2000 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/6/2001 | H | New Orleans Saints | 34-16 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 63881 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/14/2001 | A | New York Giants | 0-41 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 79310 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Gary Anderson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 181 | 41 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Badger | 73 | OG | 6-4 | 312 | 25 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio Banks | 30 | SS | 5-10 | 195 | 27 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Bercich | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 242 | 29 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Mitch Berger | 17 | P-K | 6-4 | 224 | 28 | Tyler JC; Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Birk | 78 | C | 6-4 | 308 | 24 | Harvard | 2 | 2 |
| Bubby Brister | 6 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 38 | Tulane; Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 |
| John Burrough | 91 | DT | 6-5 | 275 | 28 | Washington State; Wyoming | 2 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 209 | 35 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Tyrone Carter | 37 | FS | 5-8 | 192 | 24 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Central Florida | 2 | 2 |
| John Davis | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 27 | Cisco JC; Emporia State | 2 | 0 |
| David Dixon | 71 | ROG | 6-5 | 350 | 31 | Ricks JC; Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Griffith | 24 | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 30 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 |
| Lemanski Hall | 55 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 30 | Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 197 | 26 | Mercyhurst; Langston | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Hovan | 99 | NT | 6-2 | 297 | 22 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| Andrew Jordan | 85 | TE | 6-6 | 263 | 28 | North Greenville JC; Western Carolina | 2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 40 | FB | 6-3 | 272 | 23 | North Dakota | 2 | 0 |
| Corbin Lacina | 63 | LOG | 6-4 | 301 | 30 | Augustana (South Dakota) | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Liwienski | 76 | OL | 6-5 | 321 | 25 | Indiana | 2 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 58 | WLB | 5-11 | 231 | 31 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 270 | 28 | Southern California | 2 | 1 |
| Don Morgan | 31 | S | 5-11 | 198 | 25 | Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 33 | FB | 5-11 | 226 | 27 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 84 | WR | 6-4 | 206 | 23 | Florida State; Marshall | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Nelson | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 234 | 25 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Mitch Palmer | 51 | C | 6-4 | 254 | 27 | Colorado State | 2 | 0 |
| Bryce Paup | 95 | DE | 6-5 | 248 | 32 | Northern Iowa | 2 | 0 |
| John Randle | 93 | LDE | 6-1 | 287 | 33 | Trinity Valley CC; Texas A&M-Kingsville | 2 | 2 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 57 | SLB | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Talance Sawyer | 97 | DE | 6-2 | 267 | 24 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 | 0 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 29 | LCB | 5-11 | 199 | 24 | Sacramento State; Pacific; UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Fernando Smith | 92 | RDE | 6-6 | 283 | 29 | Jackson State | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Smith | 26 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 28 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Todd Steussie | 73 | LOT | 6-6 | 311 | 30 | California | 2 | 2 |
| Korey Stringer | 77 | ROT | 6-4 | 342 | 26 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Tate | 27 | RCB | 5-10 | 191 | 27 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 27 | CB | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 2 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 42 | FS | 6-1 | 217 | 28 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Walsh | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 198 | 32 | Stanford | 2 | 1 |
| Troy Walters | 82 | WR | 5-7 | 172 | 24 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 21 | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 26 | Kentucky | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 94 | UT | 6-1 | 292 | 25 | Memphis | 2 | 2 |
| Cory Withrow | 60 | C | 6-2 | 285 | 25 | Washington State | 2 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 52 | MLB | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Kenny Wright | 20 | CB | 6-1 | 204 | 23 | Arkansas; Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 57 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24:55 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 11/25 44.0% | 0/0 % | 5 | 60 |
| Opponents Totals | 35:06 | 50 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 12/29 41.4% | 3/4 75.0% | 11 | 76 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gary Anderson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cris Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robert Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 57 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 32 | 118 | 3.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 181 | 4.4 | 30 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 207 | 3.6 | 21 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 59 | 30 | 50.8 | 26 | 380 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 68t | 3 | 5.1 | 3 | 5.1 | 4 | 18 | 362 | 67.1 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 30 | 50.8 | 26 | 380 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 68t | 3 | 5.1 | 3 | 5.1 | 4 | 18 | 362 | 67.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 88 | 59 | 67.0 | 25 | 680 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 48t | 7 | 8.0 | 4 | 4.5 | 3 | 14 | 666 | 97.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 144 | 13.1 | 34 | 1 |
| Randy Moss | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 139 | 34.8 | 68t | 2 |
| Robert Smith | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 23 | 5.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Troy Walters | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 57 | 30 | 52.6 | 380 | 12.7 | 68t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 87 | 59 | 67.8 | 680 | 11.5 | 7 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tate | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Morgan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berger | 11 | 435 | 39.5 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 360 | 32.7 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 435 | 39.5 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 360 | 32.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 200 | 33.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Walters | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 1 | 35 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berger | 8 | 531 | 66.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 531 | 66.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 672 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Walters | 9 | 0 | 181 | 20.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 0 | 200 | 16.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 0 | 155 | 19.4 | 31 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| John Randle | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Bryce Paup | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| John Burrough | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TT | TA | DT | DA | STT | STA | MT | MA | PD | QH | TFL | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Rudd | 19 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 18 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 17 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Smith | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Burrough | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemanski Hall | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Bercich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nelson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Morgan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Paup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Banks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Palmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korey Stringer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 167 | 119 | 48 | 105 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 111 | 84 | 27 | 67 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hatchette | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Lacina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Nelson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Paup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Steussie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Korey Stringer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Walters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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