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Minnesota Vikings at DetRoit LionssUnDaY, DeCeMBeR 7, 2008

2008 PRESEASON Date Opponent Result Aug. 8 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS L 17-34 Aug. 16 at Baltimore Ravens W 23-15 Aug. 23 PITTSBURGH STEELERS L 10-12 Aug. 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 10-16

2008 REGULAR SEASON Sept. 8 at Green Bay Packers (MNF) L 19-24 Sept. 14 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS L 15-18 Sept. 21 CAROLINA PANTHERS W 20-10 Sept. 28 at Tennessee Titans L 17-30 Oct. 6 at New Orleans Saints (MNF) W 30-27 Oct. 12 DETROIT LIONS W 12-10 Oct. 19 at Chicago Bears L 41-48 Oct. 26 BYE Nov. 2 HOUSTON TEXANS W 28-21 Nov. 9 GREEN BAY PACKERS W 28-27 Nov. 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13-19 Nov. 23 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 30-12 Nov. 30 CHICAGO BEARS (SNF) W 34-14 Dec. 7 at Detroit Lions Noon Dec. 14 at Arizona Cardinals 3:05 p.m. Dec. 21 ATLANTA FALCONS Noon* Dec. 28 NEW YORK GIANTS Noon*

* Game time subject to change/fl exible scheduling

WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE Tuesday, December 2 Players Day Off Wednesday, December 3 11:45 a.m. - Childress/Frerotte Available 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Open Locker Room 1:30-3:30 p.m. - Practice * Thursday, December 4 11:45 a.m. - Bevell/Frazier/Ferraro Available 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Open Locker Room Friday, December 5 11:45 a.m.-12:50 p.m. - Practice * 12:50 p.m. - Brad Childress Available 12:50-1:35 p.m. - Open Locker Room Saturday, December 6 No Access Sunday, December 7 Noon - Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Monday, December 8 12:35 p.m. - Childress Press Conference 1:00-1:45 p.m. - Open Locker Room * Practice open through individual drills

Currently in sole possession of 1st place in the NFC North and winners of 4 of their last 5, the Minnesota Vikings (7-5) will play the fi rst of 2 consecutive road games against the Detroit Lions (0-12) this Sunday, December 7. Kickoff is set for noon at Ford Field. Earlier this season the Vikings defeated the Lions 12-10 at the Metrodome (10/12/08) on a 26-yard game-winning fi eld goal by K Ryan

Longwell. The win improved the Vikings all-time record against the Lions to 62-30-2 and gave the team its 16th victory over Detroit in the last 18 matchups. Minnesota’s 62 wins in the series are the team’s most against any opponent. Statistically the Vikings hold an advantage with the 8th-ranked overall defense facing the Lions 30th-ranked offense and the Vikings 16th-ranked offense facing Detroit’s 31st-ranked defense. The Vikings have the #2 rushing defense and the #4 rushing offense in the NFL.

WEEK 14 - MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-5) AT DETROIT LIONS (0-12)

GAME SUMMARY

Sunday, December 7, 2008 - Ford Field - Noon - FOX

BROADCAST COVERAGE TELEVISION: NBC (Channel 9 in Minneapolis)Play-By-Play: Sam Rosen Analyst: Tim MyersSideline Reporter: Chris Myers

LOCAL RADIO: KFAN-AM 1130/KTLK 100.3-FMPlay-by-Play: Paul Allen Analyst: Pete BercichSideline Reporter: Greg ColemanPre-Game Show: Joe Anderson – 10:00 a.m. CTKFAN/KTLK serve as the fl agship stations for the 73-station, 6-state Vikings Radio Network.

STATS OF THE WEEK* Over the past 6 games, the Vikings have averaged 29.0 points per game, which ranks

tied for 3rd in the NFL over that time. The Vikings 174 points in those 6 games is tied for the highest among teams that have played 6 games in the past 7 weeks.

* The Vikings 29.0 points per game over the past 6 weeks (174 total points) is 10.2 more points per game than the team averaged in Weeks 1-6 (113 points - 18.8 per game).

* The Vikings currently lead the NFL with 3 fi eld goal blocks. The team also leads the league with 9 opposing team’s missed fi eld goals (includes blocks). Opponents are kicking 66.7% on fi eld goals against Minnesota, the 3rd lowest percentage in the NFL.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR* With a 100-yard rushing performance, RB Adrian Peterson can tie the team record for most

100-yard games in a single season. Peterson has 7 in 2008, and the record, held by Robert Smith (2000), is 8.

* With 31 rushing yards, RB Adrian Peterson will move into 2nd place for rushing yards in a single season. Peterson has 1,311 yards and his 1,341 yards from 2007 currently ranks 2nd behind Robert Smith’s 1,521 yards in 2000. Peterson is just 210 yards shy of Smith’s record.

* With 1 pass defensed, LB Ben Leber will move into a 1st place tie for most passes defensed in a single season by a linebacker. Leber currently has 11 on the season and the record is 12.

* With a sack, DE Jared Allen can set a record for most sacks in the fi rst season with the team. Allen currently has 10.5 on the season and the record is 11.0, set by Keith Millard in 1985.

* With 5 points, K Ryan Longwell can move into 23rd place in all-time scoring in NFL history.. Longwell currently ranks 24th with 1,344 career regular season points and Lou Groza ranks 23rd with 1,349.

* With one punt of 50+ yards, P Chris Kluwe can break his team record of most punts of 50+ yards in a single season (29), which he set in 2007. Kluwe currently has 29 in 2008.

WEEK 14 - VIKINGS AT LIONS - 2

MEET THE HEAD COACHES

NFL Head Coach: 3rd YearOverall NFL Experience: 11th YearCoaching Experience: 31st YearOverall NFL Record: 21-23-0 (.477)Regular Season: 21-23-0 (.477)Postseason: 0-0 (.000)Record with MIN: 21-23-0 (.477)Record vs. DET: 4-1 (.800)College: Eastern Illinois (‘78) Entering his 3rd season leading the

Vikings, Head Coach Brad Childress has a team built on his principles for winning football. Childress’ squad features strong play along both lines, a dynamic running game and an opportunistic defense. A bevy of top-fl ight linemen have been important to developing the identity of the Vikings and are now being complimented by emerging playmakers. The offseason addition of 2007 NFL sack leader and All-Pro DE Jared Allen via trade with Kansas City along with free agent starters WR Bernard Berrian, FB Thomas Tapeh, and S Madieu Williams fi lled key positions with veteran playmakers. With Allen, the Vikings now have 5 Pro Bowlers along the offensive and defensive lines and 7 members of the 2007 Pro Bowl squad. Coupled with a pair of proven 1,000-yard runners in the backfi eld and an aggressive defense with a nose for the ball, the Vikings enter 2008 with a strong nucleus of experienced talent. Since taking over the team in 2006, Childress has placed a premium on playing smart football, minimizing mistakes and winning the line of scrimmage. The 2007 Vikings became the 1st team in franchise history to rank #1 in the NFL in rushing offense and rushing defense. The duos of G Steve Hutchinson and C Matt Birk on offense joined by DTs Kevin Williams and Pat Williams on defense all made second consecutive Pro Bowl trips in 2007. The Vikings offense set franchise records by rushing for 2,634 yards (164.6 yards per game) with rookie phenom Adrian Peterson leading the way with an NFC-best 1,341 yards. Peterson’s total ranked as the 2nd-highest in team history, and his 5.6 yards-per-carry average ranked 2nd-best in the NFL. Fellow RB Chester Taylor, coming off his fi rst 1,000-yard rushing season in 2006, fi nished with 844 yards and 7 TDs on 157 carries. Together Peterson and Taylor accounted for 2,185 of the team’s rushing total, giving the Vikings the most dangerous rushing tandem in team history in terms of yardage. Second-year QB Tarvaris Jackson showed signifi cant improvement from year one as he threw for 1,911 yards and 9 TDs while rushing for 260 yards and 3 scores despite missing 4 games due to injury. He fi nished the season 8-4 as a starter. Defensively, the Williams tandem shut down the run better than anyone in the NFL, and the Vikings posted the #1 rush defense for the 2nd straight year. Over the past 2 seasons, the team has stifl ed opponents by allowing 67.9 yards per game, 2.9 yards per carry and 0.5 rushing TDs per game in those 32 games. Behind the rugged DTs, the Vikings have an emerging trio of linebackers who have a knack for the big play and ball-hawking defensive backs. The 2007 squad tied a francise record by scoring 6 TDs on interception returns and 2 more on fumble returns. The Vikings’ 13 defensive TDs (9 INTs, 4 FRs) since 2006 lead the NFL and are 5 more than the runner-up Packers’ 8. On special teams, the Vikings ranked 4th in the NFL with a 24.8 kickoff return average and 6th in the NFL as they held opponents to an average starting fi eld position just beyond the 26-yard line (26.2). The 2008 season marks Childress’ 31st in coaching and his 11th on an NFL sideline. He currently has a combined record of 226-179-8, including playoffs and bowl action.

2006-08 Minnesota Vikings Head Coach2002-05 Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator1999-01 Philadelphia Eagles Quarterbacks1991-98 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs/RBs1990 Utah Wide Receivers1986-89 Northern Arizona Offensive Coordinator1985 Indianapolis Colts QBs/Quality Control1978-84 Illinois Running Backs/Wide Receivers

CHILDRESS IN 3RD SEASON AT HELM

CHILDRESS’ COACHING BACKGROUND

MARINELLI LEADS THE LIONSNFL Head Coach: 3rd YearOverall NFL Experience: 13th YearCoaching Experience: 36th YearOverall NFL Record: 10-34-0 (.227)Regular Season: 10-34-0 (.227)Postseason: 0-0 (.000)Record with DET: 10-34-0 (.227)Record vs. MIN: 1-4 (.200)College: California Lutheran (‘73)

Rod Marinelli is currently in his third season leading the Lions and his 13th year

in the NFL overall. Last season, Marinelli helped the Lions to their best start since 1999, as the team began the 2007 season 6-2. The Lions were one of only 7 teams in the league with a 4-game improvment in wins. Marinelli’s emphasis on a brand of football that includes a balanced attack on offense that limited costly penalties and turnovers and a defense that swarmed to the football, created turnovers and generated scoring opportunities for the offense while applying a large amount of pressure on opposing offenses, was never more apparent than the fi rst half of the 2007 season. In 2007, the Lions defense was highly successful in generating turnovers and setting up opportunities for the offense to score. The Lions fi nished tied for 3rd in the league in total takeaways (35), which was the team’s highest ranking since fi nishing 3rd in 2000. The team also fi nished 5th in the league with 110 points off takeaways, tied for 2nd in opponents’ fumble recoveries and 1st in opponents fumbles forced (40). Over the past 2 seasons the Lions have ranked in the top 10 in total takeaways with their ranking of 3rd last year and tied for 10th in 2006. Prior to joining Detroit, Marinelli served on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff from 1996-2005. During that time Marinelli coached the defensive line, adding the title of assistant head coach in 2002. The Buccaneers top 6 sack totals in team history all occurred during Marinelli’s tenure, as the team collected 416 sacks during his 10 years.

VIKINGS-LIONS 1998-2008

2006-08 Detroit Lions Head Coach2002-05 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line1996-2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Line1995 Southern California Defensive Line1992-94 Arizona State Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line1990-91 California Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line1983-89 California Defensive Line1982 Utah State Offensive Line/Special Teams1976-81 Utah State Defensive Line1973-75 Rosemead High School Assistant Coach

MARINELLI’S COACHING BACKGROUND

VIKINGS VS. LIONS 1998-2008Won 18, Lost 3; Home 11-0, Away 7-3

Year Site Result 1998 .................... Minnesota ...................................W 29-6 1998 .................... Detroit .......................................W 34-13 1999 .................... Detroit ........................................ L 23-25 1999 .................... Minnesota .................................W 24-17 2000 .................... Detroit .......................................W 31-24 2000 .................... Minnesota .................................W 24-17 2001 .................... Minnesota .................................W 31-26 2001 .................... Detroit ........................................ L 24-27 2002 .................... Minnesota .................................W 31-24 2002 .................... Detroit .......................................W 38-36 2003 .................... Detroit .......................................W 23-13 2003 .................... Minnesota .................................W 24-14 2004 .................... Minnesota .................................W 22-19 2004 .................... Detroit .......................................W 28-27 2005 .................... Minnesota .................................W 27-14 2005 .................... Detroit .......................................W 21-16 2006 .................... Minnesota .................................W 26-17 2006 .................... Detroit .......................................W 30-20 2007 .................... Detroit ................................L 17-20 (OT) 2007 .................... Minnesota .................................W 42-10 2008 .................... Minnesota .................................W 12-10


VIKINGS-LIONS INFORMATION

VIKINGS PERFORMANCES VS. LIONS

VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. LIONS VIKINGS VS. LIONS SERIES NOTES

Bernard Berrian .................... 8 games, 28 receptions, 410 yards, 3 TD, 14.6 yards/catchGus Frerotte .......................... 4 games, 132 att, 67 comp., 972 yards, 4 TD, 2 INTChester Taylor ....................... 4 games, 54 att., 260 yards, 4.8 avg., 28 long, 1 TDAdrian Peterson .................... 3 games, 60 att., 293 yards, 4.9 avg., 28 long, 2 TDKevin Williams ...................... 10 games, 31 tackles, 6.0 sacks, 4 TFL, 15 QB hurries, 2 FR, FF, 2 PDDarren Sharper ..................... 22 games, 98 tackles, 11 INT, 1 FF, 2 TD, 22 passes defensed

* RB Adrian Peterson picked up 116 yards on 15 carries and scored 2 TDs on the ground in a 42-10 win against the Lions on 12/2/07.

* WR Bernard Berrian caught 5 catches for 131 yards and a TD against Detroit on 10/12/08.

* CB Cedric Griffi n earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Detroit (12/10/06) when he had an interception, forced a fumble on the opening kickoff, and had a fumble recovery.

* WR Bobby Wade scored his 1st career TD when he returned a punt 73 yards for a TD vs. Detroit (9/18/05) when he was with the Bears.

* CB Antoine Winfi eld recorded 12 tackles and picked off a Joey Harrington pass vs. Detroit on 11/6/05.

* S Darren Sharper posted his 1st career interception when he picked off Lions QB Scott Mitchell vs. Detroit (11/2/97) and returned it 50 yards for his 1st career TD. Sharper has posted at least one INT in four of his six games vs. Detroit since joining the Vikings.

* DT Kevin Williams notched a career-high 4.0 sacks against Detroit on 10/12/08, which is tied for the most in a single game in 2008 and ranks tied for 2nd in Vikings history.

* DT Pat Williams sacked Jon Kitna and forced a fumble that was recovered by LB Ben Leber for a TD vs. Detroit on 10/8/06.

* LB E.J. Henderson intercepted the 1st pass of his career when he picked off Jon Kitna vs. Detroit (10/8/06) and returned it 45 yards to score his 1st career TD.

* LB Ben Leber recovered a Jon Kitna fumble forced by Pat Williams in the end zone vs. Detroit (10/8/06) to score his 3rd career TD.

* RB Chester Taylor rushed for 123 yards vs. Detroit (10/8/06).

* K Ryan Longwell booted his second career game-winning OT kick vs. Detroit (12/11/05) on Sunday Night Football when he hit a 28-yarder for Green Bay. Longwell also kicked a game winner with 9 seconds remaining on 10/12/08 to give the Vikings a 12-10 victory.

* DE Ray Edwards scored his fi rst career NFL touchdown with his 9-yard fumble return for a score at Detroit (9/16/07).

* P Chris Kluwe set a new team record with a 57.5-yard gross punting average (230 yards on 4 punts) at Detroit (9/16/07), breaking Mitch Berger’s mark of 55.8 set vs. Cincinnati (11/15/98).

* The Vikings lead the all-time series with the Lions, 62-30-2.

* The Vikings’ 62 wins against Detroit are the most vs. any opponent in the NFL.

* Minnesota has an all-time away record of 28-18-1 against the Lions.

* The Vikings have won 11 straight games against Detroit at the Metro-dome and 12 of the last 13 games between the teams overall.

* The Vikings loss to Detroit in 2007 was the fi rst in 11 games and the fi rst since 2001.

* Detroit won the fi rst 5 games of the series from 1961-1963 but have only won 25 of the 89 games since that streak.

* The Vikings have swept the Lions 6 times since 2000.

* Head Coach Brad Childress is 4-1 against the Lions.

2008 STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT (NFL Ranking following Week 13) Vikings Lions 7-5 Record 0-12 23.9 (13) Points Per Game 16.9 (29) 213 (20t) First Downs 167 (31) 326.1 (16) Total Offense Per Game 260.8 (30) 141.3 (4) Net Rushing Yards Per Game 78.3 (30) 184.8 (25) Net Passing Yards Per Game 182.5 (26) 14/264 (25t) Had Intercepted/Yards Returned 15/304 (28t) 33/189 (25t) Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 45/294 (32) 31:27 (12) Possession Average 26:36 (31) 34.5 (27) Third Down Effi ciency 27.1 (31) 21.7 (15t) Opp. Points Per Game 32.8 (32) 187 (3) Opp. First Downs 250 (30) 293.0 (8) Opp. Total Offense Per Game 394.3 (31) 73.1 (2) Opp. Net Rushing Yards Per Game 176.9 (32) 219.9 (21) Opp. Net Passing Yards Per Game 217.4 (19) 11/58 (12t) Defensive Interceptions/Yards 2/-2 (32) 33/233 (7) Defensive Sacks/Yards 23/146 (18t) +0 (16t) Turnover Ratio -9 (29t) 62/46.7 (4) Punts/Gross Punting Average 73/43.7 (18) 73/588 (19) Penalties/Yards 67/554 (14t)

SERIES BY THE NUMBERSRecord vs. Lions...........................................................Vikings 62-30-2Last regular season game ...................................Vikings 12, Lions 10Vikings largest winning margin .......... 34 (Vikings 34, Lions 0 - 1980)Lions largest winning margin .............. 38 (Lions 45, Vikings 7 - 1981) Current series streak.............................................................. Vikings 2Vikings longest win streak .......................................W13 (1968-1974)Lions longest win streak.............................................W5 (1961-1963)Most Points, Vikings ..............................................................44 (1988)Most Points, Lions ........................................................45 (1978, 1981)Most Points, both teams ..................... 82; Lions 44, Vikings 38 (1995)Fewest Points, Vikings .............................................................0 (1970)Fewest Points, Lions ................................................................0 (1991)Fewest Points, both teams ................................................13 (3 times)

A WIN WOULD...* Give the Vikings their 7th in the last 9 games. * Give the Vikings their fi rst 3-game winning streak since 2007 (11/18-

12/17). * Improve the Vikings all-time record against Detroit to 63-30-2, including

29-18-1 on the road. * Give the Vikings their 7th season sweep of Detroit since 2000. * Give Head Coach Brad Childress a 5-1 record against the Lions. * Give the Vikings a 160-122-5 record against the NFC North. * Give the Vikings a 4-2 2008 record against the NFC North.



VIKINGS-LIONS CONNECTIONSVIKINGS-LIONS CONNECTIONS - Vikings QB Gus Frerotte played for the Lions in 1999, starting 6 games and throwing for 2,117 yards.- Lions QB Daunte Culpepper was the Vikings’ fi rst pick in the 1999 NFL Draft and the 11th player chosen overall. He started 80 games for the Vikings and ranks second in team history with a 91.5 rating, and third in yards (20,162) and TD passes (135).- Lions S Dwight Smith played two seasons for the Vikings, in 2006 and ’07.- Vikings offensive line coach Pat Morris held the same position with the Lions from 2004-05.- Vikings TE coach Jimmie Johnson played for the Detroit Lions from 1992-93.

- Vikings S Eric Frampton played in fi ve games for the Lions in 2007.- Vikings Vice President of Player Personnel Rick Spielman worked as a college scout for the Lions from 1990-94 and as a pro scout from 1995-96. His brother, Chris,

played LB for the Lions from 1988-95.- Vikings Vice President of Operations/Legal Counsel Kevin Warren spent the 2001-02 seasons with the Lions as their Senior Vice President of Business Operations/

General Counsel.- Lions regional scout Silas McKinnie served in the same capacity with the Vikings from 1997-2002.

LOCAL CONNECTIONS - Vikings RB Chester Taylor is from River Rouge, MI.- Vikings G Steve Hutchinson played at the University of Michigan from 1997-2000.- Vikings LB David Herron played at Michigan State from 2002-06.

NFL CONNECTIONS- Vikings TE coach Jimmie Johnson was a teammate of Lions Senior Vice President/Asst. General Manager Martin Mayhew with the Washington Redskins.- Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier coached for Cincinnati while Vikings S Madieu Williams, Lions P Nick Harris, RB Rudi Johnson and DT Langston Moore

played there. - Vikings FB Naufahu Tahi was on the Bengals’ practice squad in 2006 while Johnson was on the team. - Frerotte was teammates with Lions CB Travis Fisher, C Andy McCollum and WR Shaun McDonald in St. Louis in 2006. Lions WR Brandon Middleton was also with

St. Louis for the 2006 preseason. - Frerotte played for Washington while Lions strength and conditioning coach Malcolm Blacken was a strength and conditioning assistant there. - Vikings defensive backs coach Joe Woods was with Tampa Bay with Lions Lions head coach Rod Marinelli, defensive coordinator Joe Barry, DE Corey Smith, DT

Chuck Darby, CB Brian Kelly, LB Ryan Nece, S Kalvin Pearson and DE Dewayne White.- Vikings LB Vinny Ciurciu, Wyms, Nece and Darby were teammates in Tampa Bay. - Vikings RB Maurice Hicks was teammates with Lions FB Moran Norris in San Francisco. - Wyms was also in Tampa Bay when Lions secondary coach Jimmy Lake was on staff. - Vikings K Ryan Longwell, S Darren Sharper, WR Robert Ferguson, and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell were in Green Bay with Lions LB Paris Lenon.- Sharper, Longwell and Bevell were all in Green Bay when Lions assistant head coach/passing game coordinator Kippy Brown was on staff. - Vikings special teams coordinator Paul Ferraro was on staff and DE Otis Grigsby and Ciurciu played with Lions TE Michael Gaines at Carolina. - Vikings RB coach Eric Bieniemy and Lions asst. WR coach Shawn Jefferson were teammates with the San Diego Chargers while Lions special teams coordinator Stan

Kwan was on staff.- Vikings G Steve Hutchinson played for Seattle when Lions DB coach Clayton Lopez was on the Seahawks staff.- Hutchinson and Wyms played with Lions DT Chuck Darby in Seattle. - Vikings WR coach George Stewart and offensive line coach Pat Morris coached in San Francisco with Lions defensive coordinator Joe Barry.- Vikings RB Chester Taylor played for the Ravens with Lions T Damion Cook, G Edwin Mulitalo and running backs coach Sam Gash when Lions offensive line coach

Jim Colletto was on Baltimore’s staff.- Vikings DT Pat Williams and CB Antoine Winfi eld were teammates of Gash with the Buffalo Bills.- Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier served in the same capacity for Indianapolis when Lions LB Gilbert Gardner played there.

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS- Vikings DE Ray Edwards played at Purdue with Lions DE Cliff Avril and LB Gilbert Gardner. - Vikings QB John David Booty played at USC with Lions DT Shaun Cody. - Vikings DE Letroy Guion played with Lions DT Andre Fluellen and LB Ernie Sims at Florida State.- Vikings G Steve Hutchinson played on the line at Michigan with Lions T Jeff Backus and while Lions QB coach Scot Loeffl er was a student assistant and graduate

assistant there. - Vikings LS Cullen Loeffl er and CB Cedric Griffi n were teammates of Lions DT Cory Redding at Texas. - Vikings CB Marcus McCauley played at Fresno State with Lions WR Adam Jennings.- Vikings G Anthony Herrera was tutored for part of his career at Tennessee by Lions asst. offensive line coach Mike Barry.- Vikings RB coach Eric Bieniemy played at Colorado when Lions asst. offensive line coach Mike Barry coached the line for the Buffaloes.- Vikings G Artis Hicks played at Memphis when Lions defensive line coach Joe Cullen was on the staff there.- Vikings offensive line coach Jim Hueber, and asst. special teams coach Brian Murphy were at Wisconsin with Lions LB Alex Lewis. - Vikings P Chris Kluwe and Lions LB Ryan Nece were teammates at UCLA. - Vikings QB coach Kevin Rogers was on staff at Notre Dame while Lions TE John Owens played there. - Vikings DL coach Karl Dunbar was on staff at LSU while Lions T Stephen Peterman played there. - Vikings offensive/defensive assistant Ryan Silverfi eld was on Central Florida’s staff while Lions RB Kevin Smith played there.- Vikings LB David Herron and Lions QB Drew Stanton played at Michigan State together.- Vikings offensive quality control coach Ryan Ficken played at Arizona State while Lions LB coach Phil Snow was on staff.

The special teams improved play...Well I think if you go look through the last fi ve games, the numbers in terms of covering kicks is in the top fi ve in the NFL in terms of return yardage. So I think it is just a matter of continuity and having the same people doing the same things and having guys playing off each other. If somebody gets knocked out of their lane, somebody is taking over their lane. Continuity is the same everywhere. If you can get it on your teams it helps you; it aids you.

Facing an 0-12 Detroit team...Anybody beats anybody in this league, and in fact Detroit could have had our measure here at home. So I think that you realize that there are a lot of prideful people in the National Football League and I don’t think those guys on that team want to be attached with not having a win. So that is a different kind of motivation, but nonetheless motivation.

COACH CHILDRESS ON...



2008 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (Qualifying Players Only)

2008 Minnesota VikingsCategory Player Total NFC Rank NFL RankScoring Longwell .................. 101 .............6 .................... 8Rushing Yds. Peterson ............... 1,311 .............1 .................... 1Rushing Att. Peterson .................. 270 .............2 .................... 2Passing Yds. Frerotte ................ 2,087 ............ 11 .................. 22Receptions Wade ......................... 40 ............23 ..................55tReceiving Yds. Berrian .................... 795 .............9 ................... 17Interceptions 4 players ..................... 2 ........... 18t ..................38tFumble Rec. Leber ........................... 4 .............1 .................... 1Sacks Allen ....................... 10.5 ............ 4t ....................7tPunting Avg. Kluwe ..................... 47.4 .............2 .................... 3Punt Ret. Avg. Gordon ..................... 4.4 ............14 .................. 26KO Ret. Avg. Hicks ...................... 22.3 ............15 .................. 29

2008 Detroit LionsCategory Player Total NFC Rank NFL RankScoring Hanson ...................... 67 ............19 .................. 35Rushing Yds. Kev. Smith ............... 621 ............14 .................. 23Rushing Att. Kev. Smith ............... 145 ........... 13t ..................22tPassing Yds. Orlovsky ............... 1,033 ............17 .................. 24Receptions C. Johnson ................ 53 ........... 12t ..................27tReceiving Yds. C. Johnson .............. 971 .............4 .................... 5Interceptions Bodden/White ............. 1 ........... 44t ..................88tFumble Rec. Lenon .......................... 2 ............ 3t ....................8t Sacks White ........................ 5.5 ........... 13t ..................22tPunting Avg. Harris...................... 43.7 .............8 ................... 18Punt Ret. Avg. Jennings ................... 6.3 .............9 ................... 20KO Ret. Avg. Middleton ............... 22.2 ............17 .................. 31

VIKINGS-LIONS HISTORY REWIND Detroit and Minnesota square off for the 95th time this weekend in Detroit in a meeting of long-time rivals. All-time between the teams the Vikings lead the series 62-30-2. The Lions dominated the early years of the series though, going 9-3-2 in the opening 14 games between the squads, playing to a 23-23 deadlock in 1964 in Detroit and a 10-10 knot at Met Stadium during the 1967 season. The 1967 Vikings, the 1st under Bud Grant, fi nished the season 3-8-3, tieing games against the Baltimore Colts, Detroit and Chicago. The rivalry takes on a new twist this week as the 7-5 Vikings look to put a choke hold on the NFC North lead that they hold over the 6-6 Bears. The last time the clubs met, on October 12 at the Metrodome, the Lions put a scare in the Vikes by clinging to a 10-9 lead late in the 4th quarter before K Ryan Longwell booted a 26-yard FG with :09 seconds remaining to claim a 12-10 victory. The Vikings defense made plays throughout the fi rst game of the season, highlighted by DT Kevin Williams and DE Jared Allen. Williams matched a team record with 4.0 sacks on the day and Allen forced Lions QB Dan Orlovsky to run out the back of the end zone for a safety that opened the scoring in the game. Offensively, WR Bernard Berrian hauled in an 86-yard scoring strike from QB Gus Frerotte, a play that would stand as the longest play of his career until last Sunday night against the Bears when the duo hooked up for a 99-yard score that tied the NFL record for the longest connection. Berrian and RB Adrian Peterson both cracked the 100-yard mark in the game, the 1st of 3 times in 2008 they have accomplished the feat. The trip to Detroit brings Frerotte back to the Motor City, where he led the 1999 Lions to their last playoff appearance. The trip also marks RB Chester Taylor’s return to his home, where he starred at River Rouge High. Former Vikings LB Wally Hilgenberg started his NFL career with the Lions as a 4th-round draft pick in 1964 before being traded to Pittsburgh in 1968 and eventually landing in Minnesota. Vikings Vice President of Player Personnel Rick Spielman worked in personnel for the Lions from 1990-96 and in 1991 helped set a team record for the most wins in franchise history, going 12-4 and lost the NFC Championship game to Washington, just missing the chance to play in Super Bowl XXVI at the Metrodome. Spielman’s younger brother, Chris, was a Pro Bowl LB for the Lions and entered the NFL as a 2nd-round pick in 1988. Some of the most impressive single-game performances in Vikings history have come against the Lions, including 2 of the 6 longest pass plays in team history. Last season, Aundrae Allison recorded the longest play in Vikings history with a 104-yard kickoff return TD against the Lions. In franchise history the Vikings have scored 3 TDs on 80+ yard pass plays, a 90-yard interception return and Allison’s kickoff return. David Palmer contributed a 74-yard punt return TD during the 1995 Thanksgiving Day game to add to the long-distance scoring. Sammy White set a team record that still stands with 210 yards receiving against the Lions at Met Stadium in 1976. Former Viking and former Lion Artose Pinner posted his only career 100-yard rushing game against the Lions with 125 yards at Ford Field in 2006.

BEST PERFORMANCES VS. LIONSMOST SACKS BY VIKINGS VS. DETROITKevin Williams, 10/12/08 ................... 4.0Gary Larsen, 10/6/68 ........................... 4.0Carl Eller, 11/27/69 ............................................... 3.5

MOST TACKLES BY VIKINGS VS. DETROITScott Studwell, 11/17/85 ....................... 24Scott Studwell, 9/7/86 ........................... 15Jim Prestel, 11/19/61 ............................ 15

LONGEST CATCHES BY VIKINGS VS. DETROITBernard Berrian, 10/12/08 .................86t (from Gus Frerotte)Qadry Ismail, 9/10/96 ..........................85t (from Warren Moon)Randy Moss, 12/19/04......................... 80t (from Daunte Culpepper)Koren Robinson, 12/4/05 .....................80t (from Brad Johnson)

RECEIVING YARDS BY VIKINGS VS. DETROITSammy White, 11/7/76 ....................... 210Anthony Carter, 11/6/88 ...................... 188Paul Flatley, 11/24/63 ......................... 174

RUSHING YARDS BY VIKINGS VS. DETROITChuck Foreman, 12/18/77 .................. 156Tommy Mason, 12/9/62 ...................... 138Robert Smith, 10/1/00......................... 134Robert Smith, 10/25/98....................... 134

PASSING YARDS VS. DETROITDaunte Culpepper, 12/19/04............... 404Wade Wilson, 11/6/88 ......................... 391Warren Moon, 11/23/95 ...................... 384

PASSING TDs BY VIKINGS VS. DETROITDaunte Culpepper, 12/19/04................... 3Brad Johnson, 12/8/96 ........................... 3Warren Moon, 11/23/95 .......................... 3Tommy Kramer, 12/19/82 ....................... 3

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS BY VIKINGS VS. DETROITIssiac Holt, 10/8/89 ............................................... 90tJimmy Hitchcock, 10/25/98.................. 79tKurt Knoff, 11/9/80 ................................................ 67t

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN BY VIKINGS VS. DETROITAundrae Allison, 12/2/07 .................104tJarvis Redwine, 12/19/82 ..................... 76

LONGEST PUNT RETURN BY VIKINGS VS. DETROITDavid Palmer, 11/23/95 ....................... 74tTroy Walters, 11/30/00 .......................... 63Keenan Howry, 11/23/03 ...................... 52

FREROTTE LAST QB TO LEAD LIONS TO PLAYOFFS The Vikings and Lions have had numerous connections over the years, including an interesting one this season in QB Gus Frerotte. The last time the Lions competed in the playoffs, Frerotte led the squad in the NFC Wild Card game against Washington. Frerotte stepped into the lineup several times during the 1999 regular season for regular starter Charlie Batch, starting 6 times in 9 games. He helped engineer a comeback win over the Vikings at the Pontiac Silverdome in a 23-22 Lions win and played in the regular season fi nale at Minnesota on 1/2/00, then started the Wild Card game a week later against his old Redskins teammates. Some of the most impressive single-game performances in Vikings history have come against the Lions, including 2 of the 6 longest pass plays in team history. Last season, Aundrae Allison recorded the longest play in team history with a 104-yard kickoff return TD against the Lions. In franchise history the Vikings have scored 3 TDs on 80+ yard pass plays, a 90-yard interception return and Allison’s kickoff return. David Palmer contributed a 74-yard punt return TD during the 1995 Thanksgiving Day game to add to the long-distance scoring. Sammy White set a team record that still stands with 210 yards receiving against the Lions at Met Stadium in 1976. Former Viking and Lion Artose Pinner posted his only career 100-yard rushing game against the Lions with 125 yards at Detroit in 2006.


BY THE NUMBERS1

Punts of 50+ yards P Chris Kluwe needs to break his 2007 team record of 29 punts over 50 yards. Kluwe has 29 in 2008.

7100-yard games RB Adrian Peterson has in 2008, which is just one

shy of the Vikings record of 8, held by Robert Smith (2000).

21Catches RB Chester Taylor has on 3rd down, which leads all running

backs and ranks 4th among all players. Of Taylor’s 21 3rd-down catches, 9 have gone for 1st downs.

31Yards RB Adrian Peterson needs to break his previous single-season

high of 1,341 rushing yards. Peterson currently has 1,311 in 2008, which ranks 2nd all-time.

54Career INTs S Darren Sharper has, which is the most among all active

players.

THIS WEEK’S MILESTONES Statistics* WR Bernard Berrian needs 8 more yards for 3,000 in his career.* WR Bernard Berrian needs 12 more catches for 200 in his career.* RB Chester Taylor needs 48 more rushing yards for 4,000 in his

career.* RB Adrian Peterson needs 3 more TDs for 25 in his career (rushing

& receiving) and 150 career points.* TE Visanthe Shiancoe needs 51 receiving yards for 1,000 career

yards. * LB Chad Greenway needs 4 more tackles for 250 in his career.* S Madieu Williams needs 5 more tackles for 300 in his career.* DT Pat Williams needs 2 more tackles for 750 in career.

Career Starts/Games Played* S Darren Sharper will play in his 180th career game. * TE Jim Kleinsasser will play in his 130th career game. * CB Antoine Winfi eld will make his 125th career start. * C Matt Birk will make his 120th career start. * P Chris Kluwe will play in his 60th career game.* WR Bernard Berrian will start his 45th career game.

* The Vikings are a combined 320-250-9 (.560) against the NFC all-time.

* The Vikings are a combined 159-122-5 (.565) against the NFC North.* Minnesota is 31-32-2 against the division in December.* The Vikings are 88-54-1 at home against the NFC North and 71-67-4

on the road. * The Vikings are 1-1 in postseason action against

the NFC North. * Childress is 6-3 at home against the NFC North and

has won the last 5 home games against the division, defeating Detroit twice, Chicago twice and Green Bay once.

VIKINGS VS. NFC/NFC NORTH

VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

FROM THE LOCKER ROOMQB Gus FrerotteOn Vikings having control of their own destiny...Yeah, defi nitely. Defi nitely. I think that we got to enjoy this because the team that we just played is a great team. They have a great defense; great players over there. We have to be extremely proud that we went out and had a great game against them because that is hard to do. Then the next thing we have to look at is getting ready for Detroit. That is the next game we have. We have a quarter of the season left. We have a lot of games left; a lot of plays to be made. We have to keep looking at this and learning from this. We are really growing together as a team. I think the guys understand that as long as we keep fi ghting we got a chance no matter what happens

RECORD-SETTING STADIUMOver the years, Vikings fans have witnessed some of the most exciting plays in NFL history at the Metrodome. The stadium is now the home of : Longest play in NFL history:2007: Chargers CB Antonio Cromartie returns a missed fi eld goal 109 yards for a touchdown vs. Vikings (11/4/07). Longest run in NFL history:1982: Cowboys RB Tony Dorsett runs 99 yards for a touchdown (date of game was January 3, 1983 but ‘82 season) vs. Vikings. Longest pass in NFL history (ties NFL record):2008: Vikings QB Gus Frerotte throws a 99-yard touchdown pass to WR Bernard Berrian vs. Bears.

VIKINGS LATEST ROSTER MOVESDate Player TransactionNov. 25 ...... DB Derrick Roberson.......Signed to practice squadNov. 21 ...... WR Darius Reynaud ........Signed to active rosterNov. 10 ...... CB Charles Gordon ..........Placed on injured reserveOct. 23 ....... LB Rufus Alexander .........Signed to practice squadOct. 21 ....... LB Erin Henderson ...........SignedOct. 21 ....... LB Rufus Alexander .........Waived

2008 AWARDS* DE Jared Allen NFC Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 - 9 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 QB hurries

* CB Antoine Winfi eld * NFC Defensive Player of the Week, at New Orleans, 10/6/08 * GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week, at New Orleans, 10/6/08 - 8 total tackles (7 solo), 4 tackles for a loss, 1.0 sack, 1 forced fum-

ble, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass defensed - Also returned a blocked fi eld goal 59 yards for a touchdown, the fi rst

Vikings blocked fi eld goal returned for a score in the regular season in team history.

* RB Adrian Peterson * Fed Ex Ground Player of the Week, vs. Houston, 11/2/08 - 25 rushes, 139 yards, 1 TD, 5.6 avg., 40 long * NFC Offensive Player of the Week, vs. GB, 11/9/08 * Fed Ex Ground Player of the Week, vs. GB, 11/9/08 - 30 rushes, 192 yards, 1 TD, 6.4 avg., 29t long; 3 rec., 33 yards

* Also nominated for awards were: Head Coach Brad Childress Motorola NFL Coach of the Week - vs. Chicago, 11/30/08

DE Jared Allen GMC Defensive Player of the Week - vs. Chicago, 11/30/08

WR Bernard Berrian - * NFC Offensive Player of the Week - vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 K Ryan Longwell * NFC Offensive Player of the Week - vs. Detroit, 10/12/08

DT Kevin Williams * NFC Defensive Player of the Week - vs. Detroit, 10/12/08


VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

LAST WEEK Last week the Minnesota Vikings defeated the division rival Chicago Bears 34-14 in a battle for the top spot in the NFC North. With the win the Vikings took sole possession of 1st place in the division, evened the season series against the Bears and moved to 7-5 on the year. The Vikings held the edge in all major sta-tistical categories, including time of possession, passing yards, rushing yards and total yards, along with winning the always important turnover battle. The Vikings are now 5-1 at home on the year, the only loss coming on a last-minute fi eld goal in the home opener against the Indianapolis Colts. The Vikings fi nished the month of November at 4-1.

Vikings Offense The Vikings put together a balanced attack, rushing the ball 39 times for a total of 178 yards and throwing 25 times for 200 net yards. QB Gus Frerotte completed 16 of his 25 passing attempts for 210 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown pass to WR Bernard Berrian. The play tied an NFL record for the longest pass play and longest play from scrimmage in both Vikings and NFL history. Frerotte and Berrian are only the 11th tandem in history to go the length of the fi eld in one play. Berrian ended the night with a game-high 122 yards. He now ranks tied for 3rd in the NFL with 5 catches of 40 yards or more, while Frerotte ranks 6th in the same category among QBs. Frerotte also completed long passes to both of his starting tight ends, with 20-yard strikes to TE Visanthe Shiancoe and TE Jim Kleinsasser. Shiancoe now ranks 5th among TEs with 8 catches of 20 or more yards on the year. RB Adrian Peterson continued his domination over the Bears, this time rushing 28 times for 131 yards (4.7 average) and a TD. Peterson has now rushed for 554 yards and 8 touchdowns in 4 career games versus Chicago. It was Peter-son’s 7th 100-yard game of the season and the 13th of his career. He is now one game away from tying the Vikings record for most 100-yard games in a single sea-son (8). Peterson also moved back into the league lead with 1,311 rushing yards on the season. He ranks 1st in yards per game, runs of 20 yards or more and is tied for the lead in runs of over 40 yards. RB Chester Taylor also added 46 yards and a TD on 10 carries. It was Taylor’s 25th career TD.

Vikings Defense The Vikings defense turned in another impressive performance allowing only 14 points, including 7 that came after a turnover gave the Bears the ball on the 4-yard line. Minnesota also picked off Bears’ QB Kyle Orton 3 times on the night, ending a streak where Orton had completed 185 passes without an INT. CB Benny Sapp and LB Ben Leber both grabbed their 2nd interceptions of the year, while S Darren Sharper notched his fi rst. The Vikings turned each interception into points, scoring 2 touchdowns and adding a fi eld goal off the takeaways. DE Jared Allen also recorded 2.5 sacks on Orton, and with his teammates hurried the Bears signal caller another 9 times. Allen also led the team with 9 tackles (7 solo). Allen’s 10.5 sacks ranks 3rd among DEs in sacks and 9th overall in the NFL. He also tied a record for most sacks in the fi rst season with the Vikings.

Vikings Special Teams K Ryan Longwell was 2-for-2 on the night for fi eld goals, while P Chris Kluwe hit a season-best 62-yard punt and pinned Chicago inside their own 20 -yard line once. KR Darius Reynaud, who was just activated from the practice squad the week prior, also set a Vikings season-best when he returned a kickoff 49 yards. He fi nished the night with 2 returns for 62 yards.

LAST TIME The last time the Vikings met the Lions was on October 12, 2008, in a low scoring affair the Vikings won 12-10. K Ryan Longwell booted a 26-yard fi eld goal with 9 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Vikings the win. It was the 11th consecutive time the Vikings had de-feated the Lions in the Metrodome and the Vikings 18th win in the last 23 matchups with Detroit. Vikings Offense Offensively the Vikings were led by WR Bernard Berrian, who hauled in a then-career-long 86-yard TD pass from QB Gus Frerotte in the third quarter to cut the visitor’s lead to 10-9. The pass ranked as the 2nd longest pass play in team history but now ranks as the 3rd longest after Frerotte’s 99-yard TD throw to Berrian in Week 13 vs. Chicago. Berrian fi nished the game with a career-high 131 yards receiving on 5 receptions. RB Adrian Peterson carried the ball 25 times for 111 yards and Frerotte was 18-of-33 passing for a season-best 296 yards. The Lions were led by rookie RB Kevin Smith’s 62 yards on 5 carries, but lost their 11th-straight game in the Metrodome.Vikings Defense Vikings DT Kevin Williams recorded a career-high 4.0 sacks to lead the defense, while LB Chad Greenway fi nished with a team-high 9 tackles, including 6 solo stops. The Vikings defense recovered one Detroit fumble and managed to hold the Lions to 10 points.Vikings Special TeamsLongwell’s game winner was his 5th as a Viking, which ties him for 3rd in team history with Rick Danmeier. He trails only Fred Cox (9) and Fuad Reveiz (7).

HONORARY CAPTAINSThe following is a list of honorary captains named in 2008:

* vs. Indianapolis (9/14) - Hugo Mayor Fran Miron, Hugo Fire Chief Jim Compton and Washington County Sheriff Bill Hutton (In honor of their extensive relief efforts in the tornado tragedy that hit Hugo, MN, in the summer of 2008)

* vs. Carolina, 9/21 - Robert Griffi th (Retired Vikings safety)

vs. Detroit, 10/12 - Karen Collier (Breast cancer survivor) and Lisa Di-erbeck (ZTA Think PINK! Campaign Representative)

* vs. Green Bay, 11/9 - Kenechi Udeze (Vikings defensive end who is battling leukemia)

* vs. Chicago, 11/30 - John Randle (Former Vikings DT and 2008 Vi-kings Ring of Honor inductee)

vs. Atlanta, 12/21

vs. New York Giants, 12/28

GJALLARHORN SOUNDERSThe following is a list of the Gjallarhorn Sounders in 2008:

vs. Seattle, 8/8 - Dennis Koslowski - (1998/1992 Olympic Medalist)

vs. Pittsburgh, 8/23- Ron Stolski (Brainerd High School Football Coach)

vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 - Heath Farwell (Vikings Injured Linebacker)

vs. Carolina, 9/21 - Robert Griffi th (Retired Vikings Safety)

vs. Detroit, 10/12 - Eric Hilgenberg (Son of former Viking LB Wally Hil-genberg)

vs. Houston, 11/2 - Mardy Fish (International Tennis Pro)

vs. Green Bay, 11/9 - Shawn Johnson (2008 Olympic Medalist - U.S. Women)

vs. Chicago, 11/30 - John Randle (Former Vikings DT and 2008 Vikings Ring of Honor Inductee)

vs. Atlanta, 12/21

vs. New York Giants, 12/28

Team Total Games All-Time Series Titles*Chicago Bears ...............96 ................... 51-43-2 .............................2Detroit Lions ...............94 ................... 62-30-2 .............................0Green Bay Packers ........96 ................... 46-49-1 .............................4* Since 2002 division realignment

The following numbers are combined NFC Central and NFC North:Playoff Appearances Division Titles22 - Minnesota Vikings 16 - Minnesota Vikings11 - Chicago Bears 7 - Chicago Bears10 - Green Bay Packers 5 - Green Bay Packers 7 - Detroit Lions 5 - Detroit Lions6 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

VIKINGS VS. NFC NORTH


VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell enters his 3rd season with the Vikings with 2 Pro Bowlers along the offensive line, the 2007 NFC-leading rusher in the backfi eld, a more experienced quarterback and a new playmaking wide receiver. In 2007, Bevell helped put together the best rushing attack in the NFL as the Vikings averaged 164.6 yards per game and 5.3 yards per carry. Their 2,634 rushing yards was the

highest total in team history while their 22 rushing touchdowns ranked tied for 2nd. The Vikings were led by the rushing tandem of rookie RB Adrian Peterson and RB Chester Taylor, who amassed a combined 2,185 yards on the ground, shattering Daunte Culpepper and Robert Smith’s previous highest rushing total by a tandem of 1,991 yards in 2000. Against San Diego, Peterson broke the NFL single-game rushing record when he gained 296 yards on the ground. Peterson, along with C Matt Birk, G Steve Hutchinson, and FB Tony Richardson earned trips to the 2008 Pro Bowl. This offseason, Bevell’s offense saw the addition of deep threat WR Bernard Berrian and RB Maurice Hicks.

Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord. Leslie Frazier On the defensive side of the ball, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier will begin his 2nd season with the Vikings and his 9th season in the NFL. In his fi rst year with Minnesota, Frazier led the team to its 2nd-consecutive #1 ranking against the run, holding opponents to 74.1 yards per game on the ground. The team notched 8 defensive touchdowns and led the league with 6 interceptions returned for scores. The Vikings

tied for 9th with 31 takeaways and tied a team record for the most defensive points scored in a season with 50 (8 touchdowns, 1 safety). Prior to joining the Vikings, Frazier won a Super Bowl in 2006 as a member of the Indianapolis Colts’ staff, coaching defensive backs and serving as a special assistant to Tony Dungy. During that championship season, the Colts’ defense posted 13 takeaways in the playoffs and allowed only two second-half TDs in the four postseason games. During the 2008 offseason, Frazier saw his unit add key pieces at defensive end with the trade for Jared Allen, who led the NFL with 15.5 sacks in 2007, and at safety with the signing of free agent Madieu Williams. Frazier now has 3 Pro Bowlers along the defensive line and 4 members of the 2007 Pro Bowl squad.

Special Teams Coordinator Paul Ferraro The 2008 season marks Paul Ferraro’s third as the Vikings Special Teams Coordinator, his 4th season of NFL coaching and his 27th season of coaching overall. Ferraro’s 2007 special teams units, the core of which have returned in 2008, were some of the most successful in team history. The 2007 squad set team records for kickoff return average, the longest kickoff return in team history, the most punts landed inside the 20, and the most 50+

yard punts. The team also converted a pair of onside kicks. Leading the way on special teams in 2007 was LB Heath Farwell, who topped the team in special teams tackles for the 2nd straight season, was voted by his teammates as the Special Teams MVP and was recognized as a Pro Bowl alternate. The Vikings ranked 4th overall in the NFL with a 24.8 kickoff return average, which also ranked as the highest return average in team history, and 6th in the NFL as they held opponents to an average starting fi eld position just beyond the 26-yard line (26.2). WR Aundrae Allison ranked #1 in the NFC and #3 in the NFL with an average of 28.7 yards per kickoff return, while Kluwe shattered his record of 28 punts inside the 20, as he landed 34.

VIKINGS COORDINATORSJuney Barnett (Assistant Strength and Conditioning); Eric Bieniemy (Running Backs); Brendan Daly (Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line); Karl Dunbar (Defensive Line); Ryan Ficken (Quality Control-Offense/Running Backs); Jim Hueber (Assistant Offensive Line); Jeff Imamura (Quality Control-Defense/Linebackers); Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends); Tom Kanavy (Strength and Conditioning); Derek Mason (Assistant Secondary); Pat Morris (Offensive Line); Brian Murphy (Assistant Special Teams); Chad O’Shea (Offensive Assistant/Wide Receivers); Fred Pagac (Linebackers); Kevin Rogers (Quarterbacks); Ryan Silverfi eld (Offensive/Defensive Assistant); Kevin Stefanski (Assistant to Head Coach); George Stewart (Wide Receivers); Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning); Joe Woods (Defensive Backs)

VIKINGS ASSISTANT COACHES

VIKINGS BUILD PRACTICE SQUADThe following 7 players are currently on the Vikings practice squad: #57 Rufus Alexander ........ LB ...........2nd Year ..........Oklahoma#61 Martail Burnett ........... DE ..........Rookie .............Utah#75 Chris Clark ................. T .............Rookie .............Southern Miss.#63 Brian Daniels.............. G ............1st Year ...........Colorado#11 Jaymar Johnson ........ WR .........Rookie .............Jackson State#27 Derrick Roberson ...... DB ..........1st Year ...........Rutgers#24 Marcus Walker ........... CB ..........Rookie .............Oklahoma#34 Albert Young .............. RB ..........Rookie .............Iowa

VIKINGS ELECT 2008 CAPTAINS The following are the Minnesota Vikings captains for the 2008 season, as voted on by teammates:

Offense - Steve HutchinsonDefense - Kevin Williams *Special Teams - Ryan Longwell

* (LB E.J. Henderson was original defensive captain before being placed on IR)

The 2008 season marks the second year of the NFL’s renewed emphass on season-long captains on offense, defense and special teams through the team captain leadership program, which was created in 2007 by the league and the NFL’s Player Advisory Council.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK CAPTAINS After each Vikings victory, the team honors offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week to serve as captains at the next game with G Steve Hutchinson, DT Kevin Williams and K Ryan Longwell, who are the team’s season-long captains. Below are the captains for the 7 games following a win (listed offensive, defensive, special teams):

* at Tennessee, 9/28 - G Artis Hicks, CB Antoine Winfi eld, and S Eric Frampton

* vs. Detroit, 10/12 - WR Bobby Wade, TE Garrett Mills

* at Chicago, 10/19 - WR Bernard Berrian, LB Ben Leber and CB Charles Gordon

* vs. Green Bay, 11/9 - RB Chester Taylor ,CB Cedric Griffi n, and RB Maurice Hicks

* at Tampa Bay, 11/16 - G Anthony Herrera, DT Ellis Wyms and CB Benny Sapp

vs. Chicago, 11/30 - TE Visanthe Shiancoe, DT Pat Williams and S Husain Abdullah

at Detroit, 12/7


VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

After trading away their 1st round pick and two 3rd round picks with Kansas City for DE Jared Allen, the Vikings used two picks on defense and three on offense in the 2008 NFL Draft. With their only selection on Day 1, the Vikings traded up in the 2nd round to take S Tyrell Johnson out of Arkansas State. Johnson was the 2nd safety drafted in 2008 and the highest drafted safety by the Vikings since Orlando Thomas in 1995. With their remaining four picks, the Vikings chose QB John David Booty, DT Letroy Guion, C John Sullivan and WR Jaymar Johnson. Round 1Traded the #17 overall pick to Kansas City Chiefs for DE Jared Allen. Round 21. Tyrell Johnson (#43), S, Arkansas State (Traded Philadelphia #47 and #117 pick for #43 and #152)2008 Totals: 12 games played, 7 starts, 29 tackles (18 solo), INT, FR, 4 PD, 1 QB hurry; 3 special teams tackles (2 solo) Round 3Traded the #73 and #82 overall picks to Kansas City Chiefs for DE Jared Allen. Round 52. John David Booty (#137), QB, Southern California (Traded Green Bay #150 and #209 for #137)2008 Totals: Has not played during 2008 regular season.3. Letroy Guion (#152), DT, Florida State2008 Totals: Has not played during 2008 regular season. Round 64. John Sullivan (#187), C, Notre Dame2008 Totals: 12 games played5. Jaymar Johnson (#193), WR, Jackson State (Practice Squad)

Round 7Traded the #209 overall pick to Green Bay

2008 NFL DRAFT

• Oldest Vikings player Gus Frerotte, 37 Born 7/31/71• Youngest Vikings player Letroy Guion, 21 Born 6/21/87• Most seasons as a Viking Matt Birk 11th Vikings season• Most NFL seasons Gus Frerotte 15th season in the NFL• College with the most Vikings Maryland, 3 Jeff Dugan, Erin Henderson, Madieu Williams Texas, 3 Cedric Griffi n, Cullen Loeffl er, Brian Robison• Conference with the most Vikings Big 12 9 players on ‘08 roster• Largest Viking Bryant McKinnie, T Stands 6-8 and weighs 335 pounds• Smallest Viking Antoine Winfi eld, CB Stands 5-9 and weighs 180 pounds• Former 1st-round draft picks 7 Chad Greenway, Napoleon Harris, Steve Hutchinson, Bryant McKinnie, Adrian Peterson, Kevin Williams,

Antoine Winfi eld• Pro Bowlers 7 Jared Allen, Matt Birk, Steve Hutchinson, Adrian Peterson, Darren

Sharper, Kevin Williams, Pat Williams• Coaches who played in the NFL 5 Eric Bieniemy, Karl Dunbar, Leslie Frazier, Jimmie Johnson, Fred

Pagac

In one of the most active offseasons in recent team history, the Vikings added several players via free agency, highlighted by WR Bernard Berrian (Chicago), S Madieu Williams (Cincinnati), and RB Maurice Hicks (San Francisco). The team also landed 2007 sack leader DE Jared Allen via a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Free Agency NotesWR Bernard Berrian (Chi.) Had career-best 71 catches in 2007...Averaged 14.6 yards per catch during career before joining Vikings.S Michael Boulware (Hou.) - IR Started for Seattle in Super Bowl XL and intercepted Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in the gameRB Maurice Hicks (SF) Owns the top 2 single-season kickoff return totals in 49ers history, including team record 1,502 in 2007CB Benny Sapp (KC) Snared INT off Brett Favre vs. Green Bay last seasonS Madieu Williams (Cin) Has 9 career INTs, 5 of which have come in the past 2 seasons...Also has 268 career tacklesDE Ellis Wyms (Sea.) Posted a sack on NFL MVP Rich Gannon in Super Bowl XXXVII during Tampa Bay Buccaneers winTrade Notes DE Jared Allen Led the NFL with 15.5 sacks in 2007 despite missing 2 games...Earned 1st Pro Bowl and All-Pro Honors

OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS

VIKINGS FACTS AND FIGURES

NEW FACESThe Vikings have 15 new faces from the 2007 season - S Husain Abdullah, DE Jared Allen, WR Bernard Berrian, QB John David Booty, QB Gus Frerotte, DT Letroy Guion, LB Napoleon Harris, LB Erin Henderson, RB Maurice Hicks, S Tyrell Johnson, WR Darius Reynaud, S Benny Sapp, C John Sullivan, S Madieu Williams, and DT Ellis Wyms.


VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

HEY ROOK! The Vikings have 7 rookies on their current roster:

DRAFT CHOICES* S Tyrell Johnson – Vikings fi rst pick in 2008 NFL Draft (2nd round, 43rd overall)…Second safety drafted in 2008 and highest-drafted safety by the Vi-kings since Orlando Thomas in 1995…Highest-drafted Arkansas State defensive player since Cincinnati selected LB Bill Bergey #31 overall in 1969.* QB John David Booty – Played at USC under former Vikings assistant Pete Carroll…Left USC ranked 4th in career TD passes and 5th in career passing yards…6th QB selected in 2008 NFL Draft…Brother, Josh, was a QB with the Cleveland Browns.* DT Letroy Guion – First Florida State player drafted by the Vikings since CB Corey Fuller in 1995…Youngest Viking, turned 21 on 6/21/08.* C John Sullivan – Fourth center taken in 2008 NFL Draft; fi rst Notre Dame center since 2003…Served as team captain his senior season.

ROOKIE FREE AGENTS* S Husain Abdullah – Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 as a senior…Named Cougars Defensive MVP…Brother, Hazma, was a starter for Denver Bron-cos in 2007…Teammates at WSU with Eric Frampton.* LB Erin Henderson – Brother of Vikings MLB E.J. Henderson (IR)…Led ACC in tackles in 2007 and fi nished 9th in the nation with 11.08 tackles per game…Named 2007 Honorable Mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly, Rivals.com, SI.com and College Football News.* WR Darius Reynaud - Started 32 of the 38 games he played in 3 seasons at West Virginia...Left Mountaineers ranked 3rd in school history with 19 TD catches and 5th with 133 catches...Became only the 10th WVU player with 3,000 career all-purpose yards (1,550 rec., 1,126 KR, 410 rush).

INTERNATIONAL VIKINGSThe Vikings have 2 players who were born outside of the United States:

* G Anthony Herrera was born in Trinidad, Tobago, before emigrating to the United States as a child, arriving in Florida on his 14th birthday. Herrera became a U.S. citizen in the spring of 2008.

* S Madieu Williams is a native of Sierra Leone. He moved to Maryland with his family at age nine.

NFL WEEK 11 SCHEDULE(All Times Central)

Thursday, December 4Oakland at San Diego .............................................7:15 p.m.

