, 12/16/12 .................. Sam Bradford.............1 (29t)
GRIFFENS TOUCHDOWN
GAME
PLAY
@ St. Louis, 12/16/12 ......................................... 29 INT Return

RECENT VIKINGS 4TH-ROUND PICKS


2013 ... Gerald Hodges, LB, Penn State (4b, #120)
2012 ... Jarius Wright, WR, Arkansas (4b, #118)
2012 ... Rhett Ellison, TE, USC (4c, #128)
2010 ... Everson Griffen, DE, USC (4a, #100)
2007... Brian Robison, DE, Texas (4a, #102)
4TH ROUND SELECTIONS BY OTHERS TEAMS WITH VIKINGS
2010 ... Corey Wooton, DE, Northwestern (4, #109 - Chicago)

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

FOURS SCORE IN RECENT YEARS


The Vikings have had success finding talent in the 4th round
of the NFL Draft in recent seasons and the current roster features several 4th-rounders who have become key contributors
to the squad.

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 108

The highest-drafted LB by the Vikings since Chad Greenway in


2006, the #17 pick overall

OFF THE FIELD Has completed coursework for a degree in


rehabilitation...Aspires to a career in teaching or counseling
following his football career...Joins fellow LB from PSU Michael
Mauti in the 9-member Vikings 2013 Draft class.

PRO

Appeared in 11 games, mainly on special teams, during


his rookie season...1 of 10 rookies to see action for the Vikings
in 2013...At the time of his selection, he was the highest LB
drafted by the Vikings since Chad Greenway was taken #17
overall in 2006.

2013 Played primarily as a special teamer in 11 games, includ-

ing the last 10 straight games, in his 1st NFL season...Recorded


multiple special teams tackles in 3 games (at Dallas, at Green
Bay and at Baltimore)...Had 9 total special teams tackles (6
solo).

COLLEGE Started 26 of the 44 games he played at SAM LB


for PSU...Earned 2nd-Team All-Big Ten honors as a senior by
conference coaches and media as senior...Tabbed as 1st-Team
All-Big Ten honoree by coaches and 2nd-Team honoree by
media as a junior...Selected Big Ten Defensive Player of the
Week 3 times in his career, twice as a junior and once as a
HODGES NFL TOTALS

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2013 (Minn)...............11/0

0.0

0.0

0/0

Totals ............................... 11/0

0.0

0.0

0/0

RECORDS

Tackles
Year

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

PREP Was twice named All-South Jersey and All-Conference


at Paulsboro, NJ High...Standout QB, S and return man...Was a
3-year starter at QB...Ended prep career ranked the #4 OLB in
the nation by Scout.com...Helped team to South Jersey Group
I title as a junior and senior...Captained wrestling and track
teams...Ended junior wrestling season with 40-1 record and
ranked 3rd in state.

STAFF

Led Penn State in tackles as a junior and senior, posting over


100 stops each season.

COACHES

2013 (11/0). Total- 11/0

senior...Became only 11th player in Nittany Lions history to


lead the team in tackles in consecutive seasons...Ended career
ranked #15 in school history with 249 tackles, posting only 34
in his opening 2 seasons...Played in 2013 East-West Shrine
Game following senior season...Ranked #4 in the Big Ten with
109 tackles...Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week as a
senior for performance against Northwestern...Took home Big
Ten Defensive Player of the Week recognition in consecutive
weeks as a junior against Northwestern and Illinois...Had INTs
against Navy and Indiana as a senior...Set career-high with 14
tackles as a junior at Northwestern along with snaring his 1st
career INT and returning it 63 yards...Started 1st career game
as a sophomore vs. Indiana...Tied season-best with 6 tackles
vs. Florida in Outback Bowl...Saw time in each game as a freshman in 2009, 1 of 8 true freshmen to get game action...Began
season at safety but moved to LB following a series of injuries
that depleted the unit.

2013
SEASON

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Penn State


ACQUIRED: D4 (#120) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

PLAYERS

POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/243
DOB: 1-17-91
HOMETOWN: Paulsboro, NJ

ROOKIES

GERALD HODGES #50

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

NFL PLAYOFF BERTHS SINCE THE 1970 MERGER


Pittsburgh........................................................................ 26
Dallas............................................................................... 26
Minnesota ...........................................................................................25
San Francisco .................................................................. 24
Miami ...............................................................................22
Indianapolis...................................................................... 21

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 109

HISTORY

NFL DIVISION TITLES SINCE THE 1970 MERGER


Pittsburgh........................................................................ 20
San Francisco ...................................................................19
Dallas................................................................................ 17
Minnesota ........................................................................................... 16
New England .................................................................... 15
Indianapolis......................................................................14

EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS RANK AMONG NFLS ALL-TIME LEADERS


The Vikings 25 all-time playoff berths and 19 Division titles rank among the NFLs all-time leaders with only Pittsburgh and
Dallas making more trips to the playoffs than the Vikings and only Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Dallas have more Division titles
than the Vikings 16.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Special Teams Tackles ........2..... 3x, last @ Baltimore, 12/8/13

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Wide Receiver


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/195
DOB: 9/21/83
HOMETOWN: Kalamazoo, MI

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

GREG JENNINGS #15

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2006 (14/10-GB), 2007 (13/13, 2/0-GB), 2008 (16/15-GB), 2009
(16/13, 1/1-GB), 2010 (16/16, 4/4-GB), 2011 (13/13, 1/1-GB), 2012
(8/5, 2/2-GB), 2013 (15/15). Total-111/101, 10/8 (15/15-Minn,
96/86, 10/8-GB)
Led the Vikings in receptions (68), receiving yards (804) and
tied for team lead in TD receptions in 2013 in only 15 games.
Has posted 24 career games with 100+ yards receiving and 7
career games with multiple receiving TDs. Is the NFLs active
leader with 4 TDs over 80 yards.
Helped lead Green Bay to Super Bowl XLV crown, catching 2
TDs in title game against Pittsburgh.

OFF THE FIELD

Started the Greg Jennings foundation in


2008, focusing on striving for a community where all educational needs for youth are metHas hosted an annual golf
tournament that was hosted in Milwaukee, WI for 4 consecutive years and currently takes place in Kalamazoo, MI for
3 consecutive years and has raised more than $200,000 for his
foundationBuilt his 1st Habitat for Humanity house in June
of 08 with the proceeds from his charity golf tournament
The foundation has also hosted several charity bowl-a-thons
which raised money for Habitat for HumanityHas held 6 Greg
Jennings Foundation Football and Cheer CampsWorked with
local Minnesota company, Starkey, in 2012 when going on an
African mission trip to fit children with hearing aidsReturned
to Western Michigan in 2010 and graduated with a major in
public relations and a minor in drug abuse counselingPlays
the bass and guitarIs active in the church as his father, Greg,
is a pastor at Progressive Deliverance Ministries in Kalamazoo
and his mother, Gwen, is a missionaryCreated his own website, www.theofficialgj.comHas experience in acting and has
played a lab technician in the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds,
a football coach on USAs Royal Pains and playing himself in
several Old Spice commercialsFirst cousin of former Denver
Broncos LB Ian GoldSister, Valyncia, is an up-and-coming musician looking to release her first collaborative gospel
albumBrother, Cortney, played basketball at Wayne State
Sister, Ebony, is a recent graduate from Western Michigan
with a Masters in Sport ManagementWife, Nicole, who also
attended WMUThe couple has 4 children: Amya, Alea, Ayva
and AiceThe Jennings family resides in Edina.

HONORS Earned back-to-back Pro Bowl honors in 2010 and


2011...Chosen as the NFC Offensive Player of the Week with his

COLLEGE: Western Michigan


ACQUIRED: UFA (GB) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 9
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

7 receptions, 152 yards and 3 TDs at Minnesota (11/21/10)


Selected to the USA Todays All-Joe Team in 2009Named to
PFW/PFWA All-Rookie team in 2006.

PRO Changed to jersey #15, his college jersey, when he came


to Minnesota after wearing #85 during Green Bay career...In
his 1st season with Vikings in 2013, notched 68 receptions, his
highest total since 2010...Hauled in 2 of the 3 longest TD passes
by the Vikings in 2013, a 70 and a 57-yarder, each from QB Matt
Cassel...Vikings priority free agent signing in 2013 offseason...A
2-time Pro Bowler (2010, 11)Super Bowl XLV champion
Recorded 3 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons (2008-10) and has
twice caught 12 TDs in a season (2007, 10)Has 24 100-yard
receiving games in his career and 7 career games with multiple
TD receptionsIs the NFLs active leader with 4 receiving TDs of
80+ yardsSince 2007, is among the NFLs leaders in 25-yard
receptions (7th-65), TD receptions (4th-54) and yards per catch
average (4th-15.0)Ranks in the top-10 in Green Bay history
in receptions (7th, 425), receiving yards (7th, 6,537), 100-yard
receiving games (4th, 23) and TD catches (5th, 53)Ranks 1st
in Packers history with 50 postseason receptions and ranks
3rd in postseason team receiving yards with 673The 4th WR
selected (2nd Rd., #52) in the 2006 Draft behind Santonio
Holmes (1-25-PIT), Chad Jackson (2-36-NE) and Sinorice Moss
(2-44-NYG).
2013 Led team with 68 receptions and 804 yards...Caught 2

TDs passes vs. Pittsburgh (9/29/13) at Wembley Stadium, his


7th career game with 2 or more TDs, scoring on 70 and 16-yard
passes...The 70-yard TD was his 7th of 70+ yards which ranks
him 3rd all-time in NFL history...All 4 TDs came from QB Matt
Cassel...Started and appeared in 15 games...Had career-high
11 catches season-high 163 yards vs. Philadelphia (12/15) in
win over playoff-bound Eagles, including a 57-yard TD from
Cassel...His long TD against Philadelphia was his 2nd 50+ yard
TD of season.

2012 Limited to 8 games while making 5 starts in 2012 due


to a groin/abdomen injury...Finished the season strong with
15 receptions for 165 yards and 3 TDs over the final 2 regular
season gamesHad his most productive day of the season in
season finale at Minnesota and finished with season highs in
catches (8), yards (120) and TDs (2)Started in both playoff
gamesLed the team in receiving yards (61) in the Wild Card
game vs. Minnesota and led the team in receptions (6) in the
Divisional game at San FranciscoLed Packers in playoffs with
10 receptions, 115 yards and 1 TD.

WAY ABOVE AVERAGE

JENNINGS JUMP OUT

Greg Jennings 15.0 yards per catch ranks 4th among players
since 2007 with at least 350 receptions. Jennings has amassed
26 career 100-yard games in his career- 23 in the regular season and 3 in the playoffs. Jennings set his career-high with 11
receptions in a game vs. Philadelphia (12/15/13) in the Vikings
win over the playoff-bound Eagles.

Since his breakout season in 2007, Greg Jennings ranks 6th in


the NFL receiving TDs. Among his TDs was Brett Favres NFL
record-breaking #421 against the Vikings in 2007.

NFL RECEIVING AVERAGE 2007-13 WITH MIN. 350 CATCHES


PLAYER
AVG
Vincent Jackson .....................................................................17.5
DeSean Jackson ..................................................................... 17.2
Calvin Johnson .......................................................................16.3
Greg Jennings.............................................................. 15.0

NFL RECEIVING TDs 2007-13


PLAYER
TDs
Calvin Johnson ......................................................................... 66
Larry Fitzgerald ....................................................................... 63
Randy Moss (retired)............................................................... 55
Marques Colston...................................................................... 55
Brandon Marshall .................................................................... 55
Greg Jennings.................................................................54
Antonio Gates ......................................................................... 53

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 110

2008

Appeared in all 16 games for the 1st time in his career


and made 15 startsLed the Packers with a career-high 80
receptions for a career-best 1,292 yards adding a team-high 9
TDsHad 5 games with 100+ yards on the seasonRanked 7th
in the NFC in receptions and 6th in the NFL in receiving yards
Led the League with 8 receptions over 40 yards.

PREP Was All-Conference in three sports football, basketball and track at Kalamazoo CentralLettered 3 times in FB
and played WR, RB, OLB and DBWas 2nd-Team All-State
after his junior yearPlayed with RB Jerome Harrison (Browns,
Eagles, Lions) and helped Central to its 1st Big Eight Conference
titleNamed 2nd-Team All-State in basketball as a senior
when they went 24-4Won state long jump title (21-9) as a
senior and ran a leg of the 4x100 team as a junior...Attended
the same high school as Yankees legend Derek Jeter.

2007 Started all 13 games he playedTied for 7th in the


NFL and 3rd in the NFC in scoring (72) for non-kickersHis
17.4-yard average per catch was 4th in the LeagueCaught a
TD in 5 consecutive games (Weeks 11-15)Caught Brett Favres
420th TD pass (tying Dan Marino) with a 57-yard score vs. San
Diego (9/23)Caught Favres record-breaking 421st TD pass at
Minnesota (9/30) on a 16-yard receptionScored the gameJENNINGS NFL TOTALS
Year
GP/GS
2006 (GB)...........14/11
2007 (GB).......... 13/13

No.
45
53

RECEIVING
Yds. Avg.
632
14.0
920
17.4

Lg
75t
82t

TD
3
12

Playoffs.............2/0

85

12.1

24

2008 (GB) ......... 16/15


2009 (GB).......... 16/13

80
68

1,292
1,113

16.2
16.4

63
83t

9
4

Playoffs.............. 1/1

130

16.3

35

2010 (GB) .......... 16/16

76

1,265

16.6

86t

12

Playoffs.............4/4

21

303

14.4

31

2011 (GB) ........... 13/13

67

949

14.2

79t

Playoffs.............. 1/1

40

10.0

14

2012 (GB) .............8/5

36

366

10.2

45

Playoffs............. 2/2

10

115

11.5

32

2013 (Minn)....... 15/15


Total.............. 111/101

68
493

804
7,341

11.8
14.9

70t
86t

4
57

Playoffs ......... 10/8

50

673

13.5

35

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Receptions..........................11..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Receiving Yards ............... 167..... @ Detroit, 9/14/08
Receiving TDs ......................3..... @ Minnesota, 11/21/10
Long Reception ...............86t..... vs. Miami, 10/17/10

JENNINGS 100-YARD GAMES (*-playoffs)


Game
Yds/Rec/TD
@ Detroit, 9/24/06 .............................................101/3/1
vs. St. Louis, 10/8/06........................................ 105/5/1
@ Denver, 10/29/07............................................141/6/1
vs. Oakland, 12/9/07 ......................................... 100/2/1
@ Detroit, 9/14/08 ............................................167/6/0
vs. Dallas, 9/21/08 ............................................ 115/8/0
@ Tampa Bay, 9/28/08 .....................................109/6/2
@ New Orleans, 11/24/08 ...................................101/8/1
vs. Detroit, 12/28/08 ......................................... 101/5/0
vs. Chicago, 9/13/09.......................................... 106/6/1
@ St. Louis, 9/27/09 ........................................ 103/2/0
vs. San Francisco, 11/22/09............................... 126/5/1
@ Pittsburgh, 12/20/09......................................118/5/1
vs. Seattle, 12/27/09 ..........................................111/4/0
@ Arizona, 1/10/10*........................................... 130/8/1
vs. Miami, 10/17/10 ........................................... 133/6/1
@ Minnesota, 11/21/10....................................... 152/7/3
@ Atlanta, 11/28/10........................................... 119/5/0
vs. San Francisco, 12/5/10.................................122/6/2
vs. NY Giants, 12/26/10 .....................................142/7/0
@ Atlanta, 1/15/11*............................................101/8/0
@ Chicago, 1/23/11* .......................................... 130/8/0
@ Chicago, 9/25/11 ............................................ 119/9/0
vs. Denver, 10/2/11 ............................................ 103/7/1
@ Minnesota, 10/23/11 .......................................147/7/1
@ Minnesota, 12/30/12......................................120/8/2
vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 ..................................163/11/1
Total.......................27 (24 regular season, 3 playoffs)

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

Played 16 games for a 2nd straight year, earning 13


starts...Named to the USA Today All-Joe TeamLed the team with
1,113 receiving yards on 68 catchesCaught 4 TDs on the season and tied a career best with 5 games of 100+ yardsHad 8
receptions, 130 yards (season-high) and 1 TD at Arizona in the
NFC Wild Card game.

ROOKIES

2009

2013
SEASON

COLLEGE Finished his Western Michigan career as the


schools all-time leader in receptions (238), TD catches (39),
and all-purpose yards (5,093)Ranked 2nd in receiving yards
with (3,539)Became just the 11th player in NCAA Division I
history to record 3 career 1,000-yard receiving seasons (200305)Recorded 18 career 100-yard gamesWas a 3rd-Team AllAmerica pick by the Associated Press and received 2nd-Team
honors by SI following his senior seasonMACs Vern Smith
Leadership Award (conference MVP) winner along with the
MAC Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the 1st player to
win both awards since Randy Moss from Marshall in 97The
1st WR drafted out of Western Michigan.

RECORDS

Played in 14 games with 11 starts in his rookie season


Ranked 3rd on the team with 45 receptions, 632 receiving yards
and 2nd with 3 TD catchesReturned 5 punts for 29 yards
(5.8) and recorded 3 special teams tacklesNamed to the Pro
Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie teamMade his NFL debut
vs. Chicago (9/10/06)Started his 1st game vs. New Orleans
(9/17/06) and caught his 1st TD pass on a 22-yard toss from
Brett FavreEarned Diet Pepsi NFL Offensive Rookie of the Week at
Detroit (9/24/06) as he had 3 receptions for 101 yards and 1 TD
(75t), Favres 400th TD pass of his career.

Earned his 1st Pro Bowl selection after starting all 16


games and posting his 3rd consecutive 1,000-yard season...
Tied for 1st in the NFC (12- C.Johnson-DET) and 2nd in the
NFL in TD receptions (15-D. Bowe-KC) in TD catchesHis 1,265
receiving yards was 4th in the LeagueTied a career-high 5
100-yard games for a 3rd straight yearHis 16.6-yard average
per catch ranked 2nd in the NFL with players over 65 receptionsHad 8 catches for 130 yards in the NFC Championship
Game at ChicagoCaught 2 TD passes, a 21-yarder and 8-yarder, in Super Bowl XLV victory vs. Pittsburgh...Had 100+ yards
receiving in NFC Divisional Round game at Atlanta (1/15/11) and
NFC Championship Game at Chicago (1/23/11)....Had 2nd career
3-game streak with 100+ receiving yards.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

2006

2010

HISTORY

winning TD in OT at Denver (10/29) with a 82-yarder on the


1st play of OTCaught Aaron Rodgers 1st career TD pass at
Dallas (11/29), an 11-yard scoreMade playoff debut vs. Seattle
(1/12/08) in Divisional Round and caught a team-high 6 passes
for 71 yards and 2 TDs...Caught 1 pass in NFC Championship
game loss vs. NY Giants (1/20/08).

games he appeared in, including the NFC Divisional playoff


game vs. NY GiantsRanked 2nd on the team in receptions
(67), yards (949) and TDs (9)Fell 51 yards shy of his 4th
consecutive 1,000 yard seasonRecorded 3 games with 100+
receiving yards on the season, 4th straight season with at least
3 over the century mark.

EXTRA
POINTS

2011 Selected to his 2nd consecutive Pro BowlStarted all 13

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

GREG GOES DEEP

THAT 70+ SHOW

Greg Jennings leads all active NFL receivers with 4 TD receptions of 80+ yards with 4. All 4 of his 80+ yard catches have
been for TDs, 2 each from Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, the
last and longest was an 86t from Rodgers vs. Miami in 2010.

Greg Jennings hauled in a 70-yard TD catch from Matt Cassel


against Pittsburgh during the International Series game in
London (9/29/13), his 7th career 70+ TD, tying him for the
most among active players. His play against the Steelers in
London keyed the Vikings to the International Series win.

NFL 80+ YARD TDs BY ACTIVE RECEIVERS


PLAYER
80+ TDs
Greg Jennings...................................................................4
Julio Jones .................................................................................. 3
Jordy Nelson .............................................................................. 3
Mike Wallace ............................................................................. 3
Kenny Brittt, Dallas Clark .......................................................... 2
Victor Curz, Pierre Garcon.......................................................... 2
Josh Gordon, DeSean Jackson .................................................... 2
Calvin Johnson, Mario Manningham.......................................... 2

NFL 70+ YARD TDs BY RECEIVERS SINCE THE 1970 MERGER


PLAYER
70+ TDs
Jerry Rice.................................................................................... 9
James Lofton .............................................................................8
Terrell Owens.............................................................................8
Greg Jennings...................................................................7
Victor Cruz ................................................................................. 7
Calvin Johnson ........................................................................... 7
John Taylor................................................................................. 7

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

JENNINGS TOUCHDOWNS (*-playoffs, #-International Series, London, England)


Game
PLAY
vs. New Orleans, 9/17/06 ............................22 pass from Favre
at Detroit, 9/24/06 .....................................75 pass from Favre
vs. St. Louis, 10/8/06 ................................ 46 pass from Favre
vs. San Diego, 9/23/07 ............................... 57 pass from Favre
at Minnesota, 9/30/07................................ 16 pass from Favre
vs. Chicago, 10/7/07 ....................................41 pass from Favre
at Denver, 10/29/07 ................................... 82 pass from Favre
at Kansas City, 11/4/07 .................13 pass, 60 pass from Favre
vs. Carolina, 11/18/07.................................... 4 pass from Favre
at Detroit, 11/22/07 ......................... 11 pass, 4 pass from Favre
at Dallas, 11/29/07................................... 11 pass from Rodgers
vs. Oakland, 12/9/07 .................................. 80 pass from Favre
at St. Louis, 12/16/07 ................................. 44 pass from Favre
vs. Seattle, 1/12/08* ....................... 15 pass, 2 pass from Favre
at Tampa Bay, 9/28/08............25 pass, 48 pass from Rodgers
vs. Atlanta, 10/5/08............................... 25 pass from Rodgers
at Seattle, 10/12/08 ............................... 45 pass from Rodgers
vs. Chicago, 11/16/08............................... 3 pass from Rodgers
at New Orleans, 11/24/08......................... 7 pass from Rodgers
vs. Carolina, 11/30/08..............................21 pass from Rodgers
at Jacksonville, 12/14/08 ......................... 4 pass from Rodgers
at Chicago, 12/22/08 ................................ 7 pass from Rodgers
vs. Chicago, 9/13/09 ..............................50 pass from Rodgers
vs. Minnesota, 11/1/09 .......................... 10 pass from Rodgers
vs. San Francisco, 11/22/09 ....................64 pass from Rodgers
at Pittsburgh, 12/20/09 ......................... 83 pass from Rodgers
at Arizona, 1/10/10* ................................ 6 pass from Rodgers
at Philadelphia, 9/12/10 ......................... 32 pass from Rodgers
at Chicago, 9/27/10 .................................. 7 pass from Rodgers
vs. Detroit, 10/3/10..................................17 pass from Rodgers
JENNINGS CAREER GAME-BY-GAME (*-start, ^-Super Bowl)
2006
GREEN BAY .................. No.
Yards
Avg.
9/10
Chicago .....................1
5
5.0
9/17
New Orleans*........... 6
67
11.2
9/24 @ Detroit* ............... 3
101 33.7
10/2
@ Philadelphia* ....... 5
86 17.2
10/8
St. Louis*................ 5
105 21.0
10/22 @ Miami* ..................1
14 14.0
11/5
@ Buffalo ................. 5
69 13.8
11/12
@ Minnesota............ 3
38 12.7
11/19 New England*...........1
26 26.0
11/27 @ Seattle*................ 6
50
8.3
12/3
NY Jets* ................... 2
14
7.0
12/10 @ San Francisco* ..... 5
50 10.0
12/17 Detroit*.....................1
5
5.0
12/21 Minnesota*...............1
2
2.0
Totals GP/GS: 14/11 .........45
632 14.0

Long
5
23
75t
30
46t
14
25
14
26
17
7
17
5
2
75t

TD
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

vs. Miami, 10/17/10 ................................86 pass from Rodgers


vs. Minnesota, 10/24/10..........................14 pass from Rodgers
vs. Dallas, 11/7/10 .....................................8 pass from Rodgers
at Minnesota, 11/21/10 ..... 11 pass, 46 pass, 22 pass from Rodgers
vs. San Francisco, 12/5/10...........57 pass, 1 pass from Rodgers
at New England, 12/19/10..........................1 pass from Rodgers
vs. Pittsburgh, 2/6/11* ............... 21 pass, 8 pass from Rodgers
vs. New Orleans, 9/8/11............................ 7 pass from Rodgers
at Carolina, 9/18/11................................ 49 pass from Rodgers
vs. Denver, 10/2/11 ..................................17 pass from Rodgers
at Atlanta, 10/9/11 ................................. 29 pass from Rodgers
at Minnesota, 10/23/11........................... 79 pass from Rodgers
at San Diego, 11/6/11 ................................4 pass from Rodgers
vs. Minnesota, 11/14/11........................... 24 pass from Rodgers
at Detroit, 11/24/11 ................................... 3 pass from Rodgers
at New York Giants, 12/4/11 ................... 20 pass from Rodgers
vs. New Orleans, 9/30/12 ......................... 9 pass from Rodgers
vs. Tennessee, 12/23/12 ........................... 1 pass from Rodgers
at Minnesota, 12/30/12 ................3 pass, 5 pass from Rodgers
at San Francisco, 1/12/13* ........................ 3 pass from Rodgers
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13#..............70 pass, 16 pass from Cassel
vs. Chicago, 12/1/13 .....................................8 pass from Cassel
vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 .......................... 57 pass from Cassel
Total ........................................................ 63 (57 regular season, 6 playoffs)

2007
GREEN BAY .................. No.
9/23
San Diego*...............4
9/30
@ Minnesota* .......... 3
10/7
Chicago*...................4
10/14 Washington* ........... 3
10/29 @ Denver* ...............6
11/4
@ Kansas City* ........ 3
11/11
Minnesota*..............4
11/18 Carolina* .................. 7
11/22 @ Detroit* ................ 5
11/29 @ Dallas* ................. 5
12/9
Oakland* ................ 2
12/16 @ St. Louis* .............4
12/23 @ Chicago*............... 3
Totals GP/GS: 13/13 ......... 53
PLAYOFFS
1/12/08 Seattle ..................... 6
1/20/08 NY Giants..................1
Totals GP/GS: 2/0 ............. 7

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Yards
82
43
83
20
141
85
63
48
60
87
100
66
42
920

Avg.
20.5
14.3
20.8
6.7
23.5
28.3
15.8
6.9
12.0
17.4
50.0
16.5
14.0
17.4

Long
57t
18
41t
8
82t
60t
34
12
24
43
80t
44t
20
82t

TD
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
12

71
14
85

11.8
14.0
12.1

24
14
24

2
0
2

10.0
10.0

14
14

0
0

2009
GREEN BAY .................. No.
9/13
Chicago* .................6
9/20
Cincinnati.................0
9/27
@ St. Louis .............. 2
10/5
@ Minnesota* .......... 3
10/18 Detroit*.................... 6
10/25 @ Cleveland*............ 5
11/1
Minnesota*.............. 7
11/8
@ Tampa Bay* ......... 5
11/15
Dallas* .....................4
11/22 San Francisco* ........ 5
11/26 @ Detroit* ................4
12/7
Baltimore* ............... 6
12/13 @ Chicago*............... 3
12/20 @ Pittsburgh* ......... 5
12/27 Seattle* ..................4
1/3/10 @ Arizona*............... 3
Totals GP/GS: 16/13 ......... 68
PLAYOFFS
1/10/10 @ Arizona*..............8
Totals GP/GS: 1/0 ..............8

Yards
106
0
103
31
64
52
81
61
45
126
53
77
56
118
111
29
1,113

Avg.
17.7
0.0
51.5
10.3
10.7
10.4
11.6
12.2
11.3
25.2
13.3
12.8
18.7
23.6
27.8
9.7
16.4

Long
50t
0
53
14
26
18
30
21
14
64t
33
21
25
83t
40
12
83t

TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4

2012
GREEN BAY .................. No.
9/9
San Francisco*......... 5
9/24
@ Seattle*................ 6
9/30
New Orleans..............1
12/2
Minnesota................4
12/9
Detroit*.....................1
12/16 @ Chicago.................4
12/23 Tennessee*.............. 7
12/30 @ Minnesota* .........8
Totals GP/GS: 8/5 ........... 36
PLAYOFFS
1/5/13 Minnesota*..............4
1/12/13 @ San Francisco* ..... 6
Totals GP/GS: 2/2............ 10

Yards
34
35
9
46
27
50
45
120
366

Avg.
6.8
5.8
9.0
11.5
27.0
12.5
6.4
15.0
10.2

Long
10
13
9t
18
27
19
9
45
45

TD
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
4

61
54
115

15.3
9.0
11.5

32
30
32

0
1
1

130
130

16.3
16.3

35
35

1
1

2010
GREEN BAY .................. No.
9/12
@ Philadelphia* ....... 5
9/19
Buffalo* ................... 3
9/27
@ Chicago*............... 2
10/3
Detroit*.................... 2
10/10 @ Washington* ....... 2
10/17 Miami* ...................6
10/24 Minnesota*.............. 6
10/31 @ NY Jets*................ 6
11/7
Dallas* ..................... 7
11/21 @ Minnesota* ......... 7
11/28 @ Atlanta* .............. 5
12/5
San Francisco* ........6
12/12 @ Detroit* ................4
12/19 @ New England* ......4
12/26 NY Giants* .............. 7
1/2/11 Chicago*...................4
Totals GP/GS: 16/16......... 76
PLAYOFFS
1/9/11 @ Philadelphia* ........1
1/15/11 @ Atlanta* ..............8
1/23/11 @ Chicago* ..............8
2/6/11 Pittsburgh*^ ............4
Totals GP/GS: 4/4 ............21

Yards
82
36
18
25
22
133
74
81
80
152
119
122
52
30
142
97
1,265

Avg.
16.4
12.0
9.0
12.5
11.0
22.2
12.3
13.5
11.4
21.7
23.8
20.3
13.0
7.5
20.3
24.3
16.6

Long
32t
21
11
17t
14
86t
24
30
33
47
35
57t
32
16
36
46
86t

TD
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
12

MINNESOTA ................. No.


Yards
@ Detroit* ................ 3
33
@ Chicago*............... 5
84
Cleveland*................ 3
43
Pittsburgh* .............. 3
92
Carolina* .................. 6
34
@ NY Giants* ...........4
41
Green Bay*................1
9
@ Dallas* ................. 6
56
Washington* ........... 3
18
@ Seattle ................... inactive
@ Green Bay* ........... 2
29
Chicago*................... 7
78
at Baltimore............. 5
53
Philadelphia*......... 11
163
@ Cincinnati* ...........4
27
Detroit*.................... 5
44
GP/GS: 15/15 ......... 68
804

Avg.
11.0
16.8
14.3
17.7
5.7
10.3
9.0
9.3
6.0

Long
33
22
27
70t
20
12
9
27
10

TD
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0

14.5
11.1
10.6
14.8
6.8
8.8
11.8

21
19
19
57t
14
14
70t

0
1
0
1
0
0
4

8
101
130
64
303

8.0
12.6
16.3
16.0
14.4

8
30
26
31
31

0
0
0
2
2

2013
9/8
9/15
9/22
9/29
10/13
10/21
10/27
11/3
11/7
11/17
11/24
12/1
12/8
12/15
12/22
12/29
Totals

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KICKOFF

40
40

EXECUTIVES

TD
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
9

STAFF

Long
22
49t
25
43
39
24
79t
21
24t
4
31
20t
12
79t

COACHES

Avg.
12.7
27.5
13.2
14.7
20.5
13.7
21.0
7.7
10.7
3.0
14.8
13.4
10.0
14.2

PLAYERS

Yards
89
55
119
103
82
82
147
46
32
6
74
94
20
949

ROOKIES

2011
GREEN BAY .................. No.
9/8
New Orleans*........... 7
9/18
@ Carolina* .............. 2
9/25
@ Chicago* ..............9
10/2
Denver* .................. 7
10/9
@ Atlanta* ...............4
10/16 St. Louis*................. 6
10/23 @ Minnesota* ......... 7
11/6
@ San Diego* ........... 6
11/14 Minnesota*.............. 3
11/20 Tampa Bay* ............. 2
11/24 @ Detroit* ................ 5
12/4
@ NY Giants* ........... 7
12/11
Oakland*.................. 2
Totals GP/GS: 13/13 ......... 67
PLAYOFFS
1/15/12 NY Giants* ...............4
Totals GP/GS: 1/1 ..............4

2013
SEASON

TD
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
9

RECORDS

Long
56
62
26
48t
36
45t
14
52
15
29
24
21t
63
11
10
47
63

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Avg.
18.2
27.8
14.4
18.2
21.8
16.8
10.7
26.3
12.3
12.8
12.6
11.4
37.0
7.3
6.3
20.2
16.2

HISTORY

Yards
91
167
115
109
87
84
32
79
37
64
101
91
74
22
38
101
1,292

EXTRA
POINTS

GREEN BAY .................. No.


Minnesota*.............. 5
@ Detroit* ...............6
Dallas* ....................8
@ Tampa Bay* ........6
Atlanta*...................4
@ Seattle*................ 5
Indianapolis* ........... 3
@ Tennessee* .......... 3
@ Minnesota* .......... 3
Chicago*................... 5
@ New Orleans* ......8
Carolina....................8
Houston* ................. 2
@ Jacksonville*......... 3
@ Chicago*............... 6
Detroit* .................. 5
GP/GS: 16/15.........80

2008
9/8
9/14
9/21
9/28
10/5
10/12
10/19
11/2
11/9
11/16
11/24
11/30
12/7
12/14
12/22
12/28
Totals

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/305
DOB: 5-2-84
HOMETOWN: Sherman, TX

COACHES

STAFF

CHARLIE JOHNSON #74

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2006 (16/1, 4/0-Ind), 2007 (14/10, 1/0-Ind), 2008 (16/16, 1/1Ind), 2009 (12/12, 3/3-Ind), 2010 (15/15, 1/1-Ind), 2011 (16/16),
2012 (16/16, 1/1), 2013 (15/15). Total- 120/101, 11/6 (47/47, 1/1Minn; 73/54, 10/5-Ind).
Starter at LT for Colts in Super Bowl XLIV and saw action as a
reserve in Super Bowl XLI at RT.
Has been a full-time starter blocking for the NFL MVP in 3
seasons over his career, paving the way for Adrian Peterson
in 2012 after blocking for Peyton Manning in 2008 and 2009.

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

Played in his 11th career playoff game and 1st for Vikings in
Wild Card game at Green Bay in 2012.

OFF THE FIELD

Earned degree in education from OSU...


Married to Nicole, couple has 2 sons, Chandler and Cyrus......
Collegiate teammates with former Vikings DT Kevin Williams...
Joined teammate Phil Loadholt as an instructor at his 1st annual football camp in Colorado in June 2013 and again in 2014...
Appeared on tattoo reality TV show Ink Masters on Spike TV.

PRO Has started every game he has played over the past 6 seasons, including all 47 since joining the Vikings in 2011...Has only
missed 2 games in the past 4 seasons...Helped Adrian Peterson
take home NFL MVP honors after rushing for the 2nd-best
total in NFL history in 2012, finishing with 2,097 yards...Made
transition to LG in 2012 following the selection of LT of Matt
Kalil with the #4 overall pick in the 2012 Draft...Opened all 16
games at LT for the Vikings in 2011 after signing as a free agent
during early in training camp as a free agent...Veteran was a
full-time starter in Indianapolis from 2008-10...From 2008-10
the Colts allowed 1 sack every 44.4 pass plays, setting a team
record in 2009 by allowing 1 every 47.2 pass plays...Served as
blind-side protector for Colts offense that was the NFLs #1
passing unit in 2010 and #2 in 2009...Indianapolis ranked #4
in NFL total offense in 2010 and #9 in 2009...Started in Super
Bowl XLIV against New Orleans and saw action in Super Bowl
XLI against Chicago...Was the Colts regular starter at LT when
Peyton Manning won NFL MVP in 2008 and 2009...Has played
on 5 straight playoff teams with Colts...Part of Colts team
that won AFC South titles in 5 of his 6 seasons, 2006, 07,
09, 10...Originally acquired as a 6th-round draft pick in 2006
by Indianapolis.
2013 Started all 15 games he played at LG, his 2nd season at

that position in Minnesota...Helped Vikings lead the NFL with


23 rushing TDs...Played a major role in Adrian Peterson eclipsing the 1,000 yard rushing mark with 10+ rushing TDs...Paved
way for 3rd-string RB Matt Asiata to tie Vikings record with 3
rushing TDs in a game vs. Philadelphia (12/15) and followed up
2 weeks later in the final game at Mall of America Field with
his 1st career 100-yard day, going for 115 against Detroit (12/29)
in the last win at the old stadium...Helped the Vikings offense
put up a franchise-record 48 offensive points in the Metrodome
vs. Philadelphia (12/15)...The Vikings rushing attack ranked
8th in the NFL.

COLLEGE: Oklahoma State


ACQUIRED: FA (Ind) for 2011
NFL SEASON: 9
VIKINGS SEASON: 4

yards, the 2nd-best single-season mark in NFL history...Helped


Peterson break the 100-yard mark 10 times during the season
and break the 200-yard plateau twice...The Vikings tied a club
record with 2,634 net yards rushing...Shifted from LT to LG
after Vikings drafted Matt Kalil with #4 overall pick to play LT.

2011 Stepped in to start all 16 games at LT after joining Vikings


as a free agent early in training camp...Helped Adrian Peterson
break the 100-yard rushing mark 3 times during the season and
Joe Webb and Toby Gerhart 1 time each...Joined only RT Phil
Loadholt as the only Vikings lineman to start every game...
Helped Vikings rushing offense rank #4 in the NFL in yards per
game at 144.9 and #3 in the NFL with 18 rushing TDs.
2010 Started 15 games and the Wild Card playoff game vs.
NY Jets...Part of offensive line unit that allowed only 16 sacks,
tied for fewest in the NFL...Squad allowed 1 sack for every 43.4
pass plays...Helped Manning throw for 4,000+ yards for the
11th straight season.

2009 Started all 12 games he played at LT in regular season


and opened all 3 playoff contests, including Super Bowl XLIV...
Club allowed only 13 sacks...Helped Colts rank #9 in NFL total
offense and #2 in passing offense...Protected Manning as he
earned 2nd straight NFL MVP award...Played under Jim Caldwell
in his debut season as Colts head coach.
2008 Opened all 16 games, 12 at LG and 4 at LT...Stepped in
mid-season at LT...Joined Ryan Diem as the only Colts linemen
to start all 16 games...Protected Manning as he earned NFL
MVP award...Team allowed only 14 sacks during the season...
Colts ranked #5 in NFL for passing offense.
2007 Filled in at LT and RT during the season, establishing
himself as a starter...Stepped into lineup at LT for injured Tony
Ugoh at Jacksonville (10/22) and went on to start the next 5
games at LT...Moved to RT for injured Ryan Diem for the final
5 games of the season...Club ranked #5 in NFL total offense...
Paved the way for Joseph Addai to rush for 1,072 yards and
12 TDs...Offense produced a 4,000-yard passer a 1,000-yard
rusher and a 1,000-yard receiver (Reggie Wayne) for the 7th
time in team history.
2006 Played in each game of his rookie campaign...Started
1 contest at RT at Tennessee (12/3)...Saw time at RT vs.
Philadelphia (11/26) and LT at Houston (12/24)...Played in Super
Bowl XLI vs. Chicago at RT in place of injured Diem...Selected
with 6th-round pick by Colts.
COLLEGE

Began collegiate career at TE before moving to


offensive line as a senior...Started 9 games as a senior...Started
5 games at TE as as a freshman and sophomore...Caught 4 TDs
during career.

PREP Named All-District as a TE at Sherman High...Earned


Co-MVP of district in basketball.

2012 Started every game at LG after moving from LT in 2011...


Part of Vikings offensive line that started all 5 players as a unit
throughout the season...Helped Adrian Peterson re-write the
record book with an MVP performance after rushing for 2,097
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GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

KICKOFF

2011 Made debut on an NFL regular-season roster for Saints

club that went 13-3 and advanced to the NFC Divisional


Playoffs...Played in both New Orleans playoff games, a win
over Detroit in Wild Card round and loss at San Francisco in
Divisional Round...Posted 1st career sack when he caught
Christian Ponder at Minnesota (12/18)...Had FF and set careerhigh with 4 tackles against his old Colts teammates vs.
Indianapolis (10/23).

2011 (13/0, 2/0-N.O.), 2012 (15/0-N.O.), 2013 (12/0, 2/0-N.O.).


Total- 40/0, 4/0 (40/0, 4/0-N.O.).
Played in NFL Europa, Arena Football League and Canadian
Football League before landing a roster spot in 2011 with New
Orleans, 5 seasons after his rookie season in 2006.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in coaching and sport administration...Aspires to a career in real estate when his football playing
days are over...Has started a non-profit in his hometown of
Moss Point, MS that promotes youth education...Is the youngest child in his family with 3 older sisters...Has a daughter,
Autumn Celeste Johnson...Father works as an electrician in the
local shipyards in Mississippi.

2010 Played for Calgary in CFL...Helped Stampeders go 13-5 in

regular season before losing in West Final to Saskatchewan...


Had 4.0 sacks and 39 tackles.

Card berth in the playoffs...Saw action in Wild Card Playoff win


at Philadelphia (1/4/14) and Divisional Game loss to eventual
Super Bowl champions Seattle (1/11/14)...Had season-high 4
tackles at Seattle (12/4)...Had a pair of games with a sack- at
New England (10/13) and vs. Dallas (11/10)...Was inactive for
final 2 regular season games and missed weeks 2 and 3 of the
season with hamstring injury.

2006 Joined Colts as a rookie free agent on 5/9 and waived

2012 Played in career-high 15 games...Had career-high 33


tackles during the season and 2.0 sacks...Had season-high 4
tackles vs. Carolina (12/30)...Notched sacks at Oakland (11/18)
and at Dallas (12/23).

PREP Helped Moss Point (MS) High to Class 5A state title in


2000...Played football as a junior and senior.

following preseason on 9/3...Was out of football for rest of


2006 season.

COLLEGE

Played final 2 seasons with 12 starts at Southern


Miss after transferring from Gulf Coast JC...Notched 54 tackles
as a senior.

JOHNSONS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

2011 (NO) ................. 13/0

11

14

25

1.0

--

--

1/0

Playoffs...................2/0

0.0

--

--

0/0

2012 (NO)................. 15/0

21

12

33

2.0

--

--

0/0

2013 (NO)................. 12/0

15

2.0

--

--

0/0

Playoffs...................2/0

0.0

--

--

0/0

Totals .............................. 40/0

38

35

73

5.0

--

--

1/0

Playoffs ...........................4/0

0.0

--

--

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles.......................4 ........ 5 times, last @ Seattle, 12/2/13
Solo Tackles...............2......... @ Seattle, 12/2/13
Sacks .........................1.0...... 5 times, last vs. Dallas, 11/10/13
Forced Fumble...........1 ......... vs. Indianapolis, 10/23/11

FF/FR

JOHNSONS SACKS
GAME
QB
SACK
@ Minnesota, 12/18/11................ Christian Ponder ........... 1.0
@ Oakland, 11/18/12.................... Carson Palmer............... 1.0
@ Dallas, 12/23/12 ...................... Tony Romo ................... 1.0
@ New England, 10/13/13 ........... Tom Brady .................... 1.0
vs. Dallas, 11/10/13 ..................... Tony Romo ................... 1.0
Total......................................................................................................5.0

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ROOKIES

2013 Played in 12 games as Saints went 11-5 and earned Wild

2013
SEASON

Re-signed by Colts and allocated to NFL Europas


Cologne Centurions...Notched 2.5 sacks...Returned to the
States to go to training camp with Colts...Released on 8/28
in roster cutdown.

RECORDS

2007

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Soul and Grand Rapids Rampage.

HISTORY

2008 Played in the Arena Football League with Philadelphia

EXTRA
POINTS

son, starting all 6 games...Notched 3.0 sacks and 13 tackles...


Club advanced to West Final before losing to Saskatchewan.

PLAYERS

2009 Saw action in 6 games for Calgary in his CFL debut sea-

PRO Began his NFL career as a rookie free agent in 2006 with
Indianapolis, where he was rookie classmates with Vikings
G Charlie Johnson...Career took a winding path before finally
earning a roster spot with New Orleans, playing in NFL Europa,
the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League from
2007-10...Notched his 1st NFL sack against the Vikings in 2011...
Saw action in all 4 Saints playoff games from 2011-13.

Year

EXECUTIVES

COLLEGE: Southern Mississippi


ACQUIRED: UFA (N.O.) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

STAFF

POSITION: Defensive Tackle


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/288
DOB: 8-30-84
HOMETOWN: Moss Point, MS

COACHES

TOM JOHNSON #92

KICKOFF

KAMAR JORDEN #12

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Wide Receiver


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/200
DOB: 5/17/89
HOMETOWN: Darby, PA

COACHES

STAFF

Played in 2013 with Arena Football Leagues Spokane Shock.


Originally joined Vikings in 2012 as a rookie free agent.

OFF THE FIELD Earned bachelors degree in liberal arts from


Bowling Green...Experienced video editor who compiled his own
highlight tapes from Arena League as he worked to get another
shot in the NFL...Has a son, Isaias.
PRO Returns to Vikings in 2014 after a standout 2013 campaign in the Arena Football League...Went to mini camp with
Indianapolis Colts in 2013...Originally signed with Vikings as a
rookie free agent in 2012.

2012 Went to training camp as a rookie free agent with


Minnesota...Suffered injury during training camp that sidelined him.
COLLEGE

Twice named All-Mid-America Conference honoree


during college career...Earned All-MAC honors in 2011 when
he caught 12 TDs on 78 receptions for 1,089 yards...Hauled in
96 receptions for 1,109 yards and 4 TDs in 2010 to take home
All-Mac honors...Transferred to Bowling Green from Hudson
Valley CC in upstate New York after 2 seasons...Set HVCC
school record with 60 catches and 938 yards receiving in his 2nd
season...Served as a team captain.

The 50 Greatest Vikings were recognized as the pinnacle of a season-long celebration of the clubs 50th season in 2010. The
Vikings legends took part in a weekend of activities leading up to the regular season home finale vs. Chicago on 12/20/10.

50 GREATEST VIKINGS HONORED DURING VIKINGS 50TH SEASON


50 GREATEST VIKINGS
PLAYER, POSITION
SEASONS
Grady Alderman, T.................................................. 1961-74
Jared Allen, DE....................................................... 2008-13
Matt Birk, C........................................................ 1998-2008
Matt Blair, LB .........................................................1974-85
Bill Brown, RB.........................................................1962-74
Joey Browner, S....................................................... 1983-91
Bobby Bryant, CB................................................... 1967-80
Anthony Carter, WR .............................................. 1985-93
Cris Carter, WR ...................................................1990-2001
Fred Cox, K.............................................................. 1963-77
Daunte Culpepper, QB ....................................... 1999-2005
Chris Doleman, DE...........................................1985-93, 99
Carl Eller, DE .......................................................... 1964-78
Chuck Foreman, RB ................................................ 1973-79
John Gilliam, WR .................................................... 1972-75
Bud Grant, Head Coach....................................1967-83, 85
Wally Hilgenberg, LB ..............................................1968-79
Steve Hutchinson, G...............................................2006-11
Tim Irwin, T ............................................................ 1981-93
Steve Jordan, TE .................................................... 1982-94
Tommy Kramer, QB ................................................1977-89
Paul Krause, S ........................................................1968-79
Gary Larsen, DT ......................................................1965-74
Carl Lee, CB.............................................................1983-93

Randall McDaniel, G .............................................. 1988-99


Keith Millard, DT..................................................... 1985-91
Randy Moss, WR.........................................1998-2004, 10
Dave Osborn, RB.....................................................1965-75
Alan Page, DT .........................................................1967-78
Adrian Peterson, RB ......................................2007-present
John Randle, DT.................................................1990-2000
Ahmad Rashad, WR...............................................1976-82
Ed Sharockman, CB ................................................1962-72
Jeff Siemon, LB.......................................................1972-82
Robert Smith, RB .............................................. 1993-2000
Scott Studwell, LB..................................................1977-90
Doug Sutherland, DT ...............................................1971-81
Fran Tarkenton, QB .................................... 1961-66, 72-78
Henry Thomas, DT ................................................. 1987-94
Mick Tingelhoff, C...................................................1962-78
Stu Voigt, TE ......................................................... 1970-80
Gene Washington, WR........................................... 1967-72
Ed White, G ............................................................ 1969-77
Sammy White, WR.................................................1976-86
Kevin Williams, DT ................................................ 2003-13
Antoine Winfield, CB............................................. 2004-12
Roy Winston, LB.....................................................1962-76
Ron Yary, T .............................................................1968-81
Gary Zimmerman, T............................................... 1986-92

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

PLAYERS

PREP Named 2nd-Team All-State at Penn Wood High as a


senior...Played in Delaware County Hero Bowl in high school and
PSFCA East-West All-Star game...Had 10 TD receptions during
senior season...Named team captain...Lettered in basketball.

Hauled in 27 TDs in 17 games with Arena Leagues


Spokane Shock...Had 96 receptions for 1,119 yards...Ran for a TD
against New Orleans...Played defense and notched 19 tackles
during the season...Had a streak of 3 consecutive games with
3 receiving TDs during season, vs. Iowa, vs. Arizona and vs. San
Jose...Posted season-high 9 receptions vs. Tampa Bay...Spent
time on practice squad of the Canadian Football Leagues
Calgary Stampeders.

ROOKIES

2013

COLLEGE: Bowling Green


ACQUIRED: FA for 2014
NFL SEASON: 1
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

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GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

KICKOFF

COLLEGE: East Carolina


ACQUIRED: UFA (NYG) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 5
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

2012 Started all 16 games for 1st time in career...Ranked 5th


on team with 72 tackles...Notched career-high 4.0 sacks...
Posted career-best 2.0 sacks at Dallas (10/28)...Had FF and FR
vs. Washington (10/21).

2010 (6/0-NYG), 2011 (16/15, 4/4-NYG), 2012 (16/16-NYG), 2013


(15/15-NYG). Total- 53/46, 4/4 (53/46, 4/4-NYG).
Veteran DT earned Super Bowl XLVI title as a starter with NY
Giants in win over New England following 2011 season.

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Defensive Tackle


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/323
DOB: 10/10/88
HOMETOWN: Gainesville, FL

STAFF

LINVAL JOSEPH #98

Moved into full-time starter role with 15 starts and


played in 16 games...Opened all 4 playoff games en route to
Super Bowl XLVI title...Had career-high 9 solo tackles vs. Green
Bay (12/4)...Had a tackle and tackle for loss in Super Bowl...
Had 3 tackles each in opening 3 playoff games of run to the
title...Notched 1st career sack on Dolphins QB Matt Moore vs.
Miami (10/30/11).

OFF THE FIELD Born in the Virgin Islands and moved to the
US at age 10, settling with his family in Florida...Visited his
home islands during 2014 with fellow Vikings defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd...Floyd and Joseph have become friends as
Joseph grew up in Gainesville, FL where Floyd attended UF...
Majored in communications at ECU...Has a Maltese-Yorkie
cross named Lucky...Was a state-champion weightlifter as a
junior in high school.

COACHES

2011

Joined Vikings as 1st UFA signing of 2014 free agency period.

COLLEGE

Started 27 of his 41 career games at ECU, opening


9 at NT and 18 at RDE...Earned 1st-Team All-Conference USA
as a senior in 2009...Earned Honorable Mention All-CUSA
as a junior...Scored a rushing TD in 2009 for the Pirates on a
1-yard carry.

PRO Starter on Giants run to Super Bowl XLVI after the 2011
season when the team went from a 9-7 regular season to
the Super Bowl win, including road wins in the NFC Divisional
Round (at Green Bay) and NFC Championship Game (at San
Francisco)...Durable player comes to the Vikings with 46 starts
in 53 career games and has missed only 1 game from 2011-13...
Originally selected in 2nd Round (#46) by Giants in 2010.

PREP Twice named Class AAA All-State and lettered 4 times


in football...Earned state title in weightlifting as a junior...
Competed in shot put and discus as team advanced to state
meet.

2013 Started 15 games...Part of NYG defense that ranked #12

2013
SEASON

in the NFL in total defense...Posted career-high 10 tackles at


Carolina (9/22)...Notched 7 tackles and a sack against eventual
Super Bowl champion vs. Seattle (12/15)...Missed 1 game with
injury, inactive vs. Philadelphia (10/6)...Notched sack in a game
at Philadelphia (10/27) when he caught Matt Barkley...Shared
sack on Cowboys Tony Romo at Dallas (9/8).

ROOKIES

season-best 5 solo stops at Green Bay (12/26)...Played in 1st


NFL game vs. Chicago (10/3).

PLAYERS

2010 Saw time in 6 games as a rookie, inactive for 10...Had

JOSEPHS NFL TOTALS


Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

11

0.0

--

--

0/0

2011 (NYG)............... 16/15

34

15

49

2.0

--

--

0/0

Playoffs...................4/4

11

0.0

--

--

0/0

2012 (NYG) .............. 16/16

39

33

72

4.0

--

--

1/2

2013 (NYG) .............. 15/15

51

24

75

3.0

--

--

1/1

Totals .............................53/46

132

75

207

9.0

--

--

2/3

Playoffs ...........................4/4

11

0.0

--

--

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles.......................10....... at Carolina, 9/22/13
Solo Tackles...............9 ........ vs. Green Bay, 12/4/11
Sacks .........................2.0 ..... at Dallas, 10/28/12
Forced Fumble...........1 ......... vs. Washington, 10/21/12;
.............................................. at Dallas, 9/9/13
Fumble Recovery.......1 ......... vs. Washington, 10/21/12;
.............................................. vs. N.O., 12/9/12;
.............................................. vs. Washington, 12/29/13

JOSEPHS SACKS
GAME
QB
SACK
vs. Miami, 10/30/11 .................... Matt Moore................... 1.0
@ San Francisco, 11/13/11 ........... Alex Smith ................... .1.0
vs. Dallas, 9/5/12........................ Tony Romo ................... 1.0
@ San Francisco, 10/14/12 .......... Alex Smith .................... 1.0
@ Dallas, 10/28/12...................... Tony Romo ...................2.0
@ Dallas, 9/8/13 ......................... Tony Romo ...................0.5
@ Philadelphia, 10/27/13 ............ Matt Barkley ................. 1.0
vs. Dallas, 11/24/13 ..................... Tony Romo ...................0.5
vs. Seattle, 12/15/13 ................... Russell Wilson.............. 1.0
Total......................................................................................................9.0

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PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Asst.

2010 (NYG).................6/0

HISTORY

Solo

EXTRA
POINTS

GP/GS

RECORDS

Tackles
Year

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Tackle
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-7/308
DOB: 7-6-89
HOMETOWN: Corona, CA

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

MATT KALIL #75

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2012 (16/16, 1/1), 2013 (16/16). Total-32/32, 1/1.
The 2nd-highest drafted offensive lineman in Vikings history
behind Hall of Famer and fellow USC star Ron Yary, #1 in 1968.
Brother, Ryan, is a Pro Bowl C for Carolina and father, Frank,
was signed by Buffalo as a C before playing in the USFL.
Has not missed a game in his 1st 2 NFL seasons with 32
consecutive starts.

OFF THE FIELD

Strong football family includes father,


Frank, who played C at Arkansas and Arizona before being
signed by Buffalo (1982) and going on to play in the USFL
with the Arizona Wranglers (1983) and Houston Gamblers
(1984)...Brother, Ryan, is a Pro Bowl C for Carolina Panthers...
Mother, Cheryl, was Miss California 1981...Sister, Danielle,
has performed the national anthem at NFL games, including
Vikings-Carolina game in 2013 when her brothers were playing
against each other for the 1st time in their careers...Majored
in sociology...Owns several locations of Pieology Pizzeria in
California and Minnesota.

HONORS Named to 2012 Pro Bowl...Earned 2012 All-Rookie honors from PFW/PFWA.
PRO Helped Adrian Peterson run to 2nd-best rushing season
in NFL history with 2,097 yards in 2012 en route to earning
MVP honors...Vikings offensive line coach Jeff Davidson has
coached both Matt and Ryan Kalil during their NFL careers...
Honored with a Pro Bowl berth and All-Rookie notice in 2012...
Stepped into starting lineup at LT as a rookie in 2012, opening all 16 games and Wild Card playoff...Joined Todd Steussie
in 1994 as the only OTs to start all 16 games of their rookie
campaigns in team history...Was the #4 overall pick in 2012
Draft and the highest-selected offensive lineman...Started all
16 games at LT in 2013...Became the 8th offensive lineman
drafted by the Vikings in the 1st round in team history...The
2nd-highest drafted O-lineman in Vikings history behind Hall
of Famer and fellow USC OT Ron Yary, the #1 overall pick in
1968...Becomes the 3rd USC OT the Vikings have drafted in
the 1st round, joining Yary and Steve Riley, #25 in 1974...Was
the highest-drafted Vikings player since Hall of Fame DE Chris
Doleman was #4 in the 1985 Draft...Declared for the NFL Draft
following his junior season.
2013 Started all 16 games for the 2nd consecutive season...
Joins John Sullivan as the only 2 offensive linemen to start in
every game over the past 2 seasons...Played a major role in
Adrian Peterson eclipsing the 1,000 yard rushing mark with 10+
rushing TDs for the 2nd consecutive season...Paved the way for
3rd-string RB Matt Asiata to tie Vikings record with 3 rushing
TDs in a game vs. Philadelphia (12/15) and 2 weeks later post
his 1st career 100-yard day against Detroit (12/29) with 115 yards
in the final game played at Mall of America Field...Helped the
Vikings offense put up a franchise-record 48 offensive points
in the Metrodome vs. Philadelphia (12/15/13)...The Vikings
rushing attack ranked 8th in the NFL and led the NFL with 23
rushing TDs as a team.

COLLEGE: Southern California


ACQUIRED: D1a (#4) for 2012
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

2012 Part of Vikings line that started all 16 games and the
Wild Card playoff game as a unit...Helped Adrian Peterson set
franchise record and post the 2nd-best season in NFL history
with 2,097 yards en route to earning NFL MVP honors...Tabbed
as an All-Rookie choice...Named to Pro Bowl roster as a late
injury replacement...Paved the way for Peterson to tie his own
Vikings record with 10 games over the 100-yard mark and tied
his own team record with 2 games of 200+ yards during the
season...Joined TE Rhett Ellison, WR Jarius Wright, S Harrison
Smith and CB Josh Robinson to set a team record for most rookies to start in a game vs. Chicago (12/9).
COLLEGE Consensus All-American as a junior in 2011...Joined

brother, Ryan, as only the 3rd set of brothers in USC history


to each earn 1st-Team All-America honors, joining Marlin and
Mike McKeever and Clay and Bruce Matthews...Started his final
26 games at USC at LT along with his 1st career start coming
at RT in the 2009 Emerald Bowl...Won the Morris Trophy as a
junior, presented to the Pac 12s top offensive lineman, joining
brother, Ryan, in winning the award in 2006, the only brother
duo to earn the honor...As a junior, notched a pair of blocked
PATs and FGs...Tabbed as 1st-Team All-Pac 12 as a sophomore
and junior...Started 13 games as junior and 13 games as a
sophomore at LT...Started 1st career game at RT in 2009 vs.
Boston College in Emerald Bowl...Redshirted in 2008.

PREP Standout at Servite High in Anaheim...Earned consensus All-America honors from Parade, Super Prep and Prep
Star...Named 2nd-Team USA Today All-USA honoree...Tabbed
as 1st-Team All-State player as a sophomore, junior and
senior...Selected as All-Trinity League Co-Lineman of the Year
as a senior...A 5-star recruit by Rivals.com.

The Kalil brothers, Ryan and Matt, have each earned Pro Bowl berths and
their father, Frank, played offensive line in the USFL.

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The only undrafted rookie from the 2013 class to make the
Vikings opening day roster.
Tied with Eric Dickerson for rushing TDs at SMU with 47. 2nd
in SMU history with 4,185 rushing yards , trailing only the Hall
of Famer.
Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year in 2012.

OFF THE FIELD Business and Political Science major at


SMU...Got married during 2014 offseason...Prior to game vs.
Detroit (9/8/13) in season opener, was inducted into his high
school hall of fame at nearby Oxford, MI...Younger brother,
Prescott, is a sophomore RB at SMU who became a starter
as a redshirt freshman in 2013 and is a former Mr. Football
in Michigan.
PRO Went from rookie free agent to making his 1st career start
in his 3rd career game vs. Cleveland (9/22/13)...Made his NFL
debut on 9/8/13 at Detroit, caught 1 pass for 8 yards...Signed
with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent on 5/3/13...Is the
only UDFA from the 2013 class to make the Vikings 53-man
opening day roster...Recorded the longest play in the preseason

Appeared on offense in his NFL debut at Detroit (9/8)


and caught 1 pass for 8 yards...Made his 1st NFL start vs.
Cleveland (9/22)...Filled in at FB while regular starter Jerome
Felton was serving NFL suspension...Placed on IR with an
ankle injury on 9/23...Had impressive start to his NFL career
when he caught a 61-yard TD in his 1st preseason action vs.
Houston (8/9).

COLLEGE Totaled 4,185 rushing yards, which is 2nd in school

history behind Eric Dickerson, and 47 rushing TDs, which is


tied for the most in school history with Dickerson, in 50 career
games, including 41 starts...Only player in SMU history to have
3 seasons of 1,200+ rushing yards...Had 4,784 career all-purpose yards (2nd at SMU) and 282 career points (3rd at SMU)...
Named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year after
rushing for 1,278 yards and 13 TDs in 2012. Also added 33
receptions for 229 yards during his senior campaign...Selected
1st-Team All-C-USA 3 straight seasons (2010-12).

PREP Attended Oxford HS in Michigan where he was an AllState selection after rushing for 1,723 yards and 17 TDs...Threw
for 3 TDs as a senior...Recorded 154 tackles, forced 8 fumbles
and recovered 4 fumbles while playing defense...Was a wrestler
and finished 3rd at State in his weight class.

LINES NFL TOTALS


Year
GP/GS
2013 (Minn)...........3/1
Total....................3/1

No.
0
0

RUSHING
Yds. Avg.
0
0.0
0
0.0

Lg
0
0

TD
0
0

No.
1
1

RECEIVING
Yds.
Avg.
8
8.0
8
8.0

Lg
8
8

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

TD
0
0

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

2013

STAFF

2013 (3/1) Total- 3/1, 0/0.

COACHES

with a 61-yard TD reception against Houston (8/9/13)...Finished


the preseason with 2 receiving TDs (61, 1).

PLAYERS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Southern Methodist


ACQUIRED: Rookie FA for 2013
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

ROOKIES

POSITION: Fullback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/233
DOB: 4-26-90
HOMETOWN: Oxford, MI

2013
SEASON

ZACH LINE #48

But, the Vikings have also played a pair of games at the old
Memorial Stadium on the U of M campus. In 1969 the Vikings
hosted Green Bay at Memorial on October 5 due to scheduling
conflict with the Minnesota Twins who were in the playoffs. In
1971, New England visited Memorial Stadium in the preseason
opener on August 8, a game that helped donate proceeds to
U of M scholarships.
The Patriots visit Minnesota on September 14 for the Vikings
2014 home opener. The Patriots will have the distinction of
being the 1st team to play the Vikings in 4 different stadiums
in Minnesota- Memorial, Met, Metrodome and TCF Bank.

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PLAYOFF
RECORDS

VIKINGS HAVE PLAYED WHERE GOPHERS ROAM BEFORE


The Vikings will share a home field for the 2014 and 2015
seasons with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Vikings played a game there recently, hosting Chicago in
the 2010 home finale following the weather-related collapse
of the Metrodome roof.

HISTORY

Long Reception .................. 8..... @ Detroit, 9/8/13

EXTRA
POINTS

Receiving Yards .................. 8..... @ Detroit, 9/8/13

RECORDS

Receptions........................... 1..... @ Detroit, 9/8/13

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Tackle
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-8/343
DOB: 1-21-86
HOMETOWN: Fountain, CO

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

PHIL LOADHOLT #71

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2009 (15/15, 2/2), 2010 (16/16), 2011 (16/16), 2012 (16/16, 1/1),
2013 (15/15). Total-78/78, 3/3.
Has started all 78 games he has played with the Vikings, only
missing 2 games in his opening 5 seasons.
Named All-Rookie after stepping into starting RT job in 2009.

OFF THE FIELD

Hosted football camp for youth in his


hometown, Fountain, CO, in June 2013 and 2014 with fellow
linemates Charlie Johnson and Brandon Fusco...Taught young
anglers fishing skills during the 2012 Minnesota Governors
Fishing Opener at Lake Waconia...Visited troops at the US
Army recruiting station in Bloomington, MN, during 2009 season...Earned degree in multidisciplinary studies from Oklahoma
in December 2008Born in Honolulu but went to high school in
Colorado...The oldest of 2 children, his father was a career US
Army Sgt. 1st Class...Younger sister played basketball at Garden
City CCWas the tallest starting football player in Sooners history...Wants to pursue a career in high school coaching when
his NFL playing days are over...Enjoys fishing in his free time...
Married to Shannon, has sons Cameron and Philip III.

HONORS 2009 PFW/PFWA All-Rookie team.


PRO Part of Vikings line that returns intact

for the 3rd


consecutive season in 2014...Helped pave the way for Adrian
Peterson to rush for 2,097 yards and NFL MVP honors in 2012...
Has missed only 2 games in his opening 5 NFL seasons...In 4
of his 5 seasons he has aided Adrian Peterson in gaining over
1,000 rushing yards and 10 rushing TDs...Joined fellow 2009
Vikings rookie Percy Harvin on the All-Rookie team...Became
the 1st Vikings rookie OT to start at least 15 games in their 1st
season since Korey Stringer in 1995...The 6th OT drafted in 2009
NFL, selected in the 2nd round (#54 overall).

2013 Lined up as the starting RT for the 5th straight sea-

son, opening 15 games...4th time in his career where he has


helped Adrian Peterson go over 1,000 rushing yards and 10
rushing TDs in a single-season...Paved the way for 3rd-string
RB Matt Asiata to tie team record with 3 rushing TDs vs.
Philadelphia (12/15) and have 1st career 100+ rushing day vs.
Detroit (12/29)...Helped the Vikings put up a franchise-record
48 offensive points in the Metrodome vs. Philadelphia (12/15)...
Vikings rushing attack ranked #8 in the NFL...Helped Vikings
lead the NFL with 23 rushing TDs.

2012 Part of Vikings line that started all 16 games and playoff
contest as a unit...Helped pave the way for Adrian Peterson to
notch the 2nd-best rushing season in NFL history with 2,097
yards en route to earning NFL MVP...Cleared path for Peterson
to tie his own Vikings record with 10 games of 100+ yards and a
pair of 200+ performances...Vikings rushing offense tied team
record with 2,634 team rushing yards, an average of 164.6 per
game...Helped Peterson rush for a pair of 82 yard TDs at St.
Louis (12/16) and at Green Bay (12/2).

EXTRA
POINTS

2011 Joined fellow OT Charlie Johnson as the only Vikings line-

men to start all 16 games during the season...Helped Adrian


Peterson break the 100-yard mark in 3 games during the season
with Toby Gerhart and Joe Webb each breaking the 100-yard

COLLEGE: Oklahoma
ACQUIRED: D2 (#54) for 2009
NFL SEASON: 6
VIKINGS SEASON: 6

plateau once during the year...Helped pace the Vikings rushing


offense to rank #4 in the NFL with an average of 144.9 yards
per game and rank #3 in the NFL with 18 rushing TDs.

2010

Started all 16 games, joining only fellow OT Bryant


McKinnie along the offensive line to start all 16 games...Helped
pave the way for Peterson to rush for 1,298 yards and break
the 100-yard mark 5 times during the season...In game vs.
Dallas (10/17), he joined former OU teammate Jon Cooper as a
starter on the line when Cooper opened the game at center....
Helped Peterson rumble for an 80-yard TD vs. Detroit (9/26)...
Protected Brett Favre as he threw for a career-best 446 yards in
comeback win vs. Arizona (11/7).

2009 Stepped into starting role at RT as a rookie, opening

15 regular season games and both playoff contests...Started


in NFC Championship game as a rookie...Named to All-Rookie
team...Became the 5th Vikings rookie OT to start a season
opener and joined Doug Davis in 1966 as the only other RT...
Helped Vikings offense rank #5 in the NFL in total offense,
the highest ranking since 2004...Paved the way for Peterson to
rush for 1,383 yards and 18 TDs, a new team record for rushing
TDs and the 3rd-best single-season rushing total in team history...15 starts were most by a Vikings rookie OT since Korey
Stringer in 1995...Inactive at St. Louis (10/11) with leg injury.

COLLEGE Spent 2 seasons at OU, transferring after 2 seasons at Garden City (KS) Community CollegeStarted all 48
collegiate games he played, 27 for the SoonersProtected
2008 Heisman Trophy winner QB Sam BradfordSooners
went 23-5 during his 2 seasons and won consecutive Big 12
Conference titles...Won Big 12 title and advanced to National
Championship game against FloridaNamed 1st-Team All-Big
12 by coaches and Associated Press as a senior...Started all 14
games at LT in 2007Named 2nd-Team All-Big 12 by the league
coaches and Associated Press...Earned 2006 All-America honors in his 2nd season at Garden City Community College
Jayhawk Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year...Earned J.C.
All-America honors at Garden City.
PREP Standout in football, track and basketball at Fountain
Fort Carson High in ColoradoPlayed defensive line and TE
Led basketball team to state title game as a seniorWon
Colorado state title in discus.
FINE ALONG THE 0-LINE
Phil Loadholt has been a steady force at RT since being drafted
in 2009 and has only missed 2 games in his Vikings career his
78 career starts puts him among elite company in team history.
CAREER GAMES STARTED BY VIKINGS OTs
PLAYER
STARTS
Tim Irwin ....................................................................... 181
Ron Yary ........................................................................180
Grady Alderman............................................................. 178
Bryant McKinnie .............................................................131
Steve Riley.....................................................................128
Todd Steussie................................................................. 111
Gary Zimmerman...........................................................108
Korey Stringer..................................................................91
Phil Loadholt ..............................................................78

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OFF THE FIELD Teammates at UCLA with current Vikings


teammates G Jeff Baca and LB Anthony Barr...Appeared on
the UCLA honor roll each year from 2008-2012Was a 3-year
representative on UCLAs student-athlete advisory council
Graduated with a degree in economicsHas interest in going
back to school to earn his MBA and run his own business
Earned 1st-Team All-Pac 12 academic honors in 2012, was
named 2nd-Team twice Presented with the Athletic Directors
Academic Excellence Award in 2012Selected as UCLAs 2011-12
Male Student-Athlete of the YearHis father is a member of
the Air Force and he enjoys military history booksWas born
in Frankfurt, Germany and has lived in Kansas and Arizona.
PRO Ranked 2nd in Vikings rookie history with a 44.2 gross
punting average in 2013 and ranked 3rd in team history with
a 39.2 net average...Selected in 5th round (#155 overall), the
highest selected punter in Vikings historyJoined former UCLA
teammates and LB Anthony Barr and G Jeff Baca in Minnesota
Was the 1st P/K selected in the 2013 NFL Draft...Only 8 punters
have been selected higher since 2003.
2013

Punted and handled holding duties on FGs and PATs


for all 16 games as a rookie...Registered at least 1 50-yard
punt in 14 of his 16 games and had 24 punts of 50+ for the
season...Held on Blair Walshs NFL-record 12th consecutive FG
of 50+ yards at Wembley Stadium vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) during
International Series game, a 54-yarder...Handled kickoff duties
for Blair Walsh vs. Carolina (10/13)...Ranked 2nd in team rookie

LOCKES NFL TOTALS


Year
GP
2013 (Minn).............. 16/0
Totals ...............................16/0

No
75
75

Yds
3,316
3,316

Gr Avg
44.2
44.2

Net Avg
39.2
39.2

Long
65
65

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Punts ............................. 9...... at Baltimore, 12/8/13
Punting Yards.............397...... at Baltimore, 12/8/13
Punting Average........56.7...... @ Chicago, 9/15/13
Net Average.............. 50.0...... @ Chicago, 9/15/13
Long Punt.................... 65...... @ Chicago, 9/15/13
Inside 20-Yd line ........... 3...... @ Green Bay, 11/24/13
................................................ vs. Detroit, 12/29/13
50+ Yd Punts................. 3...... 3 times; last vs. Carolina, 10/13/13
Kickoffs ......................... 2...... vs. Carolina, 10/13/13

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

PREP A 4-year letterman at Mountain Ridge HS in Glendale,


AZPlayed WR, K and PWas a Parade All-American, EA
Sports 1st-team All-American and ranked as the #1 kicker coming out of HS by ESPN.comAppeared in the Under Armour
All-American GameAs a senior, was selected All-Arizona and
1st-team All-StateTeam captain as a senior and named 5A allstate as a KSet school records for most FGs in a season (11),
longest punt (71 yards) and longest FG (63, a state record)Also
participated in soccer, earning 3 lettersNamed All-Region in
soccer in the 3 years that he participatedSelected as 2ndteam all-state as a junior and Region Player of the Year.

RECORDS

Was born in Germany while his father was stationed there


with the US Air Force.

Pac 12 South Division Championships in 2011-12Served as a


special teams co-captain in 2012Handled punting and kicking
duties for UCLARanks 2nd in UCLA history in punts (275),
yardage (12,163) and punting average (44.23)Semifinalist
for the Ray Guy Award in 2 of his 4 seasons as a Bruin1stTeam All-Pac-12 as selected by the coaches in 2012, 2nd-Team
All-Pac-12 in 2009, 10Was an honorable mention for AllAmerican by SI.com in 12Selected to play in the Senior Bowl
Named to The Sporting News All-Freshman teamAs a senior,
led Pac 12 punters with 35 punts inside the 20-yard line (21 at
or inside the opponents 10-yard line)Averaged 43.3 yards per
punt in 2012Ranked 5th in the nation in gross punting average (44.3) in 2011Earned the UCLA Tommy Prothro award in
11 for the Outstanding Special Teams Player, also shared the
honor in 2009, 10In 2010, ranked 1st in the Pac-10 and 4th
in the NCAA with a punting average of 45.8 which ranked 2nd
all-time in Bruins historyRecorded a career-long 81-yard punt
at Arizona in 2009Did not see action in 2008 as a redshirt.

IN20
23
23

50+
24
24

TBs
3
3

BOMBS AWAY
Punter Jeff Locke posted the 2nd-best gross punting average
by a Vikings rookie punter in 2013 and 3rd-best in net average
while ranking 2nd by a rookie with 23 inside the 20.
PUNTS INSIDE THE 20 BY VIKINGS ROOKIE PUNTERS
PUNTER, SEASON
IN 20
Bobby Walden, 1964....................................................... 26
Jeff Locke, 2013 ..........................................................23
GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE VIKINGS ROOKIE PUNTERS
PUNTER, SEASON
GROSS AVG.
Bobby Walden, 1964.................................................... 46.4
Jeff Locke, 2013 ...................................................... 44.2

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PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Is the highest drafted punter in Vikings history (155th overall)


and the 6th punter chosen in team history.

COLLEGE Appeared in 53 games at UCLAWon back-to-back

HISTORY

Set a Vikings rookie record with 75 punts, ranked 2nd with


23 punts inside the 20, ranked 2nd with a 44.2 gross punting
average and ranked 3rd in team history with a 39.2 net average.

PLAYERS

history with a 44.2 punting average...Finished 3rd in team


rookie history with a 39.2 net average...Placed 23 punts inside
the 20-yard line and only allowed 3 touchbacks on the season.

2013 (16/0) Total- 16/0.

EXTRA
POINTS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: UCLA
ACQUIRED: D5 (#155) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

ROOKIES

POSITION: Punter
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/203
DOB: 9-27-89
HOMETOWN: Glendale, AZ

2013
SEASON

JEFF LOCKE #18

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Long Snapper


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/241
DOB: 1-27-81
HOMETOWN: Ingram, TX

STAFF

CULLEN LOEFFLER #46

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2004 (16/0, 2/0), 2005 (16/0), 2006 (16/0), 2007 (16/0), 2008
(16/0, 1/0), 2009 (16/0, 2/0), 2010 (16/0), 2011 (11/0), 2012
(16/0, 1/0), 2013 (16/0). Total-155/0, 6/0.

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

Won Vikings long snapping job as a rookie free agent in 2004


and has only missed a 5-game span that ended his 2011 season.
Snapped on 10 of the 11 longest FGs in Vikings history.
Is the longest-tenured Vikings player on the roster with 155
career games under his belt entering 2014.

OFF THE FIELD One of the most active Vikings players in the
Twin Cities community with a special focus on veterans and
military family charitable outreach programs...Participates in
annual visit to Minnesota VA HospitalIs an avid hunter and
fisherman, especially enjoys fly fishingSpends offseason
in Austin, TX...Dabbles in metallurgyMember of the Big 12
Academic Honor Roll 4 times during his time at TexasMarried
during 2006 offseason to Jardin, the couple have a daughter,
Landyn, and son, Senate...Family has Labs named Sage and
Tanner...Went on shark cage swim in Hawaii during 2013
offseason....Recognized by USA Football with a spot on the
All-Fundamentals team in 2011.
PRO Has 38 special teams tackles in his 10 seasons...Enters
2014 with 155 career games played and can moved into the
Vikings all-time top 20 by playing a full slate of games in
2014...If he plays all 16 games, would tie Paul Krause and Kevin
Williams for 17th in club history with 171 career games played...
Passed former Vikings long snapper Mike Morris (144) for most
games played by a long snapper in team history...Was recognized by USA Football on its All-Fundamentals Team in 2011...
Delivered the ball in pressure-packed situations and has been
critical to several game-winning FGs and record-setting performances by Vikings specialists...Ranks 1st in Vikings history for
career games played by a long snapperOriginally signed by the
Vikings on 5/3/04.
2013

Returned for his 10th year as the long snapper...Set


the team record for most games played (145) by a Vikings
long snapper with his appearance on MNF at New York Giants
(10/21)...Appeared in all 16 games...Finished the season with
5 special teams tackles and 1 fumble recovery...Snapped on
Walshs 12 consecutive 50+ yard FG vs. Pittsburgh (9/29), an
NFL record...Snapped on the game-winning 34-yard FG in
overtime vs. Chicago (12/1).

SNAPPING TO IT
Since coming to the Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2004,
Cullen Loeffler has snapped on 4 of the 6 longest gamewinning FGs in Vikings history.
VIKINGS LONGEST GAME-WINNING FGs
KICKER, GAME
FG, TIME
Paul Edinger vs. Green Bay (10/23/06) ...............56, 0:00
Ryan Longwell @ Chicago (10/14/07) .................55, 0:00
Jan Stenerud vs. Tampa Bay (11/4/84).................. 53, 0:02
Gary Anderson vs. Miami (12/21/02) ...................... 53, 0:17
Ryan Longwell vs. NY Giants (12/28/08) ........... 50, 0:00
Paul Edinger @ NY Giants (11/13/05) ..................48, 0:10

COLLEGE: Texas
ACQUIRED: Rookie FA for 04
NFL SEASON: 11
VIKINGS SEASON: 11

2012 Helped rookie K Blair Walsh have a record-setting debut


season while earning All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors...Snapped on all
of Walshs NFL-record 10 FGs of 50+ yards...Snapped on both of
Walshs game-winning FGs, vs. Jacksonville (9/9) and vs. Green
Bay (12/30), sealing the win over the Packers as time expired to
earn the Vikings a berth in the playoffs...Snapped on Walshs
56-yard FG at Houston (12/23) to tied team record.
2011

Missed 1st time of his NFL career, going on injured


reserve for the final 5 games...Injured during game at Atlanta
(11/27)...Vikings All-Pro DE Jared Allen finished snapping on
special teams at Atlanta (11/27) after Loeffler left game with
injury...Notched 3 special teams tackles during season.

2010 Handled all snapping duties...Helped P Chris Kluwe


notch career-best net punting average and 2nd-best in team
history...Snapped on a pair of game-winning Ryan Longwell
FGs, including an OT game-winner vs. Arizona (11/7).
2009 Snapped on every special teams play during the regular

season and both playoff games...Helped Longwell set a careerbest with 132 points and 26-of-28 (92.9%) FG performance...
Longwells 132 points ranks tied for 2nd-most in a season in
Vikings history...Longwell booted career-best 16 straight FGs
from game at St. Louis (10/11) through game vs. Cincinnati
(12/13), the 4th-longest streak in Vikings history...Snapped on
a pair of 52-yard Longwell FGs, helping him set a then-Vikings
record for most career 50+ yarders made with 9.

2008 Handled long-snapping duties in all 16 games and the

Wild Card Playoff vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09)Delivered the


ball to Longwell and Kluwe, who both set team records for
single-season and single-game performancesSnapped for
Longwells then-team-record 6 FGs of 50+ yards and his 3
game-winning kicksHelped Kluwe break team records for
single-season gross punting average, punts of 50+ yards in a
game and punts of 50+ yards in a seasonContributed to the
coverage units with career-high 5 special teams tackles.

2007 Helped P Chris Kluwe set team records for most punts
inside the 20 in a season with 34 and most punts of 50+ yards
in a season with 29...Snapped on Ryan Longwells gamewinning 55-yard FG at Chicago (10/14).
2006 Played in every game and handled all of the long-snap-

ping dutiesSnapped on Longwells game-winning 31-yard


FG with 1:00 left to play in the season opener at Washington
(9/11)Snapped for Longwells 19-yard FG in OT win over
Carolina (9/17) and also on the fake FG that Longwell threw a
16-yard TD pass to Richard Owens.

2005 Played in every regular season game, handling all


long-snapping dutiesHelped Paul Edinger tie a then-Vikings
record with 3 FGs of 50+ yards (56, 54, 54)Snapped on
Edingers team-record and career-long 56-yard game-winning
FG vs. Green Bay (10/23)Was a part of all 3 game-winning
kicks by EdingerHelped Chris Kluwe become the only Vikings
rookie to ever earn a Player of the Month honor when he was
NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September.
2004 Played in all 16 games and both playoff games as team
advanced to NFC Divisional PlayoffsHad a special teams

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COLLEGE A 3-year letterman for the LonghornsHandled the


majority of snapping duties for his final 3 seasonsShared UTs
Frank Denius Most Valuable Special Teams Player Award and
the Longhorn Club Sportsmanship Award.

Appeared in 14 games during his rookie season and finished


tied for 3rd with 13 special teams tackles.

Father, Rich, played with New Orleans (1977-83) and


Washington (1984) as a WR and played at Penn State from
1975-76. His brother, Patrick, was a teammate of his at PSU.
Named the Big Tens Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the
Year winner in 2012.

OFF THE FIELD Earned bachelors degree in criminal justice...


Son of former Penn State and NFL WR, Rich Mauti...Brother,
Patrick, played at Penn State from 2005-09 and sister, Rachel,
played volleyball at Louisana-Lafayette...Active in fundraising
efforts with his dads Rich Mauti Cancer Fund.
PRO Finished tied for 3rd on the team in 2013 with 13 special
teams tackles...Was the 1st of 3 players drafted in the 7th
round by the Vikings, 213th overall...Drafted along with fellow
PSU LB Gerald Hodges who was a 4th-round pick.
2013 Made his NFL debut vs. Cleveland (9/22) and was credited with 1 special teams tackle...Tallied 2 special teams tackles
at Wembley Stadium against the Steelers (9/29)...Recorded 2
special teams tackles 5 times during the season...Credited with
2 defensive tackles @ Seattle (11/17), his first defensive stats in
the NFL...Finished tied for 3rd on the team with 13 total special
teams tackles...Appeared in 14 games.

PREP Standout at Mandeville, LA High...Ended prep career


ranked as the #3 MLB prospect in the nation by ESPN and
ranked #58 overall on the ESPN Top 150...Played in US Army
All-American Bowl following high school career...Earned
Louisiana All-Class 5A honors as a senior.

PLAYERS

Part of 8-4 PSU team in 2012 that was not eligible for bowl
game...Capped Nittany Lions career by being honored with
Big Tens Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year award as
a senior in 2012 and earned 1st-Team All Big Ten honors from
conference coaches and media...Selected as Nittany Lions 2012
Outstanding Senior Player...Took Big Ten Defensive Player of
the Week honors 3 times in his career, twice as a senior...PSU
co-captain as a senior...Led the conference with 125 INT return
yards as a senior...Named conference Defensive Player of the
Week as a senior against Illinois and selected as Walter Camp
Defensive Player of the Week for same game when he notched
2 INTs, including a 99-yard return against the Illini but did not
score on the play, the 2nd-longest INT return in PSU history...
Had season-best and tied career-high with 13 tackles against
Ohio State...Had 8 tackles, a sack and an INT in win at Iowa...
Ranked 2nd on team as a senior with 95 tackles, trailing only
fellow Vikings draft pick Gerald Hodges...Had 13 tackles against
Alabama as a junior as the #3-ranked Crimson Tide visited #23
Penn State...Started all 4 games he has played a junior in 2011...
Granted medical redshirt in 2009...Saw action in 13 games as a
true freshman in 2008.

ROOKIES

COLLEGE Started 22 of the 39 games he played at PSU...

2013 (14/0) Total- 14/0.

2013
SEASON

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Penn State


ACQUIRED: D7a (#213) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

RECORDS

POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/243
DOB: 1-19-90
HOMETOWN: Mandeville, LA

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

MICHAEL MAUTI #56

COACHES

STAFF

PREP Earned All-District honors at Tom Moore High in Ingram,


TX at 4 different positionsPlayed DE and TE during his opening 3 seasonsPlayed DE, QB and punted as a seniorEarned
All-District honors at DE as a seniorHonorable Mention
All-District QB and All-District at punterAll-District TE as a
sophomore and juniorA 4-time letterman in football, basketball and participated in state tennis tournament 4 consecutive
years...District MVP in basketball.

KICKOFF

LOEFFLERS NFL TOTALS


SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
2004-2, 2005-4, 2006-3, 2007-3, 2008-5, 2009-5, 2010-3,
2011-3, 2012-5, 2013-5. Total- 38.
FUMBLE RECOVERY
2013-1.

EXECUTIVES

tackle vs. Tennessee (10/24) and at Detroit (12/19) and a stop


in the playoffs.

Year
GP/GS
2013 (Minn).............. 14/0
Totals ...............................14/0

Solo
1
1

Tackles
Asst.
1
1

Total
2
2

Sacks
0.0
0.0

INTs
0
0

PBU
0
0

TFL
0.0
0.0

QBH
0
0

FF/FR
0/0
0/0

Special
Teams
13
13

HISTORY

MAUTIS NFL TOTALS

Tackles.................................2..... @ Seattle, 11/17/13


Special Teams Tackles ........2..... 5 times; last @ Baltimore, 12/8/13

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EXTRA
POINTS

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-8/195
DOB: 4-10-88
HOMETOWN: Mobile, AL

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

CAPTAIN MUNNERLYN #24

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: South Carolina


ACQUIRED: UFA (CAR) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 6
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

Holds Carolina Panthers career INT return TD record with 5


and is tied for single-season record with 2, achieved in both
2012 and 2013.

2012 Started 11 of his 16 games during the season...Tied


team record with 2 INT return TDs, taking back both INTs on
the season for TDs...Notched 66 tackles for Panthers defense
that ranked #10 in the NFL in total defense...Started 11 of the
final 12 games of the season...Led team with 14 punt returns...
Scored on 33-yard INT return TD vs. Seattle (10/7) and took
back a Josh Freeman pass 74 yards for a score vs. Tampa Bay
(11/18)...Had season-high 7 tackles vs. Denver (11/11) and at
New Orleans (12/30).

OFF THE FIELD Active with March of Dimes charities, a


cause close to the heart as he was a premature baby himself...
Majored in criminal justice at South Carolina...Was college
teammates and roommates with Vikings LB Jasper Brinkley...
Named for his great grandfather-Captain Moore...Has a son,
Captain, and daughter, Eden...Has hosted youth football camps
in Mobile each season hes been in the NFL.

a pair of sacks, the first 2 sacks of his career...Missed final 2


games of season with hamstring injury, going on injured reserve
on 12/23...Posted 1st career sack vs. New Orleans (10/9) when
he caught Drew Brees on a blitz...Caught Vikings QB Christian
Ponder vs. Minnesota (10/30) and later in the game had a FF
and FR on the same play against WR Percy Harvin.

2009 (15/4-Car), 2010 (16/5-Car), 2011 (14/14-Car), 2012 (16/11Car), 2013 (16/16, 1/1-Car). Total- 77/50, 1/1 (77/50, 1/1-Car)
Tied for NFL lead since 2010 with 5 INT return TDs, matching
the total of Charles Tillman.

2011 Started all 14 games he played...Notched 55 tackles and

PRO Has returned 5 of his 7 career INTs for TDs...Tied for NFL
lead since 2010 with 5 INT return TDs, matching total of Charles
Tillman...Holds Panthers career INT return TD record with 5
and is tied for the club single-season record with 2, a feat he
achieved in 2012 and in 2013, the only Panthers player to have
multiple INT return TDs in a season twice...Helped Panthers
win NFC South title in 2013 and earn #2 seed in NFC playoffs...
Originally joined Panthers as a 7th-round (#216 overall) pick in
the 2009 NFL Draft.

2010 Played in all 16 and started 5 games...Led team with

2013 Started all 16 regular season games and NFC Divisional

9.0 yards per return on 31 punt returns during the season...


Notched 1st career start vs. Buffalo (10/25)...Posted 1st career
FR at New England (12/13)...Had a FF on Eli Manning at
NY Giants (12/27)...Made NFL debut in season opener vs.
Philadelphia (9/13)...Drafted in 7th round (#216) by Carolina.

Playoff game vs. San Francisco, his 1st career playoff game...
Started all 16 games for 1st time in his career...Scored TDs on
both INTs during the season, matching the team record for a
single season, a mark he also tied in 2012...Helped Panthers
defense rank #3 in the NFL in total defense...Ranked 3rd on
team with 86 tackles and led club with 13 passes defensed...
Led Panthers with 86 INT return yards...Had career-best 3.5
sacks...Scored TDs on INTs vs. St. Louis (10/20) and vs. NY
Jets (12/15)...Scored on INT vs. Rams on 1st play of the game,
notching the 2nd-fastest score in Panthers franchise history, a
mere :21 seconds into the game...Added a career-high 2.0 sacks
along with the INT-return TD vs. NY Jets...Notched career-best
13 tackles at Miami (11/24)...Had 1.5 sacks on Drew Brees vs.
New Orleans (12/22)...Forced a fumble on Adrian Peterson at
Vikings (10/13).

10 passes defensed and tied for 2nd on club with 3 INTs...


Scored 1st INT return TD at Cleveland (11/28), returning a Jake
Delhomme pass 30 yards for the score...Notched 1st career
INT vs. Cincinnati (9/26) off Bengals QB Carson Palmer...Had
30 punt returns with a 10.9-yard average...Returned a pair of
kickoffs during the season...Started 5 of the final 6 games of
the season.

2009 Saw action in 15 games and made 4 starts...Averaged

COLLEGE

Started 28 of his 36 career games at South


Carolina...Declared for NFL Draft after his junior season...Had
career 127 tackles, 5 INTs, 2.0 sacks and 19 PBU...Scored TD on
an 81-yard blocked FG return vs. Kentucky as a junior in 2008
and also had 84-yard KOR during game...Named 1st-Team AllSEC in 2007...Started 6 games as a freshman in 2005.

PREP Standout at Murphy HS in Mobile, AL...Earned All-State


as a senior and was All-Region 3 times...Helped team to a 10-2
mark as a senior and finished as regional runner-up...Won Class
6A state title in the 100m as a junior in high school.

VETERAN VOICE

SICK PICK SIX

Vikings 2014 free agent pickup Captain Munnerlyn has played


in 77 career games with 50 starts, the most games played
among the Vikings DBs.

Over the past 4 seasons Vikings CB Captain Munnerlyn has


notched 5 INT-return TDs, matching Bears CB Charles Tillman
for the most in the NFL over that span. Munnerlyn has scored
on 5 of his 7 career INTs and the past 4 in a row have wound
up in the end zone. Munnerlyns 5 career defensive TDs are the
most by an active Viking.

CAREER GAMES PLAYED/STARTED BY VIKINGS DBs


PLAYER
GAMES/STARTS
Captain Munnerlyn ............................................... 77/50
Jamarca Sanford ....................................................... 70/44
Derek Cox...................................................................63/55
Kurt Coleman.............................................................59/29
Josh Robinson............................................................ 26/16
Harrison Smith ..........................................................24/23

NFL INTERCEPTION-RETURNS FOR TDs FROM 2010-13


PLAYER
INT TDs
Captain Munnerlyn ...................................................... 5
Charles Tillman................................................................. 5
Aqib Talib ......................................................................... 4

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TFL
--------

QBH
----3
0
--

FF/FR
1/1
1/0
1/1
0/0
1/1
0/0
4/3

0.0

--

0/0

Special
Teams
4
0
6
2
0
0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles................................ 9........... @ Washington, 11/4/12; @ Miami, 11/24/13; vs. New Orleans, 12/22/13
Solo Tackles........................ 8........... @ Miami, 11/24/13
Passes Defensed .................3........... @ Seattle, 12/5/10
Forced Fumble..................... 1........... @ NY Giants, 12/27/09; vs. Minnesota, 10/30/11; @ Minnesota, 10/13/13
Fumble Recovery................. 1........... 5 times, last vs. St. Louis, 10/20/13
Sacks ............................... 2.0........... vs. NY Jets, 12/15/13
Interception......................... 1........... 7 times, last vs. NY Jets, 12/15/13
Long INT Return .............. 74t........... vs. Tampa Bay, 11/18/12

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

MUNNERLYNS INTERCEPTIONS
GAME
QB
INT (YDS)
vs. Cincinnati, 9/26/10 ............... Carson Palmer............. 1 (2)
at Cleveland, 11/28/10 ................ Jake Delhomme........ 1 (37t)
at Seattle, 12/5/10...................... Matt Hasselbeck........1 (-2)
vs. Seattle, 10/7/12..................... Russell Wilson......... 1 (33t)
vs. Tampa Bay, 11/18/12 ............. Josh Freeman........... 1 (74t)
vs. St. Louis, 10/20/13................ Sam Bradford...........1 (45t)
vs. NY Jets, 12/15/13 ................... Geno Smith.............. 1 (41t)
Total...............................................................................................7 (230)

2013
SEASON

MUNNERLYNS SACKS
GAME
QB
SACK
vs. New Orleans, 10/9/11 ............ Drew Brees.................... 1.0
vs. Minnesota, 10/30/11 ............. Christian Ponder ........... 1.0
vs. NY Jets, 12/15/13 ................... Geno Smith.................. 2.0
vs. New Orleans, 12/22/13 .......... Drew Brees.....................1.5
Total......................................................................................................5.5
MUNNERLYNS TOUCHDOWNS
GAME
PLAY
at Cleveland, 11/28/10 ..................................37-yd INT return
vs. Seattle, 12/5/10 ..................................... 33-yd INT return
vs. Tampa Bay, 11/18/12 .............................. 74-yd INT return
vs. St. Louis, 10/20/13................................. 45-yd INT return
vs. NY Jets, 12/15/13 .....................................41-yd INT return
Total.........................................................................................................5

A.D. GIVES VIKINGS MVP TIMES 3


When Adrian Peterson was honored as the NFLs MVP following the 2012 season he became the 3rd Vikings player to earn the
award and broke a streak of 5 consecutive QBs to win the award. Peterson joins Vikings Hall of Famers DT Alan Page (1971) and
QB Fran Tarkenton (1975) to be recognized as the NFLs MVP. Pages honor was unique as he was the 1st defensive player to be
named MVP and still stands as only 1 of 2 defenders to be selected, joining Giants LB Lawrence Taylor in 1986. Vikings Offensive
Coordinator Norv Turner coached Emmitt Smith in 1993 when he won MVP, the lone Dallas Cowboy to take home the honor.
ASSOCIATED PRESS MVPs BY TEAM
Indianapolis/Baltimore Colts ............................................ 8
Green Bay Packers ..............................................................7
San Francisco 49ers........................................................... 5
St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams ............................................. 4
Minnesota Vikings.................................................................................3
Denver Broncos.................................................................. 3
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders ........................................... 3
Washington Redskins ....................................................... 3

KICKOFF

PBU
2
10
7
6
13
0
38

STAFF

INTs
0
3 (37)
0
2 (107)
2 (86)
0
7 (230)

COACHES

Sacks
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
5.0

ASSOCIATED PRESS MVPs BY POSITION


Quarterbacks .............................. 36 (Fran Tarkenton, 1975)
Running Backs....................16 (Adrian Peterson, 2012, last)
Defensive Tackle .................................... 1 (Alan Page, 1971)
Kicker............................................... 1 (Mark Moseley, 1982)
Linebacker ................................... 1 (Lawrence Taylor, 1986)
Total Associated Press MVPs.......................................... 55
Five-time winner .......................................Peyton Manning
Three-time winner............................................. Brett Favre
Two-time winners ...........................Tom Brady, Joe Montana,
...............................Johnny Unitas, Kurt Warner, Steve Young

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RECORDS

Total
43
47
55
66
86
4
297

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Playoffs ............................1/1

Tackles
Asst.
8
6
19
15
26
0
74

HISTORY

Solo
35
41
36
51
60
4
223

EXTRA
POINTS

Year
GP/GS
2009 (Car)................ 15/4
2010 (Car)..................16/5
2011 (Car) ................14/14
2012 (Car).................16/11
2013 (Car)................ 16/16
Playoffs.................... 1/1
Totals .............................77/50

EXECUTIVES

MUNNERLYNS NFL TOTALS

KICKOFF

KEVIN MURPHY #68

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Tackle
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-7/305
DOB: 2/16/90
HOMETOWN: San Clemente, CA

RECORDS

1 week on active roster and remainder of season on practice


squad...Signed to practice squad on 9/1...Went to training
camp with Vikings before being waived on 8/31.

2012 (PS-Minn), 2013 (0/0-Minn). Total- 0/0.


Spent 2012 and 2013 on Vikings practice squad with a 1-game
promotion to the 53-man roster in 2013.

OFF THE FIELD Engineering major at Harvard with a biomedical focus...Plays guitar in his free time...Played football
at Harvard when Vikings K Blair Walshs brother was on the
Crimson soccer team...National Honor Society member.
PRO Earned spot on active roster for a week in 2013 when
injuries cut into offensive line depth but did not play vs.
Washington (11/7/13)...Returns in 2014 to compete for roster
spot on strong Vikings offensive line...Signed as a rookie free
agent following the 2012 Draft with San Francisco but was
released on 5/14/12...Signed briefly with Vikings in May 2012
but was released before signing with the Vikings on 7/24/12
where he spent all of training camp and the preseason.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY

COLLEGE

Started all 20 games of his final 2 seasons at


Harvard and played in 30 career contests...Named Harvards
Joseph E. Wolf Award-winner as the top interior lineman on the
squad as a senior in 2011.

PREP Attended San Clemente High and was a 2-time AllSouth Coast League honoree...Made transition during junior
season from TE to OT.

Football game vs. Washington (11/7) when injuries hit the


offensive line and 2 starters were out but did not play...Spent

SPENCER NEALY
#69
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
POSITION: Defensive Tackle
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/295
DOB: 12-8-90
HOMETOWN: San Antonio, TX

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Texas A&M


ACQUIRED: FA for 2014
NFL SEASON: 1
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

COLLEGE Played in all 52 games possible during his A&M

2013 (PS-Minn). Total- 0/0.


Spent 6 of the final 7 weeks of his rookie season on the
Vikings practice squad.
Father, Ed Nealy, played 10 seasons in the NBA.

EXTRA
POINTS

2012 Spent entire regular season and Wild Card Playoff week
on Vikings practice squad...Joined practice squad on 9/3 after
his release on 8/31...Originally entered the NFL as a rookie free
agent with San Francisco on 5/4 but was released on 5/14...
Signed with Vikings on 5/15 but was released on 5/17 before
re-joining the team prior to training camp on 7/24.

2013 Signed to active roster and was active for Thursday Night

2012
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Harvard
ACQUIRED: FA for 2012
NFL SEASON: 1
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

OFF THE FIELD Majored in agri-business at Texas A&M...


Joins fellow Viking Andrew Sendejo as products of San
Antonio...Played at A&M when Vikings assistant coach Klint
Kubiak was on Aggies coaching staff...Father, Ed Nealy, played
in the NBA from 1982-93, originally drafted by the Kansas City
Kings...Played on the 1992-93 Chicago Bulls squad that won
the NBA title.

career...Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention as a junior...


Started his final 22 career games for the Aggies...Started all
13 contests as a senior...Ended junior season with 9 straight
starts...Ended collegiate career with 126 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 5
PDs and 1 FF...During his sophomore season in 2010 he made
a key play in win over rivals Texas when he tipped a pass that
was intercepted by Von Miller...Played in every game as a true
freshman in 2009.

PREP Named San Antonio Area Defensive Player of the Year


as a senior at Regan High...Led team to state quarterfinals
as a senior.

PRO

Spent 6 weeks on Vikings practice squad in 2013...


Originally signed as a rookie free agent with Detroit in 2013.

2013 Spent 6 of the final 7 weeks of the season on Vikings

practice squad...Joined Vikings for final 2 weeks of preseason,


joining team on 8/20 and was released on 8/31...Played in
Vikings 3rd and 4th preseason games, at San Francisco (8/25)
and vs. Tennessee (8/29)...Signed with Detroit on 5/28 and
went to training camp with the team before his release on 8/1.

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Majored in communications at UT and


returned to campus in 2014 offseason...Has taken up photography as a hobby...Aspires to be an entrepreneur following his
football career...Has a daughter, Cienna...Threw out 1st pitch
at Twins game in April 2014...Active in the local sports scene
regularly attending Wild, Timberwolves and Twins games...
Responded to a 1st-graders request for a visit to their Maple
Grove, MN school in May 2014...Shares hometown of Rock
Hill, SC with fellow NFL 1st-rounders Jadeveon Clowney and
Stephon Gilmore.

PRO Earned 1st-Team All-Pro honors from Associated Press


and selected to Pro Bowl...Is only the 3rd rookie to be 1st-Team
AP All-Pro in team history, joining Randy Moss (1998) and
Blair Walsh (2012)...Scored 9 TDs, the 4th-most by a rookie in
Vikings history...Scored a TD in the final 5 straight games of
rookie season in 2013...Scored 3 different ways during his rookie
season- by rushing, receiving and return- only the 6th player
in team history to achieve the feat and the 1st rookie...Scored
1st career TD in his 2nd career game with a 105-yard KO return
TD at Chicago (9/15/13)...Scored 2nd career TD with a 109-yard
KO return vs. Green Bay (10/27/13), setting Vikings record for
longest play in team history, matching team record for most
KO return TDs in a season with 2 and tied an NFL record for
the longest play in league history...Both kickoff return TDs as a
rookie were on the opening kickoff of the game...Acquired with
#29 overall pick in 2013 Draft after a trade with New England,
giving the Vikings 3 picks in the 1st round for only the 2nd time
in franchise history, the last coming in 1967...Was the 3rd WR
drafted in 2013.
HONORS Named 1st-Team All-Pro by Associated Press
in 2013...Selected to Pro Bowl in 2013...Voted 2013 Vikings
Special Teams MVP and 2013 Vikings Childrens Fund Rookie
of the Year by teammates...NFC Special Teams Player of the
Month for September 2013...NFC Special Teams Player of the
Week vs. Green Bay (10/27/13)...NFL Offensive Rookie of the
Month in December 2013.
2013 Led NFL and set Vikings record with 32.4-yard average on

KO returns...Set team record with 1,393 kickoff return yards in a


season, a mark held by Buster Rhymes since 1985...Tied longest
play in NFL history and set longest KO return with 109-yarder
vs. Green Bay (10/27) and took opening kickoff at Chicago (9/15)
back 105 yards for a TD in his 2nd career game...Tied Vikings
record with 2 KO return TDs in a season...Scored TDs 3 different
ways during season- rushing, receiving and returning- only the

COLLEGE In his lone season of Division I football, earned AllSEC honors and started all 12 games for Tennessee...Tabbed
as 1st-Team All-SEC by Associated Press as an All-Purpose
Player...Earned 1st-Team All-SEC All-Purpose Player by conference coaches and 2nd-Team Return Specialist by the coaches...
Set UT record with 1,858 all-purpose yards, breaking record set
by Reggie Cobb in 1987...Became 1st player in NCAA to score a
TD 4 different ways in a season since 2008 (receiving, rushing,
PR, KOR)....Was rated the #1 JUCO WR recruit coming out
of Hutchinson and #4 overall JUCO prospect...Earned NJCAA
All-America honors both seasons at Hutchinson CC...Ran on
Hutch track team.
PREP Standout WR at Northwestern High in Rock Hill, SC...
Helped lead team to Class 4A Division II state title game as
a senior in 2008...Named All-State as a senior...High school
teammate with future UT teammate QB Justin Worley...
Attended North Carolina Tech Christian Academy in 2010.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

OFF THE FIELD

THE CORDARRELLE DEAL


In his rookie campaign, Cordarrelle Patterson notched the
longest KO return in NFL history, set the Vikings record for KO
return avg. in a season and scored a TD in 5 consecutive games
to end the 2013 season.
LONGEST KO RETURNS IN VIKINGS HISTORY
PLAYER, GAME
YARDS
Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13 ............................. 109t
Cordarrelle Patterson, at Chicago, 9/15/13 .................................... 105t
Percy Harvin, at Detroit, 9/30/12 ................................ 105t
LONGEST PLAYS IN NFL HISTORY
PLAYER, GAME
YARDS
Cordarrelle Patterson, Minn vs. GB, 10/27/13.........................109t KOR
Antonio Cromartie, SD at Minn, 11/4/07.... 109t Missed FG Ret.
5 others tied at ........................................................... 108t
VIKINGS KO RETURN AVERAGE IN A SEASON
PLAYER, SEASON
AVG
Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 ............................................................32.4
Aundrae Allison, 2007 ..................................................28.7
NFL KO RETURN AVERAGE IN A SEASON SINCE 1970 MERGER
PLAYER, SEASON
AVG
Jim Duncan, Baltimore, 1970 ....................................... 35.4
Ron Brown, LA Rams, 1985 ......................................... 32.8
Cecil Turner, Chicago, 1970 ...........................................32.7
Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 ............................................................32.4

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RECORDS

Earned 1st-Team AP All-Pro honors and Pro Bowl berth, only


the 3rd Vikings rookie to earn 1st-Team honors from the AP.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Is tied for most career plays of 105+ yards (2) in NFL history
with Jacoby Jones and Ed Reed.

HISTORY

2013 (16/6). Totals- 16/6.


Set Vikings record and tied NFL mark with 109-yard KO return
on opening kickoff vs. Green Bay (10/27/13), setting mark for
longest NFL KO return and tied the longest play in NFL history.

6th Viking to do so and the 1st rookie in team history...The 1st


NFL player with a 100+ KO return TD, a 75+ receiving TD and a
50+ rushing TD...Scored 9 TDs on the season, the 4th-most by a
rookie in team history...Notched career-high 141 receiving yards,
the 2nd-most by a 2013 rookie, and hauled in 79-yard TD from
Matt Cassel at Baltimore (12/8), the 3rd-longest reception by a
Vikings rookie in team history...Posted longest rushing TD and
2nd-longest rush by a Vikings WR with a 50-yarder vs. Detroit
(12/29) in the final game at MOA Field and caught an 8-yard TD,
scoring the final 2 TDs in Dome history...Set an NFL record since
the 1970 merger and a Vikings record for most rushing TDs by a
WR in a season with 3...Caught 1st career pass from Christian
Ponder for 10-yard gain at Detroit (9/8) in season opener.

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COLLEGE: Tennessee
ACQUIRED: D1c (#29) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

ROOKIES

POSITION: Wide Receiver


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/220
DOB: 3-17-91
HOMETOWN: Rock Hill, SC

2013
SEASON

CORDARRELLE
PATTERSON
#84
SPENCER
NEALY
#99

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

PATTERSONS NFL TOTALS


Year .............. GP/GS
2013 (Minn).........16/6
Total..................16/6

No.
45
45

Year
GP/GS
2013 (Minn).........16/6
Total..................16/6

No.
43
43

RECEIVING
Yds. Avg.
469
10.4
469
10.4

Lg
79t
79t

TD
4
4

KICKOFF RETURNS
Yds. Avg.
Lg
1,393
32.4
109t
1,393 32.4
109t

TD
2
2

No.
12
12

RUSHING
Yds.
Avg.
158
13.2
158
13.2

Lg
50t
50t

TD
3
3

STAFF

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Receptions.......................... 8..... @ Green Bay, 11/24/13

PATTERSONS TOUCHDOWNS
GAME
PLAY
@ Chicago, 9/15/13 ........................................105t KO Return
vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13 .................................109t KO Return
vs. Washington, 11/7/13 ........................2t pass from Ponder
vs. Chicago, 12/1/13 ....................................................33t run
@ Baltimore, 12/8/13............................79t pass from Cassel
vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 .......................5t pass from Cassel
@ Cincinnati, 12/22/13................................................35t run
vs. Detroit, 12/29/13 ................. 50t run, 8t pass from Cassel

Receiving Yards ................141..... @ Baltimore, 12/8/13


Long Reception ............... 79t..... @ Baltimore, 12/8/13

COACHES

Receiving TD........................ 1..... 4x, last vs. Detroit, 12/29/13


Rushing Attempts...............3..... @ Cincinnati, 12/22/13
Rushing Yards .................. 54..... 2x, last vs. Detroit, 12/29/13
Long Rush .......................50t..... vs. Detroit, 12/29/13
Rushing TD .......................... 1..... 3x, last vs. Detroit, 12/29/13

PATTERSONS 100-YARD GAMES


GAME
Rec/Yds/TD
@ Baltimore, 12/8/13..................................................5/141/1

Kickoff Returns ...................5..... vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13

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RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

Kickoff Return Yards .......228..... vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13


Long Kickoff Return ...... 109t..... vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13
Kickoff Return Avg. ........49.7..... @ Chicago, 9/15/13 (min. 3 returns)
2013
9/8
9/15
9/22
9/29
10/13
10/21
10/27
11/3
11/7
11/17
11/24
12/1
12/8
12/15
12/22
12/29
Totals

MINNESOTA
@ Detroit
@ Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Carolina
@ NY Giants
Green Bay
@ Dallas
Washington
@ Seattle*
@ Green Bay
Chicago*
@ Baltimore*
Philadelphia*
@ Cincinnati*
Detroit*
GP/GS: 16/6

KICKOFF RETURNS
2013
MINNESOTA ...............No
9/8
@ Detroit............... 2
9/15
@ Chicago.............. 3
9/22
Cleveland .............. 2
9/29
Pittsburgh............. 5
10/13
Carolina................. 0
10/21
@ NY Giants ........... 1
10/27
Green Bay.............. 5
11/3
@ Dallas ................ 4
11/7
Washington .......... 2
11/17
@ Seattle............... 4
11/24
@ Green Bay .......... 4
12/1
Chicago.................. 0
12/8
@ Baltimore .......... 4
12/15
Philadelphia .......... 0
12/22
@ Cincinnati .......... 4
12/29
Detroit................... 3
Totals
43

No.
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
8
1
4
5
3
2
45

Yards
10
14
49
9
3
22
26
13
22
28
54
4
141
35
8
31
469

Yards
54
149
59
144
0
69
228
105
37
117
126
0
111
0
143
51
1,393

RECEIVING
Avg.
10
7
24.5
9
1.5
7.3
13
4.3
11
9.3
6.8
4
28.2
7.9
2.7
15.5
10.4

Avg.
27.0
49.7
29.5
28.8
0.0
69.0
45.6
26.3
18.5
29.3
31.5
0.0
27.8
0.0
35.8
17.0
32.4

Lg
30
105t
30
42
0
69
109t
45
23
35
57
0
42
0
48
23
109t

Long
10
14
37
9
5
15
17
5
20
15
21
4
79t
11
11
23
79t

TD
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
4

Att.
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
12

Yards
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
27
6
15
54
54
158

RUSHING
Avg.
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
13.5
6
7.5
18
27
13.2

Long
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
33t
6
12
35t
50t
50t

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
3

RUNNING DOWN A DREAM


Cordarrelle Patterson proved he is a threat to score any way at
any time as a rookie in 2013. He set an NFL record since the
1970 merger with 3 rushing TDs by a WR and is closing in on
the Vikings career record for rushing TDs by a WR.
RUSHING TDs IN A SEASON BY WRs SINCE 1970 MERGER
PLAYER
TDs
Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 .................................................................3
Jerry Rice, 1994 ................................................................. 2
Percy Harvin, 2011............................................................. 2
CAREER RUSHING TDs BY VIKINGS WRs
PLAYER
TDs
Percy Harvin...................................................................... 4
Cordarrelle Patterson ...........................................................................3
LONGEST RUSHES BY VIKINGS WRs
PLAYER, GAME
YDS
Bob Grim, at NY Giants , 10/31/71 .................................. 54
Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. Detroit, 12/29/13 ....................................50t

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OFF THE FIELD Has taken mission trips to Africa in the 2010

and 2011 offseasons, working with Starkey Hearing to provide


hearing aids to disadvantaged children and adults, joining other
NFL stars on the trips...Addressed crowd following game vs.
Detroit (12/29/13) as part of the closing ceremonies at Mall of
America Field following the final game at the stadium...Works
with youth through his All Day Foundation, with the motto
Giving Back Every Day, All Day...Has hosted Special Olympics
of Minnesota Punt, Pass and Kick events at Winter Park...
Comes from an athletic family as mother, Bonita Jackson,
was a track and field star and father, Nelson Peterson, was a
collegiate basketball player at Idaho State...His uncle, Ivory
Lee Brown, was an NFL player and suited up for the Vikings in
1993...Majored in sociology...Active yearly around Holiday season through Shop With A Viking program...Sponsors an AAU
girls basketball team in Texas-the AD Elite team.

HONORS Named 2012 NFL MVP...Selected 2012 NFL Offensive


Player of the Year...2008, 2009, 2012 Associated Press All-Pro
1st Team and 2nd-Team honoree in 2007 and 2013...2008 and
2012 Bert Bell Player of the Year Award by Maxwell Club...
Named to 50 Greatest Vikings team as part of 50th season celebration in 2010...Named to Vikings All-Mall of America Field
Team in 2013 in honoring the final season in the Dome...2008
FedEx Ground Player of the Year2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
Pro Bowl starter, 2010 and 2013 Pro Bowl selection but not
a starter...Pro Bowl MVP as a rookie2007 Associated Press
Offensive Rookie of the Year...2007 Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of
the Year2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013 Vikings Offensive
MVP as voted by teammates2007 Pro Football Weekly
All-Rookie Team...NFL Rookie of the Month in September
2007 and October 2007...NFC Offensive Player of the Week
at Chicago (10/14/07), vs. San Diego (11/4/07), vs. Green Bay
(11/9/08), vs. Detroit (9/26/09), vs. Arizona (10/9/11)...FedEx
Ground Player of the Week at Chicago (10/14/07), vs. San
Diego (11/4/07), vs. Arizona (10/9/11), vs. Arizona (10/21/12), vs.
Pittsburgh (9/29/13), vs. Chicago (12/1/13).
PRO Notched 2nd-best single-season rushing mark in NFL
history with 2,097 yards in 2012...Tied his own team record with
10 games over 100 yards...In 7 seasons with the Vikings he has
posted 6 of the top 8 single-season rushing yardage marks in
club history- #1, #2, #4, #5, #6 and #8t...Holds 9 of the 10 top
single-game rushing marks in Vikings history...Holds Vikings
career record with 86 rushing TDs...Has posted 10+ rushing TDs
in each of his opening 7 NFL seasons, joining only LaDainian
Tomlinson as the only players who have achieved the feat in
NFL history...Holds Vikings career rushing yardage record...
Ranks 1st in team history for career 100-yard rushing games

2013 Earned 2nd-Team Associated Press All-Pro honors, his

5th time being 1st or 2nd-team in his 7-year career...Selected to


Pro Bowl but did not play due to injury...Ran for 1,000+ yards
for 6th time in his 7 seasons...Notched 7th straight season with
10+ rushing TDs...Set career-high with 35 carries vs. Chicago
(12/1) and season-high 211 yards rushing, his 5th career game
with 200+...Surpassed 10,000 career rushing yards vs. Chicago
(12/1)...Had 146 yards at Green Bay (11/24) and notched a rushing TD...Rushed for 140 yards at Dallas (11/3)...Ran for 2 TDs vs.
Washington (11/7)...Notched a pair of rushing TDs and ran for
140 yards in International Series game vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) in
London, scoring on runs of 60 and 7 yards...Ran for 100 yards
at Chicago (9/15)...Took the 1st offensive play of the season
for the Vikings for a 78-yard TD run at Detroit (9/8), matching Robert Smiths team record for longest opening-day run
and setting an NFL record for the longest TD run on a players
first carry in a season since the 1970 merger...Tied career-high
with 3 TDs in opener at Detroit, scoring 2 rushing TDs and 1
receiving score.

2012 Earned NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and


1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro honors following offseason
knee surgery...Became only the 3rd Vikings player to take home
NFL MVP, joining Alan Page in 1971 and Fran Tarkenton in
1975...Ran for 2,097 yards, the 2nd-best mark in NFL history
behind Eric Dickersons 2,105...Tied his own team record with
10 games of 100+ yards on the season and 2 games of 200+ on
the season...Matched NFL record held by Earl Campbell in 1980
with 7 games with 150+ yards...Tied NFL record with 7 runs of
50+ yards on the season, matching Barry Sanders in 1997...
Broke Vikings career rushing yardage record in season opener
vs. Jacksonville (9/9)...Set NFL record for rushing yards in a
month when he amassed 861 yards during December...Posted
career-long 82-yard TD run in a pair of games, at Green Bay
(12/2) and at St. Louis (12/16).
2011 Ran for 970 yards in 12 games during the season, falling

just 66 yards shy of the Vikings career rushing yards record...


Broke the Vikings career rushing TDs record vs. Tampa Bay
(9/18) with his 53rd career score on a 1-yard run in the 1st
quarter...Missed 3 games following ankle injury suffered vs.
Oakland (11/20)...Had season cut short by knee injury at
Washington (12/24), going on injured reserve before the season
finale...Ended season with 12 rushing TDs, giving him 64 for
his career...Ranked 3rd in NFL with 12 rushing TDs...Broke the
100-yard mark 3 times during the season, moving his career

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

Set NFL single-game rushing record with 296 yards vs. San
Diego in 2007, the 8th game of his career.

ROOKIES

The 1st Vikings RB to lead the NFL in rushing in 2008, setting


the team record with 1,760 yards and led NFL with 2,097 yards
in 2012, the 2nd-most yards in a season in NFL history.

2013
SEASON

In 2012 became 3rd Vikings player to earn NFL MVP honors,


joining Alan Page (1971) and Fran Tarkenton (1975).

RECORDS

2007 (14/9), 2008 (16/15, 1/1), 2009 (16/15, 2/2), 2010 (15/15),
2011 (12/12), 2012 (16/16, 1/1), 2013 (14/14). Totals- 103/96, 4/4.

with 42, passing Robert Smiths 29...Set Vikings record with 18


rushing TDs in 2009 and ranks 2nd in team history for total TDs
in a season, trailing Chuck Foremans 22 in 1975...Holds Vikings
record with 18 career runs of 50+ yards...Holds the Pro Bowl
record for career rushing TDs with 4Became the 1st Viking to
lead the NFL in rushing in 2008Tabbed by the Maxwell Club
as the Bert Bell Award winner as the Player of the Year in 2008
and 2012...Re-wrote the Vikings rookie record book with one of
the biggest debut seasons in NFL history en route to the NFL
Offensive Rookie of the Year and Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of
the Year awards...Set NFL single-game rushing mark with 296
yards vs. San Diego (11/4/07)...Came to the Vikings as the 10th
RB selected by the team in the 1st round...The only Vikings
RBs selected as high or higher were Tommy Mason (#1, 1961),
Clinton Jones (#2, 1967) and Darrin Nelson (#7, 1982).

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Oklahoma
ACQUIRED: D1 (#7) for 2007
NFL SEASON: 8
VIKINGS SEASON: 8

HISTORY

POSITION: Running Back


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/217
DOB: 3-21-85
HOMETOWN: Palestine, TX

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ADRIAN PETERSON
#28
SPENCER
NEALY #99

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

total to 27...Tied Vikings record and career-best with 3 rushing


TDs vs. Arizona (10/9) in the 1st win of the season...Named NFC
Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Ground Player of the
Week vs. Arizona...Posted season-best 175 yards on the ground
vs. Green Bay (10/23).

2010 Earned 4th trip to Pro Bowl...Rushed for 1,298 yards,


the 6th-best total in team history...Tied for Vikings career
rushing TDs record with 52, matching total of Chuck Foreman
and Bill Brown...Tied for the 5th-best mark in Vikings history
with 12 rushing TDs...Notched long rush with 80-yard TD burst
vs. Detroit (9/26)...Moved into 3rd place in team history for
career rushing yards with 5,782...Had 5 games with 100+ yards
rushing, giving him 24 games over the 100-yard mark for his
career...Notched his 4th career 3-rushing TD game vs. Buffalo
(12/5)...Had a streak of 350 offensive touches without a fumble
(11/29/09-12/28/10), the 2nd-longest streak in Vikings history.
2009 Earned 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro and selected
to the Pro Bowl...Set Vikings record with 18 rushing TDs and
led all NFL non-kickers in scoring...Posted the 4th-highest
single-season rushing total in team history...Teamed with
Sidney Rice to form the NFCs top rushing-receiving tandem
with a combined 2,695 yards (1,383 rushing/1,312 receiving)...
Moved into tie for 3rd in team history with 40 career rushing
TDs...Moved into 2nd in Vikings history with 19 career 100-yard
rushing games...Ranked 2nd in the NFC in rushing yards...Had
career-best 43 receptions for 436 yards...Ran for 3 TDs to set a
team playoff record and tied a team playoff record with 3 total
TDs with his performance at New Orleans (1/24/10) in NFC
Championship game...His 122 rushing yards at New Orleans are
the 3rd-most in a playoff game in Vikings history...Set a Vikings
opening-day record with 180 yards rushing at Cleveland (9/13).

at the timeSet an NFL single-game record with 296 rushing


yards vs. San Diego (11/4), breaking the old record of 295 by
Jamal LewisSet the #1 and #2 single-game rushing totals in
Vikings history with the 296 vs. San Diego and 224 at Chicago
(10/14)Teamed with Chester Taylor to set a Vikings record for
combined rushing yards with 2,185The Vikings set a team
rushing record with 2,634 yards and helped team rank #1 in the
NFL in rushing offenseLed the NFL in rushing yards per game
with 95.8Set then-Vikings record with an average of 5.6 yards
per carrySet then-Vikings record with 4 rushes of 50+ yards
during the season and tied a Vikings record with 7 plays of 50+
yards (4 runs, 1 reception, 2 kickoff returns).

COLLEGE

A 3-time All-Big 12 1st-Team honoree...2004


Heisman Trophy runner-up...2004 AP 1st-Team All-America,
the 1st OU true freshman to earn the honor and the 1st true
freshman on the team since 1996 (Dre Bly)...Played 31 games
over 3 seasons...Set the school record with 1,925 yards as a
freshman in 2004, breaking Billy Sims record of 1,896 in 1978...
Broke Ron Daynes NCAA freshman rushing record...Ranks 3rd
in OU history with 4,045 yards and 4th with 41 rushing TDs...
The only OU RBs with more career yards are Billy Sims and Joe
Washington...Broke the 100-yard mark 22 times in 31 games.

PREP Was the consensus national player of the year as a


senior at Palestine (TX) High...Broke the 2,000-yard mark as a
junior and senior...Competed in basketball and track.

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HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

2008 Led NFL in rushing and set a then-Vikings single-season

record with 1,760 yards, becoming the 1st Vikings RB to lead the
League in rushing yardsRecognized by Maxwell Club with the
Bert Bell Player of the Year award, 1st-Team Associated Press
All-Pro honoree, Pro Bowl starter and voted by teammates
as Vikings Offensive MVP...Tied for 2nd in Associated Press
voting for Offensive Player of the Year and finished 4th in AP
polling for NFL MVPSet Vikings record with 10 games over the
100-yard markSet team record for rushing attempts with 363,
breaking the old record held by Chester Taylor in 2006 by 60
carriesSet then-Vikings record for yards rushing per game at
110.0Ran for 192 yards vs. Green Bay (11/9)Named the NFC
Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Green
Bay (11/9) along with FedEx Ground Player of the Week
Earned FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors for games vs.
Houston (11/2) and at Arizona (12/14).

2007 Burst onto the NFL scene with a record-breaking rookie


seasonEarned Offensive Rookie of the Year honors from
Associated Press and Diet Pepsi Rookie of the YearNamed
a starter in the Pro Bowl and earned MVP of the game...Led
the NFC with 1,341 rushing yards, ranked 2nd in the NFL and
had the 5th-best single season in Vikings history, 2nd-best
CARRYING THE LOAD
Adrian Petersons 98.2 yards per game ranks 3rd in NFL history among players with a minimum of 100 career games and
his 5.0 yards per carry ranks tied for 2nd among players with a
minimum of 1,000 career attempts.
NFL CAREER YARDS PER GAME RUSHING (MIN. 100 GAMES)
PLAYER, GAMES
YDS/GM
Jim Brown, 118 ............................................................104.3
Barry Sanders, 153 ....................................................... 99.8
Adrian Peterson, 103...................................................................... 98.2
Eric Dickerson, 146....................................................... 90.8
NFL CAREER YARDS PER CARRY (MIN. 1,000 ATTEMPTS)
PLAYER, GAMES
AVG
Jim Brown, 2,539 att/12,312 yds .................................... 5.2
Adrian Peterson, 2,033 att/10,115 yds ............................................. 5.0
Barry Sanders, 3,062 att/15,261 yds .............................. 5.0

PETERSON POWERS ON
Adrian Peterson continues to move up the NFLs all-time
rushing yardage list and passing players he admired and
watched as a youngster. Peterson trails only Steven Jackson
among active NFL runners and Frank Gore is poised to also
break the 10,000 yard plateau in 2014.
NFL ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHERS (*-active in 2014)
RB, SEASONS
YARDS
1) Emmitt Smith, 1990-2004.................................... 18,355
2) Walter Payton, 1975-87 ........................................ 16,726
3) Barry Sanders, 1989-93......................................... 15,269
4) Curtis Martin, 1995-2005 ......................................14,101
5) LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-11..............................13,684
6) Jerome Bettis, 1993-2005..................................... 13,662
7) Eric Dickerson, 1983-93......................................... 13,259
8) Tony Dorsett, 1977-88 .......................................... 12,739
9) Jim Brown, 1957-65................................................12,312
10) Marshall Faulk, 1994-2005 ................................. 12,279
11) Edgerrin James, 1999-2009.................................. 12,246
12) Marcus Allen, 1982-97......................................... 12,243
13) Franco Harris, 1972-84 .........................................12,120
14) Thurman Thomas, 1988-2000 ............................ 12,074
15) Fred Taylor, 1998-2010.........................................11,695
16) John Riggins, 1971-85 ...........................................11,352
17) Corey Dillon, 1997-2006........................................ 11,241
18) O.J. Simpson, 1969-79 ..........................................11,236
19) Warrick Dunn, 1997-2008 ................................... 10,967
20) Steven Jackson, 2004-13* .................................. 10,681
21) Ricky Watters, 1992-2001 ...................................10,643
22) Jamal Lewis, 2000-09.........................................10,607
23) Thomas Jones, 2000-11....................................... 10,591
24) Tiki Barber, 1997-2006........................................10,449
25) Eddie George, 1996-2004.................................... 10,441
26) Ottis Anderson, 1979-1992.................................. 10,273
27) Adrian Peterson, 2007-13*............................... 10,115
28) Ricky Williams, 1999-2011 ................................. 10,009
29) Frank Gore, 2005-13*............................................9,967

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Lg
60t
16

TD
1
0

Playoffs.............. 1/1

20

83

4.2

40t

0.0

2009 (Minn)...... 16/15

314

1,383

4.4

64t

18

43

436

10.1

63

Playoffs............. 2/2

51

185

3.6

27

33

11.0

19

2010 (Minn) ...... 15/15


2011 (Minn) ....... 12/12
2012 (Minn)....... 16/16

283
208
348

1,298
970
2,097

4.6
4.7
6.0

80t
54
82t

12
12
12

36
18
40

341
139
217

9.5
7.7
5.4

34
22
20

1
1
1

Playoffs.............. 1/1

22

99

4.5

18

8.0

2013 (Minn)....... 14/14


Total.............. 103/96

279
2,033

1,266
10,115

4.5
5.0

78t
82t

10
86

29
206

171
1,697

5.9
8.2

22
63

1
5

Playoffs ...........4/4

93

367

3.9

40t

41

10.3

19

Year
No.
2007 (Minn) ........... 16
2008 (Minn)............. 1

Yds.
412
16

Playoffs................. 1

20

KICKOFF RETURNS
Avg.
Lg
25.8
53
16.0
16

20.0

20

TD
0
0

2009 (Minn).............0

0.0

Playoffs.................0

0.0

2010 (Minn) .............0


Total..................... 17

0
428

0.0
25.2

0
53

0
0

Playoffs ............... 1

20

20.0

20

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Rushing Attempts.......35...... vs. Chicago, 12/1/13
Rushing Yards ...........296...... vs. San Diego, 11/4/07
Long Rush ................. 82t...... @ GB, 12/2/12; @ St.L , 12/16/12
Rushing TDs ..................3...... 5x; las vs. Ariz., 10/9/11
Receptions.....................6...... @ Ariz,, 12/6/09; vs. Clev., 9/22/13
Receiving Yards ........... 73...... @ Carolina, 12/20/09
Receiving TD.................. 1...... vs. Atl,, 9/9/07; vs. Ariz., 11/7/10
Long Reception ...........63...... @ Carolina, 12/20/09
Kickoff Returns ............ 4...... @ Chicago, 10/14/07
Kickoff Return Yds .... 128..... @ Chicago, 10/14/07

PETERSONS LONGEST PLAYS (& Intl Series)


OPPONENT
PLAY
@ St. Louis, 12/16/12 .............................................82t rush
@ Green Bay, 12/2/12.............................................82t rush
vs. Detroit, 9/26/10 ...............................................80t rush
@ Detroit, 9/8/13...................................................78t rush
@ Seattle, 11/4/12................................................... 74 rush
at Chicago, 10/14/07.............................................. 73t rush
vs. NY Giants, 12/28/08 ........................................ 67t rush
at Chicago,10/14/07 .............................................. 67t rush
vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12 .......................................64t rush
at Cleveland, 9/13/09 ............................................64t rush
vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 ...........................................64t rush
at Carolina, 12/20/09 ..................................... 63 reception
vs. Detroit, 11/11/12................................................ 61t rush
vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07........................................60t reception
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 & ......................................60t rush
vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ............................................. 59 rush
vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09.......................................... 58 rush
vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07........................................... 55 rush
at Chicago, 10/19/08 .............................................54t rush
vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11........................................... 54 rush
at Chicago, 10/14/07.................................53 kickoff return
@ St. Louis, 12/16/12 .............................................. 52 rush
@ Dallas, 11/1/13 ..................................................... 52 rush
vs. Chicago, 12/9/12.................................................51 rush
vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07............................. 51 kickoff return

Adrian Peterson joined Mark and Zygi Wilf, Bud Grant, Matt Birk and Robert Smith during the closing ceremony of Mall of
America Field following the Vikings win over Detroit on 12/29/13, the final game after 32 seasons in the stadium.

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EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Long Kickoff Return ....53..... @ Chicago, 10/14/07

BIG PLAY POTENTIAL


Adrian Peterson has showcased his ability to change games
by running the ball, catching passes and fielding returns.

KICKOFF

RECEIVING
Yds.
Avg.
268
14.1
125
6.0

EXECUTIVES

No.
19
21

STAFF

TD
12
10

COACHES

Lg
73t
67t

PLAYERS

RUSHING
Yds. Avg.
1,341
5.6
1,760
4.8

ROOKIES

No.
238
363

2013
SEASON

Year
GP/GS
2007 (Minn) ........14/9
2008 (Minn)...... 16/15

RECORDS

PETERSONS NFL TOTALS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

PETERSONS 100+ RUSHING DAYS (42 Reg Season, 1 Playoff)


GAME (+-starts; *-playoffs; &-Intl Series) YARDS-ATT-TD
vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07.................................................. 103-19-0
@ Kansas City, 9/23/07+..........................................102-25-1
vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07............................................. 112-12-0
@ Chicago, 10/14/07+..............................................224-20-3
vs. San Diego, 11/4/07+...........................................296-30-3
vs. Detroit, 12/2/07+ ................................................ 116-15-2
@ Green Bay, 9/8/08+.............................................. 103-19-1
vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08+ ......................................160-29-0
vs. Detroit, 10/12/08+ .............................................. 111-25-0
@ Chicago, 10/19/08+............................................... 121-22-2
vs. Houston, 11/2/08+ ..............................................139-25-1
vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08+............................................192-30-1
vs. Chicago, 11/30/08+ ............................................. 131-28-1
@ Detroit, 12/7/08+................................................. 105-22-0
@ Arizona, 12/14/08+..............................................165-28-0
vs. NY Giants, 12/28/08+ ......................................... 103-21-1
@ Cleveland, 9/13/09+ ............................................ 180-25-3
vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09+......................................... 143-22-0
vs. Detroit, 11/15/09+ ...............................................133-18-2
@ New Orleans, 1/24/10*+ ...................................... 122-25-3
vs. Miami, 9/19/10+..................................................28-145-1
vs. Detroit, 9/26/10+ ............................................... 23-160-2
@ Green Bay, 10/24/10+ ........................................... 28-131-1
vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10+ ................................................16-107-3
@ Philadelphia, 12/28/10+ ....................................... 22-118-1
vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11+ ......................................... 25-120-2
vs. Arizona, 10/9/11+ ............................................... 29-122-3
vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11+........................................... 24-175-1
@ Detroit, 9/30/12+..................................................21-102-0
vs. Arizona, 10/21/12+ .............................................. 23-153-1
vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12+ .........................................15-123-1
@ Seattle, 11/4/12+................................................... 17-182-2
vs. Detroit, 11/11/12+..................................................27-171-1
@ Chicago, 11/25/12+ ............................................... 18-108-0
@ Green Bay, 12/2/12+.............................................. 21-210-1
vs. Chicago, 12/9/12+................................................31-154-2
@ St. Louis, 12/16/12+ ..............................................24-212-1
vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12+ ..........................................34-199-1
@ Chicago, 9/15/13+ ................................................26-100-0
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13+ & ...................................... 23-140-2
@ Dallas, 11/3/13+.....................................................25-140-1
@ Green Bay, 11/24/13+ ............................................32-146-1
vs. Chicago, 12/1/13+ ................................................35-211-0

PLOWING UP THE RECORD BOOK


Adrian Peterson has joined rare company in his 7 NFL seasons.
He broke the 10,000-yard rushing mark in only 101 games,
the 3rd-fastest in NFL history and his 86 rushing TDs already
ranks tied for 14th in NFL history.
NFL CAREER RUSHING TDs
Player, Years
TDs
1) Emmitt Smith, 1990-04.............................................164
2) LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001-11...................................145
3) Marcus Allen, 1982-97 ............................................... 123
4) Walter Payton, 1975-87............................................. 110
5) Jim Brown, 1957-65....................................................106
6) John Riggins, 1971-85.................................................104
7t) Shaun Alexander, 2000-08......................................100
7t) Marshall Faulk, 1994-05...........................................100
9) Barry Sanders, 1989-98 .............................................. 99
10t) Jerome Bettis, 1993-05 .............................................91
10t) Franco Harris, 1972-84..............................................91
12t) Eric Dickerson, 1983-93............................................ 90
12t) Curtis Martin, 1995-05............................................. 90
14t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-present............................ 86
14t) Priest Holmes, 1997-07............................................ 86
16) Jim Taylor, 1958-67.................................................... 83
17) Corey Dillon, 1997-06................................................. 82
18) Ottis Anderson, 1979-92 ............................................81
19) Edgerrin James, 1999-09 ........................................... 80
20) Ricky Watters, 1992-01............................................. 78

PETERSONS TOUCHDOWNS
Game (*playoffs, &International Series in London) Play
vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07.......................... 60 pass from T. Jackson
@ Kansas City, 9/23/07................................................ 11 run
@ Chicago, 10/14/07 ............................ 67 run, 73 run, 35 run
@ Dallas, 10/21/07.......................................................20 run
vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 ........................... 1 run, 64 run, 46 run
vs. Detroit, 12/2/07........................................... 16 run, 13 run
vs. Chicago, 12/17/07 ........................................... 1 run, 8 run
@ Green Bay, 9/8/08..................................................... 3 run
@ Tennessee, 9/28/08......................................28 run, 3 run
@ Chicago, 10/19/08.......................................... 1 run, 54 run
vs. Houston, 11/2/08 ......................................................1 run
vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08................................................. 29 run
@ Jacksonville, 11/23/08...............................................16 run
vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 .....................................................1 run
vs. NY Giants, 12/30/08 .............................................. 67 run
vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/09* ..................................40 run, 3 run
@ Cleveland, 9/13/09 ...............................1 run, 1 run, 64 run
@ Detroit, 9/20/09...................................................... 27 run
vs. Green Bay, 10/5/09 ...................................................1 run
@ St. Louis, 10/11/09........................................... 5 run, 7 run
@ Pittsburgh, 10/25/09................................................. 2 run
@ Green Bay, 11/1/09......................................................1 run
vs. Detroit, 11/15/09 ...........................................22 run, 1 run
vs. Chicago, 11/29/09..................................................... 5 run
vs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09 ........................................1 run, 3 run
@ Carolina, 12/20/09.....................................................4 run
@ Chicago, 12/28/09 ............................................ 1 run, 1 run
vs. NY Giants, 1/3/10 ......................................................1 run
@ New Orleans, 1/24/10* .........................19 run, 1 run, 2 run
vs. Miami, 9/19/10..........................................................1 run
vs. Detroit 9/26/10 ........................................... 6 run, 80 run
vs. Dallas, 10/17/10.........................................................1 run
@ Green Bay, 10/24/10 ...................................................1 run
@ New England, 10/31/10...............................................1 run
vs. Arizona, 11/7/10 ...................12 pass from B. Favre, 4 run
@ Washington, 11/28/10 ............................................... 5 run
vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10 .................................2 run, 3 run, 43 run
@ Philadelphia, 12/28/10................................................1 run
vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11........................................ 1 run, 9 run
vs. Detroit, 9/25/11 ........................................................ 6 run
vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 ............................... 4 run, 24 run, 14 run
@ Chicago, 10/16/11 .......................................................4 run
vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11...................................................1 run
@ Carolina, 10/30/11 ............... 19 pass from C. Ponder, 9 run
@ Green Bay, 11/14/11 .................................................... 3 run
vs. Oakland, 11/20/11 ....................................................12 run
@ Washington, 12/24/11.................................................1 run
vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12........................................ 3 run, 2 run
vs. Arizona, 10/21/12 ....................................................13 run
vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12 .............................................64 run
@ Seattle, 11/4/12................................................ 1 run, 4 run
vs. Detroit, 11/11/12.......................................................61 run
@ Green Bay, 12/2/12...................................................82 run
vs. Chicago, 12/9/12.............................................. 1 run, 1 run
@ St. Louis, 12/16/12 ...................................................82 run
vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ................ 7 run, 2 pass from Ponder
@ Detroit, 9/8/13............. 78 run, 4 run, 4 pass from Ponder
vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13 ................................................... 2 run
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13& ...................................60 run, 7 run
vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13 .................................................8 run
@ Dallas, 11/3/13........................................................... 11 run
vs. Washington, 11/7/13 .....................................18 run, 1 run
@ Green Bay, 11/24/13 ....................................................1 run
Total................................ 96 (91 regular season- 86 rushing, 5 receiving)

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10.0
0.0
17.0
10.5
0.0
14.1

10
0
17
14
0
60t

0
0
0
0
0
1

Yards
103
160
77
80
32
111
121
139
192
85
80
131
105
165
76
103
1,760

Avg.
5.4
5.5
4.5
4.4
1.5
4.4
5.5
5.6
6.4
4.5
4.7
4.7
4.8
5.9
3.5
4.9
4.8

Long
34
29
14
28t
7
13
54t
40
29t
22
21
59
25
32
17
67t
67t

TD
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
10

No.
1
4
0
4
1
1
1
0
3
1
0
2
1
0
2
0
21

Yards
11
20
0
21
9
-5
9
0
33
3
0
-1
15
0
16
0
125

Avg.
11.0
5.0
0.0
5.3
9.0
-5.0
9.0
0.0
11.0
3.0
0.0
-0.5
15.0
0.0
8.0
0.0
6.0

Long
11
13
0
8
9
-5
9
0
16
3
0
1
15
0
11
0
16

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Philadelphia ..............20

83

4.2

40t

0.0

MINNESOTA
Att.
@ Cleveland*.....................25
@ Detroit* ................. 15
San Francisco* .......... 19
Green Bay* ................25
@ St. Louis* .............. 14
Baltimore* ........................22
@ Pittsburgh ............. 18
@ Green Bay* ............25
Detroit* .............................18
Seattle*.....................24
Chicago*....................25
@ Arizona*................ 13
Cincinnati* ................26
@ Carolina* ............... 12
@ Chicago*................24
NY Giants* ..................9
GP/GS: 16/15
314

Yards
180
92
85
55
63
143
69
97
133
82
85
19
97
35
94
54
1,383

Avg.
7.2
6.1
4.5
2.2
4.5
6.5
3.8
3.9
7.4
3.4
3.4
1.5
3.7
2.9
3.9
6.0
4.4

Long
64t
27t
35
12
15
58
19
33
43
16
15
11
15
10
10
23
64t

TD
3
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
1
2
1
18

No.
1
4
2
1
2
4
4
1
2
4
2
6
3
3
3
1
43

Yards
18
24
14
0
6
23
60
44
10
16
18
46
40
73
43
1
436

Avg.
18.0
6.0
7.0
0.0
3.0
5.8
15.0
44.0
5.0
4.0
9.0
7.7
13.3
24.3
14.3
1.0
10.1

Long
18
11
9
0
9
10
29
44
11
11
14
21
28
63
16
1
63

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

MINNESOTA
Att.
@ Green Bay* ...........19
Indianapolis* .......... 23
Carolina* ................... 17
@ Tennessee* ........... 18
@ New Orleans* ........ 21
Detroit* ................... 25
@ Chicago* .............. 22
Houston* ................ 25
Green Bay* .............. 30
@ Tampa Bay* .......... 19
@ Jacksonville ........... 17
Chicago*.................. 28
@ Detroit* ............... 22
@ Arizona* .............. 28
Atlanta*....................22
NY Giants* ...............12
GP/GS: 16/15
363

2009
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/5
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/15
11/22
11/29
12/6
12/13
12/20
12/28
1/3/10
Totals

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KICKOFF

10
0
17
21
0
268

EXECUTIVES

1
0
1
2
0
19

STAFF

2
0
2
0
0
12

COACHES

28
4
28
18
8
73t

TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

PLAYERS

7.7
0.2
3.9
3.0
3.3
5.6

2008
9/8
9/14
9/21
9/28
10/6
10/12
10/19
11/2
11/9
11/16
11/23
11/30
12/7
12/14
12/21
12/30
Totals
PLAYOFFS
1/4/09

RECEIVING
Avg.
Long
60.0
60t
13.0
24
16.0
35
6.0
6
9.0
9
12.0
12
0.0
0
19.0
19
4.7
11

ROOKIES

Yards
60
52
48
6
9
12
0
19
14

2013
SEASON

No.
1
4
3
1
1
1
0
1
3

RECORDS

TD
0
0
1
0
3
1
0
3
0

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Long
15
11
16
55
73t
20t
17
64t
12

MINNESOTA
Att.
Yards
Atlanta.....................19
103
@ Detroit* .................20
66
@ Kansas City* ........ 25
102
Green Bay.................12
112
@ Chicago* .............. 20
224
@ Dallas .................... 12
63
Philadelphia* ............20
70
San Diego* .............. 30
296
@ Green Bay* .............11
45
Oakland......................... INACTIVE
@ NY Giants .................. INACTIVE
Detroit* ....................15
116
@ San Francisco ........ 14
3
Chicago*....................20
78
Washington* ..............9
27
@ Denver ....................11
36
GP/GS: 14/9
238
1,341

HISTORY

RUSHING
Avg.
5.4
3.3
4.1
9.3
11.2
5.3
3.5
9.9
4.1

2007
9/9
9/16
9/23
9/30
10/14
10/21
10/28
11/4
11/11
11/18
11/25
12/2
12/9
12/17
12/23
12/30
Totals

EXTRA
POINTS

PETERSONS CAREER GAME-BY-GAME (* Starts)

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

PLAYOFFS
1/17/10
1/24/10

Dallas*
26
@ New Orleans*....... 25

2010
9/9
9/19
9/26
10/11
10/17
10/24
10/31
11/7
11/14
11/21
11/28
12/5
12/13
12/20
12/28
1/2/11
Totals

MINNESOTA
Att.
Yards
@ New Orleans* ........ 19
87
Miami* .................... 28
145
Detroit* ................... 23
160
@ NY Jets*................. 18
88
Dallas* ......................24
73
@ Green Bay* .......... 28
131
@ New England* .......25
92
Arizona*.................... 15
81
@ Chicago*................ 17
51
Green Bay* ................ 14
72
@ Washington*...........6
36
Buffalo* ...................16
107
NY Giants* ................ 14
26
Chicago.......................... INACTIVE
@ Philadelphia* ...... 22
118
@ Detroit* ................. 14
31
GP/GS: 15/15
283
1,298

2.4
4.9

11
27

0
3

1
2

19
14

RUSHING
Avg.
4.6
5.2
7.0
4.9
3.0
4.7
3.7
5.4
3.0
5.1
6.0
6.7
1.9

Long
14
23
80t
30
15
17
9
30
20
25
14
43t
7

TD
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
0

No.
3
5
5
1
1
2
5
4
4
1
1
1
0

Yards
14
41
30
20
-2
41
50
63
24
16
34
1
0

5.4
2.2
4.6

27
10
80t

1
0
12

1
2
36

11
-2
341

11.0
-1.0
9.5

11
6
34

0
0
1

2011
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/14
11/20
11/27
12/4
12/11
12/18
12/24
1/1/12
Totals

MINNESOTA
Att.
Yards
Avg.
@ San Diego* ............ 16
98
6.1
Tampa Bay* ............ 25
120
4.8
Detroit*..................... 17
78
5.0
@ Kansas City*..........23
80
3.5
Arizona* ................. 29
122
4.2
@ Chicago*................ 12
39
3.3
Green Bay* .............. 24
175
7.3
@ Carolina* ...............20
83
4.1
Green Bay* ................ 14
51
3.6
Oakland*.....................6
26
4.3
@ Atlanta ...................... INACTIVE
Denver........................... INACTIVE
@ Detroit....................... INACTIVE
New Orleans*............ 10
60
6.0
@ Washington*......... 12
38
3.2
Chicago..........................INJURED RESERVE
GP/GS: 12/12
208
970
4.7

Long
46
19
43
14
24
8
54
15
13
12t

TD
0
2
1
0
3
1
1
1
1
1

No.
2
2
4
1
0
1
1
5
0
0

Yards
6
21
19
3
0
0
0
76
0
0

Avg.
3.0
10.5
4.8
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15.2
0.0
0.0

Long
4
10
7
3
0
0
0
22
0
0

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

39
12

0
1

0
2

0.0
14

0
7.0

0
9

0
0

54

12

18

139

7.7

22

2012
9/9
9/16
9/23
9/30
10/7
10/14
10/21
10/25
11/4
11/11
11/25
12/2
12/9
12/16
12/23
12/30
Totals
PLAYOFFS
1/5/13

MINNESOTA
Att.
Jacksonville* ............. 17
@ Indianapolis*......... 16
San Francisco* ..........25
@ Detroit* ................. 21
Tennessee* ............... 17
@ Washington*......... 17
Arizona* ....................23
Tampa Bay* ............ 14
@ Seattle* ................17
Detroit* ................... 27
@ Chicago* ...............18
@ Green Bay* ...........21
Chicago*...................31
@ St. Louis* ............ 24
@ Houston*...............25
Green Bay* .............. 34
GP/GS: 16/16
348
@ Green Bay*

22

63
122

19.0
7.0

19
11

0
0

RECEIVING
Avg.
Long
4.7
11
8.2
16
6.0
17
20.0
20
-2.0
-2
20.5
26
10.0
25
15.8
33
6.0
8
16.0
16
34.0
34
1.0
1
0.0
0

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

Yards
84
60
86
102
88
79
153
123
182
171
108
210
154
212
86
199
2,097

Avg.
4.9
3.8
3.4
4.9
5.2
4.6
6.7
8.2
10.7
6.3
6.0
10.0
5.0
8.8
3.4
5.9
6.0

Long
20
6
20
18
34
32
27
64t
74
61t
23
82t
51
82t
21
28
82t

TD
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
12

No.
1
3
2
4
3
7
2
1
3
3
6
1
2
0
1
1
40

Yards
3
20
21
20
15
50
6
4
11
5
30
10
16
0
4
2
217

Avg.
3.0
6.7
10.5
5.0
5.0
7.1
3.0
4.0
3.7
1.7
5.0
10.0
8.0
0.0
4.0
2.0
8.6

Long
3
20
12
9
10
18
4
4
5
6
9
10
14
0
4
2t
63

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4

99

4.5

18

8.0

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11

2.0

4.5

78t

10

29

171

5.9

22

RUN ON RECORDS

ALL DAY ALL THE WAY

Adrian Petersons assault on the NFL and Vikings record


books has been historic in only 7 seasons, including setting
the NFLs single-game rushing record as a rookie and finishing 2nd in NFL single-season rushing in 2012. He holds the
Vikings record with 10 games over the 100-yard mark in a
season, a feat he has accomplished twice.

Adrian Peterson leads all active NFL players with 91 career


TDs (86 rushing, 5 receiving). He is poised to break the 100-TD
mark in 2014 and enters the season 19 TDs away from Cris
Carters franchise record. Peterson can join elite company
in NFL history if he can reach 100 career TDs in 2014. When
Peterson joined the Vikings the franchise had 1 RB ever rush
for 200+ yards in a game, a feat he has achieved 4 times in his
opening 7 seasons of his career.

