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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 281 points (17.6/g), 29th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 348 points (21.8/g), 18th.
Differential of -67 points (-4.2/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 6.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 29th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.6, Offense: -3.3, Defense: 1.7, SoS: 2.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Brad Childress and Leslie Frazier
Offensive Coordinator: Darrell Bevell
Defensive Coordinator: Leslie Frazier and Fred Pagac
Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Brett Favre | 41 | 19 | 13 | 217 for 358, 2,509 yards, 11 td, 19 int, & 17 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1991 |
| RB | Adrian Peterson* | 25 | 3 | 15 | 283 rushes for 1,298 yards, 12 td, & 36 catches for 341 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2007 |
| RB | Naufahu Tahi | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 rush for 1 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 39 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Bernard Berrian | 30 | 6 | 9 | 28 catches for 252 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -8 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 2004 |
| KR | Percy Harvin | 22 | 1 | 13 | 40 kick returns for a 23.3 average and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 22nd pick / 2009 |
| TE | Visanthe Shiancoe | 30 | 7 | 9 | 47 catches for 530 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 91st pick / 2003 |
| LT | Bryant McKinnie | 31 | 8 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 | |
| LG | Steve Hutchinson | 33 | 9 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 17th pick / 2001 |
| C | John Sullivan | 25 | 2 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 187th pick / 2008 | |
| RG | Anthony Herrera | 30 | 5 | 10 | ||
| RT | Phil Loadholt | 24 | 1 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 2009 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ray Edwards | 25 | 4 | 14 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 127th pick / 2006 |
| LDT | Pat Williams | 38 | 13 | 16 | ||
| RDT | Kevin Williams* | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Jared Allen | 28 | 6 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 126th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Chad Greenway | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 2006 |
| MLB | E.J. Henderson* | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| RLB | Ben Leber | 32 | 8 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Antoine Winfield* | 33 | 11 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Asher Allen | 22 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 86th pick / 2009 |
| SS | Husain Abdullah | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Madieu Williams | 29 | 6 | 13 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 56th pick / 2004 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ryan Longwell | 36 | 13 | 0 | 17 of 18 field goals & 30 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Chris Kluwe | 29 | 5 | 0 | 83 punts for a 43.0 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Greg Camarillo | 28 | 4 | 1 | 39 punt returns for a 9.2 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Percy Harvin | 22 | 1 | 13 | 40 kick returns for a 23.3 average and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 22nd pick / 2009 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Husain Abdullah | 25 | SS | 15 | 15 | 204 | 6-0 | Washington St. | 7/27/1985 | 2 | 6 | |
| 21 | Asher Allen | 22 | RCB | 14 | 11 | 190 | 5-10 | Georgia | 1/22/1988 | 1 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 86th pick / 2009 |
| 69 | Jared Allen | 28 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-6 | Idaho St. | 4/3/1982 | 6 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 126th pick / 2004 |
| 19 | Hank Baskett | 28 | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/4/1982 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 87 | Bernard Berrian | 30 | WR | 14 | 9 | 190 | 6-1 | Fresno St. | 12/27/1980 | 6 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 2004 |
| 27 | Lorenzo Booker | 26 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 6/14/1984 | 3 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 71st pick / 2007 | |
| 54 | Jasper Brinkley | 25 | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 7/12/1985 | 1 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 150th pick / 2009 | |
| 85 | Greg Camarillo | 28 | PR | 16 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 4/18/1982 | 4 | 2 | |
| 31 | Chris Cook | 23 | db | 6 | 5 | 169 | 5-8 | Virginia | 2/5/1987 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 2010 |
| Ryan Cook | 27 | rg | 16 | 7 | 325 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 5/8/1983 | 4 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 2006 | |
| Jon Cooper | 24 | c | 12 | 1 | 290 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/1/1986 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 72 | Chris DeGeare | 23 | lg | 8 | 5 | 335 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 2/17/1987 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 161st pick / 2010 |
| 83 | Jeff Dugan | 29 | te | 16 | 4 | 261 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/8/1981 | 6 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 220th pick / 2004 |
| 91 | Ray Edwards | 25 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/1/1985 | 4 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 127th pick / 2006 |
| 90 | Fred Evans | 27 | 8 | 0 | 307 | 6-5 | Texas St. | 11/6/1983 | 4 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 212th pick / 2006 | |
| 59 | Heath Farwell | 29 | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 12/31/1981 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Brett Favre | 41 | QB | 13 | 13 | 225 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/10/1969 | 19 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1991 |
| 37 | Eric Frampton | 26 | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 2/6/1984 | 3 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 165th pick / 2007 | |
