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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.1, Offense: -0.9, Defense: 0.7, SoS: 0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dennis Green (9-7-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Brian Billick
Defensive Coordinator: Foge Fazio
Other Notable Asst.: Mike Tice (Tight Ends)
Training Camp: Mankato State (Mankato, Minnesota)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Warren Moon | 40 | 12 | 8 | 134 for 247, 1,610 yards, 7 td, 9 int, & 9 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Brad Johnson | 28 | 2 | 8 | 195 for 311, 2,258 yards, 17 td, 10 int, & 34 rushes for 90 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| RB | Robert Smith | 24 | 3 | 7 | 162 rushes for 692 yards, 3 td, & 7 catches for 39 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1993 |
| RB | Leroy Hoard | 28 | 6 | 6 | 105 rushes for 420 yards, 3 td, & 10 catches for 129 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Charles Evans | 29 | 3 | 6 | 13 rushes for 29 yards, 0 td, & 22 catches for 135 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 295th pick / 1992 |
| WR | Cris Carter* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 96 catches for 1,163 yards, 10 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp |
| WR | Jake Reed | 29 | 5 | 15 | 72 catches for 1,320 yards, 7 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Greg DeLong | 23 | 1 | 8 | 8 catches for 34 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Andrew Jordan | 24 | 2 | 9 | 19 catches for 128 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 179th pick / 1994 |
| TE | Hunter Goodwin | 24 | Rook | 6 | 1 catch for 24 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1996 |
| LT | Todd Steussie | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1994 |
| LG | Randall McDaniel*+ | 32 | 8 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 | |
| C | Jeff Christy | 27 | 3 | 16 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1992 | |
| RG | John Gerak | 26 | 3 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 57th pick / 1993 |
| RG | David Dixon | 27 | 2 | 6 | New England Patriots / 9th / 232nd pick / 1992 | |
| RT | Korey Stringer | 22 | 1 | 15 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 24th pick / 1995 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Fernando Smith | 25 | 2 | 16 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1994 |
| LDT | Esera Tuaolo | 28 | 5 | 9 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1991 |
| LDT | Jason Fisk | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995 |
| RDT | John Randle*+ | 29 | 6 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Derrick L. Alexander | 23 | 1 | 9 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Martin Harrison | 29 | 6 | 8 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 276th pick / 1990 |
| LLB | Darryl Talley | 36 | 13 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983 |
| MLB | Jeff Brady | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 323rd pick / 1991 |
| RLB | Dixon Edwards | 28 | 5 | 13 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Corey Fuller | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Dewayne Washington | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Robert Griffith | 26 | 2 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Orlando Thomas | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1995 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Scott Sisson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 22 of 29 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1993 |
| P | Mitch Berger | 24 | 2 | 0 | 88 punts for a 41.1 average, 2 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| PR | David Palmer | 24 | 2 | 1 | 22 punt returns for a 9.8 average and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 1994 |
| KR | Qadry Ismail | 26 | 3 | 2 | 28 kick returns for a 18.8 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Derrick L. Alexander | 23 | DE | 12 | 9 | 277 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 11/13/1973 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1995 |
| 23 | Tomur Barnes | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | North Texas | 9/8/1970 | 2 | |
| 42 | Harlon Barnett | 29 | DB | 16 | 4 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 1/2/1967 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 101st pick / 1990 |
| 56 | Pete Bercich | 25 | LB | 15 | 1 | 240 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 12/23/1971 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 211th pick / 1994 |
| 17 | Mitch Berger | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/24/1972 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| 50 | Jeff Brady | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 11/9/1968 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 323rd pick / 1991 |
| 52 | Richard Brown | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | San Diego St. | 9/21/1965 | 9 | |
| 80 | Cris Carter* | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 202 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 11/25/1965 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp |
| 62 | Jeff Christy | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 284 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/3/1969 | 3 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1992 |
| 92 | Duane Clemons | 22 | DE | 13 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | California | 5/23/1974 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 16th pick / 1996 |
| 85 | Greg DeLong | 23 | TE | 16 | 8 | 250 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 4/3/1973 | 1 | |
| 76 | Scott Dill | 30 | T-G-C | 9 | 1 | 294 | 6-5 | Memphis | 4/5/1966 | 8 | Phoenix Cardinals / 9th / 233rd pick / 1988 |
| 71 | David Dixon | 27 | G | 13 | 6 | 343 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 1/5/1969 | 2 | New England Patriots / 9th / 232nd pick / 1992 |
| 59 | Dixon Edwards | 28 | LB | 14 | 13 | 230 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 3/25/1968 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1991 |
