2009 Minnesota Vikings roster: 12-4

The Minnesota Vikings went 12-4 in the 2009 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the NFC North. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2009 Minnesota Vikings team stats
Points29.42nd of 32
Passing Yards259.88th of 32
Passing Touchdowns2.11st of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.41st of 32
Rushing Yards119.913th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.26th of 32
Sacks3.01st of 32
Tackles61.730th of 32
Touchdowns3.52nd of 32
Total Yards395.15th of 32
Points Allowed19.510th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %44.85th of 32

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

2009 Vikings roster: passing

2009 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.
Brett FavreQB163635314,202337107.2
Tarvaris JacksonQB8142120110113.4

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2009 Vikings roster: rushing

2009 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.
Adrian PetersonRB163141,3834.418
Chester TaylorRB16943383.61
Percy HarvinWR15151359.00
Albert YoungRB712534.40
Brett FavreQB16970.80
Jeff DuganTE16372.30
Naufahu TahiFB15351.70
Tarvaris JacksonQB817-10-0.60

What the columns mean: CAR

2009 Vikings roster: receiving

2009 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.
Sidney RiceWR16831221,31215.88
Percy HarvinWR15609179013.26
Bernard BerrianWR16559261811.24
Visanthe ShiancoeTE16567856610.111
Adrian PetersonRB16435743610.10
Chester TaylorRB1644593898.81
Greg LewisWR138119612.01
Jimmy KleinsasserTE161016707.00
Naufahu TahiFB151012676.71
Jeff DuganTE1666528.72
Jaymar JohnsonWR61199.00
Brett FavreQB1611-2-2.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2009 Vikings roster: defense

2009 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.
Chad GreenwayLB1699800.0361
E.J. HendersonLB1283632.0010
Cedric GriffinSS1678650.0463
Madieu WilliamsFS1673620.0040
Tyrell JohnsonDB1557480.0170
Antoine WinfieldCB1055531.0151
Ray EdwardsDE1651438.5021
Jared AllenDE16504214.5145
Ben LeberLB1646382.5051
Pat WilliamsDT1544342.0032
Benny SappCB1643400.0062
Jasper BrinkleyLB1631300.0001
Kevin WilliamsDT1630226.0071
Jamarca SanfordS1429230.0001
Asher AllenCB1027231.0111
Karl PaymahCB1227240.0021
Kenny OnatoluLB1620170.0000
Heath FarwellLB1620190.0000
Eric FramptonSS1618130.0001
Jimmy KennedyDT1318153.0010
Husain AbdullahDB1418151.0010
Brian RobisonDE161084.5001
Fred EvansDT13960.0000
Erin HendersonLB2440.0000
Greg LewisWR13320.0000
Jayme MitchellDE4320.0000
Chester TaylorRB16220.0000
Cullen LoefflerLS16220.0000
John SullivanC16110.0000
Anthony HerreraOG14110.0000
Letroy GuionDT7110.0010
Brett FavreQB16110.0000
Jimmy KleinsasserTE16110.0000
Percy HarvinWR15110.0000
Sidney RiceWR16110.0000
Steve HutchinsonOG16110.0000
Jeff DuganTE16110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 13, 2009@ CLEW 34-20
  2. Sep 20, 2009@ DETW 27-13
  3. Sep 27, 2009vs SFW 27-24
  4. Oct 5, 2009vs GBW 30-23
  5. Oct 11, 2009@ LARW 38-10
  6. Oct 18, 2009vs BALW 33-31
  7. Oct 25, 2009@ PITL 17-27
  8. Nov 1, 2009@ GBW 38-26
  9. Nov 15, 2009vs DETW 27-10
  10. Nov 22, 2009vs SEAW 35-9
  11. Nov 29, 2009vs CHIW 36-10
  12. Dec 6, 2009@ ARIL 17-30
  13. Dec 13, 2009vs CINW 30-10
  14. Dec 20, 2009@ CARL 7-26
  15. Dec 28, 2009@ CHIL 30-36
  16. Jan 3, 2010vs NYGW 44-7
  17. Jan 17, 2010vs DALW 34-3playoffs
  18. Jan 24, 2010@ NOL 28-31playoffs

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.