Sunday, December 7Minnesota at Detroit ...................................................... NoonJacksonville at Chicago ................................................ NoonHouston at Green Bay .................................................. NoonCincinnati at Indianapolis .............................................. NoonAtlanta at New Orleans ................................................. NoonPhiladelphia at N.Y. Giants............................................ NoonCleveland at Tennessee ................................................ NoonMiami at Buffalo ......................................................3:05 p.m.Kansas City at Denver ............................................3:05 p.m.N.Y. Jets at San Francisco ......................................3:05 p.m.New England at Seattle ..........................................3:05 p.m.St. Louis at Arizona .................................................3:15 p.m.Dallas at Pittsburgh .................................................3:15 p.m.Washington at Baltimore .........................................7:15 p.m.

Monday, December 8Tampa Bay at Carolina ............................................7:30 p.m.

NFL STANDINGSAFC East

Team W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.N.Y. Jets 8 4 0 .667 340 268 4-2 4-2 6-4 3-1New England 7 5 0 .583 277 255 4-3 3-2 5-5 3-2 Miami 7 5 0 .583 253 257 4-3 3-2 5-4 2-2Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 276 259 3-3 3-3 4-4 0-3

AFC NorthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 269 170 4-2 5-1 4-0 8-1Baltimore 8 4 0 .667 292 190 4-1 4-3 7-3 4-1Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 213 247 1-6 3-2 3-6 3-2 Cincinnati 1 10 1 .125 151 310 1-4-1 0-6 1-8 0-5

AFC SouthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Tennessee 11 1 0 .917 304 175 5-1 6-0 7-1 4-0 Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 292 190 4-1 4-3 7-3 4-1 Houston 5 7 0 .417 282 310 4-2 1-5 4-6 1-4Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 241 270 1-5 3-3 3-7 2-3

AFC WestTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Denver 7 5 0 .583 292 319 3-3 4-2 4-5 2-2San Diego 4 8 0 .333 290 274 3-3 1-5 4-5 2-1 Oakland 3 9 0 .250 172 265 1-5 2-4 3-6 2-3Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 216 340 1-5 1-5 2-6 2-2

NFC EastTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.N.Y. Giants 11 1 0 .917 352 206 6-0 5-1 8-0 4-0Dallas 8 4 0 .667 299 260 5-1 3-3 6-4 2-2 Washington 7 5 0 .583 208 222 3-4 4-1 6-4 2-3Philadelphia 6 5 1 .542 319 249 4-2 2-3-1 5-4 0-3

NFC NorthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Minnesota 7 5 0 .583 287 260 5-1 2-4 5-3 3-2 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 281 268 3-2 3-4 5-5 3-2Green Bay 5 7 0 .417 334 295 3-3 2-4 4-6 3-1 Detroit 0 12 0 .000 203 393 0-6 0-6 0-9 0-4

NFC SouthTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Tampa Bay 9 3 0 .750 280 200 6-0 3-3 8-2 3-1 Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 231 6-0 3-3 6-3 2-2 Atlanta 8 4 0 .667 298 242 5-1 3-3 5-3 2-2 New Orleans 6 6 0 .500 337 301 5-1 1-5 3-5 1-3

NFC WestTeam W L T Pct. PF PA Home Away Conf. Div.Arizona 7 5 0 .583 338 313 4-1 3-4 5-4 4-0 San Fran. 4 8 0 .333 262 313 2-4 2-4 3-7 2-3Seattle 2 10 0 .167 216 311 1-5 1-5 2-8 2-2 St. Louis 2 10 0 .167 159 360 1-5 1-5 2-6 0-3

VIKINGS INACTIVESThe following players were inactive last week vs. Chicago:

#4 John David Booty ........................ Quarterback#43 Maurice Hicks ............................ Running Back#45 Garrett Mills................................ Tight End#55 Dontarrious Thomas ................. Linebacker#73 Otis Grigsby ............................... Defensive End#79 Artis Hicks .................................. Guard#84 Aundrae Allison ......................... Wide Receiver#98 Letroy Guion .............................. Defensive Tackle


VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

2008 STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE The Vikings face the toughest strength of schedule of all NFC teams during the 2008 NFL season. Minnesota hosts the past two Super Bowl Champions - N.Y. Giants and Indianapolis Colts and plays 6 teams that went to the 2007 playoffs - Green Bay, Indianapolis, Tennessee, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville and N.Y. Giants.

2008 NFL Strength of Schedule Team 2007 Pct./W-L Pittsburgh Steelers .......................................598 / 153-103 Indianapolis Colts .........................................594 / 152-104 Jacksonville Jaguars ....................................559 / 143-113 Minnesota Vikings ......................................551 / 141-115 Baltimore Ravens .........................................551 / 141-115 Cincinnati Bengals ........................................547 / 140-116 Cleveland Browns ........................................547 / 140-116 Houston Texans ............................................547 / 140-116 Detroit Lions .................................................543 / 139-117 Tennessee Titans .........................................543 / 139-117 Chicago Bears ..............................................531 / 136-120 Green Bay Packers ......................................531 / 136-120 Dallas Cowboys ............................................523 / 134-122 Washington Redskins ...................................523 / 134-122 NY Giants .....................................................520 / 133-123 Philadelphia Eagles ......................................520 / 133-123 St. Louis Rams .............................................488 / 125-131 San Francisco 49ers ....................................484 / 124-132 Seattle Seahawks .........................................477 / 122-134 Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...............................469 / 120-136 Arizona Cardinals .........................................465 / 119-137 Carolina Panthers .........................................465 / 119-137 Miami Dolphins .............................................465 / 119-137 Atlanta Falcons .............................................461 / 118-138 NY Jets .........................................................457 / 117-139 Kansas City Chiefs .......................................453 / 116-140 Buffalo Bills ...................................................449 / 115-141 New Orleans Saints ......................................449 / 115-141 Denver Broncos ............................................445 / 114-142 Oakland Raiders ...........................................438 / 112-144 San Diego Chargers .....................................422 / 108-148 New England Patriots ...................................387 / 99-157

PRACTICE SQUAD MAKES PERFECT The Vikings have several players on the 53-man roster who have climbed the NFL ladder, starting their careers as practice squad play-ers. Vikings starting G Anthony Herrera was a practice squad player as a rookie in 2004. Vikings LB David Herron and WR Darius Reynaud began their careers as practice squad members with the club and moved into regular roles with the team. Veteran RB Maurice Hicks was a mem-ber of the 49ers practice squad in 2004 before moving to the active roster and setting team record for kickoff return yards in 2006 and 2007. Spe-cial teams standout Vinny Ciurciu entered the NFL in 2003 on the Pan-thers practice squad but ended that season playing in the Super Bowl for the team against New England. The Vikings top special teams player, Heath Farwell (IR), came into the NFL as a rookie free agent and spent the majority of his rookie season on the Vikings practice squad before moving to the active roster.

For many NFL players, not being selected in the 7 rounds of the draft is extra motivation to prove their worth. The Vikings feature a num-ber of undrafted players who have earned valuable roles on the team. The most notable is 2-time Pro Bowl DT Pat Williams, who was a rookie free agent with Buffalo in 1997 before moving into a starting role with the Bills in 2000. The Vikings have 3 undrafted rookies on the 53-man roster currently - S Hussain Abdullah, LB Erin Henderson, and WR Darius Reynaud. Vikings LS Cullen Loeffl er was a rookie free agent with the club as was starting G Anthony Herrera. Vikings lineman Artis Hicks was a rookie free agent with the Eagles and went on to start in the Super Bowl for the team. The Vikings most notable all-time undrafted players include future Ring of Honor inductees John Randle and Mick Tingelhoff.

UNDRAFTED DOESN’T MEAN UNDESERVING

PlayersHusain Abdullah.....................................................WHO-sane ab-dul-LABernard Berrian .......................................................................bare-E-an Vinny Ciurciu ...........................................................................chur-chooJeff Dugan ................................................................................DOO-ganGus Frerotte ............................................................................... FUR-ottLetroy Guion ...................................................................LA-troy GUY-onOtis Grigsby .............................................................................grigs-BEEAnthony Herrera .................................................................... HA-rare-ahTarvaris Jackson .......................................................................ta-VAR-isTyrell Johnson ............................................................................. TIE-rell Jim Kleinsasser ............................................................. KLINE-sauce-erChris Kluwe .............................................................................. CLUE-eeBen Leber ...................................................................................LEE-berCullen Loeffl er ...........................................................................LEFF-lerDarius Reynaud .........................................................................RAY-nodBrian Robison ....................................................................... ROB-ah-sinVisanthe Shiancoe ...............................................vi-sahn-tay SHANK-ohNaufahu Tahi ......................................................nah-fah-WHO TAH-heeDontarrious Thomas ..................................................... don-TARE-ee-usMadieu Williams ............................................................... muh-DEE-you Antoine Winfi eld....................................................................... an-TWAN Ellis Wyms .......................................................................................wims

Coaches Eric Bieniemy.................................................................... bee-en-uh-meTom Kanavy .......................................................................... ka-NAY-veeFred Pagac ............................................................................... PUG-itch

VIKINGS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

The Vikings currently have a 5-1 record at home in 2008 and a com-bined record of 142-77-0 (.648) all time at the HHH Metrodome in the regular season and the playoffs. The team has never been shut out at the Dome and hasn’t been shut out at a home stadium since 10/7/62, when they lost 13-0 to Chicago at Met Stadium. The Metrodome is considered one of the loudest stadiums in the NFL, posing problems for opposing offenses. In 6 home games this season, teams have had 16 false start or delay of game penalties. Carolina - 6 false starts, 1 delay of game

Houston - 4 false starts, 1 delay of game

Green Bay - 2 false starts, 1 delay of game

Chicago - 1 false start

DOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

IMPORTANT 2008/2009 SEASON DATES January 3-4 - Wild Card PlayoffsJanuary 10-11 - Divisional PlayoffsJanuary 18 - Conference ChampionshipsFebruary 1 - Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Florida


VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

“KEEP AN EYE ON” IN 2008TEAM* The Vikings will look to reach the postseason for the 1st time since

2004. * The Vikings will look to capture their 1st winning season under Head

Coach Brad Childress and their 1st since 2005. * The Vikings will look to win the division for the 1st time since 2000

and win the NFC North for the 1st time since the NFC Central was realigned in 2002.

* The Vikings offense will try to lead the league in rushing yards for the 2nd consecutive season, a feat that has never been accomplished by Minnesota.

* The Vikings offense will look to have a 3,000-yard passer for the fi rst time since 2004.

* The Vikings will look to have a 1,000-yard receiver for the 1st time since 2004.

* The Vikings defense will look to lead the NFL against the run for the 3rd straight season.

* The Vikings will look to become the fi rst NFL team to hold opposing teams to less than 75.0 rushing yards a game for 3 consecutive seasons.

* The Vikings will look to rank in the top 5 defenses for the fi rst time since 1994, when the team ranked 5th overall. The Vikings currently rank 8th in total defense.

INDIVIDUALOffense* QB Gus Frerotte can become the 1st Vikings QB to throw for 3,000+

yards since Daunte Culpepper did in 2004. Frerotte has 2,087 passing yards in his 10 games played (did not play in Weeks 1-2).

* QB Gus Frerotte can become the 1st QB to throw for 15+ touchdowns in a season since Daunte Culpepper in 2004. He currently has 12 passing TDs on the year.

* RB Adrian Peterson will look to lead the NFL in rushing for the 1st time. He currently ranks 1st with 1,311 yards on the ground.

* RB Adrian Peterson will look to lead the NFC in rushing for the 2nd straight season after fi nishing #1 in 2007 with 1,341 yards. He is currently in 1st place with 1,311 yards.

* RB Adrian Peterson is on pace to set a new team record for average rushing yards per game. He is averaging 109.2 per game in 2008.

* RB Adrian Peterson is 2 100-yard games away from moving into 5th place in the NFL for most 100-yard games in fi rst 2 seasons in the league. Peterson has 13 and Ottis Anderson (1979-80) ranks 5th with 15.

* RB Adrian Peterson needs 211 rushing yards to break the Vikings all-time single-season rushing record of 1,521 yards. Peterson currently has 1,311 yards on the ground in 2008, which ranks 3rd in team history, with 4 games remaining.

* RB Adrian Peterson needs 31 rushing yards to surpass his career high of 1,341 rushing yards in a season that he set last year as a rookie.

* RB Adrian Peterson needs 1 more game of 100+ yards to tie the team record for 100+ yard games in a single season. Peterson currently has 7 games in 2008 and Robert Smith holds the record with 8 in 2000.

* RB Adrian Peterson will look to break the team’s all-time record for rushing TDs in a single season. The record, held by Chuck Foreman, is 13, and Peterson currently has 9 rushing TDs this season.

* C Matt Birk will look to make his 7th Pro Bowl appearance and take sole possession of the most Pro Bowl appearances by a Vikings center. Birk is currently tied with Mick Tingelhoff with 6.

* TE Visanthe Shiancoe needs 31 receiving yards for 1,000 career yards.

* TE Jim Kleinsasser needs 39 receiving yards for 1,500 career yards.

* WR Bernard Berrian will look to gain his fi rst 1,000-yard season. He currently has 795 receiving yards.

* WR Bernard Berrian will look to become the fi rst Vikings receiver to have 1,000 yards since WR Nate Burleson fi nished the 2004 season with 1,006.

“KEEP AN EYE ON” IN 2008* WR Bernard Berrian will look to break his career high of 6 touchdowns

in a season. He currently has 5.* WR Bernard Berrian will look to move into the top 5 all-time for 100-

yard games in a single season. Berrian has 4 in 2008 and Cris Carter ranks 5th with 6 in 2000.

* WR Bobby Wade will look to break his career high of 54 catches in a single season. He currently has 40 receptions on the year.

Defense* With a defensive touchdown, DT Kevin Williams will have sole

possession of the all-time lead for defensive touchdowns by a Viking. * DE Jared Allen will look to lead the league in sacks for the 2nd

consecutive season. He currently ranks 9th with 10.5. * DT Kevin Williams will look to reach double digit sacks for the fi rst

time since he had 11.5 in 2004. Williams currently has 8.5. * LB Chad Greenway will look to lead the team in tackles for the fi rst

time. He currently leads with 116 total tackles (83 solo). * LB Ben Leber looks to lead the NFL in fumble recoveries for the fi rst

time in his career. He is currently in 1st place with 4 FR. * With a fumble recovery, CB Antoine Winfi eld can tie former CB

Bobby Bryant for most fumble recoveries by a cornerback in team history (7). Winfi eld currently has 6.

* With a takeaway, CB Antoine Winfi eld can move into sole possession of 6th place for takeaways among Vikings CBs. Winfi eld is currently tied with Audray McMillian at 21 total takeaways.

* With an INT for a TD, Darren Sharper will move into a tie for 2nd place all-time in the NFL.

Special Teams* K Ryan Longwell needs 5 points to move into 23rd place in all-time

scoring in NFL history. Longwell has 1,334 points and Lou Groza is currently 23rd with 1,349 points.

* K Ryan Longwell needs 9 fi eld goals to move into 19th place all-time for fi eld goals made. He currently ranks 21st with 291 regular season fi eld goals made and Mark Moseley and Matt Bahr are tied for 19th place with 300.

* P Chris Kluwe is on pace to break the Vikings single-season gross punting average record - set by Bobby Walden (‘64) at 46.4 yards. Kluwe’s average is currently 47.4 on the season.

* P Chris Kluwe will look to break his own record for 50+ yard punts in a season. He holds the team record with 29 in 2007 but currently has 28 in 2008.

* P Chris Kluwe can move into 2nd place in Vikings history for career punts inside the 20 with 9 more. He currently has 100 for his career, which ranks 3rd behind Mitch Berger’s 109 and Greg Coleman’s 154.

* P Chris Kluwe looks to fi nish in the top 3 in the league for punts inside the 20-yard line for the 2nd consecutive season. He currently ranks tied for 6th with 21 on the year.

* KR Maurice Hicks will look to surpass 5,000 career kickoff return yards. He currently has 4,822 yards.

CENTURY MARKNine players on the Vikings roster have played in 100+ career games: K Ryan Longwell ............... 188S Darren Sharper .............. 179DT Pat Williams ................. 168QB Gus Frerotte ................ 146C Matt Birk ......................... 142CB Antoine Winfi eld ......... 140TE Jim Kleinsasser........... 129G Steve Hutchinson ......... 112RB Chester Taylor ............ 103


2008 STATISTICAL MILESTONESOffense* The Vikings have a 1,000-yard rusher for the 3rd straight season and

only the 4th time since 2000. * QB Gus Frerotte surpassed 20,000 career passing yards. He became

only the 87th player in NFL history to accomplish the feat and currently has 21,221 total passing yards.

* QB Gus Frerotte surpassed 700 career points and 100 career points as a Viking.

* QB Gus Frerotte became the 73rd quarterback in NFL history to win 40 games (44).

* QB Gus Frerotte surpassed 3,000 career passing attempts. He has thrown 3,096 attempts all-time.

* QB Gus Frerotte tied an NFL record and broke the Vikings record for the longest pass play with his 99-yard TD throw to WR Bernard Berrian against Chicago (11/30). He also connected with Berrian on an 86-yard TD vs. Detroit (10/12/08), which ranks 3rd in team history.

* RB Adrian Peterson moved into a 3rd place tie for the Vikings most seasons with 1,000+ rushing yards with 2. He is tied with Terry Allen (1992, 1994).

* RB Adrian Peterson became only the 3rd player in team history to record 2+ consecutive seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing. Only Robert Smith (4 - 1997-00) and Chuck Foreman (3 - 1975-77) have accomplished the feat.

* RB Adrian Peterson moved into the Vikings top 10 all-time rushers. Peterson currently has 2,652 career yards and surpassed former QB Fran Tarkenton, who ranked 10th with 2,548 career yards.

* RB Adrian Peterson is now ranked 3rd in team history with 13 100-yard games.

* RB Adrian Peterson reached 20 career TDs (22 - 21 rush, 1 rec) and 20 rushing TDs (21).

* RB Adrian Peterson became the fi rst player since Robert Smith to post back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing campaigns.

* RB Adrian Peterson became the 45th Viking to surpass 100 career points. He currently has 132.

* RB Adrian Peterson passed Michael Bennett for 2nd place in team history in rushes of 20+ yards. Peterson currently has 26 carries of 20 or more yards.

* RB Adrian Peterson surpassed 2,000 career rushing yards, becoming only the 16th player in team history to do so and setting a new team record for fewest games needed to break the mark (21). His 21 games also ranks tied for 3rd in NFL history behind Eric Dickerson (18) and Earl Campbell (20) for fewest games needed to reach 2,000 yards.

* RB Adrian Peterson moved into 6th place all-time in NFL history for most 100-yard games in the fi rst 2 seasons in the league. Peterson currently has 13 100-yard games. Ottis Anderson ranks 5th with 15.

* RB Adrian Peterson set a team record for the most yards gained in the fi rst 2 seasons with the team. He currently has 2,652, surpassing RB Chester Taylor’s 2,060 from 2006-07.

* RB Adrian Peterson surpassed 2,500 career yards (25 games) and now has 2,652 in 2 seasons. He is only the 14th player in NFL history to surpass 2,500 yards in the fi rst 2 seasons.

* RB Chester Taylor scored his 25th career TD vs. Chicago (11/30/08). He now has 150 career points.

* G Steve Hutchinson had a 1,000-yard rusher behind him for the 8th straight year (every year he has been in the NFL).

* G Steve Hutchinson blocked for his 50th rusher of 100+ yards in a game. He has now currently blocked in 51 games where a running back has crossed the 100-yard mark.

* G Steve Hutchinson blocked for his 20th game with a 100-yard rusher as a member of the Vikings.

* TE Visanthe Shiancoe set a career high for touchdowns in a single season. He currently has 4 in 2008 and his former high was 2.

* WR Bernard Berrian eclipsed 2,500 career receiving yards. He currently has 2,992.

* WR Bernard Berrian set a career high for 100-yard receiving games in a single season. He currently has 4 in 2008 and his previous high was 2 in 2006.

* WR Bernard Berrian surpassed 100 career points and now has 120.* WR Bernard Berrian set a career high with 131 receiving yards vs.

Detroit (10/12), breaking his previous career high of 110 yards from the

VIKINGS TEAM NOTES

week before at New Orleans (10/6). He has notched all 3 of his best career performances (131, 122, 110) in his 1st year with the Vikings.

* WR Bernard Berrian notched the longest reception in Vikings history and tied the longest reception in NFL history with his 99-yard TD catch against Chicago (11/30). Berrian also caught the 3rd-longest reception in Vikings history with his 86-yard catch against Detroit (10/12).

* With 100+ receiving yards at New Orleans (10/6) and vs. Detroit (10/12), WR Bernard Berrian became the fi rst Vikings player to gain 100 receiving yards in back-to-back games since Nate Burleson had 2 in December 2004.

* WR Bobby Wade eclipsed 2,000 career yards. He currently has 2,249 yards.

Defense* LB Napoleon Harris notched the 10th-longest fumble recovery for a

TD in the NFL in 2008 with his 27-yarder at Jacksonville. It was the 4th longest by a LB in 2008 for a TD.

* DE Jared Allen became the fi rst Vikings player to reach double digit sacks since DT Kevin Williams had 11.5 in 2004. Allen currently has 10.5 on the year.

* With his 2nd safety of the season against Packers QB Aaron Rodgers in Week 10, DE Jared Allen tied an NFL record for the most safeties in a single season. Only 15 players have accomplished the feat.

* DT Kevin Williams 4.0-sack game vs. Detroit (10/12) ranked 2nd for most in a Vikings game and was the most since Chris Doleman’s 4.0 in 1989.

* DT Kevin Williams blocked his 1st career fi eld goal at Green Bay in Week 1 and followed it with his 2nd 4 weeks later at New Orleans (10/6).

* DT Kevin Williams moved into 9th place in team history for career sacks. He currently has 42.5 all-time.

* With his sack of Colts QB Peyton Manning (9/14), LB E.J. Henderson moved into 5th place all-time among Vikings linebackers with 10.5 career sacks.

* CB Antoine Winfi eld moved into a tie for 6th place for takeaways among Vikings cornerbacks with his fumble recovery at New Orleans (10/6). He now has 21 total takeaways as a Viking.

* CB Antoine Winfi eld moved into a 2nd place tie in Vikings history for most touchdown returns in a career with his 4th at New Orleans (10/6) when he returned a blocked fi eld goal.

* CB Antoine Winfi eld tied a team record for the most forced fumbles in a single season with 4.

* CB Benny Sapp caught his 1st interception as a member of the Vikings at Jacksonville (11/23). He now has 2 in 2008.

* S Tyrell Johnson notched his 1st career interception at New Orleans (10/6).

* S Madieu Williams notched his 1st career interception as a member of the Vikings. He became only the 8th player in team history to record an INT in his fi rst game as a Viking. He now has 2 on the season after missing Weeks 1-7 with a neck injury.

Special Teams* K Ryan Longwell broke the team record for most 50+ yard fi eld goals

in a season with 4. * K Ryan Longwell moved into a tie for 3rd place in Vikings history

for the most game-winning fi eld goals in a career with his 5th game-winner vs. Detroit (10/12).

* K Ryan Longwell moved into 21st place all-time in NFL history for regular season fi eld goals made (291).

* K Ryan Longwell became the 24th player in NFL history to reach 1,300 career points. He currently has 1,344 points.

* K Ryan Longwell reached 300 career fi eld goals made, including postseason (306).

* P Chris Kluwe reached 100 career punts of 50+ yards. He currently has 100 punts of 50+ yards since entering the league in 2005.

* P Chris Kluwe set a team record for the most 50-yard punts in a single game with 6 at Tennessee.

* CB Antoine Winfi eld’s return of a blocked fi eld for a TD at New Orleans (10/6) was the fi rst in franchise history in the regular season.

* RB Maurice Hicks surpassed 4,500 career return yards and now has 4,822.

2008 STATISTICAL MILESTONES


VIKINGS OFFENSE POSITION BY POSITION

VIKINGS QUARTERBACKS Fifteen-year veteran QB Gus Frerotte, in his second stint with the Vikings, leads the team in 2008 after playing with the Miami Dol-phins in 2005 and the St. Louis Rams for the past 2 seasons. Frerotte spent the 2003-04 seasons with the Vikings where he started 2 games (both wins) and completed 38-of-66 (57.6%) passes for 690 yards and 7 touchdowns. He set the franchise record for single-game passer rating at 157.2 points and threw 4 TDs in his fi rst Vikings start. He has started 94 career games, including playoff games for 2 different teams. Third-year QB Tarvaris Jackson serves as the backup in 2008 after leading the team in 2007. Jackson has started 16 of 18 games played since coming into the league as a rookie in 2006 and has com-pleted 249 of 435 passes (57.2%) for 2,702 yards and 12 TDs while rushing 80 times for 402 yards (5.0 yards per carry) during his career. Serving as the Vikings 3rd quarterback in 2008 is John David Booty, who was drafted out of USC in the 5th round (137th overall) of the 2008 draft. While with the Trojans, Booty posted a 20-3 record as a starter. He currently ranks 4th on the all-time USC career TD passing list with 55 TDs.

VIKINGS RUNNING BACKS The Vikings currently boast one of the most dangerous running at-tacks in the NFL, led by RBs Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor. Together the two accounted for 2,185 yards on the ground in 2007, which surpassed Robert Smith and Daunte Culpepper’s 1,991 combined rushing yards in 2000. Peterson and Taylor also fi nished #2 and #3 in the league with rushing averages of 5.6 and 5.4 yards-per-carry respec-tively. Peterson broke the NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game with 296 against the San Diego Chargers and Taylor has the lon-gest run in Vikings history with a 95-yard scamper at Seattle (2006). RB Maurice Hicks joined the Vikings in the 2008 offseason, after spending the previous four years with the San Francisco 49ers. With the 49ers, Hicks had 205 career carries for 869 yards (4.2 avg.) and 6 touchdowns. He was also a weapon on special teams as he owns the top two single-season kickoff return totals in 49ers history, including the team record of 1,502 in 2007. FBs Jeff Dugan and Naufahu Tahi round out the Vikings backfi eld. Dugan, a 7th-round draft choice (220 overall) in 2004, has started 12 games during his Vikings career, including 7 in 2006. He is a physical blocker who helped the Vikings set a team record with 2,634 rushing yards in 2007. He can also line up at TE. Tahi is in his 3rd year in the NFL and with the Vikings. He was originally picked up by the Vikings from the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.

VIKINGS OFFENSIVE LINE The Vikings offensive line is anchored by two perennial Pro Bowlers in C Matt Birk and G Steve Hutchinson. Birk, who has appeared in 141 career games with 118 starts since being drafted by the Vikings in 1998, has played in 6 Pro Bowls (1998-2007), which is tied with Mick Tinglehoff for the most by a Vikings center. He has paved the way for some of the best rushing performances in Vikings history, having been a fi xture in the lineup for 4 of the Vikings top 5 single-season performances during his 7 seasons as a full-time starter. He has also helped set the top 3 team rushing marks. Hutchinson joined the Vikings in 2006 and helped the team lead the NFL in rushing yards in 2007 with 2,634. Widely consid-ered the top guard in the NFL, he has appeared in 5 Pro Bowls and is a 5-time All-Pro. Hutchinson has blocked for 1,000-yard rushers in each of his 8 NFL seasons and has blocked in 51 games where a running back has reached the 100-yard mark. T Bryant McKinnie returned in Week 5 from a 4-game suspension. McKinnie had started 87 straight regular season games prior to the sus-pension and has blocked for 3 of the top 5 single-season rushers in team history. Also starting along the line are T Ryan Cook and G Anthony Her-rera . Backup T Marcus Johnson and C John Sullivan fi ll out the rest of the offensive line.

VIKINGS TIGHT ENDS The Vikings tight ends unit includes 10-year veteran Jim Klein-sasser and 2 players in their second year with the Vikings in Visanthe Shiancoe and Garrett Mills. Last season, Kleinsasser and Shiancoe played a critical role in the Vikings #1-ranked rushing attack. Averaging 164.6 yards per game, the team gained 2,634 yards on 494 carries. Kleinsasser was recognized for his unselfi sh blocking with a spot on the USA Today’s All-Joe Team. He has now blocked for 4 of the top 5 single-season rushing totals in team history. Not only did the Kleinsasser and Shiancoe duo assist in the Vikings rushing attack, but the two also contributed in the passing game. In Shian-coe’s fi rst year with the Vikings, he fi nished with career highs in every category, hauling in 27 receptions for 323 yards and one touchdown. He caught the longest pass by a Vikings TE in team history, a 79-yarder on a reverse by WR Sidney Rice. Kleinsasser added 4 catches for 43 yards and currently ranks 5th in Vikings annals for career catches by a TE with 163. Mills joined the Vikings on September 2, 2007, after his release in fi nal roster cuts by New England. He was inactive for the opening 15 games of the season before dressing in the fi nale at Denver. In that game, he caught 2 passes for 26 yards, including a long of 18.

VIKINGS WIDE RECEIVERS In 2008 the Vikings receiving core is benefi ting from the addition of big-play WR Bernard Berrian, who was acquired as a free agent from Chicago this past offseason. The former 3rd round draft pick of the Bears played 4 seasons for the Vikings NFC North foe and used his exceptional speed to rack up 2,197 yards on 150 receptions. Berrian joins incum-bents Sidney Rice and Bobby Wade as the Vikings starting wideouts. Rice, 22 years old, is in his second season in Minnesota. As a rook-ie Rice gained 396 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. His 4 trips to the end zone ranked him 2nd behind Kansas City’s Dwayne Bowe for rookie TD catches. The former high school quarterback also threw 2 passes on trick plays that resulted in 94 yards for the Vikings. His longest pass, 79 yards, is the longest in Vikings history by a non-quarterback. Bobby Wade returns to his preferred slot position in 2008 after a strong season last year in which he led the Vikings in receptions with 54, which was also a career high. Second-year man Aundrae Allison, holder of the longest play in Vikings history - a 104-yard kickoff return - and Robert Ferguson round out the receiving core. Ferguson has started 34 games over his career and has compiled 1,968 receiving yards to go with 13 TDs heading into the 2008 season.

POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWNQuarterbacks (3) Running Backs/Fullbacks (5)John David Booty Maurice HicksGus Frerotte * Adrian Peterson *Tarvaris Jackson Jeff Dugan Naufahu TahiWide Receivers (6) Chester TaylorAundrae AllisonBernard Berrian * Tight Ends (3)Robert Ferguson Jim KleinsasserDarius Reynaud Garrett MillsSidney Rice Visanthe Shiancoe *Bobby Wade * Offensive Line (8)Matt Birk (C) *Ryan Cook (T) *Anthony Herrera (G) *Artis Hicks (G)Steve Hutchinson (G) *Marcus Johnson (T)Bryant McKinnie (T) *John Sullivan (C) * Denotes starter


VIKINGS A RUSH UNDER CHILDRESS Since Brad Childress took over in 2006, the Vikings have rushed for 6,149 yards over the past 3 seasons, which ranks 3rd in the NFL during that time frame. The Vikings fi nished with the #1 rushing offense in 2007 with 2,634 yards, and currently the team ranks 4th in 2008 with 1,695 yards on the ground.

Rushing Yards 2008Team Rushing Yards Yards Per Game1) N.Y. Giants ................................ 1,922 ...................................160.22) Atlanta ....................................... 1,808 ...................................150.73) Baltimore ................................... 1,725 ...................................143.84) Minnesota ................................. 1,695 ...................................141.3

Rushing Yards 2006-2008 (Regular Season)Team Attempts Yards Avg. Per Game1) Atlanta ................... 1,345 .................... 6,267 ......................... 142.4 2) N.Y. Giants ............ 1,314 .................... 6,226 ......................... 141.53) Minnesota ............. 1,321 .................... 6,149 ......................... 139.8

* The team’s 4.7 yards-per-carry average over the past 3 seasons ranks tied for 1st in the NFL.

Yards Per Carry Average 2006-2008 (Regular Season)Team Attempts Yards Avg.1t) Minnesota ........... 1,321 .................... 6,149 .................4.71t) N.Y. Giants ........... 1,314 .................... 6,226 .................4.71t) Atlanta .................. 1,345 .................... 6,267 .................4.7

* The Vikings 170 rushes of 10+ yards from 2006-2008 (12.9% of Vikings rushes) ranks tied for 4th in the league.

Rushes of 10+ Yards 2006-2008Team Rushes of 10+ Yards 1t) Atlanta ................................................... 1741t) Jacksonville ........................................... 1741t) N.Y. Giants ............................................ 1744t) Minnesota ............................................ 1704t) Washington ........................................... 170

* RB Chester Taylor’s 95-yard TD run against Seattle (2006) ranks as the longest run in the NFL in the past 3 years.

* The Vikings have rushed 301 fi rst downs from 2006-2008; that total ranks 7th during that time.

* The Vikings have scored 47 rushing touchdowns during that time, which ranks tied for 5th in the NFL.

Rushing Touchdowns 2006-2008Team Rushing TDs 1) San Diego................................................. 572) Jacksonville .............................................. 543t) New England ........................................... 523t) Tennessee ............................................... 525t) Minnesota .............................................. 475t) New Orleans............................................ 47

* The Vikings 2007 ground attack ranked #1 all-time in team history and the 5.3 yards-per-carry average also ranked tied for 1st. The Vikings 22 rushing TDs that year ranks tied for 2nd all-time.

PASTING POINTS ON THE BOARD After averaging just 18.8 points per game over the fi rst 6 games (113 points), a total that ranked 24th in the NFL, the Vikings have scored 174 points over the past 6 games, an average of 29.0 points per game. The team’s 29.0-point average ranks as the 3rd highest average in the NFL over the past 7 weeks, and among teams that have played 6 games during that time, the Vikings 174 points ranks tied for the highest in the league.

Average Points Per Game Weeks 7-13Team Total Points Avg. Points Per Game1) Baltimore .................................. 214 ............................................ 30.62) N.Y. Giants ................................211 ............................................ 30.13t) Minnesota .............................. 174 ............................................ 29.03t) Green Bay ............................... 174 ............................................ 29.0

Total Points In Weeks 7-13Team Games Played Points1) Baltimore .............................. 7 ............... 2142) N.Y. Giants ........................... 7 ............... 2113) N.Y. Jets ............................... 7 ............... 1994) Tennessee ............................ 7 ............... 1895) New England ........................ 7 ............... 1886t) Minnesota .......................... 6 ............... 1746t) Green Bay ........................... 6 ............... 174

Weeks 1-6 - 113 total points Weeks 7-13 - 174 total pointsDifference - +61 points - 10.2 more points per game

VIKINGS OFFENSIVE TEAM NOTES

EXPLOSIVE ON OFFENSE According to Stats, Inc., the Vikings are currently ranked tied for 1st in the NFL with 13 touchdowns on plays of 20+ yards. Of those 13 explosive TDs, 4 have come on the ground, which is also ranked tied for 1st. The Vikings rank 3rd in the league with 9 TD passes of 20+ yards, 2nd with 16 rushes of 20+ yards and are tied for 11th in the NFL with 45 plays of 20+ yards.

2008 Touchdowns On Plays Of 20+ YardsTeam TDs of 20+ Yards1t) Minnesota .............................................. 131t) New Orleans............................................ 13 2008 Rushing Touchdowns On Plays of 20+ Yards1t) Minnesota ................................................ 41t) Carolina/N.Y. Jets ...................................... 4

2008 Passing Touchdowns On Plays Of 20+ YardsTeam TDs of 20+ Yards1) New Orleans............................................. 112) Dallas ....................................................... 103) Minnesota .................................................. 9

2008 Plays of 20+ YardsTeam Plays of 20+ Yards1) New Orleans............................................. 552) San Francisco .......................................... 533t) Dallas ...................................................... 483t) N.Y. Giants .............................................. 483t) Philadelphia ............................................. 486t) Denver ..................................................... 476t) San Diego................................................ 478t) Carolina ................................................... 468t) Houston ................................................... 468t) Washington ............................................. 4611t) Minnesota............................................. 4511t) Atlanta .................................................... 45

2008 Rushes of 20+ YardsTeam Rushes of 20+ Yards1) N.Y. Giants ............................................... 192t) Minnesota .............................................. 16

CONTROLLING THE CLOCK The Vikings currently rank 12th in the NFL in time of possession, as they have controlled the clock for an average of 31 minutes and 27 sec-onds through the fi rst 12 games.


GUS FREROTTE NOTES

IN GUS WE TRUST Since taking over in Week 3, QB Gus Frerotte has helped the Vikings to a 7-3 record over his 10 starts. During that time, the Vikings have completed 16 passes of 25+ yards after having none through the fi rst 2 games. That number ranks tied for 11th in the NFL from Weeks 3-13. Frerotte has also thrown 8 TDs of 20+ yards, which is 3rd in the league in 2008. Frerotte’s yards per completion average of 12.20 is the 9th highest in the league, and his

99-yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian ranks as the longest pass in 2008 and tied for the longest in NFL history.

Completions of 25+ Yards (Weeks 3-12)Player Completions of 25+ Yards1) Drew Brees, NO ............................................. 242) Kurt Warner, ARI ............................................ 213t) Jay Cutler, DEN ............................................. 203t) Matt Ryan, ATL .............................................. 205t) Jake Delhomme, CAR ................................... 195t) Donovan McNabb, PHI.................................. 195t) Tony Romo, DAL ........................................... 198) Chad Pennington, MIA ................................... 179) Gus Frerotte, MIN ......................................... 16

Touchdown Passes of 20+ YardsPlayer TDs of 20+ Yards1) Drew Brees, NO ............................................. 112) Tony Romo, DAL .............................................. 93) Gus Frerotte, MIN ........................................... 84t) 4 players .......................................................... 7

LEADING THE CHARGE Since Frerotte took over in Week 3, the Vikings have averaged 55.9 more gross passing yards and 8.3 more points a game.

Without Frerotte2 Games: 154.0 passing yards per game, 17 points per game. Record: 0-2

With Frerotte10 Games: 209.9 passing yards per game, 25.3 points per gameRecord: 7-3

The Vikings win over Detroit (10/12) was Frerotte’s 40th career vic-tory. He is only the 73rd QB in NFL history to win 40+ games. He cur-rently has 44 career wins.

Frerotte holds the highest passer rating in Vikings history with his 157.2 rating against the 49ers in 2003. Vikings Single-Game Passer RatingPlayer/Game Rating1) Gus Frerotte, vs. San Francisco, 9/28/03 ............................157.22) Warren Moon, vs. New Orleans, 11/19/95...............................152.9

CAREER WIN NO. 40

BALANCED ATTACK Through 12 games in 2008, the Vikings have 244 more passing yards than they had through 12 games in 2007. At this point last year, the Vikings leading passer had 1,104 gross passing yards compared to Frerotte’s 2,087 yards this season. The Vikings leading receiver through 12 games in 2008 is WR Ber-nard Berrian with 795 yards. In 2007, the Vikings leading receiver after 12 games was WR Bobby Wade, who had 426 yards.

TARGET PRACTICE Over the past 8 weeks, Frerotte has found a favorite target in WR Bernard Berrian, who has caught a touchdown in 5 of the past 8 games and has 4 100-yard games on the season. Berrian has the 5 longest completions from Frerotte in 2008, including the longest scrimmage play in team history, a 99-yard TD catch vs. Chicago (11/30)

Vikings Longest Receptions In 20081) 99t ................. Bernard Berrian, vs. Chicago (11/30)2) 86t ................. Bernard Berrian, vs. Detroit (10/12)3) 55 .................. Bernard Berrian, vs. Houston (11/2)4) 49t ................. Bernard Berrian, vs. Houston (11/2)5) 48 .................. Bernard Berrian, vs. Carolina (9/21)

HIGHEST PASSER RATING

FREROTTE 9-3 AS VIKINGS STARTER Frerotte is only one of 4 Vikings quarterbacks to begin 3-0 as a Vi-kings starter and is now 9-3 as a Vikings starter, dating back to his 1st stint with the team in 2003, when he won twice. Vikings Quarterbacks To Start 3-0Player/Season Consecutive Starting Wins 1) Daunte Culpepper, 2000 ................................................................72) Jeff George, 1999 ...........................................................................53) Bob Lee, 1970-71 ...........................................................................44) Gus Frerotte, 2003, 2008 ..............................................................3

Vikings Most Touchdown Passes In First StartPlayer/Game TDs1t) Gus Frerotte, vs. San Francisco, 9/28/03 ..................................41t) Todd Bouman, vs. Tennessee, 12/9/01 .........................................43) Jeff George, vs. San Francisco, 10/24/99 ......................................3

THROWING IT DEEP Of players that have completed at least 20 passes of 20 or more yards, Frerotte’s 38.3 yards per 20-yard completion ranks as the highest in the NFL.

Average Distance Per 20+ Yard CompletionPlayer 20+ Yd Passes Avg. Distance1) Gus Frerotte, MIN ................................. 23 .........................38.32) Tony Romo, DAL .................................... 35 .........................35.73) Drew Brees, NO ..................................... 50 .........................34.6

* Frerotte’s 99-yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian vs Chicago (11/30) tied a record for the longest pass in NFL history. Frerotte and Berrian became only the 11th tandem since the NFL’s inception to accomplish the feat.

Longest Completions - NFL1t) 99t, Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian, MIN vs. CHI (11/30/08)1t) 99t, Jeff Garcia to Andre Davis, CLE vs. CIN (10/17/04)1t) 99t, Trent Green to Marc Boerigter, KC vs. SD (12/22/02)1t) 99t, Brett Favre to Robert Brooks, GB vs. CHI (9/11/95)1t) 99t, Stan Humphries to Tony Martin, SD vs. SEA (9/18/94)1t) 99t, Ron Jaworski to Mike Quick, PHI vs. ATL (11/10/85)1t) 99t, Jim Plunkett to Cliff Branch, LA vs. WAS (10/2/83)1t) 99t, Sonny Jurgensen to Gerry Allen, WAS vs. CHI (9/15/68)1t) 99t, Karl Sweetan to Pat Studstill, DET vs. BAL (10/16/66)1t) 99t, George Izo to Bobby Mitchell, WAS vs. CLE (9/15/63)1t) 99t, Frank Filchock to Andy Farkas, WAS vs. PIT, 10/15/39

* Frerotte now owns 2 of the Vikings longest 3 completions in history.

Longest Completions - Vikings1) Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian, vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ...........99t2) Fran Tarkenton to Charley Ferguson, vs. Chicago, 11/11/62 .........89t3) Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian, vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 .............86t4t) Warren Moon to Qadry Ismail, vs. Detroit, 9/10/95 .......................85t4t) Joe Kapp to Gene Washington, vs. St. Louis, 10/8/67 ..................85t


ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES

RUSHING TO THE TOP RB Adrian Peterson currently ranks 1st in the NFL with 1,311 rushing yards through the fi rst 12 games of the season. Peterson’s average of 109.3 yards per game also ranks 1st, and his 9 rushing touchdowns rank tied for 8th. Peterson has 32 rushes of 10+ yards, which is 2nd in the league. His 4.9 yards per carry average ranks tied for 3rd, his 1,405 scrim-mage yards ranks 2nd in the NFL.

2008 NFL Rushing LeadersPlayer Rushing Yards Avg. Per Game1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ........................ 1,311 ........................ 109.32) Clinton Portis, WAS ............................. 1,228 ........................ 102.3

2008 Rushing TouchdownsPlayer Rushing TDs1t) Michael Turner, ATL ................................. 131t) LenDale White, TEN ................................ 133) Brandon Jacobs, NYG.............................. 124t) Maurice Jones-Drew ............................... 114t) Thomas Jones, NYJ ................................ 114t) DeAngelo Williams, CAR......................... 117) Ronnie Brown, MIA................................... 108t) Adrian Peterson, MIN .............................. 98t) Tim Hightower, ARI .................................... 9

2008 Rushes of 10+ YardsPlayer Rushes of 10+ Yds1) Michael Turner, ATL .................................. 332) Adrian Peterson, MIN ............................. 32

Since entering the league last year, Peterson has rushed for 2,652 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns. His 2,652 yards ranks #1 in the NFL over the past 2 years and his 21 TDs also rank tied for 1st. Peterson’s career average of 102.0 rushing yards per game in his 26 NFL contests ranks as the highest in the NFL from 2007-08. Only one other player in NFL history with 2,000+ yards has averaged 100+ yards a game for his career (Jim Brown - 104.3 avg./118 games).

2007-2008 NFL Rushing Yards Per GamePlayer Yards Per Game1) Adrian Peterson, MIN ........................ 102.02) Brandon Jacobs, NYG........................... 89.0

2007-2008 NFL Rushing YardsPlayer Yards1) Adrian Peterson, MIN (26 games) .............. 2,6522) Clinton Portis, WAS (26 games) .................... 2,490

2007-2008 NFL Rushing TouchdownsPlayer Touchdowns1t) Adrian Peterson, MIN ............................ 211t) LaDainian Tomlinson, SD ........................ 21

This year Peterson became the fi rst Vikings RB in team history to break the 100-yard plateau in the opening 2 games of the season. In Week One, he also became only the 2nd RB in Vikings history to rush for 100+ yards in consecutive openers- vs. Atlanta in 2007 and at Green Bay in 2008, joining Robert Smith.

Peterson already ranks 3rd in Vikings annals for career 100-yard rushing performances with 13 in just 26 career games. He currently ranks 6th in NFL history for most 100-yard performances in the fi rst 2 seasons in the league. In 2008, Peterson’s 7 games with 100+ yards is just one shy of Robert Smith’s single-season record of 8 100-yard games.

Career 100-Yard Rushing Performances - Vikings1) Robert Smith ............ 292) Chuck Foreman ........ 173) Adrian Peterson ...... 13

Single Season 100-Yard Rushing Games - Vikings1) Robert Smith, 2000 .............................. 82) Adrian Peterson, 2008 ........................ 73t) Adrian Peterson, 2007 ...................... 63t) Robert Smith, 1997 ............................. 6

100-Yard Rushing Performances In First 2 NFL Seasons - NFLPlayer 100-Yard Games1) Eric Dickerson, 1983-84 ..................................................212) Edgerrin James, 1999-00 ................................................193t) Earl Campbell, 1978-79..................................................183t) Clinton Portis, 2002-03 ...................................................185) Ottis Anderson, 1979-80..................................................156) Adrian Peterson, 2007-08 .............................................13

LEAGUE LEADER

STARTING STRONG

CENTURY MARK

With 1,311 rushing yards and 4 games remaining, Peterson is on pace to break the team record for single season rushing yards. Peterson is just 210 yards shy of Robert Smith’s 1,521 yards in 2000. As a rookie in 2007, Peterson fi nished with 1,341 yards despite missing 2 games due to injury.

Single Season Rushing Leaders - VikingsPlayer Yards1) Robert Smith, 2000 ............................. 1,5212) Adrian Peterson, 2007 ....................... 1,3413) Adrian Peterson, 2008 ....................... 1,311

Peterson is currently averaging 109.3 yards per game, which is well above the Vikings record of 95.7 yards per game, set by Peterson during his rookie season in 2007 (1,341 yards/14 games).

Single Season Rushing Yards Per Game Average - VikingsPlayer (Yds/Games) Avg. Yds. Per Game1) Adrian Peterson, 2008 (1,311/12) ............................109.32) Adrian Peterson, 2007 (1,341/14) ..............................95.73) Robert Smith, 2000 (1,521/16) .....................................95.14) Robert Smith, 1997 (1,266/14) .....................................90.4

PETERSON’S RECORD-BREAKING PACE

CLIMBING THE CHARTS In just 26 career games, Peterson has broken into the top 10 all-time rushers in Vikings history. With his 131 yards against Chicago (11/30), Peterson passed Fran Tarkenton’s career total of 2,548 yards. Peterson’s 5.2 yards-per-carry average ranks as the highest in team his-tory among runners with at least 500 carries.

Career Rushing Leaders - VikingsPlayer Att. Yds. Avg. TD1) Robert Smith, 1993-00 .............. 1,411 .......... 6,818 .......... 4.8 ........322) Chuck Foreman, 1973-79..........1,529 .......... 5,879 .......... 3.8 ........523) Bill Brown, 1962-74 ...................1,627 .......... 5,757 .......... 3.5 ........524) Ted Brown, 1979-86 .................. 1,117 .......... 4,546 .......... 4.1 ........405) Dave Osborn, 1965-75 ..............1,172 .......... 4,320 .......... 3.7 ........296) Darrin Nelson, 1982-89, ‘91-92 ....981 .......... 4,231 .......... 4.3 ........187) Tommy Mason, 1961-66 ...............761 .......... 3,252 .......... 4.3 ........288) Michael Bennett, 2001-05 ............713 .......... 3,174 .......... 4.5 ........129) Terry Allen, 1990-94 .....................641 .......... 2,795 .......... 4.4 ........2310) Adrian Peterson, 2007-08 ........508 .......... 2,652 .......... 5.2 ........2111) Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 72-78 .464 .......... 2,548 .......... 5.5 ........2212) Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05 .......454 .......... 2,476 .......... 5.5 ........29


RB Adrian Peterson set a new team record vs. Houston (11/2) for the most rushing yards gained in his fi rst 2 seasons on the team. His 139 yards rushing on the day gave him a career total of 2,164, which moved him past RB Chester Taylor’s 2,060 from (2006-07). He now has 2,652 in his 2 years.

Most Rushing Yards In First Two Seasons - VikingsPlayer Yards1) Adrian Peterson (2007-08) ...................... 2,6522) Chester Taylor (2006-07) ........................... 2,060

JUST ANOTHER RECORD

RB Chester Taylor leads all NFL running backs with 21 catches on 3rd down in 2008. Taylor’s 21 receptions on 3rd down ranks tied for 4th among all players. Nine of his 21 catches have gone for fi rst downs and his average yards per 3rd down catch is 10.5. Taylor ranks 3rd on the Vikings roster with 33 catches for 291 yards and 1 touchdown and has added 293 yards and 3 TDs on the ground.

2008 NFL Most Receptions on 3rd Down - Running BacksPlayer Yards1) Chester Taylor, MIN ...................................... 212t) Marion Barber, DAL ....................................... 162t) Jerious Norwood, ATL ................................... 16

TAYLOR CLUTCH ON 3RD DOWN

ADRIAN PETERSON NOTES/CHESTER TAYLOR NOTES

The Vikings are a combined 14-5 when one of their current running backs rushes for 100 yards.

Adrian Peterson - 13 games - 8-5 record296..................vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 W224..................at Chicago, 10/14/07 W192..................vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 W160..................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 L139..................vs. Houston, 11/2/08 W131..................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 W121..................at Chicago, 10/19/08 L116 ..................vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 W112 ..................vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07 L111 ..................vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 W103..................at Green Bay, 9/8/08 L103..................vs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 W102..................at Kansas City, 9/23/07 L

Chester Taylor - 6 games - 6-0 record169..................at Seattle, 10/22/06 W164..................vs. Oakland, 11/18/07 W136..................vs. Arizona, 11/26/06 W123..................vs. Detroit, 10/8/06 W113 ..................vs. Carolina, 9/17/06 W101..................at San Francisco, 12/9/07 W

WINNING ON THE GROUND

CROSSING 2,000 Peterson set a new team record for fewest games needed to reach 2,000 yards (21), breaking Chester Taylor’s mark of 29. His 2,000 yards in 21 games ranks tied for 3rd in NFL history for fewest games needed to reach that mark. Eric Dickerson holds the NFL record of 18.

Games Needed To Reach 2,000 Rushing YardsPlayer Games1) Eric Dickerson, 1983-84 .............182) Earl Campbell, 1978-79..............203t) Adrian Peterson, 2007-08 .......213t) Otis Anderson, 1979-80.............213t) George Rogers, 1981-82...........213t) Jim Brown, 1957-58 ..................21

The following is a list of Peterson’s 13 100-yard rushing perfor-mances from 2007-08:

Peterson’s 100-Yard Rushing Performancesvs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 ................................. 103at Kansas City, 9/23/07 ......................... 102vs. Green Bay, 9/30/07 ..........................112at Chicago, 10/14/07 ............................ 224vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 ......................... 296vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 ................................116at Green Bay, 9/8/08 ............................. 103vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 ....................... 160vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 ..............................111at Chicago, 10/19/08 ............................ 121vs. Houston, 11/2/08 ............................. 139vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 ......................... 192vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ........................... 131

REACHING 100

50-YARD DASH Peterson has 6 runs of 50 or more yards in just 26 career games played. That number ranks 2nd in Vikings annals behind Robert Smith’s 12 career rushes of 50+ yards.

Career 50-Yard Runs - VikingsPlayer .............................................50-Yd Rushes1) Robert Smith, 1993-00 ...................................122) Adrian Peterson, 2007-08 ..............................63t) Michael Bennett, 2001-05 ...............................43t) Tommy Mason, 1961-66 ..................................4

FIRST HALF EXPLOSION Peterson has rushed for 100 yards or more in the fi rst half 7 times in his short career. Such a feat has only been accomplished 13 times in team history, and Peterson has over half of those performances.

100-Yards Rushing In First Half - VikingsPlayer Games1) Adrian Peterson, 2007-08 ...................72) Robert Smith, 1993-00 ..........................23t) Four players .........................................1

TAYLOR RANKS IN VIKINGS ANNALS RB Chester Taylor has 2,353 rushing yards as a Viking, which ranks 14th in team history. This season he surpassed RB Herschel Walker’s (1989-91) 2,264 rushing yards, and Taylor is just 21 yards shy of tying Alfred Anderson’s (1984-91) 2,374 career rushing yards.

Career Rushing Leaders - VikingsPlayer Att Yds Avg TD10) Adrian Peterson, 2007-08 ........508 .......... 2,652 .......... 5.2 ........2111) Fran Tarkenton, 1961-66, 72-78 .464 .......... 2,548 .......... 5.5 ........2212) Daunte Culpepper, 1999-05 .......454 .......... 2,476 .......... 5.5 ........2913) Alfred Anderson, 1984-91 ...........626 .......... 2,374 .......... 3.8 ........2214) Chester Taylor, 2006-08 ...........540 .......... 2,353 .......... 4.4 ........16


VIKINGS OFFENSIVE TEAM NOTES

FOLLOWING ROUTE 76 Since joining the Vikings in 2006, peren-nial All-Pro LG Steve Hutchinson has proven his worth. In 44 games with the Vikings he has blocked for a 100-yard rusher 20 times (Adrian Peterson-13, Chester Taylor-6, Artose Pinner-1). Hutchinson has now blocked for a 100-yard rusher 51 times in his career and has made room for 3 games with a runner over 200 yards. He has had a 1,000-yard rusher behind him in each of his 8 NFL seasons, including this

season as Peterson currently leads the league with 1,311 rushing yards on the year. Hutchinson has appeared in 5 Pro Bowls during his 8 ac-crued seasons in the NFL.

BERRI NICE WR Bernard Berrian currently ranks 1st among receivers with at least 30 catches with a 20.9 yards-per-catch average. He has hauled in 38 receptions for 795 yards and 5 touchdowns on the season. Berrian’s 99-yard TD catch vs. Chicago (11/30) ties the longest reception in NFL history and ranks as the lon-gest scrimmage play in Vikings history. His 10 catches of 25+ yards ranks tied for 5th in the NFL.

After having just 3 catches for 38 yards through the fi rst 2 games, Berrian has caught 35 passes for 757 yards and 5 TDs over the last 10 contests. He has the Vikings 5 longest re-ceptions of the season and has led the Vikings in receiving yards 8 times in 12 games. This season, Berrian put up his 3 highest single-game receiving yardage days of his career - 131 vs. Detroit, 122 vs. Chicago and 110 at New Orleans. Prior to joining the Vikings, Berrian had 4 games with 100+ yards and in just 12 games with Minnesota, Berrian has 4.

Yards Per Catch Average Among Receivers With 30+ ReceptionsPlayer Rec. Yards Average1) Bernard Berrian, MIN ........... 38 ..................795 .................20.92) Steve Smith, CAR .................. 52 ..................958 .................18.4

Receptions of 25+ Yards Player Rec. of 25+ Yds1t) Calvin Johnson, DET ......................................121t) Steve Smith, CAR ..........................................123t) Greg Jennings, GB .........................................113t) Roddy White, ATL ...........................................115t) Bernard Berrian, MIN ...................................105t) Lee Evans, BUF .............................................105t) Larry Fitzgerald, ARI.......................................10

Berrian’s Career 100-Yard Receiving Games1) 131 ....................................vs. Detroit, 10/12/082) 122 ..................................vs. Chicago, 11/30/082) 110...............................at New Orleans, 10/6/083) 108 .......................................vs. Seattle, 10/1/064) 105 ..................... vs. Seattle, 1/14/07* (Playoffs)5t) 104 .................................. vs. Houston, 11/2/085t) 104 ........................... at New England, 11/26/067) 102 .......................................at Seattle, 11/18/07

SHIANCOE RANKS IN TOP 5 TE Visanthe Shiancoe ranks tied for 4th among tight ends in the NFL with 4 touchdown receptions. Shiancoe has 4 of the Vikings 14 receiving touchdowns on the season. He currently ranks 4th on the squad with 27 receptions for 373 yards in the fi rst 12 games. He has averaged 13.8 yards per catch, with a long of 40.

Receiving Touchdowns Among NFL Tight EndsPlayer TDs1t) Antonio Gates, SD ..................................... 61t) Tony Gonzalez, KC .................................... 63) Kevin Boss, NYG........................................ 54t) Visanthe Shiancoe, MIN .......................... 44t) Martellus Bennett, DAL ............................. 44t) Daniel Graham, DEN................................. 44t) Donald Lee, GB ......................................... 4

WADE LEADS TEAM WR Bobby Wade currently leads the Vikings with 40 receptions. Wade has tallied 423 receiving yards for an average of 10.6 yards per catch. He set a career high for receptions with 7 at Tennessee (9/28) only to break it with 8 at New Orleans (10/6) a week later. Last season Wade led the Vikings and set personal career highs with 54 receptions for 647 yards and 3 scores. Wade now has 94 receptions in a season and a half with the Vikings after having 101 total catches in the 4 previous years with Chicago and Tennessee. Wade is on pace to have both of his highest single season totals over his 6-year career in the last 2 years with the Vikings.

Bobby Wade’s Year-by-Year ReceivingYear Receptions2003 (Chicago) ............................................. 122004 (Chicago) ............................................. 422005 (Chicago/Tennessee)........................... 142006 (Tennessee) ......................................... 332007 (Minnesota) ........................................ 542008 (Minnesota) ........................................ 40

RICE RETURNS After seeing limited action through the bye week, WR Sidney Rice has caught 3 touchdown passes in 2008. In 2007, he ranked tied for 2nd among rookie wide receivers with 4 TD receptions. BERRIAN BURSTS ON THE SCENE

WR Bernard Berrian now owns 2 of the Vikings 3 longest pass plays in team history. His 99-yard TD reception against Chicago (11/30) broke a 46-year-old team record for the longest pass play. It also tied as the longest pass in NFL history; only 11 players have caught 99-yard TD passes all-time.

Longest Completions - VikingsPlay Yards1) Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian, vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 ...........99t2) Fran Tarkenton to Charley Ferguson, vs. Chicago, 11/11/62 .........89t3) Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian, vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 .............86t

Longest Scrimmage Plays - VikingsPlay Yards1) Bernard Berrian vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 - Pass ............................99t2) Chester Taylor at Seattle, 10/22/06 - Run ....................................95t3) Charley Ferguson vs. Chicago, 11/11/62 - Pass .............................89t4) Bernard Berrian vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 - Pass ...............................86t

Longest Completion - NFLPlay ................................................................................................Yards1t) Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian, MIN vs. CHI, 11/30/08 ...........99t1t) 10 other plays .................................................................................99t

RELIABLE BIRK C Matt Birk played in his 140th career game at Tampa Bay (11/16), which moved him into 2nd place among centers in team history.

