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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
Offensive Coordinator: Darrell Bevell
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Tomlin
Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Brad Johnson | 38 | 12 | 14 | 270 for 439, 2,750 yards, 9 td, 15 int, & 29 rushes for 82 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| RB | Chester Taylor | 27 | 4 | 15 | 303 rushes for 1,216 yards, 6 td, & 42 catches for 288 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 207th pick / 2002 |
| FB | Tony Richardson | 35 | 11 | 7 | 5 rushes for 12 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 111 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Travis Taylor | 28 | 6 | 16 | 57 catches for 651 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 10th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Troy Williamson | 23 | 1 | 11 | 37 catches for 455 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2005 |
| TE | Jim Kleinsasser | 29 | 7 | 12 | 7 catches for 47 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| LT | Bryant McKinnie | 27 | 4 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 | |
| LG | Steve Hutchinson* | 29 | 5 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 17th pick / 2001 | |
| C | Matt Birk* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 |
| RG | Artis Hicks | 28 | 3 | 14 | ||
| RT | Marcus Johnson | 25 | 1 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 49th pick / 2005 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darrion Scott | 25 | 2 | 13 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 88th pick / 2004 |
| LDT | Pat Williams* | 34 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Kevin Williams*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Kenechi Udeze | 23 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Ben Leber | 28 | 4 | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| MLB | Napoleon Harris | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 2002 |
| RLB | E.J. Henderson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Antoine Winfield | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Fred Smoot | 27 | 5 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 45th pick / 2001 |
| SS | Darren Sharper | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Dwight Smith | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ryan Longwell | 32 | 9 | 0 | 21 of 25 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points | |
| P | Chris Kluwe | 25 | 1 | 0 | 93 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Mewelde Moore | 24 | 2 | 0 | 36 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 |
| KR | Bethel Johnson | 27 | 3 | 2 | 45 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 2003 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Rashad Baker | 24 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 2/22/1982 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 78 | Matt Birk* | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Harvard | 7/23/1976 | 8 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 |
| 20 | Greg Blue | 24 | db | 16 | 2 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/12/1982 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 149th pick / 2006 |
| 9 | Brooks Bollinger | 27 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/15/1979 | 2 | 0 | New York Jets / 6th / 200th pick / 2003 | |
| 11 | Jason Carter | 24 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 9/15/1982 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 62 | Ryan Cook | 23 | c | 6 | 3 | 325 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 5/8/1983 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 2006 |
| 50 | Marquis Cooper | 24 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/11/1982 | 2 | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 79th pick / 2004 | |
| 50 | Rod Davis | 25 | 8 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 4/2/1981 | 2 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 155th pick / 2004 | |
| 83 | Jeff Dugan | 25 | fb | 7 | 7 | 261 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/8/1981 | 2 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 220th pick / 2004 |
| 91 | Ray Edwards | 21 | de | 15 | 2 | 270 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/1/1985 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 127th pick / 2006 |
| 59 | Heath Farwell | 25 | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 12/31/1981 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 35 | Ciatrick Fason | 24 | 5 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Florida | 10/29/1982 | 1 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 112th pick / 2005 | |
| 55 | Jason Glenn | 27 | 9 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 8/20/1979 | 5 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 173rd pick / 2001 | |
| 41 | Charles Gordon | 22 | db | 8 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | Kansas | 7/18/1984 | Rook | 1 | |
| 23 | Cedric Griffin | 24 | rcb | 14 | 7 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas | 11/11/1982 | Rook | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2006 |
| 58 | Napoleon Harris | 27 | MLB | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 2/25/1979 | 4 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 2002 |
| 56 | E.J. Henderson | 26 | RLB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/3/1980 | 3 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| 64 | Anthony Herrera | 26 | 2 | 0 | 315 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 6/14/1980 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 79 | Artis Hicks | 28 | RG | 14 | 14 | 320 | 6-4 | Memphis | 11/28/1978 | 3 | 4 | |
| 31 | Will Hunter | 27 | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 3/24/1979 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 76 | Steve Hutchinson* | 29 | LG | 16 | 16 | 313 | 6-5 | Michigan | 11/1/1977 | 5 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 17th pick / 2001 |