| 32 | Toby Gerhart | 23 | rb | 15 | 1 | 234 | 6-0 | Stanford | 3/28/1987 | Rook | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 2010 |
| 52 | Chad Greenway | 27 | LLB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-2 | Iowa | 1/12/1983 | 3 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 2006 |
| 97 | Everson Griffen | 23 | 11 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | USC | 12/22/1987 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 2010 | |
| 23 | Cedric Griffin | 28 | db | 2 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas | 11/11/1982 | 4 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 2006 |
| 98 | Letroy Guion | 23 | 15 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 6/21/1987 | 2 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 152nd pick / 2008 | |
| 12 | Percy Harvin | 22 | KR | 14 | 13 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/28/1988 | 1 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 22nd pick / 2009 |
| 56 | E.J. Henderson* | 30 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/3/1980 | 7 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 2003 |
| 50 | Erin Henderson | 24 | 9 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/1/1986 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 64 | Anthony Herrera | 30 | RG | 10 | 10 | 315 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 6/14/1980 | 5 | 4 | |
| 76 | Steve Hutchinson | 33 | LG | 11 | 11 | 313 | 6-5 | Michigan | 11/1/1977 | 9 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 17th pick / 2001 |
| 7 | Tarvaris Jackson | 27 | qb | 3 | 1 | 226 | 6-2 | Arkansas,Alabama St. | 4/21/1983 | 4 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 64th pick / 2006 |
| 25 | Tyrell Johnson | 25 | db | 7 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Arkansas St. | 5/19/1985 | 2 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2008 |
| 73 | Jimmy Kennedy | 31 | 9 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 11/15/1979 | 7 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 2003 | |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | 33 | rb | 16 | 7 | 272 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 1/31/1977 | 11 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1999 |
| 5 | Chris Kluwe | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 12/24/1981 | 5 | 0 | |
| 51 | Ben Leber | 32 | RLB | 16 | 10 | 244 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 12/7/1978 | 8 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| 17 | Greg Lewis | 30 | wr | 13 | 5 | 180 | 6-0 | Illinois | 2/12/1980 | 7 | 2 | |
| 71 | Phil Loadholt | 24 | RT | 16 | 16 | 343 | 6-8 | Oklahoma | 1/21/1986 | 1 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 2009 |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | 29 | 16 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Texas | 1/27/1981 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Ryan Longwell | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | California | 8/16/1974 | 13 | 0 | |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | 31 | LT | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-8 | Miami (FL) | 9/23/1979 | 8 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2002 |
| 97 | Jayme Mitchell | 26 | 2 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 3/15/1984 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 84 | Randy Moss | 33 | wr | 4 | 4 | 215 | 6-4 | Marshall | 2/13/1977 | 12 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| 55 | Kenny Onatolu | 28 | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Nebraska-Omaha | 10/8/1982 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Adrian Peterson* | 25 | RB | 15 | 15 | 217 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/21/1985 | 3 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 2007 |
| 18 | Sidney Rice | 24 | wr | 6 | 5 | 200 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 9/1/1986 | 3 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 2007 |
| 96 | Brian Robison | 27 | de | 16 | 2 | 258 | 6-2 | Texas | 4/28/1983 | 3 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 102nd pick / 2007 |
| 33 | Jamarca Sanford | 25 | db | 12 | 2 | 200 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 8/27/1985 | 1 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 231st pick / 2009 |
| 29 | Lito Sheppard | 29 | db | 13 | 2 | 194 | 5-10 | Florida | 4/8/1981 | 8 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 26th pick / 2002 |
| Marcus Sherels | 23 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 9/30/1987 | Rook | 0 | |||
| 81 | Visanthe Shiancoe | 30 | TE | 16 | 9 | 250 | 6-4 | Morgan St. | 6/18/1980 | 7 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 91st pick / 2003 |
| 65 | John Sullivan | 25 | C | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/8/1985 | 2 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 187th pick / 2008 |
| 38 | Naufahu Tahi | 29 | RB | 15 | 7 | 230 | 6-0 | BYU | 10/30/1981 | 3 | 0 | |
| 41 | Frank Walker | 29 | db | 11 | 2 | 198 | 5-10 | Tuskegee | 8/6/1981 | 7 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 207th pick / 2003 |
| 14 | Joe Webb | 24 | wr | 5 | 2 | 220 | 6-4 | Ala-Birmingham | 11/14/1986 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 199th pick / 2010 |
| 93 | Kevin Williams* | 30 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-5 | Oklahoma St. | 8/16/1980 | 7 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 2003 |
| 20 | Madieu Williams | 29 | FS | 14 | 13 | 193 | 6-1 | Towson St.,Maryland | 10/18/1981 | 6 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 56th pick / 2004 |
| 94 | Pat Williams | 38 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-3 | NE State (OK),Texas A&M | 10/24/1972 | 13 | 7 | |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield* | 33 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio St. | 6/24/1977 | 11 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999 |
| 34 | Albert Young | 25 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 5-10 | Iowa | 2/25/1985 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 241.7 | 6-1.9 | 4.6 |