Most Games Played By Vikings Centers1) Mick Tingelhoff, 1962-78 ........................ 2402) Matt Birk, 1998-2008 ............................. 142


VIKINGS DEFENSE POSITION-BY-POSITION

VIKINGS DEFENSIVE LINE The Vikings defensive line contains 3 Pro Bowlers in defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams and newcomer DE Jared Allen. Together Kevin and Pat, along with defensive ends Ray Edwards and Kenechi Udeze (on reserve/non-football illness list in 2008) and now Allen, have formed the toughest defensive line in the NFL against the run for the past two-plus years. In 2007, the team allowed an aver-age of 74.1 yards per game on the ground, and only 3 teams - Dallas, Washington and Denver - gained 100 yards rushing, while the longest in-dividual rush was for 30 yards. The previous season the Vikings allowed just 985 rushing yards (61.6 per game), which ranked 2nd since the 1969 AFL-NFL merger to only the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, who gave up only 970 rushing yards during their Super Bowl Championship season. Kevin has played in 3 Pro Bowls while Pat has played in the past 2. In one of the biggest 2008 offseason moves in the NFL, Allen joined the Vikings via a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs. Having led the NFL in sacks with 15.5 in 2007 despite missing 2 games, Allen earned his fi rst Pro Bowl and All-Pro Honors that season. His 53.5 sacks lead the league since Allen entered the NFL in 2004. Filling out the rest of the line is Edwards, who tied for the team lead in sacks in ‘07 with 5.0, as well as defensive tackles Fred Evans and Ellis Wyms and defensive ends Otis Grigsby and Brian Robison. Wyms joined the Vikings via free agency during the 2008 offseason and Douzable was drafted by the team in the 5th round of the 2008 draft (152 overall). Robison earned all-rookie honors in 2007 as he ranked 3rd among NFL rookies with 4.5 sacks.

VIKINGS LINEBACKERS The Vikings were dealt a signifi cant blow in Week 4 when they lost 2007 Team Defensive MVP and 2008 defensive captain E.J. Henderson for the season due to injury. The middle linebacker, Henderson had led the Vikings in tackles in each of the past 2 seasons with 155 and 142 tackles respectively. Henderson also had recorded 8.5 of his 10.5 sacks over the past 2 seasons as well as scored his lone career touchdown on a 45-yard interception return in 2006. Shortly after losing Henderson, LB David Herron, second-year man out of Michigan State, was also injured. With a depleted lineback-ing corps, the Vikings signed former LB Napoleon Harris, who led the Chiefs in tackles in 2007 but was released earlier this season. Flanking Harris are LBs Ben Leber and Chad Greenway. Leber, a 7-year veteran out of Kansas State, was acquired by the Vikings from San Diego in 2006. He has 3 times been a starter on the NFL’s number-one rated rush defense with San Diego in 2005 and Minnesota in 2006 and 2007. Leber started 10 games in 2007 and tied for the team lead with 5.0 sacks. Greenway is in his 2nd season at linebacker after missing all of his rookie season with a knee injury. He was a fi rst round selection (17th overall) of the Vikings in 2006 after an impressive college campaign where he was named an All-American his senior year. In his fi rst year starting for the Vikings in 2007 Greenway showed his playmaking abili-ties as he led the team in takeaways with 6 (4 FR, 2 INT) and was second on the team with 130 tackles. His 4 fumble recoveries tied him for the NFL lead. Greenway also returned an interception for a touchdown off of eventual Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning. Also joining the Vikings in Week 7 was LB Dontarrious Thomas, who was originally drafted by the Vikings in the second round (#48) of the 2004 NFL Draft. Thomas played in 59 career games with 10 starts for Minnesota during his fi rst stint and fi nished with 145 tackles (96 solo), 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He also was a mainstay on special teams, collecting 46 special teams stops. Former Carolina Panther Vinny Ciurciu, and rookie Erin Hender-son, brother of E.J. and a Maryland product, round out the linebacking unit. LB Heath Farwell, who led the team in special teams tackles in both 2006 and 2007 with 25 and 32 respectively, was lost for the 2008 season with a torn ACL in the fi rst preseason game.

VIKINGS DEFENSIVE BACKS The Vikings return 3 of 4 starters in the secondary for 2008 with CB Cedric Griffi n, S Darren Sharper, and CB Antoine Winfi eld. Sharper, the 12-year veteran, is the leader in the secondary and the owner of several impressive numbers. The 4-time Pro Bowl starter has 54 career interceptions (18 with the Vikings), the most by any active player in the NFL. He also is tied for 5th in NFL history with 8 career interception return touchdowns. Winfi eld, another veteran, has played 9 seasons in the NFL. A fi rst round pick (23rd overall) by Buffalo in the 1999 NFL draft, Winfi eld had gone on to record 829 career tackles and 19 interceptions. Winfi eld is still playing some of his best football, notching touchdowns off of intercep-tions in each of the last 2 seasons. The former University of Texas star Griffi n enters his third year with the Vikings after being drafted by the team in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Griffi n scored the fi rst touchdown of his NFL career last year in Dallas when he received a lateral from teammate LB Ben Leber off of a fumble and took it 28 yards for a score. Joining the 3 starters is 2008 free agent pickup S Madieu Williams, who returned to the playing fi eld in Week Nine after missing the fi rst 7 games with a neck injury. Williams adds another veteran body in the defensive backfi eld having been a 3-year starter (missed his sophomore season due to injury) for Cincinnati. With Williams sidelined, the Vikings fi rst selection in the 2008 NFL Draft (2nd round, 43rd overall) S Tyrell Johnson gained some impor-tant and meaningful reps at the safety position. Johnson was named the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Arkansas State. Adding depth to the secondary is CB Marcus McCauley, S Eric Frampton, CB Benny Sapp and rookie S Husain Abdullah.

POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWNDefensive Line (9) Defensive Backs (9)Jared Allen (DE) * Husain Abdullah (S)Ray Edwards (DE) * Eric Frampton (S)Fred Evans (DT) Cedric Griffi n (CB) *Otis Grigsby (DE) Tyrell Johnson (S)Letroy Guion (DT) Marcus McCauley (CB)Brian Robison (DE) Benny Sapp (CB)Kevin Williams (DT) * Darren Sharper (S) *Pat Williams (DT) * Madieu Williams (S) *Ellis Wyms (DT) Antoine Winfi eld (CB) * Linebackers (7)Vinny CiurciuChad Greenway *Napoleon Harris *Erin HendersonDavid HerronBen Leber *Dontarrious Thomas * Denotes starter

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NOWHERE TO RUN Under Head Coach Brad Childress, the Vikings have allowed only two 100-yard individual rushing performances in the past 44 games. Only St. Louis Rams RB Steven Jackson (12/31/06) and Green Bay Packers RB Ryan Grant (9/8/08) have reached the century mark during that time with 142 and 119 yards respectively. Over the past 3 seasons (2006-08), the Vikings have given up a total of 3,047 rushing yards, which leads the league during that time. Oppo-nents are averaging just 69.3 rushing yards per game from 2006-08. The Vikings ranked #1 against the rush in both 2006 and 2007 and are currently ranked 2nd in 2008, having given up 877 yards through 12 games (73.1 avg.).

Opponents Rushing Yards 2006-2008Team Yards Allowed1) Minnesota ...........................................3,0472) Baltimore .............................................3,421

Opponents Average Rushing Yards Per Game 2006-2008Team Avg. Yds/Game1) Minnesota Vikings ...............................69.32) Baltimore Ravens ..................................77.83) Pittsburgh Steelers ................................84.2

Opponents Average Rushing Yards Per GameSeason Avg. Yds/Game Rank2006................................................. 61.6 ...............................1st2007................................................. 74.1 ...............................1st2008................................................. 73.1 ............................. 2nd

Opponents Average Rushing Yards Per CarrySeason Avg. Yds/Carry Rank2006................................................... 2.8 ...............................1st2007................................................... 3.1 ............................. 2nd2008................................................... 3.2 ............................. 2nd

Opponents Rushes For Negative Yards (No Kneeldowns)Season Negative Rushes (Rank) Yards Lost (Rank)2006......................................................63 (1st) .................. -151 (1st)2007......................................................62 (1st) .................. -139 (1st) 2008..................................................... 33 (6th) .................... -77 (5th)

VIKINGS DEFENSIVE TEAM NOTES

ALLEN TERRORIZES QUARTERBACKS Since entering the NFL in 2004, Vikings DE Jared Allen’s 53.5 sacks rank 1st. Allen, who fi nished as the 2007 NFL sack leader with 15.5 sacks, currently ranks 1st on the team with 10.5 sacks and 1st with 41 QB hurries. His 10.5 sacks also ranks 9th among all players and 4th among defensive ends. Allen notched his 1st sack as a Viking in Week 2 vs. Indianapolis when he caught QB Peyton Manning for a 5-yard loss.

NFL Sack Leaders from 2004-2008Player Sacks1) Jared Allen ............................................53.52) Jason Taylor ...........................................48.5

2008 NFL Sacks1) DeMarcus Ware, DAL ........................................15.02) Joey Porter, MIA ................................................14.53) James Harrison, PIT ..........................................14.04) John Abraham, ATL ...........................................12.55t) Justin Tuck, NYG.............................................. 11.55t) LaMarr Woodley, PIT ........................................ 11.57t) Julius Peppers, CAR ........................................ 11.07t) Mario Williams, HOU ........................................ 11.09) Jared Allen, MIN ..............................................10.510) Aaron Kampman, GB ........................................9.5

SAFETY IN NUMBERS DE Jared Allen has 2 safeties on the season, which ties the NFL record for the most in a single season. Allen notched his fi rst safety of the year on Lions QB Dan Orlovsky in Week 6 and his 2nd on Packers QB Aaron Rodgers in Week 10. Allen’s 2 safeties also ties a team record held by Alan Page (1971).

NFL Single Season SafetiesPlayer Safeties1t) Jared Allen, MIN, 2008 ............21t) Bryant Young, SF, 1996 .............21t) Rod Stephens, SEA, 1993 ........21t) Burt Grossman, SD, 1992 .........21t) Brian Jordan, ATL, 1991 ............21t) Tim Harris, GB, 1988 .................21t) Don Blackmon, NE, 1985 ..........21t) Doug English, DET, 1983 ..........21t) James Young, HOU, 1977 .........21t) Benny Barnes, DAL, 1973 .........21t) Fred Dryer, LA, 1973 .................21t) Alan Page, MIN, 1971 ..............21t) Ron McDole, BUF, 1964 ............21t) Roger Brown, DET, 1962...........21t) Tom Nash, GB, 1932 .................2

Vikings Single Season SafetiesPlayer Safeties1t) Jared Allen, 2008 .....................21t) Alan Page, 1971 ........................2

* The two safeties vs. Green Bay (11/9) ties a team record for the most in a game. The last time there were 2 safeties in an NFL game was Buffalo vs. Houston, 11/16/03.

Most Safeties In a Single Game - Vikings1t) 2 vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 - Jared Allen sack; Penalty-Intentional Grounding1t) 2 vs. Atlanta, 10/5/03 - Two penalties-Intentional Grounding and Holding In End Zone

* The Vikings now have 3 safeties in 2008, which ties a team record for the most in a single season.

Most Safeties In a Single Season - Vikings1t) 3 in 20081t) 3 in 19811t) 3 in 1965

FORCING FUMBLES Since entering the league in 2004, DE Jared Allen has forced 15 career fumbles, which ranks tied for the 6th most from 2004-2008. Allen has also recovered 8 career fumbles, which ranks tied for 7th in the NFL.

Forced Fumbles 2004-2007Player Forced Fumbles1) Robert Mathis ...........................................................252) Dwight Freeney ........................................................223t) John Abraham .........................................................203t) Jason Taylor ............................................................205) Julius Peppers ..........................................................176t) Jared Allen .............................................................156t) Brian Dawkins .........................................................156t) Leonard Little...........................................................156t) Aaron Schobel .........................................................15


STACK OF SACKS After a slow start with only 2.0 sacks during the fi rst two weeks of the 2008 season, the Vikings have notched 31.0 over the past 10 games and currently rank 7th in the NFL with 33.0 sacks. Over the past 2 years, the Vikings 71 sacks ranks tied for 8th. DE Jared Allen leads the way with 10.5 sacks on the year, which ranks tied for 7th in the NFL and tied for 4th among defensive ends. DT Kevin Williams ranks 2nd with 8.5 sacks. He exploded for 4.0 sacks against Detroit (10/12); that ranks as tied for the most in a single game in 2008. Williams’ 42.5 career sacks since entering the league in 2003 ranks 9th all-time in Vikings history. Both Williams and Allen have nearly doubled the Vikings 2007 team high of 5.0 sacks. 2008 Sacks By Defensive Tackles - NFLPlayer Sacks1t) Kevin Williams, MIN ............................. 8.51t) Albert Haynesworth, TEN ....................... 8.5

Most Sacks In A Single Game - Vikings1) Randy Holloway, vs. Atlanta, 9/16/84 .............. 5.02t) Kevin Williams, vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 .......... 4.02t) 8 other players................................................ 4.0

Most Career Quarterback Sacks - Vikings1) Carl Eller, 1964-78............................... 130.02) Jim Marshall, 1961-79 ......................... 127.03) John Randle, 1990-00 ......................... 114.04) Alan Page, 1967-78 ............................. 108.55) Chris Doleman, 1985-93, ‘99................. 96.56) Doug Martin, 1980-89............................ 60.57) Henry Thomas, 1987-94 ........................ 56.08) Keith Millard, 1985-91 ........................... 53.09) Kevin Williams, 2003-08 ...................... 42.510) Mark Mullaney, 1975-87 ...................... 41.5

DT Kevin Williams currently has 4 career defensive touchdowns, which is tied for 1st for the most defensive touchdowns (INTs and FRs) in Vikings history. Williams needs one more to take over sole possession of the career record. In 2007 Williams tied a team record for the most INTs in a season by a defensive line-man (2) and the team record for the most INTs in a career by a defensive lineman (4).

Williams’ NFL TDsvs. Jacksonville, 11/28/04 ....................... 77 fumble returnat Seattle, 10/22/06 ................................ 0 fumble returnvs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 ................................... 54 INT returnat San Francisco, 12/9/07....................... 18 INT return

Most Career Defensive Touchdowns (INT-FR) - Vikings1t) Kevin Williams, 2003-07 (2-2) ..................41t) Orlando Thomas, 1995-01 (2-2) .................41t) Dewayne Washington, 1994-97 (3-1) .........41t) Joey Browner, 1983-91 (3-1) ......................41t) Bobby Bryant, 1968-80 (3-1) ......................41t) Paul Krause, 1968-79 (2-2) ........................41t) Ed Sharockman, 1962-72 (3-1) ..................4

Most Career Interceptions By A Defensive Lineman - Vikings1) Kevin Williams, 2003-07 ........... 42) Chris Doleman, 1987-93, 99 ...... 33t) 4 Players ................................... 2

Most Single Season INTs By A Defensive Lineman - Vikings1t) Kevin Williams, 2007 ....... 21t) Tim Newton, 1985 ............. 2

WILLIAMS WRITES HISTORY


STOPPING THE BIG PLAY The Vikings defense currently ranks tied for 4th in the NFL in giv-ing up touchdowns on plays of 10+ yards. Minnesota has only given up 7 TDs on plays of 10 or more yards. Minnesota’s defense ranks #1 in the league in opponents’ runs of 10+ yards with 14 through 12 games. The Vikings have not given up a rushing TD of 10+ yards, which ranks tied for 1st, and they have only given up 7 passing TDs of 10+ yards, which ranks tied for 5th.

2008 Opponents Touchdowns of 10+ YardsTeam Opponents Big Play TDs1t) Carolina ..................................................... 61t) Indianapolis ............................................... 61t) Pittsburgh .................................................. 64t) Minnesota ................................................ 74t) Baltimore ................................................... 74t) Tennessee ................................................. 7

2008 Opponents Rushes of 10+ YardsTeam Opponents Big Runs1) Minnesota ................................................ 142) Pittsburgh ................................................. 15

2008 Opponents Rushing TDs of 10+ YardsTeam TDs1t) Minnesota ................................................ 01t) Six teams................................................... 0

CUTTING DRIVES SHORT Through 12 games the Vikings defense ranks tied for 2nd in the NFL in opponents 10+ play drives, as they have only given up 13 drives of 10 plays or longer in 150 opponent possessions. The Vikings have allowed 47 points on those 10 drives of 10+ plays, which also ranks 2nd in the NFL. The 9 overall scores allowed on 10+ play drives ranks 1st and the 5 TDs allowed ranks tied for 4th in the league.

2008 Opponents 10-Play DrivesTeam Opponents 10-Play Drives1) Baltimore .................................................. 122t) Minnesota .............................................. 132t) Philadelphia ............................................. 13

2008 Opponents 10-Play Drive PointsTeam Opponents 10-Play Drive Points1) Baltimore .................................................. 462) Minnesota ................................................ 473) Philadelphia .............................................. 50

WILLIAMS RANKS 4TH AMONG VIKINGS DTS DT Kevin Williams’ 42.5 career sacks puts him in 4th place among defensive tackles in club history for the fi rst 6 seasons and 7th among all Vikings for the fi rst 6 seasons.

Most QB Sacks Among DTs First 6 Seasons - VikingsPlayer Sacks1) John Randle, 1990-95 ........................... 58.52) Alan Page, 1967-72 ............................... 54.03) Keith Millard, 1985-90 ........................... 53.04) Kevin Williams, 2003-08 ...................... 42.5

Most QB Sacks First 6 Seasons - VikingsPlayer Sacks1) John Randle, 1990-95 ........................... 58.52) Chris Doleman, 1985-90 ....................... 54.53) Alan Page, 1967-72 ............................... 54.04) Keith Millard, 1985-90 ........................... 53.05) Jim Marshall, 1961-66 ........................... 51.56) Carl Eller, 1964-69................................. 45.07) Kevin Williams, 2003-08 ...................... 42.5


GREENWAY TACKLES THE NFL Vikings LB Chad Greenway currently leads the team with 116 total tackles (83 solo) through the fi rst 12 games. He has led the team in tackles in 6 games thus far. For his career (2007-08), Greenway has 165 solo tackles and 246 total stops through 28 games. In 2007, he ranked 2nd on the team with 130 total tackles (83 solo), tying for the team lead once and leading the squad in 3 games. Greenway also ranked tied for 1st in the NFL

with 4 fumble recoveries in 2007. After having no sacks in 2007, Greenway has 4.0 sacks in 2008, which ranks 3rd on the team. He has 3.0 sacks in the past 6 games, including the team’s only sack at Tampa Bay in Week 11. According to NFL stats, Greenway ranks tied for 8th in the NFL for solo tackles and 13th in overall tackles.

Vikings Single-Season Sacks - LinebackersPlayer Sacks1) Ed McDaniel, 1998 .................................. 7.02t) Broderick Thomas, 1995 ........................ 6.02t) Matt Blair, 1981 ...................................... 6.04t) Ben Leber, 2007 .................................... 5.04t) Dwayne Rudd, 1997 ............................... 5.04t) Matt Blair, 1978, 1983 ............................ 5.08t) Chad Greenway, 2008 .......................... 4.08t) Many others............................................ 4.0


LEBER LEADS THE LEAGUE Vikings LB Ben Leber currently ranks tied for 1st in the NFL with 4 fumble recoveries on the season. Leber has 6 combined take-aways (4 FR, 2 INT) in 2008, which is a career high. Since joining the Vikings, Leber has ac-counted for 11 takeaways (7 FR, 4 INT). This season he also has 59 tackles (39 solo), .5 sack, 2 INT, 11 passes defended and 9 QB hur-ries.

2008 Defensive Fumble RecoveriesPlayer Fumble Recoveries1t) Ben Leber, MIN ...............................................41t) Lamar Woodley, PIT .........................................43t) Robert Mathis, IND ...........................................33t) Calvin Pace, NYJ .............................................33t) DeMeco Ryans, HOU .......................................33t) Antonio Smith, ARI ...........................................33t) Gibril Wilson, OAK............................................3

Vikings Single-Season Passes Defensed By Linebackers1) Matt Blair, 1981 ...............................................122t) Ben Leber, 2008 ............................................112t) Jack Del Rio, 1994 .........................................11

LEBER HELPS STOP THE RUN In his 6 years in the NFL prior to this season, LB Ben Leber had been a part of 3 defenses that ranked #1 against the run - San Diego in 2005 and Minnesota in 2006 and 2007. Currently the Vikings rank 2nd in the league; if the Vikings fi nish ranked 1st, Leber will have been a part of 4 #1-ranked rush defenses in 7 years.

Leber’s Teams Ranked As NFL’s #1 Rushing DefenseYear Team Rush Yds. 2005 ...................................... San Diego .......................... 1,349 (1st)2006 ..................................... Minnesota .............................985 (1st)2007 ..................................... Minnesota ..........................1,185 (1st)2008 ..................................... Minnesota ............................877 (2nd)

LEBER RANKS AMONG VIKINGS BEST LB Ben Leber’s 4 fumble recoveries on the season ranks tied for 7th in Vikings single-season history.

Vikings Single-Season Defensive Fumble RecoveriesPlayer Opp. Fumble Recoveries1) Don Hultz, 1963* (NFL Leader) ..................................92) Alan Page, 1970 (NFL Leader) ...................................73) Fred McNeill, 1978 .....................................................64t) Chris Doleman, 1989.................................................54t) Joey Browner, 1985...................................................54t) Matt Blair, 1976 .........................................................57t) Ben Leber, 2008 (NFL Leader) ................................47t) Chad Greenway, 2007 (NFL Leader) ......................47t) Duane Clemons, 1999 (NFL Leader) ........................47t) Jack Del Rio, 1995 ....................................................47t) Orlando Thomas, 1995 ..............................................47t) Fred Strickland, 1993 ................................................47t) Mike Merriweather, 1990 ...........................................47t) Joey Browner, 1986...................................................47t) Scott Studwell, 1986..................................................47t) Carl Eller, 1966 ..........................................................47t) Carl Eller, 1964 ..........................................................4

The Vikings lost a key playmaker on defense in Week Four when captain LB E.J. Henderson left the game with a toe injury that required sur-gery. Henderson left leading the team with 36 tackles (28 solo). He also had one of the team’s 8.0 sacks and one of the team’s 8 fumble recov-eries. Over the past 4 years (2004-2007) Hen-derson has led the team in tackles 3 times. In 2004 he led the squad with 125 stops. In 2006 his 142 tackles led the Vikings and last year his

155 stops were a career--high and led the team. He was named the team’s 2007 defensive MVP for his performance. The only year Hender-son didn’t lead the team in tackles was in 2005, when he ranked 2nd.

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

RECOVERY EFFORT Since joining the Vikings, LB Ben Leber has recovered 7 opponents’ fumbles, a number that ranks tied for 2nd in the NFL from 2006-2008. Leber currently leads the league with 4 fumble recoveries in 2008.

Opponents’ Fumble Recoveries - 2006-2008 - NFLPlayer Opp. Fumble Recoveries1) Antonio Smith .............................................................82t) Ben Leber.................................................................72t) Elvis Dumervil ............................................................72t) DeMeco Ryans ..........................................................75t) Jared Allen ...............................................................65t) Seven players............................................................6

HARRIS REJOINS VIKINGS LB Napoleon Harris rejoined the Vikings in Week 7 of the 2008 season after spending the 2007 season as the leading tackler of the Kansas City Chiefs. In his return debut, Harris notched 6 tackles (3 solo) against the Chicago Bears. In Week 12 at Jacksonville, Harris returned a Jaguars fumble 27 yards for a Vikings touchdown. Harris recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks and 3 interceptions during his last season with the Vikings in 2006. That year he ranked 3rd on the team with 96 tackles, the 3rd-highest total of his career. He also helped the defense hold opponents to 985 rushing yards on the year. This year Harris has collected 27 tackles (18 solo), 1.0 sack, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 FR, and 1 QB hurry.


FUMBLES LEAD TO SCORES With LB Napoleon Harris’ fumble recovery for a TD in Week 12, the Vikings scored their 47th TD off a fumble recovery since the 1970 NFL merger. That total ranks 1st during that time span.

Fumble Recoveries for a Touchdown Since 1970 - NFLTeam FR for TD1t) Minnesota Vikings ................................. 472) Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers ............. 463t) Atlanta Falcons ........................................ 453t) Oakland Raiders...................................... 45

Since Head Coach Brad Childress took over in 2006, the Vikings have scored 7 times on fumble recoveries (6 defensive recoveries, 1 of-fensive recovery), which ranks tied for 1st in the NFL.

Fumble Recoveries for a Touchdown 2006-2008 - NFLTeam FR for TD1t) Minnesota Vikings ................................... 71t) San Diego Chargers .................................. 73t) Chicago/Green Bay/Houston..................... 5

SHARPER IMAGE S Darren Sharper is currently tied for the Vikings team record for the most interception returns for a touchdown with 3. As a Viking, Sharp-er has notched 18 INTs. He now has 1,036 career return yards, which ranks 9th in NFL history. Sharper currently leads all active players with the most interceptions (54) as well as the most combined take-aways (60). His 54 INTs rank tied for 18th all-time.

Interceptions By Active NFL Players1) Darren Sharper ................. 542) Ty Law ................................ 52

Combined Takeaways By Active NFL Players1) Darren Sharper ................. 60 (54 INTs, 6 FRs)2) Ty Law ................................ 57 (52 INTs, 5 FRs)

NFL Career Interception Return TDs1) Rod Woodson ..................... 122t) Ken Houston...................... 92t) Deion Sanders................... 92t) Aeneas Williams ................ 95t) Darren Sharper ................ 85t) Eric Allen ........................... 8

Vikings Career Interception Return TDs1t) Darren Sharper (S) .......... 3 .....................2005-071t) Jimmy Hitchcock (CB) ....... 3 .....................1998-991t) Dewayne Washington (CB) 3 .....................1994-971t) Audray McMillian (CB) ....... 3 .....................1989-931t) Joey Browner (S)............... 3 .....................1983-911t) Bobby Bryant (CB) ............ 3 .....................1967-801t) Ed Sharockman (CB) ........ 3 .....................1962-721t) Rip Hawkins (LB)............... 3 .....................1961-65

JOHNSON STEPS UP Rookie S Tyrell Johnson, who started the Vikings fi rst 7 games due to a neck injury S Madieu Williams suffered in training camp, had a huge impact in the Vikings Week 5 win at New Orleans (10/6). Making his 5th consecutive start, Johnson recovered a fumble, notched an interception, made fi ve total tackles and collected a quarterback hurry. Johnson has 29 total tackles (19 solo) on the season, along with 4 passes defended, an

INT, a fumble recovery and a QB hurry.


LIMITING OFFENSIVE OUTPUT The Vikings currently rank 6th in the NFL in offensive points allowed with 195 through 12 games (16.3 avg.). The Vikings have only given up 11 passing touchdowns on the season, which ranks tied for 4th in the NFL and 1st in the NFC.

2008 Offensive Points Allowed - NFLTeam Points Allowed1) Baltimore ................................................1552) Pittsburgh ...............................................1593) Tennessee ..............................................1754) N.Y. Giants .............................................1845) Tampa Bay .............................................1866) Minnesota ..............................................1957) Washington ............................................2018) Carolina ..................................................203

2008 Passing Touchdowns Allowed - NFLTeam Passing TDs Allowed1) Indianapolis ................................................42) Tennessee ..................................................83) Pittsburgh .................................................104t) Minnesota ..............................................114t) Carolina ................................................... 11

Since Head Coach Brad Childress took over in 2006, the Vikings rank 3rd in the NFL with 44 opponents’ fumble recoveries over the last 44 games. Only Detroit and Chicago have more with 48 and 45 respectively. The Vikings are tied for 3rd in 2008 with 12 fumble recoveries.

Opponents’ Fumble Recoveries - 2006-2008 - NFLTeam Opp. Fumble Recoveries1) Detroit .......................................................................482) Chicago ....................................................................453) Minnesota ................................................................444) Arizona .....................................................................41

The Vikings currently boast 3 of the top 6 individual fumble recovery leaders over the past 5 years in the NFL. LB Ben Leber, DE Jared Allen and DT Kevin Williams all rank in the top 6 for fumble recoveries from 2004-2008.

Opponents’ Fumble Recoveries - 2004-2008 - NFLPlayer Opp. Fumble Recoveries1t) Jason Taylor ............................................................101t) Dewayne White .......................................................103t) Ben Leber.................................................................93t) Raheem Brock...........................................................93t) Kalimba Edwards ......................................................93t) Robert Mathis ............................................................97t) Jared Allen ...............................................................87t) Kevin Williams .........................................................85t) Five other players ......................................................8

POUNCING ON THE LOOSE BALL

INTERCEPTIONS ABOUND After having 6 interceptions through the fi rst 10 games this season, the Vikings have notched 5 in the last 2 games, including 3 off Bears QB Kyle Orton, who hadn’t thrown an INT in 185 attempts heading into Week 13’s Sunday Night game.

Interceptions in Weeks 12-13Team Interceptions1t) Minnesota ..................................................51t) Baltimore .....................................................51t) Chicago .......................................................51t) Tampa Bay ..................................................5



TAKEAWAY ‘TOINE A ballhawker who hits with authority, Vi-kings CB Antoine Winfi eld frequently fi nds himself around the ball. He currently ranks tied for 8th in the NFL with 2 fumble recoveries and tied for 9th with 3 forced fumbles. Win-fi eld also has 2 interceptions on the season. In Week 9 vs. Houston, Winfi eld intercepted his 19th career pass. It was his 21st Vikings career takeaway (14 INTs, 7 FRs), which ranks tied for 6th most in team history among cornerbacks

and 23rd overall. Winfi eld also returned a blocked fi eld goal 59 yards for a Vi-kings touchdown against New Orleans (10/6), which was a fi rst in team history for a regular season game. He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his effort. Winfi eld’s 2008 totals include 68 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 2 INT, 13 PD, 6 TFL, 3 FF, 2 FR and 1 QB hurry. Winfi eld has scored on 4 returns in his career, all coming since 2006 with the Vikings - 2 INT returns, one fumble recovery and one blocked fi eld goal return. He has scored a defensive touchdown for the Vikings in each of the past 3 seasons and has 3 of the Vikings 15 defen-sive TDs since 2006.

Career Takeaways By Vikings CornerbacksPlayer Takeaways Games1) Bobby Bryant ...................58 (51 INT, 7 FR) ............................. 1602) Ed Sharockman ...............46 (40 INT, 6 FR) ............................. 1413) Nate Wright .....................35 (31 INT, 4 FR) ............................. 1264) Carl Lee ...........................34 (29 INT, 5 FR) ............................. 1695) John Turner .....................26 (22 INT, 4 FR) ............................. 1036t) Antoine Winfi led ...........21 (14 INT, 7 FR) ............................... 666t) Audray McMillian ............21 (19 INT, 2 FR) ............................... 797t) Earsell Mackbee .............20 (15 INT, 5 FR) ............................... 667t) Willie Teal .......................20 (15 INT, 5 FR) ............................... 81

The Vikings have notched 47 interceptions from 2006-2008, which ranks 12th in the NFL during that time. Nine of those INTs have gone for touchdowns, a total that ranks 3rd during that time. The team has scored 15 defensive touchdowns (9 INTs, 6 FRs) in the past 44 games, and that also ranks tied for 1st in the NFL over the 2006-08 sea-sons. The Vikings are 7-4 in games in which they’ve scored a defensive touchdown.

NFL Defensive Touchdowns (2006-08)1t) Minnesota Vikings ........... 15 (9 INTs, 6 FRs)1t) Green Bay Packers ........... 15 (11 INTs, 4 FRs)

Vikings Defensive Touchdowns (2006-08)Game Playvs. Chicago, 9/24/06 ............... Antoine Winfi eld 7 INT return - Lvs. Detroit, 10/8/06 ................. Ben Leber FR in end zone - Wvs. Detroit, 10/8/06 ................. E.J. Henderson 45 INT returnat Seattle, 10/22/06 ................ Kevin Williams FR in end zone - Wat Green Bay, 12/21/06 ........... Fred Smoot 47 INT return - Lvs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 ................... Kevin Williams 54 INT return - Wvs. Atlanta, 9/9/07 ................... Antoine Winfi eld 14 INT returnat Detroit, 9/16/07 ................... Ray Edwards 9 FR return - Lat Dallas, 10/21/07.................. Cedric Griffi n 28 FR return - Lat NY Giants, 11/25/07 ........... Darren Sharper 20 INT return - Wat NY Giants, 11/25/07 ........... Dwight Smith 93 INT returnat NY Giants, 11/25/07 ........... Chad Greenway 37 INT returnat San Francisco, 12/9/07....... Kevin Williams 18 INT return - Wvs. Carolina, 9/21/08............... Antoine Winfi eld 19 FR return - Wat Jacksonville, 11/23/08 ........ Napoleon Harris 27 FR return - W

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WILLIAMS INTERCEPTS FIRST PASS AS VIKING S Madieu Williams, who missed the fi rst 7 games of the season due to injury, returned in Week 9 against the Houston Texans and showed exactly why the Vikings pursued him as a free agent during the 2008 offseason. Wil-liams notched his 1st interception as a Viking and fi nished with 9 tackles on the day, 8 solo. For Williams, it was his 10th career INT. He became only the 8th player in team history to intercept a pass in his 1st game as a Vi-

king, joining fellow S Darren Sharper in accomplishing the feat. In Week 12 at Jacksonville, Williams notched his 2nd INT of the season and the 11th of his career. Since returning from his injury, Wil-liams has 28 tackles, 2 INTs, 3 passes defensed and 1 QB hurry.

Interception In 1st Game As A VikingPlayer YearMadieu Williams, S ................................. 2008Darren Sharper, S ................................... 2005Willie Offord, S ......................................... 2002Wymon Henderson, CB ............................ 1987Clancy Osborne, LB ................................. 1961Dick Grecni, LB......................................... 1961Jack Morris, CB ........................................ 1961Charlie Summer, CB ................................. 1961

PREVENTING BIG PASSING TDS The Vikings have allowed only 3 passing touchdowns of 20+ yards on the season. That ranks tied as the 5th lowest in the NFL.

2008 Opponents Passing TDs of 20+ YardsTeam 20+ Yard Passing TDs1) Tennessee .................................................. 02t) Dallas ........................................................ 12t) Indianapolis ............................................... 14) New England .............................................. 25t) Minnesota ................................................ 35t) Chicago/New England/NY Jets ................. 3

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT WINFIELDSam Rosen and Tim Ryan on Winfi eld – FOX broadcast, 11/16/2006

“The guy just does everything. He hits – and when he hits you hear it and you feel it and balls pop loose. I mean this guy is something. Teams are afraid to throw at him.”

“They don’t really throw at him anymore, because even at 5’9” people don’t talk about his ability in terms of route recognition – knowing what offenses are going to do. He is very, very good as a defender.”

“If this guy doesn’t make it to the Pro Bowl this year something is wrong. He is a top-fi ve corner in the league and not just as a run support guy that comes up and tackles. He is terrifi c in coverage. He needs to get his due and end up in Honolulu.”

On run stopping: “There is nobody better in the league.”

On tackling: “When he hits you you’re stopped. You are not going anywhere. He is just one of the best tackling corners in the NFL.”

FOUR STATS, ONE PLAY In Week Three, CB Antoine Winfi eld collected 4 defensive statis-tics on the same play - a quarterback sack, a forced fumble, an opponent fumble recovery and a fumble return for a touchdown - when he hit QB Jake Delhomme near the end of the fi rst half, knocking the ball loose and returning it 19 yards for the score. It was only the 3rd time in team history that a player has recorded 4 stats on one play.


Under Head Coach Brad Childress, the Vikings have scored 19 times on returns (INT, FR, KR, PR and blocked FG), a number that ranks 3rd in the league from 2006-08. The Vikings have scored 15 times on de-fense, returning 9 interceptions and 6 fumble recoveries for touchdowns. That ranks tied for 1st over the past 3 years. The other 4 scores came on a kickoff return, a punt return, a blocked fi eld goal and an offensive fumble recovered for a TD.

NFL Returns/Defensive Touchdowns 2006-2008Team ................................... TDs1) Chicago .............................. 232) Green Bay .......................... 203) Minnesota .......................... 194t) Arizona .............................. 154t) Baltimore ........................... 154t) Buffalo ............................... 15

Most INT Returns For Touchdowns In A Single Game - NFL1) 4 ......... Seattle ....................vs. Kansas City, 11/4/842t) 3 ........ Minnesota .............at NY Giants, 11/25/072t) 3 ........ Tampa Bay .............vs. New Orleans, 12/11/772t) 3 ........ Cincinnati ...............vs. Houston, 12/17/722t) 3 ........ Houston .................vs. San Diego, 12/19/712t) 3 ........ Buffalo ....................vs. NY Jets, 9/29/682t) 3 ........ Baltimore ................vs. Pittsburgh, 9/29/682t) 3 ........ Philadelphia ...........vs. Pittsburgh, 12/12/652t) 3 ........ Cleveland ...............vs. Chicago, 12/11/602t) 3 ........ Baltimore ................vs. Green Bay, 11/5/50

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VIKINGS DEFENSIVE NOTES

In the Vikings 48-year history, the team has returned 78 interceptions for touchdowns; 9 of those INT returns have come in the past 3 seasons under Coach Childress and his staff.

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VIKINGS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Vikings 4th-year P Chris Kluwe is on pace to set a team record for the highest gross punting average in a single season. He cur-rently ranks 2nd in the NFC and 3rd in the NFL with a gross punting average of 47.4 yards; the team record is owned by Bobby Walden (46.4 - 1964). Kluwe has punted 62 times for 2,941 yards. He is also ranked 3rd in the NFL with 29 punts of 50+ yards on the season, a total that ties his previous Vikings record of 29 punts of

50+ yards in 2007. In Week 4 at Tennessee, Kluwe punted 6 times, all of which traveled over 50 yards (52, 50, 57, 57, 52, 56), setting a new Vikings record for the most 50-yard punts in a single game. Kluwe’s 54.0-yard punt-ing average on the day ranks as the 4th highest in team history. Kluwe now owns 3 of the top 5 performances in Vikings history. In 2007 he broke a single game team record at Detroit (9/16) when he punted 4 times for 230 yards, a gross average of 57.5 yards per punt. Kluwe has 90 punts of 50+ yards for his career. Kluwe has also left opponents inside their own 20-yard line 21 times in 2008, which ranks tied for 6th in the NFL. Leaving opponents inside the 20 is familiar territory for Kluwe, as he has done so 100 times since entering the league in 2005. That total ranks 4th during that time span. In 2007, Kluwe left opponents inside the 20-yard line 34 times, which ranked 3rd in the NFL and was a Vikings record. 2008 Gross Punting AveragePlayer Gross Punting Average1) Donnie Jones, STL ...................................... 49.72) Shane Lechler, OAK .................................... 49.53) Chris Kluwe, MIN ....................................... 47.4

2008 Punts of 50+ YardsPlayer 50+ Yard Punts1t) Donnie Jones, STL ........................................ 351t) Shane Lechler, OAK ...................................... 353) Chris Kluwe, MIN .......................................... 29

Punts Inside the 20-Yard Line - 2005-2008Player Punts Inside 201) Mike Scifres ...................................................1112t) Brian Moorman ............................................ 1032t) Brad Maynard .............................................. 1034) Chris Kluwe................................................. 100

Vikings Single Season Gross Punting AveragePlayer GPA1) Chris Kluwe, 2008...................................... 47.42) Bobby Walden, 1964 ................................... 46.4

Vikings Single Game 50+ Yard PuntsPlayer 50-Yard Punts1) Chris Kluwe, vs. Ten., 9/28/08 ....................... 62t) Harry Newsome, vs. Phx, 10/13/91 ................. 52t) Greg Coleman, vs. Chi., 11/25/84 ................... 5 Vikings Single Game Gross Punting AveragePlayer GPA1) Chris Kluwe, at Det., 9/16/07............. 57.5 (4 punts - 230 yards)2) Mitch Berger, vs. Cin., 11/15/98 ............ 55.8 (4 punts - 223 yards)3) Chris Kluwe, vs. TB, 9/11/05 ............. 54.3 (4 punts - 217 yards)4t) Chris Cluwe at Ten, 9/28/08 ............. 54.0 (6 punts - 324 yards)4t) Harry Newsome vs. Phx, 10/13/91 ....... 54.0 (5 punts - 270 yards)

Most 50+ Yard Punts In A Single SeasonPlayer 50+Yard Punts1t) Chris Kluwe, 2008 ....................................... 291t) Chris Kluwe, 2007 ....................................... 293t) Chris Kluwe, 2006 ....................................... 223t) Mitch Berger, 2000 ........................................ 22

PINNING THEM DEEPVIKINGS SPECIAL TEAMS The Vikings have one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history in Ryan Longwell, who currently ranks 21st all-time with 291 made fi eld goals in the regular season. Longwell has played in 188 games and is 291-of-354 on fi eld goals (82.2%). He has scored 1,344 career points, which ranks 24th in NFL history. Longwell has been with the Vikings since 2006 after spending the previous 9 seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He has kicked 5 of the Vikings 6 longest fi eld goals in team history - 55, 54, 54, 53 and 53 yards. P Chris Kluwe originally joined the Vikings as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2005 and has since blossomed into one of the best punt-ers in the NFL. In 2005, Kluwe earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors, becoming the only Vikings rookie in team history to win a Player of the Month award. He enjoyed a record-setting season in 2007, as he set new team marks with 34 punts inside the 20 and boomed 29 punts of 50+ yards. He had career highs with a 44.7 gross average and a 37.0 net average. Kluwe had not had a punt blocked in his career prior to the Week 7 game at Chicago. His streak of 282 punts without a block is a team record. LS Cullen Loeffl er is in his 5th season with the Vikings after sign-ing as an undrafted rookie in 2004. He has played in 76 consecutive games and has handled every special teams snap since joining the team, including 7 of the 8 longest fi eld goals in team history and 3 of the 5 longest game-winning fi eld goals (56, 55 and 48).

COVERING KICKS After allowing 25.8 yards per kickoff return through the fi rst 5 games of the season, which ranked 28th in the league, the Vikings kickoff coverage unit has allowed just 21.2 yards per return over the past 7 games. That average ranks 7th in the NFL during that time. Kickoff Return Average Against Weeks 6-13Team KR Avg. Against1) Buffalo ...................................................15.82) Pittsburgh ..............................................18.83) Carolina .................................................20.04) San Diego..............................................20.25t) N.Y. Jets ...............................................20.85t) Philadelphia ..........................................20.87) Minnesota .............................................21.2

The Vikings currently rank 1st in the NFL with 3 blocked opponents fi eld goals on the year.

2008 Opponents Blocked Field GoalsTeam Opp. Blocked FGs1) Minnesota ..................................................32t) Cleveland ..................................................22t) San Francisco ...........................................2

The Vikings also lead the league in opponents missed fi eld goals.

2008 Opponents Missed Field GoalsTeam Opp. Missed FGs1) Minnesota ..................................................92t) Cleveland ..................................................82t) Oakland .....................................................8

Opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their fi eld goal attempts vs. the Vikings. That percentage ranks as the 3rd lowest in the NFL in 2008.

2008 Opponents Field Goal PercentageTeam FG Pct.1) Tennessee .............................................63.22) Cleveland ..............................................65.23) Minnesota .............................................66.7

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VIKINGS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

WHEN THE GAME IS ON THE LINE One of the most accurate kickers in the NFL since entering the league as an unheralded rookie free agent in 1997, K Ryan Longwell currently ranks tied for 5th in the NFL with 24 fi eld goals made. He also ranks 8th with 101 points. With the Vikings, Longwell has made 49-of-50 fi eld goals from inside 45 yards. His streak of consecutive fi eld goals made inside 45 yards was broken vs. Detroit (10/12) when his 38-yard attempt was blocked. Longwell owns the team

record for the most consecutive FGs made under 40 yards with 34.

Most Game-Winning FGs in Vikings Career1) 9, Fred Cox, 1963-772) 7, Fuad Reveiz, 1990-953t) 5, Ryan Longwell, 2006-083t) 5, Rick Danmeier, 1977-83

Longwell’s Game WinnersDate .............Game ...........................FG ...........Time ........... Final12/27/98........at Detroit .......................50 ............9:49 ............ 16-139/17/00..........Philadelphia ..................38 ............0:03 ............ 6-310/15/00........San Francisco ..............35 ............0:54 ............ 31-2812/24/00........Tampa Bay ...................22 ............6:31 OT ...... 17-1411/14/04 ........Minnesota .....................33 ............0:00 ............ 34-3111/21/04 ........@ Houston ...................46 ............0:00 ............ 16-1312/12/04........Detroit ...........................23 ............0:02 ............ 16-1312/24/04........@ Minnesota ...............29 ............0:00 ............ 34-3112/11/05 ........Detroit ...........................28 ............5:17 OT ...... 16-139/11/06 ..........@ Washington ..............31 ............1:00 ............ 19-169/17/06..........Carolina ........................19 ............7:25 OT ...... 16-1310/14/07........@ Chicago ....................55 ............0:00 ............ 34-3110/6/08..........@ New Orleans ............30 ............0:13 ............ 30-2710/12/08........vs. Detroit .....................38 ............0:09 ............ 12-10

K Ryan Longwell currently ranks 21st all-time with 291 made FGs.

NFL Career FGs Made (Regular Season)1) Morten Anderson .................565 2) Gary Anderson ....................5383) Matt Stover ..........................4504) John Carney ........................4495) Jason Elam..........................4176) Jason Hanson .....................4007) Nick Lowery .........................3838) John Kasay..........................3789) Jan Stenerud .......................37310) Norm Johnson ...................36611) Eddie Murray .....................35212) Al Del Greco ......................34713) Steve Christie ....................33614) George Blanda ..................33515) Adam Vinatieri ...................32516) Jeff Wilkins ........................30717t) Pat Leahy .........................30417t) Jim Turner ........................30419t) Matt Bahr ..........................30019t) Mark Moseley ...................30021) Ryan Longwell .................291

LONGWELL’S 291 IS 21ST IN NFL HISTORY

LONGWELL RANKS 24TH IN ALL-TIME SCORING K Ryan Longwell currently ranks 24th in NFL history with 1,344 ca-reer points. Since entering the league in 1997, Longwell ranks 2nd in total scoring behind K Jason Elam.

All-Time NFL Scoring LeadersPlayer/Seasons Games Points1) Morten Anderson, 1982-2007 (25) ....... 382 .......................... 2,5442) Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 (23) ........... 353 .......................... 2,4343) George Blanda, 1949-1975 (26)........... 340 .......................... 2,0024) John Carney, 1988-2008 (21) ............... 285 .......................... 1,9265) Matt Stover, 1991-2008 (18)................. 283 .......................... 1,9056) Jason Elam, 1993-2008 (16) ................ 248 .......................... 1,8907) Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 (18) ........... 273 .......................... 1,7368) Jason Hanson, 1992-2008 (17) ............ 267 .......................... 1,7269) Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 (18) ............... 260 ...........................1,71110) Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 (19) ........... 263 .......................... 1,69911) John Kasay, 1991-2008 (17) .............. 249 .......................... 1,59512) Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 (19) ............ 250 .......................... 1,59413) Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 (17)............. 248 .......................... 1,58414) Steve Christie, 1990-2004 (15) .......... 229 .......................... 1,47615) Pat Leahy, 1974-1991 (18) ................. 250 .......................... 1,47016) Adam Vinatieri, 1996-2008 (13) .......... 201 .......................... 1,46217) Jim Turner, 1964-1979 (16) ................ 228 .......................... 1,43918) Matt Bahr, 1979-1995 (17) ................. 235 .......................... 1,42219) Jeff Wilkins, 1994-2007 (14) ............... 200 .......................... 1,41620) Mark Moseley, 1970-1986 (16) ........... 213 .......................... 1,38221) Jim Bakken, 1962-1978 (17) .............. 234 .......................... 1,38022) Fred Cox, 1963-1977 (15) .................. 210 .......................... 1,36523) Lou Groza, 1950-1967 (17) ................ 216 .......................... 1,34924) Ryan Longwell, 1997-2008 (12) ....... 188 .......................... 1,344

NFL Scoring 1997-2008Player Points1) Jason Elam.........................................1,4112) Ryan Longwell ................................. 1,3443) Adam Viniatieri .................................. 1,342FROM 50 AND BEYOND

K Ryan Longwell has connected on 18 fi eld goals from 50+ yards during his career. He has 3 of the 4 longest fi eld goals in Vikings history. Longwell’s 4 FGs of 50+ yards in 2008 is a team record for a single season and currently ranks 3rd in the NFL. Longwell’s 50+ Yard Field Goals - CareerDate FG Final9/2/97, at Detroit .................................50 ....................W 20-1010/17/99, at Denver ............................50 ....................L 10-3110/8/00, at Detroit ...............................51 ....................L 24-3110/29/00, at Miami ..............................51 ....................L 20-2811/12/00, at Tampa Bay ......................52 ....................L 15-2012/16/01, at Tennessee ......................54 ....................L 20-2610/5/03, vs. Kansas City .....................50 ....................L 34-4010/11/04, at Tennessee ......................53 ....................L 27-4810/17/04, at Detroit .............................50 ....................W 38-109/11/05, at Detroit ...............................50 ....................L 3-1710/23/05, at Minnesota .......................53 ....................L 20-2311/13/05, at Atlanta .............................53 ....................W 33-2511/13/05, at Atlanta .............................51 ....................W 33-2510/14/07, at Chicago ..........................55 ....................W 34-319/14/08, vs. Indianapolis .....................53 ....................L 15-1810/6/08, at New Orleans .....................53 ....................W 30-2711/9/08, vs. Green Bay ......................54 ....................W 28-2711/23/08 at Jacksonville .....................54 ....................W 30-12

Longest Field Goals In Vikings History1) 56 .......... Paul Edinger, vs. Green Bay, 10/23/052) 55 .......... Ryan Longwell, at Chicago, 10/14/073t) 54 ......... Ryan Longwell, at Jacksonville, 11/23/083t) 54 ......... Ryan Longwell, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/083t) 54 ......... Jan Stenerud, vs. Atlanta, 9/16/843t) 54 ......... Paul Edinger, vs. Chicago, 1/1/06


VIKINGS LEADERS IN THE NFL

2008 LEADERSWhere Vikings Rank among the NFC leaders (TOP 10) Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Allen, Sacks (11.0) NR NR NR NR NR NR 5T 8T 4T 4 5T 6T 4TBerrian, Receiving Yards (795) NR NR NR NR NR 6 7 8 6 8 8 NR 9Berrian, Receiving TDs (5) NR NR NR NR NR NR 8T 10T 7T 7T 9T NR 9TKluwe, Punting Average (47.4) 8 9 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2Leber, Fumble Recoveries (4) NR NR 2T 2T 4T 2T 2T 2T 1T 1T 1 1 1Longwell, Scoring (101) NR 3T 2T 4T 2 4T 1 8 8T 7 7 6T 6Peterson, Rushing Yards (1,311) 4 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 1Peterson, Total Yards Scrimm. (1,405) 8 1 7 5 7 6 5 5 4 2 2 2 2Peterson, Rushing TDs (9) 3T 9T NR 4T 7T 9T 4T 6T 4T 2T 3T 4 4TPeterson, Scoring, Non-kickers (54) 4T NR NR 9T NR NR 9T NR 9T 5T 10T 8T 7TWilliams, K., Sacks (8.5) NR NR NR NR NR 2T 3T 3T 4T 5T 8 5 7Winfi eld, Fumble Recoveries (2) NR NR 2T 2T 1T 2T 2T 2T 3T 3T 3T 3T 3T

Where Vikings Rank among the NFL leaders (TOP 10) Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Allen, Sacks (11.0) NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 8T 7T 8T 10T 7TKluwe, Punting Average (47.4) NR NR NR 4 7 5 5 5 7 5 4 4 3Leber, Fumble Recoveries (4) NR NR 4T 6T 8T 2T 3T 3T 1T 1T 1 1 1Longwell, Scoring (101) NR 3T 2T 7T 3 6T 1 10 NR 10T NR 8T 8Peterson, Rushing Yards (1,311) 5 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 1Peterson, Total Yards Scrimm. (1,405) NR 1 7 5 7 6 5 7 4 2 2 2 2Peterson, Rushing TDs (9) 5T NR NR 9T NR NR 6T 9T 6T 6T 7T 8 8TWinfi eld, Fumble Recoveries (2) NR NR 4T 6T 1T 2T 3T 3T 4T 5T 5T 7T 8T

Where Vikings Rank Offensively and Defensively (NFC) Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Overall Offense 6 11 13 11 12 11 9 8 9 9 9 11 10Rushing Offense 2 2 3 4 9 7 6 4 4 4 3 4 3Passing Offense 11 13 15 12 13 10T 9 10 10 12 13 14 13Points Scored 11 15 15 15 14 14 11 8 8 9 10 10 8Overall Defense 9 10 3 3 5 4 5 5 7 3 7 6 5Rushing Defense 12 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Passing Defense 7 12 9 7 12 6 9 9 11 9 9 11 10Points Allowed 11T 7 4 7 8 6 10 10 10 10 11 8 7TTurnover Ratio 11T 7T 6T 10T 4T 7 12T 13T 11T 13T 13 9T 8T

Where Vikings Rank Offensively and Defensively (NFL) Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17Overall Offense 8 15 17 14 18 15 12 12 13 13 15 18 16Rushing Offense 3 4 5 6 12 9 10 8 6 5 4 5 4Passing Offense 20 24 24 19 20 17T 15 17 17 20 23 26 25Points Scored 16 22T 23T 26 22 24 18 15 13T 14 16 17 13Overall Defense 18T 20 7 6 9 7 8 8 11 6 10 9 8Rushing Defense 21 7 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 2Passing Defense 16 24 20 17 24 15 19 20 23 19 21 22 21Points Allowed 22T 17 8 13 15 11 20 19 20 20 22 18 15TTurnover Ratio 22T 12T 10T 21T 7T 15T 25T 24T 21T 25T 26 20T 16T

NR-Not ranked in top 10

Done Prior to Monday Night Football


COMMUNITY CALENDARMinnesota Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson To Visit

Blue Heron Elementary in Lino Lakes on Tuesday, December 2

Jackson among 34 players participating in“NFL Take a Player to School” presented by JCPenney Afterschool

WHO: Minnesota Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson Students from Blue Heron Elementary

WHAT: Jackson will pick up 5th grade student Nicolas Henke in a limo from his house, take him to Blue Heron Elementary, visit the Principal’s offi ce, and speak to students about the importance of good health. During the visit, Jackson will lead kids in fi tness activities, as part of NFL’s PLAY 60 campaign, helping youth get 60 minutes of exercise a day.

MORE INFORMATION:• The NFL Take a Player to School sweepstakes will select one winner in each of the 32 NFL markets and two non-NFL markets. Winners will take players to school during the 2008 regular season. This year, students will have the opportunity to work with a player to plan an NFL Ultimate P.E. Class. Additionally, the NFL and JCPenney will donate funds to support schools in each of these communities, giv-ing children the chance to benefi t from programs that encourage the development of healthy lifestyles, improved social skills and enhanced academic performance. Each school will also receive and equipment donation from Wilson, the offi cial football of the NFL.• The JCPenney Afterschool Fund is a charitable organization committed to ad-vancing the afterschool movement in JCPenney communities by increasing access for children in need, inspiring innovation in the fi eld, and elevating awareness of the value of afterschool programs.• Since 1999, JCPenney and the JCPenney Afterschool Fund have contributed more than $70 million to support programs that promote the academic, physical, and social development of children in afterschool centers nationwide. The JCPen-ney Afterschool Fund will provide more than 20,000 children with access to safe, life-enriching afterschool programs this year.

VIKINGS ON THE AIR

Outside of Winter Park, several Vikings players dedicate a signifi cant amount of free time operating their own entrepreneurial ventures.

* Matt Birk opened Matty B’s, a supper club in native St. Paul in the spring of 2006, and Matty B’s Urban Bar and Grill in Minneapolis in the fall of 2006.

* Vinny Ciurciu started a sportswear company, Anger Sports, with his brother that specializes in workout and casual clothes.

* Bobby Wade owns a visual marketing company, Free Mind, that spe-cializes in promotional items.

* Pat Williams owns an automobile detailing company, Automotive Con-cepts, in the Twin Cities.

Catch the Vikings every Saturday during the season from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on back-to-back FSN North shows - Vikings GamePlan and Vikings Weekly. Vikings GamePlan offers an in-depth look at the upcoming opponent. Hosted by Vikings’ play-by-play announcer Paul Allen, the show lets fans watch and lis-

ten to Head Coach Brad Childress and assistant coaches discuss the week’s matchup and the state of the 2008 Vikings. Vikings Weekly is a 30-minute segment that gives fans an oppor-tunity to see their favorite athletes off the fi eld in a more personal set-ting. Players allow host Ann Carroll and crew to follow them outside of Winter Park to get a glimpse of their hobbies, their families, and other parts of their lives that fans otherwise wouldn’t know.

VIKINGS EXTRA POINTS

BUSINESS VENTURES

ALLEN TEAMS WITH JDRF TO “SACK DIABETES” Vikings DE Jared Allen is launching a new initiative called “Sack Diabetes.” This regular season, in each city where Allen plays, he will donate $3,000 for every sack he records through his newly formed foundation to the local Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) chapter. For every sack Jared records at the Metrodome, he will make a $3,000 donation to the Minnesota JDRF chapter. With 10.5 sacks thus far, he has donated $25,500 to the Minnesota JDRF chapter and $6,000 to the Greater Illinois JDRF chapter.

