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1998 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 15-1-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 556 points (34.8/g), 1st of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 296 points (18.5/g), 6th.
 Differential of 260 points (16.2/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 13.1-2.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 2nd.

Simple Rating System: Total 14.9, Offense: 13.2, Defense: 1.6, SoS: -1.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Dennis Green

 Offensive Coordinator: Brian Billick
 Defensive Coordinator: Foge Fazio

 Other Notable Asst.: Mike Tice (Offensive Line)

Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1998 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 21 MIN Randy Moss WR 14 1998 2012 4 6 12 125 218 4 8 106 2 1 25 159 0 982 15292 156 Marshall
2 51 MIN Kailee Wong LB 9 1998 2006 0 0 6 38 123 Stanford
3 80 MIN Ramos McDonald DB 3 1998 2000 0 0 1 9 32 New Mexico
4 110 MIN Kivuusama Mays LB 2 1998 1999 0 0 0 3 30 North Carolina
5 144 MIN Kerry Cooks DB 1 1998 1998 0 0 0 1 9 Iowa
6 173 MIN Matt Birk C 14 1998 2012 0 6 12 70 210 Harvard
7 208 MIN Chester Burnett LB 2 1998 2000 0 0 0 0 12 Arizona
7 225 MIN Tony Darden DB 1 2000 2000 0 0 0 2 16 Texas Tech