1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
Head Coach: Jerry Burns |
Tom Batta | Tight Ends/Special Teams |
Maxie Baughan | Linebackers |
Jerry Brown | Defensive Backs |
John Brunner | Running Backs |
Monte Kiffin | Defensive Coordinator |
John Michels | Offensive Line |
Tom Moore | Assistant Head Coach/Offense |
Dick Rehbein | Wide Receivers |
Marc Trestman | Quarterbacks |
Paul Wiggin | Defensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/3/1991 | A | New Orleans Saints | 3-18 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58953 | |
Sat | 8/10/1991 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34-24 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 44959 | |
Sat | 8/17/1991 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-27 | L | OT | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56358 |
Fri | 8/23/1991 | H | Cleveland Browns | 31-7 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 45925 | |
Sun | 9/1/1991 | A | Chicago Bears | 6-10 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 64112 | |
Sun | 9/8/1991 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 20-19 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 50936 | |
Sun | 9/15/1991 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-14 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 59148 | |
Sun | 9/22/1991 | A | New Orleans Saints | 0-26 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 65891 | |
Sun | 9/29/1991 | H | Denver Broncos | 6-13 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 55031 | |
Sun | 10/6/1991 | A | Detroit Lions | 20-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 63423 | |
Sun | 10/13/1991 | H | Phoenix Cardinals | 34-7 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51209 | |
Sun | 10/20/1991 | A | New England Patriots | 23-26 | L | Foxborough, MA | Foxboro Stadium | 45367 | |
Sun | 10/27/1991 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 28-0 | W | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 45447 | |
Sun | 11/3/1991 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28-13 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 35737 | |
Mon | 11/11/1991 | H | Chicago Bears | 17-34 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 59001 | |
Sun | 11/17/1991 | A | Green Bay Packers | 35-21 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 57614 | |
Sun | 11/24/1991 | H | Detroit Lions | 14-34 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51644 | |
Sun | 12/8/1991 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 26-24 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 41091 | |
Sun | 12/15/1991 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 20-14 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 46312 | |
Sat | 12/21/1991 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-27 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 52860 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Terry Allen | 21 | FB0-RB | 5-10 | 206 | 23 | Clemson | 15 | 6 |
Alfred Anderson | 46 | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 30 | Baylor | 16 | 5 |
Randy Baldwin | 37 | RB | 5-10 | 216 | 24 | Holmes CC; Mississippi | 4 | 0 |
Ray Berry | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
Joey Browner | 47 | SS | 6-2 | 218 | 31 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
Ivan Caesar | 53 | LLB | 6-1 | 241 | 24 | Boston College | 14 | 2 |
Anthony Carter | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 31 | Michigan | 15 | 15 |
Cris Carter | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 209 | 26 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
Ken Clarke | 71 | LDT | 6-2 | 273 | 35 | Syracuse | 16 | 16 |
Chris Doleman | 56 | RDE | 6-5 | 273 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
Mark Dusbabek | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 238 | 27 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
Pat Eilers | 24 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Yale; Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
Rick Fenney | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 240 | 27 | Washington | 11 | 0 |
Rich Gannon | 16 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 26 | Delaware | 15 | 11 |
Brian Habib | 74 | ROG-OT | 6-7 | 295 | 27 | Washington | 16 | 8 |
Tim Irwin | 76 | ROT | 6-7 | 294 | 33 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
Carlos Jenkins | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 219 | 23 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 |
Hassan Jones | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 198 | 27 | Florida State | 16 | 7 |
Mike Jones | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Sacramento CC; Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
Steve Jordan | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 30 | Brown | 16 | 16 |
Todd Kalis | 69 | ROG | 6-5 | 288 | 26 | Arizona State | 16 | 8 |
Carl Lee | 39 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 30 | Marshall | 14 | 14 |
Leo Lewis | 87 | WR | 5-8 | 169 | 35 | Missouri | 16 | 0 |
Kirk Lowdermilk | 63 | C | 6-3 | 269 | 28 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
Greg Manusky | 91 | LB | 6-1 | 238 | 25 | Colgate | 16 | 0 |
Mike Mayes | 23 | CB | 5-10 | 182 | 25 | Louisiana State | 9 | 0 |
Randall McDaniel | 64 | LOG | 6-3 | 279 | 27 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