Cities where Vikings play this season include:Date Team JDRF Chapter/Branch9/8............. Green Bay ................... Northeast Wisconsin9/28........... Tennessee ................... Nashville Chapter10/6........... New Orleans ............... Louisiana10/19......... Chicago ....................... Greater Illinois - $6,00011/16 ......... Tampa Bay .................. Tampa Bay11/23 ......... Jacksonville ................. Jacksonville12/7........... Detroit ......................... Greater Detroit12/14......... Arizona ........................ Desert Southwest

KFAN-AM radio mid-day personality Paul Allen enters his 7th season as the Vikings radio play-by-play voice in 2008. Joining him in the booth for the 2nd year is former Vikings LB and coach Pete Bercich, while former Vikings punter Greg Coleman will serve as the sideline reporter. KFAN-AM (1130) and KTLK (100.3 FM) serve as the fl agship sta-tions for the Minnesota Vikings Radio Network, which includes outlets in six states:

Minnesota: Iowa:Market Station Freq. Market Station Freq.Twin Cities KFAN-AM 1130 Ames KASI-AM 1430Twin Cities KTLK-FM 100.3 Cedar Rapids KMJM-AM 1360Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3 Mason City KGLO-AM 1300Alexandria KIKV-FM 100.7 Sioux City KMNS-AM 620Austin KNFX-AM 970 Spencer KICD-AM 1240Bemidji KBUN-AM 1450Bemidji KBHP-FM 101.1 Montana:Benson KSCR-FM 93.5 Miles City KKRY-FM 92.5Blue Earth KBEW-FM 98.1Brainerd KBLB-FM 93.3 North Dakota:Crookston KROX-AM 1260 Bismarck KXMR-AM 710Dassel KARP-FM 106.9 Carrington KDAK-AM 1600Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM 1340 Devils Lake KDLR-AM 1240Detroit Lakes KRCQ-FM 102.3 Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460Duluth WEBC-AM 560 Fargo KFGO-AM 790Ely WELY-AM 1450Ely WELY-FM 94.5 Grand Forks KKXL-AM 1440Fergus Falls KBRF-AM 1250 Jamestown KQDJ-AM 1400Grand Rapids KMFY-FM 96.9 Minot KRRZ-AM 1390Hibbing WMNT-AM 650 Oakes KDDR-AM 1220Hutchinson KARP-FM 106.9 Valley City KOVC-AM 1490Intl. Falls KSDM-FM 104.1 Williston KEYZ-AM 600Jackson KRAQ-FM 105.7Mankato KHRS-FM 105.9Mankato KXLP-FM 93.1 South Dakota:Mankato KYSM-AM 1230 Aberdeen KSDN-AM 930Marshall KARL-FM 105.1 Milbank KMSD-AM 1510Morris KKOK-FM 95.7 Mobridge KMLO-FM 100.7New Ulm KNUJ-FM 107.3 Pierre KPLO-FM 94.5Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870 Sioux Falls KXQL-FM 107.9Pine City WCMP-FM 100.9 Sisseton KBWS-FM 102.9Rochester KRCH-FM 101.7 Watertown KWAT-AM 950Rochester KWEB-AM 1270 Yankton KVTK-AM 1570Roseau KCAJ-FM 102.1St. Cloud WJON-AM 1240 Wisconsin: Spring Grove KQYB-FM 98.3 Amery WLMX-FM 104.9Staples KSKK-FM 94.7 Balsam Lake WLMX-FM 104.9Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230 Eau Claire WMEQ-AM 880Wadena KSKK-FM 94.7 Hayward WHSM-FM 101.0Walker KQKK-FM 101.9 LaCrosse KYOB-FM 98.3Waseca KOWZ-AM 1170 Menomonie WMEQ-AM 880Winona KWNO-FM 99.3 Rice Lake WKFX-FM 99.1

VOICES OF THE VIKINGS


Vikings legendary defensive tackle John Randle became the 17th member of the Vikings Ring of Honor this season during a ceremony in conjunction with the Sunday Night Football game vs. Chicago on November 30, 2008. Randle’s fi erce style of play and emotional leadership were hallmarks of his 11 seasons with the Vikings (1990-2000). One of the most popular Vikings during his playing days, Randle’s high-energy style earned him the respect of teammates and opponents across the NFL. His play redefi ned the DT position during his era and his game-changing ability made pass rushing from the DT spot a premium. A success story from the start of his Vikings career, Randle came to the team in 1990 as an undrafted rookie free agent from Division II Texas A&I. In 1991 he cracked the regular starting lineup and he went on to start 150 of the 176 career games he played. Randle led or tied for the team lead 9 times in his 11 Vikings seasons and had 10+ sacks in 8 straight seasons from 1993-2000. Randle’s 114.0 career sacks ranks 3rd in Vikings history and ranks as the most by a DT. Randle earned starting spots for the NFC in 6 straight Pro Bowls, 1993-98, with the Vikings and went to the Pro Bowl in 2001 as a Seahawk, representing the AFC. Randle was named to the NFL Team of the Decade for the 1990s. Randle was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame for his Texas A&I career. Randle played 14 NFL seasons, ending his career with Seattle from 2001-03.

Randle’s Career StatsYear (Team) GP/GS Sacks Tackles1990 (Minnesota).................16/0 ...................... 1.0 ............................211991 (Minnesota).................16/8 ....................9.5 * ............................581992 (Minnesota)...............16/14 .................... 11.5 ............................561993 (Minnesota) ^ ...........16/16 ..................12.5 * ............................591994 (Minnesota) ^ ............16/16 ..................13.5 * ............................471995 (Minnesota) ^ ............16/16 ..................10.5 * ............................471996 (Minnesota) ^ ............16/16 ..................11.5 * ............................581997 (Minnesota) ^ ............16/16 ..................15.5 * ............................711998 (Minnesota) ^ ............16/16 ..................10.5 * ............................561999 (Minnesota)...............16/16 ..................10.0 * ............................442000 (Minnesota)...............16/16 ....................8.0 * ............................312001 (Seattle) ^ .................15/14 ..................11.0 * ............................352002 (Seattle) ....................12/12 ...................... 7.0 ............................152003 (Seattle) ......................16/9 ...................... 5.5 ............................17Totals ............................219/185 .................. 137.5 ..........................615^ - Pro Bowler; * - led or tied for team lead

RANDLE INDUCTED INTO RING OF HONOR

Randle is the 17th member of the Vikings Ring of Honor, joining an elite class that includes former players, coaches, staff and administra-tors.

Name Position Year Inducted Fran Tarkenton Quarterback 1998 Alan Page Defensive Tackle 1998 JIm Finks Administrator 1998 Bud Grant Head Coach 1998 Paul Krause Safety 1998 Fred Zamberletti Athletic Trainer 1998 Jim Marshall Defensive End 1999 Ron Yary Tackle 2001 Korey Stringer Tackle 2001 Mick TIngelhoff Center 2001 Carl Eller Defensive End 2002 Cris Carter Wide Receiver 2003 Bill Brown Running Back 2004 Jerry Burns Head Coach 2005 Randall McDaniel Guard 2006 Chuck Foreman Running Back 2007 John Randle Defensive Tackle 2008

AN ELITE CLASS


NFL Career SacksPlayer Sacks1) Bruce Smith, DE ................................ 200.02) Reggie White, DE .............................. 198.03) Kevin Greene, DE ............................. 160.04) Chris Doleman, DE............................ 150.55) Michael Strahan, DE ......................... 141.56t) John Randle, DT ............................. 137.56t) Richard Dent, DE ............................. 137.5

Randle holds the NFL record for the most sacks by a defensive tackle

with 137.5.

1993-99 NFC PRO BOWL DEFENSIVE LINE STARTERS (DTs, DEs)1993 John Randle (Vikings), Sean Gilbert (Rams), Richard Dent (Bears), Reggie White (Packers)1994 John Randle (Vikings), Leon Lett (Cowboys), Charles Haley (Cowboys), William Fuller (Eagles)1995 John Randle (Vikings), Eric Swann (Cardinals), Charley Haley (Cowboys), Reggie White (Packers)1996 John Randle (Vikings), Bryant Young (49ers), Tony Tolbert (Cowboys), Reggie White (Packers)1997 John Randle (Vikings), Dana Stubblefi eld (49ers), Michael Strahan (Giants), Chris Doleman (49ers),1998 John Randle (Vikings), Warren Sapp (Buccaneers), Michael Strahan (Giants), Reggie White (Packers)

2001 AFC PRO BOWL DEFENSIVE LINE STARTERS (DTs, DEs)2001 John Randle (Seahawks), Sam Adams (Ravens), John Abraham (Jets), Marcellus Wiley (Chargers)

1991-2002 NFL SACKS 1994 NFL SACKSJohn Randle ..........131.0 Kevin Greene 14.0Bruce Smith ............ 118.5 John Randle 13.5Reggie White ..........103.0 Ken Harvey 13.5Kevin Greene..........100.5Derrick Thomas ...... 96.5 1997 NFL SACKS John Randle 15.5 Dana Stubblefi eld 15.0

Tenacious is the fi rst word that comes to mind when I think of John. He played hard on every play for 60 minutes. He also played with a great love for the game. He had fun out there. He talked a lot and let everyone know he was having fun. I respected John as a great player, and I will always remember how much he ap-preciated the opportunity to play in the NFL. - Troy Aikman

No one deserves it as much as John. I can say that it was a pleasure to play against him; it was tough, but it was a pleasure. The way he played the game, the character that he showed, the intensity, is as good as anyone who has ever played. We had some good battles, and he hit me a lot of times, plenty of sacks, but I admire him as a player and I have a lot of respect for him - Brett Favre

John was tenacious, quick and smart; those are the traits you need to play on the defensive line. I certainly would’ve loved to play with John. He is so deserving of this honor and he was just a fantastic football player. - Jim Marshall


VIKINGS IN THE COMMUNITY

Jared Allen Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Aundrae AllisonAfrican American Adoption Agency

Bernard BerrianSpecial Olympics Minnesota Matt Birk H.I.K.E. Foundation (Hope, Inspiration, Knowledge and Education)United Way

Brad ChildressSaturday Special Community Guests ProgramSpecial Olympics Minnesota

Vinny CiurciuUniversity of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview

Ryan CookUnited Way Hometown Huddle

Jeff DuganRonald McDonald HouseStarkey Hearing Foundation

Ray EdwardsSummit Academy OIC

Heath Farwell R.T. Autism and Muscular Dystrophy Association

Charles GordonCatholic Charities St. Joseph’s Home For Children

Chad Greenway Lead the Way Foundatio Memorial Blood CentersZeta Tau Alpha Breast Cancer Awareness

Cedric Griffi nSalvation Army

E.J. Henderson Gamespeed/E.J Henderson Youth FoundationPolice Activities League

Anthony Herrera University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview

Artis HicksRonald McDonald House

Steve Hutchinson American Heart Association “What Moves U” Campaign

Tarvaris JacksonCatholic Charities’ St. Joseph’s Home For Children

Marcus JohnsonYouth Water Safety

Tyrell JohnsonMinneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Jim Kleinsasser The Make-A-Wish Foundation

Chris Kluwe The United WayLift Up America

Ben LeberUniversity of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview

Cullen Loeffl erSherriff’s Youth ProgramThe Lone Star Paralysis Foundation

Ryan LongwellHunger Solutions Minnesota

Marcus McCauleyAfrican American Adoption Agency

Bryant McKinnieBreast Cancer AwarenessNFL Youth Football Junior Player Development

Garrett MillsStarkey Hearing Foundation

Jayme MitchellSalvation Army Harbor Light Center

Adrian PetersonAdrian Peterson’s All Day FoundationSpecial Olympics MinnesotaBoys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities

Sidney RiceChildren’s Home SocietyFamily Services Adoption Program

Darren SharperSharper Kids FoundationTeam Spokesperson for Books for Africa

Visanthe ShiancoeKaboom! Playgrounds

Naufahu TahiUnited Way

Chester TaylorKaboom! Playgrounds

Kenechi UdezeBoys & Girls Clubs of the Twin CitiesThe Marrow ProgramLeukemia and Lymphoma Society

Bobby WadeWhat Moves U and NFL Play 60

Kevin WilliamsChildren’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

Madieu WilliamsMadieu Williams FoundationYMCA

Pat WilliamsVikings Children’s Fund Bowl With the VikingsUnited Way “Live United”Big Brothers Big Sisters

Antoine Winfi eldNorth Community YMCANFL Play 60


QUICK HITSFranchise Founded: January 28, 1960First Head Coach: Norm Van BrocklinFirst Regular Season Game: 9/17/61 - Vikings 37, Chicago Bears 13First Playoff Game: 12/22/68 - Vikings 14, Baltimore Colts 24First Super Bowl: Super Bowl IV (1/11/70) Vikings 7, Chiefs 23Playoff Appearances/Games: 25/42Super Bowl Appearances: 4 - Super Bowl IV, VIII, IX, and XIAll-Time Record (Reg. Season and Postseason): 410-345-9 All-Time Home Record: 239-136-4All-Time Away Record: 171-209-5Home Stadiums: Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) - 97-59-4 HHH Metrodome (1982-present) - 142-77-0 Stadium Info: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Capacity: 64,121 Address: 500 11th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55415 Playing Surface: FieldTurfTraining Facilities: Winter Park Address: 9520 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344Training Camp: Minnesota State University-Mankato Address: 700 Ellis Avenue, Mankato, MN 56002Owner/Chairman: Zygi Wilf Owner/President: Mark Wilf


VIKINGS YEAR-BY-YEARYear Preseason Regular Season Playoffs1961....................0-5-0 .......................... 3-11-0 .............................0-0-01962....................2-3-0 .......................... 2-11-1 .............................0-0-01963....................4-1-0 ........................... 5-8-1..............................0-0-01964....................5-0-0 ........................... 8-5-1..............................0-0-01965....................5-0-0 ........................... 7-7-0..............................0-0-01966....................3-1-1 ........................... 4-9-1..............................0-0-01967....................2-3-0 ........................... 3-8-3..............................0-0-01968....................3-2-0 ........................... 8-6-0..............................0-1-01969....................5-1-0 .......................... 12-2-0............. 2-1-0 (SB loss)1970....................4-2-0 .......................... 12-2-0.............................0-1-01971....................4-2-0 .......................... 11-3-0 .............................0-1-01972....................3-2-0 ........................... 7-7-0..............................0-0-01973....................5-0-0 .......................... 12-2-0............. 2-1-0 (SB loss)1974....................3-2-0 .......................... 10-4-0............. 2-1-0 (SB loss)1975....................2-3-1 .......................... 12-2-0.............................0-1-01976....................3-3-0 .......................... 11-2-1 ............. 2-1-0 (SB loss)1977....................4-2-0 ........................... 9-5-0..............................1-1-01978....................2-2-0 ........................... 8-7-1..............................0-1-01979....................0-4-0 ........................... 7-9-0..............................0-0-01980....................3-1-0 ........................... 9-7-0..............................0-1-01981....................1-3-0 ........................... 7-9-0..............................0-0-01982....................3-2-0 ........................... 5-4-0..............................1-1-01983....................3-1-0 ........................... 8-8-0..............................0-0-01984....................1-3-0 .......................... 3-13-0.............................0-0-01985....................3-1-0 ........................... 7-9-0..............................0-0-01986....................3-1-0 ........................... 9-7-0..............................0-0-01987....................2-2-0 ........................... 8-7-0..............................2-1-01988....................3-1-0 .......................... 11-5-0 .............................1-1-01989....................3-1-0 .......................... 10-6-0.............................0-1-01990....................3-1-0 .......................... 6-10-0.............................0-0-01991....................2-2-0 ........................... 8-8-0..............................0-0-01992....................4-0-0 .......................... 11-5-0 .............................0-1-01993....................4-1-0 ........................... 9-7-0..............................0-1-01994....................3-2-0 .......................... 10-6-0.............................0-1-01995....................2-2-0 ........................... 8-8-0..............................0-0-01996....................1-3-0 ........................... 9-7-0..............................0-1-01997....................3-2-0 ........................... 9-7-0..............................1-1-01998....................4-0-0 .......................... 15-1-0.............................1-1-01999....................2-2-0 .......................... 10-6-0.............................1-1-02000....................1-3-0 .......................... 11-5-0 .............................1-1-02001....................4-0-0 .......................... 5-11-0 .............................0-0-02002....................2-2-0 .......................... 6-10-0.............................0-0-02003....................1-3-0 ........................... 9-7-0..............................0-0-02004....................2-2-0 ........................... 8-8-0..............................1-1-02005....................3-1-0 ........................... 9-7-0..............................0-0-02006....................2-1-1 .......................... 6-10-0.............................0-0-02007....................2-2-0 ........................... 8-8-0..............................0-0-02008....................1-3-0 ........................... 7-5-0...................................---Totals .........130-86-3 (.605) ..........392-321-9 (.549) ..... 18-24-0 (.429)

Years Head Coach Total Games Regular Season (%) Playoffs (%) Overall (%)1961-66................................Norm Van Brocklin ................................84 .......................... 29-51-4 (.369) ................0-0-0 (.000) .............29-51-4 (.369)1967-83, 1985................................... Bud Grant ..............................281 ........................ 158-96-5 (.618) ............10-12-0 (.454) .........168-108-5 (.607)1984 ................................................Les Steckel ................................16 ............................ 3-13-0 (.188) ................0-0-0 (.000) ...............3-13-0 (.188)1986-91........................................... Jerry Burns ..............................101 .......................... 52-43-0 (.547) ................3-3-0 (.500) .............55-46-0 (.544)1992-2001................................... Dennis Green ..............................171 .......................... 97-62-0 (.610) ................4-8-0 (.250) ...........101-70-0 (.591)2002-05.............................................. Mike Tice ................................67 .......................... 32-33-0 (.492) ................1-1-0 (.500) .............33-34-0 (.493)2006-08......................................Brad Childress ................................44 .......................... 21-23-0 (.477) ................0-0-0 (.000) .............21-23-0 (.477)

VIKINGS ALL-TIME COACHES

STADIUM UPDATE As committed as the Vikings are to bringing a Super Bowl cham-pionship to the fans and to the state, the franchise is equally devoted to securing a long-term home for the team in Minnesota. The Vikings are one of the few NFL franchises without a stadium solution but remain determined to collaborate with the State Legislature, the Governor and local leaders to resolve this issue. With the team’s Metrodome lease set to expire in 2011 and costs increasing $50 million with each year of delay, 2009 is the critical year to preserve the long-term viability of the Vikings in Minnesota. Working with the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFC), the Vikings are moving forward on a public-private partnership that will open a new, multi-purpose stadium on the current Metrodome site in the year 2012. The two sides will present this stadium develop-ment plan to the 2009 Legislature for consideration. The joint proposal will include specifi c stadium design and program elements, a fi nance plan and principles of agreement on how the new facility will be operated and governed, all crucial topics for state leaders to analyze as they work to reach a stadium solution in 2009. The economic development pro-posal will include three critical elements that go beyond hosting Vikings home games:• A retractable-roof stadium that will give Minnesotans a state-of-the-art venue to be used year-round for high school and amateur sports, trade shows, community and cultural events, as well as national and international happenings.• A Winter Garden light rail train station that will serve as a connect-ing point for the future Central Corridor light rail line and the existing Hiawatha line. This gathering place is integral to the Vikings vision of the overall development and will host indoor/outdoor activities for transit riders, neighborhood residents, downtown workers and stadium attend-ees.• A privately-fi nanced redevelopment of the Downtown East area that will include offi ce buildings, residences, shops and restaurants. This exciting project will create jobs, boost the economy and bring a renewed energy to this area of Minneapolis.


MEDIA INFORMATION

Bob Hagan, Director of Public Relations 952-828-6505 [email protected] .netTom West, Assistant Director of Public Relations 952-828-6552 [email protected] .netJeff Anderson, Manager of Public Affairs 952-828-6570 [email protected] .netEvan Koch, Public Relations Assistant 952-828-6511 [email protected] .net Tom Halkin, Public Relations Intern 952-918-8383 [email protected] .netPat Ottum, Public Relations Intern 952-918-8382 [email protected] .net

The typical Vikings weekly media schedule during the season is below:

Monday12:35 p.m. - Childress Press Conference1:00 - 1:45 p.m. - Open Locker Room

TuesdayPlayers Day Off - No Media Access

Wednesday11:35 a.m. - Childress/Frerotte Available11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Open Locker Room1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Practice*

Thursday11:35 a.m. - Bevell/Frazier/Ferraro/Peterson Available11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Open Locker Room1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Practice*

Friday11:45 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. - Practice*12:50 p.m. - Coach Childress Press Conference12:50 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. - Open Locker Room

SaturdayNo Media Access

SundayPost-Game - Coach Childress Press ConferencePost-Game - Open Locker Room

* Practice is open to media through indivicual drills

Head Coach Brad Childress will be available in the fi eldhouse or on the outdoor practice fi eld on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the regular season.

Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell, Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier, and Special Teams Coordinator Paul Ferraro will be available every Thursday during the regular season. All other interview requests for the coordinators should be directed to a member of the PR staff.

Credential requests are honored for accredited media on specifi c as-signments and must be made through the Vikings’ PR department. Credentials will not be issued to writers or photographers working on a free-lance basis unless the request is made by a recognized publication or news entity. Season-long credentials are issued in July; game-by-game credentials must be requested at least one week prior to each home game.

* The media will call window/media check-in is located at Gate D. A se-curity representative will check bags before allowing entrance into the stadium.

Main Press Box* The main press box is located in sections 108-109. Upon entering the concourse, take a right. Seating charts are located in the press box and wireless internet is available.

* A pregame meal will be served in the press box and a halftime meal will be served in the Vikings Lounge directly across the concourse through the glass doors. Meal tickets for halftime will be distributed near the end of the 2nd quarter.

* Vikings PR representatives Bob Hagan and Tom West are located in seats 87 and 88. Visiting team PR representatives are located in seats 55-57. For fi eld access, follow the stairs at the back of the press box all the way down to fi eld level.

Auxiliary Press Box* The auxiliary press box is located in sections 123-125. Upon entering the concourse, take a left. Seating charts are located in the press box.

* Pregame and halftime meals will be served in the press box.

* Vikings PR representatives Jeff Anderson or Evan Koch is located in seat 58.

*For fi eld access, follow the stairs at the back of the press box all the way down to fi eld level.

Photographers’ Workroom* The photographers’ workroom is located on the fi eld directly behind the south goal post (closest to the photo check-in tunnel). Upon enter-ing the concourse, take a right and go to the elevator directly across from the main press box and take it to fi eld level or continue through the concourse to the overhead sign that reads “Field Access” and follow the stairwell down.

TV Camera Holding Area* The video waiting area for TV camera operators is located in the back of the fi eld entrance tunnel behind the check-in table. Follow the same procedures as photographers to get to the fi eld.

All position coach interviews must be scheduled through the PR depart-ment a day in advance and cleared by Head Coach Brad Childress. Position coaches are available for questions on specifi c players and the position group but coordinators will always serve as the primary spokes-men in their areas.

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COACH CHILDRESS PRESS CONFERENCES

WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS

VIKINGS PR STAFF ASSISTANT COACH AVAILABILITY

METRODOME GAME DAY INFO

The Minnesota Vikings offi cial website, which can be viewed at http://www.vikings.com, provides Vikings fans with everything they need to follow their favorite team. Vikings.com is one of the league’s most traffi cked sites and is the only place on the web that provides complete video and audio of all Vikings press conferences. Additionally, the website provides unique and exclusive written and video content that can only be found on Vikings.com. Vikings media members can fi nd stats, press releases, weekly game releases and updated rosters under the press tab.

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FROM THE HEAD COACH

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008 Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress

Obviously (it was) a good win for us. I thought that defensively they did a great job of pressuring the quarterback. (That) huge goal line stand really exemplifi es the way they play defense, the way you coach it, to defend that last sliver of grass, or Astroturf as it were. I thought they did a great job of defending the grass. That’s a 14-point swing right there in that game.

I’ve had the opportunity to see a couple of NFL records tied here in the last couple of years; some good, some bad. (There was a) 109-yard kickoff return, a 99-yard pass reception, Adrian’s (Peterson) rushing record. The 99-yard pass is always an exciting thing to see. I think you asked me what (Charles) Tillman did on that particular play; because Visanthe (Shiancoe) is such a threat running down the middle of the fi eld, he started to play in towards the seam route because the free safety rolled away and he was worried about Visanthe and kind of took his eye off the prize. Gus (Frerotte) did a great job, I think, of leading him in there with his eyes and then hitting it back outside. So that’s kind of, if you ask me, a post-move. It was more of Bernard (Berrian) staying on his landmark and Visanthe doing his job. He could have just as easily caught that ball. He might have been able to run quite as far.

Again I think they did a great job defensively. (They had) great energy. I spoke to that last night. I thought the whole team brought great energy and then played off the enthusiasm of the crowd. I didn’t get a chance to see the halftime ceremonies but I am told that that was something to see and I can imagine because that is how John Randle played - with great energy.

(We had) 17 points off of turnovers. So that was kind of a fl ip of what we did against them the fi rst time. Defensively we need to work on some of those crucial penalties. We gave them a couple of swings at third down that they didn’t need to have; then we had an unsportsmanlike conduct.

Offensively I thought it took us just a minute to gain our rhythm there with all the movement and things they were doing there in the front. I think we had to punt the fi rst four times, and then I think three of the next four times were scoring drives if I am not mistaken. They kept grinding. I didn’t like the third down conversion rate but I take some of that in factor that we were trying to run out the clock at the end of the game. Then I think, offensively, to put that two-minute drive before the half – that scoring drive – to be able to get them to chew their timeouts – at that point in time they are trying to get back and get a swing at it. We were able to get a couple of fi rst downs, have them burn their timeouts and then be able to go down the fi eld and score a touchdown, which is huge always before halftime.

Special teams-wise, with the exception of the fi rst kickoff where I think they had a 43-yard return on, I thought they did a nice job there. (Ryan) Longwell kicked the ball well, with the exception of one that came down on the 14-yard line. Then I thought our coverage units did a very good job putting a good net on their punt returns.

So some things to build on and certainly (it wasn’t) not an error-free game. (We’ve got) tons to work on here. Just like we take inventory halfway, you take inventory three-quarters of the way. We’ve got a whole month, four games of football left to be played.

Q: Did you have to make adjustments in the way you were pass-blocking early on to give Gus Frerotte more time to get rid of the ball or were the Bears backing off a little bit as the game went on? A: No, we had a guy get beat outright at the line of scrimmage. Tommy Harris is a good rusher and they are keeping him fresh and kind of spotting him in there. So when he gets in on rushes on third down he can bring it pretty good and he beat (Anthony) Herrera outright, which there is nothing you can do with that. We were sliding to him, but basically the slide was coming the other way, away from where he worked Herrera. Then they got into a nice job with the twist game which we didn’t do a good job of picking up. I thought we had a good, solid scheme just in terms of how we were going to block their front. (Gus) did a good job of getting the ball out of his hand. He was going to have to get it out a little bit quicker when they brought too many for us to block and he did, by and large, a good job with that.

Q: How did Ryan Cook grade out? A: He did okay. He did okay. He is only a week removed from playing in there and I think he did just fi ne. So like I said, I saw a different approach in his demeanor towards practice last week. That was good to see and that was good to see him get it on the fi eld.

Q: Does he have a chance to win that job back now?A: He asked me that back when we sat down and I said, “I am not going to tell you that you have a chance to win it back, but you never know if it is a play, a snap, a series. You don’t know that.” So you are not going to open it up to a full-blown competition. If Artis is able to get healthy and come back, he will go back in there.

Q: What do you credit the special teams’ coverage improvements to?A: Well I think if you go look through the last fi ve games, the numbers in terms of covering kicks is in the top fi ve in the NFL in terms of return yardage. So I think it is just a matter of continuity and having the same people doing the same things and having guys playing off each other. If somebody gets knocked out of their lane, somebody is taking over their lane. Continuity is the same everywhere. If you can get it on your teams it helps you; it aids you.

Q: Has there been anyone is particular that has stepped up into Heath Farwell’s role as special teams leader? A: There are more than a few consistent playmakers. Eric Frampton does a great job. Husain Abdullah does a great job in terms of coverage. That backup group of linebackers: (Vinny) Ciurciu, I am seeing Erin Henderson make some moves here, David Herron. So I am not going to say someone is stepping up in the leadership standpoint. I say it all the time, “You lead if your actions are visible by others.” So all of them are (leaders); all of them can lead in their own way, mostly by example.

Q: What is the line between enjoying last night’s win and moving onto Detroit? A: Detroit, Detroit, Detroit. They have to have time off, mentally and physically. They all have to get in here and do what they need to do in the next couple of days, but it unloads them to know that they don’t have to be in here at any specifi c time. They’ve got things that they need to get done: take care of their bodies, take care of the study that they need to do. Everybody handles it a different way. (It’s) just that they all come back here while everybody


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is patting them on the butt and that type of thing, that they realize that anybody beats anybody in this league, and in fact Detroit could have had our measure here at home. So I think that you realize that there are a lot of prideful people in the National Football League and I don’t think those guys on that team want to be attached with not having a win. So that is a different kind of motivation, but nonetheless motivation.

Q: In some ways would you rather be playing a .500 team instead of a team desperate just to get one win? A: Just from the sense of whatever their urgency is, to not be associated with where they are at right now. We just play them. You can’t pick them; “Would you rather be playing this? Would you rather be playing that?” They are on (the schedule) and we know that we are going to play them twice and it just so happens that it is the 7th of December.

Q: What happened to Adrian when he had to come out of the game? Was it just general wear and tear? A: General just being a running back and taking the hits you take in 28 carries and 45 plays or so. All of those guys that touch it, that was a physical, emotional football game for both sides. (They both) competed hard.

Q: Are you any less upset today than you were last night about the late his on Frerotte?A: I just thought he was on his way back to the huddle. Clearly that ball was out and he had back-stepped two, three or four steps. I know that the job of the referee is to protect the quarterback, but I thought maybe he was looking at where the ball went and didn’t see it.

Q: You didn’t feel like Gus may have over sold it a bit? A: He doesn’t have a lot of fl op in him. He’s not really a very good thespian, I don’t think. Nonetheless, when you’re taking three steps and the play, as far as you’re concerned, is over, you can’t hit the quarterback. You can’t do that.

Q: Is there a certain time clock in a quarterback’s head where they brace for a hit? A: Yeah, I thought he was completely relaxed because the ball is out of his hand and was out of his hand for a while. I don’t know without putting a stopwatch on it.

Q: Does the momentum from a goal line stand like the one your defense had carry over into future games? A: No, because I think that every game has its own kind of tune. I think it can have something to do with the game you’re playing in from the standpoint that you’re always looking to take somebody’s will. Whether they acknowledge if it’s early or late, it takes something from you. It zaps you a little bit, especially after that going 99 (yards) the other way.

Q: How diffi cult is it for linebackers selling on the run to be able to cover a tight end sneaking out? A: Hard. It’s hard to serve two masters. It’s hard to sell out to the run and defend a yard of grass, and yet be engaged with the guy that might be showing you a block and running to the corner. You have to be diligent. They play-faked on fi rst down, which is a good place to play-fake down there. (Hoping we would) sell on the run hard, and then they tried to take our will and run it three times in a row. Les (Frazier) did a good job in calling a couple of defenses creatively and our guys obviously did a great job of executing it.

Q: Can you talk about that decision after the goal line stand to throw that fl y route to Berrian? A: (Darrell Bevell) called that play, and I thought it was a good call based on how they played against the formation we put out there. Most people are trying to get a little air coming off the end line. We typically talk about getting two fi rst downs in backed up football, then working from there. Again, there are no articles of war. You take a shot if it’s with merit. (Visanthe Shiancoe) kind of helped it by doing his job, Gus did a great job and they did a great job in the front.

Q: When do you think you’ll here any news and the Pat and Kevin Williams situation? A: I wouldn’t know. I don’t have any time tables that have been advertised to me.

Q: How would you evaluate Benny Sapp’s play?A: He’s been good. He has those skills. He had to go in and get an I.V. for about fi ve plays. Antoine (Winfi eld) jumped in there and (Marcus) McCauley jumped out. He got a bag of I.V. fl uid and came right back out there. He’s tough as nails and he loves to play the game. He’s emotional, (and) got a little bit too carried away there yesterday, which I’m not in favor of. You have to be able to control it out there. You have to throw it in there in a bunch of different run situations because we played a little nickel against their two tight end sets. When they saw him they tried to run against him, but he’s done a good job in there for us.

Q: Did Darius Reynaud look more comfortable out there? A: It always takes those guys a second to fi gure out you’re not going to outrun many people around the corner. So you better stick with what the scheme is and where it’s being blocked to go. Sometimes it’s like running into a brick wall and all of the sudden that wall opens. You just have to have the faith that everybody else is going to do their job and not pat your feet. He made a big jump from week one to week two.

Q: Do you remember much about that last game against the Lions and what you guys need to do differently this time? A: I think the biggest thing I remember was (it) was after a Monday night game, which if you go back and see winners and losers after Monday night road games, it’s hard. The Packers were a victim this week. I think the number one thing that we had to rectify was taking care of the football. We had a couple of drive opportunities and, in fact, some fi rst downs in there pretty close. The ball came out. Again, those, as I say, turn the game into a left-handed game in a hurry. When you start dropping the ball on the ground anything can happen.

Q: From what you’ve seen on tape of Daunte Culpepper does he still have some of the same tendencies as when he was here? A: I think you’re different every year. I think, based on what I saw on Thanksgiving with the play sheets on each arm, the menu, I think he’s probably trying to ramp up with a system that he’s unfamiliar with. (He had) no training camp (or) no practice. (He was) just kind of thrown into the fi re there. He’s different from the standpoint that he doesn’t know where all the bones are buried, I think, in that offense.

Q: How hard is that to learn and how long does it take? A: There was a ramping up period for Gus Frerotte when he fi nally got out there with the ones and had to learn the personnel. How does a guy run a route? How does a guy get off man-to-man? There are system issues and then there are personnel issues, in terms of learning your players. That’s what training camp is supposed to be, somewhere you get reps with somebody. I think it’s on-the-job training right now.


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Q: Do you allow yourself to look at the standings right now? A: No, I haven’t had a chance to glance at anything right now. I’m aware of that, but that’s about it right now.

Q: Gus is 7-3 as a starter. Is that the most important stat to you?A: Yeah, that’s always the thing that defi nes quarterbacks. Damn how rough the sea is; did you bring the ship in? That’s number one for quarterbacks.

Q: Aundrae Allison wasn’t active last game. What was the reason for that? A: I just wanted to get (Robert Ferguson) up. I thought he’d give us some tempo, and (he) really didn’t play that many snaps. (We) just thought he might add something in terms of how we wanted to run the ball.

Q: Can you talk about your previous quote, “Damn how rough the sea is; did you bring the ship in?” A: That used to be in my old quarterback manual, for when you take quarterbacks through what’s important, (how to) deal with triumph and disaster.” Treat those two imposters the same. You talk to quarterbacks like that. I talk to Gus about it all the time, not too high, not too low.

TM

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VIKINGS 2008 STATISTICSWON 7, LOST 59/8 L 24-19 at Green Bay 71,004 (SO)9/14 L 18-15 Indianapolis 63,585 (SO)9/21 W 20-10 Carolina 62,628 (SO)9/28 L 30-17 at Tennessee 69,143 (SO)10/6 W 30-27 at New Orleans 70,01510/12 W 12-10 Detroit 62,867 (SO)10/19 L 41-48 at Chicago 62,23511/2 W 28-21 Houston 62,839 (SO)11/9 W 28-27 Green Bay 63,845 (SO)11/16 L 13-19 at Tampa Bay 65,27811/23 W 30-12 at Jacksonville 65,06411/30 W 34-14 Chicago 63,722 (SO)

Minn. Opp.Total First Downs ................................................................... 213 187 Rushing ............................................................................... 83 52 Passing ..............................................................................112 122 Penalty ................................................................................ 18 13 3rd Down: Made/Att ..................................................... 58/168 52/155 3rd Down: Pct .................................................................. 34.5 33.5 4th Down: Made/Att. ........................................................ 7/13 3/8 4th Down: Pct................................................................... 53.8 37.5Possession Avg. ................................................................. 31:27 28:33Total Net Yards .................................................................... 3913 3516 Avg. Per Game .............................................................. 326.1 293.0 Total Plays......................................................................... 771 710 Avg. Per Play ..................................................................... 5.1 5.0Net Yards Rushing ............................................................... 1695 877 Avg. Per Game .............................................................. 141.3 73.1 Total Rushes ..................................................................... 385 275Net Yards Passing ............................................................... 2218 2639 Avg. Per Game .............................................................. 184.8 219.9 Sacked/Yards Lost ....................................................... 33/189 33/233 Gross Yards Passing ...................................................... 2407 2872 Att./Completions......................................................... 353/203 402/246 Completion Pct................................................................. 57.5 61.2 Had Intercepted .................................................................. 14 11Punts/Average ................................................................. 63/46.7 62/42.7Net Punting Avg. ................................................................... 34.6 39.5Penalties/Yards ................................................................. 73/588 87/791Fumbles/Ball Lost ................................................................. 19/9 28/12Touchdowns............................................................................. 30 29 Rushing ............................................................................... 13 9 Passing ............................................................................... 14 11 Returns ................................................................................. 3 9

Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 OT TVIKINGS .........................................66 94 47 80 0 287Opponents ......................................68 52 80 60 0 260

Scoring Ru Re Rt 1 pt. 2 pt. FG S TLongwell ...............0 0 0 29/29 - 24/28 - 101Peterson ...............9 0 0 - - - - 54Berrian ..................0 5 0 - - - - 30Shiancoe...............0 4 0 - - - - 24Taylor ....................3 1 0 - - - - 24Rice ......................0 3 0 - - - - 18Winfi eld .................0 0 2 - - - - 12Wade ....................0 1 0 - - - - 6Frerotte .................1 0 0 - - - - 6Harris ....................0 0 1 - - - - 6Allen 0 0 0 - - - 2 4VIKINGS 13 14 3 29/29 0/1 24/28 3 287Opponents 9 11 9 28/28 1/1 18/27 - 260

SACKS: Allen, 10.5, K. Williams 8.5, Greenway 4.0, Edwards 2.0, Winfi eld 2.0, Robison 1.5, E.J. Henderson 1.0, Harris 1.0, P. Williams 1.0, Wyms, 1.0, Leber 0.5.TEAM 33.0, OPPONENTS 33.0.

FUM/LOST: Frerotte 4/1, Peterson 4/3, Allison 2/0, Wade 2/0, Gordon 1/1, M. Hicks 1/1, Jackson 1/1, Kluwe 1/0, Leber 1/0, Tahi 1/1, Taylor 1/1.

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+Longwell 0/0 9/9 6/7 5/8 4/4VIKINGS 0/0 9/9 6/7 5/8 4/4Opponents 0/0 6/6 3/6 8/13 1/2

Vikings: (37, 27) (45, 27, 53, 46, 28, 48N) (28, 32) (42, 48RU) (53, 33, 30) (38B, 26) (42, 23) (54, 47WR) (43, 37) (54, 32, 22) (23, 27)Opponents: (42, 33B) (30N, 47) (43) (20, 32, 49) (46B, 35, 53, 46WL) (40) (26, 42B, 48), (47, 40, 52WR) (39, 26, 29, 26, 46WR) (21, 46WL, 38 WL)

RUSHING Att. Yds Avg Long TDPeterson .....................................................270 1311 4.9 59 9Taylor ............................................................80 293 3.7 21t 3Jackson……………… ...................................11 65 5.9 19 0Berrian ............................................................3 25 8.3 14 0Frerotte .........................................................19 7 0.4 5 1Allison .............................................................1 1 1.0 1 0Kluwe 1 -7 -7.0 -7 0VIKINGS 385 1695 4.4 59 13Opponents 275 877 3.2 57 9

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TDWade ............................................................40 423 10.6 46 1Berrian ..........................................................38 795 20.9 99t 5Taylor ............................................................33 291 8.8 47t 1Shiancoe.......................................................27 373 13.8 34t 4Peterson .......................................................18 94 5.2 16 0Rice ..............................................................11 105 9.5 23t 3Tahi ...............................................................11 30 2.7 7 0Allison ...........................................................10 109 10.9 21 0Kleinsasser .....................................................5 87 17.4 34 0Mills ................................................................5 65 13.0 23 0Ferguson ........................................................3 25 8.3 9 0Tapeh ..............................................................1 7 7.0 7 0Dugan 1 3 3.0 3 0VIKINGS 203 2407 11.9 99t 14Opponents 246 2872 11.7 75 11

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TDLeber ..............................................................2 29 14.5 28 0Sapp ...............................................................2 13 6.5 14 0Winfi eld ...........................................................2 5 2.5 4 0M. Williams .....................................................2 -1 -0.5 0 0Sharper ...........................................................1 12 12.0 12 0Gordon............................................................1 0 0.0 0 0Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0VIKINGS 11 58 5.3 28 0Opponents 14 264 18.9 59t 2

OPP. FUMBLE RECOVERIES No. Yds Avg Long TDLeber ..............................................................4 10 2.5 10 0Winfi eld ...........................................................2 28 14.0 19t 1Harris ..............................................................1 27 27.0 27t 1Johnson ..........................................................1 7 7.0 7 0E.J. Henderson ...............................................1 0 0.0 0 0Sharper ...........................................................1 0 0.0 0 0Thomas...........................................................1 0 0.0 0 0Pat Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0VIKINGS 12 72 6.0 27t 2Opponents 9 10 1.1 4 1

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In20 Lg BKluwe 62 2941 47.4 34.6 10 21 62 1VIKINGS 63 2941 46.7 34.6 10 21 62 1Opponents 62 2645 42.7 39.5 3 23 58 0

PUNT RETURNS No. FC Yds Avg Long TDGordon........................................... 15 11 66 4.4 20 0Allison .............................................. 8 4 57 7.1 27 0Berrian 3 3 16 5.3 19 0VIKINGS 26 18 139 5.3 27 0Opponents 34 8 564 16.6 76t 4

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TDM. Hicks ........................................................26 580 22.3 34 0Taylor ..............................................................8 205 25.6 37 0Allison .............................................................5 82 16.4 22 0Reynaud .........................................................4 98 24.5 49 0Gordon............................................................2 61 30.5 42 0Tahi .................................................................1 20 20.0 20 0Peterson .........................................................1 16 16.0 16 0Kleinsasser 1 14 14.0 14 0VIKINGS 48 1076 22.4 49 0Opponents 61 1403 23.0 56 0

PASSING Att. Cmp. Yards Pct. Yd/Att TD TD% Int. Int% Lg Sk/Lst RatingFrerotte .......................................................291 171 2087 58.8 7.17 12 4.1 13 4.5 99t 28/157 76.1Jackson ........................................................60 31 316 51.7 5.22 1 1.7 1 1.7 24 5/32 65.7Taylor ..............................................................1 1 4 100.0 4.00 1 100.0 0 0.0 4t 0/0 122.9Rice 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/0 39.6VIKINGS 353 203 2407 57.5 6.82 14 4.0 14 4.0 99t 33/189 75.1Opponents 402 246 2872 61.2 7.14 11 2.7 11 2.1 75 33/233 80.6

2008 DEFENSIVE STATISTICSTACKLES

NAME UA A T SK INT PD TFL FF FR HGreenway, Chad ...............83 33 116 4.0 0 4 7 3 0 4Griffi n, Cedric....................64 17 81 0.0 0 6 3 4 0 0Williams, Kevin .................52 18 70 8.5 0 5 5 1 0 33Winfi eld, Antoine ...............49 19 68 2.0 2 13 6 4 2 1Leber, Ben ........................39 20 59 0.5 2 11 0 0 4 9Sharper, Darren ................41 15 56 0.0 1 5 1 1 1 0Allen, Jared.......................43 13 56 10.5 0 3 5 2 0 41Williams, Pat .....................31 22 53 1.0 0 3 4 0 1 4Edwards, Ray ...................34 11 45 2.0 0 3 5 0 0 28Henderson, E.J. ................31 8 39 1.0 0 2 3 1 1 2Johnson, Tyrell .................19 10 29 0.0 1 4 0 0 1 1Williams, Madieu ..............22 6 28 0.0 2 3 0 0 0 1Harris, Napolean...............18 9 27 1.0 0 0 1 0 1 1Gordon, Charles ...............14 2 16 0.0 1 3 2 1 0 1Sapp, Benny .......................6 5 11 0.0 2 3 0 1 0 0Robison, Brian ....................5 4 9 1.5 0 1 0 0 0 12Evans, Fred ........................4 5 9 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 13Herron, David .....................5 3 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1Ciurciu, Vinny .....................3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Wyms, Ellis .........................2 1 3 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 5Grigsby, Otis .......................1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2MISCELLANEOUSShiancoe, Visanthe .............4 0 4Birk, Matt ............................2 0 2Peterson, Adrian .................2 0 2Taylor, Chester....................2 0 2Berrian, Bernard .................1 0 1Kleinsasser, Jim..................1 0 1Allison, Aundrae..................1 0 1Cook, Ryan .........................1 0 1Hutchinson, Steve ..............1 0 1Frerotte, Gus 1 0 1 TOTALS 582 222 804 33.0 11 70 43 19 11 159

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLESNAME UA A T FF/FR BKAbdullah, Husain ................9 8 17 0/0 0Frampton, Eric ..................10 4 14 0/0 0Henderson, Erin..................5 3 8 1/0 0Hicks, Maurice ....................3 4 7 0/0 0Gordon, Charles .................5 1 6 0/0 0Ciurciu, Vinny .....................3 3 6 0/0 0Herron, David .....................5 1 6 0/0 0Griffi n, Cedric......................2 3 5 1/0 0Winfi eld, Antoine .................4 1 5 0/0 0Sapp, Benny .......................3 2 5 0/0 0Johnson, Tyrell ...................1 3 4 0/0 0Tahi, Naufahu .....................3 1 4 0/1 0Loeffl er, Cullen....................2 2 4 0/0 0Reynaud, Darius .................2 1 3 0/0 0Ferguson, Robert................2 1 3 0/0 0Thomas, Dontarrious ..........2 1 3 0/0 0Greenway, Chad .................1 1 2 0/0 0Mills, Garrett .......................2 0 2 0/0 0Leber, Ben ..........................1 1 2 0/0 0Sharper, Darren ..................1 0 1 0/0 0Alexander, Rufus ................1 0 1 0/0 0Williams, Kevin ...................0 0 0 0/0 2Williams, Pat 0 0 0 0/0 1Totals 67 41 108 2/1 3

SACKS

QUARTERBACK HURRIES

TACKLES FOR LOSS

NAME SKSJared Allen .................................................10.5Kevin Williams .............................................8.5Chad Greenway...........................................4.0Antoine Winfi eld...........................................2.0Ray Edwards ...............................................2.0Brian Robison ..............................................1.5Napoleon Harris...........................................1.0Pat Williams .................................................1.0Ellis Wyms ...................................................1.0E.J. Henderson ............................................1.0Ben Leber 0.5Totals 33.0

NAME TFLChad Greenway..............................................7Antoine Winfi eld..............................................6Jared Allen ......................................................5Ray Edwards ..................................................5Kevin Williams ................................................5Pat Williams ....................................................4E.J. Henderson ...............................................3Cedric Griffi n...................................................3Charles Gordon ..............................................2Napoleon Harris..............................................1Darren Sharper ...............................................1Fred Evans 1Totals 43

NAME HJared Allen ....................................................41Kevin Williams ..............................................33Ray Edwards ................................................28Fred Evans ...................................................13Brian Robison ...............................................12Ben Leber .......................................................9Ellis Wyms ......................................................5Pat Williams ....................................................4Chad Greenway..............................................4E.J. Henderson ...............................................2Otis Grigsby ....................................................2Antoine Winfi eld..............................................1Madieu Williams .............................................1Napoleon Harris..............................................1David Herron ..................................................1Charles Gordon ..............................................1Tyrell Johnson 1Totals 159

INTERCEPTIONSNAME INT-YDSBen Leber ................................................. 2-29Benny Sapp .............................................. 2-13Antoine Winfi eld.......................................... 2-5Madieu Williams ........................................ 2--1Darren Sharper ......................................... 1-12Tyrell Johnson ............................................ 1-0Charles Gordon 1-0Totals 11-58

PASSES DEFENSEDNAME PDAntoine Winfi eld............................................13Ben Leber .....................................................11Cedric Griffi n...................................................6Kevin Williams ................................................5Darren Sharper ...............................................5Tyrell Johnson ................................................4Chad Greenway..............................................4Jared Allen ......................................................3Charles Gordon ..............................................3Ray Edwards ..................................................3Benny Sapp ....................................................3Pat Williams ....................................................3Madieu Williams .............................................3E.J. Henderson ...............................................2Ellis Wyms ......................................................1Brian Robison 1Totals 70

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College HS Hometown Acquired G S DNP IA39 Abdullah, Husain S 6-0 204 23 7/27/85 R Washington State Pomona, CA FA '08 12 0 0 069 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 26 4/3/82 5 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) '08 12 12 0 084 Allison, Aundrae WR 6-0 198 24 6/25/84 2 East Carolina Kannapolis, NC D5 '07 11 0 0 187 Berrian, Bernard WR 6-1 185 27 12/27/80 5 Fresno State Winton, CA UFA (Chi) '08 12 10 0 078 Birk, Matt C 6-4 309 32 7/23/76 11 Harvard St. Paul, MN D6 '98 12 12 0 04 Booty, John David QB 6-3 213 23 1/3/85 R Southern California Shreveport, LA D5a '08 0 0 0 1254 Ciurciu, Vinny LB 6-0 235 28 5/2/80 6 Boston College Paramus, NJ UFA (Car) '07 10 1 0 262 Cook, Ryan T 6-6 328 25 5/8/83 3 New Mexico Albuquerque, NM D2b '06 12 11 0 083 Dugan, Jeff FB 6-4 258 27 4/8/81 5 Maryland Pittsburgh, PA D7 '04 5 1 0 791 Edwards, Ray DE 6-5 268 23 1/1/85 3 Purdue Cincinnati, OH D4 '06 11 11 0 190 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 25 11/6/83 3 Texas St.-San Marcos Morgan Park, IL FA '07 12 0 0 089 Ferguson, Robert WR 6-1 219 28 12/17/79 8 Texas A&M Houston, TX FA '07 8 0 0 437 Frampton, Eric S 5-11 205 24 2/6/84 2 Washington State San Jose, CA W (Det) '07 12 0 0 012 Frerotte, Gus QB 6-3 233 37 7/31/71 15 Tulsa Ford City, PA FA '08 10 10 2 052 Greenway, Chad LB 6-2 242 25 1/12/83 3 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 '06 12 11 0 023 Griffin, Cedric CB 6-0 203 26 11/11/82 3 Texas San Antonio, TX D2a '06 12 11 0 073 Grigsby, Otis DE 6-3 260 28 11/19/80 2 Kentucky Converse, TX PS (Car) '07 7 1 0 598 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 21 6/21/87 R Florida State Starke, FL D5b '08 1 0 0 1199 Harris, Napoleon LB 6-2 255 29 2/25/79 7 Northwestern Harvey, IL FA '08 6 3 0 050 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 22 7/1/86 R Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA '08 7 0 0 464 Herrera, Anthony G 6-2 315 28 6/14/80 5 Tennessee Naples, FL FA '04 12 12 0 058 Herron, David LB 6-1 239 24 6/17/84 1 Michigan State Warren, OH FA '07 10 3 0 279 Hicks, Artis G 6-4 335 30 11/28/78 7 Memphis Jackson, TN T (Phi) '06 11 5 0 143 Hicks, Maurice RB 5-11 205 30 7/22/78 5 North Carolina A&T Emporia, VA UFA (SF) '08 8 0 0 476 Hutchinson, Steve G 6-5 313 31 11/1/77 8 Michigan Ft. Lauderdale, FL RFA (Sea) '06 12 12 0 07 Jackson, Tarvaris QB 6-2 225 25 4/21/83 3 Alabama State Montgomery, AL D2c '06 5 2 7 072 Johnson, Marcus T 6-6 321 27 12/1/81 4 Mississippi Coffeeville, MS D2 '05 5 0 0 725 Johnson, Tyrell S 6-0 207 23 5/19/85 R Arkansas State Rison, AR D2 '08 12 7 0 040 Kleinsasser, Jim TE 6-3 272 31 1/31/77 10 North Dakota Carrington, ND D2 '99 12 9 0 05 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 26 12/24/81 4 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) '05 12 0 0 051 Leber, Ben LB 6-3 244 29 12/7/78 7 Kansas State Vermillion, SD UFA (SD) '06 12 11 0 046 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 27 1/27/81 5 Texas Ingram, TX FA '04 12 0 0 08 Longwell, Ryan K 6-0 200 34 8/16/74 12 California Bend, OR UFA (GB) '06 12 0 0 021 McCauley, Marcus CB 6-1 203 25 9/3/83 2 Fresno State Sacramento, CA D3 '07 6 1 0 674 McKinnie, Bryant T 6-8 335 29 9/23/79 7 Miami Woodbury, NJ D1 '02 8 8 0 045 Mills, Garrett TE 6-1 235 25 10/12/83 3 Tulsa Jenks, OK W (NE) '07 8 0 0 428 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 23 3/21/85 2 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 '07 12 11 0 082 Reynaud, Darius WR 5-9 201 22 12/29/85 R West Virginia Boutte, LA FA '08 2 0 0 018 Rice, Sidney WR 6-4 202 22 9/1/86 2 South Carolina Gaffney, SC D2 '07 9 2 0 396 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 25 4/27/83 2 Texas Splendora, TX D4 '07 12 0 0 022 Sapp, Benny CB 5-9 190 27 1/20/81 5 Northern Iowa Ft. Lauderdale, FL UFA (KC) '08 10 2 0 242 Sharper, Darren S 6-2 210 33 11/3/75 12 William & Mary Richmond, VA FA '05 12 12 0 081 Shiancoe, Visanthe TE 6-4 250 28 6/18/80 6 Morgan State Laurel, MD UFA (NYG) '07 12 11 0 065 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 23 8/8/85 R Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a '08 12 0 0 038 Tahi, Naufahu FB 6-0 254 27 10/30/81 3 BYU West Valley City, UT PS (Cin) '06 12 4 0 029 Taylor, Chester RB 5-11 213 29 9/22/79 7 Toledo River Rouge, MI UFA (Balt) '06 12 1 0 055 Thomas, Dontarrious LB 6-2 241 28 9/2/80 5 Auburn Perry, GA D2 '04 4 0 0 219 Wade, Bobby WR 5-10 186 27 2/25/81 6 Arizona Phoenix, AZ UFA (Tenn) '07 12 10 0 093 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 28 8/16/80 6 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 '03 12 12 0 020 Williams, Madieu S 6-1 203 27 10/18/81 5 Maryland Lanham, MD UFA (Cin) '08 5 5 0 794 Williams, Pat DT 6-3 317 36 10/24/72 12 Texas A&M Monroe, LA UFA (Buf) '05 12 12 0 026 Winfield, Antoine CB 5-9 180 31 6/24/77 10 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) '04 12 12 0 097 Wyms, Ellis DT 6-3 290 29 4/12/79 8 Mississippi State Indianola, MS UFA (Sea) '08 12 0 0 0

PRACTICE SQUAD57 Alexander, Rufus LB 6-1 232 25 4/12/83 2 Oklahoma Baton Rouge, LA D6 '07 1 0 0 061 Burnett, Martail DE 6-3 262 23 1/10/85 R Utah Los Angeles, CA FA '08 0 0 0 075 Clark, Chris T 6-5 315 23 10/1/85 R Southern Mississippi New Orleans, LA FA '08 0 0 0 063 Daniels, Brian G 6-4 303 24 10/31/84 1 Colorado Denver, CO FA '07 0 0 0 011 Johnson, Jaymar WR 6-0 176 24 7/10/84 R Jackson State Gary, IN D6b '08 0 0 0 027 Roberson, Derrick DB 5-10 182 23 3/12/85 R Rutgers Ft. Lauderdale, FL FA '08 0 0 0 024 Walker, Marcus CB 5-11 191 22 5/23/86 R Oklahoma Waco, TX FA '08 0 0 0 034 Young, Albert RB 5-10 209 23 2/25/85 R Iowa Moorestown, NJ FA '08 0 0 0 0

INJURED RESERVE71 Allen, Kenderick DT 6-5 328 30 9/14/78 5 Louisiana State Bogalusa, LA FA '08 0 0 0 027 Boulware, Michae S 6-3 220 27 9/17/81 5 Florida State Columbia, SC UFA (Hou) '08 0 0 0 059 Farwell, Heath LB 6-0 235 26 12/31/81 4 San Diego State Corona, CA FA '05 0 0 0 041 Gordon, Charles CB 5-11 180 24 7/18/84 3 Kansas Santa Monica, CA FA '06 9 2 0 056 Henderson, E.J. LB 6-1 245 28 8/3/80 6 Maryland Aberdeen, MD D2 '03 4 3 0 092 Mitchell, Jayme DE 6-6 285 24 3/15/84 3 Mississippi Jackson, MS FA '06 0 0 0 060 Radovich, Drew T 6-5 305 23 6/20/85 R Southern California Mission Viejo, CA FA '08 0 0 0 6

RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNESS95 Udeze, Kenechi DE 6-3 281 25 3/5/83 5 Southern California Los Angeles, CA D1 '04 0 0 0 0

2008 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2008 ALPHABETICAL ROSTERUpdated: December 1, 2008 2008 Participation

Active Roster Total - 53

Head Coach: Brad Childress

Assistants: Leslie Frazier (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator), Darrell Bevell (Offensive Coordinator), Paul Ferraro (Special Teams Coordinator), Juney Barnett(Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Eric Bieniemy (Running Backs), Brendan Daly (Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line), Karl Dunbar (Defensive Line), Ryan Ficken (QualityControl-Offense/Running Backs), Jim Hueber (Assistant Offensive Line), Jeff Imamura (Quality Control-Defense/Linebackers), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy(Strength and Conditioning), Derek Mason (Assistant Defensive Backs), Pat Morris (Offensive Line), Brian Murphy (Assistant Special Teams), Chad O'Shea (OffensiveAssistant/Wide Receivers), Fred Pagac (Linebackers), Kevin Rogers (Quarterbacks), Ryan Silverfield (Offensive/Defensive Assistant), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant to HeadCoach), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs)