NFL RUSHING YARDS IN A GAME


RB, GAME
YARDS
Adrian Peterson (Minn.) vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 ............................ 296
Jamal Lewis (Balt.) vs. Cleveland, 9/14/03................... 295
NFL RUSHING YARDS IN A SEASON
RB, SEASON
YARDS
Eric Dickerson, LA Rams, 1984 ...................................2,105
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, 2012 ............................................... 2,097
Jamal Lewis, Baltimore, 2003.................................... 2,066
VIKINGS TOP RUSHING GAMES
RB, GAME
YARDS
Adrian Peterson vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 ......................................... 296
Adrian Peterson @ Chicago, 10/14/07 .............................................224
Adrian Peterson @ St. Louis, 12/16/12............................................. 212
Adrian Peterson vs. Chicago, 12/1/13............................................... 211
Adrian Peterson @ Green Bay, 12/2/12 ............................................210
Chuck Foreman @ Philadelphia, 10/24/78 ................... 200
Adrian Peterson vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ........................................199

CAREER TDs BY ACTIVE NFL PLAYERS


PLAYER
TDs
Adrian Peterson ................................................................................91
Larry Fitzgerald .............................................................. 87
Antonio Gates ................................................................ 86
CAREER TDs IN VIKINGS HISTORY
PLAYER
TDs
Cris Carter ...................................................................... 110
Randy Moss.................................................................... 93
Adrian Peterson .................................................................................91
CAREER RUSHING TDs IN VIKINGS HISTORY
PLAYER
TDs
Adrian Peterson ................................................................................ 86
Bill Brown ....................................................................... 52
Chuck Foreman............................................................... 52

VIKINGS TOP RUSHING SEASONS


RB, SEASON
YARDS
Adrian Peterson, 2012 .................................................................. 2,097
Adrian Peterson, 2008 ..................................................................1,760
Robert Smith, 2000.....................................................1,521
Adrian Peterson, 2009 ..................................................................1,383
Adrian Peterson, 2007 .................................................................. 1,341
Adrian Peterson, 2010 ..................................................................1,298
Michael Bennett, 2002 ............................................... 1,296
Adrian Peterson, 2013 ...................................................................1,266
Robert Smith, 1997..................................................... 1,266

MOST SEASONS WITH 10+ RUSHING TDs - NFL


RB, GAME
10+ TD SEASONS
LaDainian Tomlinson ....................................................... 9
Emmitt Smith .................................................................. 8
Adrian Peterson ...................................................................................7

NFL RUSHING YARDS 2007-13


PLAYER
YARDS
Adrian Peterson ...........................................................................10,115
Chris Johnson..............................................................7,965
Frank Gore ................................................................. 7,664

NFL GAMES WITH 150+ RUSHING YARDS IN A SEASON


RB, SEASON
150+ GAMES
Adrian Peterson, 2012 ..........................................................................7
Earl Campbell, 1980...........................................................7

VIKINGS 100+ YARD RUSHING GAMES IN A SEASON


PLAYER, SEASON
100+ GAMES
Adrian Peterson, 2012 ........................................................................10
Adrian Peterson, 2008 .......................................................................10
Robert Smith, 2000.......................................................... 8
Adrian Peterson, 2007 ........................................................................ 6
Robert Smith, 1997........................................................... 6

NFL CAREER GAMES WITH 200+ YARDS RUSHING


RB
200+ GAMES
O.J. Simpson ..................................................................... 6
Adrian Peterson ...................................................................................5
Tiki Barber ........................................................................ 5

NFL CAREER TD RUNS OF 60+ YARDS


PLAYER, GAME
60+ TDs
Adrian Peterson .................................................................................12
Jim Brown ......................................................................... 9
VIKINGS CAREER RUSHES OF 50+ YARDS
PLAYER, GAME
50+ RUNS
Adrian Peterson .................................................................................21
Robert Smith................................................................... 12

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4.1

EXECUTIVES

TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

STAFF

Long
9
7
7
0
11
22
13
19
5
0
2
2
4

COACHES

Avg.
4.5
7.0
4.5
0.0
7.0
14.0
7.7
12.3
1.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
4.0

PLAYERS

Yards
18
7
27
0
21
28
23
37
2
0
2
0
4

ROOKIES

No.
4
1
6
0
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
1

2013
SEASON

TD
2
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0

RECORDS

Long
78t
36
9
60t
31
8
17
52
18
13
22
23
4

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Avg.
5.2
3.8
3.5
6.1
6.2
2.2
4.6
5.6
3.8
3.1
4.6
6.0
1.9

HISTORY

MINNESOTA
Att.
Yards
@ Detroit* ................. 18
93
@ Chicago* ................26
100
Cleveland*.................25
88
Pittsburgh* ...............23
140
Carolina* ................... 10
62
@ NY Giants* ............ 13
28
Green Bay* ................ 13
60
@ Dallas*...................25
140
Washington* ............20
75
@ Seattle*................. 21
65
@ Green Bay* ............32
146
Chicago*....................35
211
@ Baltimore*...............7
13
Philadelphia .................. INACTIVE
@ Cincinnati* .............11
45
Detroit........................... INACTIVE
GP/GS: 14/14
279
1,266

EXTRA
POINTS

2013
9/8
9/15
9/22
9/29
10/13
10/21
10/27
11/3
11/7
11/17
11/24
12/1
12/8
12/15
12/22
12/29
Totals

POSITION: Quarterback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/229
DOB: 2-25-88
HOMETOWN: Colleyville, TX

KICKOFF

2011 (11/10), 2012 (16/16), 2013 (9/9). Total- 36/35.

Father, David, was a DT at FSU from 1980-83 who went on


to play for the Dallas Cowboys and in the Canadian Football
League.

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

STAFF

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COACHES

EXECUTIVES

CHRISTIAN
PONDER
#7
SPENCER
NEALY
#99

Posted career-best 120.2 passer rating in 2012 regular season


finale vs. Green Bay (12/30/12) in must-win game to earn Wild
Card playoff berth.

RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY

Culpepper (11, 2000)...Tied for 2nd best in Vikings history with


8 games on the season without throwing an INT, trailing only
Favres 10 games in 2009...Rambled for the 4th-longest TD run
by a Vikings QB in team history with 23-yard scoring jaunt vs.
San Francisco (9/23)...Led team to a pair of comeback victories
vs. Jacksonville (9/9) and vs. Green Bay (12/30)...Had 4 games
with 100+ passer rating, going 3-1 in those games...Posted
career-best 120.2 passer rating vs. Green Bay (12/30) and tied
career-high 3 passing TDs in season finale...Notched seasonhigh 352 passing yards at Washington (10/14).

OFF THE FIELD Earned bachelors degree in finance in only 2 2011


1/2 years at FSU and went on to earn his MBA, playing his final
season of football for the Seminoles with both degrees in hand,
earning the bachelors in May 2008 and MBA in May 2010...
Earned National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of
Fame Scholar-Athlete Award...Father, David Ponder, was a DT
for FSU from 1980-83 who played for Dallas in 1985...Married
during 2012 season to ESPN reporter Samantha Steele...Couple
is active with MAD Ministries, an organization that benefits
inner-city youth in the US and internationally.

HONORS Named inaugural Vikings Childrens Fund Rookie


of the Year for 2011.
PRO Ranks 5th in Vikings career history for rushing TDs by a
QB with 6...Tied for 2nd in club history with 2 rushing TDs in
a game vs. Cleveland (9/22/13)...Started all 16 regular season
games in 2012, only the 6th QB in team history to achieve the
feat...Had 8 games in 2012 when he didnt thrown an INT, tied
for the 2nd-most games in Vikings history...Last QB from FSU
drafted by the Vikings was Brad Johnson (9th round, 1992)...
Was the 4th QB selected in the 2011 Draft following Cam
Newton, Jake Locker and Blaine Gabbert.
2013 Ran for 4 TDs on the season and tied for 2nd-most

EXTRA
POINTS

COLLEGE: Florida State


ACQUIRED: D1 (#12) for 2011
NFL SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 4

rushing TDs (2) in a game by a Viking QB vs. Cleveland (9/22)...


Starter in 1st Vikings tie since 1978, a 26-26 deadlock at
Green Bay (11/24), a game he posted a 103.9 passer rating
and completed 21-of-30 passes for 233 yards...Notched win
vs. Washington (11/7) on Thursday Night Football, posting a
season-best 113.1 passer rating...Returned to starting lineup
vs. Green Bay (10/27) where he ran for a TD and posted an 86.4
passer rating on Sunday Night Football...Inactive with rib injury
vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) in International Series game at London...
Served as backup QB vs. Carolina (10/13) and at NY Giants
(10/21)...Threw season-high 42 passes vs. Cleveland (9/22)...
Tossed 20-yard TD pass to Kyle Rudoph at Chicago (9/15)...
Started 2nd straight season opener at Detroit (9/8)...Threw
1st TD pass of season to Adrian Peterson on 4-yard pass at
Detroit (9/8).

2012 Helped key Vikings biggest turnaround in franchise history, going from 3-13 in 2011 to 10-6 and earning a Wild Card
playoff berth in 2012...Started all 16 regular season games, the
6th QB in team history to achieve the mark...His 10 wins on the
season is tied for the 7th-best mark in team history...Since the
NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule, only 3 Vikings QBs have
won more games in a season than Ponders 10 in 2012, Randall
Cunningham (13, 1998), Brett Favre (12, 2009) and Daunte

Started final 10 games of season, matching Fran


Tarkenton for team record for starts by a rookie QB and tied
Tarkentons team record with 2 wins as a rookie...Set Vikings
rookie record for passing yards in a game with 381 vs. Denver
(12/4), breaking Tarkentons 51-year-old record by over 100
yards...Had a pair of games with a 100+ passer rating...Set
team records for attempts, completions and completion % by
a rookie QB for a season and single-game rookie records for
passing attempts, completions, passing yards and longest pass
play...Ranks 2nd among Vikings rookie QBs for passing TDs in a
season and passing yards in a season...Started 1st career game
vs. Green Bay (10/23) and set Vikings record on 1st play from
scrimmage with a 72-yard pass to Michael Jenkins, the longest
pass play by a Vikings rookie QB...Saw 1st game action of career
at Chicago (10/16) on Sunday Night Football...Earned 1st career
win at Carolina (10/30) in 2nd career start, taking team on a
7-minute drive in the 4th quarter for a game-winning FG in the
24-21 victory...Started win at Washington (12/24) but left in 3rd
quarter with concussion, relieved by backup Joe Webb.

COLLEGE Ended Seminoles career ranked 3rd in school his-

tory with 22 career wins...Started 12 games as a senior, 9 as a


junior and 13 as a sophomore...Named FSU offensive MVP as
a sophomore in 2008...As a senior, became the 1st FSU QB to
lead team to wins over Miami and Florida in the same season
since Chris Weinke in 1999...As a senior, was a finalist for the
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award...Finalist for Wuerffel Trophy,
Maxwell Award and Manning Award as a junior...Threw a TD
pass in 25 of his final 34 games...Left FSU ranked among the
all-time school leaders in career completion percentage (2nd,
61.8%), career total offense (3rd, 7,705 yds), career completions (3rd, 596), career passing yards (4th, 6,872) and career
passing TDs (5th, 49)...Threw for career-high 20 TDs as a senior
and started 12 games...Ran for 423 yards as a sophomore, the
1st FSU QB to run for 400+ yards since Charlie Ward...Ran for
144 yards in win at Miami as a sophomore, the 2nd-best by
an FSU QB in school history and the best mark in 60 years, 2
yards shy of Ken MacLeans mark of 146 against Cumberland
in 1948...As a junior, tied FSU and ACC record with a 98-yard
TD pass to Rod Owens at North Carolina as part of a 2nd-half
comeback rally to win.

PREP Earned All-District V and All-Region I Class 5A as a


senior at Heritage High in Colleyville, TX...Threw for 20 TDs
and rushed for 12 more as a senior...Threw for 318 yards and
3 TDs against eventual state champion and perennial power
Southlake Carroll as a senior.

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PONDERS NFL TOTALS


PASSING
Year

Att.

Comp.

Pct.

Yards

Yds/Att

TD

INT

LG

Sk/Yds

291

158

54.3

1,853

6.4

13

13

72

30/164

Rating
70.1

2012 (Minn)....... 16/16

483

300

62.1

2,935

6.1

18

12

65

32/184

81.2

2013 (Minn).......... 9/9

239

152

63.6

1,648

6.9

47

27/119

77.9

Totals ......................36/35

1,013

610

60.2

6,436

6.4

38

34

72

89/467

77.3

Record as Starter (regular/playoffs): 14-20-1; 2-8 in 2011, 10-6 in 2012, 2-6-1 in 2013

EXECUTIVES

GP/GS

2011 (Minn) ........11/10

Year

Yards

Avg.

LG

TD

219

7.8

28

2012 ..........................60

253

4.2

29

2013 .......................... 34

151

4.4

19t

Totals .............................. 122

623

5.1

29

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Attempts...........................52..... @ Washington, 10/14/12
Completions ......................39..... vs. Denver, 12/4/11
Passing Yards .................. 381..... vs. Denver, 12/4/11

COACHES

Att.

2011...........................28

STAFF

RUSHING

Highest QB Rating........ 120.2..... vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12


Passing TDs .........................3..... vs. Denver, 12/4/11; vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12
Interceptions .......................3..... vs. Oakland, 11/20/11; @ Detroit, 12/11/11
Rushing Attempts...............7..... vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12; @ Houston, 12/23/12

PLAYERS

Long Pass ..........................72..... vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11 (to M. Jenkins)

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2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS

PONDERS TOUCHDOWNS
GAME
Play
vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11..................................................................................................... 2 pass to Shiancoe, 24 pass to Jenkins
@ Carolina, 10/30/11 ....................................................................................................................................... 19 pass to Peterson
vs. Oakland, 11/20/11 ........................................................................................................... 26 pass to Harvin, 1 pass to Rudolph
@ Atlanta, 11/27/11 ............................................................................................................................................ 38 pass to Harvin
vs. Denver, 12/4/11...............................................................................19 pass to Rudolph, 52 pass to Harvin, 48 pass to Harvin
@ Detroit, 12/11/11 ................................................................................................................7 pass to Shiancoe, 6 pass to Harvin
vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11 .................................................................................................. 10 pass to Gerhart, 16 pass to Gerhart
@ Indianapolis, 9/16/12 ........................................................................................................ 7 pass to Burton, 6 pass to Rudolph
vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12......................................................................................1 pass to Rudolph, 23 run, 2 pass to Rudolph
vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12 ...................................................................................................... 10 pass to Harvin, 15 pass to Rudolph
@ Washington, 10/14/12 ......................................................................................................9 pass to Jenkins, 1 pass to Rudolph
vs. Arizona, 10/21/12 ............................................................................................................................................3 pass to Harvin
vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12 ....................................................................................................................................18 pass to Harvin
vs. Detroit, 11/11/12.............................................................................................................3 pass to Wright, 20 pass to Rudolph
@ Chicago, 11/25/12 .......................................................................................................................................... 2 pass to Rudolph
@ Green Bay, 12/2/12........................................................................................................................................ 7 pass to Rudolph
@ St. Louis, 12/16/12 ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 run
@ Houston, 12/23/12 ........................................................................................................................................ 3 pass to Rudolph
vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ..........................................................................8 pass to Wright, 2 pass to Peterson, 3 pass to Jenkins
@ Detroit, 9/8/13............................................................................................................................................. 4 pass to Peterson
@ Chicago, 9/15/13 ......................................................................................................................................... 20 pass to Rudolph
vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13 .................................................................................................................................................6 run, 8 run
vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13 ........................................................................................................................................................19 run
@ Dallas, 11/3/13....................................................................................................................................6 run, 31 pass to Rudolph
vs. Washington, 11/7/13 ..................................................................................................2 pass to Patterson, 28 pass to Carlson
@ Seattle, 11/17/13.............................................................................................................................................38 pass to Wright
@ Green Bay, 11/24/13 ........................................................................................................................................12 pass to Ellison
Total............................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 (38 passing, 6 rushing)

HISTORY

Rushing TDs ........................2..... vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13

EXTRA
POINTS

Long Rush ........................ 28..... vs. Oakland, 11/20/11

ROOKIES

Rushing Yards ................... 71..... vs. Oakland, 11/20/11

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES

PONDERS CAREER GAME-BY-GAME (* starts; scores for games started only)


2011 MINNESOTA ........................ Att.

Comp.

Yards

Pct.

TD

INT

Lg

Sk/Yds

Rating

Rush

Yds

TD

10/16.....@ Chicago.............. 17

99

52.9

23

0/0

70.5

Score

10/23 ....Green Bay* ............32

13

219

40.6

72

2/2

59.2

31

L 27-33

10/30.... @ Carolina* ......... 28

18

236

64.2

24

4/7

102.7

W 24-21

11/14......@ Green Bay* ....... 34

16

190

47.0

33

3/28

52.3

17

L 7-45

11/20 .....Oakland* ...............33

19

211

57.5

42

5/24

59.0

71

L 21-27

11/27..... @ Atlanta* ...........25

17

186

68.0

39

4/24

103.1

L 14-24

12/4 ......Denver* .................47

29

381

61.7

52t

3/29

90.8

12

L 32-35

12/11......@ Detroit* ............. 21

11

115

52.3

28

3/28

60.7

13

L 28-34

12/18 .....New Orleans* ........ 31

14

120

45.1

16t

4/18

63.9

34

L 20-42

12/24.....@ Washington*..... 13

68

61.5

14

1/1

75.2

20

W 33-26

1/1/12 ....Chicago*................10

28

40.0

11

1/3

8.3

L 13-17

Totals .......................................... 291

158

1,853

54.3

13

13

72

30/164

70.1

28

219

2012 MINNESOTA ........................ Att.

Comp.

Yards

Pct.

TD

INT

Lg

Sk/Yds

Rating

Rush

Yds

TD

9/9 ....... Jacksonville* .........27

20

270

74.0

29

2/4

105.5

9/16 ...... @ Indianapolis* ....35

27

245

77.1

20

4/13

114.6

L 20-23

9/23 ......San Francisco* ......35

21

198

60.0

24

0/0

94.7

33

W 24-13

Score
W 26-23

9/30......@ Detroit* ............ 26

16

111

61.5

27

2/11

71.2

W 20-13

10/7.......Tennessee* ...........35

25

258

71.4

45

1/0

87.6

31

W 30-7

10/14.....@ Washington*.....52

35

352

67.3

23

4/25

83.2

13

L 26-38

10/21 .....Arizona* ................ 17

58

47.0

14

3/15

35.5

W 21-14

10/25 ....Tampa Bay* ..........35

19

251

54.2

33

3/22

74.8

12

L 17-36

11/4 .......@ Seattle*.............22

11

63

50.0

14

4/19

37.3

23

L 20-30

11/11 ..... Detroit* ................32

24

221

75.0

54

2/14

114.2

22

20

W 34-24

11/25 .....@ Chicago* ........... 43

22

159

51.1

25

2/15

58.2

L 10-28

12/2.......@ Green Bay* ........25

12

119

48.0

21

0/0

41.9

28

L 14-23

12/9.......Chicago*................ 17

11

91

64.7

16

1/14

53.8

W 21-14

12/16 .....@ St. Louis* ......... 24

17

131

70.8

14

2/22

83.9

W 36-22

12/23.....@ Houston*.......... 30

16

174

53.3

32

1/3

81.8

48

W 23-6

12/30 .......Green Bay* ...................28

16

234

57.1

65

1/7

120.2

16

W 37-34

Totals ..........................................483

300

2,935

62.1

18

12

65

32/184

81.2

60

253

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

PLAYOFFS
1/5/11 ....@ Green Bay ............. INACTIVE
Comp.

Yards

Pct.

TD

INT

Lg

Sk/Yds

Rating

Rush

Yds

TD

9/8........@ Detroit* ............ 28

18

236

64.3

47

3/11

63.1

12

L 24-34

9/15.......@ Chicago* ........... 30

16

227

53.3

37

1/0

75.3

18

L 30-31

9/22 ......Cleveland*............ 42

25

228

59.5

37

6/33

64.4

46

L 27-31

9/29......Pittsburgh^ .............. inactive


10/13 .....Carolina .................... did not play
10/21 .....@ NY Giants ............. did not play
10/27.....Green Bay* ............ 21

14

145

66.6

18

3/13

86.4

38

L 31-44

11/3 .......@ Dallas*...............37

25

236

67.5

31t

2/12

82.7

29

L 23-27

11/7 ...... Washington*........21

17

174

80.9

28t

1/5

113.1

13

W 34-27

11/17 ......@ Seattle*.............22

13

129

59.0

38t

2/3

53.0

L 20-41

11/24 .... @ Green Bay* ...... 30

21

233

70.0

31

6/18

103.9

-5

T 26-26

12/1 .......Chicago*................. 8

40

37.5

32

3/24

54.2

W 23-20 OT

1,648

63.8

47

27/119

77.9

34

151

12/8 ......@ Baltimore.............. inactive


12/15 .....Philadelphia ............. did not play

HISTORY

12/22.....@ Cincinnati ............. did not play

EXTRA
POINTS

Score

2013 MINNESOTA ........................ Att.

12/29.....Detroit ...................... did not play


Totals .......................................... 239

152

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 138

Younger brother, DeVier, is a WR for Houston Texans.


Has played in 7 NFL games posting 5 career tackles and a sack.
Played in 5 games for the Browns during the 2013 campaign,
earning 1 start against Pittsburgh in the season finale as an
extra DB in a nickel package.

OFF THE FIELD Comes from a family of NFL players,

including his younger brother DeVier, who is a WR for the


TexansThree cousins- Andrew and Artrell Hawkins and Greg
Jones- and uncle, Clint Haslerig, all played in the NFLWith his
brother DeVier, has a joint foundation, Pocket Full of Poseys,
which targets nutrition and fitness in todays youth and their
communitiesEnjoys DJing in his free timeAttended the
Business of Music Boot Camp, which is sponsored by the NFLs
Player Engagement departmentOwns his own entertainment
label and is in the process of expanding the business into a
clothing lineReceived his bachelors degree in health services
administration from Ohio.

PRO

Has appeared in 7 career games with 1 start...Was


claimed by the Vikings off of the waivers from Cleveland on
6/2/14 after being released by the Browns on 5/30/14...Moved
from Browns practice squad to active roster on 12/3/13, his
2nd stint during 2013 on active roster for Cleveland...Spent
2013 training camp and preseason with Miami, waived on
8/31/13...Joined Cleveland practice squad on 9/2/13 and moved
up to Browns active roster on 10/18/13...Waived by Browns on
10/21/13 and signed to practice squad on 10/23/13Originally
signed as an undrafted free agent by the NY Jets on 7/28/11
Waived by NYJ 9/3/11Re-signed to Jets practice squad
9/5/11Released by NYJ 9/19/11Resigned to NYJ practice
squad 9/27/11Re-signed by Jets as a reserve/future free agent
1/2/12 Waived by NYJ 3/31/12 Signed to the Miami practice

practice squad on 10/3/12 and moved to 53-man roster on 12/19


where he went on to play in 2 gamesMade NFL debut vs.
Buffalo (12/23)Played on special teams the following week
against New England.

2011 Signed as a UDFA with NY Jets following the lockout

Waived during final roster cuts before being signed to the


practice squad, where he spent the majority of the season...
Joined Jets practice squad on 9/27 and stayed there the rest
of the season.

COLLEGE A 4-year letter winner at OhioAs a senior in


2010 helped his squad to an 8-5 record, earning 13 starts and led
the team with 14 pass breakupsDuring his junior campaign
returned an interception 41 yards for a TD against Northern
IllinoisHelped the Bobcats to a 27-24 record in his 4 year playing careerAs a junior and senior appeared in the Little Caesars
Pizza Bowl and the New Orleans Bowl, respectivelySenior
season was teammates with current Viking Donte Foster.
PREP Lettered 2 years at La Salle High School, where he

earned 1st-team all-conference and all-area honorable mention accolades as a seniorAveraged better than 5 yards per
carry and ran for 2 TDs on the offensive side of the ballAlso
competed in track and AAU basketball.

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

2012 Played 2 games for the DolphinsSigned to the Miami

STAFF

Notched 1st career sack when he caught Jay Cutler


vs. Chicago (12/15)...Had career-best 3 tackles at Pittsburgh
(12/29)...Made 2 separate trips to the Browns active roster,
totaling 5 gamesStarted 1 contest, the season finale against
Pittsburgh (12/29)Played a total of 89 defensive snaps, posting 6 tackles (3 solo) and 1 sack after spending training camp
with MiamiNotched 1st-career NFL tackle at New England
(12/8).

COACHES

2011 (PS-NY Jets), 2012 (2/0-Mia.), 2013 (5/1-Clev.). Total- 7/1


(2/0-Mia., 5/1-Clev.)

PLAYERS

squad 10/3/12Promoted to Dolphins active roster 12/19/12.

2013

ROOKIES

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Ohio
ACQUIRED: W (CLE) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

2013
SEASON

POSITION: Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/195
DOB: 7-17-88
HOMETOWN: Cincinnati, Ohio

RECORDS

JULIAN POSEY #38

Tackles
Asst.
0
3
3

Total
0
6
6

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles.................................3..... @ Pittsburgh, 12/29/13
Sack ..................................1.0..... vs. Chicago, 12/15/13

Sacks
0.0
1.0
1.0

INTs
0
0
0

PBU
0
0
0

TFL
0.0
1.0
1.0

FF/FR
0/0
0/0
0/0

POSEYS SACK
GAME
QB
SACK
vs. Chicago, 12/15/13 ................ Jay Cutler.........................1.0
Total.............................................................................1.0

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HISTORY

Solo
0
3
3

EXTRA
POINTS

Year
GP/GS
2012 ...........................2/0
2013 ............................5/1
Totals ................................. 7/1

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

POSEYS NFL TOTALS

KICKOFF
STAFF

EXECUTIVES

SHAUN PRATER
#27
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
POSITION: Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-10/190
DOB: 10/27/89
HOMETOWN: Omaha, NE

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2012 (IR-Cinn), 2013 (9/3; 8/3-Minn, 1/0-Phil). Total- 9/3 (8/3Minn, 1/0-Phil).

COACHES

Snared 1st career INT in 1st career start vs. Philadelphia


(12/15/13), the action coming against his old teammates.
Grabbed 1 of only 2 INTs thrown by Eagles QB Nick Foles on
the season.
Originally drafted in 5th round (#156) of 2012 by Bengals
where he played for Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer.

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

OFF THE FIELD Majored in psychology...Has a twin brother,

Shane, who also played football at Iowa...Comes from athletic


family, with brothers who also played football at Kansas State
and Nebraska-Omaha...Part of state-championship 4x400
relay at Omaha Central High.

PRO Made most of his opportunity with the Vikings, starting

1st career game vs. Philadelphia (12/15/13) and grabbing 1st


career INT in the game...Began NFL career as a draft pick by
Cincinnati in 2012 where he played under Mike Zimmer, who
served as Bengals Defensive Coordinator...Joined Vikings during Week 8 of 2013 as Vikings prepared to play Green Bay...
Saw action in 1 game for Eagles in 2013, suiting up vs. Kansas
City (9/19/13)...Spent 2012 on Bengals injured reserve after
suffering knee injury during training camp practice...Originally
selected in 5th round of 2012 Draft by Cincinnati (#156 overall).

COLLEGE: Iowa
ACQUIRED: W (PHI) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

the season, returning the INT 30 yards...Had season-high 3


tackles in win vs. Detroit (12/29), the final game played at Mall
of America Field...Had season-best 3 PDs against old Bengals
teammates at Cincinnati (12/22)...Played in 1st game with
Vikings at Dallas (11/3)...Joined Vikings on 10/23 after being
claimed off waivers...Claimed off waivers by Eagles following
his release from Cincinnati, joining Philadelphia on 9/1...Saw
1st NFL game action vs. Kansas City on Thursday Night Football
with the Eagles...Inactive for other games he was with Eagles...
Went to training camp and through preseason with Cincinnati
before his release in final roster cuts on 8/31.

2012 Placed on injured reserve after suffering knee injury


during training camp...Did not play in preseason for Bengals...
Placed on IR on 8/24...Selected in 5th round (#156 overall).
COLLEGE Started his final 35 games at Iowa..Scored on a pair

of INT returns during career...Notched 7 INTs...Named 1st-Team


All-Big Ten by coaches as a senior...Scored on an 89-yard INT
return as a senior against Tennessee Tech, the 5th-longest in
Hawkeye history...Scored on 34-yard INT return against Penn
State as a junior...Had career-high 10 tackles in a pair of games.

PREP Named 1st-Team All-State as a senior at Omaha Central


and honorable mention as a junior...Part of state title-winning
4x400 relay team.

2013 Had productive end to season by starting the final 3


contests...Helped key upset win over visiting Eagles in his 1st
career start vs. Philadelphia (12/15)...Facing old Philadelphia
teammates, he snared 1 of only 2 INTs by QB Nick Foles on
PRATERS NFL TOTALS

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

Tackles
Year

GP/GS

Solo

Special

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2012 (Cinn).......................injured reserve


2013 (Phil).................. 1/0

0.0

0/0

(Minn)...............8/3

0.0

1 (30)

0/0

Totals .......................9/3

0.0

1 (30)

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles.................................3..... vs. Detroit, 12/29/13
Solo Tackles.........................3..... vs. Detroit, 12/29/13
Interceptions ....................... 1..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Passes Defensed .................3..... @ Cincinnati, 12/22/13
Special Teams Tackles ........2..... @ Green Bay, 11/24/13

PRATERS INTERCEPTION
GAME
QB
INTs (Yds)
vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 ......... Nick Foles....................1 (30)
Total.........................................................................1 (30)

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GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2012 (12/0-Mia), 2013 (0/0-Cinn). Total- 12/0 (12/0-Mia, 0/0-Cinn).
Spent 2 weeks in 2013 with Bengals where he played under
defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.

KICKOFF

COLLEGE: Texas
ACQUIRED: FA for 2014
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

2012 Played in opening 11 games of season and 12 total games


as a rookie with Dolphins...Made NFL debut in season opener
at Houston (9/9) and set career-high with 2 tackles...Inactive
for 4 of the final 5 games of the season...Selected in 7th round
(#215 overall).

Special

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2012 (Mia)................ 12/0

0.0

0/0

2013 (Cinn).................0/0

0.0

0/0

Totals .....................12/0

0.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles.................................2..... @ Houston, 9/9/12

VIKINGS ORIGINAL STARTING LINEUP


The Vikings have seen the NFL change dramatically over the years. The players who started the upset win over Chicago in the
1961 opener were a mix of future stars and aging veterans who were embarking on a new adventure with the NFLs fledgling
franchise. The team started veteran signal-caller George Shaw instead of rookie phenom Fran Tarkenton, a footnote in history
to Tarkentons Hall of Fame career. Tarkenton came off the bench late in the 1st quarter to spearhead the Vikings to a win over
the same Bears club that posted a dominating 30-7 win only two weeks prior in a preseason game played in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Tarkenton thew 4 TDs passes and hit on 17-of-23 for 250 yards. The Vikings opened the scoring in the game with a Mike Mercer
FG. Tarkenton connected with Bob Schnelker on the 1st TD pass of his career on a 14-yard toss. Tarkenton went on to throw TDs
to Jerry Reichow from 29 yards, Hugh McElhenny from a yard out and ran for a 3-yard TD himself on a QB keeper. He rounded out
the day with a 2-yard TD pass to Dave Middleton and the upstart Vikings notched a 37-13 win.
VIKINGS STARTING LINEUP IN 1961 OPENER VS. CHICAGO
WR.......................Dave Middelton, 6-1, 190, 7th Year, Auburn
LT....................... Grady Alderman, 6-3, 235, 2nd Year, Detroit
LG ...................... Gary Huth, 5-11, 228, 4th Year, Wake Forest
C................................... Bill Lapham, 6-3, 250, 2nd Year, Iowa
RG............................Mike Rabold, 6-2, 240, 3rd Year, Indiana
RT ...................... Frank Youso, 6-4, 260, 4th Year, Minnesota
TE .............. Bob Schnelker, 6-4, 215, 9th Year, Bowling Green
WR....................... Dick Haley, 5-10, 195, 2nd Year, Pittsburgh
QB............................George Shaw, 6-0, 185, 7th Year, Oregon
HB............ Hugh McElhenny, 6-1, 190, 10th Year, Washington
FB ............................... Mel Triplett, 6-1, 215, 7th Year, Toledo

VIKINGS STARTING LINEUP IN 1961 OPENER VS. CHICAGO


DE ......................Jim Marshall, 6-3, 230, 2nd Year, Ohio State
DT ............Bill Bishop, 6-4, 250, 10th Year, North Texas State
DT .........................Ed Culpepper, 6-1, 255, 4th Year, Alabama
DE .................................Don Joyce, 6-3, 255, 11th Year, Tulane
LB ..................................... Dick Grecni, 6-1, 230, Rookie, Ohio
LB ...................Rip Hawkins, 6-3, 230, Rookie, North Carolina
LB .............. Clancy Osborne, 6-3, 217, 3rd Year, Arizona State
CB ...............................Jack Morris, 6-0, 190, 4th Year, Oregon
CB ........ Dick Pesonen, 6-0, 190, 2nd Year, Minnesota-Duluth
SS ...................Rich Mostardi, 5-11, 188, 2nd Year, Kent State
FS ............Charlie Sumner, 6-1, 195, 5th Year, William & Mary

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PLAYERS
ROOKIES

Tackles
GP/GS

2013
SEASON

RANDALLS NFL TOTALS

RECORDS

11/5...Was active but did not play for Cincinnati at Baltimore


(11/10) and at Cleveland (11/17)...Waived by Cincinnati on
11/20...Went to training camp and played through preseason
with Miami...Waived by Dolphins in final roster cuts following
preseason action.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Spent 2 weeks with Bengals in 2013 where he played under


Mike Zimmer...Saw time in 12 games as a rookie with Miami...
Originally entered the NFL as a 7th-round pick (#215 overall).

HISTORY

2013 Spent 2 weeks with Bengals following his signing on

PREP Twice named All-State at DT at Kelly Catholic High


School...Helped team to 9-1 mark and berth in region finals as
a senior...Coached at Kelly and mentored by former NFL player
Frank Middleton...Lettered in basketball...Threw shot put.

Directors Honor Roll and active in UT community service programs...Mother played basketball at LSU.

EXTRA
POINTS

PRO Joined Vikings as a free agent early in 2014 offseason...

All-Big 12 as a senior when he started all 14 games...As a senior


in 2011, helped Longhorns lead the Big 12 and rank #6 nationally
in rushing defense...Ended career with 98 tackles, 21 TFL and
4.0 sacks...Blocked a pair of kicks, a PAT and a FG...Honored
for his work ethic with the Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Strength and
Conditioning Award at UT.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in liberal arts...Part of UTs Athletic

COACHES

COLLEGE Started 35 of his 47 career games...Named 1st-Team

Mother played basketball at LSU.

Year

STAFF

POSITION: Defensive Tackle


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/325
DOB: 5/7/90
HOMETOWN: Beaumont, TX

EXECUTIVES

KHEESTON
RANDALL
#
KHEESTONNEALY
RANDALL
#79
SPENCER
#99

KICKOFF

KHEESTON
RANDALL
MISTRAL RAYMOND
#41#
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Safety
POSITION: Safety
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/202
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/202
DOB: 9-7-87
DOB: 9/7/87
HOMETOWN: Palmetto, FL
HOMETOWN: Palmetto, FL

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2011 (10/5), 2012 (10/3, 1/0), 2013 (12/2). Total- 32/10, 1/0.
Started final 5 games of rookie season, the lowest-drafted
Viking to start a game in the 2011 rookie class.
Former walk-on at USF went on to earn 2nd-Team All-Big
East as a senior.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in communications at USF and


continues taking classes for his degree...Known by his nickname- Skinny...Turned down scholarships coming out of junior
college to walk on at South Florida to be closer to his family
in Palmetto, FL...Family suffered tragedy and violence during
his collegiate career but he was not derailed by it...Name is
pronounced miss-TRAIL...Received the Freddie Soloman Moral
Courage Award in Tampa, FL during the 2012 offseason.
PRO Played in career-best 12 games in 2013...Posted career-

best 5 starts as a rookie...Snared 1st career INT at Washington


as a rookie...Was the 3rd of 4 selections by the Vikings in the
6th round of the 2011 Draft...Is the 1st USF player drafted by
the Vikings in club history...USF began football in 1997...Played
under USF head coach Skip Holtz.

2013

Played in career-high 12 games...Started consecutive


games at Dallas (11/3) and vs. Washington (11/7)...Saw 1st game
action of season vs. Pittsburgh (9/22) for International Series
game in London, playing defense and special teams...Played
extensively on defense at NY Giants (10/21) on Monday Night
Football...Saw more time on defense vs. Green Bay (10/27) after
Jamarca Sanford was injured in game.

2012 Started the opening 3 games of the season before being


sidelined with ankle injury...Missed games 4-9, at Detroit
(9/30) through at Seattle (11/4)...Had season-high 6 tackles vs.

COLLEGE: South Florida


COLLEGE: South Florida
ACQUIRED: D6b (#170) for 2011
ACQUIRED: D6b (#170) for 2011
NFL SEASON: 4
NFL SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 4

Green Bay (12/30) in season finale win that earned Vikings a


Wild Card Playoff berth...Notched 5 tackles at Chicago (11/25)...
Had 2 passes defensed in opener vs. Jacksonville (9/9)...Saw
action in his 1st career playoff game at Green Bay (1/5/13) in
Wild Card round.

2011 Started final 5 games and played in the final 10...Lowest-

drafted Vikings rookie to start during the season...Snared


1st career INT at Washington (12/24) when he grabbed a Rex
Grossman pass and returned it 31 yards...Started 1st game vs.
Denver (12/4)...Played in 1st game vs. Green Bay (10/23), seeing action on special teams...Posted career-best 7 tackles in
consecutive weeks vs. New Orleans (12/18) and at Washington
(12/24)...Recorded 1st career defensive stats with 3 tackles vs.
Oakland (11/20).

COLLEGE Beat the odds to develop from a walk-on for USF to

a team captain and 2nd-Team All-Big East honoree...Started 11


of the 12 games he played as a senior in 2010...Posted careerbest 56 tackles in 2010, ranking 5th on USF team...Led Bulls
with 7 passes defensed...Notched career-high 10 tackles and
snared an INT against Cincinnati in 2010...Had 7 tackles against
West Virginia and Pitt...Helped USF to Meineke Car Care Bowl
win over Clemson to wrap up college career...Started 4 games
and played in 13 as a junior...Grabbed 1st INT with USF against
Western Kentucky at the back of the end zone...Posted 5
tackles against Louisville and UConn...Honored by team with
the Green and Gold Award as the top walk-on...Transferred to
USF from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa...Played in 2007
for Ellsworth, notching 66 tackles and an INT...Spent 2006 as a
walk-on at Ellsworth and did not play in a game.

PREP Attended Palmetto High in Palmetto, FL....Played WR


and DB as a prep, but was not highly recruited.

RAYMONDS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

2011 (Minn) .............. 10/5

15

21

36

0.0

1 (31)

0/1

Teams
2

2012 (Minn).............. 10/3

17

26

0.0

0/0

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

0/0

2013 (Minn)...............12/2

11

18

0.0

0/0

Totals ................... 32/10

43

37

80

0.0

1 (31)

0/1

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles.................................7..... vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11; @ Washington, 12/24/11
Interceptions ....................... 1..... @ Washington, 12/24/11
Fumble Recovery................. 1..... vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11
QB Hurries ........................... 1..... vs. Oakland, 11/20/11; @ Washington, 12/24/11
Pass Defensed.....................2..... vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12
RAYMONDS INTERCEPTION
GAME
QB
INTs (Yds)
@ Washington, 12/24/11........... Rex Grossman ............. 1 (31)
Total......................................................................... 1 (31)

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 142

2011 Played in 6 games as a rookie, including the opening 4...

studies at Iowa...Married in summer 2013 to Lauren...Avid


hunter and fisherman.

Joined LB Larry Dean as the only rookie free agents to play in


season opener at San Diego (9/11)...Had 1st career catch at
Atlanta (11/27), a 5-yarder from fellow rookie Christian Ponder.

PRO Started career-best 3 games in 2013 for Jacksonville...Had

career-best 3 catches for 31 yards with a 16-yarder vs. Kansas


City (9/8/13) in season opener...Was placed on Jags Injured
Reserve/Designated for Return on 10/8/13...Both catches
as a Viking went for 1st downs...Caught 1st career pass on
5-yard toss from fellow rookie QB Christian Ponder at Atlanta
(11/27/11)

COLLEGE Was a 4-year letterman...Hauled in 69 passes for


834 yards and 4 TDs...Started all 13 games as a senior...Earned
2nd-Team All-Big 10 as a senior...Started 3 times in 13 games as
a junior...Was 1 of 11 true freshmen to play in 2007.
PREP Attended Marion High in Marion, IA...Played TE and
DE...Tabbed as a 1st-Team All-State choice by Des Moines
Register as a senior.

2013 Started opening 3 games of the season and played in


the first 5...Made 1st career start in season opener vs. Kansas
City (9/8) where he had a career day receiving with 3 catches

Year

GP/GS

No

Yds

Avg

LG

TD

2011 (Minn) ................6/0

5.0

2012 (Minn)................4/0

13

13.0

13

2013 (Jax) ................... 5/3

40

8.0

16

Totals ..................... 15/3

58

8.3

16

MIKE
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
MIKE REMMERS
REMMERS
#67
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#
POSITION:
POSITION:Safety
Tackle
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:6-1/202
6-5/300
DOB:
DOB:9-7-87
4/11/89
HOMETOWN:
HOMETOWN:Palmetto,
Portland,FL
OR

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

KICKOFF
RECORDS

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Reception ............................3..... vs. Kansas City, 9/8/13
Receiving Yards ...................3..... vs. Kansas City, 9/8/13
Long Reception ................. 16..... vs. Kansas City, 9/8/13

COLLEGE:
South
Florida
COLLEGE:
Oregon
State
ACQUIRED:
D6bW
(#170)
for2013
2011
(SD) for
ACQUIRED:
NFL
SEASON:
4
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS
SEASON:
42
VIKINGS
SEASON:

Joined Vikings as waiver claim from SD on 11/25/13 and spent


4 weeks on the roster, inactive for all 4 games.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in communications at Oregon State,


earning degree in spring 2012...Married during 2014 offseason
to Kelly...Enjoys hunting and fishing in his free time...Father,
Wally, played football at OSU and older brother, Vic, played
basketball for the Beavers.

Originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Denver


in 2012, spending most of season on Tampa Bay practice squad
before seeing 1st game action with San Diego in 2013.

PRO Joined Vikings as a waiver claim from SD on 11/25/13...


Saw game action for San Diego in 2013 after spending most
of 2012 and beginning of 2013 season on Tampa Bay practice

2012 (PS-TB), 2013 (1/0-SD). Total- 1/0 (1/0-SD).

EXECUTIVES
2013
SEASON

REISNERS NFL TOTALS

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 143

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Originally a rookie free agent with Minnesota in 2011.

OFF THE FIELD Has a bachelors degree in interdepartmental

STAFF

2012 Saw action in 4 games for Minnesota, including the


opening 3...Released and re-signed to practice squad for 5
weeks before being moved to active roster again and playing
in 1 game...Was inactive for 5 games before being waived on
12/22 and being claimed off waivers by Jacksonville on 12/24...
Inactive for lone game with Jaguars on 12/30.

Broke into Jacksonvilles starting lineup in 2013 after spending the final week of 2012 with the club after being claimed off
waivers from Minnesota.

HISTORY

2011 (6/0-Minn), 2012 (4/0-Minn), 2013 (5/3-Jax). Total- 15/3


(5/3-Jax, 10/0-Minn).

COACHES

for 31 yards with a long of 16...Started at Oakland (9/15) and


at Seattle (9/22)...Placed on Injured Reserve/Designated for
Return on 10/8.

EXTRA
POINTS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: South Florida


COLLEGE: Iowa
ACQUIRED: D6b (#170) for 2011
ACQUIRED: UFA (Jax) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 4
NFL SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

PLAYERS

POSITION: Safety
POSITION: Tight End
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/202
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/255
DOB: 9-7-87
DOB: 9/29/88
HOMETOWN: Palmetto, FL
HOMETOWN: Marion, IA

ROOKIES

MIKE
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
ALLENREMMERS
REISNER
#87
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

2013 Was inactive for 4 games in the final 5 weeks of the

season with Vikings...Was inactive with Vikings for games vs.


Chicago (12/1), at Baltimore (12/8), at Cincinnati (12/22) and vs.
Detroit (12/29)...Claimed by Vikings on 11/25...Saw 1st career
game action at Jacksonville (10/20) while playing with San
Diego...Joined Chargers active roster on 10/10, getting signed
off Tampa Bay practice squad...Spent opening 5 weeks of
season on Bucs practice squad...Went through training camp
and preseason with Tampa Bay...Signed back with Tampa
Bay on 2/4/13 after spending most of 2012 season on their
practice squad.

2012 Joined Tampa Bay practice squad on 9/11/12 as team prepared for NFL Week 2, where he spent the following 15 games...
Originally signed as a rookie free agent with Denver on 5/7/12,

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

squad...Signed as a rookie free agent with Denver in 2012 and


saw action in a preseason game for the Broncos.

going through training camp and preseason with the Broncos...


Saw action in 1 preseason game for Denver before being waived
on 8/27, sitting out of football until he signed with Tampa Bay
practice squad on 9/11.

COLLEGE Started 44 total games for Oregon State, including every game over his final 3 seasons...Earned Honorable
Mention All-Pac 10 as a junior in 2010...Originally came to OSU
as a walk-on...Was a finalist as a senior for the Burlsworth
Trophy, an honor bestowed upon a collegiate player who began
their career as a walk-on...Teammate of 2014 Vikings 3rd-round
selection DE Scott Crichton.
PREP Attended Jesuit High in Portland, OR...Standout on
offensive and defensive line for 2-time state championship
team...Lettered 1 year in basketball.

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
XAVIER
RHODES
#29
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#
POSITION:
POSITION:Safety
Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:6-1/202
6-1/210
DOB:
DOB:9-7-87
6-19-90
HOMETOWN:
HOMETOWN:Palmetto,
Miami, FLFL

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2013 (13/6). Totals- 13/6.
Became only the 4th DB drafted by the Vikings in the 1st
round and the 2nd CB among those 4.
Set Vikings rookie record with 23 passes defensed in 2013, the
2nd-most passes defensed in a season in team history.

COLLEGE:
Florida
COLLEGE:South
Florida
State
ACQUIRED:
D6b
(#170)
ACQUIRED: D1b (#25)for
for2011
2013
NFL
SEASON:
NFL
SEASON:4 2
VIKINGS
SEASON:
VIKINGS
SEASON:4 2

the team has had 3 picks in the 1st round, the other coming in
1967...Selected #25 overall in 2013 by the Vikings...Declared
for NFL Draft after his junior season at FSUIs the 4th DB in
team history selected in the 1st round and the 2nd CB among
the 4, joining 2012 pick Harrison Smith in consecutive seasons
at DB in 1st roundIs the 3rd Florida State player chosen by
the Vikings, 2nd in the 1st round...Teammates at FSU with
Christian Ponder and Rodney Smith.

and is 16 credits shy of graduating...Joined teammates for the


Adoption Family FunFest at Winter Park during 2013 season,
supporting families who adoptWould like to run his own business after footballHas a son, Justin.

PRO Poised in his 2nd pro season to benefit from the change in
defensive scheme that Head Coach Mike Zimmer will install in
2014...Started 6 of the 13 games he played as a rookie, missing
the final 3 games with ankle injury...Set Vikings rookie record
with 23 passes defensed in 2013...Part of the Vikings 3-member
1st-round draft class in 2013, only the 2nd time in team history

COLLEGE Appeared

in 43 games at Florida State, making


38 startsWas part of teams that went 38-16 during his FSU
careerWon the ACC Atlantic Division in 2010 and 2012Won

RHODES WARRIOR

VIKINGS PASSES DEFENSED IN A SEASON (* rookie)


PLAYER, SEASON
PASSES DEFENSED
Jimmy Hitchcock, 1998 ................................................... 30
Xavier Rhodes, 2013*.........................................................................23
Carl Lee, 1988 ................................................................. 22

HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

2nd most in team history...Started 6 games and saw action in


13, missing final 3 with ankle injury...Opened game at Green
Bay (11/24), ended with season-high 9 tackles and 4 passes
defensed...Started consecutive games at Dallas (11/3) and vs.
Washington (11/7)...Started NFL debut in season opener at
Detroit (9/8) when team opened in nickel defense...Notched
season-high 8 tackles, a TFL and PD vs. Green Bay (10/27).

Xavier Rhodes became the 4th DB drafted by the Vikings in


the 1st round in franchise history in 2013 and had a recordsetting season despite missing 3 games due to injury. The
former FSU standout entered the NFL draft early and was
the 2nd of 3 players the club drafted in the 1st round. His 23
passes defensed set a team rookie record and ranked 2nd in a
season in club history.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

OFF THE FIELD Majored in social science at Florida State 2013 Set Vikings rookie record with 23 passes defensed, the

Xavier Rhodes and teammates visited with guests at the Vikings Adoption
Family Fun Fest at Winter Park during the 2013 season.

VIKINGS ALL-TIME 1ST-ROUND DRAFT PICK DBs


PLAYER, SCHOOL
DRAFTED
Joey Browner, Southern California, S...................#19, 1983
DeWayne Washington, North Carolina St., CB .......#18, 1994
Harrison Smith, Notre Dame, S .......................... #29, 2012
Xavier Rhodes, Florida State, CB ............................................#25, 2013

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 144

PREP Attended Norland High in Miami, playing RB and WR


RHODES NFL TOTALS
Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

2013 (Minn)...............13/6

48

13

61

0.0

23

2.0

1/0

Totals ..................... 13/6

48

13

61

0.0

23

2.0

1/0

OFF THE FIELD Majored in criminal justice...Hosted his draft

party at his church, the Hallandale Beach Church of Christ...


Played at UCF under head coach George OLeary, the Vikings
former defensive coordinator...Is the youngest of 3 boys in his
family...Enjoys fishing and bowling in his free time...Married
during 2013 offseason...Son, Jesse, was born in 2014 offseason.

PRO Placed on injured reserve on 12/14/13 with chest injury


after starting all 10 games he played earlier in the season...
Declared for NFL Draft following his junior season...The 2nd
DB selected by the Vikings with their top 3 choices in the
2012 Draft and 1 of 3 DBs drafted in the Vikings 10 choices...
Posted the fastest 40-yard dash time at the 2012 combine at
4.33...Was the 1st player selected from a Florida college in the
2012 Draft...Is the 1st UCF player drafted by the Vikings since
Daunte Culpepper in the 1st round of 1999...Selected in 3rd
round (#66 overall).
2013 Started at LCB in the opening 10 games of the season...

Placed on injured reserve on 12/14 with chest injury...Inactive


for 3 games, at Green Bay (11/24), vs. Chicago (12/1) and at
Baltimore (12/8)...Left game at Seattle (11/17) with sternum
injury...Started season opener at Detroit (9/8), notching 4
tackles, a QB hurry and forced fumble...Notched career-high 12
tackles vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) at London...Had 8 tackles and 2
passes defensed vs. Green Bay (10/27).

COLLEGE Started 35 of his 38 career games played...Earned


1st-Team All-Conference USA as a sophomore and junior while
garnering 2nd-Team honors as a true freshman...Set UCF
freshman record with 6 INTs as a true freshman in 2009 and
his 6 picks tied for 2nd in the Golden Knights single-season
records...Notched 10 career INTs, good for 5th in UCF history
and his 147 career INT return yards ranks 8th in school history...Notched 15 passes defensed as a junior, which tied for
2nd in UCF history in a season...Scored 2 career TDs on INTs
and 1 on a FR.
PREP Standout WR at Plantation High and excelled in return
game...Selected to Dade-Broward All-Star Game.

2012 Started 6 games in debut season, the 2nd-most by


a Vikings rookie defender behind Harrison Smith...Snared a
VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 145

ROOKIES
2013
SEASON

Tied for 2nd on team in 2012 with 2 INTs and ranked 2nd with
68 INT return yards.

RECORDS

Started 6 games as a rookie and played in every game, including Wild Card playoff.

pair of INTs, tied for 2nd-most by a Viking...Saw action in all


16 games and the Wild Card playoff at Green Bay (1/5/13)...
Grabbed 1st career INT off Alex Smith vs. San Francisco (9/23)
and notched a 24-yard return on the play...Started 1st career
game at Detroit (9/30)...Had 2nd career INT vs. Chicago (12/9),
returning the ball 44 yards to set up an Adrian Peterson TD
run...Saw spot duty as a kickoff return man, taking back 3 for
61 yards on the season with a long of 24 vs. Green Bay (12/30)
in the regular season finale...Started at Detroit and following
week vs. Tennessee (10/7), at Seattle (11/4) and in 3 straight
games at Green Bay (12/2), vs. Chicago (12/9) and at St. Louis
(12/16)...Started in place of Chris Cook when he spent 6 weeks
on injured reserve before returning to the lineup at Houston
(12/23)...Had season-high 8 tackles in 1st career start at Detroit
(9/30) with 7 solo stops...Tied season-high 7 solos the following week vs. Tennessee (10/7)...Played in 1st career playoff
game at Green Bay (1/5/13).

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2012 (16/6, 1/0), 2013 (10/10). Total- 26/16, 1/0.

COLLEGE:
Florida
COLLEGE:South
Central
Florida
ACQUIRED:
D6bD3
(#170)
ACQUIRED:
(#66)for
for2011
2012
NFL
SEASON:
4
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS
SEASON:
VIKINGS
SEASON:4 3

HISTORY

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
JOSH ROBINSON
#21
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

PLAYERS

COACHES

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles................................ 9..... at Green Bay, 11/24/13
Passes Defensed ................ 4..... 3 times, last at Baltimore, 12/8/13
Tackle For Loss.................... 1..... vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13; vs. Chicago, 12/1/13
Forced Fumble..................... 1..... @ Baltimore, 12/8/13

POSITION:
POSITION:Safety
Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:6-1/202
5-10/199
DOB:
DOB:9-7-87
1-8-91
HOMETOWN:
FL
HOMETOWN:Palmetto,
Sunrise, FL

KICKOFF

Teams

STAFF

Tackles
Year

EXECUTIVES

Led Norland in both rushing and receiving as a senior, earned


Miami Herald All-Dade honors as an all-purpose back...Earned
All-Dade honors on the defensive side of the ball.

EXTRA
POINTS

the ACC Championship in 20124-0 in bowl games at FSU with


wins at the Gator Bowl, Chick-Fil-A Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl
and the BCS Orange BowlEarned 1st-Team All-ACC honors following his junior seasonWas the only ACC player to be named
a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe AwardWas twice selected
(2011-12) as the Mr. Dependable Skill Award winner at Florida
State annual team banquetWas named the ACC Defensive
Rookie of the Year in 2010.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

Tackles
Year

ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2012 (Minn).............. 16/6

51

10

61

0.0

2 (68)

0.0

0/0

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

0.0

0/0

2013 (Minn).............10/10

41

11

52

0.0

5.0

1/0

Totals ................... 26/16

92

21

113

0.0

2 (68)

15

5.0

1/0

10

Playoffs .................1/0

0.0

0.0

0/0

ROBINSONS INTERCEPTIONS
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
GAME
QB
INTs (Yds)
Tackles............................... 12..... vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13
vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12........ Alex Smith ..................1 (24)
Solo Tackles........................ 8..... vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13
vs. Chicago, 12/9/12.................. Jay Cutler.................... 1 (44)
QB Hurry ..............................2..... at Chicago, 9/15/13
Total........................................................................ 2 (68)
Forced Fumble..................... 1..... at Detroit, 9/8/13
Interception......................... 1..... vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12; vs. Chicago, 12/9/12
Passes Defensed .................2..... at Detroit, 9/30/12; vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12; @ NY Giants, 10/21/13
Long INT Return ............... 44..... vs. Chicago, 12/9/12

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
BRIANREMMERS
ROBISON
#96
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#
POSITION: Safety
POSITION: Defensive End
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/202
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/259
DOB: 9-7-87
DOB: 4-27-83
HOMETOWN: Palmetto, FL
HOMETOWN: Splendora, TX

PLAYERS

COACHES

ROBINSONS NFL TOTALS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2007 (16/5), 2008


(15/0, 1/1), 2009 (16/0, 2/0), 2010 (16/2), 2011 (16/16), 2012
(15/15, 1/1), 2013 (16/16). Total- 110/54, 4/2.

Notched career-best 9.0 sacks in 2013 and has set a new


career high in 3 consecutive seasons.
Goes down in history as the last Viking to sack Brett Favre in
game vs. Green Bay (9/30/07).
Exceptional UT athlete was a full-time starter his final 3
seasons in football and was NCAA runner-up in the shot put.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in liberal arts at Texas...Father


played on the Ranger (TX) Junior College team that won a
national title...Wife, Jayme Miller, is an accomplished rodeo
barrel racer...Couple has a daughter, Madelyn and expecting a
son in July 2014...Competed in shot put during 2009 offseason,
re-kindling his track and field skills as an unattached thrower...
Avid fisherman, especially bass, spends his free time prowling
the waters in Texas and Minnesota...Has fished in pro-am
tournaments throughout 2014 offseason.
HONORS 2013 USA Today All-Joe Team...2007 Pro Football

Weekly All-Rookie Team.

PRO Set career-high for a season with 9.0 sacks in 2013 after
posting 2.0 vs. Philadelphia (12/15/13)...Scored 1st career TD on
a 61-yard return of a Jay Cutler fumble forced by Jared Allen on
a sack at Chicago (9/15/13)...His 8 passes defensed in 2012 are
tied for the 2nd-most by a Vikings defensive lineman behind
Kevin Williams 10 in 2004...Posted sacks on back-to-back
plays at Dallas (11/3/13) on Tony Romo, marking the 1st time
since Kevin Williams vs. San Francisco (9/28/03) had sacks
on consecutive plays and 1 play shy of the team record held by
Gary Larsen vs. Detroit (10/6/68)...Became only the 7th Vikings
DE to appear in 100+ career games during 2013 season...Signed
contract extension in-season in 2013...Notched 8.5 sacks in
2012...Played in 4th and started 2nd career playoff game in
Wild Card matchup at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Had career-best 3.5
sack day vs. Arizona (10/21/12)...Helped Vikings amass 50 sacks
in 2011 to tie for the NFL lead and part of defensive line that

COLLEGE: South Florida


COLLEGE: Texas
ACQUIRED: D6b (#170) for 2011
ACQUIRED: D4 (#102) for 2007
NFL SEASON: 4
NFL SEASON: 8
VIKINGS SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 8

produced Allens Vikings-record and NFL-leading 22.0 sacks...


Signed contract extension in 2011 off-season...Was the last
Viking to sack Packers QB Brett Favre.

2013 Started all 16 games for 2nd time in his career...Earned

spot on USA Todays All-Joe Team, honoring the unsung players


in the NFL...Led team with 40 QB hurries and notched careerhigh 9.0 sacks, ranking 2nd on team...Notched career-high 14
TFLs...Had sacks in 5 consecutive games from at Seattle (11/17)
to vs. Philadelphia (12/15)...Had sacks on consecutive plays
at Dallas (11/3), 1 play short of the Vikings team record of 3
straight plays with a sack...Had season-high 2.0 sacks in a pair
of games- at Dallas (11/3) and vs. Philadelphia (12/15)...Posted
a sack against Packers QB Scott Tolzien at Green Bay (11/24)...
Notched 1st sack of season vs. Cleveland (9/22)...Posted the
3rd-longest FR by a Vikings DL at Chicago (9/15) with a 61-yard
score, his 1st career TD.

2012 Spent 2nd season as full-time starter at LDE...Started


all 15 games he played in regular season and started Wild Card
playoff game...Had 8.5 sacks and ranked 2nd on team behind
Jared Allen...Posted career-high 8 passes defensed, tied for the
2nd-most in team history by a defensive lineman in a season...
Ranked tied for 2nd on team with 3 FFs...Set career-best with
3.5 sacks vs. Arizona (10/21)...Notched 3 passes defensed vs.
Tampa Bay (10/25)...Notched career-best 11 tackles vs. Arizona
(10/21) and tied career-high with 6 QB hurries during game.
2011 Took over as full-time starter at LDE in 2011, posting then

career-best 8.0 sacks, ranking 2nd on team...Helped Vikings tie


for NFL lead with 50 sacks as a team, the 3rd-most in Vikings
history...Part of defensive line that produced 40.5 of the 50
team sacks...Started opposite Jared Allen as he set the Vikings
single-season record with 22.0 sacks and led the NFL...Ranked
2nd on team with 40 QB hurries...Started season fast with 4.5
sacks in opening 5 games.

2010 Helped Vikings defense rank #8 in the NFL, the 3rd

straight season with a top-10 ranking in the League...Started


a pair of games at LDE in place of Ray Edwards, vs. Buffalo

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 146

2008 Saw action in 15 games as Jared Allens primary backup


Had a team-best 7 QB hurries in the Wild Card Playoffs vs.
Philadelphia (1/4/09), also registering 2 solo tackles, and a
tackle for a lossStarted Wild Card game in place of injured
Ray Edwards, his lone start of the season...Notched his 2nd
sack and 1st FF of the year when he knocked the ball free from
Kurt Warner at Arizona (12/14)Saw time vs. NY Giants (12/28)
and posted career-high 7 tackles.

blocks in 2003 tied a single-season record...2006 NCAA runnerup in shot put as a junior and won Big 12 shot put title in 2005
and 2006...Won Big 12 shot put and discus titles in 2006...
Holds the school record in the shot put at 68-4.25 and ranks 3rd
in UT history with a discus mark of 195-10...Helped Longhorns
win 2005 national championship with Rose Bowl win over USC.

PREP All-State in football and track at Splendora (TX) High...


Won Class 3A discus title as a junior and senior and shot title
as a senior...Had best throws in all Texas classes as a senior at
215-2 in the discus and 66-2 in the shot...Had #40 jersey retired
at Splendora High in 2004.

ROBISONS NFL TOTALS


PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

2007 (Minn) ..............16/5

15

10

25

4.5

6.0

14

1/0

Teams
2

2008 (Minn)............. 15/0

12

20

2.5

3.0

19

1/0

Playoffs.................... 1/1

0.0

1.0

0/0

2009 (Minn)............. 16/0

10

12

4.5

2.0

13

0/0

Playoffs...................2/0

0.0

0.0

0/0

2010 (Minn) ..............16/2

14

18

2.0

2.0

15

0/2

2011 (Minn) ............. 16/16

33

21

54

8.0

10.0

40

3/2

2012 (Minn)............. 15/15

26

26

52

8.5

8.0

21

3/1

Playoffs.................... 1/1

0.0

0.0

0/0

0
0

2013 (Minn)............. 16/16

32

11

43

9.0

14.0

40

0/1

Totals ................. 110/54

142

82

224

39.0

14

45.0

162

8/6

Playoffs ................ 4/2

0.0

1.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


ROBISONS TOUCHDOWN
GAME
PLAY
Tackles........................11... vs. Arizona, 10/21/12
@ Chicago, 9/15/13 .................................. 61t Fumble Return
Sacks ........................3.5... vs. Arizona, 10/21/12
Forced Fumble............. 1... 8 times, last vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12
Fumble Recoveries ......2... vs. Buffalo, 12/5/10
Long Fumble Ret......61t... at Chicago, 9/15/13
QB Hurries ...................6... vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11; vs. Arizona, 10/21/12; at Chicago, 9/15/13
Tackle For Loss.........3.0... vs. Arizona, 10/21/12
Pass Defensed.............3... vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12
ROBISONS SACKS
GAME
QB
SACKS
vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07................... Joey Harrington .............. 2.0
vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07............. Brett Favre ......................1.0
@ Dallas, 10/21/07.................... Tony Romo..................... 0.5
vs. Oakland, 11/18/07 ............... Daunte Culpepper ...........1.0
vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08.............. Aaron Rodgers ................1.0
vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ............... Kyle Orton ...................... 0.5
@ Arizona, 12/14/08 ................. Kurt Warner ....................1.0
vs. Green Bay, 10/5/09 ............. Aaron Rodgers ................ 1.5
vs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09 ............ Carson Palmer.................1.0
@ Chicago, 12/28/09 ................ Jay Cutler.........................1.0
vs. NY Giants, 1/3/10 ................ Eli Manning .....................1.0
vs. Detroit, 9/26/10 .................. Shaun Hill........................1.0
@ Washington, 11/28/10 .......... Donovan McNabb............1.0
@ San Diego, 9/11/11................. Philip Rivers ................... 0.5
vs. Detroit, 9/25/11 ................... Matthew Stafford .......... 2.0
vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 .................. Kevin Kolb ...................... 2.0
vs. Oakland, 11/20/11 ................ Carson Palmer.................1.0

@ Detroit, 12/11/11 .................... Matthew Stafford .......... 0.5


@ Washington, 12/24/11........... Rex Grossman .................1.0
vs. Chicago, 1/1/12 .................... Josh McCown...................1.0
vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12 ............. Matt Hasselbeck .............1.0
vs. Arizona, 10/21/12 ................ John Skelton................... 3.5
@ Seattle, 11/4/12..................... Russel Wilson .................1.0
vs. Chicago, 12/9/12.................. Jay Cutler.........................1.0
@ St. Louis, 12/16/12 ................ Sam Bradford..................1.0
vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ............ Aaron Rodgers ................1.0
vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13 .............. Brian Hoyer .....................1.0
@ Dallas, 11/3/13....................... Tony Romo..................... 2.0
@ Seattle, 11/17/13.................... Russell Wilson ................1.0
@ Green Bay, 11/24/13 .............. Scott Tolzien...................1.0
vs. Chicago, 12/1/13 .................. Josh McCown...................1.0
@ Baltimore, 12/8/13................ Joe Flacco ........................1.0
vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 ......... Nick Foles....................... 2.0
Total.......................................................................... 39.0

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ROOKIES

INTs

2013
SEASON

Sacks

RECORDS

Total

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Asst.

HISTORY

Solo

PLAYERS

Special

GP/GS

EXTRA
POINTS

Tackles
Year

KICKOFF

COLLEGE His 6 career blocked kicks set a UT record and his 4

Posted sacks in 3 of the final 4 regular season games...Played


in all 16 games and both playoff contests...Ranked 4th on team
with 13 QB hurries...Had 1.5 of the Vikings 8.0 sacks against
Green Bay (10/5), which was 1 sack shy of the Vikings team
record in a game...Posted 3 tackles at Arizona (12/6).

EXECUTIVES

2009 Tied a then career-best with 4.5 sacks on the season...

and started 5 games...Opened the final 4 straight games at


RDE and started 1st career game at Detroit (9/16) at LDE...
Ranked 3rd in the NFL for sacks among rookies with 4.5...
Had 2.0 sacks in the regular season opener vs. Atlanta (9/9)...
Sacked Favre (9/30) on the day he broke NFL TD passes record.

STAFF

2007 Earned spot on Pro Football Weeklys All-Rookie Team

COACHES

(12/5) and vs. NY Giants (12/13)...Saw action in all 16 games...


Notched 1st sack of season when he caught Shaun Hill vs.
Detroit (9/26)...Recovered a pair of fumbles vs. Buffalo (12/5)...
Replaced Edwards in the 2nd half of game at Washington
(11/28) where he notched a sack of Donovan McNabb and added
3 QB hurries in the win.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
KYLE RUDOLPH
#82
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#
POSITION: Safety
POSITION: Tight End
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/202
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-6/259
DOB: 9-7-87
DOB: 11-9-89
HOMETOWN: Palmetto, FL
HOMETOWN: Cincinnati, OH

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

vs. Jacksonville (9/9) in the season opener.

2011 (15/8), 2012 (16/16, 1/1), 2013 (8/8). Total- 39/32, 1/1.
Became 5th Viking to earn Pro Bowl MVP honors and is only
the 4th Vikings TE selected to play in the all-star game.

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

The 1st TE drafted in the 2011 rookie class.

EXTRA
POINTS

COLLEGE: South Florida


COLLEGE: Notre Dame
ACQUIRED: D6b (#170) for 2011
ACQUIRED: D2 (#43) for 2011
NFL SEASON: 4
NFL SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 4

Highly-recruited basketball player in high school declined


scholarship offers from ACC powers to pursue football.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in management-consulting at Notre


Dame and is 2 semesters shy of earning his degree...Member
of National Honor Society at Cincinnatis Elder High...Active
with the Vikings Fuel Up To Play 60 initiative with the Vikings
and Midwest Dairy Association, a program that works with
local schools to raise awareness about proper diet and physical fitness...Has worked closely with the Minnesota Muscular
Dystrophy Association Muscle Team.
HONORS Selected for Pro Bowl in 2012...Named Pro Bowl
MVP in 2012...Earned All-Rookie honors from Pro Football
Weekly and National Football Post.
PRO Selected to 2013 Pro Bowl and named Pro Bowl MVP,
an honor only won by 4 other Vikings- Fran Tarkenton, Ahmad
Rashad, Randy Moss and Adrian Peterson...Has caught 14
of his 15 career TDs from Christian Ponder...In 2012, scored 9
TDs, the 2nd-most in a season by a Vikings TE and tied for the
2nd-most by an NFL TE in 2012...Tied Vikings record for TDs in
a game by a TE with 2 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12)...Scored all 3
of his TDs in the final 7 games of his rookie year...Was the 1st
TE selected in the 2011 NFL Draft...Selected #43 overall, the
2nd-highest drafted TE in Vikings history behind Hal Bedsole
(#19 overall) in 1964...Entered the NFL draft following his junior
season at ND.
2013 Had promising season cut short by injury after 30 catches

and 3 TDs in the opening 8 games of the season...Placed on


injured reserve on 12/9...Inactive for 5 games after foot injury
suffered at Dallas...Caught 31-yard TD at Dallas (11/3), his longest play of the season, and injured foot on play...Hauled in 1st
TD of the season on 20-yarder from Ponder at Chicago (9/15)...
Started season opener at Detroit (9/8) and caught 2 passes...
Hauled in career-best 9 catches for career-best 97 yards and a
23-yard TD vs. Carolina (10/13)...Led team with 4 catches for 51
yards vs. Green Bay (10/27).

2012 Tabbed as Pro Bowl MVP after a 5-reception, 122-yard


1-TD effort in the all-star game...Late addition to Pro Bowl roster for NFC...Had breakout season with 9 TDs, the 2nd-most by
a Vikings TE in a season in team history...His 9 TD catches were
tied for 2nd-most by a TE in the NFL in 2012...Had career-best
2 TD catches vs. San Francisco (9/23), matching the Vikings
single-game best by a TE...Caught a TD pass and 2-point
conversion pass at Washington (10/14)...Hauled in 6-yard TD
pass with :31 remaining in game at Indianapolis (9/16) to tie
game 20-20 after being down 20-6 entering the 4th quarter of
game that Colts won on late FG 23-20...Pulled in career-high 7
catches vs. Detroit (11/11) and had a then career-best 67 yards

2011 Earned All-Rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly and

National Football Post...Assumed larger role in offense as season progressed, catching all 3 of his TDs in the final 7 games of
the season...Started 8 games and played in 15...Snared seasonlong 41-yard pass at Kansas City (10/2)...Had season-high 3
catches in 5 games...Scored 1st career TD on 1-yard pass from
fellow rookie Christian Ponder vs. Oakland (11/20)...Hauled in
TDs vs. Denver (12/4) and at Washington (12/24).

COLLEGE Ended 3-season Notre Dame career ranked among


the all-time leading TEs in school history...Set ND record for
receiving yards in a game by a TE vs. Michigan in 2010 with 164
yards...Ranks 2nd for receptions in a game by an Irish TE with
8 catches vs. Michigan and at Michigan State in consecutive
games in 2010...Hauled in the 2nd-longest pass play in Notre
Dame history with a 95-yard TD vs. Michigan in 2010...Was
just shy of the school-record 96-yard pass play...His 90 career
receptions are the 4th-most by a TE in ND history and his 1,032
career receiving yards are 4th-most...His pair of 8-catch games
fell 1 reception short of the ND record for a TE of 9 receptions in
a game...Is only the 4th Irish TE to break the 1,000-yard career
yardage plateau...Had promising junior season derailed by
hamstring injury that ended his season after 6 games..Became
the 1st Irish true freshman TE to start a season opener in 2008.
PREP

Productive in 2 sports at Cincinnatis Elder High...


Selected to play in US Army All-America game...Earned 1st
Team All-America honors by USA Today as a senior TE...Named
2nd-Team All-State by AP...Named conference basketball
player of the year 3 times as a prep...Ended high school career
as the 2nd-leading scorer in Elder High history and the 2nd
player to break the 1,000-point mark.

RUDOLPH THE END ZONE REINDEER


Kyle Rudolph has been a scoring threat since entering the NFL
in 2011, highlighted by his 9-TD season in 2012. He continues
to climb the Vikings record book as he enters 2014.
VIKINGS CAREER TD RECEPTIONS BY TEs
PLAYER
TDs
Steve Jordan ................................................................... 28
Visanthe Shiancoe.......................................................... 24
Stu Voigt ......................................................................... 17
Joe Senser........................................................................16
Kyle Rudolph......................................................................................15
VIKINGS SINGLE-SEASON TD RECEPTIONS BY TEs
PLAYER, SCHOOL
TDs
Visanthe Shiancoe, 2009..................................................11
Kyle Rudolph, 2012 ............................................................................. 9
Joe Senser, 1981 ................................................................ 8
VIKINGS PRO BOWL TEs
PLAYER
SEASON
Joe Senser.................................................................... 1981
Steve Jordan ............................. 1986, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91
Byron Chamberlain ......................................................2001
Kyle Rudolph..................................................................................2012

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RECEIVING
Yds. Avg.
249
9.6
493
9.3
42
14.0
313
10.4
1,055
9.7
42 14.0

Lg
41
29
23
31t
41
23

TD
3
9
0
3
15
0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Receptions.......................... 9..... vs. Carolina, 10/13/13
Receiving Yards .................97..... vs. Carolina, 10/13/13
Long Reception ................. 41..... @ Kansas City, 10/2/11
Long TD Reception ...........31t..... @ Dallas, 11/3/13

KICKOFF

No.
26
53
3
30
109
3

RUDOLPHS TOUCHDOWNS
GAME
PLAY
vs. Oakland, 11/20/11 ...........................1 pass from C. Ponder
vs. Denver, 12/4/11.............................19 pass from C. Ponder
@ Washington, 12/24/11.......................17 pass from J. Webb
@ Indianapolis, 9/16/12 ...................... 6 pass from C. Ponder
vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12........ 1 pass, 2 pass from C. Ponder
vs. Tennesssee, 10/7/12 ....................15 pass from C. Ponder
@ Washington, 10/14/12 .....................1 pass from C. Ponder
vs. Detroit, 11/11/12...........................20 pass from C. Ponder
@ Chicago, 11/25/12 ............................ 2 pass from C. Ponder
@ Green Bay, 12/2/12.......................... 7 pass from C. Ponder
@ Houston, 12/23/12 .......................... 3 pass from C. Ponder
@ Chicago, 9/15/13 ...........................20 pass from C. Ponder
vs. Carolina, 10/13/13........................ 23 pass from C. Ponder
@ Dallas, 11/3/13................................31 pass from C. Ponder
Total..............................................................................15

EXECUTIVES

Year
GP/GS
2011 (Minn) .........15/8
2012 (Minn)....... 16/16
Playoffs.............. 1/1
2013 (Minn)..........8/8
Totals ............. 39/32
Playoffs ............1/1

STAFF

RUDOLPHS NFL TOTALS

1
0
0
1
0
3

Yards
67
35
36
8
23
56
0
17
0
64
55
51
0
22
39
20
493

Avg.
13.4
11.7
7.2
4.0
5.8
9.3
0.0
8.5
0.0
9.1
11.0
8.5
0.0
7.3
13.0
10.0
9.3

Long
29
15
16
7
15t
18
0
12
0
20t
25
21
0
14
27
10
29

TD
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
9

42

14.0

23

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Long
21
20t
9
6
23t
21
17
31t

TD
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1

31t

ROOKIES

19t
0
8
17t
9
41

MINNESOTA ................. No.


Yards
Avg.
@ Detroit* ................ 2
27 13.5
@ Chicago*............... 3
42 14.0
Cleveland*................ 5
28
5.6
Pittsburgh* .............. 2
6
3.0
Carolina* .................. 9
97 10.8
@ NY Giants* ........... 3
27
9.0
Green Bay*...............4
51 12.8
@ Dallas* ................. 2
35 17.5
Washington ............... inactive
@ Seattle ................... inactive
@ Green Bay............... inactive
Chicago ...................... inactive
@ Baltimore ............... inactive
Philadelphia............... injured reserve
@ Cincinnati ............... injured reserve
Detroit........................ injured reserve
GP/GS: 8/8 ........... 30
313 10.4

2013
SEASON

19.0
0.0
7.5
11.5
5.0
9.6

2013
9/8
9/15
9/22
9/29
10/13
10/21
10/27
11/3
11/7
11/17
11/24
12/1
12/8
12/15
12/22
12/29
Totals

RECORDS

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Long
0
15
20
41
0
18
0
13
21
4

HISTORY

2012
MINNESOTA ................. No.
9/9
Jacksonville* ............ 5
9/16
@ Indianapolis*........ 3
9/23
San Francisco*......... 5
9/30
@ Detroit* ................ 2
10/7
Tennessee*..............4
10/14 @ Washington* ....... 6
10/21 Arizona*...................0
10/25 Tampa Bay* ............. 2
11/4
@ Seattle*................0
11/11
Detroit*.................... 7
11/25 @ Chicago*............... 5
12/2
@ Green Bay* ........... 6
12/9
Chicago*...................0
12/16 @ St. Louis* ............. 3
12/23 @ Houston* ............. 3
12/30 Green Bay*............... 2
Totals GP/GS: 16/16......... 53
PLAYOFFS
1/5/13 @ Green Bay ............ 3

Avg.
0.0
15.0
13.0
14.7
0.0
10.0
0.0
7.5
12.3
2.3

EXTRA
POINTS

RUDOLPHS CAREER GAME-BY-GAME (* starts)


2011
MINNESOTA ................. No.
Yards
9/11
@ San Diego .............0
0
9/18
Tampa Bay................1
15
9/25
Detroit...................... 3
39
10/2
@ Kansas City .......... 3
44
10/9
Arizona.....................0
0
10/16 @ Chicago................. 2
20
10/23 Green Bay.................0
0
10/30 @ Carolina ................ 2
15
11/14 Green Bay................. 3
37
11/20 Oakland.................... 3
7
11/27 @ Atlanta................... inactive
12/4
Denver.......................1
19
12/11
@ Detroit...................1
0
12/18 New Orleans............. 2
15
12/24 @ Washington ......... 2
23
1/1/12 Chicago .................... 3
15
Totals GP/GS: 15/8 .......... 26
249

PLAYERS

2-Point Conversion .............. 1..... @ Washington, 10/14/12

COACHES

TD Receptions .....................2..... vs. San Francisco, 9/23/12

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
JAMARCA
SANFORD
#33
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#
POSITION: Safety
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-10/200
DOB: 8-27-85
HOMETOWN: Batesville, MS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2009 (14/1, 2/0), 2010 (12/2), 2011 (15/15), 2012 (16/13, 1/1), 2013
(13/13). Total- 70/44, 3/1.
Set a Vikings record in 2012 for most FFs in a season by a DB
with 5, breaking the mark held by Joey Browner and Antoine
Winfield.
Had 1st career sack on Michael Vick at Philadelphia in 2010.
Has started 41 of the 44 games he has played in the last 3
seasons and started 1st playoff game in Wild Card at Green
Bay in 2012.

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

OFF THE FIELD Helped Vikings kick off the 2010 Vikings

Childrens Fund Summer Lunch Program at Ames Elementary


School in St. Paul...Took part in the Vikings Planet Purple tree
planting in 2009...Majored in criminal justice at Mississippi,
earning his bachelors degree in December 2008Comes from
a football family, cousin Peria Jerry was a fellow 2009 NFL
Draft pick and related to Dwayne Rudd, a 1st-round pick by
the Vikings in 1997...Has a daughter, JanarriaRecognized
after 2008 spring practice at Ole Miss with the Chucky Mullins
Courage Award and wore the #38 patch to recognize the late
Rebels player during the season.

PRO Served as full-time starter in 2011-13...Has started 41


games in past 3 seasons entering 2014...Led Vikings in 2012
with 5 FFs...Started final 13 games of 2012 season, replacing
Mistral Raymond who was sidelined by injury and then never
relinquishing the job...The 5th of 5 members of the Vikings
draft class in 2009 to start a game during their rookie season
Originally drafted in 7th round (#231 overall) of 2009.
2013 Started the final 7 games of the season after missing

time in 3 games during the early part of the year...Had 2 FFs and
a FR during the season, including 1 of each in the final 2 games
of the season...Inactive for consecutive games at Dallas (11/3)
and vs. Washington (11/7)...Left game vs. Cleveland (9/22) with
injury and was inactive following week vs. Pittsburgh (9/29) at
Wembley for International Series game...Notched 9 tackles in
season opener at Detroit (9/8)...Had season-best 12 tackles at
NY Giants (10/21) on Monday Night Football and had 10 tackles
the week before vs. Carolina (10/13)...Left game vs. Green Bay
(10/27) with groin injury.

2012 Started final 13 games of regular season and Wild Card


playoff at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Playoff start was 1st of his
career...Led Vikings with 5 FFs, 4 on defense and 1 on special
teams, breaking a team record for a DB held by Joey Browner
(1985) and Antoine Winfield (2008)...Tied for Vikings lead
among DBs with 5 QB hurries...Notched season-best 12 tackles
vs. Tampa Bay (10/25)...Posted pair of QB hurries at Chicago
(11/25)...Helped Vikings defense jump from #21 in 2011 to
#16 in 2012.
2011 Stepped into full-time starting role for 1st time in his
career, opening all 15 games he played...Ranked 3rd on team
and led Vikings DBs with 118 tackles...Led team with 2 INTs
and posted longest INT return of the season with a 52-yarder

COLLEGE: Mississippi
ACQUIRED: D7 (#231) for 2009
NFL SEASON: 6
VIKINGS SEASON: 6

vs. Arizona (10/9) in the 1st win of the season...Notched careerbest 16 tackles vs. New Orleans (12/18) and had 10+ tackles
in 3 games.

2010 Started final 2 games of season at FS opposite SS


Husain Abdullah...Replaced injured Madieu Williams, starting
at Philadelphia (12/28) and at Detroit (1/2/11)...Notched lone
sack of season on Michael Vick at Philadelphia (12/28)...Was
productive in his 2 starts, notching 5 tackles per game, adding a sack and a fumble recovery...His 5 tackles tied his then
career-best.
2009 Started 1st career game vs. Cincinnati (12/13), making

him the 5th of 5 members of the Vikings 2009 rookie class to


start a game during the regular season...Joined fellow defensive
rookie MLB Jasper Brinkley starting on the Vikings defense vs.
Cincinnati...Became 1st Vikings rookie to start a game at safety
since Willie Offord in 2002...Posted season-best 5 tackles on
defense at Arizona (12/6)...Ranked 3rd on Vikings with 19 special teams tackles, trailing only Pro Bowler Heath Farwell and
Kenny Onatolu...Had season-high 3 special teams tackles vs.
Baltimore (10/18) and vs. Cincinnati (12/13)...Played in final 12
regular season games and both playoff contests.

COLLEGE Started all 44 games he played at Ole Miss


Served as a team captain as a seniorWas the SECs active
tackles leader during his careerNamed SEC Defensive Player
of the Week for his performance against Florida with careerhigh 11 solo tackles as a senior while handing the eventual
national champions their only loss of the seasonStarted 10
games as a junior at SSStarted all 11 games as a sophomore in
2006, opening 7 at SS and 4 at LBRedshirted in 2004.
PREP Led South Panola High in Batesville, MS to a 15-0 mark
and the Class 5A state title as a seniorHelped team reach #9
in USA Today rankingsMVP of state title gameTeam was
14-1 and state runner-up as a juniorAll-State OLB as a senior.

FORCING THE ISSUE


Jamarca Sanfords 5 FFs in 2012 set a team record and hes
climbing the list for career FFs by Vikings DBs. His hardhitting and savvy style have helped create turnovers since he
moved into the starting lineup in 2011.
CAREER FORCED FUMBLES BY VIKINGS DBs
PLAYER
FF
Joey Browner....................................................................18
Cedric Griffin....................................................................14
Antoine Winfield .............................................................10
Jamarca Sanford .................................................................................. 9
SINGLE-SEASON FORCED FUMBLES BY VIKINGS DBs
PLAYER
FF
Jamarca Sanford, 2012 .........................................................................5
Joey Browner, 1985 ........................................................... 4
Antoine Winfield, 2008.................................................... 4

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Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2009 (Minn).............. 14/1

12

15

0.0

1/0

19

Playoffs...................2/0

0.0

0/0

2010 (Minn) ..............12/2

11

16

1.0

1.0

0/1

2011 (Minn) ............. 15/15

77

41

118

0.0

2 (69)

2.0

1/2

2012 (Minn)............. 16/13

54

26

80

0.0

1.0

5/2

Playoffs.................... 1/1

0.0

0.0

0/0

2013 (Minn)............. 13/13

50

20

79

0.0

0.0

2/1

Totals .................. 70/44

213

95

308

1.0

2 (69)

15

4.0

10

9/6

44

Playoffs ................. 3/1

0.0

0.0

0/0

PLAYERS

COACHES

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles............................... 16..... vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11
Interceptions .......................2..... vs. Arizona, 10/9/11
Long INT Return ................52..... vs. Arizona, 10/9/11
Tackle For Loss................ 2.0..... vs. Tampa Bay, 9/18/11
Sack ..................................1.0..... @ Philadelphia, 12/28/10
Passes Defensed .................3..... vs. Arizona, 10/9/11
Fumble Recovery................. 1..... 5 times, last at Detroit, 9/30/12
Forced Fumble..................... 1..... 7 times, last at NY Giants, 10/21/13
Special Teams Tackles ........3..... vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09; vs. Cincinnati, 12/13/09

VIKINGS ALL-MOA FIELD TEAM


Return Spec...........Percy Harvin, 2009-12
Special Teams ... Chris Walsh, 1994-2002
P .............................Chris Kluwe, 2005-12
K ........................ Ryan Longwell, 2006-11
Head Coach.......Dennis Green, 1992-2001

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EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

VIKINGS ALL-MOA FIELD TEAM


DE ............................ Jared Allen, 2008-13
DE ............... Chris Doleman, 1985-93, 99
DT ......................John Randle, 1990-2000
DT ..................... Kevin Williams, 2003-13
LB .....................Chad Greenway, 2006-13
LB ...................... Ed McDaniel, 1992-2001
LB ...................... Scott Studwell, 1977-90
CB .................................Carl Lee, 1983-93
CB ..................Antoine Winfield, 2004-12
S .................... Robert Griffith, 1994-2001
S ........................... Joey Browner, 1983-91

RECORDS

VIKINGS FANS VOTE ALL-MALL OF AMERICA FIELD TEAM


The All-Mall of America Field Team was voted on by fans during the final season at Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey
Metrodome and members were honored during the 2nd-to-last game played at Mall of America Field on Sunday, December 15,
2013, against the Philadelphia Eagles. The team consisted of 27 players and is broken into 12 offensive players, 11 defensive players and 4 special teamers, as well as the head coach. The team was presented during halftime of the Vikings upset win over the
playoff-bound Eagles and gave fans a chance to show their appreciation for their favorite players from the 32-season history of
the Vikings home stadium.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

SANFORDS INTERCEPTIONS
GAME
QB
INTs
vs. Arizona, 10/9/11 .................. Kevin Kolb .................. 2 (69)
Total........................................................................ 2 (69)

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

SANFORDS SACKS
GAME
QB
SACKS
@ Philadelphia, 12/28/10.......... Michael Vick....................1.0
Total.............................................................................1.0

VIKINGS ALL-MOA FIELD TEAM


QB.............Daunte Culpepper, 1999-2005
RB....................Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
RB....................Robert Smith, 1993-2000
WR.................... Anthony Carter, 1985-93
WR........................ Cris Carter, 1990-2001
WR.............. Randy Moss, 1998-2004, 10
TE ......................... Steve Jordan, 1982-94
T.................................. Tim Irwin, 1981-93
T.....................Gary Zimmerman, 1986-92
G ....................Steve Hutchinson, 2006-11
G ................... Randall McDaniel, 1988-99
C............................. Matt Birk, 1998-2008

KICKOFF

Special

GP/GS

EXECUTIVES

Tackles
Year

STAFF

SANFORDS NFL TOTALS

KICKOFF
STAFF

EXECUTIVES

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
ANDREW
SENDEJO
#34
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#
POSITION: Safety
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/200
DOB: 9-9-87
HOMETOWN: San Antonio, TX

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2010 (2/0-Dall.), 2011 (3/0-Minn), 2012 (13/0, 1/0), 2013 (16/10).
Total- 34/10, 1/0 (2/0-Dall.; 32/10, 1/0-Minn.).
Started career-best 10 games and played in all 16 in 2013.

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

Had career-best 17 tackles vs. Washington (11/7/13).

COLLEGE: Rice
ACQUIRED: FA for 2011
NFL SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

2012 Ranked 4th on team with 11 special teams tackles...


Played in career-best 13 games and played in 1st career playoff
game in Wild Card matchup at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Missed a
pair of games with ankle injury in Weeks 4-5 but bounced back
to play in final 11 regular season games...Had a pair of special
teams stops in Wild Card playoff game.
2011 Played in 3 games with the Vikings and was inactive for

Began pro career with UFLs Sacramento Mountain Lions.

OFF THE FIELD

Took part in Vikings annual Arctic Blast


snowmobile rally during the 2014 offseason...Teammates at
Rice with Corey Frazier, son of former Vikings Head Coach
Leslie Frazier...Earned degree in sports management from
Rice...Plays guitar in his free time...Has extensive background
in martial arts and his father was an instructor.

PRO

Had career-best 17 tackles to lead team in win vs.


Washington (11/7/13) on Thursday Night Football...Earned 1st
career starts in 2013, starting 10 of the career-high 16 games
he played on the season- 9 in place of Harrison Smith and 1
in place of Jamarca Sanford...Played in 13 games and the Wild
Card playoff in 2012...Regular contributor on special teams...
Saw action in 3 games for the Vikings in 2011...Played 2 games
as a rookie in 2010 for Dallas...Began pro career with UFLs
Sacramento Mountain Lions in 2010.

2013 Ranked 3rd on team and led Vikings DBs with 104 tackles

despite not starting a game until the 4th week of the season
and 3rd on team with 13 special teams stops...Led team with
12 tackles at Seattle (11/17)...Had 4 games with 10+ tackles...
Snared 1st career INT at Baltimore (12/8)...Started and had
career-high 17 tackles vs. Washington (11/7) on Thursday
Night...Started on Sunday Night vs. Green Bay (10/27) and
had 13 tackles...Started 1st NFL game vs. Pittsburgh (9/29)
in International Series game at London...Started on Monday
Night at NY Giants (10/21) in place of injured Smith...Replaced
Sanford mid-game following injury vs. Cleveland (9/22).

2...Played in 1st game for Vikings in his 2nd week with the team
at Detroit (12/11)...Saw time in the final 2 games of season at
Washington (12/24) and vs. Chicago (1/1/12)...Signed by Vikings
on 11/29...Spent preseason with Dallas, released before regular
season...Joined NY Jets on 9/4 and was inactive for season
opener vs. Dallas (9/11)...Released by Jets and signed to their
practice squad on 9/14 before his release on 9/27.

2010 Made NFL debut as a rookie with Dallas...Moved from


Dallas practice squad to 53-man roster on 11/29...Played in a
pair of game, notching a special teams tackle vs. Washington
(12/19)...Played in 1st career game vs. Philadelphia (12/12)...
Spent time with Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL...Tied
for 2nd in UFL in tackles.
COLLEGE Ended collegiate career as an honorable mention

All-Conference USA choice as a junior and senior...Left Rice


ranked tied for 2nd in career tackles and tied for 7th in career
INTs...Promising senior season was cut short by injury, playing
in only 7 games...Notched 318 tackles, 9 INTs, 2 sacks and 7 FFs
in his tenure at Rice...Started all 12 games as a true freshman
en route to Freshman All-America honors.

PREP

Standout in football, track and soccer at Smithson


Valley High in Spring Branch, TX...Named honorable mention
All-State as a junior and senior...Earned county Defensive
Player of the Year as a senior.

SENDEJOS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

2010 (Dall)..................2/0

0.0

0/0

Teams
1

2011 (Minn) ................3/0

0.0

0/0

3
11

2012 (Minn).............. 13/0

0.0

0/0

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

0/0

2013 (Minn).............16/10

67

37

104

0.0

1 (1)

4.0

0/0

13

Totals ................... 34/10

67

37

104

0.0

1 (1)

4.0

0/0

28

Playoffs .................1/0

0.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


SENDEJOS INTERCEPTIONS
Tackles............................... 17..... vs. Washington, 11/7/13
GAME
QB
INTs
at Baltimore, 12/8/13 ............... Joe Flacco ...................... 1 (1)
Solo Tackles....................... 16..... vs. Washington, 11/7/13
Interceptions ....................... 1..... @ Baltimore, 12/8/13
Passes Defensed .................3..... @ Baltimore, 12/8/13
Tackles for Loss................... 1..... 4 times, last vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Special Teams Tackles ........3..... vs. Chicago, 12/9/12; vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13

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Earned bachelors degree in political science


in spring 2010...Aspires to attend law school after his playing
career...Older brother, Mike, played LB for the Gophers from
2004-07 and captained the team as a junior and senior. He
was invited to Vikings rookie mini camp for a tryout in 2008...
Brother, Mike, now serves on Gophers coaching staff, coaching LBs...Earned Academic All-Big Ten as a sophomore...Joins
Adam Thielen (Detroit Lakes, MN) as the only Minnesota instate products on the Vikings roster.

PRO Started career-high 4 games in 2013...Set Vikings singleseason record with a 15.2 PR avg, breaking the previous mark
of 13.2 set by David Palmer in 1995...Ranks 2nd in Vikings
history with a 10.3 career punt return avg. (87 for 899)...Tied
for team record with 4 career PRs of 50+ and set team mark
with 2 PRs of 50+ in a season...Notched the 3rd-longest PR TD
in club history with 86-yarder at NY Giants (10/21)...Set Vikings
single game record with 119 punt return yards on Monday
Night Football at NY Giants (10/21)...Joins only David Palmer
(2) and Mewelde Moore (2) as only players in team history to
have multiple punt return TDs in their careers...Became the
10th player in Vikings history to return a punt for a TD with a
77-yard return for a score at Detroit (9/30/12), the 7th-longest
punt return in team history and the 6th-longest PR TD in team
history...Notched 1st Vikings PR TD since 2008...Set Vikings
preseason record with a 109-yard KOR TD vs. Tennessee in
the 2013 preseason finale at MOA Field...Worked his way up
from rookie free agent to seeing game action in 2010 regular
season finale at Detroit (1/2/11)...Signed as a rookie free agent
on 5/4/10 after performance in Vikings rookie camp where he
participated on a tryout basis.
2013 Set team record with a 15.2 avg on PRs for the season,

breaking the previous mark by 2 yards per return (David Palmer,


13.2 in 1995)...Tied Vikings career record with his 2nd career PR
TD, an 86-yard score at NY Giants (10/21)...Set team record
for single-game PR yards with 119 at NY Giants (10/21)...Set
Vikings mark with 2 PRs of 50+ yards on season and is tied for
clubs career record with 4 PRs of 50+ for his career...Snared 1st
career INT at Baltimore (12/8)...Had a pair of 8-tackle games
during season, at Dallas (11/3) and at Cincinnati (12/22)...
Notched 4 tackles at Green Bay (11/24)...Started at RCB for
International Series game in London vs. Pittsburgh (9/29)...
Stepped in for injured Chris Cook vs. Cleveland (9/22) and tied
for team-high with career-best 10 tackles, including 9 solos and
led team with 4 passes defensed...Had 2 tackles and a TFL vs.
Green Bay (10/27) on Monday Night Football.

2011 Moved from special teams role to start 3 games as a CB or

nickel back as injuries took their toll on the Vikings backfield...


Handled all punt return duties and tied for 2nd on team with 16
kickoff returns...Earned 1st career start vs. Arizona (10/9), the
1st win of the season...Notched the Vikings longest punt return
of season with 53-yarder vs. Detroit (9/25) and the 3rd-longest
kickoff return with a 78-yarder at Carolina (10/30)...Helped
Vikings post a team-record 26.9-yard kickoff return average
as a team...Started other 2 games of season vs. New Orleans
(12/18) and at Washington (12/24)...Notched 1st career sack
against Aaron Rodgers vs. Green Bay (10/23)...Had then careerhigh 6 tackles vs. New Orleans (12/18)...Tied for 6th in Vikings
history with 90 punt return yards in a game vs. Detroit (9/25)...
Helped Vikings special teams unit lead the NFL with 3 players
posting a 60+ kickoff return during the season, joining Percy
Harvin (104, 103t), Lorenzo Booker (68) and adding a 78-yarder
himself...Had season-high 5 punt returns vs. Oakland (11/20).

2010 Impressed the Vikings coaches enough to earn a spot


on the 2010 practice squad...Released on 9/28/10 but was
re-signed to the practice squad 10/13/10...Spent a total of 15
weeks on the 8-man practice squad in 2010...Signed to the
Vikings active roster on 12/31/10 and made his NFL debut in
Detroit on 1/2/11.

COLLEGE Worked his way from walk-on to full-time starter as

a junior and senior at CB for the Gophers...Excelled on special


teams during career as a return man and in coverage...Had a
pair of INTs as a junior and senior...Notched an 88-yard fumble
return as a senior.

PREP Earned Honorable Mention All-State as a senior RB at


Rochester John Marshall...Standout in basketball.

SPECIAL TEAMS SPARKS


Marcus Sherels teamed with Percy Harvin in a 2012 game at
Detroit to match a Vikings record by scoring TDs on a punt
return and kickoff return in the same game.
VIKINGS KOR AND PR TDs IN A GAME
PLAYERS, RETURNS
GAME
M. Sherels (77t PR), P. Harvin (105t KR) ..................... at Detroit, 9/30/12
M. Moore (71t PR), K. Robinson (86t KR) .... at NY Giants, 11/13/05
R. Moss (64t PR), R. Tate (76t KR) .......... at Kansas City, 12/12/99

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

OFF THE FIELD

ROOKIES

Local product attended Rochester John Marshall High and


University of Minnesota.

2013
SEASON

Set Vikings record with a 15.2 PR avg. in 2013, ranked 2nd-best


in NFL for the season, and became the 1st Vikings PR man to
have 2 returns of 50+ in a season.

RECORDS

Is only the 3rd Vikings player to have multiple punt return


TDs in a career, joining David Palmer and Mewelde Moore- each
with 2 scores.

2012 Handled all punt return duties and tied for team-high
in kickoff returns with 16...Ranked 7th in NFC in PR average
at 9.0 yards per...Scored 1st career TD on a 77-yard punt return
at Detroit (9/30), helping match a Vikings record with a punt
return and KO return in the same game when Percy Harvin also
scored on a 105-yard KOR TD...The Vikings set an NFL record by
posting their 3rd all-time game with a PR TD and KO return TD
in the same game in club history...His 77-yard PR TD was the
1st since 2008 for the Vikings and ranks as the 7th-longest PR
in team history...Returned 16 kickoffs during the season, tied
with Percy Harvin for the team-lead...Had a pair of season-long
41-yard KO return during season, vs. Detroit (11/11) and vs.
Green Bay (12/30)...Along with 77-yard PR score, he notched
a 25-yard PR vs. Green Bay (12/30) in regular season finale.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2010 (1/0-Minn), 2011 (16/3-Minn), 2012 (16/0, 1/0), 2013 (16/4).
Total- 49/7, 1/0.

COLLEGE: Minnesota
ACQUIRED: Rookie FA for 2010
NFL SEASON: 4
VIKINGS SEASON: 4

HISTORY

POSITION: Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-10/175
DOB: 9-30-87
HOMETOWN: Rochester, MN

EXTRA
POINTS

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
MARCUS
SHERELS
#35
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

SHERELS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

Teams

2010 (Minn) ............... 1/0

0.0

0/0

2011 (Minn) ...............16/3

20

24

1.0

0/0

2012 (Minn).............. 16/0

0.0

0/0

Playoffs................... 1/0

0.0

0/0

2013 (Minn).............. 16/4

39

46

0.0

14

2.0

1/0

Totals .....................49/7

61

14

75

1.0

19

2.0

1/0

19

Playoffs .................1/0

0.0

0/0

PR

FC

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

KOR

Yds

Avg

Long

TD

2011 (Minn) ..................33

20

277

8.4

53

16

445

27.8

78

2012 (Minn)..................32

27

287

9.0

77t

16

422

26.4

41

Playoffs.......................3

25

8.3

17

60

30.0

37

2013 (Minn)..................22

26

335

15.2

86t

0.0

Totals ........................ 87

73

899

10.3

86t

32

867

27.1

78

Playoffs .................... 3

25

8.3

17

60

30.0

37

Punt Returns

Kickoff Returns

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Punt Returns ...................... 4..... @ NY Giants, 10/21/13
Punt Return Yards............119..... @ NY Giants, 10/21/13
Long Punt Return............86t..... @ NY Giants, 10/21/13
Kickoff Returns ...................5..... vs. Denver, 12/4/11
Kickoff Return Yards ....... 124..... vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12
Long Kickoff Return ..........78..... @ Carolina, 10/30/11
Tackles...............................10..... vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13
Sack ..................................1.0..... vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11
Tackle For Loss.................1.0..... vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11;
.................................................... vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13
QB Hurries ...........................2..... @ St. Louis, 12/16/12
Pass Defensed.................... 4..... vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13
SHERELS TOUCHDOWNS
GAME
PLAY
@ Detroit, 9/30/12..................................... 77-yd punt return
@ NY Giants, 10/21/13 ...............................86-yd punt return
Total............................................................................... 2
SHERELS SACK
GAME
QB
SACK
vs. Green Bay, 10/23/11............. Aaron Rodgers ................1.0
SHERELS INTERCEPTION
GAME
QB
INT
@ Baltimore, 12/8/13................ Joe Flacco ..................... 1 (0)
Total.......................................................................... 1 (0)

FOR THE RECORD


Marcus Sherels set the Vikings record for punt return yardage in a game at the NY Giants (10/21/13) on Monday Night
Football. Sherels notched an 86-yard TD in the game, the 3rdlongest punt return in team history, en route to breaking the
team record for yards in a game that had stood since 1968. He
tied the team record in the game with his 2nd career PR TD.
VIKINGS PR YARDS IN A GAME
PLAYERS, GAME
YARDS
Marcus Sherels, at NY Giants, 10/21/13................................................ 119
Charlie West, vs. Washington, 11/3/68......................................107
Leo Lewis, vs. Tampa Bay, 10/1/89............................................ 101

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS


Marcus Sherels has made a splash in the Vikings record book
in his 3 seasons as the primary punt return man. He is tied
for the team record with 2 PR TDs in his career with Mewelde
Moore and David Palmer.
VIKINGS SINGLE-SEASON PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
PLAYER, SEASON, RETS/YDS
AVG
Marcus Sherels, 2013, 22/335 ......................................................... 15.2
David Palmer, 1995, 26/342.......................................... 13.2
David Palmer, 1997, 34/444 ..........................................13.1
VIKINGS CAREER PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
PLAYER, RETS/YDS
AVG
Mewelde Moore (74/768) .............................................10.4
Marcus Sherels (87/899) ................................................................10.3
David Palmer (162/1,610) ............................................... 9.9
Billy Butler (55/545) ...................................................... 9.9
VIKINGS CAREER PUNT RETURNS OF 50+ YARDS
PLAYER
50+ RETURNS
Marcus Sherels .................................................................................... 4
David Palmer .................................................................... 4
Leo Lewis.......................................................................... 3
Charlie West ..................................................................... 3
PUNT RETURN TDs IN VIKINGS HISTORY
Marcus Sherels, at NY Giants (10/21/13)........................................86t
Marcus Sherels, at Detroit (9/30/12) .............................................. 77t
Bernard Berrian, at Arizona (12/14/08) .........................82t
Mewelde Moore, vs. New England (10/30/06) ...............71t
Mewelde Moore, at NY Giants (11/13/05).......................71t
Nate Burleson, at Indianapolis (11/8/04)...................... 91t
Randy Moss, at Kansas City (12/12/99).........................64t
David Palmer, at NY Giants (9/29/96) ..........................69t
David Palmer, at Detroit (11/23/95)............................... 74t
Leo Lewis, vs. Atlanta (11/22/87).................................. 78t
Charlie West, vs. Washington (11/3/68) .......................98t
Billy Butler, vs. San Francisco (9/29/63) .......................60t
Hugh McElhenny, at Chicago (12/17/61) ........................ 81t
LONGEST PUNT RETURNS IN VIKINGS HISTORY
Charlie West, vs. Washington (11/3/68) .......................98t
Nate Burleson, at Indianapolis (11/8/04)...................... 91t
Marcus Sherels, at NY Giants (10/21/13)........................................86t
Bernard Berrian, at Arizona (12/14/08) .........................82t
Bob Grim, vs. NY Giants (11/5/67) ...................................81
Hugh McElhenny, at Chicago (12/17/61) ........................ 81t
Leo Lewis, vs. Atlanta (11/22/87).................................. 78t
Marcus Sherels, at Detroit (9/30/12) .............................................. 77t

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PRO Set career high in receiving yards in 2013 and fell 2


catches shy of his career best in receptions...Caught 1st TD
as a Viking at Baltimore (12/8/13)...Has caught a pass in 27 of
the 28 games he has played with the Vikings...Has a streak of
26 consecutive games with a catch with the Vikings, including playoffs...Joined Vikings on 4/26/12 as a free agent...Had
breakout season with Cincinnati in 2011 with career-best 50
catches, 725 yards and 4 TDs...Ranked 2nd on Bengals squad
in receiving yards and TDs and 3rd in receptions...Has notched
5 career 100+ receiving yardage days...Caught 1st 2 career TDs
vs. San Diego (12/26/10)...Originally drafted by Cincinnati in 2nd
round (#46 overall) in 2008.
2013

Set career best with 726 receiving yards and his 48


catches were 2 shy of his career best...Hauled in 1st TD as
a Viking at Baltimore (12/8) on an 8-yard pass from Matt
Cassel...Notched 2nd 100-yard receiving day in the opening 4
games during International Series game vs. Pittsburgh (9/29)
at London, going for 124 yards on 7 catches and recovered a
key Vikings fumble for a 1st down...Had best game as a Viking
in season opener at Detroit (9/8), hauling in 7 passes for 140
yards, the 5th-best receiving performance on opening day in
Vikings history and his 2nd-best yardage day of his career, reeling in long catches of 47 and 44 yards...Hauled in 37-yarder at
Chicago (9/15)...Caught 2 passes for 54 yards with a team-long
31-yard reception at Green Bay (11/24).

2012 Saw time in 12 games with 10 starts and started the

Wild Card playoff game at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Hampered early


in season with 3-game suspension to start the season and
inactive for Week 6 game with injury...Rebounded to catch a
pass in each of the final 10 games and Wild Card game...Had
season-best 50 yards in 1st game he played as a Viking at
Detroit (9/30)...Hauled in season-long 33-yard pass vs. Tampa
Bay (10/25)...Caught season-high 4 passes in games at Detroit
(9/30), at St. Louis (12/16) and at Houston (12/23)- all wins...

2010 Saw extensive time late in season, starting final 3 games

of season after injuries sidelined Bengals top WRs Terrell


Owens and Chad Ochocinco...Played in season opener and 1
more game early in season before being inactive for 10 games
and dressed but did not play in another...Scored 3 TDs in final
2 games of season and had back-to-back 100+ yard games...
Caught 1st 2 career TDs vs. San Diego (12/26), notching his 1st
NFL score on a 10-yarder and snaring a 59-yarder later in the
game en route to a 124-yard performance, his 1st career 100+
game...Posted career-best 12 catches at Baltimore (1/2/11),
going for 123 yards...His 12-catch effort fell just shy of the
Bengals franchise record of 13 receptions in a game...Wrapped
up season with an 11-yard score at Baltimore (1/2/11).

2009 Played in a pair of games late in the season...Saw time


at San Diego (12/20) and at NY Jets (1/3/10) in regular season
finale...Was inactive for other 14 games during season.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

OFF THE FIELD Active with charities and events to benefit people with disabilities...Enjoys the outdoors by hunting,
fishing and hiking in his free time...Avid bowler, organizing
team bowling outings and competitions...Has hosted football
camps for kids in his hometown each year he has been in the
NFL...Is an only child...Started designing and making his own
clothes during the 2013 offseason, printing patterns and sewing the garments...Majored in recreation/sports management
at Coastal Carolina...Coaches youth soccer team in Minnesota
during the offseason.

2008 Played in 6 games as a rookie...Notched 1st career start

at Indianapolis (12/7)...Caught 1st career pass vs. Pittsburgh


(10/19), reeling in a 2-yard pass and returned a kickoff for 8
yards on special teams...Inactive for 8 games on season and did
not play in 2 others...Led club in receptions during preseason
action...Was drafted in 2nd round (#46 overall).

COLLEGE Helped upstart Coastal Carolina program get on the


map from 2004-07...Coastal played football for the 1st season
in 2003...Enjoyed breakout junior season when he led the Big
South Conference with 1,077 receiving yards and 16 TDs...Played
with former Vikings draft pick QB Tyler Thigpen during Coastal
Carolina career...Earned Big South Freshman of the Year in
2004...Excelled in track, setting Coastal Carolina school records
in high jump and long jump...Ran on 4x100 relay that went to
2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
PREP Was runner-up for North Carolina Mr. Football honors as
a senior at Reidsville High...Selected to North Carolina Shrine
Game...Led football team to consecutive state titles as a junior
and senior...As a senior, set title-game record with 13 catches
for 133 yards and threw a 62-yard TD pass...Keyed school to
1st-ever basketball state title as a senior where he earned
MVP of the championship game...Ran on state-championship
4x400 relay team.

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RECORDS

Helped Reidsville High to state titles in football, basketball


and ran on state championship relay team in track, entering the
schools inaugural Hall of Fame class during the 2013 season.

and opened AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Houston...Played


in 1st career post-season game in Wild Card...Hauled in careerhighs in catches (50) and receiving TDs (4)...Had 3 games over
the 100-yard mark, including a career-best 152-yard day at
Baltimore (11/20)...Snared career-long 84-yard catch at Denver
(9/18), en route to a 136-yard effort for the game...Caught a
pass in 14 of the 16 regular season games and the playoff contest...Ranked 2nd among Bengals in receiving yards (725) and
TDs (4)...Had a highlight for the ages vs. Arizona (12/24) when
he somersaulted over LB Daryl Washington at the goal line
and stuck the landing in the end zone for a 19-yard TD in the
Bengals win...Converted 34 of his 50 receptions into 1st downs.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Set career high in receiving yards in 2013 with 726.

2011 Saw time in all 16 regular season games with 14 starts

HISTORY

Logged one of the NFLs greatest plays when he flipped over


a Cardinals defender at the goal line and perfectly stuck the
landing for a TD.

Started 1st game as a Viking in his 1st game eligible to play,


at Detroit (9/30).

EXTRA
POINTS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2008 (6/1-Cinn), 2009 (2/0-Cinn), 2010 (5/3-Cinn), 2011 (16/14,
1/1-Cinn), 2012 (12/10, 1/1), 2013 (16/8). Total- 57/36, 2/2 (28/18,
1/1-Minn; 29/18, 1/1-Cinn).

COLLEGE: Coastal Carolina


ACQUIRED: FA (Cinn) for 2012
NFL Season: 7
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

ROOKIES

POSITION: Wide Receiver


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/190
DOB: 2-4-86
HOMETOWN: Reidsville, NC

2013
SEASON

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
JEROME
SIMPSON
#81
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

SIMPSONS NFL TOTALS


Year
GP/GS
2008 (Cinn)...........6/1
2009 (Cinn)..........2/0
2010 (Cinn)........... 5/3
2011 (Cinn) ........ 16/14
Playoffs.............. 1/1
2012 (Minn)....... 12/10
Playoffs.............. 1/1
2013 (Minn)........ 16/8
Totals ..............57/36
Playoffs ........... 2/2

No.
1
0
20
50
3
26
2
48
145
5

RECEIVING
Yds. Avg.
2
2.0
0
0.0
277
13.9
725
14.5
33
11.0
274
10.5
21
10.5
726
15.1
2,004
13.8
54
10.8

Lg
2
0
59t
84
16
33
13
51
84
16

TD
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
1
8
0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

Receptions......................... 12..... @ Baltimore, 1/2/11


Receiving Yards ............... 152..... @ Baltimore, 11/20/11
Long Reception ................ 84..... @ Denver, 9/18/11
TD Receptions .....................2..... vs. San Diego, 12/26/10
SIMPSONS CAREER GAME-BY-GAME (*-starts)
2008
Opponent
No
Yds
9/7 ........... @ Baltimore
0
0
9/14 ......... Tennessee
0
0
9/28......... Cleveland
0
0
10/19........ Pittsburgh
1
2
11/30 ........ Baltimore
0
0
12/7.......... @ Indianapolis* 0
0
Total
1
2

Avg.
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0

Lg
0
0
0
2
0
0
2

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2009
Opponent
12/20........ @ San Diego
1/3/10 ...... @ NY Jets
Total

No
0
0
0

Yds
0
0
0

Avg.
0.0
0.0
0.0

Lg
0
0
0

TD
0
0
0

2010
Opponent
No
9/12.......... @ New England 0
10/10........ Tampa Bay
0
12/19 ........ Cleveland*
2
12/26 ....... San Diego*
6
1/2/11 ...... @ Baltimore*
12
Total
20

Yds
0
0
30
124
123
277

Avg.
0.0
0.0
15.0
20.7
10.3
13.9

Lg
0
0
15
59t
21
59t

TD
0
0
0
2
1
3

2011
Opponent
No
9/11 .......... @ Cleveland*
4
9/18......... @ Denver*
4
9/25 ......... San Francisco
1
10/2 ......... Buffalo*
3
10/9 ......... @ Jacksonville* 4
10/16 ....... Indianapolis
6
10/30 ....... @ Seattle*
1
11/6 .......... @ Tennessee*
3
11/13......... Pittsburgh*
0
11/20 ....... @ Baltimore*
8
11/27 ........ Cleveland*
2
12/4 ......... @ Pittsburgh*
0
12/11......... Houston*
2
12/18 ........ @ St. Louis*
2
12/24........ Arizona*
5
1/1/12 ....... Baltimore*
5
Total
50
PLAYOFFS
1/7/12....... @ Houston*
3

Yds
44
136
6
26
40
101
14
43
0
152
15
0
38
14
42
54
725

Avg.
11.0
34.0
6.0
8.7
10.0
16.8
14.0
14.3
0.0
19.0
7.5
0.0
19.0
7.0
8.4
10.8
14.5

Lg
20
84
6
17
17
32
14t
18
0
47
9
0
21
10
19t
23
84

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
4

33

11.0

16

SIMPSONS TOUCHDOWNS
GAME .......................................................................PLAY
vs. San Diego, 12/26/10 ...... 10 pass, 59 pass from C. Palmer
@ Baltimore, 1/2/11............................ 11 pass from C. Palmer
@ Seattle, 10/30/11 ...........................14 pass from A. Dalton
@ Tennessee, 11/6/11.........................15 pass from A. Dalton
vs. Houston, 12/11/11 ......................... 17 pass from A. Dalton
vs. Arizona, 12/24/11 .........................19 pass from A. Dalton
@ Baltimore, 12/8/13..........................8 pass from M. Cassel
Total............................................................................... 8
SIMPSONS 100-YARD GAMES
Game
Yards/Rec/TDs
vs. San Diego, 12/26/10 ............................................ 124/6/2
@ Baltimore, 1/2/11...................................................123/12/1
@ Denver, 9/18/11 ..................................................... 136/4/0
Indianapolis, 10/16/11................................................101/6/0
@ Baltimore, 11/20/11 ............................................... 152/8/0
@ Detroit, 9/8/13...................................................... 140/7/0
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13..............................................124/7/0
2012
Opponent
9/9........... Jacksonville
9/16 ......... @ Indianapolis
9/23 ......... San Francisco
9/30......... @ Detroit*
10/7.......... Tennessee*
10/14........ @ Washington
10/21 ........ Arizona*
10/25 ....... Tampa Bay*
11/4 .......... @ Seattle
11/11 ......... Detroit*
11/25 ........ @ Chicago*
12/2.......... @ Green Bay*
12/9.......... Chicago
12/16 ........ @ St. Louis*
12/23........ @ Houston*
12/30 ....... Green Bay*
Total
PLAYOFFS
1/5/13....... @ Green Bay*
2013
9/8
9/15
9/22
9/29
10/13
10/21
10/27
11/3
11/7
11/17
11/24
12/1
12/8
12/15
12/22
12/29
Totals

No

Yds
suspended
suspended
suspended
4
50
0
0
inactive
1
8
2
37
1
14
3
28
1
1
2
25
1
13
4
27
4
32
3
39
26
274
2

MINNESOTA ................. No.


@ Detroit* ............... 7
@ Chicago*............... 2
Cleveland ................. 3
Pittsburgh* ............. 7
Carolina* ..................4
@ NY Giants ............. 3
Green Bay*................1
@ Dallas* ................. 2
Washington* ...........4
@ Seattle ..................1
@ Green Bay............. 2
Chicago .................... 3
@ Baltimore .............4
Philadelphia..............1
@ Cincinnati ..............1
Detroit*.................... 3
48

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Avg.

Lg

TD

12.5
0.0

27
0

0
0

8.0
18.5
14.0
9.3
1.0
12.5
13.0
6.8
8.0
13.0
10.5

8
33
14
17
1
18
13
13
17
21
33

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

21

10.5

13

Yards
140
49
29
124
30
32
18
24
45
1
54
76
48
19
8
29
726

Avg.
20.0
24.5
9.7
17.7
7.5
10.7
18.0
12.0
11.3
1.0
27.0
25.3
12.0
19.0
8.0
9.7
15.1

Long
47
37
15
51
15
18
18
17
25
1
31
32
27
19
8
14
51

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1

HONORS Named All-Rookie in 2012 by Pro Football Weekly/


PFWA and National Football Post...Voted by teammates as
Vikings Childrens Fund Rookie of the Year in 2012.
PRO Placed on injured reserve for recall following game vs.
Carolina (10/13/13) where he suffered toe injury, missing 8
games and returning for the final 3 contests of the season,
helping the club go 2-1 down the stretch...Earned All-Rookie
honors in 2012...Tied Vikings rookie record with 2 INT return TDs
on the season and was 1 shy of the team record for a season...
Returned 2 of his opening 3 NFL INTs for TDs...Became 1st
Vikings rookie safety to start all 16 games in a season...Selected
#29 overall in 2012 by the VikingsBecame just the 3rd Notre
Dame player and 3rd DB chosen by the Vikings in the 1st round
in team history.

only player in Irish history to register more than 200 tackles


(309), 15 TFLs (18.5) and 15 pass breakups (28) in a careerWas
the lone captain of the 2011 Fighting Irish, an honor that has
only been bestowed on 4 players at Notre Dame in the past 40
years...Split time at Notre Dame at outside linebacker and safety...Made 15 starts at LB before making the full-time switch to
safety 6 games into the 2009 seasonStarted final 38 games
Ranks 2nd in ND history with 28 career pass breakupsIs 9th
all-time with 309 career tacklesHad 3 INTs vs. Miami in 2010
Sun Bowl, setting ND single-game record.

PREP Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee


in 2006Attended Knoxville Catholic High SchoolHonored
as 2006 American General Tennessee Mr. Football Back of the
Year after rushing for 1,340 yards and 19 TDsNamed 2006
Tennessee Class 3A All-State DBEast Tennessee HS Player
of the Year in 2007Earned Tennessee Class 3A 1st-team AllState honors as a juniorPlayed basketball.

2013

2012 Impact rookie had record-setting debut...Started all 16


games and Wild Card playoff game...Tied Vikings rookie record
with 2 INT-return TDs and was 1 shy of overall club record for

Harrison Smith and teammates helped with another home field advantage
at the Vikings annual playground build at the Laney School in Minneapolis.

SMITHS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

STAFF
RECORDS

Averaged over 8 tackles per game, notching 66 in 8


games played...Returned to the field for the final 3 games of
regular season, coming back vs. Philadelphia (12/15) in upset
win over playoff-bound Eagles...Vikings went 2-1 in final 3
games of season...Missed 8 games as he recovered from injury
yet finished 5th on team in tackles...Suffered injured toe vs.
Carolina (10/13) and was placed on injured reserve for recall...
Grabbed 2nd INT in consecutive games vs. Cleveland (9/22)...
Snagged 1st INT of season at Chicago (10/15) when he picked
off Jay Cutler...Started season opener at Detroit (9/8) and led
DBs with 10 tackles...Intercepted multiple passes (2) for the
second time in his career, finishing second on the team.

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

COLLEGE Started in 47 of his 51 collegiate contestsIs the

COACHES

OFF THE FIELD Graduated with a managent-entrepreneurship degree in 2011 and was enrolled in graduate studies
program during the 2011 season...His aunt, Elaine Hendrix, is an
actress and has appeared in such films and shows as Friends,
NCIS, and The Parent Trap...Active with hospital visits to the
U of M Amplatz Childrens Hospital and assisted with the
Greenway Gridiron Gallop 5k race on Fathers Day.

PLAYERS

Is 1-of-4 DBs drafted in 1st Round by the Vikings- joining Joey


Browner, Dewayne Washington and teammate Xavier Rhodes.

Special

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

2012 (Minn)............. 16/16

79

50

129

1.0

3 (87)

13

2.0

1/1

Teams
9

Playoffs.................... 1/1

0.0

2.0

0/0

2013 (Minn)................ 8/7

50

16

66

0.0

2 (4)

2.0

1/1

Totals ...................24/23

129

66

195

1.0

5 (91)

16

4.0

2/2

14

Playoffs ................. 1/1

0.0

2.0

0/0

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PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Earned All-Rookie honors in 2012 and tied for Vikings rookie


record with a pair of INT return TDs on the season.

HISTORY

2012 (16/16, 1/1), 2013 (8/7). Total-24/23, 1/1.

a season...Ranked tied for 3rd in NFL with pair of INT-return


scores and ranked 2nd among NFL rookies...Led all NFL safeties
with 2 INTs return TDs...Ranked 2nd on team with 129 tackles
and led team with 87 yards on INT returns while matching the
team-high with 3 INTs...Set Vikings record with 16 starts by a
rookie safety, passing previous high of 14 by Chuck Lamson in
1962...Ranks 3rd in INT return yards by a Vikings rookie...Had
10+ tackles in 5 games on the season and season-high 12 stops
at Green Bay (12/2) and at St. Louis (12/16)...Notched lone sack
at Houston (12/23), catching Matt Schaub.

EXTRA
POINTS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Notre Dame


ACQUIRED: D1b (#29) for 2012
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

ROOKIES

POSITION: Safety
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/214
DOB: 2-2-89
HOMETOWN: Knoxville, TN

2013
SEASON

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
HARRISON
SMITH
#22
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES

SMITHS TOUCHDOWNS
GAME
PLAY
vs. Arizona, 10/21/12 .........................................31 INT return
vs. Chicago, 12/9/12..........................................56 INT reutrn
Total............................................................................... 2
SMITHS INTERCEPTIONS
GAME
QB
INT (Yds)
vs. Arizona, 10/21/12 ................ John Skelton...............1 (31t)
@ Green Bay, 12/2/12................ Aaron Rodgers ............. 1 (0)
vs. Chicago, 12/9/12.................. Jay Cutler................... 1 (56t)
@ Chicago, 9/15/13 ................... Jay Cutler...................... 1 (0)
vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13 .............. Brian Hoyer ...................1 (4)
Total.........................................................................5 (91)
SMITHS SACK
GAME
QB
SACK
@ Houston, 12/23/12 ................ Matt Schaub ...................1.0
Total.............................................................................1.0

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
RODNEY
SMITH
#83
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles............................... 12..... @ Green Bay, 12/2/12; @ Houston, 12/23/12
Solo Tackles.......................10..... vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/12
Interception......................... 1..... 5 times, last vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13
Sack ..................................1.0..... @ Houston, 12/23/12
Tackles For Loss ...............1.0..... @ Chicago, 11/25/12; @ Houston, 12/23/12
QB Hurries .......................... 4..... @ Houston, 12/23/12
Passes Defensed .................3..... @ Detroit, 9/30/12
Forced Fumble..................... 1..... @ Houston, 12/23/12
Fumble Recovery................. 1..... vs. Tennessee, 10/7/12; @ Detroit, 9/8/13

POSITION: Wide Receiver


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/220
DOB: 3-11-90
HOMETOWN: Miami, FL

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Florida State


ACQUIRED: Rookie FA for 2013
NFL SEASON: 2
VIKINGS SEASON: 2

2013 Began season on practice squad but signed to regular

2013 (4/0). Total- 4/0


Began 2013 season on practice squad before making move to
53-man roster after 5 weeks.
Saw action in 4 games and notched a pair of special teams
tackles during his rookie campaign.

roster after 5 weeks...Notched a pair of special teams tackles


during the season...Played in 1st career game at Dallas (11/3)...
Had both special teams stops vs. Philadelphia (12/8)...Released
by Vikings on 8/31 in final roster cuts...Signed to practice squad
on 9/1...Joined Vikings as a rookie free agent on 5/3.

OFF THE FIELD Graduated with a degree in sociology from

COLLEGE Started 34 of the 48 career games he played at


FSU...Set school record with a catch in 39 straight games...
Ended career with 106 catches for 1,540 yards and 10 TDs.

PRO Saw time in 4 games during rookie season...Had 2 special teams tackles in 2013...Began rookie season on practice
squad...Joined Vikings as an undrafted free agent following
2013 Draft...Joined 3 fellow rookie Seminoles who went to camp
with Vikings in 2013 along with a pair of veteran FSU players.

PREP Earned All-Dade County honors at Archbishop Carroll


High in Miami as a senior from Miami Herald...Played in DadeBroward All-Star game as a senior in football...Standout WR
despite playing in a primarily running offense...Competed in
track, basketball and played soccer for 1 year...Excelled in long
jump, 200m, 400m and 4x400 relay...Advanced to regional
meet in 200 and 400.

FSU...Is the oldest of 5 children...Enjoys playing chess and


played in chess club during elementary and middle school...
First job as a teenager was working in a clinic.

SMITHS NFL TOTALS


Year
GP/GS
2013 .....................4/0
Total...................4/0

No.
0
0

RECEIVING
Yds. Avg.
0
0.0
0
0.0

Lg
0
0

TD
0
0

STT
2
2

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Special Teams Tackles ........2..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13

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PRO Saw action in 2 games as a rookie with the Vikings...Spent


12 weeks on Vikings practice squad before being promoted to
53-man roster...Originally joined his hometown team, the St.
Louis Rams, as a rookie free agent in 2013 and spent training
camp and preseason with the club.
2013 Played in 1st career regular season game vs. Philadelphia

(12/15) in Vikings upset win over the playoff bound Eagles...


Saw action in regular season finale vs. Detroit (12/29)...Joined

PREP Helped DeSmet Jesuit in St. Louis win Class 6 state


title in 2005...Excelled on defense and in special teams return
game...Ranked by Rivals as the #8 prospect in the state of
Missouri...Tabbed as an all-state CB as a senior.

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
JOHN SULLIVAN
#65
JOHN
SULLIVAN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#
POSITION: Center
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/301
DOB: 8-8-85
HOMETOWN: Old Greenwich, CT

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2008 (16/0, 1/0), 2009 (16/16, 2/2), 2010 (14/14), 2011 (15/15),
2012 (16/16, 1/1), 2013 (16/16). Total- 93/77, 4/3.
Vikings full-time starter at center since 2009.
3-time state wrestling champion as a prep in Connecticut.
Named Vikings Man of the Year for 2013 in recognition of his
generosity and community outreach efforts.

OFF THE FIELD Married in 2014 offseason...Named 2013


Vikings Man of the Year for his community works...Donated
generously for a new playground in spring 2013 and has consistently been active in Twin Cities community with visits to the
University of Minnesota Amplatz Childrens Hospital...Sullys
Playground at the hospital had ribbon-cutting in June 2013...
Avid sporting clays shooter at Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club,
competing in league shooting events...Graduated with degree
in marketing in spring semester 2007 and played his senior
season at Notre Dame in graduate studies...Attended same
high school as former 49ers great Steve Young...Excelled in
wrestling, winning heavyweight state titles as a sophomore,
junior and senior and placed 7th in national meet.
HONORS Vikings 2013 Man of the Year...Named 2012 All-Pro by
Pro Football Weekly.

COLLEGE: Notre Dame


ACQUIRED: D6a (#187) for 2008
NFL SEASON: 7
VIKINGS SEASON: 7

PRO Earned All-Pro honors from Pro Football Weekly and


received votes in Associated Press All-Pro voting in 2012...
Helped pave the way for Adrian Peterson to run for NFL MVP
honors and Offensive Player of the Year with 2nd-best in NFL
history 2,097 rushing yards...Part of Vikings line in 2012 that
started every game as a unit...Agreed to long-term contract
extension late in the 2011 season...Helped Peterson rush for
1,000+ yards and 12+ TDs in 2009 and 2010, including teamrecord 18 TDs in 2009...Held down middle of the Vikings line
in 2009, his 1st season as a starter, opening all 16 games and
both playoff contests...Was the 4th C drafted in 2008...The
last Notre Dame C the Vikings drafted was Dave Huffman, #43
CENTER OF ATTENTION
John Sullivan enters 2014 with 77 career starts under his belt
and is climbing the list among some of the great centers in
team history.
CAREER STARTS BY VIKINGS CENTERS
PLAYER
STARTS
Mick Tingelhoff .........................................................................240
Matt Birk ....................................................................................123
Dennis Swilley ............................................................................ 101
Jeff Christy................................................................................... 92
Kirk Lowdermilk...........................................................................86
John Sullivan ...........................................................................................77

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES

legiate career at Missouri, playing for the Tigers from 2008-11...


Earned bachelors degree from Mizzou before transferring to
Memphis so he did not have to sit out a season per transfer
rules...Started 10 of the 12 games he played at Memphis...
Scored on a 27-yard fumble recovery against UCF in 2012...
Tied for Memphis lead with 5 passes defensed and 3 fumble
recoveries...Started 1st career game as a junior with Missouri
against Arizona State in 2011...Helped Missouri advance to
Independence Bowl and top North Carolina...Notched a sack
and forced fumble against Colorado in 2009.

PLAYERS

Missouri and enrolled in graduate studies at Memphis...Earned


his degree before his senior season which allowed him to transfer and not sit out the 2012 season at Memphis.

ROOKIES

COLLEGE Played 1 season at Memphis after beginning his col-

OFF THE FIELD Earned bachelors degree in business from

2013
SEASON

Transferred from Missouri to Memphis for his senior season.

RECORDS

Moved from practice squad to Vikings 53-man roster for the


final 3 weeks of his rookie 2013 season, making NFL debut vs.
Philadelphia (12/15/13).

Vikings practice squad on 9/11, leading into the 2nd week of


the regular season...Spent 12 weeks on Vikings practice squad
before being moved up on 12/14...Went to training camp and
participated in preseason with St. Louis...Joined Rams as a
rookie free agent on 5/9, was released on 8/26.

2/0.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2013 (2/0). Total-

COLLEGE: Memphis
ACQUIRED: FA for 2013
NFL SEASON: 1
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

HISTORY

POSITION: Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/195
DOB: 11/27/89
HOMETOWN: St. Louis, MO

EXTRA
POINTS

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
ROBERT
STEEPLES
#26
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

in 1979...The last Irish player selected by the Vikings before


Sullivan was Vikings Radio Network color analyst Pete Bercich,
#211 in 1994...Recruited to Notre Dame and played his freshman and sophomore seasons under former Vikings assistant
coach Tyrone Willingham.

2013 Helped Peterson rush for 1,266 yards and 10 TDs, his 6th

career 1,000-yard campaign...Snapped to 3 different starting


QBs during season...Helped backup RB Matt Asiata tie Vikings
record with 3 rushing TDs in a game vs. Philadelphia (12/15)
when Peterson and Gerhart were inactive for the game with
injuries...Started 5th straight season opener at Detroit (9/8)...
Blocked for 100-yard game by Adrian Peterson at Chicgao
(9/15)....Helped Vikings rush for 232 yards at Green Bay (11/24),
paving way for Peterson to post 146 and Toby Gerhart to go
for 91 yards.

2012 Earned postseason honors from Pro Football Weekly as


an All-Pro choice...Garnered votes in Associated Press All-Pro balloting...Opened all 16 games and Wild Card playoff matchup...
Helped Peterson run for 2,097 yards, the 2nd-best total in NFL
history en route to earning NFL MVP honors and Offensive
Player of the Year...Part of offensive line that earned the
Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award for 3 games during
the season- vs. Detroit (11/11), vs. Chicago (12/9) and vs. Green
Bay (12/30)...Helped Peterson tie his own team record with
10 games with 100+ rushing yards and set team record with
2 games of 200+...Peterson was named NFC Offensive Player
of the Week vs. Arizona (10/21), vs. Chicago (12/9) and NFC
Offensive Player of the Month for December when he set an
NFL record for most rushing yards in a month...Helped team
rush for 2,634 yards on the season to tie franchise record.

ROOKIES

2011 Opened the 15 games he played...Helped Adrian Peterson

break the 100-yard mark 2 times during the season, Toby


Gerhart record his 1st career 100-yard rushing game and QB
Joe Webb to go for 100+ yards...Paved way for Vikings rushing offense to rank #4 in the NFL, averaging 144.9 yards per
game...Peterson broke the Vikings career rushing TDs record.

2010 Battled back from injuries to start 14 games...Snapped to


2013
SEASON

3 different starting QBs during the season- Brett Favre, Tarvaris

game during the regular season and playoffs...Helped Vikings


offense rank #5 in the NFL and ranked #8 in passing offense, a
17-position jump from the previous season...Paved the way for
Adrian Peterson to rush for 1,383 yards and set a Vikings record
with 18 rushing TDs...Protected QB Brett Favre, who joined
the team following training camp, to post his best statistical
season...Along with rookie RT Phil Loadholt, made debut as a
starter along the line.

2008 Played in all 16 regular season games and the Wild Card
Playoff contest vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09)...Saw time on special
teams as part of kickoff return unit.

COLLEGE Starter in BCS Bowl games as a sophomore and

junior, opening the Sugar Bowl vs. LSU as a junior and Fiesta
Bowl vs. Ohio State as a sophomore...Guided Irish to 10-3 mark
in 2006 and 9-3 record in 2005...Played final 3 seasons in South
Bend under former New England Patriots offensive coordinator
Charlie Weis...Played in 47 and started 43 games for the Irish...
Paved the way for a 1,000-yard rusher as a sophomore and
junior and protected Brady Quinn as a sophomore and junior
as he threw for 3,000 yards...Served as 1 of 5 Irish captains as
a senior...Preseason All-American choice by Street & Smith as
a senior...Started all 12 games as a sophomore.

PREP Named Gatorades Connecticut Player of the Year as a


senior at Greenwich High...Named All-American by SuperPrep
and Parade while earning 2nd-team notice by USA Today and
ESPN.com...Selected to U.S. Army All-America Bowl game in
San Antonio...Helped team to 12-1-1 mark as a senior and a
berth in the state title game...Posted 138-6 record as a heavyweight wrestler, winning 3 state championships.

POSITION: Wide Receiver


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/195
DOB: 8/22/90
HOMETOWN: Detroit Lakes, MN

RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY

2009 Had impressive debut season as a starter, starting every

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
ADAMSULLIVAN
THIELEN
#19
JOHN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

EXTRA
POINTS

Jackson and Joe Webb...Missed game at NY Jets (10/11) and vs.


Dallas (10/17)...Fought through calf injury during preseason and
early season, but rebounded to start final 12 games of season...
Helped Peterson rush for 1,298 yards, the 5th-best single-season mark in team history...For the final 5 games of the season,
he anchored a line that had a rookie LG, Chris DeGeare, and
newly-tabbed starter, Ryan Cook, at RG after injuries to regular
starters Steve Hutchinson and Anthony Herrera.

2013 Earned practice squad position throughout entire rookie

2013 (PS-Minn). Total- 0/0 (PS-Minn).


Local product spent entire rookie season on Vikings practice
squad after joining team as a rookie free agent.
Played collegiate football at Minnesota State-Mankato, the
annual site of Vikings training camp.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in management and earned bach-

elors degree from MSU...Got engaged during rookie season...


Joins Marcus Sherels (Rochester) as the only Minnesotans on
the Vikings roster in 2014.

PRO

COLLEGE: Minnesota State-Mankato


ACQUIRED: UDFA for 2013
NFL SEASON: 1
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

Continued to develop throughout rookie season and


spent all 16 weeks on Vikings practice squad...Earned invitation to continue with team following 2013 Vikings rookie camp
and earned rookie free agent contract...Competed in scouting
regionals in Chicago and Dallas that led to his invite to the
Vikings rookie camp as a rookie in 2013.

campaign...Saw preseason action with Vikings at WR and on


special teams...Was signed to rookie free agent contract following Vikings rookie camp when unsigned rookies are invited
to practice with draft choices and rookie free agent signings to
showcase their ability.

COLLEGE Started 37 of his 46 career games at MSU-Mankato...


Ended college career ranked #2 in school history in receptions
(198), 3rd in receiving yards (2,802), 3rd in receiving TDs (20),
3rd in punt return yards (582) and 3rd in punt returns (57)...Had
74 receptions for 1,176 yards and 8 TDs as a senior...Named 1stTeam All-Northern Sun Conference South Division as as senior
and 2nd-Team as a junior...Helped lead the Mavericks to a 13-1
record and a national semi-final berth as a senior.

PREP Standout at Detroit Lakes High in northern Minnesota...


Helped team to a 9-1 mark as a senior and named All-State...
Member of Lakers state championship golf team.

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OFF THE FIELD Majored in sports management at Florida...


Twice named to SECs academic honor roll at UF...Attended
same high school, Don Bosco Prep, as fellow Vikings defensive
lineman Corey Wootton.
PRO Joined Vikings during Week 6 of 2013 as a free agent as

Vikings prepared to play Carolina...Played in opening 5 games


of 2013 season with Giants...Posted 4 special teams tackles and
1 defensive tackle in his 11 games with New York...Spent 2012
on Giants injured reserve...Saw time in 6 games as a rookie free
agent with the Super Bowl XLVI-champion Giants...Originally
joined Giants as a rookie free agent on 7/28/11.

2013 Saw action in 1st game with Vikings vs. Detroit (12/29) in

COLLEGE Started 31-of-52 career games played at UF...Served

as a team captain as a senior....Helped Gators to the 2008 BCS


National Championship over Oklahoma...Started all 13 games
as a senior and ranked 4th on team with 57 tackles and led
team with 12.0 tackles for loss...Scored on a 35-yard INT return
against South Florida in 2010.

PREP Helped Don Bosco Prep to a 12-0 mark and state title as
a senior...Part of team that went to state championship game
as a junior...Ranked #4 prospect in New Jersey as a senior...
Played in US Army All-America game.

the final game played at Mall of America Field...Saw time in the


opening 5 games of the season for NY Giants...Notched 3 special teams stops vs. Denver (9/15)...Waived by Giants on 10/8
and signed by Vikings on 10/9...Inactive for a pair of games with
Vikings- vs. Carolina (10/13) and at NY Giants (10/21)...Spent
6 weeks on Vikings practice squad, moving to 53-man roster

TRATTOUS NFL TOTALS


GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

FF/FR

STT

2011 (NYG)..................6/0

0.0

0/0

Year

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

2011 Saw time in 6 games as a rookie...Inactive for all 4 playoff


games as team ran to Super Bowl XLVI title over New England...
Played in 1st NFL game in season opener at Washington
(9/11) and notched a tackle...Notched special teams stop vs.
Washington (12/18).

PLAYERS

Has a long history with fellow Vikings defensive linemen


Corey Wootton, a high school teammate, Sharrif Floyd a college
teammate and Linval Joseph, a NY Giants teammate.

2012 Placed on injured reserve after suffering ankle injury during preseason...Waived/injured on 8/16 and placed on injured
reserve on 8/31.

ROOKIES

Made Vikings debut in regular season finale vs. Detroit


(12/29), the final game at Mall of America Field.

for game at Cincinnati (12/22) where he was inactive...Went


to training camp and competed in preseason with NY Giants.

2013
SEASON

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2011 (6/0-NYG), 2012 (IR-NYG), 2013 (1/0-Minn, 5/0-NYG). Total12/0 (1/0-Minn, 11/0-NYG).

COLLEGE: Florida
ACQUIRED: FA (NYG) for 2013
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

STAFF

POSITION: Defensive End


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/250
DOB: 8/28/88
HOMETOWN: Ramsey, NJ

COACHES

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
JUSTIN
TRATTOU
#94
JOHN
SULLIVAN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

2012 (NYG) .......................injured reserve


2013 (NYG) .................5/0

0.0

0/0

(Minn)............... 1/0

0.0

0/0

Totals ............................... 12/0

0.0

0/0

RECORDS

Playoffs...................0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles................................. 1..... at Washington, 9/11/11

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EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

Special Teams Tackles ........3..... vs. Denver, 9/15/13

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Playoffs .......................... 0/0

KICKOFF

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
BLAIRSULLIVAN
WALSH
#3 #65
JOHN
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Kicker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-10/192
DOB: 1-8-90
HOMETOWN: Boca Raton, FL

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2012 (16/0, 1/0), 2013 (16/0). Total-32/0, 1/0.
Had best debut season by a kicker in NFL history, setting
League record with 10 FGs of 50+ and 3 of 50+ in a game,
matching Vikings record for longest FG with a 56-yarder and
setting team record with 53 touchbacks on kickoffs.
Earned 1st-Team AP All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors as a rookie.
Has connected on 12 50+ yard FGs, the most in Vikings
history, setting an NFL record by starting his career 12-of-12
from 50+.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in speech communicationAvid


golferSister is currently a golfer at University of Miami...
Brother played soccer at HarvardStarted a teen volunteer
program with his brother called Hospice and Home Care
Enjoys surfing.
HONORS 2012 Pro Bowl honoree...Named 2012 1st-Team All-Pro
by Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly/PFWA...Named NFC
Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Jacksonville (9/9/12), vs. St.
Louis (12/16/12) and vs. Green Bay (12/30/12)...NFC Special Teams
Player of the Month in December 2012.
PRO Prolific kicker in his opening 2 seasons has made his mark
on NFL and team record books...Set NFL single-season record
with 10 FGs of 50+, breaking old record of 8 in a season held by
Jason Hanson (2008) and Morten Andersen (1995)...Tied NFL
record with 3 FGs of 50+ in a game at St. Louis (12/16/12)...Tied
Vikings career-long with a 56-yd FG at Houston (12/23/12)...
Has connected on 12 50+ yard FGs, the most in Vikings history,
setting an NFL record by starting his career 12-of-12 from 50+...
Set Vikings single-season touchbacks record with 53, FGs by
a rookie with 35, rookie scoring with 141 points, tied FGs in a
season with 35 and is 2nd in team history for season scoring
with 141 points...Set NFL record for rookie FG percentage at 92.1
(35/38)...Finished season 2nd in NFL history for rookie scoring
with 141 points, trailing Kevin Butlers 144 in 1985...Selected in
6th Round (#175 overall) in 2012The 6th kicker ever drafted
by the Vikings and the 1st since 1978The 3rd kicker selected
in the 2012 NFL Draft.
2013

Tied career-best with 7 touchbacks vs. Philadelphia


(12/15)...Missed 1 FG from under 50 yards on the season, a
44-yarder at Wembley Stadium vs. Pittsburgh (9/29)...In consecutive game at Green Bay and vs. Chicago, played a key role
in a pair of overtime games...Kicked 3rd career game-winner
vs. Chicago (12/1), winning the game with a 34-yarder in the
23-20 win after knotting the game at 20-20 with a 30-yard
FG with :20 left in the game...Went season-high 6-of-6 on
PATs in 48-30 win over playoff-bound Philadelphia, setting
the franchise record for most offensive points scored in the
Metrodome...Hit 4-of-4 FGs, including a 35-yarder in OT to
tie game at Green Bay (11/24) that ended in a 26-26 deadlock
for the Vikings 1st tie since 1978...Notched season-best 14
points in game at Green Bay (11/24)...Connected on 50th
career FG at Seattle (11/17), booting a 45-yarder to reach the

COLLEGE: Georgia
ACQUIRED: D6 (#175) for 2012
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

milestone...Scored 10 points in Vikings win vs. Washington


(11/7) on Thursday Night Football...Missed 1st PAT of career
at Dallas (11/3)...Set NFL record with 12th consecutive 50+
FG and set Vikings record when he connected on a 54-yarder
at Wembley Stadium during International Series game vs.
Pittsburgh (9/29)...Tied Vikings record with 11th career 50+
FG in season opener at Detroit (9/8) when he connected on a
52-yard FG and notched 5 touchbacks...Had season-high 3-of-3
FG day at Chicago (9/15).

2012 Posted best rookie kicking debut in NFL history and


re-wrote Vikings record book...Earned 1st-Team AP All-Pro
and Pro Bowl honors...Tabbed as NFC Special Teams Player of
the Week 3 times during season...In 1st career game, kicked
55-yard FG to tie opener vs. Jacksonville (9/9) and send game
to OT, then kicking game-winner in OT from 38 yards out...Set
Vikings and NFL record with 10 FGs of 50+ yards on the season...Set team record with 53 touchbacks on kickoffs...Set club
rookie record with 141 points and ranked 2nd in team singleseason scoring...Tied Vikings record and led NFL in 2012 with
35 FGs made...Tied team record for longest FG with 56-yarder
at Houston (12/23)...Tied for 3rd in Vikings history with 5 FGs
made at St. Louis (12/16).
COLLEGE

Named to Georgias Team of the DecadeSet


NCAA record with at least 1 FG in 45 gamesHis 412 points
is a Georgia and SEC record and is also ranked 2nd in NCAA
historyHolds Georgia record with 184 career PATsSet school
record for consecutive PATS made when he made the opening 119 of his careerAgainst Coastal Carolina in 2011, made
a career-long 56-yard FGAppeared in the 2011 East-West
Shrine Game...Semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award in 2010
Named All-SEC 1st Team by conferences coaches in 2010.

