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2001 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 290 points (18.1/g), 24th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 390 points (24.4/g), 26th.
Differential of -100 points (-6.2/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -21 (-1.3/g), 31st.
Coached by Mike Tice (0-1-0) and Dennis Green (5-10-0)
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2001 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Daunte Culpepper | 24 | 2 | 11 | 235 for 366, 2,612 yards, 14 td, 13 int, & 71 rushes for 416 yards and 5 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1999 |
| RB | Michael Bennett | 23 | Rook | 13 | 172 rushes for 682 yards, 2 td, & 29 catches for 226 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001 |
| FB | Jim Kleinsasser | 24 | 2 | 11 | 23 rushes for 72 yards, 1 td, & 24 catches for 184 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| WR | Cris Carter | 36 | 14 | 16 | 73 catches for 871 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp |
| WR | Randy Moss | 24 | 3 | 16 | 82 catches for 1,233 yards, 10 td, & 3 rushes for 38 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| TE | Byron Chamberlain* | 30 | 6 | 15 | 57 catches for 666 yards, 3 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 222nd pick / 1995 |
| LT | Brad Badger | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 162nd pick / 1997 |
| LT | Everett Lindsay | 31 | 8 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1993 |
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| LG | Corbin Lacina | 31 | 7 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 167th pick / 1993 |
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| C | Matt Birk* | 25 | 3 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 |
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| RG | David Dixon | 32 | 7 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 9th / 232nd pick / 1992 |
| RT | Chris Liwienski | 26 | 3 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 207th pick / 1998 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Stalin Colinet | 27 | 4 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 78th pick / 1997 |
| LDE | Talance Sawyer | 25 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 185th pick / 1999 |
| LDT | Fred Robbins | 24 | 1 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 2000 |
| RDT | Chris Hovan | 23 | 1 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| RDE | Talance Sawyer | 25 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 185th pick / 1999 |
| RDE | Lance Johnstone | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 57th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Lemanski Hall | 31 | 6 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 7th / 220th pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Kailee Wong | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1998 |
| RLB | Ed McDaniel | 32 | 9 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 125th pick / 1992 |
| LCB | Dale Carter | 32 | 9 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
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| LCB | Kenny Wright | 24 | 2 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 120th pick / 1999 |
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| RCB | Eric Kelly | 24 | Rook | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 69th pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Robert Tate | 28 | 4 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 183rd pick / 1997 |
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| SS | Robert Griffith | 31 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Henry Jones | 34 | 10 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
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| FS | Orlando Thomas | 29 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1995 |
| FS | Tyrone Carter | 25 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Anderson | 42 | 19 | 0 | 15 of 18 field goals & 29 of 30 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| P | Mitch Berger | 29 | 7 | 0 | 47 punts for a 43.5 average, 0 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| PR | Nate Jacquet | 26 | 4 | 0 | 29 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 150th pick / 1997 |
| KR | Nate Jacquet | 26 | 4 | 0 | 46 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 150th pick / 1997 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Gary Anderson | 42 | K | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/16/1959 | 19 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| Brad Badger | 26 | G-T | 13 | 12 | 320 | 6-4 | Stanford | 1/11/1975 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 162nd pick / 1997 |
| Michael Bennett | 23 | RB | 13 | 13 | 211 | 5-9 | Wisconsin | 8/13/1978 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001 |
| Mitch Berger | 29 | P | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/24/1972 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| Matt Birk* | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Harvard | 7/23/1976 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 |
| Todd Bouman | 29 | QB | 5 | 3 | 229 | 6-2 | St. Cloud State | 8/1/1972 | Rook | |
| Cris Carter | 36 | WR | 16 | 16 | 202 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/25/1965 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp |
| Dale Carter | 32 | DB | 8 | 8 | 194 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/28/1969 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
| Tyrone Carter | 25 | DB | 15 | 7 | 190 | 5-8 | Minnesota | 3/31/1976 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000 |
| Byron Chamberlain* | 30 | TE | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-1 | Missouri,Wayne State (NE) | 10/17/1971 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 222nd pick / 1995 |
| Doug Chapman | 24 | RB | 16 | 3 | 213 | 5-10 | Marshall | 8/22/1977 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 88th pick / 2000 |
| Patrick Chukwurah | 22 | LB | 16 | 3 | 250 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 3/1/1979 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 157th pick / 2001 |
| Stalin Colinet | 27 | DT-DE | 11 | 11 | 281 | 6-6 | Boston College | 7/17/1974 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 78th pick / 1997 |