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College HS Hometown Acquired G S DNP IA4 Booty, John David QB 6-3 213 23 1/3/85 R Southern California Shreveport, LA D5a '08 0 0 0 125 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 26 12/24/81 4 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) '05 12 0 0 07 Jackson, Tarvaris QB 6-2 225 25 4/21/83 3 Alabama State Montgomery, AL D2c '06 5 2 7 08 Longwell, Ryan K 6-0 200 34 8/16/74 12 California Bend, OR UFA (GB) '06 12 0 0 012 Frerotte, Gus QB 6-3 233 37 7/31/71 15 Tulsa Ford City, PA FA '08 10 10 2 018 Rice, Sidney WR 6-4 202 22 9/1/86 2 South Carolina Gaffney, SC D2 '07 9 2 0 319 Wade, Bobby WR 5-10 186 27 2/25/81 6 Arizona Phoenix, AZ UFA (Tenn) '07 12 10 0 020 Williams, Madieu S 6-1 203 27 10/18/81 5 Maryland Lanham, MD UFA (Cin) '08 5 5 0 721 McCauley, Marcus CB 6-1 203 25 9/3/83 2 Fresno State Sacramento, CA D3 '07 6 1 0 622 Sapp, Benny CB 5-9 190 27 1/20/81 5 Northern Iowa Ft. Lauderdale, FL UFA (KC) '08 10 2 0 223 Griffin, Cedric CB 6-0 203 26 11/11/82 3 Texas San Antonio, TX D2a '06 12 11 0 025 Johnson, Tyrell S 6-0 207 23 5/19/85 R Arkansas State Rison, AR D2 '08 12 7 0 026 Winfield, Antoine CB 5-9 180 31 6/24/77 10 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) '04 12 12 0 028 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 23 3/21/85 2 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 '07 12 11 0 029 Taylor, Chester RB 5-11 213 29 9/22/79 7 Toledo River Rouge, MI UFA (Balt) '06 12 1 0 037 Frampton, Eric S 5-11 205 24 2/6/84 2 Washington State San Jose, CA W (Det) '07 12 0 0 038 Tahi, Naufahu FB 6-0 254 27 10/30/81 3 BYU West Valley City, UT PS (Cin) '06 12 4 0 039 Abdullah, Husain S 6-0 204 23 7/27/85 R Washington State Pomona, CA FA '08 12 0 0 040 Kleinsasser, Jim TE 6-3 272 31 1/31/77 10 North Dakota Carrington, ND D2 '99 12 9 0 042 Sharper, Darren S 6-2 210 33 11/3/75 12 William & Mary Richmond, VA FA '05 12 12 0 043 Hicks, Maurice RB 5-11 205 30 7/22/78 5 North Carolina A&T Emporia, VA UFA (SF) '08 8 0 0 445 Mills, Garrett TE 6-1 235 25 10/12/83 3 Tulsa Jenks, OK W (NE) '07 8 0 0 446 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 27 1/27/81 5 Texas Ingram, TX FA '04 12 0 0 050 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 22 7/1/86 R Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA '08 7 0 0 451 Leber, Ben LB 6-3 244 29 12/7/78 7 Kansas State Vermillion, SD UFA (SD) '06 12 11 0 052 Greenway, Chad LB 6-2 242 25 1/12/83 3 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 '06 12 11 0 054 Ciurciu, Vinny LB 6-0 235 28 5/2/80 6 Boston College Paramus, NJ UFA (Car) '07 10 1 0 255 Thomas, Dontarrious LB 6-2 241 28 9/2/80 5 Auburn Perry, GA D2 '04 4 0 0 258 Herron, David LB 6-1 239 24 6/17/84 1 Michigan State Warren, OH FA '07 10 3 0 262 Cook, Ryan T 6-6 328 25 5/8/83 3 New Mexico Albuquerque, NM D2b '06 12 11 0 064 Herrera, Anthony G 6-2 315 28 6/14/80 5 Tennessee Naples, FL FA '04 12 12 0 065 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 23 8/8/85 R Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a '08 12 0 0 069 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 26 4/3/82 5 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) '08 12 12 0 072 Johnson, Marcus T 6-6 321 27 12/1/81 4 Mississippi Coffeeville, MS D2 '05 5 0 0 773 Grigsby, Otis DE 6-3 260 28 11/19/80 2 Kentucky Converse, TX PS (Car) '07 7 1 0 574 McKinnie, Bryant T 6-8 335 29 9/23/79 7 Miami Woodbury, NJ D1 '02 8 8 0 076 Hutchinson, Steve G 6-5 313 31 11/1/77 8 Michigan Ft. Lauderdale, FL RFA (Sea) '06 12 12 0 078 Birk, Matt C 6-4 309 32 7/23/76 11 Harvard St. Paul, MN D6 '98 12 12 0 079 Hicks, Artis G 6-4 335 30 11/28/78 7 Memphis Jackson, TN T (Phi) '06 11 5 0 181 Shiancoe, Visanthe TE 6-4 250 28 6/18/80 6 Morgan State Laurel, MD UFA (NYG) '07 12 11 0 082 Reynaud, Darius WR 5-9 201 22 12/29/85 R West Virginia Boutte, LA FA '08 2 0 0 083 Dugan, Jeff FB 6-4 258 27 4/8/81 5 Maryland Pittsburgh, PA D7 '04 5 1 0 784 Allison, Aundrae WR 6-0 198 24 6/25/84 2 East Carolina Kannapolis, NC D5 '07 11 0 0 187 Berrian, Bernard WR 6-1 185 27 12/27/80 5 Fresno State Winton, CA UFA (Chi) '08 12 10 0 089 Ferguson, Robert WR 6-1 219 28 12/17/79 8 Texas A&M Houston, TX FA '07 8 0 0 490 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 25 11/6/83 3 Texas St.-San Marcos Morgan Park, IL FA '07 12 0 0 091 Edwards, Ray DE 6-5 268 23 1/1/85 3 Purdue Cincinnati, OH D4 '06 11 11 0 193 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 28 8/16/80 6 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 '03 12 12 0 094 Williams, Pat DT 6-3 317 36 10/24/72 12 Texas A&M Monroe, LA UFA (Buf) '05 12 12 0 096 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 25 4/27/83 2 Texas Splendora, TX D4 '07 12 0 0 097 Wyms, Ellis DT 6-3 290 29 4/12/79 8 Mississippi State Indianola, MS UFA (Sea) '08 12 0 0 098 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 21 6/21/87 R Florida State Starke, FL D5b '08 1 0 0 1199 Harris, Napoleon LB 6-2 255 29 2/25/79 7 Northwestern Harvey, IL FA '08 6 3 0 0

PRACTICE SQUAD11 Johnson, Jaymar WR 6-0 176 24 7/10/84 R Jackson State Gary, IN D6b '08 0 0 0 024 Walker, Marcus CB 5-11 191 22 5/23/86 R Oklahoma Waco, TX FA '08 0 0 0 027 Roberson, Derrick DB 5-10 182 23 3/12/85 R Rutgers Ft. Lauderdale, FL FA '08 0 0 0 034 Young, Albert RB 5-10 209 23 2/25/85 R Iowa Moorestown, NJ FA '08 0 0 0 057 Alexander, Rufus LB 6-1 232 25 4/12/83 2 Oklahoma Baton Rouge, LA D6 '07 1 0 0 061 Burnett, Martail DE 6-3 262 23 1/10/85 R Utah Los Angeles, CA FA '08 0 0 0 063 Daniels, Brian G 6-4 303 24 10/31/84 1 Colorado Denver, CO FA '07 0 0 0 075 Clark, Chris T 6-5 315 23 10/1/85 R Southern Mississippi New Orleans, LA FA '08 0 0 0 0

INJURED RESERVE27 Boulware, Michae S 6-3 220 27 9/17/81 5 Florida State Columbia, SC UFA (Hou) '08 0 0 0 041 Gordon, Charles CB 5-11 180 24 7/18/84 3 Kansas Santa Monica, CA FA '06 9 2 0 056 Henderson, E.J. LB 6-1 245 28 8/3/80 6 Maryland Aberdeen, MD D2 '03 4 3 0 059 Farwell, Heath LB 6-0 235 26 12/31/81 4 San Diego State Corona, CA FA '05 0 0 0 060 Radovich, Drew T 6-5 305 23 6/20/85 R Southern California Mission Viejo, CA FA '08 0 0 0 671 Allen, Kenderick DT 6-5 328 30 9/14/78 5 Louisiana State Bogalusa, LA FA '08 0 0 0 092 Mitchell, Jayme DE 6-6 285 24 3/15/84 3 Mississippi Jackson, MS FA '06 0 0 0 0

RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNESS95 Udeze, Kenechi DE 6-3 281 25 3/5/83 5 Southern California Los Angeles, CA D1 '04 0 0 0 0

2008 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF


MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2008 NUMERICAL ROSTERUpdated: December 1, 2008 2008 Participation

Head Coach: Brad ChildressAssistants: Leslie Frazier (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator), Darrell Bevell (Offensive Coordinator), Paul Ferraro (Special Teams Coordinator), Juney Barnett(Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Eric Bieniemy (Running Backs), Brendan Daly (Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line), Karl Dunbar (Defensive Line), Ryan Ficken (QualityControl-Offense/Running Backs), Jim Hueber (Assistant Offensive Line), Jeff Imamura (Quality Control-Defense/Linebackers), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy(Strength and Conditioning), Derek Mason (Assistant Defensive Backs), Pat Morris (Offensive Line), Brian Murphy (Assistant Special Teams), Chad O'Shea (OffensiveAssistant/Wide Receivers), Fred Pagac (Linebackers), Kevin Rogers (Quarterbacks), Ryan Silverfield (Offensive/Defensive Assistant), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant to HeadCoach), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs)

Quarterbacks (3): Kevin Rogers/Ryan SilverfieldNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA4 Booty, John David QB 6-3 213 23 1/3/85 R Southern California Shreveport, LA D5a '08 0 0 0 1212 Frerotte, Gus QB 6-3 233 37 7/31/71 15 Tulsa Ford City, PA FA '08 10 10 2 07 Jackson, Tarvaris QB 6-2 225 25 4/21/83 3 Alabama State Montgomery, AL D2c '06 5 2 7 0Running Backs (5): Eric Bieniemy/Ryan FickenNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA83 Dugan, Jeff FB 6-4 258 27 4/8/81 5 Maryland Pittsburgh, PA D7 '04 5 1 0 743 Hicks, Maurice RB 5-11 205 30 7/22/78 5 North Carolina A&T Emporia, VA UFA (SF) '08 8 0 0 428 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 23 3/21/85 2 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 '07 12 11 0 038 Tahi, Naufahu FB 6-0 254 27 10/30/81 3 BYU West Valley City, UT PS (Cin) '06 12 4 0 029 Taylor, Chester RB 5-11 213 29 9/22/79 7 Toledo River Rouge, MI UFA (Balt) '06 12 1 0 0

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA84 Allison, Aundrae WR 6-0 198 24 6/25/84 2 East Carolina Kannapolis, NC D5 '07 11 0 0 187 Berrian, Bernard WR 6-1 185 27 12/27/80 5 Fresno State Winton, CA UFA (Chi) '08 12 10 0 089 Ferguson, Robert WR 6-1 219 28 12/17/79 8 Texas A&M Houston, TX FA '07 8 0 0 482 Reynaud, Darius WR 5-9 201 22 12/29/85 R West Virginia Boutte, LA FA '08 2 0 0 018 Rice, Sidney WR 6-4 202 22 9/1/86 2 South Carolina Gaffney, SC D2 '07 9 2 0 319 Wade, Bobby WR 5-10 186 27 2/25/81 6 Arizona Phoenix, AZ UFA (Tenn) '07 12 10 0 0Tight Ends (3): Jimmie JohnsonNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA40 Kleinsasser, Jim TE 6-3 272 31 1/31/77 10 North Dakota Carrington, ND D2 '99 12 9 0 045 Mills, Garrett TE 6-1 235 25 10/12/83 3 Tulsa Jenks, OK W (NE) '07 8 0 0 481 Shiancoe, Visanthe TE 6-4 250 28 6/18/80 6 Morgan State Laurel, MD UFA (NYG) '07 12 11 0 0Offensive Line (8): Pat Morris/Jim HueberNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA78 Birk, Matt C 6-4 309 32 7/23/76 11 Harvard St. Paul, MN D6 '98 12 12 0 062 Cook, Ryan T 6-6 328 25 5/8/83 3 New Mexico Albuquerque, NM D2b '06 12 11 0 064 Herrera, Anthony G 6-2 315 28 6/14/80 5 Tennessee Naples, FL FA '04 12 12 0 079 Hicks, Artis G 6-4 335 30 11/28/78 7 Memphis Jackson, TN T (Phi) '06 11 5 0 176 Hutchinson, Steve G 6-5 313 31 11/1/77 8 Michigan Ft. Lauderdale, FL RFA (Sea) '06 12 12 0 072 Johnson, Marcus T 6-6 321 27 12/1/81 4 Mississippi Coffeeville, MS D2 '05 5 0 0 774 McKinnie, Bryant T 6-8 335 29 9/23/79 7 Miami Woodbury, NJ D1 '02 8 8 0 065 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 23 8/8/85 R Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a '08 12 0 0 0

DEFENSE (25): Leslie Frazier

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA69 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 26 4/3/82 5 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) '08 12 12 0 091 Edwards, Ray DE 6-5 268 23 1/1/85 3 Purdue Cincinnati, OH D4 '06 11 11 0 190 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 25 11/6/83 3 Texas St.-San Marcos Morgan Park, IL FA '07 12 0 0 073 Grigsby, Otis DE 6-3 260 28 11/19/80 2 Kentucky Converse, TX PS (Car) '07 7 1 0 598 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 21 6/21/87 R Florida State Starke, FL D5b '08 1 0 0 1196 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 25 4/27/83 2 Texas Splendora, TX D4 '07 12 0 0 093 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 28 8/16/80 6 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 '03 12 12 0 094 Williams, Pat DT 6-3 317 36 10/24/72 12 Texas A&M Monroe, LA UFA (Buf) '05 12 12 0 097 Wyms, Ellis DT 6-3 290 29 4/12/79 8 Mississippi State Indianola, MS UFA (Sea) '08 12 0 0 0Linebackers (7): Fred Pagac/Jeff ImamuraNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA54 Ciurciu, Vinny LB 6-0 235 28 5/2/80 6 Boston College Paramus, NJ UFA (Car) '07 10 1 0 252 Greenway, Chad LB 6-2 242 25 1/12/83 3 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 '06 12 11 0 099 Harris, Napoleon LB 6-2 255 29 2/25/79 7 Northwestern Harvey, IL FA '08 6 3 0 050 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 22 7/1/86 R Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA '08 7 0 0 458 Herron, David LB 6-1 239 24 6/17/84 1 Michigan State Warren, OH FA '07 10 3 0 251 Leber, Ben LB 6-3 244 29 12/7/78 7 Kansas State Vermillion, SD UFA (SD) '06 12 11 0 055 Thomas, Dontarrious LB 6-2 241 28 9/2/80 5 Auburn Perry, GA D2 '04 4 0 0 2Defensive Backs (9): Joe Woods/Derek MasonNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA39 Abdullah, Husain S 6-0 204 23 7/27/85 R Washington State Pomona, CA FA '08 12 0 0 037 Frampton, Eric S 5-11 205 24 2/6/84 2 Washington State San Jose, CA W (Det) '07 12 0 0 023 Griffin, Cedric CB 6-0 203 26 11/11/82 3 Texas San Antonio, TX D2a '06 12 11 0 025 Johnson, Tyrell S 6-0 207 23 5/19/85 R Arkansas State Rison, AR D2 '08 12 7 0 021 McCauley, Marcus CB 6-1 203 25 9/3/83 2 Fresno State Sacramento, CA D3 '07 6 1 0 622 Sapp, Benny CB 5-9 190 27 1/20/81 5 Northern Iowa Ft. Lauderdale, FL UFA (KC) '08 10 2 0 242 Sharper, Darren S 6-2 210 33 11/3/75 12 William & Mary Richmond, VA FA '05 12 12 0 020 Williams, Madieu S 6-1 203 27 10/18/81 5 Maryland Lanham, MD UFA (Cin) '08 5 5 0 726 Winfield, Antoine CB 5-9 180 31 6/24/77 10 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) '04 12 12 0 0

SPECIAL TEAMS (3): Paul Ferraro Specialists (3): Paul Ferraro/Brian MurphyNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA5 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 26 12/24/81 4 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) '05 12 0 0 046 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 27 1/27/81 5 Texas Ingram, TX FA '04 12 0 0 08 Longwell, Ryan K 6-0 200 34 8/16/74 12 California Bend, OR UFA (GB) '06 12 0 0 0


Defensive Line (9): Karl Dunbar/Brendan Daly

Wide Receivers (6): George Stewart/Chad O'Shea

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2008 ROSTER-BY-POSITIONUpdated: December 1, 2008OFFENSE (25): Darrell Bevell

2008 Participation

15th Year (1) 6th Year (4) 3rd Year (8) Rookie (7)Gus Frerotte Vinny Ciurciu Ryan Cook Husain Abdullah

Visanthe Shiancoe Ray Edwards John David Booty12th Year (3) Bobby Wade Fred Evans Letroy GuionRyan Longwell Kevin Williams Chad Greenway Erin HendersonDarren Sharper Cedric Griffin Tyrell JohnsonPat Williams 5th Year (9) Tarvaris Jackson Darius Reynaud

Jared Allen Garrett Mills John Sullivan11th Year (1) Bernard Berrian Naufahu TahiMatt Birk Jeff Dugan

Anthony Herrera 2nd Year (7)10th Year (2) Maurice Hicks Aundrae AllisonJim Kleinsasser Cullen Loeffler Eric FramptonAntoine Winfield Benny Sapp Otis Grigsby

Dontarrious Thomas Marcus McCauley8th Year (3) Madieu Williams Adrian PetersonRobert Ferguson Sidney RiceSteve Hutchinson 4th Year (2) Brian RobisonEllis Wyms Marcus Johnson

Chris Kluwe 1st Year (1)7th Year (5) David HerronNapoleon HarrisArtis HicksBen LeberBryant McKinnieChester Taylor

1st Round (7)

2nd Round (11)

3rd Round (4)

4th Round (4)

5th Round (5)

6th Round (4)

7th Round (3)

Undrafted (14)


MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2008 ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE


[7] Adrian Peterson (07), [7] Bryant McKinnie (02), [9] Kevin Williams (03), [17] Chad Greenway (06), [17] Steve Hutchinson (01-Sea.), [23] Napoleon Harris (02), [23] Antoine Winfield (99-Buf.).

Updated: December 1, 2008

[102] Brian Robison (07), [106] Garrett Mills (06-NE), [126] Jared Allen (04-KC), [127] Ray Edwards (06).

[Overall Selection In Brackets]MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2008 ROSTER BY ROUND

[41] Robert Ferguson (01-GB), [43] Tyrell Johnson (08), [44] Jim Kleinsasser (99), [44] Sidney Rice (07), [48] Cedric Griffin (06), [48] Dontarrious Thomas (04), [49] Marcus Johnson (05), [51] Ryan Cook (06), [56] Madieu Williams (04-Cin.), [60] Darren Sharper (97-GB), [64] Tarvaris Jackson

Ryan Longwell (97-SF), Pat Williams (97-Buf.), Artis Hicks (02-Phi.), Maurice Hicks (02-Chi.), Vinny Ciurciu (03-Car.), Otis Grigsby (03-Mia.), Anthony Herrera (04), Cullen Loeffler (04), Benny Sapp (04-KC), Chris Kluwe (05-Sea), Naufahu Tahi (06-Cin.), David Herron (07), Husain Abdullah (08), Erin Henderson (08), Darius Reynaud (08).

[197] Gus Frerotte (94-Wash.), [212] Fred Evans (06-Mia.), [220] Jeff Dugan (04)

[71] Ben Leber (02-SD), [72] Marcus McCauley (07), [78] Bernard Berrian (04-Chi.), [91] Visanthe Shiancoe (02-NYG).

[137] John David Booty (08), [139] Bobby Wade (03-Chi.), [146] Aundrae Allison (07), [152] Letroy Guion (08), [165] Eric Frampton (07-Det.).

[173]-Matt Birk (98), [183] Ellis Wyms (01-TB), [187] John Sullivan (08), [207] Chester Taylor (02-Balt.)

WR: 87 Bernard Berrian 89 Robert Ferguson 82 Darius ReynaudLT: 74 Bryant McKinnie 79 (Artis Hicks)LG: 76 Steve Hutchinson 79 (Artis Hicks)C: 78 Matt Birk 65 John SullivanRG 64 Anthony Herrera 79 (Artis Hicks)RT: 62 Ryan Cook 79 (Artis Hicks) 72 Marcus JohnsonTE: 81 Visanthe Shiancoe 40 Jim Kleinsasser 45 (Garrett Mills)WR: 19 Bobby Wade 18 Sidney Rice 84 Aundrae AllisonQB: 12 Gus Frerotte 7 Tarvaris Jackson 4 John David BootyFB: 38 Naufahu Tahi 83 Jeff DuganHB: 28 Adrian Peterson 29 Chester Taylor 43 Maurice Hicks

LE: 91 Ray Edwards 73 Otis GrigsbyNT: 94 Pat Williams 90 Fred EvansUT: 93 Kevin Williams 97 Ellis Wyms 98 Letroy GuionRE: 69 Jared Allen 96 Brian RobisonSLB: 52 Chad Greenway 50 Erin HendersonMLB: 99 Napoleon Harris 58 David Herron 55 Dontarrious ThomasWLB: 51 Ben Leber 54 Vinny CiurciuLCB: 26 Antoine Winfield 21 Marcus McCauleyRCB: 23 Cedric Griffin 22 Benny SappSS: 42 Darren Sharper 39 Husain AbdullahFS: 20 Madieu Williams 25 Tyrell Johnson 37 Eric Frampton

CIAL TEAMS

P: 5 Chris KluweK: 8 Ryan LongwellLS: 46 Cullen LoefflerH: 5 Chris KluweKR: 82 Darius Reynaud 29 Chester Taylor 84 Aundrae AllisonPR: 87 Bernard Berrian 84 Aundrae Allison 19 Bobby Wade

Antoine Winfield - an-TWANEllis Wyms - wims

CoachesEric Bieniemy - bee-en-uh-meTom Kanavy - ka-NAY-veeFred Pagac - PUG-itch

Jim Kleinsasser - KLINE-sauce-er

Tarvaris Jackson - ta-VAR-isTyrell Johnson - TIE-rell

Letroy Guion - LA-troy GUY-onOtis Grigsby - grigs-BEEAnthony Herrera - HA-rare-ah

Rookie Players Underlined

Chris Kluwe - CLUE-eeBen Leber - LEE-ber

SPECIAL TEAMS

Bernard Berrian - bare-E-anHusain Abdullah - WHO-sane ab-dul-LA

Injured Players in Parentheses

2008 VIKINGS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2008 UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

Updated: December 1, 2008

DEFENSE

Madieu Williams - muh-DEE-you

Visanthe Shiancoe - vi-sahn-tay SHANK-ohGus Frerotte - FUR-ott

Naufahu Tahi - nah-fah-WHO TAH-hee

Brian Robison - ROB-ah-sinJeff Dugan - DOO-gan

Cullen Loeffler - LEFF-lerVinny Ciurciu - chur-chooDarius Reynaud - RAY-nod

Date 9/8 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/6 10/12 10/19 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/14 12/21 12/28Opponent @ GB Ind Car @ Ten @ NO Det @ Chi Hou GB @ TB @ Jac Chi @ Det @Ari Atl NYG GP GS DNP IA GP GSAbdullah, Husain P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 12 0Alexander, Rufus N N N PS PS PS P PS PS PS PS P 1 0 0 0 1 0Allen, Jared S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 73 67Allen, Kenderick IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0 31 3Allison, Aundrae P P P P P P P P P P P I 11 0 0 1 22 0Berrian, Bernard S S S S P S S S S P S S 12 10 0 0 70 42Birk, Matt S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 142 119Booty, John David I I I I I I I I I I I I 0 0 0 12 0 0Boulware, Michael IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0 64 28Burnett, Martail N PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 0 0Ciurciu, Vinny P P P I P P S P P P I P 10 1 0 2 80 6Clark, Chris N PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 0 0Cook, Ryan S S S S S S S S S S P S 12 11 0 0 34 29Daniels, Brian PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 0 0Douzable, Leger PS N N N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 0 0Dugan, Jeff I I I I P I I P P I S P 5 1 0 7 43 13Edwards, Ray S S S I S S S S S S S S 11 11 0 1 38 24Evans, Fred P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 24 0Farwell, Heath IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0 39 0Ferguson, Robert P P P P P P P I I I I P 8 0 0 4 83 34Frampton, Eric P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 26 0Frerotte, Gus DNP DNP S S S S S S S S S S 10 10 0 0 146 92Gordon, Charles S P P P P P P P S IR IR IR 9 2 0 0 32 5Greenway, Chad S S S S S S S S P S S S 12 11 0 0 28 27Griffin, Cedric S S S S S S S S S S P S 12 11 0 0 42 34Grigsby, Otis P P P S P P I I P I I I 7 1 0 5 15 1Guion, Letroy I I I P I I I I I I I I 1 0 0 11 1 0Harris, Napoleon N N N N N N P S P S S P 6 3 0 0 96 71Henderson, E.J. S S S P IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 4 3 0 0 79 63Henderson, Erin I I P P P P N P I I P P 7 0 0 4 7 0Herrera, Anthony S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 40 40Herron, David P P P S S S I I P P P P 10 3 0 2 12 3Hicks, Artis S S S S P P P P P P S I 11 5 0 1 77 54Hicks, Maurice I I P P P P P P P P I I 8 0 0 4 63 5Hutchinson, Steve S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 112 112Jackson, Tarvaris S S DNP P P DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P DNP 5 2 7 0 21 16Johnson, Jaymar PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 0 0Johnson, Marcus P P P P I I I I I I I P 4 0 0 7 44 20Johnson, Tyrell S S S S S S S P P P P P 12 7 0 0 12 7Kleinsasser, Jim S P S P S S S S S S P S 12 9 0 0 129 102Kluwe, Chris P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 68 0Leber, Ben P S S S S S S S S S S S 12 11 0 0 100 83Loeffler, Cullen P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 76 0Longwell, Ryan P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 188 0Mattran, Tim PS PS N N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 0 0McCauley, Marcus I I I I P P P I I P S P 6 1 0 6 22 10McKinnie, Bryant SUS SUS SUS SUS S S S S S S S S 8 8 0 0 96 95Mills, Garrett P P P P P P P I I P I I 8 0 0 4 9 0Mitchell, Jayme IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0 23 0Peterson, Adrian S S S S S S S S S S P S 12 11 0 0 26 20Radovich, Drew I I I I I I IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 6 0 0Reynaud, Darius PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P P 2 0 0 0 2 0Rice, Sidney S S DNP P I I P P P P P P 9 2 0 3 22 6Roberson, Derrick N N N N N N N N N N N PS 0 0 0 0 0 0Robison, Brian P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 28 6Ross, Isaiah N N PS N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 0 0Sapp, Benny P P P P I P I P S P P S 10 2 0 2 66 8Sharper, Darren S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 179 163Shiancoe, Visanthe S S S S S S S P S S S S 12 11 0 0 92 49Shotwell, Kyle PS N N N N N N N N N N N 0 0 0 0 0 0Sullivan, John P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 12 0Tahi, Naufahu P P P S S P P S P S P P 12 4 0 0 22 4Tapeh, Thomas S P I I I I N N N N N N 2 1 0 4 41 17Taylor, Chester P P P P P P P P P P S P 12 1 0 0 103 32Thomas, Dontarrious N N N N N N P P I P P I 4 0 0 2 63 10Udeze, Kenechi NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI 0 0 0 0 51 47Wade, Bobby P P S S S S S S S S S S 12 10 0 0 86 40Walker, Marcus PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 0 0Williams, Kevin S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 90 90Williams, Madieu I I I I I I I S S S S S 5 5 0 7 54 50Williams, Pat S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 168 125Winfield, Antoine S S S S S S S S S S S S 12 12 0 0 140 124Wyms, Ellis P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 0 91 9Young, Albert PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 0 0

P-played; S-started; DNP-did not play; IR-injured reserve; N-not with club; I-inactive; NFI-non-football illness; PS-Practice Squad; SUS-Reserve/Suspended

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2008 PARTICIPATION CHARTCareer2008

YEAR DRAFT TRADES FREE AGENCY/WAIVERS1998 C Matt Birk (6)1999 TE Jim Kleinsasser (2)2002 T Bryant McKinnie (1)2003 DT Kevin Williams (1)2004 FB Jeff Dugan (7) G Anthony Herrera *

LS Cullen Loeffler *CB Antoine Winfield **

2005 T Marcus Johnson (2) P Chris Kluwe (W-Sea)S Darren Sharper **

DT Pat Williams **2006 LB Chad Greenway (1) G Artis Hicks (Phi) G Steve Hutchinson **

CB Cedric Griffin (2a) LB Ben Leber **T Ryan Cook (2b) K Ryan Longwell **

QB Tarvaris Jackson (2c) FB Naufahu Tahi (PS-Cin)DE Ray Edwards (4) RB Chester Taylor **

2007 RB Adrian Peterson (1) LB Vinny Ciurciu **WR Sidney Rice (2) DT Fred Evans **CB Marcus McCauley (3) WR Robert Ferguson **DE Brian Robison (4) S Eric Frampton (W-Det)WR Aundrae Allison (5) DE Otis Grigsby (PS-Car)

LB David Herron *TE Garrett Mills (W-NE)TE Visanthe Shiancoe **WR Bobby Wade **

2008 S Tyrell Johnson (2) DE Jared Allen (KC) S Husain Abdullah *QB John David Booty (5a) WR Bernard Berrian **DT Letroy Guion (5b) QB Gus Frerotte **C John Sullivan (6a) LB Napoleon Harris **

LB Erin Henderson *RB Maurice Hicks **WR Darius Reynaud*CB Benny Sapp **LB Dontarrious Thomas#S Madieu Williams **

DT Ellis Wyms **

* ROOKIE FREE AGENT PRIOR TO JOINING VIKINGS** NFL VETERAN OR HAD BEEN IN OTHER NFL CAMPS PRIOR TO JOINING VIKINGS# PLAYER WAS DRAFTED BY THE VIKINGS AND RETURNED VIA TRADE, WAIVERS OR FREE AGENCY

HOW THE 2008 MINNESOTA VIKINGS WERE BUILT

DATE POSITION PLAYER TRANSACTIONNovember 25 DB ROBERSON, Derrick Signed to Practice SquadNovember 21 WR REYNAUD, Darius Signed From Practice SquadNovember 10 CB GORDON, Charles Placed on Injured ReserveOctober 23 LB ALEXANDER, Rufus Signed to Practice SquadOctober 21 LB HENDERSON, Erin SignedOctober 21 LB ALEXANDER, Rufus WaivedOctober 18 LB ALEXANDER, Rufus SignedOctober 18 LB HENDERSON, Erin WaivedOctober 16 LB HARRIS, Napoleon SignedOctober 16 FB TAPEH, Thomas WaivedOctober 13 LB THOMAS, Dontarrious SignedOctober 13 T RADOVICH, Drew Placed on Injured ReserveOctober 6 LB HENDERSON, E.J. Placed on Injured ReserveSeptember 29 T McKINNIE, Bryant Activated from Reserve/Suspended ListSeptember 23 LB ALEXANDER, Rufus Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 23 G ROSS, Isaiah Released from Practice SquadSeptember 17 G ROSS, Isaiah Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 16 C MATTRAN, Tim Released from Practice SquadSeptember 10 T CLARK, Chris Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 9 DE BURNETT, Martail Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 9 DT DOUZABLE, Leger Released from Practice SquadSeptember 9 LB SHOTWELL, Kyle Released from Practice SquadSeptember 4 LB SHOTWELL, Kyle Signed to Practice SquadSeptember 4 DE BURNETT, Martail Released from Practice SquadSeptember 2 C JONES, Mike Waived/Injury SettlementAugust 30 DE BURNETT, Martail Signed to Practice SquadAugust 30 G DANIELS, Brian Signed to Practice SquadAugust 30 DT DOUZABLE, Leger Signed to Practice SquadAugust 30 WR JOHNSON, Jaymar Signed to Practice SquadAugust 30 C MATTRAN, Tim Signed to Practice SquadAugust 30 WR REYNAUD, Darius Signed to Practice SquadAugust 30 CB WALKER, Marcus Signed to Practice SquadAugust 30 RB YOUNG, Albert Signed to Practice SquadAugust 29 LB ALEXANDER, Rufus WaivedAugust 29 QB BOLLINGER, Brooks WaivedAugust 29 S BOULWARE, Michael Placed on Injured ReserveAugust 29 DE BURNETT, Martail WaivedAugust 29 G DANIELS, Brian WaivedAugust 29 DE DOUZABLE, Leger WaivedAugust 29 K HAUSCHKA, Steven WaivedAugust 29 T JOHNSON, Chase WaivedAugust 29 WR JOHNSON, Jaymar WaivedAugust 29 TE JONES, Braden WaivedAugust 29 WR JONES, Nate WaivedAugust 29 LB LEMAN, J WaivedAugust 29 C MATTRAN, Tim WaivedAugust 29 CB McCANN, Dee WaivedAugust 29 C MOZES, Dan WaivedAugust 29 WR NANCE, Martin WaivedAugust 29 DE NORWELL, Chris WaivedAugust 29 WR REYNAUD, Darius WaivedAugust 29 CB SUMRALL, Brandon WaivedAugust 29 CB WALKER, Marcus WaivedAugust 29 RB YOUNG, Albert WaivedAugust 29 T McKINNIE, Bryant Placed on Reserve/SuspendedAugust 25 WR DAVIS, Daniel WaivedAugust 25 T DUMFORD, Sean WaivedAugust 25 T PASTEUR, Brock Waived

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2008 ROSTER MOVES

August 25 LB POPE, Derrick ReleasedAugust 18 DT ALLEN, Kendrick Placed on Injured ReserveAugust 12 LB FARWELL, Heath Placed on Injured ReserveAugust 12 C JONES, Mike Placed on Injured ReserveAugust 12 DE MITCHELL, Jayme Placed on Injured ReserveAugust 11 T DUMFORD, Sean SignedAugust 11 DE NORWELL, Chris SignedAugust 11 T PASTEUR, Brock SignedAugust 11 LB FARWELL, Heath Waived/InjuredAugust 11 G JONES, Mike Waived/InjuredAugust 11 DE MITCHELL, Jayme Waived/InjuredJuly 23 QB BOOTY, John David SignedJuly 23 S JOHNSON, Tyrell SignedJuly 23 C SULLIVAN, John SignedJuly 22 DT GUION, Letroy SignedJuly 22 WR JOHNSON, Jaymar SignedJuly 1 QB WRIGHT, Kyle WaivedJune 27 DB GRIFFIN, Marcus WaivedJune 27 DB KEY, Travis WaivedJune 24 WR SURRENCY, Justin WaivedJune 24 RB WHITLOCK, Arkee WaivedJune 10 G JONES, Mike SignedJune 10 LB CARTER, Brannon WaivedMay 27 LB CARTER, Brannon SignedMay 27 WR DAVIS, Daniel SignedMay 27 DE JAMES, Erasmus Traded to WashingtonMay 20 WR LITTLE, Brent WaivedMay 2 S ABDULLAH, Husain SignedMay 2 DE BURNETT, Martail SignedMay 2 DE DOUZABLE, Leger SignedMay 2 S GRIFFIN, Marcus SignedMay 2 K HAUSCHKA, Steven SignedMay 2 LB HENDERSON, Erin SignedMay 2 WR JONES, Nate SignedMay 2 CB KEY, Travis SignedMay 2 LB LEMAN, J SignedMay 2 C MATTRAN, Tim SignedMay 2 T RADOVICH, Drew SignedMay 2 WR REYNAUD, Darius SignedMay 2 CB SUMRALL, Brandon SignedMay 2 CB WALKER, Marcus SignedMay 2 QB WRIGHT, Kyle SignedMay 2 RB YOUNG, Albert SignedMay 2 DE UDEZE, Kenechi Placed on Reserve/Non-Football IllnessApril 30 WR FILANI, Joel WaivedApril 30 LB SARTZ, Dallas WaivedApril 23 DE ALLEN, Jared Acquired via Trade (Kansas City)April 8 QB FREROTTE, Gus SignedMarch 25 LB FARWELL, Heath Signed as RFAMarch 25 CB SAPP, Benny Signed as UFA (Kansas City)March 24 WR FERGUSON, Robert SignedMarch 20 DT ALLEN, Kendrick SignedMarch 20 S BOULWARE, Michael Signed as UFA (Houston)March 18 DT WYMS, Ellis Signed as UFA (Seattle)March 17 LB SARTZ, Dallas SignedMarch 14 LB POPE, Derrick Signed as UFA (Miami)March 4 RB HICKS, Maurice Signed as UFA (San Fransisco)March 3 WR BERRIAN, Bernard Signed as UFA (Chicago)March 1 S WILLIAMS, Madieu Signed as UFA (Cincinnati)February 29 FB TAPEH, Thomas Signed as UFA (Philadelphia)February 29 WR WILLIAMSON, Troy Traded to Jacksonville

February 20 S SMITH, Dwight ReleasedJanuary 4 WR LITTLE, Brent SignedJanuary 2 G DANIELS, Brian SignedJanuary 2 WR FILANI, Joel SignedJanuary 2 CB McCANN, Dee SignedJanuary 2 WR NANCE, Martin SignedJanuary 2 WR SURRENCY, Justin SignedJanuary 2 RB WHITLOCK, Arkee Signed

1st Downs Total Offense INTs By Minn. Punts Punt Returns KO Returns Pen Fum Scoring T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG S@GB 21 10 7 4 355 187 33 168 1/10 35 16 1 0 0 0 0 5/43.4 4 13 0 9 0 3 60 22 0 9/24 0/0 1 1 0 1/1 2/2 0IND 16 7 8 1 299 180 36 119 2/10 24 14 0 2 1 1 0 6/43.3 4 42 1 27 0 4 105 37 0 2/5 2/1 0 0 0 0/0 5/6 0CAR 17 5 11 1 305 119 32 186 3/18 28 16 1 0 0 0 0 5/52.6 2 0 3 0 0 2 44 27 0 9/100 1/0 0 1 1 2/2 2/2 0@ TEN 18 4 13 1 333 80 20 253 4/21 44 26 1 0 0 0 0 6/54.0 3 19 2 10 0 5 133 34 0 7/50 4/3 2 0 0 2/2 1/2 0@ NO 16 2 12 2 270 44 26 226 1/0 37 20 0 2 1 1 0 7/43.3 0 0 2 0 0 5 117 27 0 7/60 1/0 0 2 1 3/3 3/3 0DET 18 5 11 2 392 135 31 257 5/39 33 18 1 0 0 0 0 8/51.8 3 5 3 5 0 4 93 42 0 7/99 4/2 0 1 0 1/1 1/2 1@ CHI 28 10 16 2 439 155 32 284 2/14 40 25 4 0 0 0 0 1/0.0 2 3 2 3 0 7 153 31 0 8/50 2/1 3 2 0 5/5 2/2 0HOU 15 10 5 0 345 177 35 168 3/14 18 11 1 2 4 4 0 6/44.0 2 5 1 6 0 3 53 30 0 3/20 0/0 1 3 0 4/4 0/0 0GB 18 9 8 1 361 220 41 141 2/10 28 15 3 0 0 0 0 5/46.8 4 36 1 20 0 5 96 22 0 7/55 0/0 1 2 0 3/3 1/2 2@ TB 14 4 8 2 210 99 26 111 5/27 21 14 0 0 0 0 0 2/45.0 0 0 0 0 0 6 124 26 0 5/28 3/2 0 1 0 1/1 2/2 0@ JAX 15 9 5 1 226 122 34 104 3/16 20 12 1 2 -2 -1 0 3/46.3 1 19 0 19 0 2 36 18 0 5/49 0/0 2 0 1 3/3 3/3 0CHI 17 8 8 1 378 178 39 200 2/10 25 16 1 3 54 28 0 9/47.4 2 -3 3 -1 0 2 62 49 0 4/30 1/0 3 1 0 4/4 2/2 0@ DET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Totals 213 83 112 18 3913 1695 385 2217 33/189 353 203 14 11 58 1 0 63/42.7 27 139 18 27 0 48 1076 49 0 73/588 19/9 13 14 3 29/29 24/28 3 T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG S

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: 58-168, 34.5%

1st Downs Total Offense INTs By Opp. Punts Punt Returns KO Returns Pen Fum Scoring T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG S@GB 15 8 6 1 317 139 27 178 0/0 22 18 0 1 7 7 0 5/45.2 3 78 0 76t 1 4 92 24 0 12/118 2/0 1 1 1 3/3 1/2 0IND 17 2 15 0 321 25 19 296 2/15 42 26 2 0 0 0 0 7/44.0 2 30 1 25 0 4 84 27 0 5/45 0/0 1 1 0 1/1 1/2 0CAR 14 3 9 2 204 47 20 157 5/34 29 17 0 1 19 19 0 5/39.8 5 50 0 19 0 5 146 38 0 12/67 3/2 1 0 0 1/1 1/1 0@ TEN 16 5 11 0 275 76 34 199 0/0 35 18 0 1 11 11 0 6/43.5 4 55 0 20 0 4 120 52 0 4/18 3/1 3 0 0 3/3 3/3 0@ NO 17 3 14 0 375 55 22 320 1/10 46 26 2 0 0 0 0 2/43.0 5 176 1 71t 2 7 178 56 0 11/102 5/2 0 1 2 3/3 2/4 0DET 8 2 5 1 212 100 24 112 6/38 21 12 0 1 2 2 0 9/45.8 4 25 0 13 0 3 50 19 0 5/96 3/1 0 1 0 1/1 1/1 0@ CHI 20 5 13 2 327 53 22 274 2/9 32 21 0 4 56 50 0 4/48.3 0 0 0 0 0 7 124 20 0 5/45 2/1 1 2 3 6/6 2/3 0HOU 20 3 17 0 389 62 16 327 5/36 45 32 2 1 44 44t 1 4/40.3 2 -1 1 1 0 5 101 31 0 5/35 2/1 0 2 1 3/3 0/0 0GB 12 4 6 2 184 74 18 110 4/32 26 15 0 3 87 59t 1 7/40.1 2 75 2 65t 1 5 93 31 0 10/80 2/0 1 0 2 3/3 2/3 0@ TB 21 10 9 2 363 108 33 255 1/0 30 23 0 0 0 0 0 1/37.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 65 25 0 5/54 1/1 1 0 0 1/1 4/5 0@ JAX 17 2 13 2 321 35 14 286 4/31 45 27 2 1 2 2 0 3/41.0 3 41 0 38 0 7 164 33 0 8/81 5/3 0 1 0 1/1 1/3 1CHI 10 5 4 1 228 103 26 125 3/28 29 11 3 1 36 36 0 9/40.0 4 29 2 17 0 7 186 43 0 5/50 0/0 0 2 0 2/2 0/0 0@ DET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Totals 187 52 122 13 3516 877 275 2639 33/233 402 246 11 14 264 50 2 62/42.7 34 558 7 76t 4 61 1403 56 1 87/791 28/12 9 11 9 28/28 18/27 1 T R Pa Pe Yd Ru At Pa Sk/Yd A C I N Yd Lg TD N/Avg N Yd FC Lg TD N Yd Lg TD N/Yd N/LT R P Rt PAT FG S

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: 52-155, 33.5%

1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT Total VIKINGS’ FG 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT Total OPP. FG @GB 0 3 3 13 0 19 37, 27 0 10 7 7 0 24 42, 33BIND 6 3 6 0 0 15 45, 27, 53, 46, 28, 48 WL 0 0 7 11 0 18 30WR, 47CAR 0 10 7 3 0 20 28, 32 3 7 0 0 0 10 43@ TEN 0 10 0 7 0 17 42, 48 RU 10 10 3 7 0 30 20, 32, 49@ NO 10 10 0 10 0 30 53, 33, 30 10 0 7 10 0 27 46B, 35, 53, 46WLDET 2 0 7 3 0 12 38B, 26 0 3 7 0 0 10 40@ CHI 14 10 7 10 0 41 42, 23 14 13 14 7 0 48 26, 42B, 48HOU 7 14 0 7 0 28 - 7 0 7 7 0 21 -GB 7 7 7 7 0 28 54, 47WR 7 3 14 3 0 27 47, 40, 52WR@ TB 3 10 0 0 0 13 43, 37 3 3 7 6 0 19 39, 26, 29, 26, 46 WR@ JAX 17 0 3 10 0 30 54, 32, 22 7 3 0 2 0 12 21, 46WL, 38 WLCHI 0 17 7 10 0 34 23, 27 7 0 7 0 0 14 -@ DET - - - - - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals 66 94 47 80 0 287 68 52 80 60 0 260

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSVIKINGS

OPPONENTS

SCORING SUMMARY

9/8 at Green Bay 7-16 43.8%9/14 Indianapolis 2-13 15.4%9/21 Carolina 4-12 33.3%9/28 at Tennessee 7-15 46.7%

10/6 at New Orleans 5-15 33.3%10/12 Detroit 3-15 20.0% 10/19 at Chicago 4-12 33.3% 11/2 Houston 6-13 46.2%

11/9 Green Bay 6-15 40.0% 11/16 at Tampa Bay 5-12 41.7%11/23 at Jacksonville 4-13 30.8% 11/30 Chicago 5-17 29.4%

9/8 at Green Bay 4-10 40.0% 9/14 Indianapolis 6-15 40.0% 9/21 Carolina 4-12 33.3% 9/28 at Tennessee 6-17 35.3%

10/6 at New Orleans 7-15 46.7%10/12 Detroit 2-13 15.4% 10/19 at Chicago 2-9 22.2% 11/2 Houston 7-14 50.0%

11/9 Green Bay 1-11 9.1% 11/16 at Tampa Bay 5-12 41.7% 11/23 at Jacksonville 6-14 42.9%11/30 Chicago 3-14 21.4%

#28 Adrian Peterson RB No Yds Avg Lg TD @ GB 19 103 5.4 34 1IND 29 160 5.5 29 0CAR 17 77 4.5 14 0@ TEN 18 80 4.4 28t 2@ NO 21 32 1.5 7 0DET 25 111 4.4 13 0@ CHI 22 121 5.5 54t 2HOU 25 139 5.6 40 1GB 30 192 6.4 29t 1@ TB 19 85 4.5 22 0@ JAX 17 80 4.7 21 1CHI 28 131 4.7 59 1@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 270 1311 4.9 59 9

#87 Bernard Berrian WR No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 22 11.0 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 25 8.3 14 0

#7 Tarvaris Jackson QB No Yds Avg Lg TD 9 65 7.2 19 0 2 0 0.0 1 0 DNP 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 0 0.0 0 0 DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 65 5.9 19 0

#29 Chester Taylor RB No Yds Avg Lg TD 5 19 3.8 9 0 4 18 4.5 7 0 11 44 4.0 10 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 3 8 2.7 5 0 5 21 4.2 13 0 10 34 3.4 8 1 7 38 5.4 12 0 10 29 2.9 7 0 5 11 2.2 6 0 9 25 2.8 18 1 10 46 4.6 21t 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80 293 3.7 21t 3

#12 Gus Frerotte QB No Yds Avg Lg TD @ GB DNPIND DNPCAR 4 -2 -0.5 3 0@ TEN 1 0 0.0 0 0@ NO 2 4 2.0 5 0DET 0 0 0.0 0 0@ CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0HOU 3 0 0.0 2 0GB 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0@ TB 2 3 1.5 3 0@ JAX 5 2 0.4 3 0CHI 1 1 1.0 1t 1@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 19 7 0.4 5 1

RUSHING

#84 Aundrae Allison WR No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1.0 1 0

#5 Chris Kluwe P No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -7 -7.0 -7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -7 -7.0 -7 0

#7 Tarvaris Jackson QB A C Yds Pct. TD Int LG SK/Yd Rating @ GB 35 16 178 45.7 1 1 24 1/10 59.0IND 24 14 130 58.3 0 0 23 2/10 73.3CAR DNP@ TEN 1 1 8 100.0 0 0 8 2/12 100.0@ NO 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0DET DNP@ CHI DNPHOU DNPGB DNP@ TB DNP@ JAX 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0CHI DNP@ DET - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - 60 31 316 51.7 1 1 24 5/32 65.7

#12 Gus Frerotte QB A C Yds Pct. TD Int LG SK/Yd Rating @ GB DNPIND DNPCAR 28 16 204 57.1 1 1 48 3/18 77.1@ TEN 43 25 266 58.1 0 0 28 2/9 66.6@ NO 36 19 222 52.7 1 0 36 1/0 81.0DET 33 18 296 54.5 1 1 86t 5/39 82.4@ CHI 40 25 298 62.5 2 4 34 2/14 62.3HOU 18 11 182 61.1 3 1 55 3/14 111.6GB 28 15 151 53.6 2 3 47t 2/10 53.4@ TB 20 14 138 70.0 1 0 23 5/27 105.8@ JAX 20 12 120 60.0 0 1 40 3/16 56.2CHI 25 16 210 64.0 1 1 99t 2/10 87.1@ DET - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - 291 171 2087 58.8 12 13 99t 28/157 76.1

PASSING

#29 Chester Taylor RB A C Yds Pct. TD Int LG SK/Yd Rating @ GB 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0IND 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0CAR 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0@ TEN 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0@ NO 1 1 4 100.0 1 0 4t 0/0 122.9DET 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0@ CHI 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0HOU 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0GB 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0@ TB 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0@ JAX 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0CHI 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0@ DET - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - 1 1 4 100.0 1 0 4t 0/0 122.9

#18 Sidney Rice WR A C Yds Pct. TD Int LG SK/Yd Rating @ GB 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0IND 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0CAR INACTIVE@ TEN 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0@ NO INACTIVEDET INACTIVE@ CHI 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0HOU 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0GB 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0@ TB 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 39.6@ JAX 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0CHI 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0@ DET - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6

#19 Bobby Wade WR No Yds Avg Lg TD @ GB 0 0 0.0 0 0IND 3 42 14.0 22 0CAR 3 35 11.7 15 0@ TEN 7 75 10.7 23 0@ NO 8 64 8.0 17 0DET 4 71 17.8 46 0@ CHI 5 60 12.0 19 0HOU 3 16 5.3 12 0GB 3 24 8.0 11 0@ TB 2 12 6.0 8 1@ JAX 1 9 9.0 9 0CHI 1 8 8.0 8 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 40 423 10.6 46 1

#29 Chester Taylor RB No Yds Avg Lg TD 3 21 7.0 14 0 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 3 22 7.3 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 14 7.0 9 0 3 33 11.0 15 0 6 48 8.0 13 0 3 25 8.3 12 0 4 84 21.0 47t 1 2 15 7.5 11 0 2 12 6.0 10 0 4 19 4.8 8 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 291 8.8 47t 1

#81 Visanthe Shiancoe TE No Yds Avg Lg TD 3 21 7.0 9 0 1 23 23.0 23 0 2 38 19.0 34t 1 4 47 11.8 22 0 2 16 8.0 12 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 4 68 17.0 24t 1 1 25 25.0 25t 1 3 4 1.3 4 0 2 41 20.5 23 0 3 60 20.0 40 0 1 20 20.0 20 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27 373 13.8 40 4

#87 Bernard Berrian WR No Yds Avg Lg TD 3 38 12.7 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 79 26.3 48 0 5 78 15.6 28 0 6 110 18.3 36 1 5 131 26.2 86t 1 6 81 13.5 34 1 2 104 52.0 55 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 46 15.3 19 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 4 122 30.5 99t 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 795 20.9 99t 5

RECEIVING

#28 Adrian Peterson RB No Yds Avg Lg TD @ GB 1 11 11.0 11 0IND 4 20 5.0 13 0CAR 0 0 0.0 0 0@ TEN 4 21 5.3 8 0@ NO 1 9 9.0 9 0DET 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0@ CHI 1 9 9.0 9 0HOU 0 0 0.0 0 0GB 3 33 11.0 16 0@ TB 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0@ JAX 0 0 0.0 0 0CHI 2 -1 -0.5 1 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 18 94 5.2 16 0

#40 Jim Kleinsasser TE No Yds Avg Lg TD @ GB 0 0 0.0 0 0IND 1 12 12.0 12 0CAR 0 0 0.0 0 0@ TEN 1 15 15.0 15 0@ NO 0 0 0.0 0 0DET 2 40 20.0 34 0@ CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0HOU 0 0 0.0 0 0GB 0 0 0.0 0 0@ TB 0 0 0.0 0 0@ JAX 0 0 0.0 0 0CHI 1 20 20.0 20 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 5 87 17.4 34 0

#44 Thomas Tapeh FB No Yds Avg Lg TD 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 7 7.0 7 0

#89 Robert Ferguson WR No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 16 8.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 25 8.3 9 0

#45 Garrett Mills TE No Yds Avg Lg TD 3 49 16.3 23 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE 1 6 6.0 6 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 65 13.0 23 0

RECEIVING#84 Aundrae Allison WR

No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 37 18.5 21 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 2 23 11.5 14 0 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 32 10.7 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 109 10.9 21 0

#38 Naufahu Tahi FB No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 -2 -1.0 3 0 2 6 3.0 4 0 2 9 4.5 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 6 3.0 6 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 30 2.7 7 0

#18 Sidney Rice WR No Yds Avg Lg TD 2 31 15.5 23t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE 1 6 6.0 6 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 8 8.0 8t 1 1 3 3.0 3t 1 2 22 11.0 17 0 3 27 9.0 14 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 105 9.5 23t 3

#83 Jeff Dugan FB No Yds Avg Lg TD @ GB INACTIVEIND INACTIVECAR INACTIVE@ TEN INACTIVE@ NO 0 0 0.0 0 0DET INACTIVE@ CHI INACTIVEHOU 0 0 0.0 0 0GB 0 0 0.0 0 0@ TB INACTIVE@ JAX 0 0 0.0 0 0CHI 1 3 3.0 3 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 1 3 3.0 3 0

#5 Chris Kluwe P No Yds Avg TB I20 LG BL Net @ GB 5 217 43.4 0 2 50 0 27.8IND 6 260 43.3 1 2 56 0 35.0CAR 5 263 52.6 0 2 55 0 42.6@ TEN 6 324 54.0 1 0 57 0 41.5@ NO 7 303 43.3 1 3 52 0 15.3DET 8 414 51.8 3 1 60 0 41.1@ CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0HOU 6 264 44.0 0 4 57 0 44.2GB 5 234 46.8 0 4 59 0 31.8@ TB 2 90 45.0 1 0 51 0 35.0@ JAX 3 139 46.3 0 2 49 0 32.7CHI 9 427 47.4 3 1 62 0 37.6@ DET - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - 62 2941 46.7 10 21 62 1 34.6

#41 Charles Gordon CB No Yds Avg FC Lg TD @ GB 1 0 0.0 0 0 0IND 3 15 5.0 1 9 0CAR 0 0 0.0 0 0 0@ TEN 3 19 6.3 2 10 0@ NO 0 0 0.0 2 0 0DET 2 5 1.7 3 5 0@ CHI 2 3 1.5 2 3 0HOU 2 5 2.5 1 6 0GB 2 19 9.5 0 20 0@ TB INJURED RESERVE @ JAX INJURED RESERVECHI INJURED RESERVE@ DET - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - -ATL - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - 15 66 4.4 11 20 0

#84 Aundrae Allison WR No Yds Avg FC Lg TD 3 13 4.3 0 9 0 1 27 27.0 0 27 0 2 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 17 8.5 1 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 INACTIVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 57 7.1 4 27 0

#43 Maurice Hicks RB No Yds Avg FC Lg TD @ GB INACTIVEIND INACTIVECAR 0 0 0.0 0 0 0@ TEN 4 110 27.5 0 34 0@ NO 4 93 23.3 0 27 0DET 3 51 17.0 0 27 0@ CHI 7 153 21.9 0 31 0HOU 1 30 30.0 0 30 0GB 2 35 17.5 0 18 0@ TB 5 108 21.6 0 26 0@ JAX INACTIVECHI INACTIVE@ DET - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - -ATL - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - 26 580 22.3 0 34 0

#29 Chester Taylor RB No Yds Avg FC Lg TD 1 21 21.0 0 21 0 3 93 31.0 0 37 0 2 44 22.0 0 27 0 1 23 23.0 0 23 0 1 24 24.0 0 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 205 25.6 0 37 0

PUNTING

PUNT RETURNS

KICKOFF RETURNS #84 Aundrae Allison WR No Yds Avg FC Lg TD 2 39 19.5 0 22 0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0 1 22 22.0 0 22 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 INACTIVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 82 16.4 0 22 0

#82 Darius Reynaud WR No Yds Avg FC Lg TD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD 2 36 18.0 0 18 0 2 62 31.0 0 49 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 98 24.5 0 49 0

#87 Bernard Berrian WR No Yds Avg FC Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 19 19.0 0 19 0 2 -3 -1.4 3 -1 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 16 5.3 3 19 0

#26 Antoine Winfi eld CB No Yds Avg Lg TD @ GB 0 0 0.0 0 0IND 0 0 0.0 0 0CAR 1 19 19.0 19t 1@ TEN 0 0 0.0 0 0@ NO 1 9 9.0 9 0DET 0 0 0.0 0 0@ CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0HOU 0 0 0.0 0 0GB 0 0 0.0 0 0@ TB 0 0 0.0 0 0@ JAX 0 0 0.0 0 0CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 2 28 14.0 19t 1

#56 E.J. Henderson LB No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 INJURED RESERVE INJURED RESERVE INJURED RESERVE INJURED RESERVE INJURED RESERVE INJURED RESERVE INJURED RESERVE INJURED RESERVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0

FUMBLE RETURNS #51 Ben Leber LB No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 10 2.5 10 0

#99 Napoleon Harris LB No Yds Avg Lg TD NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 27 27.0 27t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 27 27.0 27t 1

#94 Pat Williams DT No Yds Avg Lg TD @ GB 0 0 0.0 0 0IND 0 0 0.0 0 0CAR 0 0 0.0 0 0@ TEN 0 0 0.0 0 0@ NO 0 0 0.0 0 0DET 0 0 0.0 0 0@ CHI 1 0 0.0 0 0HOU 0 0 0.0 0 0GB 0 0 0.0 0 0@ TB 0 0 0.0 0 0@ JAX 0 0 0.0 0 0CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0

#41 Charles Gordon CB No Yds Avg FC Lg TD @ GB 0 0 0.0 0 0 0IND 0 0 0.0 0 0 0CAR 0 0 0.0 0 0 0@ TEN 0 0 0.0 0 0 0@ NO 0 0 0.0 0 0 0DET 1 42 42.0 0 42 0@ CHI 0 0 0.0 0 0 0HOU 0 0 0.0 0 0 0GB 1 19 19.0 0 19 0@ TB INJURED RESERVE@ JAX INJURED RESERVECHI INJURED RESERVE@ DET - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - -ATL - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - 2 61 30.5 0 42 0

KICKOFF RETURNS #38 Naufahu Tahi FB No Yds Avg FC Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 20 20.0 0 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 20 20.0 0 20 0

#28 Adrian Peterson RB No Yds Avg FC Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 16 16.0 0 16 0

#40 Jim Kleinsasser TE No Yds Avg FC Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 14 14.0 0 14 0

#25 Tyrell Johnson S No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 7 7.0 7 0

#42 Darren Sharper S No Yds Avg Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0

#94 Pat Williams DT U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 3 3 6 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 2 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 5 1 6 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 1 5 1 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 3 2 5 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 2 3 0 0.0 1 0 1/0 0/0 0 2 2 4 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 1 4 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 3 5 0 1.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 3 7 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 22 53 4 1.0 4 0 1/0 0/0 3

#56 E.J. Henderson LB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@ GB 5 1 6 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0IND 8 3 11 1 1.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1CAR 15 2 17 2 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 1@TEN 3 2 5 0 0.0 0 0 1/0 0/0 0@NO INJURED RESERVEDET INJURED RESERVE@CHI INJURED RESERVEHOU INJURED RESERVEGB INJURED RESERVE@ TB INJURED RESERVE@ JAX INJURED RESERVECHI INJURED RESERVE@ DET - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 31 8 39 3 1.0 2 1 1/0 0/0 2

DEFENSE

#69 Jared Allen DE U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@ GB 2 0 2 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1IND 4 3 7 0 1.0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 CAR 4 1 5 0 1.0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0@TEN 3 0 3 0 0.0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0@NO 1 1 2 0 0.0 4 0 0/0 0/0 1DET 3 0 3 0 1.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0@ CHI 7 1 8 1 2.0 4 1 0/0 0/0 1HOU 3 1 4 0 2.0 7 1 0/0 0/0 0GB 2 2 4 0 1.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TB 2 1 3 1 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0@ JAX 5 1 6 2 0.0 7 0 0/0 0/0 0CHI 7 2 9 0 2.5 2 0 0/0 0/0 0@ DET - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 43 13 56 5 10.5 41 2 0/0 0/0 3

#25 Tyrell Johnson S U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 5 3 8 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 2 2 4 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 2 3 5 0 0.0 1 0 1/7 1/0 1 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 10 29 0 0.0 1 0 1/7 1/0 4