Audray McMillian | 26 | RCB-LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Houston | 16 | 7 |
Mike Merriweather | 57 | RLB | 6-2 | 221 | 31 | Pacific | 16 | 16 |
Mike Morris | 68 | C | 6-5 | 275 | 30 | Truman State | 16 | 0 |
Najee Mustafaa | 48 | RCB | 6-1 | 191 | 27 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 12 |
Darrin Nelson | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 32 | Stanford | 16 | 0 |
Harry Newsome | 18 | P | 6-0 | 186 | 28 | Wake Forest | 16 | 0 |
Al Noga | 99 | LDE | 6-1 | 264 | 26 | Hawaii | 16 | 8 |
Brent Novoselsky | 85 | TE | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | Pennsylvania | 16 | 0 |
Terry Obee | 89 | WR | 5-10 | 188 | 23 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
John Randle | 93 | LDE | 6-1 | 287 | 24 | Trinity Valley CC; Texas A&M-Kingsville | 16 | 8 |
Jake Reed | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 216 | 24 | Grambling State | 1 | 0 |
Fuad Reveiz | 7 | K | 5-11 | 224 | 28 | Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
Adam Schreiber | 60 | C-OG | 6-4 | 288 | 29 | Texas | 15 | 0 |
Todd Scott | 38 | CB | 5-11 | 205 | 23 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 16 | 1 |
Mac Stephens | 95 | LB | 6-3 | 22=17 | 23 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
Thomas Strauthers | 94 | RDT | 6-4 | 266 | 30 | Jackson State | 15 | 1 |
Mike Teeter | 67 | DT | 6-2 | 259 | 24 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
Henry Thomas | 97 | NT-RDT | 6-2 | 277 | 26 | Louisiana State | 16 | 15 |
Herschel Walker | 34 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 29 | Georgia | 15 | 15 |
Solomon Wilcots | 41 | SS | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Colorado | 16 | 1 |
Jimmy Williams | 58 | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 31 | Nebraska | 14 | 12 |
Wade Wilson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 32 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 5 | 5 |
Craig Wolfley | 73 | OG | 6-1 | 268 | 33 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
Felix Wright | 22 | FS | 6-2 | 294 | 32 | Drake | 16 | 16 |
Gary Zimmerman | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 289 | 30 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
3 | 65 | Carlos Jenkins | LB | Michigan State |
3 | 68 | Jake Reed | WR | Grambling State |
4 | 92 | Randy Baldwin | RB | Mississippi |
5 | 119 | Chris Thome | C | Minnesota |
6 | 163 | Todd Scott | DB | Louisiana-Lafayette |
7 | 179 | Scotty Reagan | DT | Humboldt State |
7 | 180 | Tripp Welborne | DB | Michigan |
8 | 206 | Reggie Johnson | DE | Arizona |
9 | 232 | Gerald Hudson | RB | Oklahoma State |
10 | 259 | Brady Pierce | T | Wisconsin |
11 | 286 | Ivan Caesar | LB | Boston College |
12 | 313 | Darren Hughes | WR | Carson-Newman |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 51 | 91 | 67 | 92 | 0 | 301 |
Opponents Totals | 51 | 77 | 51 | 124 | 3 | 306 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 29:35 | 300 | 125 | 158 | 17 | 78/197 39.6% | 6/15 40.0% | 88 | 675 |
Opponents Totals | 30:25 | 301 | 106 | 172 | 23 | 97/215 45.1% | 6/12 50.0% | 92 | 709 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fuad Reveiz | 0 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 85 |
Herschel Walker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
Anthony Carter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Cris Carter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Terry Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Rich Gannon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Mike Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Steve Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Alfred Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Hassan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Merriweather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Najee Mustafaa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 36 | 34 | 36 | 94.4 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 301 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 1 | 306 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fuad Reveiz | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 50 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 3/3 | 3/7 | 2/5 |
Team Totals | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 50 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 3/3 | 3/7 | 2/5 |
Opponents Totals | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 2/3 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herschel Walker | 198 | 825 | 4.2 | 71t | 10 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Terry Allen | 120 | 563 | 4.7 | 55t | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Rich Gannon | 43 | 236 | 5.5 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Darrin Nelson | 28 | 210 | 7.5 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Alfred Anderson | 26 | 118 | 4.5 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Carter | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Fenney | 23 | 99 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wade Wilson | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 464 | 2201 | 4.7 | 71t | 18 | 125 | 11 | 4 | |
Opponents Totals | 456 | 1837 | 4.0 | 54 | 17 | 106 | 9 | 3 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Gannon | 354 | 211 | 59.6 | 137 | 2166 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 50 | 12 | 3.4 | 6 | 1.7 | 19 | 91 | 2075 | 117 | 18 | 3 | 81.5 |