PREP Attended Cardinals Gibbons High School in Boca Raton,


FLUSA Today All-USA 1st-Team OffenseNamed Class AAA
2007 All-State 2nd-Team offenseAppeared in 2008 U.S.
Army All-American BowlMade 14-of-20 FGs, including 2 from
59 yards and 30-of-31 PATs as a senior.
LONG DISTANCE CONNECTION
Blair Walsh tied the Vikings record for longest FG in team history with a 56-yarder at Houston as a rookie in 2012 and has
connected on 12 career 50+ yarders. Walsh has the Vikings
record for longest FG kicked on the road (56) and is tied for
2nd longest on the road with his 54-yarder at Seattle.
LONGEST FGs IN VIKINGS HISTORY
PLAYER, GAME
FG
Blair Walsh, at Houston, 12/23/12..........................................................56
Paul Edinger, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/05 ........................................ 56
Blair Walsh, vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12 ......................................................55
Blair Walsh, at Seattle, 11/4/12 ..............................................................55
Ryan Longwell, at Chicago, 10/14/07 .......................................... 55
Blair Walsh, vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 ......................................................54
Blair Walsh, vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 .....................................................54
Ryan Longwell, vs. Jacksonville, 11/23/08...................................54
Ryan Longwell, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 .......................................54
Paul Edinger, vs. Chicago, 1/1/06 ................................................54
Jan Stenerud, vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84 .............................................54

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1/1

Pct
77.7
0.0
83.3
80.0

50+
10/10
0/0
2/5
12/15

Pct
100.0
0.0
40.0
80.0

Pct
88.8
100.0
100.0
95.2

1.00

0/0

0.0

100.0

0/0

0.0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


FG Attempts .......................5..... @ St. Louis, 12/16/12
FG Made .............................5..... @ St. Louis, 12/16/12
Long FG ............................56..... @ Houston, 12/23/12
PAT Attempts ................... 6..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
PAT Made .......................... 6..... vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Kickoff Touchbacks .............7..... @ Washington, 10/14/12; vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13
Points ............................... 14..... 3 times, last @ Green Bay, 11/24/13
WALSHS CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
2012 MINNESOTA
PAT
9/9 Jacksonville .......... 2-2
9/16 @ Indianapolis...... 2-2
9/23 San Francisco....... 3-3
9/30 @ Detroit .............. 2-2
10/7 Tennessee............ 3-3
10/14 @ Washington......0-0
10/21 Arizona................. 3-3
10/25 Tampa Bay ........... 2-2
11/4 @ Seattle.............. 2-2
11/11 Detroit.................. 2-2
11/25 @ Chicago..............1-1
12/2 @ Green Bay ......... 2-2
12/9 Chicago................. 3-3
12/16 @ St. Louis ........... 3-3
51
12/23 @ Houston ........... 2-2
12/30 Green Bay.............4-4
TOTALS 36-36 ........................35-38
PLAYOFFS
1/5/13 @ Green Bay ..........1-1
2013
9/8
9/15
9/22
9/29
10/13
10/21
10/27
11/3
11/7
11/17
11/24
12/1
12/8
12/15
12/22
12/29

MINNESOTA
PAT
@ Detroit .............. 3-3
@ Chicago............. 3-3
Cleveland.............. 3-3
Pittsburgh ............4-4
Carolina .................1-1
@ NY Giants ..........1-1
Green Bay.............4-4
@ Dallas ............... 2-3
Washington .........4-4
@ Seattle.............. 2-2
@ Green Bay ......... 2-2
Chicago................. 2-2
@ Baltimore ......... 2-2
Philadelphia .........6-6
@ Cincinnati ......... 2-2
Detroit.................. 2-2

FG
4-4
2-2
1-1
2-3
3-3
4-4
0-0
1-1
2-2
4-4
1-2
0-1
0-0
5-5

PTS
14
8
6
8
12
12
3
5
8
14
4
2
3
18

FGs (missed)
20, 42, 55, 38
51, 29
52
49, 27, (46)
42, 36, 26
20, 27, 27, 37

3-3
3-3
141

11
13

56, 41, 39
54, 37, 29

1-1

33

FG
1-1
3-3
2-2
2-3
1-1
0-1
1-1
1-1
2-2
2-2
4-4
3-4
2-2
2-3
0-0
0-0

PTS
6
12
9
10
4
1
7
5
10
8
14
11
8
12
2
2

51
36, 55
48, 23, 23, 33
40, (30B)
(42)
50, 38, 42, 53,

FGs (missed)
52
28, 28, 22
43, 30
54, 37, (44)
22
(54)
36
23
39, 40
32, 45
36, 47, 29, 35
32, 30, (57), 34
39, 40
(55), 21, 38

WALSHS 50 YARDERS (12)


DATE
FG
FINAL
9/9/12 ................vs. Jacksonville ............. 55 ........... W 26-23
9/16/12 ...............@ Indianapolis ...............51 .............L 20-23
9/23/12 ...............vs. San Francisco .......... 52 ............W 24-13
10/25/12 .............vs. Tampa Bay ...............51 ..............L 17-36
11/4/12 ................@ Seattle ...................... 55 ............ L 20-30
12/16/12 ..............@ St. Louis.........50, 53, 51 ........... W 36-22
12/23/12..............@ Houston ....................56 ............. W 23-6
12/30/12 .............vs. Green Bay ................54 ........... W 37-34
9/8/13 ................@ Detroit....................... 52 .............L 24-34
9/29/13...............vs. Pittsburgh ...............54 ........... W 34-27
WALSHS GAME WINNERS
DATE
FG
TIME
FINAL
9/9/12..........vs. Jacksonville ....... 38..... 11:06 OT......... 26-23
12/30/12 ......vs. Green Bay...........29...........0:00......... 37-34
12/1/13 .........vs. Chicago...............34.......1:43 OT......... 23-20

KICKING INTO HIGH GEAR


Blair Walsh has etched his name throughout the Vikings
record book and the NFL annals in only 2 seasons. As a rookie
in 2012, he tied the Vikings single-season record with 35 FGs
and set the team mark with 10 FGs of 50+ yards.
NFL CONSECUTIVE 50+ FGs
PLAYER
50+ FGs
Blair Walsh, 2012-13 ............................................................................... 12
Robbie Gould, 2010-13.................................................................. 11
Tony Zendejas, 1988-93 ............................................................... 11
VIKINGS 50+ FGs IN A SEASON
PLAYER
50+ FGs
Blair Walsh, 2012....................................................................................10
Ryan Longwell, 2008..................................................................... 6
VIKINGS 50+ FGs IN A CAREER
PLAYER
50+ FGs
Blair Walsh, 2012-13 ............................................................................... 12
Ryan Longwell, 2006-11................................................................ 11
VIKINGS FGs IN A SEASON
PLAYER
50+ FGs
Blair Walsh, 2012 ....................................................................................35
Gary Anderson, 1998.................................................................... 35

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KICKOFF

40-49
7/9
0/0
5/6
12/15

Pts
141
4
121
262

EXECUTIVES

Blk
1
0
0
1

STAFF

0.0

Pct
100.0
100.0
97.7
98.7

COACHES

0/0

30-39
8/9
1/1
12/12
20/21

XPA
36
1
44
80

PLAYERS

0.00

Pct
100.0
0.0
100.0
100.0

33

XP
36
1
43
79

ROOKIES

20-29
10/10
0/0
7/7
17/17

100.0

Blk
0
0
0
0

2013
SEASON

Pct
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Lg
56
33
54
56

RECORDS

Playoffs ........................0/0

Pct
92.1
100.0
86.7
89.7

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Playoffs ........................... 1

FIELD GOALS
Year
1-19
2012 (Minn)............. 0/0
Playoffs................ 0/0
2013 (Minn)............. 0/0
Totals ..............................0/0

FGA
38
1
30
68

HISTORY

FG
35
1
26
61

EXTRA
POINTS

WALSHS NFL TOTALS


SCORING
Year
GP
2012 (Minn)............... 16
Playoffs....................1
2013 (Minn)............... 16
Totals ...............................32

KICKOFF

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
COREYSULLIVAN
WOOTTON
#99
JOHN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Defensive End


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-6/270
DOB: 6-22-87
HOMETOWN: Rutherford, NJ

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)


2010 (6/0, 2/0-Chi), 2011 (7/0-Chi), 2012 (16/7-Chi), 2013 (16/15Chi). Total- 45/22, 2/0 (45/22, 2/0-Chi).
Started career-high 15 games in 2013 with Chicago.
High school teammates at Don Bosco Prep in New Jersey with
fellow Vikings DE Justin Trattou.

OFF THE FIELD Triple major at Northwestern, studying


communications, African-American studies and sociology...
High school teammates with fellow defensive lineman Justin
Trattou...Wife, Felicia Chester-Wootton, played in the WNBA
with Chicago Sun.
PRO Comes to Vikings after 4 seasons with NFC North rival
Bears...Has never had a losing record in the NFL...Has 22 career
starts under his belt with a career-best 15 coming in 2013...
Played in all 32 games with 22 starts between 2012 and 2013...
Had career-high 7.0 sacks in 2012...Notched 1st career sack
against Vikings (12/20/10) when he caught Brett Favre in game
at TCF Bank Stadium, Favres final play of his career...4thround draft choice (#109 overall) of Chicago in 2010.
2013 Started career-high 15 games and played in all 16 for

2nd straight season...Started 10 games at DT and 5 at LDE...


Played under former Vikings assistant coach Marc Trestman in
Trestmans 1st season as Bears head coach...Notched careerbest 4 tackles in 3 different games on the season...Set careerhigh with 2 passes defensed at Minnesota (12/1)...Had a FF and
FR along with 4 tackles at Detroit (9/29)...Had 1.5 of his 3.5
sacks for the season against the Vikings.

COLLEGE: Northwestern
ACQUIRED: UFA (Chi) for 2014
NFL SEASON: 5
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

2012 Moved into starting lineup for final 7 games of season,


opening at LDE...Bears went 10-6 but did not make playoffs...
Had career-best 7.0 sacks on the season...Scored 1st career
TD when he returned a blocked punt 5 yards for a score at
Tennessee (11/4)...Had career-best 1.5 sacks in a pair of games,
at Jacksonville (10/7) and vs. Green Bay (12/16)...Earned 1st
career start at San Francisco (11/19) and responded by sharing a sack...Started season fast with 1.5 sacks in the opening
2 games.
2011 Played in 7 games, including in 6 of the final 7 games...
Was inactive in 8 of the opening 9 games of the season...
Notched 7 tackles on season...Had season-high 3 stops at
Denver (12/11)...Helped Bears to 8-8 mark.

2010

Saw action in 6 regular season games as a rookie


and both playoff contests...Bears won NFC North title and
advanced to NFC Championship Game, hosting Green Bay...
Notched 1st career sack in game at Minnesota (12/20) in a game
played at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University
of Minnesota.

COLLEGE Left Northwestern with the school record for career

starts with 49 and played in 53 games for the Wildcats...Had


19.5 sacks to rank 3rd in school history...Named All-Big Ten as
a junior and senior...Suffered knee injury after junior season in
Alamo Bowl but returned to play entire senior year.

PREP Named All-State at Don Bosco Prep in New Jersey...


Helped squad to consecutive undefeated state championships
as a junior and senior...Played TE and DE...Was teammates
with fellow Vikings defensive lineman Justin Trattou at Don
Bosco with Trattou being 2 years younger.

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

WOOTONS NFL TOTALS


Tackles
Year

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

QBH

2010 (Chi)...................6/0

1.0

--

0/0

Playoffs...................2/0

0.0

--

0/0

2011 (Chi) ................... 7/0

0.0

--

0/0

2012 (Chi)..................16/7

15

18

7.0

--

2/0

2013 (Chi)................ 16/15

19

12

31

3.5

4.5

--

1/2

Totals ...................45/22

42

20

62

11.5

5.5

--

3/2

Playoffs...................2/0

0.0

0/0

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


Tackles.....................4 .....3 times, last @ Minnesota, 12/1/13
Solo Tackles.............3 .....@ Detroit, 9/29/13; vs. GB, 12/29/13
Forced Fumble......... 1 .....3 times, last @ Detroit, 9/29/13
Passes Defensed .....2 .....@ Minnesota, 12/1/13
Fumble Recovery..... 1 .....vs. Minnesota, 9/15/13; at Detroit, 9/29/13
WOOTONS TOUCHDOWN
GAME
PLAY
@ Tennessee, 11/4/12 ................. 5-yard blocked punt return

FF/FR

WOOTONS SACKS
GAME
QB
SACK
@ Minnesota, 12/20/10 ............ Brett Favre ......................1.0
vs. Indianapolis, 9/9/12............ Andrew Luck ...................1.0
@ Green Bay, 9/13/12................ Aaron Rodgers ............... 0.5
@ Jacksonville, 10/7/12 ............. Blaine Gabbert ................ 1.5
@ Tennessee, 11/4/12 ............... Matt Hasselbeck .............1.0
@ San Francisco, 11/19/12......... Colin Kaepernick ............ 0.5
@ Minnesota, 12/9/12............... Christian Ponder .............1.0
vs. Green Bay, 12/16/12............. Aaron Rodgers ................ 1.5
vs. Minnesota, 9/15/13 ............. Christian Ponder .............1.0
@ Green Bay, 11/4/13 ................ Seneca Wallace...............1.0
@ Minnesota, 12/1/13 ............... Matt Cassel .................... 0.5
@ Philadelphia, 12/22/13 .......... Nick Foles........................1.0
Total........................................................................... 11.5

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Caught 2 longest passes by a Viking in 2012 as a rookie.

OFF THE FIELD Studied sociology at Arkansas and was


named to the Razorback Honor Roll in the fall of 2011 based on
his performance in the classroom...Sponsors an AAU basketball
team in his hometown...Avid outdoorsman, enjoys fishing,
hiking and boating...Father is a retired Arkansas state trooper
and Army reservist.
PRO Had 2 longest catches by Vikings during his rookie season

in 2012 with 65 and 54-yarders...Helped set Vikings record when


5 rookies started game vs. Chicago (12/9/12), Wright joined T
Matt Kalil, TE Rhett Ellison, CB Josh Robinson and S Harrison
Smith...Selected in 4th round (#134 overall) in 2012Joined
former college and high school teammate Greg Childs in the
Vikings 2012 draft class...Was the 1st of 3 Vikings picks in the
4th Round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

2013 Scored career-high 3 TDs in his 2nd season...Hauled in

career-long 95 receiving yards vs. Philadelphia (12/15) in upset


win over the playoff-bound Eagles...Lone catch at Cincinnati
(12/22) was a 36-yard TD from Matt Cassel...Started season
finale game vs. Detroit (12/29), the final game at Mall of
America Field...Reeled in a career-best pair of TD catches at
Seattle (11/17), a 38-yarder from Christian Ponder and a 21-yarder from Matt Cassel, also started game in place of injured Greg
Jennings...Caught 28-yard pass vs. Washington (11/7)...Had
season-high 3 catches vs. Cleveland (9/22)...Hauled in 21-yard
pass at Chicago (9/15), his 1st catch of the season...Saw action
in season opener at Detroit (9/8).

PREP Named to the 2007 All-State team at Warren High

RECORDS

School in Warren, AR and the 2007 All-Arkansas team by the


Arkansas Democrat-GazetteEarned a spot on the AP Super
TeamRacked up 58 receptions for 1,350 yards and 15 TDs
as a seniorHad 3 returns (1 KR, 2 PR) for TDs during the 07
seasonAll-State choice during his junior season when he
finished with 51 receptions, 1,086 yards and 15 TDs to go with 5
return TDs (3 KR, 2 PR).

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

COLLEGE Appeared in 50 games during his Arkansas career,


making 44 startsMissed only 1 game during his career, in
2011 vs. TroyWright is 1st in the Arkansas record books with
receptions (168) and receiving yards (2,934)Ranks 5th alltime in SEC history in receiving yardsHis 24 career receiving
TDs rank 2nd in school history and tied for 15th in SEC history
Wright had 9 100+ yard games, which is tied for 2nd in program
historySet single-season records for Arkansas in 2011 with 66
receptions, 1,117 yards and 12 TDs despite missing 1 gameSEC
Co-Offensive Player of the Week after torching Texas A&M in
2011 with 13 receptions for 281 yards and 2 TDs, the 281 yards
was 2nd in SEC history and an Arkansas single-game record
Hauled in a career long 89-yard TD in 2010 versus Mississippi
StateWas Arkansas Outstanding Offensive Player in the
Liberty Bowl vs. East Carolina in 2009 when he had 4 catches
for 90 yards and 1 TD.

STAFF

Had career-bests in receptions (26), receiving yards (434), TDs


(2) and receiving average (16.7) in 2013.

COACHES

(12/9)...Reeled in the 2 longest passes on the Vikings season


with 65-yarder vs. Green Bay (12/30) and 54-yarder vs. Detroit
(11/11)...His 1st NFL reception in his 1st game was 54-yard strike
from Christian Ponder vs. Detroit (11/11)...Had career-high 7
catches in his 2nd career game at Chicago (11/25)...Scored 1st
career TD on 3-yarder from Ponder vs. Detroit (11/11)...Hauled in
8-yard score vs. Green Bay (12/30) in season finale.

2012 (7/1, 1/1), 2013 (16/3). Total- 23/4, 1/1.

PLAYERS

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs)

COLLEGE: Arkansas
ACQUIRED: D4a (#118) for 2012
NFL SEASON: 3
VIKINGS SEASON: 3

ROOKIES

POSITION: Wide Receiver


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-10/180
DOB: 11-25-89
HOMETOWN: Warren, AR

2013
SEASON

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
JARIUS
WRIGHT
#17
JOHN
SULLIVAN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

2012

Hauled in 2 TDs on the season to lead Vikings rookies...Played in final 7 regular season games and the Wild Card
playoff at Green Bay with 1 start in regular season vs. Chicago

No.

2012 (Minn)...........7/1

22

310

Playoffs.............. 1/1

2013 (Minn).........16/3
Total................. 23/4

Playoffs ............1/1

RUSHING
Yds.
Avg.

Lg

TD

No.

14.1

65

11

5.5

13

6.5

0.0

26
48

434
744

16.7
15.5

38t
65

3
5

0
2

0
11

0.0
5.5

0
8

0
0

13

6.5

0.0

WRIGHTS TOUCHDOWNS
Game
Play
vs. Detroit, 11/11/12................................. 3 pass from Ponder
vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12 ..........................8 pass from Ponder
@ Seattle, 11/17/13.....38 pass from Ponder, 21 pass from Cassel
@ Cincinnati, 12/22/13.....................................36 pass from Cassel
Total........................................................................................................ 5

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Lg

TD

HISTORY

RECEIVING
Yds. Avg.

GP/GS

EXTRA
POINTS

Year

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

WRIGHTS NFL TOTALS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES

WRIGHTS GAME-BY-GAME (* start)


Yards
65
49
13
29
11
53
90
310

RECEIVING
Avg.
21.7
7.0
13.0
14.5
11.0
10.6
30.0
14.1

Long
54
12
13
16
11
21
65
65

TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2

Att
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2

Yards
3
0
0
0
0
8
0
11

RUSHING
Avg.
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
0.0
5.5

Long
3
0
0
0
0
8
0
8

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

13

6.5

0.0

MINNESOTA
No
@ Detroit.................... 0
@ Chicago*.................. 1
Cleveland ....................3
Pittsburgh................... 1
Carolina.......................2
@ NY Giants ................ 1
Green Bay................... 0
@ Dallas ......................3
Washington ................2
@ Seattle*...................3
@ Green Bay ............... 0
Chicago........................3
@ Baltimore ............... 0
Philadelphia ............... 4
@ Cincinnati ................ 1
Detroit*.......................2
26

Yards
0
21
35
6
10
13
0
31
34
69
0
53
0
95
36
31
434

Avg.
0.0
21.0
11.7
6.0
5.0
13.0
0.0
10.3
17.0
23.0
0.0
17.7
0.0
23.8
36.0
15.5
16.7

Long
0
21
20
6
8
13
0
13
28
38t
0
24
0
42
36t
19
38t

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
3

Att.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Yards
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Avg.
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Long
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2012
11/11
11/25
12/2
12/9
12/16
12/23
12/30
Totals
PLAYOFFS
1/5/13

MINNESOTA
No
Detroit.........................3
@ Chicago....................7
@ Green Bay ................ 1
Chicago*......................2
@ St. Louis .................. 1
@ Houston ..................5
Green Bay....................3
GP/GS: 7/1
22
@ Green Bay

2013
9/8
9/15
9/22
9/29
10/13
10/21
10/27
11/3
11/7
11/17
11/24
12/1
12/8
12/15
12/22
12/29
Totals

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

MIKE ZIMMER #59


POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/239
DOB: 9-23-90
HOMETOWN: ProspectHeights,IL
Joined the Vikings following a pro tryout at the rookie mini
camp in 2014.
Appeared in 4 preseason games with Jacksonville in 2013.

OFF THE FIELD Joins former Jaguar teammate TE Allen


Reisner on the Vikings roster...Attended the same college as HC
Mike Zimmer, but is not related...Earned degree in political science from Illinois State in 2013...Plans on attending law school
following playing career...Volunteered for the Special Olympics
in Bloomington, Ill.
PRO Will compete for a spot in the Vikings LB corps in 2014...

Appeared in 4 preseason games with Jacksonville in 2013,


recording 1 tackle...Signed as an undrafted free agent following
the 2013 draft by Jacksonville 4/28/13.

2013 Appeared in 4 preseason games for the Jaguars, record-

ing one tackle...Released by Jacksonville during the final roster


cuts on 8/30...Went through training camp and preseason with
Jaguars after signing as an undrafted free agent on 4/28.

COLLEGE: Illinois State


ACQUIRED: FA for 2014
NFL SEASON: 1
VIKINGS SEASON: 1

269 total tackles...As a senior in 2012, was named to the AllMissouri Valley Conference 1st-team...Earned 29 starts in 44
collegiate games, including 13 starts at MLB during the 2012
campaignAs a senior, recorded 10+ tackles in 6 gamesWas
named Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the
Year in 2009.

PREP A 3-sport athlete at Wheeling HS, in Wheeling, Ill.,

participated in football, basketball and track and fieldA


2008 All-Mid-Suburban Conference selection...Named to the
Chicago Sun-Times Chicago 100 Team as a seniorEarned
Rivals.com All-State honors as a senior, as well as Chicago
Tribune All-State Honorable mention accoladesSelected to
the Daily Herald All-Area Team in 2008Named the Wheeling
High School team captain and team MVP senior yearWas a
member of Wheelings 2-straight IHSA State Playoff teams,
the 1st Wheeling football squad in school history to make the
state playoffs in consecutive years.

COLLEGE

A four-year player at Illinois State, finished his


playing career for the Red Birds tied for 13th all-time with

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ROOKIES

KICKOFF

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
ANTHONY
BARR
#55
JOHN
SULLIVAN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2012
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/255
DOB: 3-18-92
HOMETOWN: San Pedro, CA

HISTORY

with 83 tackles...Had 8 tackles


and 1.5 sacks against Stanford
in Pac- 12 Championship Game...
Had 9 tackles in Holiday Bowl
against Baylor...Began his UCLA
career as a FB...Started 7 games
as a sophomore blocking back
and scored his 1st TDs, hauling in
an 11-yard score and diving in for
a 1-yard rushing TD...Started 4 of his 12 games as a freshman,
earning the team Rookie of the Year award.

The 2nd-highest LB drafted in Vikings history, behind only


Hall of Famer Chris Doleman at #4 in 1985, who later moved
to DE.
The 2nd LB selected in the 2014 NFL Draft behind Khalil Mack
(#5, Oakland) and the 4th defensive player to be selected.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in business...Father, Tony Brooks,


was a 4th-round draft pick RB by Philadelphia Eagles in 1992
out of Notre Dame...Has 3 uncles who also played in the NFL.
PRO Selected with the #9 overall pick in 2014 NFL Draft
after trading from #8 to #9 with Cleveland...The 2nd-highest
drafted LB in Vikings history, behind only Chris Doleman at
#4 in 1985...The 1st player drafted in Mike Zimmers tenure as
Vikings head coach...Joins Fred McNeill (#17, 1974) as the only
other Vikings 1st-round pick from UCLA...The Vikings selected
3 of the opening 5 players of their draft class from the Pac-12...
The club used 7 of its 10 draft picks in 2014 on defensive players...The 1st LB drafted in 1st round from UCLA since Robert
Thomas in 2002.

PREP Was ranked the best athlete in the country as a senior


at Loyola High (Los Angeles) by Tom Lemming and Max Preps...
Selected to US Army All-America game but could not participate...Rivals had him ranked 5th-best athlete and Scout.com
ranked him 10th among LBs...Missed majority of senior season
with ankle injury...Earned All-State RB honors with 1,890 yards
and 20 TDs as a junior...Standout in track.

COLLEGE Started 37 of his 51 career games for Bruins, 10 as a


FB early in his career and 27 at LB...Earned All-America praise
as a junior and senior...Capped collegiate career with consensus
All-America honors as a senior in 2013 and unanimous All-Pac
12 honors...Earned All-America from Walter Camp, AFCA,
USA Today, among others...UCLA defensive MVP and team
captain...Was a finalist for Butkus, Lombardi and Bednarik
Awards as a senior...Ranked 2nd in country with 4 FRs and
5th in country with 5 FFs...Notched 3 FFs against Nebraska
in 2013...Was a 2nd-Team All-America by Associated Press
as a junior in 2012...Named 1st-Team All-Pac 12 as a junior...
Ranked 4th in UCLA history with 21.5 tackles for loss in 2012...
Ranked 8th in country with 13.5 sacks...Ranked 2nd on team
BACKERS OFF THE BOARD
The Vikings have taken 3 LBs in the top 10 of the Draft in
the history of the franchise. Chris Doleman, drafted as a LB,
moved to DE early in his career and produced Pro Football Hall
of Fame credentials. Antony Barr, the Vikings 1st pick in 2014,
was the 2nd LB selected overall in the the Draft.
HIGHEST-DRAFTED LBs IN VIKINGS HISTORY
Chris Doleman, Pittsburgh ................................... #4, 1985
Anthony Barr, UCLA ..........................................#9, 2014
Jeff Siemon, Stanford.......................................... #10, 1972
BARRS COLLEGE TOTALS
Rushing
Year

Receiving

GP/GS

No

Yds

Avg

TDs

Rec

Yds

Avg

TDs

2010 ..........................12/3

29

4.8

66

7.3

2011...........................12/7

25

2.7

16

5.3

Totals

15

54

3.6

12

82

6.8

Tackles
Year

EXTRA
POINTS

COLLEGE: UCLA
ACQUIRED: D1a (#9) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

GP/GS

Solo

Asst.

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

FF/FR

2012 ........................14/14

60

23

83

13.5

21.5

4/0

2013 ........................ 13/13

43

23

66

10.0

20.0

6/4

Totals ..............................51/37

103

46

149

23.5

41.5

10/4

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Earned Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year


honors as a sophomore in 2012 and Big East Rookie of the
Year in 2011.

OFF THE FIELD Earned bachelors degree in December 2013,


majoring in sports administration...Mother, Rose Murphy, is a
breast cancer survivor...Prior to NFL Draft, he followed through
on a promise he made his mother as a youngster that he would
get her a pink Escalade, presenting the gift to her with the
help of Cadillac.
PRO Drafted #32 overall in 2014 with a choice obtained from
Seattle in trade...The 4th QB the Vikings have drafted in the
1st round in franchise history...Is the 1st Louisville player the
Vikings have drafted in the 1st round...Was the 3rd QB selected
in 2014 NFL Draft behind Blake Bortles (#3, Jacksonville) and
Johnny Manziel (#22, Cleveland)...The 1st offensive Louisville
player drafted in 1st round since C Eric Wood went to Buffalo
in 2009...Fellow Cardinals S Calvin Pryor (NY Jets, #18) and LB
Marcus Smith (Philadelphia, #26) were also selected in 2014
1st Round.

STAFF
2012
SEASON

COLLEGE Helped lead a resurgence in Louisville football dur-

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

ing his tenure, winning 2 Big East titles (2011, 2012) and making
3 bowl appearances, winning 2- the Sugar Bowl over #4-ranked
Florida to cap the 2012 season and the Russell Athletic Bowl
over Miami in 2013, his final collegiate game...In his final 2
seasons, guided the Cardinals to a 23-3 record...In only 3 seasons at Louisville, left the school tied for the team record with
27 wins (27-9 as a starter), matching the wins of Dave Ragone
(27-10)...Set school record with a 68.4% completion percentage
and threw only 24 INTs in 1,142 pass attempts...Ranked 3rd in
career passing yards (9,817) and career passing TDs (72)...Had
13 career 300-yard passing games and 3 games of 400+ yards...
As a junior in 2013, took team to 12-1 mark and win over Miami
in bowl game...Only loss of the season came against Central
Florida...Named 2nd-Team All-American Athletic Conference
with 1st-Team honors going to Blake Bortles...Engineered win
over #23-ranked Cincinnati in 2013...As a sophomore in 2012,
started 12 games, coming off the bench in win over Rutgers
after not starting the game due to injury...Earned 2012 Big East
Conference Offensive Player of the Year as Cardinals won 2nd
straight Big East title...Named MVP of the Sugar Bowl win over
#4-ranked Florida, 33-23...Threw for career-best 424 yards at
Syracuse...Topped Cincinnati in OT...Threw career-high 5 TDs
in win at Temple...Completed 19-of-21 passes (90.5%) in seaBRIDGEWATERS COLLEGE TOTALS
Year

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

PREP Three-year starter at QB for Northwestern (Miami) program...Ranked as #2 dual-threat QB in the country by Rivals.
com...Selected to US Army All-American Bowl...Guided team to
Class 6A state semis as a senior...Named 2nd-Team All-State
(6A) as a junior...Led team to 6A state title game as a sophomore, falling to Seminole High...Set Dade County record with 7
TD passes in a game against Hialeah-Miami Lakes.

ROOKIES

Named MVP of Sugar Bowl as a sophomore after upsetting


#4-ranked Florida and MVP of Russell Athletic Bowl as a junior
after victory over his hometown Miami Hurricanes.

GP/GS

Att

Comp

Pct

Yds

TD

INT

Rush

Yds

TD

2011......................... 13/10

296

191

64.5

2,129

14

12

89

66

2012 ........................ 13/13

419

287

68.5

3,718

27

74

26

2013 ........................ 13/13

427

303

70.9

3,970

31

63

78

Totals .............................39/36

1,142

781

68.4

9,817

72

24

226

170

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 169

HISTORY

Posted 27-9 record as a starter at Louisville, starting his final


36 career games, going 27-5 in his final 32 starts.

son-opening win vs. Kentucky...


Named Big East Rookie of the
Year in 2011 as a true freshman...
Was 1st Louisville true freshman to start at QB since 1976
(Stu Stram)...Made 1st start vs.
Marshall in 2011...Was 0-3 in
1st 3 starts of his career before
notching 1st win over Rutgers...
Went 5-2 as a starter for final
7 games, including win at #21 West Virginia and loss to North
Carolina State in Belk Bowl in Charlotte.

EXTRA
POINTS

Only the 4th QB the Vikings have drafted in the 1st round in
franchise history.

COLLEGE: Louisville
ACQUIRED: D1b (#32) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

COACHES

POSITION: Quarterback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/210
DOB: 11-10-92
HOMETOWN: Miami, FL

PLAYERS

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
#
TEDDYSULLIVAN
BRIDGEWATER
#5
JOHN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38

KICKOFF

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
SCOTTSULLIVAN
CRICHTON
#95
JOHN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2012
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Defensive End


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3/273
DOB: 10-30-91
HOMETOWN: Tacoma, WA
Family hails from Western Samoa, Scott and his siblings are
the first generation of his family born in the United States.
Declared early for NFL Draft, leaving Oregon State following
his redshirt junior season.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in human development and family sciences...Father, Lucky, and mother, Malama, are both
natives of Western Samoa...Father lost his leg due to health
issues but continues to work in a warehouse...Is the youngest
of 4 children.
PRO Part of 3 of the Vikings opening 5 draft picks in 2014
coming from the Pac-12, joining LB Anthony Barr (UCLA, 1st
round) and G David Yankey (Stanford, 5th round)...The 1st
Oregon State player drafted by the Vikings since 1967 when WR
Bob Grim was taken in the 2nd round...Was 1 of 2 OSU players
drafted in 2014, joining 1st-round WR Brandin Cooks.
COLLEGE Immediate starter for the Beavers, opened 38 of the

39 games he played, missing only 1 start in 2012...Set school


record with 10 FFs, ranks 3rd all-time at OSU with 22.5 sacks
and his 51.0 TFLs are 4th in school history...While playing at
OSU in 2013, his 22.5 sacks ranked 11th among all active FBS
players nationwide...Helped squad to Hawaii Bowl against
Boise State as a junior and Alamo Bowl as a sophomore, facing
Texas...Earned 1st-Team All-Pac 12 honors as a sophomore,
2nd-Team All-Pac 12 as a junior and was an honorable mention choice as a freshman in 2011...Tabbed as a 2nd-Team
All-America by NFL Draft Report and received Honorable
Mention from Sports Illustrated...As a sophomore, named to
NFL Draft Reports Sophomore All-America team and was honorable mention from Sports Illustrated and ESPN...Selected to
Freshman All-America teams in 2011 by College Football News,
Sporting News and NFL Draft Report among others...Named
a semi-finalist in 2012 for the Ted Hendricks Award, awarded
annually to the top collegiate DE...Notched career-best 9.0
sacks in 2012...As a sophomore, was 1 of 2 Pac 12 underclassmen on the 1st-Team honors unit...Led the Beavers in sacks
each of his 3 seasons...His 9.0 sacks in 2012 ranked tied for 9th
in school history...Capped his Beavers career in fitting fashion
in Hawaii Bowl against Boise State where he had 1.0 sack, 3
TFLs, 3 solo tackles, a PD and a FF...Had a sack and advanced
a FR 36 yards against Stanford as a junior...Had career-best
3.0-sack day in 2012 against Washington State, all 3 sacks
coming on 3rd-down plays...Had career-high 74 tackles as a

COLLEGE: Oregon State


ACQUIRED: D3a (#72) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

redshirt freshman in 2011 and


led team with 6.0 sacks...Set
OSU record with 6 FFs...Named
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the
Week against Washington State
with 7 tackles, a sack, 2 FFs and
a PBU...Played and started 1st
career game against Sacramento
State where he had a sack...Had
career-high 12 tackles, 10 solos,
against Oregon...Redshirted in 2010 and earned scout team
defensive co-MVP accolades.

PREP Tabbed as Class 4A All-State as a senior at Henry Foss


HS in Tacoma, WA...A 3-star recruit by Rivals.com, ranked as
the 44th-best DE prospect in the country...Standout 3-year
starter at LB and DE...Earned Narrows League Defensive MVP
as a senior...Competed for a season in track and field, throwing the shot put and discus along with playing a season of
volleyball.

CRICHTONS COLLEGE TOTALS


Year
GP/GS
2011......................... 12/12
2012 ........................ 13/12
2013 ........................ 13/13
Totals .............................39/38

Solo
48
23
29
100

Tackles
Asst.
26
21
18
65

Total
74
44
47
165

Sacks
6.0
9.0
7.5
22.5

INTs
0
0
0
0

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PBU
3
3
3
9

TFL
14.5
17.5
19.0
51.0

FF/FR
6/1
1/2
3/1
10/4

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

McKINNONS COLLEGE TOTALS


RECEIVING

STAFF
ROOKIES

during his 47-game collegiate career with 31 starts...Started


at QB, WR, RB and CB during his tenure at Georgia Southern...
Notched 17 career games with 100+ rushing yards...Ran for
3,899 career yards and 42 rushing TDs...Threw for 12 career
TDs and caught 1 TD pass...As a sophomore, had 2 INTs seeing time at CB...Led team in rushing as a junior and senior...
Named team MVP as a junior and senior...Scored winning TD
as a senior as GSU won their 1st game over a BCS team at
Florida, rushing for 125 yards on 9 carries against the Gators...
As a junior, had 3rd-best single-season rushing mark in school
history with 1,817 yards, trailing former Chicago Bear Adrian
Petersons school record by 115 yards...Helped GSU lead all college football with 399.4 rushing yards per game...Had 316 yards
rushing on 34 attempts in playoff game vs. Central Arkansas,
just 17 yards away from matching school record for rushing
yards in a game...Had 171 yards on the ground and scored
4 rushing TDs against Old Dominion...Notched career-long
87-yard TD run against Howard, ending the day accounting
for 5 TDs, 3 rushing and 2 passing...Capped the win in a 3-OT
game against UT-Chattanooga with a 2-point conversion run

2012
SEASON

COLLEGE Dynamic player who lined up at multiple positions

PREP Earned All-State honors at QB from Atlanta JournalConstitution and from Georgia Sportwriters as an athlete after
his senior season at Sprayberry High in Marietta, GA...Earned
Region VII AAAA Player of the Year...Threw for 1,500 yards
and ran for 1,300 as a senior...Standout in track, running 100m,
200m, 4x100 relay and compete in long jump.

RECORDS

PRO Selected with the Vikings 2nd pick in the 3rd round of the
2014 Draft, the #96 overall selection...The pick was obtained as
part of the Percy Harvin trade to Seattle in 2013...Will work at
RB for the Vikings...Turned in impressive NFL Combine performance, notching 32 reps in the bench press to lead all RBs and
ran 4.41 in the 40, the 2nd best among RBs and the 10-fastest
time of the 2014 Combine and his 40.5 vertical jump was 5thbest in 2014...Selected to play in Senior Bowl.

RUSHING

KO RETURNS

DEFENSE

Year ..............................GP/GS

No.

Yds.

Lg

TD

No

Yds

Lg

TD

No.

Yds.

LG

TD

Tkl

INT

PD

2010 ......................... 10/1

109

495

53

2011.......................... 13/7

127

38

80

537

75

41

41

2012 ....................... 14/14

15

15

269

1,817

87

20

2013 .........................10/9

23

13

161 1,050 66

12

33

18

Total ..............................47/31

10

165

38

619

3,899

42

74

41

Lg

87

PASSING
Year ................................... Att

Cmp

Pct

Yds

TD

INT

2010 ..............................9

33.3

24

2011...............................6

50.0

37

20

2012 ............................49

20

40.8

597

75

2013 .............................17

47.0

171

50

Total ................................... 81

34

41.9

829

12

75

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PLAYOFF
RECORDS

shy of earning his bachelors degree...Brother, Lester Norwood,


was a DB at Florida from 1998-2002.

HISTORY

Brother, Lester Norwood, was a DB at Florida.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in general studies and is a semester

and had 3 rushing TDs on the


day in the win...Had 7 straight
games with 100+ rushing yards...
During sophomore season in
2011, started 7 of the 13 games
he played in...Had both INTs for
the season in playoff game at
Maine...Ended 2011 season with
705 all-purpose yards and 9 TDs,
catching his lone career TD...
Played in 10 games as a true freshman, seeing most action at
QB and WR...Scored 3 rushing TDs and ranked 3rd on team with
495 rushing yards.

EXTRA
POINTS

Standout on both sides of the ball, he played some QB, CB and


RB along helping in the return game during his collegiate career
at Georgia Southern.

COLLEGE: Georgia Southern


ACQUIRED: D3b (#96) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

COACHES

POSITION: Running Back


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-9/208
DOB: 5-3-92
HOMETOWN: Marietta, GA

PLAYERS

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
JERICK
McKINNON
#31
JOHN
SULLIVAN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

KICKOFF

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
DAVIDSULLIVAN
YANKEY
#66
JOHN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-6/315
DOB: 1-18-92
HOMETOWN: Roswell, GA
2-time consensus All-American at 2 different positions, playing LT in 2012 and G in 2013.
Teammate of Vikings OL coach Jeff Davidsons son, Nick, who
plays OT, at Stanford for the 2012-13 seasons.
Appeared in BCS Bowl games in 4 consecutive years - Orange
Bowl in 2011, Fiesta Bowl in 2011 and the Rose Bowl in 2012
and 2013.

OFF THE FIELD Earned his degree from Stanford in


Science, Technology and SocietyBorn in Sydney, Australia...
Son of Darina and the late David Yankey Sr.His mother is
from Slovakia and his father was from GhanaOne of three
brothers in his familyJoined his family in being active members of Fellowship Bible Church in his hometown of Roswell,
GAWould work with the homeless in his area and volunteer
his time in a soup kitchen while encouraging them, providing
resources and sharing his faith.

PRO Was the only offensive linemen chosen by the Vikings in

the 2014 NFL DraftWas the 3rd Pac-12 member of the Vikings
2014 draft class joining LB Anthony Barr (UCLA) and DE Scott
Crichton (Oregon State)...Selected in 5th round (#145 overall)
in 2014 by the Vikings...Played at Stanford under head coach
David Shaw, whose father, Willie, is a former Vikings defensive
coordinator.
Started 40 out of 41 games over the last 3
seasons dating back to his sophomore campaignAppeared
in 42 career games while making 40 startsStarted 26 games
at left guard and 14 games at left tackleVersatile player
who excelled at LG and LT over his career and did appear at
all offensive line positions except center during his stay at
StanfordOccasionally lined up at wing-back and TE2-time
All-American in 2012 and 2013 at both the OT and OG positionsWas a unanimous All-American selection in 2013, the
8th unanimous All-American in Stanford historyAll-Pac 12
for 3 consecutive seasons (2011-13)2013 team captainSpent
his junior season at LG and formed part of what many regarded
as the most dominant blocking tandem in college with Andrus

PeatThe duo combined for


28 TD-resulting blocks for the
ground gameStanford scored
30 total rushing TDs last year
Yankey did not allow any of the
teams 16 sacks during his 13
startsAided RB Tyler Gaffney
in rushing for 100+ yards in 9
gamesThe Cardinals racked
up 2,904 rushing yards in 2013,
a team season-recordReplaced 2nd-round pick, Jonathan
Martin at left tackle for his sophomore seasonNamed consensus All-American for his efforts at left tackle while starting
all 14 contestsRecipient of the Morris Trophy, by a vote of
the Pac-12s defensive lineman as the Outstanding Offensive
Lineman in the ConferenceDelivered 17 touchdown-resulting
blocks in 2012Allowed 1 sack on 399 pass plays and cleared
the way for Stepfan Taylors 1,530 rushing yards, 2nd highest in school historyRecipient of the teams Outstanding
Junior AwardStarted all 13 games at left guard during the
2011 seasonHonorable mention for the Pac-12 Conference
Protected the #1 pick in the 2012 Draft, QB Andrew LuckPart
of the offensive line that allowed the 7th fewest sacks with 11
Provided time for Andrew Luck to set single-season (37) and
career (82) records for TD passesFinished with 102 knockdowns on the season, the most ever for a first-year Cardinal
Posted 13 touchdown-resulting blocksBecame the 1st true
freshman offensive lineman to play for Stanford since Kwame
Harris and Kirk Chambers in 2000Had his season cut short
with a season-ending injury after 2 games

PREP Earned All-State honorable mention honors during his

senior year at Centennial High School in Roswell, GA4-time


letter winner and a 3-time All-Region choiceReceived the
Roswell Excalibur Award honoring excellence in athletics and
leadershipWeighed just 240 pounds as a juniorWas rated as
the 44th best offensive tackle in the nation and a 3-star grade
from Scout.com during his senior season.

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2012
SEASON

COLLEGE

COLLEGE: Stanford
ACQUIRED: D5 (#145) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

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COLLEGE Started the final 30 games he appeared in


totaling 35 starts in 44 games played...Versatile player who
saw time at multiple positions while at Virginia Tech, playEXUMS COLLEGE TOTALS
Year
GP/GS
2010 ......................... 14/5
2011.........................14/14
2012 ........................ 13/13
2013 ........................... 3/3
Totals .............................44/35

Solo
28
43
35
4
110

Tackles
Asst.
17
46
13
0
76

Total
45
89
48
4
186

Sacks
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.5

INTs
0
1
5
0
6

PBU
9
11
21
1
42

TFL
1.5
5.0
1.5
0.0
8.0

FF/FR
1/0
2/1
2/1
0/0
5/2

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
KENDALL
JAMES
#40
JOHN
SULLIVAN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#
POSITION: Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-11/180
DOB: 6-29-91
HOMETOWN: Scotch Plains, NJ
First-team All-CAA and AP 2nd-Team All-American following
2013 season.
Second on team with 9 passes defensed and tied for second
with 2 INTs as a senior.
First player from Maine to be drafted by Vikings.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in business administration...

Worked at summer youth sports camps while attending Maine.

PRO Selected #184 overall by Vikings in 2014First Maine


Black Bear drafted by the Vikings...Second of 3 DBs drafted by
Vikings in 2014...Was 1 of 2 CAA players to participate in the
2014 NFL Scouting Combine.

COLLEGE

Recorded 147 tackles, 8 INTs and 25 passes


defensed during career...Appeared in all 48 games from 201013, starting 36...First-team All-CAA and AP 2nd-Team All-

COLLEGE: Maine
ACQUIRED: D6b (#184) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

American as a senior...Helped
school win first CAA title with a
7-1 conference record in 2013...
Full-time starter on 2 FCS playoff teams (2011, 2013)...Led secondary that allowed a CAA-low
165.4 passing yards per game
in 2013...Tied for 2nd on team
with 2 INTs and finished 2nd
with 9 passes defensed during
final season...In 2012, led team with 12 passes defensed and
tied for first in INTs (3) and forced fumbles (2)...Returned an
INT 100 yards for lone career TD at Bryant (9/15/12)...Named
3rd-Team All-CAA in second year playing after helping Maine
reach FCS quarterfinals...Recorded a tackle and intercepted a
pass in Maines 2nd round playoff win over Appalachian State

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STAFF

EXECUTIVES

KICKOFF

ing for 2,357 yards and 30 TDs during his senior yearExcelled
on both sides of the ball and was ranked the No. 38 athlete
prospect in the nation by RivalsNamed to PrepStars AllAtlantic Region Team as a QB as well as a 1st-Team All-Metro
selection as a defender by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

COACHES

PREP Was an offensive standout at Deep Run HS, account-

PLAYERS

Harrison Smith 29th overall in 2012The highest selection of


the 3 DBs picked in the Vikings 2014 draft class1st Vikings
draft pick from Virginia Tech since DT Chad Beasley was
selected in the 7th round in 2002.

ROOKIES

PRO The 1st S drafted by the Vikings since the club selected

2012
SEASON

OFF THE FIELD Graduated with a degree in finance and


completing coursework for a second degree in marketing
High school teammate with Vikings undrafted free agent DE
Jake Snyder.

RECORDS

1 of 3 Virginia Tech Hokies selected in the 2014 NFL Draft


joining fellow DB Kyle Fuller (1st round, Chicago) and QB Logan
Thomas (4th round, Arizona).

ing S and nickel in 2010, S and


rover in 2011, CB in 2012 and S in
2013Named 2nd-Team All-ACC
and SI Honorable Mention AllAmerican in 2012 after recording a career-high 5 INTs and 48
tacklesNamed 2012 Russell
Athletic Bowl MVP after snaring
an INT in the win over Rutgers...
As a sophomore in 2011 tallied a career-best 89 tackles.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

An All-ACC selection in 2012 suffered a torn ACL in January of


2013 and played in only 3 games in 2013 due to injury.

COLLEGE: Virginia Tech


ACQUIRED: D6a (#182) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

HISTORY

POSITION: Safety
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/219
DOB: 2-27-91
HOMETOWN: Glen Allen, VA

EXTRA
POINTS

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
ANTONE
EXUM
#32
JOHN
SULLIVAN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

receiver in high school...Returned an INT 103 yards for a touchdown setting a school record...Three-year starter on Abraham
Clarks basketball team...Helped schools track team to a state
title during his junior season.

(12/3/11)...Recorded 16 tackles in 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2010...Named Maine Scholar-Athlete Rising Star during
redshirt season in 2009.

PREP Attended school at Union County Academy but


participated in sports for Abraham Clark HS (Roselle, N.J.) as
school did not have an athletics program...Helped Abraham
Clark to first winning season in 10 years during senior season...Voted to play in 2009 New Jersey vs. Northeast All-Star
Game...Earned all-conference and all-league honors during
junior and senior seasons...Played defensive back and wide

Year

GP/GS

Solo

2010 ...........................11/1
2011..........................13/11
2012 ......................... 11/11
2013 ........................ 13/13
Totals .............................48/36

11
35
36
29
111

ROOKIES
2012
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

Tackles
Asst.
5
15
9
7
36

Total

Sacks

INTs

PBU

TFL

FF/FR

16
50
45
36
147

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0
3
3
2
8

0
4
12
9
25

0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
2.5

0/0
1/1
2/0
0/0
3/1

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
SHAMAR
STEPHEN
#93
JOHN
SULLIVAN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

JAMES COLLEGE TOTALS

POSITION: Defensive Tackle


HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-5/310
DOB: 2-25-91
HOMETOWN: Westbury, NY
A 2nd-Team All-American Athletic Conference selection as
a senior.
Named Team Captain and Team MVP for 2013 season.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in economics...Participated


in HuskyTHON, a philanthropy effort that raises money for
Connecticut Childrens Medical Summer...Surname pronounced
STEF-an
PRO Drafted in the 7th round (#220 overall) in the 2014 NFL

Draft...The 1st player from UConn drafted by the Vikings since


RB Vince Clements (1971)First of 3 Vikings 7th-round selections in 2014...One of the Vikings 7 defensive selections in 2014.

COLLEGE Started 30-of-46 games, including the final 22


games...Named 2nd-Team All-American Athletic Conference
after recording 60 tackles, 3 sacks and 10 TFLs as a senior...
Named Team MVP for 2013 season after being named Team
Captain heading into the campaign...Participated in the 2014
Senior Bowl...Started final 10 games of 2012 season after missing the first 2 due to an injury...Registered 26 tackles, 4 passes
defensed and 2 TFLs as a junior...Earned Honorable Mention
Freshman All-American honors as a redshirt freshman in 2010,

COLLEGE: Connecticut
ACQUIRED: D7a (#220) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

recording 27 tackles, 4 TFLs


and 2.0 sacks...Helped UConn
to an 8-5 record and a berth
in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in
2010...Named Defensive Scout
Team Player of the Week during redshirt season in 2009...
Faced Teddy Bridgewater 3
times during collegiate career,
finishing with a 1-2 record.

PREP Two-sport standout at Long Island Lutheran


(Brookville, NY) High School, playing football and basketball...
Earned All-American Lutheran Team honors after guiding
school to 7-2 record as a senior...Finished final prep year with
57 tackles, 12.0 sacks and 2 blocked kicks...Played one season
of basketball with current Orlando Magic player Tobias Harris.

STEPHENS COLLEGE TOTALS


Year
GP/GS
2010 ......................... 12/8
2011.......................... 12/0
2012 ........................10/10
2013 ........................ 12/12
Totals .............................46/30

Solo
13
7
14
21
55

Tackles
Asst.
14
10
12
39
75

Total
27
17
26
60
130

Sacks
2.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
5.0

INTs
0
0
0
0
0

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PBU
0
1
4
1
6

TFL
4.0
1.0
2.0
10.0
17.0

FF/FR
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0

Started 29-of-49 career games during 4-year


career at Georgia Tech...Played in 4 bowl games during college career...Finished career with 179 tackles and 16 TFLs
Started 12 games as a senior for defense that allowed the
9th-fewest rushing yards per game in NCAA...Tied for 2nd on
the Georgia Tech defense with 66 tackles in 2013...Returned

KICKOFF

GA) HS, running track and playing football and basketball...


Recorded 86 tackles, 9 TFLs and 3 INTs on defense and rushing for 3 TDs as a quarterback as a senior...Named to Augusta
Chronicle All-Georgia Team and Region AAA Defensive Player
of the Year following senior season in 2008...Served as a team
captain as a junior and senior.

WATTS COLLEGE TOTALS


Year
GP/GS
2010 ..........................12/3
2011............................11/1
2012 ........................ 14/13
2013 ........................ 12/12
Totals .............................49/29

Solo
12
6
44
42
104

Tackles
Asst.
9
9
33
24
75

Total
45
89
48
4
179

Sacks
0.0
3.0
2.0
2.5
7.5

INTs
0
0
0
1
1

PBU
0
1
1
1
3

TFL
1.0
3.0
8.5
3.5
16.0

FF/FR
0/0
1/0
2/0
1/1
4/1

JABARI PRICE #39


POSITION: Cornerback
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-11/200
DOB: 8-31-92
HOMETOWN: Pompano Beach, FL

Played against fellow Vikings 2014 draft pick Teddy


Bridgewater from youth football through their college careers.
Started final 4 games of his true freshman season at RCB
for the Tar Heels.

OFF THE FIELD Majored in exercise and sport science, earn-

ing his degree in December 2013...High school teammates


with Arizona Cardinals standout Patrick Peterson...Attended
same high school as former Golden Gophers and Vikings DB
Tyrone Carter.

PRO The final pick of the Vikings 2014 Draft class...Was


1 of 3 DBs drafted by the Vikings in 2014 as the club used
7 of its 10 draft picks on the defensive side of the ball...
The 1st North Carolina CB drafted since 2004...Selected with

EXECUTIVES

PREP Three-sport athlete at Washington County (Tennille,

COLLEGE: North Carolina


ACQUIRED: D7c (#225) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

225th overall selection, a pick


obtained in trade of draft picks
with Carolina.

COLLEGE Started final 24


games of his career at LCB for
the Heels...Named Honorable
Mention All-ACC as a senior...
Started all 13 games at LCB...
Ranked 4th on team in 2013 with
80 tackles...Notched career-high
10 tackles against Miami as a senior...Started all 11 games
at LCB as a junior and ranked 3rd on team with 76 tackles...
Snared 2nd INT of his career in season opener against Elon...
Had lone career sack and 8 tackles in win over East Carolina

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PLAYERS

COLLEGE

ROOKIES

overall by Vikings in 20141st Yellow Jacket selected by the


Vikings since LB Nick Rogers in 2002...2nd LB taken by Vikings
in 2014 Draft, joining 1st-round pick (#9 overall) Anthony Barr.

2012
SEASON

PRO The Vikings 2nd pick in the 7th round, selected #223

RECORDS

Earned degree in management in


December 2013...Fascinated with fast cars and could see a
future working with them after football career is over.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

OFF THE FIELD

HISTORY

One of 3 Georgia Tech players selected in the 2014 NFL Draft


joining LB Jeremiah Attaochu (2nd round, New England) and CB
Jemea Thomas (6th round, New England).

lone career INT 12 yards to seal


35-25 win at Virginia (10/26/13)...
One of the fastest LBs in college
football during the 2013 season...
Led the team with 2 FFs and
was 2nd with 8.5 TFLs in 2012...
Helped Georgia Tech advance to
2012 ACC Championship game
and victory over USC in the Sun
Bowl as a juniorFinished 2nd on defense with 3.0 sacks as
a sophomore...Redshirted in 2009 during Georgia Techs ACC
Championship season.

EXTRA
POINTS

Started 13-of-14 games for Georgia Tech team that appeared


in ACC Championship game in 2012.

COLLEGE: Georgia Tech


ACQUIRED: D7b (#223) for 2014
NFL SEASON: Rookie
VIKINGS SEASON: Rookie

STAFF

POSITION: Linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2/231
DOB: 1-21-91
HOMETOWN: Tennile, GA

COACHES

XAVIER
RHODES
#29
MIKE
REMMERS
#
KHEESTON
RANDALL
BRANDON
WATTS
#58
JOHN
SULLIVAN
#65
SPENCER
NEALY
#99
BRADLEY
RANDLE
#38#

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

as a junior, earning ACC Defensive Back of the Week for the


game...Missed time as a sophomore with hand injury, starting
2 of the 6 games he played in...Saw time against Missouri in
the Independence Bowl...Had season-high 5 tackles against
East Carolina...Played in all 13 games as a true freshman
and started the final 4 games at RCB...Made 1st career start
against Virginia Tech...Grabbed 1st career INT in win over Duke.
PRICES COLLEGE TOTALS
Year
GP/GS
2010 ......................... 13/4
2011............................6/2
2012 ......................... 11/11
2013 ........................ 13/13
Totals .............................43/30

Solo
15
11
50
62
138

Tackles
Asst.
5
5
26
18
54

Total
20
16
76
80
192

Sacks
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0

PIERCE BURTON, #76, T, MISSISSIPPI, 6-6, 305,


DOB: 4/16/91
Redshirted and played freshman season at San Jose State
before transferring to City College of San Francisco for his
sophomore season and finished collegiate career at Mississippi
where he spent his junior and senior seasons.

ROOKIES
2012
SEASON

Selected to the 2014 College All-Star Bowl on the campus of


Furman University.
Started all 26 games at RT as a Rebel in his 2 seasons at
Mississippi.
During the 2013 campaign was a member of the offensive line
that helped produce the most single-season yards in school
history (6,153).
A member of the offensive line that helped set a school record
751 yards vs. Troy (11/16/13).
As a junior, helped the Rebel offense score the 3rd-most
points in program history (409).

RECORDS

Has 12 years of experience sailboat racing for the Richmond


(CA) Yacht Club.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Graduated in December 2013 with a degree in general studies.

Two-year team co-captain, 2-time All-Big Ten Honorable


Mention.

HISTORY

INTs
1
0
1
0
2

PBU
5
2
9
9
25

TFL
0.0
1.0
4.0
4.5
9.5

FF/FR
0/0
0/0
1/0
1/1
2/1

2014 ROOKIE FREE AGENTS

At City College of San Francisco was a member of the team


that went 12-0 and won a state and national title.

EXTRA
POINTS

PREP Honored as 2nd-Team All-State Class 5A and earned


All-Broward County honors as a senior at Ely High in Pompano
Beach...Helped squad advance to the Class 5A regionals where
the team nearly upset national #1 team St. Thomas Aquinas...
Named All-American Scholar by US Achievement Academy...
Standout at CB and S...Ran track, excelling in 400m and 4x100
relay...Helped team win 4x100 state championship as a senior.

Earned degree in psychology.


Attended Cherry Creek High in Denver, CO.

RAKIM COX, #68, DE, VILLANOVA, 6-4, 265, DOB:


2/12/91
Full-time starter for 4 seasons, starting 46-of-47 games.
Led Villanovas defense with team-best 9 sacks in addition to
11.5 TFLs during 2013 season.
First-team All-CAA in 2012 and 2013.
Recorded multiple sacks in 3 games in 2013.
Notched 18.0 sacks, 33.5 TFLs, 4 FFs and 4 blocked kicks in
4-year career.
Helped team advance to FCS Semifinals during 1st season
playing in 2010 after redshirting in 2009.
Majored in sociology.
Named conference Athlete of the Year following his senior
year at San Diego High School in San Diego, CA.

ISAME FACIANE, #76, DT, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL,


6-4, 302, DOB: 5/11/91

Attended high school at Rio Americano in Sacramento, Calif.

Started 29-of-49 games during his 4 years at FIU, earning


Honorable Mention All-Conference USA honors as a senior.

KAIN COLTER, #13, WR, NORTHWESTERN, 6-0, 195,


DOB: 5/24/92

Led team with 11.5 TFLs during 2013 season and set a careerbest with 53 tackles as a senior.

Ranks amongst NUs all-team leaders in pass efficiency rating


(2nd, 139.0), career rushing yards (8th, 2,180), career rushing
touchdowns (5th, 28), career rushing yards by a QB (1st, 2,180).
Will transition to a full-time WR with the Vikings after serving
as an option QB with the Wildcats.
Established a Wildcat single-season QB rushing record as a
junior with 891 yards.
Started 30 games, playing in multiple positions throughout
career.

Blocked a 44-yard FG vs. Southern Mississippi as time expired


to preserve a FIU win.
Coached by defensive line coach Andre Patterson during final
season at Florida International.
Enjoys cooking, which he learned from his grandmother.
Majored in liberal studies.
Class 4A All-State in football and state runner-up in powerlifting at Salmen High in Slidell, LA.

DONTE FOSTER, #2, WR, OHIO, 6-1, 193, DOB:


11/10/90

Scored 50 TDs at Northwestern, including 18 passing, 4 receiving and 28 rushing.

Became the 2nd player in school history to surpass the 1,000yard receiving mark when he finished with 1,018 receiving
yards in 2013.

Co-founded the College Athletes Players Association.

Earned 2nd-team All-MAC honors following senior season.

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Participated in the Under Armour High School All-American


Game.
Prepped at University Christian School in Jacksonville, FL.

Played college basketball at Seminole State College in


Seminole, OK, before transferring to Ohio University.

Majored in Criminal Justice.

Had the #1 play on ESPNs SportsCenter when he made a


shot with his back to the basket during a high school basketball game.

ERIK LORA, #14, WR, EASTERN ILLINOIS, 5-10, 202,


DOB: 3/14/91

Graduated with a degree in sociology-criminology.

Two-time Walter Payton Award Finalist, given to the most


outstanding offensive player in Football Championship
Subdivision, finishing 4th in 2013 and 7th in 2012.

Brother, Mitch, plays football at Missouri.

Finished career with 332 receptions, 4,016 receiving yards and


35 TDs in 48 appearances.
Named 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Male Athlete of the Year.
Has completed coursework to earn degree in kinesiology.

Plays the fiddle.


Prepped at Russelville (Ark.) High School where he was ranked
the 4th overall Arkansas prospect.

Attended Christopher Columbus HS in Miami, FL where he


played football against Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater.

ANTONIO RICHARDSON, #78, T, TENNESSEE, 6-6,


ZAC KERIN, #59, C, TOLEDO, 6-5, 305, DOB: 8/13/91 330, DOB: 2/24/92
Selected to the All-MAC team 3 consecutive seasons - 2013
(2nd team), 2012 (1st team), 2011 (2nd team).

Appeared in 50 career games, earning 38 career starts. Did not


miss a game over the final 3 years of collegiate career.

Started 24 consecutive games at LT for the Vols including all


12 games during the 2012 and 2013 seasons and played in 36
total games at Tennessee.

Anchored an offensive line that only allowed 5 sacks during


the 2013 campaign, which ranked 1st nationally.

A member of the offensive line that aided the Volunteer


offense gain 2,261 rushing yards in 2013, the most by Tennessee
since 2004.

Key part of the offense that ranked 3rd in the MAC for total
offense (445.2 ypg) and 5th in scoring (31.5 ppg).

CBSSports.com 3rd Team All-American, AP All-SEC 2nd Team


Selection.

Academic All-District and Academic All-MAC selection in 2012


with a 3.61 GPA.
Visited the Vikings on the pre-draft Top-30 visit.

Aided offense in school-record 718 yards vs. Troy (11/3/12)


in which current teammate Cordarrelle Patterson amassed a
team-best 219 receiving yards. Richardson and Patterson were
teammates for one season.

Enjoys fishing and paintball.

Competed in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Game.

Will receive bachelors degree in civil engineering upon


completion of an internship.

Majored in communications.

Prepped at Olentangy High school in Lewis Center, Ohio.

Attended Pearl-Cohn High School in Nashville, Tenn.

TYLER SCOTT, #64, DE, NORTHWESTERN, 6-4, 250,


AC LEONARD, #89, TE, TENNESSEE STATE, 6-2, 250, DOB: 5/6/91
Appeared in 49 games, making 31 starts, during 4-year career.
DOB: 1/15/92
Transferred to Tennessee State following his freshman year in
2011 from Florida, where he was teammates with Sharrif Floyd.
Floridas lone true freshman to record a reception during the
2011 season.
Played in 10 contests during the 2012 campaign, earning 8
starts.
Named FCS National Tight End of the Year following 2012
season at Tennessee State.
Earned 1st-team All-American honors in his final 2 seasons.
2012 AP All-American, 2012 All-OVC 1st-Team Selection, 2012
Sports Network FCS All-American.

COACHES

Consensus 1st-team All-American in 2012 and 2013.

PLAYERS

Named a finalist for the 2013 Conerly Trophy, which is given


annually to the player voted Mississippis most outstanding
college football player.

Caught 19 TD passes in 2013, the most in Ohio Valley


Conference history.

ROOKIES

2013 AFCA NAIA All-America 1st-Team, Mid-South 1st-Team


All-Conference West Division selection.

Teammates with New England Patriots 2014 2nd-round pick


QB Jimmy Garoppolo.

2012
SEASON

Anchored the right side of the offensive line that helped the
Blazers average 387.9 yards per game.

Started 35 games during collegiate career.

RECORDS

Transferred to Belhaven from Mississippi following the 2011


season.

Set the single-season mark for most receptions in NCAA


FCS history with 136 catches in 2012, recording the 2nd-most
in 2013 with 123.

Started all 12 games as a co-captain during senior year.


Named 2013 Team MVP and 2nd-team All-Big Ten.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

MATT HALL, #72, T, BELHAVEN, 6-9, 326, DOB:


4/24/90

Finished 6th in school history with 16.0 career sacks.


Ranked 2nd in the Big Ten with a team-best 9.0 sacks in 2012.
Served as a member on Northwesterns 12-player leadership
council in final 2 seasons.
Honored as Academic All-Big Ten as a junior and senior,
including being named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2012.
Captain of basketball and football teams at Howland HS in
Warren, OH.

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HISTORY

Attended Guthrie HS in Guthrie, OK.

EXTRA
POINTS

Finished with 2,170 receiving yards and 21 TDs on 167 receptions.

KICKOFF

Played in 51 games during 4-year career at Ohio.

EXECUTIVES

Played in 12 games as a senior amassing 441 yards on 34


catches with 5 touchdowns for the Tigers.

STAFF

Earned MVP honors in the Beef O Bradys Bowl after recording


a bowl-record 160 receiving yards against East Carolina.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

Started final 24 games at Virginia, and 36-of-37 games to


end career.

Scored a rare offensive line touchdown on a hook-and-ladder


play vs. Cal Poly (9/7/13).
Attended Whitney High School in Rocklin, CA.

Appeared in 49 games during 4 years at Virginia, notching 149


tackles, 5 sacks, 17.5 TFLs and 11 passes defensed.

DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS, #43, RB, WAGNER, 5-9,


205, DOB: 9/2/90

Served as a team captain during 2013 season, finishing 4th on


the team with 55 tackles.

Finished with 4,435 rushing yards, 3rd-most in Wagner history for the Staten Island, NY school.

Led all Virginia defensive linemen in tackles in 2012 (44) and


2013 (55).

Reached the 1,000+ rushing mark in 3 seasons.

Earned ACC All-Academic honors in 2012 and 2013.

Helped Wagner to a win over Colgate in the FCS playoffs in the


schools 1st playoff appearance, becoming the 1st team from
the Northeast Conference to win a playoff game in football.
Advanced to face Eastern Washington in the playoffs where
their season ended.

Earned a degree in environmental studies in 2013 and worked


towards a masters degree in educational psychology.
Coached by Vikings strength coach Evan Marcus, who served
as Virginias Director of Football Training.
High school teammates with 2014 6th-round pick Antone
Exum at Deep Run HS in Glen Allen, VA.

AUSTIN WENTWORTH, #79, G, FRESNO STATE, 6-4,


315, DOB: 5/10/90
Named Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-American
following senior season.

Rushed for 100+ yards in 26-of-43 games.

Ranks 4th in conference history in rushing yards (4,435) and


all-purpose yards (5,444)
The 1st player in school history to serve as a team captain
for 3 seasons.
Sat out the 2010 season with a knee injury.
Earned degree in sociology with a concentration in family
studies/social work in 2013.

Two-time 1st-Team All-Mountain West selection.

Spent a year after high school prepping at Milford Academy


(New Berlin, NY) before enrolling at Wagner.

Finished career with 43 starts, including 42 consecutive.

Attended Bridgeton HS in Bridgeton, NJ.

Key member of the offensive line that paced the way for the
FBS-leading passing attack (394.8 ypg).
Member of a unit that allowed only 11 sacks in 13 games during
the 2013 campaign.
Helped the Bulldog offense establish 19 school records in 2013.

Pierce Burton

Kain Colter

Rakim Cox

Isame Faciane

Donte Foster

Matt Hall

Zac Kerin

A.C. Leonard

Erik Lora

Antonio Richardson

Tyler Scott

Jake Snyder

Austin Wentworth

Dominique Williams

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2012
SEASON

ROOKIES

JAKE SNYDER, #78, DE, VIRGINIA, 6-4, 275, DOB:


4/7/91

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2012
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY

No. Name
Pos
Ht
Wt
Birthdate
Exp
College
HS Hometown
Acquired
2 ...... Donte Foster ............................. WR..............6-1.............193 ............ 11/10/90................R........Ohio .............................................Guthrie, OK..................................... UDFA 14
3 ...... Blair Walsh................................ K .................5-10...........192 ............ 1/8/90 ...................3........Georgia ........................................Boca Raton, FL............................... D6 12
5 ...... Teddy Bridgewater........................ QB...............6-2.............210 ............ 11/10/92 ................R........Louisville......................................Miami, FL........................................ D1b 14
7 ...... Christian Ponder....................... QB...............6-2............ 229 ............ 2/25/88.................4........Florida State................................Colleyville, TX ................................. D1 11
11 ...... JoshCooper................................ WR..............5-11............185 ............ 1/8/89 ...................3........Oklahoma State..........................Mustang, OK................................... UFA 14
12 ...... Kamar Jorden............................ WR..............6-3 ...........200 ............ 5/17/89...................1........Bowling Green.............................Lansdowne, PA .............................. FA 14
13 ...... Kain Colter................................. WR..............6-0............195 ............ 5/24/92.................R........Northwestern..............................Denver, CO...................................... UDFA 14
14 ...... Erik Lora .................................... WR..............5-10.......... 202 ............ 3/14/91..................R........Eastern Illinois ............................Miami, FL........................................ UDFA 14
15 ...... Greg Jennings............................ WR..............6-0............195 ............ 9/21/83 .................9........Western Michigan.......................Kalamazoo, MI............................... UFA 13
16 ...... Matt Cassel ............................... QB...............6-4 ........... 228 ............ 5/17/82................ 10........Southern California.....................Chatsworth, CA .............................. FA 13
17 ...... Jarius Wright ............................. WR..............5-10.......... 180 ............ 11/25/89................3........Arkansas......................................Warren, AR..................................... D4a 12
18 ...... Jeff Locke................................... P..................6-0........... 203 ............ 9/27/89.................2........UCLA ............................................Glendale, AZ................................... D5 13
19 ...... Adam Thielen............................ WR..............6-2.............195 ............ 8/22/90..................1........Minn. State-Mankato.................Detroit Lakes, MN.......................... UDFA 13
20 ...... Kurt Coleman............................ S..................5-11...........200 ............ 7/1/88....................5........Ohio State ...................................Clayton, OH .................................... FA 14
21 ...... Josh Robinson........................... CB ...............5-10...........199 ............ 1/8/91....................3........Central Florida.............................Sunrise, FL...................................... D3 12
22 ...... Harrison Smith.......................... S..................6-2.............214 ............ 2/2/89...................3........Notre Dame.................................Knoxville, TN .................................. D1b 12
23 ...... Joe Banyard............................... RB...............5-10..........205 ............ 11/12/88 ................2........Texas-El Paso..............................Sweetwater, TX .............................. PS 12
24 ...... Captain Munnerlyn................... CB ...............5-8 ............195 ............ 4/10/88.................6........South Carolina ............................Mobile, AL ...................................... FA 14
26 ...... Robert Steeples ........................ CB ...............6-1.............195 ............ 11/27/89.................1........Memphis......................................St. Louis, MO.................................. PS 13
27 ...... Shaun Prater............................. CB ...............5-10...........190 ............ 10/27/89 ...............3........Iowa .............................................Omaha, NE ..................................... W (PHI) 13
28 ...... Adrian Peterson........................ RB...............6-1.............217 ............ 3/21/85..................8........Oklahoma....................................Palestine, TX .................................. D1 07
29 ...... Xavier Rhodes........................... CB ...............6-1.............210 ............ 6/19/90.................2........Florida State................................Miami, FL........................................ D1b 13
30 ...... Brandan Bishop........................ S..................6-1............208 ............ 1/23/91 ...................1........NC State.......................................Boca Raton, FL............................... UDFA 13
31 ...... Jerick McKinnon........................ RB...............5-9 ...........208 ............ 5/3/92 ...................R........Georgia Southern........................Marietta, GA................................... D3b 14
32 ...... Antone Exum ............................ S..................6-0............219 ............ 2/27/91..................R........Virginia Tech ................................Glen Allen, VA................................. D6a 14
33 ...... Jamarca Sanford....................... S..................5-10..........200 ............ 8/27/85.................6........Mississippi...................................Batesville, MS ................................ D7 09
34 ...... Andrew Sendejo........................ S..................6-1............200 ............ 9/9/87...................4........Rice ..............................................San Antonio, TX ............................. FA 11
35 ...... Marcus Sherels.......................... CB ...............5-10...........175 ............ 9/30/87.................4........Minnesota ...................................Rochester, MN................................ FA 10
36 ...... Robert Blanton......................... S..................6-1............200 ............ 9/7/89...................3........Notre Dame.................................Matthews, N.C................................ D5 12
37 ...... Derek Cox .................................. CB ...............6-1.............195 ............ 9/22/86.................6........William & Mary ...........................Greenville, N.C................................ FA 14
38 ...... Julian Posey............................... CB ...............6-0............195 ............ 7/17/88..................3........Ohio .............................................Cincinnati, OH ................................ W (CLE) 14
39 ...... Jabari Price................................ CB ...............5-11...........200 ............ 8/31/92 .................R........North Carolina.............................Pompano Beach, FL ...................... D7c 14
40 ...... Kendall James ........................... CB ...............5-11........... 180 ............ 6/29/91 .................R........Maine...........................................Scotch Plains, N.J........................... D6b 14
41 ...... Mistral Raymond...................... S..................6-1............ 202 ............ 9/7/87 ...................4........South Florida ..............................Palmetto, FL................................... D6b 11
42 ...... Jerome Felton ........................... FB ...............6-0........... 248 ............ 7/3/86 ...................7........Furman........................................Madisonville, TN ............................ UFA 12
43 ...... Dominique Williams................. RB...............5-9 ...........205 ............ 9/2/90...................R........Wagner ........................................Bridgeton, N.J................................. UDFA 14
44 ...... Matt Asiata ............................... RB...............6-0........... 234 ............ 7/24/87 .................3........Utah.............................................Santa Ana, CA ................................ FA 11
46 ...... Cullen Loeffler........................... LS................6-5 ............241 ............ 1/27/81 .................11........Texas............................................Ingram, TX...................................... FA 04
48 ...... Zach Line................................... FB ...............6-1.............233 ............ 4/26/90 ................2........SMU .............................................Oxford, MI ...................................... UDFA 13
49 ...... Dom DeCicco............................. LB ...............6-3 ........... 235 ............ 9/11/88..................3........Pittsburgh....................................Jefferson Hills, PA .......................... FA 14
50 ...... Gerald Hodges .......................... LB ...............6-2............ 243 ............ 1/17/91...................2........Penn State...................................Paulsboro, N.J. ............................... D4 13
51 ...... Larry Dean................................. LB ...............6-0........... 226 ............ 8/7/88...................4........Valdosta State.............................Tifton, GA ....................................... FA 11
52 ...... Chad Greenway......................... LB ...............6-3 ............237 ............ 1/12/83..................9........Iowa .............................................Mt. Vernon, SD ............................... D1 06
54 ...... Jasper Brinkley.......................... LB ...............6-1............ 252 ............ 7/12/85..................6........South Carolina ............................Thomson, GA.................................. FA 14
55 ...... Anthony Barr............................. LB ...............6-5 ........... 255 ............ 3/18/92 .................R........UCLA ............................................San Pedro, CA................................. D1a 14
56 ...... Michael Mauti........................... LB ...............6-2............ 243 ............ 1/19/90..................2........Penn State...................................Mandeville, LA ............................... D7a 13
57 ...... Audie Cole ................................. LB ...............6-5 ........... 239 ............ 6/1/89 ...................3........NC State.......................................Monroe, MI..................................... D7a 12
58 ...... Brandon Watts ......................... LB ...............6-2.............231 ............ 1/21/91...................R........Georgia Tech................................Tenille, GA....................................... D7b 14
59 ...... Zac Kerin ................................... C..................6-5 ...........305 ............ 8/13/91..................R........Toledo ..........................................Lewis Center, OH............................ UDFA 14
59 ...... Mike Zimmer............................. LB ...............6-2............ 239 ............ 9/23/90..................1........Illinois State................................Prospect Heights, IL ...................... FA 14
60 ...... Jeff Baca.................................... G .................6-3 ........... 302 ............ 1/10/90 .................2........UCLA ............................................Mission Viejo, CA............................ D6 13
61 ...... Joe Berger.................................. C..................6-5 ...........305 ............ 5/25/82............... 10........Michigan Tech..............................Newaygo, MI .................................. FA 11
62 ...... Vladimir Ducasse...................... G .................6-5 ........... 325 ............ 10/15/87................5........Massachusetts............................Stamford, CT .................................. FA 14
63 ...... Brandon Fusco.......................... G .................6-4 ...........306 ............ 7/26/88.................4........Slippery Rock ..............................Cranberry Township, PA................. D6c 11
64 ...... Tyler Scott ................................. DE ...............6-4 ...........250 ............ 5/6/91 ...................R........Northwestern..............................Warren, OH..................................... UDFA 14
65 ...... John Sullivan............................. C..................6-4 ............301 ............ 8/8/85...................7........Notre Dame.................................Old Greenwich, CT.......................... D6a 08
66 ...... David Yankey............................. G .................6-6 ............315 ............ 1/18/92..................R........Stanford.......................................Roswell, GA .................................... D5 14
67 ...... Mike Remmers.......................... T..................6-5 ...........300 ............ 4/11/89..................2........Oregon State ...............................Portland, OR .................................. W (SD) 13
68 ...... Rakim Cox ................................. DE ...............6-4 ........... 265 ............ 2/12/91 ..................R........Villanova......................................San Diego, CA................................. UDFA 14
68 ...... Kevin Murphy............................ T..................6-7............305 ............ 2/16/90.................2........Harvard........................................San Clemente, CA .......................... FA 12
69 ...... Spencer Nealy ........................... DE ...............6-3 ........... 295 ............ 12/8/90..................1........Texas A&M...................................San Antonio, TX ............................. FA 13
71 ...... Phil Loadholt ............................ T..................6-8........... 343 ............ 1/21/86..................6........Oklahoma....................................Fountain, CO .................................. D2 09
72 ...... Matt Hall ................................... T..................6-9 ........... 326 ............ 4/24/90 ................R........Belhaven......................................Russellville, AR .............................. UDFA 14
73 ...... Sharrif Floyd ............................. DT ...............6-3 ...........305 ............ 5/28/91 .................2........Florida .........................................Philadelphia, PA............................. D1a 13
74 ...... Charlie Johnson......................... G .................6-4 ...........305 ............ 5/2/84...................9........Oklahoma State..........................Sherman, TX................................... UFA 11
75 ...... Matt Kalil................................... T..................6-7............308 ............ 7/6/89...................3........Southern California.....................Corona, CA...................................... D1a 12
76 ...... Pierce Burton............................ T..................6-6 ...........305 ............ 4/16/91..................R........Mississippi...................................Sacramento, CA ............................. UDFA 14
76 ...... Isame Faciane........................... DT ...............6-4 ........... 302 ............ 5/11/91...................R........Florida International ..................Slidell, LA........................................ UDFA 14
78 ...... Antonio Richardson.................. T..................6-6 ........... 330 ............ 2/24/92.................R........Tennessee....................................Nashville, TN .................................. UDFA 14
78 ...... Jake Snyder ............................... DE ...............6-4 ........... 275 ............ 4/7/91....................R........Virginia.........................................Glen Allen, VA................................. UDFA 14
79 ...... Kheeston Randall..................... DT ...............6-5 ........... 325 ............ 5/7/90................... 2........Texas............................................Beaumont, TX ................................ FA 14
79 ...... Austin Wentworth.................... G .................6-4 ............315 ............ 5/10/90.................R........Fresno State................................Rocklin, CA ..................................... UDFA 14
81 ...... Jerome Simpson ....................... WR..............6-2.............190 ............ 2/4/86...................7........Coastal Carolina..........................Reidsville, NC ................................. UFA 12
82 ...... Kyle Rudolph............................. TE................6-6 ........... 259 ............ 11/9/89..................4........Notre Dame.................................Cincinnati, OH ................................ D2 11
83 ...... Rodney Smith ........................... WR..............6-5 ........... 220 ............ 3/11/90..................2........Florida State................................Miami, FL........................................ UDFA 13
84 ...... Cordarrelle Patterson ............... WR..............6-2............ 220 ............ 3/17/91 ..................2........Tennessee....................................Rockhill, SC..................................... D1c 13
85 ...... Rhett Ellison ............................. TE................6-5 ...........250 ............ 10/3/88.................3........Southern California.....................Portola Valley, CA........................... D4b 12
86 ...... Chase Ford ................................ TE................6-6 ........... 255 ............ 7/19/90 .................2........Miami ..........................................Corrigan, TX.................................... PS 12
87 ...... Allen Reisner............................. TE................6-3 ........... 255 ............ 9/29/88 ................4........Iowa .............................................Cedar Rapids, IA............................. FA 14
89 ...... AC Leonard................................ TE................6-2............250 ............ 1/15/92..................R........Tennessee State..........................Jacksonville, FL .............................. UDFA 14
90 ...... Fred Evans................................. DT ...............6-4 ...........305 ............ 11/6/83..................8........Texas State..................................Morgan Park, IL.............................. FA 07
91 ...... Chase Baker .............................. DT ...............6-2............300 ............ 5/21/88 .................2........Boise State..................................Rocklin, CA ..................................... UDFA 12
92 ...... Tom Johnson ............................. DT ...............6-3 ...........288 ............ 8/30/84 ................4........Southern Mississippi ..................Moss Point, MS.............................. FA 14
93 ...... Shamar Stephen....................... DT ...............6-5 ............310 ............ 2/25/91..................R........Connecticut .................................Westbury, NY ................................. D7a 14
94 ...... Justin Trattou ............................ DE ...............6-4 ...........250 ............ 8/28/88 ................3........Florida .........................................Ramsey, N.J. ................................... W (NYG) 13
95 ...... Scott Crichton ........................... DE ...............6-3 ............273 ............ 10/1/91 ..................R........Oregon State ...............................Tacoma, WA ................................... D3a 14
96 ...... Brian Robison ........................... DE ...............6-3 ........... 259 ............ 4/27/83.................8........Texas............................................Splendora, TX................................. D4 07
97 ...... Everson Griffen......................... DE ...............6-3 ............273 ............ 12/22/87................5........Southern California.....................Avondale, AZ.................................. D4 10
98 ...... Linval Joseph............................. DT ...............6-4 ............323 ............ 10/10/88...............5........East Carolina ...............................Gainesville, FL................................ FA 14
99 ...... Corey Wootton.......................... DE ...............6-6 ........... 270 ............ 6/22/87.................5........Northwesern ...............................Rutherford, NJ................................ FA 14

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
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2013 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS


WON 5, LOST 10, TIED 1
9/8...... L 24-34.........at Detroit .................. 62,461
9/15..... L 30-31 .........at Chicago................. 62,181
9/22 .... L 27-31..........vs. Cleveland............. 63,672
9/29 .... W 34-27 .......vs. Pittsburgh (London) 83,518
10/13 ... L 10-35 .........vs. Carolina ............... 63,963
10/21 ... L 7-23 ...........at New York Giants ... 79,314
10/27... L 31-44 .........vs. Green Bay ............ 64,011
11/3 ..... L 23-27 .........at Dallas ................... 85,360
11/7 ..... W 34-27 .......vs. Washington......... 64,011
11/17.... L 20-41 .........at Seattle.................. 68,235
11/24 ... T 26-26 (OT) .at Green Bay ............. 77,871
12/1 ..... W 23-20 (OT)vs. Chicago................ 64,134
12/8..... L 26-29.........at Baltimore ............. 70,921
12/15 ... W 48-30.......vs. Philadelphia ........ 64,087
12/22... L 14-42 .........at Cincinnati ............. 61,555
12/29... W 14-13 ........vs. Detroit................. 64,134

MINN
OPP
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS.....................309 ..................368
RUSHING ......................................... 106.................... 101
PASSING .......................................... 173................... 247
PENALTY............................................ 30..................... 20
3RD DOWN: MADE/ATT ..............78/214.............102/231
3RD DOWN PCT.......................... 36.40%.............44.20%
4TH DOWN: MADE/ATT ................10/19................. 11/18
4TH DOWN PCT. .......................... 52.6%................ 61.1%
POSSESSION AVG. ...................... 27:39 ............... 32:21
TOTAL NET YARDS ......................5508 ................6365
AVG. PER GAME ............................344.3.................397.8
TOTAL PLAYS ..................................1013...................1132
AVG. PER PLAY..................................5.4.................... 5.6
NET YARDS RUSHING .................. 2081 .................1767
AVG. PER GAME ............................. 130.1................. 110.4
TOTAL RUSHES ................................423................... 443
NET YARDS PASSING .................. 3427 ................4598
AVG. PER GAME ............................ 214.2.................287.4
SACKED/YARDS LOST ............... 44/218.............. 41/274
GROSS YARDS ...............................3645................. 4872
ATTEMPTS/COMPLETIONS ..... 546/325............648/419
COMPLETION PCT. ...................... 59.5%............... 64.7%
HAD INTERCEPTED ............................ 19......................12
PUNTS/AVERAGE ................... 75/44.2 ............77/43.2
NET PUNTING AVG. ......................39.2 ................. 37.8
PENALTIES/YARDS ..................70/695 .........100/1003
FUMBLES/BALL LOST .................23/13 .................17/8
TOUCHDOWNS ............................... 45 ....................57
RUSHING ............................................23......................14
PASSING ............................................. 18..................... 37
RETURNS ........................................... 4....................... 6
SCORE BY PERIODS
Q1
Team .............................. 82
Opponents ....................105

Q2
108
125

Q3
85
114

Q4
110
133

RUSHING
No.
A. Peterson....................279
T Gerhart ........................ 36
T.
M. Asiata ........................ 44
C. Patterson..................... 12
C. Ponder ........................ 34
M. Cassel .........................18
TEAM ..........................423
OPPONENTS ............... 443

Yds
1266
283
166
158
151
57
2081
1767

Avg
4.5
7
7.9
3.8
13.2
4.4
3.2
4.9
4.0

Long
78t
41t
39
50t
19t
13
78t
41

TD
10
2
3
3
4
1
23
14

RECEIVING
No.
G. Jennings...................... 68
J. Simpson....................... 48
C. Patterson.................... 45
J. Carlson..........................32
K. Rudolph...................... 30
A. Peterson..................... 29
J. Wright.......................... 26
T Gerhart ......................... 13
T.
C. Ford ..............................11
J. Felton ............................ 6
R. Ellison........................... 5
J. Webb ............................. 5
M. Asiata .......................... 5
J. Banyard...........................1
Z. Line................................1
TEAM ..........................325
OPPONENTS ................ 419

Yds
804
726
469
344
313
171
434
88
133
37
61
33
13
11
8
3645
4872

Avg
11.8
15.1
10.4
10.8
10.4
5.9
16.7
6.8
12.1
6.2
12.2
6.6
2.6
11.0
8.0
11.2
11.6

Long
70t
51
79t
30
31t
22
42
13
37
11
17
15
8
11
8
79t
80t

TD
4
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
18
37

INTERCEPTIONS
No.
C. Greenway ...................... 3
E. Henderson .................... 2
H. Smith ........................... 2
S. Prater.............................1
A. Sendejo .........................1
A. Jefferson........................1
M. Sherels..........................1
K. Williams ........................1
TEAM ............................ 12
OPPONENTS ................. 19

Yds
23
19
4
30
1
1
0
0
78
370

Avg
7
7.7
9.5
2.0
30.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
19.5

Long
23
10
4
30
1
1
0
0
30
49

TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

PUNTING No. Yds


J. Locke ..........75 3316
TEAM ........... 75 3316
OPPONENTS . 77 3325

Avg Net
44.2 39.2
44.2 39.2
43.2 37.8

PUNT RETURNS
Ret
M.Sherels ...................22
C. Patterson................. 0
TEAM ...................... 22
OPPONENTS ............ 36
OT
6
3

PTS
391
480

SCORING
TD Ru Pa Rt
K-PAT
FG 2Pt PTS
B. Walsh ........ 0
0
0
0
43/44
26/30
0 121
A. Peterson... 11 10
1
0
0/0
0/0
0 66
C. Patterson... 9
3
4
2
0/0
0/0
0 54
G. Jennings..... 4
0
4
0
0/0
0/0
0 24
C. Ponder ....... 4
4
0
0
0/0
0/0
0 24
K. Rudolph..... 3
0
3
0
0/0
0/0
0 18
M. Asiata ....... 3
3
0
0
0/0
0/0
0 18
J. Wright......... 3
0
3
0
0/0
0/0
0 18
T Gerhart ....... 2
T.
2
0
0
0/0
0/0
0 12
M. Cassel ........1
1
0
0
0/0
0/0
0
6
R. Ellison.........1
0
1
0
0/0
0/0
0
6
B. Robison ......1
0
0
1
0/0
0/0
0
6
J. Carlson.........1
0
1
0
0/0
0/0
0
6
J. Simpson.......1
0
1
0
0/0
0/0
0
6
M. Sherels.......1
0
0
1
0/0
0/0
0
6
TEAM ..........45 23 18
4
43/44
26/30
0 391
OPPONENTS 57 14 37
6
53/53
27/29
2 480
2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/1, Opponents: 2/4
Sacks: J.Allen 11.5, B. Robison 9.0, E. Griffen 5.5, E. Henderson 4.0, K.
Williams 3.5, C. Greenway 3.0, S. Floyd 2.5, A. Cole 1.0, L. Guion 1.0
Team: 41, Opponents: 44

FC
27
1
28
20

KICKOFF RETURNS
No.
C. Patterson.................... 43
T Gerhart ...........................7
T.
M. Asiata .......................... 2
J. Felton ............................ 2
C. Ford .............................. 2
J. Carlson........................... 2
S. Floyd............................. 2
A. Jefferson........................1
J. Webb ..............................1
J. Wright.............................1
R. Ellison............................1
J. Banyard...........................1
M. Mitchell.........................1
TEAM ............................66
OPPONENTS ................. 41

TB
3
3
4

Yds
335
0
335
318
Yds
1393
106
28
22
17
13
9
21
9
9
7
6
6
1646
1113

In
23
23
27
Avg
15.2
0.0
15.2
8.8

Avg
32.4
15.1
14.0
11.0
8.5
6.5
4.5
21.0
9.0
9.0
7
7.0
6.0
6.0
24.9
27.1

Lg
65
65
69
Long
86t
0
86t
93t

B
0
0
0
TD
1
0
1
1

Long
109t
20
20
13
15
12
9
21
9
9
7
6
6
109t
80

TD
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1

FIELD GOALS
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49
B. Walsh ....................... 0/0
7/7 12/12
5/6
TEAM ..........................0/0
7/7 12/12
5/6
OPPONENTS ...............0/0 10/10
8/8
6/7

50+
2/5
2/5
3/4

Walsh: (52G) (28G, 28G, 22G) (43G, 30G) (54G, 37G, 44WL) (22G) (53SH) (36 G)
(23G) (23G) (39G, 40G) (32G, 45G) (36G, 47G, 29G, 35G) (32G, 30G, 57WL, 34G)
(39G, 40G) (55WL, 21G, 38G) ()()
Opponents: (33G, 42G) (20G) (38G) (26G, 28G) () (35G, 23G, 36G) (30G, 20G,
45G) (41G, 44G) (20G, 40G) (50G, 26G) (27G, 20G) (30G, 40G, 66SH, 47WR) (35G,
51G, 33G) () (25G, 53G)
Fumbles Lost: C. Ponder 4, A. Peterson 3, J. Carlson 1, M. Sherels 1, T.
Gerhart 1, M. Asiata 1, S. Floyd 1, M. Cassel 1 Total: 13
Opponent Fumble Recoveries: : K. Williams 1, C. Loeffler 1, B.
Robison 1, M. Mitchell 1, L. Guion 1, J. Sanford 1, L. Dean 1, H. Smith
1 Total: 8

Passing
Att
M. Cassel ..........254
C. Ponder ..........239
J. Freeman ..........53
TEAM ............. 546
OPPONENTS ...648

Cmp
153
152
20
325
419

Yds
1807
1648
190
3645
4872

Cmp% Yds/Att
60.2%
7
7.1
63.6%
6.9
37.7%
3.6
59.5%
6.7
64.7%
7.5

TD
11
7
0
18
37

TD%
4.3%
2.9%
0.0%
3.3%
5.7%

Int
9
9
1
19
12

Int%
3.5%
3.8%
1.9%
3.5%
1.9%

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Long
79t
47
22
79t
80t

Sack
16
27
1
44
41

Lost Rating
85
81.6
119
77.9
14 40.6
218 76.0
274 98.6

FF
0
2
0
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13

FR
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6

2013 REGULAR SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS


COMB
19
18
13
13
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
139

INTERCEPTIONS
No.
Greenway, Chad ......3
Henderson, Erin ......2
Smith, Harrison ......2
Prater, Shaun.......... 1
Sendejo, Andrew..... 1
Jefferson, A.J........... 1
Sherels, Marcus ...... 1
Williams, Kevin....... 1
TOTALS................ 12

Yds Avg Long


23
7
7.7
23
19 9.5
10
4 2.0
4
30 30.0
30
1 1.0
1
1 1.0
1
0 0.0
0
0 0.0
0
78 6.5
30

SACKS
SACKS
YDS
Allen, Jared ............. 11.5 ........ 74
Robison, Brian .........9.0 ........62
Griffen, Everson....... 5.5 .....49.5
Henderson, Erin .......4.0 ........25
Williams, Kevin........ 3.5 ......27.5
Greenway, Chad .......3.0 ........ 15
Floyd, Sharrif ........... 2.5 ........ 13
Cole, Audie............... 1.0 .......... 7
Guion, Letroy ........... 1.0 .......... 1
TOTALS.................... 41 ......274

FF
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2

FR
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2

QB HURRIES
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

QBH
Robison, Brian ..........40
Allen, Jared ............... 37
Griffen, Everson........ 27
Williams, Kevin..........19
Greenway, Chad ......... 11
Floyd, Sharrif .............. 7
Henderson, Erin ..........6
Cole, Audie..................6
Evans, Fred .................4
Robinson, Josh............ 3
Guion, Letroy .............. 2
Sendejo, Andrew..........1
Sanford, Jamarca .........1
TOTALS.................. 164

BL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

ROOKIES

AST
9
4
4
7
3
4
1
1
1
2
4
0
2
2
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
53

2013
SEASON

SOLO
R. Blanton........................10
L. Dean ............................14
M. Mauti ........................... 9
A. Sendejo ........................ 6
G. Hodges ......................... 6
M. Mitchell........................ 4
M. Sherels......................... 6
A. Jefferson....................... 5
C. Loeffler ......................... 4
M. Asiata .......................... 3
H. Smith ............................1
J. Robinson ....................... 4
A. Cole............................... 2
M. Raymond ..................... 2
S. Prater............................ 3
R. Ellison............................1
J. Sanford ...........................1
R. Smith ........................... 2
E. Griffen........................... 0
J. Trattou ............................1
J. Webb ..............................1
B. Walsh ............................1
J. Banyard.......................... 0
D. Bishop .......................... 0
X. Rhodes ......................... 0
TOTALS..........................86

TACKLES FOR LOSS

PASSES DEFENSED

TFL
Allen, Jared ............ 16.0
Henderson, Erin ..... 15.0
Robison, Brian ....... 14.0
Greenway, Chad ..... 10.0
Griffen, Everson.......9.0
Floyd, Sharrif ............7.5
Robinson, Josh.........5.0
Williams, Kevin........4.5
Sendejo, Andrew......4.0
Cole, Audie...............3.0
Guion, Letroy ...........3.0
Bishop, Desmond ....3.0
Smith, Harrison .......2.0
Rhodes, Xavier.........2.0
Mitchell, Marvin.......2.0
Sherels, Marcus .......2.0
Evans, Fred ..............2.0
Blanton, Robert ....... 1.0
Cook, Chris ............... 1.0
TOTALS.................. 106

PD
Rhodes, Xavier.......... 23
Sherels, Marcus ........ 14
Cook, Chris ..................9
Greenway, Chad .......... 7
Robinson, Josh............ 7
Prater, Shaun.............. 7
Williams, Kevin...........6
Blanton, Robert ..........6
Allen, Jared ................. 5
Floyd, Sharrif ..............4
Evans, Fred .................4
Sendejo, Andrew.........4
Robison, Brian ............ 3
Henderson, Erin .......... 3
Cole, Audie.................. 3
Sanford, Jamarca ........ 3
Smith, Harrison .......... 3
Mitchell, Marvin.......... 2
Raymond, Mistral ....... 2
Griffen, Everson...........1
Guion, Letroy ...............1
Jefferson, A.J................1
TOTALS...................118

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KICKOFF

PD
7
3
4
3
3
23
6
5
7
3
2
14
3
9
6
1
4
1
4
2
0
7
0
1
0
0
118

EXECUTIVES

INT
3
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
12

STAFF

QBH
11
6
1
1
0
0
0
37
3
6
0
0
40
0
19
27
7
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
164

COACHES

TFL
10.0
15.0
4.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
16.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
14.0
1.0
4.5
9.0
7.5
3.0
2.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
106.0

PLAYERS

SACK
3.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
0.0
3.5
5.5
2.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
41.0

RECORDS

COMB
167
154
104
79
66
61
59
56
52
49
48
46
43
42
33
30
29
23
21
18
8
6
5
4
2
2
1207

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

AST
54
55
37
20
16
13
19
17
11
16
22
7
11
5
13
11
12
12
9
7
2
0
2
0
1
1
373

HISTORY

TKL
C. Greenway ....................113
E. Henderson .................. 99
A. Sendejo .......................67
J. Sanford ........................ 59
H. Smith ......................... 50
X. Rhodes ....................... 48
R. Blanton....................... 40
J. Allen ............................ 39
J. Robinson ......................41
A. Cole .............................33
M. Mitchell...................... 26
M. Sherels....................... 39
B. Robison .......................32
C. Cook.............................37
K. Williams ..................... 20
E. Griffen .........................19
S. Floyd............................ 17
L. Guion ............................11
F. Evans ........................... 12
M. Raymond .....................11
D. Bishop .......................... 6
S. Prater............................ 6
C. Baker............................. 3
A. Jefferson....................... 4
M. Mauti ............................1
L. Dean...............................1
TOTALS .......................834

EXTRA
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2013 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

2013 VIKINGS PARTICIPATION

P - played; S - started; DNP - did not play; IR - injured reserve; N - not with club; I - inactive; PS - Practice Squad; PUP-R - Reserve/Physically
Unable to Perform; RE - Roster Exemption
DATE
9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/13 10/21 10/27 11/3 11/7 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22 12/29
OPPONENT
@ DET @ CHI CLE PIT CAR @ NYG GB @ DAL WAS
W
@ SEA @ GB CHI @ BAL PHI @ CIN DET
ALLEN, JARED
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
ASIATA, MATT
P
P
P
P
P
P
I
I
I
I
P
P
P
S
I
P
BACA, JEFF
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
P
I
I
I
I
P
P
P
BAKER, CHASE
P
I
I
I
I
I
I
P
P
P
I
I
I
DNP
I
P
BALLARD, CHRISTIAN RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
RE
BANY
BANYARD,
JOE
N
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
P
P
P
BERGER, JOE
P
P
P
P
P
P
PS
P
S
P
P
P
P
S
P
P
BETHEL-THOMPSON, MCLEOD I
I
I
DNP
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
BISHOP BRANDAN
BISHOP,
N
N
N
N
N
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
BISHOP DESMOND
BISHOP,
DNP
P
P
P
S
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
BLANTON, ROBERT
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
S
S
P
S
BOND, TRAVIS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
CARLSON, JOHN
P
P
S
P
P
S
P
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
IR
IR
CASSEL, MATT
DNP DNP DNP
S
S
I
DNP DNP
P
P
DNP
P
S
S
S
S
CHILDS, GREG
PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R PUP-R
COLE, AUDIE
P
P
P
P
I
P
P
P
N
P
S
S
S
S
S
IR
COOK, CHRIS
S
S
S
I
S
S
S
I
I
S
S
S
S
I
P
S
DAWKINS, EVERETT
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
DEAN, LARRY
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
EDWARDS, KIP
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
ELLISON, RHETT
S
P
I
I
P
S
I
I
DNP
P
S
S
P
S
S
P
EVANS, FRED
S
P
P
P
P
P
P
I
I
S
P
P
P
P
P
S
FELDER, BOBBY
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
FELTON, JEROME
SUS SUS SUS
S
S
P
S
P
S
S
S
P
S
S
S
P
FLOYD, SHARRIF
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
S
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
FORD, CHASE
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS DNP
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
FREEMAN, JOSH
N
N
N
N
I
S
I
I
DNP
I
I
I
DNP
I
I
I
FUSCO, BRANDON
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
S
S
GERHART, TOBY
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
I
P
I
GREENWAY, CHAD
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
GRIFFEN, EVERSON
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
GUION, LETROY
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
DNP
I
S
S
S
S
S
I
HENDERSON, ERIN
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
DNP
P
P
S
S
HODGES, GERALD
I
I
I
P
I
I
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
JEFFERSON, A.J.
P
P
P
P
P
I
P
P
P
P
P
N
N
N
N
N
JENNINGS, GREG
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
S
S
S
S
S
S
JOHNSON, CHARLIE
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
JOHNSON, GEORGE
I
I
I
I
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
JOHNSON-WEBB, JAMAAL N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
PS
PS
N
N
N
N
N
KALIL, MATT
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
LACEY, JACOB
N
N
N
N
N
DNP
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
LINE, ZACH
P
P
S
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
LOADHOLT, PHIL
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
LOCKE, JEFF
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
LOEFFLER, CULLEN
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
LOVE, DEMARCUS
SUS SUS SUS SUS
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
MAUTI, MICHAEL
I
I
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
MITCHELL, MARVIN
P
S
S
S
P
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
P
P
P
P
MURPHY, KEVIN
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS DNP PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
NEALY, SPENCER
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
PS
PS
PS
PS
N
PS
PS
OKPALAUGO, TRISTAN PS
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
OLSEN, SETH
IR
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
PATTERSON, CORDARRELLE P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
S
P
S
S
S
S
S
PETERSON, ADRIAN
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
S
I
PONDER, CHRISTIAN
S
S
S
I
DNP DNP
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
DNP DNP DNP
PRATER, SHAUN
N
N
N
N
N
N
I
P
P
I
P
P
P
S
S
S
RANDLE, BRADLEY
PS
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
PS
PS
PS
RAYMOND, MISTRAL
I
I
I
P
I
P
P
S
S
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
REED, DAUNDRE
IR
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
REMMERS, MIKE
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
I
I
N
I
I
RHODES, XAVIER
S
P
P
P
P
P
P
S
S
P
S
S
S
I
I
I
ROBINSON, JOSH
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
I
I
IR
IR
IR
ROBISON, BRIAN
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
RUDOLPH, KYLE
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
I
I
I
I
I
IR
IR
IR
SANFORD, JAMARCA
S
S
S
I
S
S
S
I
I
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
SENDEJO, ANDREW
P
P
P
S
P
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
P
P
SHERELS, MARCUS
P
P
P
S
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
S
S
P
SIMPSON, JEROME
S
S
P
S
S
P
S
S
S
P
P
P
P
P
P
S
SMITH, HARRISON
S
S
S
S
S
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
P
S
S
SMITH, RODNEY
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
I
I
P
P
P
I
I
I
P
I
I
STEEPLES, ROBERT
N
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
P
N
P
SULLIVAN, JOHN
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
THIELEN, ADAM
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
TRATTOU, JUSTIN
N
N
N
N
I
I
N
N
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
I
P
WALSH, BLAIR
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
WEBB, JMARCUS
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
P
P
P
S
P
DNP DNP
P
P
DNP
P
WEBB, JOE
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
S
WILLIAMS, KEVIN
I
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
WRIGHT, JARIUS
P
S
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
S
P
P
P
P
P
S

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 184

2013 SEASON
GP
GS DNP
16
16 11
1
4
5
1
3
16
2
1
4
1
1
16
3
13
8
9
6
6
13
5
12
11
16
11
6
1
14
3
13
9
16
1
9
1
1
1
2
15
15 14
16
16 16
13
13 1
14
12 1
11
10
15
15 15
15 16
16 1
3
1
15
15 16
16
14
16
10 1
16
6
14
14 9
9
5
8
3
12
2
13
6
10
10 16
16 8
8
13
13 16
10 16
3
16
8
8
7
4
2
16
16 1
16
8
1
8
16
1
15
15 16
3
-

IA
5
12
10
3
1
1
1
4
4
2
9
1
2
2
1
5
1
1
1
4
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
5
3
7
3
1
-

CAREER
GP GS
157 151
27
1
4
0
5
0
32
2
3
0
87 29
0
0
73
29
0
74
87
0
18
34
0
48
0
27
95
0
85
16
9
61
34
61
112
59
68
64
11
43
111
120
11
0
32
54
3
78
16
155
0
14
98
0
0
0
14
16
103
36
9
0
32
6
1
13
26
110
39
69
34
49
57
24
4
2
93
0
12
32
54
32
171
23

27
3
0
52
68
0
5
29
0
0
0
14
6
0
35
1
0
60
31
6
111
1
31
33
0
14
101
101
0
0
32
36
1
78
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
5
6
96
35
3
0
10
0
0
6
16
54
32
43
10
6
36
23
0
0
77
0
0
0
45
4
171
4

--

--

--

2 TE

3 TE

Henderson Henderson

MLB

Allen

Robinson

Robinson

Cook

Smith

Sanford

Rhodes

LCB

RCB

FS

SS

3 CB

HISTORY

--

Sanford

Smith

Cook

Mitchell

WLB --

Greenway

Allen

Greenway

RE

SLB

Guion

Williams

Evans

Guion

LDT

RDT

@CHI

@DET

Robison

9/15

9/8

Robison

EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 185

LE

VIKINGS DEFENSE

--

--

Peterson

4 WR --

Peterson

RB

Ponder

Wright

Ponder

QB

Jennings

Rudolph

--

Jennings

WR

3 WR --

Rudolph

TE

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

FB/5 WR Ellison

Fusco

Loadholt

Sullivan

RG

Johnson

LG

RT

Kalil

LT

Simpson

@CHI

@DET

Simpson

9/15

9/8

WR

VIKINGS OFFENSE

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

PIT

9/29

--

--

--

--

Felton

Peterson

Cassel

Jennings

Rudolph

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Simpson

PIT

9/29

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

CAR

10/13

--

--

--

--

Felton

Peterson

Cassel

Jennings

Rudolph

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Simpson

CAR

10/13

--

--

Sendejo

Smith

Cook

Robinson

Mitchell

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Sanford

Smith

Cook

Robinson

Mitchell

--

--

Sanford

Sendejo

Cook

Robinson

Mitchell

Henderson

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

@NYG

10/21

Ellison

Carlson

--

--

--

Peterson

Freeman

Jennings

Rudolph

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

--

@NYG

10/21

RECORDS

Sanford

Smith

Cook

Robinson

Bishop

Henderson Henderson Henderson

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

CLE

9/22

--

Carlson

--

--

Line

Peterson

Ponder

Jennings

Rudolph

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

--

CLE

9/22

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

DAL

11/3

--

Carlson

--

--

--

Peterson

Ponder

Jennings

Rudolph

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Simpson

DAL

11/3

--

--

Raymond

Sendejo

Rhodes

Robinson

Mitchell

2013
SEASON

Sanford

Sendejo

Cook

Robinson

Mitchell

Henderson Henderson

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

GB

10/27

--

--

--

--

Felton

Peterson

Ponder

Jennings

Rudolph

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Simpson

GB

10/27

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Evans

Robison

@SEA

11/17

10

--

--

--

--

Felton

Peterson

Ponder

Wright

Carlson

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Patterson

@SEA

11/17

10

--

Sanford

Sendejo

Cook

Robinson

Mitchell

ROOKIES

--

Raymond

Sendejo

Rhodes

Robinson

Mitchell

Henderson Henderson

Greenway

Allen

Floyd

Williams

Robison

WAS

11/7

--

--

--

--

Felton

Peterson

Ponder

Jennings

Carlson

Webb

Fusco

Sullivan

Berger

Kalil

Simpson

WAS

11/7

PLAYERS

--

Sanford

Sendejo

Cook

Rhodes

Mitchell

Cole

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

@GB

11/24

11

--

Ellison

--

--

Felton

Peterson

Ponder

Jennings

Carlson

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

--

@GB

11/24

11

--

Blanton

Sanford

Sendejo

Cook

Rhodes

--

Cole

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

@BAL

12/8

13

--

--

--

--

Felton

Peterson

Cassel

Jennings

Carlson

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Patterson

@BAL

12/8

13

COACHES

Sanford

Sendejo

Cook

Rhodes

Mitchell

Cole

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

CHI

12/1

12

--

--

--

--

Ellison

Peterson

Ponder

Jennings

Carlson

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Patterson

CHI

12/1

12

--

Sanford

Smith

Prater

Sherles

--

Sanford

Smith

Cook

Prater

--

Henderson

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Evans

Robison

DET

12/29

16

--

--

Wright

Simpson

Jo. Webb

--

Cassel

Jennings

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Patterson

DET

12/29

16

EXECUTIVES

Henderson

Cole

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Griffen

@CIN

12/22

15

--

--

--

--

Felton

Peterson

Cassel

Jennings

Ellison

Loadholt

Fusco

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Patterson

@CIN

12/22

15

STAFF

Blanton

Sanford

Sendejo

Prater

Sherels

--

Cole

Greenway

Allen

Williams

Guion

Robison

PHI

12/15

14

--

--

--

--

Felton

Asiata

Cassel

Jennings

Ellison

Loadholt

Berger

Sullivan

Johnson

Kalil

Patterson

PHI

12/15

14

KICKOFF

2013 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

KICKOFF

THE LAST TIME... (PLAYOFF PERFORMANCES IN ITALICS)


BY THE VIKINGS

CATEGORY

EXECUTIVES

455 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13

429 yards, at Cincinnati, 12/22/13

500 Yards Total Offense

573 yards, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11

475 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10

518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01

507 yards, vs. Arizona, 11/7/10


Has never happened

518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01


300 Yards Passing In A Game

Matt Cassel, 382 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13

STAFF

Donovan McNabb, 300 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/08

Brett Favre, 446 yards, vs. Arizona, 11/7/10

400 Yards Passing In A Game

Jeff George, 424 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00

By A Player

Drew Brees, 412 yards, vs. New Orleans, 12/18/11


Has never happened

4 TD Passes In A Game

Andy Dalton, 366 yards, at Cincinnati, 12/22/13

By A Player

Brett Favre, vs Dallas, 1/17/10

Kerry Collins (5), at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01

100 Yards Rushing In A Game

Matt Asiata, 115 yards, vs. Detroit, 12/29/13


Adrian Peterson, 211 yards, vs. Chicago 12/1/13

Matt Forte, 120 yards, vs. Chicago 12/1/13

By A Player

Terry Kirby, 120 yards, at San Francisco, 1/3/98

200 Yards Rushing In A Game

Walter Payton, 275 yards, at Chicago, 11/20/77

Adrian Peterson, 122 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10

By A Player

Has never happened

Has never happened

3 TDs Rushing In A Game

Matt Asiata, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13

COACHES

Andy Dalton, 366 yards, at Cincinnati, 12/22/13

By A Player

Brett Favre, 310 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10

Brett Favre, vs. New York Giants, 1/3/10

Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06

By A Player

Adrian Peterson, at New Orleans, 1/24/10

Has never happened

100 Yards Receiving In A Game

Greg Jennings, 163 yards, vs. Philadelphia 12/15/13


Sidney Rice, 201 yards, vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09

DeSean Jackson, 195 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13

By A Player

Ike Hilliard, 155 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01

200 Yards Receiving In A Game

Alshon Jeffrey, 249 yards, vs. Chicago, 12/1/13

Bernard Berrian, 102 yards, at New Orleans, 1/24/10

By A Player

Anthony Carter, 227 yards, at S.F., 1/9/88

Has never happened

3 TD Catches In A Game

Marcus Robinson (15, 15, 2), vs. Cleveland, 11/27/05

PLAYERS

BY AN OPPONENT

400 Yards Total Offense

Jordan Cameron (19, 11, 7), vs. Cleveland, 9/22/13

By A Player

Sidney Rice, (47, 16, 45), vs. Dallas, 1/17/10


Matt Asiata, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13 (3 rushing)

Has never happened

3 TD In A Game By A Player

Marshawn Lynch, at Seattle, 11/17/13 (2 rushing, 1 receiving)

4 TD In A Game By A Player

Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06 (3 rushing, 1 rec.)

Adrian Peterson, at New Orleans, 1/24/10 (3 rushing)

Mario Bates, vs. Arizona, 1/10/99 (3 rushing)

Ahmad Rashad, vs. San Francisco, 9/2/79 (4 receiving)


Has never happened

Has never happened


3 INTs In A Game By A Player

Darren Sharper, at N.Y. Giants, 11/13/05

Deltha ONeal, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05

ROOKIES

Has never happened

Has never happened


Punt Returned For A TD

Marcus Sherels, 86 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 10/21/13

Micah Hyde, 93 yards, vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13

Anthony Carter, 84 yards, at New Orleans, 1/3/88

Golden Richards, 63 yards, at Dallas, 12/30/73

Cordarrelle Patterson, 109 yards, vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13

Kickoff Returned For A TD

Jacoby Jones, 77 yards, at Baltimore, 12/8/13

INT Returned For A TD

Vincent Rey, 24 yards, at Cincinnati, 12/22/13

Has never happened

Tony Horne, 95 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00

Everson Griffen, 29 yards, at St. Louis, 12/16/12


Reggie Rutland, 27 yards, at San Francisco, 1/9/88

Asante Samuel, 44 yards, vs. Philadelphia, 1/4/08


Fumble Returned For A TD

2013
SEASON

Brian Robison, 61 yards, at Chicago, 9/15/13

Nick Hayden, Recovered in End Zone, at Dallas, 11/3/13

Nate Wright, 20 yards, vs. St. Louis, 12/21/74

Kevin Miniefield, 48 yards, vs. Chicago, 1/1/95


Punt Blocked

Jim Kleinsasser, vs. Chicago, 1/1/06

Craig Steltz, at Chicago, 10/19/08

Scott Studwell, at L.A. Rams, 12/31/78

Spencer Tillman, at San Francisco, 1/6/90


Punt Blocked For TD

Issiac Holt, recovered in end zone, vs. San Francisco, 10/12/86

Garrett Wolfe, 17 yds, at Chicago, 10/19/08

(Blocked by Gerald Robinson)

(Blocked by Craig Steltz)

RECORDS

Terry Brown, recovered in end zone,

Doug Rogers recovered blocked kick in end zone,

vs. Pittsburgh 1/12/75 (Blocked by Matt Blair)


Mike Merriweather, vs. L.A. Rams, 11/5/89

vs. Atlanta, 1/9/83 (Blocked by Paul Davis)


Punt Blocked For Safety

Kevin Miniefield, vs. Chicago, 10/28/96

Has never happened

Has never happened

Willis McGahee Tackled in End Zone by Jared Allen, vs. Denver, 12/4/11

Safety Scored

Donovan McNabb Sacked in End Zone by Stephen Paea, at Chicago, 10/6/11

Ron Jaworski tackled in end zone by Doug Martin and Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81
Kevin Williams, at Chicago, 11/25/12

Fran Tarkenton tackled in end zone, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/12/75

Field Goal Blocked

Julius Peppers, vs. Chicago, 1/1/12

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81


Antoine Winfield, 59 yards, at New Orleans, 10/6/08

at Green Bay, 1/9/05


Blocked FG Returned For A TD

Nate Clements, 59 yards, vs. San Francisco, 9/27/09

Bobby Bryant, 90 yards, vs. L.A. Rams, 12/26/76


Blair Walsh, at Dallas, 11/3/13

Has never happened


PAT Missed (1 pt.)

Jason Hanson (kick aborted), at Detroit, 12/19/04

Chuck Nelson, at San Francisco, 1/1/89


Kevin Williams, at Seattle, 11/4/12

Mike Cofer, at San Francisco, 1/6/90


PAT Blocked

Remi Ayodele, at New Orleans, 9/9/10

50 Points Scored In A Game

San Francisco 51, Minnesota 7, 12/8/84

40 Points Scored In A Game

Cincinnati 41, Minnesota 14, at Cincinnati, 12/22/13

Carl Eller, at Dallas, 1/1/78

HISTORY

Minnesota 50, Jacksonville 10, 12/20/98

Has never happened

Has never happened


Minnesota 48, Philadelphia 30, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13

Has never happened

Minnesota 41, Arizona 21, 1/10/99


Minnesota 13, Detroit 0, 12/5/93

N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01


Shutout Scored

Green Bay 34, Minnesota 0, 11/11/07

Has never happened


Minnesota 23, Chicago 20, 12/1/13

N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01


Overtime Victory

Detroit 26, Minnesota 23, 9/25/11

EXTRA
POINTS

Has never happened


Adrian Peterson run, vs. Detroit, 11/11/12

New Orleans 31, Minnesota 28, 1/24/10


Two-Point Conversion

Nick Foles pass to Riley Cooper, vs. Philadelphia, 12/15/13

Leroy Hoard run, at St. Louis, 1/16/00

Has never happened

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KICKOFF

P
PA
305
370
352
406

Team
z-Green Bay
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota

North
W L T
8 7 1
8 8 0
7 9 0
5 10 1

Pct.
.531
.500
.438
.344

PF
417
445
395
391

P
PA
428
478
376
480

T
Team
z-Indianapolis
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Houston

South
W L T
11 5 0
7 9 0
4 12 0
2 14 0

Pct.
.688
.438
.250
.125

PF
391
362
247
276

P
PA
336
381
449
428

T
Team
z-Carolina
y-New Orleans
Atlanta
Tampa Bay

South
W L T
12 4 0
11 5 0
4 12 0
4 12 0

Pct.
.750
.688
.250
.250

PF
366
414
353
288

P
PA
241
304
443
389

Team
*-Denver
y-Kansas City
y-San Diego
Oakland

West
W L T
13 3 0
11 5 0
9 7 0
4 12 0

Pct.
.813
.688
.563
.250

PF
606
430
396
322

P
PA
399
305
348
453

Team
*-Seattle
y-San Francisco
Arizona
St. Louis

West
W L T
13 3 0
12 4 0
10 6 0
7 9 0

Pct.
.813
.750
.625
.438

PF
417
406
379
348

P
PA
231
272
324
364

x-Clinched Playoff
y-Clinched Wild Card
z-Clinched Division
*-Clinched Division and Homefield Advantage

2013 NFL POSTSEASON


home team in CAPS

AFC Wild Card Playoffs


INDIANAPOLIS 45, Kansas City 44
San Diego 27, CINCINNATI 10

NFC Wild Card Playoffs


New Orleans 26, PHILADELPHIA 24
San Francisco 23, GREEN BAY 20

AFC Divisional Playoffs


NEW ENGLAND 43, Indianapolis 22
DENVER 24, San Diego 17

NFC Divisional Playoffs


SEATTLE 23, New Orleans 15
SAN FRANCISCO 23, Carolina 10

AFC Championship Game


DENVER 26, New England 16

NFC Championship Game


SEATTLE 23, San Francisco 17

Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium, New York


Seattle 43, Denver 8

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EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

Unconferenced Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI


Team Rice 22, Team Sanders 21

EXECUTIVES

PF
430
379
320
308

STAFF

Pct.
.688
.500
.500
.250

COACHES

North
W L T
11 5 0
8 8 0
8 8 0
4 12 0

PLAYERS

Team
z-Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Cleveland

ROOKIES

P
PA
382
432
383
478

2013
SEASON

P
PA
338
387
335
388

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE


East
W L T Pct.
PF
Team
z-Philadelphia
10 6 0 .625 442
Dallas
8 8 0 .500 439
New York Giants
7 9 0 .438 294
Washington
3 13 0 .188 334

RECORDS

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE


East
Team
W L T Pct.
PF
z-New England
12 4 0 .750 440
New York Jets
8 8 0 .500 290
Miami
8 8 0 .500
317
Buffalo
6 10 0 .375
339

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

2013 FINAL NFL STANDINGS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

NFL TEAMS OF THE DECADES


**All-Decade Teams chosen by the Pro Football Hall of Fame**
1970s ALL-DECADE TEAM
OFFENSE
WR - Harold Carmichael
WR - Drew Pearson
WR - Lynn Swann
WR - Paul Warfield
TE - Dave Casper
TE - Charlie Sanders
T - Dan Dierdorf
T - Art Shell
T - Rayfield Wright
T- RON YARY
G - Joe DeLamielleure
G - John Hannah
G - Larry Little
G - Gene Upshaw
C - Jim Langer
C - Mike Webster
QB - Terry Bradshaw
QB - Ken Stabler
QB - Roger Staubach
RB - Earl Campbell
RB - Franco Harris
RB - Walter Payton
RB - O.J. Simpson
K - Garo Yepremian
K - Jim Bakken
DEFENSE
DE - CARL ELLER
DE - L.C. Greenwood
DE - Harvey Martin
DE - Jack Youngblood
DT - Joe Greene
DT - Bob Lilly
DT - Merlin Olsen
DT - ALAN PAGE
LB - Bobby Bell
LB - Robert Brazile
LB - Dick Butkus
LB - Jack Ham
LB - Ted Hendricks
LB - Jack Lambert
CB - Willie Brown
CB - Jimmy Johnson
CB - Roger Wehrli
CB - Louis Wright
S - Dick Anderson
S - Cliff Harris
S - Ken Houston
S - Larry Wilson
SPECIALISTS
P - Ray Guy

1980s ALL-DECADE TEAM


OFFENSE
WR - Jerry Rice
WR - Steve Largent
WR - James Lofton
WR - Art Monk
TE - Kellen Winslow
TE - Ozzie Newsome
T - Anthony Munoz
T - Jim Covert
T - GARY ZIMMERMAN
T - Joe Jacoby
G - John Hannah
G - Russ Grimm
G - Bill Fralic
G - Mike Munchak
C - Dwight Stephenson
C - Mike Webster
QB - Joe Montana
QB - Dan Fouts
RB - Walter Payton
RB - Eric Dickerson
RB - Roger Craig
RB - John Riggins
DEFENSE
DE - Reggie White
DE - Howie Long
DE - Lee Roy Selmon
DE - Bruce Smith
DT - Randy White
DT - Dan Hampton
DT - Dave Butz
DT - KEITH MILLARD
LB - Mike Singletary
LB - Lawrence Taylor
LB - Ted Hendricks
LB - Jack Lambert
LB - Andre Tippett
LB - John Anderson
LB - Carl Banks
CB - Mike Haynes
CB - Mel Blount
CB - Frank Minnifield
CB - Lester Hayes
S - Ronnie Lott
S - Kenny Easley
S - Deron Cherry
S - JOEY BROWNER
S - Nolan Cromwell
SPECIALISTS
P - Sean Landeta
P - Reggie Roby
K - Morten Andersen
K - Gary Anderson
K - Eddie Murray
PR - Billy Johnson
PR - John Taylor
KR - Mike Nelms
KR - Rick Upchurch

1990s ALL-DECADE TEAM


OFFENSE
WR - CRIS CARTER
WR - Jerry Rice
WR - Tim Brown
WR - Michael Irvin
TE - Shannon Sharpe
TE - Ben Coates
T - William Roaf
T - GARY ZIMMERMAN
T - Tony Boselli
T - Richmond Webb
G - Bruce Matthews
G - RANDALL McDANIEL
G - Larry Allen
G - Steve Wisniewski
C - Dermontti Dawson
C - Mark Stepnoski
QB - John Elway
QB - Brett Favre
RB - Barry Sanders
RB - Emmitt Smith
RB - Terrell Davis
RB - Thurman Thomas
DEFENSE
DE - Bruce Smith
DE - Reggie White
DE - CHRIS DOLEMAN
DE - Neil Smith
DT - Cortez Kennedy
DT - JOHN RANDLE
DT - Warren Sapp
DT - Bryant Young
LB - Kevin Greene
LB - Junior Seau
LB - Derrick Thomas
LB - Cornelius Bennett
LB - Hardy Nickerson
LB - Levon Kirkland
CB - Deion Sanders
CB - Rod Woodson
CB - Darrell Green
CB - Aeneas Williams
S - Steve Atwater
S - LeRoy Butler
S - Carnell Lake
S - Ronnie Lott
SPECIALISTS
P - Darren Bennett
P - Sean Landeta
K - Morten Andersen
K - GARY ANDERSON
PR - Deion Sanders
PR - Mel Gray
KR - Michael Bates
KR - Mel Gray

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2000s ALL-DECADE TEAM


OFFENSE
WR - RANDY MOSS
WR - Marvin Harrison
WR - Torry Holt
WR - Terrell Owens
TE - Tony Gonzalez
TE - Antonio Gates
T - Walter Jones
T - Jonathan Ogden
T - Orlando Pace
T - Willie Roaf
G - Alan Faneca
G - STEVE HUTCHINSON
G - Larry Allen
G - Will Shields
C - Kevin Mawae
C - Olin Kreutz
QB - Tom Brady
QB - Peyton Manning
RB - LaDainian Tomlinson
RB - Edgerrin James
RB - Shaun Alexander
RB - Jamal Lewis
FB - Lorenzo Neal
DEFENSE
DE - Dwight Freeney
DE - Michael Strahan
DE - Julius Peppers
DE - Jason Taylor
DT - Warren Sapp
DT - Richard Seymour
DT - LaRoi Glover
DT - KEVIN WILLIAMS
LB - Derrick Brooks
LB - Ray Lewis
LB - Brian Urlacher
LB - Joey Porter
LB - Zach Thomas
LB - DeMarcus Ware
CB - Champ Bailey
CB - Charles Woodson
CB - Ronde Barber
CB - Ty Law
S - Ed Reed
S - Brian Dawkins
S - Troy Polamalu
S - DARREN SHARPER
SPECIALISTS
P - Shane Lechler
P - Brian Moorman
K - Adam Vinatieri
K - David Akers
PR - Dante Hall
PR - Devin Hester
KR - Josh Cribbs
KR - Dante Hall

RECORDS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

ATTENDANCE RECORDS
TOTAL ATTENDANCE

Year
Home
Average
Away
Pre-Season
Post-Season
Total
1961........................242,102 (7) ...................... 34,586........................271,056 (7) ........................82,683 (5) .......................... ..................... 595,841
1962 ...................... 226,535 (7) .......................32,362....................... 267,674 (7) ...................... 103,588 (5) .......................... ......................597,797
1963 ......................230,843 (7) .......................32,978.......................303,946 (7) .......................140,321 (5) .......................... ...................... 675,110
1964 ...................... 274,026 (7) ....................... 39,147........................341,973 (7) .......................110,438 (5) .......................... ......................726,437
1965 ........................321,119 (7) ...................... 45,874....................... 352,378 (7) .......................158,541 (5) .......................... .....................832,038
1966 .......................315,837 (7) .......................45,120........................ 331,515 (7) .......................241,728 (5) .......................... .................... 889,080
1967 ...................... 304,901 (7) .......................43,557....................... 331,903 (7) .......................224,182 (5) .......................... .....................860,986
1968 ...................... 328,072 (7) ...................... 46,867...................... 359,484 (7) ....................... 155,591 (5) ....................... 83,199 .................... 926,346
1969 ...................... 342,570 (7) ...................... 48,939........................397,616 (7) .......................225,513 (6) ......................176,362....................1,142,061
1970 ......................335,300 (7) ...................... 47,900....................... 360,221 (7) ......................285,659 (6) ...................... 46,050...................1,027,230
1971 .......................344,720 (7) ...................... 49,246....................... 431,452 (7) .......................266,156 (6) .......................49,100...................1,091,428
1972.......................344,720 (7) ...................... 49,245.......................407,582 (7) .......................281,687 (5) .......................... ...................1,033,989
1973........................337,637 (7) ...................... 48,234....................... 406,216 (7) ......................265,436 (5) ..................... 174,823.................... 1,184,112
1974 .......................337,523 (7) ....................... 48,217........................436,717 (7) ...................... 227,435 (5) ......................173,027....................1,174,702
1975.......................339,089 (7) .......................48,441...................... 443,906 (7) ......................263,206 (6) ...................... 46,425...................1,092,626
1976 ...................... 325,745 (7) ...................... 46,535...................... 404,705 (7) .......................259,551 (6) ..................... 197,850....................1,187,851
1977........................ 323,571 (7) ...................... 46,224.........................421,116 (7) ...................... 278,422 (6) ..................... 124,506.................... 1,147,615
1978 ......................353,497 (8) .......................44,187...................... 472,664 (8) ...................... 178,682 (4) ....................... 69,631...................1,074,474
1979 ...................... 359,781 (8) ...................... 44,973.......................464,373 (8) ...................... 195,286 (4) .......................... ...................1,019,440
1980......................367,259 (8) ...................... 45,907.......................428,831 (8) ...................... 168,436 (4) ...................... 68,434.................. 1,032,960
1981.......................361,200 (8) .......................45,150.......................479,160 (8) .......................192,876 (4) .......................... ...................1,033,236
1982 ......................285,824 (5) ....................... 57,165........................241,213 (4) .......................264,271 (5) .......................115,153..................... 906,461
1983 ..................... 466,264 (8) ...................... 58,283......................468,406 (8) ......................202,745 (4) .......................... .................... 1,137,415
1984..................... 444,399 (8) ...................... 55,534...................... 456,682 (8) ...................... 193,303 (4) .......................... .................. 1,094,384
1985 ...................... 453,701 (8) ....................... 56,713...................... 394,985 (8) .......................223,951 (4) .......................... ................... 1,072,637
1986 ......................463,555 (8) ...................... 57,944.......................396,168 (8) ....................... 221,757 (4) .......................... ...................1,081,480
1987 ..................... 403,095 (8) ...................... 50,387...................... 306,445 (7) ......................225,608 (4) .....................185,886....................1,121,034
1988.......................463,181 (8) ...................... 57,898...................... 462,499 (8) ........................177,631 (4) ...................... 119,514...................1,222,825
1989 ..................... 463,496 (8) .......................57,936...................... 493,423 (8) ......................208,695 (4) ...................... 64,585................... 1,230,199
1990 ..................... 452,064 (8) ...................... 56,508...................... 506,596 (8) ..................... 200,023 (4) .......................... ................... 1,158,683
1991.......................410,942 (8) .......................51,368.......................436,581 (8) ...................... 206,195 (4) .......................... ................... 1,053,718
1992 ...................... 453,214 (8) .......................56,652......................454,059 (8) ...................... 186,365 (4) ....................... 57,353....................1,150,991
1993 ..................... 458,424 (8) .......................57,303......................440,870 (8) ......................284,074 (5) .......................75,089...................1,258,457
1994 ......................474,744 (8) ...................... 59,343...................... 506,678 (8) ....................... 247,114 (5) .......................60,347.................. 1,288,883
1995 ......................451,800 (8) .......................56,475...................... 462,368 (8) ......................188,830 (4) ....................... ................... 1,102,998
1996 .....................449,940 (8) ...................... 56,243......................404,460 (8) .......................161,990 (4) ...................... 64,682................... 1,081,072
1997 ..................... 464,834 (8) .......................58,104....................... 513,269 (8) ....................... 172,755 (5) ..................... 142,728................... 1,351,690
1998 .......................510,741 (8) ...................... 63,843........................491,291 (8) ...................... 241,802 (4) ..................... 127,820....................1,371,654
1999 .......................513,051 (8) ........................64,131.......................570,672 (8) ...................... 275,001 (4) ..................... 130,250.................. 1,488,974
2000 ......................513,322 (8) .......................64,165....................... 515,910 (8) ...................... 222,150 (4) ...................... 143,191................... 1,394,573
2001...................... 513,344 (8) .......................64,186.......................532,346 (8) ......................234,482 (4) ......................... ................... 1,280,172
2002 ...................... 512,517 (8) ...................... 64,065........................533,211 (8) ......................230,466 (4) ......................... ....................1,276,194
2003 ..................... 513,437 (8) .......................64,180......................503,860 (8) ..................... 239,888 (4) ......................... ....................1,257,185
2004 ..................... 512,969 (8) ........................64,121...................... 532,986 (8) ......................248,439 (4) ..................... 138,799................... 1,433,193
2005 ......................511,960 (8) .......................64,031....................... 511,828 (8) ......................267,980 (4) ......................... ................... 1,291,768
2006 .....................509,743 (8) ....................... 63,718.......................565,622 (8) ......................244,647 (4) .......................... ................... 1,320,012
2007..................... 506,046 (8) .......................63,256...................... 559,085 (8) ...................... 268,178 (4) .......................... ...................1,333,309
2008 ..................... 506,136 (8) .......................63,267.......................517,640 (8) ...................... 256,001 (4) ....................... 61,746................... 1,341,523
2009 .....................510,203 (8) .......................63,775...................... 523,920 (8) ...................... 260,791 (4) ..................... 134,823................... 1,429,737
2010......................470,009 (8)........................58,751.......................559,788 (8).........................237,411 (4)...............................................1,267,208
2011.......................502,529 (8)........................62,816......................540,056 (8)........................259,690 (4).............................................. 1,302,275
2012 ..................... 485,802 (8) .......................60,725...................... 533,900 (8) ...................... 253,799 (4) ....................... 71,548.................. 1,345,049
2013 ...................... 531,653 (8) .......................66,457...................... 567,898 (8) ..................... 254,805 (4) .......................... ................... 1,420,813
Total......21,898,986 (404) ................. 54,205 ........23,619,203 (402) ......... 11,666,254 (239) ............. 2,902,921 .......... 60,087,364

LARGEST CROWDS

SMALLEST CROWDS

HOME
Regular Season

HOME
Regular Season

83,518 vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/13 (Game played in London at Wembley Stadium)


64,482 vs. Green Bay, 11/2/03
64,471 vs. Green Bay, 11/22/98
Postseason
64,060 vs. Atlanta, 1/17/99
64,056 vs. Dallas, 1/9/00
Preseason
63,845 vs. Tennessee, 8/23/02
63,804 vs. Indianapolis, 8/24/01
AWAY
Regular Season
90,608 vs. Washington, 9/11/06
85,360 vs. Dallas, 11/3/13
Postseason
103,438 vs. Oakland
(Super Bowl XI in Pasadena), 1/9/77
Preseason
84,236 vs. Atlanta (at Cleveland), 9/2/67

13,911 vs. Green Bay, 10/4/87 (Metrodome)


26,728 vs. LA Rams, 11/25/62
Postseason
44,626 vs. St. Louis, 12/21/74
57,353 vs. Washington, 1/2/93 (Metrodome)
Preseason
27,982 vs. LA Rams, 9/10/61
34,367 vs. San Diego, 8/3/96 (Metrodome)
AWAY
Regular Season
12,992 vs. Dallas 9/24/61
14,167 vs. Atlanta, 12/15/85
Postseason
22,961 vs. Dallas (at Miami), 1/5/69
54,593 vs. Washington, 1/15/83
Preseason
4,954 vs. Dallas (at Sioux Falls), 8/5/61

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Player
Rushing
Carter, Cris (1990-01) .............................24
Peterson, Adrian (2007-13) ............10,115
Moss, Randy (1998-04, 10)................. 159
Foreman, Chuck (1973-79) ................5,879
Brown, Bill (1962-74) ........................ 5,757

Receiving
12,383
1,697
9,316
3,057
3,177

Total
12,407
11,812
9,475
8,936
8,934

PASSER RATING (MINIMUM 1,500 ATTEMPTS)


Player
Att.
1. Culpepper, Daunte ..... 2,607
(1999-05)
2. Johnson, Brad..............1,670
(1992-98, 05-06)
3. Tarkenton, Fran ......... 4,569
(1961-66, 72-78)

SCORING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Cmp. Pct.
1,678 64.4

Yards
20,162

TD Int Lg Rtg
135 86 82t 91.5
65 48 82t 82.5

1,036

62.0

11,098

2,635

57.7

33,098 239 194 89t 80.1

Player
TD
Cox, Fred (1963-77) .............................
Carter, Cris (1990-01) ........................110
Longwell, Ryan (2006-11) ...................
Reveiz, Fuad (1990-95).......................
Moss, Randy (1998-04, 10)...............93
Peterson, Adrian (2007-13) ..............91
Anderson, Gary (1998-02)...................
Brown, Bill (1962-74) ......................... 76
Foreman, Chuck (1973-79) ................. 75
Danmeier, Rick (1978-83) ...................

2 pt.

3
1

PAT FG Total
519 282 1,365

670
228 135
633
199 133
598

564

548
215 109
542

456

450
154 70
364

FIELD GOAL PCT. (MINIMUM 100 MADE)

Player
Att. Made Pct. Long
1. Longwell, Ryan (2006-11) ................................. 157
135 86.0
55
2. Anderson, Gary (1998-02)................................. 129 109 84.5
53
3. Reveiz, Fuad (1990-95)......................................171
133 77.8
52

Player
No.
Eller, Carl (1964-78) .....................................................130.0
Marshall, Jim (1961-79) ................................................ 127.0
Randle, John (1990-00) ................................................114.0
Page, Alan (1967-78)....................................................108.0
Doleman, Chris (1985-93, 99) ........................................96.5

TACKLES (SPECIAL TEAMS AND DEFENSE)


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Player
Solo
Studwell, Scott (1977-90) ................................... 1,308
Blair, Matt (1974-85) .............................................986
Siemon, Jeff (1972-82)........................................ 1,008
Page, Alan (1967-78)..............................................868
Chad Greenway (2007-13) .................................. 728

Asst.
673
466
374
252
376

Yards
1,030
1,015
724
797
729

Total
1,981
1,452
1,382
1,120
1,104

PUNT RETURNS (MINIMUM 50 RETURNS)


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Player
No. Yards
Moore, Mewelde (2004-07) ................. 74
768
Sherels, Marcus (2010-13) ................... 87
899
Palmer, David (1994-00)...................... 162 1,610
Lewis, Leo (1981-91)............................. 194 1,812
Payton, Eddie (1980-82)...................... 94
733

Avg. Long TD
10.4
71t
2
10.3 86t
2
9.9 74t
2
9.3 78t
1
7.8
35
0

KICKOFF

KICKOFF RETURNS (MINIMUM 50 RETURNS)


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Player
No. Yards
Harvin, Percy (2009-12) ........................114 3,183
West, Charlie (1968-73) .........................78 1,991
Rhymes, Buster (1985-87).....................62 1,558
Jones, Clinton (1967-72).........................89 2,209
Walker, Herschel (1989-91)....................62 1,423

COMBINED YARDAGE

Avg. Long TD
27.9 105t
5
25.5
82
0
25.1
88
0
24.8 96t
1
23.0 93t
1

Int. Punt Kick Fum.


Player
Total Rush Rec. Ret. Ret. Ret. Ret.
1. Carter, Cris.............. 12,410
24 12,383

3
(1990-01)
2. Peterson, Adrian ...12,240 10,115 1,697

428

(2007-13)
3. Nelson, Darrin.........10,365 4,231 2,202
313 3,619

(1982-89, 91-92)
4. Moss, Randy............ 9,670
159 9,316
162
33

(1998-04, 10)
5. Brown, Bill ................9,237 5,757 3,177

0 303

(1962-74)

PUNTING AVERAGE (MINIMUM 200)

Player
No. Gross Avg. Net Avg. Long Blk.
1. Kluwe, Chris (2005-12)..........623
44.4
37.2
70
1
2. Newsome, Harry (1990-93)...308
43.8
35.1
84
2
3. Berger, Mitch (1996-01) ........386
43.5
35.0
75
2

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2013
SEASON

RUSHING-RECEIVING YARDS

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

EXECUTIVES

SACKS

STAFF

Avg. Long TD
12.3 78t 110
15.9 82t 92
12.7 68t 29
16.0 73t 52
15.6 82t 33
13.7 76t 34
16.3 69t 50
8.4 67t 13
9.1 66t 23
7.6
48 14

COACHES

Player
No. Yards
Carter, Cris (1990-01).........................1,004 12,383
Moss, Randy (1998-04, 10).................587 9,316
Jordan, Steve (1982-94) .......................498 6,307
Carter, Anthony (1985-93)...................478 7,635
Reed, Jake (1991-99, 01)...................... 413 6,433
Rashad, Ahmad (1976-82).................. 400 5,489
White, Sammy (1976-86) ....................393 6,400
Brown, Ted (1979-86) ..........................339 2,850
Foreman, Chuck (1973-79) ...................336 3,057
Young, Rickey (1978-83)......................292 2,255

Avg. Long TD
16.1
81
2
14.7 46t
3
20.1 47t
3
12.6
45
3
8.5
44
0
12.1 58t
2
10.3
36
1
10.2 45t
2
10.8
56
2
11.9 51t
3
9.8
27
0

PLAYERS

Player
No. Yards
Krause, Paul (1968-79) ..........................53
852
Bryant, Bobby (1967-80)........................ 51
749
Sharockman, Ed (1962-72).....................40
804
Browner, Joey (1983-91) ......................... 37
465
Wright, Nate (1971-80) ..........................32
272
Lee, Carl (1983-93).................................29
350
Turner, John (1979-83, 85, 87) ...............22
227
Thomas, Orlando (1995-01) ...................22
225
9. Winfield, Antoine (2004-12).................. 21
227
10t. McMillian, Audray (1989-93) ................. 19
227
Kassulke, Karl (1963-72) ........................ 19
187
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7t.

ROOKIES

Avg. Long TD
5.0 82t 86
4.8 78t 32
3.8
51 52
3.5
48 52
4.1
60 40
3.7
73 29
4.3
72 18
4.3
71 28
4.5 85t 12
4.3 95t 18

RECEIVING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

INTERCEPTIONS

Att.
2,033
1,411
1,533
1,627
1,117
1,172
981
761
713
655

RECORDS

Player
Yards
Peterson, Adrian (2007-13) ............10,115
Smith, Robert (1993-00) .................. 6,818
Foreman, Chuck (1973-79) ................5,887
Brown, Bill (1962-74) ........................ 5,757
Brown, Ted (1979-86) .......................4,546
Osborn, Dave (1965-75).....................4,320
Nelson, Darrin (1982-89, 91-92)........4,231
Mason, Tommy (1961-66) ................. 3,252
Bennett, Michael (2001-05)...............3,174
Taylor, Chester (2006-09) ................ 2,797

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

HISTORY

RUSHING

EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS ALL-TIME LEADERS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON

Year Player
Att.
1961
McElhenny, Hugh
120
1962 Mason, Tommy
167
1963 Mason, Tommy
166
1964 Brown, Bill
226
1965 Brown, Bill
160
1966 Brown, Bill
251
1967 Osborn, Dave
215
1968 Brown, Bill
222
1969 Osborn, Dave
186
1970 Osborn, Dave
207
1971
Jones, Clinton
180
1972 Reed, Oscar
151
1973 *Foreman, Chuck
182
1974 Foreman, Chuck
199
1975 Foreman, Chuck
280
1976 Foreman, Chuck
278
1977
Foreman, Chuck
270
1978 Foreman, Chuck
237
1979 Young, Rickey
188
1980 Brown, Ted
219
1981
Brown, Ted
274
1982 Brown, Ted
120
1983 Nelson, Darrin
154
1984 *Anderson, Alfred
201
1985 Nelson, Darrin
200
1986 Nelson, Darrin
191
1987 Nelson, Darrin
131
1988 Nelson, Darrin
112
1989 Walker, Herschel
169
1990 Walker, Herschel
184
1991
Walker, Herschel
198
1992 Allen, Terry
266
1993 Graham, Scottie
118
1994 Allen, Terry
255
1995 Smith, Robert
139
1996 Smith, Robert
162
1997 Smith, Robert
232
1998 Smith, Robert
249
1999 Smith, Robert
221
2000 Smith, Robert
295
2001 *Bennett, Michael
172
2002 Bennett, Michael
255
2003 Williams, Moe
174
2004 Smith, Onterrio
124
2005 Moore, Mewelde
155
2006 Taylor, Chester
303
2007 *Peterson, Adrian
238
2008 Peterson, Adrian
363
314
2009 Peterson, Adrian
2010 Peterson, Adrian
283
2011
Peterson, Adrian
208
2012 Peterson, Adrian
348
2013 Peterson, Adrian
279
*rookie
#rushing yards/QB rating ranks

PASSING
Yards Avg.
570 4.8
740 4.4
763 4.6
866 3.8
699 4.5
829 3.3
972 4.5
805 3.6
643 3.5
681 3.2
675 3.7
639 4.2
801 4.4
777 3.9
1,070 3.8
1,155
4.1
1,112
4.1
749 3.2
708 3.8
912 4.2
1,063 3.9
515 4.3
642 4.2
773 3.8
893 4.5
793 4.2
642 4.9
380 3.4
669 4.0
770 4.2
825 4.2
1,201 4.5
488
4.1
1,031 4.0
632 4.5
692 4.3
1,266 5.5
1,187 4.8
1,015 4.6
1,521 5.2
682 4.0
1,296
5.1
745 4.3
544 4.4
662 4.3
1,216 4.0
1,341 5.6
1,760 4.8
1,383 4.4
1,298 4.6
970 4.7
2,097 6.0
1,266 4.5

Lg.
41
71
70t
48
40
33t
73t
32
58t
16
73t
43
50t
32
31t
46
51
21
23t
55t
34
30
56t
23
37
42
72
27
47
58t
71t
51
31
45
58t
57
78t
74t
70t
72t
31t
85t
61
38
33
95t
73t
67t
64t
80t
54
82t
78t

TD#NFL/NFC
3
15
2
10
7
5
7
4
6
6
6
4
2
2
11
8
7
10
5
13T/8
4
20/10
2
26/12
4
18/9
9
11/4
13
5/2
13
6/4
6
6/3
5
22/8
3 22T/10T
8
10/7
6
15/9
1 19T/9T
1
31/16
2
20/12
5
19/11
4
16/10
2
16/8
1
53/23
5
20/10
5
19/9
10
11/5
13
6/3
3
34/16
8
8/4
5
30/15
3
24/10
6
7/3
6
11/5
2
14/7
7
2/1
2
27/13
5
11/3
5
27/14
2
36/18
1
29/11
6
9/5
12
2/1
10
1/1
18
5/2
12
6/2
12
18/8
12
1/1
10
5/4

Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Player
Att.
*Tarkenton, F. 280
Tarkenton, F. 329
Tarkenton, F. 297
Tarkenton, F. 306
Tarkenton, F. 329
Tarkenton, F. 358
*Kapp, J.
214
Kapp, J.
248
Kapp, J.
237
Cuozzo, G.
257
Cuozzo, G.
168
Tarkenton, F. 378
Tarkenton, F. 274
Tarkenton, F. 351
Tarkenton, F. 425
Tarkenton, F. 412
Tarkenton, F. 258
Tarkenton, F. 572
Kramer, T.
566
Kramer, T.
522
Kramer, T.
593
Kramer, T.
308
Dils, S.
444
Kramer, T.
236
Kramer, T.
506
Kramer, T.
372
Wilson, W.
264
Wilson, W.
332
Wilson, W.
342
Gannon, R.
349
Gannon, R.
354
Gannon, R.
279
McMahon, J.
331
Moon, W.
601
Moon, W.
606
Johnson, B.
311
Johnson, B.
452
Cunningham, R. 425
George, J.
329
Culpepper, D. 474
Culpepper, D. 366
Culpepper, D. 549
Culpepper, D. 454
Culpepper, D. 548
Johnson, B.
294
Johnson, B.
439
Jackson, T.
294
Frerotte, G.
301
Favre, B.
531
Favre, B.
358
*Ponder, C.
291
Ponder, C.
483
Cassel, M.
254

Cmp.
157
163
170
171
171
192
102
129
120
128
75
215
169
199
273
255
155
345
315
299
322
176
239
124
277
208
140
204
184
182
211
159
200
371
377
195
275
259
191
297
235
333
295
379
184
270
171
178
363
217
158
300
153

Pct.
56.1
49.5
57.2
55.9
52.0
53.6
47.7
52.1
50.6
49.8
44.6
56.9
61.7
56.7
64.2
61.8
60.1
60.3
55.7
57.3
54.3
57.1
53.8
52.5
54.7
55.9
53.0
61.4
53.8
52.1
59.6
57.0
60.4
61.7
62.2
62.7
60.8
60.9
58.1
62.7
64.2
60.7
65.0
69.2
62.6
61.5
58.2
59.1
68.4
60.6
54.3
62.1
60.2

Yds.
1,997
2,595
2,311
2,506
2,609
2,561
1,386
1,695
1,726
1,720
842
2,651
2,113
2,598
2,994
2,961
1,734
3,468
3,397
3,582
3,912
2,037
2,840
1,678
3,522
3,000
2,106
2,746
2,467
2,278
2,166
1,905
1,968
4,264
4,228
2,258
3,036
3,704
2,816
3,937
2,612
3,853
3,479
4,717
1,885
2,750
1,911
2,157
4,202
2,509
1,853
2,935
1,807

TD Int. Rtg.#NFL/NFC
18 17 74.7
8
22 25 66.9
12
15 15 78.0
6
22
11 91.8
2
19
11 83.8
6
17 16 73.8
6
8 17 48.2
19
10 17 58.8
13
19 13 78.5
10
7 10 64.3 20/10
6
8 52.2 25T/14
18 13 80.2
3/3
15
7 93.2
2/2
17 12 82.1
7/4
25 13 91.8
2/1
17
8 89.3
6/3
9 14 69.2
9/3
25 32 68.9
12/4
23 24 69.3 17T/6T
19 23 72.2
19/9
26 24 72.6
18/10
15 12 77.3
13T/8
11 16 66.8
22/11
9 10 70.6
23/12
19 26 67.8
21/11
24 10 92.6
1/1
14 13 76.7
16/8
15
9 91.5
3/1
9 12 71.1
21/9
16 16 68.9 23T/12
12
6 81.5
11/6
12 13 72.9
18/11
9
8 76.3
16/7
18 19 79.9
13/7
33 14 91.5
7/6
17 10 89.4
3/3
20 12 84.5
9/4
34 10 106.0
1/1
23 12 94.2
3/3
33 16 98.0
4/3
14 13 83.3
11/6
18 23 75.3
26/11
25
11 96.4
3/1
39
11 110.9
2/1
12
4 88.9
11/3
9 15 72.0
27/15
9 12 70.8
28/13
12 15 73.7
28/14
33
7 107.2
2/2
11 19 69.9
29/14
13 13 70.1
31/16
18 12 81.2
21/12
11
9 81.6
25/16

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

RUSHING

Chuck Foreman scored a Vikings-record 22 TDs in


1975. Foreman was the 1st rookie to lead the team
in rushing.

Warren Moon led the Vikings in passing in consecutive seasons in 1994 and 95.

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Player
*Mercer, Mike
Mercer, Mike
Cox, Fred
Walden, Bobby
Walden, Bobby
Walden, Bobby
Walden, Bobby
Hill, King
Lee, Bob
McNeill, Tom
Lee, Bob
Eischeid, Mike
Eischeid, Mike
Eischeid, Mike
*Clabo, Neil
Clabo, Neil
Clabo, Neil
Coleman, Greg
Coleman, Greg
Coleman, Greg
Coleman, Greg
Coleman, Greg
Coleman, Greg
Coleman, Greg
Coleman, Greg
Coleman, Greg
Coleman, Greg
Scribner, Bucky
Scribner, Bucky
Newsome, Harry
Newsome, Harry
Newsome, Harry
Newsome, Harry
Saxon, Mike
Saxon, Mike
Berger, Mitch
Berger, Mitch
Berger, Mitch
Berger, Mitch
Berger, Mitch
Berger, Mitch
Richardson, Kyle
*Johnson, Eddie
Bennett, Darren
*Kluwe, Chris
Kluwe, Chris
Kluwe, Chris
Kluwe, Chris
Kluwe, Chris
Kluwe, Chris
Kluwe, Chris
Kluwe, Chris
*Locke, Jeff

No.
63
19
70
72
51
60
75
35
67
61
89
62
66
73
73
69
83
51
90
81
88
58
91
82
67
67
45
84
72
78
68
72
90
77
72
88
73
55
61
62
47
62
56
57
71
93
81
73
73
83
77
72
75

Avg.
39.0
43.5
38.7
46.4
42.1
41.1
41.6
41.0
40.0
38.0
39.6
42.7
39.8
36.1
41.1
38.8
39.8
39.0
39.5
38.8
41.4
41.1
41.5
42.4
42.8
41.4
39.7
40.3
39.8
42.3
45.5
45.0
42.9
42.9
40.9
41.1
42.9
44.7
45.4
44.7
43.5
39.9
39.1
39.3
44.1
42.3
44.7
47.6
43.9
43.0
45.7
45.0
44.2

Long
59
77
57
73
61
70
76
53
56
64
58
61
57
50
62
55
69
59
70
67
73
67
65
62
62
69
54
55
55
61
65
84
64
67
60
63
65
67
75
60
67
59
55
61
62
68
70
62
60
59
60
59
65

Blckd
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

#NFL/NFC
12
12
15
1
8
9
6
DNQ
10
25/12
20/10
5T/2T
21/12
25/12
7/4
19/8
11/7
14/7
20/10
24/13
12/7
13/9
12T/4T
7/2
7/4
11/7
19/9
15T/8
19/9
7T/5
2/1
2/1
12T/6T
7T/5
23T/11T
26/13
13T/5T
7T/3
2/1
4T/1
7T/2T
28T/14
27/14
29/15
6/2
25/14
8/4
4/3
15/7
21/11
13/4
22/10
24/12

Anthony Carter recorded 3 straight


seasons with at least 1,000 receiving
yards from 1988-90.

Greg Coleman led the Vikings in punting from 1978-87 and still holds several career punting records.

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Among all TEs, Steve Jordan leads


the Vikings in every major receiving
category in team history.