#42 Darren Sharper S U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 1 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 2 5 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 3 2 5 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 2 6 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 0 4 1 0.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6 1 7 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 1 5 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 3 7 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 7 1 8 0 0.0 0 0 1/0 0/0 0 1 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 1/12 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41 15 56 1 0.0 0 1 1/0 1/12 5

#26 Antoine Winfi eld CB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@GB 5 2 7 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0IND 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 1/1 2CAR 1 1 2 0 1.0 0 1 1/19 0/0 0 @TEN 3 7 10 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 3@ NO 7 1 8 4 1.0 0 1 1/9 0/0 1 DET 3 0 3 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0@ CHI 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1HOU 4 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 1/4 1GB 3 3 6 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1@ TB 9 1 10 2 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0@ JAX 11 0 11 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 1CHI 1 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 3@DET - - - - - - - - - -@ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 49 19 68 6 2.0 1 4 2/28 2/5 13

#51 Ben Leber LB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 1 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 2 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 2 3 0 0.0 0 0 1/0 0/0 0 2 3 5 0 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 1 7 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 1/1 4 6 3 9 0 0.5 2 0 1/10 0/0 1 3 1 4 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 2 4 1 5 0 0.0 1 0 1/0 0/0 1 3 0 3 0 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 1 3 3 6 0 0.0 0 0 1/0 0/0 0 3 1 4 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 6 2 8 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 1/28 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 20 59 0 0.5 9 0 4/10 2/29 11

#52 Chad Greenway LB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@ GB 6 1 7 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0IND 8 0 8 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 2CAR 5 6 11 1 1.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0@ TEN 9 3 12 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0@ NO 5 2 7 0 0.0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0DET 4 5 9 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ CHI 7 1 8 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0HOU 10 3 13 1 1.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0GB 9 3 12 1 1.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TB 15 2 17 2 1.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 1@ JAX 3 3 6 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0CHI 2 4 6 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 1@ DET - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 83 33 116 7 4.0 5 3 0/0 0/0 4

#93 Kevin Williams DT U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 7 4 11 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 1 3 0 0.0 4 0 0/0 0/0 1 4 2 6 0 2.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 1 5 1 6 1 0.0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 0 4 0 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 1 8 0 8 1 4.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 2 5 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 2 2 4 0 1.0 4 0 0/0 0/0 1 6 1 7 1 0.0 6 1 0/0 0/0 0 3 2 5 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 2 4 0 1.5 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 1 7 2 0.0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52 18 70 5 8.5 33 1 0/0 0/0 5

#23 Cedric Griffi n CB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 3 0 3 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 2 8 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 7 2 9 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 8 0 8 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6 1 7 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 8 1 9 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 4 4 8 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 2 5 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 8 2 10 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 3 2 5 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 3 6 0 6 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 64 17 81 3 0.0 0 4 0/0 0/0 6

#91 Ray Edwards DE U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 4 0 4 0 0.0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 2 6 1 0.0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 INACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 1 5 1 0.5 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 0 3 0 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 1 9 3 12 0 1.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 1 3 0 3 1 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 1 3 1 0.0 7 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 2 4 0 0.5 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 1 4 1 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34 11 45 5 2.0 28 0 0/0 0/0 3

#20 Madieu Williams S U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE 8 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 1/0 1 4 1 5 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 1 5 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 1/-1 1 4 2 6 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 6 28 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 2/-1 3

DEFENSE

#97 Ellis Wyms DE U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 1.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 0 1.0 5 1 0/0 0/0 0

#54 Vinny Ciurciu LB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@ GB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0IND 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0CAR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@TEN INACTIVE@NO 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0DET 3 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ CHI 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0HOU 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0GB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ JAX INACTIVECHI 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ DET - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 3 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

#73 Otis Grigsby DE U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 INACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 0 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0

#99 Napoleon Harris LB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@ GB NOT WITH TEAMIND NOT WITH TEAMCAR NOT WITH TEAM@TEN NOT WITH TEAM@NO NOT WITH TEAMDET NOT WITH TEAM @CHI 3 3 6 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0HOU 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0GB 1 1 2 0 1.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TB 8 0 8 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ JAX 2 2 4 1 0.0 0 0 1/27 0/0 0CHI 2 2 4 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ DET - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 18 9 27 1 1.0 1 0 1/27 0/0 0

#58 David Herron LB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 2 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 8 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0

#96 Brian Robison DE U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@ GB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0IND 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0CAR 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TEN 1 0 1 0 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0@NO 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 DET 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0@ CHI 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0HOU 2 2 4 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 1GB 1 0 1 0 1.0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TB 0 1 1 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0@ JAX 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0CHI 1 0 1 0 0.5 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0@ DET - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 9 0 1.5 12 0 0/0 0/0 1

#90 Fred Evans DT U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 2 0 2 1 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 2 2 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 0 2 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 5 9 1 0.0 13 0 0/0 0/0 0

#22 Benny Sapp CB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 1 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 INACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 INACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 1/-1 2 1 3 4 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 1/14 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 5 11 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 2/13 3

#41 Charles Gordon CB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 1/0 1 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 0 3 2 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 INJURED RESERVE INJURED RESERVE INJURED RESERVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 2 16 2 0.0 1 1 0/0 1/0 3

#25 Tyrell Johnson S U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 0/0 0

#46 Cullen Loeffl er LS U A T FF/FR BK @ GB 0 0 0 0/0 0IND 1 0 1 0/0 0CAR 0 1 1 0/0 0@ TEN 0 0 0 0/0 0@ NO 0 1 1 0/0 0DET 0 0 0 0/0 0@ CHI 0 0 0 0/0 0HOU 0 0 0 0/0 0GB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ TB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ JAX 0 0 0 0/0 0CHI 1 0 1 0/0 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 2 2 4 0/0 0

#23 Cedric Griffi n CB U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 1 1/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 5 1/0 0

#43 Maurice Hicks RB U A T FF/FR BK INACTIVE INACTIVE 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 1 1 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 2 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 4 7 0/0 0

#89 Robert Ferguson WR U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE 0 0 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 0/0 0

#38 Naufahu Tahi FB U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 2 0 2 0/1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 4 0/1 0

#26 Antoine Winfi eld CB U A T FF/FR BK @ GB 2 0 2 0/0 0IND 0 1 1 0/0 0CAR 1 0 1 0/0 0@ TEN 0 0 0 0/0 0@ NO 0 0 0 0/0 0DET 0 0 0 0/0 0@ CHI 0 0 0 0/0 0HOU 1 0 1 0/0 0GB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ TB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ JAX 0 0 0 0/0 0CHI 1 0 1 0/0 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 4 1 5 0/0 0

#41 Charles Gordon CB U A T FF/FR BK @ GB 1 0 1 0/0 0IND 0 0 0 0/0 0CAR 1 0 1 0/0 0@ TEN 0 0 0 0/0 0@ NO 0 1 1 0/0 0DET 1 0 1 0/0 0@ CHI 0 0 0 0/0 0HOU 2 0 2 0/0 0GB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ TB INJURED RESERVE@ JAX INJURED RESERVECHI INJURED RESERVE@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 5 1 6 0/0 0

#39 Husain Abdullah S U A T FF/FR BK @ GB 0 0 0 0/0 0IND 0 1 1 0/0 0CAR 2 0 2 0/0 0@ TEN 0 0 0 0/0 0@ NO 1 2 3 0/0 0DET 0 1 1 0/0 0@ CHI 2 1 3 0/0 0HOU 0 1 1 0/0 0GB 1 1 2 0/0 0@ TB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ JAX 1 1 2 0/0 0CHI 2 0 2 0/0 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 9 8 17 0/0 0

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES #37 Eric Frampton S U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 2 0 2 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 1 1 2 0/0 0 1 1 2 0/0 0 3 0 3 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 2 3 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 4 14 0/0 0

#50 Erin Henderson LB U A T FF/FR BK INACTIVE INACTIVE 0 0 0 0/0 0 2 0 2 1/0 0 1 1 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE 2 2 4 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 8 1/0 0

#55 Dontarrious Thomas LB U A T FF/FR BK NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 INACTIVE 0 2 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3 0/0 0

#54 Vinny Ciurciu LB U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 1 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 1 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE 1 0 1 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 6 0/0 0

#58 David Herron LB U A T FF/FR BK 2 0 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 2 0 2 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 1 6 0/0 0

#22 Benny Sapp CB U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 1 2 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 5 0/0 0

#82 Darius Reynaud WR U A T FF/FR BK PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD 1 0 1 0/0 0 1 1 2 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 0/0 0

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES

#93 Kevin Williams DT U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0/0 2

#51 Ben Leber LB U A T FF/FR BK @ GB 0 0 0 0/0 0IND 1 0 1 0/0 0CAR 0 0 0 0/0 0@ TEN 0 0 0 0/0 0@ NO 0 0 0 0/0 0DET 0 1 1 0/0 0@ CHI 0 0 0 0/0 0HOU 0 0 0 0/0 0GB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ TB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ JAX 0 0 0 0/0 0CHI 0 0 0 0/0 0@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 1 1 2 0/0 0

#56 Rufus Alexander LB U A T FF/FR BK NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD 1 0 1 0/0 0 PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 0/0 0

#42 Darren Sharper S U A T FF/FR BK @ GB 0 0 0 0/0 0IND 0 0 0 0/0 0CAR 0 0 0 0/0 0@ TEN 0 0 0 0/0 0@ NO 0 0 0 0/0 0DET 0 0 0 0/0 0@ CHI 0 0 0 0/0 0HOU 0 0 0 0/0 0GB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ TB 0 0 0 0/0 0@ JAX 1 0 1 0/0 0CHI - - - - -@ DET - - - - -@ ARI - - - - -ATL - - - - -NYG - - - - - 1 0 1 0/0 0

#52 Chad Greenway LB U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 0/0 0

#45 Garrett Mills TE U A T FF/FR BK 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 INACTIVE INACTIVE 0 0 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 2 0/0 0

#94 Pat Williams DT U A T FF/FR BK 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0/0 1

#28 Adrian Peterson RB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

MISCELLANEOUS TACKLES #81 Visanthe Shiancoe TE U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@ GB 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0IND 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0CAR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TEN 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ NO 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0DET 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ CHI 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0HOU 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0GB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ JAX 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0CHI 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ DET - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 4 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

#78 Matt Birk C U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

#29 Chester Taylor RB U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

#76 Steve Hutchinson G U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@ GB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0IND 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0CAR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TEN 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ NO 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0DET 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ CHI 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0HOU 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0GB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ JAX 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0CHI 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ DET - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

#40 Jim Kleinsasser TE U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD@ GB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0IND 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0CAR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TEN 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ NO 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0DET 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ CHI 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0HOU 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0GB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ TB 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ JAX 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0CHI 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0@ DET - - - - - - - - - -@ ARI - - - - - - - - - -ATL - - - - - - - - - -NYG - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

#87 Bernard Berrian WR U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

#84 Aundrae Allison WR U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

#12 Gus Frerotte U A T TFL SK H FF FR/Y INT/Y PD 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0

BY THE VIKINGS CATEGORY BY AN OPPONENT

439 yards, at Chicago, 10/19/08 400 Yards Total Offense 488 yards, at Green Bay, 11/11/07Playoffs – 429 yards, vs. New Orleans, 1/6/01 Playoffs – 518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 528 yards, vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 500 Yards Total Offense 504 yards, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05Playoffs – Has never happened Playoffs – 518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Daunte Culpepper, 300 yards, vs. New Orleans, 9/25/05 300 Yards Passing In A Game David Garrard, 317 yards, at Jacksonville, 11/23/08Playoffs – Daunte Culpepper, 316 yards, at Phil., 1/16/05 By A Player Playoffs – Kerry Collins, 381 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Daunte Culpepper, 404 yards, at Detroit, 12/19/04 400 Yards Passing In A Game Matt Leinart, 405 yards, vs. Arizona, 11/26/06Playoffs – Jeff George, 424 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 By A Player Playoffs – Has never happened Daunte Culpepper, at Green Bay, 11/14/04 4 TD Passes In A Game Tom Brady, vs. New England, 10/30/06Playoffs – Daunte Culpepper, at Green Bay, 1/9/05 By A Player Playoffs – Kerry Collins (5), at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Adrian Peterson, 131 yards, vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 100 Yards Rushing In A Game Ryan Grant, 119 yards, at Green Bay, 11/11/07Playoffs – Robert Smith, 140 yards, vs. Dallas, 1/9/00 By A Player Playoffs – Terry Kirby, 120 yards, at San Francisco, 1/3/98 Adrian Peterson, 296 yards, vs. San Diego, 11/4/07 200 Yards Rushing In A Game Walter Payton, 275 yards, at Chicago, 11/20/77Playoffs – Has never happened By A Player Playoffs – Has never happened Chester Taylor, vs. Oakland, 11/18/07 3 TDs Rushing In A Game Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06Playoffs – Has never happened By A Player Playoffs – Has never happened Bernard Berrian, 122 yards, vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 100 Yards Receiving In A Game Maurice Jones-Drew, 113 Yards, 11/23/08Playoffs – Marcus Robinson, 119 yards, at Phil., 1/16/05 By A Player Playoffs – Ike Hilliard, 155 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 Marcus Robinson (15, 15, 2), vs. Cleveland, 11/27/05 3 TD Catches In A Game Marvin Harrison (4, 15, 18), at Indianapolis, 12/24/00Playoffs – Has never happened By A Player Playoffs – Has never happened Chester Taylor, vs. Oakland, 11/18/07 (3 rushing) 3 TD In A Game By A Player Marshall Faulk, at St. Louis, 11/30/03 (3 rushing) Playoffs – Leroy Hoard, vs. Arizona, 1/10/99 (2 rushing, 1 rec.) Playoffs – Mario Bates, vs. Arizona, 1/10/99 (3 rushing) Ahmad Rashad, vs. San Francisco, 9/2/79 (4 receiving) 4 TD In A Game By A Player Steven Jackson, vs. St. Louis, 12/31/06 (3 rushing, 1 rec.)Playoffs – Has never happened Playoffs – Has never happened Darren Sharper, at N.Y. Giants, 11/13/05 3 INTs In A Game By A Player Deltha O’Neal, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05Playoffs – Has never happened Playoffs – Has never happened Mewelde Moore, 71 yards, vs. New England, 10/30/06 Punt Returned For A TD Will Blackmon, 65 yards, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08Playoffs – Anthony Carter, 84 yards, at New Orleans, 1/3/88 Playoffs – Golden Richards, 63 yards, at Dallas, 12/30/73 Aundrae Allison, 104 yards, vs. Detroit, 12/2/07 Kickoff Returned For A TD J.J. Arrington, 99 yards, vs. Arizona, 11/26/06Playoffs – Has never happened Playoffs – Tony Horne, 95 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 Kevin Williams, 18 yards, at San Francisco, 12/9/07 INT Returned For A TD Nick Collins, 59 yards, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08Playoffs – Reggie Rutland, 27 yards, at San Francisco, 1/9/88 Playoffs – Ken Norton Jr., 23 yards, at San Francisco, 1/3/98 Napoleon Harris, 27 yards at Jacksonville, 11/23/08 Fumble Returned For A TD Zachary Bowman, recovered in end zone at Chicago, 10/19/08Playoffs – Nate Wright, 20 yards, vs. St. Louis, 12/21/74 Playoffs – Kevin Miniefi eld, 48 yards, vs. Chicago, 1/1/95 Jim Kleinsasser, vs. Chicago, 1/1/06 Punt Blocked Craig Steltz, at Chicago, 10/19/08Playoffs – Scott Studwell, at L.A. Rams, 12/31/78 Playoffs – Spencer Tillman, at San Francisco, 1/6/90 Issiac Holt, recovered in end zone, Punt Blocked For TD Garrett Wolfe, 17 yds, at Chicago, 10/19/08(Blocked by Gerald Robinson) (Blocked by Craig Steltz)Playoffs – Terry Brown, recovered in end zone, Playoffs – Doug Rogers recovered blocked kick in end zone, vs. Pittsburgh 1/12/75 (Blocked by Matt Blair) vs. Atlanta, 1/9/83 (Blocked by Paul Davis) Mike Merriweather, vs. L.A. Rams, 11/5/89 Punt Blocked For Safety Kevin Miniefi eld, vs. Chicago, 10/28/96Playoffs – Has never happened Playoffs – Has never happened Aaron Rodgers sacked in end zone by Jared Allen, Safety Scored Chris Kluwe out of bounds, vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 at Jacksonville, 11/23/08Playoffs – Ron Jaworski tackled in end zone Playoffs – Fran Tarkenton tackled in end zone, by Doug Martin and Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/12/75 Pat Williams, at Chicago, 10/19/08 Field Goal Blocked Jared DeVries, vs. Detroit, 10/12/08Playoffs – Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81 Playoffs – at Green Bay, 1/9/05

THE LAST TIME...

THE LAST TIME, Cont...BY THE VIKINGS CATEGORY BY AN OPPONENT

Antoine Winfi eld, 59 yards, at New Orleans, 10/6/08 Blocked FG Returned For A TD Patrick Watkins, 68 yards, at Dallas, 10/21/07Playoffs – Bobby Bryant, 90 yards, vs. L.A. Rams, 12/26/76 Playoffs – Has never happened Ryan Longwell, vs. Chicago, 12/17/07 PAT Missed (1 pt.) Jason Hanson (kick aborted), at Detroit, 12/19/04Playoffs – Chuck Nelson, at San Francisco, 1/1/89 Playoffs – Mike Cofer, at San Francisco, 1/6/90 Fernando Smith, at San Francisco, 12/18/95 PAT Blocked Jared DeVries, vs. Detroit, 10/8/06Playoffs – Carl Eller, at Dallas, 1/1/78 Playoffs – Has never happened Minnesota 50, Jacksonville 10, 12/20/98 50 Points Scored In A Game San Francisco 51, Minnesota 7, 12/8/84Playoffs – Has never happened Chicago 48, Minnesota 41, at Chicago, 10/19/08 40 Points Scored In A Game Chicago 48, Minnesota 21, at Chicago, 10/19/08Playoffs – Minnesota 41, Arizona 21, 1/10/99 Playoffs – N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01 Minnesota 13, Detroit 0, 12/5/93 Shutout Scored Green Bay 34, Minnesota 0, 11/11/07Playoffs – Has never happened Playoffs – N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01 Minnesota 16, Carolina 13, 9/17/06 Overtime Victory Denver 22, Minnesota 19, 12/30/07Playoffs – Has never happened Playoffs – Atlanta 30, Minnesota 27, 1/17/99 Tarvaris Jackson run, at Denver, 12/30/07 Two-Point Conversion Dominic Rhodes run, vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08Playoffs – Leroy Hoard run, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 Playoffs – Has never happened

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MISCELLANEOUS STATSFirst Downs and Fourth Down Efficiency•

Red Zone Efficiency• Takeaways And Turnovers •

Scoring Drives• Individual and Team Single-Game Bests•

Week-by-Week Leaders and Week-by-Week Starters• Vikings Record When•

Long Plays• Gameday Inactives•

2008 Game Summaries•

FIRST DOWNS EARNED-REGULAR SEASON Total First Downs (First Downs on Third or Fourth Downs)

One awarded to passer and receiver on passing plays PLAYER RUSHING RECEIVING PASSING TOTAL Gus Frerotte 3(2) - 96(36) 99(38) Adrian Peterson 59(11) 3 - 62(11) Bernard Berrian 2 27(9) - 29(9) Chester Taylor 14(5) 12(9) 1(1) 27(15) Bobby Wade - 23(6) - 23(6) Tarvaris Jackson 5(5) - 15(5) 20(10) Visanthe Shiancoe - 17(2) - 17(2) Sidney Rice - 9(9) - 9(9) Aundrae Allison - 8(5) - 8(5) Jim Kleinsasser - 5(1) - 5(1) Garrett Mills - 3(1) - 3(1) Naufahu Tahi - 2 - 2 Robert Ferguson - 2 - 2 Jeff Dugan - 1 - 1 TOTAL 83(23) 112(42) 112(42) 307(107)

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY

Game Att. Quarter Play/Result/Drive Result at Green Bay (9/8) 2/2 4 Jackson 23t pass to Rice (4-1, GB 23), TD 4 Jackson 3 run (4-1, GB 29), TD vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 0/0 - - vs. Carolina (9/21) 0/1 4 Frerotte -2 kneel (4-11, CAR 14), End of game at Tennessee (9/28) 0/0 - - at New Orleans (10/6) 0/0 - - vs. Detroit (10/12) 0/0 - - at Chicago (10/19) 3/4 1 Peterson 1t run (4-1, CHI 1), TD

3 Frerotte inc. pass to Berrian (4-1, CHI 36), Downs 4 Frerotte 10 pass to Allison (4-3, CHI 49), FG 4 Frerotte 19 pass to Wade (4-16, CHI 27), TD

vs. Houston (11/2) 1/1 1 Frerotte 2 run (4-1, HOU 24), TD vs. Green Bay (11/9) 0/1 4 Peterson fumble, no gain (4-1, MIN 41), Downs

at Tampa Bay (11/18) 0/2 3 Frerotte inc. pass to Peterson (4-1, MIN 49), Downs 4 Frerotte inc. pass to Rice (4-1, MIN 27), Downs at Jacksonville (11/23) 1/1 3 Frerotte 2 run (4-1, JAX 20), FG vs. Chicago (11/30) 0/0 - - at Detroit (12/7) - - - at Arizona (12/14) - - - vs. Atlanta (12/21) - - - vs. NY Giants (12/30) - - -

RED ZONE EFFICIENCY AT GREEN BAY (9/8/08) VS. GREEN BAY (11/9/08) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE 0 1 1 1 3 1 2/2 13 OFFENSE 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 DEFENSE 0 2 0 1 3 2 0/1 14 DEFENSE 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7

VS. INDIANAPOLIS (9/14/08) AT TAMPA BAY (11/16/08) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 6 OFFENSE 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 DEFENSE 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 7 DEFENSE 1 1 1 2 5 1 4 19

VS. CAROLINA (9/21/08) AT JACKSONVILLE (11/23/08) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 6 OFFENSE 1 0 1 2 4 2 2 20 DEFENSE 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 DEFENSE 1 2 0 1 4 1 1 10 AT TENNESSEE (9/28/08) VS. CHICAGO (11/30/08) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs

OFFENSE 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 OFFENSE 0 2 0 2 4 2 2 20 DEFENSE 2 2 0 1 5 3 2 27 DEFENSE 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 7

AT NEW ORLEANS (10/6/08) AT DETROIT (12/7/08) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs

OFFENSE 0 2 0 1 3 1 2 13 OFFENSE DEFENSE 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 10 DEFENSE

VS. DETROIT (10/12/08) AT ARIZONA (12/14/08) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs


AT CHICAGO (10/19/08) VS. ATLANTA (12/21/08) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs


VS. HOUSTON (11/2/08) VS. NY GIANTS (12/28/08) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs


KEY Poss. = Possessions TDs = Touchdowns FGs = Field Goals PTs = Points

TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS

Even Turnover Ratio

TAKEAWAYS 23 Takeaways ( 11 INT, 12 FR)

11 resulted in 61 Vikings’ points 5 inside Vikings’ 20 1 inside opponents’ 20

11 First Half Takeaways (3 INT, 8 FR) 7 resulted in 41 Vikings’ points

2 inside Vikings’ 20 1 inside opponents 20

4 1st Quarter Takeaways (1 INT, 3 FR) 3 resulted in 17 Vikings’ points 7 2nd Quarter Takeaways (2 INT, 5 FR)

4 resulted in 24 Vikings’ points 2 inside Vikings’ 20 1 inside opponents 20

12 Second Half Takeaways (8 INT, 4 FR) 4 resulted in 20 Vikings’ points 3 inside Vikings’ 20 5 3rd Quarter Takeaways (3 FR, 2 INT)

2 resulted in 10 Vikings’ points 1 inside Vikings’ 20 7 4th Quarter Takeaways (6 INT, 1 FR) 2 resulted in 10 Vikings’ points

2 inside Vikings’ 20 PLUS/MINUS TURNOVER RATIO First Half 11 Takeaways First Quarter 4 Takeaways Second Quarter 7 Takeaways Second Half 12 Takeaways Third Quarter 5 Takeaways Fourth Quarter 7 Takeaways Overtime 0 Takeaways Totals 23 Takeaways

TURNOVERS 23 Turnovers (9 FR, 14 INT)

11 resulted in 69 opponents points 3 inside Vikings’ 20 1 inside opponents’ 20

10 First Half Turnovers (4 FR, 6 INT) 6 resulted in 38 opponents points 2 inside Vikings’ 20 1 inside opponents’ 20

5 1st Quarter Turnovers ( 2 FR, 3 INT) 3 resulted in 21 opponent points 1 inside opponents’ 20

5 2nd Quarter Turnovers (2 FR, 3 INT) 3 resulted in 17 opponent points 2 inside Vikings’ 20

13 Second Half Turnovers (5 FR, 8 INT) 5 resulted in 31 opponents points 1 inside Vikings’ 20

7 3rd Quarter Turnovers (2 FR, 5 INT) 3 resulted in 21 opponents points

6 4th Quarter Turnovers (3 INT, 3 FR) 2 resulted in 10 opponents points 1 inside Vikings’ 20 11 Turnovers

5 Turnovers 5 Turnovers 13 Turnovers 7 Turnovers 6 Turnovers 0 Turnovers

23 Turnovers

TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS BREAKDOWN TAKEAWAYS – Fumble Recoveries and Interceptions DATE OPPONENT TAKEAWAY QTR. YD-LINE RESULT 9/14/08 Indianapolis Interception by Winfield 1 MIN 42 Field Goal 9/14/08 Indianapolis Interception by Gordon 4 IND 47 Missed Field Goal 9/21/08 Carolina Fumble recovery by Leber 1 MIN 48 Punt 9/21/08 Carolina Fumble recovery by Winfield 2 CAR 21 Touchdown 9/28/08 Tennessee Fumble recovery by E.J. Henderson 2 TENN 41 Missed Field Goal 10/6/08 New Orleans Fumble recovery by Winfield 2 NO 14 Touchdown 10/6/08 New Orleans Fumble recovery by T. Johnson 2 MIN 32 Punt 10/6/08 New Orleans Interception by Leber 2 MIN 12 Field Goal 10/6/08 New Orleans Interception by T. Johnson 4 MIN 19 End of game 10/12/08 Detroit Fumble recovery by Leber 4 MIN 30 Blocked Field Goal 10/19/08 Chicago Fumble recovery by P. Williams 3 CHI 45 Turnover on downs 11/2/08 Houston Interception by Winfield 2 MIN 5 Punt 11/2/08 Houston Fumble recovery by Leber 2 MIN 44 Touchdown 11/2/08 Houston Interception by M. Williams 3 MIN -2 Punt 11/16/08 Tampa Bay Fumble recovery by Leber 3 MIN 28 Punt 11/23/08 Jacksonville Fumble recovery by Harris 1 JAX 28 Touchdown 11/23/08 Jacksonville Fumble recovery by Thomas 1 JAX 28 Touchdown 11/23/08 Jacksonville Fumble recovery by Sharper 3 JAX 38 Field Goal 11/23/08 Jacksonville Interception by Sapp 4 MIN 5 Punt 11/23/08 Jacksonville Interception by M. Williams 4 MIN 25 End of game 11/30/08 Chicago Interception by Sharper 3 CHI 47 Touchdown 11/30/08 Chicago Interception by Leber 4 MIDFIELD Touchdown 11/30/08 Chicago Interception by Sapp 4 CHI 49 Field Goal TURNOVERS – Fumbles Lost and Had Intercepted

DATE OPPONENT TURNOVER QTR. YD-LINE RESULT 9/8/08 Green Bay Intercepted pass from Jackson 4 GB 39 End of game 9/14/08 Indianapolis Fumble lost by Jackson 3 MIN 33 Missed Field Goal 9/21/08 Carolina Intercepted pass from Frerotte 1 CAR 35 Punt 9/28/08 Tennessee Fumble lost by Tahi 1 MIN 37 Touchdown 9/28/08 Tennessee Fumble lost by Peterson 2 MIN 15 Touchdown 9/28/08 Tennessee Fumble lost by Frerotte 3 TEN 39 Punt 9/28/08 Tennessee Intercepted pass from Frerotte 4 MIN 17 Touchdown 10/12/08 Detroit Fumble lost by Peterson 1 DET 1 Safety 10/12/08 Detroit Intercepted pass from Frerotte 3 DET 45 Punt 10/12/08 Detroit Fumble lost by Peterson 4 DET 38 Takeaway - FR 10/19/08 Chicago Fumble lost by Gordon 2 MIN 2 Touchdown 10/19/08 Chicago Intercepted pass from Frerotte 2 MIN 31 Blocked Field Goal 10/19/08 Chicago Intercepted pass from Frerotte 3 CHI 37 Takeaway - FR 10/19/08 Chicago Intercepted pass from Frerotte 3 CHI 44 Touchdown 10/19/08 Chicago Intercepted pass from Frerotte 4 MIN 41 End of game 11/2/08 Houston Intercepted pass from Frerotte 1 MIN 44 Touchdown 11/9/08 Green Bay Intercepted pass from Frerotte 1 GB 43 Touchdown 11/9/08 Green Bay Intercepted pass from Frerotte 2 GB 41 Field Goal 11/9/08 Green Bay Intercepted pass from Frerotte 3 GB 41 Touchdown 11/16/08 Tampa Bay Fumble lost by Hicks 4 MIN 26 Field Goal 11/16/08 Tampa Bay Fumble lost by Taylor 4 MIN 30 End of game 11/23/08 Jacksonville Intercepted pass from Frerotte 2 JAX 44 Missed Field Goal 11/30/08 Chicago Intercepted pass from Frerotte 3 MIN 40 Touchdown

TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS BREAKDOWN

FUMBLE BREAKDOWN

PLAYER FUMBLES LOST

Tarvaris Jackson 1 1

Charles Gordon 2 1

Aundrae Allison 2 0

Naufahu Tahi 1 1

Adrian Peterson 4 3

Gus Frerotte 4 1

Bobby Wade 2 0

Chris Kluwe 1 0

Chester Taylor 1 1

Ben Leber 1 0

TOTAL 19 8

SCORING DRIVES

Poss. Net How Opponent Plays Time Quarter Yards Acquired Scoring Play 9/8 @ Green Bay 6 2:57 2 51 Punt Longwell 37 FG 9/8 @ Green Bay 9 4:08 3 77 Kickoff Longwell 27 FG 9/8 @ Green Bay 15 7:23 4 79 Kickoff Jackson 23 pass to Rice 9/8 @ Green Bay 11 3:24 4 80 Kickoff Peterson 3 run 9/14 vs. Indianapolis 6 2:14 1 31 Interception Longwell 45 FG 9/14 vs. Indianapolis 8 3:56 1 43 Punt Longwell 27 FG 9/14 vs. Indianapolis 3 0:21 2 45 Punt Longwell 53 FG 9/14 vs. Indianapolis 8 4:22 3 34 Kickoff Longwell 46 FG 9/14 vs. Indianapolis 8 3:31 3 36 Punt Longwell 28 FG 9/21 vs. Carolina 15 8:09 2 69 Kickoff Longwell 28 FG 9/21 vs. Carolina 5 2:07 3 80 Kickoff Frerotte 34 pass to Shiancoe 9/21 vs. Carolina 19 11:34 4 75 Punt Longwell 32 FG 9/28 @ Tennessee 10 4:12 2 80 Kickoff Peterson 28 run 9/28 @ Tennessee 11 2:54 2 43 Kickoff Longwell 42 FG 9/28 @ Tennessee 11 4:13 4 79 Punt Peterson 3 run 10/6 @ New Orleans 4 2:05 1 4 Kickoff Longwell 53 FG 10/6 @ New Orleans 3 1:32 2 5 Fumble Taylor 4 pass to Shiancoe 10/6 @ New Orleans 15 3:20 2 72 Interception Longwell 33 FG 10/6 @ New Orleans 7 4:26 4 75 Kickoff Frerotte 33 pass to Berrian 10/6 @ New Orleans 6 1:45 4 51 Missed FG Longwell 30 FG 10/12 vs. Detroit 1 0:14 3 86 Punt Frerotte 86 pass to Berrian 10/12 vs. Detroit 10 4:32 4 71 Punt Longwell 26 FG 10/19 @ Chicago 10 5:42 1 67 Kickoff Peterson 3 run 10/19 @ Chicago 6 3:25 1 70 Kickoff Frerotte 24 to Shiancoe 10/19 @ Chicago 8 4:23 2 42 Kickoff Longwell 26 FG 10/19 @ Chicago 7 3:25 2 68 Blocked FG Taylor 1 run 10/19 @ Chicago 4 1:32 3 64 Kickoff Peterson 54 run 10/19 @ Chicago 12 5:54 4 63 Kickoff Longwell 23 FG 10/19 @ Chicago 13 4:11 4 75 Punt Frerotte 5 pass to Berrian 11/2 vs. Houston 4 2:12 1 66 Kickoff Peterson 1 run 11/2 vs. Houston 13 5:59 2 47 Punt Frerotte 8 pass to Rice 11/2 vs. Houston 3 1:35 2 56 Fumble Frerotte 49 pass to Berrian 11/2 vs. Houston 7 3:25 4 84 Punt Frerotte 25 pass to Shiancoe 11/9 vs. Green Bay 9 4:06 1 36 Punt Frerotte 3 pass to Rice 11/9 vs. Green Bay 11 6:05 2 43 Kickoff Longwell 54 FG 11/9 vs. Green Bay 8 4:29 3 77 Kickoff Frerotte 47 pass to Taylor 11/9 vs. Green Bay 7 3:34 4 69 Kickoff Peterson 29 run 11/16 @ Tampa Bay 8 4:44 1 36 Downs Longwell 43 FG 11/16 @ Tampa Bay 8 4:15 2 76 Kickoff Frerotte 4 pass to Wade 11/16 @ Tampa Bay 12 6:01 2 51 Kickoff Longwell 37 FG 11/23 @ Jacksonville 3 1:21 1 28 Fumble Taylor 3 run 11/23 @ Jacksonville 5 1:57 1 19 Kickoff Longwell 54 FG 11/23 @ Jacksonville 7 4:02 3 23 Fumble Longwell 32 FG 11/23 @ Jacksonville 11 6:28 4 65 Punt Longwell 22 FG 11/23 @ Jacksonville 10 4:58 4 60 Punt Peterson 19 run 11/30 vs. Chicago 5 1:42 2 60 Punt Longwell 23 FG 11/30 vs. Chicago 1 0:11 2 99 Downs Frerotte 99 pass to Berrian 11/30 vs. Chicago 8 1:48 2 86 Punt Frerotte 1 run 11/30 vs. Chicago 5 2:36 3 35 Interception Taylor 21 run 11/30 vs. Chicago 6 3:33 4 22 Interception Peterson 1 run 11/30 vs. Chicago 7 3:46 4 11 Interception Longwell 27 FG

VIKINGS ACTIVE SCORING CHART

MINNESOTA VIKINGS CAREER SCORING

PLAYER TDs PA RU REC INT KR PR FUM BL-FG BL-PT PAT RU-2pt PA-2pt FG S PTS

Allen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 4 Allison 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 6 Berrian 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 30 Dugan 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 6

Edwards 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 6 Ferguson 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Frerotte 20 19 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 126

Greenway 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 Griffin 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 6 Harris 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 6

Henderson 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 Jackson 16 12 4 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 100

Kleinsasser 7 - 1 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Leber 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 6

Longwell 1 1 - - - - - - - - 96 - - 65 - 297 Peterson 22 - 21 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 132

Rice 7 - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Sharper 4 - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 24

Shiancoe 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 30 Taylor 18 1 16 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 108 Wade 6 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 36

K. Williams 4 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - 24 Winfield 4 - - - 2 - - 1 1 - - - - - - 24

NFL CAREER SCORING

PLAYER TDs PA RU REC INT KR PR FUM BL-FG BL-PT PAT RU-2pt PA-2pt FG S PTS Allen 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2 16

Allison 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 6 Berrian 20 - - 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 120

Boulware 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 Dugan 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 6

Edwards 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 6 Ferguson 15 - - 15 - - - - - - - - - - - 90 Frerotte 121 115 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 726

Greenway 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 Griffin 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 6 Harris 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 6

Henderson 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 M. Hicks 7 - 6 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Jackson 16 12 4 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 100

Kleinsasser 7 - 1 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Leber 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 6

Longwell 1 1 - - - - - - - - 492 - - 306 - 1410 Peterson 22 - 21 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 132

Rice 7 - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Sharper 10 - - - 8 - - 2 - - - - - - - 60

Shiancoe 8 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 48 Tapeh 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Taylor 25 1 20 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 150 Wade 7 - - 6 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 42

K. Williams 4 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - 24 M. Williams 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 P. Williams 2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 12

Winfield 4 - - - 2 - - 1 1 - - - - - - 24 * Statistics include playoffs

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME BESTS VVVIIIKKKIIINNNGGGSSS OOOFFFFFFEEENNNSSSEEE RUSHING Yards Rushing .................................. 192...................Adrian Peterson vs. Green Bay (11/9) Rushing Attempts ............................... 30...................Adrian Peterson vs. Green Bay (11/9) TDs Rushing ......................................... 2...................Adrian Peterson @ Tennessee (9/28) .............................................................. 2...................Adrian Peterson @ Chicago (10/19) Longest Rush...................................... 59...................Adrian Peterson vs. Chicago (11/30) Longest TD Rush............................... 54t...................Adrian Peterson @ Chicago (10/19) PASSING Yards Passing................................... 298...................Gus Frerotte @ Chicago (10/19) Passing Attempts................................ 43...................Gus Frerotte @ Tennessee (9/28) Passes Completed ............................. 25...................Gus Frerotte @ Tennessee (9/28) ............................................................ 25...................Gus Frerotte @ Chicago (10/19) TDs Passing ......................................... 3...................Gus Frerotte vs. Houston (11/2) Longest Pass..................................... 99t...................Gus Frerotte vs. Chicago (11/30) Longest TD Pass ............................... 99t...................Gus Frerotte vs. Chicago (11/30) RECEIVING Yards Receiving................................ 131...................Bernard Berrian vs. Detroit (10/12) Receptions............................................ 8...................Bobby Wade @ New Orleans (10/6) Longest Reception............................. 99t...................Bernard Berrian vs. Chicago (11/30) TDs Receiving ...................................... 1...................Fourteen tied at 1 VVVIIIKKKIIINNNGGGSSS DDDEEEFFFEEENNNSSSEEE Interceptions ......................................... 1...................Eleven tied at 1 Longest Interception Return ............... 28...................Ben Leber vs. Chicago (11/30) Longest Fumble Return ..................... 27t...................Napoleon Harris @ Jacksonville (11/23) QB Sacks........................................... 4.0...................Kevin Williams vs. Detroit (10/12) Solo Tackles ....................................... 15...................E.J. Henderson vs. Carolina (9/21) Combined Tackles.............................. 17...................E.J. Henderson vs. Carolina (9/21) ............................................................ 17...................Chad Greenway @ Tampa Bay (11/16) VVVIIIKKKIIINNNGGGSSS SSSPPPEEECCCIIIAAALLL TTTEEEAAAMMMSSS Field Goals............................................ 5...................Ryan Longwell vs. Indianapolis (9/14) Longest Field Goal ............................. 54...................Ryan Longwell vs. Green Bay (11/9) ............................................................ 54...................Ryan Longwell @ Jacksonville (11/23) Longest Punt....................................... 62...................Chris Kluwe vs. Chicago (11/30) Longest Punt Return........................... 27...................Aundrae Allison vs. Indianapolis (9/14) Longest Kickoff Return ....................... 49...................Darius Reynaud vs. Chicago (11/30) Field Goal Block.................................... 1...................Three tied at 1 Blocked Kick Return .......................... 59t...................Antoine Winfield @ New Orleans (10/6)

TEAM SINGLE GAME BESTS OOOFFFFFFEEENNNSSSEEE

Points ............................................41 ................. @ Chicago (10/19) First Downs....................................28 ................. @ Chicago (10/19) Total Offense...............................439 ................. @ Chicago (10/19) Net Yards Rushing ......................220 ................. @ Green Bay (11/9) Net Yards Passing.......................284 ................. @ Chicago (10/19) Rushing Attempts ..........................41 ................. vs. Green Bay (11/9) Passing Attempts...........................44 ................. @ Tennessee (9/28) Passes Completed ........................25 ................. @ Tennessee (9/28) ......................................................25 ................. @ Chicago (10/19) DDDEEEFFFEEENNNSSSEEE Interceptions....................................3 ................. vs. Chicago (11/30) Longest Interception Return ..........28 ................. vs. Chicago (11/30) Longest Fumble Return ................27t ................. @ Jacksonville (11/23) QB Sacks .....................................6.0 ................. vs. Detroit (10/12) Solo Tackles ..................................56 ................. vs. Houston (11/2) Combined Tackles.........................79 ................. vs. Houston (11/2)

WEEK BY WEEK LEADERS OPPONENT RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPT. REC. YDS SACKS TACKLES Mills, 3 Berrian, 3 9/8 Taylor, 3 @ Green Bay Peterson, 19 Peterson, 103 Shiancoe, 3 Mills, 49 None K. Williams, 11 9/14 Allen (1.0) vs. Indianapolis Peterson, 29 Peterson, 160 Peterson, 4 Wade, 42 Henderson (1.0) Greenway, 8 Berrian, 3 9/21 Taylor, 3 vs. Carolina Peterson, 17 Peterson, 77 Wade,3 Berrian, 79 K. Williams (2.0) Henderson, 17 9/28 @. Tennessee Peterson, 18 Peterson, 80 Wade, 7 Berrian, 78 None Greenway, 12 10/6 @. New Orleans Peterson, 21 Peterson, 32 Wade, 8 Berrian, 110 Winfield (1.0) Griffin, 8 10/12 Greenway, 9 vs. Detroit Peterson, 25 Peterson, 111 Berrian, 5 Berrian, 131 K. Williams (4.0) Leber, 9 10/19 Taylor, 6 @ Chicago Peterson, 22 Peterson, 121 Berrian, 6 Berrian, 81 Allen (2.0) Griffin, 9 11/2 Taylor, 3 vs. Houston Peterson, 25 Peterson, 139 Wade, 3 Berrian, 104 Allen (2.0) Greenway, 13 Allen (1.0) Greenway (1.0) 11/9 Harris (1.0) vs. Green Bay Peterson, 30 Peterson, 192 Taylor, 4 Taylor, 84 Robison, (1.0) Greenway, 12 11/16 @ Tampa Bay Peterson, 19 Peterson, 85 Berrian, 3 Berrian, 46 Greenway (1.0) Greenway, 17 11/23 Rice, 3 @ Jacksonville Peterson, 17 Peterson, 80 Shiancoe, 3 Shiancoe, 60 K. Williams (1.5) Winfield, 11 11/30 vs. Chicago Peterson, 28 Peterson, 131 Berrian, 4 Berrian, 122 Allen (2.5) Allen, 9

WEEK BY WEEK STARTERS

VIKINGS’ OFFENSE Date/Vs. WR/2nd TE LT LG C RG RT TE WR/3rd TE QB RB FB/ 2nd

TE/3rd WR/ 2nd RB

9/9 @ Green Bay

Berrian Hicks Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe Rice Jackson Peterson Tapeh (FB)

9/14 vs. Indianapolis

Berrian Hicks Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe Rice Jackson Peterson Kleinsasser (TE)

9/21 vs. Carolina

Berrian Hicks Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe Wade Frerotte Peterson Kleinsasser (TE)

9/28 @ Tennessee

Berrian Hicks Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe Wade Frerotte Peterson Tahi (FB)

10/6 @ New Orleans

Wade McKinnie Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe Kleinsasser (TE)

Frerotte Peterson Tahi (FB)

10/12 vs. Detroit

Berrian McKinnie Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe Wade Frerotte Peterson Kleinsasser (TE)

10/19 @ Chicago

Berrian McKinnie Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe Wade Frerotte Peterson Kleinsasser (TE)

11/2 vs. Houston

Berrian McKinnie Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Kleinsasser

Wade Frerotte Peterson Tahi (FB)

11/9 vs. Green Bay

Berrian McKinnie Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe

Wade Frerotte Peterson Kleinsasser (TE)

11/16 @ Tampa Bay

Wade McKinnie Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe

Kleinsasser (TE)

Frerotte Peterson Tahi (FB)

11/23 @ Jacksonville

Berrian McKinnie Hutchinson Birk Herrera Hicks Shiancoe

Wade Frerotte Taylor Dugan (TE)

11/30 vs. Chicago

Berrian McKinnie Hutchinson Birk Herrera Cook Shiancoe

Wade Frerotte Peterson Kleinsasser (TE)

VIKINGS’ DEFENSE

Date/Vs. LE LDT RDT RE SLB MLB WLB/3rd CB

LCB RCB FS SS

9/8 @ Green Bay

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Greenway Henderson Gordon Winfield Griffin Johnson Sharper

9/14 vs. Indianapolis

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Greenway Henderson Leber Winfield Griffin Johnson Sharper

9/21 vs. Carolina

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Greenway Henderson Leber Winfield Griffin Johnson Sharper

9/28 @ Tennessee

Grigsby P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Greenway Herron Leber Winfield Griffin Johnson Sharper

10/6 @ New Orleans

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams


10/12 vs. Detroit

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams


10/19 @ Chicago

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Greenway Ciurciu Leber Winfield Griffin Johnson Sharper

11/2 vs. Houston

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Greenway Harris Leber Winfield Griffin M. Williams

Sharper

11/9 vs. Green Bay

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Sapp (DB)

Gordon (DB)

Leber Winfield Griffin M. Williams

Sharper

11/16 @ Tampa Bay

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Greenway Harris Leber Winfield Griffin M. Williams

Sharper

11/23 @ Jacksonville

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Greenway Harris Leber Winfield McCauley M. Williams

Sharper

11/30 vs. Chicago

Edwards P. Williams

K. Williams

Allen Greenway Sapp (DB)

Leber Winfield Griffin M. Williams

Sharper

LONG PLAYS

RUSHES OF 15+ YARDS 59 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Chicago (11/30) 54t ......Adrian Peterson @ Chicago (10/19) 40 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Houston (11/2) 34 .......Adrian Peterson @ Green Bay (9/8) 29t ......Adrian Peterson vs. Green Bay (11/9)

29 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 28t ......Adrian Peterson @ Tennessee (9/28) 26 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Green Bay (11/9) 25 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Green Bay (11/9) 23 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 22 .......Adrian Peterson @ Tampa Bay (11/16) 22 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Houston (11/2) 21t ......Chester Taylor vs. Chicago (11/30) 21 .......Adrian Peterson @ Jacksonville (11/23) 21 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Houston (11/2) 21 .......Adrian Peterson @ Tennessee (9/28) 18 .......Chester Taylor @ Jacksonville (11/23) 16 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Chicago (11/30) 16t ......Adrian Peterson @ Jacksonville (11/23) 16 .......Adrian Peterson vs. Green Bay (11/9) 16 .......Adrian Peterson @ Chicago (10/19)

CATCHES OF 20+ YARDS 99t ......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte vs. Chicago (11/30)

86t ......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte vs. Detroit (10/12) 55 .......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte vs. Houston (11/2) 49t ......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte vs. Houston (11/2) 48 .......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina (9/21) 47t ......Chester Taylor from Gus Frerotte vs. Green Bay (11/9) 46 .......Bobby Wade from Gus Frerotte vs. Detroit (10/12) 40 .......Visanthe Shiancoe from Gus Frerotte @ Jacksonville (11/23) 36 .......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte @ New Orleans (10/6) 34 .......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte @ Chicago (10/19) 34t ......Visanthe Shiancoe from Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina (9/21) 34 .......Jim Kleinsasser from Gus Frerotte vs. Detroit (10/12) 33t ......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte @ New Orleans (10/6) 33 .......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte vs. Detroit (10/12)

28 .......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte @ Tennessee (9/28) 25t ......Visanthe Shiancoe from Gus Frerotte vs. Houston (11/2)

24t ......Visanthe Shiancoe from Gus Frerotte @ Chicago (10/19) 24 .......Bernard Berrian from Tarvaris Jackson @ Green Bay (9/8) 23 .......Visanthe Shiancoe from Gus Frerotte @ Tampa Bay (11/16)

23 .......Bobby Wade from Gus Frerotte @ Tennessee (9/28) 23 .......Garrett Mills from Tarvaris Jackson @ Green Bay (9/8) 23t ......Sidney Rice from Tarvaris Jackson @ Green Bay (9/8) 23 ......Visanthe Shiancoe from Tarvaris Jackson vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 22 .......Visanthe Shiancoe from Gus Frerotte @ Tennessee (9/28) 22 .......Bobby Wade from Tarvaris Jackson vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 22 .......Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina (9/21) 21 .......Jim Kleinsasser from Gus Frerotte vs. Chicago (11/30) 20 .......Visanthe Shiancoe from Gus Frerotte vs. Chicago (11/30)

PASSES OF 20+ YARDS 99t ......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian vs. Chicago (11/30) 86t ......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian vs. Detroit (10/12) 55 .......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian vs. Houston (11/2) 49t ......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian vs. Houston (11/2) 48 .......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian vs. Carolina (9/21) 47t ......Gus Frerotte to Chester Taylor vs. Green Bay (11/9) 46 .......Gus Frerotte to Bobby Wade vs. Detroit (10/12) 40 .......Gus Frerotte to Visanthe Shiancoe @ Jacksonville (11/23) 36 .......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian @ New Orleans (10/6) 34 .......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian @ Chicago (10/19)

34t ......Gus Frerotte to Visanthe Shiancoe vs. Carolina (9/21) 34 .......Gus Frerotte to Jim Kleinsasser vs. Detroit (10/12)

33t ......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian @ New Orleans (10/6) 33 .......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian vs. Detroit (10/12)

28 .......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian @ Tennessee (9/28) 25t ......Gus Frerotte to Visanthe Shiancoe vs. Houston (11/2) 24t ......Gus Frerotte to Visanthe Shiancoe @ Chicago (10/19)

24 .......Tarvaris Jackson to Bernard Berrian at Green Bay (9/8) 23 .......Gus Frerotte to Visanthe Shiancoe @Tampa Bay (11/16) 23 .......Gus Frerotte to Bobby Wade @ Tennessee (9/28) 23 .......Tarvaris Jackson to Garrett Mills @ Green Bay (9/8)

23t......Tarvaris Jackson to Sidney Rice @ Green Bay (9/8) 23 .......Tarvaris Jackson to Visanthe Shiancoe vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 22 .......Tarvaris Jackson to Bobby Wade vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 22 .......Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian vs. Carolina (9/21) 22 .......Gus Frerotte to Visanthe Shiancoe @ Tennessee (9/28) 21 .......Gus Frerotte to Jim Kleinsasser vs. Chicago (11/30) 20 .......Gus Frerotte to Visanthe Shiancoe vs. Chicago (11/30)

INTERCEPTION RETURNS OF 10+ YARDS 28 .......Ben Leber vs. Chicago (11/30) 14 .......Benny Sapp vs. Chicago (11/30) 12 .......Darren Sharper vs. Chicago (11/30) KICKOFF RETURNS OF 35+ YARDS 49 .......Charles Gordon vs. Detroit (10/12 42 .......Charles Gordon vs. Detroit (10/12) 37 .......Chester Taylor vs. Indianapolis (9/14)

PUNT RETURNS OF 20+ YARDS 20 .......Darius Reynaud vs. Chicago (11/30) 27 .......Aundrae Allison vs. Indianapolis (9/14)

LONG FIELD GOALS OF 40+ YARDS 54 .......Ryan Longwell @ Jacksonville (11/23) 54 .......Ryan Longwell vs. Green Bay (11/9) 53 .......Ryan Longwell @ New Orleans (10/6) 53 .......Ryan Longwell vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 46 .......Ryan Longwell vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 45 .......Ryan Longwell vs. Indianapolis (9/14) 43 .......Ryan Longwell @ Tampa Bay (11/16) 42 .......Ryan Longwell @ Chicago (10/19) 42 .......Ryan Longwell @ Tennessee (9/18)

LONG TOUCHDOWNS OF 15+ YARDS 99t .... Bernard Berrian reception from Gus Frerotte vs. Chicago (11/30) 86t .... Bernard Berrian reception from Gus Frerotte vs. Detroit (10/12)

54t .... Adrian Peterson rush @ Chicago (10/19) 49t .... Bernard Berrian reception from Gus Frerotte vs. Houston (11/2)

47t .... Chester Taylor reception from Gus Frerotte vs. Green Bay (11/9) 34t .... Visanthe Shiancoe reception from Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina (9/21)

33t .... Bernard Berrian reception from Gus Frerotte @ New Orleans (10/6) 29t .... Adrian Peterson rush vs. Green Bay (11/9) 28t .... Adrian Peterson rush @ Tennessee (9/28) 25t .... Visanthe Shiancoe reception from Gus Frerotte vs. Houston (11/2) 24t .... Visanthe Shiancoe reception from Gus Frerotte @ Chicago (10/19) 23t .... Sidney Rice reception from Tarvaris Jackson @ Green Bay (9/8) 21t .... Chester Taylor rush vs. Chicago (11/30) 16t .... Adrian Peterson rush @ Jacksonville (11/23)

GAMEDAY INACTIVES @ Green Bay (9/8) QB 4 J. Booty, S 20 M. Williams, CB 21 M. McCauley, RB 43 M. Hicks, LB

50 E. Henderson, T 60 D. Radovich, FB 83 J. Dugan, DT 98 L. Guion vs. Indianapolis (9/14) QB 4 J. Booty, S 20 M. Williams, CB 21 M. McCauley, RB 43 M. Hicks, LB

50 E. Henderson, T 60 D. Radovich, FB 83 J. Dugan, DT 98 L. Guion vs. Carolina (9/21) QB 4 J. Booty, WR 18 S. Rice, S 20 M. Williams, CB 21 M. McCauley, FB

44 T. Tapeh, T 60 D. Radovich, FB 83 J. Dugan, DT 98 L. Guion

@ Tennessee (9/28) QB 4 J. Booty, S 20 M. Williams, CB 21 M. McCauley, FB 44 T. Tapeh, LB 54 V. Ciurciu, T 60 D. Radovich, FB 83 J. Dugan, DE 91 R. Edwards

@ New Orleans (10/6) QB 4 J. Booty, WR 18 S. Rice, S 20 M. Williams, CB 22 B. Sapp, FB 44 T. Tapeh, T 60 D. Radovich, T 72 M. Johnson, DT 98 L. Guion

vs. Detroit (10/12) QB 4 J. Booty, WR 18 S. Rice, S 20 M. Williams, FB 44 T. Tapeh, T 60

D. Radovich, T 72 M. Johnson, FB 83 J. Dugan, DT 98 L. Guion

@ Chicago (10/19) QB 4 J. Booty, S 20 M. Williams, CB 22 B. Sapp, LB 58 D. Herron, T 72 M. Johnson, DE 73 O. Grigsby, FB 83 J. Dugan, DT 98 L. Guion

vs. Houston (11/2) QB 4 J. Booty, CB 21 M. McCauley, TE 45 G. Mills, LB 58 D. Herron, T 72 M. Johnson, DE 73 O. Grigsby, WR 89 R. Ferguson, DT 98 L. Guion vs. Green Bay (11/9) QB 4 J. Booty, CB 21 M. McCauley, TE 45 G. Mills, LB 50 E. Henderson, LB 55 D. Thomas, T 72 M.J ohnson, WR 89 R. Ferguson, DT 98 L. Guion @ Tampa Bay (11/16) QB 4 J. Booty, LB 50 E. Henderson, T 72 M. Johnson, DE 73 O. Grigsby, FB 83 J. Dugan, WR 89 R. Ferguson, DT 98 L. Guion @ Jacksonville (11/23) QB 4 J. Booty, RB 43 M. Hicks, TE 45 G. Mills, LB 54 V. Ciurciu, T 72 M. Johnson, DE 73 O. Grigsby, WR 89 R. Ferguson, DT 98 L. Guion

vs. Chicago (11/30) QB 4 J. Booty, RB 43 M. Hicks, TE 45 G. Mills, LB 55 D. Thomas, DE 73

O. Grigsby, G 79 A. Hicks, WR 84 A. Allison, DT 98 L. Guion

SEASON AT A GLANCE – GAME 1

PACKERS 24, VIKINGS 19 Lambeau Field, September 8, 2008

Attendance – 71,004 1 2 3 4 OT Total

Minnesota ..................0 3 3 13 - 19 Green Bay ..................0 10 7 7 - 24

Vikings – R. Longwell 37 yd. Field Goal) (2nd – 13:35) Packers– K. Hall 1 yd. pass from A. Rodgers (M. Crosby kick) (2nd – 10:07) Packers– M. Crosby 42 yd. Field Goal (2nd – 3:21) Vikings– R. Longwell 27 yd. Field Goal (3rd – 10:52) Packers– W. Blackmon 76 yd. punt return (M. Crosby kick) (3rd – 6:35) Vikings– S. Rice 23 yd. pass from T. Jackson (pass failed) (4th – 14:12) Packers– A. Rodgers 1 yd. run (M. Crosby kick) (4th – 6:03) Vikings– A. Peterson 3 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (4th – 2:39)

Vikings Packers First Downs ..................................... 21 15 Rushes/Yards.................................. 33/187 27/139 Passing Yards ................................. 168 178 Punt Return Yards........................... 4/13 4/92 KO Return Yards............................. 3/60 4/92 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 35-16-1 22-18-0 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 1/10 0/0 Punts............................................... 5/43.4 5/45.2 Fumbles/Lost................................... 1/0 2/0 Penalties/Yards............................... 9/42 12/118 Possession Time............................. 32:01 27:59

Passing Vikings – Jackson 16-35-168, 45.7%, 1 TD, 1 INT – 59 rating.

Packers – Rodgers 18-22-178, 56.5%, 1 TD, 0 INT – 81.8 rating.

Rushing Vikings – Peterson 19-103, Jackson 9-65, Taylor 5-19. Packers – Grant 12-92, Rodgers 8-35, Jackson 7-12. Receiving Vikings – Mills 3-49, Berrian 3-38, Taylor 3-21, Shiancoe 3-21, Rice 2-31, Peterson 1-11, Tapeh 1-7. Packers – Jennings 5-91, Driver 4-38, Jackson 3-18, Lee 3-10, Martin 1-13, Humphrey 1-7, Hall 1-1.

Sacks Vikings – None. Packers – Kampman 1.0 (10 yards).

Tackles Vikings – K. Williams 7-4-11, Greenway 6-1-7, Winfield 5-2-7, P. Williams 3-3-6, Henderson 5-1-6.

Packers – A. Hawk 7-3-10, N. Barnett 8-0-8, B. Poppinga 5-1-6, A. Kampman 4-1-5.

Interceptions Vikings – None. Packers – Bigby.

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS Adrian Peterson becomes only

the fifth Vikings Player to gain 100 yards rushing in a Monday night game. He joins Chuck Foreman, Robert Smith, Mewelde Moore and Ted Brown.