Wade Wilson | 122 | 72 | 59.0 | 40 | 825 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 46t | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 8.2 | 8 | 42 | 783 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 53.5 |
Darrin Nelson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
Hassan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Team Totals | 477 | 284 | 59.5 | 177 | 3016 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 50 | 16 | 3.4 | 16 | 3.4 | 28 | 133 | 2883 | 158 | 31 | 6 | 75.2 |
Opponents Totals | 499 | 286 | 57.3 | 196 | 3396 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 75t | 16 | 3.2 | 17 | 3.4 | 33 | 217 | 3179 | 172 | 41 | 3 | 74.7 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cris Carter | 72 | 962 | 13.4 | 50 | 5 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
Steve Jordan | 57 | 638 | 11.2 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Carter | 51 | 553 | 10.8 | 46t | 5 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Herschel Walker | 33 | 204 | 6.2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hassan Jones | 32 | 384 | 12.0 | 43 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Darrin Nelson | 19 | 142 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Allen | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brent Novoselsky | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Fenney | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Jones | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5t | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alfred Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 284 | 3016 | 10.6 | 50 | 16 | 158 | 31 | 6 | |
Opponents Totals | 286 | 3396 | 11.9 | 75t | 16 | 172 | 41 | 3 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joey Browner | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 45 | 0 |
Audray McMillian | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
Najee Mustafaa | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 97t | 1 |
Felix Wright | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Mike Merriweather | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
Ray Berry | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Carl Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 17 | 242 | 14.2 | 97t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 16 | 203 | 12.7 | 35 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Newsome | 68 | 3095 | 45.5 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 426 | 2469 | 36.3 |
Team Totals | 68 | 3095 | 45.5 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 426 | 2469 | 36.3 |
Opponents Totals | 67 | 2861 | 42.7 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 225 | 2456 | 36.7 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leo Lewis | 30 | 15 | 225 | 7.5 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 30 | 15 | 225 | 7.5 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 42 | 5 | 426 | 10.1 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | RET | RETY | TD | OSA | OSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fuad Reveiz | 69 | 4089 | 59.3 | 3 | 21 | 43 | 851 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Harry Newsome | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 70 | 4167 | 59.5 | 4 | 21 | 43 | 851 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 44 | 899 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darrin Nelson | 31 | 0 | 682 | 22.0 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
Pat Eilers | 5 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Herschel Walker | 5 | 0 | 83 | 16.6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Allen | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alfred Anderson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 44 | 0 | 899 | 20.4 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
Opponents Totals | 43 | 851 | 19.8 | 71 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
John Randle | 9.5 | |
Henry Thomas | 8.0 | |
Chris Doleman | 7.0 | |
Al Noga | 3.0 | |
Thomas Strauthers | 2.5 | |
Ray Berry | 1.0 | |
Mike Mayes | 1.0 | |
Mike Merriweather | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 33.0 | 217.0 |
Opponents Totals | 28.0 | 133.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Allen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ray Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Caesar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cris Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chris Doleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Pat Eilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Gannon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tim Irwin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hassan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Carl Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kirk Lowdermilk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -22 | 0 | |
Randall McDaniel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Audrey McMillian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Henry Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Herschel Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wade Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 21 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1 |
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