2012 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Leslie Frazier (10-6)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

2012 Minnesota Vikings Roster
2012 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2012 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Minnesota ran up 379 points, while the defense conceded 348. Adrian Peterson piled up yardage, accumulating a 2,097 yards for the Vikings.

Christian Ponder passed for 2,935 yards. Percy Harvin snagged 62 passes for 677 yards. Kyle Rudolph was targeted regularly, too.

Harrison Smith and Antoine Winfield each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition. Jared Allen topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.

Leslie Frazier coached the team. The 2012 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Wild Card.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Christian Ponder	483	300	62.1	2935	6.1	18	3.7	12	2.5	65	32	184	81.2
Totals	483	300	62.1	2935	6.1	18	3.7	12	2.5	65	32	184

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Adrian Peterson	348	2097	6.0	82	12
Christian Ponder	60	253	4.2	29	2
Toby Gerhart	50	169	3.4	22	1
Percy Harvin	22	96	4.4	20	1
Jarius Wright	2	11	5.5	8	0
Matt Asiata	3	9	3.0	5	0
Joe Webb	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	486	2634	5.4	82	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Percy Harvin	62	677	10.9	45	3
Kyle Rudolph	53	493	9.3	29	9
Michael Jenkins	40	449	11.2	32	2
Adrian Peterson	40	217	5.4	20	1
Jerome Simpson	26	274	10.5	33	0
Jarius Wright	22	310	14.1	65	2
Toby Gerhart	20	155	7.8	21	0
Devin Aromashodu	11	182	16.5	31	0
John Carlson	8	43	5.4	14	0
Rhett Ellison	7	65	9.3	29	0
Stephen Burton	5	35	7.0	13	1
Jerome Felton	3	35	11.7	17	0
Allen Reisner	1	13	13.0	13	0
Matt Asiata	1	2	2.0	2	0
Christian Ponder	1	-15	-15.0	-15	0
Totals	300	2935	9.8	65	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Blair Walsh	36	36	100.0	38	35	92.1	141
Totals	36	36	100.0	38	35	92.1	141

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Kluwe	72	3237	45.0	59
Totals	72	3237	45.0	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marcus Sherels	32	287	9.0	77	1
Totals	32	287	9.0	77	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Percy Harvin	16	574	35.9	105	1
Marcus Sherels	16	422	26.4	41	0
Josh Robinson	3	61	20.3	24	0
Matt Asiata	3	55	18.3	22	0
Anthony Orange	1	20	20.0	20	0
Jerome Felton	1	16	16.0	16	0
Christian Ballard	2	12	6.0	8	0
D'Aundre Reed	1	10	10.0	10	0
Kyle Rudolph	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	44	1171	26.6	105	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Harrison Smith	3	87	29.0	56	2
Antoine Winfield	3	37	12.3	31	0
Josh Robinson	2	68	34.0	44	0
Everson Griffen	1	29	29.0	29	1
Chad Greenway	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	10	224	22.4	56	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Jared Allen	12.0
Brian Robison	8.5
Everson Griffen	8.0
Chad Greenway	3.0
Erin Henderson	3.0
Kevin Williams	2.0
Letroy Guion	2.0
Fred Evans	2.0
Chris Cook	1.0
Christian Ballard	1.0
Harrison Smith	1.0
Antoine Winfield	0.5
Totals	44.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Chad Greenway	121	96	50	4	0	2	0	0
Antoine Winfield	85.5	71	29	12	0	1	0	0
Harrison Smith	83	69	28	11	0	1	0	1
Jasper Brinkley	79.5	62	35	2	0	0	0	3
Erin Henderson	64.5	50	29	2	0	0	0	1
Josh Robinson	50.5	49	3	3
Jamarca Sanford	54	47	14	5	0	1	0	4
Jared Allen	41	36	10	3	0	1	0	1
Anthony Orange	34.5	33	3	5	1	1	-2	0
Chris Cook	31	27	8	5
Brian Robison	31.5	26	11	7	0	1	0	3
Kevin Williams	25.5	20	11	7	0	2	0	0
Everson Griffen	21.5	20	3	2	0	2	5	0
Letroy Guion	23.5	16	15	1
Fred Evans	19	15	8	2
Mistral Raymond	14.5	14	1	1
Christian Ballard	11	8	6		1	2	0	0
Marcus Sherels	4.5	4	1	1	1	1	0	0
Robert Blanton	4.5	4	1
Marvin Mitchell	2	2	0		0	0	0	1
Tyrone McKenzie	1	1	0
Christian Ponder					7	2	0	0
Percy Harvin					2	2	0	0
Jerome Simpson					2	1	0	0
John Sullivan					1	0	-12	0
Toby Gerhart					2	0	0	0
Adrian Peterson					4	0	0	0
Totals	803	670	266	73	21	20	-9	14

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Blair Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	36	0			141
Adrian Peterson	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		80
Kyle Rudolph	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		56
Percy Harvin	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Jarius Wright	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Christian Ponder	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Michael Jenkins	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Harrison Smith	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			12
Toby Gerhart	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Marcus Sherels	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Everson Griffen	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Stephen Burton	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	16	18	1	1	0	3	0	0	35	36	0	2	0	379