Adrian Peterson ties Bill Brown

for most 100-yard games in a season opener with two. He also joins Robert Smith, who is third on the list.

Adrian Peterson’s 34-yard run in

the first quarter is the second longest in team history on a Monday night game. He trails only Darrin Nelson, who did it against Denver in 1987.

This is the 2nd time in 3 years

that the Vikings have opened the season on Monday Night Football.


COLTS 18, VIKINGS 15 HHH Metrodome, September 14, 2008 Attendance – 63,585

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Indianapolis ...............0 0 7 11 - 18 Minnesota ..................6 3 6 0 - 15

Vikings– R .Longwell 45 yd. Field Goal (1st– 10:10) Vikings– R. Longwell 27 yd. Field Goal (1st–0:09) Vikings– R. Longwell 53 yd. Field Goal (2nd–0:00) Vikings– R. Longwell 46 yd. Field Goal (3rd–10:38) Vikings– R. Longwell 28 yd. Field Goal (3rd– 4:09) Colts–J. Addai 1 yd. run (A. Vinatieri kick) (3rd–1:24) Colts–R. Wayne 32 yd. pass from P. Manning (D. Rhodes run) (4th– 5:54) Colts–A. Vinatieri 47 yd. Field Goal (4th–0:03)

Colts Vikings First Downs ..................................... 17 16 Rushes/Yards.................................. 19/25 36/181 Passing Yards ................................. 311 130 Punt Return Yards........................... 2/30 4/42 KO Return Yards............................. 4/84 5/105 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 42-26-2 24-14-0 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 2/15 2/10 Punts............................................... 7/44 6/43.3 Fumbles/Lost................................... 0/0 2/1 Penalties/Yards............................... 5/45 2/5 Possession Time............................. 27:26 32:34

Passing Colts – Manning 26-42-311, 62%, 1 TD, 2 INT – 72.6 rating.

Vikings– Jackson 14-24-130, 58%, 0 TD, 0 INT – 73.3 rating.

Rushing Colts – Addai 15-20, Rhodes 2-5, Manning 2-0. Vikings – Peterson 29-160, Taylor 4-18, Jackson 2-0, Allison 1-1. Receiving Colts – Gonzalez 9-137, Wayne 5-93, Santi 5-29, Robinson 2-15, Addai 2-13, Rhodes 2-8, Harrison 1-16. Vikings – Peterson 4-20, Wade 3-42, Allison 2-37, Tahi 2-(-2), Shiancoe 1-23, Kleinsasser 1-12, 1- (-2).

Sacks Colts – Reid 1.0 (5 yards), Jennings 1.0 (1 yard), Freeney 1.0 (5 yards). Vikings – Allen 1.0 (5 yards), Henderson 1.0 (10 yards).

Tackles Colts – F. Keiaho 6-3-9, G. Brackett 5-4-9, K. Hayden 5-2-7, A. Bethea 5-1-6. Vikings – Henderson 8-3-11, Griffin 6-2-8, Greenway 6-2-8, Allen 4-3-7, Edwards 4-2-6.

Interceptions Colts – None Vikings – Winfield, Gordon.

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS

Adrian Peterson sets a team

record for most first-quarter rushing yards with 72. He surpasses Chester Taylor’s 2006 mark of 66. Peterson holds the team record for most yards in a quarter when he gained 146 in the fourth quarter last season against San Diego.

Adrian Peterson sets a new team

record for most 100-yard rushing games in first two seasons with 8. He joins Michael Bennett, Chester Taylor, Mewelde Moore and Chuck Foreman.

Ryan Longwell ties his career

mark of 5 field goals made in one game. He last did it on 9/24/00 vs. Arizona as a member of the Green Bay Packers.

Ryan Longwell’s 53-yard field goal

ranks tied for fourth all-time in Vikings history. He is also second on the list, where he made a 55-yard field goal against Chicago on 10/14/07.


VIKINGS 20, PANTHERS 10 HHH Metrodome, September 21, 2008 Attendance – 62,628

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Carolina......................3 7 0 0 - 10 Minnesota ..................0 10 7 3 - 20

Panthers–J. Kasay 43 yd. Field Goal (1st– 12:53) Panthers– J. Stewart 2 yd. run (J. Kasay kick) (2nd –9:55) Vikings– R. Longwell 28 yd. Field Goal (2nd –1:46) Vikings– A. Winfield 19 yd. fumble return (R. Longwell kick) (2nd –1:04) Vikings– V. Shiancoe 34 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (3rd –12:53) Vikings–R. Longwell 32 yd. Field Goal (4th –9:07)

Panthers Vikings First Downs ..................................... 14 17 Rushes/Yards.................................. 20/47 32/119 Passing Yards ................................. 191 204 Punt Return Yards........................... 5/50 2/0 KO Return Yards............................. 5/146 2/44 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 29-17-0 28-16-1 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 5/34 3/18 Punts............................................... 5/39.8 5/52.6 Fumbles/Lost................................... 3/2 1/0 Penalties/Yards............................... 12/67 9/100 Possession Time............................. 25:42 34:18

Passing Panthers– Delhomme 17-29-191, 59%, 0 TD, 0 INT – 78.4 rating.

Vikings– Frerotte 16-28-204, 57%, 1TD, 1 INT – 77.1 rating.

Rushing Panthers – Williams 10-27, Stewart 7-15, Hoover 1-3, Goings 1-2, Delhomme 1-0. Vikings – Peterson 17-77, Taylor 11-44, Frerotte 4-(-2). Receiving Panthers – Smith 4-70, Muhammad 3-25, King 3-22, Hackett 2-37, Rosario 2-18, Williams 2-17, Goings 1-2. Vikings – Berrian 3-79, Wade 3-35, Taylor 3-22, Shiancoe 2-38, Tahi 2-6, Mills 1-10, Ferguson 1-9, Allison 1-5

Sacks Panthers – Godfrey 1.0 (8 yards), Peppers 1.0 (8 yards), Brayton 0.5 (1 yard), Johnson 0.5 (1 yard). Vikings – K Williams 2.0 (13 yards), Greenway 1.0 (2 yards), Allen 1.0 (9 yards), Winfield 1.0 (10 yards).

Tackles Panthers – T. Davis 5-3-8, J. Beason 5-2-7, C. Godfrey 4-2-6, T. Brayton 4-1-5. Vikings – Henderson 15-2-17, Greenway 5-6-11, Johnson 5-3-8, K. Williams 4-2-6.

Interceptions Panthers – Gamble. Vikings – None.


Antoine Winfield had four defensive

statistics on the same play Sunday. He had a sack, a forced fumble, an opponent fumble recovery and a fumble return for a touchdown. This is only the third time in team history a player has achieved that. He joins Al Noga and Carl Eller on that list.

Ryan Longwell tied a team record

for most consecutive field goals made less than 40 yards with his two Sunday. He is tied with Fuad Reviez.

Gus Frerotte made his first start as

a Viking since 2003.

Gus Frerotte becomes only fourth quarterback in team history to win his first three starts as a Viking. He joins Daunte Culpepper, Jeff George and Bob Lee.

Chad Greenway recorded his first

career sack when he brought down Jake Delhomme in the third quarter

Kevin Williams recorded the sixth

multi-sack game of his career.


TITANS 30, VIKINGS 17 LP Field, September 28, 2008


Minnesota ..................0 10 0 7 - 17 Tennessee .................10 10 3 7 - 30

Titans– R. Bironas 20 yd. Field Goal (1st – 10:04) Titans– C. Johnson 1 yd. run (R. Bironas kick) (1st – 4:05) Vikings– A. Peterson 28 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (2nd – 14:53) Titans– R. Bironas 32 yd. Field Goal (2nd– 10:19) Titans– L. White 1 yd. run (R. Bironas kick) (2nd– 3:42) Vikings– R. Longwell 42 yd. Field Goal (2nd – 0:48) Titans–R. Bironas 49 yd. Field Goal (3rd – 6:54) Vikings– A. Peterson 3 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (4th – 6:00) Titans– C. Johnson 6 yd. run (R. Bironas kick) (4th –3:40)

Vikings Titans First Downs ..................................... 18 16 Rushes/Yards.................................. 20/80 34/76 Passing Yards ................................. 274 199 Punt Return Yards........................... 3/19 4/55 KO Return Yards............................. 5/133 4/120 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 44-26-1 35-18-0 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 4/12 0/0 Punts............................................... 6/54 6/43.5 Fumbles/Lost................................... 4/3 3/1 Penalties/Yards............................... 7/50 4/18 Possession Time............................. 28:57 31:03

Passing Vikings – Frerotte 25-43-266, 58%, 0 TD, 1 INT – 66.6 rating. Jackson 1-1-8, 100%, 0 TD, 0 INT –100.0 rating.

Titans – Collins 18-35-199, 51%, 0 TD, 0 INT – 68.6 rating.

Rushing Vikings – Peterson 18-80, Taylor 1-0, Frerotte 1-0. Titans – Johnson 17-61, White 11-13, Collins 2-6. Receiving Vikings – Wade 7-75, Berrian 5-78, Shiancoe 4-47, Peterson 4-21, Allison 2-23, Tahi 2-9, Kleinsasser 2-15, Rice 1-6. Titans – Gage 5-92, McCareins 3-37, Jones 3-34, Scaife 3-17, Johnson 3-14, Hall 1-5.

Sacks Vikings – None. Titans – Haynesworth 2.0 (11 yards), Brown 1.5 (7 yards), Vanden Bosch .5 (3 yards).

Tackles Vikings – Greenway 9-3-12, Winfield 3-7-10, Griffin 7-2-9, K. Williams 5-1-6, P. Williams 5-1-6.

Titans – Finnegan 6-1-7, Fuller 6-1-7, Hope 6-0-6, Harper 5-1-6.

Interceptions Vikings – None. Titans – Harper.

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS Adrian Peterson’s 80 yards

rushing gives him 420 for the month of September. That mark establishes a new team record. He surpasses Herschel Walker’s 1991 total of 401.

Peterson set a team record for

most rushing touchdowns in a Viking’s first 2 seasons. His 2 vs. the Titans Sunday gives him 15. He moved ahead of Chester Taylor and Chuck Foreman, who are tied with 13.

Chris Kluwe set a team record

by having 6 punts of 50 or more yards in a game. He broke the old mark of 5, shared by Harry Newsome and Greg Coleman.

Bobby Wade had a career-high

7 receptions Sunday. His previous best was 6 vs. the New York Giants in 2006 and Chicago Bears in 2007

Otis Grigsby made his first

career NFL start Sunday. He started at LE.

Sunday was the first game the

Vikings have ever played at LP Field.


VIKINGS 30, SAINTS 27 Louisiana Superdome, October 6, 2008


Minnesota ..................10 10 0 10 - 30 New Orleans ..............10 0 7 10 - 27

Saints– D. Henderson 17 yd. pass from D. Brees (M. Gramatica kick) (1st – 11:09) Vikings– A. Winfield 59 yd. return of blocked field goal (R. Longwell kick) (1st – 6:20) Saints– M. Gramatica 35 yd. Field Goal (1st – 2:58) Vikings– R. Longwell 53 yd. Field Goal (1st– 0:53) Vikings– V. Shiancoe 4 yd. pass from C. Taylor (R. Longwell kick) (2nd– 13:19) Vikings– R. Longwell 33 yd. Field Goal (2nd – 0:04) Saints–R. Bush 71 yd. punt return (M. Gramatica kick) (3rd – 1:46) Saints– M. Gramatica 53 yd. Field Goal (4th – 13:20) Saints– R. Bush 64 yd. punt return (M. Gramatica kick) (4th –11:36) Vikings– B. Berrian 33 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (4th –7:10) Vikings– R. Longwell 30 yd. Field Goal (4th –0:13)

Vikings Saints First Downs ..................................... 16 17 Rushes/Yards.................................. 26/44 22/55 Passing Yards ................................. 226 320 Punt Return Yards........................... 0/0 5/176 KO Return Yards............................. 5/117 7/178 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 37-20-0 46-26-2 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 1/0 1/10 Punts............................................... 7/43.3 2/43.0 Fumbles/Lost................................... 1/0 5/2 Penalties/Yards............................... 7/60 11/102 Possession Time............................. 27:51 32:09

Passing Vikings – Frerotte 19-36-222, 52.8%, 1 TD, 0 INT – 81.0 rating.

Taylor 1-1-4, 100%, 1 TD, 0 INT– 122.9 rating. Saints – Brees 26-46-330, 56.5%, 1 TD, 2 INT – 68.2 rating.

Rushing Vikings – Peterson 21-32, Taylor 3-8, Frerotte 2-4. Saints – Bush 12-29, McAllister 6-13, Henderson 1-7, Brees 3-6 Receiving Vikings – Wade 8-64, Berrian 6-110, Shiancoe 2-16, Taylor 2-14, Allison 1-13, Peterson 1-9. Saints – Bush 7-64, Moore 5-31, Henderson 4-104, Miller 4-61, Campbell 3-39, Meachem 2-31, Stecker 1-0.

Sacks Vikings – Winfield 1.0 (10 yards). Saints – Young 1.0 (0 yards).

Tackles Vikings – Griffin 8-0-8, Leber 6-1-7, Greenway 5-2-7, Winfield 6-1-7.

Saints – Vilma 7-3-10, McKenzie 6-0-6, Kaesviharn 6-0-6, Young 5-1-6, Grant 4-2-6.

Interceptions Vikings – Leber, Johnson. Saints – None

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS Antoine Winfield set a new team

record, becoming the first Vikings player to ever return a blocked field goal for a touchdown in the regular season. His 59-yard return also set team record for longest blocked field goal return.

Antoine Winfield’s touchdown

return was his fourth as a Viking. That mark ties him for second on the list with 7 others, including team mate Kevin Williams. Ed Sharockman is first with 6 for his Vikings career.

Kevin Williams blocked his first

career field goal. This marks the first time since 2002 the Vikings have had 2 blocked field goals in a season. Cedric Griffin had one on 9/8 @ Green Bay.

Chester Taylor threw the first

touchdown pass of his NFL career when he hooked up with Visanthe Shiancoe for a 4-yard score. He becomes the seventh running back in team history to throw a touchdown pass.

Rookie Tyrell Johnson recorded

his first career NFL interception.

Ryan Longwell’s 2 field goals from inside 40 yards sets a new team record for consecutive field goals made from inside that range. He has made 34 straight, leaping ahead of Fuad Reviez who has 32.


VIKINGS 12, LIONS 10 HHH Metrodome, October 12, 2008 Attendance – 62,867

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Detroit ........................0 3 7 0 - 10 Minnesota ..................2 0 7 3 - 12

Vikings– D. Orlovsky sacked out of bounds in end zone by J. Allen for a Safety (1st– 0:18) Lions– J. Hanson 40 yd. Field Goal (2nd–1:56) Lions– C. Johnson 12 yd. pass from D. Orlovsky (J. Hanson kick) (3rd– 8:22) Vikings– B. Berrian 86 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (3rd– 4:33) Vikings– R. Longwell 26 yd. Field Goal (4th–0:09)

Lions Vikings First Downs ..................................... 8 18 Rushes/Yards.................................. 24/100 31/135 Passing Yards ................................. 150 296 Punt Return Yards........................... 4/25 3/5 KO Return Yards............................. 2/34 4/93 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 21-12-0 33-18-1 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 6/38 5/39 Punts............................................... 9/45.8 8/51.8 Fumbles/Lost................................... 3/1 4/2 Penalties/Yards............................... 5/96 7/99 Possession Time............................. 27:28 32:32

Passing Lions– Orlovsky 12-21-150, 57.1%, 1 TD, 0 INT – 95.3 rating.

Vikings– Frerotte 18-33-296, 54.5%, 1TD, 1 INT – 82.4 rating.

Rushing Lions – Smith 5-62, R. Johnson 17-38, Orlovsky 1-0, Felton 1-0. Vikings – Peterson 25-111, Taylor 5-21, Berrian 1-3. Receiving Lions – C. Johnson 4-85, Gaines 2-24, Williams 2-23, Smith 2-11, R. Johnson 1-4, Owens 1-3. Vikings – Berrian 5-131, Wade 4-71, Taylor 3-33, Kleinsasser 2-40, Ferguson 2-16, Shiancoe 1-10, Peterson 1-(-5).

Sacks Lions – White 1.0 (9 yards), Sims 0.5 (3 yards), DeVries 1.0 (7 yards), Pearson 1.0 (11 yards), Redding 0.5 (3 yards), Lenon 1.0 (6 yards). Vikings – K. Williams 4.0 (28 yards), Allen 1.0 (1 yard), Gordon 1.0 (9 yards).

Tackles Lions – Bullocks 9-1-10, White 6-1-7, Kelly 6-1-7, Sims 4-3-7. Vikings – Greenway 4-5-9, Leber 6-3-9, K. Williams 8-0-8, Griffin 6-1-7.

Interceptions Lions – Bodden. Vikings – None.


Gus Frerotte’s 86-yard touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian is the second longest passing play in Vikings history. Charley Ferguson owns the longest, when he caught an 89-yard touchdown on 11/11/62 vs. Chicago.

The 86-yard hook up is the

longest play of each player’s career.

Kevin Williams’ 4 sacks ties him

for second in team history for most sacks in a single game. Randy Holloway is first with 5 vs. Atlanta on 9/16/84.

Ryan Longwell’s game-winning

field goal was his 5th as a Viking. That mark ties him for third in team history with Rick Danmeier. He trails only Fred Cox (9) and Fuad Reveiz (7).

Since 1998, the Vikings are 18-3

vs. Detroit, including an 11-0 mark at home.

SEASON AT A GLANCE – GAME 7 BEARS 48, VIKINGS 41

Soldier Field, October 19, 2008 Attendance – 62,235

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Minnesota ..................14 10 7 10 - 41 Chicago......................14 13 14 7 - 48

Vikings– A. Peterson 1 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (1st – 9:18) Bears– G. Olsen 18 yd. pass from K. Orton (R. Gould kick) (1st – 6:43) Bears– G. Wolfe 17 yd. return of blocked punt (R. Gould kick) (1st – 5:43) Vikings– V. Shiancoe 24 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (1st– 2:18) Bears– R. Gould 26 yd. Field Goal (2nd– 13:33) Vikings– R. Longwell 42 yd. Field Goal (2nd – 9:10) Bears– Z. Bowman fumble recovery in end zone (R. Gould kick) (2nd – 4:58) Vikings– C. Taylor 1 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (2nd – 0:22) Bears– R. Gould 48 yd. Field Goal (2nd –0:00) Bears– R. Davis fumble recovery in end zone (R. Gould kick) (3rd – 12:12) Vikings– A. Peterson 54 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (3rd – 10:40) Bears– M. Booker 51 yd. pass from K. Orton (R. Gould kick) (3rd – 2:55) Bears– M. Forte 1 yd. run (R. Gould kick) (4th– 14:53) Vikings– R. Longwell 23 yd. Field Goal (4th– 8:59) Vikings– B. Berrian 5 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (4th – 3:00)

Vikings Bears First Downs ..................................... 28 20 Rushes/Yards.................................. 32/155 22/53 Passing Yards ................................. 284 274 Punt Return Yards........................... 2/3 0/0 KO Return Yards............................. 7/153 7/124 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 40-25-4 32-21-0 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 2/14 2/9 Punts............................................... 1/0 4/47.8 Fumbles/Lost................................... 2/1 2/1 Penalties/Yards............................... 8/50 5/45 Possession Time............................. 35:07 24:53

Passing Vikings – Frerotte 25-40-284, 62.5%, 2 TD, 4 INT – 62.3 rating. Bears – Orton 21-32-283, 65.6%, 2 TD, 0 INT – 114.5 rating.

Rushing Vikings – Peterson 22-121, Taylor 10-34. Bears – Forte 20-56, Davis 1- (-1), Orton 1- (-2). Receiving Vikings – Berrian 6-81, Taylor 6-48, Wade 5-60, Shiancoe 4-68, Allison 3-32, Peterson 1-9. Bears – Olsen 6-74, Booker 3-79, Clark 3-59, Davis 3-24, Hester 2-22, Forte 2-17, McKie 2-8.

Sacks Vikings – Allen 2.0 (9 yards). Bears – Payne 1.0 (6 yards), Harris 1.0 (8 yards).

Tackles Vikings – Griffin 8-1-9, Greenway 7-1-8, Allen 7-1-8, Sharper 6-1-7.

Bears – Payne 8-1-9, Graham 8-0-8, Urlacher 7-1-8, Hillenmeyer 6-0-6.

Interceptions Vikings – None. Bears – Payne, Graham, McBride, Bowman.

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS With his 121 rushing yards

Sunday, Adrian Peterson now has 2,000 for his career. He set a new team record for fewest games needed to reach that mark, needing only 21. Chester Taylor is second with 29 games.

Peterson’s 2,000 yards in 21

games ranks tied for third in NFL history for fewest games needed to reach that distance. He sits behind Eric Dickerson (18) and Earl Campbell (20).

Sunday marked the 10th 100-

yard rushing game of Peterson’s career.

Napoleon Harris made his 2008

Vikings debut.

Jared Allen recorded his first multi-sack game as a Viking, tallying 2.0.

Vinny Ciurciu made his first

career start at MLB.

Ryan Longwell becomes only the 24th player in NFL history to score 1,300 career points.


VIKINGS 28, TEXANS 21 HHH Metrodome, November 2, 2008 Attendance – 62,839

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Houston .....................7 0 7 7 - 21 Minnesota ..................7 14 0 7 - 28

Vikings– A. Peterson 1 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (1st– 12:48) Texans– J. Reeves 44 yd. interception return (K. Brown kick) (1st – 8:38) Vikings– S. Rice 8 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (2nd –14:07) Vikings– B. Berrian 49 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (2nd –6:09) Texans– D. Anderson 3 yd. pass from S. Rosenfels (K. Brown kick) (3rd –5:32) Vikings–V. Shiancoe 25 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (4th–6:26) Texans– A. Johnson 14 yd. pass from S. Rosenfels (K. Brown kick) (4th –2:58)

Texans Vikings First Downs ..................................... 20 15 Rushes/Yards.................................. 16/62 35/177 Passing Yards ................................. 327 168 Punt Return Yards........................... 2/-1 2/5 KO Return Yards............................. 5/101 3/53 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 45-32-2 18-11-1 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 5/36 3/14 Punts............................................... 4/40.2 6/44 Fumbles/Lost................................... 2/1 0/0 Penalties/Yards............................... 5/35 3/20 Possession Time............................. 32:22 27:38

Passing Texans– Rosenfels 21-29-224, 72.4%, 2 TD, 1 INT – 103.2 rating. Schaub 11-16-139, 68.7%, 0 TD, 1 INT – 69.5 rating.

Vikings– Frerotte 11-18-182, 61.1%, 3 TD, 1 INT – 111.6 rating.

Rushing Texans – Slaton 16-62. Vikings – Peterson 25-139, Taylor 7-38, Frerotte 3-0. Receiving Texans – Daniels 11-133, Slaton 8-56, A. Johnson 4-62, Walter 4-47, Anderson 2-12, Jones 1-31, Dreessen 1-13, Leach 1-9. Vikings – Taylor 3-25, Wade 3-16, Berrian 2-104, Shiancoe 1-25, Rice 1-8, Tahi 1-4.

Sacks Texans – Cochran 1.0 (8 yards), M. Williams 1.0 (6 yards), Bulman 1.0 (no yards). Vikings – Allen 2.0 (18 yards), Edwards 1.0 (1 yard), Greenway 1.0 (9 yards), K. Williams 1.0 (8 yards).

Tackles Texans – Diles 5-4-9, Weaver 4-2-6, Wilson 2-3-5, Cochran 4-0-4. Vikings – Greenway 9-4-13, Edwards 9-3-12, M. Williams 8-1-9, Griffin 4-4-8.

Interceptions Texans – Reeves. Vikings – M. Williams, Winfield.


Madieu Williams made his first start

as a Viking. He also had an interception, which makes him only the 8th player in team history to have an interception in their first game as a Viking.

Napoleon Harris started at MLB for

the Vikings. It is his first start of 2008.

Adrian Peterson rushed for 100

yards for the 11th time in his career. Bernard Berrian had 2 catches for

104 yards and a touchdown vs. the Texans. He now has a TD catch in 4 straight games.

Jared Allen’s 2.0 sacks vs. Houston

gives him 50 for his career.


VIKINGS 28, PACKERS 27 HHH Metrodome, November 9, 2008 Attendance – 63,845

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Green Bay ..................7 3 14 3 - 27 Minnesota ..................7 7 7 7 - 28

Vikings– S. Rice 3 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (1st– 9:01) Packers– R. Grant 1 yd. run (M. Crosby kick) (1st – 4:01) Vikings– R. Longwell 54 yd. Field Goal (2nd –12:56) Vikings– Penalty on A. Rodgers enforced in end zone for a Safety (2nd –12:22) Vikings– A .Rodgers sacked in end zone by J. Allen for a Safety (2nd –0:44) Packers– M. Crosby 47 yd. Field Goal (2nd–0:00) Vikings– C. Taylor 47 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (3rd –10:31) Packers– N. Collins 59 yd. interception return (M. Crosby kick) (3rd – 5:21) Packers– W. Blackmon 65 yd. punt return (M. Crosby kick) (3rd –3:09) Packers– M. Crosby 40 yd. Field Goal (4th –5:56) Vikings– A. Peterson 29 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (4th –2:22)

Packers Vikings First Downs ..................................... 12 18 Rushes/Yards.................................. 18/74 41/220 Passing Yards ................................. 110 141 Punt Return Yards........................... 2/75 4/36 KO Return Yards............................. 5/93 5/96 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 26-15-0 28-15-3 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 4/32 2/10 Punts............................................... 7/40.1 5/46.8 Fumbles/Lost................................... 2/0 2/0 Penalties/Yards............................... 10/80 7/55 Possession Time............................. 23:55 36:05

Passing Packers– Rodgers 15-26-142, 57.6%, 0 TD, 0 INT – 72.9 rating.


Rushing Packers – Grant 16-75, Rodgers 1-1, 1-(-2). Vikings – Peterson 30-192, Taylor 10-29, Frerotte 1-(-1). Receiving Packers – Driver 5-46, Jennings 3-37, Jackson 2-18, Nelson 2-17, Humphrey 1-13, Lee 1-6, Jones 1-5. Vikings – Taylor 4-84, Peterson 3-33, Wade 3-24, Shiancoe 3-4, Rice 1-3, Tahi 1-3.

Sacks

Packers – Jolly 1.0 (no yards), Kampman 0.5 (5 yards), Cole 0.5 (5 yards). Vikings – Allen 1.0 (9 yards), Greenway 1.0 (12 yards), Harris 1.0 (7 yards), Robison 1.0 (4 yards).

Tackles Packers – Poppinga 5-6-11, Kampman 3-6-9, Jolly 5-2-7, Bishop 6-0-6. Vikings – Greenway 8-3-12, K. Williams 5-2-7, Winfield 3-3-6, Griffin 3-2-5, M. Williams 4-1-5.

Interceptions Packers – Woodson, Collins, Williams. Vikings – None.


Jared Allen’s safety was his second

of the season. That mark ties a team and NFL record.

Adrian Peterson’s 192 rushing

yards is the most in the 48-year history of the series vs. the Packers. He passes Ted Brown, who rushed for 179 yards on 10/23/83.

Adrian Peterson becomes the first

NFL player to reach 1,000 yards rushing in 2008.

Ryan Longwell’s 54-yard field goal

gives him 3 50+ yard field goals this season. That mark ties a team record, as he joins Paul Edinger, Fuad Reveiz and Jan Stenerud.

Jim Kleinsasser started his 100th

career game.

Steve Hutchinson blocked for his 50th career 100-yard rusher.

Adrian Peterson’s 192 yards

rushing is the 4th best single-game mark in team history.

Chester Taylor had his first

touchdown reception as a Viking.


BUCCANEERS 19, VIKINGS 13 Raymond James Stadium, November 16, 2008


Minnesota ..................3 10 0 0 - 13 Tampa Bay.................3 3 7 6 - 19

Vikings– R. Longwell 43 yd. Field Goal (1st – 6:53) Buccaneers– M. Bryant 39 yd. Field Goal (1st – 2:48) Vikings– B. Wade 4 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (2nd – 13:33) Buccaneers– M. Bryant 26 yd. Field Goal (2nd – 7:48) Vikings– R. Longwell 37 yd. Field Goal (2nd– 1:47) Buccaneers– B. Askew 1 yd. run (M. Bryant kick) (3rd– 9:25) Buccaneers–M. Bryant 29 yd. Field Goal (4th– 5:36) Buccaneers– M. Bryant 26 yd. Field Goal (4th – 3:30)

Vikings Buccaneers First Downs ..................................... 14 21 Rushes/Yards.................................. 26/99 33/108 Passing Yards ................................. 111 255 Punt Return Yards........................... 0/0 0/0 KO Return Yards............................. 6/124 3/65 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 21-14-0 30-23-0 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 5/27 1/0 Punts............................................... 2/45.0 1/37.0 Fumbles/Lost................................... 3/2 1/1 Penalties/Yards............................... 5/28 5/54 Possession Time............................. 26:11 33:49

Passing Vikings – Frerotte 14-20-138, 70%, 1 TD, 0 INT – 105.8 rating. Rice 0-1-0, 0%, 0 TD, 0 INT –39.6 rating.

Buccaneers – Garcia 23-30-255, 76.7%, 0 TD, 0 INT – 101.4 rating.

Rushing Vikings – Peterson 19-85, Taylor 5-11, Frerotte 2-3. Buccaneers – Dunn 20-53, Garcia 6-21, C. Smith 4-21, Bryant 1-9, Graham 1-3, Askew 1-1. Receiving Vikings – Berrian 3-46, Shiancoe 2-41, Rice 2-22, Taylor 2-15, Wade 2-12, Mills 1-6. Buccaneers – Stevens 6-84, Bryant 5-59, Dunn 4-65, Clayton 3-36, Askew 2-9, Gilmore 1-4, Hilliard 1-(-1), C. Smith 1-(-1).

Sacks Vikings – Greenway 1.0 (no yards). Buccaneers – Ruud 1.0 (11 yards), Wilkerson 1.0 (8 yards), Carter 1.0 (1 yard), Barber 1.0 (1 yard), Hovan 1.0 (6 yards).

Tackles Vikings – Greenway 13-2-17, Griffin 8-2-10, Winfield 7-1-10, Harris 8-0-8.

Buccaneers – Ruud 6-2-8, Jackson 5-1-6, Brooks 4-2-6, Wilkerson 4-0-4.

Interceptions Vikings – None. Buccaneers– None.

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS Matt Birk started his 140th career

game at center. That mark is good for second most for a center in team history. He trails only Mick Tingelhoff, who has 240.

Bobby Wade recorded his first

touchdown reception of 2008.

Adrian Peterson’s 85 rushing yards gives him 1,100 for the season. That sets a new team record for most yards gained after the first 10 games of a season. He broke his old record of 1,087.

Chad Greenway recorded his

third consecutive game with a sack.

Bobby Wade becomes the 40th

different player in history to catch a touchdown pass from Gus Frerotte.


VIKINGS 30, JAGUARS 12 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, November 23, 2008


Minnesota ..................17 0 3 10 - 30 Jacksonville...............7 3 0 2 - 12

Vikings – N. Harris 27 yd. fumble return (R. Longwell kick) (1st – 14:47) Vikings– C. Taylor 3 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (1st – 13:19) Jaguars– R. Williams 8 yd. pass from D. Garrard (J. Scobee kick) (1st – 7:57) Vikings– R. Longwell 54 yd. Field Goal (1st – 6:00) Jaguars– J. Scobee 21 yd. Field Goal (2nd– 12:29) Vikings– R. Longwell 32 yd. Field Goal (3rd – 7:43) Vikings– R. Longwell 22 yd. Field Goal (4th – 13:59) Vikings– A. Peterson 16 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (4th – 6:55) Jaguars– C. Kluwe OB in end zone for a Safety (4th – 3:01)

Vikings Jaguars First Downs ..................................... 15 17 Rushes/Yards.................................. 34/122 14/35 Passing Yards ................................. 104 286 Punt Return Yards........................... 1/19 3/47 KO Return Yards............................. 2/36 7/164 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 20-12-1 45-27-2 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 3/16 4/31 Punts............................................... 3/46.3 3/41.0 Fumbles/Lost................................... 0/0 5/3 Penalties/Yards............................... 5/49 8/81 Possession Time............................. 30:29 29:31

Passing Vikings – Frerotte 12-20-120, 60.0%, 0 TD, 1 INT – 56.2 rating.

Jaguars – Garrard 27-45-317, 60.0%, 1 TD, 2 INT – 70.3 rating.

Rushing Vikings – Peterson 17-80, Taylor 9-25, Berrian 2-22, Frerotte 5-2, Kluwe 1-(-7). Jaguars – Taylor 6-20, Garrard 5-11, Jones-Drew 3-4. Receiving Vikings – Shiancoe 3-60, Rice 3-27, Taylor 2-12, Tahi 2-6, Wade 1-9, Berrian 1-6. Jaguars – Jones-Drew 9-113, Lewis 4-41, Williams 3-44, Northcutt 3-33, Estandia 2-28, Porter 1-14, Taylor 1-7.

Sacks Vikings – K. Williams 1.5 (10 yards), P. Williams 1.0 (4 yards), Wyms 1.0 (11 yards), Edwards 0.5 (5 yards). Jaguars – Mathis 1.0 (6 yards), Hayward 1.0 (10 yards), Spicer 1.0 (no yards),

Tackles Vikings – Winfield 11-0-11, Sharper 7-1-8, Allen 3-1-6, Greenway 3-3-6.

Jaguars –Smith 5-2-7, Mathis 6-0-6, Nelson 5-1-6, Williams 4-1-5.

Interceptions Vikings –M. Williams, Sapp. Jaguars – Sensabaugh.

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS Napoleon Harris’ touchdown 13

seconds into the game ties the quickest touchdown to start a game in team history. It was also his first career fumble recovery and his first career touchdown.

Ryan Longwell’s 54-yard field

goal sets a new team record for most field goals made of 50+ yards in a season. He moves ahead of Paul Edinger, Fuad Reveiz and Jan Stenerud, who are all tied with 3.

Darius Reynaud played in his

first career NFL game. He returned 2 kicks for 36 yards.

The game was the Vikings’ first

ever game in Jacksonville.

Benny Sapp recorded his first interception as a Viking.


VIKINGS 34, BEARS 14 HHH Metrodome, November 30, 2008 Attendance – 63,722

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Chicago......................7 0 7 0 - 14 Minnesota ..................0 17 7 10 - 34

Bears– D. Hester 65 yd. pass from K. Orton (R. Gould kick) (1st– 8:04) Vikings– R. Longwell 23 yd. Field Goal (2nd – 12:45) Vikings– B. Berrian 99 yd. pass from G. Frerotte (R. Longwell kick) (2nd –4:48) Vikings– G. Frerotte 1 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (2nd –0:48) Bears– M. Forte 2 yd. pass from K. Orton (R. Gould kick) (3rd –8:53) Vikings– C. Taylor 21 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (3rd–4:27) Vikings– A. Peterson 1 yd. run (R. Longwell kick) (4th –8:25) Vikings– R. Longwell 27 yd. Field Goal (4th– 4:18)

Bears Vikings First Downs ..................................... 10 17 Rushes/Yards.................................. 26/103 39/178 Passing Yards ................................. 125 200 Punt Return Yards........................... 4/29 2/-3 KO Return Yards............................. 5/138 2/62 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 29-11-3 25-16-1 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 3/28 2/10 Punts............................................... 9/40.0 9/47.4 Fumbles/Lost................................... 0/0 1/0 Penalties/Yards............................... 5/50 4/30 Possession Time............................. 26:15 33:45

Passing Bears– Orton 11-29-153, 37.9%, 2 TD, 3 INT – 39.1 rating.


Rushing Bears– Forte 22-96, Peterson 1-5, Hester 1-3, Davis 1-0, Wolfe 1-(-1). Vikings – Peterson 28-131, Taylor 10-46, Frerotte 1-1. Receiving Bears – Forte 4-29, Hester 3-67, Lloyd 1-24, Davis 1-17, Clark 1-9, Olsen 1-7. Vikings – Berrian 4-122, Taylor 4-19, Peterson 2-(-1), Kleinsasser 1-20, Shiancoe 1-20, Wade 1-15.

Sacks

Bears – Brown 1.0 (2 yards), Harris 1.0 (8 yards). Vikings – Allen 2.5 (28 yards), Robison 0.5 (5 yards).

Tackles Bears – Graham 6-3-9, Briggs 5-3-8, Urlacher 6-0-6, Brown 5-0-5. Vikings – Allen 7-2-9, Leber 6-2-8, K. Williams 4-1-7, P. Williams 4-3-7, Greenway 2-4-6.

Interceptions Bears – Payne. Vikings – Leber, Sapp, Sharper.


Gus Frerotte’s 99-yard touchdown

pass to Bernard Berrian ties an NFL record. They become only the 11th tandem in NFL history to accomplish that feat.

The play was also the longest

scoring play from scrimmage in Vikings’ history. It breaks a 46-year old record, where on 11/11/62 Fran Tarkenton and Charley Ferguson hooked up for an 89-yard score.

Adrian Peterson’s 131 rush yards

gives him 1,311 on the season. That is good for third in team history for yards in a single season. He needs only 30 yards to reach his 2007 total of 1,341, a mark that’s good for second on the Vikings’ all-time list.

Peterson now has 2,652 rushing

yards for his career and moved past Fran Tarkenton into 10th place in Vikings history.

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UPDATED PLAYER BIOSIncludes Updated Career Statistics•

VIKINGS 2008 PLAYERS - UPDATED BIOS #4 JOHN DAVID BOOTY, QB, ROOKIE, USC

2008 SEASON: 2008 HIGHS:

SERVICE: 0 GAMES/ 0 STARTS • Takes over as Vikings 3rd QB in his rookie season. • Saw action in the preseason with the Vikings 2nd and 3rd units. • Brother, Josh, was a QB with the Cleveland Browns from 2001-03. • Enjoyed standout USC career where he left ranked 4th in school history with 55 TD passes and 5th in career

passing yards with 6,125. • Posted a 20-3 record as a USC starter and left as the Rose Bowl career leader in passing TDs. • Played in Rose Bowls against Michigan and vs. Illinois in his final collegiate game. • Began playing varsity football as a 7th-grader. • Holds degree in sociology from USC.

#5 CHRIS KLUWE, P, 4TH YEAR, UCLA

2008 SEASON: 62 punts, 2941 yards, 47.4 avg., 34.6 net, 10 TB, 21 inside the 20, 62 long, 1 BLK 2008 HIGHS:

62 ........Long Punt......................vs. Chicago, 11/30 9 ..........Punts .............................vs. Chicago, 11/30 54.0 .....Gross Avg. ....................@ Tennessee, 9/28/08 44.2 .....Net Avg. ........................vs. Carolina, 9/21/08 4 ..........Inside the 20..................vs. Houston, 11/2/08; vs. Green Bay, 11/9 3 ..........Touchbacks...................vs. Detroit, 10/12/08; vs. Chicago, 11/30 1 ..........Blocked .........................@ Chicago, 10/19/08 SERVICE: 59 CAREER GAMES; 59 GAMES AS A VIKING KLUWE’S CAREER STATS

PUNTING PUNTS YDS GR. AVG TBs IN 20 LG BLKS 307 13,626 44.4 32 100 70 1 PASSING: 1-of-1, 27 yards, 27 long, 118.8 rating

• Ranks 3rd in the NFL with a gross punting average of 47.4 yards per punt. • His 47.4 average is on pace to set the Vikings season record- set by Bobby Walden in 1964 at 46.4

yards. • His 47.4 average is well ahead of his previous career-high of 44.7 set in 2007. • Has boomed 29 punts of 50+ yards through 12 games of 2008- matching his team record set in 2007. • Has held on Ryan Longwell’s team-record 4 FGs of 50+ yards on the 2008 season. • Notched the 3rd-best punting yardage day in Vikings history with 414 yards vs. Detroit (10/12), including

a season-long 60-yarder. • Bested his day against Detroit with a season-high 9 punts for 427 yards (47.4 avg.) against Chicago

(11/30) • Tied his own team record with 6 punts of 50+ yards vs. Detroit (10/12)- booting a 55, 53, 54, 54, 60 and

53-yarder during the game. • Set Vikings record with 6 punts of 50+ yards @ Tennessee (9/28) and tied for the 4th-best gross average

in a game in team history with a 54.0 mark. • Had best season of his career in 2007 with a 44.7 gross average and 37.0 net average. • Set Vikings record with 34 punts inside the 20 in 2007, breaking the old mark of 28 he tied in 2006. • Is closing in on the Vikings record for most career punts without a block held by Bobby Walden (258). • Ended 2007 ranked 3rd in the NFL with 34 punts inside the 20. • Set a Vikings record with 25 punts of 50+ yards, breaking the old mark of 22 he shared with Mitch Berger. • Joined Seattle as an undrafted rookie and spent the preseason with the club. • Played at UCLA when Vikings RB coach Eric Bieniemy was on the Bruins staff. • An avid video gamer, has turned his prowess on Guitar Hero into a charity money maker for local groups. • Regular guest on KFAN Radio’s Video Games Weekly show.

• Married, wife’s name is Isabel, couple has 1st child in summer 2008

#7 TARVARIS JACKSON, QB, 3RD YEAR, ALABAMA STATE 2008 SEASON: 31-of-60, 316 yards, 51.7%, 1 TD, 1 INT, 5/32 sacks, 24 long, 65.7 rating 10 carries, 66 yards, 6.6 avg., 19 long, 0 TDs 2008 HIGHS: 35 ........Attempts ........................@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 16 ........Completions ..................@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 58.3 .....Completion %................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 178 ......Passing Yards...............@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 73.3 .....Passer Rating................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 1 ..........Passing TDs..................@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 1 ..........Interception ...................@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 24 ........Long Pass .....................@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 9 ..........Rushing Attempts..........@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 65 ........Rushing Yards ..............@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 19 ........Long Rush.....................@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 JACKSON’S CAREER STATS SERVICE: 21 GAMES/ 16 STARTS PASSING ATT. COMP. % YDS Lg TDs INTs SACKS RATING 435 249 57.2 2,702 71 12 17 32/137 68.5 RUSHING ATT. YARDS Lg TDs 79 403 32 4

• Played 1 snap for starter Gus Frerotte at Jacksonville (11/23) when he left with an injury. • Came into game at New Orleans (10/6) for 1 play when Gus Frerotte left in 4th quarter. • Entered game in final Vikings series @ Tennessee (9/28/08) after Gus Frerotte left the game with a hand injury. • Did not play as backup to Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina (9/21/08). • Threw 1st TD pass of 2008 season to Sidney Rice on a 4th-and-1 play at Green Bay (9/8/08) and ran for career-

high 65 yards on 9 carries. • Had an 8-4 mark in his 12 starts in 2007 with wins in the opener vs. Atlanta (9/9), at Chicago (10/14), vs. San

Diego (11/4), vs. Oakland (11/18), at NY Giants (11/25), vs. Detroit (12/2), at San Francisco (12/9) and vs. Chicago (12/17).

• Of his 4 losses on the 2007 season, 2 came in overtime games, including game at Detroit (9/16) he did not finish after being forced from the game with a groin injury.

• Started 1st game of his career @ Green Bay (12/21/06), becoming only the 3rd Vikings rookie QB to start a game- joining Fran Tarkenton in 1961 and Tommy Kramer in 1977. Tarkenton and Jackson were the only QBs to start multiple games as a rookie.

• Selected by the Vikings in the 2nd round of the 2006 NFL Draft, #64 overall. • The Vikings traded a pair of 3rd-round picks to Pittsburgh in order to move up into the 2nd round and select

Jackson, the 5th QB drafted in 2006. • Strong-armed and accurate collegiate passer, completed 60.9% of his passes as a senior and threw 29 TDs to

only 5 INTs in his final campaign. • Coached in college by former NFL WR Reggie Barlow, a Super Bowl winner in Tampa Bay. • Transferred to Alabama State from Arkansas where he had battled with Jacksonville Jaguars WR Matt Jones

for playing time at QB with the Razorbacks. • Son, Tarvaris, was born in September 2007.

#8 RYAN LONGWELL, K, 12TH YEAR, CALIFORNIA 2008 SEASON: 24-28 FGs, 29-29 PATs, 101 points 2008 HIGHS: 54 ........Long FG ........................vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 5 ..........FGs Made .....................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 6 ..........FG Attempts .................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 5 ..........PATs .............................@ New Orleans, 10/6/08 5 ..........Pat attempts ..................@ New Orleans, 10/6/08

15 ........Points ............................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08; @ Tennessee, 9/28/08 LONGWELL’S CAREER STATS SERVICE: 188 GAMES KICKING: 291-of-354 FGs, 82.2%, 471-of-476 XP, 1,344 points FGs: 1-19 yds (8-8), 20-29 yds (78-83), 30-39 yds (107-121), 40-49 yds (80-110), 50+ yds (18-32) PUNTING: 5 punts, 134 yards, 26.8 avg., 30 long, 3 inside 20 PASSING: 1-of-1, 16 yards, 16t long, 1 TD, 158.3 rating LONGWELL’S VIKINGS STATS SERVICE: 44 GAMES KICKING: 65-of-77 FGs, 84.4%, 94-of-97 XP, 290 points FGs: 1-19 yds (2-2), 20-29 yds (17-17), 30-39 yds (20-21), 40-49 yds (19-25), 50+ yds (5-10) PUNTING: 1 punts, 27 yards PASSING: 1-of-1, 16 yards, 16t long, 1 TD, 158.3 rating

• Is 5 points behind Lou Groza for 23rd in NFL scoring history at 1,344 career points. • Set Vikings record by hitting his 4th FG of 50+ yards at Jacksonville (11/23), his 5th from 50+ since

becoming a Viking and his 18th of his career. • Tied his career-best with his 4th FG of 50+ yards, matching his total in 2005 with Green Bay. • Broke the 100-point plateau for the season in 2008, the 1st time since 2004 scoring 100+ points. • Tied for 5th in the NFL with 24 FGs made in 2008. • Ranks 8th in scoring by NFL kickers in 2008 with 101 points. • Has kicked 55-yard FG at Chicago (10/14/07) (2nd-longest) and a 54-yarder vs. Green Bay (11/9/08) (tied

for 3rd-longest) in Vikings history. • Has not missed a FG under 45 yards since joining the Vikings in 2006, his 4 misfires in 2008 have been

from 48, 48 and 47 yards and he suffered a blocked FG on a 38-yarder vs. Detroit (10/12). • Has made 27 of the past 29 4th-quarter FGs he has attempted dating back to 12/15/02. • His 291 FGs ranks 21st in NFL history, passing former Viking Fred Cox and Jim Bakken, tied at 282. • Trails Matt Bahr and Mark Moseley for on the NFL’s all time FG list, both tied at 300. • Booted 14th career game-winning FG, his 5th as a Viking, with 26-yarder vs. Detroit (10/12). • Has kicked 5 game-winning FGs as a Viking, 2 of those in consecutive games at New Orleans (10/6) and vs.

Detroit (10/12). • Kicked game-winning 26-yard FG with :09 remaining vs. Detroit (10/12). • Nailed game-winning 30-yard FG with :13 left in the game at New Orleans (10/6) to cap a wild Monday Night

Football game, hitting 3-of-3 FGs in the game, including a 53-yarder. • Booted 15th career FG of 50+ yards with 53-yarder vs. Indianapolis (9/14). • Has kicked the 2nd-longest (55) and tied for 4th-longest (53) FGs in Vikings history in 2007 and 2008. • Has missed 1 FG under 45 yards since coming to the Vikings, a 38-yarder blocked vs. Detroit (10/12/08). • Connected on a pair of FGs in 2008 opener at Green Bay (9/8/08). • Joined Minnesota from border-rival Packers in 2006 after setting the Packers scoring record with 1,054 points • Married to Sarah with a son, Reece, and daughter, Shaye.

#12 GUS FREROTTE, QB, 15TH YEAR, TULSA 2008 SEASON: 171-of-291, 2087 yards, 58.8%, 12 TD, 13 INT, 99t long, 28/157 sacks, 76.1 rating 19 carries, 7 yards, 5 long, 1 TD 2008 HIGHS: 43 ........Attempts ........................@ Tennessee, 9/28/08 25 ........Completions ..................@ Tennessee, 9/28/08; @ Chicago, 10/19/08 64.0 .....Completion %................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 298 ......Passing Yards...............@ Chicago, 10/19/08 111.6 ...Passer Rating................vs. Houston, 11/2/08 3 ..........Passing TDs..................vs. Houston, 11/2/08 4 ..........Interceptions..................@ Chicago, 10/19/08 99t .......Long Pass .....................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 5 ..........Sacks ............................vs. Detroit, 10/12/08; @ Tampa Bay, 11/16 5 ..........Rushing Attempts..........@ Jacksonville, 11/23/08 4 ..........Rushing Yards ..............@ New Orleans, 10/6/08 5 ..........Long Rush.....................@ New Orelans, 10/6/08

1 ..........Rushing TD ...................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 FREROTTE’S CAREER STATS SERVICE: 146 GAMES/ 92 STARTS; 42 GAMES, 12 STARTS AS A VIKING FREROTTE CAREER PASSING ATT. COMP. % YDS Lg TDs INTs SACKS RATING 3,096 1,692 54.6 21,211 99t 114 104 206/1,331 74.4 FREROTTE VIKINGS PASSING PASSING ATT. COMP. % YDS Lg TDs INTs SACKS RATING 357 209 58.5 2,875 99t 19 15 33/179 84.7

• Frerotte has led Vikings to a 7-3 mark as a starter in 2008, including 4th-quarter comeback wins in 3 of the 7 victories- coming back from a 10-9 deficit to win 12-10 vs. Detroit, coming back from 27-20 to win 30-27 at New Orleans and coming back from 27-21 to win 28-27 vs. Green Bay.

• Has a 9-3 record as a Vikings starter dating back to 2004 and a 7-3 mark as a starter in 2008. • Has a 44-47-1 record as a starter in the NFL. • Tied an NFL record with a 99-yard TD pass to Bernard Berrian vs. Chicago (11/30), hitting him on the

longest and 3rd longest passes in team history during the 2008 season, also connecting on an 86-yard score vs. Detroit (10/12).

• Has thrown 12 TD passes since taking over as starter- hitting Berrian (5), Shiancoe (3), Rice (2), Wade (1) and Taylor (1).

• Bobby Wade became the 40th player of his career to catch a TD pass from Frerotte. • Hit RB Chester Taylor on a 47-yard TD pass vs. Green Bay (11/9), his 1st TD catch as a Viking. • Tossed season-best 3 TDs vs. Houston (11/2). • Threw for season-high 298 yards @ Chicago (10/19). • Engineered a 10-play drive from the Vikings 20 that ended with Ryan Longwell’s game-winning 26-yard FG with

:09 left to play in a 12-10 Vikings win vs. Detroit (10/12). • Connected with Bernard Berrian on a 33-yard TD pass and drove the team to FG range to set up Ryan

Longwell’s 30-yard game winning FG as Vikings scored the final 10 points in a 30-27 comeback win in the 4th quarter at New Orleans (10/6) on Monday Night Football.

• Started 1st Vikings game since 2003 when he opened game vs. Carolina (9/21) in 20-10 Vikings win. • Hit Visanthe Shiancoe with a 34-yard TD pass vs. Carolina (9/21), the 37th player he has thrown a TD to in his

career. • Connected with Bernard Berrian on a 48-yard gain vs. Carolina (9/21), the longest play of the game. • Veteran signal-caller returns to the Vikings in 2008 after suiting up with the club in 2003 and 2004. • Started 15 games for Miami in 2005 and 3 games with St. Louis Rams in 2007. • Earned Pro Bowl honors with Washington in 1996. • Is the Vikings oldest player, born 7-31-71. • Joins Vikings TE Garrett Mills as products of Tulsa University. • Holds Vikings single-game passer rating record with a mark of 157.2 vs. San Francisco in 2003 and threw 4

TD passes in the same game to set a Vikings record for most TD passes in a QBs 1st start. • Tied Vikings record with 2 TD passes of 70+ yards in game at Detroit (9/21/03). • Started playoff games for Detroit and Denver in 1999 and 2000 respectively. • An avid NHL fan. • Married to Ann, couple has a daughter, Abigaile, and sons Gunnar and Gabriel. • Wife, Ann, is the daughter of Gus’ high school football coach. • Collects vintage sports cards.

#18 SIDNEY RICE, WR, 2ND YEAR, SOUTH CAROLINA 2008 SEASON: 11 catches, 105 yards, 9.5 avg., 23t long, 3 TDs 2008 SEASON HIGHS: 3 ..........Receptions ....................@ Jacksonville, 11/23/08 31 ........Receiving Yards............@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 23t .......Long Reception.............@ Green Bay, 9/8/08 1 ..........Receiving TD.................@ Green Bay, 9/8/08; vs. Houston, 11/2/08; vs. Green Bay, 11/9 SERVICE: 22 GAMES/ 6 STARTS RICE’S CAREER STATS

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 42 501 11.9 60t 7

• Has 3 TDs on 11 receptions in 2008 and 7 TDs on 42 career catches. • Caught 1st TD pass of game vs. Green Bay (11/9), his 3rd TD of the 2008 season and his 2nd straight

game with a TD catch from Gus Frerotte. • Has caught a TD pass in all 3 career games he has played against Green Bay – vs. GB in 2007 from

Kelly Holcomb, at GB in 2008 from Tarvaris Jackson and vs. GB in 2008 from Gus Frerotte. • Hauled in 2nd TD pass of 2008 on an 8-yarder from Gus Frerotte vs. Houston (11/2). • Saw action at Chicago (10/19). • Inactive for game at New Orleans (10/6) and vs. Detroit (10/12). • Inactive for game vs. Carolina (9/21) with knee injury. • Hauled in 1st TD pass of 2008 on a 4th-and-1 play in the 4th quarter from Tarvaris Jackson. • Caught a TD from each of the 3 Vikings starting QBs in 2007- Jackson, Kelly Holcomb and Brooks Bollinger. • Tied for 4th in Vikings rookie history with 4 TD receptions and had the most by a Vikings rookie since Randy

Moss’ 17 in 1998. • Ranks 6th in Vikings rookie history with 396 yards in his debut season. • Became only the 5th Vikings rookie WR to start the season opener when he stepped into the starting lineup vs.

Atlanta (9/9)- joining Paul Flatley in 1963, Jim Lash in 1973, Sammy White in 1976 and Hassan Jones in 1986. • Played final 2 college seasons under Steve Spurrier after spending his freshman year under Lou Holtz. • Roomed with Vikings 1st-round pick Adrian Peterson during 2007 training camp and in offseason program. • Was the 7th WR selected in the 2007 NFL Draft.

#19 BOBBY WADE, WR, 6th YEAR, ARIZONA 2008 SEASON: 40 catches, 423 yards, 10.6 avg., 46 long, 1 TD 2008 SEASON HIGHS: 8 ..........Receptions ....................@ New Orleans, 10/6/08 75 ........Receiving Yards............@ Tennessee, 9/28/08 46 ........Long Reception.............vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 1 ..........TD Catch .......................@ Tampa Bay, 11/16/08 SERVICE: 84 GAMES/ 50 STARTS; 27 GAMES/ 22 STARTS AS A VIKING WADE’S CAREER STATS

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 195 2,279 11.7 46 6

RUSHING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 19 82 4.3 14 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 50 11,194 23.9 48 0

PUNT RETURNS PR FC YARDS AVG. LG TD 54 24 465 8.6 73t 1

WADE’S VIKINGS STATS RECEIVING

NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 94 1,089 11.6 46 4

RUSHING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 1 -9 -9.0 -9 0

PUNT RETURNS PR FC YARDS AVG. LG TD 16 11 112 7.0 17 0

• Threw key block on Chester Taylor’s 21-yard TD run vs. Chicago (11/30). • Hauled in 1st TD pass of 2008 on 4-yard pass from Gus Frerotte at Tampa Bay (11/16). • Caught career-long 46-yard pass from Gus Frerotte vs. Detroit (10/12), ending with 71 yards in the game. • Reeled in career-best 8 catches at New Orleans (10/6) on Monday Night Football, passing his previous career-

best 7 set the week before at Tennessee (9/28). • Matched with 3 catches vs. Carolina (9/21/08). • Had 3 catches for 42 yards with a long of 22 vs. Indianapolis (9/14/08). • Led 2007 Vikings with career-best 54 catches and scored 3 TDs. • Had career-high 2 TD catches at Denver in 2007 season finale in the closing 5 minutes of the game to force

overtime against the Broncos. • Has special teams skills along with his WR duties, scoring on a 54-yard punt during his Titans career. • Teammates with Vikings WR Bernard Berrian in Chicago. • Father, Bobby, played football at UCLA. • Owns a visual marketing company, Free Mind, that specializes in promotional items.

#20 MADIEU WILLIAMS, S, 5TH YEAR, MARYLAND 2008 SEASON: 22 tackles, 18 solos, 2 INTs, 1 PD, 1 QB Hurry 2008 HIGHS: 9 ...... Tackles .............................vs. Houston, 11/2 8 ...... Solos.................................vs. Houston, 11/2 1 ...... Interception.......................vs. Houston, 11/2; @ Jacksonville, 11/23 1 ...... Pass Defensed.................vs. Houston, 11/2 1 ...... QB Hurry ..........................vs. Green Bay, 11/9 SERVICE: 54 GAMES/ 50 STARTS; 5 GAMES/ 5 STARTS AS A VIKING WILLIAMS’ CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 290 221 69 4.0 11 (125) 1 32 3 3 -- 30 WILLIAMS’ VIKINGS TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 22 18 4 0.0 2 (-1) 1 1 0 0 0.0 0

• Grabbed 2nd INT of his 4 games this season off Jaguars starter David Garrard at Jacksonville (11/23). • Started vs. Green Bay (11/9), at Tampa Bay (11/16), at Jacksonville (11/23). • Started and played in 1st game of 2008 vs. Houston (11/2) and snared an INT off Sage Rosenfels. • Led Vikings DBs with 9 tackles vs. Houston (11/2). • Became the 8th player in Vikings history to have an INT in their 1st game as a Viking. • Inactive for opening 7 games of 2008 with neck injury. • Veteran DB re-united with Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, whom he played under in Cincinnati. • Comes to Minnesota with 9 career INTs, including a 51-yard TD on his 1st career pick in 2004. • Priority free agent signing by the Vikings in 2008, signed on 3/1/08. • Teammate at Maryland with EJ Henderson and Jeff Dugan. • Native of Sierra Leone, moved with family to Maryland at age 9. • Active with community outreach efforts during his career through the Madieu Williams Foundation.

#21 MARCUS McCAULEY, CB, 2ND YEAR, FRESNO STATE 2008 SEASON: 2008 HIGHS: ........ Tackle............................... ........ Special Teams Tackle...... SERVICE: 20 GAMES/ 10 STARTS McCAULEY’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 62 53 9 0.0 0 1 10 0 0 1.0 3

• Saw action on special teams and defense at Tampa Bay (11/16). • Inactive for 6 of Vikings 9 games in 2008. • Enters 2008 as one of the top candidates for the Vikings nickel-back role. • Started 9 games in 2007, including 4 of the final 6 games in place of Antoine Winfield at LCB. • His 9 starts tied for the most by a Vikings rookie in 2007 with RB Adrian Peterson. • Switched jersey to #21 in 2008 from #31 as a rookie. • Hosted on his recruiting visit to Fresno State by current Vikings WR Bernard Berrian. • Earned degree from Fresno in sociology.