| Calvin Collins | 27 | G-C | 7 | 3 | 307 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/5/1974 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 180th pick / 1997 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 24 | QB | 11 | 11 | 264 | 6-4 | Central Florida | 1/28/1977 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1999 |
| David Dixon | 32 | G | 15 | 14 | 343 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 1/5/1969 | 7 | New England Patriots / 9th / 232nd pick / 1992 |
| Winfield Garnett | 25 | DT | 12 | 2 | 320 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 7/24/1976 | Rook | |
| Robert Griffith | 31 | DB | 10 | 9 | 197 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 11/30/1970 | 7 | |
| Lemanski Hall | 31 | LB | 16 | 13 | 231 | 6-0 | Alabama | 11/24/1970 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 220th pick / 1994 |
| Jeff Hazuga | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 277 | 6-5 | St. Cloud State,Wisconsin-Stout | 4/29/1978 | Rook | |
| Chris Hovan | 23 | DT | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston College | 5/12/1978 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| Willie Howard | 24 | DE | 8 | 0 | 298 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/26/1977 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 57th pick / 2001 |
| Nate Jacquet | 26 | WR | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 9/2/1975 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 150th pick / 1997 |
| Lee Johnson | 40 | P | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| Lance Johnstone | 28 | DE | 16 | 5 | 250 | 6-4 | Temple | 6/11/1973 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 57th pick / 1996 |
| Henry Jones | 34 | DB | 5 | 5 | 197 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/29/1967 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| Andrew Jordan | 29 | TE | 16 | 4 | 260 | 6-6 | Western Carolina | 6/21/1972 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 179th pick / 1994 |
| Eric Kelly | 24 | DB | 16 | 11 | 201 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 1/15/1977 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 69th pick / 2001 |
| Lewis Kelly | 24 | T-G | 4 | 0 | 306 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 4/21/1977 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 248th pick / 2000 |
| Jim Kleinsasser | 24 | TE-FB | 11 | 11 | 272 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 1/31/1977 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| Corbin Lacina | 31 | G | 11 | 10 | 302 | 6-4 | Augustana (SD) | 11/2/1970 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 167th pick / 1993 |
| Brody Liddiard | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/12/1977 | 1 | |
| Everett Lindsay | 31 | T-G | 16 | 8 | 305 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 9/18/1970 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1993 |
| Chris Liwienski | 26 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-5 | Indiana | 8/2/1975 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 207th pick / 1998 |
| Ed McDaniel | 32 | LB | 14 | 13 | 230 | 5-11 | Clemson | 2/23/1969 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 125th pick / 1992 |
| Pete Monty | 27 | LB | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 7/3/1974 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 103rd pick / 1997 |
| Don Morgan | 26 | DB | 16 | 2 | 202 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 9/18/1975 | 2 | |
| Harold Morrow | 28 | FB | 16 | 2 | 232 | 5-11 | Auburn | 2/24/1973 | 5 | |
| Randy Moss | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-4 | Marshall | 2/13/1977 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| Jim Nelson | 26 | LB | 16 | 2 | 234 | 6-1 | Penn State | 4/16/1975 | 3 | |
| Andre O'Neal | 26 | LB | 4 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Marshall | 12/12/1975 | 1 | |
| Travis Prentice | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 5-11 | Miami (OH) | 12/8/1976 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 63rd pick / 2000 |
| Jake Reed | 34 | WR | 16 | 0 | 216 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 9/28/1967 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991 |
| Fred Robbins | 24 | DT | 16 | 12 | 325 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 3/25/1977 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 2000 |
| Talance Sawyer | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | UNLV | 6/14/1976 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 185th pick / 1999 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Pacific,Sacramento State,UCLA | 7/23/1976 | 2 | |
| Matt Snider | 25 | FB | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Richmond | 1/26/1976 | 2 | |
| Robert Tate | 28 | DB | 16 | 5 | 188 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 10/19/1973 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 183rd pick / 1997 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 27 | DB | 5 | 1 | 189 | 5-11 | Northwest State (LA) | 5/16/1974 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 140th pick / 1997 |
| Orlando Thomas | 29 | DB | 13 | 10 | 222 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette | 10/21/1972 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1995 |
| Chris Walsh | 33 | WR | 16 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/12/1968 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 251st pick / 1992 |
| Troy Walters | 25 | WR | 6 | 0 | 172 | 5-7 | Stanford | 12/15/1976 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 165th pick / 2000 |
| Antonio Wilson | 24 | LB | 10 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 12/29/1977 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 106th pick / 2000 |
| Cory Withrow | 26 | C | 16 | 1 | 287 | 6-2 | Washington State | 4/5/1975 | 1 | |
| Kailee Wong | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Stanford | 5/23/1976 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1998 |
| Shawn Worthen | 23 | DT | 4 | 0 | 316 | 6-0 | TCU | 9/12/1978 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 130th pick / 2001 |
| Fearon Wright | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Rhode Island | 9/30/1978 | Rook | |
| Kenny Wright | 24 | DB | 15 | 8 | 205 | 6-1 | Arkansas,Northwest State (LA) | 9/14/1977 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 120th pick / 1999 |
| Spergon Wynn | 23 | QB | 3 | 2 | 226 | 6-3 | Minnesota,Texas State | 8/10/1978 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 183rd pick / 2000 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 244.6 | 6-1.6 | 4.0 |