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1996 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 298 points (18.6/g), 23rd of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 315 points (19.7/g), 15th.
 Differential of -17 points (-1.1/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.

Coached by Dennis Green (9-7-0)

1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 1 box W 1-0 Detroit Lions 17 13 16 311 183 128 27 435 244 191 5
2 Sun September 8 box W 2-0 @ Atlanta Falcons 23 17 18 365 266 99 2 21 324 245 79 2
3 Sun September 15 box W 3-0 @ Chicago Bears 20 14 21 377 239 138 1 17 299 191 108 3
4 Sun September 22 box W 4-0 Green Bay Packers 30 21 18 351 263 88 4 8 217 157 60 4
5 Sun September 29 box L 4-1 @ New York Giants 10 15 10 228 140 88 2 21 291 146 145
6 Sun October 6 box W 5-1 Carolina Panthers 14 12 16 293 192 101 2 15 256 155 101 6
7 Sun October 13 box L 5-2 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 24 17 394 255 139 3 20 284 208 76
8 Bye Week
9 Mon October 28 box L 5-3 Chicago Bears 13 15 16 279 268 11 2 18 276 180 96 2
10 Sun November 3 box L 5-4 Kansas City Chiefs 6 21 13 258 210 48 2 23 359 157 202 1
11 Sun November 10 box L 5-5 @ Seattle Seahawks 23 42 16 315 300 15 4 26 452 253 199 1
12 Sun November 17 box W 6-5 @ Oakland Raiders 16 13 20 445 263 182 2 13 237 112 125 1
13 Sun November 24 box L 6-6 Denver Broncos 17 21 20 296 246 50 2 22 388 309 79 3
14 Sun December 1 box W 7-6 Arizona Cardinals 41 17 29 412 263 149 18 280 245 35 3
15 Sun December 8 box W 8-6 @ Detroit Lions 24 22 21 289 173 116 23 380 235 145
16 Sun December 15 box W 9-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 10 21 339 194 145 4 8 169 77 92 2
17 Sun December 22 box L 9-7 @ Green Bay Packers 10 38 12 252 203 49 2 29 440 207 233 2
Playoffs
WildCard Sat December 28 box L 9-8 @ Dallas Cowboys 15 40

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 298 5204 1030 5.1 284 331 561 3658 24 19 6.1 186 435 1546 7 3.6 75 32 13 23
Team Defense 315 5087 1025 5.0 501 314 537 3121 18 22 5.4 169 445 1966 15 4.4 309 35 13 23
Lg Rank Offense 23 12 24 8 8 8 17 10 20 24 27 20 17 14
Lg Rank Defense 15 16 15 17 9 10 7 7 16 24 22 30 8 14

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Brad Johnson 28 qb 12 8 5-3-0 195 311 62.7 2258 17 5.5 10 3.2 82 7.3 6.4 11.6 188.2 89.4 15 119 6.6 5.7 4.6
Warren Moon 40 QB 8 8 4-4-0 134 247 54.3 1610 7 2.8 9 3.6 54 6.5 5.2 12.0 201.3 68.7 19 122 5.6 4.3 7.1
Jay Walker 24 1 0 2 2 100.0 31 0 0.0 0 0.0 19 15.5 15.5 15.5 31.0 118.7 0 0 15.5 15.5 0.0
Chris Walsh 28 15 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.7 16 9-7-0 331 561 59.0 3899 24 4.3 19 3.4 82 7.0 5.9 11.8 243.7 80.4 34 241 6.1 5.1 5.7
Opp Total 16 314 537 58.5 3121 18 3.4 22 4.1 5.8 4.3 9.9 195.1 69.1 43 263 5.4 3.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Robert Smith 24 RB 8 7 162 692 3 57 4.3 86.5 20.3 7 39 5.6 0 16 0.9 4.9 731 3 2
Leroy Hoard 28 rb 6 6 105 420 3 25 4.0 70.0 17.5 10 129 12.9 0 37 1.7 21.5 549 3 3
Scottie Graham 27 11 0 57 138 0 12 2.4 12.5 5.2 7 48 6.9 0 18 0.6 4.4 186 0 0
Amp Lee 25 16 3 51 161 0 12 3.2 10.1 3.2 54 422 7.8 2 21 3.4 26.4 583 2 2
Brad Johnson 28 qb 12 8 34 90 1 13 2.6 7.5 2.8 90 1 5
Charles Evans 29 fb 16 6 13 29 0 9 2.2 1.8 0.8 22 135 6.1 0 16 1.4 8.4 164 0 0
Warren Moon 40 QB 8 8 9 6 0 5 0.7 0.8 1.1 6 0 7
David Palmer 24 RET 11 1 2 9 0 8 4.5 0.8 0.2 6 40 6.7 0 20 0.5 3.6 49 0 3
Randall McDaniel*+ 32 LG 16 16 2 1 0 1 0.5 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
Cris Carter* 31 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 96 1163 12.1 10 43 6.0 72.7 1163 10 1
Jake Reed 29 WR 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 72 1320 18.3 7 82 4.5 82.5 1320 7 0
Qadry Ismail 26 RET 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 351 16.0 3 54 1.4 21.9 351 3 2
Andrew Jordan 24 TE 13 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 128 6.7 0 15 1.5 9.8 128 0 0
Greg DeLong 23 TE 16 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 34 4.3 0 9 0.5 2.1 34 0 0
Chris Walsh 28 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 39 9.8 1 17 0.3 2.6 39 1 0
David Frisch 26 10 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 27 9.0 1 21 0.3 2.7 27 1 0
Hunter Goodwin 24 te 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 24 24.0 0 24 0.1 2.7 24 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 435 1546 7 57 3.6 96.6 27.2 331 3899 11.8 24 82 20.7 243.7 5445 31 26
Opp Total 16 445 1966 15 4.4 122.9 27.8 314 3121 9.9 18 19.6 195.1 5087 33 27