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

*rookie
#receptions/gross punt average ranks

KICKOFF

Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

EXECUTIVES

Avg. Long TD #NFL/NFC


17.2 51t
11
12T
14.4
41
3
22T
17.0 62
4
10T
14.6 64
9
11
17.9 58
7
10T
15.0
41
3
12T
8.0 29
1
30T
16.3
61
6
9
21.1 83t
9
29
15.9 49t
4
16T/11T
15.3 55t
7
13T/7
22.0 66t
7
10T/5T
21.6 54t
8
19T/8T
11.1 66t
6
8/6
9.5 33
9
1/1
10.3 41t
1
5/2
13.4 48t
2
5T/1
8.0 48
5
1/1
14.5 52t
9
2/1
15.9 76t
5
5/4
8.4 63
2
3/2
6.7 29
2
32T/17T
12.1 68
0
33T/18T
17.7 56
4
44/23
11.7 32
0
15/7
14.8 68t
6
29T/12
24.3 73t
7
48T/19T
17.0 67t
6
9T/7T
16.4 50
4
17/12
14.4 56t
8
12/6
13.4 50
5
9T/4
12.8 44
6
33T/20
12.5 58
9
4T/4T
10.3 65t
7
1/1
11.2 60t 17
2T/2T
12.1 43t 10
5/4
12.0 43
13
4/3
13.0 54t 12
11T/5
13.8 68
13
5T/2
13.3 53
9
6/3
15.0 73t 10
16/7
12.7 60
7
3/1
14.7
72
17
2/2
9.9 39
4
28/14
8.2 24
1
29T/12T
11.4 36
3
48T/26T
12.0 40
3
52T/27T
12.2 59t
2
56T/24T
15.8 63
8
12T/6T
12.2 53t
5
21T/12T
11.1 52t
6
6/4
10.9 45
3
42t/25
11.8 70t
4
39/21

STAFF

Yds.
859
561
867
703
896
777
272
756
821
702
691
1,035
907
586
691
567
681
705
1,156
1,095
694
207
618
830
795
859
922
1,225
1,066
1,008
962
681
1,071
1,256
1,371
1,163
1,069
1,011
1,241
1,274
1,233
1,347
1,632
705
568
651
647
645
1,312
868
967
677
804

COACHES

PUNTING
No.
50
39
51
48
50
50
34
46
39
44
45
47
42
53
73
55
51
88
80
69
83
31
51
47
68
58
38
72
65
70
72
53
86
122
122
96
89
78
90
96
82
106
111
71
69
57
54
53
83
71
87
62
68

PLAYERS

Player
Reichow, Jerry
Reichow, Jerry
Flatley, Paul
Brown, Bill
Flatley, Paul
Flatley, Paul
Osborn, Dave
Washington, Gene
Washington, Gene
Washington, Gene
Grim, Bob
Gilliam, John
Gilliam, John
Foreman, Chuck
Foreman, Chuck
Foreman, Chuck
Rashad, Ahmad
Young, Rickey
Rashad, Ahmad
Rashad, Ahmad
Brown, Ted
Brown, Ted
Nelson, Darrin
Lewis, Leo
Jordan, Steve
Jordan, Steve
Carter, Anthony
Carter, Anthony
Carter, Anthony
Carter, Anthony
Carter, Cris
Carter, Cris
Carter, Cris
Carter, Cris
Carter, Cris
Carter, Cris
Carter, Cris
Carter, Cris
Carter, Cris
Carter, Cris
Moss, Randy
Moss, Randy
Moss, Randy
Wiggins, Jermaine
Wiggins, Jermaine
Taylor, Travis
Wade, Bobby
Wade, Bobby
Rice, Sidney
Harvin, Percy
Harvin, Percy
Harvin, Percy
Jennings, Greg

ROOKIES

Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

2013
SEASON

RECEIVING

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON

Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Player
Reichow, Jerry
Christopherson, Jim
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Cox, Fred
Foreman, Chuck
Foreman, Chuck
Cox, Fred
Foreman, Chuck
White, Sammy
Danmeier, Rick
Danmeier, Rick
Danmeier, Rick
Danmeier, Rick
Danmeier, Rick
Ricardo, Benny
Stenerud, Jan
Stenerud, Jan
Nelson, Chuck
Nelson, Chuck
Nelson, Chuck
Karlis, Rich
Igwebuike, Donald
Reveiz, Fuad
Reveiz, Fuad
Reveiz, Fuad
Reveiz, Fuad
Reveiz, Fuad
Sisson, Scott
Carter, Cris
Anderson, Gary
Anderson, Gary
Anderson, Gary
Anderson, Gary
Anderson, Gary
Elling, Aaron
Moss, Randy
Andersen, Morten
Edinger, Paul
Longwell, Ryan
Longwell, Ryan
Longwell, Ryan
Longwell, Ryan
Longwell, Ryan
Longwell, Ryan
*Walsh, Blair
Walsh, Blair

FIELD GOALS
TD
11

15
22

9
9

13

17

PAT

28
39
40
44
34
26
31
43
35
25
34
33

32

36
28
33
34
23
33
30
41
44
36
48
27
19
34
45
27
30
44
30

59
46
45
29
36
48

45
31
27
39
40
54
30
38
36
43

FG

11
12
21
23
18
17
19
26
30
22
21
21

19

12
13
16
21
8
25
20
15
22
13
20
31
14
17
19
26
34
26
22
3 (2pt)
35
19
22
15
18
18

18
25
21
20
29
26
17
22
35
26

Tot.
66
61
75
103
113
88
77
88
121
125
91
97
96
90
132
89
54
54
72
67
81
97
47
108
90
86
110
75
108
120
61
85
102
105
132
122
96
84
164
103
111
74
90
102
102
99
106
90
99
127
132
81
104
141
121

#NFL/NFC
16T
20
10
6
3
11
8
6
1
1/1
8T/4T
9T/5T
12/8
4T/3
2/1
5/3
24T/9T
24T/9T
19T/7T
30/12
16T/7T
15/8
26/15
13/9
24/12
25/14
4/3
20T/10
9T/4T
3T/3T
39/21
21T/11T
12/5
14T/7
2T/1T
7T/4T
21/9
26T/11T
1/1
20/7
11/6
33T/15
28T/14
17T/8T
17T/8T
20T/7T
19/7
31/14
24T/11T
7T/6T
3/2
28/15
23/13
4/3
15/7

Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Player
Att.
*Mercer, Mike
21
Christopherson, Jim 20
Cox, Fred
24
Cox, Fred
33
Cox, Fred
35
Cox, Fred
33
Cox, Fred
33
Cox, Fred
29
Cox, Fred
37
Cox, Fred
46
Cox, Fred
32
Cox, Fred
33
Cox, Fred
35
Cox, Fred
20
Cox, Fred
17
Cox, Fred
31
Cox, Fred
17
Danmeier, Rick
19
Danmeier, Rick
22
Danmeier, Rick
26
Danmeier, Rick
25
Danmeier, Rick
14
Ricardo, Benny
33
Stenerud, Jan
23
Stenerud, Jan
26
Nelson, Chuck
28
Nelson, Chuck
24
Nelson, Chuck
25
Karlis, Rich
39
Igwebuike, Donald
16
Reveiz, Fuad
24
Reveiz, Fuad
25
Reveiz, Fuad
35
Reveiz, Fuad
39
Reveiz, Fuad
36
Sisson, Scott
29
Murray, Eddie
17
Anderson, Gary
35
Anderson, Gary
30
Anderson, Gary
23
Anderson, Gary
18
Anderson, Gary
23
Elling, Aaron
25
Andersen, Morten
22
Edinger, Paul
34
Longwell, Ryan
25
Longwell, Ryan
24
Longwell, Ryan
34
Longwell, Ryan
28
Longwell, Ryan
18
Longwell, Ryan
28
*Walsh, Blair
38
Walsh, Blair
30

Made
9
11
12
21
23
18
17
19
26
30
22
21
21
12
13
19
8
12
13
16
21
8
25
20
15
22
13
20
31
14
17
19
26
34
26
22
12
35
19
22
15
18
18
18
25
21
20
29
26
17
22
35
26

Pct. Long
42.9
34
55.0
44
50.0
46
63.6
47
65.7
53
54.5
44
51.5
44
65.5
45
70.3
48
65.2
47
68.7
47
63.6
43
60.0
41
60.0
46
76.4
52
61.3
49
47.1
42
63.2
47
59.1
44
61.5
47
84.0
45
57.1
43
75.8
47
87.0
54
57.7
49
78.6
53
54.2
51
80.0
49
79.5
51
87.5
48
70.8
50
76.0
52
74.3
51
87.2
51
72.2
51
75.9
44
70.6
49
100.0
53
63.3
44
95.7
49
83.3
44
78.3
53
72.0
51
81.8
48
73.5
56
84.0
49
83.3
55
85.3
54
92.9
52
94.4
48
78.6
53
92.1
56
86.7
54

#NFL/NFC
11
6T
7T
3
1
10
7
3
1
8/5
5/3
13T/4T
19T/9T
14T/7T
6/4
11/7
23/12
18/11
22/11
18T/9
2/2
24T/12T
14/7
1/1
25/12
4/2
27/13
6/2
5/3
4/1
17/9
12/6
10T/6T
3/1
13T/6T
18T/8T
28T/14
2/1
23T/9T
17T/9
29/14
23/12
23T/12
23T/11T
12T/6T
22T/11
28/14
8T/5T
10T/4
26/15
25T/12T
1/1
13t/6t

*rookie
#total points/FGs made ranks

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

SCORING

Jerry Reichows team-record 11 TD


catches in a season stood from 1961
until Cris Carter broke it in 1995.

Fred Cox led the Vikings in scoring for


a team-record 12 seasons.

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 194

Gary Anderson went a perfect 35-for35 during the 1998 season.

Yds.
146
169
220
156
63
95
101
201
245
169
94
110
140
191
125
207
277
239
186
251
303
179
158
180
133
162
275
550
446
180
225
336
212
193
342
216
444
289
162
217
219
190
247
214
245
365
130
114
308
359
277
287
335

Avg. Long TD# NFL/NFC


10.4 23
0
5
14.1 46
0
DNQ
10.5 60t
1
4
7.1 32
0
12
7.0
17
0
DNQ
10.5
76
0
DNQ
4.0
81
0
12
10.0 98t
1
4
6.3 55
0
6
5.8 53
0
24/10
5.2
16
0
22/9
6.8 23
0
13T/6T
5.6
16
0
26/12
7.6 30
0
30/15
6.6
16
0
25/15
6.9 29
0
27T/13T
5.9 28
0
33/15
5.0 47
0
30/15
5.6 42
0
26/12
7.4
19
0
25/13
8.0 28
0
18/10
8.1 35
0
13/6
7.5 23
0
25/13
7.8
21
0
19/9
8.3
21
0
DNQ
7.0
15
0
20/10
12.5 78t
1
5T/3T
9.5 64
0
12/5
10.1 65
0
8/7
7.2 30
0
18T/12
7.5 44
0
19/14
10.2 42
0
9/4
7.3 50
0
21/10
6.4 20
0
24/11
13.2 74t
1
1/1
9.8 69t
1
12/6
13.1
57
0
3/1
10.3 53
0
14/8
9.5 64t
1
DNQ
14.5 63
0
DNQ
7.6 23
0
22/12
7.9
57
0
17/12
7.1 52
0
25/11
8.6 91t
1
16/7
11.7 71t
1
3/2
10.1 71t
1
11/4
10.0 42
0
DNQ
16.3 82t
1
DNQ
10.3 36
0
9T/4
9.2 52
0
16/9
8.4 53
0
23/10
9.0 77t
1
17/7
15.2 86t
1
2/1

KICKOFF

No.
14
12
21
22
9
9
25
20
39
29
18
16
25
25
19
30
47
48
33
34
38
22
21
23
16
23
22
58
44
25
30
33
29
30
26
22
34
28
17
15
29
24
35
25
21
36
13
7
30
39
33
32
22

EXECUTIVES

Player
*Mason, Tommy
Butler, Billy
Butler, Billy
Butler, Billy
Mason, Tommy
Sharockman, Ed
Grim, Bob
*West, Charlie
West, Charlie
West, Charlie
West, Charlie
Gilliam, John
Bryant, Bobby
Wallace, Jackie
Bryant, Bobby
*Willis, Leonard
Moore, Manfred
*Miller, Kevin
Edwards, Jimmy
Payton, Eddie
Payton, Eddie
Payton, Eddie
Bess, Rufus
Nelson, Darrin
Nelson, Darrin
Bess, Rufus
Lewis, Leo
Lewis, Leo
Lewis, Leo
Lewis, Leo
Lewis, Leo
Parker, Anthony
*Guliford, Eric
*Palmer, David
Palmer, David
Palmer, David
Palmer, David
Palmer, David
Moss, Randy
*Walters, Troy
Jacquet, Nate
*Davis, Nick
*Howry, Keenan
Burleson, Nate
Moore, Mewelde
Moore, Mewelde
Moore, Mewelde
Berrian, Bernard
Reynaud, Darius
Camarillo, Greg
Sherels, Marcus
Sherels, Marcus
Sherels, Marcus

STAFF

Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

COACHES

Avg. Long TD #NFL/NFC


24.1
42
0
15
22.6
45
0
17
21.6
35
0
17
23.0
34
0
17
26.2 101t
1
10
21.5
28
0
21
23.8
96t
1
14
26.1
82
0
6
26.1
71
0
7
23.7
41
0
17/7
23.0
36
0
19/13
26.3
47
0
8/6
25.6
45
0
14/5
23.9
52
0
20/10
21.2
42
0
30/15
23.0
57
0
19T/8
21.8
48
0
25/15
21.4
38
0
24T/10T
25.1
83
0
2/1
22.3
59
0
14T/7
23.0
99t
1
11/6
23.8
76
0
5/3
24.7
50
0
3/1
22.8
47
0
6/3
25.4
88
0
5/4
22.7
43
0
9/4
22.4
42
0
7T/5T
21.4
30
0
12T/4T
21.9
32
0
DNQ
22.0
64
0
7/5
22.0
50
0
9/6
21.6
53
0
10T/7
21.5
47
0
10/7
23.1
61
0
13/10
24.7
71
0
7T/2
18.8
32
0
38/19
22.2
62
0
20/13
23.5
88t
1
18/9
25.1
76t
1
4/3
23.1
38
0
18/9
22.0
53
0
24T/13
21.5
51
0
32/20
21.8
46
0
24/13
21.7
55
0
26/14
26.0
86t
1
5/1
23.4
65
0
21/10
28.7 104t
1
3/1
23.8
38
0
24/13
27.5 101t
2
4/3T
23.3
95t
1
21/9
32.5
104
1
DNQ
35.9 105t
1
DNQ
32.4 109t
2
1/1

PLAYERS

PUNT RETURNS
Yds.
603
588
713
597
602
301
597
576
444
452
556
369
410
549
360
552
523
856
1,103
1,184
898
286
445
891
1,345
705
808
833
307
966
682
626
902
807
1,037
527
711
1,176
627
692
1,012
516
588
760
1,221
1,054
574
690
1,156
933
520
574
1,393

ROOKIES

Player
No.
*Mason, Tommy
25
Butler, Billy
26
Butler, Billy
33
Butler, Billy
26
*Rentzel, Lance
23
Fitzgerald, Mike
14
Jones, Clinton
25
*West, Charlie
22
Jones, Clinton
17
Jones, Clinton
19
West, Charlie
24
Gilliam, John
14
McClanahan, Brent
16
McClanahan, Brent
23
McClanahan, Brent
17
*Willis, Leonard
24
Moore, Manfred
24
*Miller, Kevin
40
Edwards, Jimmy
44
Payton, Eddie
53
Payton, Eddie
39
Redwine, Jarvis
12
Nelson, Darrin
18
Nelson, Darrin
39
*Rhymes, Buster
53
Bess, Rufus
31
Guggemos, Neal
36
*Harris, Darryl
39
Nelson, Darrin
14
Walker, Herschel
44
Nelson, Darrin
31
Nelson, Darrin
29
*Ismail, Qadry
42
Ismail, Qadry
35
Ismail, Qadry
42
Ismail, Qadry
28
Palmer, David
32
Palmer, David
50
Tate, Robert
25
*Walters, Troy
30
Jacquet, Nate
46
Williams, Moe
24
*Smith, Onterrio
27
Campbell, Kelly
35
Robinson, Koren
47
Johnson, Bethel
45
*Allison, Aundrae
20
Hicks, Maurice
29
*Harvin, Percy
42
Harvin, Percy
40
Harvin, Percy
16
Harvin, Percy
16
*Patterson, Cordarrelle 43

RECORDS

Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

2013
SEASON

KICKOFF RETURNS

Hugh McElhenny returned the 1st


punt for a TD in team history in 1961,
an 81-yarder at Chicago.

Darrin Nelson holds the team record


with 159 career kickoff returns.

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 195

David Palmer scored 3 TDs on returns


during his career- 2 on punt returns
and took back 1 kickoff.

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

*rookie
#KR average/PR average ranks

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES

INTERCEPTIONS
Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

No.
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
7
8
7
7
6
7
6
10
7
4
7
4
4
6
4
4
4
6
6
3
5
8
6
8
5
7
5
8
5
4
4
9
5
4
7
3
2
2
2
2
4
9
3
9
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
3
3
3

Player
Marshall, Jim
Marshall, Jim
Hultz, Don
Marshall, Jim
Marshall, Jim
Marshall, Jim
Marshall, Jim
*Page, Alan
Page, Alan
Eller, Carl
Eller, Carl
Page, Alan
Eller, Carl
Eller, Carl
Page, Alan
Page, Alan

Sacks
6.0
9.0
10.5
10.5
11.5
7.5
7.0
8.5
11.0
15.0
13.0
9.0
7.0
11.0
11.0
13.0

SACKS
Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975

TACKLES (DEFENSIVE ONLY)

Player
*Hawkins, Rip
Sharockman, Ed
Sharockman, Ed
*Rose, George
Sharockman, Ed
Hackbart, Dale
Mackbee, Earsell
Krause, Paul
Bryant, Bobby
Sharockman, Ed
West, Charlie
Krause, Paul
Bryant, Bobby
Wright, Nate
Krause, Paul
Wright, Nate
Bryant, Bobby
Bryant, Bobby
Hannon, Tommy
Wright, Nate
Turner, John
Hannon, Tommy
Teal, Willie
Teal, Willie
Turner, John
Swain, John
Bess, Rufus
Turner, John
Holt, Issiac
Browner, Joey
Lee, Carl
Browner, Joey
Browner, Joey
Browner, Joey
McMillian, Audray
Glenn, Vencie
Parker, Anthony
Glenn, Vencie
*Thomas, Orlando
Thomas, Orlando
Washington, D.
Hitchcock, Jimmy
Griffith, Robert
Wong, Kailee
Tate, Robert
Griffith, Robert
*Kelly, Eric
Biekert, Greg
Russell, Brian
Winfield, Antoine
Sharper, Darren
Smith, Dwight
Winfield, Antoine
Sharper, Darren
Smith, Dwight
Sharper, Darren
Leber, Ben
Sapp, Benny
Winfield, Antoine
Williams, Madieu
Griffin, Cedric
Henderson, E.J.
Abdullah, Husain
Sanford, Jamarca
*Smith, Harrison
Winfield, Antoine
Greenway, Chad

Yds.
70
92
93
48
118
73
98
82
97
132
236
109
105
91
201
47
44
69
85
44
22
28
23
15
37
12
7
62
54
67
118
70
103
97
157
49
99
55
108
57
71
242
0
28
12
25
-7
26
185
89
276
81
33
10
112
61
29
13
5
-1
-2
10
5
69
87
37
23
Year
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986

Avg. Long
14.0
34
15.3
32
18.6
47
8.0
32
19.7
40
14.6 41t
19.6
40
11.7
29
12.1
56
18.8
43
33.7
89
18.1
35
15.0
46
15.2
44
20.1
81
6.6
21
11.0
41
9.9
23
21.3
52
11.0
32
3.7
13
7.0
28
5.8
15
3.8
13
6.7
22
2.0
11
2.4
7
12.4
25
6.8
27
11.2
23
14.8 58t
14.0
34
14.7
31
19.4
45
19.6 61t
9.8
23
24.8 44t
13.8
32
12.0 45t
11.4
34
17.8
27
34.6 79t
0.0
0
14.0
14
6.0
12
12.5
14
-3.5
2
6.5
20
20.6
50
29.7
56
30.7 92t
20.3
47
8.3
26
2.5
10
28.0 93t
15.3
41
14.5
28
6.5
14
2.5
4
-0.5
0
-0.5
0
3.3
10
1.7
5
34.5
52
29.0 56t
12.3
31
7.7
23

TD #NFL/NFC
0
16T
0
9T
1
14T
1
5T
1
3T
1
9T
1
13T
0
7T
0
2T
1
5T/2T
0
6T/3
2
7T/3T
1
3/1
0
9T/4T
0
2/1
0
6T/4T
0
29T/15T
0
6T/4T
0
32T/13T
0
32T/13T
0
13T/4T
0 32T/20T
0 32T/20T
0
9T/4T
0
15T/8T
0
15T/8T
0 53T/24T
0
21T/10T
0
5T/4T
0
2T/2T
2
2T/2T
0
16T/9T
1
3T/2T
0
8T/5T
2
1T/1
0
14T/6T
2
21T/12T
0
21T/12T
1
1/1
0
11T/6T
0
23T/16T
3
5T/2T
0
43/21
0 65T/34T
0 65T/34T
0
72T/37T
0
72T/37T
0
22T/11T
0
1T/1T
0 48T/23T
2
3/1
0
18T/7T
1
18T/7T
0
18T/7T
1
23T/11T
1
23T/11T
0
31T/15T
0
31T/15T
0
31T/15T
0
31T/15T
0
23T/14T
0
31T/21T
0
31T/21T
0
62T/41T
2
29T/17T
0
29T/17T
0
32T/18T

Player
Page, Alan
Eller, Carl
Mullaney, Mark
Mullaney, Mark
*Martin, Doug
Mullaney, Mark
Sutherland, Doug
Blair, Matt
Holloway, Randy
Martin, Doug
Martin, Doug
Martin, Doug
Holloway, Randy
Johnson, Charlie
*Millard, Keith
Millard, Keith

Sacks
18.0
15.0
9.0
8.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
10.5
12.0
5.0
5.0
11.0
10.5

Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Player
*Hawkins, Rip
Hawkins, Rip
Hawkins, Rip
Hawkins, Rip
Vargo, Larry
Warwick, Lonnie
Warwick, Lonnie
Page, Alan
Warwick, Lonnie
Warwick, Lonnie
Hilgenberg, Wally
Page, Alan
Siemon, Jeff
Siemon, Jeff
Page, Alan
Siemon, Jeff
McNeill, Fred
Siemon, Jeff
Blair, Matt
Studwell, Scott
Studwell, Scott
Studwell, Scott
Studwell, Scott
Studwell, Scott
Studwell, Scott
Browner, Joey
Solomon, Jesse
Browner, Joey
Studwell, Scott
Studwell, Scott
Merriweather, Mike
Merriweather, Mike
Del Rio, Jack
Del Rio, Jack
Del Rio, Jack
McDaniel, Ed
Brady, Jeff
McDaniel, Ed
McDaniel, Ed
McDaniel, Ed
Wong, Kailee
Wong, Kailee
Biekert, Greg
Chavous, Corey
Henderson, E.J.
Cowart, Sam
Henderson, E.J.
Henderson, E.J.
Greenway, Chad
Greenway, Chad
Greenway, Chad
Greenway, Chad
Greenway, Chad
Greenway, Chad

Solo
100
74
94
61
78
66
90
66
70
60
87
99
112
105
82
120
92
170
132
151
156
85
132
142
107
98
92
87
81
101
99
101
110
108
118
96
89
77
100
110
94
90
72
86
92
70
95
117
103
88
106
104
121
113

Assists
26
16
20
38
10
26
23
30
6
11
23
33
43
46
40
41
44
59
37
54
74
37
83
71
97
41
29
34
45
71
54
88
39
61
67
40
57
58
55
56
40
26
75
22
43
34
47
38
47
39
43
70
70
54

Total
126
90
114
99
88
92
113
96
76
71
110
132
155
151
122
161
136
229
169
205
230
122
215
213
204
139
121
121
126
172
153
189
149
169
185
136
146
135
155
166
134
116
147
108
125
104
142
155
150
127
149
174
191
167

*rookie
#interception ranks

Year
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

Player
Doleman, Chris
Millard, Keith
Doleman, Chris
Doleman, Chris
Doleman, Chris
Randle, John
Doleman, Chris
Doleman, Chris
Randle, John
Randle, John
Randle, John
Randle, John
Randle, John
Randle, John
Randle, John
Randle, John

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Sacks
11.0
8.0
8.0
21.0
11.0
9.5
14.5
12.5
12.5
13.5
10.5
11.5
15.5
10.5
10.0
8.0

Year
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Player
Hovan, Chris
Johnstone, Lance
*Williams, Kevin
Williams, Kevin
Johnstone, Lance
Scott, Darrion
Edwards, Ray
Leber, Ben
Udeze, Kenechi
Allen, Jared
Allen, Jared
Allen, Jared
Allen, Jared
Allen, Jared
Allen, Jared

Sacks
6.0
7.0
10.5
11.5
7.5
5.5
5.0
5.0
5.0
14.5
14.5
11.0
22.0
12.0
11.5

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY

1961-77 - 14 games; 1978-2013 - 16 games


Note: The 1982 regular season was reduced to nine games and the 1987 season to 15 games due to players strike
5 Fuad Reveiz, 1991-95
Most Attempted, Game
COACHES
5 Gary Anderson, 1998-02
7 Fred Cox, vs. Balt., 9/28/69
Games
7 Fred Cox, vs. Pitt., 11/23/69
POINTS
259 Bud Grant, 1967-83, 85
7 Fred Cox, vs. Hou., 10/13/74
Career
159 Dennis Green, 1992-01
7 Chuck Nelson, @ T.B., 10/23/88
1,365 Fred Cox, 1963-77 (519-pat, 282-fg)
95 Jerry Burns, 1986-91
670 Cris Carter 1990-01 (110-td, 5-2 pt)
Most Made, Career
Wins
633 Ryan Longwell 2006-11 (228-pat, 135-fg)
519 Fred Cox, 1963-77
158 Bud Grant, 1967-83, 85
598 Fuad Reveiz 1991-95 (199-pat, 133-fg)
228 Ryan Longwell, 2006-11
97 Dennis Green, 1992-01
564 Randy Moss 1998-04, 10 (93-td, 3-2 pt)
215 Gary Anderson, 1998-02
52 Jerry Burns, 1986-91
Season
Most Made, Season
Consecutive Wins
164 Gary Anderson, 1998 (59-pat, 35-fg)
59 Gary Anderson, 1998
13 Bud Grant, 1974-75
141 Blair Walsh, 2012 (36-pat, 35-fg)
54 Ryan Longwell, 2009
12 Bud Grant, 1969
132 Ryan Longwell, 2009, (54-pat, 26-fg)
48 Chuck Nelson, 1988
10 Dennis Green, 1999-00
132 Fuad Reveiz, 1994 (30-pat, 34-fg)
48 Aaron Elling, 2003
9 Bud Grant, 1973
132 Chuck Foreman, 1975 (22-td)
Most Made, Game
9 Dennis Green, 1998-99
Most Seasons, 100 or More Points
7 Fred Cox, vs. Balt., 9/28/69
9 Mike Tice, 2002-03
7 Fred Cox, vs. Pitt., 11/23/69
4 Fred Cox, 1964-65, 1969-70
Losses
7 Chuck Nelson, @ T.B., 10/23/88
4 Fuad Reveiz, 1992-95
96 Bud Grant, 1967-83, 85
3 Gary Anderson, 1998-2000
Most Made, Game, Opponent
62 Dennis Green, 1992-01
3 Ryan Longwell, 2008-09, 2011
8 Jim Bakken, @ St. L., 10/6/63
51 Norm Van Brocklin, 1961-66
7 Roger LeClerc, @ Chi., 12/17/61
Season, Rookie
Consecutive Losses
141 Blair Walsh, 2012 (36-pat, 35-fg)
Most Consecutive Made
7 Norm Van Brocklin, 1961
106 Randy Moss, 1998 (17-td, 2-2 pt)
199 Fred Cox, 1968-74
7 Norm Van Brocklin, 1961-62
78 Adrian Peterson, 2007 (13-td)
151 Gary Anderson, 1998-01
6 Les Steckel, 1984
133 Fred Cox, 1964-68
Game
6 Leslie Frazier, 2011
24 Chuck Foreman, @ Buff., 12/20/75 (4-tds)
Highest Percentage, Career
Winning Percentage
24 Ahmad Rashad, vs. SF, 9/2/79 (4-tds)
(minimum 200 made)
62.0 Bud Grant, 1967-83, 85 (158-96-5)
21 Rich Karlis, vs. LA Rams,11/5/89 (7-fg)
99.1 Gary Anderson, 1998-02 (215-217)
61.0 Dennis Green, 1992-01 (97-62)
Game, Opponent
Most Made, No Misses, Season
54.7 Jerry Burns, 1986-91 (52-43)
30 Shaun Alexander, @ Sea., 9/29/02 (5-tds)
59 Gary Anderson, 1998
52.7 Brad Childress, 2006-10 (39-35)
28 Paul Hornung, @ G.B., 9/16/62
48 Aaron Elling, 2003
Seasons
46 Gary Anderson, 1999
(3-tds, 4-pat, 2-fg)
18 Bud Grant, 1967-83, 85
Most Consecutive Games Scoring
FIELD GOALS
10 Dennis Green, 1992-01
Most Attempted, Career
151 Fred Cox, 1963-73
6 Norm Van Brocklin, 1961-66
TOUCHDOWNS
455 Fred Cox, 1963-77
6 Jerry Burns, 1986-91
Most Seasons Leading Team
171 Fuad Reveiz, 1990-95
Consecutive Winning Seasons
157 Ryan Longwell, 2006-11
7 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
6 Bud Grant, 1973-78
5 Bill Brown, 1964, 1966-68, 1972
Most Attempted, Season
5 Dennis Green, 1996-00
5 Ted Brown, 1980-81, 1983-85
46 Fred Cox, 1970
4 Bud Grant, 1968-71
5 Cris Carter, 1993, 1995-97, 1999
39 Rich Karlis, 1989
4 Jerry Burns, 1986-89
5 Randy Moss, 1998, 2000-01, 2003-04
39 Fuad Reveiz, 1994
Division Titles
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
Most Attempted, Game
11 Bud Grant, 1968-71, 73-78, 80
7 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
7 Rich Karlis, vs. LA Rams, 11/5/89
4 Dennis Green, 1992, 94, 98, 2000
4 Chuck Foreman, 1974-77
6 Fred Cox, vs. N.O., 9/27/70
2 Brad Childress, 2008-09
6 Fred Cox, @ Chi., 9/23/73
Career
1 Jerry Burns, 1989
6 Fred Cox, vs. Clev., 11/4/73
110 Cris Carter, 1990-01 (110-p)
Consecutive Division Titles
6 Rich Karlis, vs. Cin., 12/25/89
93 Randy Moss, 1998-04, 10 (92-p, 1-rt)
6 Bud Grant, 1973-78
6 Fuad Reveiz, vs. G.B., 9/26/93
91 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 (86-r, 5-p)
4 Bud Grant, 1968-71
6 Gary Anderson, @ Balt., 12/13/98
76 Bill Brown, 1962-74 (52-r, 23-p, 1-rt)
2 Brad Childress, 2008-09
6 Ryan Longwell, vs. Ind., 9/14/08
75 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 (52-r, 23-p)
SERVICE
Season
Most Attempted, Game, Opponent
22 Chuck Foreman, 1975 (13-r, 9-p)
8 Garo Yepremian, vs. Det., 11/13/66
Most Seasons
18 Adrian Peterson, 2009 (18-r)
7 Jason Hanson, @ Det., 10/17/99
19 Jim Marshall, 1961-79
17 Cris Carter, 1995 (17-p)
6 Raul Allegre, vs. NYG, 11/16/86
17 Mick Tingelhoff, 1962-78
17
Randy
Moss,
1998
(17-p)
Most
Made,
Career
15 Carl Eller, 1964-78
17 Randy Moss, 2003 (17-p)
282 Fred Cox, 1963-77
15 Ron Yary, 1968-82
16 Bill Brown, 1964 (7-r, 9-p)
135 Ryan Longwell, 2006-11
15 Roy Winston, 1962-76
133 Fuad Reveiz, 1990-95
Season, Rookie
15 Fred Cox, 1963-77
17 Randy Moss, 1998 (17-p)
Most Made, Season
Most Games Played
13 Adrian Peterson, 2007 (12-r, 1-p)
35 Gary Anderson, 1998
270 Jim Marshall, 1961-79
35 Blair Walsh, 2012
Game
240 Mick Tingelhoff, 1962-78
34 Fuad Reveiz, 1994
4 Chuck Foreman, @ Buff.,12/20/75 (2-r, 2-p)
210 Fred Cox, 1963-77
4 Ahmad Rashad, vs. S.F., 9/2/79 (4-p)
Most Made, Season, Rookie
209 Carl Eller, 1964-78
Game, Opponent
35 Blair Walsh, 2012
202 Scott Studwell, 1977-90
9 Mike Mercer, 1961
5 Shaun Alexander, @ Sea., 9/29/02
Most Consecutive Games Played
Most
Consecutive
Games
Scoring
TD
Most
Made, Game
270 Jim Marshall, 1961-79
10 Randy Moss, 2003-04
7 Rich Karlis, vs. LA Rams, 11/5/89
240 Mick Tingelhoff, 1962-78
7 Moe Williams, 2002
Most Made, Game, Opponent
210 Fred Cox, 1963-77
7 Cris Carter, 1999
6 Garo Yepremian, vs. Det., 11/13/66
Most Games Started
7 Randy Moss, 1998
6 Jason Hanson, @ Det., 10/17/99
270 Jim Marshall, 1961-79
7 Chuck Foreman, 1974
Most Made, No Misses, Game
240 Mick Tingelhoff, 1962-78
6
Tommy
Mason,
1965
7 Rich Karlis, vs. LA Rams, 11/5/89
201 Carl Eller, 1964-78
6 Bill Brown, 1968
Most Made, One Quarter
Most Consecutive Games Started
6
Ted
Brown,
1980
3
Many times, last Blair Walsh,
270 Jim Marshall, 1961-79
6 Cris Carter, 1996-1997
@ Stl., 12/16/12 (2nd)
240 Mick Tingelhoff, 1962-78
6
Cris
Carter,
1998-99
Most
Consecutive
Field Goals Made
181 Tim Irwin, 1982-93
6 Adrian Peterson, 2011
35 Gary Anderson, 1998
SCORING
31 Fuad Reveiz, 1994-95
POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN
Most Seasons Leading Team
Most Attempted, Career
Most Consecutive Games Made FG
12 Fred Cox, 1963-73, 1976
538 Fred Cox, 1963-77
31 Fred Cox, 1968-70
6 Ryan Longwell, 2006-11
233 Ryan Longwell, 2006-11
Longest Field Goal
5 Rick Danmeier, 1978-82
217 Gary Anderson, 1998-02
56 Paul Edinger, vs. G.B., 10/23/05
5 Fuad Reveiz, 1991-95
56 Blair Walsh @ Hou., 12/23/12
Most Attempted, Season
5 Gary Anderson, 1998-02
55 Ryan Longwell, @ Chi., 10/14/07
59 Gary Anderson, 1998
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
55 Blair Walsh, vs. Jax., 9/9/12
55 Ryan Longwell, 2009
11 Fred Cox, 1963-73
55 Blair Walsh, @ Sea., 11/4/12
49 Chuck Nelson, 1988
6 Ryan Longwell, 2006-11
54 Jan Stenerud, vs. Atl., 9/16/84
48 Fred Cox, 1975
5 Rick Danmeier, 1978-82
54 Paul Edinger, vs. Chi., 1/1/06
48 Aaron Elling, 2003

EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

54 Ryan Longwell, vs. G.B., 11/9/08


54 Ryan Longwell, @ Jax., 11/23/08
54 Blair Walsh, vs. G.B., 12/20/12
54 Blair Walsh, vs. Pit., 9/29/13
Longest Field Goal, Opponent
58 Mason Crosby vs. G.B., 10/23/11
55 Donald Igwebuike, vs. T.B., 11/30/86
55 Kevin Butler, @ Chi., 10/25/93
55 Dave Raynar, @ Det., 1/2/11
Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Career
12 Blair Walsh, 2012-13
11 Ryan Longwell, 2006-11
8 Fuad Reveiz, 1990-95
Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Season
10 Blair Walsh, 2012
6 Ryan Longwell, 2008
3 Jan Stenerud, 1984
3 Fuad Reveiz, 1992
3 Paul Edinger, 2005
Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Game
3 Blair Walsh, @ Stl., 12/16/12
Highest Field Goal Percentage, Career
(100 made)
86.0 Ryan Longwell, 2006-11 (135-157)
84.5 Gary Anderson, 1998-02 (109-129)
77.8 Fuad Reveiz, 1990-95 (133-171)
62.0 Fred Cox, 1963-77 (282-455)
Highest Field Goal Percentage,
Season (Qualifiers)
100.0 Gary Anderson, 1998 (35-35)
95.7 Gary Anderson, 2000 (22-23)
94.4 Ryan Longwell, 2010 (17-18)
92.9 Ryan Longwell, 2009 (26-28)
92.1 Blair Walsh, 2012 (35-38)
Highest Field Goal Percentage, Season,
Rookie (Qualifiers)
92.1 Blair Walsh, 2012 (35-38)
42.9 Mike Mercer, 1961 (9-21)
SAFETIES
Career
4.0 Jared Allen, 2008-12
2.5 Chris Doleman, 1985-93
2.0 Carl Eller, 1964-78
2.0 Alan Page, 1967-78
Season
2 Alan Page, 1971
2 Jared Allen, 2008
Game
1 Many Times, last vs. Den., 12/4/11, Willis
McGahee tackled by Jared Allen in EZ

RUSHING

Most Seasons Leading Team


7 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
6 Chuck Foreman, 1973-78
6 Robert Smith, 1995-00
5 Darrin Nelson, 1983, 1985-88
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
7 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
6 Chuck Foreman, 1973-78
6 Robert Smith, 1995-00
4 Darrin Nelson, 1985-88
ATTEMPTS
Career
2,033 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
1,627 Bill Brown, 1962-74
1,529 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79
1,411 Robert Smith, 1993-00
Season
363 Adrian Peterson, 2008
348 Adrian Peterson, 2012
314 Adrian Peterson, 2009
303 Chester Taylor, 2006
Season, Rookie
238 Adrian Peterson, 2007
201 Alfred Anderson, 1984
182 Chuck Foreman, 1973
Game
35 Adrian Peterson, vs. Chi., 12/1/13
34 Adrian Peterson, vs. G.B., 12/30/12
33 Chuck Foreman, vs. S.D., 11/23/75
33 Chuck Foreman, @ Det., 12/17/77
33 Terry Allen, @ Pitt., 12/20/92
33 Scottie Graham, vs. K.C., 12/26/93
Game, Opponent
40 Walter Payton, @ Chi., 11/20/77
36 James Jones, vs. Det., 9/7/86
35 Earl Campbell, vs. N.O., 11/24/85
Consecutive Attempts Without Fumble
478 Robert Smith, 1996-98
349 Scottie Graham, 1993-96

YARDS
Career
10,115 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
6,818 Robert Smith, 1993-00
5,887 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79
5,757 Bill Brown, 1962-74
Season
2,097 Adrian Peterson, 2012
1,760 Adrian Peterson, 2008
1,521 Robert Smith, 2000
1,383 Adrian Peterson, 2009
1,341 Adrian Peterson, 2007
1,298 Adrian Peterson, 2010
1,296 Michael Bennett, 2002
1,266 Robert Smith, 1997
1,266 Adrian Peterson, 2013
1,216 Chester Taylor, 2006
1,201 Terry Allen, 1992
Season, Rookie
1,341 Adrian Peterson, 2007
801 Chuck Foreman, 1973
773 Alfred Anderson, 1984
Game
296 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07
224 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07
212 Adrian Peterson, @ Stl., 12/16/12
211 Adrian Peterson, vs. Chi., 12/1/13
210 Adrian Peterson, @ G.B., 12/2/12
200 Chuck Foreman, @ Phil., 10/24/76
199 Adrian Peterson, vs. G.B., 12/30/12
192 Adrian Peterson, vs. G.B., 11/9/08
182 Adrian Peterson, @ Sea., 11/4/12
180 Adrian Peterson, @ Cle., 9/13/09
Game, Rookie
296 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07
224 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07
148 Onterrio Smith, @ Chi., 12/14/03
Game, Opponent
275 Walter Payton, @ Chi., 11/20/77
220 Barry Sanders, vs. Det., 11/24/91
219 James Wilder, vs. T.B., 11/6/83
203 Earl Campbell, @ Hou., 12/21/80
Longest Run (All TDs)
95 Chester Taylor, @ Sea., 10/22/06
85 Michael Bennett, @ T.B., 11/3/02
84 Chester Taylor, @ S.F., 12/9/07
82 Adrian Peterson, @ G.B., 12/2/12
82 Adrian Peterson, @ St.L., 12/16/12
80 Clinton Jones, vs. Chi., 11/2/69
80 Adrian Peterson, vs. Det., 9/26/10
78 Robert Smith, @ Buf., 8/31/97
78 Michael Bennett, vs. NYG, 11/10/02
78 Adrian Peterson, vs. Det., 9/8/13
Longest Run, Opponent
99 Tony Dorsett, vs. Dal., 1/3/83 (td)
76 Robert Griffin, @ Wash., 10/14/12 (td)
75 James Wilder, vs. T.B., 11/6/83 (td)
73 Dick Bass, vs. LA Rams, 12/3/61 (td)
73 LaDainian Tomlinson, vs. S.D., 11/9/03 (td)
73 Brandon Jacobs, vs. NYG., 12/13/10
Most Seasons, 1,000+ Yards
6 Adrian Peterson, 2007-10, 2012-13
4 Robert Smith, 1997-00
3 Chuck Foreman, 1975-77
2 Terry Allen, 1992, 1994
Most Consecutive Seasons, 1,000+ Yards
4 Robert Smith, 1997-00
4 Adrian Peterson, 2007-10
3 Chuck Foreman, 1975-77
Most Games, 100+ Yards, Career
42 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
29 Robert Smith, 1993-00
17 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79
9 Michael Bennett, 2001-05
8 Bill Brown, 1962-74
Most Games, 100+ Yards, Season
10 Adrian Peterson, 2008
10 Adrian Peterson, 2012
8 Robert Smith, 2000
6 Robert Smith, 1997
6 Adrian Peterson, 2007
5 Chuck Foreman, 1975
5 Robert Smith, 1998
5 Michael Bennett, 2002
5 Adrian Peterson, 2010
5 Adrian Peterson, 2013
Most Consecutive Games, 100+ Yards
8 Adrian Peterson, 10/21/12-12/16/12
5 Robert Smith, 11/6/00-11/30/00
4 Michael Bennett, 10/27/02-11/17/02
4 Adrian Peterson, 10/12/08-11/9/08

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3 Chuck Foreman, 11/9/75-11/23/75


3 Adrian Peterson, 9/23/07-10/14/07
3 Adrian Peterson, 11/30/08-12/14/08
AVERAGE GAIN
Career (700 att.)
4.97 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 (2,033-10,115)
4.75 Robert Smith, 1993-99 (1,116-5,297)
4.45 Michael Bennett, 2001-05 (723-3,174)
Season (Qualifiers)
6.0 Adrian Peterson, 2012 (348-2,097)
5.6 Adrian Peterson, 2007 (238-1,341)
5.5 Robert Smith, 1997 (232-1,266)
Game (10 att.)
12.2 Tommy Mason, vs. Balt., 11/17/63
11.7 Terry Allen, @ G.B., 9/6/62
11.4 Michael Bennett, @ T.B., 11/3/02
11.2 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07
TOUCHDOWNS
Most Seasons Leading Team
7 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
6 Chuck Foreman, 1973-78
6 Ted Brown, 1980-81, 1983-86
Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading Team
7 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
6 Chuck Foreman, 1973-78
4 Ted Brown, 1983-86
Career
86 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
52 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79
52 Bill Brown, 1962-74
40 Ted Brown, 1979-86
Season
18 Adrian Peterson, 2009
13 Chuck Foreman, 1975
13 Chuck Foreman, 1976
13 Terry Allen, 1992
Season, Rookie
12 Adrian Peterson, 2007
5 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
5 D.J. Dozier, 1987
5 Onterrio Smith, 2003
Game
3 Tommy Mason, @ S.F., 10/24/65
3 Clinton Jones, vs. Det., 11/15/70
3 Chuck Foreman, @ G.B., 9/15/74
3 Chuck Foreman, vs. S.D., 11/23/75
3 D.J. Dozier, vs. Den., 10/26/87
3 Herschel Walker, @ Phoe., 10/27/91
3 Daunte Culpepper, vs. Chi., 9/3/00
3 Onterrio Smith, vs. K.C., 12/20/03
3 Artose Pinner, @ Det., 12/10/06
3 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07
3 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07
3 Chester Taylor, vs. Oak., 11/18/07
3 Adrian Peterson, @ Clev., 9/13/09
3 Adrian Peterson, vs. Buf., 12/5/10
3 Adrian Peterson, vs. Ari., 10/9/11
3 Matt Asiata, vs. Phi., 12/15/13
Game, Opponent
4 Lenny Moore, @ Balt., 10/1/61
4 Billy Kilmer, vs. S.F., 10/15/61
4 Barry Sanders, vs. Det., 11/24/91
4 Marshall Faulk, @ St.L, 12/10/00
4 Shaun Alexander, @ Sea., 9/29/02
Most Consecutive Games w/Rushing TD
7 Moe Williams, 2002
6 Bill Brown, 1968
6 Adrian Peterson, 2011
5 Tommy Mason, 1965

PASSING

Most Seasons Leading Team


13 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
7 Tommy Kramer, 1979-82, 1984-86
Most Consecutive Seasons
Leading Team
7 Fran Tarkenton, 1972-78
6 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66
5 Daunte Culpepper, 2000-04
4 Tommy Kramer, 1979-82
RATING
Highest, Career (1,500 att.)
91.5 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05
82.5 Brad Johnson, 1992-98, 2005-06
80.2 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
Highest, Season (qualifiers)
110.9 Daunte Culpepper, 2004
107.2 Brett Favre, 2009
106.0 Randall Cunningham, 1998
98.0 Daunte Culpepper, 2000

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS

TOUCHDOWNS
Career
239 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
159 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89
135 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05
Season
39 Daunte Culpepper, 2004
34 Randall Cunningham, 1998
33 Warren Moon, 1995
33 Daunte Culpepper, 2000
33 Brett Favre, 2009
Season, Rookie
18 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
13 Christian Ponder, 2011
Game
7 Joe Kapp, vs. Balt., 9/28/69
6 Tommy Kramer, vs. G.B., 9/28/86
5 Tommy Kramer, vs. Chi., 11/28/82
5 Daunte Culpepper, vs. Dal., 9/12/04
5 Daunte Culpepper, @ Hou., 10/10/04
5 Daunte Culpepper, @ N.O., 10/17/04
Game, Rookie
4 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chi., 9/17/61
4 Fran Tarkenton, vs. LA Rams, 12/3/61
4 Fran Tarkenton, @ Chi., 12/17/61
Game, Opponent
5 Gary Cuozzo, vs. Balt., 11/14/65
5 John Brodie, vs. S.F., 11/28/65
5 Gary Danielson, @ Det., 12/9/78
5 John Elway, @ Den., 11/18/84
5 Brett Favre, @ G.B., 9/21/97
5 Brad Johnson, @ T.B., 11/3/02
5 Drew Brees, vs. N.O., 12/18/11
Most Games, Four or More Touchdown
Passes, Career
9 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89
7 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
6 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05
Most Games, Four or More Touchdown
Passes, Season
4 Randall Cunningham, 1998
4 Daunte Culpepper, 2004
3 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
3 Tommy Kramer, 1981
Most Consecutive Games,
Four or More Touchdown Passes
2 Tommy Kramer, 1981
2 Warren Moon, 1995
2 Randall Cunningham, 1998
2 Randall Cunningham, 1998
2 Daunte Culpepper, 2004
Most Consecutive Games, Touchdown Pass
24 Daunte Culpepper, 2000-01
21 Daunte Culpepper, 2003-04
15 Brad Johnson, 1996-97
13 Fran Tarkenton, 1974-75
HAD INTERCEPTED
Career
194 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
157 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89
86 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-2005
Season
32 Fran Tarkenton, 1978
26 Tommy Kramer, 1985
25 Fran Tarkenton, 1962
Game
5 Many Times, last time by Daunte
Culpepper, @ Cin., 9/18/05
Game, Opponent
6 Vinny Testaverde, @ T.B., 10/23/88
5 Billy Wade, @ Chi., 11/11/62
5 Kim McQuilken, vs. Atl., 11/9/75
5 Eric Hipple, vs. Det., 9/25/83
5 Ryan Fitzpatrick, vs. StL., 12/11/05
Consecutive Attempts, No Interceptions
193 Warren Moon, 1995
162 Randall Cunningham, 1997-98
159 Brett Favre, 2009
156 Rich Gannon, 1990-91
Most Attempts, No Interceptions, Game
63 Rich Gannon, @ N.E., 10/20/91
Most Attempts, No Interceptions,
Game, Opponent
70 Drew Bledsoe, @ N.E., 11/13/94
LOWEST PERCENTAGE
PASSES INTERCEPTED
Career (1,500 att.)
2.9 Brad Johnson, 1992-98, 2005-06 (1,670-48)
3.3 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05, (2,607-86)
4.2 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
(4,569-194)

HISTORY

Season, Rookie
1,997 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
1,853 Christian Ponder, 2011
1.386 Joe Kapp, 1967
Game
490 Tommy Kramer, @ Wash., 11/2/86 (OT)
456 Tommy Kramer, vs. Clev., 12/14/80
449 Joe Kapp, vs. Balt., 9/28/69
446 Brett Favre, vs. Ari., 11/7/10
Game, Rookie
381 Christian Ponder, vs. Den., 12/4/11
277 Fran Tarkenton, @ S.F., 11/26/61
252 Fran Tarkenton, vs. LA Rams, 12/3/61
250 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chi., 9/17/61
Game, Opponent
486 Doug Williams, vs. T.B., 11/16/80
463 Drew Bledsoe, vs. Buf., 9/15/02
455 Troy Aikman, vs. Dal., 11/26/98
Most Seasons, 3,000 or More Passing Yards
5 Tommy Kramer, 1979-81, 1985-86
4 Daunte Culpepper, 2000, 2002-04
Most Games, 300 or More Passing Yards,
Career
19 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89
19 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05
10 Warren Moon, 1994-95
Most Games, 300 or More Passing Yards,
Season
6 Warren Moon, 1994
6 Daunte Culpepper, 2004
6 Brett Favre, 2009
5 Tommy Kramer, 1981
5 Tommy Kramer, 1985
5 Daunte Culpepper, 2000
Most Consecutive Games,
300 or More Passing Yards
4 Daunte Culpepper, 2004
3 Randall Cunningham, 1998
3 Warren Moon, 1994
3 Warren Moon, 1995
3 Tommy Kramer, 1985
Longest Pass Completion (All TDs)
99 Gus Frerotte (to B. Berrian),
vs. Chi., 11/30/08
89 Fran Tarkenton (to C. Ferguson),
@ Chi., 11/11/62
86 Gus Frerotte (to B. Berrian),
vs. Det., 10/12/08
85 Joe Kapp (to G. Washington),
vs. St. L., 10/8/67
85 Warren Moon (to Q. Ismail),
vs. Det.,9/10/95
83 Joe Kapp (to G. Washington),
vs. Balt., 9/28/69
82 Brad Johnson (to J. Reed),
@ Oak., 11/17/96
82 Daunte Culpepper (to R. Moss),
@ Det., 12/19/04
80 Fran Tarkenton (to J. Gilliam),
vs. Hou., 10/13/74
80 Jeff George (to M. Hatchette),
vs. S.F., 10/24/99
80 Todd Bouman (to M. Bennett),
@ Pitt., 12/2/01
80 Brad Johnson (to K. Robinson),
@ Det., 12/4/05
Opponent/Longest Pass Comp. (All TDs)
95 Lynn Dickey (to Steve Odom),
vs. G.B., 10/2/77
94 Ken Anderson (to Billy Brooks),
vs. Cin., 11/13/77
93 Rodney Peete (to Herman Moore),
vs. Det., 10/31/93
AVERAGE GAIN
Career (1,500 att.)
7.73 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05 (2,607-20,162)
7.29 Wade Wilson, 1981-91 (1,665-12,135)
7.24 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
(4,569-33,098)
6.79 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89 (3,648-24,775)
Season (qualifiers)
8.72 Randall Cunningham, 1998 (425-3,704)
8.61 Daunte Culpepper, 2004 (548-4,717)
8.56 Jeff George, 1999 (329-2,816)
8.31 Daunte Culpepper, 2000 (474-3,937)
Game (20 att.)
14.0 Tommy Kramer, @ Wash.,11/2/86 (35-490)
13.9 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Det., 11/7/76 (25-347)
13.8 Randall Cunningham, @ G.B., 10/5/98
(32-442)

EXTRA
POINTS

Highest, Rookie, Season (qualifiers)


74.5 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
70.1 Christian Ponder, 2011
Game (20 att.)
157.2 Gus Frerotte, vs. S.F., 9/28/03
151.8 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Hou., 10/13/74
151.3 Daunte Culpepper, vs. G.B., 12/24/04
151.1 Daunte Culpepper, vs. Car., 11/19/00
150.3 Warren Moon, vs. N.O., 11/19/95
ATTEMPTS
Career
4,569 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
3,648 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89
2,607 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05
Season
606 Warren Moon, 1995
601 Warren Moon, 1994
593 Tommy Kramer, 1981
Season, Rookie
291 Christian Ponder, 2011
280 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
214 Joe Kapp, 1967
Game
63 Rich Gannon, @ N.E., 10/20/91
62 Steve Dils, @ T.B., 9/5/81
61 Tommy Kramer, @ N.E., 12/16/79
Game, Opponent
70 Drew Bledsoe, @ N.E., 11/13/94
57 Troy Aikman, @ Dal., 11/26/98
55 Doug Williams, vs. T.B., 11/16/80
55 Sam Bradford, @ St.L., 12/16/12
COMPLETIONS
Career
2,635 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
2,011 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89
1,678 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05
Season
379 Daunte Culpepper, 2004
377 Warren Moon, 1995
371 Warren Moon, 1994
363 Brett Favre, 2009
Season, Rookie
158 Christian Ponder, 2011
157 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
Game
38 Tommy Kramer, vs. Clev., 12/14/80
38 Tommy Kramer, vs. G.B., 11/29/81
37 Steve Dils, @ T.B., 9/5/81
37 Daunte Culpepper, @ Phi., 9/20/04
Game, Opponent
45 Drew Bledsoe, @ N.E., 11/13/94
36 Ben Roethlisberger, vs. Pit., 9/29/13
35 Drew Bledsoe, vs. Buf., 9/15/02
35 Sam Bradford, St.L., 12/16/12
Consecutive Passes Completed
16 Tommy Kramer, @ G.B., 11/11/79
14 Wade Wilson, vs. Det., 11/6/88
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
Career (1,500 att.)
64.4 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05 (1,678-2,607)
62.0 Brad Johnson, 1992-98, 2005-06
(1,036-1,670)
57.6 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
(2,635-4,569)
Season (qualifiers)
69.2 Daunte Culpepper, 2004 (379-548)
68.4 Brett Favre, 2009 (363-531)
65.0 Daunte Culpepper, 2003 (295-454)
64.2 Fran Tarkenton, 1975 (273-425)
64.2 Daunte Culpepper, 2001 (235-366)
Season, Rookie (qualifiers)
56.1 Fran Tarkenton, 1961 (157-280)
54.3 Christian Ponder, 2011 (158-291)
Game (20 attempts)
88.0 Brett Favre, vs. Sea., 11/22/09 (22-25)
85.2 Brett Favre, @ Det., 9/20/09 (23-27)
84.0 Randall Cunningham, @ T.B., 11/1/98 (21-25)
83.9 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Sea., 11/14/76 (26-31)
80.9 Christian Ponder, vs. Was., 11/7/13 (17-21)
YARDS GAINED
Career
33,098 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
24,775 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89
20,162 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05
Season
4,717 Daunte Culpepper, 2004
4,264 Warren Moon, 1994
4,228 Warren Moon, 1995
4,202 Brett Favre, 2009

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

Season (qualifiers)
1.3 Brett Favre, 2009 (531-7)
1.4 Brad Johnson, 2005, (294-4)
1.7 Rich Gannon, 1991 (354-6)
1.9 Fran Tarkenton,1976 (412-8)
2.0 Daunte Culpepper, 2004 (548-11)
Season, Rookie (qualifiers)
4.5 Christian Ponder, 2011 (291-13)
6.1 Fran Tarkenton, 1961 (280-17)
TIMES SACKED
Career
417 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 1972-78
247 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89
228 Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05
Season
47 Daunte Culpepper, 2002
46 Fran Tarkenton, 1964
46 Daunte Culpepper, 2004
45 Fran Tarkenton, 1962
Game
11 Archie Manning, @ Chi., 10/28/84
9 Fran Tarkenton, @ Chi., 12/17/61
9 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Balt., 9/23/62
9 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Det., 10/11/64
9 Daunte Culpepper, @ Atl., 10/2/05
Game, Opponent
9 Bill Munson, vs. Det., 10/6/68
9 Bobby Douglass, vs. Chi., 11/2/69
9 Randy Johnson, @ Atl., 12/20/70
9 Jim Harbaugh, @ Chi., 10/25/93
Highest Attempts/Sack Ratio,
Career (1,000 att.)
18.0 Warren Moon, 1994-95 (1,207-67)
16.7 Brad Johnson, 1992-98, 05-06 (1,670-100)
14.7 Tommy Kramer, 1977-89 (3,648-248)
12.4 Rich Gannon, 1987-92 (1,003-81)
Highest Attempts/Sack Ratio,
Season (qualifiers)
31.2 Tommy Kramer, 1981 (593-19)
21.3 Randall Cunningham, 1998 (425-20)
20.6 Fran Tarkenton, 1974 (351-17)

PASS RECEIVING

RECEPTIONS
Most Seasons, Leading Team
10 Cris Carter, 1991-00
4 Anthony Carter, 1987-90
Most Consecutive Seasons, Leading Team
10 Cris Carter, 1991-00
4 Anthony Carter, 1987-90
Career
1,004 Cris Carter, 1990-01
587 Randy Moss, 1998-04, 10
498 Steve Jordan, 1982-94
Season
122 Cris Carter, 1994
122 Cris Carter, 1995
111 Randy Moss, 2003
106 Randy Moss, 2002
Season, Rookie
69 Randy Moss, 1998
60 Percy Harvin, 2009
51 Paul Flatley, 1963
51 Sammy White, 1976
45 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
Game
15 Rickey Young, @ N.E., 12/16/79
14 Cris Carter, @ Ariz., 10/2/94
12 13 times, last Percy Harvin, @ Ind., 9/16/12
Game, Rookie
9 Sammy White, vs. LA Rams, 9/19/76
9 Sammy White, @ Mia., 12/11/76
8 James Brim, @ Chi., 10/11/87
8 Randy Moss, vs. G.B., 11/22/98
8 Randy Moss, vs. Chi., 12/6/98
8 Cordarrelle Patterson, at G.B., 11/24/13
Game, Opponent
14 Jerry Rice, @ S.F., 12/18/95
13 James Wilder, @ T.B., 9/15/85
13 Peerless Price, vs. Buf., 9/15/02
Most Consecutive Games, Pass Reception
111 Cris Carter, 1991-98
105 Anthony Carter, 1985-92
105 Randy Moss, 1998-04, 10
Most Seasons 50 or More Pass Receptions
11 Cris Carter, 1991-01
6 Ahmad Rashad, 1976-81
6 Randy Moss, 1998-03
5 Steve Jordan, 1985-86, 88, 91, 93
5 Anthony Carter, 1988-91, 93

YARDS
Most Seasons Leading Team
6 Randy Moss, 1998-03
5 Anthony Carter, 1985, 1987-90
5 Cris Carter, 1991-95
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
6 Randy Moss, 1998-03
5 Cris Carter, 1991-95
4 Gene Washington, 1967-70
4 Anthony Carter, 1987-90
Career
12,383 Cris Carter, 1990-01
9,316 Randy Moss, 1998-04, 10
7,635 Anthony Carter, 1985-93
Season
1,632 Randy Moss, 2003
1,437 Randy Moss, 2000
1,413 Randy Moss, 1999
1,371 Cris Carter, 1995
Season, Rookie
1,313 Randy Moss, 1998
906 Sammy White, 1976
867 Paul Flatley, 1963
Game
210 Sammy White, vs. Det., 11/7/76
204 Randy Moss, @ Chi., 11/14/99
202 Paul Flatley, @ S.F., 10/24/65
201 Sidney Rice, vs. Det., 11/5/09
Game, Rookie
210 Sammy White, vs. Det., 11/7/76
190 Randy Moss, @ G.B., 10/5/98
174 Paul Flatley, vs. Det., 11/24/63
Game, Opponent
289 Jerry Rice, @ S.F., 12/18/95
249 Alshon Jeffrey, vs. Chi., 12/1/13
207 Calvin Johnson, vs. Det., 11/11/12
Longest Pass Reception (All TDs)
99 Bernard Berrian (from G. Frerotte),
vs. Chi., 11/30/08
89 Charley Ferguson (from F. Tarkenton),
@ Chi., 11/11/62
86 Bernard Berrian (from G. Frerotte),
vs. Det., 10/12/08
85 Gene Washington (from J. Kapp),
vs. St.L., 10/8/67
85 Qadry Ismail (from W. Moon),
vs. Det., 9/10/95
83 Gene Washington (from J. Kapp),
vs. Balt., 9/28/69
82 Jake Reed (from B. Johnson),
@ Oak., 11/17/96
82 Randy Moss (from D. Culpepper),
@ Det., 12/19/04
80 John Gilliam (from F. Tarkenton),
vs. Hou., 10/13/74
80 Matthew Hatchette (from J. George),
vs. S.F., 10/24/99
80 Michael Bennett (from T. Bouman),
@ Pitt., (12/2/01)
80 Koren Robinson (from B. Johnson),
@ Det., 12/4/05
Most Seasons,
1,000+ Yards Pass Receiving
8 Cris Carter, 1993-00
6 Randy Moss, 1998-03
4 Jake Reed, 1994-97
Most Games, 100+ Yards, Career
41 Randy Moss, 1998-04
40 Cris Carter, 1990-01
22 Anthony Carter, 1985-93
Most Games, 100+ Yards, Season
8 Randy Moss, 2000
8 Randy Moss, 2003
7 Randy Moss, 1999
7 Randy Moss, 2002
6 Cris Carter, 2000
Most Consecutive Games, 100+ Yards
4 Jake Reed, 1997
4 Cris Carter, 1999
4 Randy Moss, 2000
4 Randy Moss, 2003
AVERAGE GAIN
Career (200 receptions)
16.8 Hassan Jones, 1986-92 (222-3,733)
16.3 Sammy White, 1976-86 (393-6,400)
16.0 Paul Flatley, 1963-67 (202-3,222)
16.0 Anthony Carter, 1985-93 (478-7,635)
Season (25 receptions)
24.3 Anthony Carter, 1987 (38-923)
22.2 John Gilliam, 1974 (26-577)
22.0 John Gilliam, 1972 (47-1,034)

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Game (3 receptions)
54.3 Randy Moss, @ Dal., 11/26/98 (3-163)
53.0 Leo Lewis, @ Wash., 11/2/86 (3-159)
44.0 Hassan Jones, @ Dal., 11/13/88 (3-132)
TOUCHDOWNS
Career
110 Cris Carter, 1990-01
92 Randy Moss, 1998-04, 10
52 Anthony Carter, 1985-93
50 Sammy White, 1976-86
Season
17 Cris Carter, 1995
17 Randy Moss, 1998
17 Randy Moss, 2003
15 Randy Moss, 2000
13 Cris Carter, 1997
13 Cris Carter, 1999
13 Randy Moss, 2004
Season, Rookie
17 Randy Moss, 1998
Game
4 Ahmad Rashad, vs. S.F., 9/2/79
3 Jerry Reichow, @ Chi., 12/17/61
3 Charley Ferguson, @ Chi., 11/11/62
3 Gene Washington, vs. Clev., 11/9/69
3 Sammy White, @ Mia., 12/11/76
3 Sammy White, vs. Chi., 11/28/82
3 Cris Carter, vs. Mia., 9/25/94
3 Cris Carter, vs. Ind., 12/21/97
3 Randy Moss, @ Dal., 11/26/98
3 Randy Moss, vs. Chi., 12/6/98
3 Cris Carter, @ Chi., 11/14/99
3 Randy Moss, @ Det., 10/1/00
3 Randy Moss, vs. NYG, 11/19/01
3 Randy Moss, vs. S.F., 9/28/03
3 Marcus Robinson, vs. Cle., 11/27/05
Game, Opponent
3 Many times, last by Jordan Cameron, vs.
Cle., 9/22/13
Most Consecutive Games, Touchdown
7 Randy Moss, 1998
7 Cris Carter, 1999
6 Cris Carter, 1996-97
6 Cris Carter, 1998-99

RUSHING-RECEIVING

Most Seasons Leading Team


6 Chuck Foreman, 1973-78
6 Adrian Peterson, 2007-10, 2012-13
4 Bill Brown, 1964-66, 1968
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
6 Chuck Foreman, 1973-78
4 Adrian Peterson, 2007-10
3 Bill Brown, 1964-66
3 Ted Brown, 1980-82
3 Anthony Carter, 1987-89
3 Cris Carter, 1993-95
ATTEMPTS
Career
2,239 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 (ru-2,033, re-206)
1,911 Bill Brown, 1962-74 (ru-1,627, re-284)
1,865 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 (ru-1,529, re-336)
Season
388 Adrian Peterson, 2012 (ru-348, re-40)
384 Adrian Peterson, 2008 (ru-363, re-21)
357 Ted Brown, 1981 (ru-274, re-83)
357 Adrian Peterson, 2009 (ru-314, re-43)
353 Chuck Foreman, 1975 (ru-280, re-73)

Ahmad Rashad holds the team record


with 4 receiving touchdowns in a game.

Most Seasons Leading Team


5 Charlie West, 1968-72
5 Leo Lewis, 1987-91
5 David Palmer, 1994-98
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
5 Charlie West, 1968-72
5 Leo Lewis, 1987-91
5 David Palmer, 1994-98
RETURNS
Career
194 Leo Lewis, 1981-91
162 David Palmer, 1994-00
123 Charlie West, 1968-73
Season
58 Leo Lewis, 1988
48 Kevin Miller, 1978
47 Manfred Moore, 1977
Season, Rookie
48 Kevin Miller, 1978
35 Keenan Howry, 2003
30 Leonard Willis, 1976
30 David Palmer, 1994
Game
8 Kevin Miller, @ LA Rams, 12/2/79
7 Manfred Moore, vs. G.B., 10/2/77
7 Kevin Miller, vs. Buf., 12/9/79
7 Nate Jacquet, vs. Chi., 11/25/01
7 Greg Camarillo, vs. Ari., 11/7/10
Game, Opponent
8 Phillip Epps, @ G.B., 11/21/82

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS

PUNT RETURNS

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

PUNTS
Career
720 Greg Coleman, 1978-87
623 Chris Kluwe, 2005-12
386 Mitch Berger, 1996-01
Season
93 Chris Kluwe, 2006
91 Greg Coleman, 1983
90 Greg Coleman, 1979
90 Harry Newsome, 1993
Season, Rookie
75 Jeff Locke, 2013
73 Neil Clabo, 1975
71 Chris Kluwe, 2005
Game
12 Greg Coleman, @ G.B., 11/21/82
11 Bucky Scribner, @ Clev., 12/17/89
10 Neil Clabo, @ Det., 9/26/76
10 Greg Coleman, vs. Buf., 12/9/79
10 Mike Saxon, vs. G.B., 10/20/94
10 Chris Kluwe, @ G.B., 12/21/06
10 Chris Kluwe, vs. NYG, 12/13/10
Game, Opponent
12 Tom Blanchard, @ N.O., 11/16/75
11 King Hill, @ St. L., 10/19/69
Longest Punt
84 Harry Newsome, @ Pitt., 12/20/92
77 Mike Mercer, @ G.B., 9/16/62
Longest Punt, Opponent
82 Tommy Davis, @ S.F., 9/30/62
75 Boyd Dowler, vs. G.B., 10/22/61
AVERAGE GROSS YARDS
Career (200 punts)
44.4 Chris Kluwe, 2005-12 (623-27,683)
43.8 Harry Newsome, 1990-93 (308-13,501)
43.5 Mitch Berger, 1996-01 (386-16,795)
Season (Qualifiers)
47.6 Chris Kluwe, 2008 (73-3,473)
46.4 Bobby Walden, 1964 (72-3,341)
45.7 Chris Kluwe, 2011 (77-3,517)
Season, Rookie
44.2 Jeff Locke, 2013 (75-3,316)
44.1 Chris Kluwe, 2005 (71-3,130)
41.1 Neil Clabo, 1975 (73-2,997)

7 Johnnie Gray, @ G.B., 11/21/76


7 Robbie Martin, vs. Det., 10/21/84
7 Evan Cooper, @ Phil., 12/1/85
7 Charles Woodson, @ G.B., 12/21/06
FAIR CATCHES
Career
96 David Palmer, 1994-00
91 Leo Lewis, 1981-91
76 Bobby Bryant, 1967-80
74 Marcus Sherels, 2010-13
Season
27 Leo Lewis, 1989
27 Marcus Sherels, 2012
27 Marcus Sherels, 2013
Game
5 Billy Butler, vs. Balt., 11/17/63
5 Anthony Carter, vs. T.B., 9/30/90
5 Greg Camarillo, @ NYJ, 10/11/10
5 Marcus Sherels, vs. Chi., 1/1/12
5 Marcus Sherels, @ Chi., 12/9/12
Game, Opponent
6 Bobby Engram, @ Chi., 9/15/96
YARDS GAINED
Career
1,812 Leo Lewis, 1981-91
1,610 David Palmer, 1994-00
899 Marcus Sherels, 2010-13
Season
550 Leo Lewis, 1988
446 Leo Lewis, 1989
444 David Palmer, 1997
Season, Rookie
247 Keenan Howry, 2003
239 Kevin Miller, 1978
212 Eric Guliford, 1993
Game
119 Marcus Sherels, @ NYG, 10/21/13
107 Charlie West, vs. Wash., 11/3/68
101 Leo Lewis, vs. T.B., 10/1/89
Game, Opponent
176 Reggie Bush, @ N.O., 10/6/08
131 Dexter Carter, @ S.F., 10/3/93
126 Dexter Carter, @ S.F., 12/18/95
Longest Punt Return
98 Charlie West, vs. Wash., 11/3/68 (td)
91 Nate Burleson, @ Ind., 11/8/04 (td)
86 Marcus Sherels, @ NYG, 10/21/13 (td)
82 Bernard Berrian, @ Ari., 12/14/08 (td)
81 Hugh McElhenny, @ Chi., 12/17/61 (td)
81 Bob Grim, vs. NYG, 11/5/67
78 Leo Lewis, vs. Atl., 11/22/87 (td)
77 Marcus Sherels, @ Det., 9/30/12 (td)
76 Ed Sharockman, vs. LA Rams, 10/16/66
74 David Palmer, @ Det., 11/23/95 (td)
Longest Punt Return, Opponent (All TDs)
93 Micah Hyde, vs. G.B., 10/27/13
89 Devin Hester, @ Chi., 10/14/07
87 Eddie Payton, @ Det., 12/17/77
AVERAGE YARDAGE
Career (50 returns)
10.4 Mewelde Moore, 2004-07 (74-768)
10.3 Marcus Sherels, 2010-13 (87-899)
9.9 David Palmer, 1994-00 (162-1,610)
9.9 Bill Butler, 1963-64 (55-545)
Season (Qualifiers)
15.2 Marcus Sherels, 2013 (22-335)
13.2 David Palmer, 1995 (26-342)
13.1 David Palmer, 1997 (34-444)
Season, Rookie (Qualifiers)
10.4 Tommy Mason, 1961 (14-146)
10.0 Charlie West, 1968 (20-201)
7.9 Nick Davis, 2002 (24-190)
Game (3 returns)
35.6 Charlie West, vs. Wash., 11/3/68 (3-107)
29.8 Marcus Sherels, @ NYG, 10/21/13 (4-119)
29.0 Mewelde Moore, @ NYG, 11/13/05 (3-87)
Game, Opponent (3 returns)
35.2 Reggie Bush @ N.O., 10/6/08 (5-176)
TOUCHDOWNS
Career
2 David Palmer, 1994-00
2 Mewelde Moore, 2004-07
2 Marcus Sherels, 2010-13
1 Billy Butler, 1962-64
1 Leo Lewis, 1981-91
1 Hugh McElhenny, 1961-62
1 Charlie West, 1968-73
1 Randy Moss, 1998-04, 10
1 Nate Burleson, 2003-05
1 Bernard Berrian, 2008-11

HISTORY

PUNTING

Game (4 punts)
57.5 Chris Kluwe, @ Det., 9/16/07 (4-230)
55.8 Mitch Berger, vs. Cin., 11/15/98 (4-223)
54.3 Chris Kluwe, vs. T.B., 9/11/05 (4-217)
Game, Opponent (4 punts)
54.9 Mike Scifres, vs. S.D., 11/4/07
54.8 Tom Rouen, @ Den.,10/31/99
54.7 Sam Koch, @ Bal., 12/8/13
AVERAGE NET YARDS
Career (200 punts)
38.2 Bobby Walden, 1964-67 (258-9,856)
37.2 Chris Kluwe, 2005-12 (623-23,210)
35.3 Harry Newsome, 1990-92 (308-10,879)
Season
41.8 Bobby Walden, 1964 (72-3,010)
39.7 Chris Kluwe, 2012 (72-2,856)
39.2 Jeff Locke, 2013 (75-2,938)
Game (4 punts)
48.3 Mitch Berger, vs. Cin., 11/15/98 (4-193)
47.8 Greg Coleman, vs. Pitt., 9/21/86 (4-191)
47.5 Chris Kluwe, vs. Ari., 10/9/11 (4-190)
Game, Opponent (4 punts)
48.8 Britton Colquitt, vs. Den., 12/4/11 (6-293)
HAD BLOCKED
Career
3 Greg Coleman, 1978-87
2 Many Players
Season
2 Mike Mercer, 1961
2 Neil Clabo, 1975
2 Mike Wood, 1978
2 Bucky Scribner, 1988
2 Mitch Berger, 1996
Most Consecutive Punts, None Blocked
565 Greg Coleman, 1979-87
INSIDE 20
Career
198 Chris Kluwe, 2005-12
155 Greg Coleman, 1978-87
109 Mitch Berger, 1996-01
Season
34 Chris Kluwe, 2007
32 Chris Kluwe, 2010
28 Greg Coleman, 1983
28 Mike Saxon, 1994
28 Chris Kluwe, 2006
Game
5 Fred Cox, vs. LA Rams, 11/3/63
5 Mike Saxon, vs. N.O., 11/6/94
5 Mitch Berger, @ Chi., 9/15/96
5 Mitch Berger, @ Ind., 12/24/00
5 Chris Kluwe, vs. Atl., 9/9/07
Fewest Touchbacks in a Season
(Minimum 30 punts)
1 King Hill, 1968
2 John McCormick, 1962
2 Bobby Walden, 1967
2 Greg Coleman, 1984
2 Chris Kluwe, 2012

EXTRA
POINTS

Season, Rookie
257 Adrian Peterson, 2007 (ru-238, re-19)
219 Chuck Foreman, 1973 (ru-182, re-37)
218 Alfred Anderson, 1984 (ru-201, re-17)
Game
39 Ted Brown, vs. T.B., 11/8/81 (ru-31, re-8)
37 Chuck Foreman, vs. S.D., 11/23/75
(ru-33, re-4)
37 Adrian Peterson, vs. Chi., 12/1/13
(ru-35, re-2)
35 Chuck Foreman, vs. NYJ, 10/12/75
(ru-25, re-9)
35 Scottie Graham, vs. K.C., 12/26/93
(ru-33, re-2)
35 Adrian Peterson, vs. G.B., 12/30/12
(ru-34, re-1)
Consecutive Attempts Without Fumble
532 Robert Smith, 9/8/96-10/25/98
399 Ted Brown, 10/18/81-9/8/83
YARDS
Career
12,407 Cris Carter, 1990-01 (ru-24, re-12,383)
11,812 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13 (ru-10,115, re-1,697)
9,475 Randy Moss, 1998-04,10 (ru-159, re-9,316)
8,936 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79 (ru-5,879, re-3,057)
8,934 Bill Brown, 1962-74 (ru-5,757,re-3,177)
Season
2,314 Adrian Peterson, 2012 (ru-2,097, re-217)
1,885 Adrian Peterson, 2008 (ru-1,760, re-125)
1,869 Robert Smith, 2000 (ru-1,521, re-348)
1,819 Adrian Peterson, 2009 (ru-1,383, re-436)
1,761 Chuck Foreman, 1975 (ru-1,070, re-691)
Season, Rookie
1,609 Adrian Peterson, 2007 (ru-1,341, re-268)
1,317 Randy Moss, 1998 (re-1,313, ru-4)
1,163 Chuck Foreman, 1973 (ru-801, re-362)
Game
315 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07
(ru-296, re-19)
265 Chuck Foreman, @ Phil., 10/24/76
(ru-200, re-65)
256 Darrin Nelson, vs. G.B., 11/13/83
(ru-119, re-137)

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

Season
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Game
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Hugh McElhenny, 1961


Billy Butler, 1963
Charlie West, 1968
Leo Lewis, 1987
David Palmer, 1995
David Palmer, 1996
Randy Moss, 1999
Nate Burleson, 2004
Mewelde Moore, 2005
Mewelde Moore, 2006
Bernard Berrian, 2008
Marcus Sherels, 2012
Marcus Sherels, 2013
Hugh McElhenny, 81 yds, @ Chi., 12/17/61
Billy Butler, 60 yds, vs. S.F., 9/29/63
Charlie West, 98 yds, vs. Wash., 11/3/68
Leo Lewis, 78 yds, vs. Atl., 11/22/87
David Palmer, 74 yds, @ Det., 11/23/95
David Palmer, 69 yds, @ NYG, 9/29/96
Randy Moss, 64 yds, @ K.C., 12/12/99
Nate Burleson, 91 yds, @ Ind., 11/8/04
Mewelde Moore, 71 yds, @ NYG, 11/13/05
Mewelde Moore, 71 yds, vs. N.E., 10/30/06
Bernard Berrian, 82 yds, @ Ari., 12/14/08
Marcus Sherels, 77 yds, @ Det., 12/30/12
Marcus Sherels, 86 yds, @ NYG, 10/21/13

KICKOFF RETURNS

Most Seasons Leading Team


5 Darrin Nelson, 1983-84, 89, 91-92
4 Qadry Ismail, 1993-96
4 Percy Harvin, 2009-12
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading
4 Qadry Ismail, 1993-96
4 Percy Harvin, 2009-12
3 Billy Butler, 1962-64
3 Brent McClanahan, 1973-75
RETURNS
Career
159 Darrin Nelson, 1982-89, 1991-92
147 Qadry Ismail, 1993-96
145 David Palmer, 1994-00
Season
53 Eddie Payton, 1980
53 George Buster Rhymes, 1985
50 David Palmer, 1998
Season, Rookie
53 Buster Rhymes, 1985
43 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
42 Qadry Ismail, 1993
42 Percy Harvin, 2009
Game
9 Nate Jacquet, @ Phi., 11/11/01
8 Qadry Ismail, @ Det., 11/23/95
8 Troy Walters, vs. G.B., 12/17/00
8 Troy Walters, @ N.O., 10/7/01
8 Nate Jacquet, vs. Jack., 12/23/01
8 Bethel Johnson, vs. StL., 12/31/06
8 Lorenzo Booker, vs. Chi., 12/20/10
Game, Opponent
8 Vernon Turner, @ T.B., 10/30/94
8 Tyrone Hughes, @ N.O., 11/19/95
8 Roell Preston, @ G.B., 10/5/98
8 Corey Harris, @ Balt., 12/13/98
8 Charlie Rogers, vs. Buf., 9/15/02
8 Ahmad Bradshaw, @ NYG, 11/25/07
8 Domenik Hixon, vs. NYG, 1/3/10
YARDS
Career
3,623 Darrin Nelson, 1982-89, 1991-92
3,274 David Palmer, 1994-00
3,273 Qadry Ismail, 1993-96
Season
1,393 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
1,345 Buster Rhymes, 1985
1,221 Koren Robinson, 2005
Season, Rookie
1,393 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
1,345 Buster Rhymes, 1985
1,156 Percy Harvin, 2009
Game
237 Nate Jacquet, @ Phi., 11/11/01
228 Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. G.B., 10/27/13
225 Bethel Johnson, vs. StL., 12/31/06
Game, Opponent
256 Roell Preston, @ G.B., 10/5/98
249 Devin Hester, @ Chi., 9/15/13
243 Corey Harris, @ Balt., 12/13/98

Longest Kickoff Return


109 Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. G.B., 10/27/13 (td)
105 Percy Harvin, @ Det., 9/30/12 (td)
105 Cordarrelle Patterson, @ Chi., 9/15/13 (td)
104 Aundrae Allison, vs. Det., 12/2/07 (td)
104 Percy Harvin, @ Atl., 11/27/11
103 Percy Harvin, @ S.D., 9/11/11 (td)
101 Lance Rentzel, vs. Balt., 11/14/65 (td)
101 Percy Harvin, vs. S.F., 9/27/09 (td)
99 Eddie Payton, vs. Oak., 9/14/81 (td)
96 Clinton Jones, vs. NYG 11/5/67 (td)
Longest Kickoff Return,
Opponent (All TDs)
103 Abe Woodson, @ S.F., 9/29/63
101 Don McCall, @ Pitt., 11/23/69
101 Dave Hampton, @ G.B., 10/4/70
101 Roell Preston, @ G.B., 10/5/98
AVERAGE YARDAGE
Career (75 returns)
27.9 Percy Harvin, 2009-12 (114-3,183)
25.5 Charlie West, 1968-73 (78-1,991)
24.8 Clinton Jones, 1967-72 (89-2,209)
22.8 Darrin Nelson, 1982-89, 91-92 (159-3,619)
Season (Qualifiers)
32.4 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 (43-1,393)
28.7 Aundrae Allison, 2007 (20-574)
27.5 Percy Harvin, 2009 (42-1,156)
Season, Rookie (Qualifiers)
32.4 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 (43-1,393)
28.7 Aundrae Allison, 2007 (20-574)
27.5 Percy Harvin, 2009 (42-1,156)
Game (3 returns)
49.7 Cordarrelle Patterson, @ Chi., 9/15/13 (3-149)
48.0 Aundrae Allison, vs. Det., 12/2/07 (3-144)
45.6 Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. G.B., 10/27/13 (5-228)
Game, Opponent (3 returns)
57.0 Tyrone Hughes, vs. N.O., 11/28/93 (3-171)
49.8 Devin Hester, @ Chi., 9/15/13 (5-249)
TOUCHDOWNS
Career
5 Percy Harvin, 2009-12
Season
2 Percy Harvin, 2009
2 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
Game
1 Bill Brown, 78 yds, @ LA, 10/20/63
1 Lance Rentzel, 101 yds, vs. Bal., 11/14/65
1 Clint Jones, 96 yds, vs. NYG, 11/5/67
1 Keith Nord, 70 yds, @ Was., 11/2/80
1 Eddie Payton, 99 yds, vs. Oak., 9/14/81
1 Herschel Walker, 93 yds, @ Phi., 11/19/89
1 David Palmer, 88 yds, @ Bal., 12/13/98
1 Robert Tate, 76 yds, @ K.C., 12/12/99
1 Moe Williams, 85 yds, @ NYG, 12/26/99
1 Koren Robinson, 86 yds, @ NYG, 11/13/05
1 Audrae Allison, 104 yds, vs. Det., 12/2/07
1 Percy Harvin, 101 yds, vs. S.F., 9/27/09
1 Percy Harvin, 88 yds, @ Pit., 10/25/09
1 Percy Harvin, 95 yds, vs. Dal., 10/17/10
1 Percy Harvin, 103 yds, @ S.D., 9/11/11
1 Percy Harvin, 105 yds, @ Det., 9/30/12
1 Cordarrelle Patterson, 105 yds,
@ Chi., 9/15/13
1 Cordarrelle Patterson, 109 yds,
vs. G.B., 10/27/13
Game, Opponent
1 Many times, last by Jacoby Jones, @ Bal.,
12/8/13

COMBINED KICK RETURNS

MOST RETURNS
Career
307 David Palmer, 1994-00 (p-162, k-145)
202 Leo Lewis, 1981-91 (p-194, k-8)
201 Charlie West, 1968-73 (p-123, k-78)
Season
88 Kevin Miller, 1978 (p-48, k-40)
87 Eddie Payton, 1980 (p-34, k-53)
78 David Palmer, 1998 (p-28, k-50)
Game
11 David Palmer, vs. G.B.,12/1/97 (p-5, k-6)
10 Darrin Nelson, vs. Chi., 11/25/84 (p-3, k-7)
Game, Opponent
10 Tyrone Hughes, vs. Chi., 11/9/97 (p-5, k-5)
YARDS GAINED
Career
4,884 David Palmer, 1994-00, (p-1,610, k-3,274)
3,932 Darrin Nelson, 1982-89, 1991-92
(p-313, k-3,619)
3,273 Qadry Ismail, 1993-96 (k-3,273)

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Season
1,465
1,435
1,393
Game
237
228

David Palmer, 1998 (p-289, k-1,176)


Eddie Payton, 1980 (p-251, k-1,184)
Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 (p-0, k-1,393)

Nate Jacquet, @ Phil., 11/11/01 (p-0, k-237)


Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. G.B., 10/27/13
(p-0, k-228)
225 Bethel Johnson, vs. StL., 12/31/06
(p-0, k-225)
Game, Opponent
289 Eddie Payton, @ Det., 12/17/77
(p-105, k-184)
TOUCHDOWNS
Career
5 Percy Harvin, 2009-12 (p-0, k-5)
3 David Palmer, 1994-00 (p-2, k-1)
2 Mewelde Moore, 2004-07 (p-2, k-0)
2 Marcus Sherels, 2010-13 (p-2, k-0)
2 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 (p-0, k-2)
Season
2 Percy Harvin, 2009 (k-2)
2 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013 (k-2)
Game
1 Many times, last by Cordarrelle
Patterson, vs. G.B., 10/27/13
Game, Opponent
2 Eddie Payton, @ Det., 12/17/77 (p-1,k-1)
2 Reggie Bush, @ N.O., 10/6/08 (p-2)

COMBINED NET YARDS

Rushing, receiving, interception returns, kickoff


returns, punt returns and fumble returns
Most Seasons Leading Team
6 Chuck Foreman, 1973-78
4 Bill Brown, 1964-66, 1968
Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
6 Chuck Foreman, 1973-78
3 Many times, last by Percy Harvin, 2009-11
ATTEMPTS
Career
2,256 Adrian Peterson, 2007-2013
1,931 Bill Brown, 1962-74
1,867 Chuck Foreman, 1973-79
Season
388 Adrian Peterson, 2012
385 Adrian Peterson, 2008
357 Ted Brown, 1981
357 Adrian Peterson, 2009
Game
39 Ted Brown vs. T.B.,
11/8/81 (ru-31, re-8)
37 Chuck Foreman vs. S.D.,
11/23/75 (ru-33, re-4)
37 Adrian Peterson, vs. Chi.
12/1/13 (ru-35, re-2)
YARDS
Career
12,410 Cris Carter, 1990-01
12,240 Adrian Peterson, 2007-13
10,365 Darrin Nelson, 1982-89, 1991-92
Season
2,314 Adrian Peterson, 2012
(ru-2,097, re-217)
2,081 Percy Harvin, 2009
(ru-135, re-790, rt-1,156)
2,051 Herschel Walker, 1990
(ru-770, re-315, rt-966)
2,021 Adrian Peterson, 2007
(ru-1,341, re-268, rt-412)
2,020 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
(ru-158, re-469, rt-1,393)
Season, Rookie
2,081 Percy Harvin, 2009
(ru-135, re-790, rt-1,156)
2,021 Adrian Peterson, 2007
(ru-1,341, rt-412, re-268)
2,020 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
(ru-158, re-469, rt-1,393)
Game
361 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi.,
10/14/07 (ru-224, rt-128, re-9)
315 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D.,
11/4/07 (ru-296, re-19)
278 Darrin Nelson, vs. G.B.,
11/13/83 (ru-119, re-137, rt-22)

INTERCEPTIONS BY

Most Seasons Leading Team


4 Ed Sharockman, 1962-63, 1965, 1970
4 Bobby Bryant, 1968, 1972, 1977-78

BLOCKED KICKS

Career
20 Matt Blair, 1974-85
16 Alan Page, 1967-78
10 Tim Irwin, 1981-93
9 Carl Eller, 1964-78
Season
5 Alan Page, 1976
5 Matt Blair, 1979
Game
2 Alan Page, vs. Pitt., 10/4/76
2 Matt Blair, vs. Dal., 10/7/79
2 Matt Blair, @ G.B., 11/11/79
2 Matt Blair, vs. Oak., 9/14/81
2 Tim Irwin, @ Atl., 12/15/85
2 Neil Elshire, @ Wash., 11/2/86
2 Tim Irwin, @ Den., 11/14/93
Game, Opponent
1 Many times, last time by Julius Peppers,
@ Chi., 11/25/12

TACKLES

COMBINED TACKLES
(DEFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES)
Career
1,981 Scott Studwell, 1977-90
1,452 Matt Blair, 1974-85
1,382 Jeff Siemon, 1972-82

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON

Most Seasons Leading Team


9 John Randle, 1991, 1993-00
6 Jim Marshall, 1961-66
6 Alan Page, 1967-68, 1971, 1975-77
6 Chris Doleman, 1987-90, 1992-93
6 Jared Allen, 2008-13
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
8 John Randle, 1993-00
6 Jim Marshall, 1961-66
6 Jared Allen, 2008-13
4 Doug Martin, 1980-83
4 Chris Doleman, 1987-90
TOTAL SACKS
Career
130.0 Carl Eller, 1964-78
127.0 Jim Marshall, 1961-79
114.0 John Randle, 1990-00
Season
22.0 Jared Allen, 2011
21.0 Chris Doleman, 1989
18.0 Alan Page, 1976
18.0 Keith Millard, 1989
Season, Rookie
11.0 Keith Millard, 1985
10.5 Kevin Williams, 2003
8.5 Alan Page, 1967
Game
5.0 Randy Holloway, vs. Atl., 9/16/84
4.5 Jared Allen, vs. G.B., 10/5/09
4.0 Many times, last by Kevin Williams,
vs. Det., 10/12/08
Game, Rookie
3.0 Kevin Williams, @ Ari., 12/28/03
2.5 Gerald Robinson, vs. Chi., 10/19/86
Game, Opponent
4.0 Many times, last by Peter Boulware,
@ Balt., 1/7/02

RECORDS

SACKS

DEFENSIVE TACKLES
Career
1,928 Scott Studwell, 1977-90
1,404 Matt Blair, 1974-85
1,375 Jeff Siemon, 1972-82
Season
230 Scott Studwell, 1981
229 Jeff Siemon, 1978
220 Matt Blair, 1981
Game
24 Scott Studwell, @ Det., 11/17/85
22 Chad Greenway, vs. Oak., 11/20/11
21 Scott Studwell, @ Pitt., 9/24/89
21 Ed McDaniel, @ G.B., 9/4/94
SOLO COMBINED TACKLES
Career
1,308 Scott Studwell, 1977-90
1,008 Jeff Siemon, 1972-82
986 Matt Blair, 1974-85
Season
170 Jeff Siemon, 1978
156 Scott Studwell, 1981
153 Scott Studwell, 1980
Game
18 Rip Hawkins, vs. Det., 11/18/62
18 Rip Hawkins, vs. S.F., 12/2/62
17 Rip Hawkins, vs. Balt., 11/12/61
ASSISTED COMBINED TACKLES
Career
673 Scott Studwell, 1977-90
466 Matt Blair, 1974-85
386 Fred McNeill, 1974-85
Season
97 Scott Studwell, 1985
88 Mike Merriweather, 1991
83 Scott Studwell, 1983
Game
13 Wally Hilgenberg, @ Chi., 10/23/72
13 Scott Studwell, vs. T.B., 9/30/90
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
Career
147 Chris Walsh, 1994-02
140 Harold Morrow, 1996-02
120 Walker Lee Ashley, 1983-88
113 Keith Nord, 1979-85
113 Heath Farwell, 2005-10
Season
38 Joey Browner, 1989
35 Nate Allen, 1977
32 Harold Morrow, 1997
32 Heath Farwell, 2007
Game
7 Heath Farwell, @ NYG, 11/25/07
6 Wymon Henderson, vs. Det., 11/6/88

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

OPPONENTS FUMBLES RECOVERED


Career
28 Jim Marshall, 1961-79
23 Carl Eller, 1964-78
19 Matt Blair, 1974-85
18 Alan Page, 1967-78
Season
9 Don Hultz, 1963
7 Alan Page, 1970
6 Fred McNeil, 1978
Game
3 Joey Browner, vs. S.F., 9/8/85
2 Many times, last by Brian Robison,
vs. Buf., 12/5/10
Longest Fumble Returns (All TDs)
94 Dwayne Rudd, vs. Chi., 12/6/98
88 Ed Sharockman, @ Det., 12/9/62
77 Kevin Williams, vs. Jack., 11/28/04
70 Paul Krause, @ Det., 12/14/75
65 Alan Page, @ Chi., 10/11/70
65 Willie Teal, @ Phil., 12/1/85
Longest Fumble Returns, Opponents
(All TDs)
99 Adrian Wilson, vs. Ari., 11/26/06
90 Aeneas Williams, @ St. L., 11/30/03
80 Bobby Jackson, vs. NY Jets, 12/26/82
OPPONENTS FUMBLES
RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNS
Career
2 Roy Winston, 1962-76
2 Paul Krause, 1968-79
2 Charlie Johnson, 1982-84
2 Chris Martin, 1983-88
2 Henry Thomas, 1987-92
2 Anthony Parker, 1992-94
2 Orlando Thomas, 1995-01
2 Dwayne Rudd, 1997-00
2 Kevin Williams, 2003-12
2 Antoine Winfield, 2004-12
Season
2 Dwayne Rudd, 1998

HISTORY

FUMBLES

Matt Blair holds the team record with 20


career blocked kicks.

EXTRA
POINTS

4 Joey Browner, 1987, 1989-91


4 Antoine Winfield, 2004, 06, 08, 12
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
3 Joey Browner, 1989-91
3 Darren Sharper, 2005-07
Career
53 Paul Krause, 1968-79
51 Bobby Bryant, 1967-80
40 Ed Sharockman, 1962-72
Season
10 Paul Krause, 1975
9 Orlando Thomas, 1995
9 Brian Russell, 2003
9 Darren Sharper, 2005
8 Bobby Bryant, 1969
8 Issiac Holt, 1986
8 Carl Lee, 1988
8 Audray McMillian, 1992
8 Corey Chavous, 2003
Season, Rookie
9 Orlando Thomas, 1995
6 George Rose, 1964
5 Rip Hawkins, 1961
Game
3 Many times, last time by Darren Sharper,
@ NYG, 11/13/05
Game, Opponent
3 Many times, last time by Deltha ONeal,
@ Cin., 9/18/05
Consecutive Games With Interception
6 Paul Krause, 1968
6 Brian Russell, 2003
4 Issiac Holt, 1986
4 Carl Lee, 1988
4 Orlando Thomas, 1995
YARDS
Career
852 Paul Krause, 1968-79
804 Ed Sharockman, 1962-72
749 Bobby Bryant, 1967-80
Season
276 Darren Sharper, 2005
242 Jimmy Hitchcock, 1998
236 Charlie West, 1971
Season, Rookie
135 Dewayne Washington, 1994
108 Orlando Thomas, 1995
87 Harrison Smith, 2012
Game
123 Darren Sharper, @ NYG, 11/13/05
112 Dwight Smith, @ NYG, 11/25/07
97 Reggie Rutland, vs. LA Rams, 12/15/91
Game, Opponent
151 Tommy Myers, @ N.O., 9/3/78
116 Marcus Turner, @ NY Jets, 11/20/94
Longest Returns
97 Reggie Rutland, vs. LA Rams, 12/15/91 (td)
94 Walker Lee Ashley, vs. Chi., 12/19/88 (td)
93 Dwight Smith, @ NYG, 11/25/07 (td)
92 Darren Sharper, @ NYG, 11/13/05 (td)
90 Issiac Holt, vs. Det., 10/8/89 (td)
89 Charlie West, @ Chi., 12/19/71
88 Darren Sharper, vs. T.B., 9/11/05 (td)
84 Jack Del Rio, @ Chi., 11/2/92 (td)
81 Dewayne Washington, @ Chi., 9/18/94 (td)
Longest Return, Opponent (all TDs)
100 Barry Wilburn, vs. Wash., 12/26/87
97 Tommy Myers, @ N.O., 9/3/78
TOUCHDOWNS
Career
3 Rip Hawkins, 1961-65
3 Ed Sharockman, 1962-72
3 Bobby Bryant, 1967-80
3 Joey Browner, 1983-91
3 Audray McMillian, 1989-93
3 Dewayne Washington, 1994-97
3 Jimmy Hitchcock, 1998-99
3 Darren Sharper, 2005-08
Season
3 Jimmy Hitchcock, 1998
2 Rip Hawkins, 1964
2 Carl Lee, 1988
2 Audray McMillian, 1992
2 Anthony Parker, 1994
2 Dewayne Washington, 1994
2 Darren Sharper, 2005
2 Kevin Williams, 2007
2 Harrison Smith, 2012

KICKOFF

SERVICE

Starts, Season
16 Gary Zimmerman, T, 1986
16 Todd Steussie, T, 1994
16 Dewayne Washington, CB, 1994
16 Kevin Williams, DT, 2004
16 Matt Kalil, T, 2012
16 Harrison Smith, S, 2012

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

VIKINGS ROOKIE RECORDS


Yards, Game
296 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07*
224 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07
148 Onterrio Smith, @ Chi., 12/14/03
Rushing Attempts, Season
238 Adrian Peterson, 2007
201 Alfred Anderson, 1984
182 Chuck Foreman, 1973
Rushing Attempts, Game
30 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07
27 Onterrio Smith, @ Chi., 12/14/03
25 Michael Bennett, @ G.B., 12/30/01
25 Adrian Peterson, @ K.C., 9/23/07
Touchdowns Rushing, Season
12 Adrian Peterson, 2007
5 Onterrio Smith, 2003
5 D.J. Dozier, 1987
5 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
Touchdowns Rushing, Game
3 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07
3 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07
3 Onterrio Smith, @ Chi., 12/20/03
3 D.J. Dozier, vs. Den., 10/26/87
Rushing Average, Season
5.6 Adrian Peterson, 2007
5.4 Onterrio Smith, 2003
4.7 Terry Allen, 1991
Rushing Average (Min. 10 Attempts), Game
11.2 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07
9.9 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07
9.3 Adrian Peterson, vs. G.B. 9/30/07
Longest Run
73 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07 (td)
64 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07 (td)
55 Adrian Peterson, vs. G.B., 9/30/07

PASSING

S Harrison Smith started all 16 games in


2012 recording 3 INTs returning 2 for TDs.

SCORING
Total Points, Season
141 Blair Walsh, 2012 (36-pat, 35-fg)
106 Randy Moss, 1998 (17-td, 2-2pt)
78 Adrian Peterson, 2007 (13-td)
Total Points, Game
20 Randy Moss, @ Dal., 11/16/98 (3-rec. td, 1-2pt)
18 Sammy White, vs. Cle., 11/9/69 (3-rec. td)
18 D.J. Dozier, vs. Den., 10/26/87 (3-rush td)
18 Randy Moss, vs. Chi., 12/6/98 (3-rec. td)
18 Onterrio Smith, vs. K.C.,12/20/03 (3-rush td)
18 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi.,10/14/07 (3-rush td)
18 Adrian Peterson, vs S.D., 11/4/07 (3 rush td)
18 Blair Walsh, @ St.L., 12/16/12 (3-pat, 5-fg)
Touchdowns, Season
17 Randy Moss, 1998#
13 Adrian Peterson, 2007
10 Sammy White, 1976
9 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
Touchdowns, Game
3 Randy Moss, @ Dal., 11/16/98 (3-rec. td)
3 Sammy White, vs. Cle., 11/9/69 (3-rec. td)
3 D.J. Dozier, vs. Den., 10/26/87 (3-rush td)
3 Randy Moss, vs. Chi., 12/6/98 (3-rec. td)
3 Onterrio Smith, vs. K.C., 12/20/03 (3-rush td)
3 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07 (3-rush td)
3 Adrian Peterson, vs S.D., 11/4/07 (3 rush td)
Field Goals Made, Season
35 Blair Walsh, 2012
9 Mike Mercer, 1961
Field Goals Made, Game
5 Blair Walsh, @ St.L., 12/16/12
Longest Field Goal
56 Blair Walsh, @ Hou., 12/23/12
55 Blair Walsh, vs. Jax., 9/9/12
55 Blair Walsh, @ Sea., 11/4/12
Field Goals Attempted, Season
38 Blair Walsh, @ St.L., 12/16/12
Field Goals Attempted, game
5 Blair Walsh, @ St.L., 12/16/12

Passing Yards, Season


1,997 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
1,853 Christian Ponder, 2011
1,386 Joe Kapp, 1967
Passing Yards, Game
381 Christian Ponder, vs. Den., 12/4/11
277 Fran Tarkenton, @ S.F., 11/26/61
252 Fran Tarkenton, vs. LA Rams, 12/3/61
Pass Attempts, Season
291 Christian Ponder, 2011
280 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
214 Joe Kapp, 1967
Pass Attempts, Game
47 Christian Ponder, vs. Den., 12/4/11
34 Tommy Kramer, @ Oak., 12/11/77
34 Fran Tarkenton, Det., 12/10/61
Pass Completions, Season
158 Christian Ponder, 2011
157 Fran Tarkenton, 1961

EXTRA
POINTS

PASS RECEIVING

Receptions, Season
69 Randy Moss, 1998
60 Percy Harvin, 2009
51 Paul Flatley, 1963
51 Sammy White, 1976
45 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
Receptions, Game
9 Sammy White, vs. LA Rams, 9/19/76
9 Sammy White, @ Mia., 12/11/76
8 James Brim, @ Chi., 10/11/87
8 Randy Moss, vs. G.B., 11/22/98
8 Randy Moss, vs. Chi., 12/6/98
8 Cordarrelle Patterson, at G.B., 11/24/13
Receiving Yards, Season
1,313 Randy Moss, 1998
906 Sammy White, 1976
867 Paul Flatley, 1963
Receiving Yards, Game
210 Sammy White, vs. Det., 11/7/76
190 Randy Moss, @ G.B., 10/5/98
174 Paul Flatley, vs. Det., 11/24/63
Touchdowns Receiving, Season
17 Randy Moss, 1998#
10 Sammy White, 1967
6 Percy Harvin, 2009
Touchdowns Receiving, Game
3 Sammy White, @ Mia., 12/11/76
3 Randy Moss, @ Dal., 11/26/98
3 Randy Moss, vs. Chi., 12/6/98

COMBINED YARDAGE

Yards, Season
2,081 Percy Harvin, 2009 (ru-135, re-790, rt-1,156)
2,021 Adrian Peterson, 2007
(ru-1,341, re-268, rt-412)
2,020Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
(ru-158, re-469, rt-1,393)
Yards, Game
361 Adrian Peterson, @ Chi., 10/14/07
(ru-248, re-9, rt-128)
315 Adrian Peterson, vs. S.D., 11/4/07
(ru-296, re-19)

PUNTING

RUSHING

Yards, Season
1,341 Adrian Peterson, 2007
801 Chuck Foreman, 1973
773 Alfred Anderson, 1984

Pass Completions, Game


29 Christian Ponder, vs. Den. 12/4/11
21 Fran Tarkenton, vs. LA Rams, 12/3/61
20 Tarvaris Jackson, vs. St.L., 12/31/06
20 Joe Webb, @ Det., 1/2/11
Touchdown Passes, Season
18 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
13 Christian Ponder, 2011
Touchdown Passes, Game
4 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chi., 9/17/61
4 Fran Tarkenton, vs. LA Rams, 12/3/61
4 Fran Tarkenton, @ Chi., 12/17/61
Passes Had Intercepted, Season
17 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
13 Christian Ponder, 2011
Passes Had Intercepted, Game
3 7 times, last Christian Ponder,
@ Det., 12/11/11
Highest QB Rating, Season
74.7 Fran Tarkenton, 1961
70.1 Christian Ponder, 2011
Highest QB Rating, Game
148.6 Fran Tarkenton, vs. Chi.,9/17/61
121.1 Fran Tarkenton, L.A., 12/3/61
116.1 Fran Tarkenton, @ S.F., 11/26/61

WR Randy Moss scorched the NFL during


his rookie campaign catching 69 passes
for 1,313 yards and 17 TDs.

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Punts, Season
75 Jeff Locke, 2013
73 Neil Clabo, 1975
71 Chris Cluwe, 2005
Punts, Game
9 Bobby Walden, vs. L.A., 11/29/64
9 Jeff Locke, @ Bal., 12/8/13
8 Chris Kluwe, vs. NYG, 11/13/05
Punt Average, Season
46.4 Bobby Walden, 1964 (72-3,341)
44.2 Jeff Locke, 2013 (75-3,316)
44.1 Chris Kluwe, 2005 (71-3,130)
Punt Average (Min. 4 punts), Game
54.3 Chris Kluwe, vs. T.B., 9/11/05 (4-217)
52.4 Bobby Walden, vs. S.F., 11/8/64 (5-262)
52.0 Bobby Walden, @ Bal., 11/15/64 (4-208)
*NFL Record
#NFL Rookie Record

SACKS

Sacks, Season
11.0 Keith Millard, 1985
10.5 Don Hultz, 1963
10.5 Kevin Williams, 2003
Sacks, Game
3.0 Kevin Williams, vs. Ari., 12/28/03
2.5 Gerald Robinson, Chi.,10/19/86
2.0 8 times, last Brian Robison, vs. Atl., 9/9/07
*NFL Record
#NFL Rookie Record

KICKOFF

Total Tackles, Season


98 Harrison Smith, 2012
75 Dewayne Washington, 1994
74 Eric Kelly, 2001
74 Kenny Wright, 1999
Total Tackles, Game
13 Malik Boyd, @ N.E., 11/13/94
13 Harrison Smith, vs. T.B., 10/25/12
12 3 times, last Harrison Smith, @ G.B., 12/2/12

EXECUTIVES

TACKLES

Kickoff Returns, Season


53 Buster Rhymes, 1985
44 Jimmy Edwards, 1979
43 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
Kickoff Returns, Game
8 Troy Walters, vs. G.B., 12/17/00
7 Jimmy Edwards, @ St.L., 11/4/79
7 Darryl Harris, vs. G.B., 10/16/88
Kickoff Return Yards, Season
1,393 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
1,345 Buster Rhymes, 1985
1,156 Percy Harvin, 2009
Kickoff Return Yards, Game
228 Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. G.B., 10/27/13
182 Buster Rhymes, vs. Chi., 9/19/85
180 Percy Harvin, vs. S.F., 9/27/09
Longest Kickoff Return (All TDs)
109 Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. G.B., 10/27/13*
105 Cordarrelle Patterson, at Chi., 9/15/13
104 Aundrae Allison, vs. Det., 12/2/07
Kickoff Return Average, Season
32.4 Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013
28.7 Aundrae Allison, 2007
27.5 Percy Harvin, 2009
Kickoff Return Average (3 returns), Game
49.7 Cordarrelle Patterson, @ Chi., 9/15/13 (3-149)
48.0 Aundrae Allison, vs. Det., 12/2/07 (3-144)
45.6 Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. G.B.,
10/27/13 (5-228)

STAFF

KICKOFF RETURNS

Punt Returns, Season


48 Kevin Miller, 1978
35 Keenan Howry, 2003
33 Jimmy Edwards, 1979
Punt Returns, Games
6 Kevin Miller, vs. T.B., 9/17/78
6 David Palmer, vs. Det., 9/11/94
Punt Return Yards, Season
247 Keenan Howry, 2003
239 Kevin Miller, 1978
217 Troy Walters, 2000
Punt Return Yards, Game
107 Charlie West, vs. Was., 11/3/68
78 Troy Walters, vs. Det., 11/30/00
77 Bob Grim, vs. NYG, 11/5/67
Longest Punt Return
81 Bob Grim, vs. NYG, 11/5/67
63 Troy Walters, vs. Det., 11/30/00
57 Nick Davis, vs. Chi., 10/27/02
Punt Return Average, Season
10.1 Charlie West, 1968 (20-201)
7.9 Nick Davis, 2002 (24-190)
7.6 Jackie Wallace, 1974 (25-191)
Punt Return Average (3 returns), Game
35.7 Charlie West, vs. Was., 11/3/68 (3-107)
26.0 Troy Walters, vs. Det., 11/30/00 (3-78)
25.7 Bob Grim, vs. NYG, 11/5/67 (3-77)

COACHES

PUNT RETURNS

NFL OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


1973Chuck Foreman, RB, (PFW)
1976Sammy White, WR, (PFW, PD)
1998Randy Moss, WR (AP, FD, CPFW)
2007Adrian Peterson, RB (AP, PFW)
2009Percy Harvin, WR/KR (AP, PFW)
NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1994Dewayne Washington, CB (PFN)
NFC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1973Chuck Foreman, RB (Wheaties, TSN)
1976Sammy White, WR (UPI, TSN, NEA)
1998Randy Moss, WR (PFWA)
NFC OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1998Randy Moss, WR (PFWA)

ALL-ROOKIE HONORS (PFW)


1972Jeff Siemon, LB
1973Chuck Foreman, RB
1974Matt Blair, LB
1976Sammy White, WR
1984Alfred Anderson, RB
1988Randall McDaniel, G
1994Todd Steussie, G
Andrew Jordan, TE
Dewayne Washington, CB
1995Orlando Thomas, S
1998Randy Moss, WR
2000Chris Hovan, DT
2003Onterrio Smith, RB
Kevin Williams, DT
Eddie Johnson, P
2005Chris Kluwe, P
2007Adrian Peterson, RB
Brian Robison, DE
2009Phil Loadholt, T
Percy Harvin, WR/KR
2011Kyle Rudolph, TE
2012Blair Walsh, K
Matt Kalil, T
Harrison Smith, S
2013Cordarrelle Patterson, WR/KR

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1ST-TEAM ALL-PRO HONORS


1998-Randy Moss, WR
2012Blair Walsh, K
2013Cordarrelle Patterson, WR/KR

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES
PRO BOWL HONORS
1973Chuck Foreman, RB
1976Sammy White, WR
1998Randy Moss, WR
2007Adrian Peterson, RB
2009Percy Harvin
2012Matt Kalil, T
Blair Walsh, K
2013Cordarrelle Patterson, WR/KR

RECORDS

NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


1963Paul Flatley, WR (AP, UPI, NEA, TSN)
1973Chuck Foreman, RB (AP, PFWA)
1976Sammy White, WR (AP, PFWA)
1998Randy Moss, WR (TSN, FN, PFW, SI)
2007Adrian Peterson, RB (TSN, PFW, SI)
2009Percy Harvin, WR/KR (Pepsi)

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

VIKINGS ROOKIE NFL AWARDS

HISTORY

S Orlando Thomas grabbed 9 INTs in 1995,


the most ever by a Vikings rookie and the
2nd most in team history among all players.

EXTRA
POINTS

WR Sammy White was named the NFL


Rookie of the Year in 1976 after catching
51 passes for 906 yards and 10 TDs.

Passes Defensed, Season


23 Xavier Rhodes, 2013
19 Orlando Thomas, 1995
12 Dewayne Washington, 1994
12 Brian Williams, 2002
Interceptions, Season
9 Orlando Thomas, 1995
6 George Rose, 1961
5 Rip Hawkins, 1961
Interceptions, Game
2 Rip Hawkins, vs. Dal, 9/24/61
2 Jeff Sieman, vs. S.F., 12/16/72
Interception Return Yards, Season
135 Dewayne Washington, 1994
108 Orlando Thomas, 1995
87 Harrison Smith, 2012
Interception Return Yards, Game
81 Dewayne Washington, @ Chi., 9/18/94
80 Mike Nattiel, vs. Sea., 12/7/03
70 Orlando Thomas, @ Pit., 9/24/95
Longest Interception Return
81 Dewayne Washington, @ Chi., 9/18/94 (td)
80 Mike Nattiel, vs. Sea., 12/7/03 (td)
63 Tim Newton, @ Buf., 9/25/85

PLAYERS

INTERCEPTIONS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS BIG DAYS


RUSHING

296 Adrian Peterson vs. S.D., 11/4/07 (30 att.)


224 Adrian Peterson @ Chi., 10/14/07 (20 att.)
212 Adrian Peterson @ Stl., 12/16/12 (24 att.)
211 Adrian Peterson vs. Chi., 12/1/13 (35 att.)
210 Adrian Peterson @ G.B., 12/2/12 (21 att.)
200 Chuck Foreman @ Phil., 10/24/76 (28 att.)
199 Adrian Peterson vs. G.B., 12/30/12 (34 att.)
192 Adrian Peterson vs. G.B., 11/9/08 (30 att.)
182 Adrian Peterson @ Sea., 11/4/12 (17 att.)
180 Adrian Peterson @ Cle., 9/13/09 (25 att.)
179 Ted Brown @ G.B., 10/23/83 (29 att.)
179 Robert Smith @ St. Louis, 9/13/98 (23 att.)
175 Adrian Peterson vs. G.B., 10/23/11 (24 att.)
172 Terry Allen @ Pitt., 12/20/92 (33 att.)
171 Adrian Peterson vs. Det., 11/11/12 (27 att.)
170 Robert Smith @ Chi., 10/15/00 (15 att.)
169 Robert Smith @ Buf., 8/31/97 (16 att.)
169 Chester Taylor @ Sea., 10/22/06 (24 att.)
167 Michael Bennett vs. NYG, 11/10/02 (15 att.)
166 Scottie Graham vs. K.C., 12/26/93 (33 att.)
165 Adrian Peterson @ Ari., 12/14/08 (28 att.)
164 Chester Taylor vs. Oak., 11/18/07 (22 att.)
160 Robert Smith vs. Ind., 12/21/97 (17 att.)
160 Adrian Peterson vs. Ind., 9/14/08 (29 att.)
160 Adrian Peterson vs. Det., 9/26/10 (23 att.)
159 Terry Allen @ Chi., 9/18/94 (22 att.)
156 Chuck Foreman @ Det., 12/18/77 (33 att.)
155 Dave Osborn vs. G.B., 12/3/67 (21 att.)
155 Clinton Jones vs. Atl., 11/28/71 (22 att.)
154 Adrian Peterson vs. Chi., 12/9/12 (31 att.)
153 Adrian Peterson vs. Ari., 10/21/12 (23 att.)
150 Chuck Foreman vs. Chi., 10/16/77 (26 att.)
148 Chuck Foreman vs. Pitt., 10/4/76 (27 att.)
148 Herschel Walker vs. G.B., 10/15/89 (18 att.)
148 Robert Smith @ Dal., 11/23/00 (21 att.)
148 Onterrio Smith @ Chi., 12/14/03 (27 att.)
146 Tommy Mason vs. Balt., 11/17/63 (12 att.)
146 Darrin Nelson vs. G.B., 11/10/85 (21 att.)
146 Robert Smith @ NYG, 12/26/99 (16 att.)
146 Onterrio Smith vs. K.C., 12/20/03 (21 att.)
146 Adrian Peterson @ G.B., 11/24/13 (32 att.)
145 Adrian Peterson vs. Mia., 9/19/10 (28 att.)
143 Tommy Mason @ Balt., 12/16/62 (20 att.)
143 Adrian Peterson vs. Bal., 10/18/09 (22 att.)
140 Terry Allen @ G.B., 9/6/92 (12 att.)
140 Adrian Peterson vs. Pit., 9/29/13 (23 att.)
140 Adrian Peterson @ Dal., 11/3/13 (25 att.)
139 Dave Osborn vs. Chi., 12/5/70 (29 att.)
139 Scottie Graham @ G.B., 12/19/93 (30 att.)
139 Adrian Peterson, vs. Hou., 11/2/08 (25 att.)
138 Tommy Mason @ Det., 12/9/62 (16 att.)
138 Bill Brown @ Cle., 10/31/65 (26 att.)
138 Mewelde Moore vs. Tenn., 10/24/04 (20 att.)
137 Tommy Mason vs. Balt., 9/13/64 (20 att.)
137 Robert Smith vs. N.O., 11/8/98 (20 att.)
136 Chester Taylor vs. Ari., 11/26/06 (27 att.)
134 Robert Smith vs. Det., 10/25/98 (19 att.)
134 Robert Smith @ Det., 10/1/00 (16 att.)
133 Chuck Foreman vs. Cinn., 11/13/77 (29 att.)
133 Robert Smith @ T.B., 10/13/96 (18 att.)
133 Adrian Peterson vs. Det., 11/15/09 (18 att.)
132 Robert Smith @ G.B., 9/21/97 (28 att.)
131 Adrian Peterson vs. Chi., 11/30/08 (28 att.)
131 Adrian Peterson @ G.B., 10/24/10 (28 att.)
130 Michael Bennett vs. G.B., 11/17/02 (19 att.)
129 Ted Brown vs. T.B., 11/8/81 (31 att.)
127 Chuck Foreman vs. S.D., 11/23/75 (33 att.)
127 Terry Allen vs. T.B., 11/3/91 (14 att.)
126 Herschel Walker @ T.B., 12/8/91 (16 att.)
125 Herschel Walker @ Atl., 9/8/91 (25 att.)
125 Robert Smith vs. Phil., 9/28/97 (22 att.)
125 Artose Pinner @ Det., 12/10/06 (29 att.)
124 Tommy Mason vs. Pitt., 10/18/64 (20 att.)
124 Oscar Reed vs. Det., 11/12/72 (23 att.)
123 Raymond Hayes vs. LA Rams, 12/3/61 (18 att.)
123 Chester Taylor vs. Det., 10/8/06 (26 att.)
123 Adrian Peterson vs. T.B., 10/25/12 (15 att.)
122 Chuck Foreman @ N.O., 9/3/78 (18 att.)
122 Darrin Nelson vs. Det., 11/3/85 (25 att.)
122 Robert Smith @ G.B., 11/9/00 (24 att.)
122 Mewelde Moore @ G.B.., 11/21/05 (22 att.)
122 Adrian Peterson vs. Ari., 10/9/11 (29 att.)
121 Mel Triplett @ Chi., 12/17/61 (15 att.)
121 Adrian Peterson @ Chi., 10/19/08 (22 att.)
120 Alfred Anderson @ Det., 9/23/84 (19 att.)
120 Robert Smith vs. Car., 10/12/97 (23 att.)
120 Michael Bennett @ G.B., 12/8/02 (19 att.)
120 Adrian Peterson vs. T.B., 9/18/11 (25 att.)
119 Darrin Nelson vs. G.B., 11/13/83 (16 att.)
118 Dave Osborn @ Chi., 12/18/66 (19 att.)

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Darrin Nelson vs. Cle., 10/26/86 (22 att.)


Darrin Nelson @ Dal., 11/26/87 (16 att.)
Robert Smith @ K.C., 12/12/99 (21 att.)
Adrian Peterson, @ Phi., 12/26/10 (22 att.)
Bill Brown vs. Ci., 10/16/65 (15 att.)
Chuck Foreman @ N.O., 11/16/75 (24 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Ariz., 11/12/00 (20 att.)
Chuck Foreman vs. Chi., 9/23/73 (16 att.)
Adrian Peterson vs. Det., 12/2/07 (15 att.)
Bill Brown @ Dal., 9/25/66 (20 att.)
Dave Osborn vs. NYG, 11/5/67 (16 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Det., 10/31/93 (23 att.)
Robert Smith @ Pitt., 9/24/95 (15 att.)
Scottie Graham @ Cinn., 12/24/95 (25 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Det., 11/30/00 (17 att.)
Matt Asiata vs. Det., 12/29/13 (14 att.)
Chuck Foreman @ Det., 10/7/73 (16 att.)
Michael Bennett @ T.B., 11/3/02 (10 att.)
Ted Brown @ Chi., 9/21/80 (22 att.)
Terry Allen vs. Mia., 9/25/94 (15 att.)
Terry Allen @ T.B., 10/30/94 (17 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Det., 9/1/96 (22 att.)
Michael Bennett, vs. Tenn., 12/9/01 (16 att.)
Chester Taylor, vs. Car., 9/17/06 (24 att.)
Adrian Peterson vs. G.B., 9/30/07 (12 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Det., 9/10/95 (20 att.)
Adrian Peterson vs. Det., 10/12/08 (25 att.)
Bill Brown vs. Chi., 9/29/68 (12 att.)
Ted Brown @ G.B., 9/27/81 (21 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Chi., 9/3/00 (14 att.)
Mewelde Moore @ N.O., 10/17/04 (15 att.)
Toby Gerhart at Was., 12/24/11 (11 att.)
Joe Webb at Det., 12/11/11 (7 att.)
Ted Brown @ Atl., 11/23/81 (16 att.)
Leroy Hoard vs. Oak., 11/17/96 (20 att.)
Moe Williams vs. Chi., 9/14/03 (21 att.)
Adrian Peterson @ Chi., 11/25/12 (18 att.)
Chuck Foreman vs. Det., 10/19/75 (22 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Chi., 10/10/99 (12 att.)
Adrian Peterson vs. Buf., 12/5/10 (16 att.)
Bill Brown @ Balt., 11/16/64 (14 att.)
Dave Osborn @ Chi., 10/12/69 (15 att.)
Michael Bennett vs. Chi., 10/27/02 (29 att.)
Michael Bennett vs. Det., 11/6/05 (18 att.)
Alfred Anderson @ Phi., 9/9/84 (20 att.)
Leroy Hoard vs. S.F., 10/24/99 (17 att.)
Adrian Peterson @ Det., 12/7/08 (22 att.)
Tony Galbreath @ Chi., 10/9/83 (16 att.)
Robert Smith vs. S.D., 11/28/99 (20 att.)
Michael Bennett @ G.B., 12/30/01 (25 att.)
Bill Brown vs. Balt., 9/13/64 (20 att.)
Bill Brown @ NYG, 12/6/64 (18 att.)
Dave Osborn @ Atl., 10/29/67 (19 att.)
Darrin Nelson vs. T.B., 11/15/87 (17 att.)
Herschel Walker vs. Den., 9/29/91 (12 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Wash., 10/18/98 (24 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Car., 11/19/00 (23 att.)
Michael Bennett vs. Sea., 12/7/03 (25 att.)
Adrian Peterson vs Atl., 9/9/07 (19 att.)
Adrian Peterson @ G.B., 9/8/08 (19 att.)
Adrian Peterson vs. NYG, 12/28/08 (21 att.)
Chuck Foreman @ Chi., 10/27/75 (26 att.)
Chuck Foreman vs. Atl., 11/9/75 (26 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Car., 10/6/96 (27 att.)
Moe Williams vs. Buf., 9/15/02 (17 att.)
Adrian Peterson @ K.C., 9/23/07 (25 att.)
Adrian Peterson @ Det., 9/30/12 (21 att.)
Tommy Mason @ G.B., 12/5/65 (21 att.)
Clinton Jones vs. Atl., 9/14/68 (17 att.)
Bill Brown vs. Det., 11/11/73 (19 att.)
Chuck Foreman @ G.B., 11/27/77 (26 att.)
Chuck Foreman @ Dal., 10/26/78 (22 att.)
Leroy Hoard vs. T.B., 12/15/96 (20 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Det., 12/14/97 (20 att.)
Mewelde Moore vs. N.O., 9/25/05 (23 att.)
Robert Smith vs. Jax., 12/20/98 (19 att.)
Chester Taylor @ S.F., 12/9/07 (8 att.)
Chuck Foreman vs. G.B., 12/8/73 (19 att.)
Chuck Foreman vs. Sea., 11/14/76 (17 att.)
Ted Brown vs. Dal., 1/3/83 (29 att.)
Terry Allen vs. G.B., 12/27/92 (20 att.)
Adrian Peterson @ Chi., 9/15/13 (26 att.)

Career 100-Yard Rushing Games


No. Player
W-L
42...Adrian Peterson..........26-15-1
29... Robert Smith ...............22-7
17 ... Chuck Foreman ............16-1
9.... Michael Bennett...........5-4
8.... Bill Brown.....................4-4
7.... Terry Allen....................7-0
6.... Tommy Mason .............2-4

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6.... Dave Osborn.................3-3


6.... Ted Brown....................5-1
6.... Darrin Nelson ...............3-3
6.... Chester Taylor ..............6-0
4.... Herschel Walker...........3-1
4.... Mewelde Moore............4-0
3.... Scottie Graham ............2-1
3.... Leroy Hoard..................3-0
2.... Clinton Jones................2-0
2.... Alfred Anderson...........1-1
2.... Moe Williams...............1-1
2.... Onterrio Smith .............1-1
1 .... Ray Hayes ....................1-0
1 .... Mel Triplett ..................0-1
1 .... Oscar Reed...................1-0
1 .... Tony Galbreath.............1-0
1 .... Artose Pinner ...............1-0
1 .... Toby Gerhart ................1-0
1 .... Joe Webb......................0-1
1 ....Matt Asiata.................1-0

PASSING
490 Tommy Kramer @ Wash., 11/2/86 (20 of 35)
456 Tommy Kramer vs. Clev., 12/14/80 (38 of 49)
449 Joe Kapp vs. Balt., 9/28/69 (28 of 43)
446 Brett Favre vs. Ari., 11/7/10 (36 of 47)
444 Tommy Kramer @ S.D., 10/11/81 (27 of 43)
442 Randall Cunningham @ G.B., 10/5/98 (20 of 32)
436 Tommy Kramer vs. Chi., 9/19/85 (28 of 55)
425 Daunte Culpepper @ N.O., 10/17/04 (26 of 37)
420 Warren Moon vs. N.O., 11/6/94 (33 of 57)
407 Fran Tarkenton @ S.F., 10/24/65 (21 of 34)
404 Daunte Culpepper @ Det., 12/19/04 (25 of 35)
400 Warren Moon vs. NY Jets, 11/20/94 (33 of 50)
396 Daunte Culpepper @ Oak., 11/16/03 (27 of 49)
396 Daunte Culpepper @ Hou., 10/10/04 (36 of 50)
395 Tommy Kramer vs. Atl., 9/7/80 (30 of 42)
392 Brett Favre vs. Chi., 11/29/09 (32 of 48)
391 Wade Wilson vs. Det., 11/6/88 (28 of 35)
386 Tommy Kramer @ T.B., 10/7/84 (27 of 47)
384 Warren Moon @ Det., 11/23/95 (30 of 47)
384 Tommy Kramer vs. G.B., 11/29/81 (38 of 55)
382 Matt Cassel vs. Phi., 12/15/13 (26 of 35)
381 Christian Ponder vs. Den., 12/4/11 (29 of 47)
374 Wade Wilson @ T.B., 12/16/90 (24 of 39)
374 Jeff George @ Chi., 11/14/99 (25 of 44)
370 Daunte Culpepper @ S.D., 11/9/03 (32 of 44)
366 Sean Salisbury @ Den., 11/14/93 (19 of 37)
364 Randall Cunningham vs. Oak., 9/19/99 (23 of 39)
363 Jeff George vs. S.D., 11/28/99 (28 of 43)
363 Daunte Culpepper @ G.B., 11/14/04 (27 of 44)
361 Steve Dils @ T.B., 9/5/81 (37 of 62)
361 Wade Wilson vs. N.O., 12/21/86 (24 of 39)
360 Daunte Culpepper vs. Chi., 9/26/04 (19 of 30)
359 Randall Cunningham @ Dal., 11/26/98 (17 of 35)
357 Daunte Culpepper, vs. Car., 11/19/00 (22 of 29)
355 Warren Moon @ Ari., 10/2/94 (29 of 47)
355 Daunte Culpepper vs. Mia., 9/10/00 (23 of 37)
352 Christian Ponder @ Was., 10/14/12 (35 of 52)
349 Warren Moon @ N.E., 11/13/94 (26 of 42)
349 Randall Cunningham vs. Chi., 12/6/98 (21 of 31)
348 Todd Bouman vs. Tenn., 12/9/01 (21 of 31)
347 Fran Tarkenton @ Wash., 11/30/75 (27 of 37)
347 Fran Tarkenton vs. Det., 11/7/76 (17 of 25)
347 Sean Salisbury vs. S.D., 11/7/93 (29 of 47)
345 Randall Cunningham @ Balt., 12/13/98 (32 of 55)
344 Brett Favre vs. Det., 11/15/09 (20 of 29)
343 Tommy Kramer @ St.L., 10/25/81 (25 of 55)
343 Daunte Culpepper @ Phi., 9/20/04 (37 of 47)
342 Tommy Kramer vs. Chi., 11/28/82 (26 of 35)
342 Warren Moon @ Ariz., 11/12/95 (24 of 43)
339 Wade Wilson vs. T.B., 11/30/86 (22 of 33)
338 Warren Moon vs. N.O., 11/19/95 (25 of 32)
335 Wade Wilson @ T.B., 10/23/88 (22 of 30)
335 Daunte Culpepper vs. G.B., 12/17/00 (23 of 38)
334 Brad Johnson vs. T.B., 9/14/97 (29 of 44)
334 Brett Favre @ Pit., 10/25/09 (34 of 51)
333 Tommy Kramer vs. Det., 9/20/81 (25 of 42)
332 Warren Moon @ T.B., 10/15/95 (33 of 48)
332 Daunte Culpepper @ N.O., 10/7/01 (23 of 34)
330 Tommy Kramer @ Atl., 11/23/81 (24 of 47)
330 Daunte Culpepper @ St.L., 11/30/03 (33 of 47)
328 Tommy Kramer vs. NYJ, 12/26/82 (32 of 56)
327 Fran Tarkenton vs. LA Rams, 10/16/66 (21 of 31)
326 Warren Moon vs. Mia., 9/25/94 (26 of 37)
324 Tommy Kramer vs. T.B., 11/16/80 (24 of 37)
322 Tommy Kramer @ S.F., 10/12/86 (26 of 41)
322 Daunte Culpepper vs. T.B., 9/30/01 (30 of 44)
321 Tommy Kramer vs. Phi., 12/22/85 (21 of 36)
321 Brett Favre @ Chi., 12/28/09 (26 of 40)
319 Fran Tarkenton vs. LA Rams, 11/19/72 (14 of 28)

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KICKOFF
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Sam McCullum @ K.C., 12/14/74 (6 rec.)


Chuck Foreman vs. NYG, 10/17/76 (8 rec.)
Anthony Carter vs. Cinn., 12/25/89 (7 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Phoe. Cards, 10/13/91 (6 rec.)
Jake Reed @ Chi., 9/7/97 (12 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. T.B., 10/9/00 (5 rec.)
John Gilliam vs. N.E., 10/27/74 (5 rec.)
Ahmad Rashad vs. T.B., 10/28/79 (7 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ LA Rams, 9/20/87 (4 rec.)
Jake Reed @ T.B., 11/1/98 (6 rec.)
Qadry Ismail @ NYG, 10/10/94 (7 rec.)
Bill Brown @ LA Rams, 11/19/72 (5 rec.)
John Gilliam vs. Phil., 10/21/73 (6 rec.)
Rickey Young @ N.E., 12/16/79 (15 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. N.E., 11/2/97 (8 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Dall., 11/8/99 (9 rec.)
Ahmad Rashad @ Oak., 12/17/78 (5 rec.)
Ted Brown vs. Det., 9/20/81 (9 rec.)
Joe Senser vs. NYJ, 12/26/82 (10 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Hou. Oilers, 10/8/95 (12 rec.)
Cris Carter @ T.B., 10/29/00 (7 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. G.B., 11/17/02 (6 rec.)
Kelly Campbell @ Oak., 11/16/03 (4 rec.)
Percy Harvin vs. Chi., 1/1/12 (10 rec.)
Cris Carter @ N.E., 10/20/91 (10 rec.)
Tommy Mason vs. Phil., 10/28/62 (4 rec.)
Anthony Carter vs. Phil., 9/25/88 (6 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Wash., 12/31/93 (7 rec.)
Randy Moss @ N.O., 12/15/02 (11 rec.)
Jerry Reichow vs. LA Rams, 12/3/61 (6 rec.)
Jim Lash vs. N.O., 12/1/74 (3 rec.)
Sammy White @ Chi., 12/6/81 (8 rec.)
Steve Jordan vs. G.B., 9/28/86 (6 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. G.B., 12/21/91 (7 rec.)
Sidney Rice vs. NYG., 11/15/09 (7 rec.)
John Gilliam vs. N.O., 11/5/72 (4 rec.)
John Gilliam vs. Chi., 12/3/72 (5 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ Det., 11/9/86 (5 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Det., 11/24/91 (7 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ Den., 11/14/93 (4 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Buff., 12/11/94 (9 rec.)
Jake Reed @ Cinn., 12/24/95 (5 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Chi., 10/15/00 (7 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Det., 10/14/01 (8 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Buf., 9/15/02 (11 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. K.C., 12/20/03 (7 rec.)
Michael Jenkins vs. G.B., 10/23/11 (3 rec.)
Tony Galbreath vs. T.B., 11/6/83 (11 rec.)
Mike Jones @ T.B., 10/7/84 (6 rec.)
Terry Allen @ LA Rams, 11/29/92 (10 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Buff., 10/22/00 (5 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Mia., 12/21/02 (7 rec.)
Nate Burleson vs. G.B., 12/24/04 (2 rec.)
Bernard Berrian @ N.O., 10/6/08 (6 rec.)
Bill Brown vs. St.L., 10/8/67 (3 rec.)
John Gilliam @ Det., 9/24/72 (4 rec.)
John Gilliam vs. N.O., 12/1/74 (5 rec.)
Ahmad Rashad vs. Chi., 10/10/76 (7 rec.)
Ted Brown @ S.D., 10/11/81 (5 rec.)
Anthony Carter vs. Det., 10/15/92 (5 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Wash., 10/18/98 (5 rec.)
Randy Moss @ Det., 12/29/02 (6 rec.)
Jake Reed @ G.B., 9/26/99 (6 rec.)
Percy Harvin vs. Ten., 10/7/12 (8 rec.)
Paul Flatley @ G.B., 11/10/63 (3 rec.)
John Gilliam @ S.F., 10/14/73 (7 rec.)
Ahmad Rashad vs. Phil., 12/3/78 (9 rec.)
Terry LeCount vs. S.F., 9/8/83 (5 rec.)
Sammy White vs. Dall., 10/2/83 (3 rec.)
Jake Reed vs. Dall., 9/17/95 (7 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Chi., 9/7/97 (9 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Buff., 10/22/00 (7 rec.)
Charley Ferguson @ Pitt., 11/3/62 (4 rec.)
Ray Poage vs. G.B., 10/13/63 (3 rec.)
John Gilliam @ G.B., 10/29/72 (5 rec.)
Chuck Foreman @ N.O., 9/12/76 (7 rec.)
Hassan Jones vs. G.B., 9/28/86 (6 rec.)
Anthony Carter vs. Chi., 12/6/87 (3 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ T.B., 12/16/90 (8 rec.)
Cris Carter @ G.B., 12/19/93 (6 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Chi., 12/6/98 (8 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Car., 11/19/00 (5 rec.)
Paul Flatley vs. L.A Rams, 11/7/65 (5 rec.)
John Gilliam @ LA Rams, 11/19/72 (4 rec.)
Chuck Foreman vs. NYJ, 10/12/75 (9 rec.)
Cris Carter @ NYJ, 11/23/97 (6 rec.)
Sidney Rice vs. Buf., 12/5/10 (5 rec.)
Sammy White vs. Det., 10/9/77 (4 rec.)
Mike Jones vs. T.B., 12/8/85 (4 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ T.B., 11/21/93 (9 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Ariz., 11/12/00 (7 rec.)
Onterrio Smith vs. Chi., 9/26/04 (6 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Seattle, 12/12/04 (4 rec.)
Bernard Berrian vs. Hou., 11/2/08 (2 rec.)
Percy Harvin @ N.E., 10/31/10 (6 rec.)
Percy Harvin @ Ind., 9/16/12 (12 rec.)
Jerry Reichow vs. Chi., 9/17/61 (3 rec.)

RECORDS

210 Sammy White vs. Det., 11/7/76 (7 rec.)


204 Randy Moss @ Chi., 11/14/99 (12 rec.)
202 Paul Flatley @ S.F., 10/24/65 (7 rec.)
201 Sidney Rice vs. Det., 11/15/09 (7 rec.)
190 Randy Moss @ G.B., 10/5/98 (5 rec.)
188 Anthony Carter vs. Det., 11/6/88 (8 rec.)
184 Anthony Carter @ Dal., 11/26/87 (8 rec.)
179 Steve Jordan @ Wash., 11/2/86 (6 rec.)
177 Sammy White vs. Chi., 11/28/82 (10 rec.)
176 Sidney Rice vs. Bal., 10/18/09 (6 rec.)
174 Paul Flatley vs. Det., 11/24/63 (6 rec.)
172 Gene Washington vs. Balt., 9/28/69 (6 rec.)
172 Randy Moss vs. S.F., 9/28/03 (8 rec.)
171 Randy Moss vs. NYG, 11/19/01 (10 rec.)
168 Cris Carter vs. Mia., 9/10/00 (9 rec.)
168 Randy Moss @ Det., 10/1/00 (7 rec.)
167 Cris Carter @ Ari., 10/2/94 (14 rec.)
164 Anthony Carter vs. S.D., 11/7/93 (10 rec.)
163 Randy Moss @ Dal., 11/26/98 (3 rec.)
163 Greg Jennings vs. Phi., 12/15/13 (11 rec.)
162 Hassan Jones @ T.B., 12/16/90 (7 rec.)
160 Ahmad Rashad vs. Atl., 9/7/80 (11 rec.)
160 Randy Moss @ St. L., 11/30/03 (10 rec.)
159 Leo Lewis @ Wash., 11/2/86 (3 rec.)
158 Randy Moss vs. Tenn, 12/9/01 (7 rec.)
157 Cris Carter @ Ari., 11/12/95 (12 rec.)
157 Jake Reed vs. N.O.,11/6/94 (8 rec.)
156 Paul Flatley vs. Balt., 11/17/63 (7 rec.)
156 Percy Harvin vs. Den., 12/4/11 (8 rec.)
155 Randy Moss vs. Det., 1/2/00 (5 rec.)
153 Jake Reed vs. Chi., 10/28/96 (11 rec.)
153 Randy Moss vs. G.B., 11/22/98 (8 rec.)
152 Gene Washington @ NYG, 9/21/69 (7 rec.)
152 Ahmad Rashad vs. S.F., 9/2/79 (7 rec.)
151 Ahmad Rashad @ Atl., 11/23/81 (9 rec.)
151 Cris Carter @ Phil., 10/15/90 (6 rec.)
151 Cris Carter vs. N.O., 11/6/94 (12 rec.)
151 Randy Moss vs. Den., 10/19/03 (10 rec.)
150 Jake Reed @ NY Jets, 11/23/97 (8 rec.)
150 Randy Moss @ G.B., 9/7/03 (9 rec.)
150 Marcus Robinson @ Hou., 10/10/04 (9 rec.)
149 Jake Reed @ Det., 11/23/95 (6 rec.)
148 Jake Reed @ Atl., 9/8/96 (4 rec.)
148 Koren Robinson @ Det, 12/4/05 (4 rec.)
146 Anthony Carter vs. Den., 11/4/90 (5 rec.)
144 Anthony Carter @ Atl., 12/15/85 (7 rec.)
144 James Brim vs. G.B., 10/4/87 (6 rec.)
144 Cris Carter @ Den., 10/31/99 (8 rec.)

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RECEIVING

Randy Moss @ Dall., 11/23/00 (7 rec.)


Randy Moss @ Pitt., 12/2/01 (8 rec.)
Randy Moss @ Det., 12/16/01 (7 rec.)
Jim Phillips vs. LA, 10/16/66 (6 rec.)
Ahmad Rashad vs. Cle., 12/14/80 (9 rec.)
Sammy White @ Buff., 9/16/82 (9 rec.)
Qadry Ismail vs. N.O., 11/19/95 (5 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Sea., 11/10/96 (7 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ G.B., 10/28/90 (9 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Chi., 11/14/99 (9 rec.)
Nate Burleson @ G.B., 11/14/04 (11 rec.)
Cordarrelle Patterson @ Bal., 12/8/13 (5 rec.)
Ted Brown vs. Det., 11/9/80 (9 rec.)
Sammy White vs. Oak., 9/14/81 (7 rec.)
Hassan Jones vs. Pitt., 9/21/86 (6 rec.)
Jerome Simpson @ Det., 9/8/13 (7 rec.)
John Gilliam vs. Chi., 11/25/73 (5 rec.)
John Gilliam @ N.O., 11/16/75 (6 rec.)
Sammy White vs. LA Rams, 9/19/76 (9 rec.)
Ahmad Rashad @ Det., 12/18/77 (8 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Car., 11/19/00 (8 rec.)
Ray Poage vs. S.F., 9/29/63 (4 rec.)
John Henderson @ Bos., 12/13/70 (8 rec.)
Darrin Nelson vs. G.B., 11/13/83 (7 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. N.O., 11/19/95 (12 rec.)
Jim Lash vs. G.B., 11/17/74 (6 rec.)
Ahmad Rashad vs. G.B., 9/23/79 (9 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. T.B., 12/3/95 (6 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. S.D., 11/28/99 (11 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. G.B., 12/17/00 (4 rec.)
Visanthe Shiancoe vs. Atl., 12/21/08 (7 rec.)
Sidney Rice @ Pit., 10/25/09 (10 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Dall., 11/26/98 (7 rec.)
Rickey Young @ N.O., 9/3/78 (12 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Den., 11/14/93 (6 rec.)
Jake Reed @ Oak., 11/17/96 (4 rec.)
Jake Reed vs. Phil., 9/28/97 (6 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Atl., 12/1/02 (9 rec.)
Nate Burleson @ N.O., 10/17/04 (6 rec.)
Nate Burleson @ Det., 12/19/04 (5 rec.)
Paul Flatley vs. G.B., 11/21/65 (6 rec.)
Gene Washington @ Chi., 10/27/68 (6 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Sea., 12/7/03 (8 rec.)
Percy Harvin @ Was., 10/14/12 (11 rec.)
Mike Jones @ LA Raiders, 10/14/84 (5 rec.)
Anthony Carter vs. Phil., 12/22/85 (6 rec.)
Hassan Jones @ Dall., 11/13/88 (3 rec.)
Chuck Foreman @ Dall., 10/6/74 (5 rec.)
Sammy White vs. Dall., 10/7/79 (7 rec.)
Jake Reed vs. T.B., 9/14/97 (6 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. G.B., 12/20/99 (5 rec.)
Cris Carter @ NYG, 12/26/99 (5 rec.)
Bernard Berrian vs. Det., 10/12/08 (5 rec.)
Charley Ferguson @ Chi., 11/11/62 (3 rec.)
Leo Lewis vs. Wash., 11/29/84 (7 rec.)
Randy Moss @ G.B., 11/6/00 (6 rec.)
John Henderson @ Atl., 12/20/70 (7 rec.)
John Gilliam vs. Det., 11/11/73 (5 rec.)
Jake Reed vs. G.B., 9/22/96 (7 rec.)
Bill Brown @ Chi., 12/13/64 (3 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. LA Raiders, 12/22/90 (8 rec.)
Jake Reed vs. Mia., 9/25/94 (9 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. S.D., 11/28/99 (7 rec.)
Bob Grim @ Det., 9/20/71 (7 rec.)
Moe Williams @ S.D., 11/9/03 (11 rec.)
Percy Harvin vs. Ari., 11/17/10 (9 rec.)
Randy Moss @ Det., 10/17/99 (10 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. NYG, 10/26/03 (7 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ Phil., 12/1/85 (5 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Cinn., 9/27/92 (11 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Chi., 12/1/94 (9 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Clev., 12/9/95 (8 rec.)
Jerome Simpson vs. Pit., 9/29/13 (7 rec.)
Gordon Smith @ S.F., 11/26/61 (3 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ T.B., 10/23/88 (6 rec.)
Anthony Carter vs. Hou., 9/10/89 (7 rec.)
Gene Washington @ Chi., 10/11/70 (8 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Chi., 10/10/99 (8 rec.)
Bernard Berrian vs. Chi., 11/30/08 (4 rec.)
Ahmad Rashad vs. S.F., 12/4/77 (7 rec.)
Jake Reed vs. NYJ, 11/20/94 (5 rec.)
Cris Carter @ Buff., 8/31/97 (8 rec.)
Sammy White @ Mia., 12/11/76 (9 rec.)
Sammy White vs. T.B., 11/16/80 (6 rec.)
Terry LeCount @ S.D., 10/11/81 (6 rec.)
Sammy White @ St.L. Cards, 10/25/81 (7 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. T.B., 10/3/99 (4 rec.)
Randy Moss @ S.D., 11/9/03 (11 rec.)
Tommy Mason vs. LA Rams, 11/25/62 (5 rec.)
Gene Washington vs. Cle., 11/9/69 (7 rec.)
Jake Reed @ G.B., 9/21/97 (9 rec.)
Cris Carter @ G.B., 10/5/98 (8 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. Ariz., 11/12/00 (11 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Chi., 10/27/02 (9 rec.)
Randy Moss vs. Chi., 9/26/04 (7 rec.)
Hugh McElhenny vs. G.B., 10/14/62 (5 rec.)
Paul Flatley vs. Chi., 10/2/66 (5 rec.)

HISTORY

Career 300-Yard Passing Games


No. Player
W-L
19 ... Tommy Kramer ............9-10
19 ... Daunte Culpepper ........11-8
10 ... Warren Moon ...............5-5
9... Fran Tarkenton ............6-3
7... Brett Favre ...................5-2
7... Wade Wilson................5-2
6... Randall Cunningham ...4-2
3... Steve Dils .....................0-3
3... Brad Johnson................1-2
2... Rich Gannon.................1-1
2... Sean Salisbury .............1-1
2... Jeff George ...................2-0
2 ...Christian Ponder .........0-2
1 ... Joe Kapp.......................1-0
1 ... Todd Bouman...............1-0
1 ...Matt Cassel .................1-0

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318 Rich Gannon @ Cinn., 9/27/92 (25 of 32)


317 Fran Tarkenton vs. N.O., 12/1/74 (20 of 29)
317 Rich Gannon @ N.E., 10/20/91 (35 of 63)
316 Fran Tarkenton @ Oak., 12/17/78 (23 of 38)
316 Brad Johnson vs. N.O., 11/8/98 (28 of 38)
316 Brett Favre vs. NYG., 1/3/10 (25 of 31)
315 Tommy Kramer @ Atl., 12/15/85 (22 of 43)
314 Steve Dils @ St.L., 10/30/83 (27 of 38)
313 Daunte Culpepper @ T.B., 10/29/00 (29 of 53)
312 Brad Johnson @ NYJ, 11/23/97 (24 of 35)
312 Daunte Culpepper @ N.O., 12/15/02 (26 of 36)
312 Daunte Culpepper @ Det., 12/29/02 (21 of 29)
311 Fran Tarkenton vs. Chi., 9/20/64 (22 of 34)
311 Tommy Kramer vs. S.D., 10/20/85 (31 of 46)
309 Tommy Kramer vs. T.B., 12/8/85 (21 of 36)
309 Wade Wilson @ G.B., 11/26/89 (23 of 38)
309 Randall Cunningham vs. Chi., 10/10/99 (25 of 47)
308 Tommy Kramer @ N.E., 12/16/79 (35 of 61)
307 Fran Tarkenton @ N.O., 11/16/75 (25 of 39)
306 Warren Moon vs. Chi., 12/1/94 (27 of 48)
303 Steve Dils vs. G.B., 11/13/83 (21 of 37)
303 Wade Wilson vs. Cinn., 12/25/89 (19 of 35)
302 Daunte Culpepper vs. Ariz., 11/12/00 (25 of 32)
301 Brett Favre vs. S.F., 9/27/09 (24 of 46)
300 Daunte Culpepper vs. N.O., 9/25/05 (21 of 29)

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EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
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SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
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Tom Hall @ G.B., 10/4/64 (7 rec.)


Ahmad Rashad @ S.F., 11/19/76 (6 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ G.B., 11/26/89 (6 rec.)
Hassan Jones vs. N.O., 9/16/90 (4 rec.)
John Gilliam vs. Hou., 10/13/74 (2 rec.)
Ahmad Rashad @ LA Rams, 12/2/79 (6 rec.)
Anthony Carter vs. Chi., 9/19/85 (4 rec.)
Anthony Carter @ Det., 11/17/85 (6 rec.)
Randy Moss @ Det., 12/19/04 (4 rec.)
Troy Williamson vs. Car., 9/17/06 (6 rec.)
Gene Washington @ Bos., 12/13/70 (7 rec.)
Bob Grim @ G.B., 10/17/71 (7 rec.)
Joe Senser vs. T.B., 11/8/81 (8 rec.)
Leo Lewis @ Det., 9/23/84 (5 rec.)
Hassan Jones vs. T.B., 9/30/90 (5 rec.)
Adrian Cooper vs. NYJ, 11/20/94 (7 rec.)
Qadry Ismail vs. T.B., 11/27/94 (6 rec.)
Percy Harvin vs. Chi., 11/29/09 (6 rec.)
Sammy White @ Det., 9/30/79 (6 rec.)
Joe Senser @ S.D., 10/11/81 (7 rec.)
Joe Senser @ St L Cards, 10/25/81 (5 rec.)
Hassan Jones vs. N.O., 12/21/86 (5 rec.)
Cris Carter vs. NYJ, 11/20/94 (9 rec.)
Jake Reed vs. Oak., 9/19/99 (5 rec.)
Percy Harvin @ Phi., 12/26/10 (7 rec.)

