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2008 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 379 points (23.7/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 333 points (20.8/g), 13th.
Differential of 46 points (2.9/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 9.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 24th.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.0, Offense: 1.1, Defense: 2.9, SoS: 1.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Brad Childress (10-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Darrell Bevell
Defensive Coordinator: Leslie Frazier
Training Camp: Mankato State (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 | Gus Frerotte | 37 | 14 | 11 | 178 for 301, 2,157 yards, 12 td, 15 int, & 19 rushes for 7 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994 |
| QB | Tarvaris Jackson | 25 | 2 | 5 | 88 for 149, 1,056 yards, 9 td, 2 int, & 26 rushes for 145 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 64th pick / 2006 |
| RB | Adrian Peterson*+ | 23 | 1 | 15 | 363 rushes for 1,760 yards, 10 td, & 21 catches for 125 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2007 |
| FB | Naufahu Tahi | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 37 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Bernard Berrian | 28 | 4 | 13 | 48 catches for 964 yards, 7 td, & 4 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Bobby Wade | 27 | 5 | 14 | 53 catches for 645 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 139th pick / 2003 |
| TE | Jim Kleinsasser | 31 | 9 | 11 | 6 catches for 92 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Visanthe Shiancoe | 28 | 5 | 15 | 42 catches for 596 yards, 7 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 91st pick / 2003 |
| LT | Bryant McKinnie | 29 | 6 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 | |
| LT | Artis Hicks | 30 | 5 | 6 | ||
| LG | Steve Hutchinson*+ | 31 | 7 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 17th pick / 2001 | |
| C | Matt Birk | 32 | 10 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 | |
| RG | Anthony Herrera | 28 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RT | Ryan Cook | 25 | 2 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 2006 |
| RT | Artis Hicks | 30 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ray Edwards | 23 | 2 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 127th pick / 2006 |
| NT | Pat Williams* | 36 | 11 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Kevin Williams*+ | 28 | 5 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Jared Allen*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 14.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 126th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Chad Greenway | 25 | 1 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 2006 |
| MLB | Napoleon Harris | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 2002 |
| RLB | Ben Leber | 30 | 6 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Antoine Winfield* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Cedric Griffin | 26 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2006 |
| SS | Darren Sharper | 33 | 11 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Madieu Williams | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 56th pick / 2004 |
| FS | Tyrell Johnson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2008 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ryan Longwell | 34 | 11 | 0 | 29 of 34 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Chris Kluwe | 27 | 3 | 0 | 73 punts for a 47.6 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Charles Gordon | 24 | 2 | 2 | 15 punt returns for a 4.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Maurice Hicks | 30 | 4 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Husain Abdullah | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Washington St. | 7/27/1985 | Rook | |
| 57 | Rufus Alexander | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/12/1983 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 176th pick / 2007 |
| 69 | Jared Allen*+ | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-6 | Idaho St. | 4/3/1982 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 126th pick / 2004 |
| 84 | Aundrae Allison | 22 | WR | 15 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 4/20/1986 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 146th pick / 2007 |
| 87 | Bernard Berrian | 28 | WR | 16 | 13 | 190 | 6-1 | Fresno St. | 12/27/1980 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 2004 |
| 78 | Matt Birk | 32 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Harvard | 7/23/1976 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 173rd pick / 1998 |
| 54 | Vinny Ciurciu | 28 | LB | 14 | 1 | 235 | 6-0 | Clemson,Boston Col. | 5/2/1980 | 5 | |
| 62 | Ryan Cook | 25 | C | 16 | 14 | 325 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 5/8/1983 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 2006 |
| 83 | Jeff Dugan | 27 | TE | 9 | 2 | 261 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/8/1981 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 220th pick / 2004 |
| 91 | Ray Edwards | 23 | DE | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/1/1985 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 127th pick / 2006 |
| 90 | Fred Evans | 25 | DT | 16 | 2 | 307 | 6-5 | Texas St. | 11/6/1983 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 212th pick / 2006 |
| 89 | Robert Ferguson | 29 | WR | 8 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 12/17/1979 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 2001 |
| 37 | Eric Frampton | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 2/6/1984 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 165th pick / 2007 |
| 12 | Gus Frerotte | 37 | QB | 11 | 11 | 237 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/31/1971 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994 |
| 41 | Charles Gordon | 24 | DB | 9 | 2 | 180 | 5-11 | Kansas | 7/18/1984 | 2 | |
| 52 | Chad Greenway | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 240 | 6-2 | Iowa | 1/12/1983 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 2006 |