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
David Palmer 24 RET 11 1 22 216 1 69 9.8 13 292 0 60 22.5 557
Qadry Ismail 26 RET 16 2 28 527 0 32 18.8 878
Amp Lee 25 16 3 10 84 0 18 8.4 5 85 0 23 17.0 752
Harold Morrow 23 8 0 6 117 0 26 19.5 117
Richard Brown 31 14 0 3 35 0 12 11.7 35
Cris Carter* 31 WR 16 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 1166
Greg DeLong 23 TE 16 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 37
John Gerak 26 RG 14 10 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
Team Total 26.7 16 32 300 1 69 9.4 58 1075 0 60 18.5 6820
Opp Total 16 37 0 53 1314 0 24.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Mitch Berger 24 P 16 0 88 3616 63 2 41.1
Scott Sisson 25 K 16 0 8 8 14 11 7 3 29 22 75.9% 30 30 100.0%
Team Total 26.7 16 8 8 14 11 7 3 29 22 75.9% 30 30 100.0% 88 3616 63 2 41.1
Opp Total 16 30 20 66.7% 33 33 100.0% 84 3595 42.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
John Randle*+ 29 RDT 16 16 11.5 4 0 0 0 0 35 11
Fernando Smith 25 LDE 16 16 9.5 3 0 2 4 0 41 24
Warren Moon 40 QB 8 8 7 2 0 0
Brad Johnson 28 qb 12 8 5 3 -8 0
Jeff Brady 28 MLB 16 16 1.5 3 20 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 74 27
Robert Griffith 26 SS 14 14 2.0 4 67 0 41 2 1 0 0 0 78 17
Martin Harrison 29 rde 16 8 7.0 1 0 0 0 0 21 7
Orlando Thomas 24 FS 16 16 5 57 0 34 2 0 1 0 0 65 18
Derrick L. Alexander 23 RDE 12 9 3.5 0 0 1 3 0 33 15
Dixon Edwards 28 RLB 14 13 3.5 1 18 0 18 68 28
David Palmer 24 RET 11 1 3 1 0 0
Jason Fisk 24 ldt 16 6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 9
Corey Fuller 25 LCB 16 14 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 53 11
Leroy Hoard 28 rb 6 6 3 0 0 0
Qadry Ismail 26 RET 16 2 2 1 0 0
Amp Lee 25 16 3 2 1 0 0
Robert Smith 24 RB 8 7 2 1 0 0
Esera Tuaolo 28 LDT 14 9 2.5 15 14
Harlon Barnett 29 16 4 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 48 13
Cris Carter* 31 WR 16 16 1 1 0 0
Alfred M. Jackson 29 14 2 2 4 0 4
Dewayne Washington 24 RCB 16 16 2 27 1 27 69 6
Pete Bercich 25 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 2
Duane Clemons 22 13 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 5
Greg DeLong 23 TE 16 8 0 1 0 0
Dave Garnett 26 12 4 0 0 1 0 0 8 5
John Gerak 26 RG 14 10 0 1 0 0
Todd Steussie 26 LT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Darryl Talley 36 LLB 12 12 1 10 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 41 10
Team Total 26.7 16 43.0 22 206 1 41 15 26 25 7 0 692 230
Opp Total 16 34 27 14 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Scott Sisson 25 K 16 0 30 22 96
Cris Carter* 31 WR 16 16 10 60
Jake Reed 29 WR 16 15 7 42
Leroy Hoard 28 rb 6 6 3 18
Qadry Ismail 26 RET 16 2 3 18
Robert Smith 24 RB 8 7 3 18
Amp Lee 25 16 3 2 12
Chris Walsh 28 15 0 1 1 8
David Frisch 26 10 1 1 6
Brad Johnson 28 qb 12 8 1 6
David Palmer 24 RET 11 1 1 6
Dewayne Washington 24 RCB 16 16 1 6
Andrew Jordan 24 TE 13 9 1 2
Team Total 26.7 16 7 24 1 1 2 30 22 298
Opp Total 16 15 18 1 33 20 2 315