2016 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

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

2016 Minnesota Vikings Roster
2016 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2016 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.

The Vikings racked up 327 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 307. Sam Bradford directed the offense, passing for 3,877 yards. Stefon Diggs snagged 84 passes, while Adam Thielen accumulated 967 receiving yards. Kyle Rudolph contributed to the receiving game, too.

Jerick McKinnon carried the ball for a team-best 539 yards for Minnesota.

The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 27 turnovers. Xavier Rhodes intercepted 5 opponent throws. Danielle Hunter topped the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 41 sacks.

Mike Zimmer coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Sam Bradford	552	395	71.6	3877	7.0	20	3.6	5	0.9	71	37	276	99.3
Shaun Hill	35	19	54.3	242	6.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	33	1	7	76.1
Jerick McKinnon	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	588	414	70.4	4119	7.0	20	3.4	5	0.9	71	38	283

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jerick McKinnon	159	539	3.4	36	2
Matt Asiata	121	402	3.3	29	6
Adrian Peterson	37	72	1.9	13	0
Sam Bradford	20	53	2.6	24	0
Ronnie Hillman	18	50	2.8	14	0
Cordarrelle Patterson	7	43	6.1	22	0
Adam Thielen	2	15	7.5	11	0
Zach Line	7	15	2.1	5	0
Stefon Diggs	3	10	3.3	12	0
Shaun Hill	5	5	1.0	9	0
Rhett Ellison	1	1	1.0	1	1
Totals	380	1205	3.2	36	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stefon Diggs	84	903	10.8	46	3
Kyle Rudolph	83	840	10.1	44	7
Adam Thielen	69	967	14.0	71	5
Cordarrelle Patterson	52	453	8.7	39	2
Jerick McKinnon	43	255	5.9	41	2
Matt Asiata	32	263	8.2	31	0
Charles Johnson	20	232	11.6	40	0
Jarius Wright	11	67	6.1	11	1
Rhett Ellison	9	57	6.3	21	0
Ronnie Hillman	4	43	10.8	32	0
Adrian Peterson	3	8	2.7	7	0
Laquon Treadwell	1	15	15.0	15	0
MyCole Pruitt	1	7	7.0	7	0
Sam Bradford	1	5	5.0	5	0
David Morgan	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	414	4119	9.9	71	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Kai Forbath	14	11	78.6	15	15	100.0	56
Blair Walsh	19	15	78.9	16	12	75.0	51
Totals	33	26	78.8	31	27	87.1	107

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff Locke	74	3155	42.6	72
Totals	74	3155	42.6	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marcus Sherels	21	292	13.9	79	2
Stefon Diggs	6	45	7.5	19	0
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Adam Thielen	6	8	1.3	9	0
Totals	34	354	10.4	79	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cordarrelle Patterson	25	792	31.7	104	1
Marcus Sherels	2	35	17.5	18	0
David Morgan	2	29	14.5	18	0
Adam Thielen	1	19	19.0	19	0
Charles Johnson	1	16	16.0	16	0
Matt Asiata	1	11	11.0	11	0
Laquon Treadwell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	33	902	27.3	104	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Xavier Rhodes	5	133	26.6	100	1
Trae Waynes	3	4	1.3	4	0
Andrew Sendejo	2	18	9.0	16	0
Eric Kendricks	1	77	77.0	77	1
Chad Greenway	1	17	17.0	17	0
Tom Johnson	1	4	4.0	4	0
Terence Newman	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	14	253	18.1	100	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Danielle Hunter	12.5
Everson Griffen	8.0
Brian Robison	7.5
Linval Joseph	4.0
Eric Kendricks	2.5
Tom Johnson	2.0
Harrison Smith	2.0
Anthony Barr	2.0
Andrew Sendejo	0.5
Totals	41.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	PD	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Eric Kendricks	89.5	70	39		9	0	1	0	0	1
Harrison Smith	80	69	22		2	0	2	0	0	0
Xavier Rhodes	48	44	8		10	0	0	0	0	1
Andrew Sendejo	54	42	24		4	1	2	5	0	0
Trae Waynes	43.5	40	7		11				0
Captain Munnerlyn	46.5	38	17		3	0	0	0	0	1
Linval Joseph	57	37	40			0	0	0	0	3
Anthony Barr	53.5	37	33		4	0	1	0	0	1
Everson Griffen	42	36	12		1	0	3	20	1	2
Terence Newman	35.5	33	5		8				0
Danielle Hunter	43	32	22		1	0	1	24	1	1
Chad Greenway	33.5	26	15		1				0
Anthony Harris	29.5	24	11		1	0	1	0	0	0
Brian Robison	23	18	10		1	0	0	0	0	3
Shamar Stephen	28	17	22		1	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Johnson	14	11	6		1	1	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel Lamur	5	3	4						0
Mackensie Alexander	4	3	2						0
Jayron Kearse	2.5	2	1			0	1	0	0	0
Toby Johnson	2	2	0						0
Audie Cole	3	1	4			0	1	0	0	0
Zach Line	1	1	0						0
Sam Bradford						10	3	-6	0	0
Adam Thielen						2	2	0	0	0
Charles Johnson						0	1	2	0	0
Alex Boone						0	1	0	0	0
Marcus Sherels					1	1	1	0	0	0
Cordarrelle Patterson						2	0	0	0	0
Adrian Peterson						1	0	0	0	0
Nick Easton						1	0	-1	0	0
Matt Asiata						1	0	0	0	0
Totals	738	586	304	0	59	20	22	44	2	13

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Kai Forbath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11	0			56
Blair Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	15	0			51
Kyle Rudolph	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Matt Asiata	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Adam Thielen	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Jerick McKinnon	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		26
Stefon Diggs	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Cordarrelle Patterson	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Marcus Sherels	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Danielle Hunter	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	8
Xavier Rhodes	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Rhett Ellison	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Everson Griffen	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Eric Kendricks	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jarius Wright	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	9	20	2	1	0	2	2	0	27	26	0	1	1	327