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2004 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 405 points (25.3/g), 6th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 395 points (24.7/g), 26th.
Differential of 10 points (0.6/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 18th.
Coached by Mike Tice (8-8-0)
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2004 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 379 for 548, 4,717 yards, 39 td, 11 int, & 88 rushes for 406 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1999 |
| RB | Michael Bennett | 26 | 3 | 7 | 70 rushes for 276 yards, 1 td, & 21 catches for 207 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001 |
| RB | Onterrio Smith | 24 | 1 | 6 | 124 rushes for 544 yards, 2 td, & 36 catches for 394 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 105th pick / 2003 |
| WR | Nate Burleson | 23 | 1 | 15 | 68 catches for 1,006 yards, 9 td, & 6 rushes for 49 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 2003 |
| WR | Randy Moss | 27 | 6 | 13 | 49 catches for 767 yards, 13 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| WR | Marcus Robinson | 29 | 6 | 7 | 47 catches for 657 yards, 8 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 108th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Sean Berton | 25 | 1 | 7 | 9 catches for 78 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Jermaine Wiggins | 29 | 4 | 13 | 71 catches for 705 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Bryant McKinnie | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 |
| LG | Chris Liwienski | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 207th pick / 1998 |
| C | Matt Birk* | 28 | 6 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 |
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| C | Cory Withrow | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | David Dixon | 35 | 10 | 16 | New England Patriots / 9th / 232nd pick / 1992 |
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| RT | Nat Dorsey | 21 | Rook | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 115th pick / 2004 |
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| RT | Adam Goldberg | 24 | Rook | 6 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kenny Mixon | 29 | 6 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1998 |
| LDT | Chris Hovan | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| LDT | Spencer Johnson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Kevin Williams*+ | 24 | 1 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Kenechi Udeze | 21 | Rook | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Keith Newman | 27 | 5 | 14 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 119th pick / 1999 |
| MLB | E.J. Henderson | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| RLB | Chris Claiborne | 26 | 5 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Dontarrious Thomas | 24 | Rook | 5 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2004 |
| LCB | Antoine Winfield | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Brian Williams | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 105th pick / 2002 |
| SS | Corey Chavous | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1998 |
| FS | Brian Russell | 26 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen | 44 | 22 | 0 | 18 of 22 field goals & 45 of 45 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Darren Bennett | 39 | 9 | 0 | 57 punts for a 39.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Nate Burleson | 23 | 1 | 15 | 25 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 2003 |
| KR | Kelly Campbell | 24 | 2 | 3 | 35 kick returns for a 21.7 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Morten Andersen | 44 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 22 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| 2 | Darren Bennett | 39 | P | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | none | 1/9/1965 | 9 | |
| 23 | Michael Bennett | 26 | RB | 11 | 7 | 211 | 5-9 | Wisconsin | 8/13/1978 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001 |
| 44 | Sean Berton | 25 | TE | 14 | 7 | 272 | 6-4 | North Carolina State,West Virginia | 10/31/1979 | 1 | |
| 78 | Matt Birk* | 28 | C | 12 | 11 | 300 | 6-4 | Harvard | 7/23/1976 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 |
| 33 | Ralph Brown | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 9/16/1978 | 4 | New York Giants / 5th / 140th pick / 2000 |
| 81 | Nate Burleson | 23 | WR | 16 | 15 | 192 | 6-0 | Nevada-Reno | 8/19/1981 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 2003 |
| 16 | Kelly Campbell | 24 | WR | 16 | 3 | 173 | 5-10 | Georgia Tech | 7/23/1980 | 2 | |
| 21 | Corey Chavous | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 1/15/1976 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1998 |
| 55 | Chris Claiborne | 26 | LB | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | USC | 7/26/1978 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| 63 | Bill Conaty | 31 | C | 8 | 0 | 306 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 3/8/1973 | 7 | |
| 1 | Jose Cortez | 29 | K | 8 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Oregon State | 5/27/1975 | 5 | |
| 11 | Daunte Culpepper* | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-4 | Central Florida | 1/28/1977 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1999 |
| 58 | Rod Davis | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 4/2/1981 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 155th pick / 2004 |
| 71 | David Dixon | 35 | G | 16 | 16 | 343 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 1/5/1969 | 10 | New England Patriots / 9th / 232nd pick / 1992 |
| 65 | Nat Dorsey | 21 | T | 13 | 7 | 324 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 9/9/1983 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 115th pick / 2004 |
| 83 | Jeff Dugan | 23 | TE | 14 | 2 | 261 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/8/1981 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 220th pick / 2004 |
| 8 | Aaron Elling | 26 | K | 7 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | George Fox,Wyoming | 5/31/1978 | 1 | |
