1996 Minnesota Vikings roster: 9-7

The Minnesota Vikings went 9-7 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 2nd of 5 in the NFC Central. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Minnesota Vikings team stats
Points18.622nd of 29
Passing Yards228.68th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.58th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.217th of 30
Rushing Yards96.624th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.427th of 30
Sacks2.76th of 30
Tackles45.815th of 30
Touchdowns2.118th of 29
Total Yards340.312th of 30
Points Allowed19.715th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %42.15th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Vikings roster: passing

1996 Minnesota Vikings passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Brad JohnsonQB121953112,258171089.4
Warren MoonQB81342471,6107968.7
Jay WalkerQB1223100118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Vikings roster: rushing

1996 Minnesota Vikings rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Robert SmithRB81626924.33
Amp LeeRB16511613.20
Scottie GrahamRB11571382.40
Brad JohnsonQB1234902.61
Chuck EvansRB1613292.20
David PalmerRB11294.50
Warren MoonQB8960.70
Randall McDanielOG16210.50

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Vikings roster: receiving

1996 Minnesota Vikings receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Jake ReedWR167201,32018.37
Cris CarterWR169601,16312.110
Amp LeeRB165404227.82
Qadry IsmailWR1622035116.03
Chuck EvansRB162201356.10
Andrew JordanTE131901286.70
Scottie GrahamRB1170486.90
David PalmerRB1160406.70
Chris WalshWR1540399.81
Robert SmithRB870395.60
Greg DeLongTE1680344.30
Dave FrischTE1030279.01
Hunter GoodwinTE9102424.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Vikings roster: defense

1996 Minnesota Vikings defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Jeff BradyLB16101731.5360
Dixon EdwardsLB1498673.5130
Robert GriffithFS1495772.0482
Orlando ThomasFS1681630.05102
Dewayne WashingtonDB1675690.02120
Fernando SmithDE1663389.5043
Corey FullerCB1663520.03101
Harlon T BarnettDB1661471.0051
Darryl TalleyLB1252420.0110
Derrick L. AlexanderDE1248333.5010
John RandleDT16463311.5014
Jason FiskDT1631221.0110
Esera TuaoloDT1430142.5010
Martin HarrisonDB1628217.0011
Alfred JacksonCB1423210.0251
Dave GarnettLB121380.0000
Pete BercichLB151190.0000
Duane ClemonsDE13720.0000
Ben HanksLB12630.0000
Sean VanhorseDB9630.0000
Richard BrownLB14520.0000
Chris JohnsonS5410.0002
James ManleyDT1330.0000
Moe WilliamsRB9200.0000
Greg DeLongTE16100.0000
Mitch BergerP16100.0000
Mike MorrisC16100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996vs DETW 17-13
  2. Sep 8, 1996@ ATLW 23-17
  3. Sep 15, 1996@ CHIW 20-14
  4. Sep 22, 1996vs GBW 30-21
  5. Sep 29, 1996@ NYGL 10-15
  6. Oct 6, 1996vs CARW 14-12
  7. Oct 13, 1996@ TBL 13-24
  8. Oct 28, 1996vs CHIT 0-0
  9. Nov 3, 1996vs KCL 6-21
  10. Nov 10, 1996@ SEAL 23-42
  11. Nov 17, 1996@ LVW 16-13
  12. Nov 24, 1996vs DENL 17-21
  13. Dec 1, 1996vs ARIW 41-17
  14. Dec 8, 1996@ DETW 24-22
  15. Dec 15, 1996vs TBW 21-10
  16. Dec 22, 1996@ GBL 10-38
  17. Dec 28, 1996@ DALL 15-40playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.