Career 100-Yard Receiving Games


No. Player
W-L
41 ... Randy Moss .................29-12
40 .. Cris Carter.....................30-10
22... Anthony Carter.............12-10
18 ... Jake Reed .....................7-11
13 ... John Gilliam..................12-1
13 ... Sammy White..............6-6-1
13 ... Ahmad Rashad ............8-5
9..... Percy Harvin .................5-4
7..... Paul Flatley ..................3-4
7..... Hassan Jones................5-2
6..... Gene Washington ........4-2
5..... Sidney Rice ..................4-1
4 .... Bernard Berrian ............4-0
4 .... Chuck Foreman ............4-0
4 .... Joe Senser ....................2-2
4 .... Nate Burleson ..............2-2
3..... Qadry Ismail.................2-1
3..... Bill Brown.....................2-1
3..... Ted Brown....................3-0
3..... Leo Lewis .....................1-2
3..... Mike Jones....................2-1
2..... Jerry Reichow ...............2-0
2..... Tommy Mason .............1-1
2..... Charley Ferguson .........0-2
2..... Ray Poage ....................1-1
2..... John Henderson............2-0

2..... Bob Grim ......................2-0


2..... Jim Lash .......................2-0
2..... Rickey Young ...............0-2
2..... Terry LeCount...............1-1
2..... Steve Jordan.................1-1
2 .....Jerome SImpson .........1-1
1 ..... Gordie Smith................0-1
1 ..... Hugh McElhenny..........0-1
1 ..... Tom Hall.......................1-0
1 ..... Jim Phillips ...................1-0
1 ..... Sam McCullum.............1-0
1 ..... Terry Allen....................1-0
1 ..... Tony Galbreath.............0-1
1 ..... Darrin Nelson ...............0-1
1 ..... James Brim...................0-1
1 ..... Adrian Cooper ..............0-1
1 ..... Moe Williams...............0-1
1 ..... Kelly Campbell .............0-1
1 ..... Marcus Robinson .........1-0
1 ..... Onterrio Smith .............1-0
1 ..... Koren Robinson ...........1-0
1 ..... Troy Williamson...........1-0
1 ..... Visanthe Shiancoe .......0-1
1 ..... Michael Jenkins............0-1
1 .....Greg Jennings..............1-0
1 .....Cordarrelle Patterson..0-1
BOLD indicates current Vikings players

VIKINGS ALL-TIME SCORING


PLAYER

YRS
TDR
TDP
TDRt
FGM/FGA
1PT
2PT
SAF
POINTS
(type of return)
Fred Cox, K, 1963-77 ............................................15 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.................282/455..................519/539 .............. 0............. 0.................1,365
Cris Carter, WR, 1990-2001..................................12 .................... 0...................110..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 5............. 0................... 670
Ryan Longwell, K, 2006-11 ...................................6 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0................. 135/157...................228/233 .............. 0............. 0................... 633
Fuad Reveiz, K, 1990-95.......................................6 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0..................133/171 ...................199/201............... 0............. 0...................598
Randy Moss, WR, 1998-2004, 10 ........................8 .................... 0....................92......................1...................(1 PR) ........................-/-................... 3............. 0...................564
Adrian Peterson, RB , 2007-13 ...........................7..................86.................... 5 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ..................1 ............0 ................. 548
Gary Anderson, K, 1998-2002...............................5 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0................. 109/129................... 215/217............... 0............. 0................... 542
Bill Brown, RB, 1962-74 .......................................13 ...................52....................23......................1 ..................(1 KO) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0...................456
Chuck Foreman, RB, 1973-79................................ 7 ...................52....................23..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0...................450
Rick Danmeier, K, 1978-83 ...................................6 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0..................70/106 ................... 154/167............... 0............. 0...................364
Anthony Carter, WR, 1985-93...............................9 .....................2....................52..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0................... 324
Ted Brown, RB, 1979-86 .......................................8 .................. 40.................... 13..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................318
Sammy White, WR, 1976-86............................... 11 .................... 0................... 50..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0...................300
Chuck Nelson, K, 1986-88 ....................................3 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0...................55/77 .................... 128/133............... 0............. 0................... 293
Blair Walsh, K, 2012-13 .....................................2....................0....................0 ................... 0 ................ (61/68) ................... 79/80 ............... 0 ............0 ..................262
Tommy Mason, RB, 1961-66.................................6 .................. 28.....................11..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0................... 234
Robert Smith, RB, 1993-2000 ..............................8 ...................32..................... 6..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-....................1............. 0................... 230
Dave Osborn, RB, 1965-75 ................................... 11 ...................29......................7..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................216
Ahmad Rashad, WR, 1976-82 .............................. 7 .................... 0................... 34..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0...................204
Jake Reed, WR, 1991-99, 2001 ............................ 10 .................... 0....................33..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-....................1............. 0...................200
Daunte Culpepper, QB, 1999-2005 ....................... 7 ...................29..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 4............. 0....................182
Jan Stenerud, K, 1984-85......................................2 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0...................35/49......................71/74................. 0............. 0....................176
Percy Harvin, WR, 2009-12...................................4 .................... 4................... 20..................... 5.................. (5 KR)........................-/-....................1............. 0....................176
Steve Jordan, TE, 1982-94 ...................................13 ..................... 1................... 28..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................174
John Gilliam, WR, 1972-75 ....................................4 ..................... 1....................27..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................168
Alfred Anderson, RB, 1984-91
8 ...................22...
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Leroy Hoard, RB, 1996-99.......
4 ...................26...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................162
Terry Allen, RB, 1990-94.........
5 ...................23...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................158
Moe Williams, RB, 1996-2000,
9 ................... 21...
.....(1 KR) ........................-/-....................1............. 0....................158
Herschel Walker, RB, 1989-91..
3 .................. 20...
.....(1 KR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................156
Rickey Young, RB, 1978-83......
6 ...................10...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0................... 144
Hassan Jones, WR, 1986-92 ................................. 7 .................... 0................... 24..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0................... 144
Visanthe Shiancoe, TE, 2007-11............................5 .................... 0................... 24..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0................... 144
Gene Washington, WR, 1967-72...........................6 .................... 0....................23..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................138
Darrin Nelson, RB, 1982-89, 91-92...................... 10 ...................18..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................138
Fran Tarkenton, QB, 1961-66, 72-78 ....................13 ...................22..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................132
Chester Taylor, RB, 2006-09 ................................4 ...................18......................3..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................126
Clinton Jones, RB, 1967-72....................................6 ................... 19..................... 0......................1...................(1 KR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................120
Rich Karlis, K, 1989................................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0...................31/39 ......................27/28 ................ 0............. 0....................120
Jerry Reichow, WR, 1961-64..................................4 .................... 0....................19..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.................... 114
Allen Rice, RB, 1984-90........................................ 7 ................... 13..................... 6..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.................... 114
Sidney Rice, WR, 2007-10 ....................................4 .................... 0....................18..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0................... 108
Stu Voigt, TE, 1970-80 ........................................ 11 ..................... 1.................... 17..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0................... 108
Benny Ricardo, K, 1983-84 ...................................2 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0...................25/33 ......................33/34................ 0............. 0................... 108
Paul Edinger, K, 2005............................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0...................25/34...................... 31/31................. 0............. 0....................106
Marcus Robinson, WR, 2004-06..........................3 .................... 0.................... 17......................1.....................-/- ..........................-/-....................1............. 0................... 104
Paul Flatley, WR, 1963-67 ....................................5 .................... 0.................... 17..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................102
Leo Lewis, WR, 1981-91 ....................................... 11 .................... 0....................16......................1...................(1 PR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................102
Michael Bennett, RB, 2001-2005 .........................5 ................... 12..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0....................102
Aaron Elling, K, 2003-04 ......................................2 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0...................18/25 ..................... 48/48................ 0............. 0....................102
Morten Andersen, K, 2004 ....................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0...................18/22 ..................... 45/45................ 0............. 0.....................99
Joe Senser, TE, 1979-84 ........................................6 .................... 0....................16..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................96
Scott Sisson, K, 1996.............................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0...................22/29 ..................... 30/30................ 0............. 0.....................96
Kyle Rudolph, TE, 2011-13 .................................3....................0...................15 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ..................1 ............0 ................... 92
Nate Burleson, WR, 2003-05 ...............................3 .................... 0.................... 12......................1...................(1 PR) ........................-/-....................1............. 0.....................80
Gordon Smith, TE, 1961-65 ...................................5 .................... 0.................... 13..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0..................... 78
John Beasley, TE, 1967-73.....................................
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KICKOFF
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ROOKIES
2013
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Rick Fenney, RB, 1987-91 .....................................5 ....................11......................2..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0..................... 78
Bernard Berrian, WR, 2008-11 ..............................4 .................... 0.....................11......................1.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0..................... 72
Qadry Ismail, WR, 1993-96...................................4 .................... 0.................... 12..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0..................... 72
Mike Mercer, K, 1961-62........................................2 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0....................9/26...................... 39/40................ 0............. 0.....................66
Jim Lindsey, RB, 1966-72 ...................................... 7 .................... 6..................... 4......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................66
Oscar Reed, RB, 1968-74 ...................................... 7 .................... 8......................3..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................66
Ed Marinaro, RB, 1972-75......................................4 .................... 4......................7..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................66
Jim Christopherson, K, 1962...................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0................... 11/20...................... 28/28................ 0............. 0......................61
Donald Igwebuike, K, 1990 ....................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0................... 14/16....................... 19/19................. 0............. 0......................61
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Eddie Murray, K, 1997 .......................
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Onterrio Smith, RB, 2003-04 ...........
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Bob Grim, WR, 1967-71, 76-77...........
... 0......................-/-................... 0..
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John Henderson, WR, 1968-72..........
... 0......................-/-................... 0..
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Tommy Kramer, QB, 1977-89............
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Wade Wilson, QB, 1981-91................................... 11 .................... 9..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................54
Tony Galbreath, RB, 1981-83 ................................3 .....................7......................2..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................54
D.J. Dozier, RB, 1987-91.........................................5 .....................7......................2..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................54
Andrew Glover, TE, 1997-99..................................3 .................... 0..................... 9..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................54
Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, 2013 ....................... 1....................3....................4 ....................2 ....................-/- .........................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ................... 54
Hal Bedsole, TE, 1964-66...................
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Robert Miller, RB, 1975-80 ...............
... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..
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Kelly Campbell, WR, 2002-04 ..........
... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..
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Toby Gerhart, RB, 2010-13................
... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..
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Hugh McElhenny, RB, 1961-62..........
....1...................(1 PR) ........................-/-................... 0..
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Tom Hall, WR, 1964-66, 68-69.........
... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..
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Jim Phillips, WR, 1965-67 .....................................3 .................... 0......................7..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................42
Terry LeCount, WR, 1979-83.................................5 .................... 0......................7..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................42
Bob Bruer, TE, 1980-84.........................................5 .................... 0......................7..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................42
Scottie Graham, RB, 1993-96 ...............................4 .....................7..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................42
Amp Lee, RB, 1994-96..........................................3 .....................2..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................42
Jim Kleinsasser, FB/TE, 1999-2011....
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Travis Taylor, WR, 2005-06..............
... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..
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Charley Ferguson, WR, 1962.............
... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..
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Ed Sharockman, S, 1962-72 ..............
... 6.........(3 INT, 2 BP, 1 FR) ..............-/-................... 0..
....... 36
Roger Craig, RB, 1992-93..................
... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..
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Mewelde Moore, RB, 2004-07..........
....1.................. (2 PR)........................-/-................... 0..
....... 36
Jermaine Wiggins, TE, 2004-06............................3 .................... 0..................... 6..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0..................... 36
Christian Ponder, QB, 2011-13............................3....................6....................0 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ................... 36
Charles Evans, RB, 1993-98..................................6 .................... 4......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-....................1............. 0..................... 32
Greg Davis, K, 1997.................................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0....................7/10 .......................10/10 ................ 0............. 0......................31
Antoine Winfield, CB, 2004-12.............................9 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 5........(2 INT, 2 FR, 1 BLK) .............-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Joe Kapp, QB, 1967-69 ..........................................3 .....................5..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Sam McCullum, WR, 1974-75, 82-83....................4 .................... 0..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Bob Tucker, TE, 1977-80 .......................................4 .................... 0..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Mike Mularkey, TE, 1983-88.................................6 .................... 0..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Mike A. Jones, WR, 1983-85.................................3 .................... 0..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Jim Gustafson, WR, 1985-90................................6 .................... 0..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
David Palmer, RB, 1994-2000 .............................. 7 ..................... 1......................1......................3..............(2 PR, 1 KO) ...................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
DWayne Bates, WR, 2002-2003..........................2 .................... 0..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Ciatrick Fason, RB, 2005-06.................................2 .....................5..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Bobby Wade, WR, 2007-08..................................2 .................... 0..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Michael Jenkins, WR, 2011-12 ...............................2 .................... 0..................... 5..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................30
Jarius Wright, WR, 2012-13 ...............................2....................0.................... 5 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ................... 30
Andrew Jordan, TE, 1994-97, 99-01....................... 7 .................... 0..................... 4..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 2............. 0.....................28
Tarvaris Jackson, QB, 2006-10 ..............................5 .................... 4..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 2............. 0.....................28
Chris Walsh, WR, 1994-2002................................9 .................... 0..................... 4..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-....................1............. 0..................... 26
Mel Triplett, RB, 1961-62 ......................................2 .....................3......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Tom Wilson, RB, 1963 ...........................................1 .................... 4..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Preston Carpenter, WR, 1966 ................................1 .................... 0..................... 4..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Bobby Bryant, CB, 1968-80..................................13 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 4..............(3 INT, 1 FR)...................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Paul Krause, S, 1968-79.......................................12 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 4............. (2 INT, 2 FR)...................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Jim Lash, WR, 1973-76..........................................4 .................... 0......................3......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Joey Browner, S, 1983-91.......................................9 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 4..............(3 INT, 1 FR)...................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Anthony Parker, CB, 1992-94................................3 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 4............. (2 FR, 2 INT)...................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Dewayne Washington, CB, 1994-97......................4 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 4..............(3 INT, 1 FR)...................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Orlando Thomas, S, 1995-2001............................. 7 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 4............. (2 FR, 2 INT)...................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Matthew Hatchette, WR, 1997-2000 ...................4 .................... 0..................... 4..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
TEAM, 1961-2013 ............................................. 53....................0....................0 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ................. 0 ...........12 ................... 24
Kevin Williams, DT, 2003-13 ............................... 11 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 4............. (2 FR, 2 INT)...................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Joe Webb, QB/WR, 2010-13..................................4 .................... 4..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.....................24
Greg Jennings, WR, 2013 ................................... 1....................0....................4 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ................... 24
Brad Johnson, QB, 1992-98, 2005-06 ...................9 .....................2......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 2............. 0..................... 22
Roy Winston, LB, 1962-76 ...................................15 .................... 0..................... 0......................3..............(2 FR, 1 INT)...................-/-................... 0..............1.....................20
Mike Merriweather, LB, 1989-92 ..........................4 .................... 0..................... 0......................3..............(2 INT, 1 FR)...................-/-................... 0..............1.....................20
Doug Brien, K, 2002...............................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................5/6..........................5/7 .................. 0............. 0.....................20
Jared Allen, DE, 2008-13.......................................6 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..............(1 FR, 1 INT) ...................-/-................... 0............. 4.....................20
Rip Hawkins, LB, 1961-65 .....................................5 .................... 0..................... 0......................3..................(3 INT) .......................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Carl Hilton, TE, 1986-89........................................4 .................... 0......................3..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Rich Gannon, QB, 1987-92 ....................................6 .....................3..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
James Brim, WR, 1987 ...........................................1 ..................... 1......................2..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Audray McMillian, CB, 1989-93.............................5 .................... 0..................... 0......................3..................(3 INT) .......................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Jimmy Hitchcock, CB, 1998-99..............................2 .................... 0..................... 0......................3..................(3 INT) .......................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Johnny McWilliams, TE, 2000 ...............................1 .................... 0......................3..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Byron Chamberlain, TE, 2001-02 .......................... 2 .................... 0......................3..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

PLAYER
YRS
TDR
TDP
TDRt
FGM/FGA
1PT
2PT
SAF
POINTS
(type of return)
Koren Robinson, WR, 2005...................................1 ..................... 1......................1......................1...................(1 KR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Darren Sharper, S, 2005-08..................................4 .................... 0..................... 0......................3..................(3 INT) .......................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Troy Williamson, WR, 2005-07 ............................3 .................... 0......................3..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Billy McMullen, WR, 2006.....................................1 .................... 0......................2......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Artose Pinner, RB, 2006........................................1 .....................3..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Jeff Dugan, TE/FB, 2004-10 ................................. 7 .................... 0......................3..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................18
Matt Asiata, RB, 2012-13 ...................................2....................3....................0 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ....................18
Alan Page, DT, 1967-78........................................12 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..............(1 FR, 1 INT) ...................-/-................... 0............. 2......................16
Chris Doleman, DE, 1985-93, 99 ........................ 10 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..................(2 INT) .......................-/-................... 0............. 2......................16
Wally Hilgenberg, LB, 1968-79
12 .................... 0...
0
2
(1 INT, 1 BP) ...................-/-................... 0..............1......................14
Issiac Holt, CB, 1985-89...........
5 .................... 0...
(1 INT, 1 BP) ...................-/-................... 0..............1......................14
Henry Thomas, DT, 1987-94 ....
8 .................... 0...
.....(2 FR)........................-/-................... 0..............1......................14
Raymond Hayes, RB, 1961 .......
.1 .....................2...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Dave Middleton, WR, 1961.......
.1 .................... 0...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Doug Mayberry, RB, 1961-62....
2 ..................... 1...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Billy Butler, RB/S, 1962-64...................................3 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..............(1 INT, 1 PR) ...................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Ray Poage, WR, 1963.............................................1 .................... 0......................2..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Earsell Mackbee, CB, 1965-69...............................5 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..............(1 INT, 1 FR) ...................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Phil King, RB, 1965-66..........................................2 .................... 0......................2..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Dale Hackbart, CB, 1966-70 ..................................5 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..................(2 INT) .......................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Bob Lee, QB, 1969-72, 75-78....
8 .....................2...
0
0
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Terry Brown, S, 1972-75 ..........
4 .................... 0...
(1 INT, 1 FR) ...................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Matt Blair, LB, 1974-85...........
12 .................... 0...
(1 BP, 1 FR)....................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Sammy Johnson, RB, 1976-78.
3 .....................2...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Willie Teal, CB, 1980-86 .........
7 .................... 0...
(1 INT, 1 FR) ...................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Charlie Johnson, NT, 1982-84 .
3 .................... 0...
.....(2 FR)........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Carl Lee, CB, 1983-93........................................... 11 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..................(2 INT) .......................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Chris Martin, LB, 1983-88.....................................6 .................... 0..................... 0......................2...................(2 FR)........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Najee Mustafaa, CB, 1987-92 ...............................6 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..............(1 INT, 1 FR) ...................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Al Noga, DE, 1988-92............................................5 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..............(1 INT, 1 FR) ...................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Brent Novoselsky, TE, 1989-94.............................6 .................... 0......................2..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Mike L. Jones, TE, 1990-91.......
2 .................... 0...
2
0
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Carlos Jenkins, LB, 1991-94......
4 .................... 0...
(1 INT, 1 FR) ...................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Mike Tice, TE, 1992-93, 95......
3 .................... 0...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Barry Word, RB, 1993...............
.1 .....................2...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Dwayne Rudd, LB, 1997-00 .....
4 .................... 0...
.....(2 FR)........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Travis Prentice, RB, 2001.........
.1 .....................2...
.......-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Corey Chavous, S, 2002-05...................................3 .................... 0..................... 0......................2..................(2 INT) .......................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Naufahu Tahi, FB, 2006-10 ..................................5 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0......................12
Harrison Smith, S, 2012-13 ................................2....................0....................0 ....................2 .................(2 INT) ......................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ....................12
Marcus Sherels, CB, 2010-13 ..............................4....................0....................0 ....................2 ................. (2 PR).......................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ....................12
Teddy Garcia, K, 1989 ............................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................1/5 ......................... 8/8.................. 0............. 0...................... 11
Carl Eller, DE, 1964-78 .........................................15 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 2......................10
Randy Holloway, DE, 1978-84............................... 7 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 2......................10
Jim Marshall, DE, 1961-79 ....................................19 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0..............1.......................8
Jim Prestel, DE, 1961-65........................................5
1961-65
.................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0..............1.......................8
Tommy Hannon, S, 1977-84 .................................8 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0..............1.......................8
Hunter Goodwin, TE, 1996-98, 02-03 ..................5 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-....................1............. 0.......................8
Randall Cunningham, QB, 1997-99.......................3 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-....................1............. 0.......................8
Dale Dawson, K, 1987 ............................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................1/5 ......................... 4/4.................. 0............. 0....................... 7
Bob Schnelker, WR, 1961 .......................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
A.D. Williams, WR, 1961 ........................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Oscar Donahue, TE, 1962 .......................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Bob Reed, RB, 1962-63.........................................2 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Steve Stonebreaker, TE, 1962-63..........................2 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Don Hultz, DE, 1963...............................................1 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Mike Reilly, LB, 1963..............................................1 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 BP) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Jim Boylan, WR, 1963-64......................................2
1963-64
.................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Ron VanderKelen, QB, 1963-67.............................5 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Bill McWatters, RB, 1964.......................................1 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
George Rose, CB, 1964-66.....................................3 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Bill Barnes, RB, 1965-66 .......................................2 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Lance Rentzel, WR, 1965-66 ................................2 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 KO) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Lonnie Warwick, LB, 1965-72................................8 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 BP) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Jim Hargrove, LB, 1967-70.....................................4
1967-70
.................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 BP) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Billy Martin, TE, 1968.............................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Mike McGill, LB, 1968-70 ......................................3 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Charlie West, S, 1968-73.......................................6 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 PR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Kent Kramer, TE, 1969-70.....................................2 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Norm Snead, QB, 1971............................................1 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Nate Wright, CB, 1971-80 ................................... 10 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Amos Martin, LB, 1972-76 ....................................5 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Steve Craig, TE, 1974-78 .......................................5 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Fred McNeill, LB, 1974-85....................................12 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 BP) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Nate Allen, CB, 1976-78 ........................................3 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 BP) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Kevin Miller, WR, 1978-80....................................3 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
John Turner, S, 1978-83, 85, 87...........................8
87
.................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Kurt Knoff, S, 1979-82..........................................4 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Keith Nord, S, 1979-85.......................................... 7 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 KO) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
David Huffman, G/T, 1979-83, 85-90 .................. 11 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 BP) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Doug Paschal, RB, 1980-81...................................2 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Eddie Payton, RB, 1980-82...................................3 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 KO) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Walker Lee Ashley, LB, 1983-88, 90.................... 7 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Dwight Collins, WR, 1984 ......................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Tim Newton, DT, 1985-89.....................................5 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6

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*Sorted by wins

Starts
170
110
80
46
48
38
39
35
29
23
21
35
20
13
12
15

Won Lost
91
73
54 56
38 42
28
18
27
21
23
12
21
18
19
16
17
12
16
7
16
5
14 20
10
10
10
3
8
4
6
9

Tied
6
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

%
.553
.491
.475
.609
.563
.645
.538
.543
.586
.696
.762
.414
.500
.769
.667
.400

Player
Bob Lee, 1969-72, 75-78
Jeff George, 1999
Sean Salisbury, 1990-94
Matt Cassel, 2013
Norm Snead, 1971
Donovan McNabb, 2011
George Shaw, 1961
Todd Bouman, 1997-02
Ron VanderKelen, 1963-67
Bob Berry, 1965-67, 73-76
Joe Webb, 2010-13
Tony Adams, 1987
Kelly Holcomb, 2007
Archie Manning, 1983-84
Spergon Wynn, 2001
Brooks Bollinger, 2006-07
Josh Freeman, 2013

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Yrs
8
1
5
1
1
1
1
6
5
7
2
1
1
2
1
2
1

Starts
11
10
9
6
2
6
4
3
5
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1

Won Lost
9
2
8
2
5
4
3
3
2
0
1
5
1
3
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
0
3
0
3
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
1

Tied
%
0 .818
0 .800
0 .556
0 .500
0 1.000
0 .167
0 .250
0 .333
0 .200
0 .500
0 .500
0 .000
0 .000
0 .000
0 .000
0 .000
0 .000

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Yrs
13
13
7
9
11
3
3
6
2
3
4
3
5
3
1
6

HISTORY

VIKINGS ALL-TIME STARTING QB RECORDS


Player
Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 72-78
Tommy Kramer, 1977-89
Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05
Brad Johnson, 1992-98, 2005-06
Wade Wilson, 1981-91
Joe Kapp, 1967-69
Warren Moon, 1994-96
Rich Gannon, 1987-92
Brett Favre, 2009-10
Randall Cunningham, 1997-99
Gary Cuozzo, 1968-71
Christian Ponder, 2011-13
Tarvaris Jackson, 2006-10
Gus Frerotte, 2003-04, 2008
Jim McMahon, 1993
Steve Dils, 1979-84

EXTRA
POINTS

PLAYER
YRS
TDR
TDP
TDRt
FGM/FGA
1PT
2PT
SAF
POINTS
(type of return)
Keith Millard, DT, 1985-91 .................................... 7 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 FR) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Jesse Solomon, LB, 1986-89 .................................4 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Jeff Womack, RB, 1987 ..........................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Darryl Harris, RB, 1988...........................................1 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Brad Edwards, S, 1988-89 ....................................2 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Darryl Ingram, TE, 1989 .........................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Todd Scott, S, 1991-94..........................................4 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Keith Henderson, RB, 1992....................................1 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Joe Johnson, WR, 1992...........................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Jack Del Rio, LB, 1992-95 ...................
4
0
0
...1.................. (1 INT)
-/-................... 0....
0
......6
Lamar McGriggs, S, 1993-94..............
...1.................. (1 IN
-/-................... 0....
......6
James Harris, DE, 1993-95..................
...1...................(1 F
-/-................... 0....
......6
Alfred Jackson, CB, 1995-96...............
...1.................. (1 IN
-/-................... 0....
......6
Jeff Brady, LB, 1995-97 ......................
...1...................(1 F
-/-................... 0....
......6
Corey Fuller, CB, 1995-98...................
...1...................(1 F )
-/-................... 0....
......6
David Frisch, TE, 1996............................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Robert Tate, WR/CB, 1997-2001 ..........................5 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 KO) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Kailee Wong, LB, 1998-01.....................................4 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Carlester Crumpler, TE, 1999 .................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
John Davis, TE, 2000 .............................................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Tyrone Carter, S, 2000-02 .................
3
0
0
...1...................(1 FR)
-/-................... 0....
0
...... 6
Doug Chapman, RB, 2000-03............
.. 0.....................-/
-/-................... 0...
......6
Lance Johnstone, DE, 2001-05...........
...1.................. (1 IN
-/-................... 0....
......6
Derrick Alexander, WR, 2002.............
.. 0.....................-/
-/-................... 0....
......6
Brian Williams, CB, 2002-05 .............
...1.................. (1 IN
-/-................... 0....
......6
John Avery, RB, 2003.........................
.. 0.....................-/
-/-................... 0....
......6
Chris Claiborne, LB, 2003-04................................2 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Mike Nattiel, LB, 2003-04....................................2 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Gus Frerotte, QB, 2003-04, 2008.........................3 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
E.J. Henderson, LB, 2003-11..................................9 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Richard Owens, FB/TE, 2004-06..........................3 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Dovonte Edwards, CB, 2005-06.........
2
0
0
...1.................. (1 INT)
-/-................... 0....
0
......6
Napoleon Harris, LB, 2005-06, 2008.
...1...................(1 F
-/-................... 0....
......6
Fred Smoot, CB, 2005-06..................
...1.................. (1 IN
-/-................... 0....
......6
Ray Edwards DE, 2006-10 .................
...1...................(1 F
-/-................... 0....
......6
Ben Leber, LB, 2006-10 .....................
...1...................(1 F
-/-................... 0....
......6
Cedric Griffin, CB, 2006-11 .................
...1...................(1 F
-/-................... 0....
......6
Chad Greenway, LB, 2006-13 .............................8....................0....................0 ....................1 ................. (1 FR) .......................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ..................... 6
Dwight Smith, S, 2006-07....................................2 .................... 0..................... 0......................1.................. (1 INT)........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Aundrae Allison, WR, 2007-08 ............................2 .................... 0..................... 0......................1...................(1 KO) ........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Robert Ferguson, WR, 2007-08 ............................1 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Greg Lewis, WR, 2009-10 .....................................2 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Greg Camarillo, WR, 2010-11.................................2 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Donovan McNabb, QB, 2011...................................1 ..................... 1..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Devin Aromashodu, WR, 2011-12..........................2 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Stephen Burton, WR, 2011-12...............................2 .................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Everson Griffen, DE, 2010-13 .............................4....................0....................0 ....................1 .................(1 INT) ......................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ..................... 6
Brian Robison, DE, 2007-13 ...............................7....................0....................0 ....................1 ................. (1 FR) .......................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ..................... 6
John Carlson, TE, 2012-13......................................2
2012-13
.................... 0......................1..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0............. 0.......................6
Jerome Simpson, WR, 2012-13 ..........................2....................0.....................1 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ..................... 6
Rhett Ellison, TD, 2012-13 .................................2....................0.....................1 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ..................... 6
Matt Cassel, QB, 2013........................................ 1.................... 1....................0 ................... 0 ....................-/- .........................-/- ................. 0 ............0 ..................... 6
Jim Leo, DE, 1961-62 .............................................2 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Joe Blahak, CB, 1974-75, 77 ..................................3 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Autry Beamon, S, 1975-76 ....................................2 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Mark Mullaney, DE, 1975-87 ................................13 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Neil Elshire, DE, 1981-86.......................................6 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Joe Stepanek, DT, 1987 ..........................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Ray Berry, LB, 1987-92..........................................6 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Mark Dusbabek, LB, 1989-92................................4 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Walt Williams, CB, 1981.........................................1 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Robin Sendlein, LB, 1981-84.................................4 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-................... 0..............1....................... 2
Brooks Bollinger, 2006-07 ....................................2 .................... 0..................... 0..................... 0.....................-/- ..........................-/-....................1............. 0....................... 2

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS ALL-TIME PASSING

QUALIFIERS - 500+ ATTEMPTS


PLAYER
ATT
COMP
PCT.
YARDS
TD
INT
LG
SK/YDS
RATING
Randall Cunningham (1997-99).........................713 .................427................ 59.9.............. 5,680........... 48................23.............. 67t....................42/293........................ 94.2
Brett Favre (2009-10) .......................................889 ................ 580.................65.2................6,711........... 44............... 26............... 63....................56/386........................ 92.2
Daunte Culpepper (1999-05).......................... 2,607 .............. 1,678................ 64.4............. 20,162.......... 135............... 86..............82t.................228/1214.........................91.5
Warren Moon (1994-96) ................................ 1,454 ................ 882.................60.7............. 10,102........... 58............... 42..............85t................... 86/634........................ 82.9
Brad Johnson (1992-98, 2005-06)...................1,670 ..............1,036................ 62.0............. 11,098........... 65............... 48..............82t.................. 100/673........................ 82.5
Fran Tarkenton (1961-66, 72-78)...................4,569 ..............2,635.................57.7............ 33,098..........239..............194..............89t...............417/3,880........................ 80.2
Christian Ponder (2011-13) ..........................1,013................ 610............... 60.2 ..............6,436 ..........38 .............. 34 .............. 72 ................. 89/467....................... 77.3
Tarvaris Jackson (2006-10) ...............................603 .................354.................58.7.............. 3,984........... 24................22................ 71....................47/247.........................76.6
Rich Gannon (1987-92) .................................. 1,003 ................. 561.................55.9...............6,457........... 40............... 36..............78t.................... 81/478.........................73.9
Wade Wilson (1981-91)...................................1,665 .................929................ 55.8..............12,135........... 66................75.............. 75t................ 151/1,069.........................73.4
Tommy Kramer (1977-89)..............................3,648 ...............2,011................. 55.1.............24,775.......... 159.............. 157.............. 76t............... 248/1,596.........................73.3
Steve Dils (1979-84).......................................... 623 .................336.................53.9...............3,867............ 15................18............... 68................... 49/349........................68.8
Gary Cuozzo (1968-71).......................................556 .................276................ 49.6...............3,552............18................23..............52t....................46/334.........................63.7
Joe Kapp (1967-69)............................................669 ................. 351................ 50.2.............. 4,807............37................47..............85t....................82/676........................ 62.3
NON-QUALIFIERS - FEWER THAN 500 ATTEMPTS
PLAYER
ATT
COMP
PCT.
YARDS
TD
INT
LG
SK/YDS
RATING
Todd Bouman (1997-02) .....................................95 .................. 54................ 56.8..................880............ 8................. 4..............80t....................... 6/49........................ 98.6
Jeff George (1999) ............................................. 329 ..................191.................58.1................2,816...........23................ 12..............80t....................28/228........................ 94.2
Brooks Bollinger (2006-07).................................68 .................. 46.................67.6...................537.............1................. 2............... 50...................... 13/78........................84.0
Donovan McNabb (2011) ....................................156 .................. 94................ 60.3................1,026............ 4................. 2............... 60......................16/113........................ 82.9
Matt Cassel (2013) ........................................254.................153............... 60.2 .............. 1,807 ...........11 ................ 9 .............79t ....................16/85....................... 81.6
Gus Frerotte (2003-04, 08) .............................. 367 ................. 216................ 58.9............... 2,847...........19................ 17..............99t....................34/186.........................81.4
Sean Salisbury (1990-94)..................................404 .................228................ 56.4................2,772...........14................. 9............... 55....................28/199........................ 80.2
Jim McMahon (1993)..........................................331 ................ 200................ 60.4................1,968............ 9................. 8............... 58.................... 23/104.........................76.2
Kelly Holcomb (2007) .........................................83 .................. 42................ 50.6...................515............ 2..................1............... 40...................... 12/87......................... 73.1
Bob Lee (1969-72, 75-78) .................................306 ................. 159................ 52.0................ 2,153........... 15................ 17............... 63.................... 30/221........................ 67.8
Joe Webb (2010-13)............................................152 .................. 88.................57.9.................. 853............ 3................. 5............... 46.......................11/69........................ 66.6
Archie Manning (1983-84)..................................94 ...................52.................55.3.................. 545............ 2................. 3............... 56.....................18/153........................ 66.4
George Shaw (1961)..............................................91 .................. 46................ 50.5.................. 530............ 4................. 4..............42t.....................14/122........................64.8
Tony Adams (1987)............................................. 87 .................. 49................ 55.0.................. 607............ 3................. 5..............63t.....................19/130........................ 64.3
Bob Berry (1965-67, 73-76)................................124 ...................63................ 50.8.................. 708.............7................. 8..............52t......................17/131........................ 59.4
Ron VanderKelen (1963-67).............................. 252 ................. 107.................42.2................ 1,375............ 6.................11............... 53....................25/224........................ 49.7
Josh Freeman (2013)........................................... 53 .................. 20................. 37.7...................190............ 0..................1................22.........................1/14........................40.6
Norm Snead (1971).............................................. 75 ...................37................ 49.3.................. 470.............1................. 6..............55t........................ 7/67........................ 40.3
Bubby Brister (2000) ..........................................20 ...................10................ 50.0.................... 82............ 0..................1............... 20.......................... 1/6........................40.0
Spergon Wynn (2001) .........................................98 .................. 48................ 49.0...................418.............1................. 6.............. 47t...................... 10/65........................ 38.6
Steve Bono (1985-86).......................................... 11 .....................2.................18.2...................... 8............ 0................. 5................. 5........................ 2/13........................ 29.6
John McCormick (1962) ....................................... 18 .....................7................ 39.0...................104............ 0................. 5............... 53........................3/33..........................19.1
FEWER THAN 10 ATTEMPTS
PLAYER
ATT
COMP
PCT
YARDS
TD
INT
LG
SK/YDS
RATING
Keith Henderson (1992) .........................................1 ..................... 1...............100.0....................36..............1.................0 ..............36t......................... 0/0.......................158.3
Darrin Nelson (1982-89, 91-92).............................1 ..................... 1...............100.0....................25..............1.................0 ..............25t......................... 0/0.......................158.3
Ryan Longwell (2006-11) .......................................1 ..................... 1...............100.0....................16..............1................. 0...............16t......................... 0/0.......................158.3
Mewelde Moore (2004-07) ...................................2 ..................... 1................ 50.0.................... 15..............1................. 0...............15t......................... 0/0.......................158.3
D.J. Dozier (1987-91)...............................................1 ..................... 1...............100.0....................19..............1.................0 ...............19t......................... 0/0.......................145.9
Jay Walker (1996-97).............................................2 .....................2...............100.0.................... 31............. 0.................0 ................19......................... 0/0....................... 118.8
Hassan Jones (1986-92).........................................1 ..................... 1...............100.0....................18............. 0.................0 ................18......................... 0/0....................... 118.8
Chris Kluwe (2005-12)............................................1 ..................... 1...............100.0....................27............. 0.................0 ................27......................... 0/0....................... 118.8
Paul Krause (1968-79) ..........................................2 ..................... 1................ 50.0.....................11..............1.................0 ............... 11t......................... 0/0.......................106.3
Phil King (1965-66) ................................................1 ..................... 1...............100.0..................... 9............. 0.................0 ................. 9......................... 0/0.......................104.2
Randy Moss (1998-04, 10)...................................8 .................... 4................ 50.0..................106............. 2..................1 ................37......................... 0/0........................ 95.8
Sidney Rice (2007-10)...........................................4 .....................2................ 50.0................... 94............. 0.................0 ................79......................... 0/0........................ 95.8
Chester Taylor (2006-09) .....................................2 ..................... 1................ 50.0..................... 4..............1.................0 ................4t......................... 0/0........................ 95.8
Mike Eischeid (1972-74).........................................1 ..................... 1...............100.0..................... 6............. 0.................0 ................. 6......................... 0/0......................... 91.7
Bill Cappleman (1970)........................................... 7 .................... 4................. 57.1................... 49............. 0.................0 ............... 26......................... 0/0........................ 78.8
Herschel Walker (1989-91)....................................2 ..................... 1................ 50.0.................... 12............. 0.................0 ................12......................... 0/0........................ 68.5
Fred Cox (1963-77) .................................................1 ..................... 1...............100.0.....................-1............. 0.................0 .................-1......................... 0/0........................ 62.5
Alfred Anderson (1984-90)...................................9 .................... 4................ 44.4...................112............. 2..................1 ..............43t..........................2/8........................ 59.3
Tommy Mason (1961-66) ......................................4 ..................... 1................ 25.0................... 30..............1.................2 ..............30t......................... 0/0........................ 58.4
Bill Brown (1962-74)..............................................2 ..................... 1................ 50.0......................3............. 0.................0 ................. 3......................... 0/0........................50.0
Jamie Caleb (1961)..................................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Anthony Carter (1985-93) ......................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Greg Coleman (1978-87).........................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Bob Grim (1967-71, 76-77) .....................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Jim Lash (1973-76) .................................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Terry LeCount (1979-83) ........................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Hugh McElhenny (1961-62)....................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Harry Newsome (1990-93).....................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Allen Rice (1984-90)..............................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Mike Saxon (1994-95)............................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Joe Senser (1979-84)..............................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
Chris Walsh (1994-02) ...........................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0......................... 0/0........................ 39.6
David Palmer (1994-00)........................................0 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0.................0 ................. 0.......................... 1/2........................ 39.6
Jay Fiedler (1998) .................................................. 7 .....................3................ 42.9....................41............. 0..................1 ................19......................... 0/0........................ 22.6
Larry Miller (1987).................................................6 ..................... 1................. 16.7......................2............. 0..................1 ................. 2......................... 0/0..........................0.0
Jerry Reichow (1961-64) ........................................3 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0..................1 ................. 0......................... 0/0..........................0.0
Mitch Berger (1996-01)..........................................2 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0..................1 ................. 0......................... 0/0..........................0.0
Ted Brown (1979-86)..............................................1 .................... 0.................. 0.0..................... 0............. 0..................1 ................. 0......................... 0/0..........................0.0

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 212

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 213

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

2
0
2
0
1
4
3
8
1
0
2
3
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
6
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0

COACHES

9.3
9.9
14.8
6.8
12.4
17.3
7.1
16.1
11.7
8.3
13.3
8.2
15.8
10.0
7.7
6.6
15.7
9.6
12.8
11.9
10.2
8.4
7.9
17.8
8.3
7.6
23.6
26.0
13.7
13.1
10.3
9.6
9.0
8.6
7.7
13.4
13.2
9.1
8.8
18.9
5.9
10.5
13.0
12.1
12.5
10.1
17.3
11.7
8.7
8.0
18.6
16.6
6.9
13.0
10.4
20.8
13.0
11.7
7.2
7.2
5.0
5.0
7.0
2.5
19.4
16.8
10.0
9.4
8.1
3.4
15.0
10.0
8.8
8.3
18.0
17.0
15.7
15.3
14.3
11.3
10.0
9.7
9.0
7.2
6.3
6.0
5.6
6.0
20.0
17.5
14.0
14.0

PLAYERS

298
306
444
205
361
487
191
418
293
200
307
180
347
211
147
125
282
172
231
202
174
143
134
285
132
121
354
364
192
184
144
134
126
120
108
174
172
118
114
227
71
126
143
133
125
101
156
105
78
72
149
116
48
91
73
141
78
70
43
43
30
30
42
15
97
84
50
47
46
17
60
40
35
33
54
51
47
46
43
34
30
29
27
25
19
18
17
18
40
35
28
28

ROOKIES

D.J. Dozier (1987-91)...........................................32


Clinton Jones (1967-72)....................................... 31
Dave Middleton (1961) ....................................... 30
Greg DeLong (1995-98) ...................................... 30
Greg Camarillo (2010-11).................................. ...29
Preston Carpenter (1966)....................................27
Jeff Dugan (2004-10) ..........................................27
Hal Bedsole (1964-66) ........................................26
Greg Lewis (2009-10)..........................................25
Tony Richardson (2006-07)............................... 24
Billy McMullen (2006).........................................23
Johnny McWilliams (2000) .................................22
Koren Robinson (2005) ......................................22
Joe Johnson (1992) .............................................. 21
Hunter Goodwin (1996-98, 02-03)..................... 19
Scottie Graham (1993-96)................................... 19
James Brim (1987)...............................................18
Steve Craig (1974-78)..........................................18
Aundrae Allison (2007-08).................................18
John Davis (2000) ............................................... 17
Bob Reed (1962-63) ............................................ 17
Doug Chapman (2000-03).................................. 17
Derek Tennell (1992-93)...................................... 17
Oscar Donahue (1962)......................................... 16
Richard Owens (2004-06) .................................. 16
Raymond Hayes (1961) ....................................... 16
Ray Poage (1963) ................................................ 15
Charley Ferguson (1962) .....................................14
Carroll Dale (1973)...............................................14
Marlin McKeever (1967) ......................................14
Harold Morrow (1996-02)....................................14
Derrick Alexander (2002)....................................14
Mike Tice (1992-93, 95)......................................14
Phil King (1965-66) .............................................14
Brent Novoselsky (1989-94) ...............................14
A.D. Williams (1961)............................................ 13
Dave Casper (1983-84)........................................ 13
Doug Mayberry (1961-62) .................................... 13
Lorenzo Booker (2010-11).................................... 13
Steve Stonebreaker (1962-63) ............................ 12
Mel Triplett (1961-62) ......................................... 12
Rhett Ellison (2012-13) ....................................12
Dwight Collins (1984)...........................................11
Chase Ford (2013) ........................................... 11
Al Denson (1971) .................................................10
Billy Martin (1968) ..............................................10
Bethel Johnson (2006)......................................... 9
Barry Word (1993)................................................ 9
Sean Berton (2003-04)........................................ 9
Jerome Felton (2012-13) ................................... 9
Buster Rhymes (1985-87).................................... 8
Doug Kingsriter (1973-75) .....................................7
Tom Wilson (1963)................................................7
Garrett Mills (2007-09).........................................7
Stephen Burton (2011-12) .....................................7
Bob Brown (1971) ................................................. 6
Jim Boylan (1963-64) ........................................... 6
Bob Schnelker (1961)............................................ 6
Sam Harrell (1980-82, 87)................................... 6
Sammy Johnson (1976-78)................................... 6
Darryl Harris (1988).............................................. 6
Charles Stackhouse (2003).................................. 6
Joe Webb (2010-13).............................................. 6
Matt Asiata (2012-13) ....................................... 6
Billy Butler (1962-64)............................................5
John Holland (1974)...............................................5
Doug Cunningham (1979)......................................5
Darryl Ingram (1989) .............................................5
Jeff Womack (1987) ..............................................5
Mark Kellar (1976-78)............................................5
Keith Henderson (1992) ....................................... 4
Olanda Truitt (1993)............................................. 4
Bill Barnes (1965-66) ........................................... 4
Martin Nance (2006) ........................................... 4
Steve Finch (1987) ................................................3
Tom Adams (1962)................................................3
Kent Kramer (1969-70) .........................................3
Ricky Parks (1987).................................................3
Dick Haley (1961)...................................................3
Leon Clarke (1963) ................................................3
John Henry Mills (1999).........................................3
Mardye McDole (1981-83) .....................................3
David Frisch (1996) ...............................................3
Phil Frye (1987) .....................................................3
Ciatrick Fason (2005-06)......................................3
Jesse Clarke (1989-90) ..........................................3
Carl Hilton (1986-89) ............................................3
Keenan Howry (2003-05) .....................................3
Will Sherman (1961)..............................................2
Carlester Crumpler (1999) .....................................2
Willie Gillespie (1987) ...........................................2
Clint Haslerig (1975)..............................................2
(1975)

2013
SEASON

TD
110
92
28
52
33
34
50
13
23
14
23
20
5
24
24
5
17
6
6
16
6
17
7
23
5
27
16
3
11
18
19
11
4
12
5
7
12
3
12
5
15
17
7
4
5
6
4
9
9
5
1
3
3
5
5
9
7
2
7
3
1
5
3
3
1
1
3
2
7
4
4
5
1
13
8
4
3
2
0
5
7
4
4
5
5
1
1
5
1
1
2

RECORDS

AVG.
12.3
15.9
12.7
16.0
15.6
13.7
16.3
8.4
9.1
7.6
11.2
11.8
8.8
16.8
11.7
8.2
16.0
8.8
8.9
16.1
7.3
10.8
8.2
18.0
7.9
20.0
11.0
8.5
11.2
14.6
15.2
14.0
9.9
14.1
8.3
8.1
15.7
9.4
10.8
9.1
9.7
14.5
11.7
7.2
12.1
10.6
7.9
14.8
12.9
11.0
8.1
7.4
11.6
14.7
7.9
16.2
14.4
8.0
15.5
13.5
6.8
11.7
7.8
16.7
13.5
8.6
9.4
8.8
16.0
11.8
10.7
12.9
9.6
22.4
18.6
11.3
8.9
10.3
11.4
15.5
9.8
10.4
14.9
14.4
11.0
8.1
9.7
12.9
17.6
11.9
4.6

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

YARDS
12,383
9,316
6,307
7,635
6,433
5,489
6,400
2,850
3,057
2,255
3,177
3,302
2,202
3,733
2,424
1,697
3,222
1,688
1,659
2,924
1,292
1,919
1,412
3,087
1,348
3,297
1,822
1,357
1,689
2,129
2,183
1,925
1,301
1,789
1040
1,088
1,856
1,093
1,242
1,042
1,055
1,553
1,255
772
1,292
1,066
763
1,414
1,227
1,045
771
676
1,055
1,327
681
1,330
1,163
645
1,225
1,067
531
915
600
1,252
1,000
631
675
628
1,091
804
719
840
577
1,277
1,062
632
474
523
570
744
455
469
640
608
464
333
387
491
650
416
150

HISTORY

PLAYER
REC.
Cris Carter (1990-01) ......................................1,004
Randy Moss (1998-04, 10)...............................587
Steve Jordan (1982-94) .................................... 498
Anthony Carter (1985-93).................................478
Jake Reed (1991-99, 2001)................................. 413
Ahmad Rashad (1976-82)................................ 400
Sammy White (1976-86)...................................393
Ted Brown (1979-86).........................................339
Chuck Foreman (1973-79) .................................336
Rickey Young (1978-83)....................................292
Bill Brown (1962-74)......................................... 284
Percy Harvin (2009-12) .................................... 280
Darrin Nelson (1982-89, 91-92)........................ 251
Hassan Jones (1986-92)....................................222
Visanthe Shiancoe (2007-11) ........................... 208
Adrian Peterson (2007-13) ........................... 206
Paul Flatley (1963-67).......................................202
Jim Kleinsasser (1999-2011) .............................. 192
Jermaine Wiggins (2005-06) ............................186
Leo Lewis (1981-91)............................................181
Robert Smith (1993-00).................................... 178
Stu Voigt (1970-80) ...........................................177
Dave Osborn (1965-75).......................................173
Gene Washington (1967-72) ..............................172
Amp Lee (1994-96)........................................... 170
John Gilliam (1972-75)....................................... 165
Joe Senser (1979-84)......................................... 165
Chester Taylor (2006-09) .................................160
Tommy Mason (1961-66) ...................................151
Sidney Rice (2007-10).......................................146
Jerry Reichow (1961-64) ....................................144
Bernard Berrian (2008-11)................................. 138
Moe Williams (1996-00, 02-05)........................131
Nate Burleson (2003-05)...................................127
Michael Bennett (2001-05)............................... 126
Ed Marinaro (1972-75)....................................... 125
Qadry Ismail (1993-96) ......................................118
Mewelde Moore (2004-07) ................................116
John Beasley (1967-73).......................................115
Alfred Anderson (1984-91).................................114
Kyle Rudolph (2011-13) .................................109
Marcus Robinson (2004-06)............................. 107
Travis Taylor (2005-06) .................................... 107
Brent McClanahan (1973-80) ............................ 107
Bobby Wade (2007-08) .................................... 107
Allen Rice (1984-90).........................................100
Andrew Jordan (1994-97, 99-01) ........................97
Bob Grim (1967-71, 76-77) ................................. 96
Andrew Glover (1997-99) ....................................95
Bob Tucker (1977-80)..........................................95
Robert Miller (1975-80).......................................95
Oscar Reed (1968-74) .........................................92
Byron Chamberlain (2001-02)............................. 91
Mike Anthony Jones (1983-85) .......................... 90
Herschel Walker (1989-91)................................. 86
John Henderson (1968-72) ..................................81
Tom Hall (1964-66, 68-69) ................................81
Tony Galbreath (1981-83) .................................. 80
Terry LeCount (1979-83, 87)...............................79
Troy Williamson (2005-07).................................79
Charles Evans (1993-98) .....................................78
Michael Jenkins (2011-12)....................................78
Toby Gerhart (2010-13).................................... ...77
Jim Lash (1973-76) ..............................................75
Jerome Simpson (2012-13) ...............................74
David Palmer (1994-00)......................................73
Terry Allen (1990-94)..........................................72
Rick Fenney (1987-91)......................................... 71
Jim Phillips (1965-67)......................................... 68
Greg Jennings (2013) ...................................... 68
Chris Walsh (1994-02) ........................................67
DWayne Bates (2002-03) ..................................65
Leroy Hoard (1996-99) ....................................... 60
Gordon Smith (1961-65)......................................57
Kelly Campbell (2002-04)...................................57
Jim Lindsey (1966-72) .........................................56
Hugh McElhenny (1961-62).................................53
Onterrio Smith (2003-04)................................... 51
Adrian Cooper (1994-95).................................... 50
Jarius Wright (2012-13) .................................. 48
Bob Bruer (1980-84) .......................................... 46
Cordarrelle Patterson (2013) .......................... 45
Matthew Hatchette (1997-00)........................... 43
Sam McCullum (1974-75, 82-83) ...................... 42
Mike Mularkey (1983-88)................................... 42
Roger Craig (1992-93) .........................................41
John Carlson (2012-13) ....................................... 40
Jim Gustafson (1985-90).................................... 38
Devin Aromashodu (2011-12) ..............................37
Robert Ferguson (2007-08)................................35
Naufahu Tahi (2006-10)) .....................................33

EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS ALL-TIME RECEIVING

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

Rhett Dawson (1973) ..............


.2
Gary Ballman (1973)................
.2
Ron Daugherty (1987).............
.2
Robert Tate (1997-01).............
.2
Doug Paschel (1980-81) ..........
.2
Steve Harris (1987)..................
.2
Artose Pinner (2006) ..............
.2
Brett Wilson (1987).................
.2
Andre Thomas (1987)..............
.2
Lance Rentzel (1965-66).........
.2
Mike L. Jones (1990-91)...........
.2
Adam Walker (1987) ...............
.2
Bill McWatters (1964)...........................................2
Jamie Caleb (1961).................................................2
John Avery (2003) .................................................2
Albert Young (2009-10)........................................2
Ryan DImperio (2011)...........................................2
Allen Reisner (2011-12) .........................................2
Eric Guliford (1993-94).......................................... 1
Kevin Miller (1978-80) .......................................... 1
Art Powell (1968) .................................................. 1
Cedric James (2002).............................................. 1
Harry Washington (1978)...................................... 1
Ted Dean (1964)......................
.1
Tommy Kramer (1977-89).......
.1
Marc May (1987)......................
.1
Hank Baskett (2010)...............
.1
Tom Michel (1964)..................
.1
Larry Vargo (1964-65) .............
.1
Bill Harris (1969-70) .............................................. 1
Richard Angulo (2005).......................................... 1
Joe Banyard (2013) ............................................1
Don Hasselbeck (1984) ......................................... 1
Travis Prentice (2001)........................................... 1
Ed Shenk (1987).................................................... 1
Robert Steele (1979) ...............
.1
Emmanuel Arceneaux (2011) ..
.1
Larry Ned (2003-04)...............
.1
Jaymar Johnson (2009-10) ......
.1
Jay Carroll (1985).....................
.1
Leonard Moore (1987).............
.1
Zach Line (2013) ...............................................1
Thomas Tapeh (2008).......................................... 1
Nate Wright (1971-80) .......................................... 1
Bob Goodridge (1968) ........................................... 1
Robert Green (1997).............................................. 1
Troy Walters (2000-01) ........................................ 1
Ron Yary (1968-81) ............................................... 1
Jarvis Redwine (1981-83) ...................................... 1
Danta Whitaker (1992) ......................................... 1
John Gerak (1993-96) ............................................ 1
Brad Johnson (1992-98) ........................................ 1
James Stewart (1995)............................................ 1
Jimmy Edwards (1979) .......................................... 1
John Ward (1970-74)............................................. 1
Daunte Culpepper (1999-05)................................. 1
Rich Gannon (1987-92) ......................................... 1
Korey Stringer (1995-00) ...................................... 1
Brett Favre (2009-10) ........................................... 1
Randall Cunningham (1997-99)............................ 1
Christian Ponder (2011-13) ................................1
Ed White (1969-77).............................................. 0
Fran Tarkenton (1961-66, 72-78)......................... 0

24
22
21
20
18
17
15
14
13
10
8
3
-1
-8
24
11
7
18
45
35
31
29
24
23
23
22
18
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-15
3
-12

VIKINGS ALL-TIME RUSHING

PLAYER
ATT.
Adrian Peterson (2007-13) .........................2,033
Robert Smith (1993-00).................................. 1,411
Chuck Foreman (1973-79) .............................. 1,529
Bill Brown (1962-74)........................................1,627
Ted Brown (1979-86)...............
17
Dave Osborn (1965-75)............
72
Darrin Nelson (1982-89, 91-92
81
Tommy Mason (1961-66) ........
61
Michael Bennett (2001-05).....
13
Chester Taylor (2006-09) .......
55
Terry Allen (1990-94)........................................641
Fran Tarkenton (1961-66, 72-78)..................... 464
Daunte Culpepper (1999-05)............................ 454
Alfred Anderson (1984-91)................................626
Herschel Walker (1989-91)................................ 551
Clinton Jones (1967-72).................................... 546
Oscar Reed (1968-74) ...................................... 490
Rickey Young (1978-83)....................................554
Leroy Hoard (1996-99) ..................................... 438
Moe Williams (1996-00, 02-05).......................370
Rick Fenney (1987-91).......................................358
Toby Gerhart (2010-13) .....................................276
Mewelde Moore (2004-07) .............................. 264
Scottie Graham (1993-96)................................ 349
Brent McClanahan (1973-80) ............................367
Onterrio Smith (2003-04)................................. 231

YARDS
10,115
6,818
5,879
5,757
4,546
4,320
4,231
3,252
3,174
2,797
2,795
2,548
2,476
2,374
2,264
2,008
1,968
1,744
1,689
1,535
1,508
1,305
1,285
1,239
1,207
1,123

12.0
11.0
10.5
10.0
9.0
8.5
7.5
7.0
6.5
5.0
4.0
1.5
-0.5
-4.0
12.0
5.5
3.5
9.0
45.0
35.0
31.0
29.0
24.0
23.0
20.0
22.0
18.0
14.0
13.0
12.0
11.0
11.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
9.0
9.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
-2.0
-3.0
-15.0
0.0
--

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

AVG.
5.0
4.8
3.8
3.5
4.1
3.7
4.3
4.3
4.5
4.3
4.4
5.5
5.5
3.8
4.1
3.7
4.0
2.9
3.9
4.1
4.2
4.7
4.9
3.6
3.3
4.9

TD
86
32
52
52
40
29
18
28
12
18
23
22
29
22
20
19
8
10
26
21
11
5
1
7
6
7

Ed Marinaro (1972-75)...................................... 306


Robert Miller (1975-80).....................................275
Allen Rice (1984-90).........................................307
Tony Galbreath (1981-83) .................................194
Hugh McElhenny (1961-62)............................... 170
Rich Gannon (1987-92) .....................................144
Percy Harvin (2009-12) ..................................... 107
Wade Wilson (1981-91)..................................... 159
D.J. Dozier (1987-91).......................................... 163
Amp Lee (1994-96)...........................................149
Christian Ponder (2011-13) ............................ 122
Mel Triplett (1961-62) ....................................... 132
Jim Lindsey (1966-72) .............
177
Joe Kapp (1967-69)..................
99
Tarvaris Jackson (2006-10) .....
19
Roger Craig (1992-93) .............
43
Tommy Kramer (1977-89).......
13
Barry Word (1993)...................
42
Phil King (1965-66) .................
89
Charles Evans (1993-98) .........
18
Sammy Johnson (1976-78)......
83
Raymond Hayes (1961) ...........
73
Randall Cunningham (1997-99
61
Doug Chapman (2000-03)......
90
Brad Johnson (1992-98, 2005-0
21
Doug Mayberry (1961-62) ........
87
Anthony Carter (1985-93) .......
47
Tom Wilson (1963)..................
73
Joe Webb (2010-13).................
41
Artose Pinner (2006) ..............
43
Matt Asiata (2012-13) ......................................47
Bill Barnes (1965-66) ..........................................53
Ciatrick Fason (2005-06)................................... 50
Randy Moss (1998-04) .......................................23
Cordarrelle Patterson (2013) ...........................12
Darryl Harris (1988)............................................ 34
Bob Grim (1967-71, 76-77) ....................................7
Jim Kleinsasser (1999-11) ........
43
James Stewart (1995)..............
31
Warren Moon (1994-96) .........
69
John Gilliam (1972-75).............
18
Tom Michel (1964)..................
39
David Palmer (1994-00)..........
35
Ron VanderKelen (1963-67)................................26
Keith Henderson (1992) ..................................... 34
Bob Reed (1962-63) ............................................27
Jesse Clark (1989-90) ..........................................26
Bobby Walden (1964-67) ..................................... 9
Sammy White (1976-86).....................................18
Jim McMahon (1993)...........................................33
Terry LeCount (1979-83, 87)................................ 6
Kelly Campbell (2002-04)...................................14
Gary Cuozzo (1968-71).........................................36
Greg Coleman (1978-87)......................................10
Albert Young (2009-10)......................................25
Harold Morrow (1996-02).................................... 17
Mark Kellar (1976-78)..........................................25
Steve Dils (1979-84)........................................... 24
Todd Bouman (1997-02) .....................................10
Jarvis Redwine (1981-83) .................................... 17
Spergon Wynn (2001) .......................................... 8
Mike Anthony Jones (1983-85) .............................7
Bill McWatters (1964).........................................14
Billy Butler (1962-64)..........................................22
Donovan McNabb (2011) .....................................14
Troy Williamson (2005-07)...................................5
Matt Cassel (2013) ..........................................18
Doug Paschal (1980-81) ...................................... 15
Hassan Jones (1986-92)........................................5
Lorenzo Booker (2010-11).................................... 13
Nate Burleson (2003-05)..................................... 8
Archie Manning (1983-84)...................................11
Jeff George (1999) ............................................... 16
George Shaw (1961).............................................10
Bob Lee (1969-72, 75-78) ...................................39
James Brim (1987).................................................2
Tony Adams (1987)..............................................11
Ted Dean (1964)....................................................5
Koren Robinson (2005) ....................................... 4
Joe Johnson (1992) ............................................... 4
Bobby Philips (1995) ...........................................14
Tony Richardson (2006-07)................................ 12
Billy Waddy (1984)................................................3
Adam Walker (1987) .............................................5
Cris Carter (1990-01) ...........................................10
Jeff Dugan (2004-10) ...........................................11
Grady Alderman (1961-74) ................................... 0
Robert Green (1997)............................................. 6
Qadry Ismail (1993-96) ........................................ 4
Naufahu Tahi (2006-10) .....................................10
Bubby Brister (2000) ............................................5
Jeff Womack (1987) ............................................. 9
Cedric Smith (1990) ............................................. 9
Leo Lewis (1981-91)............................................. 16
Bernard Berrian (2008-11).....................................5
Ron Groce (1976)...................................................3

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1,007
951
934
788
770
720
683
679
643
636
623
567
558
540
535
535
524
458
405
364
356
319
317
317
315
314
290
282
273
190
175
164
161
159
158
151
147
147
144
143
136
129
123
116
113
110
106
100
97
96
90
86
86
85
82
75
74
73
70
70
61
60
60
59
59
57
57
53
52
52
43
42
41
39
37
36
31
30
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18

3.3
3.5
3.0
4.1
4.5
5.0
6.4
4.3
3.9
4.3
5.1
4.3
3.2
5.5
4.5
3.7
2.5
3.2
4.6
3.1
4.3
4.4
5.2
3.5
2.6
3.6
6.2
3.8
6.7
4.4
3.7
3.1
3.2
6.9
13.2
4.4
21.0
3.4
4.6
2.1
7.6
3.3
3.5
4.5
3.3
4.1
4.1
11.1
5.3
2.9
15.0
6.1
2.4
8.5
3.3
4.4
3.0
3.0
7.0
4.1
7.6
8.6
4.3
2.7
4.2
11.4
3.2
3.5
10.4
4.0
5.4
3.8
2.6
3.9
0.9
18.0
2.8
6.0
6.8
6.5
1.9
2.1
8.0
4.8
2.4
2.1
22.0
3.7
5.3
2.1
4.0
2.2
2.1
1.2
3.6
6.0

4
7
13
7
3
3
4
9
7
2
6
3
6
5
4
5
8
2
0
4
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
1
5
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

VIKINGS TOUCHDOWNS BY SEASON


Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Offensive

Defensive

Special Teams

Rush
Pass Fumble
Total
Int
Fumble
Total
Punt
Kick
Blk Punt
Blk FG
Total
................... 14.............22 ..............0 ............36 ............................................ 0..................0 ..............0 ................................1..............0.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
.....................7.............22 ..............0 ............29 ............................................. 1...................1 .............. 2 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
....................17............. 16 ..............0 ............33 .............................................2..................2 ..............4 ................................1...............1.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 2
................... 14.............23 ..............0 ............ 37 ........
..... 0
................... 19............. 21 ..............0 ............40 ........
..... 2
................... 15............. 18 ..............0 ............33 ........
..... 0
................... 10..............11 ..............0 .............21 ........
......1
................... 19..............11 ..............0 ............30 ........
......1
................... 15
24
1
40
......1
................... 1
..... 2
................... 1
..... 0
....................
..... 0
................... 1
......1
....................1
..... 0
................... 1
..... 0
......1
................... 1
....................
......1
................... 1
......1
....................
..... 0
................... 1
......1
.....................8.............27 ..............0 ............35 ........
..... 0...................1 ...............1 ...............................0...............1.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
.....................6............. 15 ..............0 .............21 ........
...... 1...................1 .............. 2 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
....................17............. 15 ..............0 ............32 ........
..... 0...................1 ...............1 ...............................0..............0....................... 1 ...................... 0...............1
................... 10............. 18 ..............0 ............28 ........
...... 1..................2 .............. 3 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
................... 19.............22 ..............0 ............ 41 ........
...... 1...................1 .............. 2 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
................... 14............. 31 ..............0 ............45 ........
......2..................0 .............. 2 ...............................0..............0....................... 1 ...................... 0...............1
...................20............. 21 ..............0 ............ 41 ........
..... 0..................0 ...
......1
...................22.............20 ..............0 ............42 ........
......5..................2 ...
..... 0
................... 12..............17 ..............0 ............29 ........
......2..................4 ...
......1
................... 10.............25 ..............0 ............35 ........
......2..................2 ...
..... 0
................... 18............. 16 ..............0 ............34 ........
......2..................0 ...
..... 0
................... 19
18
0
37
6
2 ...........8 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
....................
........... 2 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
....................
........... 7 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
................... 1
...........4 ................................1..............0.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
....................
............1 ................................1..............0.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
................... 1
.............. 2 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
....................17............. 41 ..............0 ............58 .............................................3..................2 ..............5 ...............................0...............1.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
................... 13.............32 ..............0 ............45 ............................................. 1..................0 ...............1 ................................1.............. 2.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 3
................... 14.............33 ..............0 ............47 ............................................ 0..................0 ..............0 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
................... 10.............23 ..............0 ............33 ............................................. 1...................1 .............. 2 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
...................26............. 19 ..............0 ............45 ............................................. 1..................0 ...............1 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
................... 15.............32 ..............0 ............47 .............................................4..................0 ..............4 ...............................0..............0.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 0
.....................8.............39 ..............0 ............47 ............................................. 1...................1 .............. 2 ................................1..............0.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
................... 10............. 18 ..............0 ............28 .............................................3..................0 .............. 3 ................................1...............1.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 2
................... 12............. 13 .............. 1 ............26 .............................................3..................2 ..............5 ................................1..............0.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
...................22............. 12 ..............0 ............34 .............................................6..................2 ..............8 ...............................0...............1.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
................... 15.............22 ..............0 ............ 37 ............................................ 0..................2 .............. 2 ................................1..............0.......................0 .......................1.............. 2
................... 19.............34 ..............0 ............53 ............................................ 0...................1 ...............1 ...............................0.............. 2.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 2
................... 16............. 14 ..............0 ............30 ............................................. 1...................1 .............. 2 ...............................0...............1.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
................... 18.............20 ..............0 ............38 ............................................ 0..................0 ..............0 ...............................0...............1.......................0 ...................... 0...............1
................... 16............. 18 ..............0 ............34 .............................................3..................0 .............. 3 ................................1...............1.......................0 ...................... 0.............. 2
...................23
...................
23.............
............. 18 ..............
..............00 ............ 41 ............................................ 0...................1 ...............
...............11 ................................
................................11 .............. 2 .......................
.......................00 ...................... 0 .............. 3

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

PLAYERS

0.8
2.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
-2.0
-1.0
-1.0
-1.0
-1.5
-6.0
-3.5
-9.0
-10.0
-12.0
-13.0
-4.7
-6.3
-32.0

ROOKIES

3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-6
-6
-7
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-19
-32

2013
SEASON

Steve Harris (1987)


(1987)............................................... 4
Gordon Smith (1961-65)........................................ 1
Jeff Williams (1966) .............................................. 1
Willie Spencer (1976) ........................................... 4
Larry Miller (1987)................................................. 1
Joe Senser (1979-84).............................................2
Randall McDaniel (1988-99) .................................2
Bob Ferguson (1963).............................................3
Sean Salisbury (1990-94).................................... 15
Paul Krause (1968-79) .......................................... 1
Al Denson (1971) ................................................... 1
Jeff Siemon (1972-82)........................................... 1
Mike Saxon (1994-95)........................................... 1
Mitch Berger (1996-01).......................................... 1
Kyle Richardson (2002) ........................................ 1
John Avery (2003) ................................................. 1
Charles Stackhouse (2003)................................... 1
Lance Rentzel (1965-66)....................................... 1
Jim Gustafson (1985-89)....................................... 1
Harry Newsome (1990-93)....................................2
Shaun Hill (2005)..................................................2
Tom Hall (1964-66, 68-69) ................................. 4
Jay Fiedler (1998) ................................................. 4
Mike Mularkey (1983-88)...................................... 1
Bucky Scribner (1987-89)......................................2
Bobby Wade (2007-08) ........................................ 1
Preston Carpenter (1966)...................................... 1
Jerry Reichow (1961-64) ........................................ 1
Mike Eischeid (1972-74)........................................ 1
Dwight Collins (1984)............................................3
Chris Kluwe (2005-12)...........................................3
Mike Mercer (1961)................................................ 1

RECORDS

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

4.5
3.6
3.2
7.5
7.5
2.5
0.6
1.8
2.6
2.2
1.9
0.9
11.0
3.7
2.8
5.5
4.5
8.0
2.7
2.0
1.0
0.2
4.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
1.3
1.0
0.7
1.3
3.0
3.0
1.5

HISTORY

18
18
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3

EXTRA
POINTS

Darrell Lester (1964) ............................................ 4


Brooks Bollinger (2006-07)...................................5
Brett Wilson (1987)...............................................5
Eddie Payton (1980-82)........................................2
Eddie Johnson (2003) ...........................................2
Sam Harrell (1980-82, 87)................................... 6
Brett Favre (2009-10) .........................................26
Wayne Wilson (1986) .......................................... 8
Bob Berry (1965-67, 73-76)...................................5
Bill Harris (1969-70) ............................................. 6
Jimmy Smith (1987) ..............................................7
Travis Prentice (2001).........................................14
Nick Davis (2002-03)............................................ 1
Jamie Caleb (1961).................................................3
Leonard Moore (1987).......................................... 4
Jarius Wright (2012-13) .................................... 2
Earl Denny (1967-68) ............................................2
Ahmad Rashad (1976-81) ..................................... 1
Travis Taylor (2005-06) ........................................3
Bethel Johnson (2006)......................................... 4
Norm Snead (1971)............................................... 6
Gus Frerotte (2003-04, 08) ................................ 31
Steve Jordan (1982-94) ......................................... 1
Robert Tate (1997-01)........................................... 1
Brian Russell (2002-04) ....................................... 1
John McCormick (1962) .........................................2
Jim Young (1965-66) .............................................3
Phil Frye (1987).................................................... 4
Andre Thomas (1987)........................................... 6
Aundrae Allison (2007-08)...................................3
Dave Nelson (1984)............................................... 1
Troy Walters (2000-01) ........................................ 1
Stu Voigt (1970-80) ..............................................2

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES

VIKINGS TEAM RECORDS


1961-77 - 14 games; 1978-2013 - 16 games *= 16-game record where applicable &= 9 games #= 15 games
Note: The 1982 regular season was reduced to nine games and the 1987 season to 15 games due to players strike

GAMES WON

Most Consecutive Games Won


(Including Postseason)
12 1969
10 1975
9 1973
9 1998
9 2002-03
Most Consecutive Games Won
(Regular Season)
12 1969
10 1975
10 1999-00
9 1973
9 1998-99
9 2002-03
Most Games Won, Season
(Including Postseason)
16 1998
14 1969, 1973
13 1976, 2009
Most Games Won, Season (Regular
Season)
15 1998
12 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 2009
11 1976, 1992, 2000
Most Consecutive Games Won,
Start of Season
10 1975
9 1973
7 1998, 2000
Most Consecutive Games Won,
End of Season
8 1998
4 2012
3 1964, 1970, 1974, 1993, 1999, 2002
Most Consecutive Home Games Won
15 1974-76
14 1969-70
13 1988-90
13 1999-00
Most Consecutive Road Games Won
7 1970-71
7 1973-74

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

GAMES LOST

Most Consecutive Games Lost


8 2001-02
7 1961
7 1961-62
Most Consecutive Games Without Victory
8 2001-02
7 1961
7 1961-62
7 1962
Most Games Lost, Season
13 1984
13 2011
11 1961
11 1962
11 2001
Most Consecutive Home Games Lost
5 1966-67
5 2011
Most Consecutive Home Games Without
Victory
7 1966-67
Most Consecutive Away Games Lost
16 2000-02
Most Consecutive Away Games Without
Victory
16 2000-02

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

SCORING

Most Points, Season


556 1998
470 2009
416 2003
Most Points, Opponent, Season
484 1984
Fewest Points, Season
187 1982&
259 1979*
Fewest Points, Opponent, Season
133 1969
139 1979*

Most Points, Game


54 vs. Dal., 10/18/70
52 vs. Pitt., 11/23/69
52 vs. Balt., 9/28/69
Most Points, Opponent, Game
56 vs. St. L., 10/6/63
Most Points, Both Teams, Game
89 @ Chi., 10/19/08 (Minn. 41, Chi. 48)
87 @ Chi., 12/17/61 (Minn. 35, Chi. 52)
86 @ LA Rams, 11/19/72 (Minn. 45, LA 41)
Fewest Points, Both Teams, Game
3 vs. G.B., 11/14/71 (Minn. 3, G.B. 0)
Most Points Overcome To Win Game
24 vs. S.F., 12/4/77
23 @ Phil., 12/1/85
21 @ S.F., 10/24/65
20 vs. Chi., 10/4/92
Most Points, Opponent,
Overcome To Win Game
21 @ Cin., 12/24/95
20 @ N.E., 11/13/94
20 vs. Det., 9/25/11
Most Points, First Half
35 vs. G.B., 9/28/86
35 vs. Det., 12/2/07
34 vs. Dal., 10/18/70
34 vs. Chi., 11/25/90
Most Points, Opponent, First Half
45 @ Sea., 9/29/02
Most Points, Both Teams, First Half
55 @ Sea., 9/29/02
Most Points, Second Half
38 vs. Jack., 12/20/98
35 @ LA Rams, 11/19/72
35 vs. Pitt., 11/23/69
Most Points, Opponent, Second Half
35 vs. St.L., 10/6/63
Most Points, Both Teams, Second Half
58 vs. Buf., 9/15/02
Most Points, First Quarter
28 vs. G.B., 9/28/86
28 vs. Ari., 10/9/11
21 vs. Det., 11/15/92
21 @ Dal., 11/26/98
21 vs. T.B., 10/3/99
21 @ Ari., 12/14/08
Most Points, Opponent, First Quarter
21 @ Oak., 12/11/77
21 @ Oak., 12/17/78
21 @ Den., 11/18/84
21 @ Cin., 11/23/86
21 @ S. F., 12/18/95
21 @ Det., 12/11/11
Most Points, Both Teams, First Quarter
31 @ Cin., 11/23/86
Most Points, Second Quarter
28 vs. S.F., 9/29/63
28 vs. Atl., 9/14/68
28 vs. S.D., 11/28/99
28 vs. Det., 12/2/07
24 vs. Det., 10/8/89
24 vs. Chi., 11/29/08
24 vs. NYG., 1/3/10
24 vs. Buf., 12/5/10
Most Points, Opponent, Second Quarter
31 @ Sea., 9/29/02
Most Points, Both Teams, Second Quarter
35 vs. S.F., 9/29/63
35 @ S.F., 10/24/65
35 vs. Det., 12/2/07
Most Points, Third Quarter
24 @ Pitt., 9/24/95
21 @ S.F., 10/24/65
21 vs. Phil., 12/22/85
21 vs. Det., 9/13/87
Most Points, Opponent, Third Quarter
24 @ Chi., 9/19/85
Most Points, Both Teams, Third Quarter
31 @ Chi., 12/17/61
Most Points, Fourth Quarter
28 @ Phil., 12/1/85
24 @ Pitt., 11/26/67
24 vs. T.B., 11/30/86
24 vs. Jack, 12/20/98
Most Points, Opponent, Fourth Quarter
28 @ Balt., 12/16/62
28 vs. St.L., 10/6/63
28 vs. G.B., 11/21/65

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28 @ Chi., 9/17/89
Most Points, Both Teams, Fourth Quarter
42 @ Balt., 12/8/13
35 @ Balt., 12/16/62
35 @ Chi., 12/19/65
35 @ LA Rams, 11/19/72
Most Consecutive Games Scoring
260 1991-2007
161 1962-73
Largest Margin of Victory
48 vs. Cle., 11/9/69 (51-3)
42 vs. N.O., 12/4/88 (45-3)
41 vs. Dal., 10/18/70 (54-13)
41 vs. Hou., 10/13/74 (51-10)
40 vs. Atl., 9/14/68 (47-7)
40 @ Dal., 11/13/88 (43-3)
40 vs. Jack., 12/20/98 (50-10)
38 vs. Balt., 9/28/69 (52-14)
38 vs. Pitt., 11/23/69 (52-14)
38 vs. Atl., 11/9/75 (38-0)
Largest Margin of Defeat
44 @ S.F., 12/8/84 (7-51)
38 @ Det., 12/12/81 (7-45)
38 @ G.B., 11/14/11 (7-45)
36 @ LA Rams, 9/22/67 (3-39)
35 vs. Phil., 9/14/80 (7-42)
34 @ G.B., 11/11/07 (0-34)
32 @ L.A. Rams, 10/24/77 (3-35)
31 @ Balt., 12/8/63 (10-41)
31 @ Det., 12/9/78 (14-45)
31 vs. SF., 9/8/83 (17-48)
31 vs. Chi., 11/25/84 (3-34)
31 @ St. L., 11/30/03 (17-48)
TOUCHDOWNS
Most Touchdowns, Season
64 1998
56 2009
51 2003
50 2004
Most Touchdowns, Opponent, Season
59 1984
Fewest Touchdowns, Season
23 1982&
25 1967, 1971
28 1993*
Fewest Touchdowns, Opponent, Season
14 1970
14 1971
24 1988
Most Touchdowns, Game
7 vs. Balt., 9/28/69
7 vs. Pitt., 11/23/69
7 @ T.B., 10/23/88
Most Touchdowns, Opponent, Game
8 vs. St.L., 10/6/63
7 @ Chi., 12/17/61
Most Touchdowns, Both Teams, Game
12 @ Chi., 12/17/61
Most Consecutive Games Scoring
Touchdown
97 1995-2001
55 1962-66
52 2002-2005
POINT AFTER TOUCHDOWNS
Most Point After Touchdowns, Season
59 1998
54 2009
48 1988
48 2003
Most Point After Touchdowns,
Opponent, Season
58 1984
Most Point After Touchdowns, Game
7 vs. Balt., 9/28/69
7 vs. Pitt., 11/23/69
7 @ T.B., 10/23/88
Most Point After Touchdowns,
Opponent, Game
8 @ St. L., 10/6/63
7 @ Chi., 12/17/61
Most Consecutive Point After Touchdowns
199 1968-74
FIELD GOALS
Most Field Goals Attempted, Season
45 1970
44 1989
39 1994

NET YARDS GAINED

Most Yards Gained, Season


6,339 2004
6,294 2003
Most Yards Gained, Opponent, Season
6,362 2013
Fewest Yards Gained, Season
2,879 1982&
4,316 2005*
Fewest Yards Gained, Opponent, Season
2,720 1969
4,091 1988*
Most Yards Gained, Game
622 vs. Balt., 9/28/69
605 @ N.O., 10/17/04
559 vs. S.F., 10/30/66
Most Yards Gained, Opponent, Game
576 @ Balt., 12/16/62

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EXECUTIVES
COACHES
PLAYERS
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SEASON
RECORDS

ATTEMPTS
Most Rushing Attempts, Season
556 1975
551 1966
Most Rushing Attempts, Opponent, Season
583 1979
Fewest Rushing Attempts, Season
245 1982&
376 2001*
Fewest Rushing Attempts, Opponent,
Season
260 1982&
338 1969
352 1995*
Most Rushing Attempts, Game
63 vs. Atl., 11/9/75
Most Rushing Attempts, Opponent, Game
65 vs. LA Rams, 9/19/76
Fewest Rushing Attempts, Game
11 vs. G.B., 11/29/81
11 @ N.O., 10/7/01
Fewest Rushing Attempts, Opponent,
Game
6 vs. Ari., 11/26/06
YARDS
Most Yards Gained Rushing, Season
2,634 2007, 2012
2,507 2002
2,343 2003
Most Yards Gained Rushing, Opponent,
Season
2,667 1961
Fewest Yards Gained Rushing, Season
912 1982&
1,467 2005*
Fewest Yards Gained Rushing, Opponent,
Season
985 2006*
1,020 1982&
1,089 1969
Most Yards Gained Rushing, Game
378 vs. S.D., 11/4/07
311 @ Chi., 10/14/07
Most Yards Gained Rushing, Opponent,
Game
343 vs. Chi., 11/20/70
Most Yards Gained Rushing, Both Teams,
Game
548 vs. LA Rams, 11/5/61
486 vs. Chi., 10/17/65
Fewest Yards Gained Rushing, Game
11 vs. Chi., 10/28/96
Fewest Yards Gained Rushing, Opponent,
Game
-3 @ Det., 12/10/06
4 vs. Sea., 11/22/09
7 @ Mia., 11/19/06
AVERAGE GAIN
Highest Average Gain Rushing, Season
5.4 2012
5.3 2002, 2007
5.2 2011
Lowest Average Gain Rushing, Season
3.2 1970
Highest Average Gain Game (Min. 10 att.)
9.0 @ Sea., 11/4/12
TOUCHDOWNS
Most Touchdowns, Rushing, Season
26 2002
23 2013
Most Touchdowns, Rushing, Opponent,
Season
29 1961

STAFF

RUSHING

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Most First Downs, Season


351 2004
350 2002
Most First Downs, Opponent, Season
368 2013
Most First Downs, Both Teams, Season
701 2004
Fewest First Downs, Season
167 1982&
272 2006*
Fewest First Downs, Opponent, Season
158 1969
243 1988
Most First Downs, Game
34 vs. Balt., 9/28/69
33 vs. Det., 11/6/88
32 @ G.B., 11/17/91
32 vs. N.O., 11/19/95
Most First Downs, Opponent, Game
36 vs. N.O., 12/18/11
Most First Downs, Both Teams, Game
58 @ G.B., 11/24/13
Fewest First Downs, Game
3 @ G.B., 12/21/06
Fewest First Downs, Opponent, Game
3 @ Det., 11/24/88
Fewest First Downs, Both Teams, Game
14 @ Atl., 12/21/69

Most Yards Gained, Both Teams, Game


1,013 @ Wash., 11/2/86
Fewest Yards Gained, Game
87 vs. G.B., 11/14/71
Fewest Yards Gained, Opponent, Game
60 vs. Atl., 11/9/75
60 @ N.O., 11/16/75
60 @ Det., 11/24/88
Fewest Yards Gained, Both Teams, Game
272 vs. LA Rams, 10/26/70
Most Consecutive Games, 300+ Yards
36 2002-2004
Most Consecutive Games, 400+ Yards
5 2004

HISTORY

FIRST DOWNS

Most First Downs, Rushing, Season


142 1975
Most First Downs, Rushing, Opponent,
Season
148 1979
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Season
52 1982&
75 1996*
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Opponent,
Season
53 1982&
53 2006*
Most First Downs, Rushing, Game
19 vs. Chi., 10/17/65
Most First Downs, Rushing, Opponent,
Game
20 vs. S.F., 10/15/61
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Game
0 vs. Chi., 10/28/96
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Opponent,
Game
0 vs. S.F., 12/14/69
0 @ Det., 11/24/88
0 vs. Det., 1/2/00
0 @ Det., 12/10/06
0 vs. Chi., 11/29/09
Most First Downs Passing, Season
225 2004
Most First Downs Passing, Opponent,
Season
247 2013
Fewest First Downs Passing, Season
85 1967
136 1987#
139 2007
Fewest First Downs Passing, Opponent,
Season
80 1977
Most First Downs, Passing, Game
24 vs. Balt., 9/28/69
Most First Downs, Passing, Opponent,
Game
23 vs. N.O., 12/28/11
23 @ St.L., 12/16/12
Fewest First Downs, Passing, Game
1 @ G.B., 12/21/06
Fewest First Downs, Passing, Opponent,
Game
1 vs. Chi., 10/1/67
1 @ S.F., 11/29/76
1 @ Chi., 11/20/77
1 @ Chi., 12/3/06
Most First Downs, Penalty, Season
36 1999
Most First Downs, Penalty, Opponent,
Season
36 2003
Fewest First Downs, Penalty, Season
8 1982&
16 1992, 1993*
Fewest First Downs, Penalty, Opponent,
Season
8 1962
10 1974
Most First Downs, Penalty, Game
7 vs. Oak., 11/20/11
6 vs. Oak., 9/14/81
6 vs. S.F., 10/24/99
Most First Downs, Penalty, Opponent,
Game
7 @ Chi., 9/25/78

EXTRA
POINTS

Most Field Goals Attempted,


Opponent, Season
42 1999
Fewest Field Goals Attempted, Season
14 1982&
18 2001*, 2010*
Most Field Goals Attempted, Game
7 vs. LA Rams, 11/5/89
6 vs. N.O., 9/27/70
6 @ Chi., 9/23/73
6 vs. Clev., 11/4/73
6 vs. Cin., 12/25/89
6 vs. G.B., 9/26/93
6 @ Balt., 12/13/98
6 vs. Ind., 9/14/08
Most Field Goals Attempted,
Opponent, Game
8 vs. Det., 11/13/66
Most Field Goals Attempted,
Both Teams, Game
10 @ Chi., 9/23/73
Most Field Goals, Season
35 1998, 2012
34 1994
32 1989
Most Field Goals, Opponent, Season
34 2006
Fewest Field Goals, Season
8 1977, 1982&
12 1978
Most Field Goals, Game
7 vs. LA Rams, 11/5/89
6 @ Balt., 12/13/98
Most Field Goals, Opponent, Game
6 vs. Det., 11/13/66
6 @ Det., 10/17/99
Most Field Goals, Both Teams, Game
7 vs. Det., 11/13/66
7 @ Chi., 9/23/73
7 vs. NYG, 11/16/86
7 vs. LA Rams, 11/5/89
7 vs. G.B., 9/26/93
7 vs. Det., 9/20/98
7 @ Det., 10/17/99
7 vs. Chi., 9/24/06
7 vs. Oak., 11/18/07
7 vs. Det., 9/25/11
7 vs. Jax., 9/9/12
Most Consecutive Games Scoring
Field Goal
31 1968-70
SAFETIES
Most Safeties, Season
3 1965, 1981, 2008
Most Safeties, Opponent, Season
2 1988, 1995, 1996, 2007
Most Safeties, Game
2 @ Atl., 10/5/03
2 vs. G.B., 11/9/08

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

Fewest Touchdowns, Rushing, Season


6 1982&
7 1996*
Fewest Touchdowns, Rushing, Opponent,
Season
2 1971
5 2009*
7 2007
Most Touchdowns, Rushing, Game
4 Many times, last time vs. Phi., 12/15/13
Most Touchdowns, Rushing, Opponent,
Game
5 vs. S.F., 10/15/61
5 @ St.L, 12/10/00
Most Touchdowns, Rushing, Both Teams,
Game
7 vs. S.F., 10/15/61
7 @ Sea., 9/29/02

PASSING

ATTEMPTS
Most Passes Attempted, Season
709 1981
Most Passes Attempted, Opponent, Season
648 2013
Fewest Passes Attempted, Season
282 1968
432 2007
Fewest Passes Attempted, Opponent,
Season
292 1982&
312 1977
366 1979*
Most Passes Attempted, Game
63 @ T.B., 9/5/81
63 @ N.E., 10/20/91
Most Passes Attempted, Opponent, Game
70 @ N.E., 11/13/94
Most Passes Attempted, Both Teams,
Game
112 @ N.E., 11/13/94
Fewest Passes Attempted, Game
8 @ G.B., 11/27/77
Fewest Passes Attempted, Opponent,
Game
6 @ Chi., 10/23/72
Fewest Passes Attempted, Both Teams,
Game
22 vs. G.B., 11/14/71
COMPLETIONS
Most Passes Completed, Season
409 1994
Most Passes Completed, Opponent, Season
419 2013
Fewest Passes Completed, Season
150 1967
232 1987#
249 2007*
Fewest Passes Completed, Opponent,
Season
149 1967
149 1977
218 1990*
Most Passes Completed, Game
38 vs. Clev., 12/14/80
38 vs. G.B., 11/29/81
37 @ T.B., 9/5/81
37 @ Phi., 9/20/04
Most Passes Completed, Opponent, Game
45 @ N.E., 11/13/94
Most Pass Completions, Both Teams, Game
71 @ N.E., 11/13/94
Fewest Passes Completed, Game
2 @ G.B., 10/15/67
Fewest Passes Completed, Opponent,
Game
2 vs. Chi., 12/3/72
Fewest Pass Completions, Both Teams,
Game
11 vs. G.B., 11/14/71
YARDS
Most Yards Gained, Passing, Season
4,516 2004
4,333 1981
4,328 1988
Most Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent,
Season
4,595 2013

Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Season


1,655 1971
2,745 2007*
2,751 2012
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent,
Season
1,438 1970
2,489 1988*
Most Yards Gained, Passing, Game
530 vs. Balt., 9/28/69
Most Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent,
Game
486 @ T.B., 12/7/80
Most Yards Gained, Passing, Both Teams,
Game
918 @ S.D., 11/9/03
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Game
21 vs. G.B., 11/14/71
21 vs. Det., 12/11/71
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent,
Game
-7 @ N.O., 11/16/75
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Both
Teams, Game
102 vs. Atl., 11/9/75
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
Highest Completion Percentage, Season
68.8 2004 (380-552)
Highest Completion Percentage, Opponent,
Season
68.2 2011 (367-538)
Lowest Completion Percentage, Season
44.6 1967 (150 of 336)
Lowest Completion Percentage, Opponent,
Season
45.6 1988 (219 of 480)
Highest Completion Percentage, Game
(10 att.)
87.5 vs. Cin., 11/13/77 (21 of 24)
Highest Completion Percentage, Opponent,
Game (10 att.)
85.2 @ LA Raiders, 9/5/93 (23 of 27)
84.4 @ St.L., 12/10/13 (27 of 32)
Highest Completion Percentage, Both
Teams, Game
77.6 @ Chi., 9/18/94 (52 of 67)
Lowest Completion Percentage, Game
(10 att.)
18.2 @ G.B., 10/15/67 (2 of 11)
Lowest Completion Percentage, Opponent,
Game
15.3 vs. Chi., 12/3/72 (2 of 13)
Lowest Completion Percentage, Both
Teams, Game
29.8 @ Det., 12/17/67 (14 of 47)
TOUCHDOWNS
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Season
41 1998
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Opponent,
Season
37 2013
Fewest Touchdowns, Passing, Season
9 1971
12 2007*
Fewest Touchdowns, Passing, Opponent,
Season
6 1970
11 1993*
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Game
7 vs. Balt., 9/28/69
6 vs. G.B., 9/28/86
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Opponent,
Game
5 8 times, last vs. N.O., 12/18/11

SACKS

TOTAL SACKS
Most Sacks, Season
71 1989
51 1992
Most Sacks, Opponent, Season
64 1984
61 1961
Fewest Sacks, Season
16 1961
25 2013*
Fewest Sacks, Opponent, Season
19 1974
25 1998*

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Most Sacks, Game


9 vs. Det., 10/6/68
9 vs. Chi., 11/2/69
9 @ Atl., 12/20/70
9 @ Chi., 10/25/93
Most Sacks, Opponent, Game
11 @ Chi., 10/28/84
10 vs. Balt., 9/23/62
Most Sacks, Both Teams, Game
14 vs. Chi., 11/2/69
SACK YARDAGE
Most Sack Yardage, Season
502 1989
Most Sack Yardage, Opponent, Season
538 1961
465 1984*
Most Sack Yardage, Game
78 vs. Chi., 11/2/69
77 @ Atl., 12/20/70
Most Sack Yardage, Opponent, Game
104 @ Chi., 12/17/61
SACK RATIO
Highest Attempts/Sack Ratio, Season
24.4 1981 (709-29)
21.7 1994 (673-31)
21.1 1974 (400-19)
Highest Attempts/Sack Ratio, Opponent,
Season
22.8 1961 (365-16)
20.1 2002 (542-27)
20.0 2006 (599-30)
Fewest Attempts/Sack Ratio, Season
6.2 1961 (377-61)
6.8 1964 (326-48)
7.1 1962 (348-49)
Fewest Attempts/Sack Ratio, Opponent,
Season
6.9 1989 (488-71)
7.0 1963 (404-58)
7.2 1968 (323-45)

INTERCEPTIONS

TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS
Most Interceptions, Season
36 1988
Most Interceptions, Opponent, Season
34 1978
Fewest Interceptions, Season
8 2000, 2001, 2011
Fewest Interceptions, Opponent, Season
7 2009
Most Interceptions, Game
6 @ T.B., 10/23/88
6 @ Pitt., 9/24/95
Most Interceptions, Opponent, Game
5 Many Times, last @ Cin., 9/18/05
YARDS
Most Yards, Season
693 2003
589 1988
Most Yards, Opponent, Season
445 1962
427 2010*
Fewest Yards, Season
43 2009
Fewest Yards, Opponent, Season
37 1982&
72 2012
Most Yards, Game
169 @ NYG, 11/25/07
Most Yards, Opponent, Game
176 @ N.O., 9/3/78
TOUCHDOWNS
Most Touchdowns By Interceptions, Season
6 1992, 2007
Most Touchdowns By Interceptions,
Opponent, Season
4 1967, 2006

PUNTING

TOTAL PUNTS
Most Punts, Season
94 2006
Most Punts, Opponent, Season
100 1969
Most Punts, Game
12 @ G.B., 11/21/82
Most Punts, Opponent, Game
12 @ N.O., 11/16/75

KICKOFF RETURNS

BLOCKED KICKS

Most, Season
13 1976, 1979
Most, Season, Opponent
6 1961, 1974
Most, Game
4 @ T.B., 11/25/79 (2 pat, 1-fg, 1 punt)
Most, Game, Opponent
2 vs. Dal., 10/20/68 (2-fgs)
2 vs. Buff., 12/9/79 (1-fg, 1 punt)
2 @ Atl., 12/15/85 (2-fgs)
2 vs. Chi., 10/28/96 (1 punt, 1-fg)

PENALTIES

TOTAL PENALTIES
Most Penalties, Season

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES

TOTAL FUMBLES
Most Fumbles, Season
44 1963
Most Fumbles, Opponent, Season
50 1963
Fewest Fumbles, Season
10 1998
12 1982&
Fewest Fumbles, Opponent, Season
16 2002
Most Fumbles, Game
8 @ S.F., 10/24/65
Most Fumbles, Opponent, Game
10 vs Det., 11/12/67
FUMBLES LOST
Most Fumbles Lost, Season
25 1965
Most Fumbles Lost, Opponent, Season
31 1963
Fewest Fumbles Lost, Season
3 1980
Fewest Fumbles Lost, Opponent, Season
7 2002, 2003
8 1966, 2013
Most Fumbles Lost, Game
5 @ Atl., 12/21/69
@ Det., 12/9/62
Most Fumbles Lost, Opponent, Game
6 vs. Det., 11/24/63
vs. S.F., 10/15/61
Most Consecutive Games without Losing
Fumble
10 1998-99

The 1988 Vikings hold the team record for most interceptions in a season with 36. CB Carl Lee, left, led the team that season with 8 interceptions, including 2 returned for touchdowns. 2013 Vikings Ring of Honor inductee Joey Browner, right, added 5 interceptions during the
1988 campaign. Both DBs were named to the All-Metrodome Team in 2013.

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EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

TOTAL RETURNS
Most Kickoff Returns, Season
86 1984, 2002
Most Kickoff Returns, Opponent, Season
91 2009
Most Kickoff Returns, Game
9 @ Phil., 11/11/01
9 @ Sea., 9/29/02
Most Kickoff Returns, Opponent, Game
10 @ Balt., 12/13/98

FUMBLES

PLAYERS

TOTAL RETURNS
Most Punt Returns, Season
59 1988
Most Punt Returns, Opponent, Season
52 1978
Most Punt Returns, Game
9 @ LA Rams, 12/2/79
Most Punt Returns, Opponent, Game
9 @ G.B., 12/21/06
YARDS GAINED
Most Yards, Punt Returns, Season
553 1988
Most Yards, Punt Returns, Opponent,
Season
624 2008
Most Yards, Punt Returns, Game
119 @ NYG, 10/21/13
Most Yards, Punt Returns, Opponent,
Game
176 @ N.O., 10/6/08
TOUCHDOWNS
Most Touchdowns, Punt Returns, Season
1 14 times, last in 2013
Most Touchdowns, Punt Returns,
Opponent, Season
4 2008

137 2002
Most Penalties, Opponent, Season
137 2005
Fewest Penalties, Season
36 1961
70 2013*
Fewest Penalties, Opponent, Season
47 1972
81 1994*
Most Penalties, Game
16 @ Det., 12/19/82
Most Penalties, Opponent, Game
17 @ Cin., 9/18/05
Fewest Penalties, Game
0 6 times, last vs. Chi., 12/3/72
Fewest Penalties, Opponent, Game
0 @ G.B., 11/27/77
0 @ Chi., 10/23/72
YARDS PENALIZED
Most Yards Penalized, Season
1,139 2002
Most Yards Penalized, Opponent, Season
1,167 1998
Fewest Yards Penalized, Season
375 1961
565 1990*
Fewest Yards Penalized, Opponent, Season
399 1982&
614 1994*
Most Yards Penalized, Game
173 @ L.A. Rams, 9/22/67
Most Yards Penalized, Opponent, Game
169 @ Det., 10/25/98
Fewest Yards Penalized, Game
0 6 times, last vs. Chi., 12/3/72
Fewest Yards Penalized, Opponent, Game
0 3 times, last @ NYJ, 11/23/97

ROOKIES

PUNT RETURNS

YARDS GAINED
Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Season
1,775 1984, 2002
Most Yards, Kickoff Returns,
Opponent, Season
2,060 2009
Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Game
247 vs. G.B., 10/27/13
Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Opponent,
Game
367 @ Balt., 12/13/98
TOUCHDOWNS
Most Touchdowns, Kickoff Returns,
Season
2 1999, 2009, 2013
Most Touchdowns, Kickoff Returns,
Opponent, Season
4 1998

2013
SEASON

Fewest Punts, Both Teams, Game


1 @ T.B., 10/29/00
Consecutive Punts, No Blocks
563 1979-87
AVERAGE YARDAGE
Highest Average Distance, Punting, Season
46.9 2008
Highest Average Distance, Punting,
Opponent, Season
47.1 2011
Highest Average Distance, Punting, Game
(4 punts)
57.5 @ Det., 9/16/07
Highest Average Distance, Punting,
Opponent, Game (4 punts)
54.9 vs. S.D., 11/4/07

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS OPENING DAY RESULTS

DATE
OPPONENT (ATTENDANCE)
RESULT
HEAD COACH
STARTING QB
FINAL RECORD
9/17/1961 ......... vs. Chicago (32,236) ............................... W, 37-13 .............. Norm Van Brocklin.......... George Shaw....................................... 3-11
9/16/1962 ........ at Green Bay (38,669) ............................ L, 7-34 ................. Norm Van Brocklin.......... Fran Tarkenton ................................ 2-11-1
9/15/1963......... at San Francisco (30,781) ....................... W, 24-20 ............. Norm Van Brocklin.......... Fran Tarkenton .................................5-8-1
9/13/1964 ........ vs. Baltimore Colts (35,563)................... W, 34-24 ............. Norm Van Brocklin.......... Fran Tarkenton .................................8-5-1
9/19/1965 ........ at Baltimore Colts (56,562).................... L, 16-35................ Norm Van Brocklin.......... Fran Tarkenton .................................... 7-7
9/11/1966 ......... at San Francisco (29,312) ....................... T, 20-20............... Norm Van Brocklin.......... Fran Tarkenton .................................4-9-1
9/17/1967......... vs. San Francisco (39,638) ..................... L, 21-27................ Bud Grant........................ Ron VanderKelen............................. 3-8-3
9/14/1968 ........ vs. Atlanta (45,563) ............................... W, 47-7................ Bud Grant........................ Joe Kapp............................................8-6#
9/21/1969 ........ at NY Giants (62,900) ............................ L, 23-24 ............... Bud Grant........................ Gary Cuozzo .....................................12-2#
9/20/1970........ vs. Kansas City (47,900) ........................ W, 27-10 .............. Bud Grant........................ Gary Cuozzo .....................................12-2#
9/20/1971......... at Detroit (54,418).................................. W, 16-13............... Bud Grant........................ Gary Cuozzo ..................................... 11-3#
9/18/1972......... vs. Washington (47,900) ....................... L, 21-24................ Bud Grant........................ Fran Tarkenton .................................... 7-7
9/16/1973......... vs. Oakland (46,619)............................... W, 24-16.............. Bud Grant........................ Fran Tarkenton ................................12-2#
9/15/1974......... at Green Bay (56,312) ............................. W, 32-17 .............. Bud Grant........................ Fran Tarkenton ............................... 10-4#
9/21/1975......... vs. San Francisco (48,418) ..................... W, 27-17 .............. Bud Grant........................ Fran Tarkenton ................................12-2#
9/12/1976......... at New Orleans (58,156)......................... W, 40-9............... Bud Grant........................ Fran Tarkenton ............................. 11-2-1#
9/18/1977......... vs. Dallas (47,678).................................. L, 10-16 (OT) ........ Bud Grant........................ Fran Tarkenton ................................. 9-5#
9/3/1978 .......... at New Orleans (54,187)......................... L, 24-31................ Bud Grant........................ Fran Tarkenton .............................. 8-7-1#
9/2/1979 .......... vs. San Francisco (46,539) ..................... W, 28-22 ............. Bud Grant........................ Tommy Kramer.................................... 7-9
9/7/1980.......... vs. Atlanta (44,733) ............................... W, 24-23 ............. Bud Grant........................ Tommy Kramer................................. 9-7#
9/5/1981 .......... at Tampa Bay (66,287)........................... L, 13-21 ................ Bud Grant........................ Steve Dils............................................. 7-9
9/12/1982 ........ vs. Tampa Bay (58,440)......................... W, 17-10............... Bud Grant........................ Tommy Kramer.................................5-4#
9/4/1983.......... at Cleveland (70,087) ............................. W, 27-21 .............. Bud Grant........................ Tommy Kramer................................... 8-8
9/2/1984.......... vs. San Diego (57,276)............................ L, 13-42................ Les Steckel...................... Tommy Kramer...................................3-13
9/8/1985.......... vs. San Francisco (57,375) ...................... W, 28-21.............. Bud Grant........................ Tommy Kramer.................................... 7-9
9/7/1986.......... vs. Detroit (54,851)................................. L, 10-13 ................ Jerry Burns....................... Tommy Kramer.................................... 9-7
9/13/1987......... vs. Detroit (57,061)................................. W, 34-19.............. Jerry Burns....................... Wade Wilson .................................... 8-7#
9/4/1988 ......... at Buffalo (76,783)................................. L, 10-13 ................ Jerry Burns....................... Wade Wilson ................................... 11-5#
9/10/1989 ........ vs. Houston (54,015) .............................. W, 38-7 ............... Jerry Burns....................... Wade Wilson .................................. 10-6#
9/9/1990.......... at Kansas City (68,363).......................... L, 21-24................ Jerry Burns....................... Wade Wilson ..................................... 6-10
9/1/1991 ........... at Chicago (64,112) ................................. L, 6-10 ................. Jerry Burns....................... Wade Wilson ...................................... 8-8
9/6/1992.......... at Green Bay (58,617) ............................. W, 23-20 (OT)...... Dennis Green................... Rich Gannon .................................... 11-5#
9/5/1993.......... at LA Raiders (44,120) ........................... L, 7-24 ................. Dennis Green................... Jim McMahon.................................... 9-7#
9/4/1994.......... at Green Bay (59,487) ............................ L, 10-16................ Dennis Green................... Warren Moon.................................. 10-6#
9/3/1995.......... at Chicago (63,036) ................................ L, 14-31 ................ Dennis Green................... Warren Moon...................................... 8-8
9/1/1996 .......... vs. Detroit (52,972)................................. W, 17-13............... Dennis Green................... Warren Moon.................................... 9-7#
8/31/1997......... at Buffalo (79,139) ................................. W, 34-13.............. Dennis Green................... Brad Johnson..................................... 9-7#
9/6/1998.......... vs. Tampa Bay (62,538) ......................... W, 31-7 ................ Dennis Green................... Brad Johnson.................................... 15-1#
9/12/1999 ........ at Atlanta (69,555) ................................ W, 17-14............... Dennis Green................... Randall Cunningham ...................... 10-6#
9/3/2000......... vs. Chicago (64,104) ............................... W, 30-27 ............. Dennis Green................... Daunte Culpepper ............................ 11-5#
9/9/2001.......... vs. Carolina (64,108)............................... L, 13-24................ Dennis Green................... Daunte Culpepper ............................... 5-11
9/8/2002......... at Chicago (63,226) * ............................. L, 23-27 ............... Mike Tice......................... Daunte Culpepper .............................. 6-10
9/7/2003 ......... at Green Bay (70,505) ............................ W, 30-25 ............. Mike Tice......................... Daunte Culpepper ................................ 9-7
9/12/2004........ vs. Dallas (64,105).................................. W, 35-17 .............. Mike Tice......................... Daunte Culpepper .............................8-8#
9/11/2005 ........ vs. Tampa Bay (63,939).......................... L, 13-24................ Mike Tice......................... Daunte Culpepper ................................ 9-7
9/11/2006 ........ at Washington (90,608) ........................ W, 19-16 .............. Brad Childress ................. Brad Johnson...................................... 6-10
9/9/2007 ......... vs. Atlanta (62,815)................................ W, 24-3 ............... Brad Childress ................. Tarvaris Jackson.................................. 8-8
9/8/2008......... at Green Bay (71,004)............................. L, 19-24 ............... Brad Childress ................. Tarvaris Jackson.............................. 10-6#
9/13/2009........ at Cleveland (70,560) ............................. W, 34-20 ............. Brad Childress ................. Brett Favre.......................................12-4#
9/9/2010.......... at New Orleans (70,051)......................... L, 9-14 ................. Brad Childress ................. Brett Favre......................................... 6-10
9/11/2011.......... at San Diego (66,716) ............................. L, 17-24................ Leslie Frazier................... Donovan McNabb ...............................3-13
9/9/2012.......... vs. Jacksonville (56,607)......................... W, 26-23 (OT)...... Leslie Frazier................... Christian Ponder ............................. 10-6#
9/8/2013.......... at Detroit (62,461).................................. L, 24-34............... Leslie Frazier................... Christian Ponder ............................. 5-10-1
*at Champaign, IL

#qualified for playoffs

VIKINGS OPENING DAY HIGHS


PASSING YARDS
395........Tommy Kramer........... vs. Atl, 9/7/80
361 ........Steve Dils.................... at T.B., 9/5/81
297........Tommy Kramer........... vs. S.F., 9/2/79

RECEIVING TDs
4 ........ Ahmad Rashad ........... vs. S.F., 9/2/79
2......... Rickey Young .............. at N.O., 9/3/78
2......... Herschel Walker.......... at K.C., 9/9/90

INTERCEPTIONS
2........Larry Vargo ................. at Balt., 9/19/65
2........Paul Krause ................ vs. Wash., 9/18/72
2........Jeff Siemon................. vs. Wash., 9/18/72

PASSING TDs
5............Daunte Culpepper....... vs. Dal., 9/12/04
4 ...........Tommy Kramer........... vs. S.F., 9/2/79
4 ...........Fran Tarkenton........... vs. Chi., 9/17/61

PASS RECEPTIONS
12 ....... Rickey Young .............. at N.O., 9/3/78
12 ....... Ted Brown................... at T.B., 9/5/81
11........ Ahmad Rashad ........... vs. Atl., 9/7/80

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS


88t....Darren Sharper ........... vs. T.B., 9/11/05
77 ......Brian Williams............ at G.B., 9/7/03
54t ....Kevin Williams ........... vs. Atl., 9/9/07

RUSHING YARDS
180........Adrian Peterson.......... at Cle., 9/13/09
169 ........Robert Smith.............. at Buf., 8/31/97
140........Terry Allen .................. at K.C., 9/9/90

LONGEST RECEPTIONS
73t...... Anthony Carter ........... vs. Det., 9/13/87
66....... Randy Moss ................ vs. Chi., 9/3/00
63t ..... Onterrio Smith............ vs., Dal., 9/12/04

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS


103t...Percy Harvin ............... at S.D., 9/11/11
71 ......Clinton Jones .............. at NY Giants, 9/21/69
51 ......David Palmer .............. at Atl., 9/12/99

RUSHING TDs
3............Adrian Peterson.......... at Cle., 9/13/09
3............Daunte Culpepper....... vs. Chi., 9/3/00

COMBINED NET YARDS


200 .... Herschel Walker.......... at K.C., 9/9/90
198 ..... Adrian Peterson.......... at Cle., 9/13/09
193 ..... Terry Allen................... at K.C., 9/9/90

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS


36......Darius Reynaud .......... at Cle., 9/13/09
29......Leonard Willis ............ at N.O., 9/12/76
27......Mewelde Moore.......... at Wash., 9/11/06

QB SACKS
3.0...... Keith Millard ............... vs. Hou., 9/10/89
2.0...... Brian Robison ............. vs. Atl., 9/9/07
2.0...... John Randle ................ at Buf., 8/31/97

LONGEST FIELD GOALS


55......Blair Walsh ................. vs. Jax., 9/9/12
53......Paul Edinger ............... vs. T.B., 9/11/05
52......Jan Stenerud............... vs. S.D., 9/2/84
52......Blair Walsh ................. at Det., 9/8/13

LONGEST RUNS
78t ........Robert Smith.............. at Buf., 8/31/97
78t ........Adrian Peterson.......... at Det., 9/8/13
73..........Dave Osborn ............... vs. S.F., 9/17/67
RECEIVING YARDS
160 ........Ahmad Rashad........... vs. Atl., 9/7/80
152 ........Gene Washington....... at NYG, 9/21/69
152 ........Ahmad Rashad........... vs. S.F., 9/2/79

TOTAL TACKLES
21 ....... Ed McDaniel................ at G.B., 9/4/94
16 ....... Jeff Siemon ................. at N.O., 9/3/78
16 ....... Husain Abdullah ......... at S.D., 9/11/11

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LONGEST PUNTS
77 ......Mike Mercer................ at G.B., 9/16/62
65......Randall Cunningham.....at Buf., 8/31/97
62......Chris Kluwe................. vs. T.B., 9/11/05

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES

Defense

2013
SEASON

Offense

The 1969 Vikings lived up to their name as the Purple People Eaters. The unit was the 1st in Vikings history to rank #1 in the NFL in defense
and were instrumental in the team advancing to Super Bowl IV against Kansas City.

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EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Year
Total
Rush
Pass
Total
Rush
Pass
1961 ........................................... 12..............................7............................ 13............................................................14............................14..........................................13
1962........................................... 12............................. 6.............................11............................................................ 12............................10...........................................11
1963............................................11............................. 4............................ 12............................................................. 9..............................7..........................................10
1964 ............................................6..............................2.............................11............................................................10............................. 5..........................................13
1965............................................ 4..............................2............................. 8..............................................................7............................. 9........................................... 6
1966 ........................................... 4..............................3..............................7............................................................. 6..............................7........................................... 2
1967...........................................14............................. 9............................14............................................................. 6............................15........................................... 3
1968 ..........................................14............................. 6............................ 15............................................................. 5.............................11........................................... 3
1969 ..........................................10............................. 4............................ 12............................................................ *1............................. 2..........................................*1
1970........................................... 19............................14............................14............................................................ *1............................. 5..........................................*1
1971 ...........................................23............................ 17............................25............................................................. 2............................. 6........................................... 3
1972........................................... 12........................... 20..............................3............................................................. 5............................16..........................................*1
1973.............................................7............................. 6............................14............................................................ 12.............................11..........................................12
1974.............
3
15
2
10
5
.18
1975.............
.*1
1976.............
.*1
1977.............
.. 3
1978.............
.19
1979.............
..11
1980 ...........................................11............................27..............................3........................................................... 26........................... 25......................................... 24
1981.............................................6........................... 28..............................2...........................................................17t............................15..........................................18
1982 ..........................................14............................22............................. 5............................................................19............................14..........................................19
1983 ......................................... 20........................... 20............................ 13............................................................19........................... 25........................................... 6
1984 ..........................................25............................18............................22........................................................... 28............................27......................................... 26
1985 .......................................... 16............................27..............................7............................................................16............................22..........................................15
1986 ........................................... 4............................ 16............................. 5.............................................................11............................13..........................................13
1987........................................... 15.............................11........................... 20............................................................10.............................11..........................................16
1988 ............................................7........................... 20............................. 4............................................................ *1............................. 5........................................... 2
1989 ..........................................14..............................7............................ 17............................................................ *1.............................11..........................................*1
1990 .......................................... 12............................ 15.............................11............................................................ 13............................21........................................... 3
.13
1991 ............
.10............................. 4............................ 21...................
............14........................... 20............
1992.............
..11..............................7............................18...................
............. 8............................14............
...7
1993.............
. 17............................ 21............................14...................
............ *1............................. 6............
.. 6
1994 ............
...3........................... 20..............................3...................
............. 5............................ *1............
.21
1995.............
.. 4............................ 16............................. 5...................
........... 20............................. 4...........
28
1996 .......................................... 12........................... 24............................. 8............................................................16........................... 24........................................... 9
1997............................................ 8............................. 6............................14........................................................... 29............................23......................................... 29
1998 ............................................2.............................11............................ *1............................................................ 13.............................11..........................................19
1999 ............................................3............................14............................. 5............................................................27............................14......................................... 30
2000 ...........................................5............................. 6..............................7........................................................... 28............................15......................................... 28
2001 .......................................... 12............................25..............................7............................................................27........................... 30..........................................18
2002............................................2............................ *1............................. 9........................................................... 26............................10......................................... 29
2003.......................................... *1............................. 4............................. 4............................................................23............................ 17......................................... 26
2004........................................... 4............................18..............................2........................................................... 28............................21......................................... 29
2005..........................................25............................27........................... 20............................................................ 21............................19......................................... 22
2006..........................................23............................ 16............................18............................................................. 8............................ *1........................................31T
2007.......................................... 13............................ *1........................... 28........................................................... 20............................ *1......................................... 32
2008 ......................................... 17..............................5............................25............................................................. 6............................ *1..........................................18
2009............................................5............................ 13............................. 8............................................................. 6............................. 2..........................................19
2010 ..........................................23............................10............................26............................................................. 8............................. 9..........................................10
2011...........................................18............................. 4........................... 28............................................................ 21.............................11......................................... 26
2012.......................................... 20..............................2............................ 31............................................................16.............................11......................................... 24
2013 .......................................... 13............................. 8............................23............................................................ 31............................16..........................................31
* Led NFL

RECORDS

VIKINGS IN FINAL NFL OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE RANKINGS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

PLAYOFF RECORDS

VIKINGS ALL-TIME PLAYOFF LEADERS


PASSING (MINIMUM 100 ATTEMPTS)
1.
2.
3.
4.

STAFF

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

G
5

Att. Cmp. Pct.


151
79 52.3

INTERCEPTIONS

Yds. TD Lg Int
1,036 9 66t 3

Rtg
85.9

101

61

60.3

835

3 28

84.4

134

73

54.5

980

8 68t

82.3

185

99

53.5

1,322

7 63

75.6

11

292

149

51.0

1,803

11 57 17

58.6

Player
Foreman, Chuck (1973-79)
Smith, Robert (1993-00)
Osborn, Dave (1965-75)
Peterson, Adrian (2007-13)
Reed, Oscar (1968-74)
Nelson, Darrin (1982-89, 91-92)
Brown, Ted (1979-86)
Kapp, Joe (1967-69)
Hoard, Leroy (1996-99)
Brown, Bill (1962-74)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

G No. Yds. Avg. Lg TD


12 60 842 14.0 66t 8
13 45 447
9.9 57 0
8
37 644 17.4 63 1
8
35
723 20.7 68t 9
14 30 362
12.1 28 3
11
26 343 13.2 36 1
6
23 309 13.4 46 0
8
21 353 16.8 53 2
7 20 278 13.9 35 1
9 20
153
7.7 32 1

PUNTING (MINIMUM 20 PUNTS)


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Player
Kluwe, Chris (2005-12)
Berger, Mitch (1996-01)
Clabo, Neil (1975-77)
Coleman, Greg (1978-87)
Eischeid, Mike (1972-74)

G
4
9
4
4
6

BIG DAYS/PLAYOFFS
100 YARDS RUSHING
140
124
122
118
114
108
105
101
101

Robert Smith vs. Dal., 1/9/00


Robert Smith vs. Ari., 1/10/99
Adrian Peterson @ N.O., 1/24/10
Chuck Foreman vs. LA Rams, 12/26/76
Chuck Foreman vs. StL., 12/21/74
Dave Osborn vs. Clev., 1/4/70
Chuck Foreman vs. Wash., 12/18/76
Brent McClanahan vs. Wash., 12/18/76
Chuck Foreman @ LA Rams, 12/26/77

EXTRA
POINTS

G No. Yds. Avg. Lg TD


14
6
80 13.3 63t 1
6
3
40 13.3 26 0
12
3
34 11.3 18 0
12
3
26
8.7 26 0
4
3
25
8.3 17 0
19
3
14
4.7 14 0
8
3
46 15.3 31 0
6
2
45 22.5 45t 1
19
2
0
0.0 0 0
5
2
5
2.5 4 0

PUNT RETURNS (MINIMUM 10 RETURNS)


G Att. Yds. Avg. Lg TD
13 229 860
3.8 62 7
9 145 590
4.1 27 1
13 109 380
3.5 22 5
4
93 367
3.9 40t 5
9
56 229
4.1 46 0
7 46
170
3.7 14 0
3 42
160
3.8 18t 3
4
27
160
5.9 19 2
6
41
155
3.8 12 4
12 42
139
3.3 19 1

RECEIVING
Player
Carter, Cris (1990-01)
Foreman, Chuck (1973-79)
Carter, Anthony (1985-93)
Moss, Randy (1998-04)
Voigt, Stu (1970-80)
Jordan, Steve (1982-94)
Henderson, John (1968-72)
Reed, Jake (1991-99, 01)
Rashad, Ahmad (1976-82)
Smith, Robert (1993-00)

Player
1. Bryant, Bobby (1967-80)
2. Browner, Joey (1983-91)
Wright, Jeff (1971-77)
Wright, Nate (1971-80)
Turner, John (1979-83, 85, 87)
Krause, Paul (1968-79)
Griffith, Robert (1994-01)
8. Rutland, Reggie (1987-92)
Hilgenberg, Wally (1968-79)
Tate, Robert (1997-01)

No. Avg. Lg Blk


22 45.2 61 0
41 40.1 63 0
41 38.6 52 0
20 38.3 46 1
31 38.1 52 1

Player
1. Carter, Anthony (1985-93)

Player
1. Palmer, David (1994-00)
2. West, Charlie (1968-73)
3. Nelson, Darrin (1982-89, 91-92)

G No. Yards Avg.Long TD


6 22
517 23.5 51 0
8
18 387 21.5 51 0
8
11 233 21.2 34 0

SCORING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Player
Cox, Fred (1963-77)
Moss, Randy (1998-04)
Carter, Cris (1990-01)
Anderson, Gary (1998-02)
Nelson, Chuck (1986-88)
Foreman, Chuck (1973-79)
White, Sammy (1976-86)
Gilliam, John (1972-75)
Osborn, Dave (1965-75)
Hoard, Leroy (1996-99)
Peterson, Adrian (2007-13)

G
19
8
12
6
5
13
9
7
14
7
4

TD PAT
-38
9
-8
--17
-13
6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
--

FG 2pt Tot
11 -- 71
-- -- 54
-1 50
9 -- 44
10 -- 43
-- -- 36
-- -- 30
-- -- 30
-- -- 30
-- -- 30
-- -- 30

FIELD GOALS (MINIMUM 10 MADE)


Player
1. Nelson, Chuck (1986-88)
2. Cox, Fred (1963-77)

G Att. Made
5
11
10
19
18
11

Pct.
.909
.611

BOLD indicates active in 2012

250 YARDS PASSING


424
331
316
310
302
298
292
287
284
266
255
253
253
252

G No. Yds. Avg. Lg TD


8
17 259 15.2 84t 1

KICKOFF RETURNS (MINIMUM 10 RETURNS)

Jeff George @ St.L., 1/16/00


Randall Cunningham @ S.F., 1/3/98
Daunte Culpepper @ Phi., 1/16/05
Brett Favre @ N.O., 1/24/10
Daunte Culpepper vs. N.O., 1/6/01
Wade Wilson @ S.F., 1/9/88
Warren Moon vs. Chi.,1/1/95
Joe Kapp @ Balt., 12/22/68
Daunte Culpepper @ G.B., 1/9/05
Randall Cunningham vs. Atl., 1/17/99
Wade Wilson @ S.F., 1/1/89
Tommy Kramer vs. Atl., 1/9/83
Wade Wilson vs. LA Rams, 12/26/88
Tommy Kramer @ Wash., 1/15/83

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

RUSHING

COACHES

5.

Player
Cunningham, R.
(1997-99)
Kapp, Joe
(1967-69)
Culpepper, D.
(1999-05)
Wilson, Wade
(1981-91)
Tarkenton, Fran
(1961-66, 72-78)

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100 YARDS RECEIVING


227
188
159
149
141
127
121
120
120
119
114
111
111
102
102

Anthony Carter @ S.F., 1/9/88


Randy Moss @ St.L., 1/16/00
Amp Lee vs. Chi., 1/1/95
Steve Jordan @ S.F., 1/6/90
Sidney Rice vs. Dal., 1/17/10
Randy Moss vs. Dal., 1/9/00
Randy Moss vs. N.O., 1/6/01
Gene Washington vs. Clev., 1/4/70
Cris Carter, vs. N.O., 1/6/01
Marcus Robinson @ Phi., 1/19/05
Jake Reed @ S.F., 1/3/98
John Henderson vs. K.C., 1/11/70
Cris Carter @ St.L., 1/16/00`
Anthony Carter vs. LA Rams, 12/26/88
Bernard Berrian @ N.O., 1/24/10

Lg
47
44

SCORING
Total Points
18 Adrian Peterson @ N.O., 1/24/10
18 Sidney Rice vs. Dal., 1/17/10
18 Leroy Hoard vs. Ari., 1/10/99
18 Chuck Nelson @ S.F., 1/9/88
Touchdowns
3 Adrian Peterson @ N.O., 1/24/10
3 Sidney Rice vs. Dal., 1/17/10
3 Leroy Hoard vs. Ari., 1/10/99
Field Goals Made
5 Chuck Nelson @ S.F., 1/9/88
3 Rick Danmeier vs. Atl., 1/9/83
3 Chuck Nelson @ N.O., 1/3/88
3 Eddie Murray @ NYG, 12/27/97
Longest Field Goal
52 Fuad Reveiz @ NYG, 1/9/94
Field Goals Attempted
5 Chuck Nelson @ S.F., 1/9/88 (5 FG)
Extra Points Attempted-Made
5-5 Fred Cox vs. Wash., 12/18/76
5-5 Chuck Nelson @ N.O., 1/3/88
5-5 Gary Anderson vs. Ari., 1/10/99

PASS RECEIVING
Receptions
11 Amp Lee vs. Chi., 1/1/95
10 Anthony Carter @ S.F., 1/9/88
Receiving Yards
227 Anthony Carter @ S.F., 1/9/88
188 Randy Moss @ St.L., 1/16/00
Touchdowns Receiving
3 Sidney Rice vs. Dal., 1/17/10
2 John Gilliam vs. Wash., 12/22/73
2 John Gilliam vs. St.L., 12/21/74
2 Sammy White vs. Wash., 12/18/76
2 Cris Carter @ S.F., 1/3/98
2 Randy Moss @ St.L., 1/16/00
2 Randy Moss vs. N.O., 1/6/01
2 Randy Moss @ G.B., 1/9/05

RUSHING

RUSHING-RECEIVING

Yards
140 Robert Smith vs. Dal., 1/9/00
124 Robert Smith vs. Ari., 1/10/99
122 Adrian Peterson @ N.O., 1/24/10
Rushing Attempts
31 Chuck Foreman @ LA Rams, 12/26/77
Touchdowns Rushing
3 Adrian Peterson @ N.O., 1/24/10
2 Dave Osborn vs. LA Rams, 12/27/69
2 Chuck Foreman vs. Wash., 12/18/76
2 Alfred Anderson vs. LA Rams, 12/26/88
2 Leroy Hoard vs. Ari., 1/10/99
2 Adrian Peterson vs. Phi., 1/4/09

Yards
257 Anthony Carter @ S.F.,
1/9/88, (ru-30, re-227)
199 Chuck Foreman @ LA Rams,
12/26/77, (ru-118, re-81)
198 Robert Smith vs. Dal.,
1/9/00, (ru-140, re-58)

COMBINED YARDAGE
Yards
278 Anthony Carter @ S.F., 1/9/88
(ru-30, re-227, rt-21)

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

Punt Returns
6 Anthony Carter @ N.O., 1/3/88
Punt Return Yardage
143 Anthony Carter @ N.O., 1/3/88
Longest Punt Return
84 Anthony Carter @ N.O., 1/3/88 (td)
26 Anthony Carter @ Wash., 1/17/88
Punt Return Average (3 returns)
23.8 Anthony Carter @ N.O., 1/3/88, (6-143)
Fair Catches
5 Bobby Bryant vs. S.F., 12/27/70
5 Marcus Sherels @ G.B., 1/5/13

STAFF

PUNT RETURNS

INTERCEPTIONS
Interceptions
2 Bobby Bryant @ Dal., 12/30/73
2 Bobby Bryant vs. LA Rams, 12/26/76
2 John Turner vs. Atl., 1/9/83
2 Joey Browner vs. LA Rams, 12/26/88
2 Robert Griffith vs. Ari., 1/10/99
Interception Return Yardage
63 Bobby Bryant @ Dal., 12/30/73
Longest Interception Return (All TDs)
63 Bobby Bryant @ Dal., 12/30/73
45 Reggie Rutland, @ S.F., 1/9/88

PLAYERS

Kickoff Returns
7 Robert Tate @ St. L., 1/16/00
Kickoff Return Yardage
151 Robert Tate @ St. L., 1/16/00
Longest Kickoff Return
61 Clinton Jones vs. Dal., 12/25/71
58 Robert Smith vs. Chi., 1/1/95
Kickoff Return Average (3 returns)
26.5 David Palmer @ NYG., 12/27/97, (4-106)

COACHES

KICKOFF RETURNS

ROOKIES

Passing Yards
424 Jeff George @ St.L., 1/16/00
331 Randall Cunningham @ S.F., 1/3/98
316 Daunte Culpepper @ Phi., 1/16/05
310 Brett Favre @ N.O., 1/24/10
302 Daunte Culpepper vs. N.O., 1/6/01
Pass Attempts
52 Warren Moon vs. Chi., 1/1/95
48 Randall Cunningham vs. Atl., 1/17/99
Pass Completions
29 Warren Moon vs. Chi., 1/1/95
29 Randall Cunningham vs. Atl., 1/17/99
29 Jeff George @ St.L., 1/16/00
Touchdown Passes
4 Jeff George @ St.L., 1/16/00
4 Daunte Culpepper @ G.B., 1/9/05
4 Brett Favre vs. Dal., 1/17/10
3 Fran Tarkenton vs. Wash., 12/18/76
3 Randall Cunningham @ S.F., 1/3/98
3 Randall Cunningham vs. Ari., 1/10/99
3 Jeff George vs. Dall., 1/9/00
3 Daunte Culpepper vs. N.O., 1/6/01
Passes Had Intercepted
5 Tommy Kramer @ Phil., 1/3/81
Completion Percentage
(Min. 15 attempts)
72.2 Rich Gannon @ S.F., 1/6/90 (13-18)
65.5 Daunte Culpepper @ G.B., 1/9/05 (19-29)
64.3 Fran Tarkenton vs. Mia., 1/13/74 (18-28)
Longest Completion
75 Joe Kapp to Gene Washington
vs. Clev., 1/4/70, (td)
68 Daunte Culpepper to Randy Moss
vs. N.O., 1/6/01 (td)
68 Daunte Culpepper to Moe Williams,
@ G.B., 1/9/05 (td)
66 Randall Cunningham to Cris Carter
@ S.F., 1/3/98
Most Times Sacked
8 Wade Wilson @ Wash., 1/17/88

Punts
10 Bucky
ucky Scribner @ Wash., 1/17/88
Punt Average (Min. 4 punts)
50.8 Mitch Berger vs. Atl., 1/17/99 (4-203)

FUMBLES
Longest Fumble Return (All TDs)
22 Paul Krause vs. S.F., 12/27/70
20 Nate Wright vs. StL., 12/21/74

TACKLES
Career Total (solos and assists)
129 Jeff Siemon
123 Wally Hilgenberg
112 Alan Page
Season Total (solos and assists)
34 Jeff Siemon, 1974
32 Joey Browner, 1987
28 Roy Winston, 1969
28 Jeff Siemon, 1976
Game Total (solos and assists)
17 Jeff Siemon vs. Oak., 1/9/77
16 Wally Hilgenberg vs. Dal., 12/28/75
16 Jeff Siemon @ Phil., 1/3/81

SACKS
Career
10.5 Carl Eller (1964-78)
8.5 Alan Page (1967-78)
7.5 Jim Marshall (1961-79)
Season
4.0 Ray Edwards, 2009
3.0 Bob Lurtsema, 1974
3.0 Carl Eller, 1975
3.0 Chris Doleman, 1987
Game
3.0 Carl Eller vs. Dal., 12/28/75
3.0 Ray Edwards vs. Dal., 1/17/10
2.0 Carl Eller vs. LA Rams, 12/27/69
2.0 Alan Page vs. Dal., 12/25/71
2.0 Carl Eller vs. LA Rams, 12/26/76
2.0 Jim Marshall @ Dal., 1/1/78
2.0 Chris Doleman @ S.F., 1/9/88
2.0 Jason Fisk vs. Atl., 1/17/99
2.0 Jared Allen vs. Phi., 1/4/09

2012
SEASON

Most Seasons
11 Ron Yary, 1968-71, 1973-78, 80
10 Carl Eller, 1968-71, 1973-78
10 Wally Hilgenberg, 1968-71, 1973-78
10 Paul Krause, 1968-71, 1973-78
10 Jim Marshall, 1968-71, 1973-78
10 Mick Tingelhoff, 1968-71, 1973-78
Most Games Played
20 Ron Yary, 1968-81
19 Carl Eller, 1964-78
19 Wally Hilgenberg, 1968-79
19 Paul Krause, 1968-79
19 Jim Marshall, 1968-79
19 Mick Tingelhoff, 1968-78
Most Consecutive Games Played
20 Ron Yary, 1968-80
19 Wally Hilgenberg, 1968-78
19 Jim Marshall, 1968-78
19 Mick Tingelhoff, 1968-78
18 Carl Eller, 1968-78
18 Paul Krause, 1968-78
Most Games Started
19 Jim Marshall, 1968-79
19 Mick Tingelhoff, 1968-78
19 Carl Eller, 1968-78
19 Paul Krause, 1968-79
Most Consecutive Games Started
19 Carl Eller, 1968-78
19 Jim Marshall, 1968-79
19 Mick Tingelhoff, 1968-78
19 Paul Krause, 1968-79

PASSING

PUNTING

RECORDS

SERVICE

Rushing Average (Min. 10 Attempts)


7.9 Chuck Foreman vs. LA Rams,
12/26/76 (15-118)
6.5 Robert Smith vs. Ari., 1/10/99 (19-124)
6.0 Dave Osborn vs. Clev., 1/4/70 (18-108)
Longest Run
62 Chuck Foreman vs. LA Rams, 12/26/76
46 Oscar Reed vs. Wash., 12/22/73
41 Brent McClanahan vs. Wash., 12/18/76
40 Adrian Peterson vs. Phi., 1/4/09 (td)
30 Chuck Foreman vs. Wash., 12/18/76 (td)
30 Daunte Culpepper vs. N.O., 1/6/01

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Playoff Seasons
12 Bud Grant, 1968-71, 73-78, 80, 82
8 Dennis Green, 1992-94,96-00
3 Jerry Burns, 1987-89
2 Brad Childress, 2008-09
Consecutive Playoff Seasons
6 Bud Grant, 1973-78
5 Dennis Green, 1996-00
4 Bud Grant, 1968-71
3 Dennis Green, 1992-94
3 Jerry Burns, 1987-89
2 Brad Childress, 2008-09

HISTORY

COACHES

EXTRA
POINTS

INDIVIDUAL PLAYOFF RECORDS

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

TEAM PLAYOFF RECORDS


SCORING

RUSHING

PENALTIES

Most Points
44 @ N.O., 1/3/88, 44-10 W
Fewest Points
0 @ NYG, 1/14/01, 0-41 L
Opponent/Most Points
49 @ St.L., 1/16/00, 37-49 L
Opponent/Fewest Points
3 Dal., 1/27/10, 34-3 W
Most Decisive Win
34 @ N.O., 1/3/88, 44-10
Most Decisive Loss
41 @ NYG, 1/14/01, 0-41
Most Points Combined
86 @ St.L., 1/16/00, 37-49 L
62 vs. Ari., 1/10/99, 41-21 W
Most Points Overcome To Win Game
16 @ NYG, 12/27/97, 23-22 W
10 vs. LA Rams, 12/27/69, 23-20 W
8 vs. Atl., 1/9/83, 30-24 W

Most Yards Rushing


222 vs. Clev., 1/4/70
210 @ N.O., 1/3/88
Fewest Yards Rushing
21 vs. Pitt., 1/12/75
Opponent/Most Yards Rushing
255 @ Dal., 12/28/96
Opponent/Fewest Yards Rushing
31 @ St.L., 1/16/00
50 @ Balt., 12/22/68

Most Penalties
11 vs. Chi., 1/1/95
Fewest Penalties
1 vs. S.F., 12/27/70
Opponent/Most Penalties
13 vs. Ari., 1/10/99
Opponent/Fewest Penalties
0 vs. Wash., 12/22/73
Most Yards Penalized
108 @ Phi., 1/16/05
Fewest Yards Penalized
5 vs. S.F., 12/27/70
Opponents/Most Yards Penalized
107 vs. Pitt., 1/12/75

2012
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

FIRST DOWNS
Most First Downs
31 @ N.O., 1/24/10
28 @ N.O., 1/3/88
Fewest First Downs
9 vs. Pitt., 1/12/75
9 @ NYG, 1/14/01
Opponent/Most First Downs
31 @ S.F., 1/3/98
31 @ NYG, 1/14/01
Opponent/Fewest First Downs
9 @ Dal., 12/30/73
9 @ N.O., 1/3/88
9 @ NYG, 1/14/01

MOST FIRST DOWNS BY:


Rushing
14 @ Dal., 12/30/73
14 @ N.O., 1/3/88
Passing
20 @ St.L., 1/16/00
19 vs. Atl., 1/17/99
Penalty
4 @ N.O., 1/24/10
4 vs. Atl., 1/9/83

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS BY:


Rushing
2 vs. K.C., 1/11/70
2 vs. Oak., 1/9/77
2 @ LA Rams, 12/31/78
2 @ S.F., 1/3/98
2 @ NYG, 1/14/01
Passing
4 vs. Pitt., 1/12/75
4 @ LA Rams, 12/26/77
4 vs. Wash., 1/2/93

RECORDS

MOST OPP. FIRST DOWNS BY:


Rushing
16 @ Dal., 12/28/96
Passing
19 @ NYG, 1/14/01
Penalty
5 @ S.F., 1/3/98
5 vs. Ari., 1/10/99

PASSING
Most Net Yards Passing
389 @ St.L., 1/16/00
340 vs. Chi., 1/1/95
Fewest Net Yards Passing
45 @ LA Rams, 12/26/77
Opponent/Most Net Yards Passing
380 @ NYG, 1/14/01
Opponent/Fewest Net Yards Passing
63 @ Dal., 12/30/73
63 vs. Mia., 1/13/74
Most Pass Attempts
61 vs. Chi., 1/1/95
50 @ St.L., 1/16/00
Fewest Pass Attempts
10 @ LA Rams, 12/26/77
13 vs. Clev., 1/4/70
Opponent/Most Pass Attempts
48 vs. N.O., 1/6/01
45 vs. LA Rams, 12/26/88
Opponent/Fewest Pass Attempts
7 vs. Mia., 1/13/74
Most Pass Completions
33 vs. Chi., 1/1/95
29 vs. Atl., 1/17/99
29 @ St.L., 1/16/00
Fewest Pass Completions
5 @ LA Rams, 12/26/77
6 vs. Wash., 1/2/93
Opponent/Most Completions
30 vs. N.O., 1/6/01
29 @ NYG, 1/14/01
Opponent/Fewest Completions
6 vs. Mia., 1/13/74
Most QB Sacks
6 vs. Dal., 1/17/10
Opponent/Most QB Sacks
8 @ Wash., 1/17/88

INTERCEPTIONS
Most Passes Intercepted
4 @ Dal., 12/30/73
4 @ N.O., 1/3/88
4 @ G.B., 1/9/05
Opponent/Most Passes Intercepted
5 @ Phil., 1/3/81

PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY

Most Punts
10 @ Wash., 1/17/88
Fewest Punts
1 vs. Ari., 1/10/99
Opponent/Most Punts
8 vs. S.F., 12/27/70
8 @ Dal., 1/1/78
8 @ Wash., 1/17/88
8 @ G.B., 1/5/13
Opponent/Fewest Punts
1 @ Dal., 12/28/96
1 @ NYG, 1/14/01
Highest Average (4 Punts)
50.8 vs. Atl., 1/17/99
Opponent/Highest Average (4 Punts)
51.3 @ N.O., 1/24/10

PUNT RETURNS
Most Punt Returns
6 @ N.O., 1/3/88
Most Punt Return Yards
143 @ N.O., 1/3/88
Opponent/Most Punt Returns
7 vs. LA Rams, 12/26/76
Opponent/Most Punt Return Yards
109 vs. Phi. 1/4/09

KICKOFF RETURNS
Most Kickoff Returns
8 @ Dal., 12/28/96
8 @ St.L., 1/16/00
8 @ NYG, 1/14/01
Most Kickoff Return Yards
174 @ St.L., 1/16/00
Opponent/Most Kickoff Returns
8 @ Wash., 1/9/88
Opponent/Most Kickoff Return Yards
183 @ N.O., 1/24/10

FUMBLES
Most Fumbles
6 @ N.O., 1/24/10
Most Fumbles Lost
4 @ Dal., 12/28/96
Opponent/Most Fumbles
5 vs. S.F., 12/27/70
Opponent/Most Fumbles Lost
3 vs. S.F., 12/27/70
3 vs. LA Rams, 12/29/74

FEWEST OPP. FIRST DOWNS BY:

EXTRA
POINTS

PUNTING

Rushing
0 @ N.O., 1/3/88
Passing
4 vs. Mia., 1/13/74
4 @ Wash., 1/17/88

TOTAL YARDS
Most Net Yards Gained
476 @ St. L., 1/16/00
475 @ N.O., 1/24/10
429 vs. N.O., 1/6/01
Fewest Net Yards Gained
114 @ NYG, 1/14/01
123 vs. Pitt., 1/12/75
Opponent/Most Net Yards Gained
518 @ NYG, 1/14/01
Opponent/Fewest Net Yards Gained
149 @ N.O., 1/3/88

Leroy Hoard tied a Vikings record with


18 points in a playoff game against
Arizona on Jan. 10, 1999.

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1974 (10-4 regular season, NFC Central Champions)


NFC Divisional Playoffs
vs. St. Louis (44,626) .........................12/21/74.....................30-14 W
NFC Championship Game
vs. L.A. Rams (47,404) ..................... 12/29/74..................... 14-10 W
Super Bowl IX (New Orleans, LA)
vs. Pittsburgh (80,997) ........................1/12/75.........................6-16 L
1975 (12-2 regular season, NFC Central Champions)
NFC Divisional Playoffs
vs. Dallas (46,425) ............................ 12/28/75....................... 14-17 L
1976 (11-2-1 regular season, NFC Central Champions)
NFC Divisional Playoffs
vs. Washington (47,221) ................... 12/18/76.................... 35-20 W
NFC Championship Game
vs. L.A. Rams (47,191) ....................... 12/26/76..................... 24-13 W
Super Bowl XI(Pasadena, CA)
vs. Oakland (103,438) ........................... 1/9/77.......................14-32 L
1977 (9-5 regular season, NFC Central Champions)
NFC Divisional Playoffs
at L.A. Rams (62,538) ....................... 12/26/77....................... 14-7 W
NFC Championship Game
at Dallas (61,968) .................................. 1/1/78........................ 6-23 L
1978 (8-7-1 regular season, NFC Central Champions)
NFC Divisional Playoffs
at L.A. Rams (69,631) ........................12/31/78...................... 10-34 L
1980 (9-7 regular season, NFC Central Champions)
NFC Divisional Playoffs
at Philadelphia (68,434) ....................... 1/3/81....................... 16-31 L
1982 (5-4 regular season, strike-shortened season)
NFC First-Round Playoffs ...............................
vs. Atlanta (60,560) ..............................1/9/83.................... 30-24 W
NFC Second-Round Playoffs
at Washington (54, 593) ..................... 1/15/83.........................7-21 L
1987 (8-7 regular season, NFC Central runner-up)
NFC First-Round Playoffs
at New Orleans (68,127) ....................... 1/3/88.....................44-10 W
NFC Divisional Playoffs
at San Francisco (62,547) .................... 1/9/88.................... 36-24 W
NFC Championship Game
at Washington (55,212) ...................... 1/17/88....................... 10-17 L
1988 (11-5 regular season, NFC Central runner-up)
NFC First-Round Playoffs
vs. L.A. Rams (57,666) ......................12/26/88..................... 28-17 W
NFC Divisional Playoffs
at San Francisco (61,848) ..................... 1/1/89........................9-34 L

1998 (15-1 regular season, NFC Central Champions)


NFC Divisional Playoffs
vs. Arizona (63, 760) ........................... 1/10/99......................41-21 W
NFC Championship
vs. Atlanta (64,060) ........................... 1/17/99.............. 27-30 L (OT)
1999 (10-6 regular season, NFC Central runner-up)
NFC First-Round Playoffs
vs. Dallas (64,056) ............................... 1/9/00..................... 27-10 W
NFC Divisional Playoffs
at St. Louis (66,194) ...........................1/16/00...................... 37-49 L
2000 (11-5 regular season, NFC Central Champions)
NFC Divisional Playoffs
vs. New Orleans (63,881) ....................... 1/6/01.....................34-16 W
NFC Championship
at NY Giants (79,310)............................1/14/01........................ 0-41 L
2004 (8-8 regular season, NFC North runner-up)
NFC First-Round Playoffs
at Green Bay (71,075) ............................ 1/9/05...................... 31-17 W
NFC Divisional Playoffs
at Philadelphia (67,222)....................... 1/16/05.......................14-27 L
2008 (10-6 regular season, NFC North Champions)
NFC First-Round Playoffs
vs. Philadelphia (61,746)....................... 1/4/09.......................14-26 L
2009 (12-4 regular season, NFC North Champions)
NFC Divisional Playoffs
vs. Dallas (63,547) ................................ 1/17/10...................... 34-3 W
NFC Championship
at New Orleans (71,276) ....................... 1/24/10...............28-31 L (OT)
2012 (10-6 regular season, NFC North runner-up)
NFC First-Round Playoffs
at Green Bay (71,548)............................. 1/5/13......................... 10-24

ALL-TIME PLAYOFF GAMES BY FRANCHISE


Team .......................................Total Games ....................... W-L
Dallas Cowboys.................................. 58................................33-25
Pittsburgh Steelers............................ 54................................ 33-21
San Francisco 49ers........................... 50............................... 30-20
Green Bay Packers ............................. 49................................30-19
New York Giants ................................ 48............................... 24-24
MINNESOTA VIKINGS ..................... 46 ..............................19-27
New England Patriots........................ 43................................25-18
Oakland Raiders ................................ 43................................25-18
St. Louis Rams .................................. 43................................19-24
Indianapolis Colts.............................. 42............................... 20-22

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1997 (9-7 regular season, NFC Central 4th place)


NFC First-Round Playoffs
at N.Y. Giants (77,710) ...................... 12/27/97.....................23-22 W
NFC Divisional Playoffs
at San Francisco (65,018) .....................1/3/98...................... 22-38 L

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1973 (12-2 regular season, NFC Central Champions)


NFC Divisional Playoffs
vs. Washington (46,409) .................. 12/22/73.....................27-20 W
NFC Championship Game
at Dallas (60,272) .............................. 12/30/73..................... 27-10 W
Super Bowl VIII (Houston, TX)
vs. Miami (68,142) .............................. 1/13/74........................ 7-24 L

STAFF

1996 (9-7 regular season, NFC Central runner-up)


NFC First-Round Playoffs
at Dallas (64,682) .............................12/28/96...................... 15-40 L

COACHES

1971 (11-3 regular season, NFC Central Champions)


NFC Divisional Playoffs
vs. Dallas (49,100) .............................12/25/71.......................12-20 L

PLAYERS

1994 (10-6 regular season, NFC Central Champions)


NFC First-Round Playoffs
vs. Chicago (60,347) .............................. 1/1/95.......................18-35 L

ROOKIES

1970 (12-2 regular season, NFC Central Champions)


NFC Divisional Playoffs
vs. San Francisco (46,050) ............... 12/27/70....................... 14-17 L

1993 (9-7 regular season, NFC Central runner-up)


NFC First-Round Playoffs
at N.Y. Giants (75,089) ........................ 1/9/94....................... 10-17 L

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1992 (11-5 regular season, NFC Central Champions)


NFC First-Round Playoffs
vs. Washington (57,353) .......................1/2/93........................ 7-24 L

RECORDS

1969 (12-2 regular season, NFL Central Champions)


Western Conference Championship
vs. L.A. Rams (47,900) ..................... 12/27/69.................... 23-20 W
NFL Championship
vs. Cleveland (47,900) ..........................1/4/70....................... 27-7 W
Super Bowl IV (New Orleans, LA)
vs. Kansas City (80,562) ...................... 1/11/70........................ 7-23 L

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

1989 (10-6 regular season, NFC Central Champions)


NFC Divisional Playoffs
at San Francisco (64,585) .................... 1/6/90....................... 13-41 L

HISTORY

1968 (8-6 regular season, NFL Central Champions)


Western Conference Championship
at Baltimore (60,238) .......................12/22/68...................... 14-24 L

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Vikings lost to Kansas City, 23-7, in Super Bowl IV
at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Not only was
the game the 1st Super Bowl in franchise history,
but it was the 1st Super Bowl played by a modern
expansion team.
AFL-NFL MERGER LEADS TO RE-ALIGNMENT
In January 1970 the modern NFL was divided into
the American Conference (AFC) and National
Conference (NFC) with an Eastern, Central and
Western Division in each Conference. Minnesota
is assisgned to the NFC Central with foes Chicago, Detroit and Green Bay.
THIRD DIVISION TITLE On Dec. 5, 1970,
the Vikings defeated the Bears, 16-13, at
Metropolitan Stadium to clinch their 3rd straight
division title. Minnesota hosted San Francisco
in a divisional playoff game but lost, 17-14. For
the 2nd consecutive season, the Vikings had the
leagues best record with a 12-2 mark.
FOURTH DIVISION TITLE On Dec. 11, 1971, the
Vikings defeated the Lions, 29-10, at Metropolitan Stadium to clinch their 4th-straight division
title. Minnesota finished the year with an 11-3
mark, which tied Dallas for the leagues best record in 71. The Vikings lost to the eventual Super
Bowl champion Cowboys, 20-12, in a divisional
playoff game at Metropolitan Stadium.
PAGE NAMED NFLS MVP In 1971 Alan Page became the first defensive player to be named the
Most Valuable Player of the National Football
League by the Associated Press. Page headed a
Vikings defense that held opponents to fewer
than 10 points a game to lead the league in scoring defense for the 3rd consecutive year.
VIKINGS RE-ACQUIRE TARKENTON On January 27, 1972 the Vikings traded Norm Snead, Bob
Grim, Vince Clements and a 1st-round choice in
72 and 73 to the NY Giants for Fran Tarkenton.
BOYER DIES On February 19, 1972 E. William
Boyer passed away. He was one of the prime
forces in the drive to bring an NFL franchise to
Minnesota. Boyer was president of the Vikings
from 1960-64 and sat on the Board of Directors
for the first 12 years of the teams existence. He
was replaced on the teams Board of Directors by
his son-in-law Jack Steele.
FIFTH DIVISION TITLE The Vikings began the
73 season with 9 straight victories and clinched
the NFC Central championship before they even
lost a game. Minnesota clinched the division
crown by defeating Detroit, 28-7, at Metropolitan
Stadium on Nov. 11, 1973. The Vikings finished
with a 12-2 mark, which tied for the best record
in the league that year.
SECOND SUPER BOWL On Jan. 13, 1974,
the Vikings played in the 2nd Super Bowl in
franchise history against the Miami Dolphins
at Rice Stadium in Houston, TX. The Dolphins
prevailed, 24-7. Minnesota earned the trip to
Super Bowl VIII by defeating Dallas, 27-10, in the
NFC Championship game.

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MET EXPANDED A new grandstand was


constructed on the east side of Metropolitan
Stadium that increased capacity from 41,200 to
47,200. The new seats were formally dedicated
on Aug. 20, 1965, when Minnesota played
Philadelphia in a preseason game.
NFL RE-ALIGNED On Dec. 2, 1966, Minnesota,
Chicago, Detroit and Green Bay were chosen to
make up the newly-formed Central Division of
the Western Conference of the NFL.
VAN BROCKLIN RESIGNS After compiling a
29-51-4 record while leading the Vikings in their
first six years of existence, Head Coach Norm
Van Brocklin resigned in Feb. 11, 1967. His best
season was 1964, when he led the team to a tie
for 2nd place in the NFL Western Conference
with an 8-5-1 record.
TARKENTON TRADED On March 7, 1967, QB
Fran Tarkenton is traded to the NY Giants for
a 1st and 2nd-round choice in 1967, a 1st-round
choice in 68 and a 2nd-round choice in 69.
With the picks Minnesota selected Clinton
Jones and Bob Grim in 67, Ron Yary in 68 and
Ed White in 69.
GRANT NAMED HEAD COACH Bud Grant was
named the 2nd head coach in Vikings history
on March 10, 1967. He came to Minnesota after
leading the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to 4 Grey
Cup titles in 10 years as head coach.
FIRST DIVISION TITLE On Dec. 15, 1968 the
Vikings defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-17,
at Franklin Field then retired to the dressing
room to listen to the Chicago-Green Bay game
on the radio. Minnesota needed the Bears to lose
to clinch the Vikings 1st Division title. Chicago
tried to rally from a 28-10 4th quarter deficit but
eventually fell 28-17.
FIRST PLAYOFF GAME On Dec. 22, 1968, in
the first playoff game in franchise history, the
Colts defeated the Vikings, 24-14, in the Western
Conference Championship Game at Baltimores
Memorial Stadium. Minnesota trailed 21-0 in the
4th quarter but a late rally fell short.
SECOND DIVISION TITLE On Nov. 27, 1969, the
Vikings shut out Detroit, 27-0, at Tiger Stadium
to clinch the franchises 2nd division title. The
victory over the Lions was the 10th of a 12-game
win streak, the longest in the NFL in 35 years.
Minnesota finished the season with the NFLs
best record (12-2) of 69.
FIRST PLAYOFF WIN On Dec. 27, 1969, in the
first NFL playoff game in Minnesota, the Vikings
came from behind to defeat the LA Rams, 23-20,
in the Western Conference Championship Game.
Minnesota overcame deficits of 17-7 at halftime
and 20-14 in the 4th quarter for the franchises
1st postseason win.
FIRST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The Vikings
defeated the Browns, 27-7, in the NFL Championship Game on Jan. 4, 1970, at Metropolitan
Stadium. Minnesota became the 1st modern NFL
expansion team to win an NFL Championship
Game. The Vikings dominated the game, leading
27-0 at one point.