| 12 | Gus Frerotte | 33 | QB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/31/1971 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994 |
| 73 | Adam Goldberg | 24 | G-T | 13 | 6 | 310 | 6-7 | Wyoming | 8/12/1980 | Rook | |
| 72 | Adam Haayer | 27 | T | 4 | 1 | 311 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/22/1977 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 199th pick / 2001 |
| 56 | E.J. Henderson | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/3/1980 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| 99 | Chris Hovan | 26 | DT | 13 | 9 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston College | 5/12/1978 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| 82 | Keenan Howry | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 172 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/17/1981 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 221st pick / 2003 |
| 97 | Spencer Johnson | 23 | DT | 9 | 7 | 286 | 6-3 | Auburn | 12/12/1981 | Rook | |
| 51 | Lance Johnstone | 31 | DE | 16 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Temple | 6/11/1973 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 57th pick / 1996 |
| 31 | Rushen Jones | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 194 | 5-10 | Vanderbilt | 4/4/1980 | 1 | |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | 27 | TE-FB | 1 | 1 | 272 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 1/31/1977 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| 76 | Chris Liwienski | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-5 | Indiana | 8/2/1975 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 207th pick / 1998 |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Texas | 1/27/1981 | Rook | |
| 90 | Steve Martin | 30 | DT-NT | 12 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Missouri | 5/31/1974 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 151st pick / 1996 |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-8 | Miami (FL) | 9/23/1979 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 |
| 79 | Kenny Mixon | 29 | DE | 14 | 14 | 271 | 6-4 | LSU | 5/31/1975 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1998 |
| 30 | Mewelde Moore | 22 | RB | 10 | 3 | 210 | 5-11 | Tulane | 7/24/1982 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 |
| 84 | Randy Moss | 27 | WR | 13 | 13 | 215 | 6-4 | Marshall | 2/13/1977 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| 59 | Mike Nattiel | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Florida | 11/8/1980 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 190th pick / 2003 |
| 28 | Larry Ned | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 8/23/1978 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 197th pick / 2002 |
| 17 | Ben Nelson | 25 | WR | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | St. Cloud State | 8/21/1979 | Rook | |
| 38 | Rhett Nelson | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 2/16/1980 | 1 | |
| 52 | Keith Newman | 27 | LB | 15 | 14 | 248 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/19/1977 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 119th pick / 1999 |
| 24 | Willie Offord | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 12/22/1978 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 70th pick / 2002 |
| 89 | Richard Owens | 24 | TE | 7 | 2 | 273 | 6-4 | Louisville | 11/4/1980 | Rook | |
| 87 | Marcus Robinson | 29 | WR | 16 | 7 | 215 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 2/27/1975 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 108th pick / 1997 |
| 75 | Mike Rosenthal | 27 | T-G | 2 | 2 | 318 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 6/10/1977 | 5 | New York Giants / 5th / 149th pick / 1999 |
| 37 | Derek Ross | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 197 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 1/5/1980 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 75th pick / 2002 |
| 27 | Brian Russell | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 2/5/1978 | 2 | |
| 98 | Darrion Scott | 23 | DE | 12 | 0 | 289 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 10/25/1981 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 88th pick / 2004 |
| 25 | Terrance Shaw | 31 | DB | 15 | 4 | 200 | 6-0 | Stephen F. Austin | 11/11/1973 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1995 |
| 32 | Onterrio Smith | 24 | RB | 11 | 6 | 214 | 5-10 | Oregon,Tennessee | 12/8/1980 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 105th pick / 2003 |
| 57 | Raonall Smith | 26 | LB | 7 | 3 | 241 | 6-2 | Washington State | 10/22/1978 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 38th pick / 2002 |
| 54 | Dontarrious Thomas | 24 | LB | 16 | 5 | 241 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/2/1980 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2004 |
| 95 | Kenechi Udeze | 21 | DE | 16 | 15 | 285 | 6-3 | USC | 3/5/1983 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 2004 |
| 85 | Jermaine Wiggins | 29 | TE | 14 | 13 | 260 | 6-2 | Georgia,Marshall | 1/18/1975 | 4 | |
| 94 | Chuck Wiley | 29 | DE | 5 | 2 | 275 | 6-5 | LSU | 3/6/1975 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1998 |
| 29 | Brian Williams | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 5-11 | North Carolina State | 7/2/1979 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 105th pick / 2002 |
| 93 | Kevin Williams*+ | 24 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 8/16/1980 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| 20 | Moe Williams | 30 | RB | 14 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 7/26/1974 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 75th pick / 1996 |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | 27 | DB | 14 | 12 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 6/24/1977 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| 60 | Cory Withrow | 29 | C | 12 | 5 | 287 | 6-2 | Washington State | 4/5/1975 | 4 | |
| 50 | Max Yates | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Marshall | 10/30/1979 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 246.7 | 6-2.2 | 3.5 |