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1991 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 301 points (18.8/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 306 points (19.1/g), 16th.
 Differential of -5 points (-0.3/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 9th.

Coached by Jerry Burns (8-8-0)

1991 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 L 0-1 @ Chicago Bears 6 10 14 331 245 86 3 17 276 186 90
2 Sun September 8 W 1-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 20 19 17 290 157 133 2 23 439 280 159 2
3 Sun September 15 W 2-1 San Francisco 49ers 17 14 17 299 179 120 1 20 355 265 90 2
4 Sun September 22 L 2-2 @ New Orleans Saints 0 26 6 151 108 43 3 16 343 147 196 2
5 Sun September 29 L 2-3 Denver Broncos 6 13 15 324 121 203 3 17 242 63 179 1
6 Sun October 6 L 2-4 @ Detroit Lions 20 24 15 202 105 97 25 400 276 124 1
7 Sun October 13 W 3-4 Phoenix Cardinals 34 7 25 385 254 131 17 254 204 50 1
8 Sun October 20 L 3-5 @ New England Patriots 23 26 29 444 303 141 2 20 399 302 97 2
9 Sun October 27 W 4-5 @ Phoenix Cardinals 28 0 23 354 142 212 1 7 158 122 36 3
10 Sun November 3 W 5-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 13 18 315 153 162 16 231 105 126 5
11 Mon November 11 L 5-6 Chicago Bears 17 34 15 255 168 87 1 28 358 180 178 2
12 Sun November 17 W 6-6 @ Green Bay Packers 35 21 32 443 212 231 1 18 300 271 29 2
13 Sun November 24 L 6-7 Detroit Lions 14 34 20 320 230 90 6 20 383 116 267
14 Bye Week
15 Sun December 8 W 7-7 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26 24 22 436 140 296 20 373 328 45
16 Sun December 15 W 8-7 Los Angeles Rams 20 14 20 263 141 122 21 317 254 63 5
17 Sat December 21 L 8-8 Green Bay Packers 7 27 12 272 225 47 3 16 188 80 108

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 301 5084 969 5.2 300 284 477 2883 16 16 5.7 158 464 2201 18 4.7 125 26 10 17
Team Defense 306 5016 988 5.1 496 286 499 3179 16 17 6.0 172 456 1837 17 4.0 301 28 11 23
Lg Rank Offense 13 10 10 22 21 14 11 16 9 4 4 2 8 3
Lg Rank Defense 16 14 18 12 13 7 14 16 18 20 21 17 20 21

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
Rich Gannon 26 QB 15 11 211 354 59.6 2166 12 3.4 6 1.7 50 6.1 5.7 10.3 144.4 81.5 19 91 5.6 5.2 5.1
Wade Wilson 32 qb 5 5 72 122 59.0 825 3 2.5 10 8.2 46 6.8 3.3 11.5 165.0 53.5 8 42 6.0 2.8 6.2
Darrin Nelson 32 RET 16 0 1 1 100.0 25 1 100.0 0 0.0 25 25.0 35.0 25.0 1.6 158.3 0 0 25.0 35.0 0.0
Team Total 27.8 16 284 477 59.5 3016 16 3.4 16 3.4 50 6.3 5.1 10.6 188.5 75.2 28 133 5.7 4.6 5.5
Opp Total 16 286 499 57.3 3179 16 3.2 17 3.4 6.4 5.2 11.1 198.7 72.9 33 217 6.0 4.4

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
Herschel Walker 29 RB 15 15 198 825 10 71 4.2 55.0 13.2 33 204 6.2 0 19 2.2 13.6 1029 10 2
Terry Allen 23 FB 15 6 120 563 2 55 4.7 37.5 8.0 6 49 8.2 1 21 0.4 3.3 612 3 4
Rich Gannon 26 QB 15 11 43 236 2 42 5.5 15.7 2.9 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 0.0 236 2 2
Darrin Nelson 32 RET 16 0 28 210 2 29 7.5 13.1 1.8 19 142 7.5 0 13 1.2 8.9 352 2 2
Alfred Anderson 30 fb 16 5 26 118 1 19 4.5 7.4 1.6 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 0.1 120 1 0
Rick Fenney 27 11 0 23 99 0 17 4.3 9.0 2.1 2 11 5.5 0 8 0.2 1.0 110 0 0
Anthony Carter 31 WR 15 15 13 117 1 32 9.0 7.8 0.9 51 553 10.8 5 46 3.4 36.9 670 6 0
Wade Wilson 32 qb 5 5 13 33 0 15 2.5 6.6 2.6 33 0 3
Cris Carter 26 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 72 962 13.4 5 50 4.5 60.1 962 5 1
Steve Jordan* 30 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 57 638 11.2 2 25 3.6 39.9 638 2 2
Hassan Jones 27 wr 16 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 384 12.0 1 43 2.0 24.0 384 1 1
Leo Lewis 35 RET 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 36 9.0 0 11 0.3 2.3 36 0 3
Brent Novoselsky 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 27 6.8 0 8 0.3 1.7 27 0 0
Mike L. Jones 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 8 4.0 2 5 0.1 0.5 8 2 0
Team Total 27.8 16 464 2201 18 71 4.7 137.6 29.0 284 3016 10.6 16 50 17.8 188.5 5217 34 21
Opp Total 16 456 1837 17 4.0 114.8 28.5 286 3179 11.1 16 17.9 198.7 5016 33 24

