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2003 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 416 points (26.0/g), 6th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 353 points (22.1/g), 23rd.
 Differential of 63 points (3.9/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 5th.

Coached by Mike Tice (9-7-0)

2003 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box W 1-0 @ Green Bay Packers 30 25 21 337 183 154 2 22 304 242 62 5
2 Sun September 14 box W 2-0 Chicago Bears 24 13 25 400 198 202 1 10 208 128 80 1
3 Sun September 21 box W 3-0 @ Detroit Lions 23 13 14 414 287 127 1 22 302 225 77 3
4 Sun September 28 box W 4-0 San Francisco 49ers 35 7 19 354 252 102 18 372 227 145 3
5 Sun October 5 box W 5-0 @ Atlanta Falcons 39 26 16 399 233 166 1 21 440 336 104 3
6 Bye Week
7 Sun October 19 box W 6-0 Denver Broncos 28 20 14 340 268 72 27 321 183 138 3
8 Sun October 26 box L 6-1 New York Giants 17 29 22 359 222 137 2 26 450 367 83 1
9 Sun November 2 box L 6-2 Green Bay Packers 27 30 20 323 198 125 24 451 190 261 1
10 Sun November 9 box L 6-3 @ San Diego Chargers 28 42 27 460 350 110 2 26 458 247 211
11 Sun November 16 box L 6-4 @ Oakland Raiders 18 28 24 467 373 94 6 19 375 184 191 2
12 Sun November 23 box W 7-4 Detroit Lions 24 14 18 307 186 121 2 16 241 167 74 4
13 Sun November 30 box L 7-5 @ St. Louis Rams 17 48 25 465 276 189 3 21 396 255 141 1
14 Sun December 7 box W 8-5 Seattle Seahawks 34 7 22 465 272 193 13 258 202 56 3
15 Sun December 14 box L 8-6 @ Chicago Bears 10 13 22 393 215 178 1 15 232 145 87
16 Sat December 20 box W 9-6 Kansas City Chiefs 45 20 27 469 246 223 1 21 329 224 105 4
17 Sun December 28 box L 9-7 @ Arizona Cardinals 17 18 20 342 192 150 2 15 219 155 64 1

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 416 6294 1055 6.0 336 333 520 3951 32 13 7.0 194 493 2343 15 4.8 124 24 11 18
Team Defense 353 5356 955 5.6 316 311 531 3477 17 28 6.1 186 387 1879 22 4.9 94 35 7 36
Lg Rank Offense 6 1 4 15 4 1 6 4 7 4 12 6 7 13
Lg Rank Defense 23 23 23 25 26 6 2 23 3 17 32 31 7 29

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
11 Daunte Culpepper* 26 QB 14 14 7-7-0 295 454 65.0 3479 25 5.5 11 2.4 59 7.7 7.7 11.8 248.5 96.4 37 196 6.7 6.7 7.5
12 Gus Frerotte 32 16 2 2-0-0 38 65 58.5 690 7 10.8 2 3.1 72 10.6 11.4 18.2 43.1 118.1 5 22 9.5 10.3 7.1
84 Randy Moss*+ 26 WR 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.4 16 9-7-0 333 520 64.0 4169 32 6.2 13 2.5 72 8.0 8.1 12.5 260.6 99.0 42 218 7.0 7.1 7.5
Opp Total 16 311 531 58.6 3722 17 3.2 28 5.3 7.0 5.3 12.0 232.6 68.8 37 245 6.1 4.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
20 Moe Williams 29 RB 16 7 174 745 5 61 4.3 46.6 10.9 65 644 9.9 3 42 4.1 40.3 1389 8 2
32 Onterrio Smith 23 RET 15 3 107 579 5 47 5.4 38.6 7.1 15 129 8.6 0 20 1.0 8.6 708 5 1
23 Michael Bennett 25 rb 8 7 90 447 1 28 5.0 55.9 11.3 12 132 11.0 0 40 1.5 16.5 579 1 2
11 Daunte Culpepper* 26 QB 14 14 73 422 4 42 5.8 30.1 5.2 422 4 16
34 Doug Chapman 26 4 0 15 33 0 6 2.2 8.3 3.8 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.3 2.0 41 0 0
12 Gus Frerotte 32 16 2 12 -2 0 4 -0.2 -0.1 0.8 -2 0 2
16 Kelly Campbell 23 WR 15 6 10 71 0 19 7.1 4.7 0.7 25 522 20.9 4 72 1.7 34.8 593 4 2
84 Randy Moss*+ 26 WR 16 16 6 18 0 11 3.0 1.1 0.4 111 1632 14.7 17 72 6.9 102.0 1650 17 1
40 Jim Kleinsasser 26 TE 16 16 2 15 0 12 7.5 0.9 0.1 46 401 8.7 4 19 2.9 25.1 416 4 0
4 Eddie Johnson 22 P 14 0 2 15 0 15 7.5 1.1 0.1 15 0 2
45 Charles Stackhouse 23 14 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 6 30 5.0 0 10 0.4 2.1 30 0 0
33 John Avery 27 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2 24 12.0 1 13 0.3 4.0 24 1 1
81 Nate Burleson 22 WR 16 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 455 15.7 2 52 1.8 28.4 455 2 1
85 D'Wayne Bates 28 wr 10 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 151 10.1 1 18 1.5 15.1 151 1 0
83 Hunter Goodwin 31 te 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 26 6.5 0 12 0.3 1.6 26 0 0
82 Keenan Howry 22 RET 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 15 7.5 0 8 0.1 0.9 15 0 0
Team Total 26.4 16 493 2343 15 61 4.8 146.4 30.8 333 4169 12.5 32 72 20.8 260.6 6512 47 31
Opp Total 16 387 1879 22 4.9 117.4 24.2 311 3477 11.2 17 19.4 217.3 5356 39 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
82 Keenan Howry 22 RET 16 1 35 247 0 52 7.1 12 271 0 42 22.6 533
32 Onterrio Smith 23 RET 15 3 27 588 0 46 21.8 1296
33 John Avery 27 6 0 16 346 0 48 21.6 370
16 Kelly Campbell 23 WR 15 6 5 101 0 23 20.2 694
34 Doug Chapman 26 4 0 4 51 0 20 12.8 92
89 Kenny Clark 25 1 0 2 33 0 21 16.5 33
45 Sean Berton 24 16 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
81 Nate Burleson 22 WR 16 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 455
56 E.J. Henderson 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
84 Randy Moss*+ 26 WR 16 16 1 22 0 22 22.0 1672
58 Nick Rogers 24 rlb 16 5 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
60 Cory Withrow 28 8 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Team Total 26.4 16 36 247 0 52 6.9 71 1428 0 48 20.1 8187
Opp Total 16 29 0 75 1608 0 21.4

