1991 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jerry Burns (8-8)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1991 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1991 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1991 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Vikings scored 301 points, but the defense yielded 306. Herschel Walker carried the ball for a team-best 825 yards for Minnesota.

Rich Gannon threw for 2,166 yards. Cris Carter paced all receivers, snagging 72 passes for 962 yards. Steve Jordan contributed to the receiving game, too.

Joey Browner picked off 5 opponent throws. John Randle sacked opposing passers 9.5 times.

Jerry Burns coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Rich Gannon	354	211	59.6	2166	6.1	12	3.4	6	1.7	50	19	91	81.5
Wade Wilson	122	72	59.0	825	6.8	3	2.5	10	8.2	46	8	42	53.5
Darrin Nelson	1	1	100.0	25	25.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	25	0	0	158.3
Hassan Jones	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	0	0.0
Totals	477	284	59.5	3016	6.3	16	3.4	16	3.4	50	28	133

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Herschel Walker	198	825	4.2	71	10
Terry Allen	120	563	4.7	55	2
Rich Gannon	43	236	5.5	42	2
Darrin Nelson	28	210	7.5	29	2
Alfred Anderson	26	118	4.5	19	1
Anthony Carter	13	117	9.0	32	1
Rick Fenney	23	99	4.3	17	0
Wade Wilson	13	33	2.5	15	0
Totals	464	2201	4.7	71	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cris Carter	72	962	13.4	50	5
Steve Jordan	57	638	11.2	25	2
Anthony Carter	51	553	10.8	46	5
Herschel Walker	33	204	6.2	19	0
Hassan Jones	32	384	12.0	43	1
Darrin Nelson	19	142	7.5	13	0
Terry Allen	6	49	8.2	21	1
Leo Lewis	4	36	9.0	11	0
Brent Novoselsky	4	27	6.8	8	0
Rick Fenney	2	11	5.5	8	0
Mike Jones	2	8	4.0	5	2
Alfred Anderson	1	2	2.0	2	0
Rich Gannon	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	284	3016	10.6	50	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fuad Reveiz	35	34	97.1	24	17	70.8	85
Totals	35	34	97.1	24	17	70.8	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Harry Newsome	68	3095	45.5	65
Totals	68	3095	45.5	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leo Lewis	30	225	7.5	44	0
Totals	30	225	7.5	44	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Darrin Nelson	31	682	22.0	50
Pat Eilers	5	99	19.8	29
Herschel Walker	5	83	16.6	21
Randy Baldwin	1	14	14.0	14
Terry Allen	1	14	14.0	14
Alfred Anderson	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	44	899	20.4	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joey Browner	5	97	19.4	45	0
Audray McMillian	4	5	1.2	3	0
Najee Mustafaa	3	104	34.7	97	1
Felix Wright	2	3	1.5	3	0
Mike Merriweather	1	22	22.0	22	1
Ray Berry	1	11	11.0	11	0
Carl Lee	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	17	242	14.2	97	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
John Randle	9.5
Henry Thomas	8.0
Chris Doleman	7.0
Al Noga	3.0
Thomas Strauthers	2.5
Michael Mayes	1.0
Mike Merriweather	1.0
Ray Berry	1.0
Totals	33.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Chris Doleman	101	101	0		0	2	7	1
Henry Thomas	100	100	0		0	1	0	0
John Randle	58	58	0		0	0	0	2
Carl Lee	54	54	0	0	0	1	0	0
Al Noga	54	54	0
Najee Mustafaa	44	44	0	0
Todd Scott	33	33	0
Pat Eilers	10	10	0		0	2	0	0
Greg Manusky	1	1	0
Ivan Caesar					0	2	0	0
Tim Irwin					0	1	0	0
Kirk Lowdermilk					1	1	-22	0
Mike Jones					0	1	0	0
Ray Berry				0	0	1	0	0
Randall McDaniel					0	1	0	0
Leo Lewis					3	1	0	0
Audray McMillian				0	0	1	13	0
Wade Wilson					3	1	-3	0
Steve Jordan					2	1	0	0
Herschel Walker					2	1	0	0
Terry Allen					4	1	0	0
Hassan Jones					1	0	0	0
Rich Gannon					2	0	0	0
Darrin Nelson					2	0	0	0
Cris Carter					1	0	0	0
Totals	455	455	0	0	21	19	-5	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Fuad Reveiz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	34	0			85
Herschel Walker	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Anthony Carter	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Cris Carter	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Terry Allen	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Steve Jordan	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Rich Gannon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Darrin Nelson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Mike Jones	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Hassan Jones	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Najee Mustafaa	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Alfred Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Merriweather	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	18	16	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	34	0	0	0	301