Bud Grant and Chuck Foreman, who were both named to the 50 Greatest Vikings list, spent
seven years together from 1973-1979. In that time the Vikings won six division championships and appeared in three Super Bowls.

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FRANCHISE FOUNDED Minnesota was granted


an NFL franchise at the league owners meetings
in Miami on Jan. 28, 1960. The team began play
in 1961. The founding group consisted of Max
Winter, E. William Boyer, H.P Skoglund, Ole
Haugsrud and Bernard H. Ridder, Jr.
ROSE NAMED GENERAL MANAGER In August
1960, former Los Angeles Rams Public Relations
Director Bert Rose was named the teams first
General Manager.
TEAM NICKNAMED In one of his first moves
with the team, Bert Rose recommended the
nickname Vikings to the Board of Directors.
The name was selected because it represented
both an aggressive person with the will to
win and the Nordic tradition in the northern
Midwest.
FIRST COLLEGE DRAFT On Dec. 27, 1960, RB
Tommy Mason of Tulane was taken with the
1st overall choice and the first-ever draft pick
utilized by the Vikings. Also selected that year
were QB Fran Tarkenton (3rd round) and DB Ed
Sharockman (5th round).
FIRST HEAD COACH Norm Van Brocklin was
selected as the first head coach in franchise
history on Jan. 18, 1961. He retired as a player
in 1960 after 12 seasons in the NFL as a Hall of
Fame QB who led Philadelphia to the NFL title
in his final season on the field in 1960. Known
as The Dutchman his tenacious style was
infamous as a player and coach.
EXPANSION DRAFT Following the 1960 season, the Vikings were allowed to select 3 players
from the roster of each team after each team
was allowed to protect 30 of their 38 players.
Dallas, a 1960 expansion team, was exempt from
this process. Among the future Vikings stalwarts
selected in the Jan. 26, 1961 Expansion Draft
were OL Grady Alderman (Detroit) and RB Hugh
McElhenny (San Francisco).
ASSIGNED CONFERENCE On April 12, 1961,
the NFL assigned the Vikings to the Western
Conference. Minnesota joined Baltimore,
Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Los Angeles and San
Francisco in the conference.
TRAINING CAMP OPENS IN BEMIDJI The
fledgling Vikings opened their debut training
camp on the campus of Bemidji State University
on July 7, 1961.
FIRST GAME In the first game in franchise
history, the Vikings played the Dallas Cowboys in
a preseason game in Sioux Falls, SD, on Aug. 5,
1961. The Cowboys defeated the Vikings, 38-13.
FIRST HOME GAME The Minnesota Vikings
played the Los Angeles Rams in preseason
action at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington,
MN, on Sept. 10, 1961, the teams first game
in the Twin Cities. The Rams defeated the
Vikings, 21-17.
FIRST REGULAR-SEASON GAME In a stunning
upset, the Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears,
37-13, at Metropolitan Stadium in the Vikings
first NFL regular-season game on Sept. 17,
1961. Kicker Mike Mercer scored the first points
in team history with a 12-yard field goal. Bob
Schnelker scored the teams first touchdown on
a 14-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton. In his NFL
debut Tarkenton came off the bench to complete
17-of-23 passes for 250 yards and 4 touchdowns.
FIRST PRO BOWLERS On Jan. 14, 1962, RB
Hugh McElhenny and WR Jerry Reichow became
the first Vikings to compete in the Pro Bowl.
They were part of the Western Conference AllStars who beat the Eastern Conference squad,
31-30, at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
FIRST ALL-PRO In 1963 RB Tommy Mason,
who was the teams first ever draft choice,
was the first Vikings player to earn All-Pro
recognition. He was a consensus pick after
rushing for 763 yards and 7 touchdowns on 166
carries (4.6 avg.).
FINKS HIRED On Sept. 11, 1964, Jim Finks was
named the teams second general manager,
succeeding Bert Rose, who resigned in June,
1964. Finks previously had served as general
manager for Calgary of the Canadian Football
League for 7 years.
FIRST WINNING SEASON Minnesota won its
final 3 regular-season games in 1964 to achieve
the first winning season in team history with an
8-5-1 record. The Vikings tied for 2nd in the NFL
Western Conference behind Baltimore.

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FINKS RESIGNS After the 1973 season,


Executive Vice President and General Manager
Jim Finks resigned. Under Finks, who was hired
in 1964, the Vikings won 5 division titles and appeared in 2 Super Bowls. He also hired Bud Grant
as head coach in 67.
7
7.
SIXTH DIVISION TITLE On Dec. 1, 1974, the Vikings clinched the NFC Central crown by defeating the Saints, 29-9, at Metropolitan Stadium,
while the Packers lost, 36-14, at Philadelphia.
Minnesota tied for the best record in the NFC
with a 10-4 mark.
THIRD SUPER BOWL The Vikings played in
their 2nd straight Super Bowl, losing to the
Pittsburgh Steelers, 16-6, at Tulane Stadium in
New Orleans on Jan. 12, 1975. Minnesota earned
a trip to Super Bowl IX by defeating the Los
Angeles Rams, 14-10, at Metropolitan Stadium
on Dec. 29, 1974.
FRONT OFFICE CHANGES In the spring of 1975,
Max Winter, one of the teams founders and its
president since 1965, took over active management of the franchise. In addition, Mike Lynn,
who was hired as an assistant to the president
on Aug. 15, 1974, was named the teams general
manager.
SEVENTH DIVISION TITLE The Vikings
clinched their 3rd straight NFC Central title and
their 7th division championship in 8 years on
Thanksgiving Day Nov. 27,
7 1975, when the Lions
7,
lost to the Rams, 20-0. Minnesota won 10 consecutive games to start the season and finished
the year with the best record (12-2) in the NFL.
The Vikings were upset, 17-14, in the divisional
playoffs at Metropolitan Stadium on Dec. 28,
1975, when the Dallas Cowboys scored on a last
minute 50-yard touchdown pass.
T RKENTON NAMED LEAGUE MVP QuarterTA
back Fran Tarkenton was named the NFL
Ls Most
L
Valuable Player for 1975 after leading the Vikings
to the leagues best record (12-2). He led the NFC
and finished 2nd in the NFL in passing with a
91.7 rating. He completed 273-of-425 passes for
2,994 yards and 25 TDs with 13 INTs.
HAUGSRUD DIES Ole Haugsrud passed away
in March, 1976. He was one of the prime forces in
the drive to bring an NFL franchise to Minnesota.
Haugsrud sat on the Board of Directors for 16
years of the teams existence. He was replaced
on the teams Board of Directors by his widow
Margaret Haugsrud.
EIGHTH DIVISION TITLE The Vikings clinched
their 4th consecutive NFC Central championship
and their 8th division title in 9 years by defeating
the Packers, 17-10, at Milwaukee County Stadium
on Nov. 21, 1976. Minnesota finished the season
with the best record in the NFC at 11-2-1.
FOURTH SUPER BOWL The Vikings played in
their 3rd Super Bowl in 4 years against the Oakland Raiders at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA,
on Jan. 9, 1977.
7 Minnesota lost, 32-14. The Vikings
7.
earned a trip to Super Bowl XI by defeating the
Rams, 24-13, at Metropolitan Stadium on Dec.
26, 1976, in what ended up being the last Vikings
playoff game at the Met.
KAPLAN NAMED TO BOARD In 1977 team attorney Sheldon Kaplan was named to the Vikings
Board of Directors. He replaced Bernard H. Ridder, Jr., who was one of the teams 5 founders.
NINTH DIVISION TITLE The Vikings clinched
the NFC Central crown on the seasons final
weekend by defeating the Lions, 30-21, in Detroit
on Dec. 17,
7 1977.
7,
7 Minnesota wrapped up its 5th
7.
straight NFC Central title and its 9th division
crown in 10 seasons.
FOURTH NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME On Jan.
1, 1978 the Vikings played Dallas in their 4th
NFC Championship Game in 5 years at Texas
Stadium. Minnesota lost 23-6 to the Super
Bowl champs.
CHANGES ON BOARD John Skoglund and
Vikings General Manager Mike Lynn were named
to the teams Board of Directors replacing
Margaret Haugsrud and H.P.
P Skoglund, who was
P.
one of the teams founders. Haugsrud joined the
board in 1976, replacing her husband Ole, who
passed away.
10TH DIVISION TITLE Despite losing in the
regular-season finale to the Raiders, 27-20,
on Dec. 17,
7 1978, at Oakland-Alameda County
7,
Coliseum, the Vikings captured the NFC Central
title when the Packers, who played at the same

time as Minnesota, lost to the Rams, 31-14, at


the LA Coliseum. It was the Vikings 6th straight
NFC Central crown and their 10th division
championship in 11 years.
METRODOME GROUND BREAKING In December, 1979, ground was broken for construction
of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in
downtown Minneapolis. The stadium, which
will house both the Vikings and Tw
T ins, was
scheduled to open in April, 1982.
11TH DIVISION TITLE Minnesota clinched its
7th NFC Central title in 8 years by defeating the
Browns, 28-23, at Met Stadium on Dec. 14, 1980.
It also was the Vikings 11th division title in 13
seasons. Minnesota lost to the NFC Champion
Eagles, 31-16, at Veterans Stadium on Jan. 3, 1981
in the divisional playoffs.
WINTER PA
P RK OPENS On May 15, 1981, the
Vikings moved into a new facility in Eden Prairie
that houses the teams offices, locker room and
practice fields. The complex was named Winter
Park after Max Winter, one of the Vikings
founders who served as the teams president
from 1965-87.
7
7.
FAREWELL MET On Dec. 20, 1981, the Vikings
hosted the Chiefs in Minnesotas final game at
Metropolitan Stadium. The Vikings lost, 10-6.
The final points at the stadium were scored on
a 33-yard field goal by Minnesota kicker Rick
Danmeier. The last Vikings touchdown at Met
Stadium was scored on a 6-yard run by Ted
Brown against Green Bay on
Nov. 29, 1981.
METRODOME OPENS The Vikings played
their 1st game at the Metrodome in a preseason
matchup against Seattle on Aug. 21, 1982.
Minnesota prevailed, 7-3. The 1st touchdown
in the new facility was scored by Joe Senser on
an 11-yard pass from Tommy Kramer. The 1st
regular-season game in the Metrodome was the
1982 opener on September 12, when the Vikings
defeated Tampa Bay, 17-10. Rickey Yo
Y ung scored
the 1st regular-season touchdown in the facility
on a 3-yard run in the 2nd quarter.
12TH PLAY
A OFF APPEARANCE In a strikeAY
shortened 9-game 1982 season, the Vikings won
3-of-their-last-4 regular-season games to earn a
post-season berth.
FIRST DOME PLAY
A OFF GAME On Jan. 9, 1983,
AY
the Vikings defeated Atlanta, 30-24, in a 1stround game that was the 1st playoff matchup in
the Metrodome. Minnesota lost to the eventual
Super Bowl Champion Redskins, 21-7,
7 in the NFC
7,
semi-finals at RFK Stadium on Jan. 15, 1983.
GRANT RETIRES On Jan. 27,
7 1984, Bud Grant
7,
retired as Head Coach of the Vikings. In 17
seasons Grant led Minnesota to 12 playoff
appearances, 11 division titles and 4 Super
Bowls. His career regular-season record was
151-87-5 (.632).
STECKEL HIRED Les Steckel, who was an offensive assistant with the Vikings for 5 seasons,
was named the 3rd head coach in franchise
history on Jan. 29, 1984. Steckel, who came to
the Vikings in 1979 after working as an assistant
with the 49ers, was the youngest head coach in
the NFL in 84 at age 38.
GRANT RETURNS On Dec. 18, 1984, Bud Grant
was re-hired as head coach. He replaced Les
Steckel who guided the team in 1984 after Grant
retired following the 1983 season.
GRANT RE-RETIRES On Jan. 6, 1986 following
the 1985 season, Bud Grant retired as head coach
of the Vikings. He originally retired after the
1983 season but returned in 85. At the time of
his retirement he was the 6th winningest coach
in NFL history with 168 career wins, including
playoffs. In 18 seasons he led the team to a 15896-5 regular-season record.
BURNS HIRED Longtime Vikings assistant
coach Jerry Burns was named the 4th head coach
in team history on Jan. 7,
7 1986. He served as the
Vikings offensive coordinator from 1968-85,
when the team won 11 division titles and played
in 4 Super Bowls.
T RKENTON ENSHRINED On Aug. 2, 1986,
TA
Fran Tarkenton became the 1st player who spent
the majority of his career with the Vikings to
be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He retired following the 1978 season with then
NFL career records for passing yards (47,
7 003),
7,
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(342). He led the team to 6 NFC Central titles, 4


NFC Championship Games and 3 Super Bowls.
13TH PLAY
A OFF APPEARANCE Despite a strike
AY
replacement unit that saddled the Vikings with
3 losses, the team made the playoffs as a wildcard entrant with an 8-7 record in 1987.
7 It was the
7.
teams 1st postseason appearance under Jerry
Burns, who was in his 2nd season as the Vikings
head coach.
FIFTH NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The Vikings
played the Redskins in the NFC Championship
Game on Jan. 17,
7 1988, at RFK Stadium. Trailing
7,
17-10, the Vikings drove to the Redskins 6-yard
line with a little over a minute left in the game
but failed to get the ball into the end zone.
Minnesota upset New Orleans, 44-10, at the
Superdome and San Francisco, 36-24, at Candlestick Park in the first 2 rounds of the playoffs to
earn a trip to the conference title game.
BOARD ADDS MEMBERS Four people were
added to the Vikings Board of Directors in 1988.
Joining Max Winter, John Skoglund, Jack Steele,
Sheldon Kaplan and Mike Lynn were Wheelock
Whitney, Jaye Dyer, Irwin Jacobs and Carl Pohlad.
P GE ENSHRINED On July 30, 1988, Alan Page
PA
became the 2nd player who spent the majority
of his career with the Vikings to be inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Drafted by
Minnesota in the 1st round in 1967,
7 Page made
7,
the Pro Bowl 9 times. In 1971 he became the 1st
defensive player to be named the NFL
Ls Most
L
Valuable Player by Associated Press. Page played
on teams that won 10 NFC Central titles and
played in 4 Super Bowls.
14TH PLAY
A OFF APPEARANCE The Vikings
AY
won 6-of-their-last-7 games in 1988 to earn a
wild-card berth into the playoffs. Minnesota
finished with an 11-5 record then defeated the
Rams, 28-17,
7 on December 26 in a first-round
7,
playoff game at the Metrodome. The Vikings
fell the following week to eventual Super Bowl
winner San Francisco at Candlestick Park.
REMAINING FOUNDER LEAV
A ES BOARD In
AV
1989, Max Winter, the last of the original 5
Vikings founders on the teams Board of Directors, left the board. He also served as the teams
president from 1965-87.
7 He was replaced on the
7.
board by Gerald Schwalbach.
W LKER ACQUIRED On Oct. 12, 1989, the
WA
Vikings acquired Herschel Walker from Dallas
for Issiac Holt, David Howard, Darrin Nelson,
Jesse Solomon, Alex Stewart, a 1st-round choice
in 1992, conditional 1st-round choices in 1990
and 91, conditional 2nd-round choices in 1990,
91 and 92, and a conditional 3rd-round choice
in 1992. The final result of the trade gave the
Vikings Walker, a 3rd (Mike Jones), 5th (Reggie
Thornton) and 10th-round choice (Pat Newman)
in 1990 and a 3rd-round choice in 1991 (Jake
Reed), while Dallas received all 5 players, a 1st,
2nd and 6th-round choice in 1990, a 1st and 2ndround choice in 1991 and a 1st, 2nd and 3rd-round
choice in 1992.
12TH DIVISION TITLE The Vikings captured
their 12th division title since 1968 by defeating
the Cincinnati Bengals, 29-21, at the Metrodome
in a Monday night game on Christmas Day in
1989. It also was Minnesotas 15th postseason
appearance in the past 22 years. The Vikings
finished the season with a 10-6 record but lost
to eventual Super Bowl Champion San Francisco,
41-13, at Candlestick Park in the divisional
playoffs on Jan. 6, 1990.
HEADRICK NAMED TEAM PRESIDENT On Jan.
1, 1991, Roger Headrick became president and
CEO of the Vikings. He replaced Mike Lynn as
the person in charge of day-to-day operations of
the club. In addition Headrick and Philip Maas
replaced Jack Steele and Sheldon Kaplan on the
board of directors.
BURNS RETIRES On Dec. 3, 1991, Jerry Burns
announced his retirement. In 6 seasons as Head
Coach of the Vikings, Burns compiled a career
record of 52-43 (.547). He also led Minnesota to
3 playoff appearances, including a division title
and an NFC Championship Game.

Max Winter, a Vikings founder and


the namesake of Winter Park, helped
bring Super Bowl XXVI to the Twin
Cities.

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every critics expectations in 2000 to post an 11-5


regular-season record, win the franchises 16th
NFC Central title and made the 23rd playoff appearance in team history, ending in the 7th NFC
Championship game at Giants Stadium.
Y RY
YA
R ENSHRINED On August 4, 2001, Ron
Yary was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of
Fame. Yary played 14 seasons with Minnesota
and played in 4 Super Bowls and 7 Pro Bowls
during his career.
TICE REPLACES GREEN On January 4, 2002,
Mike Tice replaced Dennis Green on the sideline
for the Vikings. Tice coached the 2001 regular
season finale at Baltimore. Green assembled
a 97-62 regular season record at the helm
of the Vikings. Green led the team to 4 NFC
Central Division titles and twice played in the
NFC Championship game. Greens teams made
the playoffs in 8 of his 10 seasons.
TICE NAMED HEAD COACH On January 10,
2002 Mike Tice was named the 6th Head Coach
in Vikings history. Tice is the 3rd of the 6 Vikings
Head Coaches to be promoted from within the
teams coaching ranks but is the 1st Head Coach
to have played for the Vikings.
NFL RE-ALIGNS The 2002 season marked the
re-alignment of the NFL as the League expanded
to 32 teams when the Houston Texans joined as
an expansion franchise. The NFL re-aligned into
8 divisions of 4 teams each. The Vikings moved
into the newly-formed NFC North after years in
the NFC Central.
VIKINGS LEAD NFL IN RUSHING The 2002 Vikings led the NFL in rushing for the first time in
team history with 2,507 yards for the season, an
average of 156.7 yards per game. The team also
established an NFL mark by becoming the 1st
team to make a successful 2-point conversion
to win a game when Daunte Culpepper scored
on a 2-point run with :05 remaining in the game
to give the Vikings a 32-31 win at New Orleans
on December 15, 2002. Culpepper proved to be
a dangerous runner himself in 2002, setting
team records for attempts (106), yards (609) and
rushing TDs (10) by a QB.
VIKINGS OFFENSE RANKS #1 The 2003 Vikings became the 1st squad in franchise history
to finish the season with the #1 ranked offense
in the NFL, averaging 393.4 yards per game and
scoring an average of 26.0 points per game.
ELLER ENSHRINED On August 8, 2004, Carl
Eller was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of
Fame. Eller, the Vikings career sacks leader,
was a member of the vaunted Purple People
Eaters defense.
WILF FAMILY
L TA
LY
T KES OWNERSHIP An
investment group led by brothers Zygmunt and
Mark Wilf were unanimously approved as the
new owners of the Vikings by their fellow NFL
owners on May 25, 2005. The Wilfs, owners of a
real estate development company in New Jersey,
took ownership in mid-June from former owner
Red McCombs, who had owned the club since
1998. Joining the Wilfs ownership group is cousin
Leonard Wilf,
f Reggie Fowler, David Mandelbaum
f,
and Alan Landis.
CHILDRESS TA
T KES THE HELM The Vikings
named Brad Childress the 7th head coach in
the history of the franchise on January 6, 2006.
Childress comes to the Vikings after seven seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, spending the
2002-05 seasons as offensive coordinator.
VIKINGS UNVEIL NEW UNIFORMS The
franchise made the most dramatic change to
its uniforms in the history of the team during
the 2006 offseason. The team unveiled the new
uniforms before an enthusiastic crowd at Mall of
America on April 27, 2006.
VIKINGS SEND 4 LINEMEN TO PRO BOWL
The 2006 Vikings strong play along the
defensive and offensive lines was recognized
league-wide as C Matt Birk, G Steve Hutchinson,
DT Kevin Williams and DT Pat Williams all
earned Pro Bowl honors.
ROOKIE RUNS TO RECORDS In only his 5th
NFL game, rookie RB Adrian Peterson broke the
team record for rushing yards in a game with
224 at Chicago (10/14/07). Three weeks later
he topped that by setting the NFL single-game
rushing record with 296 yards vs. San Diego
(11/4/07). He went on to lead the NFC in rushing
with 1,341 yards, was named All-Pro, NFL Offen-

HISTORY

19TH PLAY
A OFF APPEARANCE On Dec. 15,
AY
1996, the Vikings defeated the Buccaneers, 2110, in the Metrodome. After a Washington loss
to Arizona later that day, Minnesota was guaranteed a playoff berth for the 19th time since 1968
and the 4th in 5 seasons under Dennis Green.
The Vikings lost, 40-15, at Dallas in a first-round
game on Dec. 28, 1996.
20TH PLAY
A OFF APPEARANCE On Dec. 21,
AY
1997,
7 the Vikings beat the Colts in the regular
7,
season finale to reach the playoffs for the 20th
time in team history and the 5th time in 6 seasons under Dennis Green. The Vikings went on
the road and came back from 16 points down to
defeat the NY Giants 23-22 at the Meadowlands
on Dec. 27,
7 1997.
7,
7 It was the biggest comeback
7.
win in team playoff history and the 5th biggest
postseason comeback in NFL history. The following week the Vikings lost, 38-22, to the San
Francisco 49ers at 3Com Park in the Divisional
Playoffs on Jan. 3, 1998.
KRAUSE ENSHRINED On August 1, 1998, Paul
Krause was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of
Fame. Krause played free safety with the Vikings
from 1968-79 and the Redskins from 1964-67.
7
7.
He holds the NFL record for career interceptions
with 81. Krause was selected to 8 Pro Bowls in
his 15-year career.
BOARD AGREES TO SELL On July 3, 1998, The
Minnesota Vikings 10 owners voted unanimously
to accept the bid of Texas businessman B.J.
Red McCombs to purchase the Vikings.
NFL APPROVES McCOMBS On July 28, 1998,
the NFL owners unanimously approved Red
McCombs purchase of the Vikings, finalizing
the change of ownership from the 10 previous
owners to sole ownership by McCombs.
GREEN CONTRACT EXTENDED Head Coach
Dennis Green received a 3-year contract extension on September 5, the day before the 1998
opener vs. Tampa Bay.
VIKINGS 15 WINS BEST IN TEAM HISTORY
R
RY
The VIkings won their 15th NFC Central Division
title in 1998 and became only the 3rd team in
NFL history to go 15-1 through the regular season
with their 26-16 win at Tennessee in the regular
season finale. The Vikings also established a
new NFL scoring record with 556 points, breaking
the mark of 541 set by the 1983 Redskins.
SIXTH NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The Vikings
hosted Atlanta in the 6th NFC Championship
game in franchise history with a berth in Super
Bowl XXXIII on the line. The teams played to a
27-27 deadlock during regulation, forcing the
game into overtime where the Falcons claimed
a 30-27 win. It was the first NFC Championship
game played in the Metrodome.
22ND PLAY
A OFF APPEARANCE The Vikings
AY
turned their 1999 season around, winning eight
of the final 10 games to finish 10-6 and host a
1st-round playoff game vs. Dallas. Robert Smith
set a team post-season record with 140 rushing
yards in the 27-10 win over the Cowboys. The
Vikings fell 49-37 to eventual Super Bowl XXXIV
champion St. Louis in the Divisional Round at
the TWA Dome.
CARTER NAMED MAN OF THE YEAR Cris
Carter was honored as the first recipient of the
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Ye
Y ar Award for
civic involvement, charity work and displaying high character on January 29, 2000, in a
ceremony during Super Bowl week in Atlanta.
The award was re-named after Payton, a Hall of
Fame running back who died in 1999.
SMITH BREAKS TEAM RUSHING RECORD
Robert Smith surpassed Chuck Foremans
20-year-old career rushing record in the teams
28-16 win at Chicago (10/15/00). Smith ended
his career with 6,818 yards. He also established a
new team record with 1,521 rushing yards on the
season and held the team record with 29 career
100-yard games at the time of his retirement.
40th ANNIVERSARY
R TEAM ANNOUNCED The
RY
Vikings celebrated their 40th season of NFL
football in 2000, highlighted by a luncheon on
November 30 to introduce the Vikings 40th
Anniversary Team. That night the Vikings topped
Detroit 24-17 and Cris Carter caught his 1,000th
pass on a 4-yard TD from Daunte Culpepper.
Carter was only the 2nd player in NFL history to
record 1,000 career receptions.
16TH DIVISION TITLE The Vikings overcame

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CHANGES ON BOARD On Dec. 16, 1991,


the teams ownership structure was reorganized.
Irwin Jacobs and Carl Pohlad sold their shares
to a group consisting of Vikings President/CEO
Roger Headrick, John Skoglund, Jaye Dyer, Philip
Maas, Mike Lynn, Wheelock Whitney, James
Binger, Bud Grossman, Elizabeth MacMillan and
Carol Sperry.
GREEN NAMED HEAD COACH On Jan. 10,
1992, Dennis Green was named the 5th Head
Coach in team history. He came to Minnesota
after turning around a struggling Stanford
University football program as head coach there
from 1989-91.
13TH DIVISION TITLE On Dec. 20, 1992 the
Vikings defeated the Steelers, 6-3, at Three
Rivers Stadium to earn the franchises 13th division title. It also was Minnesotas 16th playoff
season since 1968. Dennis Green also posted the
most victories (11) and the 1st division title by a
1st-year head coach in team history. The Vikings
lost to the defending Super Bowl champion
Redskins, 24-7,
7 in a 1st-round playoff game at
7,
the Metrodome on Jan. 2, 1993.
17TH PLAY
A OFF APPEARANCE In 1993, for the
AY
first time since 1974, the Vikings won their final
3 regular-season games to earn a Wild-Card
playoff berth. It was the teams 17th postseason
appearance since 1968. Minnesota lost to the
Giants, 17-10, in Giants Stadium in a first-round
playoff game on Jan. 9, 1994.
MOON ACQUIRED On April 14, 1994 the Vikings
traded a 4th-round draft choice in 1994 and a
3rd-round draft choice in 1995 to the Houston
Oilers for quarterback Warren Moon, who has
thrown for more yardage and touchdowns as a
professional than any other player. He set team
season records for passing yards (4,264) in 94
and for completions (377) and touchdown passes
(33) in 95.
GRANT ENSHRINED On July 30, 1994, Bud
Grant was inducted into the Pro Football Hall
of Fame. He coached the Vikings from 1967-83
then again in 85. During his tenure Minnesota
made the playoffs 12 times, won 11 division
titles and played in 4 Super Bowls. Grant was
the first person to be elected to the Pro Football
Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football League
Hall of Fame.
14TH DIVISION TITLE On the final day of the
1994 regular season, the Vikings defeated the
49ers, 21-14, in a Monday night game to earn
their 2nd NFC Central title in 3 seasons and
their 3rd straight playoff berth. It also was Minnesotas 14th division title and 18th postseason
appearance since 1968. Dennis Green became
only the 7th NFL coach to lead his team to the
playoffs in his first 3 seasons.
FINKS ENSHRINED Former Vikings General
Manager Jim Finks was inducted into the Pro
Football Hall of Fame on July 25, 1995. During his
decade with Minnesota, the team won 5 division
titles and appeared in 2 Super Bowls. Finks
passed away on May 8, 1994, and was inducted
posthumously, represented by his family.
WINTER PA
P SSES AW
AWA
WAY
AY Max Winter, who
served as the owner and President of the Vikings
from 1965-87,
7 passed away on July 26, 1996. He
7,
was one of the prime forces bringing an NFL
franchise to Minnesota and was a big factor in
the building of the Metrodome and attracting
Super Bowl XXVI to the Tw
T in Cities.

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sive Rookie of the Ye


Y ar, started in the Pro Bowl
and took home game MVP honors.
SOLID 7 EARN PRO BOWL TRIPS The Vikings
sent 7 players to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl, the
most to earn the honor since the 2000 season.
The team was represented by C Matt Birk, G
Steve Hutchinson, S Darren Sharper, FB Tony
Richardson, DT Kevin Williams, DT Pat Williams
and RB Adrian Peterson.
BLOCKBUSTER TRADE LANDS ALLEN The
Vikings struck a deal with Kansas City to trade
2007 NFL sack leader DE Jared Allen to the club
for the Vikings 1st-round (#17) pick in the 2008
Draft, a pair of 3rd-round picks in 2008 and a
swap of 6th-round choices.

VIKINGS CLAIM FIRST NFC NORTH TITLE The


Vikings rattle off 9 wins in their last 12 games
to capture their 1st division title since 2000 and
the teams 1st NFC North Championship since
the NFC Central was realigned in 2002. The
Vikings hosted a playoff game for the 1st time
since 2000.
PETERSON LEADS NFL IN RUSHING Secondyear RB Adrian Peterson set a team record with
1,760 yards rushing to become the 1st-ever
Viking to lead the NFL in rushing. Peterson broke
the 100-yard barrier 10 times during the season
and became just the 5th player in NFL history
to rush for more than 3,000 yards in his 1st 2
seasons (3,101).
RUSHING DEFENSE DYNASTY The Vikings
become the first defense since the 1970 merger
to rank No. 1 in the NFL against the run for 3
straight years. Minnesota gave up just 76.9 yards
per game to lead the league.
VIKINGS LOSE FOUNDING FAT
A HER One of the
AT
Vikings original stockholders and most-adamant
supporters, Don McNeely passed away in March
of 2009. In addition to his role in helping build
the Vikings tradition, McNeely was revered
as one of Minnesotas great philanthropists.
McNeely was an ardent supporter of the arts and
also donated large gifts to the Minnesota State
Fair, St. Johns University, the Warner Nature
Center and the Como Conservatory.
McDANIEL ENSHRINED G Randall McDaniel
was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on
August 8, 2009. McDaniel started 12 consecutive
Pro Bowls (1989-2000), started 202 consecutive
games and missed only 2 games his entire
career after being a 1st-round pick by the Vikings
in 1988.
FAV
A RE SIGNS WITH VIKINGS A long-time
AV
nemesis, Brett Favre signed with the Vikings
on August 18, 2009. Favre went on to have the
best statistical season of his career, throwing
for 4,202 yards, 33 TDs and 7 INTs with a 107.
72
7.
passer rating, while also setting the NFL record
for consecutive games started, a mark formerly
held by Vikings legend Jim Marshall.
BACKK-T
K-TO-BACK DIVISION TITLES The Vikings
finished the regular season with a 12-4 mark to
capture its 2nd consecutive NFC North title. It
marked the first time Minnesota achieved the
feat since 1977-78.
HARV
R IN NAMED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
RV
Rookie WR/KR Percy Harvin burst on the scene
and earned Associated Press Offensive Rookie
of the Ye
Y ar and was also named Pro Football
Weekly/PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Ye
Y ar and
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Ye
Y ar. Harvin set team
records with 2,081 all-purpose yards and 2 TDs
on kick returns, while sharing the NFL rookie
lead with 60 receptions for 790 yards. He earned
a Pro Bowl berth as a return man.
NFLL BEST 10 VIKINGS EARN PRO BOWL
LBERTHS The Vikings led the NFL and tied a
team record with 10 players earning Pro Bowl
honors. The unit featured 4 players who made
their 1st Pro Bowl- Heath Farwell, Bryant
McKinnie, Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin. They
were joined by Brett Favre, Steve Hutchinson,
Adrian Peterson, Jared Allen, Kevin Wiliams and
Antoine Winfield.
EIGHTH NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The
Vikings traveled to New Orleans in the 8th NFC
Championship game in franchise history for
a chance to play in Super Bowl XLIV in South
Florida. The teams played to a 28-28 tie in

regulation, forcing the game into OT where the


Saints hit a 40-yard FG in the extra period to
claim a 31-28 victory.
RANDLE ENSHRINED DT John Randle was
inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on
August 7,
7 2010 following a 14-year career, including 11 years as a Vikings (1990-2000). He was
named to NFL Team of the Decade for the 1990s
and led or tied for the team lead in sacks 9 times
in his 11 Vikings seasons.
FRAZIER REPLACES CHILDRESS AFTER 10
GAMES Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head
Coach Leslie Frazier took over coaching the
team after 10 games in 2010 when Head Coach
Brad Childress was replaced. Frazier won his
1st game as Interim Head Coach on 11/28/10 at
Washington.
ROOF COLLAPSE CAUSES CHAOTIC END TO
2010 Heavy snows and inclement weather
caused the Metrodome roof to collapse in the
early morning hours of December 12, 2010, forcing the final 2 home games of the 2010 season
to be moved from the facility. The Vikings played
host to the NY Giants in Detroit at Ford Field
on 12/13 and the clubs final home game was
played at the University of Minnesotas TCF
Bank Stadium, a Monday Night Football contest
against Chicago on 12/20. The team also had a
road game against Philadelphia postponed due
to weather from Sunday night, 12/26, to Tuesday
night, 12/28.
50 GREAT
A EST VIKINGS CAPS 50TH SEASON
AT
CELEBRAT
A ION Vikings legends reunited for a
AT
celebration of the storied history of the Vikings
franchise during a weekend of activities leading
up to the Monday Night Football game versus
Chicago on December 20, 2010. The team unveiled the 50 greatest Vikings and they were introduced to fans at halftime of the snowy game
at TCF Bank Stadium. The snowy atmosphere
was fitting and marked the first outdoor home
game for the Vikings since the 1981 Met Stadium
finale on 12/20/81, 30 years to the day.
FRAZIER NAMED HEAD COACH After serving
as Interim Head Coach for the final 6 games of
the 2010 season, Leslie Frazier was named the
Head Coach on Monday, January 3, 2011, the
day after the 2010 regular season finale. Frazier
posted a 3-3 mark in the interim role and during
trying times as the team lost its home field due
to a weather-related collapse of the Metrodome.
ALLEN BREAKS TEAM SACK RECORD DE Jared
Allen had one of the best seasons for a pass
rusher in NFL history in 2011. Recording 22.0
sacks, Allen broke Chris Dolemans team record
of 21.0 sacks in a season and fell just .5 sack
short of the NFL
Ls single-season sack record.
L
SPIELMAN NAMED GENERAL MANAGER On
January 3, 2012, Rick Spielman was named the
teams General Manager. He had previously been
the Vikings Vice President of Player Personnel
from 2006-2011.
DOLEMAN ENSHRINED DE Chris Doleman was
inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on
August 4, 2012 following a 15-year career, including 10 with the Vikings. His 150.5 sacks was
ranked fourth all-time in the NFL at the time of
his retirerment.
NEW STA
T DIUM DEAL APPROVED In May 2012,
TA
a bill for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium was
passed through the Minnesota legislature and
signed by Governor Mark Dayton. Funded by the
Vikings, the State of Minnesota, and the City of
Minneapolis, the new stadium will be located
on the current Metrodome site. Groundbreaking
on the stadium site is expected in Spring 2013
with project completion in time for the 2016
NFL season.
PETERSON POSTS EPIC SEASON Adrian
Peterson had a season for the ages, coming back
from severe knee injury at the end of 2012 to set
a franchise record and post the 2nd-best rushing
season in NFL history with 2,097 yards. Peterson
broke Robert Smiths Vikings career rushing
mark in the 1st game of the season. Peterson
went on to become only the 3rd Vikings player to
earn Associated Press MVP honors for his efforts
along with AP Offensive Player of the Ye
Y ar, 1stTeam All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors.
RECORD TURNAROUND EARNS PLAY
A OFF
AY
BERTH The Vikings rebounded from a 3-13
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Playoff berth in 2013, the biggest single-season


win improvement in team history at +7.
7
7.
CARTER ENSHRINED WR Cris Carter was
inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on
August 4, 2013. Carter holds the Vikings career
receptions, yards and TDs records. Carter was a
4-time All-Pro and 8-time Pro Bowler during his
16 NFL seasons.
VIKINGS HOST REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME
IN LONDON The Vikings played the 1st regular
season game in franchise history outside of the
United States in a 34-27 win over Pittsburgh at
Londons Wembley Stadium in the International
Series on September 29, 2013. The Vikings had
previously played a preseason game at Wembley
in 1982 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
ROOKIE CORDARRELLE PA
PAT
ATTERSON SETS
UNBREAKABLE RECORD In only his 7th career
game, rookie WR/KR Cordarrelle Patterson tied
an NFL record for the longest play in league
history and set the mark for longest KO return
with his 109-yard TD vs. Green Bay on October
27,
7 2013. The only other 109-yard play came in
7,
2007 against the Vikings at Mall of America
Field when Antonio Cormartie returned a Vikings
missed FG 109 yards for a score.
GROUNDBREAKING ON NEW STA
T DIUM ViTA
kings ownership and management, state leaders
and elected officials joined together to officially
break ground on the new stadium building
project on December 3, 2013.
ALL MALL OF AMERICA FIELD TEAM TEAM
Fan voting on Vikings.com selected a 27-member
team and head coach of Vikings alums that
played most of their careers with the club at Mall
of America Field at HHH Metrodome.
LAST GAME IN THE DOME After calling Mall of
America Field at HHH Metrodome home for 32
seasons, the Vikings played the final game in the
stadium in the 2013 season finale. Minnesota
topped Detroit 14-13 to send the stadium out on
a winning note.
MIKE ZIMMER HIRED AS NINTH COACH IN
TEAM HISTORY
R Cincinnati Bengals defensive
RY
coordinator Mike Zimmer was hired as the 9th
coach in Vikings history on January 15, 2014. The
veteran defensive coach comes to Minnesota
with 20 seasons of NFL experience under his belt
and a Super Bowl victory with Dallas.
MINNESOTA
T AW
TA
AWA
WARDED SUPER BOWL LII AT
A
NEW STA
T DIUM IN 2018 Minnesotas bid for
TA
Super Bowl LII was successful when selected
on May 20, 2014 as the host community for the
world-renowned event. The game itself will
be played at the New Minnesota Stadium but
the entire greater Twin Cities metro area will
accomodate the week long festivities.

Bud Grant

Jerry Burns

Les Steckel

Dennis Green

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Norm Van Brocklin

COACHES

STAFF

Years
Head Coach
Total Games
Regular Season (%)
Playoffs (%)
Overall (%)
1961-66 ..................Norm Van Brocklin ............................. 84........................29-51-4 (.369)............... 0-0-0 (.000)......................... 29-51-4 (.369)
1967-83, 85 .........................Bud Grant ............................ 281......................158-96-5 (.620)............. 10-12-0 (.454)..................... 168-108-5 (.607)
1984 ...................................Les Steckel .............................. 16.......................... 3-13-0 (.188)............... 0-0-0 (.000)........................... 3-13-0 (.188)
1986-91 ...............................Jerry Burns .............................101....................... 52-43-0 (.547)................ 3-3-0 (.500)........................ 55-46-0 (.544)
1992-2001 .......................Dennis Green ............................. 171........................97-62-0 (.610)................ 4-8-0 (.250)........................ 101-70-0 (.591)
2001-05 ................................Mike Tice ..............................67....................... 32-33-0 (.492)................. 1-1-0 (.500)........................ 33-34-0 (.493)
2006-10 ........................ Brad Childress .............................. 77........................39-35-0 (.527)................. 1-2-0 (.333)......................... 40-37-0 (.519)
2010-13 ...........................Leslie Frazier ..............................55.........................21-32-1 (.398)................ 0-1-0 (.000)...........................21-33-1 (.391)
Total
852
431-365-10 (.541)
19-27-0 (.413)
450-392-10 (.534)

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Leslie Frazier

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Brad Childress

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Mike Tice

Norm Van Brocklin- Named Vikings Head Coach on January 18, 1961...The former quarterback had retired from the NFL following the 1960 season after 12 professional
seasons with the Los Angeles Rams (1949-57) and Philadelphia Eagles (1958-60)...The Dutchman led the Eagles to the NFL crown in 1960 and was the League MVP...
Set an NFL record with 554 passing yards in the 1951 season opener...Threw for 23,611 yards and 173 TDs in his NFL career and played in 10 Pro Bowls...Inducted into
the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971...Coached 84 games with the Vikings with a 29-51-4 record....Went on to coach the Atlanta Falcons from 1968-73...Born March 15,
1926, in Eagle Butte, SD...Died May 2, 1983...Attended the University of Oregon where he was an All-American.
Bud Grant- Named Vikings Head Coach on March 10, 1967...Came to Minnesota following a successful coaching career in the Canadian Football League with the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers, leading the team to 4 Grey Cup championships and playing in the game 6 times...Coached the Vikings in 281 total games, retiring after the
1983 season only to be coaxed back to coach the team again in 1985 before retiring for good...Led Vikings to Super Bowl IV, VIII, IX and XI...Won 11 Central Division titles
and made 12 appearances in the playoffs...Member of both the CFL and Pro Football Halls of Fame...Born May 20, 1927 in Superior, WI...Resides in Bloomington, MN...
An avid outdoorsman who travels the world hunting and fishing.
Les Steckel- Named Vikings Head Coach on January 29, 1984...Coached the Vikings for the 1984 season, finishing 3-13...Served as an offensive assistant with the Vikings
for 5 seasons prior to taking over head coaching duties...Came to Minnesota in 1979 after working on the San Francisco 49ers staff...Was the youngest Head Coach
in the NFL in 1984 at age 38...Born July 1, 1946, in Whitehall, PA...Began his playing career at Kansas as a walk-on, playing 4 seasons for the Jayhawks as a running
back...Worked for Senator Robert Kennedys campaign as a volunteer following his 1968 graduation...Joined the Marine Corps and served as an infantry Lieutenant,
seeing combat in Vietnam...Left the service in 1972 and began his coaching career at Colorado, working with the Buffaloes from 1972-76, the US Naval Academy in
1977 and the 49ers in 1978.
Jerry Burns- Named Vikings Head Coach on January 7, 1986...Served as Vikings offensive coordinator from 1968-85, guiding the team to 4 Super Bowl berths and 11
Central Division titles...Served as Vikings Head Coach 6 seasons, 1986-91...Coached the team in 101 total games, going 52-43 in the regular season and 3-3 in the playoffs...Led the Vikings to the NFC Championship game in 1987, earning upset wins at New Orleans and San Francisco along the way before falling to the Redskins 17-10
in Washington...Won the NFC Central in 1989...Coached in 6 Super Bowls, 4 as Vikings offensive coordinator and 2 as the Green Bay Packers defensive backs coach in
Super Bowls I and II...Played QB for Michigan on the 1950 Rose Bowl team...Began his coaching career in 1951 at University of Hawaii...Head Coach at the University of
Iowa from 1961-65...Born January 24, 1927...Resides in Eden Prairie, MN.
Dennis Green- Named Vikings Head Coach on January 10, 1992...Came to Minnesota after reviving the Stanford University football program, serving as Head Coach from
1989-91, the only Vikings Head Coach to come directly from the college ranks...Coached 171 total games in 10 seasons with the Vikings, leading the team to 4 Central
Division titles and the NFC Championship game twice...Vikings made the playoffs 8 of Greens 10 seasons and the 1998 club set the NFL single-season scoring record at
556 points, averaging 34.8 points per game...An advocate of community involvement, Green initiated Community Tuesdays, which had players active in the Twin Cities
on their day off, a concept that spread to the entire National Football League...Born February 17, 1949 in Harrisburg, PA...Named NFL Coach of the Year in 1992 by the
Washington Touchdown Club and in 1998 by Sports Illustrated and the Maxwell Club.
Mike Tice- Named Vikings Head Coach on January 10, 2002 after serving as the teams coach for the final regular season game of the 2001 season...Became the 1st
Vikings player to go on and serve as Head Coach...Enjoyed a 14-year NFL playing career as a TE, including 1992-93, 95 with the Vikings...Played in 177 career games with
Seattle, Washington and Minnesota...Originally signed by Seattle as a rookie free agent QB in 1981...Born February 2, 1959, in Bayshore, NY...Began coaching career with
Minnesota Vikings as TE coach in 1996...Coached offensive line from 1997-2001 and added title of Assistant Head Coach in 2001.
Brad Childress- Named Vikings Head Coach on January 6, 2006...Led Vikings to consecutive NFC North titles in 2008-09...Won first game with Vikings over Washington
on Monday Night Football...Joined the Vikings after 7 seasons with Philadelphia, working from 2002-05 as the Eagles offensive coordinator...Helped guide Eagles
to Super Bowl XXXIX...Coached at University of Wisconsin from 1991-98...Got first taste of NFL coaching with Indianapolis Colts in 1985...Started coaching career at
University of Illinois from 1978-84...Born June 27, 1956 and raised in Aurora, IL.
Leslie Frazier- Named Vikings Head Coach on January 3, 2011 after serving as Interim Head Coach for final 6 games of 2010 season, going 3-3...Finished 21-32-1 as Head
Coach in the regular season...Made his 1st and only playoff appearance as Vikings head coach in 2012 after going 10-6... Led the team to the biggest single-season
turnaround in team history and finished tied for 3rd in Coach of the Year voting...Won 1st game as interim coach at Washington (11/28/10)...Spent 2007-10 as Vikings
Defensive Coordinator...The 1st Vikings Head Coach to come from a defensive background...Played for Divison rival Chicago from 1981-86, starting at CB on Bears Super
Bowl XX championship team...Joined Bears as a rookie free agent in 1981 from Alcorn State...Entered NFL as assistant coach with Philadelphia in 1999...Began coaching
career in 1988 at tiny Trinity College in suburban Chicago, starting the football program from the ground up as the 1st coach in program history...Part of Super Bowl
winner with Chicago as a player and Indianapolis as an assistant coach...Born 4/3/59 in Columbus, MS.
Mike Zimmer- Named Vikings Head Coach on January 15, 2014..A 21-year NFL coaching veteran, had served as a defensive coordinator for the previous 14 seasons for
Cincinnati (2008-13), Atlanta (2007) and Dallas (2000-06)...Has been apart of 11 playoff teams in his NFL tenure and teams that have won 7 Division titles...Coached the
Cowboys DBs when the team won Super Bowl XXX over Pittsburgh after the 1995 season...His Bengals defenses since 2008 ranked in the NFLs top 10 in total defense 4
times, climbing to #3 in 2013...Had a top 7 defense 4 of the past 5 seasons with Cincinnati...Before moving to the NFL ranks, spent 15 seasons coaching at the collegiate
level where he spent his final 5 seasons in the college ranks as defensive coordinator at Washington State from 1989-93...Was at Weber State from 1981-88 serving as
defensive coordinator from 1983-88...Entered the coaching profession at Missouri where he served as an assistant from 1979-80...Played QB and then later LB at Illinois
State...Has 3 children, son Adam and daughters Corri and Marki. Adam serves as the Vikings LBs coach. Wife, Vikki, passed in 2009.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS ALL-TIME COACHING STAFFS

HEAD COACH
YEARS
Norm Van Brocklin
1961-66
Walt Yowarsky, Darrel Brewster (1961-63), Harry Gilmer (1961-64), Stan West (1961-63), Tom McCormick (1963-66), Marion Campbell (1964-66), Lew Carpenter
(1964-66), Jack Faulkner (1965), Jim Carr (1966).
Bud Grant
1967-83
Buster Mertes, John Michels, Jim Carr (1967-68, 1978-81), Bob Hollway 1967-70, 78-83), Jerry Burns (1968-83), Neill Armstrong (1969-77), Jack Patera (1969-75),
Jocko Nelson (1971-78), Buddy Ryan (1976-77), Murray Warmath (1978-79), Floyd Reese (1979-83), Les Steckel (1979-83), Tom Cecchini (1980-83), Jed Hughes
(1982-83).
Les Steckel
1984
Tom Batta, Raymond Berry, Bud Bjornaraa, Dean Brittenham, Jerry Burns, Ross Fichtner, Bob Hollway, Bob Leahy, Buster Mertes, John Michels, Dan
Radakovich, Floyd Reese, Dick Rehbein, Mike Sweatman.
Bud Grant
1985
Tom Batta, Jerry Burns, Pete Carroll, Bob Hollway, John Michels, Floyd Reese, Dick Rehbein, Marc Trestman, Paul Wiggin.
Jerry Burns
1986-91
Tom Batta, John Michels, Dick Rehbein, Paul Wiggin, Pete Carroll (1986-89), Bob Hollway (1986), Monte Kiffin (1986-89, 91), Floyd Peters (1986-90), Bob
Schnelker (1986-90), Marc Trestman (1986, 89-91), John Brunner (1987-91), Rollie Dotsch (1987), Jerry Brown (1988-91), Maxie Baughan (1989-91), Tom Moore
(1989-91).
Dennis Green
1992-2001
(Mike Tice coached last game of 2001)
Richard Solomon (1992-01), Steve Wetzel (1992-01), Tom Batta (1992-93), Jack Burns (1992-93), Brian Billick (1992-98), Tony Dungy (1992-95), Monte Kiffin
(1992-94), John Michels (1992-93), Tom Moore (1992-93), Willie Shaw (1992-93, 2001), John Teerlinck (1992-94), Tyrone Willingham (1992-94), Mike Wolf
(1992-94), Chris Foerster (1993-95), Carl Hargrave (1994-2001), Foge Fazio (1995-99), John Levra (1995-97), Chip Myers (1995-98), Ray Sherman (1995-97, 99),
Jeff Friday (1996-98), Tom Olivadotti (1996-99), Mike Tice (1996-2001), Dave Atkins (1997-99), Wade Harman (1997-98), Hubbard Alexander (1998-99), Andre
Patterson (1998-99), Dean Dalton (1999-2001), John Kasper (1999), John Tice (1999-2001), Alex Wood (1999-2001), Charlie Baggett (2000-01), John Fontes
(2000), Chuck Knox, Jr. (2000-01), Daryl Lawrence (2000-01), Sherman Lewis (2000-01), Emmitt Thomas (2000-01), Fred von Appen (2000), Brian Baker (2001),
Gary Zauner (1994-01), Trent Walters (1994-01), Keith Rowen (1994-96), Jerry Rhome (1994), Mark Asanovich (1995).
Mike Tice
2002-05
Charlie Baggett (2002-04), Brian Baker (2002-05), Pete Bercich (2002-05), Ted Cottrell (2004-05), Dean Dalton (2002-05), Mark Ellis (2004-05), Jay Hayes
(2002), Chuck Knox, Jr. (2002-05), Daryl Lawrence (2002-03), Scott Linehan (2002-04), Steve Loney (2002-05), George OLeary (2002-03), Jim Panagos (200205), Willie Shaw (2002-03), John Tice (2002-05), Steve Wetzel (2002-03), Alex Wood (2002), Randy Hanson (2003-05), Kevin Ross (2003-05), Kurtis Shultz
(2004-05), Rusty Tillman (2003-05), Wes Chandler (2005), Foge Fazio (2005), Rich Olson (2005), Jerry Rhome (2005).
Brad Childress, Leslie Frazier
2006-10
(Frazier coached last 6 games of 2010)
Juney Barnett (2006-10), Darrell Bevell (2006-10), Eric Bieniemy (2006-10), Brendan Daly (2006-08), Karl Dunbar (2006-10), Paul Ferraro (2006-08), Ryan Ficken
(2007-10), Leslie Frazier (2007-10), Jason Glenn (2009), Jim Hueber (2006-10), Jeff Imamura (2006-10), Jimmie Johnson (2006-10), Tom Kanavy (2006-10), Derek
Mason (2007-09), Clay Matchett (2006), Pat Morris (2006-10), Brian Murphy (2006-10), Chad OShea (2006-08), Fred Pagac (2006-10), Dennis Polian (200910), Diron Reynolds (2009-10), Kevin Rogers (2006-10), Matt Sheldon (2010), Ryan Silverfield (2008-10), Kevin Stefanski (2006-10), George Stewart (2007-10),
Martin Streight (2006-10), Mike Tomlin (2006), Chris White (2009-10), Joe Woods (2006-10), Darrell Wyatt (2006).
Leslie Frazier
2011-13
Juney Barnett (2011), Brendan Daly (2012-13), Jeff Davidson (2011-13), Karl Dunbar (2011), Ryan Ficken (2011-13), Jeff Howard (2013) Jeff Imamura (2011-13),
Craig Johnson (2011-13), Jimmie Johnson (2011-13), Tom Kanavy (2011-13), Klint Kubiak (2013), Aaron McLaurin (2012-13), Bill Musgrave (2011-13), Fred Pagac
(2011-13), Mike Priefer (2011-13), Diron Reynolds (2011-13), James Saxon (2011-13), Matt Sheldon (2011), Ryan Silverfield (2011-13), Mike Singletary (2011-13),
Kevin Stefanski (2011-13), George Stewart (2011-13), Martin Streight (2011-13), Cameron Turner (2011-12), Chris White (2011-12), Alan Williams (2012-13), Joe
Woods (2011-13).
Mike Zimmer
2014
Robb Akey, Jeff Davidson, George Edwards, Ryan Ficken, Hank Fraley, Jonathan Gannon, Jerry Gray, Jeff Howard, Jeff Hurd, Klint Kubiak, Evan Marcus, Andre
Patterson, Drew Petzing, Mike Priefer, Kevin Stefanski, George Stewart, Norv Turner, Scott Turner, Kirby Wilson, Adam Zimmer.

VIKINGS ALL-TIME ASSISTANT COACHES ROSTER


Alexander, Hubbard, 1998-99
Armstrong, Neill, 1969-77
Atkins, Dave, 1997-99
Asanovich, Mark, 1995
Baggett, Charlie, 2000-04
Baker, Brian, 2001-03
Barnett, Juney, 2006-11
Batta, Tom, 1984-93
Baughan, Maxie, 1989-91
Bercich, Pete, 2002-05
Berry, Raymond, 1984
Bevell, Darrell, 2006-10
Bieniemy, Eric, 2006-10
Billick, Brian, 1992-98
Bjornaraa, Bud, 1984
Brewster, Darrel, 1961-63
Brittenham, Dean, 1984
Brown, Jerry, 1988-91
Brunner, John, 1987-91
Burns, Jerry, 1968-85
Burns, Jack, 1992-93
Campbell, Marion, 1964-66
Carpenter, Lew, 1964-66
Carr, Jim, 1966-68; 1978-81
Carroll, Pete, 1985-89
Cecchini, Tom, 1980-83
Cotttrell, Ted, 2004-05
Dalton, Dean, 1999-2005
Daly, Brendan, 2006-08; 12-13
Davidson, Jeff, 2011-13
Dotsch, Rollie, 1987
Dunbar, Karl, 2006-11
Dungy, Tony, 1992-95
Ellis, Mark, 2004-05
Faulkner, Jack, 1965
Fazio, Foge, 1995-99, 2005
Ferraro, Paul, 2006-08
Fichtner, Ross, 1984
Ficken, Ryan, 2007-13
Foerster, Chris, 1993-95
Fontes, John, 2000
Frazier, Leslie, 2007-10

Friday, Jeff, 1996-98


Gilmer, Harry, 1961-64
Glenn, Jason, 2009
Hanson, Randy, 2003-05
Hargrave, Carl, 1994-2001
Harman, Wade, 1997-98
Hayes, Jay, 2002
Hollway, Bob, 1967-70; 78-86
Howard, Jeff, 2013
Hueber, Jim, 2006-10
Hughes, Jed, 1982-83
Imamura, Jeff, 2006-13
Johnson, Craig, 2011-13
Johnson, Jimmie, 2006-13
Kanavy, Tom, 2006-13
Kasper, John, 1999
Kiffin, Monte, 1986-89; 91-94
Knox, Jr., Chuck, 2000-05
Kubiak, Klint, 2013
Lawrence, Daryl, 2000-03
Leahy, Bob, 1984
Levra, John, 1995-97
Lewis, Sherman, 2000-01
Linehan, Scott, 2002-04
Loney, Steve, 2002-05
Mason, Derek, 2007-09
Matchett, Clay, 2006
McCormick, Tom, 1963-66
McLaurin, Aaron, 2012-13
Mertes, Buster, 1967-84
Michels, John, 1967-93
Moore, Tom, 1989-93
Morris, Pat, 2006-10
Murphy, Brian, 2006-10
Musgrave, Bill, 2011-13
Myers, Chip, 1995-98
Nelson, Jocko, 1971-78
OLeary, George, 2002-03
OShea, Chad, 2006-08
Olivadotti, Tom, 1996-99
Olson, Rich, 2005
Pagac, Fred, 2006-13

Panagos, Jim, 2002-05


Patera, Jack, 1969-75
Patterson, Andre, 1998-99
Peters, Floyd, 1986-90
Polian, Dennis, 2009-10
Priefer, Mike, 2011-13
Radakovich, Dan, 1984
Reese, Floyd, 1979-85
Rehbein, Dick, 1984-91
Reynolds, Diron, 2009-13
Rhome, Jerry, 1994, 2005
Rogers, Kevin, 2006-10
Ross, Kevin, 2003-05
Rowen, Keith, 1994-96
Ryan, Buddy, 1976-77
Saxon, James, 2011-13
Schnelker, Bob, 1986-90
Sheldon, Matt, 2010-11
Shultz, Kurtis, 2004-05
Shaw, Willie, 1992-93; 01-02
Sherman, Ray, 1995-97; 99
Silverfield, Ryan, 2008-13
Singletary, Mike, 2011-13
Solomon, Richard, 1992-2001
Steckel, Les, 1979-83
Stefanski, Kevin, 2006-13
Stewart, George, 2007-13
Streight, Martin, 2006-13
Sweatman, Mike, 1984
Teerlinck, John, 1992-94
Thomas, Emmitt, 2000-01
Tice, John, 1999-2005
Tice, Mike, 1996-2001
Tillman, Rusty, 2003-05
Tomlin, Mike, 2006

Trestman, Marc, 1985-86; 89-91


Turner, Cameron, 2011-12
von Appen, Fred, 2000
Walters, Trent, 1994-2001
Warmath, Murray, 1978-79
White, Chris, 2009-12
West, Stan, 1961-63
Wetzel, Steve, 1992-2003
Wiggin, Paul, 1985-91
Williams, Alan, 2012-13
Willingham, Tyrone, 1992-94
Wolf, Mike, 1992-94
Wood, Alex, 1999-2002
Woods, Joe, 2006-13
Wyatt, Darrell, 2006
Yowarsky, Walt, 1961-66
Zauner, Gary, 1994-2001

Foge Fazio

LONGEST TENURED VIKINGS COACHES

Years
Coach
Position
26................ John Michels............................................................. OL, RBs
24................ Jerry Burns.....................Offensive Coordinator, Head Coach
18 ................ Buster Mertes .................................................................RBs
17 ................ Bud Grant........................................................... Head Coach
14 ................ Bob Hollway ...................................... Defensive Coordinator

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1963
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin

Preseason (4-1)
8/10 W 43 San Francisco at Portland, OR 28
(20,837)
8/17 W 27 at L.A. Rams (42,966)
3
8/25 W 17 N.Y. Giants (29,815)
16
8/31 L 27 Philadelphia at Hershey, PA (15,861)34
0
9/6 W 35 at St. Louis (30,842)
Regular Season (5-8-1)
Finish: Tied 4th in NFL Western Conference
9/15 W 24 at San Francisco (30,781)
20
9/22 L
7 Chicago (33,923)
28
9/29 W 45 San Francisco (28,567)
14
10/6 L 14 St. Louis Cards (30,220)
56

Preseason (5-0)
8/8 W 21 N.Y. Giants (31,581)
7
8/15 W 24 St. L Cards at Atlanta (9,500)
10
8/22 W 24 San Fran. at Salt Lake (20,207) 21
8/29 W 34 at L.A. Rams (39,938)
23
9/5 W 21 Philadelphia at Hershey (9,212) 20
Regular Season (8-5-1)
Finish: Tied 2nd in NFL Western Conference
9/13 W 34 Baltimore Colts (35,563)
24
9/20 L 28 Chicago (41,387)
34
9/27 L 13 at L.A. Rams (50,009)
22
10/4 W 24 at Green Bay (42,327)
23
10/11 L 20 Detroit (40,840)
24
10/18 W 30 Pittsburgh (39,873)
10
10/25 W 27 at San Francisco (31,845)
22
11/1 L 13 Green Bay (44,278)
42
11/8 W 24 San Francisco (40,408)
7
11/15 L 14 at Baltimore Colts (60,213)
17
11/22 T 23 at Detroit (48,291)
23
11/29 W 34 L.A. Rams (31,677)
13
12/6 W 30 at N.Y. Giants (62,802)
21
12/13 W 41 at Chicago (46,486)
14
355
296

1965
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin

Preseason (5-0)
8/14 W 31 Pittsburgh at Atlanta (39,240) 21
8/20 W 35 Philadelphia (43,125)
21
8/28 W 20 Washington at Charlotte, NC
16
(20,426)
9/3 W 57 Dallas at Birmingham (41,500) 17
9/11 W 24 N.Y. Giants at Omaha (14,250)
9
Regular Season (7-7)
Finish: Tied 5th in NFL Western Conference
9/19 L 16 at Baltimore Colts (56,562)
35
9/26 L 29 Detroit (46,826)
31
10/3 W 38 at L.A. Rams (36,755)
35
10/9 W 40 N.Y. Giants (44,283)
14
10/17 L 37 Chicago (47,426)
45
10/24 W 42 at San Francisco (42,680)
41
10/31 W 27 at Cleveland (83,505)
17
11/7 W 24 L.A. Rams (47,426)
13
11/14 L 21 Baltimore Colts (47,426)
41
11/21 L 13 Green Bay (47,426)
38
11/28 L 24 San Francisco (40,306)
45
12/5 L 19 at Green Bay (40,852)
24
12/12 W 29 at Detroit (45,420)
7
12/19 W 24 at Chicago (46,604)
17
383
403

The Vikings went 87-24-1 and played in 4 Super Bowls in a 8-season span from 1969-76.

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1967
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (2-3)
8/12 W 34 Philadelphia at Tulsa (24,500)
0
8/18 L
9 at Denver (31,850)
14
8/27 L
3 N.Y. Giants at New Haven
21
(43,584)
3
9/2 W 16 Atlanta at Cleveland (84,236)
9/10 L 14 Cleveland (40,012)
42
Regular Season (3-8-3)
Finish: 4th in NFL Central
9/17 L 21 San Francisco (39,638)
27
9/22 L
3 at L.A. Rams (52,255)
39
10/1 L
7 Chicago (44,868)
17
10/8 L 24 St. Louis Cards (40,017)
34
10/15 W 10 at Green Bay (Milw.) (49,601)
7
10/22 T 20 Baltimore Colts (47,693)
20
10/29 L 20 at Atlanta (52,859)
21
11/5 W 27 N.Y. Giants (44,960)
24
11/12 T 10 Detroit (40,032)
10
11/19 L 10 at Cleveland (68,431)
14
11/26 W 41 at Pittsburgh (23,773)
27
12/3 L 27 Green Bay (47,693)
30
12/10 T 10 at Chicago (40,110)
10
12/17 L
3 at Detroit (44,874)
14
233
294

1968
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (3-2)
8/10 L 10 Kansas City (45,228)
13
8/17 W 39 at Denver (20,901)
16
8/24 W 52 Philadelphia (41,229)
10
9/1 L 28 at St. Louis Cards (25,233)
31
9/6 W 20 New Orleans
17
at Shreveport, LA (23,000)
Regular Season (8-6)
Finish: NFL Central Champions
9/14 W 47 Atlanta (45,563)
7
9/22 W 26 at Green Bay (Milw.) (49,346)
13
9/29 L 17 Chicago (47,644)
27
10/6 W 24 Detroit (44,289)
10
10/13 L 17 at New Orleans (71,105)
20
10/20 L
7 Dallas (47,644)
20
10/27 L 24 at Chicago (46,562)
26
11/3 W 27 Washington (47,644)
14
11/10 W 14 Green Bay (47,644)
10
11/17 W 13 at Detroit (48,654)
6
11/24 L
9 at Baltimore Colts (60,238)
21
12/1 L
3 L.A. Rams (47,644)
31
12/8 W 30 at San Francisco (29,049)
20
12/15 W 24 at Philadelphia (54,530)
17
282
242
Western Conference Championship
(Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD)
12/22 L 14 Baltimore Colts (60,238)
24
NFL Playoff Bowl
(Orange Bowl, Miami, FL)
1/5/69 L 13 Dallas (22,961)*
17
*Statistics from game do not count.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF

1964
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin

Preseason (3-1-1)
8/6 T 6 Detroit at New Orleans (38,500) 6
8/13 W 35 Pittsburgh at Portland (21,228) 6
8/20 W 24 L.A. Rams (40,270)
10
8/26 W 30 Washington at Clev. (83,414)
27
9/2 L 24 at Dallas (58,316)
28
Regular Season (4-9-1)
Finish: Tied 6th in NFL Western Conference
9/11 T 20 at San Francisco (29,312)
20
9/18 L 23 Baltimore Colts (47,426)
38
9/25 L 17 at Dallas (64,116)
28
10/2 L 10 Chicago (47,426)
13
10/16 W 35 L.A. Rams (47,426)
7
10/23 L 17 at Baltimore Colts (60,238)
20
10/30 W 28 San Francisco (45,077)
3
11/6 W 20 at Green Bay (50,861)
17
11/13 L 31 Detroit (43,939)
32
11/20 L
6 at L.A. Rams (38,775)
21
11/27 L 16 Green Bay (47,426)
28
12/4 L 13 Atlanta (37,117)
20
12/11 W 28 at Detroit (43,022)
16
12/18 L 28 at Chicago (45,191)
41
292
304

COACHES

13
28
37
31
17
41
13
390

PLAYERS

L.A. Rams (33,567)


at Green Bay (42,327)
Baltimore Colts (33,136)
Detroit (28,763)
at Chicago (47,249)
at Baltimore Colts (54,122)
at Philadelphia (54,403)

ROOKIES

21
7
34
34
17
10
34
309

2013
SEASON

Preseason (2-3)
8/11 L 24 San Francisco at Seattle (22,500)30
8/18 L 24 L.A. Rams at Portland (23,544) 33
8/25 L 21 St. L Cards at Mpls.-Parade (15,500) 24
9/2 W 24 Baltimore Colts (29,544)
13
9/8 W 45 Dallas at Atlanta (12,500)
26
Regular Season (2-11-1)
Finish: 6th in NFL Western Conference
9/16 L
7 at Green Bay (38,669)
34
9/23 L
7 Baltimore Colts (30,787)
34
9/30 L
7 at San Francisco (38,407)
21
10/7 L 0 Chicago (33,141)
13
10/14 L 21 Green Bay (41,475)
48
10/21 W 38 at L.A. Rams (33,071)
14
10/28 W 31 Philadelphia (30,071)
21
11/4 L 31 at Pittsburgh (14,642)
39
11/11 L 30 at Chicago (46,984)
31
11/18 L
6 Detroit (31,257)
17
11/25 T 24 L.A. Rams (26,728)
24
12/2 L 12 San Francisco (33,076)
35
12/9 L 23 at Detroit (42,256)
37
12/16 L 17 at Baltimore Colts (53,645)
42
254
410

W
L
L
W
T
L
W

RECORDS

1962
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin

11/3
11/10
11/17
11/24
12/1
12/8
12/15

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Preseason (0-5)
8/5 L 13 Dallas at Sioux Falls (4,954)
38
8/18 L
3 at Baltimore Colts (10,203)
13
8/26 L 10 San Fran. at Portland (27,044) 14
9/2 L
7 Chicago at Cedar Rapids (12,500) 30
21
9/10 L 17 L.A. Rams (27,982)
Regular Season (3-11)
Finish: 7th in NFL Western Conference
9/17 W 37 Chicago (32,236)
13
9/24 L
7 at Dallas (12,992)
21
10/1 L 33 at Baltimore Colts (54,259)
34
10/8 L 0 Dallas (33,070)
28
10/15 L 24 San Francisco (34,415)
38
10/22 L
7 Green Bay (42,007)
33
10/29 L 10 at Green Bay (Milw.) (44,112)
28
11/5 L 17 at L.A. Rams (38,594)
31
11/12 W 28 Baltimore Colts (38,010)
20
11/19 L 10 Detroit (32,296)
37
11/26 L 28 at San Francisco (43,905)
38
12/3 W 42 L.A. Rams (30,068)
21
12/10 L
7 at Detroit (42,655)
13
12/17 L 35 at Chicago (34,539)
52
285
407

HISTORY

ALL-TIME RECORD: REGULAR SEASON 431-365-10 / POST SEASON 19-27 / OVERTIME 20-20-3
10/13 L 28 Green Bay (42,567)
37
1961
1966
10/20 L 24 at L.A. Rams (30,555)
27
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin
10/27 L 10 at Detroit (44,509)
28

EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS RESULTS YEAR-BY-YEAR

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES

Preseason (5-1)
8/2 W 45 Miami at Tampa (37,219)
10
8/9 W 26 Denver (45,916)
6
8/23 W 41 St.L. Cards at Memphis (34,417) 13
8/30 L 21 N.Y. Jets at Winston-Salem (31,500)24
9/6 W 28 N.Y. Giants (47,900)
27
9/13 W 23 Cleveland at Akron (28,561)
16
Regular Season (12-2)
Finish: NFL Central Champions
9/21 L 23 at N.Y. Giants (62,900)
24
9/28 W 52 Baltimore Colts (47,900)
14
10/5 W 19 Green Bay at U. of MN (60,740) 7
10/12 W 31 at Chicago (45,757)
0
10/19 W 27 at St. Louis Cards (49,430)
10
10/26 W 24 Detroit (47,900)
10
11/2 W 31 Chicago (47,900)
14
11/9 W 51 Cleveland (47,900)
3
11/16 W 9 at Green Bay (Milw.) (48,321)
7
11/23 W 52 Pittsburgh (47,202)
14
11/27 W 27 at Detroit (57,906)
0
12/7 W 20 at L.A. Rams (80,430)
13
12/14 W 10 San Francisco (43,028)
7
12/21 L
3 at Atlanta (52,872)
10
379
133
Western Conference Championship
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
12/27 W 23 L.A. Rams (47,900)
20
NFL Championship
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
1/4/70 W 27 Cleveland (47,900)
7
Super Bowl IV
(Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA)
1/11/70 L 7 Kansas City (80,562)
2

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

1969
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Behind the play of QB Joe Kapp, the


1969 Vikings won their first NFC Central
Championship with a 12-2 record.

1970
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (4-2)
8/8 L 13 New Orleans at Canton (17,932) 14
8/15 L 13 Pittsburgh (45,591)
20
8/22 W 14 at Houston (44,563)
7
8/30 W 52 N.Y. Jets (47,900)
21
9/5 W 24 at Cleveland (83,043)
21
9/11 W 31 at Chicago (46,630)
30
Regular Season (12-2)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/20 W 27 Kansas City (47,900)
10
9/27 W 26 New Orleans (47,900)
0
10/4 L 10 at Green Bay (Milw.) (47,967)
13
10/11 W 24 at Chicago (45,485)
0
10/18 W 54 Dallas (47,900)
13
10/26 W 13 L.A. Rams (47,900)
3
11/1 W 30 at Detroit (58,210)
17
11/8 W 19 at Washington (50,415)
10
11/15 W 24 Detroit (47,900)
20
11/22 W 10 Green Bay (47,900)
3
11/29 L 10 at N.Y. Jets (62,333)
20
12/5 W 16 Chicago (47,900)
13
12/13 W 35 at Boston (37,819)
14
12/20 W 37 at Atlanta (57,992)
7
335
143
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
12/27 L 14 San Francisco (46,050)
17

1971
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (4-2)
8/8 L 10 New England at U of M (31,813) 17
8/14 W 34 at San Diego (49,267)
7
8/21 W 34 Chicago (47,900)
14
8/28 W 26 at Pittsburgh (46,276)
21

9/4 L
7 at Denver (43,000)
9/11 W 24 Miami (47,900)
Regular Season (11-3)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/20 W 16 at Detroit (54,418)
9/26 L 17 Chicago (47,900)
10/3 W 19 Buffalo (47,900)
10/10 W 13 at Philadelphia (65,258)
10/17 W 24 at Green Bay (56,263)
10/25 W 10 Baltimore Colts (49,784)
10/31 W 17 at N.Y. Giants (62,829)
11/7 L
9 San Francisco (49,784)
11/14 W 3 Green Bay (49,784)
11/21 W 23 at New Orleans (83,130)
11/28 W 24 Atlanta (49,784)
12/5 L 14 at San Diego (54,505)
12/11 W 29 Detroit (49,784)
12/19 W 27 at Chicago (55,049)
245
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
12/25 L 12 Dallas (49,100)

14
0
13
20
0
0
13
3
10
13
0
10
7
30
10
10
139
20

1972
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (3-2)
8/12 W 24 San Diego (47,900)
8/18 L 10 at Buffalo (41,006)
8/26 W 20 at Cleveland (70,583)
9/4 W 26 Houston (47,900)
9/10 L 19 at Miami (74,298)
Regular Season (7-7)
Finish: 3rd in NFC Central
9/18 L 21 Washington (47,900)
9/24 W 34 at Detroit (54,418)
10/1 L 14 Miami (47,900)
10/8 L 17 St. Louis Cards (49,784)
10/15 W 23 at Denver (51,656)
10/23 L 10 at Chicago (55,701)
10/29 W 27 at Green Bay (56,263)
11/5 W 37 New Orleans (49,784)
11/12 W 16 Detroit (49,784)
11/19 W 45 at L.A. Rams (77,982)
11/26 L 10 at Pittsburgh (50,348)
12/3 W 23 Chicago (49,784)
12/10 L
7 Green Bay (49,784)
12/16 L 17 at San Francisco (61,214)
301

13
21
17
14
21
24
10
16
19
20
13
13
6
14
41
23
10
23
20
252

Preseason (5-0)
8/11 W 10 Pittsburgh (46,619)
6
8/18 W 13 at Kansas City (72,676)
10
8/25 W 34 at Oakland (57,515)
10
8/31 W 20 Miami (46,619)
17
9/8 W 24 at San Diego (42,007)
16
Regular Season (12-2)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/16 W 24 Oakland (46,619)
16
9/23 W 22 at Chicago (55,701)
13
9/30 W 11 Green Bay (48,503)
3
10/7 W 23 at Detroit (54,418)
9
10/14 W 17 at San Francisco (59,359)
13
10/21 W 28 Philadelphia (48,503)
21
10/28 W 10 L.A. Rams (48,503)
9
11/4 W 26 Cleveland (48,503)
3
11/11 W 28 Detroit (48,503)
7
11/19 L 14 at Atlanta (50,850)
20
11/25 W 31 Chicago (48,503)
13
12/2 L 0 at Cincinnati (59,580)
27
12/8 W 31 at Green Bay (56,267)
7
12/16 W 31 at N.Y. Giants (New Haven) (70,041) 7
296
168
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
12/22 W 27 Washington (46,409)
20
NFC Championship Game
(Texas Stadium, Irving, TX)
12/30 W 27 Dallas (60,272)
10
Super Bowl VIII (Rice Stadium, Houston,TX)
1/13/74 L 7 Miami (68,142)
24

1974
Head Coach: Bud Grant

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Regular Season (10-4)


Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/15 W 32 at Green Bay (56,312)
9/22 W 7 at Detroit (49,703)
9/29 W 11 Chicago (46,619)
10/6 W 23 at Dallas (60,817)
10/13 W 51 Houston (48,490)
10/20 L 16 Detroit (48,501)
10/27 L 14 New England (48,497)
11/3 W 17 at Chicago (55,753)
11/11 W 28 at St. Louis Cards (51,392)
11/17 L
7 Green Bay (48,480)
11/24 L 17 at L.A. Rams (90,266)
12/1 W 29 New Orleans (48,456)
12/7 W 23 Atlanta (48,480)
12/14 W 35 at Kansas City (72,474)
310
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
12/21 W 30 St. Louis Cards (44,626)
NFC Championship Game
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
12/29 W 14 L.A. Rams (47,404)
Super Bowl IX
(Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA)
1/12/75
L 6 Pittsburgh (80,997)

17
6
7
21
10
20
17
0
24
19
20
9
10
15
195
14
10
16

1975
Head Coach: Bud Grant

1973
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (3-2)
8/10 L 21 at Denver (23,822)
8/19 L
9 at Miami (67,963)
8/25 W 32 Buffalo (46,553)
8/31 W 14 at St. Louis Cards (42,544)
9/7 W 42 San Diego (46,553)

The 1969 Vikings picked off 30 passes and


were led by Paul Krause, Ed Sharockman,
Karl Kassulke, and Earsall Mackbee.

27
21
13
10
0

Preseason (2-3-1)
8/9 L 15 N.Y. Jets at Phoenix (51,323)
20
8/17 L 10 at New England (40,218)
36
8/23 W 16 at Dallas (45,395)
13
9/1 W 20 Miami (47,653)
7
9/6 L
6 St. Louis Cards (46,975)
13
9/13 T 14 at San Diego (31,642)
14
Regular Season (12-2)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/21 W 27 San Francisco (48,418)
17
9/28 W 42 at Cleveland (65,419)
10
10/5 W 28 Chicago (48,446)
3
10/12 W 29 N.Y. Jets (48,444)
21
10/19 W 25 Detroit (48,446)
19
10/27 W 13 at Chicago (56,302)
9
11/2 W 28 at Green Bay (55,279)
17
11/9 W 38 Atlanta (48,446)
0
11/16 W 20 at New Orleans (60,214)
7
11/23 W 28 San Diego (48,443)
13
11/30 L 30 at Washington (54,311)
31
12/7 W 24 Green Bay (48,446)
3
12/14 L 10 at Detroit (78,990)
17
12/20 W 35 at Buffalo (73,391)
13
377
180
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
12/28 L 14 Dallas (46,425)
17

1976
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (3-3)
7/31 L
3 at Miami (39,939)
8/7 W 13 at Kansas City (32,851)
8/16 L
7 at Cleveland (44,336)
8/22 W 23 Cincinnati (43,784)
8/28 W 20 Philadelphia (46,512)
9/5 L 17 at Denver (52,129)
Regular Season (11-2-1)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/12 W 40 at New Orleans (58,156)

16
10
31
17
16
30
9

20
13
32

1977
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (4-2)
8/6 W 22 at L.A. Rams (55,168)
8/13 W 34 Cleveland (45,370)
8/19 L
7 at Baltimore (45,529)
8/26 W 33 Miami (44,396)
9/3 L
7 at Cincinnati (52,942)
9/10 W 30 at Buffalo (35,017)
Regular Season (9-5)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/18 L 10 Dallas (47,678) (OT)
9/24 W 9 at Tampa Bay (66,272)
10/2 W 19 Green Bay (47,143)
10/9 W 14 Detroit (45,860)
10/16 W 22 Chicago (47,708) (OT)
10/24 L
3 at L.A. Rams (62,414)
10/30 W 14 at Atlanta (59,257)
11/6 L
7 St. Louis (47,066)
11/13 W 42 Cincinnati (47,371)
11/20 L
7 at Chicago (49,563)
11/27 W 13 at Green Bay (52,267)
12/4 W 28 San Francisco (40,745)
12/11 L 13 at Oakland (52,771)
12/17 W 30 at Detroit (78,572)
231
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA)
12/26 W 14 L.A. Rams (62,538)
NFC Championship Game
(Texas Stadium, Irving, TX)
1/1/78 L 6 Dallas (61,968)

27
31
9
16
20
7
29
34
7
10
7
14
13
10
27
45
27
306
34

1979
Head Coach: Bud Grant
17
33
29
7
26
6
16
3
7
7
16
35
7
27
10
10
6
27
35
21
227
7
23

1978
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (2-2)
8/5 W 20 Washington (46,212)
8/12 L 13 at Kansas City (41,092)
8/18 L 22 at Miami (46,316)

8/26 W 30 Buffalo (45,062)


Regular Season (8-7-1)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/3 L 24 at New Orleans (54,187)
9/11 W 12 Denver (46,508) (OT)
9/17 L 10 Tampa Bay (46,152)
9/25 W 24 at Chicago (53,561)
10/1 W 24 at Tampa Bay (65,972)
10/8 L 28 at Seattle (62,031)
10/15 L 17 L.A. Rams (46,551)
10/22 W 21 Green Bay (47,411)
10/26 W 21 at Dallas (61,848)
11/5 W 17 Detroit (46,008)
11/12 W 17 Chicago (43,286)
11/19 L
7 San Diego (38,859)
11/26 T 10 at Green Bay (51,737) (OT)
12/3 W 28 Philadelphia (38,722)
12/9 L 14 at Detroit (78,685)
12/17 L 20 at Oakland (44,643)
294
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA)
12/31 L 10 L.A. Rams (69,631)

13
17
30

Preseason (0-4)
8/2 L
9 at Seattle (60,881)
12
8/11 L 0 at San Diego (49,037)
19
8/18 L 10 Miami (45,790)
21
8/23 L 0 Kansas City (39,578)
25
Regular Season (7-9)
Finish: 3rd in NFC Central
9/2 W 28 San Francisco (46,539)
22
9/9 L
7 at Chicago (53,231)
26
9/16 L 12 Miami (46,187)
27
9/23 W 27 Green Bay (45,524) (OT)
21
9/30 W 13 at Detroit (75,295)
10
10/7 L 20 Dallas (47,572)
36
10/15 L
7 at N.Y. Jets (54,479)
14
10/21 W 30 Chicago (41,164)
27
10/28 L 10 Tampa Bay (46,906)
12
11/4 L
7 at St. Louis (47,213)
37
11/11 L
7 at Green Bay (Milw.) (52,706)
19
11/18 W 14 Detroit (43,650)
7
11/25 W 23 at Tampa Bay (70,039)
22
12/2 L 21 at L.A. Rams (56,700) (OT)
27
12/9 W 10 Buffalo (42,239)
3
12/16 L 23 at New England (54,710)
27
259
337

1980
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (3-1)
8/9 W 21 San Diego (45,179)
8/18 L 10 at Kansas City (39,879)
8/23 W 17 at Miami (36,116)
8/30 W 38 Cleveland (47,262)
Regular Season (9-7)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/7 W 24 Atlanta (44,733)
9/14 L
7 Philadelphia (46,460)
9/21 W 34 at Chicago (59,983)

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14
10
16
23
42
14

21
36
24
13
21
31
23
30
19
10
10
31
35
10
45
10
369

1982
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (3-2)
8/7 W 30 Baltimore at Canton (23,379)
8/14 L 17 at Atlanta (49,831)
8/21 W 7 Seattle (57,880)
8/28 L 17 at Denver (73,371)
9/3 W 24 New Orleans (59,810)
Regular Season (5-4)
Finish: 2nd in NFC Central
9/12 W 17 Tampa Bay (58,440)
9/16 L 22 at Buffalo (77,753)
11/21 L
7 at Green Bay (Milw.) (44,681)
11/28 W 35 Chicago (54,724)
12/5 L 14 at Miami (45,721)
12/12 W 13 Baltimore (53,981)
12/19 W 34 at Detroit (73,058)
12/26 L 14 N.Y. Jets (58,672)
1/3/83 W 31 Dallas (60,007)
187
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
1/9/83 W 30 Atlanta (60,560)
NFC Second-Round Playoffs
(RFK Stadium, Washington, DC)
1/15/83 L 7 Washington (54,593)

1983
Head Coach: Bud Grant

14
20
3
27
21
10
23
26
7
22
10
31
42
27
198

KICKOFF
COACHES

10
9
6
19
7
12
14
23
21
10
20
9
7
176

PLAYERS

10 L.A. Rams (47,310) (OT)


10 at Detroit (77,292)
17 Pittsburgh (47,809)
20 Chicago (47,948)
24 N.Y. Giants (47,156)
31 at Philadelphia (56,233)
13 at Chicago (56,602)
31 Detroit (46,735)
27 Seattle (45,087)
17 at Green Bay (Mil.) (53,104)
16 at San Francisco (56,775)
20 Green Bay (43,700)
29 at Miami (46,543)
305
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
12/18 W 35 Washington (47,221)
NFC Championship Game
(Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN)
12/26 W 24 L.A. Rams (47,191)
Super Bowl XI
(Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA)
1/9/77 L 14 Oakland (103,438)

ROOKIES

T
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W

2013
SEASON

9/19
9/26
10/4
10/10
10/17
10/24
10/31
11/7
11/14
11/21
11/29
12/5
12/11

RECORDS

The 1977 Vikings featured Pro Bowlers RB Chuck Foreman (top left), G Ed White (top
middle), WR Sammy White (top right), T Ron Yary (#73), LB Matt Blair (#59) and LB Jeff
Siemon (#50),

20
27
19
34

STAFF

31

1981
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (1-3)
8/8 L
6 Miami (45,165)
8/14 L 13 at Washington (44,662)
8/22 W 20 Atlanta (42,908)
8/27 L 31 at L.A. Rams (60,141)
Regular Season (7-9)
Finish: 4th in NFC Central
9/5 L 13 at Tampa Bay (66,287)
9/14 L 10 Oakland (47,186)
9/20 W 26 Detroit (45,340)
9/27 W 30 at Green Bay (Mil.) (55,012)
10/4 W 24 Chicago (43,827)
10/11 W 33 at San Diego (50,708)
10/18 W 35 Philadelphia (45,459)
10/25 L 17 at St. Louis Cards (48,039)
11/2 L 17 at Denver (74,834)
11/8 W 25 Tampa Bay (47,038)
11/15 W 20 New Orleans (45,215)
11/23 L 30 at Atlanta (54,086)
11/29 L 23 Green Bay (46,025)
12/6 L
9 at Chicago (50,766)
12/12 L
7 at Detroit (79,428)
12/20 L
6 Kansas City (41,110)
325

EXECUTIVES

27
23
7
14
16
14
0
30
25
20
10
23
20
308

24
21

Preseason (3-1)
8/6 W 28 St. Louis Cards at London (32,847)10
8/13 L
7 Baltimore (56,061)
10
8/19 W 19 at Seattle (54,402)
17
8/26 W 34 Denver (59,435)
3
Regular Season (8-8)
Finish: 4th in NFC Central
9/4 W 27 at Cleveland (70,087)
21
9/8 L 17 San Francisco (58,167)
48
9/18 W 19 at Tampa Bay (47,567) (OT)
16
9/25 W 20 Detroit (58,254)
17
10/2 L 24 Dallas (62,136)
37
10/9 W 23 at Chicago (59,632)
14
10/16 W 34 Houston (58,910)
14
10/23 W 20 at Green Bay (55,236) (OT)
17
10/30 L 31 at St. Louis Cards (38,796)
41

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

7 at Detroit (80,291)
17 Pittsburgh (47,583)
13 Chicago (46,751)
0 at Cincinnati (44,487)
3 at Green Bay (44,361)
39 at Washington (52,060)
34 Detroit (46,264)
38 Tampa Bay (46,032)
13 Green Bay (47,234)
23 at New Orleans (30,936)
21 at Tampa Bay (65,649)
28 Cleveland (42,202)
16 at Houston (51,064)
317
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA)
1/3/81 L 16 Philadelphia (68,434)

HISTORY

L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L

EXTRA
POINTS

9/28
10/5
10/12
10/19
10/26
11/2
11/9
11/16
11/23
11/30
12/7
12/14
12/21

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

11/6
11/13
11/20
11/27
12/5
12/11
12/17

L
L
W
L
L
L
W

12
21
17
16
2
13
20
316

Tampa Bay (59,239)


Green Bay (60,113)
at Pittsburgh (58,417)
at New Orleans (59,502)
at Detroit (79,169)
Chicago (57,880)
Cincinnati (51,565)

17
29
14
17
13
19
14
348

1984
Head Coach: Les Steckel

Preseason (1-3)
8/4 W 37 Atlanta (51,693)
6
8/11 L
7 Miami (54,003)
29
8/18 L 10 Philadelphia (51,743)
31
8/24 L 0 at St. Louis Cards (35,864)
31
Regular Season (3-13)
Finish: 5th in NFC Central
9/2 L 13 San Diego (57,276)
42
9/9 L 17 at Philadelphia (55,942)
19
9/16 W 27 Atlanta (53,955)
20
9/23 W 29 at Detroit (57,511)
28
9/30 L 12 Seattle (57,171)
20
10/7 L 31 at Tampa Bay (47,405)
35
10/14 L 20 at L.A. Raiders (49,276)
23
10/21 L 14 Detroit (57,953)
16
10/28 L
7 at Chicago (57,517)
16
11/4 W 27 Tampa Bay (54,949)
24
11/11 L 17 at Green Bay (Milw.) (52,931)
45
11/18 L 21 at Denver (74,716)
42
11/25 L
3 Chicago (56,881)
34
11/29 L 17 Washington (55,017)
31
12/8 L
7 at San Francisco (61,384)
51
12/16 L 14 Green Bay (51,197)
38
276
484

1985
Head Coach: Bud Grant

Preseason (3-1)
8/10 W 16 at Miami (41,129)
8/17 W 41 Pittsburgh (56,887)
8/24 L 10 Seattle (56,562)
8/30 W 13 at Denver (69,373)
Regular Season (7-9)
Finish: 3rd in NFC Central
9/8 W 28 San Francisco (57,375)
9/15 W 31 at Tampa Bay (46,188)
9/19 L 24 Chicago (61,242)
9/29 W 27 at Buffalo (45,667)
10/6 L 10 at L.A. Rams (61,139)
10/13 L 17 at Green Bay (Mil.) (54,674)
10/20 W 21 San Diego (61,670)
10/27 L
9 at Chicago (63,815)
11/3 W 16 Detroit (58,012)
11/10 L 17 Green Bay (59,970)
11/17 L 21 at Detroit (54,647)
11/24 L 23 New Orleans (54,117)
12/1 W 28 at Philadelphia (54,688)
12/8 W 26 Tampa Bay (51,593)
12/15 L 13 at Atlanta (14,167)
12/22 L 35 Philadelphia (49,722)
346

1986
Head Coach: Jerry Burns

13
34
27
9
21
16
33
20
13
20
17
27
13
27
41
30
23
7
14
37
359

Preseason (3-1)
8/9 W 30 Miami (52,865)
16
8/16 W 29 Denver (53,193)
27
8/22 L 17 at Seattle (57,730)
27
8/30 W 23 at Indianapolis (57,969)
20
Regular Season (9-7)
Finish: 2nd in NFC Central
9/7 L 10 Detroit (54,851)
13
9/14 W 23 at Tampa Bay (34,579)
10
9/21 W 31 Pittsburgh (56,795)
7
9/28 W 42 Green Bay (60,478)
7
10/5 L 0 at Chicago (63,921)
23
10/12 W 27 at San Francisco (58,637) (OT) 24
10/19 W 23 Chicago (62,851)
7
10/26 L 20 Cleveland (59,133)
23
11/2 L 38 at Washington (51,928) (OT)
44
11/9 W 24 at Detroit (53,725)
10
11/16 L 20 N.Y. Giants (62,003)
22
11/23 L 20 at Cincinnati (53,003)
24
11/30 W 45 Tampa Bay (56,235)
13
12/7 W 32 at Green Bay (47,637)
6
12/14 L 10 at Houston (32,738)
23
12/21 W 33 New Orleans (51,209)
17
398
273

1987
Head Coach: Jerry Burns

Preseason (2-2)
8/15 L 17 at New Orleans (52,884)
23
8/22 W 37 Indianapolis (49,304)
13
8/29 L 27 New England (49,339)
38
9/3 W 27 at Denver (74,081)
17
Regular Season (8-7)
Finish: 2nd in NFC Central
9/13 W 34 Detroit (57,061)
19
9/20 W 21 at L.A. Rams (63,367)
16
10/4 L 16 Green Bay (13,911)
23
10/11 L
7 at Chicago (32,113)
27
10/18 L 10 at Tampa Bay (20,850)
20
10/26 W 34 Denver (51,011)
27
11/1 L 17 at Seattle (61,134)
28
11/8 W 31 L.A. Raiders (57,150)
20
11/15 W 23 Tampa Bay (48,605)
17
11/22 W 24 Atlanta (53,866)
13
11/26 W 44 at Dallas (54,229) (OT)
38
12/6 L 24 Chicago (62,331)
30
12/13 L 10 at Green Bay (Milw.) (47,059)
16
12/20 W 17 at Detroit (27,693)
14
12/26 L 24 Washington (59,160) (OT)
27
336
335
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Superdome, New Orleans, LA)
1/3/88 W 44 New Orleans (68,127)
10
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA)
1/9/88 W 36 San Francisco (62,547)
24
NFC Championship Game
(RFK Stadium, Washington, DC)
1/17/88 L 10 Washington (55,212)
17

1988
Head Coach: Jerry Burns

Preseason (3-1)
8/7 L 20 New Orleans (47,624)
23
8/14 W 28 Chicago at Goteburg, Sweden (33,115) 21
8/21 W 19 at Phoenix Cards (45,429) (OT) 16
8/26 W 24 Miami (51,463)
17
Regular Season (11-5)
Finish: 2nd in NFC Central
9/4 L 10 at Buffalo (76,783)
13
9/11 W 36 New England (55,545)
6
9/18 W 31 at Chicago (63,990)
7
9/25 W 23 Philadelphia (56,012)
21
10/2 L
7 at Miami (59,867)
24
10/9 W 14 Tampa Bay (55,374)
13
10/16 L 14 Green Bay (59,053)
34
10/23 W 49 at Tampa Bay (48,020)
20
10/30 L 21 at San Francisco (60,738)
24
11/6 W 44 Detroit (55,573)
17
11/13 W 43 at Dallas (57,830)
3
11/20 W 12 Indianapolis Colts (58,342)
3
11/24 W 23 at Detroit (46,379)
0
12/4 W 45 New Orleans (61,215)
3
12/11 L
6 at Green Bay (48,892)
18
12/19 W 28 Chicago (62,067)
27
406
233
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
12/26 W 28 L.A. Rams (57,666)
17
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA)
1/1/89 L 9 San Francisco (61,848)
34

1989
Head Coach: Jerry Burns

Preseason (3-1)
8/12 W 23 Kansas City at Memphis (63,528) 13
8/21 W 24 Washington (50,213)
13
8/26 L 14 at L.A. Rams (45,087)
24
9/1 W 17 Cincinnati (49,867)
10
Regular Season (10-6)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/10 W 38 Houston (54,015)
7
9/17 L
7 at Chicago (66,475)
38
9/24 L 14 at Pittsburgh (50,744)
27
10/1 W 17 Tampa Bay (54,817)
3
10/8 W 24 Detroit (55,380)
17
10/15 W 26 Green Bay (62,075)
14
10/22 W 20 at Detroit (51,579)
7
10/30 L 14 at N.Y. Giants (76,041)
24
11/5 W 23 L.A. Rams (59,600) (OT)
21
11/12 W 24 at Tampa Bay (56,271)
10
11/19 L
9 at Philadelphia (65,944)
10
11/26 L 19 at Green Bay (Milw.) (55,592)
20
12/3 W 27 Chicago (60,664)
16
12/10 W 43 Atlanta (58,116)
17

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12/17 L 17 at Cleveland (70,777) (OT)


12/25 W 29 Cincinnati (58,829)
351
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA)
1/6/90 L 13 San Francisco (64,585)

23
21
275
41

1990
Head Coach: Jerry Burns

Preseason (3-1)
8/11 L 10 New Orleans (48,154)
8/19 W 23 at Cleveland (60,989)
8/26 W 22 Houston (46,191)
8/31 W 20 at Miami (44,689)
Regular Season (6-10)
Finish: 5th in NFC Central
9/9 L 21 at Kansas City (68,363)
9/16 W 32 New Orleans (56,272)
9/23 L 16 at Chicago (65,420)
9/30 L 20 Tampa Bay (54,462) (OT)
10/7 L 27 Detroit (57,586)
10/15 L 24 at Philadelphia (66,296)
10/28 L 10 at Green Bay (Milw.) (55,125)
11/4 W 27 Denver (57,331)
11/11 W 17 at Detroit (68,264)
11/18 W 24 at Seattle (59,735)
11/25 W 41 Chicago (58,866)
12/2 W 23 Green Bay (62,058)
12/9 L 15 at N.Y. Giants (76,121)
12/16 L 13 at Tampa Bay (47,272)
12/22 L 24 L.A. Raiders (53,899)
12/30 L 17 San Francisco (51,590)
351

13
20
21
17
24
3
19
23
34
32
24
22
7
21
13
7
23
26
28
20
326

1991
Head Coach: Jerry Burns

Preseason (2-2)
8/3 L 21 at New Orleans (58,953)
8/10 W 34 Pittsburgh (44,959)
8/17 L 24 at Cincinnati (56,358) (OT)
8/23 W 31 Cleveland (45,925)
Regular Season (8-8)
Finish: 3rd in NFC Central
9/1 L
6 at Chicago (64,112)
9/8 W 20 at Atlanta (50,936)
9/15 W 17 San Francisco (59,148)
9/22 L 0 at New Orleans (68,591)
9/29 L
6 Denver (55,031)
10/6 L 20 at Detroit (63,423)
10/13 W 34 Phoenix Cards (51,209)
10/20 L 23 at New England (45,367) (OT)
10/27 W 28 at Phoenix Cards (45,447)
11/3 W 28 Tampa Bay (35,737)
11/11 L 17 Chicago (59,001)
11/17 W 35 at Green Bay (57,614)
11/24 L 14 Detroit (51,644)
12/8 W 26 at Tampa Bay (41,091)
12/15 W 20 L.A. Rams (61,518)
12/21 L
7 Green Bay (52,860)
301

24
24
27
7
10
19
14
26
13
24
7
26
0
13
34
21
34
24
14
27
306

1992
Head Coach: Dennis Green

Preseason (4-0)
8/8 W 24 Buffalo (36,603)
8/15 W 30 Kansas City (38,132)
8/24 W 56 at Cleveland (55,775)
8/29 W 30 at Washington (55,855)
Regular Season (11-5)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/6 W 23 at Green Bay (58,617) (OT)
9/13 L 17 at Detroit (57,519)
9/20 W 26 Tampa Bay (48,113)
9/27 W 42 at Cincinnati (53,847)
10/4 W 21 Chicago (60,992)
10/15 W 31 Detroit (52,816)
10/25 L 13 Washington (59,098)
11/2 W 38 at Chicago (61,257)
11/8 W 35 at Tampa Bay (49,095)
11/15 L 13 Houston (56,726)
11/22 W 17 Cleveland (53,323)
11/29 W 31 at L.A. Rams (54,831)
12/6 L 17 at Philadelphia (65,280)
12/13 L 17 San Francisco (60,685)
12/20 W 6 at Pittsburgh (53,613)
12/27 W 27 Green Bay (61,461)
374
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
1/2/93 L 7 Washington (57,353)

3
0
3
0
20
31
20
7
20
14
15
10
7
17
13
17
28
20
3
7
249
24

Preseason (3-2)
7/31 L
9 at Dallas (59,062)
17
8/7 W 17 Kansas City at Tokyo, Japan (49,555) 9
8/13 W 21 New Orleans (46,067)
17
8/20 L 19 at Seattle (45,497)
30
8/26 W 31 Miami (46,933)
16
Regular Season (10-6)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/4 L 10 at Green Bay (59,487)
16
9/11 W 10 Detroit (57,349)
3
9/18 W 42 at Chicago (61,073)
14
9/25 W 38 Miami (64,035)
35
10/2 L
7 at Arizona Cards (67,950)
17
10/10 W 27 at N.Y. Giants (77,294)
10
10/20 W 13 Green Bay (63,041) (OT)
10
10/30 W 36 at Tampa Bay (42,110)
13
11/6 W 21 New Orleans (57,564)
20
11/13 L 20 at New England (58,382) (OT) 26
11/20 L 21 N.Y. Jets (60,687)
31
11/27 L 17 Tampa Bay (47,259) (OT)
20
12/1 W 33 Chicago (61,483) (OT)
27
12/11 W 21 at Buffalo (66,501)
17
12/17 L 19 at Detroit (73,881)
41
12/26 W 21 San Francisco (63,326)
14
356
314
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
1/1/95 L 18 Chicago (60,347)
35

1996
Head Coach: Dennis Green

Preseason (1-3)
8/3 W 23 San Diego (34,367) (OT)
8/8 L 12 Buffalo (36,297)
8/19 L 17 at Miami (55,598)
8/23 L 13 at New Orleans (35,728)
Regular Season (9-7)
Finish: Second in NFC Central
9/1 W 17 Detroit (52,972)
9/8 W 23 at Atlanta (42,688)
9/15 W 20 at Chicago (61,301)
9/22 W 30 Green Bay (64,168)
9/29 L 10 at N.Y. Giants (70,970)
10/6 W 14 Carolina (60,894)
10/13 L 13 at Tampa Bay (32,175)
10/28 L 13 Chicago (60,774)
11/3 L
6 Kansas City (59,552)
11/10 L 23 at Seattle (50,794)
11/17 W 16 at Oakland (41,183) (OT)
11/24 L 17 Denver (59,142)
12/1 W 41 Arizona (45,767)
12/8 W 24 at Detroit (46,043)
12/15 W 21 Tampa Bay (49,302)
12/22 L 10 at Green Bay (59,306)
298
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Texas Stadium, Irving, TX)
12/28 L 15 Dallas (64,682)

20
35
24
16
13
17
14
21
15
12
24
15
21
42
13
21
17
22
10
38
315
40

1997
Head Coach: Dennis Green

Preseason (3-2)
7/26 W 28 Seattle at Canton (23,846)
8/2 W 26 St. Louis Rams (36,971)
8/8 L
3 at Buffalo (32,559)
8/16 L 13 at Cincinnati (44,316)
8/22 W 28 San Diego (44,300)
Regular Season (9-7)
Finish: 4th in NFC Central

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6
19
37
22

1999
Head Coach: Dennis Green

Preseason (2-2)
8/13 L 21 N.Y. Giants (63,434)
8/21 W 24 at Cleveland (71,398)
8/26 W 17 Philadelphia (63,387)
9/3 L 17 at N.Y. Jets (76,782)
Regular Season (10-6)
Finish: 2nd in NFC Central
9/12 W 17 at Atlanta (69,555)
9/19 L 17 Oakland (64,080)
9/26 L 20 at Green Bay (59,868)
10/3 W 21 Tampa Bay (64,106)
10/10 L 22 Chicago (64,107)
10/17 L 23 at Detroit (76,516)
10/24 W 40 San Francisco (64,109)
10/31 W 23 at Denver (75,021)
11/8 W 27 Dallas (64,111)
11/14 W 27 at Chicago (66,944) (OT)
11/28 W 35 San Diego (64,232)
12/6 L 17 at Tampa Bay (65,741)
12/12 L 28 at Kansas City (78,932)
12/20 W 24 Green Bay (64,203)
12/26 W 34 at N.Y. Giants (78,095)
1/2/00 W 24 Detroit (64,103)
399
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
1/9/00 W 27 Dallas (64,056)
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(TWA Dome, St. Louis, MO)
1/16/00 L 37 St. Louis Rams (66,194)

36
17
13
38
14
22
23
14
24
25
16
20
17
24
27
24
31
20
17
17
335

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
PLAYERS
ROOKIES

Preseason (4-0)
8/9 W 28 at New England (54,111)
0
8/15 W 34 Kansas City (60,995)
0
8/22 W 25 at Carolina (64,569) (OT)
22
8/28 W 42 San Diego (62,127)
28
Regular Season (15-1)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/6 W 31 Tampa Bay (62,538)
7
9/13 W 38 at St. Louis Rams (56,234)
31
9/20 W 29 Detroit (63,107)
6
9/27 W 31 at Chicago (57,783)
28
10/5 W 37 at Green Bay (59,849)
24
10/18 W 41 Washington (64,004)
7
10/25 W 34 at Detroit (77,885)
13
11/1 L 24 at Tampa Bay (64,979)
27
11/8 W 31 New Orleans (63,779)
24
11/15 W 24 Cincinnati (64,232)
3
11/22 W 28 Green Bay (64,471)
14
11/26 W 46 at Dallas (64,366)
36
12/6 W 48 Chicago (64,247)
22
12/13 W 38 at Baltimore Ravens (69,074) 28
12/20 W 50 Jacksonville (64,363)
10
12/26 W 26 at Tennessee (41,121)
16
556
296
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
1/10/99 W 41 Arizona (63,760)
21
NFC Championship Game
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
1/17/99 L 27 Atlanta (64,060) (OT)
30

COACHES

38

1998
Head Coach: Dennis Green

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SEASON

1994
Head Coach: Dennis Green

Preseason (2-2)
8/7 W 23 at San Diego (47,934)
19
8/12 L 14 at New England (56,241)
21
8/18 W 20 Oakland (45,306)
17
8/26 L 13 Kansas City (39,349)
17
Regular Season (8-8)
Finish: 4th in NFC Central
9/3 L 14 at Chicago (63,036)
31
9/10 W 20 Detroit (52,234)
10
9/17 L 17 Dallas (60,088) (OT)
23
9/24 W 44 at Pittsburgh (57,853)
24
10/8 W 23 Houston (56,430) (OT)
17
10/15 L 17 at Tampa Bay (55,703) (OT)
20
10/22 L 21 at Green Bay (60,332)
38
10/30 L
6 Chicago (61,238)
14
11/5 W 27 Green Bay (62,839)
24
11/12 W 30 at Arizona Cards (51,342) (OT) 24
11/19 W 43 New Orleans (58,108)
24
11/23 L 38 at Detroit (74,559)
44
12/3 W 31 Tampa Bay (52,879)
17
12/9 W 27 Cleveland (47,984)
11
12/18 L 30 at San Francisco (64,975)
37
12/24 L 24 at Cincinnati (34,568)
27
412
385

22

RECORDS

Preseason (4-1)
8/1 W 13 at Dallas (60,110)
7
8/7 W 20 Buffalo at Berlin, Germany (67,132)6
8/14 W 23 Seattle (42,240)
10
8/21 L 20 at Kansas City (73,080)
27
8/26 W 30 Pittsburgh (41,512)
13
Regular Season (9-7)
Finish: 2nd in NFC Central
9/5 L 7 at L.A. Raiders (44,120)
24
9/12 W 10 Chicago (57,921)
7
9/26 W 15 Green Bay (61,746)
13
10/3 L 19 at San Francisco (63,071)
38
10/10 W 15 Tampa Bay (54,215)
0
10/25 W 19 at Chicago (64,677)
12
10/31 L 27 Detroit (53,428)
30
11/7 L 17 San Diego (55,527)
30
11/14 W 26 at Denver (67,329)
23
11/21 L 10 at Tampa Bay (40,848)
23
11/28 L 14 New Orleans (53,030)
17
12/5 W 13 at Detroit (63,216)
0
12/12 L 20 Dallas (63,321)
37
12/19 W 21 at Green Bay (Milw.) (54,773)
17
12/26 W 30 Kansas City (59,236)
10
12/31 W 14 at Washington (42,836)
9
277
290
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ)
1/9/94 L 10 N.Y. Giants (75,089)
17

1995
Head Coach: Dennis Green

13
24
28
38
19
19
14
6
18
22
38
23
27
28
14
28
359

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

1993
Head Coach: Dennis Green

34 at Buffalo (79,139)
27 at Chicago (59,263)
14 Tampa Bay (63,697)
32 at Green Bay (60,115)
28 Philadelphia (55,149)
20 at Arizona (45,550)
21 Carolina (62,625)
10 at Tampa Bay (66,815)
23 New England (62,917)
29 Chicago (63,443)
15 at Detroit (68,910)
21 at N.Y. Jets (77,716)
11 Green Bay (64,001)
17 at San Francisco (55,761)
13 Detroit (60,982)
39 Indianapolis (54,107)
354
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ)
12/27 W 23 N.Y. Giants (77,710)
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(3COM Park, San Francisco, CA)
1/3/98 L 22 San Francisco (65,018)

HISTORY

The 1998 Vikings went a franchise best 15-1 and were crowned NFC Central Champions. QB
Randall Cunningham finished the season with an NFL-best 106.0 passer rating.

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EXTRA
POINTS

8/31
9/7
9/14
9/21
9/28
10/5
10/12
10/26
11/2
11/9
11/16
11/23
12/1
12/7
12/14
12/21

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS

Preseason (1-3)
8/5 L 24 New Orleans (63,445)
8/12 L
7 at San Diego (43,805)
8/18 W 35 Arizona Cards (63,563)
8/24 L 30 at Indianapolis (51,337)
Regular Season (11-5)
Finish: NFC Central Champions
9/3 W 30 Chicago (64,104)
9/10 W 13 Miami (64,112)
9/17 W 21 at New England (60,292)
10/1 W 31 at Detroit (76,438)
10/9 W 30 Tampa Bay (64,162)
10/15 W 28 at Chicago (66,944)
10/22 W 31 Buffalo (64,116)
10/29 L 13 at Tampa Bay (65,589)
11/6 L 20 at Green Bay (59,854) (OT)
11/12 W 31 Arizona (64.223)
11/19 W 31 Carolina (64,208)
11/23 W 27 at Dallas (63,878)
11/30 W 24 Detroit (64,214)
12/10 L 29 at St. Louis Rams (66,273)
12/17 L 28 Green Bay (64,183)
12/24 L 10 at Indianapolis Colts (56,672)
397
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
1/6/01 W 34 New Orleans (63,881)
NFC Championship
(Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ)
1/14/01 L 0 NY Giants (79,310)

25
31
17
32
27
7
13
24
23
16
27
41
26
14
17
15
17
40
33
31
371
16
41

2001
Head Coach: Dennis Green (first 15
games), Mike Tice (final game)
Preseason (4-0)
8/11 W 28 New Orleans (46,752)
at San Antonio, TX
8/16 W 24 Pittsburgh (63,790)
8/24 W 28 Indianapolis (63,804)
8/31 W 20 at Miami (60,136)
Regular Season (5-11)
Finish: 4th in NFC Central
9/9 L 13 Carolina (64,108)
9/23 L 10 at Chicago (66,944)
9/30 W 20 Tampa Bay (64,105)
10/7 L 15 at New Orleans (70,020)
10/14 W 31 Detroit (64,048)
10/21 W 35 Green Bay (64,165)
10/28 L 14 at Tampa Bay (65,558)
11/11 L 17 at Philadelphia (65,638)
11/19 W 28 N.Y. Giants (64,283)
11/25 L
6 Chicago (64,214)
12/2 L 16 at Pittsburgh (62,661)
12/9 W 42 Tennessee (64,271)
12/16 L 24 at Detroit (72,190)
12/23 L
3 Jacksonville (64,150)
12/30 L 13 at Green Bay (59,870)
1/7/02 L
3 at Baltimore (69,465)
290

21
10
21
7
24
17
16
28
26
13
41
48
16
13
21
24
27
33
24
19
390

2002
Head Coach: Mike Tice

Preseason (2-2)
8/10 L 15 Cleveland (63,532)
8/16 W 24 at Buffalo (46,027)
8/23 W 14 Tennessee (63,845)
8/29 L 14 at Pittsburgh (57,062)

27
21
10
17

Regular Season (6-10)


Finish: 2nd in NFC North
9/8 L 23 at Chicago (63,226) (Champaign, IL) 27
9/15 L 39 Buffalo (64,047) (OT)
45
9/22 L 14 Carolina (63,945)
21
9/29 L 23 at Seattle (65,212)
48
10/13 W 31 Detroit (64,013)
24
10/20 L
7 at N.Y. Jets (78,516)
20
10/27 W 25 Chicago (64,122)
7
11/3 L 24 at Tampa Bay (65,667)
38
11/10 L 20 N.Y. Giants (64,005)
27
11/17 W 31 Green Bay (64,153)
21
11/24 L 17 at New England (68,436)
24
12/1 L 24 Atlanta (63,947) (OT)
30
12/8 L 22 at Green Bay (64,070)
26
12/15 W 32 at New Orleans (67,851)
31
12/21 W 20 Miami (64,285)
17
12/29 W 38 at Detroit (60,233)
36
390
442

2003
Head Coach: Mike Tice

Preseason (1-3)
8/9 L 14 Jacksonville (63,370)
8/16 L 16 at Kansas City (75,634)
8/22 W 21 at Oakland (37,411)
8/28 L 27 Arizona (63,473)
Regular Season (9-7)
Finish: 2nd in NFC North
9/7 W 30 at Green Bay (70,505)
9/14 W 24 Chicago (64,144)
9/21 W 23 at Detroit (60,865)
9/28 W 35 San Francisco (64,111)
10/5 W 39 at Atlanta (70,427)
10/19 W 28 Denver (64,381)
10/26 L 17 N.Y. Giants (64,114)
11/2 L 27 Green Bay (64,482)
11/9 L 28 at San Diego (64,738)
11/16 L 18 at Oakland (56,653)
11/23 W 24 Detroit (63,946)
11/30 L 17 at St. Louis (66,134)
12/7 W 34 Seattle (63,968)
12/14 L 10 at Chicago (61,804)
12/20 W 45 Kansas City (64,291)
12/28 L 17 at Arizona (52,734)
416

16
26
6
31
25
13
13
7
26
20
29
30
42
28
14
48
7
13
20
18
353

2004
Head Coach: Mike Tice

Preseason (2-2)
8/14 W 23 Arizona (63,658)
8/16 L 24 at Atlanta (70,623)
8/22 W 23 San Francisco (63,960)
8/28 L 21 at Seattle (50,198)
Regular Season (8-8)
Finish: 2nd in NFC North
9/12 W 35 Dallas (64,105)
9/20 L 16 at Philadelphia (67,676)
9/26 W 27 Chicago (64,163)
10/10 W 34 at Houston (70,718) (OT)
10/17 W 38 at New Orleans (64,900)
10/24 W 20 Tennessee (64,108)
10/31 L 13 N.Y. Giants (64,012)
11/8 L 28 at Indianapolis (57,307)
11/14 L 31 at Green Bay (70,671)
11/21 W 22 Detroit (64,156)
11/28 W 27 Jacksonville (64,004)
12/5 L 14 at Chicago (62,051)
12/12 L 23 Seattle (64,110)
12/19 W 28 at Detroit (62,337)

6
27
10
23
17
27
22
28
31
3
34
31
34
19
16
24
27
27

12/24 L
1/2 L

31 Green Bay (64,311)


34
18 at Washington (76,876)
21
405
395
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI)
1/9/05 W 31 Green Bay (71,705)
17
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA)
1/16/05 L 14 Philadelphia (67,722)
27

2005
Head Coach: Mike Tice

Preseason (3-1)
8/14 W 27 Kansas City (63,621)
8/16 L 21 at N.Y. Jets (76,441)
8/22 W 19 San Diego (64,172)
8/28 W 23 at Seattle (63,746)
Regular Season (9-7)
Finish: 2nd in NFC North
9/11 L 13 Tampa Bay (63,939)
9/18 L 8 at Cincinnati (65,763)
9/25 W 33 New Orleans (63,952)
10/2 L 10 at Atlanta (69,552)
10/16 L
3 at Chicago (62,143)
10/23 W 23 Green Bay (64,278)
10/30 L 13 at Carolina (73,502)
11/6 W 27 Detroit (63,813)
11/13 W 24 at N.Y. Giants (78,637)
11/21 W 20 at Green Bay (70,610)
11/27 W 24 Cleveland (63,814)
12/4 W 21 at Detroit (61,375)
12/11 W 27 St. Louis (64,005)
12/18 L
3 Pittsburgh (64,136)
12/25 L 23 at Baltimore (70,246)
1/1/06 W 34 Chicago (64,023)
306

16
28
16
21
24
37
16
30
28
20
38
14
21
17
12
16
13
18
30
10
344

2006
Head Coach: Brad Childress

Preseason (2-1-1)
8/14 L 13 Oakland (63,278)
8/19 W 17 at Pittsburgh (57,813)
8/25 W 30 Baltimore (63,257)
8/31 T 10 at Dallas (60,299)
Regular Season (6-10)
Finish: 3rd in NFC North
9/11 W 19 at Washington (90,608)
9/17 W 16 Carolina (63,623) (OT)
9/24 L 16 Chicago (63,754)
10/1 L 12 at Buffalo (71,972)
10/8 W 26 Detroit (63,906)
10/22 W 31 at Seattle (63,118)
10/30 L
7 New England (63,819)
11/5 L
3 at San Francisco (68,088)
11/12 L 17 Green Bay (63,924)
11/19 L 20 at Miami (73,070)
11/26 W 31 Arizona (63,483)
12/3 L 13 at Chicago (62,221)
12/10 W 30 at Detroit (60,861)
12/17 L 13 N.Y. Jets (63,677)
12/21 L
7 at Green Bay (70,864)
12/31 L 21 St. Louis (63,557)
282

16
10
7
10
16
13
19
17
13
13
31
9
23
24
26
23
20
26
9
41
327

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

2000
Head Coach: Dennis Green

Robert Smith retired as the Vikings all-time leading rusher, which has since been broken by Adrian Peterson, with 6,818 yards. Playing
from 1993-2000, Smith led the team in rushing for 6 consecutive seasons and was selected to the Pro Bowl twice.

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Preseason (1-3)
8/9 L 17 Seattle (62,545)
8/16 W 23 at Baltimore (70,585)
8/23 L 10 Pittsburgh (62,625)
8/28 L 10 at Dallas (60,246)
Regular Season (10-6)
Finish: NFC North Champions
9/8 L 19 at Green Bay (71,004)
9/14 L 15 Indianapolis (63,585)
9/21 W 20 Carolina (62,628)
9/28 L 17 at Tennessee (69,143)
10/6 W 30 at New Orleans (70,015)
10/12 W 12 Detroit (62,867)
10/19 L 41 at Chicago (62,235)
11/2 W 28 Houston (62,839)
11/9 W 28 Green Bay (63,845)
11/16 L 13 at Tampa Bay (65,278)
11/23 W 30 at Jacksonville (65,064)
11/30 W 34 Chicago (63,722)
12/7 W 20 at Detroit (50,444)
12/14 W 35 at Arizona (64,457)
12/21 L 17 Atlanta (62,889)
12/28 W 20 N.Y. Giants (63,761)
379
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
1/4/09 L 14 Philadelphia (61,746)

34
15
12
16
24
18
10
30
27
10
48
21
27
19
12
14
16
14
24
19
333
26

2009
Head Coach: Brad Childress

3
13
10
35
20
13

Preseason (3-1)
8/14 W 28 at St. Louis (40,801)
7
8/22 L 10 at San Francisco (69,732)
15
8/28 W 24 Seattle (63,550)
13
9/2 W 31 vs Denver (63,328)
24
Regular Season (6-10)
Finish: 4th in NFC North
9/9 L
9 at New Orleans (70,051)
14
9/19 L 10 Miami (63,846)
14
9/26 W 24 Detroit(63,377)
10
10/11 L 20 at N.Y. Jets (77,909)
29
10/17 W 24 Dallas (64,120)
21
10/24 L 24 at Green Bay (71,107)
28
10/31 L 18 at New England (68,756)
28
11/7 W 27 Arizona (64,120) (OT)
24
11/14 L 13 at Chicago (62,206)
27
11/21 L
3 Green Bay (64,120)
31
11/28 W 17 at Washington (83,602)
13
12/5 W 38 Buffalo (64,012)
14
12/13 L
3 N.Y. Giants (45,910)#
21
12/20 L 14 Chicago (45,504)*
40
12/28 W 24 at Philadelphia (69,144)^
14
1/2/11 L 13 at Detroit (57,013)
20
281
348
# Played at Ford Field, Detroit
* Played at TCF Bank Stadium, Univ. of MN
^ Delayed from 12/26 by Philadelphia blizzar

2011
Head Coach: Leslie Frazier

Preseason (2-2)
8/13 L
3 at Tennessee (69,143)
8/20 W 20 at Seattle (65,599)
8/27 L 17 Dallas (62,800)
9/1 W 28 Houston (62,148)
Regular Season (3-13)
Finish: 4th in NFC North
9/11 L 17 at San Diego (66, 716)
9/18 L 20 Tampa Bay (62, 461)
9/25 L 23 Detroit (62, 466)
10/2 L 17 at Kansas City (72, 931)
10/9 W 34 Arizona (62, 479)
10/16 L 10 at Chicago (62, 322)
10/23 L 27 Green Bay (63, 946)

14
7
23
0
24
24
26
22
10
39
33

2012
Head Coach: Leslie Frazier

Preseason (1-3)
8/10 L
6 at San Francisco (69,732)
8/17 W 36 Buffalo (56,430)
8/24 L 10 San Diego (56,521)
8/30 L 24 at Houston (71,116)
Regular Season (10-6)
Finish: 2nd in NFC North
9/9 W 26 Jacksonville (56,607) (OT)
9/16 L 20 at Indianapolis (63,912)
9/23 W 24 San Francisco (57,288)
9/30 W 20 at Detroit (63,616)
10/7 W 30 Tennessee (57,652)
10/14 L 26 at Washington (78,476)
10/21 W 21 Arizona (61,068)
10/25 L 17 Tampa Bay (60,860)
11/4 L 20 at Seattle (67,584)
11/11 W 34 Detroit (64,059)
11/25 L 10 at Chicago (62,306)
12/2 L 14 at Green Bay (70,567)
12/9 W 21 Chicago (64,134)
12/16 W 36 at St. Louis (55,751)
12/23 W 23 at Houston (71,688)
12/30 W 37 Green Bay (64,134)
379
NFC First-Round Playoffs
(Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI)
1/5/13 L 10 at Green Bay (71,548)

17
14
12
28
23
23
13
13
7
38
14
36
30
24
28
28
14
22
6
34
348
24

2013
Head Coach: Leslie Frazier

Preseason (1-3)
8/9 L 13 Houston
8/16 L 16 at Buffalo
8/25 L 14 at San Francisco
8/29 W 24 Tennessee
Regular Season (5-10-1)
Finish: 4th in NFC North
9/8 L 24 at Detroit (62,461)
9/15 L 30 at Chicago (62,181)
9/22 L 27 Cleveland (63,672)
9/29 W 34 Pittsburgh (83,518)*
10/13 L 10 Carolina (63,963)
10/21 L
7 at New York Giants (79,314)
10/27 L 31 Green Bay (64,134)
11/3 L 23 at Dallas (85,360)
11/7 W 34 Washington (64,011)
11/17 L 20 at Seattle (68,235)
11/24 T 26 at Green Bay (77,871) (OT)
12/1 W 23 Chicago (64,134) (OT)
12/8 L 26 at Baltimore (70,921)
12/15 W 48 Philadelphia (64,087)
12/22 L 14 at Cincinnati (61,555)
12/29 W 14 Detroit (64,134)
391

27
20
34
23
34
31
31
27
35
23
44
27
27
41
26
20
29
30
42
13
480

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

21
45
27
24
35
34
42
26
17
449

STAFF

at Carolina (72, 095)


at Green Bay (70, 519)
Oakland (62, 748)
at Atlanta (68, 115)
Denver (62, 939)
at Detroit (63, 988)
New Orleans (62,623)
at Washington (63,370)
Chicago (62,867)

The Vikings won the final game played at Mall of America Field at the HHH Metrodome on 12/29/13, a 14-13 victory over Detroit. Rookie
sensation Cordarrelle Patterson scored the final 2 TDs in the history of the stadium. .

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EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Preseason (3-1)
8/14 W 13 at Indianapolis (65,484)
8/21 W 17 Kansas City (62,782)
8/31 W 17 at Houston (70,191)
9/4 L 31 Dallas (62,334)
Regular Season (12-4)
Finish: NFC North Champions
9/13 W 34 at Cleveland (70,560)
9/20 W 27 at Detroit (56,269)

31

2010
Head Coach: Brad Childress (first 10
games), Leslie Frazier (final 6 games)

W 24
L
7
L 21
L 14
L 32
L 28
L 20
W 33
L 13
340

COACHES

2008
Head Coach: Brad Childress

10/30
11/14
11/20
11/27
12/4
12/11
12/18
12/24
1/1/12

PLAYERS

3
20
13
23
31
24
23
17
34
22
17
10
7
13
32
22
311

24
23
10
31
27
26
10
9
10
30
10
26
36
7
312

ROOKIES

13
20
30
14

27 San Francisco (63,398)


30 Green Bay (63,846)
38 at St. Louis (60,166)
33 Baltimore (63,689)
17 at Pittsburgh (65,597)
38 at Green Bay (71,213)
27 Detroit (63,854)
35 Seattle (63,854)
36 Chicago (63,854)
17 at Arizona (64,121)
30 Cincinnati (63,854)
7 at Carolina (73,515)
30 at Chicago (62,479) (OT)
44 N.Y. Giants (63,854)
470
NFC Divisional Playoffs
(Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN)
1/17/10 W 34 Dallas (63,547)
NFC Championship
(Superdome, New Orleans, LA)
1/24/10 L 28 New Orleans (71,276) (OT)

2013
SEASON

Preseason (2-2)
8/10 L 10 St. Louis (62,666)
8/17 W 37 at N.Y. Jets (75,851)
8/25 L 13 at Seattle (66,723)
8/30 W 23 Dallas (62,938)
Regular Season (8-8)
Finish: 2nd in NFC North
9/9 W 24 Atlanta (62,815)
9/16 L 17 at Detroit (61,771) (OT)
9/23 L 10 at Kansas City (78,038)
9/30 L 16 Green Bay (63,779)
10/14 W 34 at Chicago (62,174)
10/21 L 14 at Dallas (63,432)
10/28 L 16 Philadelphia (63,019)
11/4 W 35 San Diego (63,043)
11/11 L 0 at Green Bay (70,945)
11/18 W 29 Oakland (62,960)
11/25 W 41 at N.Y. Giants (78,591)
12/2 W 42 Detroit (62,996)
12/9 W 27 at San Francisco (68,050)
12/17 W 20 Chicago (63,800)
12/23 L 21 Washington (63,634)
12/30 L 19 at Denver (76,084) (OT)
365

9/27 W
10/5 W
10/11 W
10/18 W
10/25 L
11/1 W
11/15 W
11/22 W
11/29 W
12/6 L
12/13 W
12/20 L
12/28 L
1/3/10 W

RECORDS

2007
Head Coach: Brad Childress

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS ALL-TIME RECORD

Won
Lost Tied
Pre-Season (1961-2013) ...................... 140 ............ 96...........3
Regular Season (1961-2013).................431 .......... 365......... 10
Post-Season (1961-2013) .......................19 .............27...........0
All Games (1961-2013).........................590 ..........488..........13
NFC Regular Season............................351 .......... 282......... 10
AFC Regular Season .............................80 ............ 83...........0

Pct. Games
.593 ........... 239
.540 ...........806
.413 .............46
.547 ....... 1,091*
.554 ...........643
.491 ............163

VIKINGS VS. NFC CENTRAL

Won
Lost Tied
NFC Regular and Post-Season ........... 370 .......... 305......... 10
AFC Regular and Post-Season .............80 ............ 87...........0
All Regular and Post-Season .............450 .......... 392......... 10

Pct. Games
.548 ...........685
.479 ............167
.534 ...........852

*Vikings faced Dallas in Playoff Bowl on 1/5/69, a post-season exhibition game


after being eliminated from playoffs. The game does not count in all-time postseason record and statistics from the game do not count. Total is 1,092 with
Playoff Bowl.