| 29 | Charles Evans | 29 | RB | 16 | 6 | 240 | 6-1 | Clark (GA) | 4/16/1967 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 295th pick / 1992 |
| 72 | Jason Fisk | 24 | DT-NT | 16 | 6 | 295 | 6-3 | Stanford | 9/4/1972 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995 |
| 83 | David Frisch | 26 | TE | 10 | 1 | 260 | 6-7 | Iowa Central,Missouri,Colorado St. | 6/22/1970 | 3 | |
| 27 | Corey Fuller | 25 | DB | 16 | 14 | 220 | 5-10 | Florida St. | 5/1/1971 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1995 |
| 54 | Dave Garnett | 26 | LB | 12 | 4 | 219 | 6-2 | Stanford | 12/6/1970 | 3 | |
| 66 | John Gerak | 26 | G-C | 14 | 10 | 290 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 1/6/1970 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 57th pick / 1993 |
| 94 | Robert Goff | 31 | DE-DT-NT | 4 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Auburn | 10/2/1965 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988 |
| 87 | Hunter Goodwin | 24 | TE | 9 | 6 | 268 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville,Texas A&M | 10/10/1972 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1996 |
| 31 | Scottie Graham | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 217 | 5-9 | Ohio St. | 3/28/1969 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 188th pick / 1992 |
| 24 | Robert Griffith | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 5-11 | San Diego St. | 11/30/1970 | 2 | |
| 23 | Steve Hall | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 209 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 4/15/1973 | Rook | |
| 51 | Ben Hanks | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Florida | 7/31/1971 | Rook | |
| 91 | Martin Harrison | 29 | DE-LB | 16 | 8 | 252 | 6-5 | Washington | 9/20/1967 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 276th pick / 1990 |
| 44 | Leroy Hoard | 28 | RB | 6 | 6 | 225 | 5-11 | Michigan | 5/15/1968 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1990 |
| 82 | Qadry Ismail | 26 | WR | 16 | 2 | 196 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 11/8/1970 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993 |
| 25 | Alfred M. Jackson | 29 | WR | 14 | 2 | 183 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 7/10/1967 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 135th pick / 1989 |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | 28 | QB | 12 | 8 | 226 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 9/13/1968 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| 35 | Chris Johnson | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 8/7/1971 | Rook | |
| 89 | Andrew Jordan | 24 | TE | 13 | 9 | 260 | 6-6 | West. Carolina | 6/21/1972 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 179th pick / 1994 |
| 32 | Amp Lee | 25 | RB | 16 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 10/1/1971 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1992 |
| 64 | Randall McDaniel*+ | 32 | G | 16 | 16 | 276 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 12/19/1964 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 |
| 1 | Warren Moon | 40 | QB | 8 | 8 | 218 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/18/1956 | 12 | |
| 68 | Mike Morris | 35 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 276 | 6-5 | Truman St. | 2/22/1961 | 9 | |
| 33 | Harold Morrow | 23 | FB | 8 | 0 | 232 | 5-11 | Auburn | 2/24/1973 | Rook | |
| 22 | David Palmer | 24 | WR | 11 | 1 | 173 | 5-8 | Alabama | 11/19/1972 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 1994 |
| 40 | Anthony Prior | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 3/27/1970 | 3 | New York Giants / 9th / 238th pick / 1992 |
| 93 | John Randle*+ | 29 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/12/1967 | 6 | |
| 86 | Jake Reed | 29 | WR | 16 | 15 | 216 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 9/28/1967 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991 |
| 9 | Scott Sisson | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 7/21/1971 | 3 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1993 |
| 95 | Fernando Smith | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-6 | Jackson St. | 8/2/1971 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1994 |
| 26 | Robert Smith | 24 | RB | 8 | 7 | 212 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 3/4/1972 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1993 |
| 69 | Ariel Solomon | 28 | C | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Colorado | 7/16/1968 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 269th pick / 1991 |
| 73 | Todd Steussie | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-6 | California | 12/1/1970 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1994 |
| 77 | Korey Stringer | 22 | T | 16 | 15 | 350 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 5/8/1974 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 24th pick / 1995 |
| 55 | Darryl Talley | 36 | LB | 12 | 12 | 235 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/10/1960 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983 |
| 43 | Orlando Thomas | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette | 10/21/1972 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1995 |
| 98 | Esera Tuaolo | 28 | NT-DT | 14 | 9 | 277 | 6-2 | Oregon St. | 7/11/1968 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1991 |
| 37 | Sean Vanhorse | 28 | DB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Howard | 7/22/1968 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 151st pick / 1990 |
| 6 | Jay Walker | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Long Beach St.,Howard | 1/24/1972 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 198th pick / 1994 |
| 81 | Chris Walsh | 28 | WR | 15 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/12/1968 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 251st pick / 1992 |
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | North Carolina St. | 12/27/1972 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| 21 | Moe Williams | 22 | RB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 7/26/1974 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 75th pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 240.7 | 6-2.0 | 3.5 |