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2006 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 282 points (17.6/g), 26th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 327 points (20.4/g), 14th.
Differential of -45 points (-2.8/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 10th.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.1, Offense: -3.7, Defense: -0.4, SoS: -1.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Brad Childress (6-10-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Darrell Bevell
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Tomlin
Training Camp: Mankato State (Mankato, Minnesota)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Mon | September 11 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | @ | Washington Redskins | 19 | 16 | 18 | 309 | 223 | 86 | 15 | 266 | 163 | 103 | 3.92 | 0.27 | -0.40 | |||
| 2 | Sun | September 17 | boxscore | W | OT | 2-0 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 13 | 17 | 365 | 225 | 140 | 1 | 14 | 271 | 164 | 107 | 1 | -3.62 | 6.44 | -0.03 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 24 | boxscore | L | 2-1 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 19 | 11 | 286 | 189 | 97 | 2 | 19 | 325 | 274 | 51 | 2 | -11.64 | 8.41 | -0.64 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 1 | boxscore | L | 2-2 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 17 | 14 | 330 | 267 | 63 | 2 | 20 | 298 | 203 | 95 | -6.73 | -0.77 | 5.03 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 8 | boxscore | W | 3-2 | Detroit Lions | 26 | 17 | 18 | 336 | 201 | 135 | 3 | 13 | 217 | 201 | 16 | 4 | -0.61 | 20.97 | -11.98 | ||
| 6 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sun | October 22 | boxscore | W | 4-2 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 31 | 13 | 14 | 332 | 157 | 175 | 16 | 290 | 237 | 53 | 3 | 2.70 | 15.20 | -2.52 | ||
| 8 | Mon | October 30 | boxscore | L | 4-3 | New England Patriots | 7 | 31 | 17 | 284 | 239 | 45 | 4 | 25 | 430 | 345 | 85 | 2 | -21.72 | -8.51 | 5.28 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 5 | boxscore | L | 4-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 9 | 17 | 238 | 103 | 135 | 3 | 8 | 133 | 91 | 42 | 1 | -16.06 | 15.78 | -6.10 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 12 | boxscore | L | 4-5 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 23 | 14 | 312 | 222 | 90 | 2 | 16 | 394 | 347 | 47 | -3.14 | -9.50 | -0.31 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 19 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 20 | 24 | 25 | 361 | 247 | 114 | 3 | 15 | 254 | 247 | 7 | 2 | -14.85 | 12.31 | 0.07 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 26 | boxscore | W | 5-6 | Arizona Cardinals | 31 | 26 | 30 | 412 | 255 | 157 | 1 | 22 | 412 | 395 | 17 | 5 | 5.86 | 4.14 | -5.09 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 3 | boxscore | L | 5-7 | @ | Chicago Bears | 13 | 23 | 21 | 346 | 156 | 190 | 5 | 6 | 107 | 24 | 83 | 5 | -25.70 | 20.34 | -2.99 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 10 | boxscore | W | 6-7 | @ | Detroit Lions | 30 | 20 | 21 | 328 | 156 | 172 | 2 | 20 | 280 | 283 | -3 | 6 | -2.55 | 17.38 | -5.54 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 17 | boxscore | L | 6-8 | New York Jets | 13 | 26 | 15 | 307 | 245 | 62 | 1 | 21 | 391 | 323 | 68 | 2 | -2.51 | -1.63 | -7.57 | ||
| 16 | Thu | December 21 | boxscore | L | 6-9 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 9 | 3 | 104 | 27 | 77 | 1 | 19 | 319 | 273 | 46 | 3 | -28.34 | 15.90 | 7.94 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 31 | boxscore | L | 6-10 | St. Louis Rams | 21 | 41 | 17 | 293 | 211 | 82 | 2 | 23 | 416 | 248 | 168 | -1.37 | -17.00 | -0.33 | |||