SERIES VS. NFC NORTH

***1970-2001 Tampa Bay was not in NFC Central in 1976 and moved to NFC South for the 2002 season
NFC North
Playoff Appearances (Since 1961)
Division Titles
Team
Total Games
All-Time Series
Titles
27- Minnesota Vikings
16- Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears..................................106......................54-50-2 .................2
24- Green Bay Packers
11- Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions..................................105......................69-34-2 ................ 0
15- Chicago Bears
10-Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers..................................107......................49-56-2 .................7
11-Detroit Lions
3- Detroit Lions
Minnesota Vikings......................................-................................. - .................2
6- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3- Tampa Bay Buccaneers

VIKINGS ALL-TIME RECORDS BY MONTH (REGULAR & POST SEASON)


Total
August
September
October
November
December
January
Games
W-L-T
W-L-T
W-L-T
W-L-T
W-L-T
W-L-T
Totals
Arizona ..................... 25 ............... 0-0-0................0-0-0 ................6-6-0................ 5-2-0................3-2-0 ................1-0-0............. 15-10-0
Atlanta ..................... 27 ............... 0-0-0................ 7-0-0 ................2-2-0................ 3-3-0................3-5-0 .................1-1-0..............16-11-0
Baltimore.................... 5 ............... 0-0-0................0-0-0 ................ 1-0-0................0-0-0................ 1-2-0 ................0-1-0................ 2-3-0
Buffalo.......................12 ................1-0-0.................1-3-0 ................ 2-1-0................0-0-0............... 4-0-0 ............... 0-0-0................8-4-0
Carolina...................... 11 ............... 0-0-0................ 2-2-0 ................3-2-0.................1-0-0................ 0-1-0 ............... 0-0-0................6-5-0
Chicago ................... 106 ............... 0-0-0............. 14-14-0 ............. 16-17-0................11-7-0............. 12-10-2 ................ 1-2-0............ 54-50-2
Cincinnati ..................12 ............... 0-0-0................. 1-1-0 ................ 0-1-0.................2-1-0................3-3-0 ............... 0-0-0................6-6-0
Cleveland ...................15 ............... 0-0-0.................3-1-0 .................1-1-0.................4-1-0................ 2-1-0 ................1-0-0............... 11-4-0
Dallas........................ 29 ............... 0-0-0.................1-4-0 ................4-5-0.................5-1-0................ 1-4-0 ................ 3-1-0............. 14-15-0
Denver .......................13 ............... 0-0-0................. 1-1-0 ............... 4-0-0................ 2-3-0................0-2-0 ............... 0-0-0................ 7-6-0
Detroit .................... 105 ............... 0-0-0............... 17-7-0 .............. 14-8-0...............22-7-2..............15-11-0 .................1-1-0............ 69-34-2
Green Bay ................107 ............... 0-0-0.............. 10-6-0 .............14-14-0............. 15-20-2.............. 9-15-0 .................1-1-0............ 49-56-2
Houston...................... 3 ............... 0-0-0................0-0-0 ................ 1-0-0.................1-0-0................ 1-0-0 ............... 0-0-0................3-0-0
Indianapolis..............24 ............... 0-0-0................ 2-5-0 ................. 1-2-1................ 2-5-0................2-4-0 ............... 0-0-0................7-16-1
Jacksonville................. 5 ............... 0-0-0................ 1-0-0 ............... 0-0-0................ 2-0-0................. 1-1-0 ............... 0-0-0................ 4-1-0
Jacksonville
Kansas City................ 11 ............... 0-0-0.................1-2-0 ................ 0-1-0.................0-1-0................3-2-0 ................0-1-0................ 4-7-0
Miami ........................ 11 ............... 0-0-0................ 2-2-0 ................0-2-0.................0-1-0................ 2-1-0 ................0-1-0................ 4-7-0
New England ............. 11 ............... 0-0-0................2-0-0 ............... 0-4-0.................1-2-0................. 1-1-0 ............... 0-0-0................ 4-7-0
New Orleans .............30 ............... 0-0-0................ 4-3-0 ................2-2-0................ 8-3-0................ 4-1-0 ................ 2-1-0............ 20-10-0
New York Giants ....... 26 ............... 0-0-0................0-2-0 ............... 4-4-0................ 4-2-0................5-2-0 ................ 1-2-0............. 14-12-0
New York Jets .............9 ............... 0-0-0................0-0-0 ................ 1-3-0................ 0-3-0................0-2-0 ............... 0-0-0................ 1-8-0
Oakland .................... 14 ............... 0-0-0.................1-3-0 ................ 0-1-0................ 3-2-0................0-3-0 ................0-1-0.............. 4-10-0
Philadelphia.............. 25 ............... 0-0-0................ 2-3-0 ................5-2-0................ 0-2-0................6-2-0 ............... 0-3-0............. 13-12-0
Pittsburgh..................17 ............... 0-0-0.................3-1-0 ................2-2-0................ 3-2-0................ 1-2-0 ................0-1-0................9-8-0
San Diego .................. 11 ............... 0-0-0................0-2-0 ................2-0-0................ 3-3-0................ 0-1-0 ............... 0-0-0................5-6-0
San Francisco ...........45 ............... 0-0-0.................8-3-1 ................6-3-0................ 2-5-0................5-8-0 ................ 1-3-0............. 22-22-1
St. Louis ...................42 ............... 0-0-0................. 2-2-1 ............... 6-4-0.................6-4-1.............. 10-5-0 ................0-1-0.............24-16-2
Seattle.......................13 ............... 0-0-0................0-2-0 .................1-1-0................ 3-4-0................. 1-1-0 ............... 0-0-0................5-8-0
Tampa Bay................ 53 ............... 0-0-0................8-6-0 ............... 9-8-0................ 9-6-0................5-2-0 ............... 0-0-0.............31-22-0
Tennessee .................12 ............... 0-0-0................. 1-1-0 ............... 5-0-0.................0-1-0................2-2-0 ............... 0-0-0................8-4-0
Washington.............. 23 ............... 0-0-0................. 1-1-0 ................ 1-2-0................ 5-3-0................4-2-0 ............... 0-4-0..............11-12-0
Totals ....................852 ............... 1-0-0 ............95-77-2 ...........113-98-1 ..........122-94-5 ......... 106-98-2 ........... 13-25-0 ..... 450-392-10

VIKINGS OVERTIME GAMES


OVERTIME RECORD
Won 20, Lost 20, Tied 3

(H: 11-9-1, A: 9-11-2)


9/19/76
T 10 L.A. Rams
9/18/77
L 10 Dallas
10/16/77 W 22 Chicago
9/11/78
W 12 Denver
11/26/78 T 10 at Green Bay
9/23/79
W 27 Green Bay
12/2/79
L 21 at L.A. Rams
9/18/83
W 19 at Tampa Bay
10/23/83 W 20 at Green Bay
10/12/86 W 27 at San Francisco
11/2/86
L 38 at Washington
11/26/87 W 44 at Dallas
12/26/87 L 24 Washington
11/5/89
W 23 L.A. Rams
12/17/89 L 17 at Cleveland
9/30/90 L 20 Tampa Bay

10
16
16
9
10
21
27
16
17
24
44
38
27
21
23
23

10/20/91
9/6/92
10/20/94
11/13/94
11/27/94
12/1/94
9/17/95
10/8/95
10/15/95
11/12/95
11/17/96
1/17/99
11/14/99
11/6/00
9/15/02
12/1/02
10/10/04
9/17/06
9/16/07

L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
L

23
23
13
20
17
33
17
23
17
30
16
27
27
20
39
24
34
16
17

at New England
at Green Bay
Green Bay
at New England
Tampa Bay
Chicago
Dallas
Houston Oilers
at Tampa Bay
at Arizona
at Oakland
*Atlanta
at Chicago
at Green Bay
Buffalo
Atlanta
at Houston
Carolina
at Detroit

26
20
10
26
20
27
23
17
20
24
13
30
24
26
45
30
28
13
20

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12/30/07 L 19 at Denver
12/28/09 L 30 at Chicago
1/24/10
L 28 *at New Orleans
11/7/10
W 27 Arizona
9/25/11
L 23 Detroit
9/9/12
W 26 Jacksonville
11/24/13 T 26 at Green Bay
12/1/13
W 23 Chicago
*NFC Championship game

22
36
31
24
26
23
26
20

VIKINGS MONDAY NIGHT BESTS


RUSHING ATTEMPTS
31 ......Chester Taylor.........at Wash., 9/11/06
29......Ted Brown................vs. Dallas, 1/3/83
27......Chuck Foreman........ vs. Pitt., 10/4/76
RUSHING YARDS
148 ....Chuck Foreman........ vs. Pitt., 10/4/76
122 ....Robert Smith............. at G.B., 11/6/00
122 ....Mewelde Moore ......... at G.B. 11/21/05
RUSHING TDs
3........D.J. Dozier...............vs. Denv., 10/26/87
2........Chuck Foreman ..........vs. Pitt., 10/4/76
2........Adrian Peterson .........at Chi., 12/28/09
2........Adrian Peterson .........vs. Chi., 12/17/07
LONG RUNS
72......Darrin Nelson..........vs. Denv., 10/26/87
34......Adrian Peterson.......... at G.B., 9/8/08
30...... Adrian Peterson........at NY Jets, 10/11/10
PASSING ATTEMPTS
53...... Josh Freeman....... at NY Giants, 10/21/13
48 ..... Tommy Kramer........ at NY Jets, 10/15/79
47......Tommy Kramer.......... at Atl., 11/23/81
47......Daunte Culpepper.... at Phil., 9/20/04
PASSING COMPLETIONS
37 ......Daunte Culpepper.... at Phil., 9/20/04
28......Tommy Kramer....at NY Jets, 10/15/79

21
22
17
17
24
31
13
33
24
7
9
17
34

at Dallas
at Buffalo
San Francisco
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Green Bay (OT)
Chicago (OT)
Detroit
at Green Bay
at New Orleans
Tampa Bay
Washington

10
23
48
31
33
14
10
27
17
9
14
36
27

FRIDAY DAY/NIGHT RECORD


Won 1, Lost 2

(H: 0-1, A: 1-1)


9/22/67
L
3 at L.A. Rams
12/31/93 W 14 at Washington
12/24/04 L 31 Green Bay

39
9
34

SATURDAY DAY/NIGHT RECORD


Won 17, Lost 9

(H: 9-3, A: 8-6)


10/9/65
W 40
9/14/68
W 47
12/5/70
W 16
12/11/71
W 29
12/16/72 L 17
12/8/73
W 31
12/7/74
W 23
12/14/74 W 35
12/20/75 W 35
12/11/76
W 29
9/24/77
W 9
12/17/77
W 30
12/9/78
L 14
9/5/81
L 13
12/12/81 L
7
12/17/83 W 20

New York
Atlanta
Chicago
Detroit
at San Francisco
at Green Bay
Atlanta
at Kansas City
at Buffalo
at Miami
at Tampa Bay
at Detroit
at Detroit
at Tampa Bay
at Detroit
Cincinnati

14
7
13
10
20
7
10
15
13
7
3
21
45
21
45
14

30
3
16
22
7
13
24
30
23
10
23
13
22
19
22
10
31
16
13
48
26
14
30
31
30
32
14
30
26
28
39
44

THANKSGIVING DAY RECORD


Won 5, Lost 1
(H: 0-0, A: 5-1)
11/27/69
W
11/26/87
W
11/24/88
W
11/23/95
L
11/26/98
W
11/23/00
W

27
44
23
38
46
27

at Detroit
at Dallas (OT)
at Detroit
at Detroit
at Dallas
at Dallas

0
38
0
44
36
15

PASSING YARDS
442 ...Randall Cunningham... at G.B., 10/5/98
343....Daunte Culpepper.......at Phil., 9/20/04
330....Tommy Kramer ........... at Atl., 11/23/81

LONG PUNT RETURNS


91t..... Nate Burleson .................at Ind., 11/8/04
86t .... Marcus Sherels .... at NY Giants, 10/21/13
71t ..... Mewelde Moore ..........vs. N.E., 10/30/06

PASSING TDs
4 .......Tommy Kramer.......... at Atl., 11/23/81
4 .......Randall Cunningham.at G.B., 10/5/98
4 .......Daunte Culpepper .....vs. NY Giants, 11/19/01

SACKS
4.5.....Jared Allen ................vs. G.B., 10/5/09
4.0 ....Chris Doleman ...... vs. Cinn., 12/25/89

RECEPTIONS
12 ...... Cris Carter ............ at San Fran., 12/18/95
11....... Jake Reed.....................vs. Chi., 10/28/96
10 ...... Randy Moss .........vs. NY Giants, 11/19/01
10 ...... Cris Carter ............vs. NY Giants, 11/19/01
RECEIVING YARDS
190 .... Randy Moss ................... at G.B., 10/5/98
171 ..... Randy Moss .........vs. NY Giants, 11/19/01
153 .... Jake Reed .....................vs. Chi., 10/28/96
RECEIVING TDs
3........ Randy Moss .........vs. NY Giants, 11/19/01
LONGEST FGs
53...... Ryan Longwell .............. at N.O., 10/6/08
52...... Fred Cox ........................ at Chi., 10/27/75
LONG KICKOFF RETURNS
99t .... Eddie Payton.................vs. Oak., 9/14/81
71 ...... Qadry Ismail......... at San Fran., 12/18/95
69...... Cordarrelle Patterson...at NY Giants, 10/21/13

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INTERCEPTIONS
2........Robert Griffith ...........at G.B., 10/5/98
2........Jack Del Rio................. at Chi., 11/2/92
2........Nate Allen................ vs. Pitt., 10/4/76
2........Ed Sharockman.......vs. Balt., 10/25/71
LONG INTERCEPTION RETURNS
94t ....Walker Lee Ashley...vs. Chi., 12/19/88
84t....Jack Del Rio................. at Chi., 11/2/92
TACKLES
16 ......Antoine Winfield ........at Ind., 11/8/04
15 ......Jack Del Rio.....at NY Giants, 10/10/94
14 ......Ed McDaniel............ vs. Chi., 10/30/95
14 ......Erin Henderson ...at NY Giants, 10/21/13

KICKOFF

Chicago
at Dallas
Chicago
Denver
Green Bay
Denver
at Tampa Bay
Detroit
at Tampa Bay
Kansas City
Dallas (OT)
at Oakland (OT)
at Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Jacksonville
at Kansas City
at Chicago
Chicago
at Seattle
at Green Bay
Chicago
Green Bay
at New Orleans
at Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
at Arizona
at Carolina
at Green Bay
at Chicago
Green Bay

EXECUTIVES

(H: 9-8, A: 6-9)


12/6/87
L 24
11/13/88 W 43
12/3/89
W 27
11/4/90
W 27
12/2/90
W 23
9/29/91
L
6
12/8/91
W 26
10/31/93 L 27
11/21/93 L 10
12/26/93 W 30
9/17/95
L 17
11/17/96
W 16
12/8/96
W 24
9/28/97
W 28
12/6/98
W 48
12/20/98 W 50
12/12/99 L 28
10/15/00 W 28
11/25/01 L
6
9/29/02 L 23
12/8/02
L 22
9/14/03
W 24
11/2/03
L 27
10/17/04 W 38
12/25/05 L 23
12/23/07 L 21
11/30/08 W 34
12/6/09
L 17
12/20/09 L
7
10/24/10 L 24
10/16/11
L 10
10/27/13 L 31

STAFF

(H: 5-4, A: 1-3)


10/26/78 W
9/16/82
L
9/8/83
L
11/29/84 L
9/19/85
L
10/15/92 W
10/20/94 W
12/1/94
W
11/30/00 W
12/21/06 L
9/9/10
L
10/25/12 L
11/7/13
W

SUNDAY NIGHT RECORD


Won 15, Lost 17

COACHES

14

THURSDAY NIGHT RECORD


Won 6, Lost 7

51
44
28
27
41
11
16
17
20
26

PLAYERS

(H: 0-0, A: 1-0)


12/28/10 W 24 at Philadelphia

at San Francisco
Washington
Los Angeles
Green Bay
at Detroit
Cleveland
at Tennessee
Miami
Kansas City
at Washington

ROOKIES

TUESDAY NIGHT RECORD


Won 1, Lost 0

7
38
24
7
19
27
26
20
45
33

2013
SEASON

3
13
3
24
13
20
24
9
6
20
35
9
20
14
36
19
31
27
13
27
27
24
21
32
34
10
12
10
14
14
37
15
27
24
17
24
20
23
26
16
19
27
31
17
13
31
13
24
27
23
36
29
21
40

L
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W

RECORDS

L.A. Rams
at Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
at Chicago
at Atlanta
at St. Louis
at Chicago
Pittsburgh
at San Francisco
at L.A. Rams
Denver (OT)
at Chicago
at N.Y. Jets
Oakland
at Denver
at Atlanta
Dallas
at Detroit
Denver
Chicago
at N.Y. Giants
Cincinnati
at Philadelphia
Chicago
at Chicago
at Chicago
at N.Y. Giants
San Francisco
Chicago
at San Francisco
Chicago
Green Bay
at Green Bay
Dallas
Tampa Bay
Green Bay
Tampa Bay
at Green Bay (OT)
N.Y. Giants
at Baltimore
at Philadelphia
at Indianapolis
at Green Bay
at Washington
New England
Chicago
at Green Bay
at New Orleans
Green Bay
at Chicago (OT)
at N.Y. Jets
N.Y. Giants*
Chicago#

12/8/84
12/26/87
12/22/90
12/21/91
12/17/94
12/9/95
12/26/98
12/21/02
12/20/03
12/24/11

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

(H: 15-9, A: 11-21)


10/26/70 W 13
9/20/71
W 16
10/25/71 W 10
9/18/72
L 21
10/23/72 L 10
11/19/73
L 14
11/11/74
W 28
10/27/75 W 13
10/4/76
W 17
11/29/76 L 16
10/24/77 L
3
9/11/78
W 12
9/25/78
W 24
10/15/79 L
7
9/14/81
L 10
11/2/81
L 17
11/23/81 L 30
1/3/83
W 31
12/5/83
L
2
10/26/87 W 34
12/19/88 W 28
10/30/89 L 14
12/25/89 W 29
10/15/90 L 24
11/11/91
L 17
11/2/92
W 38
10/25/93 W 19
10/10/94 W 27
12/26/94 W 21
10/30/95 L
6
12/18/95 L 30
10/28/96 L 13
12/1/97
L 11
10/5/98
W 37
11/8/99
W 27
12/6/99
L 27
12/20/99 W 24
10/9/00 W 30
11/6/00
L 20
11/19/01
W 28
1/7/02
L
3
9/20/04 L 16
11/8/04
L 28
11/21/05 W 20
9/11/06
W 16
10/30/06 L
7
12/17/07 W 20
9/8/08
L 19
10/6/08
W 30
10/5/09
W 30
12/28/09 L 30
10/11/10
L 20
12/13/10 L
3
12/20/10 L 14

11/14/11
L
7 at Green Bay
45
10/21/13 L
7 at N.Y. Giants
23
*Game played at Ford Field in Detroit (originally scheduled for 12/12/10, moved due to
weather-related Metrodome collapse)
#Game played at TCF Bank Stadium, U of M

HISTORY

MONDAY NIGHT RECORD


Won 26, Lost 30

EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS PRIME TIME/THANKSGIVING RECORD

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES

SERIES STANDINGS
ARIZONA

Won 15, Lost 10, Tied 0


Home 9-4, Away 6-6

1963 (H) St. Louis 56-14


1967 (H) St. Louis 34-24
1969 (A) Minnesota 27-10
1972 (H) St. Louis 19-17
1974 (A) Minnesota 28-24
1974* (H) Minnesota 30-14
1977 (H) St. Louis 27-7
1979 (A) St. Louis 37-7
1981 (A) St. Louis 30-17
1983 (A) St. Louis 41-31
1991 (H) Minnesota 34-7
(A) Minnesota 28-0
1994 (A) Arizona 17-7
1995 (A) Minnesota 30-24 (OT)
1996 (H) Minnesota 41-17
1997 (A) Minnesota 20-19
1998* (H) Minnesota 41-21
2000 (H) Minnesota 31-14
2003 (A) Arizona 18-17
2006 (H) Minnesota 31-26
2008 (A) Minnesota 35-14
2009 (A) Arizona 30-17
2010 (H) Minnesota 27-24 (OT)
2011 (H) Minnesota 34-10
2012 (H) Minnesota 21-14
*NFC Divisional Playoff Game

ATLANTA

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

Won 16, Lost 11, Tied 0


Home 10-4, Away 6-7

1966 (H) Atlanta 20-13


1967 (A) Atlanta 21-20
1968 (H) Minnesota 47-7
1969 (A) Atlanta 10-3
1970 (A) Minnesota 37-7
1971 (H) Minnesota 24-7
1973 (A) Atlanta 20-14
1974 (H) Minnesota 23-10
1975 (H) Minnesota 38-0
1977 (A) Minnesota 14-7
1980 (H) Minnesota 24-23
1981 (A) Atlanta 31-30
1982* (H) Minnesota 30-24
1984 (H) Minnesota 27-20
1985 (A) Atlanta 14-13
1987 (H) Minnesota 24-13
1989 (H) Minnesota 43-17
1991 (A) Minnesota 20-19
1996 (A) Minnesota 23-17
1998**(H) Atlanta 30-27 (OT)
1999 (A) Minnesota 17-14
2002 (H) Atlanta 30-24 (OT)
2003 (A) Minnesota 39-26
2005 (A) Atlanta 30-10
2007 (H) Minnesota 24-3
2008 (H) Atlanta 24-17
2011 (A) Atlanta 24-14
*Super Bowl Tournament
**NFC Championship Game

BALTIMORE

Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0


Home 1-0, Away 1-3
1998
2001
2005
2009
2013

(A)
(A)
(A)
(H)
(A)

Minnesota 38-28
Baltimore 19-3
Baltimore 30-23
Minnesota 33-31
Baltimore 29-26

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

BUFFALO

Won 8, Lost 4, Tied 0


Home 4-1, Away 4-3
1971
1975
1979
1982
1985
1988
1994
1997
2000
2002
2006
2010

(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(H)

Minnesota 19-0
Minnesota 35-13
Minnesota 10-3
Buffalo 23-22
Minnesota 27-20
Buffalo 13-10
Minnesota 21-17
Minnesota 34-13
Minnesota 31-27
Buffalo 45-39 (OT)
Buffalo 17-12
Minnesota 38-14

CAROLINA

Won 6, Lost 5, Tied 0


Home 5-3, Away 1-2
1996
1997
2000
2001
2002

(H)
(H)
(H)
(H)
(H)

Minnesota 14-12
Minnesota 21-14
Minnesota 31-17
Carolina 24-13
Carolina 21-14

2005
2006
2008
2009
2011
2013

(A)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(A)
(H)

Carolina 38-13
Minnesota 16-13 (OT)
Minnesota 20-10
Carolina 26-7
Minnesota 24-21
Carolina 35-10

CHICAGO

Won 54, Lost 50, Tied 2


Home 33-21, Away 21-29-2
(0-1 In Champaign, IL)
(0-1 In TCF Bank Stadium)

1961 (H) Minnesota 37-13


(A) Chicago 52-35
1962 (H) Chicago 13-0
(A) Chicago 31-30
1963 (H) Chicago 28-7
(A) Tie, 17-17
1964 (H) Chicago 34-28
(A) Minnesota 41-14
1965 (H) Chicago 45-37
(A) Minnesota 24-17
1966 (H) Chicago 13-10
(A) Chicago 41-28
1967 (H) Chicago 17-7
(A) Tie, 10-10
1968 (H) Chicago 27-17
(A) Chicago 26-17
1969 (A) Minnesota 31-0
(H) Minnesota 31-14
1970 (A) Minnesota 24-0
(H) Minnesota 16-13
1971 (H) Chicago 20-17
(A) Minnesota 27-10
1972 (A) Chicago 13-10
(H) Minnesota 23-10
1973 (A) Minnesota 22-13
(H) Minnesota 31-13
1974 (H) Minnesota 11-7
(A) Minnesota 17-0
1975 (H) Minnesota 28-3
(A) Minnesota 13-9
1976 (H) Minnesota 20-19
(A) Chicago 14-13
1977 (H) Minnesota 22-16 (OT)
(A) Chicago 10-7
1978 (A) Minnesota 24-20
(H) Minnesota 17-14
1979 (A) Chicago 26-7
(H) Minnesota 30-27
1980 (A) Minnesota 34-14
(H) Minnesota 13-7
1981 (H) Minnesota 24-21
(A) Chicago 10-9
1982 (H) Minnesota 35-7
1983 (A) Minnesota 23-14
(H) Chicago 19-13
1984 (A) Chicago 16-7
(H) Chicago 34-3
1985 (H) Chicago 33-24
(A) Chicago 27-9
1986 (A) Chicago 23-0
(H) Minnesota 23-7
1987 (A) Chicago 27-7
(H) Chicago 30-24
1988 (A) Minnesota 31-7
(H) Minnesota 28-27
1989 (A) Chicago 38-7
(H) Minnesota 27-16
1990 (A) Chicago 19-16
(H) Minnesota 41-13
1991 (A) Chicago 10-6
(H) Chicago 34-17
1992 (H) Minnesota 21-20
(A) Minnesota 38-10
1993 (H) Minnesota 10-7
(A) Minnesota 19-12
1994 (A) Minnesota 42-14
(H) Minnesota 33-27(OT)
*(H) Chicago 35-18
1995 (A) Chicago 31-14
(H) Chicago 14-6
1996 (A) Minnesota 20-14
(H) Chicago 15-13
1997 (A) Minnesota 27-24
(H) Minnesota 29-22
1998 (A) Minnesota 31-28
(H) Minnesota 48-22
1999 (H) Chicago 24-22
(A) Minnesota 27-24 (OT)
2000 (H) Minnesota 30-27
(A) Minnesota 28-16
2001 (A) Chicago 17-10
(H) Chicago 13-6
2002 @(A) Chicago 27-23
(H) Minnesota 25-7
2003 (H) Minnesota 24-13

(A) Chicago 13-10


2004 (H) Minnesota 27-23
(A) Chicago 24-14
2005 (A) Chicago 28-3
(H) Minnesota 34-10
2006 (H) Chicago 19-16
(A) Chicago 23-13
2007 (A) Minnesota 34-31
(H) Minnesota 20-13
2008 (A) Chicago 48-41
(H) Minnesota 34-14
2009 (H) Minnesota 36-10
(A) Chicago 36-30 (OT)
2010 (A) Chicago 27-13
#(H) Chicago 40-14
2011 (A) Chicago 39-10
(H) Chicago 17-13
2012 (A) Chicago 28-10
(H) Minnesota 21-14
2013 (A) Chicago 31-30
(H) Minnesota 23-20 (OT)
*NFC Wild Card Game
@ in Champaign, IL-Memorial
Stadium
# in TCF Bank Stadium- U of M

CINCINNATI

Won 6, Lost 6, Tied 0


Home 5-0, Away 1-6
1973
1977
1980
1983
1986
1989
1992
1995
1998
2005
2009
2013

(A)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)

Cincinnati 27-0
Minnesota 42-10
Cincinnati 14-0
Minnesota 20-14
Cincinnati 24-20
Minnesota 29-21
Minnesota 42-7
Cincinnati 27-24
Minnesota 24-3
Cincinnati 37-8
Minnesota 30-10
Cincinnati 42-14

CLEVELAND

Won 11, Lost 4, Tied 0


Home 7-2, Away 4-2

1965 (A) Minnesota 27-17


1967 (A) Cleveland 14-10
1969 (H) Minnesota 51-3
1969* (H) Minnesota 27-7
1973 (H) Minnesota 26-3
1975 (A) Minnesota 42-10
1980 (H) Minnesota 28-23
1983 (A) Minnesota 27-21
1986 (H) Cleveland 23-20
1989 (A) Cleveland 23-17 (OT)
1992 (H) Minnesota 17-13
1995 (H) Minnesota 27-11
2005 (H) Minnesota 24-12
2009 (A) Minnesota 34-20
2013 (H) Cleveland 31-27
*NFL Championship Game

DALLAS

Won 14, Lost 15, Tied 0


Home 7-9, Away 7-6

1961 (A) Dallas 21-7


(H) Dallas 28-0
1966 (A) Dallas 28-17
1968 (H) Dallas 20-17
1970 (H) Minnesota 54-13
1971* (H) Dallas 20-12
1973**(A) Minnesota 27-10
1974 (A) Minnesota 23-21
1975* (H) Dallas 17-14
1977 (H) Dallas 16-10 (OT)
1977**(A) Dallas 23-6
1978 (A) Minnesota 21-10
1979 (H) Dallas 36-20
1982 (H) Minnesota 31-27
1983 (H) Dallas 37-24
1987 (A) Minnesota 44-38 (OT)
1988 (A) Minnesota 43-3
1993 (H) Dallas 37-20
1995 (H) Dallas 23-17 (OT)
1996#(A) Dallas 40-15
1998 (A) Minnesota 46-36
1999 (H) Minnesota 27-17
#(H) Minnesota 27-10
2000 (A) Minnesota 27-15
2004 (H) Minnesota 35-17
2007 (A) Dallas 24-14
2009*(H) Minnesota 34-3
2010 (H) Minnesota 24-21
2013 (A) Dallas 27-23
#NFC Wild Card Game
*NFC Divisional Playoff Game
**NFC Championship Game

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DENVER

Won 7, Lost 6, Tied 0


Home 4-3, Away 3-3
1972
1978
1981
1984
1987
1990
1991
1993
1996
1999
2003
2007
2011

(A)
(H)
(A)
(A)
(H)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(H)

Minnesota 23-20
Minnesota 12-9 (OT)
Denver 19-17
Denver 42-21
Minnesota 34-27
Minnesota 27-22
Denver 13-6
Minnesota 26-23
Denver 21-17
Minnesota 23-20
Minnesota 28-20
Denver 22-19 (OT)
Denver 35-32

DETROIT

Won 69, Lost 34, Tied 2


Home 38-13-1, Away 31-21-1
1961 (H)
(A)
1962 (H)
(A)
1963 (A)
(H)
1964 (H)
(A)
1965 (H)
(A)
1966 (H)
(A)
1967 (H)
(A)
1968 (H)
(A)
1969 (H)
(A)
1970 (A)
(H)
1971 (A)
(H)
1972 (A)
(H)
1973 (A)
(H)
1974 (A)
(H)
1975 (H)
(A)
1976 (A)
(H)
1977 (H)
(A)
1978 (H)
(A)
1979 (A)
(H)
1980 (A)
(H)
1981 (H)
(A)
1982 (A)
1983 (H)
(A)
1984 (A)
(H)
1985 (H)
(A)
1986 (H)
(A)
1987 (H)
(A)
1988 (H)
(A)
1989 (H)
(A)
1990 (H)
(A)
1991 (A)
(H)
1992 (A)
(H)
1993 (H)
(A)
1994 (H)
(A)
1995 (H)
(A)
1996 (H)
(A)
1997 (A)
(H)
1998 (H)
(A)
1999 (A)

Detroit 37-10
Detroit 13-7
Detroit 17-6
Detroit 37-23
Detroit 28-10
Minnesota 34-31
Detroit 24-20
Tie, 23-23
Detroit 31-29
Minnesota 29-7
Detroit 32-31
Minnesota 28-16
Tie, 10-10
Detroit 14-3
Minnesota 24-10
Minnesota 13-6
Minnesota 24-10
Minnesota 27-0
Minnesota 30-17
Minnesota 24-20
Minnesota 16-13
Minnesota 29-10
Minnesota 34-10
Minnesota 16-14
Minnesota 23-9
Minnesota 28-7
Minnesota 7-6
Detroit 20-16
Minnesota 25-19
Detroit 17-10
Minnesota 10-9
Minnesota 31-23
Minnesota 14-7
Minnesota 30-21
Minnesota 17-7
Detroit 45-14
Minnesota 13-10
Minnesota 14-7
Detroit 27-7
Minnesota 34-0
Minnesota 26-24
Detroit 45-7
Minnesota 34-31
Minnesota 20-17
Detroit 13-2
Minnesota 29-28
Detroit 16-14
Minnesota 16-13
Detroit 41-21
Detroit 13-10
Minnesota 24-10
Minnesota 34-19
Minnesota 17-14
Minnesota 44-17
Minnesota 23-0
Minnesota 24-17
Minnesota 20-7
Detroit 34-27
Minnesota 17-7
Detroit 24-20
Detroit 34-14
Detroit 31-17
Minnesota 31-14
Detroit 30-27
Minnesota 13-0
Minnesota 10-3
Detroit 41-19
Minnesota 20-10
Detroit 44-38
Minnesota 17-13
Minnesota 24-22
Detroit 38-15
Detroit 14-13
Minnesota 29-6
Minnesota 34-13
Detroit 25-23

Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 0


Home 1-0, Away 2-0

2004 (A) Minnesota 34-28 (OT)


2008 (H) Minnesota 28-21
2012 (A) Minnesota 23-6

INDIANAPOLIS

Won 7, Lost 16, Tied 1


Home 7-5-1, Away 0-11

1961 (A) Baltimore 34-13


(H) Minnesota 28-20
1962 (H) Baltimore 34-7
(A) Baltimore 42-14
1963 (H) Baltimore 37-34
(A) Baltimore 41-10
1964 (H) Minnesota 34-24
(A) Baltimore 17-14
1965 (A) Baltimore 35-16
(H) Baltimore 41-21
1966 (H) Baltimore 38-23
(A) Baltimore 20-17
1967 (H) Tie, 20-20
1968 (A) Baltimore 24-9
1968* (A) Baltimore 24-14
1969 (H) Minnesota 52-14
1971 (H) Minnesota 10-3
1982 (H) Minnesota 13-10
1988 (H) Minnesota 12-3
1997 (H) Minnesota 39-28
2000 (A) Indianapolis 31-10
2004 (A) Indianapolis 31-28
2008 (H) Indianapolis 18-15
2012 (A) Indianapolis 23-20
* NFL Western Conference
Championship Game

JACKSONVILLE

Won 4, Lost 1, Tied 0


Home 3-1, Away 1-0
1998
2001
2004
2008
2012

(H)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(H)

Minnesota 50-10
Jacksonville 33-3
Minnesota 27-16
Minnesota 30-12
Minnesota 26-23 (OT)

KANSAS CITY

Won 4, Lost 7, Tied 0


Home 3-2, Away 1-4, Neutral
0-1
1969* (N)
1970 (H)
1974 (A)
1981 (H)
1990 (A)
1993 (H)
1996 (H)
1999 (A)

Kansas City 23-7


Minnesota 27-10
Minnesota 35-15
Kansas City 10-6
Kansas City 24-21
Minnesota 30-10
Kansas City 21-6
Kansas City 31-28

1970
1974
1979
1988
1991
1994
1997
2000
2002
2006
2010

(A)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(A)
(H)
(A)

Minnesota 35-14
New England 17-14
New England 27-23
Minnesota 36-6
New England 26-23 (OT)
New England 26-20 (OT)
Minnesota 23-18
Minnesota 21-13
New England 24-17
New England 31-7
New England 28-18

NEW ORLEANS

Won 20, Lost 10, Tied 0


Home 12-3, Away 8-7

1968 (A) New Orleans 20-17


1970 (H) Minnesota 26-0
1971 (A) Minnesota 23-10
1972 (H) Minnesota 37-6
1974 (H) Minnesota 29-9
1975 (A) Minnesota 20-7
1976 (A) Minnesota 40-9
1978 (A) New Orleans 31-24
1980 (A) Minnesota 23-20
1981 (H) Minnesota 20-10
1983 (A) New Orleans 17-16
1985 (H) New Orleans 30-23
1986 (H) Minnesota 33-17
1987#(A) Minnesota 44-10
1988 (H) Minnesota 45-3
1990 (H) Minnesota 32-3
1991 (A) New Orleans 26-0
1993 (H) New Orleans 17-14
1994 (H) Minnesota 21-20
1995 (H) Minnesota 43-24
1998 (H) Minnesota 31-24
2000*(H) Minnesota 34-16
2001 (A) New Orleans 28-15
2002 (A) Minnesota 32-31
2004 (A) Minnesota 38-31
2005 (H) Minnesota 33-16
2008 (A) Minnesota 30-27
2009&(A) New Orleans 31-28 (OT)
2010 (A) New Orleans 14-9
2011 (H) New Orleans 42-20
#NFC Wild Card Game
*NFC Divisional Playoff Game
&NFC Championship Game

NEW YORK GIANTS

Won 14, Lost 12, Tied 0


Home 6-5, Away 8-7

1964 (A) Minnesota 30-21


1965 (H) Minnesota 40-14
1967 (H) Minnesota 27-24
1969 (A) New York 24-23
1971 (A) Minnesota 17-10
1973 (A) Minnesota 31-7
1976 (H) Minnesota 24-7
1986 (H) New York 22-20
1989 (A) New York 24-14
1990 (A) New York 23-15
1993#(A) New York 17-10
1994 (A) Minnesota 27-10
1996 (A) New York 15-10
1997#(A) Minnesota 23-22
1999 (A) Minnesota 34-17
2000**(A) New York 41-0
2001 (H) Minnesota 28-16
2002 (H) New York 27-20
2003 (H) New York 29-17
2004 (H) New York 34-13
2005 (A) Minnesota 24-21
2007 (A) Minnesota 41-17
2008 (H) Minnesota 20-19
2009 (H) Minnesota 44-7

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(A)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(A)
(H)
(A)

New York 20-10


Minnesota 29-21
New York 14-7
New York 42-14
New York 31-21
New York 23-21
New York 20-7
New York 26-13
New York 29-20

OAKLAND

Won 4, Lost 10, Tied 0


Home 3-4, Away 1-5, Neutral
0-1
1973 (H) Minnesota 24-16
1976* (N) Oakland 32-14
1977 (A) Oakland 35-13
1978 (A) Oakland 27-20
1981 (H) Oakland 36-10
1984 (A) Los Angeles 23-20
1987 (H) Minnesota 31-20
1990 (H) Los Angeles 28-24
1993 (A) Los Angeles 24-7
1996 (A) Minnesota 16-13 (OT)
1999 (H) Oakland 22-17
2003 (A) Oakland 28-18
2007 (H) Minnesota 29-22
2011 (H) Oakland 27-21
*Super Bowl XI, Jan. 9, 1977

PHILADELPHIA

Won 13, Lost 12, Tied 0


Home 7-4, Away 6-8

1962 (H) Minnesota 31-21


1963 (A) Minnesota 34-13
1968 (A) Minnesota 24-17
1971 (A) Minnesota 13-0
1973 (H) Minnesota 28-21
1976 (A) Minnesota 31-12
1978 (H) Minnesota 28-27
1980 (H) Philadelphia 42-7
1980* (A) Philadelphia 31-16
1981 (H) Minnesota 35-23
1984 (A) Philadelphia 19-17
1985 (A) Minnesota 28-23
(H) Philadelphia 37-35
1988 (H) Minnesota 23-21
1989 (A) Philadelphia 10-9
1990 (A) Philadelphia 32-24
1992 (A) Philadelphia 28-17
1997 (H) Minnesota 28-19
2001 (A) Philadelphia 48-17
2004 (A) Philadelphia 27-16
*(A) Philadelphia 27-14
2007 (H) Philadelphia 23-16
2008 #(H) Philadelphia 26-14
2010 (A) Minnesota 24-14
2013 (H) Minnesota 48-30
*NFC Divisional Playoff Game
#NFC Wild Card Playoff Game

PITTSBURGH

Won 9, Lost 8, Tied 0


Home 5-1, Away 4-5, Neutral 1-1
1962 (A) Pittsburgh 39-31
1964 (H) Minnesota 30-10
1967 (A) Minnesota 41-27
1969 (H) Minnesota 52-14
1972 (A) Pittsburgh 23-10
1974* (N) Pittsburgh 16-6
1976 (H) Minnesota 17-6
1980 (H) Pittsburgh 23-17
1983 (A) Minnesota 17-14
1986 (H) Minnesota 31-7
1989 (A) Pittsburgh 27-14
1992 (A) Minnesota 6-3
1995 (A) Minnesota 44-24
2001 (A) Pittsburgh 21-16
2005 (H) Pittsburgh 18-3
2009 (A) Pittsburgh 27-17
2013 #(N) Minnesota 34-27
*Super Bowl IX, Jan. 12, 1975
#Played in London at Wembley
Stadium. Minnesota designated
home team.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

1970
1975
1979
1982
1994
1997
2002
2006
2010

STAFF

Won 4, Lost 7, Tied 0


Home 2-2, Away 2-5

Won 1, Lost 8, Tied 0


Home 1-3, Away 0-5

COACHES

NEW ENGLAND

NEW YORK JETS

PLAYERS

HOUSTON

1972 (H) Miami 16-14


1973* (N) Miami 24-7
1976 (A) Minnesota 29-7
1979 (H) Miami 27-12
1982 (A) Miami 22-14
1988 (A) Miami 24-7
1994 (H) Minnesota 38-35
2000 (H) Minnesota 13-7
2002 (H) Minnesota 20-17
2006 (A) Miami 24-20
2010 (H) Miami 14-10
*Super Bowl VIII, Jan. 13, 1974

ROOKIES

Green Bay 33-7


Green Bay 28-10
Green Bay 34-7
Green Bay 48-21
Green Bay 37-28
Green Bay 28-7
Minnesota 24-23
Green Bay 42-13
Green Bay 38-13
Green Bay 24-19
Minnesota 20-17
Green Bay 28-16
Minnesota 10-7
Green Bay 30-27
Minnesota 26-13
Minnesota 14-10
Minnesota 19-7
Minnesota 9-7
Green Bay 13-10
Minnesota 10-3
Minnesota 24-13
Minnesota 3-0
Minnesota 27-13
Green Bay 23-7
Minnesota 11-3
Minnesota 31-7
Minnesota 32-17
Green Bay 19-7
Minnesota 28-17
Minnesota 24-3
Minnesota 17-10
Minnesota 20-9
Minnesota 19-7
Minnesota 13-6
Minnesota 21-7
Tie, 10-10 (OT)
Minnesota 27-21 (OT)
Green Bay 19-7
Green Bay 16-3
Green Bay 25-13
Minnesota 30-13
Green Bay 35-23
Green Bay 26-7
Minnesota 20-17 (OT)
Green Bay 29-21
Green Bay 45-17
Green Bay 38-14
Green Bay 20-17
Green Bay 27-17
Minnesota 42-7
Minnesota 32-6
Green Bay 23-16
Green Bay 16-10
Green Bay 34-14
Green Bay 18-6
Minnesota 26-14
Green Bay 20-19
Green Bay 24-10
Minnesota 23-7
Minnesota 35-21
Green Bay 27-7
Minnesota 23-20 (OT)
Minnesota 27-7
Minnesota 15-13
Minnesota 21-17
Green Bay 16-10
Minnesota 13-10 (OT)

Won 4, Lost 7, Tied 0


Home 3-3, Away 1-3, Neutral 0-1

2013
SEASON

1961 (H)
(A)
1962 (A)
(H)
1963 (H)
(A)
1964 (A)
(H)
1965 (H)
(A)
1966 (A)
(H)
1967 (A)
(H)
1968 (A)
(H)
1969 (H)
(A)
1970 (A)
(H)
1971 (A)
(H)
1972 (A)
(H)
1973 (H)
(A)
1974 (A)
(H)
1975 (A)
(H)
1976 (A)
(H)
1977 (H)
(A)
1978 (H)
(A)
1979 (H)
(A)
1980 (A)
(H)
1981 (A)
(H)
1982 (A)
1983 (A)
(H)
1984 (A)
(H)
1985 (A)
(H)
1986 (H)
(A)
1987 (H)
(A)
1988 (H)
(A)
1989 (H)
(A)
1990 (A)
(H)
1991 (A)
(H)
1992 (A)
(H)
1993 (H)
(A)
1994 (A)
(H)

MIAMI

2010@(H) New York 21-3


2013 (A) New York 23-7
#NFC Wild Card Game
**NFC Championship Game
@at Ford Field in Detroit, MI

RECORDS

Won 49, Lost 56, Tied 2


Home 26-26, Away 23-30-2 (6-9
in Milwaukee)

2003 (H) Minnesota 45-20


2007 (A) Kansas City 13-10
2011 (A) Kansas City 22-17
*Super Bowl IV, Jan. 11, 1970

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

GREEN BAY

1995 (A) Green Bay 38-21


(H) Minnesota 27-24
1996 (H) Minnesota 30-21
(A) Green Bay 38-10
1997 (A) Green Bay 38-32
(H) Green Bay 27-11
1998 (A) Minnesota 37-24
(H) Minnesota 28-14
1999 (A) Green Bay 23-20
(H) Minnesota 24-20
2000 (A) Green Bay 26-20 OT
(H) Green Bay 33-28
2001 (H) Minnesota 35-13
(A) Green Bay 13-24
2002 (H) Minnesota 31-21
(A) Green Bay 26-22
2003 (A) Minnesota 30-25
(H) Green Bay 30-27
2004 (A) Green Bay 34-31
(H) Green Bay 34-31
#(A) Minnesota 31-17
2005 (H) Minnesota 23-20
(A) Minnesota 20-17
2006 (H) Green Bay 23-17
(A) Green Bay 9-7
2007 (H) Green Bay 23-16
(A) Green Bay 34-0
2008 (A) Green Bay 24-19
(H) Minnesota 28-27
2009 (H) Minnesota 30-23
(A) Minnesota 38-26
2010 (A) Green Bay 28-24
(H) Green Bay 31-3
2011 (H) Green Bay 33-27
(A) Green Bay 45-7
2012 (A) Green Bay 23-14
(H) Minnesota 37-34
#(A) Green Bay 24-10
2013 (H) Green Bay 44-31
(A) Tie, 26-26 (OT)
#NFC Wild Card Game

HISTORY

Minnesota 24-17
Minnesota 31-24
Minnesota 24-17
Minnesota 31-26
Detroit 27-24
Minnesota 31-24
Minnesota 38-36
Minnesota 23-13
Minnesota 24-14
Minnesota 22-19
Minnesota 28-27
Minnesota 27-14
Minnesota 21-16
Minnesota 26-17
Minnesota 30-20
Detroit 20-17 (OT)
Minnesota 42-10
Minnesota 12-10
Minnesota 20-16
Minnesota 27-13
Minnesota 27-10
Minnesota 24-10
Detroit 20-13
Detroit 26-23 (OT)
Detroit 34-28
Minnesota 20-13
Minnesota 34-24
Detroit 34-24
Minnesota 14-13

ST. LOUIS

Won 24, Lost 16, Tied 2


Home 14-3-2, Away 10-13

1961 (A) Los Angeles 31-17


(H) Minnesota 42-21

EXTRA
POINTS

(H)
2000 (A)
(H)
2001 (H)
(A)
2002 (H)
(A)
2003 (A)
(H)
2004 (H)
(A)
2005 (H)
(A)
2006 (H)
(A)
2007 (A)
(H)
2008 (H)
(A)
2009 (A)
(H)
2010 (H)
(A)
2011 (H)
(A)
2012 (A)
(H)
2013 (A)
(H)

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

1962 (A) Minnesota 38-14


(H) Tie, 24-24
1963 (A) Los Angeles 27-24
(H) Minnesota 21-13
1964 (A) Los Angeles 22-13
(H) Minnesota 34-13
1965 (A) Minnesota 38-35
(H) Minnesota 24-13
1966 (H) Minnesota 35-7
(A) Los Angeles 21-6
1967 (A) Los Angeles 39-3
1968 (H) Los Angeles 31-3
1969 (A) Minnesota 20-13
1969* (H) Minnesota 23-20
1970 (H) Minnesota 13-3
1972 (A) Minnesota 45-41
1973 (H) Minnesota 10-9
1974 (A) Los Angeles 20-17
1974**(H) Minnesota 14-10
1976 (H) Tie, 10-10 (OT)
1976**(H) Minnesota 24-13
1977 (A) Los Angeles 35-3
1977* (A) Minnesota 14-7
1978 (H) Los Angeles 34-17
1978* (A) Los Angeles 34-10
1979 (A) Los Angeles 27-21 (OT)
1985 (A) Los Angeles 13-10
1987 (A) Minnesota 21-16
1988$ (H) Minnesota 28-17
1989 (H) Minnesota 23-21 (OT)
1991 (H) Minnesota 20-14
1992 (A) Minnesota 31-17
1998 (A) Minnesota 38-31
1999* (A) St. Louis 49-37
2000 (A) St. Louis 40-29
2003 (A) St. Louis 48-17
2005 (H) Minnesota 27-13
2006 (H) St. Louis 41-21
2009 (A) Minnesota 38-10
2012 (A) Minnesota 36-22
$NFC Wild Card Game
*NFC Divisional Playoffs
**NFC Championship Game

SAN DIEGO
1971
1975
1978
1981
1984
1985
1993
1999
2003
2007
2011

(A)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(H)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)

San Diego 30-14


Minnesota 28-13
San Diego 13-7
Minnesota 33-31
San Diego 42-13
Minnesota 21-17
San Diego 30-17
Minnesota 35-27
San Diego 42-28
Minnesota 35-17
San Diego 24-17

Won 22, Lost 22, Tied 1


Home 14-9, Away 8-13-1

1961 (H) San Francisco 38-24


(A) San Francisco 38-28
1962 (A) San Francisco 21-7
(H) San Francisco 35-12
1963 (A) Minnesota 24-20
(H) Minnesota 45-14
1964 (A) Minnesota 27-22
(H) Minnesota 24-7
1965 (A) Minnesota 42-41
(H) San Francisco 45-24
1966 (A) Tie, 20-20
(H) Minnesota 28-3
1967 (H) San Francisco 27-21
1968 (A) Minnesota 30-20
1969 (H) Minnesota 10-7
1970* (H) San Francisco 17-14
1971 (H) San Francisco 13-9
1972 (A) San Francisco 20-17
1973 (A) Minnesota 17-13
1975 (H) Minnesota 27-17
1976 (A) San Francisco 20-16
1977 (H) Minnesota 28-27
1979 (H) Minnesota 28-22
1983 (H) San Francisco 48-17
1984 (A) San Francisco 51-7
1985 (H) Minnesota 28-21
1986 (A) Minnesota 27-24 (OT)
1987* (A) Minnesota 36-24
1988 (A) San Francisco 24-21
1988* (A) San Francisco 34-9
1989* (A) San Francisco 41-13
1990 (H) San Francisco 20-17
1991 (H) Minnesota 17-14
1992 (H) San Francisco 20-17
1993 (A) San Francisco 38-19
1994 (H) Minnesota 21-14
1995 (A) San Francisco 37-30
1997 (A) San Francisco 28-17
1997* (A) San Francisco 38-22
1999 (H) Minnesota 40-16
2003 (H) Minnesota 35-7
2006 (A) San Francisco 9-3
2007 (A) Minnesota 27-7
2009 (H) Minnesota 27-24
2012 (H) Minnesota 24-13
*NFC Divisional Playoff Game

SEATTLE

Won 5, Lost 8, Tied 0


Home 3-2, Away 2-6
1976
1978
1984
1987
1990
1996
2002

(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)

Minnesota 27-21
Seattle 29-28
Seattle 20-12
Seattle 28-17
Minnesota 24-21
Seattle 42-23
Seattle 48-23

2003
2004
2006
2009
2012
2013

(H)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(A)

Minnesota 34-7
Seattle 27-23
Minnesota 31-13
Minnesota 35-9
Seattle 30-20
Seattle 41-20

TAMPA BAY

Won 31, Lost 22, Tied 0


Home 18-9, Away 13-13

1977 (A) Minnesota 9-3


1978 (H) Tampa Bay 16-10
(A) Minnesota 24-7
1979 (H) Tampa Bay 12-10
(A) Minnesota 23-22
1980 (H) Minnesota 38-30
(A) Minnesota 21-10
1981 (A) Tampa Bay 21-13
(H) Minnesota 25-10
1982 (H) Minnesota 17-10
1983 (A) Minnesota 19-16 (OT)
(H) Tampa Bay 17-12
1984 (A) Tampa Bay 35-21
(H) Minnesota 27-24
1985 (A) Minnesota 31-16
(H) Minnesota 26-7
1986 (A) Minnesota 23-10
(H) Minnesota 45-13
1987 (A) Tampa Bay 20-10
(H) Minnesota 23-17
1988 (H) Minnesota 14-13
(A) Minnesota 49-20
1989 (H) Minnesota 17-3
(A) Minnesota 24-10
1990 (H) Tampa Bay 23-20
(A) Tampa Bay 26-13
1991 (H) Minnesota 28-13
(A) Minnesota 26-24
1992 (H) Minnesota 26-20
(A) Minnesota 35-7
1993 (H) Minnesota 15-0
(A) Tampa Bay 23-10
1994 (A) Minnesota 36-13
(H) Tampa Bay 20-17 (OT)
1995 (A) Tampa Bay 20-17 (OT)
(H) Minnesota 31-17
1996 (A) Tampa Bay 24-13
(H) Minnesota 21-10
1997 (H) Tampa Bay 28-14
(A) Minnesota 10-6
1998 (H) Minnesota 31-7
(A) Tampa Bay 27-24
1999 (H) Minnesota 21-14
(A) Tampa Bay 24-17
2000 (H) Minnesota 30-23
(A) Tampa Bay 41-13
2001 (H) Minnesota 20-16
(A) Tampa Bay 41-14
2002 (A) Tampa Bay 38-24
2005 (H) Tampa Bay 24-13

2008 (A) Tampa Bay 19-13


2011 (H) Tampa Bay 24-20
2012 (H) Tampa Bay 36-17

TENNESSEE

Won 8, Lost 4, Tied 0


Home 7-1, Away 1-3
1974
1980
1983
1986
1989
1992
1995
1998
2001
2004
2008
2012

(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(H)

Minnesota 51-10
Houston 20-16
Minnesota 34-14
Houston 23-10
Minnesota 38-7
Houston 17-13
Minnesota 23-17 (OT)
Minnesota 26-16
Minnesota 42-24
Minnesota 20-3
Tennessee 30-17
Minnesota 30-7

WASHINGTON

Won 11, Lost 12, Tied 0


Home 5-6, Away 6-6

1968 (H) Minnesota 27-14


1970 (A) Minnesota 19-10
1972 (H) Washington 24-21
1973* (H) Minnesota 27-20
1975 (A) Washington 31-30
1976* (H) Minnesota 35-20
1980 (A) Minnesota 39-14
1982$ (A) Washington 21-7
1984 (H) Washington 31-17
1986 (A) Washington 44-38 (OT)
1987 (H) Washington 27-24 (OT)
1987**(A) Washington 17-10
1992 (H) Washington 15-13
1992& (H) Washington 24-7
1993 (A) Minnesota 14-9
1998 (H) Minnesota 41-7
2004 (A) Washington 21-18
2006 (A) Minnesota 19-16
2007 (H) Washington 32-21
2010 (A) Minnesota 17-13
2011 (A) Minnesota 33-26
2012 (A) Washington 38-26
2013 (H) Minnesota 34-27
$Super Bowl Tournament
&NFC Wild Card Game
*NFC Divisional Playoff Game
**NFC Championship Game

EXTRA
POINTS

HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

Won 5, Lost 6, Tied 0


Home 4-3, Away 1-3

SAN FRANCISCO

The Vikings-Bears rivalry date back to the 1st game in franchise history when the expansion Vikings topped the Bears 37-13. The
teams have had some unique twists in the history of the series, both hosting home games at collegiate stadiums- the 2002 season opener at the University of Illinois and the 2010 home finale for the Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium on the Minnesota campus.

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KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS

71 Clarke, Ken, DT, Syracuse


1989-91
81 Clarke, Leon, WR, USC
1963
92 Clemons, Duane, DE, California
1996-99
26 Cobb, Marvin, S, USC
1980
63 Cobb, Robert, DE, Texas
1984
89 Coffman, Paul, TE, Kansas St.
1988
57 Cole, Audie, LB, North Carolina State 2012-13
92 Cole, Colin, DT, Iowa
2003
37 Coleman, Al, CB, Tennessee St.
1967
91 Coleman, Dan, DE, Murray St.
1987
8 Coleman, Greg, P, Florida A&M
1978-87
99/93 Colinet, Stalin, DE, Boston College 1997-99, 01
65 Collins, Calvin, G, Texas A&M
2001
84 Collins, Dwight, WR, Pittsburgh
1984
59 Collins, Fabray, LB, So. Illinois
1987
43 Colter, Jeff, CB, Kansas
1984
63 Conaty, Billy, C, Virginia Tech
2004
20/31 Cook, Chris, CB, Virginia
2010-13
62 Cook, Ryan, T, New Mexico
2006-10
20 Cooks, Kerry, S, Iowa
1998
87 Cooper, Adrian, TE, Oklahoma
1994-95
68 Cooper, Jon, C, Oklahoma
2009-10
50 Cooper, Marquis, LB, Washington
2006
63 Cornish, Frank, C, UCLA
1994
1 Cortez, Jose, K, Oregon State
2003-04
95 Council, Keith, DE, Hampton
1999
55 Cowart, Sam, LB, Florida State
2005
14 Cox, Fred, K, Pittsburgh
1963-77
33 Craig, Roger, RB, Nebraska
1992-93
84 Craig, Steve, TE, Northwestern
1974-78
73 Crawford, Brian, T, Western Oregon
2001
52 Crockett, Henri, LB, Florida State
2002-03
87 Crumpler, Carlester, TE, E. Carolina
1999
77 Culpepper, Brad, DT, Florida
1992-93
12/11 Culpepper, Daunte, QB, UCF
1999-05
71 Culpepper, Ed, DT, Alabama
1961
89 Cunningham, Doug, WR, Rice
1979
7 Cunningham, Randall, QB, UNLV
1997-99
67 Cunningham, Rick, T, Texas A&M
1995
15 Cuozzo, Gary, QB, Virginia
1968-71
49 Curtis, Travis, S, West Virginia
1989
DDD
71/75 Dafney, Bernard, G, Tennessee
1992-94
84 Dale, Carroll, WR, Virginia Tech
1973
50 Dalton, Antico, LB, Hampton
1999
63 Daniels, Brian, G, Colorado
2007
69 Daniels, LeShun, G, Ohio State
1997
7 Danmeier, Rick, K, Sioux Falls
1977-83
32/25 Darden, Tony, CB, Texas Tech
1998
82 Daugherty, Ron, WR, Northeastern
1987
34 Davis, Brian, CB, Nebraska
1994
71 Davis, Doug, T, Kentucky
1966-72
5 Davis, Greg, K, The Citadel
1997
63 Davis, Isaac, G, Arkansas
1998
86 Davis, John, TE, Emporia St.
2000
17/86 Davis, Nick, WR, Wisconsin
2002-03
58/50 Davis, Rod, LB, Southern Miss.
2004-06
4 Dawson, Dale, K, E. Kentucky
1987
86 Dawson, Rhett, WR, Florida St.
1973
51 Dean, Larry, LB, Valdosta St.
2011-13
24 Dean, Ted, S, Wichita
1964
72 DeGeare, Chris, G, Wake Forest
2010
55 Del Rio, Jack, LB, USC
1992-95
89 Delaney, Jarrod, WR, TCU
1989
85 DeLong, Greg, TE, North Carolina
1995-98
27 Demery, Calvin, WR, Arizona St.
1972
28 Denny, Earl, RB, Missouri
1967-68
86 Denson, Al, WR, Florida A&M
1971
62 Denton, Bob, DE, Pacific
1961-64
25 Derby, Dean, DB, Washington
1961-62
27 Devine, Kevin, CB, California
1999
52 Dick, Jim, LB, North Dakota St.
1987
76 Dickson, Paul, DT, Baylor
1961-70
76 Dill, Scott, T, Memphis
1996-97
25 Dillon, Terry, CB, Montana
1963
12 Dils, Steve, QB, Stanford
1979-84
44 DImperio, Ryan, FB, Rutgers
2011
25 Dishman, Cris, CB, Purdue
2000
71 Dixon, David, G, Arizona St.
1994-04
56 Doleman, Chris, DE/LB, Pittsburgh 1985-93; 99
84 Donahue, Oscar, WR, San Jose
1962
65 Dorsey, Nat, T, Georgia Tech
2004
21 Doss, Mike, S. Ohio State
2007
42 Dozier, D.J., RB, Penn State
1987-91
48 Dozier, Ukee, CB, Minnesota
2005
56 Dugan, Bill, G, Penn State
1984
83 Dugan, Jeff, TE, Maryland
2004-10
57 Dumler, Doug, C, Nebraska
1976-77
59 Dusbabek, Mark, LB, Minnesota
1989-92
EEE
64 Early, Michael, G, Norfolk State
2002
39 Echemandu, Adimchinobe, RB, California 2005

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

36 Blanton, Robert, S, Notre Dame


2012-13
20 Blue, Greg, S, Georgia
2006
74 Bobo, Orlando, G, NE Louisiana
1997-98
92/96 Boireau, Michael, DE, Miami (FL)
2000
66 Bolin, Bookie, G, Mississippi
1968-69
9 Bollinger, Brooks, QB, Wisconsin
2006-07
60 Bolston, Conrad, DT, Maryland
2007
3 Bomar, Rhett, QB, Sam Houston St.
2010
13 Bono, Steve, QB, UCLA
1985-86
27 Booker, Lorenzo, RB, Florida State
2010-11
71 Boone, David, DE, East. Michigan
1974
4 Booty, John David, QB, USC
2008
8 Bouman, Todd, QB, St. Cloud State
1997-02
61 Bowie, Larry, G, Purdue
1962-68
62 Boyd, Brent, G, UCLA
1980-86
36 Boyd, Malik, CB, Southern
1994
80 Boylan, Jim, WR, Washington St.
1963
26 Bradford, Ronnie, S, Colorado
2002
50 Brady, Jeff, LB, Kentucky
1995-97
61 Bramlett, Don, DT, Carson-Newman
1987
53 Braxton, David, LB, Wake Forest
1989-90
75 Breitenstein, Bob, T, Tulsa
1967
42 Brewer, Jack, S, Minnesota
2002-03
4 Brien, Doug, K, California
2002
43/54 Briggs, Greg, S, Texas Southern
1997-98
84 Brim, James, WR, Wake Forest
1987
44 Brim, Michael, CB, Virginia Union
1989-90
54 Brinkley, Jasper, LB, South Carolina
2009-12
6 Brister, Bubby, QB, NE Louisiana
2000
28 Britt, Charlie, S, Georgia
1964
91 Bromell, Lorenzo, DE, Clemson
2002
30 Brown, Bill, RB, Illinois
1962-74
22 Brown, Ivory Lee, RB, Ark.- Pine Bluff
1993
80 Brown, Larry, WR, Mankato State
1987
86 Brown, Norris, TE, Georgia
1983
79 Brown, Pat, T, Central Florida
2010-11
33 Brown, Ralph, CB, Nebraska
2004-05
52 Brown, Richard, LB, San Diego St.
1994-96
89 Brown, Robert, TE, Alcorn A&M
1971
23 Brown, Ted, RB, North Carolina St.
1979-86
24 Brown, Terry, S, Oklahoma St.
1972-75
47 Browner, Joey, S, USC
1983-91
82 Bruer, Bob, TE, Mankato State
1980-84
24 Brune, Larry, S, Rice
1980
13 Bruno, Dave, P, Moraine Valley
1987
20 Bryant, Bobby, CB, South Carolina
1967-80
94 Bryant, Tim, LB, So. Mississippi
1987
74 Buetow, Bart, T, Minnesota
1976-77
75 Bundra, Mike, DT, USC
1964
91 Burrough, John, DE, Wyoming
1999-00
36/27Burton, Brandon, CB, Utah
2011-12
71 Burton, Derek, T, Oklahoma St.
1987
86/11Burton, Stephen, WR, West Texas A&M 2011-12
81 Burleson, Nate, WR, Nevada
2003-05
22 Butler, Billy, S/RB, Tenn.-Chattanooga 1962-64
31 Butler, Duane, S, Illinois State
1997-98
66 Byers, Ken, G, Cincinnati
1964-66
CCC
53 Caesar, Ivan, LB, Boston College
1991
23 Caleb, Jamie, RB, Grambling
1961
23 Calland, Lee, CB, Louisville
1963-65
85 Camarillo, Greg, WR, Stanford
2010-11
55 Campbell, John, LB, Minnesota
1963-64
16 Campbell, Kelly, WR, Georgia Tech
2002-04
17 Cappleman, Bill, QB, Florida St.
1970
89 Carlson, John, TE, Notre Dame
2012-13
65 Carman, Jon, T, Georgia Tech
2002
40 Carpenter, Preston, TE, Arkansas
1966
36 Carpenter, Ron, S, Miami (Ohio)
1993
84 Carroll, Jay, TE, Minnesota
1985
81 Carter, Anthony, WR, Michigan
1985-93
80 Carter, Cris, WR, Ohio State
1990-01
21 Carter, Dale, CB, Tennessee
2001
11 Carter, Jason, WR, Texas A&M
2006
22/37 Carter, Tyrone, S, Minnesota
2000-01
56 Carson, Malcolm, G, Tenn.-Chatt.
1984
44 Casper, Dave, TE, Notre Dame
1983
16 Cassel, Matt, QB, USC
2013
48/89 Cercone, Matt, TE, Arizona St.
2000-02
87 Chamberlain, Byron, TE, Wayne St.
2001-02
23/34 Chapman, Doug, RB, Marshall
2000-03
25 Charles, John, S, Purdue
1970
21 Chavous, Corey, S/CB, Vanderbilt
2002-05
16 Chealander, Hal, QB, Mississippi St.
1974
36 Christopherson, Jim, K/LB, Concordia
1962
62 Christy, Jeff, C, Pittsburgh
1993-99
2001-02
50 Chukwurah, Patrick, LB/DE, Wyoming
50/54 Ciurciu, Vinny, LB, Boston College
2007-08
12 Clabo, Neil, P, Tennessee
1975-77
55 Claiborne, Chris, LB, USC
2003-04
33 Clark, Jesse, RB, Arkansas
1989-90
89 Clark, Kenny, WR, Central Florida
2003-04

HISTORY

AAA
39 Abdullah, Husain, S, Washington St. 2008-11
50 Abrams, Bobby, LB, Michigan
1993-94
53 Ache, Steve, LB, SW Missouri
1987
72 Adams, Scott, G, Georgia
1991-93
85 Adams, Tom, WR, Minn.-Duluth
1962
7 Adams, Tony, QB, Utah State
1987
68 Addickes, John, C, Baylor
1989
57 Adibi, Xavier, LB, Virginia Tech
2011
67 Alderman, Grady, T, Detroit
1961-74
63 Alex, Keith, G, Texas A&M
1995
90 Alexander, Derrick, DE, Florida St.
1995-98
82 Alexander, Derrick, WR, Michigan
2002
57 Alexander, Rufus, LB, Oklahoma
2008
53 Alipate, Tuineau, LB, Washington St.
1995
21 Allen, Asher, CB, Georgia
2009-11
69 Allen, Jared, DE, Idaho State
2008-13
25 Allen, Nate, DB, Texas Southern
1976-79
21 Allen, Terry, RB, Clemson
1991-94
84 Allison, Aundrae, WR, East Carolina 2007-08
7 Andersen, Morten, K, Michigan St.
2004
46 Anderson, Alfred, RB, Baylor
1984-91
1 Anderson, Gary, K, Syracuse
1998-02
56 Anderson, Scott, C, Missouri
1974,1976
2003-05
86 Angulo, Richard, TE, West. New Mex.
53 Anno, Sam, LB, USC
1987-88
2 Araguz, Leo, P, Stephen F. Austin
2003
69 Arbubakrr, Hasson, DE, Texas Tech
1984
16 Arceneaux, Emmanuel, WR, Alcorn State 2011
16 Archer, R.J., QB, William & Mary
2010
19 Aromashodu, Devin, WR, Auburn
2011-12
79 Arrobio, Chuck, T, USC
1966
44/48 Asiata, Matt, RB, Utah
2012-13
58 Ashley, Walker Lee, LB, Penn St. 1983-88; 90
79 Asper, Mark, T, Oregon
2012
45 Athas, Pete, CB, Tennessee
1975
33 Avery, John, RB, Mississippi
2003
67 Awasom, Adrian, DE, North Texas
2011
49 Ayanbadejo, Obafemi, FB, San Diego St. 1998-99
92 Ayodele, Remi, DT, Oklahoma
2011
BBB
60 Baca, Jeff, G, UCLA
2013
74 Badger, Brad, G, Stanford
2000-01
77/60 Baker, Al, DE, Colorado State
1988
91 Baker, Chase, DT, Boise State
2013
28 Baker, Rashad, S, Tennesseee
2006
86 Baker, Robert, WR, Auburn
2003
37 Baldwin, Randy, RB, Mississippi
1991
96 Ball, Jerry, DT, SMU
1997-99
99 Ballard, Christian, DT/DE, Iowa
2011-12
85 Ballman, Gary, TE, Michigan St.
1973
30 Banks, Antonio, S, Virginia Tech
1998-00
23 Banyard, Joe, RB, Texas-El Paso
2013
92 Barker, Roy, DT, No. Carolina
1992-95, 00
33 Barnes, Bill, RB, Wake Forest
1965-66
23 Barnes, Tomur, CB, North Texas
1996
42 Barnett, Harlon, S, Michigan St.
1995-96
19 Baskett, Hank, WR, New Mexico
2010
32/38 Bass, Anthony, DB, Bethune-Cookman 1998-99
2002-03
85 Bates, DWayne, WR, Northwestern
63 Battle, Jim, G, Southern Illinois
1963
52 Bavaro, David, LB, Syracuse
1992
32 Bayless, Rick, RB, Iowa
1989
47 Baylor, Tim, S, Morgan State
1979-80
27 Beamon, Autry, S, East Texas St.
1975-76
87 Beasley, John, TE, California
1967-73
63 Bebout, Nick, T, Wyoming
1980
86 Bedsole, Hal, TE, USC
1964-66
33 Bell, Rick, RB, St. Johns, (Minn.)
1983
78 Bennett, Barry, DE, Concordia
1988
1974
12 Bennett, Barry S., P, Quachita Baptist
2 Bennett, Darren, P, no college
2004-05
23 Bennett, Michael, RB, Wisconsin
2001-05
56/50 Bercich, Pete, LB, Notre Dame
1995-00
61 Berger, Joe, G/C, Michigan Tech
2011-13
17 Berger, Mitch, P, Colorado
1996-01
87 Berrian, Bernard, WR, Fresno State
2008-11
17 Berry, Bob, QB, Oregon
1965-67; 73-76
50 Berry, Ray, LB, Baylor
1987-92
45/87/44 Berton, Sean, TE, North Carolina St 2003-04
21 Bess, Rufus, CB, So. Carolina St.
1982-87
85 Bethea, Ryan, WR, South Carolina
1988
4 Bethel-Thompson, McCleod, QB, Sacremento St. 2012-13
55/54 Biekert, Greg, LB, Colorado
2002-03
75/78 Birk, Matt, C, Harvard
1998-08
73 Bishop, Bill, DT, North Texas St.
1961
59 Bishop, Desmond, LB, California
2013
12 Bishop, Keith, QB, Wheaton
1987
21 Blahak, Joe, CB, Nebraska
1974-75; 1977
59 Blair, Matt, LB, Iowa State
1974-85
68 Blair, Paul, T, Oklahoma State
1990
18/84 Bland, Tony, WR, Florida A&M
1996-98

EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS ALUMNI Players must be on active roster for one game to qualify

KICKOFF
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PLAYERS
ROOKIES
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EXTRA
POINTS

1 Edinger, Paul, K, Michigan St.


2005
27 Edwards, Brad, S, South Carolina
1988-89
59 Edwards, Dixon, LB, Michigan St.
1996-98
36 Edwards, Dovonte, CB, N.C. State
2005-06
32 Edwards, Jimmy, RB, NE Louisiana
1979
91 Edwards, Ray, DE, Purdue
2006-10
24 Eilers, Pat, S, Notre Dame
1990-91
11 Eischied, Mike, P, Upper Iowa
1972-74
86 Eley, Clifton, TE, Mississippi St.
1987
81 Eller, Carl, DE, Minnesota
1964-78
8 Elling, Aaron, K, Wyoming
2003-04
40 Ellison, Rhett, FB, USC
2012-13
65/73 Elshire, Neil, DE, Oregon
1981-86
47 Emmanuel, Charles, S, W. Virginia
1997
6 Epstein, Hayden, K, Michigan
2002
29 Evans, Charles, RB, Clark
1993-98
26 Evans, David, CB, Cent. Arkansas
1986-87
90 Evans, Fred, DT, Texas St.-San Marcos 2007-13
31 Everett, Eric, CB Texas Tech
1992
FFF
51 Farber, Hap, LB, Mississippi
1970
59 Farwell, Heath, LB, San Diego St.
2005-10
35 Fason, Ciatrick, RB, Florida
2005-06
54 Faust, Paul, LB, Minnesota
1967
4 Favre, Brett, QB, Southern Mississippi 2009-10
91 Fears, Willie, DT, Northwestern St.
1990
64 Feasel, Grant, T, Abilene Christian
1984-86
42 Felton, Jerome, FB, Furman
2012-13
31 Fenney, Rick, RB, Washington
1987-91
35 Ferguson, Bob, RB, Ohio State
1963
84 Ferguson, Charley, WR, Tennessee St.
1962
89 Ferguson, Robert, WR, Texas A&M
2007-08
11 Fiedler, Jay, QB, Dartmouth
1998
85 Finch, Steve, WR, Elmhurst
1987
72 Fisk, Jason, DT, Stanford
1995-98
29 Fitzgerald, Jamie, CB, Idaho St.
1987
37 Fitzgerald, Mike, CB, Iowa St.
1966-67
85 Flatley, Paul, WR, Northwestern
1963-67
95 Floyd, Sharrif, DT, Florida
2013
79 Fonoti, Toniu, G, Nebraska
2005
62 Foote, Chris, C, USC
1987-91
86 Ford, Chase, TE, Miami (Fla.)
2013
44 Foreman, Chuck, RB, Miami (Fla.)
1973-79
67 Fowler, Melvin, C, Maryland
2005
50 Fowlkes, Dennis, LB, West Virginia
1983-85
37 Frampton, Eric, S, Washington State 2007-11
40 Frankhauser, Tom, S, Purdue
1962-63
37 Frank, Donald, CB, Winston-Salem
1995
12 Freeman, Josh, QB, Kansas State
2013
22 Freeman, Steve, S, Mississippi
1987
12 Frerotte, Gus, QB, Tulsa
2003-04, 08
83 Frisch, David, TE, Colorado State
1996
37 Frye, Phil, RB, California Lutheran
1987
27 Fuller, Corey, CB, Florida State
1995-98
29 Fullington, Darrell, S, Miami (Fla.)
1988-90
63 Fusco, Brandon, C/G, Slippery Rock
2011-13
GGG
32 Galbreath, Tony, RB, Missouri
1981-83
66 Gallagher, Frank, G, North Carolina
1973
6 Gallery, Jim, K, Minnesota
1990
28 Gallishaw, Laroni, CB, Murray St.
2005
90 Galvin, John, LB, Boston College
1989
16 Gannon, Rich, QB, Delaware
1987-92
2 Garcia, Teddy, K, NE Louisiana
1989
54 Garnett, David, LB, Stanford
1993-94; 96
92 Garnett, Winfield, DT, Ohio State
2001
44 Gault, Billy, CB, Texas Christian
1961
78 Gay, William, DE, USC
1988
3 George, Jeff, QB, Illinois
1999
55 George, Ron, LB, Stanford
1997
46/66 Gerak, John, TE/G, Penn St.
1993-96
32 Gerhart, Toby, RB, Stanford
2010-13
56 Gersbach, Carl, LB, West Chester
1971-72
86 Gillespie, Willie, WR, Tenn.-Chattanooga 1987
42 Gilliam, John, WR, South Carolina St. 1972-75
55 Glenn, Jason, LB, Texas A&M
2006
25 Glenn, Vencie, S, Indiana St.
1992-94
82 Glover, Andrew, TE, Grambling
1997-99
94 Goff, Robert, DT, Auburn
1996
73 Goldberg, Adam, G, Wyoming
2004-05
82 Goodridge, Bob, WR, Vanderbilt
1968
68 Goodrum, Charles, G, Florida A&M
1972-78
87/83 Goodwin, Hunter, TE, Texas A&M 1996-98,02-03
41 Gordon, Charles, CB, Kansas
2006-08
31 Graham, Scottie, RB, Ohio St.
1993-96
73 Graves, Rory, T, Ohio State
1993
23 Gray, Torrian, S, Virginia Tech
1997-98
50 Grecni, Dick, LB, Ohio
1961
32 Green, Robert, RB, William & Mary
1997
25 Greene, Marcellus, CB, Arizona
1984
52 Greenway, Chad, LB, Iowa
2006-13
97 Griffen, Everson, DE, USC
2010-13
23 Griffin, Cedric, CB, Texas
2006-11

24 Griffith, Robert, S, San Diego St.


1994-01
73 Grigsby, Otis, DE, Kentucky
2007-08
27/26 Grim, Bob, WR, Oregon St.
1967-71; 76-77
47 Groce, Ron, RB, Macalester
1976
41 Guggemos, Neal, DB, St. Thomas
1986-87
98 Guion, Letroy, DT, Florida State
2008-13
84 Guliford, Eric, WR, Arizona State
1993-94
80 Gustafson, Jim, WR, St. Thomas
1985-90
HHH
72 Haayer, Adam, T, Minnesota
2002, 04
91/74 Habib, Brian, G, Washington
1988-92
49 Hackbart, Dale, S, Wisconsin
1966-70
90 Haines, John, DT, Texas
1984
28 Haley, Dick, WR, Pittsburgh
1961
55 Hall, Lemanski, LB, Alabama
2000-02
23 Hall, Steven, S, Kentucky
1996
86/28 Hall, Tom, WR, Minnesota 1964-66; 68-69
40 Hall, Windlan, S, Arizona St.
1976-77
61 Hamilton, Wes, G, Tulsa
1976-85
23 Hammonds, Shelly, CB, Penn St.
1995
25 Hampton, Alonzo, CB, Pittsburgh
1990
51 Hanks, Ben, LB, Florida
1996
45 Hannon, Tom, S, Michigan St.
1977-84
55 Hansen, Don, LB, Illinois
1966-67
63 Hanson, Mark, G, Mankato St.
1987
50 Hargrove, Jim, LB, Howard Payne
1967-70
36 Harrell, Sam, RB, E. Carolina
1980-82; 87
35 Harris, Bill, RB, Colorado
1969-70
32 Harris, Darryl, RB, Arizona St.
1988
99 Harris, James, DE, Temple
1993-95
52 Harris, Joe, LB, Georgia Tech
1979
44 Harris, John, S, Arizona St.
1985-86
58/99Harris, Napoleon, LB, Northwestern2005-06, 08
57 Harris, Paul, LB, USC
1978
90 Harris, Robert, DE, Southern
1992-94
32 Harris, Steve, RB, Northern Iowa
1987
95/91 Harrison, Martin, DE, Washington 1994-96, 99
48 Harrison, Todd, TE, North Carolina St.
1993
78 Hartenstine, Mike, DT, Penn State
1987
86 Hartwig, Keith, WR, Arizona
1977
12 Harvin, Percy, WR, Florida
2009-12
87 Haslerig, Clint, WR, Michigan
1975
88 Hasselbeck, Don, TE, Colorado
1984
89/19 Hatchette, Matthew, WR, Langston 1997-00
37 Hawkins, Mike, CB, Oklahoma
2006
58 Hawkins, Rip, LB, North Carolina
1961-65
44 Hayden, Leo, RB, Ohio State
1971
32 Hayes, Ray, RB, Cent. Oklahoma
1961
90 Hazuga, Jeff, DE, Wisconsin-Stout
2001
56 Henderson, E.J., LB, Maryland
2003-11
50 Henderson, Erin, LB, Maryland
2008-13
80 Henderson, John, WR, Michigan
1968-72
30 Henderson, Keith, RB, Georgia
1992
24 Henderson, Wymon, CB, UNLV
1987-88
60 Hernandez, Matt, T, Purdue
1984
67/64 Herrera, Anthony, G, Tennessee
2004-11
58 Herron, David, LB, Michigan State
2007-08
79 Hicks, Artis, G, Memphis
2006-09
43 Hicks, Maurice, RB, North Carolina A&T 2008
58 Hilgenberg, Wally, LB, Iowa
1968-79
43 Hill, Gary, S, USC
1965
10 Hill, King, P-QB, Rice
1968
12/13 Hill, Shaun, QB, Maryland
2002-05
89 Hillary, Ira, WR, South Carolina
1990
82 Hilton, Carl, TE, Houston
1986-89
85 Hilton, John, TE, Richmond
1970
98 Hinkle, George, DT, Arizona
1992
75/78 Hinton, Chris, T, Northwestern
1994-95
1998-99
37 Hitchcock, Jimmy, CB, North Carolina
18 Hoag, Ryan, WR, Gustavus Adolphus
2004
44 Hoard, Leroy, RB, Michigan
1996-99
54 Hodges, Gerald, LB, Penn State
2013
13 Holcomb, Kelly, QB, Middle Tenn. St.
2007
93 Holland, Darius, DT, Colorado
2002
85 Holland, John, WR, Tennessee St.
1974
75 Holloway, Randy, DE, Pittsburgh
1978-84
51 Holmberg, Rob, LB, Penn State
1999
54 Holmes, Bruce, LB, Minnesota
1993
30 Holt, Issiac, CB, Alcorn State
1985-89
2 Horan, Mike, P, Long Beach St.
1986
51 Hough, Jim, G, Utah State
1978-86
1998
55 Houston, Bobby, LB, North Carolina St.
99 Hovan, Chris, DT, Boston College
2000-04
24 Howard, Bryan, S, Tennessee St.
1982
1985-89
51/99 Howard, David, LB, Long Beach St.
91 Howard, Willie, DL, Stanford
2001-02
92 Howell, Leroy, DT, Appalachian St.
1986
82 Howry, Keenan, WR, Oregon
2003-05
56/72 Huffman, David, G/T, Notre Dame1979-83; 85-90
83 Hultz, Don, DE, Southern Miss.
1963
25/31 Hunter, Will, S, Syracuse
2005-06
67 Humphrey, Jay, T, Texas
1999
76 Hutchinson, Steve, G, Michigan
2006-11

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65 Huth, Gary, G, Wake Forest
1961-63
III
84 Iglesias, Juaquin, WR, Oklahoma
2010
4 Igwebuike, Donald, K, Clemson
1990
86 Ingram, Darryl, TE, California
1989
22 Irvin, Ken, CB/S, Memphis
2003-05
76 Irwin, Tim, T, Tennessee
1981-93
82 Ismail, Qadry, WR, Syracuse
1993-96
37 Israel, Ron, DB, Notre Dame
2003
JJJ
25 Jackson, Alfred, CB, San Diego St.
1995-96
89 Jackson, Harold, WR, Colorado
1982
76 Jackson, Joe, DT, New Mexico St.
1977
7 Jackson, Tarvaris, QB, Alabama St.
2006-10
83 Jacquet, Nate, WR, San Diego St.
2000-01
89/13 James, Cedric, WR, TCU
2002
47 James, Dick, RB, Oregon
1965
99 James, Erasmus, DE, Wisconsin
2005-07
24 Jefferson, A.J., CB, Fresno State
2012-13
52 Jenke, Noel, LB, Minnesota
1971
51 Jenkins, Carlos, LB, Michigan St.
1991-94
28 Jenkins, Izel, CB, North Carolina St.
1993
84 Jenkins, Michael, WR, Ohio State
2011-12
15 Jennings, Greg, WR, Western Michigan
2013
57 Jobko, Bill, LB, Ohio State
1963-65
81 Johnson, Bethel, WR, Texas A&M
2006
14 Johnson, Brad, QB, Florida St. 1992-98, 2005-06
65 Johnson, Charlie, NT, Colorado
1982-84
74 Johnson, Charlie, G/T, Oklahoma St.
2011-13
75 Johnson, Chase, T, Wyoming
2007
35 Johnson, Chris, S, San Diego St.
1996
52 Johnson, Dennis, LB, USC
1980-85
4 Johnson, Eddie, P, Idaho State
2003
41 Johnson, Gene, S, Cincinnati
1961
92 Johnson, George, DE, Rutgers
2012-13
53 Johnson, Henry, LB, Georgia Tech
1980-83
11 Johnson, Jaymar, WR, Jackson St.
2009-10
89 Johnson, Joe, WR, Notre Dame
1992
22 Johnson, Ken, S, Florida A&M
1989-90
12 Johnson, Lee, P, BYU
2001
72 Johnson, Marcus, T, Mississippi
2005-08
55 Johnson, Olrick, LB, Florida A&M
1999
1976-78
48 Johnson, Sammy, RB, North Carolina
97 Johnson, Spencer, DT, Auburn
2004-07
25 Johnson, Tyrell, S, Arkansas State
2008-11
51 Johnstone, Lance, DE, Temple
2001-05
15 Jones, Chris, WR, Jackson St.
2005
26 Jones, Clinton, RB, Michigan St.
1967-72
84 Jones, Hassan, WR, Florida St.
1986-92
21 Jones, Henry, S, Illinois
2001
82 Jones, Mike A., WR, Tennessee St.
1983-85
89 Jones, Mike L., TE, Texas A&M
1990-91
31 Jones, Rushen, CB, Vanderbilt
2003-04
32 Jones, Shawn, S, Georgia Tech
1993
69 Jones, Wayne, T, Utah
1987
85/43/83/89 Jordan, Andrew, TE, Western Carolina
1994-97; 99-01
22 Jordan, Jeff, S, Tulsa
1965-67
83 Jordan, Steve, TE, Brown
1982-94
83 Joyce, Don, DE, Tulane
1961
KKK
75 Kalil, Matt, T, USC
2012-13
69 Kalis, Todd, G, Arizona State
1988-93
11 Kapp, Joe, QB, California
1967-69
3 Karlis, Rich, K, Cincinnati
1989
29 Kassulke, Karl, DB, Drake
1963-72
48 Katula, Matt, LS, Wisconsin
2011
39 Kellar, Mark, RB, No. Illinois
1976-78

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PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
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RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS

OOO
89 Obee, Terry, WR, Oregon
1991
74 OBrien, Dave, G, Boston Coll.
1963-64
96 ONeal, Andre, LB, Marshall
2001
2005
7 OSullivan, J.T., QB, Cal-Davis
24 Offord, Willie, S, South Carolina
2002-05
55 Onatolu, Kenny, LB, Nebraska-Omaha 2009-11
69 Ori, Frank, G, Northern Iowa
1987
31 Osborne, Clancy, LB, Arizona St.
1961-62
41 Osborn, Dave, RB, North Dakota
1965-75
89/49/45 Owens, Richard, TE, Louisville 2004-06
PPP
88 Page, Alan, DT, Notre Dame
1967-78
24 Page, Jarrad, S, UCLA
2011
22 Palmer, David, WR/RB, Alabama
1994-00
51 Palmer, Mitch, LS, Colorado St.
2000
27 Parker, Anthony, CB, Arizona St.
1992-94
81 Parks, Rickey, WR, Ark.-Pine Bluff
1987
40 Paschal, Doug, RB, North Carolina
1980-81
84 Patterson, Cordarrelle, WR, Tennessee
2013
79 Patton, Jerry, DT, Nebraska
1971
95 Paup, Bryce, DE, Northern Iowa
2000
41 Paymah, Karl, CB, Washington St.
2009
31 Payton, Eddie, RB, Jackson St.
1980-82
24 Pearson, Jayice, S, Washington
1993
66 Pentecost, John, G, UCLA
1967
68 Perreault, Pete, G, Long Beach St.
1971
31 Perry, Jason, S, North Carolina St.
2002
22 Pesonen, Dick, CB, Minn.-Duluth
1961
28 Peterson, Adrian, RB, Oklahoma
2007-13
66 Peterson, Ken, C, Utah
1961
28 Phillips, Anthony, CB, Texas A&M-Kingsville1998
30 Phillips, Bobby, RB, Virginia Union
1995
82 Phillips, Jim, WR, Auburn
1965-67
75/79/91 Phillips, Joe, DT, SMU
1986; 99
22 Pinner, Artose, RB, Kentucky
2006
63 Ploeger, Kurt, DT, Gustavus Adolphus
1987
86 Poage, Ray, TE, Texas
1963
29 Poltl, Randy, S, Stanford
1974
7 Ponder, Christian, QB, Florida St.
2011-13
52 Porter, Ron, LB, Idaho
1973
24 Powell, Art, WR, San Jose St.
1968
83 Powers, John, TE, Notre Dame
1966
27 Prater, Shaun, CB, Iowa
2013
30 Prentice, Travis, RB, Miami (Ohio)
2001
79 Prestel, Jim, DT, Idaho
1961-65
40 Prior, Anthony, CB, Washington St.
1996-97
28 Provost, Ted, CB, Ohio State
1970
66 Pyle, Palmer, G, Michigan St.
1964
QQQ
92 Quinn, Kelly, LB, Michigan St.
1987
RRR
64 Rabold, Mike, G, Indiana
1961-62
60 Radovich, Drew, T, USC
2008
9 Ramsey, Patrick, QB, Tulane
2010
93 Randle, John, DT, Texas A&I
1990-00
34 Randolph, Al, CB, Iowa
1973
28 Rashad, Ahmad, WR, Oregon
1976-82
52 Rasmussen, Randy, G, Minnesota
1987-89
30/41Raymond, Mistral, S, South Florida 2011-13
11 Reaves, John, QB, Florida
1979
22 Redwine, Jarvis, RB, Nebraska
1981-83
27 Reed, Bob, RB, Pacific
1962-63
91 Reed, DAundre, DE, Arizona
2011-12
86 Reed, Jake, WR, Grambling
1991-99,01
32 Reed, Oscar, RB, Colorado St.
1968-74
73 Rehder, Tom, G, Notre Dame
1992
89 Reichow, Jerry, WR, Iowa
1961-64
83/89 Reisner, Allen, TE, Iowa
2011-12
56 Reilly, Mike, LB, Iowa
1969
67 Remmers, Mike, T, Oregon State
2013
14 Renfroe, Gilbert, QB, Tennessee St.
1990
19 Rentzel, Lance, WR, Oklahoma
1965-66
7 Reveiz, Fuad, K, Tennessee
1990-95
82 Reynaud, Darius, WR, West Virginia 2008-09
29 Rhodes, Xavier, CB, Florida State
2013
88 Rhymes, Buster, WR, Oklahoma
1985-87
1 Ricardo, Benny, K, San Diego St.
1983
36 Rice, Allen, RB, Baylor
1984-90
18 Rice, Sidney, WR, South Carolina
2007-10
89 Richardson, Greg, WR, Alabama
1987-88
5 Richardson, Kyle, P, Arkansas St.
2002
49 Richardson, Tony, FB, Auburn
2006-07
78 Riley, Steve, T, USC
1974-84
98 Robbins, Fred, DT, Wake Forest
2000-03
95 Robinson, Gerald, DE, Auburn
1986-87
21 Robinson, Josh, CB, Central Florida
2012-13
18 Robinson, Koren, WR, N.C. State
2005
87 Robinson, Marcus, WR, So. Carolina 2004-06
96 Robison, Brian, DE, Texas
2007-13
60 Rodenhauser, Mark, C, Illinois St.
1989
29 Rogers, Chris, CB, Howard
1999
58 Rogers, Nick, LB, Georgia Tech
2002-03

HISTORY

33 McClanahan, Brent, RB, Arizona St.


1973-80
96 McClendon, Skip, DE, Arizona St.
1992
15 McCormick, John, QB/P, Massachusetts 1962
84/80 McCullum, Sam, WR, Montana St. 1974-75; 82-83
74 McCurry, Mike, G, Indiana
1987
58 McDaniel, Ed, LB, Clemson
1992-01
64 McDaniel, Randall, G, Arizona St.
1988-99
1981-83
88 McDole, Mardye, WR, Mississippi St.
34 McDonald, Ramos, CB, New Mexico
1998-99
39 McElhenny, Hugh, RB, Washington
1961-62
60 McElroy, Reggie, T, West Texas St.
1994
55 McGill, Mike, LB, Notre Dame
1968-70
37 McGriggs, Lamar, S, West. Illinois
1993-94
86 McKeever, Marlin, TE, USC
1967
58 McKenzie, Tyrone, LB, South Florida
2012
74 McKinnie, Bryant, T, Miami (Fla.)
2002-10
9 McMahon, Jim, QB, BYU
1993
26 McMillian, Audray, CB, Houston
1989-93
12 McMullen, Billy, WR, Virginia
2006
5 McNabb, Donovan, QB, Syracuse
2011
12 McNeil, Tom, P, Stephen F. Austin
1970
54 McNeill, Fred, LB, UCLA
1974-85
60 McQuaid, Dan, T, UNLV
1988
32 McWatters, Bill, RB, North Texas
1964
87 McWilliams, Johnny, TE, USC
2000
53 Meamber, Tim, LB, Washington
1985
18 Mercer, Mike, K, Arizona St.
1961-62
57 Merriweather, Mike, LB, Pacific
1989-92
56 Meylan, Wayne, LB, Nebraska
1970
98 Micech, Phil, DE, Wis.-Platteville
1987
21 Michel, Tom, RB, East Carolina
1964
84 Middleton, Dave, WR, Auburn
1961
75 Millard, Keith, DT, Washington St.
1985-91
55/59 Miller, Corey, LB, South Carolina
1999
87 Miller, Kevin, WR, Louisville
1978-80
5 Miller, Larry, QB, Northern Iowa
1987
35 Miller, Robert, RB, Kansas
1975-80
14 Miller, Romaro, QB, Mississippi
2001
64 Million, Ted, G, Duke
1987
45 Mills, Garrett, TE, Tulsa
2007-09
45 Mills, John Henry, FB, Wake Forest
1999
21 Mincy, Charles, S, Washington
1995
92 Mitchell, Jayme, DE, Mississippi
2006-10
55 Mitchell, Marvin, LB, Tennessee
2012-13
68 Mitchell, Mel, G, Tennessee St.
1980
71 Mitrione, Matt, DT, Purdue
2005
79 Mixon, Kenny, DE, LSU
2002-04
90 Molden, Fred, DT, Jackson State
1987
94 Monty, Pete, LB, Wisconsin
2001
1 Moon, Warren, QB, Washington
1994-96
45 Moore, Leonard, RB, Jackson St.
1987
36 Moore, Manfred, RB, USC
1977
30 Moore, Mewelde, RB, Tulane
2004-07
31 Morgan, Don, S, Nevada-Reno
1999-01
35 Morrell, Kyle, S, BYU
1985-86
40 Morris, Jack, CB, Oregon
1961
68 Morris, Mike, C, NE Missouri St.
1991-99
33 Morrow, Harold, RB, Auburn
1996-02
96 Mosley, C.J., Missouri
2005
79 Moss, Eric, OL, Ohio State
1997
84 Moss, Randy, WR, Marshall
1998-04, 10
24 Mostardi, Rich, S, Kent State
1961
86 Mularkey, Mike, TE, Florida
1983-88
77 Mullaney, Mark, DE, Colorado St.
1975-87
31 Munsey, Nelson, CB, Wyoming
1978
88 Murphy, Fred, TE, Georgia Tech
1961
68 Murphy, Kevin, T, Harvard
2013
19 Murphy, Yo, WR, Idaho
1999
3 Murray, Eddie, K, Tulane
1997
74 Myers, Frank, T, Texas A&M
1978-80
NNN
51/59 Najarian, Pete, LB, Minnesota
1987
15 Nance, Martin, WR, Miami (OH)
2006
59 Nattiel, Mike, LB, Florida
2003-04
28 Ned, Larry, RB, San Diego St.
2003-04
17 Nelson, Ben, WR, Saint Cloud St.
2004
1 Nelson, Chuck, K, Washington
1986-88
1982-89;91-92
20 Nelson, Darrin, RB, Stanford
32 Nelson, David, RB, Heidelberg
1984
56 Nelson, Jim, LB, Penn St.
2000-02
38 Nelson, Rhett, CB, Colorado St.
2003-04
53 Newbill, Richard, LB, Miami (Fla.)
1990
52 Newman, Keith, LB, North Carolina 2004-05
86 Newman, Pat, WR, Utah State
1990
18 Newsome, Harry, P, Wake Forest
1990-93
96 Newton, Tim, DT, Florida
1985-89
71 Niehaus, Steve, DT, Notre Dame
1979
79 Nix, Roosevelt, DT, Cental St.
1994
99 Noga, Al, DE, Hawaii
1988-92
49 Nord, Keith, S, St. Cloud St.
1979-85
97 Norman, Tony, DE, Iowa State
1987
90 Northern, Gabe, DE/LB, LSU
2000
85 Novoselsky, Brent, TE, Pennsylvania 1989-94

EXTRA
POINTS

25 Kelly, Eric, CB, Kentucky


2001-03
2001-03
61 Kelly, Lewis, T/G, South Carolina St.
73 Kennedy, Jimmy, DT, Penn State
2008-10
83 Kent, Joey, WR, Tennessee
2000
43 Keys, Brady, CB, Colorado St.
1967
80 Kidd, Keith, WR, Arkansas
1987
2002-03
95 Killings, Cedric, DT, Carson-Newman
38 King, Caleb, RB, Georgia
2011
24 King, Phil, RB, Vanderbilt
1965-66
89 Kingsriter, Doug, TE, Minnesota
1973-75
36 Kirby, John, LB, Nebraska
1964-68
52 Kirksey, William, LB, Southern Miss.
1990
40/85 Kleinsasser, Jim, TE/FB, No. Dakota 1999-11
4/5 Kluwe, Chris, P, UCLA
2005-12
25 Knoff, Kurt, S, Kansas
1979-82
68 Koch, Greg, G, Arkansas
1987
96 Kolodziej, Ross, Wisconsin
2006
26 Kosens, Terry, S, Hofstra
1963
89 Kramer, Kent, TE, Minnesota
1969-70
9 Kramer, Tommy, QB, Rice
1977-89
22 Krause, Paul, S, Iowa
1968-79
78 Kropog, Troy, G, Tulane
2012
5 Krueger, Todd, QB, Northern Michigan
1987
LLL
59 Lacey, Bob, C, North Carolina
1964
26 Lacey, Jacob, CB, Oklahoma State
2013
63 Lacina, Corbin, G, Augustana
1999-02
21 Lamson, Chuck, S, Wyoming
1962-63
58 Langer, Jim, C, South Dakota St.
1980-81
52 Lapham, Bill, C, Iowa
1961
77 Larsen, Gary, DT, Concordia
1965-74
82 Lash, Jim, WR, Northwestern
1973-76
65 Lawson, Steve, G, Kansas
1973-75
51 Leber, Ben, LB, Kansas State
2006-10
80 LeCount, Terry, WR, Florida
1979-83; 87
32 Lee, Amp, RB, Florida State
1994-96
19 Lee, Bob, QB/P, Pacific
1969-72; 75-78
39 Lee, Carl, CB, Marshall
1983-93
57 Leman, J, LB, Illinois
2009
59 Leo, Jim, DE, Cincinnati
1961-62
31 Lester, Darrell, RB, McNeese St.
1964
49 Lewis, Dave, RB, Northern Iowa
1987
17 Lewis, Greg, WR, Illinois
2009-10
87 Lewis, Leo, WR, Missouri
1981-91
2001-03
43 Liddiard, Brody, TE/LS, Colorado
73 Linden, Errol, T, Houston
1962-65
61/62 Lindsay, Everett, OL, Mississippi 1993-98; 2001-03
21 Lindsey, Jim, RB, Arkansas
1966-72
48 Line, Zach, FB, SMU
2013
76 Lingenfelter, Bob, T, Nebraska
1978
55 Livingston, Cliff, LB, UCLA
1962
13 Livingston, Mike, QB, SMU
1980
76 Liwienski, Chris, T/G, Indiana
1998-05
71 Loadholt, Phil, T, Oklahoma
2009-13
12/18 Locke, Jeff, P, UCLA
2013
46 Loeffler, Cullen, LS, Texas
2004-13
38 Louallen, Fletcher, S, Livingston
1987
8 Longwell, Ryan, K, California
2006-11
75/73Love, DeMarcus, OT, Arkansas
2011-12
23 Love, Terry, S, Murray State
1987
63 Lowdermilk, Kirk, C, Ohio State
1985-92
25 Lowe, Omare, S, Washington
2004
57 Luce, Derrel, LB, Baylor
1979-80
1971-76
75 Lurtsema, Bob, DE, West. Michigan
27 Lush, Mike, S, East Stroudsburg
1986
35 Lynch, James, FB, Maryland
2003
96 Lyon, Billy, DL, Marshall
2003
MMM
71 MacDonald, Mark, G, Boston Coll.
1985-88
46 Mackbee, Earsell, CB, Utah St.
1965-69
69 Malano, Mike, G, San Diego St.
2002
75 Manley, James, DT, Vanderbilt
1996-97
17 Mann, Maurice, WR, Washington
2006
4 Manning, Archie, QB, Mississippi
1983-84
91 Manusky, Greg, LB, Colgate
1991-93
49 Marinaro, Ed, RB, Cornell
1972-75
70 Marshall, Jim, DE, Ohio State
1961-79
48 Marshall, Larry, S, Maryland
1974
55 Martin, Amos, LB, Louisville
1972-76
89 Martin, Billy, TE, Georgia Tech
1968
56/94/98/57 Martin, Chris, LB, Auburn
1984-88
79 Martin, Doug, DE, Washington
1980-89
90 Martin, Steve, DT, Missouri
2004
20 Mason, Tommy, RB, Tulane
1961-66
66 Maurer, Andy, G, Oregon
1974-75
56 Mauti, Michael, LB, Penn State
2013
5 May, Chad, QB, Kansas State
1995
88 May, Marc, TE, Purdue
1987
35 Mayberry, Doug, RB, Utah St.
1961-62
23 Mayes, Mike, CB, LSU
1991
53 Mays, Kivuusama, LB, North Carolina 1998-99
73 Mays, Stafford, DT, Washington
1987-88
31/21 McCauley, Marcus, CB, Fresno St.
2007-08

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ROOKIES
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RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

76 Roller, Dave, DT, Kentucky


1979-80
47 Rose, George, CB, Auburn
1964-66
2/18 Rosenfels, Sage, QB, Iowa St.
2009, 11
75 Rosenthal, Mike, T, Notre Dame
2003-06
28 Rosnagle, Ted, S, Portland St.
1985, 87
37 Ross, Derek, CB, Ohio St.
2004
68 Rouse, Curtis, G, Tenn.-Chattanooga 1982-86
89 Rowe, Ray, TE, San Diego State
1994
47 Rowland, Justin, CB, Tex. Christian
1961
54 Rubke, Karl, LB, USC
1961
57 Rudd, Dwayne, LB, Alabama
1997-00
82 Rudolph, Kyle, TE, Notre Dame
2011-13
65 Ruether, Mike, C, Texas
1994
75 Russ, Pat, DT, Purdue
1963
27 Russell, Brian, S, San Diego St.
2002-04
48 Rutland, Reggie, CB, Georgia Tech
1987-92
SSS
12 Salisbury, Sean, QB, USC
1990-94
72 Sams, Ron, C, Pittsburgh
1984
89 Sanders, Ken, DE, Howard Payne
1980-81
33 Sanford, Jamarca, S, Mississippi
2009-13
22 Sapp, Benny, CB, Northern Iowa 2008-09, 11
78 Sapp, Bob, G, Washington
1997-98
59 Sauer, Craig, LB, Minnesota
2000
97 Sawyer, Talance, DE, UNLV
1999-03
4 Saxon, Mike, P, San Diego St.
1994-95
78 Scardina, John, T, Lincoln
1987
89 Schenk, Ed, TE, Central Florida
1987
68 Schmidt, Roy, G, Long Beach St.
1971
54 Schmitz, Bob, LB, Montana
1966
85 Schnelker, Bob, TE, Bowling Green
1961
60 Schreiber, Adam, C, Texas
1990-93
53 Schuh, Jeff, LB, Minnesota
1986
76 Schwartz, Geoff, G, Oregon
2012
41 Scott, Carey, CB, Kentucky St.
2002
98 Scott, Darrion, DE, Ohio St.
2004-07
50 Scott, Randy, LB, Alabama
1987
38 Scott, Todd, S, SW Louisiana
1991-94
13 Scribner, Bucky, P, Kansas
1987-89
60 Selesky, Ron, C, North Central
1987
34 Sendejo, Andrew, S, Rice
2011-13
57 Sendlein, Robin, LB, Texas
1981-84
81 Senser, Joe, TE, West Chester St.
1979-84
29 Serwanga, Wasswa, CB, UCLA
2000-01
45 Sharockman, Ed, CB, Pittsburgh
1962-72
42 Sharper, Darren, S, William & Mary
2005-08
14 Shaw, George, QB, Oregon
1961
25 Shaw, Terrance, CB, S.F. Austin
2004
73 Shay, Jerry, DT, Purdue
1966-67
59 Sheppard, Ashley, LB, Clemson
1993-95
29 Sheppard, Lito, CB, Florida
2010
35 Sherels, Marcus, CB, Minnesota
2010-13
43 Sherman, Will, WR, St. Marys
1961
81 Shiancoe, Visanthe, TE, Morgan St.
2007-11
77 Shields, Lebron, DE, Tennessee
1961
82/86 Shuler, Mickey, TE, Penn State
2010-11
50 Siemon, Jeff, LB, Stanford
1972-82
69 Simkus, Arnold, DT, Michigan
1967
75 Simpson, Howard, T, Auburn
1964
81 Simpson, Jerome, WR, Coastal Carolina 2012-13
57 Sims, William, LB, SW Louisiana
1994
9 Sisson, Scott, K, Georgia Tech
1996
35 Slaton, Mark, S, South Dakota
1987
74 Smiley, Larry, DE, Texas So.
1973
30 Smith, Cedric, RB, Florida
1990
25 Smith, Daryl, CB, North Alabama
1989
24 Smith, Dwight, S, Akron
2006-07
95/92 Smith, Fernando, DE, Jackson St. 1994-97, 00
87 Smith, Gordon, TE, Missouri
1961-65
91 Smith, Greg, DT, Kansas
1984
22 Smith, Harrison, S, Notre Dame
2012-13
43 Smith, Jim, RB, Elon
1987
90 Smith, Khreem, DE, Oklahoma St.
2006
79 Smith, Lyman, DT, Duke
1978
32 Smith, Onterrio, RB, Oregon
2003-04
2002-05
57 Smith, Raonall, LB, Washington St.
26/20 Smith, Robert, RB, Ohio St.
1993-00
74 Smith, Robert, DE, Grambling
1985
47 Smith, Rod, CB, Notre Dame
1996
83 Smith, Rodney, WR, Florida State
2013
74 Smith, Steve, DE, Michigan
1968-70
40 Smith, Wayne, CB, Purdue
1987
27/21 Smoot, Fred, CB, Mississippi St.
2005-06
16 Snead, Norm, QB, Wake Forest
1971
44 Snider, Matt, FB, Richmond
2001
69 Solomon, Ariel, G, Colorado
1996
54 Solomon, Jesse, LB, Florida St.
1986-89
31 Spencer, Willie, RB, no college
1976
44/45 Stackhouse, Charles, FB, Mississippi
2003
34 Starks, Tim, CB, Kent State
1987
82 Steele, Robert, WR, No. Alabama
1979
26 Steeples, Robert, CB, Memphis
2013
52 Stein, Bob, LB, Minnesota
1975

Neill Armstrong and Charlie West


3 Stenerud, Jan, K, Montana St.
1984-85
74 Stensrud, Mike, DT, Iowa State
1986
73 Stepanek, Joe, DT, Minnesota
1987
95 Stephens, Mac, LB, Minnesota
1991
73 Steussie, Todd, T, California
1994-00
28 Stewart, James, RB, Miami (Fla.)
1995
95 Stewart, Mark, LB, Washington
1983-84
27 Stills, Ken, S, Wisconsin
1990
1962-63
82 Stonebreaker, Steve, LB/TE, Detroit
94 Strauthers, Thomas, DE, Jackson St.
1989-91
53 Strickland, Fred, LB, Purdue
1993
77 Stringer, Korey, T, Ohio State
1995-00
55 Studwell, Scott, LB, Illinois
1977-90
65 Sullivan, John, C, Notre Dame
2008-13
26 Sumner, Charlie, CB, Wm. & Mary
1961-62
64 Sunde, Milt, G, Minnesota
1964-74
69 Sutherland, Doug, DT, Superior St.
1971-81
72 Sutton, Archie, T, Illinois
1965-67
94 Sverchek, Paul, DT, Cal-Poly SLO
1984
52 Swain, Bill, LB, Oregon
1964
29 Swain, John, CB, Miami
1981-84
67 Swilley, Dennis, C, Texas A&M 1977-83; 85-87
TTT
38 Tahi, Naufahu, FB, BYU
2006-10
55 Talley, Darryl, LB, West Virginia
1996
44 Tapeh, Thomas, FB, Minnesota
2008
1961-66; 72-78
10 Tarkenton, Fran, QB, Georgia
28/83 Tate, Robert, CB/WR, Cincinnati
1997-01
33 Tatman, Pete, RB, Nebraska
1967
66 Tausch, Terry, G, Texas
1982-88
29 Taylor, Chester, RB, Toledo
2006-09
90 Taylor, Eric, DE, Memphis
2005
89 Taylor, Travis, WR, Florida
2005-06
37 Teal, Willie, CB, LSU
1980-86
67 Teeter, Mike, DT, Michigan
1991
46 Tennell, Derek, TE, UCLA
1992-93
27 Thibodeaux, Keith, CB, Northwestern St. 1999-01
35 Thomas, Andre, RB, Mississippi
1987
51 Thomas, Broderick, LB, Nebraska
1995
54/55 Thomas, Dontarrious, LB, Auburn 2004-08
97 Thomas, Henry, DT, LSU
1987-94
42/43 Thomas, Orlando, S, SW Louisiana 1995-01
94 Thornton, John, DT, Cincinnati
1993
87/83 Tice, Mike, TE, Maryland
1992-93; 95
74 Tilleman, Mike, DT, Montana
1966
53 Tingelhoff, Mick, C, Nebraska
1962-78
51 Tobey, Dave, LB, Oregon
1966-67
29 Todman, Jordan, RB, Connecticut
2011
13 Torretta, Gino, QB, Miami
1993
94 Trattou, Justin, DE, Florida
2013
33 Triplett, Mel, RB, Toledo
1961-62
32 Truelove, Tony, RB, Livingston
1987
89 Truitt, Olanda, WR, Mississippi St.
1993
98/95 Tuaolo, Esera, DT, Oregon St.
1992-96
38 Tucker, Bob, TE, Bloomsburg St.
1977-80
27 Turner, John, S, Miami
1978-83;85;87
24 Turner, Maurice, RB, Utah St.
1984-85
61 Turner, Mike, T, Louisiana St.
1987
UUU
95 Udeze, Kenechi, DE, USC
2004-08
53 Ulmer, Artie, LB, Valdosta St.
1997
VVV
15 VanderKelen, Ron, QB, Wisconsin
1963-67
37 Vanhorse, Sean, CB, Howard
1996
25 Vargo, Larry, S, Detroit
1964-65
69 Vaughn, Ruben, DT, Colorado
1984
71 Vella, John, T, USC
1980
63 Vellone, Jim, G, USC
1966-70
83 Voigt, Stu, TE, Wisconsin
1970-80
WWW
88 Waddy, Bill, WR, Colorado
1984
19 Wade, Bobby, WR, Arizona
2007-08
31 Wagoner, Dan, S, Kansas
1984
54 Waiters, Van, LB, Indiana
1992
39 Walden, Bobby, P, Georgia
1964-67

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49 Walker, Adam, RB, Carthage


1987
26 Walker, Denard, CB, LSU
2003
41 Walker, Frank, CB, Tuskegee
2010
34 Walker, Herschel, RB, Georgia
1989-91
6 Walker, Jay, QB, Howard
1996-97
93 Walker, Jimmy, DT, Arkansas
1987
25 Wallace, Jackie, CB, Arizona
1973-74
3 Walsh, Blair, K, Georgia
2012-13
81 Walsh, Chris, WR, Stanford
1994-02
82 Walters, Troy, WR, Stanford
2000-01
72 Ward, John, G/DT, Oklahoma St.
1970-75
59 Warwick, Lonnie, LB, Tenn. Tech
1965-72
20 Washington, Dewayne, CB, N.C. State 1994-97
1967-72
84 Washington, Gene, WR, Michigan St.
80 Washington, Harry, WR, Colorado St.
1978
96 Washington, Keith, DE, UNLV
1995
73 Webb, JMarcus, T, West Texas A&M
2013
14 Webb, Joe, QB/WR, UAB
2010-13
68 Webster, Kevin, C, Northern Iowa
1987
32 Welborne, Tripp, S, Michigan
1992
66 Welch, Thomas, T, Vanderbilt
2010
15 Wells, Mike, QB, Illinois
1973-74
40 West, Charlie, S, Texas-El Paso
1968-73
35 West, Ronnie, WR, Pittsburgh St.
1992
92 Westbrooks, David, DE, Howard
1990
37 Wheeler, Leonard, CB, Troy St.
1997
82 Whitaker, Danta, TE, Miss. Valley St.
1992
27 Whitaker, Ronyell, CB, Virginia Tech 2006-07
62 White, Brad, DT, Tennessee
1987
62 White, Ed, G, California
1969-77
72 White, James, DT, Oklahoma St.
1976-83
97 White, Jose, DT, Howard
1995
85 White, Sammy, WR, Grambling
1976-86
65 Whittle, Jason, C, SW Missouri St.
2006
85 Wiggins, Jermaine, TE, Georgia
2004-06
41 Wilcots, Solomon, S, Colorado
1991
94 Wiley, Chuck, DE, LSU
2002-04
82 Williams, A.D., WR, Pacific
1961
98 Williams, Ben, DE, Minnesota
1998
29 Williams, Brian, CB, North Carolina St. 2002-05
23 Williams, Jeff, RB, Oklahoma St.
1966
58 Williams, Jimmy, LB, Nebraska
1990-91
93 Williams, Kevin, DT, Oklahoma St.
2003-13
20 Williams, Madieu, S, Maryland
2008-10
21/20 Williams, Moe, RB, Kentucky 1996-00,02-05
94 Williams, Pat, DT, Texas A&M
2005-10
25 Williams, Tank, S, Stanford
2006-07
94 Williams, Tony, DT, Memphis
1997-00
44 Williams, Walt, CB, New Mexico St.
1981-82
19/82 Williamson, Troy, WR, So. Carolina 2005-07
80 Willis, Leonard, WR, Ohio State
1976
59/54 Wilson, Antonio, LB, TX A&M-Comm. 2000-02
27 Wilson, Brett, RB, Illinois
1987
24 Wilson, David, S, California
1992
24 Wilson, Tom, RB, no college
1963
11 Wilson, Wade, QB, East Texas St.
1981-91
45 Wilson, Wayne, RB, Shepherd
1986
26 Winfield, Antoine, CB, Ohio St.
2004-12
36 Winfrey, Carl, LB, Wisconsin
1971
60 Winston, Roy, LB, LSU
1962-76
29 Wise, Phil, S, Nebraska-Omaha
1977-79
79 Wisne, Jerry, T, Notre Dame
2001
60 Withrow, Cory, C, Washington St.
1999-05
44 Wofford, James, RB, UNLV
2002
73 Wolfley, Craig, G, Syracuse
1990-91
33 Womack, Jeff, RB, Memphis St.
1987
52 Wong, Kailee, LB, Stanford
1998-01
5 Wood, Mike, P, Missouri State
1978
23 Word, Barry, RB, Virginia
1993
95 Worthen, Shawn, DT, TCU
2001
59 Wright, Fearon, LB, Rhode Island
2001
22 Wright, Felix, S, Drake
1991-92
17 Wright, Jarius, WR, Arkansas
2012-13
23 Wright, Jeff, S, Minnesota
1971-78
20 Wright, Kenny, CB, Northwestern St. 1999-01
43 Wright, Nate, CB, San Diego St.
1971-80
97 Wyms, Ellis, DT, Mississippi St.
2008
3 Wynn, Spergon, QB, SW Texas St.
2001
YYY
91 Yakavonis, Ray, DT, E. Stroudsburg
1980-83
73 Yary, Ron, T, USC
1968-81
50 Yates, Max, LB, Marshall
2003-04
34 Young, Albert, RB, Iowa
2009-10
34 Young, Jim, RB, Queens Ontario
1965-66
34 Young, Rickey, RB, Jackson St.
1978-83
72 Youso, Frank, T, Minnesota
1961-62
ZZZ
51 Zaunbrecher, Godfrey, C, LSU
1971-73
65 Zimmerman, Gary, T, Oregon
1986-92

Nick Rogers ......................LB .......... 2002...............D6 (177)............ 11


Fran Tarkenton.................QB.......... 1961.................D3 (29)........... 10
Corey Fuller.......................CB .......... 1995 ..............D2b (55)........... 10
Christian Ponder ............. QB ..........2011 ................ D1 (12) .......... 10
Steve Stonebreaker ..........TE .......... 1961.............. D12 (155).............9
Jim Vellone .......................G ............ 1966 .......................FA.............9
Ted Brown ........................RB.......... 1979..................D1 (16).............9
Brent Boyd........................G ............ 1980 ................D3 (68).............9
Nate Burleson...................WR ........ 2003.................D3 (71).............9
Erasmus James.................DE.......... 2005.................D1 (18).............9
Adrian Peterson.............. RB..........2007 .................D1 (7) ............9
Marcus McCauley..............CB .......... 2007................ D3 (72).............9
Gordon Smith ...................TE .......... 1961........................FA.............8
Don Hansen ......................LB .......... 1966 ................D3 (42).............8
Jeff Siemon.......................LB .......... 1972..................D1 (10).............8
Wymon Henderson...........CB .......... 1987 .......................FA.............8
Marcus Johnson ................T ............ 2005................D2 (49).............8
Percy Harvin......................WR ........ 2009 ................D1 (22).............8
Kyle Rudolph .................. TE ..........2011 ............... D2 (43) ............8
Ray Poage.........................WR ........ 1963 .................D3 (31)............. 7
Lonnie Warwick................LB .......... 1965 .......................FA............. 7
Jim Kleinsasser .................FB .......... 1999 ................D2 (44)............. 7
Tyrone Carter ....................S ............ 2000 ............D4b (118)............. 7
Bryant McKinnie ...............T ............ 2002...................D1 (7)............. 7
Brian Williams ..................CB .......... 2002............ D4a (105)............. 7
Nat Dorsey........................T ............ 2004 ............ D4a (115)............. 7
Spencer Johnson...............DT.......... 2004 ......................FA............. 7
Cedric Griffin.....................CB .......... 2006 .............D2a (48)............. 7
Tyrell Johnson...................S ............ 2008 ...................... D2............. 7
Rhett Ellison................... FB/TE.....2012 ...........D4b (128) ............ 7
Ed Marinaro ......................RB.......... 1972.................D2 (50).............6
Matt Blair .........................LB .......... 1974............... D2b (51).............6
Hassan Jones ....................WR ........ 1986 .............. D5 (120).............6
Brad Edwards ...................S ............ 1988 ................D2 (54).............6
Hunter Goodwin ...............TE .......... 1996 ................D4 (97).............6
Willie Offord .....................S ............ 2002................D3 (70).............6
Josh Robinson................. CB ..........2012 .............. D3 (66) ............6
Cordarrelle Patterson ...... WR ........2013 ...............D1 (29) ............6
Xavier Rhodes ................ CB ..........2013 ...............D1 (25) ............6

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Year
Acquired Starts
Player
Gary Zimmerman..............T ............ 1986 ........... FA (USFL)............16
Todd Steussie...................T ............ 1994 ............... D1a (19) ...........16
Dewayne Washington ......CB .......... 1994 ...............D1a (18)............16
Kevin Williams .................DT.......... 2003.................. D1 (9)............16
Matt Kalil ....................... T ............2012 .............. D1a (4) .......... 16
Harrison Smith ............... S ............2012 .............D1b (29) .......... 16
Anthony Carter .................WR ........ 1985 ........... FA (USFL)............15
Randall McDaniel .............G ............ 1988 .................D1 (19)............15
Korey Stringer...................T ............ 1995 .............. D1b (24)............15
Kenechi Udeze..................DE.......... 2004 ............... D1 (20)............15
Phil Loadholt .................. T ............2009 .............. D2 (54) ...........15
Rip Hawkins .....................LB .......... 1961................. D2 (15)........... 14
Chuck Lamson ..................S ............ 1962 ................D4 (43)........... 14
Mick Tingelhoff ................C ............ 1962 .......................FA........... 14
Lee Calland .......................CB .......... 1963 .......................FA........... 14
Paul Flatley.......................WR ........ 1963 ............... D4 (44)........... 14
Carl Eller ...........................DE.......... 1964 .................. D1 (6)........... 14
Sammy White ..................WR ........ 1976.................D2 (54)........... 14
Alfred Anderson ...............RB.......... 1984 ................ D3 (67)........... 14
Tim Newton......................DT.......... 1985 .............. D6 (164)........... 14
George Rose .....................CB .......... 1964 ................D3 (34)............13
Jackie Wallace...................CB .......... 1973.................D2 (34)............13
Chris Doleman ..................LB .......... 1985 ................ D1b (4)............13
Chris Hovan ......................DT.......... 2000 ............... D1 (26)............13
Michael Bennett ...............RB.......... 2001 .................D1 (27)............13
Karl Kassulke....................S ............ 1963 ...............W (Det)............12
Hal Bedsole.......................TE .......... 1964 ................ D2 (19)............12
Doug Davis........................T ............ 1966 .............. D5a (72)............12
Henry Thomas ..................DT.......... 1987 ................ D3 (72)............12
Everett Lindsay.................OL.......... 1993 ...............D5 (133)............12
Andrew Jordan ..................TE .......... 1994 ...............D6 (179)............12
Derrick Alexander .............DE.......... 1995 ................D1a (11)............12
Kenny Wright ...................CB .......... 1999 ............ D4a (120)............12
Joe Kapp ...........................QB.......... 1967...............FA (CFL)............ 11
Chuck Foreman.................RB.......... 1973.................. D1 (12)............ 11
Alan Page .........................DT.......... 1967................ D1c (15)............ 11
Frank Myers......................T ............ 1978 .......................FA............ 11
Orlando Thomas ...............S ............ 1995 ..............D2a (42)............ 11
Randy Moss......................WR ........ 1998 ................. D1 (21)............ 11
Eric Kelly...........................CB .......... 2001 ................D3 (69)............ 11

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME GAMES STARTED BY ROOKIES

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Darrin Nelson................RB........1982-89, 91-92.......................129/67


Paul Dickson .................DT........1961-70 .................................. 128/83
Sammy White ..............WR ......1976-86.................................. 127/117
Tommy Kramer.............QB........1977-89 ..................................127/110
David Huffman .............OL........1979-83, 85-90 ......................127/22
Chris Kluwe...................P ..........2005-12.................................... 127/0
Doug Martin..................DE........1980-89 ................................. 126/94
Nate Wright..................CB ........1971-80 .................................. 126/89
Ed McDaniel..................LB ........1992-01 ................................. 125/110
E.J. Henderson ..............LB ........2003-11 .................................125/105
Ed White.......................G..........1969-77 .................................. 122/95
Antoine Winfield ..........CB ........2004-12 ................................. 119/115
Wes Hamilton ..............G..........1976-85...................................119/93
Robert Griffith ..............S ..........1994-01 ...................................119/88
Henry Thomas ..............DT........1987-94.................................. 118/117
Tommy Hannon............S ..........1977-84..................................117/103
Moe Williams ...............RB........1996-00, 02-05.......................117/10
James White .................DT........1976-83................................... 116/77
Kirk Lowdermilk............C ..........1985-92...................................114/86
Randy Moss..................WR ......1998-04, 10.......................... 113/108
Chad Greenway ........... LB ....... 2006-13............................... 112/111
Todd Steussie...............T ..........1994-00 .................................. 111/111
Jim Hough.....................G..........1978-86....................................111/78
Brian Robison ............. DE....... 2007-13 ................................110/54
Gary Zimmerman..........T ..........1986-92................................ 108/108
Alfred Anderson ...........RB........1984-91 ...................................108/71
Everett Lindsay.............OL........1993-98, 01-03.......................104/31
Adrian Peterson.......... RB ...... 2007-13 ............................... 103/96
Ted Brown ....................RB........1979-86...................................103/73
John Turner ...................DB........1978-83, 85, 87 .................... 103/70
Randy Holloway............DE........1978-84...................................103/31
Jeff Christy....................C ..........1993-99...................................101/92
Hassan Jones ................WR ......1986-92.................................. 100/55
Harold Morrow..............RB........1996-02......................................99/2
Ahmad Rashad.............WR ......1976-82................................... 98/95
Orlando Thomas ...........S ..........1995-01 ....................................98/87
Robert Smith................RB........1993-00 ...................................98/72
Charles Goodrum ..........G..........1973-79 .................................... 97/74
Jared Allen ....................DE........2008-13 ...................................96/96
Ryan Longwell ..............K..........2006-11 ..................................... 96/0
Brent McClanahan ........RB........1973-80....................................95/20
Chuck Foreman.............RB........1973-79 ................................... 94/84
Fred Evans.................. DT....... 2007-13 ...................................94/6
Korey Stringer...............T ..........1995-00 ................................... 93/91
John Sullivan .............. C ......... 2008-13................................. 93/77
Chris Liwienski..............G..........1998-05 ...................................93/74
Pat Williams.................DT........2005-10 ...................................93/93
Larry Bowie...................G..........1962-68.................................... 92/81
Lonnie Warwick............LB ........1965-72 .................................... 91/84

HISTORY

Player
Pos. Years
Played/Started
Jim Marshall..................DE........1961-79................................. 270/270
Mick Tingelhoff ............C ..........1962-78............................... 240/240
Fred Cox........................K..........1963-77 .................................... 210/0
Carl Eller .......................DE........1964-78................................ 209/201
Scott Studwell..............LB ........1977-90 ................................ 202/160
Ron Yary .......................T ..........1968-81 .................................199/180
Grady Alderman............T ..........1961-74 .................................194/178
Randall McDaniel .........G..........1988-99 ............................... 190/188
Roy Winston.................LB ........1962-76 .................................190/160
Tim Irwin ......................T ..........1981-93 ................................. 188/181
Cris Carter .....................WR ......1990-01................................. 188/177
Jim Kleinsasser .............TE ........1999-11.................................. 181/130
Bill Brown .....................RB........1962-74..................................180/111
Steve Jordan .................TE ........1982-94.................................178/149
Fran Tarkenton.............QB........1961-66, 72-78 ...................... 177/171
John Randle ..................DT........1990-00 ................................ 176/150
Kevin Williams .............DT........2003-13...................................171/171
Paul Krause ..................S ..........1968-79..................................171/150
Carl Lee.........................CB ........1983-93.................................169/144
Alan Page .....................DT........1967-78 ................................. 160/157
Matt Blair .....................LB ........1974-85.................................160/130
Bobby Bryant ................CB ........1968-80 ................................160/128
Fred McNeill .................LB ........1974-85..................................157/121
Wally Hilgenberg ..........LB ........1968-79..................................157/116
Jeff Siemon...................LB ........1972-82 .................................156/149
Cullen Loefller ............ LS ....... 2004-13 ................................ 155/0
Chris Doleman ..............DE........1985-93, 99..........................154/142
David Dixon...................G..........1994-04 ................................ 152/134
Mark Mullaney..............DE........1975-87 ................................... 151/97
Matt Birk ......................C ..........1998-08 ................................146/123
Milt Sunde ....................G..........1964-74................................. 146/113
Mike Morris...................LS ........1991-99 ....................................144/0
Ed Sharockman ............CB ........1961-72.................................. 141/126
Leo Lewis......................WR ......1981-91...................................140/50
Dennis Swilley ..............C ..........1977-83, 85-87..................... 139/101
Steve Riley....................T ..........1974-84.................................138/128
Joey Browner.................S ..........1983-91 ................................. 138/115
Gary Larsen...................DT........1965-74..................................136/115
Doug Sutherland...........DT........1971-80 .................................. 136/90
Dave Osborn .................RB........1965-75 .................................. 135/69
Jake Reed......................WR ......1991-99, 01............................ 134/83
Chris Walsh ..................WR ......1994-02 ................................... 134/4
Anthony Carter .............WR ......1985-93................................. 133/126
Bryant McKinnie ...........T ..........2002-10 .................................132/131
Karl Kassulke................S ..........1963-72 .................................. 131/117
Stu Voigt ......................TE ........1970-80 ..................................131/80
Greg Coleman ...............P ..........1878-87.................................... 130/0

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS


1961 (Drafted 1st)
1. TOMMY MASON (1st overall), RB, Tulane
2. RIP HAWKINS (15), LB, North Carolina
3. FRAN TARKENTON (29), QB, Georgia
4. CHUCK LAMSON (43), DB, Wyoming
5. ED SHAROCKMAN (57), DB, Pittsburgh
6. GERALD BURCH (71), WR, Georgia
7. ALLEN FERRIE (85), WR, Wagner
8. PAUL LINDQUIST (99), T, New Hampshire
9. DAN SHEEHAN (113), T, Tenn.-Chattanooga
10. DOUG MAYBERRY (127), RB, Utah
11. JERRY MAYS (141), T, SMU
12. STEVE STONEBREAKER (155), LB, Detroit
13. RAYMOND HAYES (169), RB, Cent. Oklahoma
14. KEN PETERSON (183), T, Utah
15. MIKE MERCER (197), K, Arizona State
16. TED KARPOWICZ (211), RB, Detroit
17. WILLIE JONES (225), RB, Purdue
18. BOB VOIGHT (239), T, Los Angeles State
19. BILL HILL (253), RB, Presbyterian
20. MIKE McFARLAND (267), QB, Western Illinois

1962 (Drafted 2nd)


1. NO CHOICE, traded to New York for George Shaw.
2. NO CHOICE, traded, along with 11th rounder, to
Cleveland for Jim Prestel, Jim Marshall, Dick
Grecni, Jamie Caleb, Billy Gault and Paul Dickson.
3. BILL MILLER (30), WR, Miami
4. ROY WINSTON (45), LB, LSU
5. NO CHOICE, traded to New York for Mel Triplett,
Bob Schnelker, and B. Schmidt.
6. LARRY BOWIE (73), G, Purdue
7. NO CHOICE, traded to Philadelphia in Jerry
Reichow trade.
8. PAUL WHITE (101), RB, Buffalo
9. MARSHALL SHIRK (114), T, UCLA
10. NO CHOICE, traded to Cleveland for Bob Denton.
11. NO CHOICE, traded to Cleveland along with 2nd
rounder in 1962.
12. GARY FALLON (157), RB, Syracuse
13. ROGER VAN CLEEF (170), T, SW Oklahoma
14. PAT RUSS (185), T, Purdue
15. LARRY GUILFORD (198), RB, Pacific
16. JOHN CONTOULIS (213), T, Connecticut
17. RON STALEY (226), WR, Wisconsin
18. JUNIOR HAWTHORNE (241), T, Kentucky
19. TOMMY MINTER (254), RB, Baylor
20. TERRY CAGAANEN (269), RB, Utah State
1963 (Drafted 3rd)
1. JIM DUNAWAY (3), DT, Mississippi State
2. BOBBY BELL (16), LB, Minnesota
3. RAY POAGE (31), WR, Texas
4. PAUL FLATLEY (44), WR, Northwestern
5. GARY KALTENBACH (59), G, Pittsburgh
6. NO CHOICE, traded to Cleveland for T.
Franckhauser, F. Cox, C. Ferguson and E. Linden.
7. NO CHOICE, traded to New York for Jim Leo.
8. JIM OMAHONEY (100), LB, Miami
9. BOB HOOVER (115), RB, Florida
10. TERRY KOSENS (128), RB, Hofstra
11. JOHN CAMPBELL (143), LB, Minnesota
12. JOHN SKLOPAN (156), RB, Southern Miss.
13. DAVE OBRIEN (171), G, Boston College
14. RALPH FERRISI (184), RB, So. Conn. St.
15. JOHN MURIO (199), WR, Whitworth
16. REX MIRICH (212), T, Arizona. St.-Flagstaff
17. TOM MUNSEY (227), RB, Concordia
18. TOM McINTYRE (240), T, St. Johns
19. FRANK HORVATH (255), RB, Youngstown
20. MAILON KENT (268), QB, Auburn
1964 (Drafted 6th)
1. CARL ELLER (6), DE, Minnesota
2. HAL BEDSOLE (19), TE, USC
3. GEORGE ROSE (34), DB, Auburn
4. (A) NO CHOICE, traded to Chicago for Bill Brown.
4. (B) TOM KEATING (53), T, Michigan, from N.Y.
Giants as part of Hugh McElhenny trade.
5. JOHN KIRBY (62), LB, Nebraska
6. BOB LACEY (75), WR, North Carolina
7. WES BRYANT (90), T, Arkansas
8. BILL McWATTERS (103), RB, North Texas St.
9. DARRELL LESTER (118), RB, McNeese
10. NO CHOICE, traded to L.A. Rams for Tom Wilson.
11. H.O. ESTES (146), G, East Central Okla.
12. WALTER SANDS (159), WR, Texas
13. RUSS VOLLMER (174), DB, Memphis St.
14. TOM MICHEL (187), RB, East Carolina
15. MONTE KIFFIN (202), T, Nebraska
16. CARLTON OATES (215), DE, Florida A&M
17. JERRY McCLURG (230), DE, Colorado
18. CARL ROBINSON (243), DT, Prairie View
19. DICK SCHOTT (258), DE, Louisville
20. MILT SUNDE (271), G, Minnesota

1965 (Drafted 8th)


1. JACK SNOW (8), WR, Notre Dame
2. (A) ARCHIE SUTTON (15), T, Illinois, from N.Y.
Giants as part of the Hugh McElhenny trade.
2. (B) LANCE RENTZEL (23), RB, Oklahoma
3. NO CHOICE, traded to Pittsburgh for Bob
Ferguson.
4. (A) JIM WHALEN (51), WR, Boston Coll.
4. (B) JIM HARRIS (55), DT, Utah State, from
Cleveland for Mike Bundra.
5. NO CHOICE, traded to Detroit for Tom Hall and
Bruce Zellmer.
6. JIM GRISHAM (79), RB, Oklahoma
7. NO CHOICE, traded to Detroit for Mike Bundra
and Larry Vargo.
8. (A) JOHN HANKINSON (100), QB, Minnesota, from
San Francisco for Roy Williams.
8. (B) JEFF JORDAN (107), DB, Tulsa
9. FRANK McCLENDON (120), DT, Alabama
10. JERRY SCHWEIGER (135), T, Superior St.
11. JOHN THOMAS (148), WR, USC
12. MIKE TILLEMAN (163), DT, Montana
13. DAVE OSBORN (176), RB, North Dakota
14. MAX LEETZOW (191), DE, Idaho
15. PHIL MORGAN (204), RB, East Tenn.
16. PAUL LABINSKI (219), DT, St. Johns
17. VERAN SMITH (232), LB, Utah State
18. RICHARD KOTITE (247), WR, Wagner
19. ELLIS JOHNSON (260), RB, SE Louisiana
20. COSMO IACAVAZZI (275), RB, Princeton
1966 (Drafted 7th)
1. JERRY SHAY (7), DT, Purdue
2. JIM LINDSEY (27), RB, Arkansas
3. DON HANSEN (42), LB, Illinois
4. RON ACKS (57), DB, Illinois
5. (A) DOUG DAVIS (72), T, Kentucky
5. (B) BOB HALL (76), DB, Brown, from Chicago for
Palmer Pyle.
6. (A) WIBER AYLOR (83), T, S.W. Texas St., from
N.Y. Giants for Bill Swain.
6. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to Detroit for Mike Bundra
and Larry Vargo.
7. BOB MEERS (106), WR, Massachusetts
8. NO CHOICE, traded to Baltimore for the rights to
Larry Kramer.
9. RON GREEN (134), WR, North Dakota
10. NO CHOICE, traded to Detroit for Gary Lowe.
11. STAN QUINTANA (162), DB, New Mexico
12. BOB PETRELLA (181), DB, Tennessee
13. LARRY MARTIN (195), T, San Diego St.
14. HOWARD TWILLEY (209), WR, Tulsa
15. HUGH WRIGHT (223), RB, Adams State
16. JIM WILLIAMS (237), DB, Arkansas
17. MONROE BEARD (256), WR, Virginia Union
18. DALE GRECO (270), T, Illinois
19. JESSE STOKES (284), DB, Corpus Christi
20. NO CHOICE, traded to Philadelphia for Billy Ray
Barnes.
1967 (Drafted Alternately 8th and 7th)
1. (A) CLINTON JONES (2), RB, Michigan State, from
NY Giants as part of the Tarkenton trade.
1. (B) GENE WASHINGTON (8), WR, Michigan State
1. (C) ALAN PAGE (15), DT, Notre Dame.Choice from
L.A. Rams for Hal Bedsole, Tommy Mason and
2nd round draft choice in 1967.
2. BOB GRIM (28), WR, Oregon State. Choice from
N.Y. Giants.
2. NO CHOICE, traded to LA Rams.
3. EARL DENNY (61), RB, Missouri
4. ALVIN COLEMAN (87), DB, Tenn. A&I
5. KEN LAST (115), WR, Minnesota
6. NO CHOICE, traded to Pittsburgh for Phil King.
7. BOBBY BRYANT (167), DB, South Carolina
8. NO CHOICE, traded to Pittsburgh for Dave Tobey.
8. JOHN BEASLEY (197), TE, California, Choice from
Washington.
9. BILL MORRIS (219), G, Holy Cross
10. PETE TATMAN (244), RB, Nebraska
11. BOB TRYGSTAD (271), DT, Washington St.
12. FRED CREMER (296), DT, St. Johns
13. CHARLES HARDT (323), DB, Tulsa
14. JIM HARGROVE (348), LB, Howard Payne
15. JAMES SHEA (375), DB, E. New Mexico
16. GENE BEARD (400), DB, Virginia Union
17. DICK WAGONER (427), DB, Bowling Green
1968 (Drafted 6th)
1. (A) RON YARY (1), T, USC, Choice from N.Y.
Giants as part of Tarkenton trade.
1. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to New Orleans for Gary
Cuozzo.
2. CHARLIE WEST (33), DB, Texas-El Paso
3. (A) NO CHOICE, traded to Pittsburgh for Brady
Keys.
3. (B) MIKE McGILL (76), LB, Notre Dame. Choice
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4. MIKE FREEMAN (89), DB, Fresno State


5. NO CHOICE, traded to Washington for Bob
Breitenstein.
6. BOB GOODRIDGE (144), WR, Vanderbilt
7. (A) OSCAR REED (167), RB, Colorado State,
Choice from Atlanta for Ron VanderKelen.
7. (B) LENNY SNOW (171), RB, Georgia Tech
8. HANK URBANOWICZ (198), DT, Miami
9. MIKE DONOHUE (225), TE, San Francisco
10. TOM SAKAL (250), DB, Minnesota
11. BILL HAAS (279), WR, Omaha
12. HOWIE SMALL (308), C, Rhode Island
13. DICK WHERRY (333), WR, Northern St.
14. DON EVANS (360), T, Arkansas AM&N
15. JIM HAYNIE (387), QB, West Chester St.
16. LARRY KUHARICH (414), DB, Boston Coll.
17. (A) BOB LEE (441), QB, Pacific
17. (B) BILL HULL (445), G, Tennessee Tech, Choice
from Detroit.
1969 (Drafted 17th)
1. NO CHOICE, traded to New Orleans for Gary
Cuozzo.
2. (A) ED WHITE (39), G, California. Choice from N.Y.
Giants as a part of Tarkenton trade.
2. (B) VOLLY MURPHY (43), WR, UTEP
3. NO CHOICE, traded to Philadelphia for Phil King.
4. MIKE McCAFFREY (95), LB, California
5. (A) JIM BARNES (106), G, Arkansas. Choice from
Atlanta for Ron VanderKelen.
5. (B) MIKE OSHEA (112), WR, Utah State. Choice
from Pittsburgh for Bobby Walden.
5. (C) CORNY DAVIS (121), RB, Kansas St.
6. MARION BATES (148), DB, Tex. Southern
7. NO CHOICE, traded to Washington along with
Marlin McKeever for Paul Krause.
8. HARRISON WOOD (199), WR, Washington
9. TOM FINK (225), G, Minnesota
10. TOM McCAULEY (253), WR, Wisconsin
11. BRIAN DOWLING (277), QB, Yale
12. NOEL JENKE (303), LB, Minnesota
13. JIM MOYLAN (329), DT, Texas Tech
14. TOMMY HEAD (355), C, S.W. Texas St.
15. EUGENE MOSLEY (381), TE, Jackson St.
16. NO CHOICE, traded to Detroit for 17th choice in
1968.
17. WENDELL HOUSLEY (433), DB, Texas A&M
1970 (Drafted 25th)
1. JOHN WARD (25), T, Oklahoma State
2. BILL CAPPLEMAN (51), QB, Florida St.
3. CHUCK BURGOON (77), LB, North Park
4. NO CHOICE, traded to New Orleans for Kent
Kramer.
5. GREG JONES (129), RB, UCLA
6. NO CHOICE, traded to Pittsburgh for Tony Jeter.
7. HAP FARBER (181), LB, Mississippi
8. MIKE CARROLL (206), G, Missouri
9. GEORGE MORROW (233), DE, Mississippi
10. STU VOIGT (260), TE, Wisconsin
11. GODFREY ZAUNBRECHER (286), C, LSU
12. JAMES HOLLAND (311), DB, Jackson St.
13. ROBERT PEARCE (337), DB, S.F. Austin
14. TOM SPINKS (363), WR, Louisiana Tech
15. BENNIE FRANCIS (388), DE, Chadron
16. BRUCE CERONE (417), WR, Emporia St.
17. BRIAN HEALY (441), DB, Michigan
1971 (Drafted 24th)
1. LEO HAYDEN (24), RB, Ohio State
2. NO CHOICE, traded to Philadelphia as part of
Norm Snead trade.
3. EDDIE HACKETT (76), WR, Alcorn A&M
4. VINCE CLEMENTS (102), RB, Connecticut
5. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Pittsburgh for Kent
Nix.
6. NO CHOICE, traded to Philadelphia for Norm
Snead.
7. GENE MACK (180), LB, Texas-El Paso
8. JOHN FARLEY (208), DE, J.C. Smith
9. TIM SULLIVAN (232), RB, Iowa
10. CHRIS MORRIS (258), G, Indiana
11. MIKE WALKER (284), LB, Tulane
12. REGGIE HOLMES (310), DB, Stout State
13. BENNY FRY (336), C, Houston
14. JIM GALLAGHER (362), LB, Yale
15. JEFF WRIGHT (388), DB, Minnesota
16. GREG EDMONDS (413), WR, Penn State
17. KEN DUNCAN (439), P, Tulsa
1972 (Drafted 24th)
1. (A) JEFF SIEMON (10), LB, Stanford. Choice from
New England for Joe Kapp.
1. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to NY Giants as a part of
Tarkenton trade.
2. ED MARINARO (50), RB, Cornell
3. (A) BART BUETOW (59), T, Minnesota, Choice
from Green Bay for the rights to Z. Bratkowski.

1975 (Drafted 25th)


1. MARK MULLANEY (25), DE, Colorado St.
2. ART RILEY (52), DT, USC
3. NO CHOICE, traded to New Orleans for Andy
Maurer
4. (A) HAROLD HENSON (89), RB, Ohio St. Choice
from Detroit for Charlie West.
4. (B) BRUCE ADAMS (103), WR, Kansas
5. ROBERT MILLER (129), RB, Kansas
6. BUBBA BROUSSARD (155), LB, Houston
7. HENRY GREENE (181), RB, Southern
8. JOE HOLLIMON (207), DB, Arkansas St.
9. JOHN PASSANANTI (233), G, W. Illinois

1979 (Drafted Alternately 16th and 17th)


1. TED BROWN (16), RB, North Carolina St.
2. DAVE HUFFMAN (43), C, Notre Dame
3. Forfeited
4. STEVE DILS (97), QB, Stanford
5. JERRY METER (129), LB, Michigan
6. JOE SENSER (152), TE, West Chester St.
7. BOB WINKEL (181), DT, Kentucky
8. NO CHOICE, traded to Baltimore for Frank Myers.
9. BILLY DIGGS (236), WR, Winston-Salem
10. NO CHOICE, traded to NY Jets for Phil Wise.
11. BRIAN NELSON (291), WR, Texas Tech
12. DAVID STEPHENS (317), LB, Kentucky
1980 (Drafted Alternately 9th, 10th, 11th)
1. DOUG MARTIN (9), DT, Washington
2. (A) WILLIE TEAL (30), CB, LSU, Choice from San
Francisco for 2nd and 3rd choice in 1980.
2. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to San Francisco for 2nd
rounder in 1980.
3. (A) NO CHOICE, traded to San Francisco for 2nd
rounder in 1980.
3. (B) BRENT BOYD (68), G/C, UCLA, Choice from
New Orleans in Steve Riley trade.
4. DENNIS JOHNSON (92), LB, USC
5. (A) DOUG PASCHAL (121), RB, North Carolina
5. (B) PAUL JONES (122), RB, California, from New
Orleans in Steve Riley trade.
6. RAY YAKAVONIS (148), DE, East Stroudsburg St.

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1983 (Drafted Alternately 19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th)


1. JOEY BROWNER (19), DB, USC
2. NO CHOICE, traded to Philadelphia for Charlie
Johnson.
3. WALKER LEE ASHLEY (73), LB, Penn St.
4. MARK RUSH (100), RB, Miami (Fla.)
5. MARK STEWART (127), LB, Washington
6. MIKE JONES (159), WR, Tennessee St.
7. CARL LEE (186), DB, Marshall
8. NORRIS BROWN (213), TE, Georgia
9. ROD ACHTER (239), WR, Toledo
10. (A) MELVIN BROWN (255), DB, Mississippi,
Choice from L.A. Rams for Ron Yary.
10. (B) WALTER TATE (266), C, Tennessee St.
11. BRIAN BUTCHER (298), G, Clemson
12. MAURICE TURNER (325), RB, Utah St.
1984 (Drafted Alternately 13th, 12th, 11th, 15th, 14th)
1. KEITH MILLARD (13), DE, Washington St.
2. NO CHOICE, traded to Houston for Archie
Manning.
3. ALFRED ANDERSON (67), RB, Baylor
4. NO CHOICE, traded to Houston for Dave Casper.
5. NO CHOICE, traded to LA Raiders for 5th, 7th,
and 11th choices in 1984.
5. ALLEN RICE (140), RB, Baylor, Choice from L.A.
Rams.
6. DWIGHT COLLINS (154), WR, Pittsburgh
7. (A) JOHN HAINES (180), DT, Texas
7. (B) LOYD LEWIS (196), G, Texas A & I, Choice from
L.A. Raiders.
8. PAUL SVERCHECK (208), DT, Cal Poly-SLO
9. KEITH KIDD (235), WR, Arkansas
10. JAMES SPENCER (268), LB, Oklahoma St.
11. (A) EDGAR PICKETT (295), LB, Clemson
11. (B) LAWRENCE THOMPSON (308), WR, Miami
(Fla.), Choice from LA Raiders.
12. MIKE A. JONES (321), RB, No. Carolina A&T
1985 (Drafted Alternately 2nd, 3rd)
1. (A) NO CHOICE, traded to Atlanta for 1st and 3rd
choice in 1985.
1. (B) CHRIS DOLEMAN (4), LB, Pittsburgh. Choice
from Atlanta.
2. ISSIAC HOLT (30), CB, Alcorn St.
3. (A) KIRK LOWDERMILK (59), C, Ohio St.
3. (B) TIM MEAMBER (60), LB, Washington. Choice
from Atlanta.
3. (C) TIM LONG (66), T, Memphis State,
Choice from San Diego for John Turner.
4. (A) GEORGE Buster RHYMES (85), WR,

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1978 (Drafted Alternately 21st, 20th, 24th, 23rd,


22nd)
1. RANDY HOLLOWAY (21), DE, Pittsburgh
2. JOHN TURNER (48), CB, Miami
3. WHIP WALTON (75), LB, San Diego St.
4. JIM HOUGH (100), C, Utah State
5. NO CHOICE, traded to the NY Giants for Bob
Tucker.
6. NO CHOICE, traded to San Francisco for Nate
Allen.
7. NO CHOICE, traded to Philadelphia for Bill
Bradley.
8. MIKE WOOD (204), K, S.E. Missouri. Choice from
Seattle for Amos Martin and Autry Beamon.
8. NO CHOICE, traded to NY Jets for Phil Wise in
1977.
9. MIKE DEUTSCH (240), P, Colorado St.
10. HUGHIE SHAW (272), RB, Texas A&I
11. RON HARRIS (299), RB, Colorado St.
12. JEFF MORROW (326), T, Minnesota

1982 (Drafted Alternately 7th, 11th, 10th, 9th, 8th, 7th)


1. DARRIN NELSON (7), RB, Stanford
2. TERRY TAUSCH (39), T, Texas
3. NO CHOICE, traded to New Orleans for Tony
Galbreath.
4. JIM FAHNHORST (92), LB, Minnesota
5. NO CHOICE, traded to Miami for Langer.
6. GREG STORR (147), LB, Boston College
7. STEVE JORDAN (179), TE, Brown
8. KIRK HARMON (206), LB, Pacific
9. BRYAN HOWARD (233), S, Tennessee St,
10. GERALD LUCEAR (260), WR, Temple
11. CURTIS ROUSE (286), G, Chattanooga
12. HOBSON MILNER (318), RB, Cincinnati

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1977 (Drafted 27th)


1. TOMMY KRAMER (27), QB, Rice
2. DENNIS SWILLEY (55), G, Texas A&M
3. TOM HANNON (83), S, Michigan State
4. NO CHOICE, traded to Seattle along with Bob
Lurtsema for Ahmad Rashad.
5. KEN MOORE (138), TE, Northern Illinois
6. NO CHOICE, traded to New England for Doug
Dumler.
7. NO CHOICE, traded to Cincinnati for Orlando
Nelson.
8. CLINT STROZIER (222), S, USC
9. SCOTT STUDWELL (250), LB, Illinois
10. DAN BEAVER (278), K, Illinois
11. KEITH HERTWIG (306), WR, Arizona
12. JIM KELLEHER (335), RB, Colorado

1981 (Drafted Alternately 18th, 17th, 16th)


1. NO CHOICE, traded to Baltimore for two 2nd and
a 5th round choice in 1981.
2. (A) MARDYE McDOLE (39), WR, Mississippi,
Choice from Baltimore for 1st choice in 1981.
2. (B) ROBIN SENDLEIN (45), LB, Texas
2. (C) JARVIS REDWINE (52), RB, Nebraska. Choice
from Baltimore.
3. NO CHOICE, to New Orleans in Steve Riley trade.
3. TIM IRWIN (74), T, Tennessee, Choice from New
England for Chuck Foreman.
4. JOHN SWAIN (101), DB, Miami (Fla.)
5. WENDELL RAY (123), DE, Missouri. Choice from
Baltimore.
5. NO CHOICE, traded to New Orleans in Steve Riley
trade.
6. NO CHOICE, traded to Miami for Jim Langer.
7. DON SHAVER (184), RB, Kutztown St.
8. WADE WILSON (210), QB/P, East Texas St.
9. NO CHOICE, traded to Seattle for Nick Bebout.
10. JAMES MURPHY (266), WR, Utah State
11. WILLIAM STEPHANOS (293), T, Boston Coll.
12. BRIAN WILLIAMS (320), TE, Southern

RECORDS

1976 (Drafted Alternately 25th and 26th)


1. JAMES WHITE (25), DT, Oklahoma State
2. SAMMY WHITE (54), WR, Grambling
3. WES HAMILTON (85), G, Tulsa
4. LEONARD WILLIS (118), WR, Ohio State
5. (A) STEVE WAGNER (133), DB, Wisconsin. Choice
from Atlanta for Oscar Reed.
5. (B) KEITH BARNETTE (150), RB, Boston Coll.
6. TERRY EGERDAHL (180), WR/DB, MinnesotaDuluth
7. LARRY BRUNE (206), DB, Rice
8. NO CHOICE, traded to New England along with
6th choice in 1977 for Doug Dumler.
9. ISAAC HAGINS (262), WR/RS, Southern
10. BILL SALMON (289), QB, Northern Iowa
11. STEVE KRACHER (318), RB, Montana St.
12. ROBERT SPARKS (345), DB, San Francisco St.
13. GARY PAULSON (372), DE, Colorado St.
14. JEFF STAPLETON (401), T, Purdue
15. RON GROCE (428), RB, Macalester
16. RANDY HICKEL (457), DB, Montana St.
17. DICK LUKOWSKI (484), DT, West Virginia

7. HENRY JOHNSON (174), LB, Georgia Tech


8. NO CHOICE, traded along with Carl Eller to
Seattle for Steve Niehaus.
9. DENNIS MOSLEY (232), RB/WR, Iowa
10. KEN BROWN (258), WR/RS, Nebraska
11. SAM HARRELL (288), RB, East Carolina
12. THOMAS LANE (315), S, Florida A&M

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1974 (Drafted 25th)


1. (A) FRED McNEILL (17), LB, UCLA, Choice from
Atlanta along with Bob Berry for Bob Lee and
Lonnie Warwick.
1. (B) STEVE RILEY (25), T, USC
2. (A) JOHN HOLLAND (29), WR, Tennessee State.
Choice from San Diego along with 3rd choice for
C. Jones and C. Gersbach.
2. (B) MATT BLAIR (51), LB, Iowa State
3. (A) STEVE CRAIG (64), TE, Northwestern. Choice
from San Diego.
3. (B) SCOTT ANDERSON (77), C, Missouri
4. (A) MIKE TOWNSEND (86), DB, Notre Dame,
Choice from New Orleans as part of Bob Brown
trade.
4. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to Cincinnati for Steve
Lawson.
5. (A) JAMES FERGUSON (120), DB, Stanford, Choice
from Denver along with Rod Sherman for Gene
Washington.
5. (B) NO CHOICE. Choice from Los Angeles for
Charles Stukes. Choice traded to Philadelphia for
Ron Porter.
5. (C) Choice traded to Baltimore for Charles Stukes
in 1973.
6. MARK KELLAR (155), RB, No. Illinois
7. FRED TABRON (181), RB, S.W. Missouri
8. BERL SIMMONS (207), K, TCU
9. SAM McCULLUM (232), WR, Montana St.
10. BARRY REED (259), RB, Peru State
11. DAVID BOONE (285), DE, E. Michigan
12. RANDY POLTL (311), DB, Stanford
13. GARY KELLER (337), DT, Utah
14. ALAN DIXON (363), RB, Harding
15. KURT WACHTLER (389), DT, St. Johns
16. JOHN GOEBEL (415), RB, St. Thomas
17. EARL GARRETT (441), DB, Boston State

NEIL CLABO (258), P, Tennessee


IKE SPENCER (285), RB, Utah
AUTRY BEAMON (311), DB, East Texas St.
MIKE HURD (336), WR, Michigan State
MIKE STRICKLAND (363), RB, E. Michigan
OLLIE BAKKEN (388), LB, Minnesota
TOM GOEDJEN (414), K, Iowa State
ADOLPH BELLIZEARE (441), RB, Penn St.

HISTORY

1973 (Drafted Alternately 12th,13th,14th)


1. CHUCK FOREMAN (12), RB, Miami
2. (A) JACKIE WALLACE (34), DB, Arizona, Choice
from St. Louis in John Gilliam for Gary Cuozzo
trade.
2. (B) NO CHOICE, Traded to NY Giants as a part of
Tarkenton trade.
3. JIM LASH (65), WR, Northwestern
4. (A) MIKE WELLS (80), QB, Illinois, Choice from
Philadelphia in Bill Cappleman trade.
4. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to Kansas City for Mike
Eischeid.
5. BRENT McCLANAHAN (118), RB, Arizona St.
6. (A) DOUG KINGSRITER (139), TE, Minnesota,
Choice from New Orleans along with 1974 4th
choice for Bob Brown.
6. (B) FRED ABBOTT (143), LB, Florida
7. JOSH BROWN (168), RB, S.W. Texas St.
8. CRAIG DARLING (196), T, Iowa
9. LARRY DIBBLES (221), DE, New Mexico
10. (A) RANDY LEE (236), P, Tulane, Choice from
Philadelphia for Bill Cody.
10. (B) DAVE MASON (246), DB, Nebraska
11. GEARY MURDOCK (274), T, Iowa State
12. ALAN SPENCER (299), WR, Pittsburg St.
13. RON JUST (324), G, Minot State
14. EDDIE BISHOP (352), DB, Southern
15. TONY CHANDLER (377), RB, Missouri Valley
16. LARRY SMILEY (402), DE, Texas Southern
17. DAVE WINFIELD (429), TE, Minnesota

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3. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to Philadelphia as part of


the Norm Snead trade.
NO C HOICE, traded to Denver for Al Denson.
NO CHOICE, traded to LA Rams for Ted Provost.
AMOS MARTIN (154), LB, Louisville
BILL SLATER (181), DE, Western Michigan
CALVIN DEMERY (206), WR, Arizona St.
CHARLES GOODRUM (232), G, Florida A&M
WILLIE ALDRIDGE (258), RB, South Carolina St.
WILLIE McKELTON (284), DB, Southern
BOB BANAUGH (310), DB, Montana St.
FRANKLIN ROBERTS (336), RB, Alcorn A&M
MARV OWENS (361), RB, San Diego St.
MIKE SIVERT (388), G, East Tennessee St.
NEIL GRAFF (414), QB, Wisconsin
DICK SCHMALZ (440), WR, Auburn

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Oklahoma
4. (B) KYLE MORRELL (106), S, BYU, Choice from LA
Rams for Steve Dils.
5. MARK MacDONALD (115), G, Boston Coll.
6. (A) STEVE BONO (142), QB, UCLA
6. (B) TIM NEWTON (164), NT, Florida. Choice from
L.A. Raiders for Brad Van Pelt.
7. NO CHOICE, traded to Green Bay for Jan Stenerud.
8. NIKITA BLAIR (198), LB, Texas El Paso
9. JAIME COVINGTON (227), RB, Syracuse
10. JUAN JOHNSON (254), WR, Langston
11. TIM WILLIAMS (283), DB, North Carolina A&T
12. BYRON JONES (310), DT, Tulsa
1986 (Drafted Alternately 9th, 8th, 7th, 11th, 10th)
1. (A) GERALD ROBINSON (14), DE, Auburn. Choice
from San Diego.
1. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to San Diego for San
Diegos 1st and 3rd choice in 1986.
2. (A) NO CHOICE, traded to N.Y. Giants for Gary
Zimmerman.
2. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to Miami for Anthony
Carter.
2. (C) Choice from L.A. Raiders for Brad Van Pelt
trade to NY Giants for Gary Zimmerman.
3. NO CHOICE, traded to San Diego.
4. JOE PHILLIPS (93), DT, SMU
5. HASSAN JONES (120), WR, Florida St.
6. THOMAS ROOKS (147), RB, Illinois
7. CARL HILTON (179), TE, Houston
8. GARY SCHIPPANG (206), T, West Chester St.
9. MIKE SLATON (232), DB, South Dakota
10. JOE CORMIER (259), TE/WR, USC
11. JOHN ARMSTRONG (286), WR, Richmond
12. JESSE SOLOMON (318), LB, Florida St.
1987 (Drafted 16th)
1. (A) D.J. DOZIER (14), RB, Penn State. Choice from
Miami for 1st and 5th choices in 1987.
1. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to Miami.
2. RAY BERRY (44), LB, Baylor
3. HENRY THOMAS (72), NT, LSU
4. REGGIE RUTLAND (100), S, Georgia Tech
5. NO CHOICE, traded to Miami.
6. GREG RICHARDSON (156), WR/KR, Alabama
7. NO CHOICE, traded to Seattle for John Harris.
8. RICK FENNEY (211), RB, Washington
9. LEONARD JONES (239), S, Texas Tech
10. ROBERT RILEY (267), T Indiana
11. BRENT PEASE (295), QB, Montana
12. KEITH WILLIAMS (323), DT, Florida
1988 (Drafted Alternately 19th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th)
1. RANDALL McDANIEL (19), G, Arizona St.
2. (A) NO CHOICE, to Denver for Denvers 2nd, 4th,
and 6th choices in 1988.
2. (B) BRAD EDWARDS (54), S, South Carolina,
Choice from Denver.
3. AL NOGA (71), DT, Hawaii
4. (A) NO CHOICE, to New England along with 11th
choice in Rich Gannon trade.
4. (B) TODD KALIS (108), G, Arizona State. Choice
from Denver.
5. DARRELL FULLINGTON (124), S, Miami
6. (A) NO CHOICE, traded to Miami for Greg Koch.
6. (B) DERRICK WHITE (164), CB, Oklahoma. Choice
from Denver.
7. BRAD BECKMAN (183), TE, Neb.-Omaha
8. JOE CAIN (210), LB, Oregon Tech
9. PAUL McGOWAN (237), LB, Florida State
10. BRIAN HABIB (264), DT, Washington
11. NORMAN FLOYD (296), S, South Carolina. Choice
from New England for 9th rounder in 1989.
11. NO CHOICE, traded to New England in
Rich Gannon trade.
12. NO CHOICE, traded to NY Giants.
1989 (Drafted 24th)
1. NO CHOICE, traded to Pittsburgh for Mike
Merriweather.
2. DAVID BRAXTON (52), LB, Wake Forest
3. JOHN HUNTER (80), T, BYU
4. DARRYL INGRAM (108), TE, California
5. Exercised in 1988 Supplemental Draft for Ryan
Bethea, WR, South Carolina.
6. JEFF MICKEL (163), T, E. Washington
7. BENJI ROLAND (191), NT, Auburn
8. ALEX STEWART (219), DE, Cal. State-Fullerton
9. NO CHOICE, traded to New England for 11th
choice in 1988.
10. NO CHOICE, traded to Miami for Greg Koch.
11. BRAD BAXTER (303), RB, Alabama State
12. (A) SHAWN WOODSON (331), LB, James Madison
12. (B) EVERETT ROSS (335), WR/KR, Ohio State,
Choice from LA Raiders for 11th choice in 1990.
1990 (Drafted Alternately 23rd, 22nd, 21st)
1. NO CHOICE, traded to Dallas in Herschel Walker
trade.

2. NO CHOICE, traded to Dallas in Herschel Walker


trade.
3. (A) MIKE JONES (54), TE, Texas A&M, Choice
from Dallas in Herschel Walker trade.
3. (B) MARION HOBBY (74), DE, Tennessee
4. ALONZO HAMPTON (104), CB, Pittsburgh
5. (A) REGGIE THORNTON (116), WR, Bowling Green,
Choice from San Diego through Dallas in Herschel
Walker trade.
5. (B) CEDRIC SMITH (131), RB Florida
6. NO CHOICE, traded to Dallas in Herschel Walker
trade.
7. JOHN LEVELIS (188), LB, C.W. Post
8. CRAIG SCHLICHTING (214), DE, Wyoming
9. TERRY ALLEN (241), RB, Clemson
10. (A) PAT NEWMAN (249), WR, Utah St., Choice
from Dallas in Herschel Walker trade.
10. (B) DONALD SMITH (271), CB, Liberty
11. NO CHOICE, traded to LA Raiders for 12th choice
in 1989.
12. RON GOETZ (324), LB, Minnesota
1991 (Drafted Alternately 12th, 11th,10th, 9th, 8th, 7th)
1. NO CHOICE, traded to Dallas in Herschel Walker
trade.
2. NO CHOICE, traded to Dallas in Herschel Walker
trade.
3. (A) CARLOS JENKINS (65), LB, Michigan St.
3. (B) JAKE REED (68), WR, Grambling, Choice from
Dallas in Herschel Walker trade.
4. RANDY BALDWIN (92), RB, Mississippi
5. CHRIS THOME (119), C/G, Minnesota
6. NO CHOICE, traded to L.A. Raiders.
6. TODD SCOTT (163), S, SW Louisiana, Choice from
LA Raiders.
7. (A) SCOTT REAGAN (179), DT, Humboldt
7. (B) TRIPP WELBORNE (180), S, Michigan. Choice
from LA Raiders.
8. REGGIE JOHNSON (206), DE, Arizona
9. GERALD HUDSON (232), RB, Oklahoma St.
10. BRADY PIERCE (259), T, Wisconsin
11. IVAN CAESAR (286), LB, Boston College
12. DARREN HUGHES (313), WR, Carson-Newman
1992 (Drafted Alternately 13th, 12th, 15th, 14th)
1. NO CHOICE, to Dallas in Herschel Walker trade.
2. ROBERT HARRIS (39), DE, Southern. Choice from
Seattle in Keith Millard trade.
2. NO CHOICE, to Dallas in Herschel Walker trade.
3. NO CHOICE, to Dallas in Herschel Walker trade.
4. ROY BARKER (98), DT, North Carolina
5. ED McDANIEL (125), LB, Clemson
6. MIKE GADDIS (152), RB, Oklahoma
7. DAVID WILSON (183), S, California
8. LUKE FISHER (210), TE, East Carolina
9. (A) BRAD JOHNSON (227), QB, Florida St., Choice
from Tampa Bay in Jimmy Williams trade.
9. (B) RONNIE WEST (237), WR, Pittsburg St
10. BRAD CULPEPPER (264), DT, Florida
11. CHARLES EVANS (295), RB, Clark
12. JOE RANDOLPH (322), WR, Elon
1993 (Drafted Alternately 21st, 24th, 23rd, 22nd, 21st, 20th)
1. ROBERT SMITH (21), RB, Ohio St.
2. QADRY ISMAIL (52), WR, Syracuse
3. (A) JOHN GERAK (57), G, Penn St., Choice from
Seattle in Keith Millard trade.
3. (B) GILBERT BROWN (79), DT, Kansas
4. ASHLEY SHEPPARD (106), LB, Clemson
5. EVERETT LINDSAY (133), T, Mississippi
6. NO CHOICE, traded to Washington for George
Hinkle and Joe Johnson.
7. GINO TORRETTA (192), QB, Miami
8. NO CHOICE, traded to San Francisco for Keith
Henderson.
1994 (Drafted Alternately 19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 20th)
1. (A) DEWAYNE WASHINGTON (18), CB, North
Carolina St. Choice from Denver in Gary
Zimmerman trade.
1. (B) TODD STEUSSIE (19), T, California
2. (A) DAVID PALMER (40), WR/RB, Alabama.
Choice from Atlanta in Chris Doleman trade.
2. (B) NO CHOICE. Compensation choice to Atlanta
in Chris Doleman trade.
2. (C) NO CHOICE. To LA Raiders for 2nd and 4th
choices in 1994.
2. (D) FERNANDO SMITH (55), DE, Jackson St.
Choice from L.A. Raiders in exchange of draft
picks.
3. NO CHOICE. To Pittsburgh in Adrian Cooper trade.
4. (A) NO CHOICE. To Houston in Warren Moon
trade.
4. (B) MIKE WELLS (125), DT, Iowa. Choice from LA
Raiders in exchange of draft picks.
5. (A) SHELLY HAMMONDS (134), CB, Penn State.
Choice from Washington in Rich Gannon trade.
5. (B) NO CHOICE. To Kansas City in Barry Word
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6. (A) ANDREW JORDAN (179), TE, Western Carolina.


Choice from Denver in Gary Zimmerman trade.
6. (B) NO CHOICE. To Pittsburgh in Adrian Cooper
trade.
7. PETE BERCICH (211), LB, Notre Dame
1995 (Drafted Alternately 24th, 23rd, 25th)
1. (A) DERRICK ALEXANDER (11), DE, Florida State.
Choice from Denver through Atlanta in Chris
Doleman trade.
1. (B) KOREY STRINGER (24), T, Ohio State
2. (A) ORLANDO THOMAS (42), S, SW Louisiana.
Choice from Denver in Gary Zimmerman trade.
2. (B) COREY FULLER (55), CB, Florida State
3. NO CHOICE. To Houston in Warren Moon trade.
4. (A) CHAD MAY (121), QB, Kansas St. Choice from
Denver for 4th and 6th choices in 1995.
4. (B) NO CHOICE, traded to Denver.
5. JAMES STEWART (157), RB, Miami
6. (A) NO CHOICE, traded to Denver.
6. (B) JOHN SOLOMON (196), LB, Sam Houston
State. Choice from NY Giants in Vencie Glenn
trade.
7. (A) JOSE WHITE (232), DT, Howard
7. (B) JASON FISK (243), DT, Stanford.
Compensatory Selection.
1996 (Drafted Alternately 16th, 15th, 14th, 17th)
1. DUANE CLEMONS (16), LB, California
2. JAMES MANLEY (45), DT, Vanderbilt
3. MOE WILLIAMS (75), RB, Kentucky
4. (A) HUNTER GOODWIN (97), TE, Texas A&M.
Choice from Arizona in exchange of draft picks.
4. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Arizona in exchange of
draft picks.
5. (A) SEAN BOYD (137), S, North Carolina. Choice
from NY Giants in Vencie Glenn trade.
5. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Arizona in exchange of
draft picks.
6. NO CHOICE. Traded to NY Giants in Vencie Glenn
trade.
7. JON MERRILL (223), OL, Duke.
1997 (Drafted Alternately 20th, 19th, 18th, 17th, 21st)
1. DWAYNE RUDD (20), LB, Alabama
2. TORRIAN GRAY (49), S, Virginia Tech
3. STALIN
ST
COLINET (78), DE, Boston College
4. ANTONIO BANKS (113), CB, Virginia Tech
5. TONY WILLIAMS (151), DT, Memphis
6. ROBERT TATE (183), WR, Cincinnati
7. (A) ARTIE ULMER (220), LB, Valdosta St.
7. (B) MATTHEW HATCHETTE (235), WR, Langston.
Compensatory Selection.
1998 (Drafted Alternately 21st, 20th, 19th, 18th, 21st)
1. RANDY MOSS (21), WR, Marshall
2. KAILEE WONG (51), LB, Stanford
3. RAMOS McDONALD (80), DB, New Mexico
4. KIVUUSAMA MAYS (110), LB, North Carolina
5. KERRY COOKS (144), SS, Iowa
6. MATT BIRK (173), OT, Harvard
7. (A) CHESTER BURNETT (208), LB, Arizona
7. (B) TONY DARDEN (225), CB, Texas Tech.
Compensatory Selection.
1999 (Drafted 29th)
1. (A) DAUNTE CULPEPPER (11), QB, Central Florida.
Choice from Washington in Brad Johnson trade.
1. (B) DIMITRIUS UNDERWOOD (29), DE, Michigan St.
2. (A) JIM KLEINSASSER (44), TE, North Dakota.
Choice from Pittsburgh in exchange of draft picks.
2. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Pittsburgh in exchange
of draft picks.
3. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Pittsburgh in exchange
of draft picks.
3. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to New England for Jimmy
Hitchcock in 1998.
4. (A) KENNY WRIGHT (120), DB, Northwestern St.
Choice from Miami for Hunter Goodwin.
4. (B) JAY HUMPHREY (125), T, Texas
5. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Pittsburgh.
5. (B) CHRIS JONES (169), LB, Clemson.
Compensatory Selection.
6. (A) TALANCE SAWYER (185), DL, UNLV. Choice
from Tampa Bay through Baltimore for Everett
Lindsay.
6. (B) ANTICO DALTON (199), LB, Hampton
7. NOEL SCARLETT (236), DL, Langston
2000 (Drafted 26th)
1. CHRIS HOVAN (26), DT, Boston College
2. (A) FRED ROBBINS (55), DT, Wake Forest. Choice
from Washington in Brad Johnson trade.
2. (B) MICHAEL BOIREAU (56), DE, Miami (Fla.)
3. DOUG CHAPMAN (88), RB, Marshall
4. (A) ANTONIO WILSON (106), LB, Texas A&MCommerce. Choice from Baltimore for Everett
Lindsay.

2005 (Drafted 18th)


1. (A) TROY WILLIAMSON (7), WR, South Carolina.
Choice from Oakland in Randy Moss trade.
1. (B) ERASMUS JAMES (18), DE, Wisconsin
2. MARCUS JOHNSON (49), G, Mississippi
3. DUSTIN FOX (80), S, Ohio State
4. (A) CIATRICK FASON (112), RB, Florida. Choice
from Washingon in exchange of picks.
4. (B) NO CHOICE. To Washington for 4a.
5. NO CHOICE. Traded to Washington in exchange
of draft picks.
6. C.J. MOSLEY (191), DT, Missouri
7. (A) ADRIAN WARD (219), CB, Texas-El Paso.
Choice from Oakland in Randy Moss trade.
7. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to NY Jets in Sam Cowart
trade.
2006 (Drafted 17th)
1. CHAD GREENWAY (17), LB, Iowa
2. (A) CEDRIC GRIFFIN (48), CB, Texas
2. (B) RYAN COOK (51), C, New Mexico. Choice from
Miami in Daunte Culpepper trade.
2. (C) TARVARIS JACKSON (64), QB, Alabama State.
Choice from Pittsburgh in exchange of picks.

