2005 Minnesota Vikings roster: 9-7

The Minnesota Vikings went 9-7 in the 2005 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the NFC North.

Team stats and league rank

2005 Minnesota Vikings team stats
Points19.120th of 32
Passing Yards196.620th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.120th of 32
Interceptions Thrown1.017th of 32
Rushing Yards91.727th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.622nd of 32
Sacks2.122nd of 32
Tackles68.115th of 32
Touchdowns2.119th of 32
Total Yards307.325th of 32
Points Allowed21.519th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %32.730th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2005 Vikings roster: passing

2005 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 JohnsonQB151842941,88512488.9
Daunte CulpepperQB71392161,56461272.0

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2005 Vikings roster: rushing

2005 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.
Mewelde MooreRB161556624.31
Michael BennettRB161264733.83
Daunte CulpepperQB7241476.11
Ciatrick FasonRB1332621.94
Brad JohnsonQB1518532.90
Troy WilliamsonWR143289.30
Koren RobinsonWR144276.81
Moe WilliamsRB613201.50
Travis TaylorWR16231.50
Shaun HillQB12-2-1.00
Nate BurlesonWR122-6-3.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2005 Vikings roster: receiving

2005 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.
Travis TaylorWR1650060412.14
Jermaine WigginsTE166905688.21
Marcus RobinsonWR1531051516.65
Troy WilliamsonWR1424037215.52
Koren RobinsonWR1422034715.81
Mewelde MooreRB163703399.22
Nate BurlesonWR1230032810.91
Jimmy KleinsasserTE162201717.80
Michael BennettRB162701244.62
Moe WilliamsRB680526.50
Richard OwensTE1620189.00
Richard AnguloTE2101111.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2005 Vikings roster: defense

2005 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.
Antoine WinfieldCB1698890.0480
Sam CowartLB1585722.0020
E.J. HendersonLB1575531.0011
Corey ChavousS1671540.0250
Pat WilliamsDT1666411.5011
Darrion ScottDE1658394.0030
Darren SharperS1451410.09161
Dontarrious ThomasLB1448350.0020
Brian WilliamsCB1447351.0492
Kevin WilliamsDT1442304.0070
Keith NewmanLB1342283.0131
Fred SmootCB1141370.0290
Ralph BrownCB1637340.0050
Raonall SmithLB1635281.0010
Spencer JohnsonDT1029200.0020
Erasmus JamesDE1528234.0021
Napoleon HarrisLB1525181.0030
Lance JohnstoneDE1520157.5000
C.J. MosleyDT1219153.0011
Rod DavisLB1619130.0001
Dovonte EdwardsDB1217160.0130
Richard OwensTE1617110.0002
Will HunterDB1312100.0000
Ken IrvinDB71090.0000
Heath FarwellLB7760.0000
Willie OffordDB3640.0130
Kenechi UdezeDE3551.0000
Nate BurlesonWR12330.0000
Melvin FowlerC10330.0000
Jermaine WigginsTE16330.0000
Cullen LoefflerLS16200.0000
Brad JohnsonQB15220.0000
Chris KluweP15220.0000
Paul EdingerPK16220.0000
Jimmy KleinsasserTE16220.0000
Moe WilliamsRB6220.0000
Laroni GallishawDB6220.0000
Adam GoldbergOT16220.0000
Troy WilliamsonWR14110.0000
Ciatrick FasonRB13110.0000
Daunte CulpepperQB7110.0000
Mewelde MooreRB16100.0000
Travis TaylorWR16110.0000
Mike RosenthalOG16100.0000
Adimchinobe EchemanduRB2110.0001
Cory WithrowC16110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 11, 2005vs TBL 13-24
  2. Sep 18, 2005@ CINL 8-37
  3. Sep 25, 2005vs NOW 33-16
  4. Oct 2, 2005@ ATLL 10-30
  5. Oct 16, 2005@ CHIL 3-28
  6. Oct 23, 2005vs GBW 23-20
  7. Oct 30, 2005@ CARL 13-38
  8. Nov 6, 2005vs DETW 27-14
  9. Nov 13, 2005@ NYGW 24-21
  10. Nov 21, 2005@ GBW 20-17
  11. Nov 27, 2005vs CLEW 24-12
  12. Dec 4, 2005@ DETW 21-16
  13. Dec 11, 2005vs LARW 27-13
  14. Dec 18, 2005vs PITL 3-18
  15. Dec 25, 2005@ BALL 23-30
  16. Jan 1, 2006vs CHIW 34-10

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.