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
Darrin Nelson 32 RET 16 0 31 682 0 50 22.0 1034
Leo Lewis 35 RET 16 0 30 225 0 44 7.5 261
Pat Eilers 25 16 0 5 99 0 29 19.8 99
Herschel Walker 29 RB 15 15 5 83 0 21 16.6 1112
Terry Allen 23 FB 15 6 1 14 0 14 14.0 626
Alfred Anderson 30 fb 16 5 1 7 0 7 7.0 127
Randy Baldwin 24 4 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Team Total 27.8 16 30 225 0 44 7.5 44 899 0 50 20.4 6341
Opp Total 16 42 0 43 851 0 19.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Harry Newsome 28 P 16 0 68 3095 65 0 45.5
Fuad Reveiz 28 K 16 0 24 17 70.8% 35 34 97.1%
Team Total 27.8 16 24 17 70.8% 35 34 97.1% 68 3095 65 0 45.5
Opp Total 16 29 20 69.0% 35 34 97.1% 67 2861 42.7

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 24 lde 16 8 9.5 2 0 0 0 0 58
Chris Doleman 30 RDE 16 16 7.0 1 0 2 7 0 101
Henry Thomas* 26 RDT 16 15 8.0 0 0 1 0 0 100
Terry Allen 23 FB 15 6 4 1 0 0
Joey Browner 31 SS 14 14 5 97 0 45
Audray McMillian 29 rcb 16 7 4 5 0 3 0 1 13 0
Leo Lewis 35 RET 16 0 3 1 0 0
Wade Wilson 32 qb 5 5 3 1 -3 0
Ray Berry 28 MLB 16 16 1.0 1 11 0 11 0 1 0 0
Steve Jordan* 30 TE 16 16 2 1 0 0
Najee Mustafaa 27 RCB 13 12 3 104 1 97 44
Al Noga 26 LDE 16 8 3.0 54
Herschel Walker 29 RB 15 15 2 1 0 0
Thomas Strauthers 30 15 1 2.5
Ivan Caesar 24 14 2 0 2 0 0
Pat Eilers 25 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 10
Rich Gannon 26 QB 15 11 2 0 0 0
Carl Lee 30 LCB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 54
Kirk Lowdermilk 28 C 16 16 1 1 -22 0
Mike Merriweather 31 RLB 16 16 1.0 1 22 1 22
Darrin Nelson 32 RET 16 0 2 0 0 0
Felix Wright 32 FS 16 16 2 3 0 3
Cris Carter 26 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
Tim Irwin 33 RT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Hassan Jones 27 wr 16 7 1 0 0 0
Mike L. Jones 25 16 0 0 1 0 0
Michael Mayes 25 9 0 1.0
Randall McDaniel* 27 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.8 16 33.0 17 242 2 97 3 21 19 -5 0 455
Opp Total 16 28 24 13 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Fuad Reveiz 28 K 16 0 34 17 85
Herschel Walker 29 RB 15 15 10 60
Anthony Carter 31 WR 15 15 1 5 36
Cris Carter 26 WR 16 16 5 30
Terry Allen 23 FB 15 6 2 1 18
Rich Gannon 26 QB 15 11 2 12
Mike L. Jones 25 16 0 2 12
Steve Jordan* 30 TE 16 16 2 12
Darrin Nelson 32 RET 16 0 2 12
Alfred Anderson 30 fb 16 5 1 6
Hassan Jones 27 wr 16 7 1 6
Mike Merriweather 31 RLB 16 16 1 6
Najee Mustafaa 27 RCB 13 12 1 6
Team Total 27.8 16 18 16 2 34 17 301
Opp Total 16 17 16 34 20 1 306