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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 277 points (17.3/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 290 points (18.1/g), 12th.
Differential of -13 points (-0.8/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-8.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.1, Offense: -1.3, Defense: 1.2, SoS: 0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dennis Green
Offensive Coordinator: Brian Billick and Jack Burns
Defensive Coordinator: Tony Dungy
Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jim McMahon | 34 | 11 | 12 | 200 for 331, 1,968 yards, 9 td, 8 int, & 33 rushes for 96 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| RB | Barry Word | 30 | 6 | 8 | 142 rushes for 458 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 105 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1986 |
| WR | Anthony Carter | 33 | 8 | 14 | 60 catches for 775 yards, 5 td, & 7 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Cris Carter* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 86 catches for 1,071 yards, 9 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp |
| TE | Steve Jordan | 32 | 11 | 12 | 56 catches for 542 yards, 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Mike Tice | 34 | 12 | 12 | 6 catches for 39 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Everett Lindsay | 23 | Rook | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1993 | |
| LG | Randall McDaniel*+ | 29 | 5 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 | |
| C | Adam Schreiber | 31 | 9 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1984 | |
| RG | Scott Adams | 27 | 1 | 10 | ||
| RT | Tim Irwin | 35 | 12 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Roy Barker | 24 | 1 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 98th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Henry Thomas | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| RDT | John Randle*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 12.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Chris Doleman* | 32 | 8 | 16 | 12.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Carlos Jenkins | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1991 |
| MLB | Jack Del Rio | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| RLB | Fred Strickland | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1988 |
| LCB | Carl Lee | 32 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Audray McMillian | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 1985 |
| SS | Todd Scott | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 163rd pick / 1991 |
| FS | Vencie Glenn | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fuad Reveiz | 30 | 8 | 0 | 26 of 35 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| P | Harry Newsome | 30 | 8 | 0 | 90 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 214th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Eric Guliford | 24 | Rook | 0 | 29 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Qadry Ismail | 23 | Rook | 3 | 42 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Bobby Abrams | 26 | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan | 4/12/1967 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Scott Adams | 27 | RG | 15 | 10 | 301 | 6-5 | Georgia | 9/28/1966 | 1 | 4 | |
| 92 | Roy Barker | 24 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 2/14/1969 | 1 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 98th pick / 1992 |
| 36 | Ron Carpenter | 23 | 7 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Miami (OH) | 1/20/1970 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 81 | Anthony Carter | 33 | WR | 15 | 14 | 168 | 5-11 | Michigan | 9/17/1960 | 8 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| 80 | Cris Carter* | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 202 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 11/25/1965 | 6 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp |
| 62 | Jeff Christy | 24 | 9 | 0 | 284 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/3/1969 | Rook | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1992 | |
| 33 | Roger Craig | 33 | rb | 14 | 3 | 222 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 7/10/1960 | 10 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1983 |
| 77 | Brad Culpepper | 24 | 15 | 0 | 275 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/8/1969 | 1 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1992 | |
| 71 | Bernard Dafney | 25 | g | 16 | 4 | 324 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 11/1/1968 | 1 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 247th pick / 1992 |
| 55 | Jack Del Rio | 30 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-4 | USC | 4/4/1963 | 8 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman* | 32 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/16/1961 | 8 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| 29 | Charles Evans | 26 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Clark (GA) | 4/16/1967 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 295th pick / 1992 | |
| 54 | Dave Garnett | 23 | 16 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Stanford | 12/6/1970 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 66 | John Gerak | 23 | 4 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 1/6/1970 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 57th pick / 1993 | |
| 25 | Vencie Glenn | 29 | FS | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-0 | Indiana St. | 10/26/1964 | 7 | 8 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| 31 | Scottie Graham | 24 | rb | 7 | 3 | 217 | 5-9 | Ohio St. | 3/28/1969 | 1 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 188th pick / 1992 |
| 84 | Eric Guliford | 24 | PR | 10 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Arizona St. | 10/25/1969 | Rook | 0 | |
