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2005 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 306 points (19.1/g), 19th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 344 points (21.5/g), 19th.
Differential of -38 points (-2.4/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 12th.
Coached by Mike Tice (9-7-0)
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2005 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 | Brad Johnson | 37 | 11 | 9 | 184 for 294, 1,885 yards, 12 td, 4 int, & 18 rushes for 53 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| QB | Daunte Culpepper | 28 | 6 | 7 | 139 for 216, 1,564 yards, 6 td, 12 int, & 24 rushes for 147 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1999 |
| RB | Mewelde Moore | 23 | 1 | 8 | 155 rushes for 662 yards, 1 td, & 37 catches for 339 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 |
| RB | Michael Bennett | 27 | 4 | 6 | 126 rushes for 473 yards, 3 td, & 27 catches for 124 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001 |
| WR | Nate Burleson | 24 | 2 | 9 | 30 catches for 328 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for -6 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 2003 |
| WR | Travis Taylor | 27 | 5 | 13 | 50 catches for 604 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 10th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Koren Robinson* | 25 | 4 | 5 | 22 catches for 347 yards, 1 td, & 4 rushes for 27 yards and 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 9th pick / 2001 |
| WR | Marcus Robinson | 30 | 7 | 9 | 31 catches for 515 yards, 5 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 108th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Jim Kleinsasser | 28 | 6 | 16 | 22 catches for 171 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Jermaine Wiggins | 30 | 5 | 8 | 69 catches for 568 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Bryant McKinnie | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 |
| LG | Chris Liwienski | 30 | 7 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 207th pick / 1998 |
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| LG | Anthony Herrera | 25 | Rook | 6 | ||
| C | Melvin Fowler | 26 | 3 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 76th pick / 2002 |
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| C | Cory Withrow | 30 | 5 | 7 | ||
| RG | Adam Goldberg | 25 | 1 | 12 | ||
| RG | Marcus Johnson | 24 | Rook | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 49th pick / 2005 |
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| RT | Mike Rosenthal | 28 | 6 | 12 | New York Giants / 5th / 149th pick / 1999 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darrion Scott | 24 | 1 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 88th pick / 2004 |
| LDT | Pat Williams | 33 | 8 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Kevin Williams | 25 | 2 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Erasmus James | 23 | Rook | 9 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 2005 |
| RDE | Darrion Scott | 24 | 1 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 88th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Keith Newman | 28 | 6 | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 119th pick / 1999 |
| LLB | Raonall Smith | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 38th pick / 2002 |
| MLB | Sam Cowart | 30 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998 |
| RLB | E.J. Henderson | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Antoine Winfield | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Brian Williams | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 105th pick / 2002 |
| RCB | Fred Smoot | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 45th pick / 2001 |
| SS | Corey Chavous | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1998 |
| FS | Darren Sharper* | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Paul Edinger | 27 | 5 | 0 | 25 of 34 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Chicago Bears / 6th / 174th pick / 2000 |
| P | Chris Kluwe | 24 | Rook | 0 | 71 punts for a 44.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Mewelde Moore | 23 | 1 | 8 | 21 punt returns for a 11.7 average and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 |
| KR | Koren Robinson* | 25 | 4 | 5 | 47 kick returns for a 26.0 average and 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 9th pick / 2001 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Richard Angulo | 25 | TE | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Western New Mexico | 11/13/1980 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 254th pick / 2003 |
| Darren Bennett | 40 | P | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | none | 1/9/1965 | 10 | |
| Michael Bennett | 27 | RB | 16 | 6 | 211 | 5-9 | Wisconsin | 8/13/1978 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001 |
| Ralph Brown | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 9/16/1978 | 5 | New York Giants / 5th / 140th pick / 2000 |
| Nate Burleson | 24 | WR | 12 | 9 | 192 | 6-0 | Nevada-Reno | 8/19/1981 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 2003 |
| Corey Chavous | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 1/15/1976 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1998 |
| Sam Cowart | 30 | LB | 15 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/26/1975 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 28 | QB | 7 | 7 | 264 | 6-4 | Central Florida | 1/28/1977 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1999 |
| Rod Davis | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 239 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 4/2/1981 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 155th pick / 2004 |
| Jeff Dugan | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/8/1981 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 220th pick / 2004 |
| Adimchinobe Echemandu | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 5-10 | California | 11/21/1980 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 208th pick / 2004 |
| Paul Edinger | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | Michigan State | 1/17/1978 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 174th pick / 2000 |
| Dovonte Edwards | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 10/17/1982 | Rook | |
| Heath Farwell | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 12/31/1981 | Rook | |
| Ciatrick Fason | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Florida | 10/29/1982 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 112th pick / 2005 |
