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2000 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 397 points (24.8/g), 5th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 371 points (23.2/g), 24th.
 Differential of 26 points (1.6/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 8.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 26th.

Coached by Dennis Green (11-5-0)

2000 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 3 box W 1-0 Chicago Bears 30 27 17 374 188 186 1 23 425 272 153 1
2 Sun September 10 box W 2-0 Miami Dolphins 13 7 24 468 343 125 4 10 209 160 49 1
3 Sun September 17 box W 3-0 @ New England Patriots 21 13 23 315 161 154 2 18 267 164 103 1
4 Bye Week
5 Sun October 1 box W 4-0 @ Detroit Lions 31 24 19 439 261 178 27 355 226 129 1
6 Mon October 9 box W 5-0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 23 17 322 207 115 2 22 346 283 63 3
7 Sun October 15 box W 6-0 @ Chicago Bears 28 16 17 368 177 191 1 17 294 196 98
8 Sun October 22 box W 7-0 Buffalo Bills 31 27 17 348 251 97 1 21 406 286 120 1
9 Sun October 29 box L 7-1 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 41 25 401 302 99 3 23 413 261 152
10 Mon November 6 box L 7-2 @ Green Bay Packers 20 26 22 407 250 157 5 19 298 217 81
11 Sun November 12 box W 8-2 Arizona Cardinals 31 14 29 460 302 158 2 14 249 198 51 2
12 Sun November 19 box W 9-2 Carolina Panthers 31 17 19 446 329 117 2 23 330 252 78 3
13 Thu November 23 box W 10-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 27 15 18 360 192 168 22 404 276 128 2
14 Thu November 30 box W 11-2 Detroit Lions 24 17 19 305 160 145 2 20 352 213 139 2
15 Sun December 10 box L 11-3 @ St. Louis Rams 29 40 23 312 208 104 32 508 346 162
16 Sun December 17 box L 11-4 Green Bay Packers 28 33 19 400 332 68 2 28 434 280 154
17 Sun December 24 box L 11-5 @ Indianapolis Colts 10 31 11 236 169 67 1 25 411 283 128 1
Playoffs
Division Sat January 6 box W 12-5 New Orleans Saints 34 16
ConfChamp Sun January 14 box L 12-6 @ New York Giants 0 41

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 397 5961 958 6.2 319 307 495 3832 33 18 7.2 193 428 2129 14 5.0 107 28 10 19
Team Defense 371 5701 1011 5.6 578 369 584 3913 23 8 6.4 208 396 1788 17 4.5 344 18 10 26
Lg Rank Offense 5 5 7 23 7 2 19 3 17 6 12 1 13 6
Lg Rank Defense 24 28 30 28 28 17 31 25 8 15 25 27 31 22

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%
Daunte Culpepper* 23 QB 16 16 297 474 62.7 3937 33 7.0 16 3.4 78 8.3 7.5 13.3 246.1 98.0 34 181 7.4 6.6 6.7
Bubby Brister 38 2 0 10 20 50.0 82 0 0.0 1 5.0 20 4.1 1.9 8.2 41.0 40.0 1 6 3.6 1.5 4.8
Mitch Berger 28 P 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Team Total 27.4 16 307 495 62.0 4019 33 6.7 18 3.6 78 8.1 7.1 13.1 251.2 94.7 35 187 7.2 6.3 6.6
Opp Total 16 369 584 63.2 3913 23 3.9 8 1.4 6.7 6.5 10.6 244.6 90.1 31 214 6.4 5.8

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* 28 RB 16 16 295 1521 7 72 5.2 95.1 18.4 36 348 9.7 3 53 2.3 21.8 1869 10 4
Daunte Culpepper* 23 QB 16 16 89 470 7 27 5.3 29.4 5.6 470 7 11
Moe Williams 26 16 0 23 67 0 10 2.9 4.2 1.4 4 31 7.8 0 12 0.3 1.9 98 0 0
Jim Kleinsasser 23 FB 14 8 12 43 0 7 3.6 3.1 0.9 10 98 9.8 0 21 0.7 7.0 141 0 0
Bubby Brister 38 2 0 5 20 0 12 4.0 10.0 2.5 20 0 1
Randy Moss*+ 23 WR 16 16 3 5 0 9 1.7 0.3 0.2 77 1437 18.7 15 78 4.8 89.8 1442 15 2
Troy Walters 24 RET 12 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.3 0.1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.4 8 0 2
Cris Carter* 35 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 96 1274 13.3 9 53 6.0 79.6 1274 9 3
Johnny McWilliams 28 te 15 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 180 8.2 3 26 1.5 12.0 180 3 0
Chris Walsh 32 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 191 10.6 0 21 1.1 11.9 191 0 0
John Davis 27 TE 15 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 202 11.9 1 37 1.1 13.5 202 1 0
Matthew Hatchette 26 14 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 190 11.9 2 39 1.1 13.6 190 2 0
Andrew Jordan 28 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 63 7.9 0 12 0.5 3.9 63 0 0
Harold Morrow 27 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 0.1 2 0 0
David Palmer 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0.2 -0.3 -2 0 1
Team Total 27.4 16 428 2129 14 72 5.0 133.1 26.8 307 4019 13.1 33 78 19.2 251.2 6148 47 26
Opp Total 16 396 1788 17 4.5 111.8 24.8 369 3913 10.6 23 23.1 244.6 5701 40 17

