1998 Minnesota Vikings roster: 15-1

The Minnesota Vikings went 15-1 in the 1998 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the NFC Central. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1998 Minnesota Vikings team stats
Points34.61st of 30
Passing Yards270.51st of 30
Passing Touchdowns2.61st of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.015th of 30
Rushing Yards121.011th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.18th of 30
Sacks2.418th of 30
Tackles43.118th of 30
Touchdowns4.01st of 30
Total Yards401.82nd of 30
Points Allowed18.56th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %51.41st of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 Vikings roster: passing

1998 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.
Randall CunninghamQB152594253,7043410106.0
Brad JohnsonQB4651017477589.0
Jay FiedlerQB537410122.6

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1998 Vikings roster: rushing

1998 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 SmithRB142491,1874.86
Leroy HoardRB161154794.29
Randall CunninghamQB15321324.11
Chuck EvansRB1623672.91
David PalmerRB1610525.20
Brad JohnsonQB412151.30
Harold MorrowFB11372.30
Randy MossWR16144.00
Cris CarterWR161-1-1.00
Jay FiedlerQB54-6-1.50

What the columns mean: CAR

1998 Vikings roster: receiving

1998 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.
Randy MossWR166901,31319.017
Cris CarterWR167801,01113.012
Andrew GloverTE1635052214.95
Jake ReedWR1134047413.94
Robert SmithRB1428029110.42
Matthew HatchetteWR515021614.40
Leroy HoardRB162201989.01
David PalmerRB1618018510.30
Chuck EvansRB16120847.00
Moe WilliamsRB12106464.00
Greg DeLongTE1580587.30
Chris WalshWR15204623.00
Robert TateDB15101717.00
Hunter GoodwinTE1530165.30
Randall CunninghamQB1510-3-3.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1998 Vikings roster: defense

1998 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.
Ed McDanielLB16125907.0013
Dwayne RuddLB1593792.0050
Robert GriffithFS1687720.05112
Corey FullerCB1679701.04120
Orlando ThomasFS1669600.5290
Jimmy HitchcockDB1667580.07250
Dixon EdwardsLB1545280.0011
John RandleDT16412710.5003
Derrick L. AlexanderDE1640357.5000
Tony WilliamsDT1436261.0000
Jerry BallDT1630230.0021
Duane ClemonsDE1625172.5011
Torrian GrayDB920191.0120
Pete BercichLB1518150.0000
Jason FiskDT1616111.5001
Kailee WongLB1514121.5010
Bobby HoustonLB81390.0000
Stalin ColinetDE111151.0010
Ramos McDonaldDB151050.0040
Duane ButlerDB14540.0000
Kivuusama MaysLB16530.0001
Antonio BanksCB4430.0000
Robert TateDB15100.0000
Harold MorrowFB11100.0001
Chris WalshWR15100.0001
Anthony PhillipsDB2110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 6, 1998vs TBW 31-7
  2. Sep 13, 1998@ LARW 38-31
  3. Sep 20, 1998vs DETW 29-6
  4. Sep 27, 1998@ CHIW 31-28
  5. Oct 5, 1998@ GBT 0-0
  6. Oct 18, 1998vs WSHW 41-7
  7. Oct 25, 1998@ DETW 34-13
  8. Nov 1, 1998@ TBL 24-27
  9. Nov 8, 1998vs NOW 31-24
  10. Nov 15, 1998vs CINW 24-3
  11. Nov 22, 1998vs GBW 28-14
  12. Nov 26, 1998@ DALW 46-36
  13. Dec 6, 1998vs CHIW 48-22
  14. Dec 13, 1998@ BALW 38-28
  15. Dec 20, 1998vs JAXW 50-10
  16. Dec 26, 1998@ TENW 26-16
  17. Jan 10, 1999vs ARIW 41-21playoffs
  18. Jan 17, 1999vs ATLL 27-30playoffs

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.