2009 (Drafted 22nd)


1. PERCY HARVIN (22), WR, Florida.
2. PHIL LOADHOLT (54), T, Oklahoma.
3. ASHER ALLEN (86), CB, Georgia.
4. NO CHOICE. Traded to Houston for QB Sage
Rosenfels.
5. (A) JASPER BRINKLEY (150), LB, South Carolina.
Choice from Washington.
5. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Washington for 5a.
6. NO CHOICE. Pick from Washington traded to
Philadelphia for Kelly Holcomb.
7. (A) Choice from Washington for Erasmus James
traded back for 5a.
7. (B) JAMARCA SANFORD (231), S, Mississippi.
2010 (Drafted 30th)
1. NO CHOICE. Traded to Detroit in exchange of
draft picks.
2. (A) CHRIS COOK (34), CB, Virginia. Choice from
Detroit in exchange of picks.
2. (B) TOBY GERHART (51), RB, Stanford. Choice
from Houston in exchange of picks.
3. NO CHOICE. Traded to Houston for 2B.
4. (A) EVERSON GRIFFEN (100), DE, USC. Choice
from Detroit in exchange of picks.
4. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Detroit in exchange of
draft picks.
5. (A) CHRIS DeGEARE (161), T, Wake Forest
5. (B) NATE TRIPLETT (167), LB, Minnesota.
Compensatory Selection.
6. JOE WEBB (199), QB, UAB.
7. (A) MICKEY SHULER (214), TE, Penn State.
Choice from Cleveland through Detroit trade for
draft picks.
7. (B) RYAN DIMPERIO (237), LB, Rutgers.

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2014 (Drafted 8th)


1. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Clevlenad for 1B and 5A.
1. (B) ANTHONY BARR (9), LB, UCLA. Choice from
Cleveland for 1A.
1. (C) TEDDY BRIDGEWATER (32), QB, Louisville.
Choice from Seattle for 2 and 4.
2. NO CHOICE. Traded to Seattle for 1C.
3. (A) SCOTT CRICHTON (72), DE, Oregon State.
3. (B) JERICK McKINNON (96), RB, Georgia Southern.
Choice from Seattle for Percy Harvin.
4. NO CHOICE. Traded to Seattle for 1C.
5. (A) DAVID YANKEY (145), G, Stanford. Choice
from Cleveland for 1A.
5. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Carolina for 5C and 7C.
5. (C) NO CHOICE. Traded to Atlanta for 6A and 7A.
6. (A) ANTONE EXUM (182), S, Virginia Tech. Choice
from Atlanta for 5C.
6. (B) KENDALL JAMES (184), CB, Maine.
7.7 (A) SHAMAR STEPHEN (220), DT, Connecticut.
Choice from Atlanta for 5C.
7.7 (B) BRANDON WATTS (223), LB, Georgia Tech.
7.7 (C) JABARI PRICE (225), CB, North Carolina.
Choice from Carolina for 5B.
BOLD denotes players who made the Vikings active
roster at some point in their career.

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2013
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2004 (Drafted 19th)


1. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Miami in exchange of
draft picks.
1. (B) KENECHI UDEZE (20), DE, USC. Choice from
Miami in exchange of draft picks.
2. (A) DONTARRIOUS THOMAS (48), LB, Auburn.
Choice from New Orleans.
2. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to New Orleans for 2a
3. (A) NO CHOICE. To Baltimore for 2a.
3. DARRION SCOTT (88), DE, Ohio State. Choice
obtained from Baltimore.
4. (A) NAT DORSEY(115), T, Georgia Tech
4. (B) MEWELDE MOORE (119), RB, Tulane. Choice
obtained from Miami in exchange of draft picks.
5. ROD DAVIS (155), LB, Southern Mississippi.
Choice obtained from Baltimore.
6. DEANDRE EILAND (184), DB, South Carolina
7. JEFF DUGAN (220), TE, Maryland

2013 (Drafted 23rd)


1. (A) SHARRIF FLOYD (23), DT, Florida.
1. (B) XAVIER RHODES (25), CB, Florida State.
Choice fom Seattle for Percy Harvin.
1. (C) CORDARRELLE PATTERSON (29), WR,
Tennessee. Choice from New England for 2, 3,
4a, 7c.
2. NO CHOICE. Traded to New England for 1C.
3. NO CHOICE. Traded to New England for 1C.
4. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to New England for 1C.
4. (B) GERALD HODGES (120), LB, Penn State.
5. JEFF LOCKE (155), P, UCLA.
6. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Tampa Bay for 6B, 7D
6. (B) JEFF BACA (196), G, UCLA. Choice from Tampa
Bay for 6A.
7 (A) MICHAEL MAUTI (213), LB, Penn State.
7.
7.7 (B) TRAVIS BOND (214), G, North Carolina. Choice
from Seattle for Percy Harvin.
7.7 (C) NO CHOICE. Traded to New England for 1C.
Choice from Tennessee for 7B in 2012.
7.7 (D) EVERETT DAWKINS (229), DT, Florida State.

RECORDS

2003 (Drafted 7th)


1. KEVIN WILLIAMS (9), DT, Oklahoma State
2. E.J. HENDERSON (40), LB, Maryland
3. NATE BURLESON (71), WR, Nevada-Reno
4. ONTERRIO SMITH (105), RB, Oregon
5. NO CHOICE. Traded to Cleveland for Everett
Lindsay and Stalin Colinet.
6. (A) EDDIE JOHNSON (180), P, Idaho State
6. (B) MICHAEL NATTIEL (190), LB, Florida. Choice
from New Orleans for Todd Bouman.
7. KEENAN HOWRY (221), WR, Oregon

2008 (Drafted 17th)


1. NO CHOICE. Traded to Kansas City for DE Jared
Allen.
2. (A) TYRELL JOHNSON (43), S, Arkansas State.
Choice from Carolina in exchange of draft picks.
2. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Philadelphia for 2a, 5c.
3. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Kansas City for DE
Jared Allen.
3. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Kansas City for DE
Jared Allen.
4. NO CHOICE. Traded to Philadelphia in exchange
of draft picks.
5. (A) JOHN DAVID BOOTY (137), QB, USC. Choice
from Green Bay in exchange of draft picks.
5. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Green Bay for 5a.
5. (C) LETROY GUION (152), DT, Florida State.
Choice from Philadelphia in exchange of draft
picks.
6. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Kansas City for Jared
Allen and 6b.
6. (B) JOHN SULLIVAN (187), C, Notre Dame. Choice
from Kansas City in exchange of draft picks.
6. (C) JAYMAR JOHNSON (193), WR, Jackson State.
Choice from Jacksonville in Troy Williamson trade.
7. (A) Pick from St. Louis traded to Green Bay in
exchange of draft picks.
7.7 (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to N.Y. Jets in Brooks
Bollinger trade.

2012 (Drafted 3rd)


1. NO CHOICE. Traded to Cleveland in exchange of
draft picks.
1. (B) MATT KALIL (4), T, USC. Choice from
Cleveland for 1A.
1. (C) HARRISON SMITH (29), S, Notre Dame.
Choice from Baltimore for 2 and 4A.
2. NO CHOICE. Traded to Baltimore for 1C.
3. JOSH ROBINSON (66), CB, Central Florida
4. NO CHOICE. Traded to Baltimore for 1C.
4. (B) JARIUS WRIGHT (118), WR, Arkansas. Choice
from Cleveland for 1A.
4. (C) RHETT ELLISON (128), TE, USC. Compensatory
Selection.
4. (D) GREG CHILDS, (134), WR, Arkansas.
Compensatory Selection.
5. NO CHOICE. Traded to Detroit for 7C and 4th in 13
5. (B) ROBERT BLANTON (139), DB, Notre Dame.
Choice from Cleveland for 1A.
6. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Washington for D.
McNabb
6. (B) BLAIR WALSH (175), K, Georgia. Choice from
Cleveland in the Jayme Mitchell trade.
7. (A) AUDIE COLE (210), LB, NC State.
7.7 (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Tennessee for 7th in 13.
Choice from Cleveland for 1A.
7.7 (C) TREVOR GUYTON (219), DL, California. Choice
from Detroit for 5A.
7.7 (D) NO CHOICE. Traded to Detroit for 5A and 4th
in 13. Choice from New England in the Randy
Moss trade.

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2002 (Drafted 7th)


1. BRYANT McKINNIE (7), T, Miami (Fla.)
2. RAONALL SMITH (38), LB, Washington St.
3. WILLIE OFFORD (70), DB, South Carolina
4. (A) BRIAN WILLIAMS (105), DB, North Carolina
State
4. (B) ED TAAMU (132), G, Utah
5. NO CHOICE. Traded to Cleveland for Travis
Prentice and Spergon Wynn.
6. NICK ROGERS (177), LB, Georgia Tech
7. CHAD BEASLEY (218), DT, Virginia Tech

2007 (Drafted 7th)


1. ADRIAN PETERSON (7), RB, Oklahoma
2. (A) NO CHOICE. Pick to Atlanta for 2b and Denver
Broncos 4c.
2. (B) SIDNEY RICE (44), WR, South Carolina.
Choice from Atlanta in exchange of draft picks.
3. MARCUS McCAULEY (72), CB, Fresno State.
4. (A) BRIAN ROBISON (102), DE, Texas. Choice
from Tampa Bay in exchange of draft picks.
4. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Tampa Bay for 4a.
4. (C) NO CHOICE. Pick from Denver traded back to
Denver for 3 choices in 2008.
5. AUNDRAE ALLISON (146), WR, East Carolina.
6. (A) RUFUS ALEXANDER (176), LB, Oklahoma.
Choice from Denver in exchange of draft picks.
6. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Tampa Bay for 4a.
7. (A) TYLER THIGPEN (217), QB, Coastal Carolina.
7. (B) CHANDLER WILLIAMS (233), WR, Florida
International. Choice from Denver in exchange of
picks.

2011 (Drafted Alternately 12th, 11th, 9th, 8th, 7th, 13th)


1. CHRISTIAN PONDER (12), QB, Florida State
2. KYLE RUDOLPH (43), TE, Notre Dame
3. NO CHOICE. Traded to New England for Randy
Moss.
4. CHRISTIAN BALLARD (106), DT, Iowa
5. (A) BRANDON BURTON (139), CB, Utah
(B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Cleveland for 6a and 6b.
6. (A) DeMARCUS LOVE (168), OT, Arkansas. Choice
from Cleveland in exchange of picks.
6. (B) MISTRAL RAYMOND (170), S, South Florida.
Choice from Cleveland in exchange of picks.
6. (C) BRANDON FUSCO (172), C, Slippery Rock
6. (D) ROSS HOMAN (200), LB, Ohio State.
Compensatory Selection.
7. (A) DAUNDRE REED (215), DE, Arizona.
7. (B) STEPHEN BURTON (236), WR, West Texas
A&M. Compensatory Selection.

HISTORY

2001 (Drafted 27th)


1. MICHAEL BENNETT (27), RB, Wisconsin
2. WILLIE HOWARD (57), DT, Stanford
3. (A) ERIC KELLY (69), CB, Kentucky. Choice from
New England in exchange of draft picks.
3. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to New England in
exchange of draft picks.
4. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to New England in
exchange of draft picks.
4. (B) SHAWN WORTHEN (130), DT, TCU.
4. (C) CEDRIC JAMES (131), WR, TCU.
5. PATRICK CHUKWURAH (157), LB, Wyoming
6. CAREY SCOTT (189), CB, Kentucky State
7. BRIAN CRAWFORD (225), T, Western Oregon

3. (A) NO CHOICE. Compensatory selection traded


to Pittsburgh in exchange of picks.
3. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Pittsburgh in exchange
of picks.
4. (A) Traded to Philadelphia for 4b and G Artis
Hicks.
4. (B) RAY EDWARDS (127), DE, Purdue. Choice
from Philadelphia in exchange of draft picks.
5. GREG BLUE (149), S, Georgia
6. NO CHOICE. Traded to Philadelphia for Artis
Hicks.
7. NO CHOICE. Traded to San Diego for G Toniu
Fonoti.

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4. (B) TYRONE CARTER (118), DB, Minnesota


5. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Washington in Brad
Johnson trade.
5. (B) TROY WALTERS (165), WR, Stanford
6. NO CHOICE. Traded to Baltimore for Everett
Lindsay.
7. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Cleveland with Stalin
Colinet for Jerry Ball in 1999. Compensatory
Selection.
7. (B) MIKE MALANO (240), C, San Diego St.
Compensatory Selection.
7. (C) GILES COLE (244), TE, Texas A&M-Kingsville.
Compensatory Selection.
7. (D) LEWIS KELLY (248), OL, South Carolina St.
Compensatory Selection.

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES

CRIS CARTER

Wide Receiver...6 3 210 lbsOhio State16 seasons: Philadelphia Eagles


(1987-89), Minnesota Vikings (1990-2001), Miami Dolphins (2002)Played 234
career games, including 188 games and 177 starts as a VikingAt the time of his
retirement in 2002, he ranked 2nd in NFL history with 1,101 receptions and 130 TDsEnded career with
13,899 yardsWent to 8 consecutive Pro Bowls, 1993-2000Named to All-Decade team for 1990s
Played on only 2 teams with losing records in his 16 NFL seasonsHolds Vikings records with 1,004
receptions, 110 TD catches and 12,383 yardsNamed NFLs Walter Payton Man of the Year in 1999 and
Byron Whizzer White Award winner from the NFLPANamed to 50 Greatest Vikings team in 2010
Inducted into Vikings Ring of Honor on September, 14, 2003Acquired by Vikings off waivers from
Philadelphia in 1990Born November 25, 1965 in Troy, OHInducted to Pro Football Hall of Fame August 3, 2013Other induction class members: Larry Allen, Curley Culp, Jonathan Ogden, Bill Parcels,
Dave Robinson, Warren Sapp.

CHRIS DOLEMAN

Defensive End...6 5 262 lbs...Pittsburgh...15 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1985-93, 99), Atlanta
Falcons (1994-95), San Francisco (1996-98)...Selected to 8 career Pro Bowls, 6 with Minnesota (198790, 92-93) and 1 each with Atlanta (95) and San Francisco (97)...Named 1st or 2nd-Team All-Pro 5
times...Named to NFL Team of the Decade for the 1990s...Ranks 4th in NFL history with 150.5 career
sacks...Played on 4 defensive units that ranked #1 in the NFL- Minnesota (1988, 89, 93) and San
Francisco (97)...Started all 17 career playoff games he played in....Led NFL in 1989 with 21.0 sacks,
tied for 4th-most in NFL history and ranks 2nd in Vikings history...Selected with #4 overall choice
in 1985 NFL Draft...Suffered only 3 losing seasons in his 15-year career...Inducted into Vikings Ring
of Honor in 2011...Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 4, 2012...Presented by his
son, Evan Doleman...Other induction class members: Jack Butler, Demontii Dawson, Cortez Kennedy,
Curtis Martin and Willie Roaf.

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PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME ENSHRINEES

JOHN RANDLE

Defensive Tackle...6 1 283 lbs...Texas A&I...14 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1990-2000), Seattle Seahawks (2001-03)...Started 6-straight Pro Bowls for the NFC (1993-98) and went to the Pro Bowl with
the Seahawks in 2001...Named to All-Decade team for 1990s...Led or tied for the team lead 9 times
in his 11 Vikings seasons and had 10+ sacks in 8 straight seasons from 1993-2000...Started 150 of the
176 games he played for the Vikings...Leads all DTs in NFL history with 137.5 career sacks...His 114.0
sacks ranks 3rd in Vikings history and most by DT...Signed with Vikings as an undrafted rookie free
agent in 1990...Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame for his Texas A&I career...Born December
12, 1967, in Hearne, TX...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor on November 30, 2008...Inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 7, 2010...Presented by John Teerlinck...Other induction
class members: Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Dick LeBeau, Floyd Little, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith.

RANDALL McDANIEL

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Guard..6 3 287 lbs...Arizona State...14 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1988-99), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000-01)...Started 12 consecutive Pro Bowls (1989-2000), setting an NFL record...Started 202
consecutive games in his career...Blocked for five 1,000-yard rushers in his career and four 3,000-yard
passers...Earned spot on Pro Football Hall of Fames Team of the Decade for the 1990s...His 190 games
played as a Viking is tied for 7th in team history with offensive tackle Grady Alderman...Selected
with the 19th overall pick in the 1988 NFL Draft...Born December 19, 1964, in Phoenix, AZ...Inducted
into the Vikings Ring of Honor on December 17, 2006...Inducted August 8, 2009...Presented by O.K.
Fulton...Other induction class members: Bob Hayes, Bruce Smith, Derrick Thomas, Ralph Wilson Jr.
and Rod Woodson.

GARY ZIMMERMAN

Tackle...6 6 294 lbs...Oregon...14 seasons: LA Express (1984-85), Minnesota Vikings (1986-92),


Denver Broncos (1993-97)...Played and started 108 games for the Vikings...Played in 184 career NFL
gamesNamed All-Pro 8 times, including 3 with Minnesota in 1988, 89 and 92Selected to 7 Pro
Bowls, including 1987-89, 92 with the Vikings...Originally selected in the 1st round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft by NY Giants and in 1984 USFL Draft by LA Express where he spent 1984 and 85 seasons...Vikings acquired his rights via trade with NY Giants in 1986...Helped Vikings to 1987 NFC Championship game...Traded to Denver in 1993 preseasonWon Super Bowl XXXII with Denver...Named
to NFL All-Decade teams for 1980s and 1990s...Born December 13, 1961, in Fullerton, CA...Inducted
August 2, 2008...Presented by Pat Bowlen...Other induction class members: Fred Dean, Darrell Green,
Art Monk, Emmitt Thomas, Andre Tippett.

CARL ELLER

Defensive End...6 5 250 lbs...Minnesota...16 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1964-1978), Seattle


Seahawks (1979)...Played in 209 and started 201 games as a Viking, joining Jim Marshall and Mick
Tingelhoff as the only players in team history to start 200+ gamesPlayed in 225 career NFL games
Named All-Pro 5 times, including 4 straight from 1968-71Played in 6 Pro Bowls, 1968-71, 73-74...
Started at left defensive end in four Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Vikings won the NFC Central in 10 of
his final 11 seasons with the teamVikings career record holder with 130.0 sacksSecond in franchise
history with a sack in 8 straight games (Jared Allen, 11) and is the only Viking to post 15+ sacks in a
season multiple timesSelected with the 6th overall pick in the NFL Draft in 1964...Born January 25,
1942, in Winston-Salem, NC...Inducted August 8, 2004...Presented by Regis Eller Other induction
class members: Bob Brown, John Elway, Barry Sanders.

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Head Coach...Minnesota...18 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1967-1983, 1985)...NFL regular season


coaching record 158-96-5...Had 10-12 mark in postseason play...Led Vikings to 11 NFC/NFL divisional
championships, claiming titles in 1968-71, 1973-78, 1980...Led team to 1969 NFL title...National Football Conference Champions 1973, 1974, 1976...His Vikings teams played in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, XI...
First person to be elected to both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football League
Hall of Fame (May 13, 1983)...In 28 seasons as a head coach, won a total of 290 football games...1969
NFL Coach of the Year...Came to the Vikings after a 10-year tenure (102-56-2) with the Winnipeg Blue
Bombers in the Canadian Football League...Led Blue Bombers to 6 Western Conference championships...Grant brought the Bombers to 6 Grey Cups, winning the CFL Championship 4 times 1958, 1959,
1961 and 1962...Played 6 years of professional football, 2 with Philadelphia Eagles (1951-52) and 4 with
the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1953-1956)...Holds pro football record for most interceptions in a game
with 5 vs. Saskatchewan (10/28/53)...Played 2 seasons with the NBAs Minneapolis Lakers (1949-1951)
and won the 1949-50 NBA Championship with a 51-17 record...Born May 20, 1927, in Superior, WI...
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame July 30, 1994...Presented by Sid Hartman...Other induction
class members: Tony Dorsett, Jimmy Johnson, Leroy Kelly, Jackie Smith, Randy White.

ALAN PAGE

Defensive Tackle...6 4 225 lbs...Notre Dame... 15 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1967-1978), Chicago Bears (1978-1981)...Consensus All-America, 1966...First-round pick, 1967...Played in 236 straight
games, including 4 Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Named NFL Most Valuable Player 1971...Four-time
NFC Defensive Player of the Year...All NFL/NFC 9 years...Played in 9 Pro Bowls...Career marks: 23 opponent fumble recoveries...Blocked 28 kicks...Recorded 148.5 sacks...Currently serves on the Minnesota Supreme Court...Remains active in the Twin Cities community through the Page Education Foundation...Born August 7, 1945, in Canton, OH...Inducted into the Hall of Fame July 30, 1988...Presented
by Minneapolis public schools principal Willarene Beasley...Other HOF induction class members: Fred
Biletnikoff, Mike Ditka, Jack Ham.

FRAN TARKENTON

Quarterback...6 0 185 lbs...Georgia...18 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1961-66, 1972-78) New York
Giants (1967-1971)...Third-round pick, 1961...An instant star with 4 TD passes coming off the bench
to beat the Bears 37-13 in the 1st game in franchise history vs. Chicago (9/17/61)...Dealt to New York
Giants in 1967 and back to the Vikings in 1972 in stunning trades...At retirement, led lifetime NFL
passers in attempts (6,467), completions (3,686), passing yards (47,003), TD passes (342)...1975 NFL
Most Valuable Player...Rushed for 3,674 yards, 32 touchdowns...Led Vikings to 3 Super Bowls (VIII, IX,
XI)...A 4-time All-NFL selection...Played in 9 Pro Bowls...Born February 3, 1940, in Richmond, VA...Inducted into Hall of Fame August 2, 1986...Presented by Max Winter...Other induction class members:
Paul Hornung, Ken Houston, Willie Lanier, Doak Walker.

OTHERS WHO PLAYED OR COACHED FOR THE VIKINGS IN THE HALL OF FAME

Player, Position, w/Vikings


Hugh McElhenny, Halfback, 1961-62
Norm Van Brocklin, Head Coach, 1961-66
Jim Langer, Center, 1980-81
Jan Stenerud, Kicker, 1984-85
Dave Casper, Tight End, 1983
Warren Moon, Quarterback, 1994-96
Emmitt Thomas, Defensive Coordinator, 2000-2001
Mike Singletary, LB Coach, Special Assistant to the Head Coach, 2011-13

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Inducted
1970
1971
1987
1991
2002
2006
2008
1998

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PLAYERS

BUD GRANT

ROOKIES

Administrator...Tulsa...22 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1964-1973), Chicago Bears (1974-1982), New


Orleans Saints (1986-1993)...Served as Vikings general manager and vice president...Hired Bud Grant
in 1967 from the CFL...Finks helped the Vikings win 5 NFC Central Division crowns...Vikings appeared
in Super Bowls IV and VIII under Finks guidance...Developed Vikings, Bears and Saints, all teams with
losing records, into winners...1973 NFL Executive of the Year...Long-time member of the NFL competition committee...Played DB/QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1949-1955)...Born August 31, 1927, in St.
Louis, MO...Died May 8, 1994...Inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame July 29, 1995...Represented by his son, Jim Finks, Jr....Presented by Edward W. McCaskey...Other induction class members:
Henry Jordan, Steve Largent, Lee Roy Selmon, Kellen Winslow.

2013
SEASON

JIM FINKS

RECORDS

Safety...6 3 200 lbs...Iowa...16 seasons: Washington Redskins (1964-1967) and Minnesota Vikings
(1968-1979)...Second-round pick by Washington Redskins, 1964...Led NFL in interceptions with 12 as a
rookie and was named 1st-team All Pro...In his 1st season as a Viking he intercepted passes in 6 consecutive games...Still the all-time NFL leader in interceptions with 81...Also ranks 3rd all-time with
1,185 career yards on interception returns...His 10 interceptions in 1975 remains a club record...Played
in 8 Pro Bowls...Started at safety in 4 Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Voted All-NFL 4 times and All-NFC
5 times...Born February 19, 1942, in Flint, MI...Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame August 1,
1998....Presented by Jerry Burns...Other induction class members: Tommy McDonald, Anthony Munoz,
Mike Singletary, Dwight Stephenson.

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

PAUL KRAUSE

HISTORY

Tackle...6 5 255 lbs...Southern California...15 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1968-1981), Los Angeles
Rams (1982)...Drafted by Minnesota with the 1st overall pick in 1968....Took over the Vikings right
tackle spot midway through the 1969 season and was a fixture there for the rest of his career...Was
named All-Pro 6 consecutive times...Was All-NFC 8 straight seasons...Played in 7 Pro Bowls...Started
at right tackle in Super Bowls IV, VII, IX, XI...Missed only 2 games in his career with injuries due to a
broken ankle in 1980 but came back to play with the injury for the rest of the season...His blend of
size, speed and strength was unique at the time and ushered in a new era of offensive line play...
Born July 16, 1946, in Chicago, IL...Inducted into the Hall of Fame August 4, 2001....Presented by John
Michels...Other induction class members: Nick Buoniconti, Marv Levy, Mike Munchak, Jackie Slater,
Lynn Swann, Jack Youngblood.

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RON YARY

The Ring of Honor recognizes Vikings legends for their contributions to the success of the team on and off the field. Members of the Ring of Honor forever live
in Vikings lore.

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KICKOFF

MINNESOTA VIKINGS RING OF HONOR

FRAN TARKENTON
Quarterback...6 0 185 lbs...Georgia...18 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1961-66, 1972-78) New York Giants
(1967-1971)...Third-round pick, 1961...An instant star with 4 TD passes coming off the bench to beat the
Bears 37-13 in the 1st game in franchise history vs. Chicago (9/17/61)...Dealt to New York Giants in 1967
and back to the Vikings in 1972 in stunning trades...At retirement, led lifetime NFL passers in attempts
(6,467), completions (3,686), passing yards (47,003), TD passes (342)...1975 NFL Most Valuable Player...
Rushed for 3,674 yards, 32 touchdowns...Led Vikings to 3 Super Bowls (VIII, IX, XI)...A 4-time All-NFL selection...Played in 9 Pro Bowls...Born February 3, 1940, in Richmond, VA...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of
Honor on September 9, 1998.
ALAN PAGE
Defensive Tackle...6 4 225 lbs...Notre Dame...15 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1967-1978), Chicago Bears
(1978-1981)...First-round pick, 1967, 15th overall player selected...Played in 236 straight games, including
4 Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Named NFL Most Valuable Player by Associated Press in 1971, the 1st defensive player to ever win the award and joins only Fran Tarkenton and Randall Cunningham as the only
Vikings to earn the honor...A 4-time NFC Defensive Player of the Year...All NFL/NFC 9 years...Played in
nine Pro Bowls...Career marks: 23 opponent fumble recoveries...Blocked 28 kicks...Recorded 148.5 sacks...
Ranks 4th in Vikings history and leads all defensive linemen with 1,120 career tackles...Currently serves on
the Minnesota Supreme Court...Active in the Twin Cities community through the Page Education Foundation...Born August 7, 1945, in Canton, OH...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor on September 20, 1998.
JIM FINKS
Administrator...Tulsa...22 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1964-1973), Chicago Bears (1974-1982), New Orleans
Saints (1986-1993)...Served as Vikings general manager and vice-president...Hired Bud Grant in 1967 from
the CFL...Finks helped the Vikings win 5 NFC Central Division crowns...Vikings appeared in Super Bowls IV
and VIII under Finks guidance...Developed Vikings, Bears and Saints, all teams with losing records, into
winners...1973 NFL Executive of the Year...Long time member of the NFL competition committee...Played
DB/QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1949-1955)...Born August 31, 1927, in St. Louis, MO...Died May 8, 1994...
inducted Vikings Ring of Honor on October 18, 1998.

BUD GRANT
Head Coach...Minnesota...18 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1967-1983, 1985)...NFL regular season coaching
record 158-96-5...Had 10-12 mark in post-season play...Led Vikings to 11 divisional championships in 196871, 1973-78, 1980...Led team to 1969 NFL Title...National Football Conference Champions 1973, 1974, 1976...
His Vikings teams played in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, XI...First person to be elected to both the Pro Football
Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame (May 13, 1983)...In 28 seasons as a head coach,
won a total of 290 football games...1969 NFL Coach of the Year...Came to the Vikings after 10-year tenure
(102-56-2) with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL...Played 2 seasons for NBAs Minneapolis Lakers...
Born May 20, 1927, in Superior, WI...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor on November 8, 1998.
PAUL KRAUSE
Safety...6 3 200 lbs...Iowa...16 seasons: Washington Redskins (1964-1967) and Minnesota Vikings (19681979)...Second-round pick Redskins, 1964...Led NFL in interceptions with 12 as a rookie and was named
1st-team All Pro...In his first season as a Viking he intercepted passes in 6 consecutive games...Still the
all-time NFL leader in interceptions with 81...Also ranks 3rd all-time with 1,185 career yards on interception
returns...His 10 interceptions in 1975 remains a club record...Played in 8 Pro Bowls...Started at safety in 4
Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Voted All-NFL 4 times and All-NFC 5 times...Born February 19, 1942, in Flint,
MI...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor on November 15, 1998.

FRED ZAMBERLETTI
Athletic Trainer...Iowa...43 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1961-2003)...The first athletic trainer the Vikings
had and continues working with the team as a consultant and team historian...Had never missed a Vikings
pre-season, regular season, post-season or all-star game until 12/24/11 at Washington, 1,049 consecutive
games...Attended his 1,000th Vikings game at Pittsburgh (10/25/09)...Did not miss a day of work in 43
seasons as the trainer with the team...Has won numerous awards in his field, including being named the
Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year in 1986 and in 1996 the Vikings staff was honored as the NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year..Born May 28, 1932 in Melcher, IA...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor
on December 20, 1998.

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CRIS CARTER
Wide Receiver...6 3 210 lbs...Ohio State...16 seasons: Philadelphia Eagles (1987-1989), Minnesota Vikings
(1990-01), Miami Dolphins (2002)...Played in 188 and started 177 games as a Viking, a record among Vikings
WRsPlayed in 234 career NFL gamesNamed All-Pro 4 timesPlayed in 8 straight Pro Bowls, 1993-00...
Caught a pass in Vikings-record 111 straight games...Holds Vikings records for catches (1,004), receiving TDs
(110) and receiving yards (12,383)...Holds Vikings record with 40 career 100-yard receiving games...Named to
NFL Team of the Decade for the 1990s...Recipient of the Byron Whizzer White Award by the NFL PlayNFLs
ers Association and the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 1999...Claimed by Vikings off waivers
from Philadelphia in 1990Inducted to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013...Selected by Philadelphia in 4th
round of 1987 supplemental draft...Born November 25, 1965 in Troy, OH...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of
Honor September 14, 2003.
BILL BROWN
Running Back...5 11 230 lbs...Illinois...14 seasons: Chicago Bears (1961), Minnesota Vikings (1962-74)...Vikings career leader in rushing attempts with 1,627...Tied with Chuck Foreman for team record with 52 career
rushing TDs...Ranks 3rd in Vikings history with 5,757 career rushing yards...Ranks 3rd in team history for
career combined net yards with 9,237...Selected to 4 Pro Bowls, 1964, 65, 67, 68...Played in Super Bowl IV,
VIII and IX...Final game of career was Super Bowl IX vs. Pittsburgh...Led Vikings in rushing 4 times, 1964-66,
68...Led team in receiving in 1964...Tied for 3rd in team history with 8 career 100-yard games...Ranks 12th
in Vikings history with 180 career games played and 111 games started...Played in most games by a Vikings
RB...Drafted in 2nd-round by Chicago in 1961...Obtained by Vikings via trade in 1962...Son-in-law is former
NFL MVP Rich Gannon...During playing career, spent a 6-week tour visiting troops in Vietnam...Born June
29, 1938 in Mendota, IL...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor September 26, 2004.

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CARL ELLER
Defensive End...6 5 250 lbs...Minnesota...16 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1964-1978), Seattle Seahawks
(1979)...Played in 209 and started 201 games as a Viking, joining Jim Marshall and Mick Tingelhoff as the
only players in team history to start 200+ gamesPlayed in 225 career NFL gamesNamed All-Pro 5 times,
including 4 straight from 1968-71Played in 6 Pro Bowls, 1968-71, 73-74...Started at left defensive end in
four Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Vikings won the NFC Central in 10 of his final 11 seasons with the team
Vikings career record holder with 130.0 sacksHolds team record with a sack in 8 straight games and is the
only Viking to post 15+ sacks in a season multiple timesSelected with the 6th overall pick in the NFL Draft
in 1964...Inducted to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004...Born January 25, 1942 in Winston-Salem, NC...
Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor November 10, 2002.

RECORDS

MICK TINGELHOFF
Center...6 2 237 lbs...Nebraska...17 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1962-1978)...Played in and started 240
consecutive games, never missing a start in his 17 seasons...Named All-Pro 7 consecutive years...Played in 6
straight Pro Bowls...Named to the 1,000-Yard Club in 1969, honoring the NFLs top blocker...Started at center in four Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Signed with the Vikings as a free agent in 1962, taking over starting
duties at C in the 2nd preseason game and never relinquishing them until his retirement following the 1978
season...Born May 22, 1940 in Lexington, NE...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor November 25, 2001.

PLAYOFF
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KOREY STRINGER
Tackle...6 5 335 lbs...Ohio State...6 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1995-2000)...Drafted by Minnesota with
the 24th pick of the 1995 Draft....Took over the Vikings right tackle spot in the 2nd game of his rookie
year and never relinquished the spot...Started 91 of the 93 games he played in the NFL and all 9 playoff
games...Selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2000 season...Named a 2nd-Team All-Pro by College and
Pro Football Newsweekly following the 1998 season...Named to the All-Rookie team team by College and
Pro Football Newsweekly and Football News after starting 15 of 16 games as a rookie..Born May 8, 1974, in
Warren, OH...Died August 1, 2001...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor November 19, 2001.

HISTORY

RON YARY
Tackle...6 5 255 lbs...Southern California...15 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1968-1981), Los Angeles Rams
(1982)...Drafted by Minnesota with the 1st overall pick in 1968...The first OL to be drafted #1 overall in
League history....Took over the Vikings RT spot midway through the 1969 season and was a fixture there
for the rest of his career...Was named All-Pro 6 consecutive times...Was All-NFC 8 straight seasons...Played
in 7 Pro Bowls...Started in Super Bowls IV, VII, IX, XI...Missed only 2 games in his career with injuries due
to a broken ankle in 1980...His blend of size, speed and strength was unique when he entered the League
and ushered in a new era of offensive line play...Born July 16, 1946, in Chicago, IL...Inducted into the Vikings
Ring of Honor September 9, 2001.

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JIM MARSHALL
Defensive End...6 4 248 lbs...Ohio State...20 seasons: Cleveland Browns (1960) and Minnesota Vikings
(1961-1979)...Held NFL record for many years until broked by Brett Favre with 282 consecutive games played
and started, 270 of those coming with the Vikings...Ranks 2nd in Vikings history with 127 sacks...Played in
2 Pro Bowls, following the 1968 and 69 seasons...Led or tied for team lead in sacks in each of the Vikings
first 6 seasons (1961-66)...Holds NFL and Vikings record with 29 career fumble recoveries..Ranks 9th in
Vikings history with 988 career tackles, ranking behind only Alan Page among defensive linemen...Joined
fellow linemen Carl Eller, Gary Larsen and Alan Page to form the vaunted Purple People Eaters, one of the
top defensive units of their era in the NFL...Started at DE in 4 Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)....Originally a 4thround draft pick by Cleveland in 1960...Born December 30, 1937 in Danville, KY...Inducted into the Vikings
Ring of Honor on November 28, 1999.

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JERRY BURNS
Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator...Michigan...24 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1968-85 Offensive Coordinator, 1986-91 Head Coach)...NFL regular season coaching record 52-43...Had 3-3 mark in postseason play...
Served as Vikings Offensive Coordinator for 18 seasons (1968-85)...Led Vikings to NFC Championship in
1987, earning upset wins over New Orleans and San Francisco along the way...First coach in Vikings history to have a winning record in his first season (9-7 in 86)...As offensive coordinator, helped Vikings to 4
Super Bowl appearances and 11 Central Division titles...Was part of 15 playoff teams during his 24 seasons
with Minnesota...Coached in Super Bowl I and II with the Green Bay Packers as their defensive backs coach
(1966-67)...Head coach at University of Iowa from 1961-65...Played QB for Michigan on the 1950 Rose Bowl
team...Born January 27, 1927, in Detroit, MI...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor on November 6, 2005.
RANDALL MCDANIEL
Guard..6 3 287 lbs...Arizona State...14 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1988-99), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(2000-01)...Started 12 consecutive Pro Bowls (1989-2000), setting an NFL record...Started 202 consecutive
games in his career...Blocked for five 1,000-yard rushers in his career and four 3,000-yard passers...Earned
spot on Pro Football Hall of Fames Team of the Decade for the 1990s...His 190 games played as a Viking is
tied for 7th in team history with offensive tackle Grady Alderman...Inducted to Pro Football Hall of Fame in
2009...Selected with the 19th overall pick in the 1988 NFL Draft...Born December 19, 1964, in Phoenix, AZ...
Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor on December 17, 2006.
CHUCK FOREMAN
Running Back...6 2 210 lbs...Miami (Fla.)...8 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1973-79), New England Patriots
(1980)...Named to 5 straight Pro Bowls (1973-77)...Teams 2nd-leading all-time rusher with 5,879 yards and
tied for team record with 52 rushing TDs...Named NFC Rookie of the Year in 1973...Integral part in the Vikings appearance in 3 Super Bowls...Posted 17 career 100-yard games...Selected with the 12th overall pick
in the 1973 NFL Draft...Born October 26, 1950, in Frederick, MD...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor
on September 30, 2007.
JOHN RANDLE
Defensive Tackle...6 1 283 lbs...Texas A&I...14 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1990-2000), Seattle Seahawks
(2001-03)...Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 7, 2010...Started 6-straight Pro Bowls for
the NFC (1993-98) and went to the Pro Bowl with the Seahawks in 2001...Named to NFL Team of the Decade
for the 1990s...Led or tied for the team lead 9 times in his 11 Vikings seasons and had 10+ sacks in 8 straight
seasons from 1993-2000...Started 150 of the 176 games he played for the Vikings...His 114.0 sacks ranks
3rd in Vikings history and most by DT...Signed as an undrafted free agent in 1990...Inducted into College
Football Hall of Fame for his Texas A&I career...Born December 12, 1967, in Hearne, TX...Inducted into the
Vikings Ring of Honor on November 30, 2008.
SCOTT STUDWELL
Linebacker...6 2 230 lbs...Illinois...37 seasons: Minnesota Vikings player (1977-1990), staff/personnel
(1991-2013)...Spent the last 20+ seasons as a member of the Vikings scouting department, serving as
the Director of College Scouting since 2002...Member of the Vikings 25th and 40th Anniversary All-Time
Teams...Holds team records for career tackles (1,981), season tackles (230 in 1981) and tackles in a game (24
vs. Detroit in 1985)...Has 2nd-most tackles with one organization in NFL history (Ray Lewis)...Participated
in 202 games and 12 playoff games...Elected to the Pro Bowl in 1987 and 88...Ed Block Memorial Courage
Award winner in 1987...Drafted in the 9th round from Illinois in 1977...Named to Illinois All-Century Team in
1990, joining Hall of Famers Dick Butkus and Ray NItschke as the linebackers on that squad...Born August
27, 1954, in Evansville, IN...Inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor on November 29, 2009.
CHRIS DOLEMAN
Defensive End...6 5 262 lbs...Illinois...15 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1985-93, 99), Atlanta Falcons (199495), San Francisco 49ers (1996-98)...Ranks 4th in NFL history with 150.5 career sacks...Selected to 8 Pro
Bowls, 6 with the Vikings (1987-90, 92-93) and 1 each with Atlanta and San Francisco...Named to NFLs
Team of the Decade for 1990s...Led NFL with 21.0 sacks in 1989, tied for the 4th-most in NFL history in a
single season and 2nd in Vikings history...Originally selected with #4 overall pick in 1985 Draft by Vikings...
Played and started 17 career playoff games...Born October 16, 1961, in Indianapolis, IN...Inducted into the
Vikings Ring of Honor on November 14, 2011.
MATT BLAIR
Linebacker6 5 232 lbsIowa State12 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1974-85)Played in 160 career
games (130 starts) for the Vikings and still ranks 2nd in team history with 1,452 career tackles Was a part
of Vikings playoff teams in six of his opening seven seasons with the team and played on the Vikings Super
Bowl IX and XI teamsNamed to 6 straight Pro Bowls from 1977-82 and was selected All-Pro in 1982Holds
the Vikings record with 20 blocked kicks, notching two blocks in a single game three different timesHis
23.0 sacks and 16 interceptions also rank as the most by a Vikings LinebackerOnly Scott Studwell and Roy
Winston played more games as a linebacker than BlairOriginally a 2nd round draft pick (#51) in 1974
Born September 20, 1950 in Hilo, HawaiiInducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor on October 25, 2012.
JOEY BROWNER
Safety6 2 221 lbsSouthern California...10 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1983-91), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992)...Played in 138 games as a Viking, the 2nd-most by a DB...His 37 career interceptions are 4th in
team history...Posted 1,098 career combined defensive and special teams stops (987 defensive, 111 special
teams)...His 9.5 career sacks are the most by a Vikings DB, his 18 career forced fumbles leads all Vikings
DBs, his total tackles are 5th by a Viking and #1 by a Vikings DB...Went to 6 straight Pro Bowls from 198590...3-time AP All-Pro honoree, Browner was named to the NFLs Team of the Decade for the 1980s...Member of the 50 Greatest Vikings team...Named to All-Metrodome Team in 2013...Led the team in tackles
in 1986 and 87 and was a key element to the Vikings ranking #1 in NFL total defense in 1988 and 89...
Originally drafted in 1983, Browner was the 19th selection of the 1st round. He was the 1st Vikings DB to be
drafted in the 1st round...Inducted in the Vikings Ring of Honor on October 27, 2013

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Bud Grant
1998

Paul Krause
1998

Fred Zamberletti
1998

Korey Stringer
2001

Mick Tinglehoff
2001

Carl Eller
2002

Cris Carter
2003

Bill Brown
2004

Jerry Burns
2005

John Randle
2008

Scott Studwell
2009

Matt Blair
2012

Joey Browner
2013

Chris Doleman
2011

Jim Marshall
1999

Randall McDaniel
2006

Ron Yary
2001

Chuck Foreman
2007

VIKINGS RETIRED JERSEY NUMBERS


#77 - T Korey Stringer- Retired November 19, 2001
#53 - C Mick Tingelhoff- Retired November 25, 2001
#80 - WR Cris Carter- Retired September 14, 2003

Alan Page

Jim Marshall

Korey Stringer

Mick Tingelhoff

Cris Carter

PLAYOFF
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RECORDS

Fran Tarkenton

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

#10 - QB Fran Tarkenton- Retired October 7, 1979


#88 - DT Alan Page- Retired September 25, 1988
#70 - DE Jim Marshall- Retired November 28, 1999

STAFF

Jim Finks
1998

COACHES

Alan Page
1998

PLAYERS

Fran Tarkenton
1998

EXECUTIVES

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In 2001 the Twin Cities chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America awarded the first Korey Stringer
Good Guy Award in honor of the late Vikings lineman. The award is voted on annually by members of
the Twin Cities media and presented to the Vikings player who is the most cooperative and has the best
attitude with the media.
2001
Byron Chamberlain
2006 Antoine Winfield
2011 Percy Harvin
2002
Matt Birk
2007 Ben Leber
2012
Chad Greenway
2003
Daunte Culpepper
2008 Bobby Wade
2013
Kevin Williams
2004
Daunte Culpepper
2009 Visanthe Shiancoe
2005
Koren Robinson
2010 Ben Leber

HISTORY

KOREY STRINGER GOOD GUY AWARD

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK


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PLAYER
Jan Stenerud, K
Rufus Bess, CB
Tommy Kramer, QB
Gerald Robinson, DE
Wade Wilson, QB
Wade Wilson, QB
Chris Doleman, DE
Wade Wilson, QB
Carl Lee, CB/
Jesse Solomon, LB
Keith Millard, DT
Mike Merriweather, LB
Rich Karlis, K
Chris Doleman, DE
Chris Doleman, DE
Al Noga, DE
Anthony Carter, WR
Chris Doleman, DE
Terry Allen, RB
Chris Doleman, DE
Rich Gannon, QB
Jack Del Rio, LB
Mike Merriweather, LB
Audray McMillian, CB
Vencie Glenn, S
John Randle, DT
Warren Moon, QB
Fuad Reveiz, K
Warren Moon, QB
Cris Carter, WR
Jack Del Rio, LB
John Randle, DT
Fuad Reveiz, K
Orlando Thomas, S
Jeff Brady, LB
Jeff Brady, LB
Brad Johnson, QB
John Randle, DT
Brad Johnson, QB
Fernando Smith, DE
Eddie Murray, K
Gary Anderson, K
Randall Cunningham, QB
Randall Cunningham, QB
Robert Smith, RB
Mitch Berger, P
Mitch Berger, P
Randy Moss, WR
Randy Moss, WR
Randall Cunningham, QB
Gary Anderson, K
John Randle, DT
Jeff George, QB
Cris Carter, WR
Randy Moss, WR
Cris Carter, WR
Mitch Berger, P
Moe Williams, RB
John Randle, DT
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Gary Anderson, K
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Mitch Berger, P
Randy Moss, WR
Todd Bouman, QB
Michael Bennett, RB
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Gary Anderson, K
Corey Chavous, S
Lance Johnstone, DE
Brian Williams, CB
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Kevin Williams, DT
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Darren Sharper, S
Ryan Longwell, K
Cedric Griffin, CB

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OPPONENT
@ Detroit, 9/23
vs. San Francisco, 9/8
vs. Green Bay, 9/28
vs. Chicago, 10/19
vs. New Orleans, 10/20
@ LA Rams. 9/20
vs. LA Raiders, 11/8
@ Tampa Bay, 10/23
vs. New Orleans, 12/4
vs. New Orleans, 12/4
vs. Detroit, 10/8
@ Detroit, 10/22
vs. LA Rams, 11/5
vs. Atlanta, 12/10
vs. Cincinnati, 12/25
vs. Green Bay, 12/2
vs. San Francisco, 9/15
vs. Phoenix, 10/13
vs. Tampa Bay, 11/3
@ Green Bay, 9/6
@ Cincinnati, 9/27
@ Chicago, 11/2
@ Tampa Bay, 11/8
vs. Cleveland, 11/22
vs. Green Bay, 12/27
@ Chicago, 10/25
vs. Miami, 9/25
@ Tampa Bay, 10/30
vs. New Orleans, 11/6
vs. Chicago, 12/1
@ Buffalo, 12/10
vs. San Francisco, 12/26
vs. Detroit, 9/10
@ Pittsburgh, 9/24
vs. Green Bay, 11/5
vs. Detroit, 9/1
@ Atlanta, 9/8
vs. Green Bay, 9/22
vs. Arizona, 12/1
@ Detroit, 12/8
@ Arizona, 10/5
vs. Detroit, 9/20
@ Chicago, 9/27
@ Green Bay, 10/5
@ Detroit, 10/25
vs. Cincinnati, 11/15
vs. Green Bay, 11/22
vs. Green Bay, 11/22
@ Dallas, 11/26
vs. Chicago, 12/6
@ Baltimore, 12/13
vs. Tampa Bay, 10/3
vs. San Fran., 10/24
@ Denver, 10/31
@ Chicago, 11/14
vs. San Diego, 11/28
vs. Green Bay, 12/20
@ NY Giants, 12/26
vs. Detroit, 1/2/00
vs. Tampa Bay, 10/9
vs. Buffalo, 10/22
vs. Carolina, 11/19
vs. Detroit, 11/30
vs. NY Giants, 11/19
vs. Tennessee, 12/9
vs. Green Bay, 11/17
@ New Orleans, 12/15
vs. Miami, 12/21
@ Green Bay, 9/7
vs. Denver, 10/19
vs. Detroit, 11/23
vs. Dallas, 9/12
vs. Chicago, 9/26
@ New Orleans, 10/17
vs. Jacksonville, 11/28
@ Detroit, 12/19
vs. Green Bay, 10/23
@ N.Y. Giants, 11/13
vs. Carolina, 9/17
@ Detroit, 12/10

PERFORMANCE
5/5 FGs, 2/2 PAT, 17 pts
10 tackles, 3 FF, FR, INT
16-of-25, 241 yds, 6 TD
6 tackles, 2.5 sacks
24-of-39, 361 yds, 3 TD
17-of-38, 285 yds, 3 TD
3 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 FF, PD
22-of-30, 335 yds, 3 TD
3 tackles, INT (TD), 5 PD
5 tackles, sack, INT (TD), PD
7 tackles, 3 sacks, INT, PD
6 tackles, 2 sacks, INT, FF, FR
7/7 FGs, 21 pts
5 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 FF, PD
5 tackles, 3.5 sacks, FR
3 tackles, sack, FF, FR (TD)
3 rec, 71 yds, TD, 46t lg
8 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 FF, FR
14 att, 127 yds, 2 TD, 55t lg
7 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 FF, FR
25-of-32, 318 yds, 4 TD
7 tackles, 2 INT (83t), 2 PD, FF
12 tackles
5 tackles, 3 INT (25t), 3 PD
2 tackles, 3 INT, 3 PD
7 tackles, 3.5 sacks
26-of-37, 326 yds, 3 TD, 44 lg
5/5 FG, 3/3 PAT, 48 lg, 18 pts
33-of-57, 420 yds, 3 TD, 59 lg
9 rec, 124 yds, 2TD (65t in OT)
5 tackles, sack, INT
2 tackles, 2 sacks, FF, FR
2/2 FG, 2/2 PAT, 8 pts
8 tackles, 2 INT (45t), 2 PD
6 tackles, sack, INT, 2 PD
4 tackles, 2 INT, 3 PD
15-of-26, 275 yds, 2 TD, 71 lg
3 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 FF
19-of-26, 238 yds, 4 TD
3 tackles, 2 sacks
2/2 FG, 2/2 PAT, 49 lg, 10 pts
5/5 FG, 2/2 PAT, 42 lg, 17 pts
16-of-25, 275 yds, 4 TD, 67t lg
20-of-32, 442 yds, 4 TD, 56t lg
19 att, 134 yds, TD, 57t lg
4 punts, 55.8 avg, 2 in20, 66 lg, 4 KO TB
3 punts, 54.3 avg, 1 in20, 56 lg, 5 KO TB
8 rec, 153 yds, TD, 49t lg
3 rec, 163 yds, 3 TD, 56t lg
21-of-31, 349 yds, 4 TD, 64 lg
6/6 FG, 2/2 PAT, 46 lg, 20 pts
4 tackles, 2 sacks, FF, FR, PD
15-of-28, 250 yds, 3 TD, 80t lg
8 rec, 144 yds, 2 TD, 37t lg
12 rec, 204 yds, 44lg
11 rec, 136 yds, 2 TD, 34t lg
6 punts, 46.8 avg, 2 in20, 57 lg, 2 TB
1 KR, 85 yds, 85t lg
3 tackles, 2 sacks, FF
15-of-19, 231 yds, 2TD, 7 att, 35 yds, TD
3/3 FG, 2/2 PAT, 38 lg, 11 pts
22-of-29, 357 yds, 3TD, 53t lg
5 punts, 49.2 avg, 60 lg, 1 in20, 1 KO TB
10 rec, 171 yds, 3 TD, 57t lg
21-of-31, 348 yds, 4 TD, 73t lg, 131.5 PR
20 att, 130 yds, 62 lg,
26-of-36, 312 yds, 2 TD, 7att, 73 yds, 2 TD, 2pt. run
2/2 FG, 2/2 PAT, 53 lg, 8 pts
7 tackles, 2 INT, 2 PD
3 tackles, 1.5 sacks, INT (TD), 2 PD
4 tackles, 3 INT (1 TD), 3 PD
17-of-23, 242 yds, 5 TD, 63t lg, 147.1 PR
19-of-30, 360 yds, 2 TD, 63 lg, 127.1 PR; 5 att, 13 yds, 1 TD
26-of-37, 425 yds, 5 TD, 46 lg, 125.6 PR
6 tackles, 1 sack, FR (TD)
25-of-35, 404 yds, 3 TD, 82t lg, 126.4 PR
23-of-31, 280 yds, 2 TD, 29 lg, 123.1 PR
4 tackles, 3 INT, 5 PD, 1 TD
16-yard TD pass, 3/4 FG, 10 pts
3 tackles, FF, FR, INT, PD

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20 att., 224 yds, 3 TD, 73t long


30 att., 296 yds, 3 TD, 64t long
6 tackles, 2 INT (1 TD), 2 PD
3 KR, 144 yds, 104t long, 1 TD
8 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 1FF, 1 FR, returned blocked FG for TD
30 att., 192 yds, 1 TD, 29t long
9 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 QB hurries
11-of-17, 163 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT, 135.5 rating
2-for-2 FG, 50-yd game-winner, 2-2 PAT
4 tackles, 2 INT, 1 FR
4 KOR, 180 yards, 101-yard TD
24-of-31, 271 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT, 135.3 rating
17-of-28, 244 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT, 128.6 rating
7 rec., 201 yards, 28.7 avg., 56 lng
25-of-31, 316 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT, 148.7 rating
23 att., 160 yards, 2 TD, 80t lng
3 ret., 134 yards, 1 TD, 44.7 avg., 95t lng
4 punts, 191 yards, 47.8 avg., 56 lng, 4 Inside 20
9 tkls., 2 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR, returned FF/FR for TD
29 att., 122 yards, 3 TD, 24t lng
4-of-4 FGs, OT forcing 55-yard FG, GW 38-yard FG in OT
23 att., 153 yards, 1 TD, 27 lng
31 att., 154 yards, 2 TD, 51 lng
5-of-5 FGs, Tied NFL record with 3 50+ yard FGs (50,53,51)
3-of-3 FGs, GW 29-yard FG to clinch a playoff berth
NFL record 109-yard KOR TD, 5 KOR, 228 yards, 1 TD
4-of-4 FGs, Game tying 35-yard FG in OT

EXECUTIVES

@ Chicago, 10/14
vs. San Diego, 11/4
@ N.Y. Giants, 11/25
vs. Detroit, 12/2
at New Orleans, 10/6
vs. Green Bay, 11/9
vs. Chicago, 11/30
at Arizona, 12/14
vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/28
at Detroit, 9/20
vs. San Francisco, 9/27
vs. Green Bay, 10/5
at Green Bay, 11/1
vs. Detroit, 11/15
vs. N.Y. Giants, 1/3/10
vs. Detroit, 9/26
vs. Dallas, 10/17
vs. Arizona, 11/7
@ Philadelphia, 12/28
vs. Arizona, 10/9/11
vs. Jacksonville, 9/9/12
vs. Arizona, 10/21/12
vs. Chicago, 12/9/12
at St. Louis, 12/16/12
vs. Green Bay, 12/30/12
vs. Green Bay, 10/27/13
vs. Green Bay, 11/24/13

STAFF

Adrian Peterson, RB
Off.
Adrian Peterson, RB
Off.
Dwight Smith, S
Def.
Aundrae Allison, WR
S.T.
Antoine Winfield, CB
Def.
Adrian Peterson, RB
Off.
Jared Allen, DE
Def.
Tarvaris Jackson, QB
Off.
Ryan Longwell, K
S.T.
Chad Greenway, LB
Def.
Percy Harvin, WR/KR
S.T.
Brett Favre, QB
Off.
Brett Favre, QB
Off.
Sidney Rice, WR
Off.
Brett Favre, QB
Off.
Adrian Peterson, RB
Off.
Percy Harvin, WR/KR
S.T.
Chris Kluwe, P
S.T.
Antoine Winfield, DB
Def.
Adrian Peterson, RB
Off.
Blair Walsh, K
S.T.
Adrian Peterson, RB
Off.
Adrian Peterson, RB
Off.
Blair Walsh, K
S.T.
Blair Walsh, K
S.T.
Cordarrelle Patterson, WR/KR S.T.
Blair Walsh, K
S.T.

COACHES

2007
2007
2007
2007
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2010
2010
2010
2010
2011
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2013
2013

VIKINGS ALL-TIME NFL ROOKIES OF THE MONTH


YEAR
1997
1998
2003
2007
2007
2009
2013

PLAYER
Dwayne Rudd, LB
Randy Moss, WR
Kevin Williams, DT
Adrian Peterson, RB
Adrian Peterson, RB
Percy Harvin, WR
Cordarrelle Patterson, WR

HONOR
Defense
Offense
Defense
Offense
Offense
Offense
Offense

MONTH
December
November
December
September
October
November
December

VIKINGS ALL-TIME NFL PLAYOFF PLAYERS OF THE WEEK


YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2004

PLAYER
Eddie Murray, K
Robert Griffith, S
Robert Smith, RB
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Antoine Winfield, CB

HONOR
Special Teams
Defense
Offense
Offense
Defense

ROUND
Wild Card
Divisional
Wild Card
Divisional
Wild Card

OPPONENT/PERFORMANCE
@ NY Giants; 3-3 FG, 2-2 XP, 11 points
vs. Arizona; 6 tackles, 2 interceptions
vs. Dallas; 28 att., 140 yds., 3 rec., 58 yds, 1 TD
vs. New Orleans; 17-31-302 yds., 3 TDs
@ Green Bay; 13 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PD

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ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS

MONTH
September
October
December
Dec./Jan.
September
October
December
December
November
September
September
October
October
November
December
September
November
December
November
December
September
October
September
November
November
October
September
December
December
September

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

HONOR
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Defense
Special Teams
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
Offense
Special Teams
Defense
Special Teams
Offense
Defense
Offense
Special Teams
Offense
Offense
Special Teams
Defense
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Offense
Special Teams
Special Teams

HISTORY

PLAYER
Doug Martin, DE
Keith Millard, DT
Chris Doleman, DE
Chris Doleman, DE
Jack Del Rio, LB
Anthony Parker, CB
John Randle, DT
Fuad Reveiz, K
Warren Moon, QB
John Randle, DT
Jake Reed, WR
John Randle, DT
Randall Cunningham, QB
Mitch Berger, P
John Randle, DT
Mitch Berger, P
Cris Carter, WR
John Randle, DT
Robert Smith, RB
Mitch Berger, P
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Daunte Culpepper, QB
Chris Kluwe, P
Darren Sharper, S
Brett Favre, QB
Jared Allen, DE
Percy Harvin, KR
Adrian Peterson, RB
Blair Walsh, K
Cordarrelle Patterson, WR/KR

EXTRA
POINTS

YEAR
1986
1989
1992
1993
1994
1994
1994
1994
1995
1996
1997
1997
1998
1998
1998
1999
1999
1999
2000
2000
2003
2004
2005
2005
2009
2011
2012
2012
2012
2013

PLAYERS

VIKINGS ALL-TIME NFC PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

VIKINGS ALL-TIME HONORS


NFL MVP
1971Alan Page, DT (AP)
1975Fran Tarkenton, QB (AP, NEA, PFW, TSN,
Maxwell Club)
1998Randall Cunningham, QB (Miller Lite, Maxwell
Club)
2008Adrian Peterson, RB (Maxwell Club)
2012Adrian Peterson, RB (AP, Maxwell Club, PFW/PFWA)

ALL-PRO
1963Tommy Mason, HB (AP, UPI, NEA)
1964Mick Tingelhoff, C (AP, UPI)
1965Mick Tingelhoff, C (AP, UPI, NEA)
1966Mick Tingelhoff, C (AP, UPI, NEA)
1967Mick Tingelhoff, C (UPI)
1968Mick Tingelhoff, C (AP, UPI, NEA); Carl Eller,
DE (AP, UPI, NEA)
1969Mick Tingelhoff, C (AP, UPI, NEA); Carl Eller,
DE (AP, UPI, NEA); Alan Page, DT (UPI)
1970Alan Page, DT (AP, NEA, PFWA); Carl Eller, DE
(AP, NEA, PFWA); Mick Tingelhoff, C (PFWA)
1971Alan Page, DT (AP, NEA, PFW); Carl Eller DE,
(AP, NEA, PFW); Ron Yary, T (AP, NEA, PFW);
Paul Krause, DB (NEA)
1972Ron Yary, T (AP)
1973Carl Eller, DE (PFWA, AP, NEA); John Gilliam,
WR (NEA); Alan Page, DT (AP, PFWA);
Fran Tarkenton, QB (NEA); Ron Yary, T (AP,
PFWA, NEA)
1974Alan Page, DT (PFWA, NEA, AP, PFW); Ed
White, G (NEA); Ron Yary, T (PFWA, NEA,
AP, PFW)
1975Chuck Foreman, RB (AP, NEA, PFWA);
Paul Krause, S (AP, PFWA); Alan Page, DT
(AP, PFWA); Fran Tarkenton, QB (AP, NEA,
PFWA); Ed White, G (NEA); Ron Yary, T (AP,
NEA, PFWA)
1976Ron Yary, T (AP, NEA, PFWA); Chuck
Foreman, RB (NEA)
1980Matt Blair, LB (AP)
1982Doug Martin, DE (PFW)
1987Joey Browner, S (AP, NEA, PFW, PFWA); Gary
Zimmerman, T (AP, NEA, PFW, PFWA); Chris
Doleman, DE (NEA)
1988Joey Browner, S (AP, PFWA, PFW, CPFN, TSN,
SI); Carl Lee, CB (AP, PFWA, PFW, CPFN,
TSN); Keith Millard, DT (AP, PFWA, CPFN,
TSN); Gary Zimmerman, T (AP, PFW, CPFN)
1989Chris Doleman, DE (AP, CPFN, TSN, PFW);
Keith Millard, DT (AP, TSN, SI, PFW); Joey
Browner, S (CPFN); Randall McDaniel, G
(CPFN)
1990Joey Browner, S (AP, CPFN, TSN, PFW, PFW,
FD, NEA); Randall McDaniel, G (AP, CPFN);
Chris Doleman, DE (SI)
1991Randall McDaniel, G (AP, NEA, TSN, PFW)
1992Chris Doleman, DE (AP, FD, FN, PFW, TSN,
UPI); Randall McDaniel, G (AP, CPFN, FD, FN,
PFW, NEA, TSN); Audray McMillian, CB (AP,
CPFN, FD, PFW, UPI); Gary Zimmerman, T
(FN, NEA, UPI); Todd Scott, S (FD, FN, UPI);
Harry Newsome, P (FN)
1993Randall McDaniel, G (AP, CPFN, PFW, TSN,
SI); John Randle, DT (AP, PFW, FD)
1994Cris Carter, WR (AP, PFW, PFWA, CPFN, FD,
TSN, SI, USA); Randall McDaniel, G (AP, PFW,
PFWA, CPFN, FD, TSN, USA); John Randle, DT
(AP, PFW, PFWA, CPFN, FD, TSN, USA); Fuad
Reveiz, K (PFW, PFWA, FD, SI)
1995Randall McDaniel, G (AP, CPFN, PFW, PFWA);
John Randle, DT (AP, CPFN, PFW, PFWA, TSN)
1996Cris Carter, WR (SI); Randall McDaniel, G
(AP, CPFN, FD, PFWA, PFW, TSN, USA); John
Randle, DT (AP, FD, PFW, PFWA, TSN, USA)
1997Cris Carter, WR (USA); Randall McDaniel, G
(TSN, USA); John Randle, DT (AP, PFW, CPFW,
TSN); Todd Steussie, T (FD)
1998Gary Anderson, K (AP, SI, PFW, CPFN,
TSN, FD, USA); Jeff Christy, C (SI); Randall
Cunningham, QB (AP, SI, PFW, FD,
CPFN); Robert Griffith, S (TSN, CPFN);
Jimmy Hitchcock, CB (CPFN); Randall
McDaniel, G (AP, SI, PFW, CPFN, TSN, FD,
USA); Randy Moss, WR (AP, SI, PFW, CPFN,
TSN, FD, USA); John Randle, DT (AP, PFW,
CPFN, TSN, FD, USA); Todd Steussie, T (SI)
1999Mitch Berger, P (PFW, CPFN, TSN); Cris Carter,
WR (AP, FD, PFW, SI); Jeff Christy, C (PFW);
Randall McDaniel, G (USA); Randy Moss, WR
(USA); John Randle, DT (USA)
2000Daunte Culpepper, QB (USA); Randy Moss,
WR (AP, SI, PFW, CPFN, TSN, FD, USA)

Steve Hutchinson
2003Matt Birk, C (TSN); Randy Moss, WR (AP,
FD. PFW)
2004Kevin Williams, DT (AP, PFW, TSN)
2005Darren Sharper, S (PFW, SI, TSN)
2006Steve Hutchinson, G (PFW, TSN), Kevin
Williams, DT (AP, PFW, TSN)
2007Steve Hutchinson, G (AP, PFW, TSN), Adrian
Peterson, RB (TSN), Kevin Williams, DT (AP,
PFW, TSN)
2008Jared Allen, DE (AP), Steve Hutchinson, G (AP,
TSN, PFW), Adrian Peterson RB (AP, TSN,
PFW), Kevin Williams DT (AP)
2009Jared Allen, DE (AP, PFW), Steve Hutchinson
G (AP, PFW), Adrian Peterson RB (AP, PFW),
Kevin Williams DT (AP, PFW)
2011Jared Allen, DE (AP, PFW/PFWA, TSN)
2012Adrian Peterson, RB (AP, PFW/PFWA); Blair
Walsh, K (AP, PFW/PFWA); John Sullivan
(PFW/PFWA)
2013Cordarrelle Patterson, KR (AP, PFW/PFWA)
Adrian Peterson, RB (AP)
ALL-NFC
1970Mick Tingelhoff, C (AP); Carl Eller, DE (AP,
UPI); Alan Page, DT (AP, UPI); Paul Krause,
S (UPI)
1971Carl Eller, DE (AP, UPI, TSN); Alan Page, DT
(AP, UPI, TSN); Ron Yary, T (AP, UPI, TSN);
Bob Grim, WR (UPI, TSN); Paul Krause, DB
(UPI, TSN)
1972Carl Eller, DE (TSN, AP); Paul Krause, DB
(UPI, AP, TSN); Alan Page, DT (UPI, AP, TSN);
Fran Tarkenton, QB (UPI, TSN); Ron Yary, T
(UPI, AP, TSN)
1973Carl Eller, DE (PFWA, AP, UPI, TSN); John
Gilliam, WR (UPI, TSN); Paul Krause, S (UPI,
TSN, AP, PFWA); Alan Page, DT (PFWA, AP,
UPI, TSN); Ron Yary, T (AP, PFWA, TSN, UPI);
Bobby Bryant, DB (PFWA)
1974Chuck Foreman, RB (AP, UPI, TSN, PFW); Alan
Page, DT (AP, UPI, TSN, PFW); Nate Wright,
DB (PFW); Ron Yary, T (AP, UPI, TSN, PFW)
1975Carl Eller, DE (AP, UPI); Chuck Foreman, RB
(AP, UPI); Paul Krause, S (AP, UPI); Alan Page,
DT (AP, UPI); Fran Tarkenton, QB (AP, UPI); Ed
White, G (AP, UPI); Ron Yary, T (AP, UPI)
1976Sammy White, WR (UPI); Ron Yary, T (AP,
UPI); Ed White, G (UPI); Fran Tarkenton, QB
(UPI); Chuck Foreman, RB (AP, UPI); Alan
Page, DT (AP, UPI)
1977Matt Blair, LB (TSN); Chuck Foreman, RB
(PFW, TSN); Alan Page, DT (UPI); Sammy
White, WR (PFW); Ron Yary, T (UPI, PFW,
TSN)
1978Matt Blair, LB (UPI, PFW); Sammy White,
WR (UPI)
1979Ahmad Rashad, WR (UPI, PFW, SN); Matt
Blair, LB (PFW)
1980Matt Blair, LB (UPI); Ahmad Rashad, WR (UPI)
1981Joe Senser, TE (UPI)
1982Doug Martin, DE (UPI, PFW)
1986Tommy Kramer, QB (UPI)
1987Joey Browner, S (UPI, PFW, FN); Chris
Doleman, DE (UPI, PFW, FN); Gary
Zimmerman, T (UPI, PFW, FN); Steve Jordan,
TE (UPI); Anthony Carter, WR (FN)

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1988Joey Browner, S (UPI); Carl Lee, CB (UPI); Gary


Zimmerman, T (UPI)
1989Chris Doleman, DE (UPI, PFW); Keith Millard,
DT (UPI, PFW); Randall McDaniel, G (PFW);
Joey Browner, S (PFW)
1990Joey Browner, S (UPI, FN); Randall McDaniel,
G (UPI); Carl Lee, CB (FN); Henry Thomas,
DT (FN)
1993Randall McDaniel, G (UPI, FN); John Randle,
DT (UPI, FN); Chris Doleman, DE (UPI)
1994Cris Carter, WR (FN, UPI); Randall McDaniel,
G (FN, UPI); John Randle, DT (FN, UPI); Fuad
Reveiz, K (FN, UPI); Jack Del Rio, LB (FN)
1995Randall McDaniel, G (FN, UPI), David Palmer,
PR (FN), John Randle, DT (FN, UPI)
1996Randall McDaniel, G (UPI, FN); John Randle,
DT (UPI)
1997Cris Carter, WR (FN); Randall McDaniel, G
(PFW, FN); David Palmer, PR (PFW); John
Randle, DT (PFW, FN, USA); Todd Steussie,
T (PFW, FN)
1998Gary Anderson, K (FN, PFW); Jeff Christy, C
(FN, PFW); Randall Cunningham, QB (FN,
PFW); Randall McDaniel, G (FN, PFW); Randy
Moss, WR (FN, PFW); John Randle, DT (FN,
PFW); Dwayne Rudd, LB (FN); Todd Steussie,
T (PFW)
1999Mitch Berger, P (PFW); Cris Carter, WR (PFW);
Jeff Christy, C (PFW)
2000Matt Birk, C (PFW, FN); Daunte Culpepper,
QB (PFN); Randy Moss, WR (CPFW,FN);
Robert Smith, RB (PFW, FN)
2002Randy Moss, WR (PFW)
2003Matt Birk, C (PFW); Randy Moss, WR (PFW)
2004Daunte Culpepper, QB (PFW); Kevin Williams,
DT (PFW)
2005Koren Robinson, KR (PFW); Darren Sharper,
S (PFW)
2006Steve Hutchinson, G (PFW), Pat Williams,
DT (PFW)
2007Matt Birk, C (PFW), Steve Hutchinson, G
(PFW), Adrian Peterson, RB (PFW), Darren
Sharper, S (PFW), Kevin Williams, DT (PFW),
Pat Williams, DT (PFW)
2008Steve Hutchinson, G (PFW), Adrian Peterson,
RB (PFW), Kevin Williams, DT (PFW),
Antoine Winfield, CB (PFW)
2009Adrian Peterson, RB (PFW)
2010Adrian Peterson, RB (PFW)
2011Jared Allen, DE (PFW)
NFL COACH OF THE YEAR
1969Bud Grant (PFW, TSN)
1992Dennis Green (Washington Touchdown Club)
1998Dennis Green (SI, Maxwell Club)
NFC COACH OF THE YEAR
1992Dennis Green, (UPI, CPFN)
BERT BELL AWARD (PLAYER OF THE YEAR)
1975Fran Tarkenton, QB
1998Randall Cunningham, QB
2008Adrian Peterson, RB
2012Adrian Peterson, RB
NFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1975Fran Tarkenton, QB (PFW)
1998Randall Cunningham, QB (CPFW)
2012Adrian Peterson, RB (AP, PFW/PFWA,
101 Awards)
NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1971Alan Page, DT (PFW)
1973Alan Page, DT (PFW)
1989Keith Millard, DT (AP, PFW)
2011 - Jared Allen, DE (101 Awards)
NFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1974Chuck Foreman (TSN)
1975Fran Tarkenton (TSN)
1998Randall Cunningham, QB (FN)
NFC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1992Chris Doleman, DE (UPI)
2011 Jared Allen, DE (TSN)
NFL LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
1973Alan Page, DT (PFWA)
NFL COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1986Tommy Kramer, QB (PFW)
2012Adrian Peterson, RB (PFW/PFWA)

NFC OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


1998Randy Moss, WR (PFWA)
1,000 YARD CLUB
(For the outstanding blocker in the NFL)
1969Mick Tingelhoff, C
1975Ron Yary, T
GOLDEN TOE AWARD
1994- Fuad Reveiz
1998- Gary Anderson
2012-Blair Walsh
PRO BOWL PLAYERS
1961Hugh McElhenny, HB; Jerry Reichow, E
1962Tommy Mason, HB
1963Tommy Mason, HB; Grady Alderman, T; Rip
Hawkins, LB
1964Tommy Mason, HB; Grady Alderman, T;
Mick Tingelhoff, C; Fran Tarkenton, QB, Bill
Brown, RB
1965Grady Alderman, T; Bill Brown,FB; Fran
Tarkenton, QB; Mick Tingelhoff, C
1966Paul Flatley, E; Grady Alderman, T; Milt
Sunde, G; Mick Tingelhoff, C
1967Mick Tingelhoff, C; Grady Alderman, T; Bill
Brown, FB
1968Mick Tingelhoff, C; Bill Brown, FB; Carl Eller,
DE; Jim Marshall, DE; Alan Page, DT
1969Carl Eller, DE; Joe Kapp, QB; Paul Krause,
S; Gary Larsen, DT; Jim Marshall, DE; Alan

VIKINGS PRO BOWL HONOREES


MOST PRO BOWL SEASONS
11
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

Randall McDaniel, G
Alan Page, DT
Cris Carter, WR
Ron Yary, T
Joey Browner, S
Matt Blair, LB
Chris Doleman, DE
Carl Eller, DE
Paul Krause, S
Steve Jordan, TE
John Randle, DT
Mick Tingelhoff, C
Matt Birk, C
Kevin Williams, DT
Adrian Peterson, RB

1989-99
1968-76
1993-00
1971-77
1985-90
1977-82
1987-90, 92-93
1968-71, 73-74
1969, 71-75
1986-91
1993-98
1964-69
2000-01, 03-04, 06-07
2004, 06-10
2007-10, 12-13

MOST PRO BOWL STARTS


11
7
7
6
5

Randall McDaniel, G
Alan Page, DT
Ron Yary, T
John Randle, DT
Chris Doleman, DE

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1989-99
1968-71, 73-75
1971-77
1993-98
1987-90, 92

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS

NFC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


1973Chuck Foreman, RB (Wheaties, TSN)
1976Sammy White, WR (UPI, TSN, NEA)
1998Randy Moss, WR (PFWA)

ROOKIES

NFL ALUMNI CAREER ACHIEVEMENT


AWARD
1995Alan Page

John Gilliam
Page, DT; Gene Washington, WR; Mick
Tingelhoff, C
1970Fred Cox, K; Carl Eller, DE; Karl Kassulke, S;
Gary Larsen, DT; Dave Osborn, HB; Alan Page,
DT; Gene Washington, WR
1971Carl Eller, DE; Alan Page, DT; Paul Krause, DB;
Ron Yary, T; Bob Grim, WR
1972John Gilliam, WR; Paul Krause, DB; Alan Page,
DT; Ron Yary, T
1973Chuck Foreman, RB; John Gilliam, WR; Paul
Krause, S; Alan Page, DT; Jeff Siemon, LB;
Ron Yary, T; *Carl Eller, DE
1974Carl Eller, DE; Chuck Foreman, RB; John
Gilliam, WR; Paul Krause, S; Alan Page, DT;
*Fran Tarkenton, QB; Ron Yary, T
1975Bobby Bryant, DB; Chuck Foreman, RB; John
Gilliam, WR; Paul Krause, S; Alan Page, DT;
Jeff Siemon, LB; *Fran Tarkenton, QB; Ed
White, G; Ron Yary, T
1976Jeff Siemon, LB; Ed White, G; Ron Yary, T;
Sammy White, WR; *Chuck Foreman, RB;
*Fran Tarkenton, QB; *Alan Page, DT
1977Matt Blair, LB; Chuck Foreman, RB; Jeff
Siemon, LB; Ed White, G; Sammy White, WR;
Ron Yary, T
1978Matt Blair, LB; Ahmad Rashad, WR
1979Matt Blair, LB; Ahmad Rashad, WR
1980Matt Blair, LB; Ahmad Rashad, WR
1981Matt Blair, LB; Ahmad Rashad, WR; *Joe
Senser, TE
1982Matt Blair, LB
1984Jan Stenerud, K
1985Joey Browner, special teams
1986Tommy Kramer, QB; Joey Browner, S; Steve
Jordan, TE
1987Joey Browner, S; Chris Doleman, DE; Scott
Studwell, LB; Anthony Carter, WR; Steve
Jordan, TE; Gary Zimmerman, T
1988Joey Browner, S; Chris Doleman, DE; Carl Lee,
CB; Keith Millard, DT; Scott Studwell, LB;
Anthony Carter, WR; Steve Jordan, TE; Wade
Wilson, QB; Gary Zimmerman, T
1989Joey Browner, S; Chris Doleman, DE; Carl

2013
SEASON

NFL ALUMNI PLAYERS OF THE YEAR


1988Anthony Carter (WR), Joey Browner (DB)
1992Randall McDaniel (OL)
1994Cris Carter (WR)
1998Gary Anderson (ST), Randall Cunningham
(QB), Randy Moss (WR), John Randle (DL)
2000Cris Carter (WR), Daunte Culpepper (QB)
2006Steve Hutchinson (OL)
2008Adrian Peterson (RB)
2009Steve Hutchinson (OL), Jared Allen (DL)

RECORDS

WALTER PAYTON AWARDNFL MAN OF THE YEAR


1999Cris Carter
2010-Madieu Williams

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


1994Dewayne Washington, CB (PFN)

HISTORY

NFL OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


1973Chuck Foreman, RB, (PFW)
1976Sammy White, WR, (PFW, PD)
1998Randy Moss, WR (AP, FD, CPFW)
2007Adrian Peterson, RB (AP, PFW)
2009Percy Harvin, WR/KR (AP, PFW)

Lee, CB; Keith Millard, DT; Steve Jordan, TE;


Randall McDaniel, G; Gary Zimmerman, T
1990Joey Browner, S; Chris Doleman, DE; Carl Lee,
CB; Steve Jordan, TE; Randall McDaniel, G
1991Steve Jordan, TE; Randall McDaniel, G; Henry
Thomas, NT
1992Chris Doleman, DE; Randall McDaniel, G;
*Audray McMillian, CB; Todd Scott, S; Henry
Thomas, DT; Gary Zimmerman, T
1993Cris Carter, WR; Chris Doleman, DE; Randall
McDaniel, G; John Randle, DT
1994Cris Carter, WR; Jack Del Rio, LB;
Randall McDaniel, G; Warren Moon,
QB; John Randle, DT; Fuad Reveiz, K
1995Cris Carter, WR; Randall McDaniel, G; Warren
Moon QB; John Randle, DT
1996Cris Carter, WR; Randall McDaniel, G; John
Randle, DT
1997Cris Carter, WR; Randall McDaniel, G; John
Randle, DT; Todd Steussie, T
1998Gary Anderson, K; Cris Carter, WR; Jeff
Christy, C; Randall Cunningham, QB; *Ed
McDaniel, LB; Randall McDaniel, G; Randy
Moss, WR; John Randle, DT; Robert Smith,
RB; Todd Steussie, T
1999Mitch Berger, P; Cris Carter, WR; Jeff Christy,
C; Randall McDaniel, G; Randy Moss, WR
2000Matt Birk, C; Cris Carter, WR; Daunte
Culpepper, QB; Robert Griffith, S; *Randy
Moss, WR; *Robert Smith, RB; Korey
Stringer, T
2001*Matt Birk, C; Byron Chamberlain, TE
2002Michael Bennett, RB; *Randy Moss, WR
2003Matt Birk, C; Corey Chavous, S;
Daunte Culpepper, QB; *Randy Moss, WR
2004Matt Birk, C; Daunte Culpepper, QB; Kevin
Williams, DT
2005Koren Robinson, KR; Darren Sharper, S
2006Matt Birk, C; Steve Hutchinson, G; Kevin
Williams, DT; Pat Williams, DT
2007Matt Birk, C; Steve Hutchinson, G; Adrian
Peterson, RB; Tony Richardson, FB; Darren
Sharper, S; Kevin Williams, DT; Pat Williams,
DT
2008Jared Allen, DE; Steve Hutchinson, G; Adrian
Peterson, RB; Kevin Williams, DT; Pat Williams,
DT; Antoine Winfield, CB
2009Jared Allen, DE; Heath Farwell, LB;
*Brett Favre, QB; *Percy Harvin, WR/KR;
Steve Hutchinson, G; *Bryant McKinnie,
Adrian Peterson, RB; *Sidney Rice,
*Kevin Williams, DT; *Antoine Winfield,
2010*E.J. Henderson, LB; Adrian Peterson, RB;
*Kevin Williams, DT; Antoine Winfield, CB
2011Jared Allen, DE; Chad Greenway, LB
2012Jared Allen, DE; Jerome Felton, FB; Chad
Greenway, LB; Matt Kalil, T; Adrian Peterson,
RB; Kyle Rudolph, TE; Blair Walsh, K
2013Cordarrelle Patterson, KR; *Adrian Peterson,
RB
Bold Starter
*Did not play
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America; SISports Illustrated; TSNThe Sporting
News; UPIUnited Press International; USA-USA
Today

EXTRA
POINTS

NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


1963Paul Flatley, WR (AP, UPI, NEA, TSN)
1973Chuck Foreman, RB (AP, PFWA)
1976Sammy White, WR (AP, PFWA)
1998Randy Moss, WR (TSN, FN, PFW, SI)
2007Adrian Peterson, RB (TSN, PFW, SI)
2009Percy Harvin, WR/KR (Pepsi)

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

2011

COACH: LESLIE FRAZIER

9/11 .......L..... 17- 24 .........at San Diego..............................................66,716


9/18 .......L .... 20- 24 .........vs. Tampa Bay .........................................62,461
9/25 ......L .... 23- 26 .........vs. Detroit ............................................... 62,466
10/3 .......L..... 17- 22 .........at Kansas City .......................................... 72,931
10/9 .......W... 34- 10 .........vs. Arizona .............................................. 62,479
10/16 .....L..... 10- 39 ..........at Chicago ................................................ 62,322
10/23 .....L..... 27- 33..........vs. Green Bay ...........................................63,946
10/30 ....W... 24- 21..........at Carolina ............................................... 72,095
11/14 ......L..... 7- 45 ............at Green Bay .............................................70,519
11/20 .....L .... 21- 27...........vs. Oakland............................................... 62,748
11/27 ......L .... 14- 24 ..........at Atlanta.................................................. 68,115
12/4 .......L .... 32- 35 ..........vs. Denver................................................. 62,939
12/11 ......L .... 28- 34..........at Detroit..................................................63,988
12/18 .....L .... 20- 42..........vs. New Orleans........................................ 62,623
12/24 .....W .. 33- 26..........at Washington ......................................... 63,370
1/1 .........L .... 13- 17 ...........vs. Chicago ............................................... 62,867
Minn.
Opp.
T tal First Downs......................................................297..........................332
To
Rushing ..............................................................118 ...........................92
Passing .............................................................. 159 ..........................213
Penalty.................................................................20 ........................... 27
3rd Down: Made/Att ....................................83/216 .................. 92/208
3rd Down Pct................................................. 38.4% .....................44.2%
4th Down: Made/Att ........................................ 7/18 ......................... 5/9
4th Down Pct. .............................................. 38.9% .................... 55.6%
Possession Av
A g. ...................................................28:39 .......................31:21
T tal Net Ya
To
Y rds ...................................................... 5275 ....................... 5731
Avg. Per Game ................................................ 329.7 ..................... 358.2
Total Plays ....................................................... 1007 ....................... 1027
Avg. Per Play ...................................................... 5.2 ..........................5.6
Net Ya
Y rds Rushing ................................................ 2318 ........................1712
Avg. Per Game................................................. 144.9 .......................107.
70
7.
Total Rushes ..................................................... 448 .........................439
Net Ya
Y rds Passing ................................................. 2957 ....................... 4019
Avg. Per Game ................................................ 184.8 .......................251.2
Sacked/Yards Lost ......................................49/298 .................. 50/342
Gross Yards ...................................................... 3255 ....................... 4361
Attempts/Completions ............................. 510/286 ................. 538/367
Completion Pct. ............................................. 56.1% .....................68.2%
Had Intercepted ...................................................17 ............................ 8
Punts/Av
A erage.................................................. 77/45.7 ................... 67/47.
Av
71
7.
.
.1
Net Punting Av
A g. ....................................................38.0 ........................ 41.1
.
.1
Penalties/Ya
Y rds .............................................. 109/908 ................... 97/834
Ya
Fumbles/Ball Lost .................................................20/9 ..................... 26/15
T uchdowns ..............................................................39 .......................... 50
To
Rushing............................................................... 18 ........................... 10
Passing ............................................................... 20 .......................... 34
Returns ................................................................. 1 ............................ 6
Score by Periods
Q1
VIKINGS ................................104
OPPONENTS .......................... 92
Scoring
TD
R.Longwell .........0
A.Peterson ....... 13
P Harvin ..............9
P.
T Gerhart ...........4
T.
K. Rudolph .........3
M. Jenkins ..........3
V.Shiancoe .........3
J. Webb ...............2
D. Aromashodu .. 1
D. McNabb ......... 1
J. Allen ................0
VIKINGS ...........33
OPPONENTS ....42

Ru
0
12
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
16
10

Pa
0
1
6
3
3
3
3
0
1
0
0
14
25

Field Goals
1-1
-9
-1
R.Longwell ........................... 0/0
VIKINGS ............................... 0/0
OPPONENTS ........................ 0/0

Q2
91
121
Rt
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
7
20-29
7/7
7/7
14/14

Q3
61
132
K PA
KPAT
AT
38/39
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
30/31
42/42
30-39
7/8
7/8
5/6

Q4
84
101

OT
0
3

Cmp
158
94
34
286
367

Y s Cmp% Yd
Yd
Y s/Att
1853 54.3%
6.4
1026 60.3%
6.6
376 54.0%
6.0
3255 56.1%
6.4
4361 68.2%
8.1

Yds.
970
531
345
219
154
59
52
-12
2318
1712

Avg.
4.7
4.9
6.6
78
7.
70
7.
4.2
4.0
-6.0
5.2
3.9

Long
54
67
39
28
65t
23
25
0
67
28

TD
12
1
2
0
2
1
0
0
18
10

No.
Receiving
P Harvin .................................. 87
P.
M.Jenkins ............................... 38
V.Shiancoe ............................. 36
D.Aromashodu ....................... 26
K.Rudolph .............................. 26
T Gerhart................................. 23
T.
A.Peterson.............................. 18
G.Camarillo .............................. 9
L.Booker ................................... 8
B.Berrian................................... 7
S.Burton .................................. 2
R.DImperio .............................. 2
E.Arceneaux ..............................1
J.Webb .......................................1
A.Reisner ..................................1
J.Kleinsasser ............................. 1
TEAM ................................... 286
OPPONENTS......................... 367

Y s
Yd
967
466
409
468
249
190
139
121
82
91
38
7
10
9
5
4
3255
4361

A g
Av
11.1
12.3
11.4
18.0
9.6
8.3
77
7.
13.4
10.3
13.0
19.0
3.5
10.0
9.0
5.0
4.0
11.4
11.9

Long
52t
72
37
60
41
42
22
23
15
30
21
6
10
9
5
4
72
79t

TD
6
3
3
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
34

Net
38.0
38.0
41.1

TB
3
3
6

In
22
22
22

Ret
Punt Returns
M.Sherels ............................... 33
TEAM...................................... 33
OPPONENTS .......................... 43

FC
20
20
19

Y s
Yd
277
277
532

A g
Av
8.4
8.4
12.4

Long
53
53
80t

Kickoff Returns
No.
L.Booker ..................................19
P Harvin ...................................16
P.
M.Sherels ................................16
E.Griffen ....................................1
R.DImperio ...............................1
TEAM ..................................... 53
OPPONENTS ...........................57

Y s
Yd
450
520
445
7
6
1428
1403

A g
Av
23.7
32.5
27.
78
7.
70
7.
6.0
26.9
24.6

Long
68
104
78
7
6
104
98t

TD
0
1
0
0
0
1
1

Y s
Yd
3517
3517
3153

A g
Av
45.7
45.7
47.
71
7.

Lg
60
60
65

B
0
0
0
TD
0
0
1

Defensive Leaders:
Tackles - Greenway (174), E.J. Henderson (130), Sanford (118), E. Henderson (91),
J. Allen (86).
Sacks - J. Allen (22.0), Robison (8.0), K. Williams (5.0), Griffen (4.0), E.J.
Henderson (2.0), Greenway (2.0), E. Henderson (1.0), Sherels (1.0), Abdullah (1.0),
Winfield (1.0), Ayodele (1.0).
Interceptions, TDs - Sanford (2, 0), Abdullah (1, 0), J. Allen (1, 0), Winfield (1, 0),
A. Allen (1, 0), Raymond (1, 0), Griffin (1, 0).

50+
2/3
2/3
7/8

Longwell: (33G) (22G, 29G) (33G, 41G, 49G) (33G) (26G, 43N, 53G) (37G, 38N)
(52G, 46G) (45N, 31G) (52N) ( ) ( ) (40G, 25G, 39G) ( ) (44G, 49G) (36G, 49SH, 23G)
(26G, 48B, 26G)
Opponents: (40G) (36G) (28G, 50G, 40G, 32G) (40G, 24G, 51G, 54G, 22G) (51G)
(51G, 26G, 22G) (39G, 45G, 24G, 58G) (31N) (25G) (29G, 26G, 49B) (37G) (46G, 23G)
(30G, 26G) (50WL) (26G, 53G, 25G, 47G) (27G)

Passing .................Att
C.Ponder ................291
D.McNabb ..............156
J.Webb ..................... 63
Team...................... 510
Opponents ............ 538

Rushing
Att.
A.Peterson ........................... 208
T Gerhart ...............................109
T.
P Harvin .................................. 52
P.
C.Ponder ................................ 28
J.Webb .................................... 22
D.McNabb ............................... 14
L.Booker ..................................13
C.Kluwe .................................... 2
TEAM ...................................448
OPPONENTS........................ 439

No.
Punting
C.Kluwe ..............77
TEAM .................77
OPPONENTS...... 67

PTS
340
449

FG 2Pt PTS
22/28
0 104
0/0
0 78
0/0
1 54
0/0
0 24
0/0
0 18
0/0
0 18
0/0
0 18
0/0
0 12
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
2
17/18
1 281
18/23
0 348
40-49
6/10
6/10
6/7

RECORD: 3-13

USUAL STARTERS (GAMES STARTED)


OFFENSE
DEFENSE
WR Michael Jenkins (7)
DE Jared Allen (16)
LT Charlie Johnson (16)
DT Kevin Williams (14)
LG Steve Hutchinson (14)
DT Remi Ayodele (13)
C John Sullivan(15)
DE Brian Robison (16)
RG Anthony Herrera (12)
LB Erin Henderson (11)
RT Phil Loadholt (16)
LB E.J. Henderson (14)
TE Visanthe Shiancoe (14)
LB Chad Greenway (16)
TE Jim Kleinasser (11)
CB Asher Allen (9)
WR Devin Aromashodu (6)
CB Cedric Griffin (14)
WR Percy Harvin (14)
SS Jamarca Sanford (15)
QB Christian Ponder (10)
FS Husain Abdullah (9)
RB Adrian Peterson (12)
BOLD/Purple= Pro Bowler

Fumbles Lost - Jenkins 2, Booker 2, Harvin 2, Ponder 2, Webb 1 Total: 9


Opponent Fumble Recoveries - J. Allen 4, Robison 2, J. Sanford 2, DImperio 2,
Griffen 1, Gerhart 1, Raymond 1, Guion 1, C. Greenway 1 Total: 15

TD
13
4
3
20
34

TD%
4.5%
2.6%
4.8%
3.9%
6.3%

Int
13
2
2
17
8

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 266

Int%
4.5%
1.3%
3.2%
3.3%
1.5%

Long
72
60
36
72
79t

Sack
30
16
3
49
50

Lost Rating
164
70.1
113
82.9
21
74.5
298
74.6
342
107.6

Field Goals
1-19
B. Walsh ............................... 0/0
VIKINGS ............................... 0/0
OPPONENTS ..........................1/1

Rt
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
5
1
20-29
10/10
10/10
5/5

K-PAT
36/36
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
36/36
33/35
30-39
8/9
8/9
5/6

OT
3
0

PTS
379
348

Cmp
300
300
391

TD
3
9
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
18
28

Y s Cmp% Yd
Yd
Y s/Att
2935 62.1%
6.1
2935 62.1%
6.1
4192 63.9%
6.8

A g
Av
45.0
45.0
44.0

Net
39.7
39.7
40.0

TB
2
2
1

In
18
18
28

Lg
59
59
65

Punt Returns
Ret
M.Sherels ............................... 32
TEAM...................................... 32
OPPONENTS ...........................41

FC
27
27
12

Y s
Yd
287
287
341

A g
Av
9.0
9.0
8.3

Long
77t
77t
32

Kickoff Returns
No.
P Harvin...................................16
P.
M. Sherels................................16
J. Robinson ............................... 3
M. Asiata .................................. 3
C. Ballard .................................. 2
A. Jefferson................................1
J. Felton .....................................1
D. Reed ......................................1
K. Rudolph.................................1
R. Ellison................................... 0
TEAM .....................................44
OPPONENTS .......................... 33

Y s
Yd
574
422
61
55
12
20
16
10
1
0
1171
795

A g
Av
35.9
26.4
20.3
18.3
6.0
20.0
16.0
10.0
1.0
0
26.6
24.1

Long
105t
41
24
22
8
20
16
10
1
0
105t
94

TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0

TD
18
18
28

TD%
3.7%
3.7%
4.6%

Int
12
12
10

VIKINGS TEAM GUIDE | 267

Int%
2.5%
2.5%
1.6%

Long
65
65
73

Sack
32
32
44

Lost Rating
184
81.2
184
81.2
284
92.3

KICKOFF
STAFF

Long
45
29
32
20
33
65
21
31
14
29
13
17
13
2
-15
65
73

COACHES

A g
Av
10.9
9.3
11.2
5.4
10.5
14.1
78
7.
16.5
5.4
9.3
70
7.
11.7
13.0
2.0
-15.0
9.8
10.7

PLAYERS

Y s
Yd
677
493
449
217
274
310
155
182
43
65
35
35
13
2
-15
2935
4192

ROOKIES

Receiving
No.
P Harvin .................................. 62
P.
K. Rudolph.............................. 53
M. Jenkins...............................40
A. Peterson.............................40
J. Simpson............................... 26
J. Wright.................................. 22
T Gerhart ................................ 20
T.
D. Aromashodu........................ 11
J. Carlson................................... 8
R. Ellison....................................7
S. Burton................................... 5
J. Felton .................................... 3
A. Reisner ..................................1
M. Asiata ...................................1
C. Ponder ...................................1
TEAM ...................................300
OPPONENTS..........................391

B
0
0
0
TD
1
1
0

Defensive Leaders:
Tackles - Greenway (191), H. Smith (129), J. Brinkley (117), E. Henderson (112), A.
Winfield (110).
Sacks - J. Allen (12.0), B. Robison (8.5), E. Griffen (8.0), C. Greenway (3.0), E.
Henderson (3.0), L. Guion (2.0), K. Williams (2.0), F. Evans (2.0), C. Cook (1.0), C.
Ballard (1.0), H. Smith (1.0), A. Winfield (0.5).
Interceptions, TDs - H. Smith (3,2), A. Winfield (3,0), J. Robinson (2,0), C.
Greenway (1,0), E. Griffen (1,1).
Fumbles Lost - C. Ponder 5, T. Gerhart 2, A. Peterson 2, P. Harvin 1, J. Simpson
1 Total: 11
Opponent Fumble Recoveries - C. Greenway 2, E. Griffen 2, J. Sanford 2, K.
Williams 2, A. Jefferson 1, B. Robison 1, H. Smith 1, A. Winfield 1, Total: 13

50+
10/10
10/10
4/6

Walsh: (20G, 42G, 55G, 38G) (51G, 29G) (52G) (49G, 27G, 46WL) (42G, 36G, 26G)
(20G, 27G, 27G, 37G) () (51G) (36G, 55G) (48G, 23G, 23G, 33G) (40G, 30B) (42WR) ()
(50G, 38G, 42G, 53G, 51G) (56G, 41G, 39G) (54G, 37G, 29G)
Opponents: (19G, 26G, 47G) (26G, 45G, 53G) (29G, 43B, 29G) (40G, 31G) () (50G)
(47WR) (28G, 40G, 38G) (40G) (41G) (47G, 39B, 46G) (30G, 53WR, 47G, 31G) ()
(57WR) (51G, 40G)
Passing .................Att
C.Ponder ............... 483
TEAM.................... 483
OPPONENTS ..........612

TD
12
2
1
1
0
0
0
16
10

Punting
No. Yd
Y s
C.Kluwe ..............72 3237
TEAM .................72 3237
OPPONENTS.......76 3344

FG 2Pt PTS
35/38
0 141
0/0
1 80
0/0
1 56
0/0
0 30
0/0
0 12
0/0
0 12
0/0
0 12
0/0
0 12
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
6
35/38
2 379
25/30
3 348
40-49
7/9
7/9
10/12

Long
82t
29
22
20
8
5
-1
82t
76t

2013
SEASON

Pa
0
1
9
3
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
18
28

Q4
89
107

Avg.
6.0
4.2
3.4
4.4
5.5
3.0
-1.0
5.4
4.0

RECORDS

Ru
0
12
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
16
10

Q3
74
77

Yds.
2,097
253
169
96
11
9
-1
2634
1692

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

Scoring
TD
B. Walsh .............0
A. Peterson....... 13
K. Rudolph..........9
P. Harvin .............5
M. Jenkins...........2
C. Ponder ............2
H. Smith .............2
J. Wright..............2
S. Burton............. 1
M. Sherels........... 1
E. Griffen............. 1
T. Gerhart............ 1
VIKINGS............39
OPPONENTS.....39

Q2
112
104

Rushing
Att.
A. Peterson................... 348
C. Ponder ........................ 60
T Gerhart ........................ 50
T.
P Harvin...........................22
P.
J. Wright............................ 2
M. Asiata .......................... 3
J. Webb ..............................1
TEAM ..................................486
OPPONENTS........................ 427

EXECUTIVES

USUAL STARTERS (GAMES STARTED)


OFFENSE
DEFENSE
WR Michael Jenkins (8)
DE Jared Allen (16)
DT Kevin Williams (16)
LT Matt Kalil (16)
LG Charlie Johnson (16)
DT Letroy Guion (15)
C John Sullivan (16)
DE Brian Robison (15)
RG Brandon Fusco (16)
LB Jasper Brinkley (15)
RT Phil Loadholt (16)
LB Erin Henderson (10)
TE Kyle Rudolph (16)
LB Chad Greenway (16)
TE Rhett Ellison (7)
CB Antoine Winfield (15)
FB Jerome Felton (7)
CB Chris Cook (10)
WR Jerome Simpson (10)
SS Jamarca Sanford (13)
WR Percy Harvin (8)
FS Harrison Smith (16)
QB Christian Ponder (16)
RB Adrian Peterson (16)
BOLD/Purple= Pro Bowler

Minn.
Opp.
T tal First Downs......................................................306..........................345
To
Rushing .............................................................. 113 ...........................82
Passing .............................................................. 163 ......................... 229
Penalty.................................................................30 ...........................34
3rd Down: Made/Att ....................................78/210 ................... 95/230
3rd Down Pct.................................................. 37.
71% ..................... 41.3%
7.
4th Down: Made/Att .........................................7/11 ...................... 11/20
4th Down Pct. ...............................................63.6% .....................55.0%
Possession Av
A g. ...................................................28:36 .....................31:24
T tal Net Ya
To
Y rds ......................................................5385 ..................... 5600
Avg. Per Game ................................................336.6 ......................350.0
Total Plays ........................................................1001 ....................... 1083
Avg. Per Play .......................................................5.4 .......................... 5.2
Net Ya
Y rds Rushing .................................................2634 ...................... 1692
Avg. Per Game................................................. 164.6 ...................... 105.8
Total Rushes ..................................................... 486 ......................... 427
Net Ya
Y rds Passing ..................................................2751 ..................... 3908
Avg. Per Game ................................................. 171.9 ...................... 244.3
Sacked/Yards Lost .......................................32/184 ...................44/284
Gross Yards ......................................................2935 ........................4192
Attempts/Completions ............................ 483/300 ...................612/391
Completion Pct. ............................................. 62.1% .....................63.9%
Had Intercepted .................................................. 12 ........................... 10
Punts/Av
A erage .......................................... 72/45.0 .................76/44.0
Av
Net Punting Av
A g. ............................................. 39.7 ......................40.0
Penalties/Ya
Y rds ..........................................90/830 ................. 111/949
Ya
Fumbles/Ball Lost ......................................... 21/11 .....................23/12
T uchdowns ........................................................39 ......................... 39
To
Rushing................................................................ 16 ........................... 10
Passing ............................................................... 18 ...........................28
Returns .................................................................5 ..............................1
Score by Periods
Q1
VIKINGS ................................ 101
OPPONENTS .......................... 60

RECORD: 10-6

HISTORY

COACH: LESLIE FRAZIER

9/9.........W... 26-23 (OT) ...vs. Jacksonville ......................................... 56,607


9/16........L..... 20-23...........at Indianapolis ..........................................63,912
9/23 .......W... 24-13............vs. San Francisco.......................................57,
7 288
7,
9/30.......W... 20-13 ...........at Detroit...................................................63,616
10/7........W... 30-17............vs. Tennessee............................................57,
7 652
7,
10/14......L..... 26-38...........at Washington ..........................................78,476
10/21 ......W... 21-14............vs. Arizona ............................................... 61,068
10/25......L..... 17-36............vs. Tampa Bay ......................................... 60,860
11/4 ........L..... 20-30...........at Seattle ................................................. 67,
7 584
7,
11/11 .......W... 34-24...........vs. Detroit.................................................64,059
11/25 ......L..... 10-28 ...........at Chicago ................................................62,306
12/2........L..... 14-23 ...........at Green Bay............................................. 70,567
12/9........W... 21-14............vs. Chicago ................................................64,134
12/16 ......W... 36-22...........at St. Louis................................................ 55,751
12/23......W... 23-6.............at Houston ................................................71,688
12/30 .....W... 37-34 ...........vs. Green Bay.............................................64,134
Playoffs
1/5/13.....L..... 10-24 ...........at Green Bay..............................................71,548

EXTRA
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2012

KICKOFF
EXECUTIVES
STAFF
COACHES
PLAYERS
ROOKIES
2013
SEASON
RECORDS
PLAYOFF
RECORDS
HISTORY
EXTRA
POINTS

2013

COACH: LESLIE FRAZIER

9/8.........L..... 24-34...........at Detroit...................................................62,461


9/15........L..... 30-31 ...........at Chicago ................................................. 62,181
9/22 .......L..... 27-31............vs. Cleveland ............................................ 63,672
9/29.......W... 34-27...........vs. Pittsburgh (London) ............................83,518
10/13 ......L..... 10-35 ...........vs. Carolina............................................... 63,963
10/21 ......L..... 7-23 .............at New Yo
Y rk Giants....................................79,314
10/27......L..... 31-44 ...........vs. Green Bay.............................................64,011
11/3 ........L..... 23-27 ...........at Dallas ...................................................85,360
11/7 ........W... 34-27...........vs. Washington .........................................64,011
11/17.......L..... 20-41 ...........at Seattle ................................................. 68,235
11/24 ......T .... 26-26 (OT) ...at Green Bay...............................................77,
7 871
7,
12/1 ........W... 23-20 (OT) ...vs. Chicago ................................................64,134
12/8........L..... 26-29...........at Baltimore ..............................................70,921
12/15 ......W... 48-30 ..........vs. Philadelphia........................................64,087
12/22......L..... 14-42 ...........at Cincinnati..............................................61,555
12/29......W... 14-13............vs. Detroit..................................................64,134

USUAL STARTERS (GAMES STARTED)


OFFENSE
DEFENSE
WR Jerome Simpson (8)
DE Jared Allen (16)
LT Matt Kalil (16)
DT Kevin Williams (15)
LG Charlie Johnson (15)
DT Letroy Guion (13)
C John Sullivan (16)
DE Brian Robison (16)
RG Brandon Fusco (15)
LB Marvin Mitchell (10)
RT Phil Loadholt (15)
LB Erin Henderson (12)
TE Kyle Rudolph (8)
LB Chad Greenway (16)
TE John Carlson (8)
CB Josh Robinson (10)
FB Jerome Felton (9)
CB Chris Cook (11)
WR Greg Jennings (15)
SS Jamarca Sanford (13)
QB Christian Ponder (9)
FS Andrew Sendejo (10)
RB Adrian Peterson (14)
BOLD/Purple= Pro Bowler

Minn ......................Opp.
T tal First Downs......................................................309....................... 368
To
Rushing ............................................................. 106 ..........................101
Passing ...............................................................173 ......................... 247
Penalty.................................................................30 ...........................20
3rd Down: Made/Att ....................................78/214 ...................102/231
3rd Down Pct..................................................36.4% .....................44.2%
4th Down: Made/Att ...................................... 10/19 .......................11/18
4th Down Pct. ...............................................52.6% ...................... 61.1%
Possession Av
A g. ................................................27:39 ..................... 32:21
T tal Net Ya
To
Y rds ......................................................5508 ......................6365
Avg. Per Game ................................................344.3 .......................397.
78
7.
Total Plays ........................................................1013 ........................ 1132
Avg. Per Play .......................................................5.4 ..........................5.6
Net Ya
Y rds Rushing ..............................................2081 ...................... 1767
Avg. Per Game.................................................. 130.1 ....................... 110.4
Total Rushes ......................................................423 .........................443
Net Ya
Y rds Passing ..............................................3427 ..................... 4598
Avg. Per Game .................................................214.2 .......................287.
74
7.
Sacked/Yards Lost ...................................... 44/218 .................... 41/274
Gross Yards ......................................................3645 ....................... 4872
Attempts/Completions ............................ 546/325 ..................648/419
Completion Pct. .............................................59.5% .....................64.7%
Had Intercepted .................................................. 19 ............................12
Punts/Av
A erage ...........................................75/44.2 ..................77/43.2
Av
Net Punting Av
A g. .............................................39.2 .......................37.
78
7.
Penalties/Ya
Y rds .......................................... 70/695 ...............100/1003
Ya
Fumbles/Ball Lost .........................................23/13 .......................17/8
T uchdowns ........................................................45 ..........................57
To
Rushing................................................................23 ........................... 14
Passing ................................................................ 18 ........................... 37
Returns .................................................................4 .............................6
Score by Periods
Q1
VIKINGS ................................. 82
OPPONENTS .........................105
Scoring
TD
B. Walsh .............0
A. Peterson........11
C. Patterson........9
G. Jennings..........4
C. Ponder ............4
K. Rudolph..........3
M. Asiata ............3
J. Wright..............3
T Gerhart ............2
T.
M. Cassel ............ 1
R. Ellison............. 1
B. Robison .......... 1
J. Carlson............. 1
J. Simpson........... 1
M. Sherels........... 1
VIKINGS............45
OPPONENTS.....57

Ru
0
10
3
0
4
0
3
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
23
14

Pa
0
1
4
4
0
3
0
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
18
37

Field Goals
1-19
B. Walsh ............................... 0/0
VIKINGS ............................... 0/0
OPPONENTS ........................ 0/0

Q2
108
125
Rt
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
4
6
20-29
7/7
7/7
10/10

Q3
85
114
K-PAT
43/44
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
43/44
53/53
30-39
12/12
12/12
8/8

Q4
110
133

OT
6
3

PTS
391
480

Cmp
153
152
20
325
419

Yds.
1266
283
166
158
151
57
2081
1692

Avg.
4.5
79
7.
3.8
13.2
4.4
3.2
4.9
4.0

Long
78t
41t
39
50t
19t
13
78t
76t

TD
10
2
3
3
4
1
23
14

Receiving
No.
G. Jennings.............................. 68
J. Simpson...............................48
C. Patterson............................ 45
J. Carlson................................. 32
K. Rudolph.............................. 30
A. Peterson............................. 29
J. Wright.................................. 26
T Gerhart .................................13
T.
C. Ford ..................................... 11
J. Felton .................................... 6
R. Ellison................................... 5
J. Webb ..................................... 5
M. Asiata .................................. 5
J. Banyard...................................1
Z. Line........................................1
TEAM ................................... 325
OPPONENTS..........................419

Y s
Yd
804
726
469
344
313
171
434
88
133
37
61
33
13
11
8
3645
4872

A g
Av
11.8
15.1
10.4
10.8
10.4
5.9
16.7
6.8
12.1
6.2
12.2
6.6
2.6
11.0
8.0
11.2
11.6

Long
70t
51
79t
30
31t
22
42
13
37
11
17
15
8
11
8
79t
80t

TD
4
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
18
37

Net
39.2
39.2
37.
78
7.

TB
3
3
4

In
23
23
27

Punt Returns
Ret
M.Sherels ............................... 22
C. Patterson.............................. 0
TEAM...................................... 22
OPPONENTS .......................... 36

FC
27
1
28
20

Y s
Yd
335
0
335
318

A g
Av
15.2
0.0
15.2
8.8

Long
86t
0
86t
93t

Kickoff Returns
No.
C. Patterson............................ 43
T Gerhart ...................................7
T.
M. Asiata .................................. 2
J. Felton .................................... 2
C. Ford ...................................... 2
J. Carlson................................... 2
S. Floyd..................................... 2
A. Jefferson................................1
J. Webb ......................................1
J. Wright.....................................1
R. Ellison....................................1
J. Banyard...................................1
M. Mitchell.................................1
TEAM ..................................... 66
OPPONENTS ...........................41

Y s
Yd
1393
106
28
22
17
13
9
21
9
9
7
6
6
1646
1113

A g
Av
32.4
15.1
14.0
11.0
8.5
6.5
4.5
21.0
9.0
9.0
70
7.
6.0
6.0
24.9
27.
71
7.

Long
109t
20
20
13
15
12
9
21
9
9
7
6
6
109t
80

TD
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1

Y s Cmp% Yd
Yd
Y s/Att
1807 60.2%
71
7.
1648 63.6%
6.9
190 37.7%
3.6
3645 59.5%
6.7
4872 64.7%
7
7.5

Y s
Yd
3316
3316
3325

A g
Av
44.2
44.2
43.2

Lg
65
65
69

B
0
0
0
TD
1
0
1
1

Defensive Leaders:
Tackles - C. Greenway (167), E. Henderson (154), A. Sendejo (104), J. Sanford (79),
H. Smith (66).
Sacks - J. Allen (11.5), B. Robison (9.0), E. Griffen (5.5), E. Henderson (4.0), K.
Williams (3.5), C. Greenway (3.0), S. Floyd (2.5), A. Cole (1.0), L. Guion (1.0).
Interceptions, TDs - C. Greenway (3,0), E. Henderson (2,0), H. Smith (2,0), S.
Prater (1,0), A.Sendejo (1,0), A. Jefferson (1,0), M. Sherels (1,0), K. Williams (1,0).
Fumbles Lost - C. Ponder 4, A. Peterson 3, John Carlson 1, M. Sherels 1, T.
Gerhart 1, M. Asiata 1, S. Floyd 1, M. Cassel Total: 13
Opponent Fumble Recoveries - K. Williams 1, C. Loeffler 1, B. Robison 1, M.
Mitchell 1, L. Guion 1, J. Sanford 1, L. Dean 1, H. Smith 1 Total: 8

50+
2/5
2/5
3/4

Walsh: (52G) (28G, 28G, 22G) (43G, 30G) (54G, 37G, 44WL) (22G) (53SH) (36 G)
(23G) (23G) (39G, 40G) (32G, 45G) (36G, 47G, 29G, 35G) (32G, 30G, 57WL, 34G)
(39G, 40G) (55WL, 21G, 38G) ()()
Opponents: (33G, 42G) (20G) (38G) (26G, 28G) () (35G, 23G, 36G) (30G, 20G, 45G)
(41G, 44G) (20G, 40G) (50G, 26G) (27G, 20G) (30G, 40G, 66SH, 47WR) (35G, 51G,
33G) () (25G, 53G)
Passing .................Att
M. Cassel ............... 254
C.Ponder ............... 239
J. Freeman ............... 53
TEAM..................... 546
OPPONENTS .........648

Rushing
Att.
A. Peterson....................279
T Gerhart ........................ 36
T.
M. Asiata ........................ 44
C. Patterson..................... 12
C. Ponder ........................ 34
M. Cassel .........................18
TEAM .................................. 423
OPPONENTS........................ 427

Punting
No.
J. Locke................75
TEAM .................75
OPPONENTS.......77

FG 2Pt PTS
26/30
0 121
0/0
0 66
0/0
0 54
0/0
0 24
0/0
0 24
0/0
0 18
0/0
0 18
0/0
0 18
0/0
0 12
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
6
0/0
0
6
26/30
0 391
27/29
0 480
40-49
5/6
5/6
6/7

RECORD: 5-10-1

TD
11
7
0
18
37

TD%
4.3%
2.9%
0.0%
3.3%
5.7%

Int
9
9
1
19
12

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Int%
3.5%
3.8%
1.9%
3.5
1.9%

Long
79t
47
22
79t
80t

Sack
16
27
1
44
41

Lost Rating
85
81.6
119
77.
79
7.
14
40.6
218
76.0
274
98.6

RESULT

SITE

MVP

I ........ 1/15/67............. Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10 ................Los Angeles ...................................QB Bart Starr, Green Bay
II....... 1/14/68................... Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 ......................... Miami ...................................QB Bart Starr, Green Bay
III .......1/12/69....................... NY Jets 16, Baltimore 7 ......................... Miami ....................................QB Joe Namath, NY Jets
IV ........1/11/70.............. Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 ............... New Orleans ............................ QB Len Dawson, Kansas City
V.........1/17/71........................Baltimore 16, Dallas 13 ......................... Miami ...................................LB Chuck Howley, Dallas
VI ....... 1/16/72..............................Dallas 24, Miami 3 ............... New Orleans ............................... QB Roger Staubach, Dallas
VII.......1/14/73.....................Miami 14, Washington 7 ................Los Angeles ...........................................S Jake Scott, Miami
VIII ......1/13/74.......................Miami 24, Minnesota 7 ......................Houston ....................................RB Larry Csonka, Miami

KICKOFF

SUPER BOWL DATE

EXECUTIVES

ALL-TIME SUPER BOWL RESULTS

X........1/18/76.......................Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17 ......................... Miami ............................ WR Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh


XI .........1/9/77..................Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 ....................Pasadena ...........................WR Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland
XII.......1/15/78............................Dallas 27, Denver 10 ............... New Orleans ............. DT Randy White/DE Harvey Martin, Dallas

STAFF

IX ....... 1/12/75................ Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 ............... New Orleans ............................ RB Franco Harris, Pittsburgh

XIV .....1/20/80.............Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles 19 ....................Pasadena .........................QB Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh
XV.......1/25/81............... Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 ............... New Orleans ................................. QB Jim Plunkett, Oakland
XVI ..... 1/24/82.......... San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 ....................... Pontiac ........................QB Joe Montana, San Francisco
XVII.....1/30/83................... Washington 27, Miami 17 ....................Pasadena ...........................RB John Riggins, Washington
XVIII .... 1/22/84............ LA Raiders 38, Washington 9 ........................ Tampa ............................ RB Marcus Allen, LA Raiders

COACHES

XIII ...... 1/21/79......................Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31......................... Miami .........................QB Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh

XX...... 1/26/86.............. Chicago 46, New England 10 ............... New Orleans ................................. DE Richard Dent, Chicago
XXI ..... 1/25/87.....................NY Giants 39, Denver 20 ....................Pasadena ................................ QB Phil Simms, NY Giants
XXII......1/31/88................. Washington 42, Denver 10 ................... San Diego ....................... QB Doug Williams, Washington
XXIII .... 1/22/89..........San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 ......................... Miami ............................ WR Jerry Rice, San Francisco

PLAYERS

XIX .....1/20/85................San Francisco 38, Miami 16 ..................... Stanford ........................QB Joe Montana, San Francisco

XXV ..... 1/27/91.................... NY Giants 20, Buffalo 19 ........................ Tampa ..........................RB Ottis Anderson, NY Giants
XXVI.... 1/26/92................ Washington 37, Buffalo 24 ................Minneapolis .......................... QB Mark Rypien, Washington
XXVII ....1/31/93........................... Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 ....................Pasadena .................................... QB Troy Aikman, Dallas
XXVIII...1/30/94...........................Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 ....................... Atlanta ..................................RB Emmitt Smith, Dallas

ROOKIES

XXIV....1/28/90...............San Francisco 55, Denver 10 ............... New Orleans ........................QB Joe Montana, San Francisco

XXIX.... 1/29/95......... San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 ......................... Miami ........................ QB Steve Young, San Francisco

XXXII ... 1/25/98.....................


..................... Denver 31, Green Bay 24 ................... San Diego ....................................RB Terrell Davis, Denver
XXXIII....1/31/99.........................
......................... Denver 34, Atlanta 19 ......................... Miami ......................................QB John Elway, Denver

2013
SEASON

XXX .... 1/28/96...................... Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 ........................ Tempe ...................................... CB Larry Brown, Dallas
XXXI.... 1/26/97........... Green Bay 35, New England 21 ............... New Orleans ...............KR/PR Desmond Howard, Green Bay

XXXIV...1/30/00................. St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 ....................... Atlanta .................................QB Kurt Warner, St. Louis

XXXVII .. 1/26/03.................Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 ................... San Diego ........................... S Dexter Jackson, Tampa Bay
XXXVIII....2/1/04..............New England 32, Carolina 29 ......................Houston ............................QB Tom Brady, New England
XXXIX.... 2/6/05....... New England 24, Philadelphia 21 .................Jacksonville ...................... WR Deion Branch, New England

RECORDS

XXXV ....1/28/01.................. Baltimore 34, NY Giants 7........................ Tampa ...................................LB Ray Lewis, Baltimore
XXXVI.....2/3/02............. New England 20, St. Louis 17 ............... New Orleans ............................QB Tom Brady, New England

XLII...... 2/3/08............NY Giants 17, New England 14 .................. Scottsdale ............................... QB Eli Manning, NY Giants
XLIII ...... 2/1/09...................Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23 ........................ Tampa .................... WR Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh
XLIV ...... 2/7/10......... New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17 ..............South Florida ............................ QB Drew Brees, New Orleans
XLV........2/6/11............... Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25 ................North Texas ...........................QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

XL....... 2/5/06.................... Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 ........................ Detroit ............................. WR Hines Ward, Pittsburgh
XLI .......2/4/07.................Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 ..............South Florida .................... QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis

XLVII...... 2/3/13.......... Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31 ............... New Orleans ...................................QB Joe Flacco, Baltimore
XLVIII ..... 2/2/14...........................Seattle 43, Denver 8 ......................... NY/NJ ...............................LB Malcolm Smith, Seattle
FUTURE SUPER BOWLS
XLIX .......2/1/15.................................................................
................................................................. University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ

HISTORY

XLVI ...... 2/5/12............NY Giants 21, New England 17 ................Indianapolis ............................... QB Eli Manning, NY Giants

L..........2/7/16...................................................................................... Levis Stadium, Santa Clara, CA


LII...... 2/4/18*.........................................................................New Vikings Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
*tentative dates

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EXTRA
POINTS

LI .........2/5/17..........................................................................................Reliant Stadium, Houston TX

KICKOFF
EXTRA
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HISTORY

PLAYOFF
RECORDS

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

ROOKIES

PLAYERS

COACHES

STAFF

EXECUTIVES

HOMES OF THE VIKINGS

The Vikings played their home games for 21 seasons (1961-81) at Metropolitan Stadium. The team has played its games for the
last 32 seasons (1982-2013) at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Funded initially through the sale of
30-year bonds, the Metrodomes debt was retired 14 years ahead of schedule. The Vikings will move outdoors to the campus of
the University of Minnesota for two seasons (2014-15) while the new Minnesota Stadium is being constructed. Ground breaking
for the new facility took place in December 2012. The team will begin play in the new stadium, located on the previous location
of the Metrodome, for the 2016 season. The new facility will play host to Super Bowl LII in February 2018, the 2nd Super Bowl
that has been hosted by Minnesota.
The Vikings have called two stadiums home in their 53-year history: Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, and Mall of
America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. On September 10, 1961, the Vikings played their first-ever home
game, a 21-17 preseason loss to the LA Rams at Metropolitan Stadium. Over 21 seasons the Vikings compiled a 97-59-4 record, including
playoffs, at Met Stadium and possessed one of the most dominant home field advantages in professional football. On December
20, 1981, the Vikings played the last game at the Met, a 10-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Capacity of the Met was 48,446 in
the stadiums final year. The VIkings palyed their last season in the Metrodome in 2013 after the passage of a new stadium bill.
The new Vikings stadium will be built on the current Metrodome site with an expected completion date in time for the 2016 NFL
season. During construction the Vikings will play their home games on the University of Minnesotas campus.
The Vikings moved indoors in 1982 to the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis. Seating capacity for the Metrodome was
64,134. It also featured two Sony Jumbotron replay screens and 115 private suites owned and operated by the Vikings. In 32 seasons
at the Metrodome the Vikings owned a 169-92 record, which includes a 6-4 mark in NFL playoff action. The 2013 season marked
the Vikings 32nd campaign playing their home games in the Metrodome, 11 seasons longer than the Vikings played at Metropolitan
Stadium. Construction of the Metrodome was financed through a successful partnership of public and private interests. Funded
initially through the sale of 30-year bonds, the facilitys debt was retired 14 years ahead of schedule. The Minnesota Vikings were
largely responsible for the tenant-generated portion of the funding that retired that debt. The Metrodome had been host to many
marquee sporting events, including Super Bowl XXVI, the 1987 and 1991 World Series, the 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star
Game, the 1992 and 2001 NCAA Final Four basketball tournaments and the 1998 NFC Championship Game. The Metrodome also
hosted an NCAA Mens Basketball Regional in 2000, 2003, and 2005.

Metropolitan Stadium
First Vikings Regular Season Game: vs. Chicago (9/17/61), 37-13 Vikings win
Total Vikings Home Record at Met Stadium: 97-59-4 (.606), 160 games (regular season/playoffs)
Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
First Vikings Regular Season Game: vs. Tampa Bay (9/12/82), 17-10 Vikings win
Total Vikings Home Record at Metrodome: 168-92-0 (.646), 260 games (regular season/playoffs)

VIKINGS RANK AMONG NFLS ALL-TIME LEADERS


The Vikings have been a dominant presence on NFL fields since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The Vikings have a 379-298-3 mark
since 1970, a win total that trails only Dallas and San Francisco in the NFC and is the 6th-most wins in the NFL over that span.
The Vikings home field advantage, a 227-113-1 record, is the best in the NFC since the merger and ranks tied for 4th in the NFL.
NFL RECORDS SINCE THE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER
Pittsburgh............................................................ 412-266-2
Miami ................................................................. 400-278-2
Dallas ...................................................................397-283-0
Denver ................................................................. 393-281-6
San Francisco ......................................................387-289-4
Minnesota .............................................................................. 379-298-3
New England .......................................................375-305-0

NFL HOME RECORDS SINCE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER- WINS


Pittsburgh.............................................................. 244-95-1
Denver ................................................................. 235-102-4
Miami .................................................................... 227-111-1
Minnesota ................................................................................227-113-1
Dallas....................................................................226-114-0
New England ........................................................215-125-0
San Francisco ....................................................... 212-125-3

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In 2014, the Minnesota Vikings will call Mankato their summer home for the Verizon Vikings
Training Camp for the 49th-straight season. Close to 70,000 fans attended the 2013 Verizon
Vikings Training Camp to observe daily practices and take part in all the fun and fanfare in
the Vikings Village.
Players report for camp on Thursday, July 24 on the campus of Minnesota State University,
Mankato.
The team typically practices twice daily and the Northland Ford Autograph Zone will return
in 2014 where fans can get their favorite players autographs following selected practices. On
the evening of Saturday, August 2nd the Vikings will hold a team introduction in Blakeslee
Stadium. Verizon Vikings Training Camp will conclude on Thursday, August 14th with Fan
Appreciation Day including a full-team autograph session following the morning practice. The Vikings will officially break camp on
Friday, August 15th but practices on that day will be closed to the public.
For a full schedule of practice dates and times, event listings and more information, visit www.vikings.com.

Training Camp Facts

Location: Mankato is located 80 miles south of the Twin Cities off of Highway 169.
Headquarters: Verizon Vikings Training Camp headquarters is on the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Media: All media should report to the Verizon Vikings Training Camp media headquarters in Pennington Hall on the campus of
MSU, Mankato. Credentials and parking information will be distributed at Pennington Hall.

Minnesota State University, Mankatos Blakeslee Stadium has played host to Vikings training camps since 1966. From 1961-65
the Vikings held training camp on the campus of Bemidji State University.

VIKINGS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK KEEPS FANS IN THE GAME


Since 2009, Vikings Entertainment Network (VEN) has been the umbrella for all Vikings
entertainment initiatives including Preseason TV, team TV shows, vikings.com, in-stadium
programming as well as the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders (MVC), Skol Line Drum Team, and
Viktor the Viking.
In 2014, Vikings Preseason TV will again be a simulcast with games airing LIVE locally on KARE
11 as well as on KFAN 100.3 FM and the Vikings Radio Network. The broadcast team of Paul
Allen, Pete Bercich, Greg Coleman and Ben Leber will return.
After a highly successful opening 2 seasons, Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron will return for a
3rd season. The documentary-style show focuses on the rare inside access that only a team
network can provide. Beyond the Gridiron is co-produced by VEN and Elite Edge Productions and
airs Saturdays on KARE 11 and Sundays on Fox Sports North.
Vikings GamePlan will return for a 8th season as the teams pregame TV show. Hosted by Paul Allen, GamePlan features interviews with current players, Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer, game film review, expert analysis and more. Vikings GamePlan is
produced by VEN and airs Sundays on KARE 11 and Fox Sports North.
Vikings.com provides the most team content, with daily in-season video features and team updates. Vikings.com is your source
for everything purple.
For comments or questions regarding Vikings Entertainment Network, please email entertainment@vikings.nfl.net

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STAFF
Waseca ............................. KRUE-AM..........................1170
Willmar............................. KWLM-AM ....................... 1340
Winona ............................. KWNO-AM .......................1380
Worthington..................... KWOA-AM .........................730

NORTH DAKOTA

Bismark ............................ KXMR-AM.......................... 710


Carrington......................... KDAK-AM.........................1600
Devils Lake ....................... KDLR-AM......................... 1240
Dickinson .......................... KLTC-AM..........................1460
Fargo................................. KRWK-FM........................101.9
Fargo................................. KFGO-AM ...........................790
Grand Forks ...................... KKXL-AM .........................1440
Jamestown........................ KQDJ-AM..........................1400
Minot ................................ KRRZ-AM ........................ 1390
Oakes................................ KDDR-AM......................... 1220
Valley City......................... KOVC-AM.........................1490
Williston ........................... KEYZ-AM .......................... 660

SOUTH DAKOTA

Aberdeen .......................... KSDN-AM.......................... 930


Mobridge .......................... KMLO-FM........................ 100.7
Milbank............................. KMSD-AM .........................1510
Pierre ................................ KPLO-FM ......................... 94.5
Sisseton............................ KBWS-FM ....................... 102.9
Sioux Falls ........................ KWSN-AM ....................... 1230
Watertown ....................... KPHR-FM ........................ 106.3
Yankton ............................ WNAX-AM .........................570

WISCONSIN

Balsam Lake/Amery......... WLMX-FM ......................104.9


Eau Claire/Menomonie..... WMEQ-AM........................ 880
Hayward............................ WHSM-FA....................... 101.0
Rice Lake .......................... WKFX-FM ......................... 99.1

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Des Moines ....................... KXNO-AM ........................1460


Sioux City ......................... KMNS-AM......................... 620
Spencer............................. KICD-AM .......................... 1240

2013
SEASON

IOWA

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MARKET
STATION
FREQUENCY
Twin Cities........................ KFAN-FM ........................100.3
Twin Cities........................ KTLK-AM ..........................1130
Aitkin................................ KKIN-FM .......................... 94.3
Albert Lea ......................... KQPR-FM .......................... 96.1
Alexandria ........................ KIKV-FM ......................... 100.7
Bemidji ............................. KBUN-AM ........................1450
Bemidji ............................. KBHP-FM ......................... 101.1
Blue Earth......................... KBEW-FM ......................... 98.1
Brainerd ............................ KBLB-FM...........................93.3
Crookston ......................... KROX-AM ........................ 1260
Dassel-Hutch.................... KARP-FM ........................ 106.9
Detroit Lakes .................... KBOT-FM ........................ 104.1
Detroit Lakes .................... KDLM-AM ........................ 1340
Duluth............................... KQDS-FM ......................... 94.9
Duluth............................... KQDS-AM.........................1490
Ely..................................... WELY-AM ........................1450
Ely..................................... WELY-FM......................... 94.5
Eveleth ............................. KRBT-AM......................... 1340
Fergus Falls ...................... KBRF-AM ......................... 1250
Grand Rapids .................... KMFY-FM......................... 96.9
Grand Marais .................... WXXZ-FM .........................95.3
Hibbing ............................. WMNT-AM........................ 650
Intl Falls........................... KSDM-FM ....................... 104.1
Jackson ............................. KRAQ-FM........................ 105.7
Marshall............................ KARL-FM .........................105.1
Morris ............................... KKOK-FM ..........................95.7
New Ulm........................... KNUJ-FM ......................... 107.3
Mankato ........................... KHRS-FM ........................ 105.9
Mankato ........................... KYSM-AM ........................ 1230
Mankato ........................... KXLP-FM........................... 94.1
Pine City ........................... WCMP-FM ......................100.9
Rochester ......................... KRCH-FM .........................101.7
Rochester ......................... KWEB-AM........................ 1270
Roseau.............................. KCAJ-FM...........................102.1
Saint Cloud ....................... WJON-AM ........................ 1240
Spring Grove ..................... KQYB-FM ......................... 98.3
Staples ............................. KSKK-FM ..........................94.7
Thief River ........................ KTRF-AM ......................... 1230
Wadena ............................ KVKK-AM......................... 1070
Wadena ............................ KSKK-FM ..........................94.7

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KFAN-FM (100.3) and KTCN-AM (1130 AM) serve as the flagship stations for the Minnesota Vikings Radio Network, which includes
outlets in six states.

ROOKIES

Pete Bercich, Paul Allen and Greg Coleman

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Entering his 13th season in 2014 as the


Vikings radio play-byplay voice is KFAN radio
mid-day personality
Paul Allen. Joining Allen
as the color commentator is former Vikings LB
and coach Pete Bercich.
Allen served as the
Vikings Internet web cast play-by-play voice
during the 2000 season and called one Vikings
game during the 2001 season.
Bercich returns for his 9th season with the
broadcasts in 2014 and brings a decade of NFL
experience from the field and sideline. A 7thround draft pick by the Vikings in 1994, Bercich
overcame the odds and played for the team from
1995-2000. A standout special teamer, Bercich
parlayed his knowledge of the game into a job
coaching with the team from 2002-05.
Joining Allen and Bercich from the sidelines
and co-hosting the pre-game show will be former Vikings punter Greg Coleman. Coleman
punted for the Vikings from 1978-87 and is the
teams all-time leader in punts (721), punting
yards (29,391) and ranks 2nd in punts inside the
20-yard line (154).

EXECUTIVES

VOICES OF THE VIKINGS

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PRACTICE REGULATIONS: The Vikings practices at


Winter Park on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are
open through individual drills to accredited media.
Practices are open for filming through individual drills.
GAME CREDENTIALS: Credential requests are honored for
accredited media on specific assignments and must be
made through the Vikings Public Relations Department.
Credentials will not be issued to writers or photographers
working on a free-lance basis unless the request is
made by a recognized publication or news organization.
Season-long credentials are issued in July; game-by-game
credentials must be requested at least one week prior to
each home game. Game day credentials may be picked
up at Media Will Call located at the Dodge County Gate
on the south side of the stadium starting three hours
before kickoff. All credential requests must be sent to Jon
Ekstrom (ekstromj@vikings.nfl.net).
PRESS RELEASES: The Vikings weekly press release may
be obtained from the team or on the Internet at www.vikings.com and nflmedia.com. The teams weekly injury report, which is
first released on Wednesday, can also be acquired the same way.
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY: Still photography is not allowed in the locker room at Winter Park or Mall of America Field at any time.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Media requests can be submitted to the Vikings Public Relations staff: Bob Hagan, Executive Director of Public
Relations (haganb@vikings.nfl.net); Tom West, Assistant Director of Public Relations (westt@vikings.nfl.net), Jeff Anderson,
Executive Director of Communications (andersonj@vikings.nfl.net), Jon Ekstrom, Public Relations Manager (ekstromj@vikings.nfl.
net) or Sam Newton, Public Relations Assistant (newtons@vikings.nfl.net). The general office phone is 952-828-6500.

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OPEN LOCKER ROOM PERIOD: The Vikings locker room


is open to accredited media during the week at scheduled
times. Head Coach Mike Zimmer will address assembled
media on Wednesday of a regular game week at Winter
Park during this period. Television standups and live
shots are prohibited during press conferences. Vikings
players will also be available to the media with the
assistance of Public Relations staffers of the Vikings.
Players and coaches are not available for interviews on
Tuesdays, the day before a game or on game day until
after the game.

RECORDS

2013
SEASON

VIKINGS MEDIA POLICY

INTERVIEW REQUESTS: All interview requests


for Minnesota Vikings players, coaches, executives or staff members should be directed to
the Public Relations Department. Phone interviews must be arranged at least two days
in advance and will be subject to availability.
Head Coach Mike Zimmer will hold a press
conference the day following games and Wednesday
of a regular game week at Winter Park and will make a
weekly conference call to speak with the opposing teams
assembled media.

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PRESEASON WEEK 3
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia ...............6:30
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Jacksonville at Detroit ......................6:30
Carolina at New England ..................6:30
NY Giants at NY Jets.........................6:30
Oakland at Green Bay .......................7:00
Chicago at Seattle ........................... 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
Minnesota at Kansas City...............7:00
Tampa Bay at Buffalo ......................3:30
Tennessee at Atlanta ...................... 6:00
Dallas at Miami ............................... 6:00
Washington at Baltimore.................6:30
St. Louis at Cleveland.......................7:00
New Orleans at Indianapolis ............7:00
Houston at Denver .......................... 8:00
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
San Diego at San Francisco ............. 3:00
Cincinnati at Arizona........................7:00
PRESEASON WEEK 4
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
Minnesota at Tennessee ................7:00
Atlanta at Jacksonville .................... 5:00

REGULAR SEASON WEEK 3


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Tampa Bay at Atlanta ..................... 7:25
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Minnesota at New Orleans ........... Noon
San Diego at Buffalo ...................... Noon
Tennessee at Cincinnati ................. Noon
Baltimore at Cleveland ................... Noon
Green Bay at Detroit ....................... Noon
Indianapolis at Jacksonville ............ Noon
Oakland at New England................ Noon
Houston at NY Giants..................... Noon
Washington at Philadelphia........... Noon
Dallas at St. Louis ......................... Noon
San Francisco at Arizona..................3:05
Kansas City at Miami .......................3:25
Denver at Seattle..............................3:25
Pittsburgh at Carolina ......................7:30

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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 6


(BYE: Kansas City, New Orleans)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
Indianapolis at Houston................... 7:25
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
Detroit at Minnesota.................... Noon
Chicago at Atlanta.......................... Noon
New England at Buffalo ................. Noon
Carolina at Cincinnati ..................... Noon
Pittsburgh at Cleveland.................. Noon
Green Bay at Miami ........................ Noon
Denver at NY Jets............................ Noon
Baltimore at Tampa Bay ................ Noon
Jacksonville at Tennessee............... Noon
San Diego at Oakland .......................3:05
Washington at Arizona ....................3:25
Dallas at Seattle ..............................3:25
NY Giants at Philadelphia *..............7:30
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
San Francisco at St. Louis ................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 7
(BYE: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
NY Jets at New England ................... 7:25
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19
Minnesota at Buffalo ................... Noon
Atlanta at Baltimore ...................... Noon
Miami at Chicago............................ Noon
New Orleans at Detroit................... Noon
Carolina at Green Bay ..................... Noon
Cincinnati at Indianapolis............... Noon
Cleveland at Jacksonville ................ Noon

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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 5


(BYE: Miami, Oakland)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
Minnesota at Green Bay ................. 7:25
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
Chicago at Carolina......................... Noon
Houston at Dallas .......................... Noon
Buffalo at Detroit ........................... Noon
Baltimore at Indianapolis............... Noon
Pittsburgh at Jacksonville............... Noon
Tampa Bay at New Orleans ........... Noon
Atlanta at NY Giants ...................... Noon
St. Louis at Philadelphia ................ Noon
Cleveland at Tennessee.................. Noon
Arizona at Denver.............................3:05
NY Jets at San Diego.........................3:25
Kansas City at San Francisco ...........3:25
Cincinnati at New England * ............7:30
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
Seattle at Washington .....................7:30

ROOKIES

REGULAR SEASON WEEK 2


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Pittsburgh at Baltimore.................... 7:25
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
New England at Minnesota .......... Noon
Miami at Buffalo ............................ Noon
Detroit at Carolina .......................... Noon
Atlanta at Cincinnati ...................... Noon
New Orleans at Cleveland............... Noon
Arizona at NY Giants ...................... Noon
Dallas at Tennessee ...................... Noon
Jacksonville at Washington............ Noon
Seattle at San Diego.........................3:05
St. Louis at Tampa Bay ...................3:05
Kansas City at Denver ......................3:25
NY Jets at Green Bay.........................3:25
Houston at Oakland .........................3:25
Chicago at San Francisco..................7:30
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Philadelphia at Indianapolis.............7:30

REGULAR SEASON WEEK 4


(BYE: Arizona, Cincinnati, Clevland
Denver, Seattle, St. Louis)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
NY Giants at Washington................. 7:25
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Atlanta at Minnesota ........................... 3:25
Carolina at Baltimore............................. Noon
Green Bay at Chicago............................. Noon
Buffalo at Houston................................ Noon
Tennessee at Indianapolis .................... Noon
Detroit at NY Jets ................................... Noon
Miami at Oakland (LONDON)................ Noon
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh ..................... Noon
Jacksonville at San Diego.........................3:05
Philadelphia at San Francisco ................. 3:25
New Orleans at Dallas ............................ 7:30
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
New England at Kansas City ..........7:30p

2012
SEASON

PRESEASON WEEK 2
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
Jacksonville at Chicago .....................7:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
Philadelphia at New England ...........6:30
Tennessee at New Orleans...............7:00
San Diego at Seattle........................ 9:00
Detroit at Oakland........................... 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
Arizona at Minnesota .................... 7:30
Green Bay at St. Louis ..................... 3:00
NY Giants at Indianapolis................ 6:00
NY Jets at Cincinnati........................ 6:00
Baltimore at Dallas.......................... 6:00
Buffalo at Pittsburgh .......................6:30
Miami at Tampa Bay ........................6:30
Atlanta at Houston ..........................7:00
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
Denver at San Francisco .................. 3:00
Kansas City at Carolina.....................7:00
MONDAY, AUGUST 18
Cleveland at Washington .................7:00

REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1


(KICKOFF WEEKEND)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Green Bay at Seattle.........................7:30
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Minnesota at St. Louis ................. Noon
New Orleans at Atlanta.................. Noon
Cincinnati at Baltimore .................. Noon
Buffalo at Chicago .......................... Noon
Washington at Houston................. Noon
Tennessee at Kansas City .............. Noon
New England at Miami ................... Noon
Oakland at NY Jets ......................... Noon
Jacksonville at Philadelphia............ Noon
Cleveland at Pittsburgh.................. Noon
San Francisco at Dallas ...................3:25
Carolina at Tampa Bay ....................3:25
Indianapolis at Denver......................7:30
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
NY Giants at Detroit ......................... 6:10
San Diego at Arizona........................9:20

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Chicago at NY Jets ............................7:30

RECORDS

PRESEASON WEEK 1
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
Indianapolis at NY Jets .................... 6:00
San Francisco at Baltimore ..............6:30
New England at Washington ...........6:30
Cincinnati at Kansas City..................7:00
Seattle at Denver............................. 8:00
Dallas at San Diego ......................... 9:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
Oakland at Minnesota....................7:00
Miami at Atlanta ............................. 6:00
Buffalo at Carolina ...........................6:30
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville................6:30
Philadelphia at Chicago....................7:00
New Orleans at St. Louis..................7:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
Cleveland at Detroit..........................6:30
Pittsburgh at NY Giants ...................6:30
Green Bay at Tennessee ...................7:00
Houston at Arizona ......................... 8:30

NY Jets at Philadelphia.................... 6:00


St. Louis at Miami ........................... 6:00
Kansas City at Green Bay ................ 6:00
Indianapolis at Cincinnati................ 6:00
Detroit at Buffalo ............................ 6:00
New England at NY Giants ...............6:30
Carolina at Pittsburgh ......................6:30
Washington at Tampa Bay...............6:30
Baltimore at New Orleans ................7:00
San Francisco at Houston ................7:00
Denver at Dallas ...............................7:00
Chicago at Cleveland ........................7:00
Arizona at San Diego....................... 9:00
Seattle at Oakland .......................... 9:00

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PRESEASON
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
HALL OF FAME GAME (CANTON, OH)
NY Giants vs. Buffalo .......................7:00

HISTORY

ALL TIMES CENTRAL

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Seattle at St. Louis......................... Noon


Tennessee at Washington ............. Noon
Kansas City at San Diego..................3:05
NY Giants at Dallas ..........................3:25
Arizona at Oakland...........................3:25
San Francisco at Denver * ................7:30
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
Houston at Pittsburgh......................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 8
(BYE: NY Giants, San Francisco)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 243
San Diego at Denver ......................... 7:25
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
Minnesota at Tampa Bay ............ Noon
Detroit at Atlanta (LONDON) .......... 8:30
Seattle at Carolina.......................... Noon
Baltimore at Cincinnati .................. Noon
Miami at Jacksonville ..................... Noon
St. Louis at Kansas City ................. Noon
Chicago at New England................. Noon
Buffalo at NY Jets........................... Noon
Houston at Tennessee ................... Noon
Philadelphia at Arizona ....................3:05
Oakland at Cleveland........................3:25
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh................3:25
Green Bay at New Orleans * .............7:30
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27
Washington at Dallas ......................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 9
(BYE: Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago,
Detroit, Green Bay, Tennessee)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
New Orleans at Carolina ................... 7:25
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Washington at Minnesota............ Noon
Jacksonville at Cincinnati................ Noon
Tampa Bay at Cleveland................ Noon
Arizona at Dallas ........................... Noon
Philadelphia at Houston................. Noon
NY Jets at Kansas City.................... Noon
San Diego at Miami ........................ Noon
St. Louis at San Francisco ................3:05
Denver at New England ....................3:25
Oakland at Seattle ...........................3:25
Baltimore at Pittsburgh *.................7:30
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Indianapolis at NY Giants.................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 10
(BYE: Houston, Minnesota, New
England, San Diego, Washington)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Cleveland at Cincinnati..................... 7:25
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Tennessee at Baltimore ................. Noon
Kansas City at Buffalo.................... Noon
Miami at Detroit............................. Noon
Dallas at Jacksonville (LONDON) ... Noon
San Francisco at New Orleans........ Noon
Pittsburgh at NY Jets...................... Noon
Atlanta at Tampa Bay ................... Noon
Denver at Oakland ............................3:05
St. Louis at Arizona..........................3:25
NY Giants at Seattle.........................3:25
Chicago at Green Bay * .....................7:30
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Carolina at Philadelphia ...................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 11
(BYE: Baltimore, Dallas, Jacksonville,
NY Jets)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Buffalo at Miami .............................. 7:25
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Minnesota at Chicago................... Noon

Atlanta at Carolina ......................... Noon


Houston at Cleveland ..................... Noon
Philadelphia at Green Bay .............. Noon
Seattle at Kansas City .................... Noon
Cincinnati at New Orleans .............. Noon
San Francisco at NY Giants ............ Noon
Denver at St. Louis ......................... Noon
Tampa Bay at Washington............ Noon
Oakland at San Diego .......................3:05
Detroit at Arizona.............................3:25
New England at Indianapolis *.........7:30
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Pittsburgh at Tennessee ..................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 12
(BYE: Carolina, Pittsburgh)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Kansas City at Oakland .................... 7:25
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Green Bay at Minnesota ............... Noon
Cleveland at Atlanta....................... Noon
NY Jets at Buffalo........................... Noon
Tampa Bay at Chicago ................... Noon
Cincinnati at Houston..................... Noon
Jacksonville at Indianapolis ............ Noon
Detroit at New England.................. Noon
Tennessee at Philadelphia ............. Noon
St. Louis at San Diego ......................3:05
Arizona at Seattle ............................3:05
Miami at Denver ...............................3:25
Washington at San Francisco...........3:25
Dallas at NY Giants *.......................7:30
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Baltimore at New Orleans ................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 13
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Chicago at Detroit............................11:30
Philadelphia at Dallas ......................3:30
Seattle at San Francisco...................7:30
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30
Carolina at Minnesota.................. Noon
San Diego at Baltimore .................. Noon
Cleveland at Buffalo....................... Noon
Tennessee at Houston ................... Noon
Washington at Indianapolis........... Noon
NY Giants at Jacksonville................ Noon
New Orleans at Pittsburgh ............. Noon
Oakland at St. Louis....................... Noon
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay ............... Noon
Arizona at Atlanta............................3:05
New England at Green Bay ...............3:25
Denver at Kansas City *....................7:30
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1
Miami at NY Jets ..............................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 14
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4
Dallas at Chicago ............................. 7:25
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7
NY Jets at Minnesota ................... Noon
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati ................. Noon
Indianapolis at Cleveland ............... Noon
Tampa Bay at Detroit .................... Noon
Houston at Jacksonville.................. Noon
Baltimore at Miami ........................ Noon
Carolina at New Orleans ................. Noon
NY Giants at Tennessee ................. Noon
St. Louis at Washington ................ Noon
Kansas City at Arizona .....................3:05
Buffalo at Denver .............................3:05
San Francisco at Oakland .................3:25
Seattle at Philadelphia.....................3:25
New England at San Diego * ............7:30
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8
Atlanta at Green Bay ........................7:30

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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 15


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
Arizona at St. Louis.......................... 7:25
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14
Minnesota at Detroit.................... Noon
Pittsburgh at Atlanta ..................... Noon
Jacksonville at Baltimore................ Noon
Green Bay at Buffalo ...................... Noon
Tampa Bay at Carolina .................. Noon
Cincinnati at Cleveland................... Noon
Houston at Indianapolis................. Noon
Oakland at Kansas City .................. Noon
Miami at New England ................... Noon
Washington at NY Giants............... Noon
Denver at San Diego .........................3:05
NY Jets at Tennessee........................3:05
San Francisco at Seattle...................3:25
Dallas at Philadelphia *...................7:30
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15
New Orleans at Chicago....................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 16
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18
Tennessee at Jacksonville................. 7:25
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20
San Diego at San Francisco .......TBD (PT)
Philadelphia at Washington......TBD (ET)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21
Minnesota at Miami..................... Noon
Cleveland at Carolina...................... Noon
Detroit at Chicago........................... Noon
Baltimore at Houston..................... Noon
Atlanta at New Orleans.................. Noon
New England at NY Jets ................. Noon
Kansas City at Pittsburgh............... Noon
Green Bay at Tampa Bay ............... Noon
NY Giants at St. Louis ......................3:05
Indianapolis at Dallas ......................3:25
Buffalo at Oakland ...........................3:25
Seattle at Arizona *..........................7:30
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22
Denver at Cincinnati .........................7:30
REGULAR SEASON WEEK 17
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28
Chicago at Minnesota................... Noon
Carolina at Atlanta ......................... Noon
Cleveland at Baltimore ................... Noon
Detroit at Green Bay ....................... Noon
Jacksonville at Houston.................. Noon
San Diego at Kansas City................ Noon
NY Jets at Miami ............................ Noon
Buffalo at New England ................. Noon
Philadelphia at NY Giants .............. Noon
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh ................. Noon
New Orleans at Tampa Bay ........... Noon
Indianapolis at Tennessee.............. Noon
Dallas at Washington.................... Noon
Oakland at Denver ............................3:25
Arizona at San Francisco..................3:25
St. Louis at Seattle...........................3:25
* Subject to flex scheduling

NOTES

NOTES

NOTES

Minnesota Vikings
2014 Schedule
Preseason
DAY

DATE

OPPONENT

DAY

DATE

OPPONENT

Fri.
Sat.
Sat.
Thur.

Aug. 8
Aug. 16
Aug. 23
Aug. 28

Oakland Raiders
Arizona Cardinals
at Kansas City Chiefs
at Tennessee Titans

TIME (CT)

7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.

TELEVISION

KARE
KARE
KARE
KARE

RADIO

KFAN/KTLK
KFAN/KTLK
KFAN/KTLK
KFAN/KTLK

Regular Season
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Thursday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday

Sept. 7
Sept. 14
Sept. 21
Sept. 28
Oct. 2
Oct. 12
Oct. 19
Oct. 26
Nov. 2
Nov. 9
Nov. 16
Nov. 23
Nov. 30
Dec. 7
Dec. 14
Dec. 21
Dec. 28

TIME (CT)

TELEVISION

RADIO

at St. Louis Rams


Noon
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
New England Patriots
Noon
CBS
KFAN / KTLK
at New Orleans Saints
Noon
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
Atlanta Falcons
3:25 PM FOX
KFAN / KTLK
at Green Bay Packers
7:25 PM CBS/NFLN KFAN / KTLK
Detroit Lions
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
at Buffalo Bills
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
Washington Redskins
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
BYE WEEK
at Chicago Bears
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
Green Bay Packers
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
Carolina Panthers
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
New York Jets
Noon*
CBS
KFAN / KTLK
at Detroit Lions
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
at Miami Dolphins
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK
Chicago Bears
Noon*
FOX
KFAN / KTLK

Wild Card Playoffs, January 3-4, 2015


Divisional Playoffs, January 10-11, 2015
Conference Championship Games, January 18, 2015
Super Bowl XLIX, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz., February 1, 2015
* Times Subject to Change
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