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
Troy Walters 24 RET 12 0 15 217 0 63 14.5 30 692 0 38 23.1 917
Tyrone Carter 24 fs 15 7 17 389 0 38 22.9 389
David Palmer 28 6 0 10 33 0 16 3.3 6 120 0 24 20.0 151
Moe Williams 26 16 0 10 214 0 34 21.4 312
Chris Walsh 32 16 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 2 9 0 6 4.5 211
Harold Morrow 27 16 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 19
Orlando Thomas 28 FS 9 9 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Team Total 27.4 16 26 261 0 63 10.0 67 1456 0 38 21.7 7865
Opp Total 16 32 0 69 1519 1 22.0

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
Gary Anderson 41 K 16 0 1 1 5 5 9 9 7 7 1 23 22 95.7% 45 45 100.0%
Mitch Berger 28 P 16 0 62 2773 60 0 44.7
Team Total 27.4 16 1 1 5 5 9 9 7 7 1 23 22 95.7% 45 45 100.0% 62 2773 60 0 44.7
Opp Total 16 29 25 86.2% 38 38 100.0% 65 2594 39.9

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
Daunte Culpepper* 23 QB 16 16 11 5 -23 0
John Randle 33 LDE 16 16 8.0 2 0 0 0 0 25 1
Talance Sawyer 24 RDE 16 16 6.0 0 0 2 0 0 27 10
Robert Smith* 28 RB 16 16 4 3 0 0
Cris Carter* 35 WR 16 16 3 2 0 0
Kailee Wong 24 MLB 16 16 2.0 2 28 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 83 28
Robert Griffith* 30 SS 16 16 1.0 1 25 0 25 1 0 2 0 0 75 29
Orlando Thomas 28 FS 9 9 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 31 7
Tony Williams 25 RDT 16 12 4.0 27 6
Robert Tate 27 RCB 16 16 2 12 0 12 2 0 1 0 0 59 10
Troy Walters 24 RET 12 0 2 1 0 0
Bubby Brister 38 2 0 1 1 0 0
John Burrough 28 lde 14 6 2.0 19 10
Chris Hovan 22 LDT 16 13 2.0 43 5
Ed McDaniel 31 RLB 16 15 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 98 21
Randy Moss*+ 23 WR 16 16 2 0 0 0
Bryce Paup 32 10 0 2.0 6 1
Brad Badger 25 16 0 0 1 0 0
Matt Birk* 24 C 16 16 1 0 0 0
Cris Dishman 35 LCB 11 9 1 0 0 0 45 7
David Dixon 31 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Lemanski Hall 30 15 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 1
Harold Morrow 27 16 0 0 1 0 0
David Palmer 28 6 0 1 0 0 0
Fred Robbins 23 8 0 1.0 1 2
Keith Thibodeaux 26 16 0 1 0 0 0 17 1
Moe Williams 26 16 0 0 1 0 0
Kenny Wright 23 lcb 16 7 0 0 1 11 0 34 6
Team Total 27.4 16 31.0 8 65 0 25 9 26 25 -11 0 713 179
Opp Total 16 35 17 7

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
Gary Anderson 41 K 16 0 45 22 111
Randy Moss*+ 23 WR 16 16 15 1 92
Robert Smith* 28 RB 16 16 7 3 60
Cris Carter* 35 WR 16 16 9 54
Daunte Culpepper* 23 QB 16 16 7 42
Johnny McWilliams 28 te 15 7 3 18
Matthew Hatchette 26 14 4 2 12
John Davis 27 TE 15 9 1 6
Moe Williams 26 16 0 1 2
Team Total 27.4 16 14 33 2 45 22 397
Opp Total 16 17 23 1 38 25 371