| 7 | Tarvaris Jackson | 23 | qb | 4 | 2 | 226 | 6-2 | Arkansas,Alabama St. | 4/21/1983 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 64th pick / 2006 |
| 99 | Erasmus James | 24 | de | 2 | 2 | 263 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 11/4/1982 | 1 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 2005 |
| 81 | Bethel Johnson | 27 | KR | 11 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 2/11/1979 | 3 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 2003 |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | 38 | QB | 15 | 14 | 226 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 9/13/1968 | 12 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| 72 | Marcus Johnson | 25 | RT | 10 | 10 | 321 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 12/1/1981 | 1 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 49th pick / 2005 |
| 97 | Spencer Johnson | 25 | 14 | 0 | 286 | 6-3 | Auburn | 12/12/1981 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | 29 | TE | 16 | 12 | 272 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 1/31/1977 | 7 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| 5 | Chris Kluwe | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 12/24/1981 | 1 | 0 | |
| 96 | Ross Kolodziej | 28 | 12 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/11/1978 | 5 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 230th pick / 2001 | |
| 51 | Ben Leber | 28 | LLB | 15 | 10 | 244 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 12/7/1978 | 4 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | 25 | 16 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Texas | 1/27/1981 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Ryan Longwell | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | California | 8/16/1974 | 9 | 0 | |
| 17 | Maurice Mann | 24 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno | 9/14/1982 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 149th pick / 2004 | |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | 27 | LT | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-8 | Miami (FL) | 9/23/1979 | 4 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 |
| 12 | Billy McMullen | 26 | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 3/8/1980 | 3 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 95th pick / 2003 | |
| 92 | Jayme Mitchell | 22 | 13 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 3/15/1984 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 30 | Mewelde Moore | 24 | PR | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Tulane | 7/24/1982 | 2 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 |
| 15 | Martin Nance | 23 | wr | 1 | 1 | 215 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 5/26/1983 | Rook | 0 | |
| 45 | Richard Owens | 26 | te | 16 | 2 | 273 | 6-4 | Louisville | 11/4/1980 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | Artose Pinner | 28 | rb | 12 | 1 | 232 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 1/5/1978 | 3 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 99th pick / 2003 |
| 49 | Tony Richardson | 35 | FB | 9 | 7 | 238 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/17/1971 | 11 | 2 | |
| 87 | Marcus Robinson | 31 | wr | 10 | 3 | 215 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 2/27/1975 | 8 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 108th pick / 1997 |
| 75 | Mike Rosenthal | 29 | t | 15 | 3 | 318 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 6/10/1977 | 7 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 149th pick / 1999 |
| 98 | Darrion Scott | 25 | LDE | 16 | 13 | 289 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 10/25/1981 | 2 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 88th pick / 2004 |
| 42 | Darren Sharper | 31 | SS | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 11/3/1975 | 9 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Dwight Smith | 28 | FS | 15 | 14 | 201 | 5-10 | Akron | 8/13/1978 | 5 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| 90 | Khreem Smith | 27 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 7/7/1979 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 21 | Fred Smoot | 27 | RCB | 14 | 11 | 174 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 4/17/1979 | 5 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 45th pick / 2001 |
| 29 | Chester Taylor | 27 | RB | 15 | 15 | 213 | 5-11 | Toledo | 9/22/1979 | 4 | 7 | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 207th pick / 2002 |
| 89 | Travis Taylor | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-1 | Florida | 3/30/1978 | 6 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 10th pick / 2000 |
| 54 | Dontarrious Thomas | 26 | lb | 16 | 3 | 241 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/2/1980 | 2 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2004 |
| 95 | Kenechi Udeze | 23 | RDE | 16 | 15 | 285 | 6-3 | USC | 3/5/1983 | 2 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 2004 |
| 27 | Ronyell Whitaker | 27 | db | 16 | 2 | 196 | 5-9 | Virginia Tech | 3/19/1979 | 3 | 2 | |
| 65 | Jason Whittle | 31 | g | 16 | 2 | 305 | 6-4 | SW Missouri St. | 3/7/1975 | 8 | 1 | |
| 85 | Jermaine Wiggins | 31 | te | 16 | 3 | 260 | 6-2 | Marshall,Georgia | 1/18/1975 | 6 | 3 | |
| 93 | Kevin Williams*+ | 26 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-5 | Oklahoma St. | 8/16/1980 | 3 | 18 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| 94 | Pat Williams* | 34 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-3 | NE State (OK),Texas A&M | 10/24/1972 | 9 | 11 | |
| 82 | Troy Williamson | 23 | WR | 14 | 11 | 203 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 4/30/1983 | 1 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2005 |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | 29 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio St. | 6/24/1977 | 7 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 244.6 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |
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