2005 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Tice (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

2005 Minnesota Vikings Roster
2005 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2005 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.

Minnesota racked up 306 points, while the defense surrendered 344. Brad Johnson passed for 1,885 yards, and Daunte Culpepper spent time under center also. Jermaine Wiggins snagged 69 passes, while Travis Taylor accumulated 604 receiving yards. Marcus Robinson was targeted regularly as well.

Mewelde Moore carried the ball for a team-best 662 yards for the Vikings.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 35 turnovers. Darren Sharper intercepted 9 opponent throws. Lance Johnstone sacked quarterbacks 7.5 times.

Mike Tice coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Brad Johnson	294	184	62.6	1885	6.4	12	4.1	4	1.4	80	23	134	88.9
Daunte Culpepper	216	139	64.4	1564	7.2	6	2.8	12	5.6	68	31	169	72.0
Totals	510	323	63.3	3449	6.8	18	3.5	16	3.1	80	54	303

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mewelde Moore	155	662	4.3	33	1
Michael Bennett	126	473	3.8	61	3
Daunte Culpepper	24	147	6.1	18	1
Ciatrick Fason	32	62	1.9	15	4
Brad Johnson	18	53	2.9	16	0
Troy Williamson	3	28	9.3	11	0
Koren Robinson	4	27	6.8	13	1
Moe Williams	13	20	1.5	9	0
Travis Taylor	2	3	1.5	5	0
Shaun Hill	2	-2	-1.0	-1	0
Nate Burleson	2	-6	-3.0	-2	0
Totals	381	1467	3.9	61	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jermaine Wiggins	69	568	8.2	24	1
Travis Taylor	50	604	12.1	31	4
Mewelde Moore	37	339	9.2	29	2
Marcus Robinson	31	515	16.6	68	5
Nate Burleson	30	328	10.9	20	1
Michael Bennett	27	124	4.6	20	2
Troy Williamson	24	372	15.5	56	2
Koren Robinson	22	347	15.8	80	1
Jim Kleinsasser	22	171	7.8	15	0
Moe Williams	8	52	6.5	25	0
Richard Owens	2	18	9.0	12	0
Richard Angulo	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	323	3449	10.7	80	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Paul Edinger	31	31	100.0	34	25	73.5	106
Totals	31	31	100.0	34	25	73.5	106

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Kluwe	71	3130	44.1	62
Darren Bennett	8	300	37.5	53
Paul Edinger	2	75	37.5	40
Totals	81	3505	43.3	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mewelde Moore	21	245	11.7	71	1
Keenan Howry	12	78	6.5	19	0
Nate Burleson	5	21	4.2	10	0
Travis Taylor	1	0	0.0	0	0
Koren Robinson	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	41	344	8.4	71	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Koren Robinson	47	1221	26.0	86	1
Troy Williamson	12	192	16.0	28	0
Mewelde Moore	4	72	18.0	27	0
Richard Owens	3	25	8.3	16	0
Moe Williams	1	16	16.0	16	0
E.J. Henderson	1	13	13.0	13	0
Dontarrious Thomas	1	6	6.0	6	0
Ciatrick Fason	2	4	2.0	4	0
Totals	71	1549	21.8	86	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darren Sharper	9	276	30.7	92	2
Brian Williams	4	59	14.8	31	0
Antoine Winfield	4	5	1.2	4	0
Fred Smoot	2	0	0.0	0	0
Corey Chavous	2	0	0.0	0	0
Dovonte Edwards	1	51	51.0	51	1
Keith Newman	1	1	1.0	1	0
Willie Offord	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	392	16.3	92	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Lance Johnstone	7.5
Darrion Scott	4.0
Kevin Williams	4.0
Erasmus James	4.0
C.J. Mosley	3.0
Keith Newman	3.0
Sam Cowart	2.0
Pat Williams	1.5
Raonall Smith	1.0
Napoleon Harris	1.0
Brian Williams	1.0
Kenechi Udeze	1.0
E.J. Henderson	1.0
Totals	34.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Antoine Winfield	93.5	89	9	8	0	2	0	0
Sam Cowart	78.5	72	13	2
E.J. Henderson	66	55	22	1	0	1	0	2
Corey Chavous	62.5	54	17	5
Pat Williams	54.5	42	25	1	0	1	0	1
Darren Sharper	46	41	10	16	1	1	14	0
Darrion Scott	49	40	18	3	0	1	1	0
Fred Smoot	39	37	4	9
Brian Williams	42	36	12	9	1	0	0	2
Dontarrious Thomas	41.5	35	13	2
Ralph Brown	35.5	34	3	5
Kevin Williams	36	31	10	7	0	1	6	0
Keith Newman	35	29	12	3	0	1	0	1
Raonall Smith	31.5	28	7	1	0	2	0	0
Erasmus James	25.5	23	5	2	0	0	0	1
Spencer Johnson	24.5	20	9	2
Napoleon Harris	21.5	18	7	3
Lance Johnstone	18	16	4
Dovonte Edwards	16.5	16	1	3
Rod Davis	18	15	6		0	0	0	1
C.J. Mosley	17	15	4	1	0	0	0	1
Will Hunter	11	10	2
Ken Irvin	9.5	9	1
Heath Farwell	7.5	7	1
Kenechi Udeze	5	5	0
Willie Offord	5	4	2	3
Laroni Gallishaw	2	2	0
Michael Bennett					5	2	0	0
Mewelde Moore					2	2	0	0
Nate Burleson					0	2	0	0
Brad Johnson					5	1	-1	0
Bryant McKinnie					0	1	0	0
Moe Williams					1	1	0	0
Richard Owens					0	1	0	0
Travis Taylor					1	0	0	0
Koren Robinson					2	0	0	0
Ciatrick Fason					1	0	0	0
Jim Kleinsasser					1	0	0	0
Daunte Culpepper					5	0	-4	0
Totals	891.5	783	217	86	25	20	16	9

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Paul Edinger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	31	0			106
Marcus Robinson	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		32
Michael Bennett	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Mewelde Moore	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Travis Taylor	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Ciatrick Fason	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Koren Robinson	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Troy Williamson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Darren Sharper	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			12
Dovonte Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Daunte Culpepper	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Nate Burleson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jermaine Wiggins	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	10	18	1	1	0	3	0	0	25	31	0	1	0	306