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
8 Aaron Elling 25 K 16 0 7 7 8 6 7 4 3 1 25 18 72.0% 48 48 100.0%
4 Eddie Johnson 22 P 14 0 56 2191 55 1 39.1
2 Leo Araguz 33 2 0 7 271 44 0 38.7
Team Total 26.4 16 7 7 8 6 7 4 3 1 25 18 72.0% 48 48 100.0% 63 2462 55 1 39.1
Opp Total 16 26 21 80.8% 36 36 100.0% 64 2579 40.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
27 Brian Russell 25 FS 16 16 1.0 9 185 0 50 11 0 0 1 0 0 78 17
21 Corey Chavous* 27 SS 16 16 8 143 1 39 14 0 1 0 0 0 75 11
29 Brian Williams 24 LCB/rcb 16 16 3.0 5 205 1 77 16 2 0 0 0 0 63 16
55 Chris Claiborne 25 RLB 12 12 3.0 1 3 0 3 7 1 0 2 0 0 61 19
54 Greg Biekert 34 MLB 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 61 16
26 Denard Walker 30 lcb 16 8 1 0 0 0 6 48 5
93 Kevin Williams 23 LDE 16 16 10.5 1 3 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 37 15
22 Ken Irvin 31 RCB 16 8 1 1 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 45 10
79 Kenny Mixon 28 RDE 16 16 5.0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 44 8
52 Henri Crockett 29 LLB 16 15 0 0 0 0 2 32 2
56 E.J. Henderson 23 16 0 1 0 1 0 0 28 6
51 Lance Johnstone 30 16 0 10.0 1 33 1 33 6 2 0 1 0 0 21 6
98 Fred Robbins 26 LDT 16 12 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 21 8
99 Chris Hovan 25 RDT 16 16 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20 7
59 Mike Nattiel 23 16 0 1 80 1 80 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 2
58 Nick Rogers 24 rlb 16 5 1 0 0 0 0 11 2
11 Daunte Culpepper* 26 QB 14 14 0 16 6 0 0
94 Chuck Wiley 28 7 4 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 6 0
25 Eric Kelly 26 16 0 5 0
96 Billy Lyon 30 13 0 4 1
42 Jack Brewer 24 6 0 3 2
24 Willie Offord 25 16 0 4 0
57 Raonall Smith 25 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
12 Gus Frerotte 32 16 2 0 2 2 -2 0
4 Eddie Johnson 22 P 14 0 2 2 -5 0
23 Michael Bennett 25 rb 8 7 2 1 0 0
16 Kelly Campbell 23 WR 15 6 2 1 0 0
20 Moe Williams 29 RB 16 7 2 1 0 0
33 John Avery 27 6 0 1 0 0 0
78 Matt Birk* 27 C 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
81 Nate Burleson 22 WR 16 9 0 1 0 0 0
71 David Dixon 34 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
40 Jim Kleinsasser 26 TE 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
84 Randy Moss*+ 26 WR 16 16 0 1 0 0 0
97 Talance Sawyer 27 3 0 0 1
32 Onterrio Smith 23 RET 15 3 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.4 16 37.0 28 693 4 80 90 16 31 25 -7 0 684 154
Opp Total 16 42 28 21

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
8 Aaron Elling 25 K 16 0 48 18 102
84 Randy Moss*+ 26 WR 16 16 17 17 102
20 Moe Williams 29 RB 16 7 5 3 8 48
32 Onterrio Smith 23 RET 15 3 5 5 1 32
16 Kelly Campbell 23 WR 15 6 4 4 24
11 Daunte Culpepper* 26 QB 14 14 4 4 24
40 Jim Kleinsasser 26 TE 16 16 4 4 24
81 Nate Burleson 22 WR 16 9 2 2 12
33 John Avery 27 6 0 1 1 6
85 D'Wayne Bates 28 wr 10 8 1 1 6
23 Michael Bennett 25 rb 8 7 1 1 6
21 Corey Chavous* 27 SS 16 16 1 1 6
51 Lance Johnstone 30 16 0 1 1 6
59 Mike Nattiel 23 16 0 1 1 6
29 Brian Williams 24 LCB/rcb 16 16 1 1 6
83 Hunter Goodwin 31 te 16 5 1 2
Team Total 26.4 16 15 32 4 51 2 48 18 412
Opp Total 16 22 17 1 36 21 353