| Toniu Fonoti | 24 | G | 1 | 1 | 349 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 11/26/1981 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 39th pick / 2002 |
| Melvin Fowler | 26 | C-G | 11 | 9 | 310 | 6-3 | Maryland | 3/31/1979 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 76th pick / 2002 |
| Laroni Gallishaw | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Louisville,Murray State | 4/4/1981 | Rook | |
| Adam Goldberg | 25 | G-T | 16 | 12 | 310 | 6-7 | Wyoming | 8/12/1980 | 1 | |
| Napoleon Harris | 26 | LB | 15 | 3 | 255 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 2/25/1979 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 2002 |
| E.J. Henderson | 25 | LB | 15 | 14 | 245 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/3/1980 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| Anthony Herrera | 25 | G | 10 | 6 | 315 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 6/14/1980 | Rook | |
| Shaun Hill | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-5 | Maryland | 1/9/1980 | Rook | |
| Keenan Howry | 24 | WR | 4 | 0 | 172 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/17/1981 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 221st pick / 2003 |
| Will Hunter | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 3/24/1979 | Rook | |
| Ken Irvin | 33 | DB | 7 | 1 | 182 | 5-11 | Memphis | 7/11/1972 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| Erasmus James | 23 | DE | 15 | 9 | 263 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 11/4/1982 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 2005 |
| Brad Johnson | 37 | QB | 15 | 9 | 226 | 6-5 | Florida State | 9/13/1968 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| Marcus Johnson | 24 | G-T | 14 | 8 | 321 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 12/1/1981 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 49th pick / 2005 |
| Spencer Johnson | 24 | DT | 10 | 2 | 286 | 6-3 | Auburn | 12/12/1981 | 1 | |
| Lance Johnstone | 32 | DE | 15 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Temple | 6/11/1973 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 57th pick / 1996 |
| Jim Kleinsasser | 28 | TE-FB | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 1/31/1977 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| Chris Kluwe | 24 | P | 15 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 12/24/1981 | Rook | |
| Chris Liwienski | 30 | G-T | 15 | 9 | 325 | 6-5 | Indiana | 8/2/1975 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 207th pick / 1998 |
| Cullen Loeffler | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Texas | 1/27/1981 | 1 | |
| Bryant McKinnie | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-8 | Miami (FL) | 9/23/1979 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 |
| Mewelde Moore | 23 | RB | 16 | 8 | 210 | 5-11 | Tulane | 7/24/1982 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 |
| C.J. Mosley | 22 | DT | 12 | 2 | 314 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/6/1983 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 191st pick / 2005 |
| Keith Newman | 28 | LB | 13 | 10 | 248 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/19/1977 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 119th pick / 1999 |
| Willie Offord | 27 | DB | 3 | 1 | 216 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 12/22/1978 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 70th pick / 2002 |
| Richard Owens | 25 | TE | 16 | 2 | 273 | 6-4 | Louisville | 11/4/1980 | 1 | |
| Koren Robinson* | 25 | WR | 14 | 5 | 205 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 3/19/1980 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 9th pick / 2001 |
| Marcus Robinson | 30 | WR | 15 | 9 | 215 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 2/27/1975 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 108th pick / 1997 |
| Mike Rosenthal | 28 | T-G | 16 | 12 | 318 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 6/10/1977 | 6 | New York Giants / 5th / 149th pick / 1999 |
| Darrion Scott | 24 | DE | 16 | 15 | 289 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 10/25/1981 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 88th pick / 2004 |
| Darren Sharper* | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 11/3/1975 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| Raonall Smith | 27 | LB | 16 | 6 | 241 | 6-2 | Washington State | 10/22/1978 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 38th pick / 2002 |
| Fred Smoot | 26 | DB | 11 | 8 | 174 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 4/17/1979 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 45th pick / 2001 |
| Eric Taylor | 24 | DT | 1 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Memphis | 12/14/1981 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 212th pick / 2004 |
| Travis Taylor | 27 | WR | 16 | 13 | 210 | 6-1 | Florida | 3/30/1978 | 5 | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 10th pick / 2000 |
| Dontarrious Thomas | 25 | LB | 14 | 2 | 241 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/2/1980 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2004 |
| Kenechi Udeze | 22 | DE | 3 | 2 | 285 | 6-3 | USC | 3/5/1983 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 2004 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 30 | TE | 16 | 8 | 260 | 6-2 | Georgia,Marshall | 1/18/1975 | 5 | |
| Brian Williams | 26 | DB | 14 | 9 | 198 | 5-11 | North Carolina State | 7/2/1979 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 105th pick / 2002 |
| Kevin Williams | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 311 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 8/16/1980 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| Moe Williams | 31 | RB | 6 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 7/26/1974 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 75th pick / 1996 |
| Pat Williams | 33 | DT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-3 | Northeast State (OK),Texas A&M | 10/24/1972 | 8 | |
| Troy Williamson | 22 | WR | 14 | 3 | 203 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 4/30/1983 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2005 |
| Antoine Winfield | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 6/24/1977 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| Cory Withrow | 30 | C | 16 | 7 | 287 | 6-2 | Washington State | 4/5/1975 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 245.1 | 6-2.1 | 3.4 |