| 23 | Cedric Griffin | 26 | DB | 16 | 15 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas | 11/11/1982 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2006 |
| 73 | Otis Grigsby | 28 | DE | 8 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 11/19/1980 | 1 | |
| 98 | Letroy Guion | 21 | DT | 2 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 6/21/1987 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 152nd pick / 2008 |
| 99 | Napoleon Harris | 29 | LB | 10 | 5 | 255 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 2/25/1979 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 2002 |
| 56 | E.J. Henderson | 28 | LB | 4 | 3 | 245 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/3/1980 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| 50 | Erin Henderson | 22 | LB | 10 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/1/1986 | Rook | |
| 64 | Anthony Herrera | 28 | G | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 6/14/1980 | 3 | |
| 58 | David Herron | 24 | LB | 14 | 3 | 248 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 6/17/1984 | 1 | |
| 79 | Artis Hicks | 30 | G-T | 12 | 6 | 320 | 6-4 | Memphis | 11/28/1978 | 5 | |
| 43 | Maurice Hicks | 30 | RB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | North Carolina A&T | 7/22/1978 | 4 | |
| 76 | Steve Hutchinson*+ | 31 | G | 16 | 16 | 313 | 6-5 | Michigan | 11/1/1977 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 17th pick / 2001 |
| 7 | Tarvaris Jackson | 25 | QB | 9 | 5 | 226 | 6-2 | Arkansas,Alabama St. | 4/21/1983 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 64th pick / 2006 |
| 72 | Marcus Johnson | 27 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 321 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 12/1/1981 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 49th pick / 2005 |
| 25 | Tyrell Johnson | 23 | DB | 16 | 7 | 200 | 5-11 | Arkansas St. | 5/19/1985 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2008 |
| 71 | Jimmy Kennedy | 29 | DT | 2 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 11/15/1979 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 2003 |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | 31 | TE-FB | 16 | 11 | 272 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 1/31/1977 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| 5 | Chris Kluwe | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 12/24/1981 | 3 | |
| 51 | Ben Leber | 30 | LB | 16 | 15 | 244 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 12/7/1978 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | 27 | C | 16 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Texas | 1/27/1981 | 4 | |
| 8 | Ryan Longwell | 34 | K | 16 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | California | 8/16/1974 | 11 | |
| 21 | Marcus McCauley | 25 | DB | 10 | 1 | 203 | 6-1 | Fresno St. | 9/3/1983 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2007 |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | 29 | T | 12 | 12 | 335 | 6-8 | Miami (FL) | 9/23/1979 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 |
| 45 | Garrett Mills | 25 | FB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/12/1983 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 106th pick / 2006 |
| 28 | Adrian Peterson*+ | 23 | RB | 16 | 15 | 217 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/21/1985 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2007 |
| 82 | Darius Reynaud | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | West Virginia | 12/29/1985 | Rook | |
| 18 | Sidney Rice | 22 | WR | 13 | 3 | 200 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 9/1/1986 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 2007 |
| 96 | Brian Robison | 25 | DE | 15 | 0 | 258 | 6-2 | Texas | 4/28/1983 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 102nd pick / 2007 |
| Roderick Rogers | 24 | S | 2 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 9/7/1984 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Benny Sapp | 27 | DB | 14 | 4 | 190 | 5-9 | Iowa,Northern Iowa | 1/20/1981 | 4 | |
| 42 | Darren Sharper | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 11/3/1975 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| 81 | Visanthe Shiancoe | 28 | TE | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-4 | Morgan St. | 6/18/1980 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 91st pick / 2003 |
| 65 | John Sullivan | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/8/1985 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 187th pick / 2008 |
| 38 | Naufahu Tahi | 27 | RB | 16 | 5 | 230 | 6-0 | BYU | 10/30/1981 | 1 | |
| 44 | Thomas Tapeh | 28 | FB | 2 | 1 | 243 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 3/28/1980 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 162nd pick / 2004 |
| 29 | Chester Taylor | 29 | RB | 16 | 1 | 213 | 5-11 | Toledo | 9/22/1979 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 207th pick / 2002 |
| 55 | Dontarrious Thomas | 28 | LB | 4 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/2/1980 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2004 |
| 19 | Bobby Wade | 27 | WR | 16 | 14 | 193 | 5-10 | Arizona | 2/25/1981 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 139th pick / 2003 |
| 93 | Kevin Williams*+ | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-5 | Oklahoma St. | 8/16/1980 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| 20 | Madieu Williams | 27 | DB | 9 | 9 | 193 | 6-1 | Towson St.,Maryland | 10/18/1981 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 56th pick / 2004 |
| 94 | Pat Williams* | 36 | DT | 14 | 14 | 315 | 6-3 | NE State (OK),Texas A&M | 10/24/1972 | 11 | |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield* | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio St. | 6/24/1977 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| 97 | Ellis Wyms | 29 | DE | 16 | 0 | 279 | 6-3 | Mississippi St. | 4/12/1979 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 183rd pick / 2001 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 244.2 | 6-2.1 | 3.9 |