| 99 | James Harris | 25 | 6 | 0 | 266 | 6-6 | Temple | 5/13/1968 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 90 | Robert Harris | 24 | 16 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Southern | 6/13/1969 | 1 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1992 | |
| 54 | Bruce Holmes | 29 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 10/24/1964 | 6 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 325th pick / 1987 | |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | 35 | RT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 12/13/1958 | 12 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| 82 | Qadry Ismail | 23 | KR | 15 | 3 | 196 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 11/8/1970 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993 |
| 51 | Carlos Jenkins | 25 | LLB | 16 | 16 | 217 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 7/12/1968 | 2 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1991 |
| 28 | Izel Jenkins | 29 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | North Carolina St. | 5/27/1964 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 288th pick / 1988 | |
| 32 | Shawn Jones | 23 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 6/16/1970 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 83 | Steve Jordan | 32 | TE | 14 | 12 | 236 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/10/1961 | 11 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| 69 | Todd Kalis | 28 | rg | 16 | 7 | 296 | 6-6 | Arizona St. | 5/10/1965 | 5 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 108th pick / 1988 |
| 39 | Carl Lee | 32 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Marshall | 2/6/1961 | 10 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| 61 | Everett Lindsay | 23 | LT | 12 | 12 | 305 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 9/18/1970 | Rook | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1993 |
| 91 | Greg Manusky | 27 | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Colgate | 8/12/1966 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 58 | Ed McDaniel | 24 | lb | 7 | 1 | 230 | 5-11 | Clemson | 2/23/1969 | 1 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 125th pick / 1992 |
| 64 | Randall McDaniel*+ | 29 | LG | 16 | 16 | 276 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 12/19/1964 | 5 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 |
| 37 | Lamar McGriggs | 25 | db | 9 | 4 | 213 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St.,West. Illinois | 5/9/1968 | 2 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 223rd pick / 1991 |
| 9 | Jim McMahon | 34 | QB | 12 | 12 | 195 | 6-1 | BYU | 8/21/1959 | 11 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| 26 | Audray McMillian | 31 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Houston | 8/13/1962 | 8 | 8 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 1985 |
| 68 | Mike Morris | 32 | 16 | 0 | 276 | 6-5 | Truman St. | 2/22/1961 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Harry Newsome | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 1/25/1963 | 8 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 214th pick / 1985 |
| 85 | Brent Novoselsky | 27 | 15 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 1/8/1966 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 27 | Anthony Parker | 27 | 14 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Arizona St. | 2/11/1966 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 24 | J.C. Pearson | 30 | 13 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Washington | 8/17/1963 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 93 | John Randle*+ | 26 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/12/1967 | 3 | 15 | |
| 86 | Jake Reed | 26 | wr | 10 | 1 | 216 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 9/28/1967 | 2 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991 |
| 7 | Fuad Reveiz | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/24/1963 | 8 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| 12 | Sean Salisbury | 30 | qb | 11 | 4 | 225 | 6-5 | USC | 3/9/1963 | 6 | 5 | |
| 60 | Adam Schreiber | 31 | C | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-4 | Texas | 2/20/1962 | 9 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1984 |
| 38 | Todd Scott | 25 | SS | 13 | 12 | 200 | 5-11 | La-Lafayette | 1/23/1968 | 2 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 163rd pick / 1991 |
| 59 | Ashley Sheppard | 24 | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Clemson | 1/21/1969 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 106th pick / 1993 | |
| 20 | Robert Smith | 21 | rb | 10 | 2 | 212 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 3/4/1972 | Rook | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1993 |
| 53 | Fred Strickland | 27 | RLB | 16 | 15 | 246 | 6-2 | Purdue | 8/15/1966 | 5 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1988 |
| 46 | Derek Tennell | 29 | te | 16 | 6 | 245 | 6-5 | UCLA | 2/12/1964 | 6 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 185th pick / 1987 |
| 97 | Henry Thomas | 28 | LDT | 13 | 13 | 277 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1965 | 6 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| 87 | Mike Tice | 34 | TE | 16 | 12 | 253 | 6-7 | Maryland | 2/2/1959 | 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | Gino Torretta | 23 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/10/1970 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 192nd pick / 1993 | |
| 89 | Olanda Truitt | 22 | 8 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh,Mississippi St. | 1/4/1971 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Raiders / 5th / 125th pick / 1993 | |
| 98 | Esera Tuaolo | 25 | nt | 11 | 3 | 277 | 6-2 | Oregon St. | 7/11/1968 | 2 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1991 |
| 23 | Barry Word | 30 | RB | 13 | 8 | 242 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/17/1963 | 6 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 237.5 | 6-2.0 | 4.1 |