#22 BENNY SAPP, CB, 5TH YEAR, NORTHERN IOWA 2008 SEASON: 11 tackles, 6 solos, 2 INT, 1 FF, 3 PD 5 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 4 ...... Tackles .............................vs. Chicago, 11/30 2 ...... Solo Tackles.....................@ Jacksonville, 11/23 1 ...... Interception.......................@ Jacksonville, 11/23; vs. Chicago, 11/30 2 ...... Passes Defensed .............@ Jacksonville, 11/23 1 ...... Forced Fumble .................@ Jacksonville, 11/23 2 ...... Special Teams Tackles ....vs. Chicago, 11/30 SERVICE: 66 GAMES/ 8 STARTS; 9 GAMES/ 1 START AS A VIKING SAPP’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 110 80 30 2.5 4 4 13 4 1 -- 35 SAPP’S VIKINGS TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 11 6 5 0 2 (14) 0 3 1 0 0 5

• Snared his 2nd INT in consecutive weeks when he grabbed a Kyle Orton pass vs. Chicago (11/30). • Notched 1st INT as a Viking when he picked off Jags QB David Garrard in the 4th quarter at Jacksonville

(11/23), adding a forced fumble on special teams and 2 passes defensed in the game. • Moved into nickel DB role for at Tampa Bay (11/16) after season-ending injury to Charles Gordon. • Started 1st game as a Viking vs. Green Bay (11/9) when team opened in dime defense. • Saw time on defense and special teams at Green Bay (9/8/08), his 1st game as a Viking. • Veteran CB who has 6 career starts under his belt. • Joined the Vikings as a free agent from Kansas City where he was defensive teammates with Vikings DE Jared

Allen, who was acquired via trade with the Chiefs in 2008 offseason. • Snared an INT off Brett Favre in 2007. • Started career-best 3 games in 2005 for the Chiefs. • Entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Kansas City out of Northern Iowa.

#23 CEDRIC GRIFFIN, CB, 3RD SEASON, TEXAS 2008 SEASON: 81 tackles, 64 solos, 3.0 TFL, 4 FF, 6 PD 5 special teams tackles, 1 FF 2008 HIGHS: 10 ........Tackles..........................@ Tampa Bay, 11/16 8 ..........Solo ...............................@ New Orleans, 10/8; @ Chicago, 10/19; @ Tampa Bay, 11/16 3 ..........Passes Defensed .........@ Jacksonville, 11/23 1 ..........Forced Fumble..............@ New Orleans, 10/8; @ Chicago, 10/19; @ Jacksonville, 11/23 1.0 .......Tackle For Loss ............@ Green Bay, 9/8; vs. Green Bay, 11/9; vs. Chicago, 11/30 SERVICE: 41 GAMES/ 33 STARTS AS A VIKING GRIFFIN’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 204 157 47 0.0 2 (4) 1 28 7 3 (50) 5.0 12

• Set season-high with 10 tackles at Tampa Bay (11/16). • Had 8 tackles vs. Houston (11/2) and helped key the Vikings defensive shutdown of Texans WR Andre

Johnson, holding him to 4 catches. • Matched season-high with 9 tackles at Chicago (10/19) and forced his 2nd fumble of the season. • Had 8 tackles and forced a fumble at New Orleans (10/6). • Led Vikings DBs with 8 tackles vs. Indianapolis (9/14) and 9 tackles at Tennessee (9/28). • Started at RCB in 2008 opener at Green Bay (9/8), posted 3 tackles. • Joined S Darren Sharper as the only other DB to start all 16 games in 2007. • Led 2007 Vikings DBs with 81 tackles. • Scored 1st career TD on a fumble return @ Dallas (10/21), taking a lateral from Ben Leber for a score in his 1st

career game in his home state of Texas. Added 5 tackles in the game. • Selected by the Vikings in the 2nd round (48th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft. • The Vikings’ highest-drafted CB since Dewayne Washington (19th overall) in 1994. • Was the 3rd UT player drafted in 2006 following S Michael Huff (7th to Oakland) and QB Vince Young (3rd to

Tennessee). • Played on UT national championship team in 2005 that upset USC in the Rose Bowl for the title. • Started 44 games at UT including the final 38 straight of his career.

#25 TYRELL JOHNSON, S, ROOKIE, ARKANSAS STATE 2008 SEASON: 29 tackles, 19 solos, 1 INT, 4 PD, 1 FR, 1 QB Hurry 4 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 8 ...... Tackles .............................vs. Carolina, 9/21 5 ...... Solos.................................vs. Carolina, 9/21 1 ...... Interception.......................@ New Orleans, 10/6 1 ...... Fumble Recovery .............@ New Orleans, 10/6 1 ...... Passes Defensed .............4 times, last at Chicago, 10/19 1 ...... QB Hurry .......................... 1 ...... Special Teams Tackle......vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; @ Tennessee, 9/28; vs. Detroit, 10/12 SERVICE: 12 GAMES/ 7 STARTS JOHNSON’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS TDs QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 29 19 10 0 1 (0) 0 0 3 0 1 0 4

• Snared 1st career INT @ New Orleans (10/6), taking a pass off QB Drew Brees on Saints’ final drive of the game. Also had a fumble recovery in the game.

• Led Vikings DBs with 8 tackles vs. Carolina (9/21). • Started in defensive backfield opposite Darren Sharper in the 2008 season opener at Green Bay (9/8), vs.

Indianapolis (9/14), vs. Carolina (9/21) and at Tennessee (9/28).

• Is the only Vikings rookie to start a game in 2008. • Started all 4 preseason games at S for the Vikings opposite veteran Darren Sharper after injury to free agent

pickup Madieu Williams. • Selected with the #43 overall pick in the 2008 Draft, the 2nd safety taken in 2008. • Highest pick used by the Vikings on a safety since Orlando Thomas was drafted at #42 in 1995. • Named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2007. • Mother, Patricia, was an All-America track athlete at Arkansas. • Holds degree from Arkansas State and has taken graduate classes toward and MBA. • Grew up in same rural area of Arkansas as Vikings DT Kevin Williams. • Helped tiny Rison High to football and basketball state titles during his prep career.

#26 ANTOINE WINFIELD, CB, 10TH YEAR, OHIO STATE 2008 SEASON: 68 tackles, 49 solos, 2 INT (5 yds), 2 FR (28 yds), 2 TD (1 FR, 1 BFG), 2.0 sacks, 4 FF, 13 PD, 6.0 TFL, 1 QBH 5 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 11 ........Tackles..........................@ Jacksonville, 11/23 11 ........Solo ...............................@ Jacksonville, 11/23 3 ..........Passes Defensed .........@ Tennessee, 9/28; vs. Chicago, 11/30 4.0 .......Tackles for Loss............@ New Orleans, 10/6 1 ..........QB Hurries ....................@ Tampa Bay, 11/16 1 ..........Interception ...................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; vs. Houston, 11/2 4 ..........Long Interception Ret....vs. Houston, 11/2 1 ..........Forced Fumble..............vs. Carolina, 9/21; @ New Orleans, 10/6; vs. Detroit, 10/12; @ Jax, 11/23 1 ..........Fumble Recovery..........vs. Carolina, 9/21; @ New Orleans, 10/6 19t .......Long Fumble Return .....vs. Carolina, 9/21 1 ..........TD (19 FR) ....................vs. Carolina, 9/21 1 ..........TD (59 Block FG ret.) ....@ New Orleans, 10/6 1.0 .......Sack ..............................vs. Carolina, 9/21; @ New Orleans, 10/6 2 ..........Special Teams Tkls.......@ Green Bay, 9/8 SERVICE: 140 GAMES/ 124 STARTS; 68 GAMES/ 66 STARTS AS A VIKING WINFIELD’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS TDs QBH PD FF FR TFL 831 648 183 3.0 20 (175) 3 17 125 10 9 36.0 WINFIELD’S VIKINGS TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS TDs QBH PD FF FR TFL 422 333 89 2.0 14 (146) 3 12 65 8 7 28.0

• Posted season-high 11 tackles @ Jacksonville (11/23). • Snared an INT off Texans starter Matt Schaub vs. Houston (11/2)- his 2nd INT of 2008. • Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at New Orleans (10/6). • Set Vikings record by returning the 1st regular-season blocked FG for a TD in team history when he took

a Saints miscue 59 yards for the Vikings 1st points in an exciting 30-27 win. Also sacked Drew Brees and forced a fumble on the play that he recovered and returned 9 yards.

• Has scored on 4 returns in his career, all coming since 2006 with the Vikings- 2 INT returns, 1 fumble recovery and 1 blocked field goal return.

• Has scored a TD for the Vikings in each of the past 3 seasons- 2 INT returns, 1 BFG return, and a FR. • Tied with Audray McMillian for 7th in Vikings history for takeaways by a CB with 21- 13 INTs, 7 FRs. • Helped Vikings score 14th defensive TDs since 2006, contributing 3 himself (2 INT returns, 1 FR). • Had season-high 10 tackles and 3 passes defensed @ Tennessee (9/28). • Posted consecutive games with a takeaway – vs. Indianapolis (9/14) and vs. Carolina (9/21). • Scored 3rd career TD on a 19-yard fumble recovery after sacking Panthers QB Jake Dehomme (9/21). • Notched 2nd career sack and 1st as a Viking when he caught Jake Delhomme vs. Carolina (9/21). • Snared 13th INT since joining the Vikings in 2004 and the 18th pick of his career vs. Indianapolis (9/14). • Interception vs. Indianapolis (9/14/08) was the 4th of his career off perennial Pro Bowler Peyton Manning.

• Defensive leader who sets the tone with his aggressive style in run support. • Key part of the Vikings leading the NFL with 13 defensive TDs during the 2006-07 seasons. • Voted by teammates as the Vikings 2006 Defensive MVP. • Key part of the Vikings scoring 6 TDs on INT returns during the 2007 season to tie a Vikings record. • Has 17 takeaways since joining the Vikings as a free agent in 2004, 12 INTs and 5 FRs. • Ranks 9th in Vikings history by a CB with 17 career takeaways and is tied for 3rd by a Vikings CB with 5 FRs,

closing in on the team record of 7 held by Bobby Bryant. • Defensive teammates with Pat Williams when both suited up for the Buffalo Bills.

#28 ADRIAN PETERSON, RB, 2ND YEAR, OKLAHOMA 2008 SEASON: 270 attempts, 1311 yards, 4.9 avg., 59 long, 9 TDs 18 catches, 94 yards, 5.2 avg., 16 long 1 kickoff return, 16 yards 2008 HIGHS: 30 ........Rushing Attempts..........vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 192 ......Rushing Yards ..............vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 59 ........Long Rush.....................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 2 ..........Rushing TDs .................@ Tennessee, 9/28/08; @ Chicago, 10/19/08 4 ..........Receptions ....................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08; @ Tennessee, 9/28/08 33 ........Receiving Yards............vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 16 ........Long Reception.............vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 1 ..........Kickoff Return................@ Tampa Bay, 11/17/08 16 ........Kickoff Return Yards .....@ Tampa Bay, 11/17/08 SERVICE: 26 GAMES / 20 STARTS PETERSON’S CAREER STATS

RUSHING ATT. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 507 2,652 5.2 73t 21


• Leads the NFL with 1,311 rushing yards. • Ranks 2nd in the NFL with 1,405 yards from scrimmage (1311 rushing/94 receiving), trailing Clinton

Portis’ 1,415 yards. • His 192 rushing yards vs. Green Bay (11/9) is the 3rd-best single game total by an NFL RB in 2008. • Since entering the NFL in 2007, his 2,652 rushing yards ranks #1 in the NFL, ahead of Portis’ 2,490. • Since entering the NFL in 2007, his 21 rushing TDs are tied for #1 in the NFL with LaDainian Tomlinson. • Since entering the NFL in 2007, his 102.0 yards per game average is far ahead of runner-up Brandon

Jacobs’ 89.0 and Portis’ 88.9. • Has averaged 102.0 yards rushing in his 26 career games- the best per-game average in the NFL since

the beginning of the 2007 season. • Ran for 192 yards vs. Green Bay (11/9), the 4th-best single-game rushing mark in Vikings history. In only

24 career games, Peterson has 3 of the 4 highest single-game rushing totals in the Vikings record book- 296 vs. San Diego in 2007, 224 at Chicago in 2007 and 192 vs. Green Bay in 2008.

• His 13 career 100-yard rushing games is 3rd in Vikings history, trailing Robert Smith (29), Chuck Foreman (17) for tops in the team record book.

• Has 13 games with 100+ rushing yards in 26 career contests. • Has 7 games with 100+ rushing yards in 2008, his career-high and 1 shy of the Vikings record of 8 held

by Robert Smith in 2000. • Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for game vs. Green Bay (11/9). • Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week for performances vs. Houston (11/2) and vs. Green Bay (11/9),

earning a donation in his name to Safe Kids USA. • Set NFL single-game rushing record with 296 yards vs. San Diego (11/4/07). • Ran for 1,341 yards in 2007, the 2nd-best single-season mark in Vikings history. • Became the 1st NFL rookie to post a pair of 200+ yard rushing days with 224 at Chicago and 296 vs. San

Diego.

• Named MVP of the Pro Bowl, only the 2nd Vikings rookie RB to be selected to the game. • Set Vikings record with 4 runs of 50+ yards in a season. • Fell 1 rushing TD shy of tieing Vikings single-season record with 12 in 2007. • Scored a 60-yard TD on his 1st career reception in 2007 opener vs. Atlanta. • The 1st RB selected in the 2007 NFL Draft, taken #7 overall. • Joins the Vikings as only the 4th RB drafted in the top 10 by the team, along with Tommy Mason (#1, 1961),

Clinton Jones (#2, 1967) and Darrin Nelson (#7, Stanford). • Ended OU career ranked 4th in school history with 4,045 yards. • Broke the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards in 2004, a record previously held by Wisconsin’s

Ron Dayne when he was coached at UW by Vikings head coach Brad Childress. • Uncle, Ivory Lee Brown, was an NFL RB and briefly played for the Vikings. • Runner-up for the Heisman Trophy as a freshman in 2004, the highest-finishing freshman in Trophy history. • Has a daughter, Adeja.

#29 CHESTER TAYLOR, RB, 7TH YEAR, TOLEDO 2008 SEASON: 80 attempts, 293 yards, 3.7 avg., 21t long, 3 TDs 33 catches, 291 yards, 8.8 avg., 47t long, 1 TD 8 kickoff returns, 205 yards, 25.6 avg., 37 long, 0 TDs 1-of-1 passing, 4 yards, 4t long, 1 TD, 0 INTs, 122.9 rating 2008 HIGHS: 11 ........Rushing Attempts..........vs. Carolina, 9/21/08 46 ........Rushing Yards ..............vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 21t .......Long Rush.....................vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 1 ..........Rushing TD ...................@ Chicago, 10/19/08; @ Jacksonville, 11/23/08; vs. Chicago, 11/30/08 6 ..........Receptions ....................@ Chicago, 10/19/08 84 ........Receiving Yards............vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 47t .......Long Catch....................vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 1 ........Receiving TD.................vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 3 ........Kickoff Returns..............vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 93 ........Kickoff Return Yards .....vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 37 ........Long Kickoff Return ......vs. Indianapolis, 9/14/08 1 ..........Pass Attempt.................@ New Orleans, 10/6/08 1 ..........Completion ....................@ New Orleans, 10/6/08 1 ..........Passing TD....................@ New Orleans, 10/6/08 SERVICE: 103 GAMES/ 33 STARTS; 41 GAMES/ 25 STARTS AS A VIKING TAYLOR’S CAREER STATS



KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 53 1,142 21.5 54 0

PASSING ATT. COMP. YDS LG TD 2 1 4 4t 1 TAYLOR’S VIKINGS STATS


RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 104 860 8.3 50 1

PASSING ATT. COMP. YDS LG TD INT 2 1 4 4t 1 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG. LG TD 7 181 25.9 37 0

PASSING ATT. COMP. YDS LG TD 2 1 4 4t 1

• Scored rushing TD for the 2nd straight week vs. Chicago (11/30), a season-long 21-yard score. • Tied for 4th in the NFL and leads all NFL RBs in 3rd-down receiving with 21 catches. • Has caught 21 of his 33 passes on 3rd down during the 2008 season. • Trails his career-best 292 receiving yards by 1 yard entering the game @ Detroit (12/7). • Caught 200th career pass vs. Green Bay (11/9). • Hauled in 1st receiving TD as a Viking from Gus Frerotte vs. Green Bay (11/9) on a 47-yarder. • Converted a pair of key 3rd-and-longs vs. Houston (11/2), gaining 12 yards on a catch and a run on 3rd- and-9

and 3rd-and-8 respectively. • Posted season-high 6 catches and 48 receiving yards @ Chicago (10/19). • Threw 1st career TD pass and the 8th in Vikings history by a RB when he connected with TE Visanthe

Shiancoe on a 4-yard TD pass at New Orleans (10/6) on Monday Night Football. • Teamed with Adrian Peterson to set a Vikings record with 2,185 rushing yards by a duo in 2007. • Helped set a Vikings record with 2,634 team rushing yards and ranked #1 in the NFL in 2007. • Rambled for career-best 5.4 yard rushing average in 2007, the 3rd-best average in Vikings history. • The Vikings are 6-0 in his 6 career 100-yard rushing games since joining the team in 2006. • During his NFL career the Ravens and Vikings are 7-1 in his 8 games over the century mark. • Ran for 101 yards @ San Francisco (12/9) and an 84-yard TD run, the 3rd-longest in team history. • Taylor owns the longest (95t yards) and 3rd-longest (84t yards) runs in Vikings history. • Was runner-up for Mid-America Conference Player of the Year as a senior at Toledo when the award went to

QB Byron Leftwich of Marshall.

#37 ERIC FRAMPTON, S, 2ND YEAR, WASHINGTON 2008 SEASON: 14 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 3 ..........Special Teams Tackles......@ Chicago, 10/19 SERVICE: 25 GAMES / 0 STARTS; 20 GAMES / 0 STARTS AS A VIKING FRAMPTON’S CAREER STATS 34 special teams tackles FRAMPTON’S VIKINGS STATS 28 special teams tackles

• Second on the Vikings with 14 special teams tackles in 2008. • Has matched his 14 special teams stops for the Vikings in 2007 through 12 games in 2008. • Notched pair of special teams stops vs. Carolina (9/21) and @ New Orleans (10/6). • Returns in 2008 as a key special teams contributor and as a top backup in the defensive backfield. • Played in 9 games with the Vikings in 2007 but ranked 4th in special teams tackles with 14. • Made an immediate impact for the Vikings, leading the team with 3 special teams tackles in his debut

game vs. Philadelphia (10/28) in his 1st week as a Viking. • Served as Vikings special teams captain for game vs. San Diego (11/4), his 2nd week with the team. • Played in 5 games for Detroit early in 2007, notching 7 special teams tackles. • Claimed by Lions off waivers from Oakland on 9/2/07 and played in 2007 opener against his old Raiders

teammates a week later. • Originally selected in the 5th round of the 2007 Draft by Oakland (#165 overall). • Father was a track and field athlete at Tuskegee.

#38 NAUFAHU TAHI, FB, 3RD YEAR, BRIGHAM YOUNG 2008 SEASON: 11 catches, 30 yards, 2.7 avg., 7 long 4 special teams tackles, 1 FR

2008 HIGHS: 2 ..........Catches .........................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; vs. Carolina, 9/21; @ Tennessee, 9/28/08 9 ..........Receiving Yards............@ Tennessee, 9/28/08 7 ..........Long Catch....................@ Tennessee, 9/28/08 2 ..........Special Teams Tackle...@ Jacksonville, 11/23 1 ..........Fumble Recovery..........@ Jacksonville, 11/23 SERVICE: 22 GAMES / 4 STARTS

• Caught 4-yard pass vs. Chicago (11/30). • Had a pair of catches for season-high 9 yards at Tennessee (9/28). • Saw 1st career game action in 2007, playing in 10 contests. • Had a career-best 4 carries for 10 yards vs. Oakland (11/10/07). • Made NFL debut in 2007 opener vs. Atlanta (9/9) as a backup FB and on special teams. Carried the ball

for the 1st time in his career with 2 rushes for 3 yards. Also posted a special teams tackle. • Inactive for game vs. San Diego (11/4), @ Green Bay (11/11), @ San Fran. (12/9) and vs. Wash. (12/21). • Signed to Vikings 53-man roster on 11/22/06 after beginning the season on Bengals practice squad. • Entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Cincinnati in 2006 but released in final roster cuts. • Began college at BYU in 1999 before leaving on a 3-year mission, returning to campus to play football again

from 2003-05. • Served a Mormon mission in Jacksonville from 2000-03. • Family are natives of Tonga, but he was born in the United States. • Attended Granger High in West Valley City, UT where he set a state rushing record and was named the USA

Today Player of the Year for Utah.

#39 HUSAIN ABDULLAH, S, ROOKIE, WASHINGTON STATE 2008 SEASON: 17 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 3 ..........Special Teams Tackles......@ Chicago, 10/19 SERVICE: 12 GAMES/ 0 STARTS

• Leads the Vikings with 17 special teams tackles. • Notched pair of special teams tackles @ New Orleans (10/6). • Was the only Vikings rookie free agent to play in the 2008 opener on Monday Night Football at Green Bay. • Joins fellow undrafted rookies LB Erin Henderson and T Drew Radovich that made the Vikings 53-man roster

after the preseason. • Teammates at Washington State with fellow Vikings S Eric Frampton. • Younger brother of Cleveland Browns DB Hamza Abdullah. • Married with a son. • Earned degree in sociology from WSU.

#40 JIM KLEINSASSER, TE, 10TH YEAR, NORTH DAKOTA 2008 SEASON: 5 catches, 87 yards, 17.4 avg., 34 long 2008 HIGHS: 2 .........Receptions ....................vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 40 ........Receiving Yards............vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 34 ........Long Reception.............vs. Detroit, 10/12/08 ............TD Catch ....................... SERVICE: 129 GAMES/ 102 STARTS KLEINSASSER’S CAREER STATS RUSHING ATT. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 43 147 3.4 12 1


• Ranks 2nd behind Steve Jordan in Vikings history for starts by a TE with 102. • Has been a key part of helping Vikings RBs rushing for 100+ yards in 20 games since 2006: Adrian

Peterson-13, Chester Taylor-6, Artose Pinner-1. • Hauled in 2 passes for 40 yards vs. Detroit (10/12), including a season-long 34-yarder- the 2nd-longest

catch of his career and the longest since his 39-yarder in 2002. • Has already surpassed his receiving yardage totals the past 2 seasons with 87 yards in 2008. • Ranks 5th in Vikings history for career catches by a TE with 163, trailing Joe Senser (165), Stu Voigt

(177), Jermaine Wiggins (186) and Steve Jordan (498). • Recognized for his unselfish blocking by earning a spot on USA Today’s All-Joe Team for 2007, a team that

recognizes hard working and under appreciated players across the NFL. • Key part of the Vikings posting the #1 rushing offense in the NFL in 2007 and setting a Vikings record with

2,634 rushing yards on the season. • Helped Adrian Peterson rush for 1,341 yards, the 5th time in his 8 full seasons he has blocked for a 1,000-yard

runner with the Vikings. • Has helped pave the way for 4 of the top 5 rushing totals in Vikings history- Robert Smith in 2000 (1st with

1,521), Peterson in 2007 (2nd with 1,341), Michael Bennett in 2002 (3rd with 1,296) and Taylor (5th with 1,216). • Active in the Twin Cities through Boys and Girls Clubs, the Epilepsy Clothing Drive and Make-A-Wish. • Grew up on family farm in rural Carrington, ND. • Married, wife’s name is Christa. Couple had son, Carter, in spring 2007.

#42 DARREN SHARPER, S, 12TH YEAR, WILLIAM & MARY 2008 SEASON: 56 tackles, 41 solo, 5 passes defensed, 1 FR, 1 FF, 1.0 tackle for loss, 1 INT 1 special teams tackle 2008 HIGHS: 8 ...... Tackles ...................... @ Jacksonville, 11/23 7 ...... Solo ........................... @ Jacksonville, 11/23 2 ...... Passes Defensed ..... vs. Chicago, 11/30 1.0 ... Tackle For Loss......... vs. Detroit, 10/12 1 ...... Forced Fumble .......... vs. Detroit, 10/12 1 ...... Fumble Recovery ...... @ Jacksonville, 11/23 1 ...... Interceptions.............. vs. Chicago, 11/30 ........ INT return TD ............ 12 .... Long INT Return........ vs. Chicago, 11/30 1 ...... Special Teams Tkle... vs. Chicago, 11/30 SERVICE: 179 GAMES/ 163 STARTS; 58 GAMES/ 58 STARTS AS A VIKING SHARPER’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS (yds) QBH PD FF FR TFL 970 723 247 7.0 54 (1,036) -- 138 9 6 -- SHARPER’S VIKINGS TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS (yds) QBH PD FF FR TFL 293 204 89 1.0 18 (359) 2 42 3 2 7.0

• Snared his 54th career INT vs. Chicago (11/30) when he grabbed a Kyle Orton pass. • Notched season-high 8 tackles and had a FR @ Jacksonville (11/23). • Fielded Texans onside kick in the 4th quarter to help seal a Vikings 28-21 win vs. Houston (11/2). • Has made 4 Pro Bowl appearances, including 2005 and 2007 with the Vikings. • Leads all active NFL players with 53 INTs and ranks tied for 5th in NFL history with 8 career INT-return TDs. • Ranks 7th in NFL history with 1,036 career INT-return yards. • Enters 2008 tied for the Vikings career record with 3 INT-return TDs. • Leads the Vikings defense in experience with 179 career games played. • Signed away from NFC North rival Green Bay in 2005 as a free agent. • Played final game as a Packer in Wild Card playoff loss to Vikings at Lambeau Field in January 2005. • Served as color commentator for NFL Europe games in spring of 2005 and 2006.

• Father, Harry, went to training camp with the 1971 Kansas City Chiefs and brother, Jamie, was an 8-year LB in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with Baltimore.

#43 MAURICE HICKS, RB, 5TH YEAR, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 2008 SEASON: 26 kickoff returns, 580 yards, 22.3 avg., 34 long 7 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 7 ...... Kickoff Returns .......... @ Chicago, 10/19 153 .. KO Return Yards ....... @ Chicago, 10/19 34 .... Long KO Return ........ @ Tennessee, 9/28 SERVICE: 61 GAMES/ 5 STARTS; 7 GAMES, 0 STARTS AS A VIKING HICKS’ CAREER STATS

RUSHING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 205 869 4.2 73t 6


KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 206 4,682 22.7 64 0 HICKS’ VIKINGS STATS

KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 26 580 22.3 34 0

• Had season-high 7 kickoff returns at Chicago (10/19). • Stepped into Vikings kickoff return role for the 1st time at Tennessee (9/28), highlighted by a 34-yarder. • Notched 110 yards on 4 kickoff returns at Tennessee (9/28). • Played in 1st game of 2008 in win vs. Carolina (9/21). • Inactive for 2 opening games of 2008. • Comes to Minnesota in 2008 after 4 seasons with San Francisco. • Holds top 2 single-season kickoff return yardage marks in 49ers history. • Has a pair of 100-yard rushing days under his belt, including a career-best 139-yard day in his 1st career start at

Arizona (12/12/04). • Spent 2 tours of duty in NFL Europe in 2003 and 2004 with Scottish Claymores. • Set NCAA record with 437 rushing yards in a game in 2001 against Morgan State. • Entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Chicago in 2002. • Works with youth education through his Move The Sticks Hicks Foundation.

#45 GARRETT MILLS, TE, 3RD YEAR, TULSA 2008 SEASON: 5 catches, 65 yards, 13.0 avg., 23 long 2 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 3 ..........Receptions ....................@ Green Bay, 9/8 49 ........Receiving Yards............@ Green Bay, 9/8 23 ........Long Catch....................@ Green Bay, 9/8 1 ..........Special Teams Tckl.......@ Green Bay, 9/8; vs. Detroit, 10/12 SERVICE: 9 GAMES/ 0 STARTS MILLS’ CAREER STATS

RECEIVING

NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 7 91 13.0 23 0

• Caught 6-yard pass from Gus Frerotte at Tampa Bay (11/16). • Fielded a Saints onside kick at New Orleans (10/8). • Caught a 10-yard pass on 3rd-and-9 play from fellow Tulsa alum Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina (9/21). • Hauled in 3 passes for 49 yards to lead the Vikings in 2008 opener at Green Bay (9/8), including a career-long

23-yard reception. • Played in 1st career game in 2007 finale at Denver (12/30), catching his 1st career passes. • Hauled in 2 passes, both for 1st downs, at Denver (12/30), including an 18-yarder. • Originally entered the NFL as a 4th-round pick (#106) by the Patriots in 2006 but spent the season on IR after

being inactive for the opening 9 games of the season. • Ended collegiate career with 201 catches, the 2nd-most by a D-I TE in college football history. • As a senior at Tulsa, led college TEs with 87 catches. • Standout at perennial state power Jenks (OK) High.

#46 CULLEN LOEFFLER, LS, 5TH YEAR, TEXAS 2008 SEASON: 4 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 1 ...... Special Teams Tackles ....4 times SERVICE: 75 GAMES/ 0 STARTS LOEFFLER’S CAREER STATS SPECIAL TEAMS TKLS FF FR 15 0 0

• Has handled all Vikings long-snapping chores since joining the team in 2004. • Notched career-best 2 special teams tackles @ NY Giants (11/25/07). • Son of former Texas Congressman Tom Loeffler, who also played for the Longhorns. • One of the Vikings most active players in community outreach programs, working with Special Olympics

Minnesota, Kids Voting Minnesota and the Salvation Army. • Married in 2006 offseason to Jardin, the couple had a daughter, Landyn, on 12/31/07. • Played TE at UT under Golden Gophers head coach Tim Brewster.

#50 ERIN HENDERSON, LB, ROOKIE, MARYLAND 2008 SEASON: 8 special teams tackles, 1 FF 2008 HIGHS: 4 ..........Spec. Teams Tackles ...@ Jacksonville, 11/23 1 ..........Forced Fumble..............@ Tennessee, 9/28 SERVICE: 7 GAMES/ 0 STARTS

• Doubled his season total with career-best 4 special teams tackles @ Jacksonville (11/23). • Released on 10/18 prior to game at Chicago and re-signed on 10/20. • Notched team-high 2 special teams tackles and forced a fumble @ Tennessee (9/28). • Played special teams in 1st career game vs. Carolina (9/21). • Inactive for opening 2 games of 2008. • Was 1 of 3 Vikings rookie free agents to earn spots on the 53-man roster- joining T Drew Radovich and S

Husain Abdullah. • Joined Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2008. • Left Maryland after his junior season to enter the NFL Draft. • Younger brother of Vikings starting MLB E.J. Henderson. • The Henderson brothers had not been teammates before the 2008 season. • Aspires to a career in broadcasting. • Earned degree in broadcasting from Maryland in 4 years.

#51 BEN LEBER, LB, 7TH YEAR, KANSAS STATE 2008 SEASON: 59 tackles, 39 solo, 2 INTs (29), 11 PD, 4 FR, 9 QB hurries, 0.5 sack

2 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 9 ..........Tackles..........................vs. Detroit, 10/12 6 ..........Solos .............................@ New Orleans, 10/6; vs. Detroit, 10/12 2 ..........QB Hurries ....................@ Tennessee, 9/28; vs. Green Bay, 11/9 1 ..........Tackle for Loss..............@ Green Bay, 9/8 0.5 .......Sack ..............................vs. Detroit, 10/12 1 ..........Fumble Recovery..........vs. Carolina, 9/21; vs. Detroit, 10/12; vs. Houston, 11/2 3 ..........Passes Defensed..........@ New Orleans, 10/6 1 ..........Interception ...................@ New Orleans, 10/6; vs. Chicago, 11/30 28 ........INT Return Yards ..........vs. Chicago, 11/30 1 ..........Special Teams Tackle...vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; vs. Detroit, 10/12 SERVICE: 100 GAMES/ 84 STARTS; 43 GAMES/ 32 STARTS AS A VIKING LEBER’S CAREER STATS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL 409 302 107 20.5 4 (29) 27 23 9 9 (1TD) 17.0 LEBER’S VIKINGS STATS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL 193 125 68 8.5 4 (29) 27 17 5 7 (1 TD) 17.0

• Tied for NFL lead with career-best 4 fumble recoveries, getting his 4th FR of 2008 at Tampa Bay (11/16). • Grabbed his career-best 2nd INT of the season and his 4th of his career vs. Chicago (11/30), all 4 coming

during his tenure with the Vikings since 2006. • Recovered a fumble by Texans QB Matt Schaub vs. Houston (11/2) following a sack by fellow LB Chad

Greenway. • Shared a sack of Lions QB Dan Orlovsky with DE Ray Edwards vs. Detroit (10/12). • Snared his 3rd INT in 3 seasons with the Vikings @ New Orleans (10/6) off former Chargers teammate Drew

Brees and added 3 passes defensed. • Enters his 3rd season with the Vikings in 2008 after tieing for 2007 team lead with 5.0 sacks. • His 5.0 sacks in 2007 ranked tied for 4th-most in a season by a Vikings LB. • Since coming to the Vikings in 2006, Leber has 8.0 sacks, 2 INTs, 3 FRs and scored a defensive TD on a FR. • Set Vikings record with a 26-yard sack of Giants QB Eli Manning at NY Giants (11/25/07). • Scored 1st career TD on a FR in the end zone vs. Detroit (10/8/06). • Earned All-Rookie honors in 2002 with San Diego. • Notched career-high 3.0 sacks in a game against Houston in 2002 when he caught QB David Carr 3 times. • Part of one of the biggest wins in 2005 in the NFL when he helped the Chargers top defending Super Bowl

champions New England at Gillette Stadium 41-17 and snap a 21-game home winning streak for the Patriots. • Helped 2004 Chargers win the AFC West for the 1st time since 1994 and earn a playoff berth with a 12-4

record, reversing the 4-12 mark the team posted in 2003. • Brother, Jason, was an All-America RB at the University of South Dakota. • Grew up in Vermillion, SD where his father, Al, was his high school principal. • Named the winner of the 2007 Korey Stringer Good Guy Award in 2007 by Twin Cities media for his

cooperative nature and insight as an interview. • Married, wife’s name is Abby, couple had a daughter, Ames, in 2008 offseason.

#52 CHAD GREENWAY, LB, 3RD YEAR, IOWA 2008 SEASON: 116 tackles, 83 solo, 7.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, 3 FF, 3 passes defensed, 3 QB hurries 2 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 17 ........Tackles..........................@ Tampa Bay, 11/16 13 ........Solos .............................@ Tampa Bay, 11/16 1.0 .......Sack ..............................4 times, last @ Tampa Bay, 11/16 1 ..........QB Hurry .......................@ Tennessee, 9/28; @ Chicago, 10/19 1 ..........Forced Fumble..............vs. Carolina, 9/21; @ New Orleans, 10/6; vs. Houston, 11/2 ............Fumble Recovery..........

............Interception ................... 2 ..........Passes Defensed..........vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 2.0 .......Tackle For Loss ............@ Tampa Bay, 11/16 1 ..........Special Teams Tackle...vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; @ Tennessee, 9/28 SERVICE: 27 GAMES/ 26 STARTS GREENWAY’S CAREER STATS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 246 166 80 4.0 2 (37) 12 9 7 4 10.0 10

• Posted career-best 17 tackles at Tampa Bay (11/16) and caught Bucs QB Jeff Garcia for his 4th sack of

the season. • Has recorded a sack in 3 straight games for the Vikings- vs. Houston, vs. Green Bay and at Tampa Bay. • Sacked Packers QB Aaron Rodgers vs. Green Bay (11/9), his 3rd sack of the season and his 2nd game in

a row with a QB sack to his credit. • Notched his 2nd sack of 2008 vs. Houston (11/2) when he caught Matt Schaub and forced a fumble on

the play that was recovered by fellow LB Ben Leber. • Led Vikings LBs with 8 tackles @ Chicago (10/19). • Tied for team-high with 9 tackles vs. Detroit (10/12). • Forced a fumble on Saints RB Reggie Bush @ New Orleans (10/6), the 6th forced fumble of his career. • Had season-high 12 tackles @ Tennessee (9/28). • Posted 1st career sack and forced a fumble when he caught QB Jake Delhomme vs. Carolina (9/21). • Had 7 tackles, a tackle for loss and 2 passes defensed vs. Indianapolis (9/14). • Enters 2008 poised for breakout season after finishing 2007 tied for NFL lead with 4 FRs. • Scored 1st career TD on a 37-yard INT return off an Eli Manning pass at NY Giants (11/25/07). • Helped 2007 Vikings tie team record with 6 INT-return TDs. • Ranked 2nd on team with 130 tackles and added 8 special teams stops. • Honored by teammates with the 2007 Ed Block Courage Award for his bounce back from knee injury. • Sidelined with knee injury during rookie season of 2006 suffered in preseason opener. • Was the 3rd LB drafted in 2006 after AJ Hawk (Green Bay) and Ernie Sims (Detroit). • Only the 6th LB drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings in team history, 2 of those went on to play DE

(Chris Doleman and Duane Clemons). • Played 9-man football as a prep in South Dakota, leading team to consecutive state titles. • Married to Jenny, a former Iowa cross country runner, the couple had a daughter in 2007 training camp. • Grew up on a family crop and hog farm in tiny Mt. Vernon, SD.

#54 VINNY CIURCIU, LB, 6TH YEAR, BOSTON COLLEGE 2008 SEASON: 3 tackles, 3 solos 5 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 2 ..........Special Teams Tackles....... vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; vs. Detroit, 10/12 SERVICE: 78 GAMES/ 5 STARTS; 21 GAMES / 0 STARTS AS A VIKING CIURCIU’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR STT 34 13 41 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 72

• Stepped in at MLB for starter Dave Herron who left game vs. Detroit (10/12) with injury and notched 3 tackles. • Inactive for game at Tennessee (9/28). • Suffered knee injury on special teams vs. Carolina (9/21). • Will take over leadership role on Vikings special teams in 2008. • Joined the Vikings in 2007 as a free agent from Carolina. • Led Panthers in special teams stops in 2006 and ranked 2nd in 2005. • Played in Super Bowl XXXVIII as a rookie with Carolina and advanced to 2005 NFC Championship game. • Joined Carolina as a rookie free agent in 2003.

• Had a whirlwind rookie season going from Panthers practice squad to Tampa Bay’s active roster, playing in 8 games. Was released by Tampa and returned to Carolina for the end of the 2003 season and playoffs.

• Transferred from Clemson to Boston College, beginning college career as a FB but ending at LB. • Owns a sportswear company, Anger Sports, with his brother. #55 DONTARRIOUS THOMAS, LB, 5TH YEAR, AUBURN 2008 SEASON: 3 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: SERVICE: 63 GAMES/ 10 STARTS; 63 GAMES / 10 STARTS AS A VIKING THOMAS’ CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR STT 34 13 41 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 74

• Played in 1st game after re-signing with the Vikings at Chicago (10/19). • Signed by Vikings on 10/13/08 as a free agent. • Spent 2008 offseason and training camp with San Francisco where he signed as a free agent in the spring. • Started 10 career games for the Vikings with a career-high 5 starts as a rookie. • Posted career-best 76 tackles as a rookie with the Vikings in 2004. • Originally joined the Vikings as a 2nd-round draft pick in 2004. • Earned national post-graduate scholarship as a senior at Auburn. • Attended Perry High in Georgia. #58 DAVID HERRON, LB, 1ST YEAR, MICHIGAN STATE 2008 SEASON: 8 tackles, 5 solos, 1 QB Hurry 6 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 4 ..........Tackles..........................@ New Orleans, 10/6 3 ..........Solos .............................@ New Orleans, 10/6 1 ..........QB Hurry .......................@ New Orleans, 10/6 2 ..........Special Teams Tkls.......vs. Chicago, 11/30 SERVICE: 11 GAMES/ 3 STARTS HERRON’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 9 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8

• Notched season-best 2 special teams tackles vs. Chicago (11/30). • Inactive for game at Chicago (10/19) and vs. Houston (11/2). • Started at MLB vs. Detroit (10/12). • Started 2nd straight game @ New Orleans (10/6) on Monday Night Football. • Posted 1st defensive tackles of career @ Tennessee (9/28) with 3 stops in his 1st career start. • Had a pair of special teams tackles in 2008 opener at Green Bay. • Will contribute in 2008 on special teams and as a backup LB. • Played in the final 2 games of 2007 and posted special teams stops in each game. • Played in 1st career NFL game on NBC Sunday Night Football vs. Washington (12/23/07). • Spent 11 of opening 12 weeks of 2007 on Vikings practice squad. • Signed to Vikings practice squad after his release by New England after Week 1. • Spent Week 1 of the NFL season with New England after being claimed off waivers by the Patriots following his

release in the Vikings final roster cuts to 53 players. • Spent 2007 training camp with the Vikings but was released in final roster cuts. • Entered the NFL as a rookie free agent out of Michigan State with the Vikings in 2007. • Brother, Daniel, is a RB at Ohio State.

#62 RYAN COOK, T, 3RD YEAR, NEW MEXICO SERVICE: 34 GAMES/ 30 STARTS

• Returns as the Vikings starter at RT in 2008 after filling the job all 16 games in 2007. • Helped 2007 Vikings lead NFL in rushing and helped Adrian Peterson run to NFL Rookie of the Year. • Started the final 3 games of the 2006 season at RT. • The Vikings 2nd pick in the 2nd Round (#51 overall) of the 2006 Draft. • Highest-drafted C by the Vikings since taking Dave Huffman at #43 overall in 1979 out of Notre Dame. • Will provide depth at T and C during his rookie campaign. • Highest-drafted player from New Mexico since Chicago selected LB Brian Urlacher in 1st round of 2000. • Helped UNM climb to prominence and play in 3 straight bowl games, facing UCLA, Oregon State and Navy. • Younger brother, Erik, is an offensive lineman at New Mexico. • Majored in business management.

#64 ANTHONY HERRERA, G, 5TH YEAR, TENNESSEE SERVICE: 39 GAMES/ 29 STARTS

• Returns in 2008 as the Vikings starter at RG. • Helped Vikings record-breaking ground game in 2007 get on track and paved the way for Rookie of the Year

Adrian Peterson to etch his name throughout the Vikings and the NFL’s record books. • Stepped into regular starting role in 5th game of 2007 season, at Chicago (10/14/07). • Started 1st career game vs. Cleveland (11/27/05), helping team to 24-12 win. • In Packers game, was part of a revamped line that helped Mewelde Moore run for 122 yards on 22 carries. • Changed jersey to #64 in 2005 in honor of former Vikings star Randall McDaniel, a childhood hero. • Versatile lineman who can play G and C. • Joined Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2004, starting the season on practice squad. • Earned degree in economics from Tennessee. • Born in Trinidad, was actively rooting for his home country’s run in the 2006 World Cup.

#65 JOHN SULLIVAN, C, ROOKIE, NOTRE DAME SERVICE: 12 GAMES/ 0 STARTS

• Has played in all 12 games on special teams. • Saw time on special teams in his NFL debut in 2008 opener at Green Bay (9/8). • Selected in 6th round of 2008 NFL Draft by the Vikings, the 187th player taken. • Earned degree in marketing from Notre Dame in May 2007. • The 1st Notre Dame player drafted by the Vikings since LB Pete Bercich in the 7th round in 1994, who currently

serves as the Vikings Radio Network color commentator. • Attended same high school as former 49ers great Steve Young.

#69 JARED ALLEN, DE, 5TH YEAR, IDAHO STATE 2008 SEASON: 56 tackles, 43 solo, 3 PD, 10.5 sacks, 5.0 TFL, 41 QB hurries, 2 FF 2008 HIGHS: 9 ..........Tackles..........................vs. Chicago, 11/30 7 ..........Solos .............................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; vs. Carolina, 9/21; vs. Chicago, 11/30 2.5 .......Sacks ............................vs. Chicago, 11/30 1.0 .......Tackle For Loss ............@ Green Bay, 9/8; @ Chicago, 10/19; @ Tampa Bay, 11/16 7 ..........QB Hurries ....................vs. Houston, 11/2 1 ..........Pass Defensed..............@ New Orleans, 10/6; @ Chicago, 10/19 1 ..........Forced Fumble..............@ Chicago, 10/19; vs. Houston, 11/2 1 ..........Safety ............................vs. Detroit, 10/12; vs. Green Bay, 11/9 SERVICE: 72 GAMES/ 66 STARTS; 11 GAMES / 11 STARTS AS A VIKING ALLEN’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTs QBH PD FF FR TFL 313 244 69 53.5 1 (3) 156 29 15 8 5.0 ALLEN’S VIKINGS TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTs QBH PD FF FR TFL 56 43 13 10.5 0 41 3 2 0 5.0

• Ranks 5th in the NFC and 8th in the NFL with 10.5 sacks in 2008. • Notched season-best 2.5 sacks vs. Chicago (11/30). • Leads all NFL players since he entered the NFL in 2004 with 53.5 sacks. • Tied an NFL and Vikings record with his 2nd safety of the season when he caught Packers QB

Aaron Rodgers in the end zone for a sack vs. Green Bay (11/9). • His 2nd safety of the season matches the NFL record for safeties in a season and Allen

becomes the 1st player since Bryant Young in 1996 to post 2. • Allen matches Alan Page’s 2 safeties in 1971 to tie the Vikings record for most in a season and

helps the team post 3 safeties to tie the team record for most in a season. • Battled through pain of a shoulder injury vs. Green Bay (11/9) to play in the game and notch a sack,

giving him 8.0 for the season. • Notched 50th career sack when he caught Texans QB Sage Rosenfels vs. Houston (11/2) and ended

game with 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble and season-best 7 QB hurries. Sacked Texans starter Matt Schaub earlier in the game.

• Had 2.0 sacks on Bears QB Kyle Orton at Chicago (10/19) and posted season-high 8 tackles. • Ran Lions QB Dan Orlovsky out of the end zone vs. Detroit (10/12) for a sack and safety, notching his

1st career safety. • Had sacks in back-to-back games when he caught Jake Delhomme vs. Carolina (9/21). • Posted 1st sack as a Viking vs. Indianapolis (9/14) when he caught Peyton Manning, his 1st career

sack of Manning. • Vikings signature offseason move acquired from Kansas City in trade days before the NFL Draft. • Led NFL with 15.5 sacks in 2007 and earned 1st berth in Pro Bowl and 1st All-Pro honors. • His acquisition gives the Vikings 4 Pro Bowlers from 2007 on defense- joining Kevin Williams, Pat

Williams and Darren Sharper. • Originally entered the NFL as a 4th-round pick by Kansas City in 2004. • Named winner of 2007 Derrick Thomas Award as the Chiefs MVP. • Majored in mass communications at Idaho State • Avid outdoorsman who has hunted wild game across the US and overseas. • Younger brother is playing football at Idaho State.

#72 MARCUS JOHNSON, G, 4TH YEAR, MISSISSIPPI SERVICE: 45 GAMES/ 19 STARTS

• Inactive at New Orleans (10/6), vs. Detroit (10/15), at Chicago (10/19), vs. Houston (11/2), vs. Green Bay (11/9), at Tampa Bay (11/16).

• Came into 2008 opener at Green Bay (9/8) to relieve injured starter Artis Hicks at LT. • Enters the 2008 season as the Vikings top backup along the line at multiple positions. • Started opening 10 games at RT on the 2006 season. • Helped Chester Taylor rush for 1,214 yards on the 2006 season, the 4th-best single-season by a Viking. • Started @ Seattle (10/22) and helped write Vikings history as Chester Taylor ran for a team-record 95-yard TD

and the tied the 6th-best rushing day in team history with 169 yards on the ground. • Became the 1st Vikings rookie G to start the season opener when he lined up against Tampa Bay (9/11/05). • Ranks as only the 6th offensive line rookie in team history to start on opening day. • Becomes the 1st Vikings rookie offensive lineman to start the season opener since Todd Steussie in 1994. • Brother, Belton, was a lineman with the Cincinnati Bengals. • Spent 3 seasons in college protecting NY Giants QB Eli Manning.

#73 OTIS GRIGSBY, DE, 2ND YEAR, KENTUCKY 2008 SEASON: 2 tackles, 2 QB hurries 2008 HIGHS: 1 ..........Tackles..........................vs. Carolina, 9/21 1 ..........Solos .............................vs. Carolina, 9/21 2 ..........QB hurries .....................@ Tennessee, 9/28

SERVICE: 15 GAMES/ 1 START; 11 GAMES / 1 STARTS AS A VIKING GRIGSBY’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTs QBH PD FF FR TFL 3 2 1 1.0 0 7 0 1 0 0

• Inactive at Chicago (10/19), vs. Houston (11/2), at Tampa Bay (11/16). • Started 1st career game at Tennessee (9/28), replacing injured Ray Edwards at LDE. • Earned spot on Vikings roster for 2008 after impressive and productive preseason performance. • Notched 1st NFL sack when he caught former Vikings QB Shaun Hill at San Francisco in 2007. • Signed by Vikings off Carolina practice squad on 12/5/07 in week leading to game @ San Francisco. • Had seen action in 4 games with the Panthers during the 2007 season and had 4 QB hurries in the games. • Spent time in 2006 on Panthers practice squad. • Originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Miami in 2003. • Played at University of Kentucky where he was a regular starter his final 2 seasons.

#74 BRYANT McKINNIE, T, 7TH YEAR, MIAMI SERVICE: 96 GAMES/ 95 STARTS

• Started at LT in Monday Night game at New Orleans (10/6) in his 1st week back from suspension. • Has blocked for 4 of the top 6 single-season rushers in Vikings history and 3 separate 1,000-yard rushers in

Adrian Peterson, Chester Taylor and Michael Bennett. • Helped pave the way for the Vikings rushing attack to rank #1 in the NFL in 2007. • Returns to Vikings holding down his LT spot for the 7th season. • The 7th overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. • Highest draft pick by Vikings since 1985 when Chris Doleman was selected #4. • Joins Ron Yary as the other Outland Trophy winner in Vikings history. • Follows Hall of Fame inductee Ron Yary as the 2nd-highest offensive lineman drafted in team history- Yary was

#1 overall in 1968. • Was the 1st of 11 Miami Hurricanes drafted in 2002 and 1 of 5 in the 1st round. • Has supported Toys for Tots, African American Adoption Agency and United Way during his Vikings career.

#76 STEVE HUTCHINSON, G, 8TH YEAR, MICHIGAN SERVICE: 112 GAMES/ 112 STARTS; 44 GAMES/ 44 STARTS AS A VIKING

• One of the most decorated offensive linemen in the NFL today. • Named to the past 5 Pro Bowls and earned All-Pro mention in each of those years (2003-07). • Has paved the way for a 100-yard rusher 51 times in his career. • Had blocked for a Vikings 100-yard rusher 20 times in his 44 games in Purple. • Has blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher in each of his 8 NFL seasons when Adrian Peterson went over the

1,000-yard mark for 2008 vs. Green Bay (11/9). • Was named the NFL Alumni’s Offensive Lineman of the Year for 2006. • A 3-time Pro Bowler and 3-time All-Pro during his 5 seasons with Seattle. • Helped Seahawks to 2005 NFC title and berth in Super Bowl XL against Pittsburgh. • Originally entered the NFL as the #17 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by Seattle. • Had built a friendship with Vikings C Matt Birk during their time together at the Pro Bowl before signing with the

Vikings as a free agent on 3/21/06. • Paved the way for Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander to rush to the NFL MVP and set an NFL record with 28 TDs

(27 rushing, 1 receiving). • An avid hunter and fisherman. • Married, wife’s name is Landyn and couple has a daughter, Lily, and son, Luke.

#78 MATT BIRK, C, 11TH YEAR, HARVARD SERVICE: 142 GAMES/ 119 STARTS

• Blocked for Adrian Peterson’s 100-yard days in opener at Green Bay (9/8), vs. Indianapolis (9/14), vs. Detroit (10/12), at Chicago (10/19), vs. Houston (11/2), vs. Green Bay (11/9) and vs. Chicago (11/30), the 42nd-time he has paved the way for a 100-yard rusher in his 119 career starts.

• Has been named to the Pro Bowl 6 times, the most of any current Viking.

• Only Vikings legends Randall McDaniel (11) and Ron Yary (7) have earned more Pro Bowls as offensive linemen than Birk’s 6.

• The longest tenured pro athlete in the Twin Cities with his team, entering his 11th Vikings season in 2008. • Has blocked for 5 of the 6 highest single-season rushing marks in Vikings history and 4 different 1,000-

yard rushers- Robert Smith, Adrian Peterson, Michael Bennett and Chester Taylor. • Has been named the Vikings Man of the Year 6 times in his career. • Named the Vikings Ed Block Courage Award winner in a vote by his teammates in 2006. • Earned Pro Bowl in 1st season as a starter in 2000 and went on to earn berths following ‘01, ‘03, ’04 and ‘06. • Had not played center before coming to the Vikings, spending college career at OT. • Started 1st NFL game in season opener vs. Chicago (9/3/00). • Was chosen in the 6th round (173rd overall) in the 1998 draft. • All-Ivy League and All-Eastern selection as a senior and helped Harvard to the 1997 Ivy League title. • Played prep football at Cretin-Derham Hall High in St. Paul where he was all-state in football and basketball. • Active in the Twin Cities community through Vikings Victory Visits to local hospitals, schools and the Oak Park

Neighborhood Center for youth. Joined the Kids Voting Minnesota program in the 2002 offseason. • Owns Matty B’s restaurants with locations in St. Paul and Minneapolis. • Married to Adrianna with 3 daughters and a son.

#79 ARTIS HICKS, G, 7TH YEAR, MEMPHIS SERVICE: 77 GAMES/ 54 STARTS; 39 GAMES/ 23 STARTS AS A VIKING

• Started at RT at Jacksonville (11/23). • Started at LT vs. Indianapolis (9/14), vs. Carolina (9/21). • Started at LT in 2008 opener at Green Bay (9/8) on Monday Night Football. • Versatile veteran has started for Vikings at RG and enters 2008 at LT in place of Bryant McKinnie. • Helped both Chester Taylor and Artose Pinner break the 100-yard mark in rushing during the season. • Started and played in 14 games in 2006 season, matching his career-high. • Acquired in draft-day trade with Philadelphia in exchange of picks in 2006. • Played in Philadelphia for Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress. • Started Super Bowl XXXIX for the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2004 season. • Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2002 and made the Eagles roster. • His 2nd cousin, Sylvester Hicks, played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1978-81.

#81 VISANTHE SHIANCOE, TE, 6TH YEAR, MORGAN STATE 2008 SEASON: 27 catches, 373 yards, 13.8 avg., 40 long, 4 TD 2008 HIGHS: 4 ..........Receptions ....................@ Tennessee, 9/28; @ Chicago, 10/19 68 ........Receiving Yards............@ Chicago, 10/19 40 ........Long Reception.............@ Jacksonville, 11/23 1 ..........TD ................................vs. Carolina, 9/21; @ New Orl., 10/6; @ Chicago, 10/19; vs. Hou. (11/2) SERVICE: 91 GAMES/ 48 STARTS; 27 GAMES/ 25 STARTS AS A VIKING SHIANCOE’S CAREER STATS

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 89 949 10.7 79 8 SHIANCOE’S VIKINGS STATS


• Ranks tied 2nd in the NFC among TEs with 4 TD catches on the season. • The Vikings record for TD catches in a season by a TE is 8 held by Joe Senser in 1981. • Pulled in season-long 40-yard pass from Gus Frerotte at Jacksonville (11/23). • Caught 25-yard TD pass from Gus Frerotte vs. Houston (11/2). • Hauled in a 24-yard TD from Gus Frerotte at Chicago (10/19) and season-best 68 receiving yards. • Caught TD pass from RB Chester Taylor @ New Orleans (10/6) on Monday Night Football.

• Caught season-high 4 passes for 47 yards @ Tennessee (9/28). • Hauled in his 1st TD of the 2008 season on a 34-yard strike from Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina (9/21). • Caught season-long 23-yard pass vs. Indianapolis (9/14). • Tied for Vikings-high with 3 catches in 2008 opener at Green Bay (9/8). • Has not missed a game in his 5 NFL seasons, playing in all 81 games with 39 starts. • Posted career-highs in every category in 2007 with the Vikings, including notching over 70 yards more than his

previous 4-season total (253 to 323). • Caught the longest pass by a Viking in 2007 with a 79-yarder on a revere pass from WR Sidney Rice. • His 79-yard catch is the longest by a Vikings TE in team history and came on the 1st play of the game vs.

Oakland (11/18). • Signed as a free agent in 2007 to enhance the Vikings TEs in a pass-catching role. • Came to Minnesota after helping NY Giants make the playoffs in 2005 and 2006. • Opened 23 career games with Giants. • Originally a 4th-round draft pick by the Giants in 2003. • Caught TD passes from Jesse Palmer and Eli Manning during his Giants tenure. • Standout TE at Morgan State.

#82 DARIUS REYNAUD, WR, ROOKIE, WEST VIRGINIA 2008 SEASON: 4 kickoff returns, 98 yards, 24.5 avg., 49 long 2 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 2 ..........Kickoff Returns..............@ Jacksonville, 11/23; vs. Chicago, 11/30 62 ........KO Return Yards...........vs. Chicago, 11/30 49 ........Long KO Return ............vs. Chicago, 11/30 2 ..........Special Teams Tackles.vs. Chicago, 11/30 SERVICE: 2 GAMES/ 0 STARTS

• Rattled off the longest KO return by a Viking in 2008 with 49-yarder vs. Chicago (11/30) and tied for the team high with 2 special teams tackles.

• Joined S Husain Abdullah as the only Vikings rookie free agents to see action in 2008. • Played in 1st career game at Jacksonville (11/23), taking on kickoff return duties. • Had a pair of kickoff returns for 36 yards with a long of 18 at Jacksonville- his 1st career stats. • Spent opening 11 games of the 2008 season on Vikings practice squad. • Joined Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2008 after leaving West Virginia as a junior. • Left WVU as the Mountaineers all-time leader in receptions and receiving TDs in only 3 seasons. • All-state honoree at Hahnville, LA High and helped team to 15-0 mark and state title as a senior.

#83 JEFF DUGAN, FB, 5TH YEAR, MARYLAND 2008 SEASON: 1 catch, 3 yards 2008 HIGHS: SERVICE: 40 GAMES/ 10 STARTS DUGAN’S CAREER STATS


RUSHING

NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 2 7 3.5 4 0

• Caught 1st pass of 2008 on a 3-yard pass from Gus Frerotte vs. Chicago (11/30). • Started game at Jacksonville (11/23) when team opened in 2-TE formation. • Made 2008 debut on Monday Night Football at New Orleans (10/6). • Inactive for opening 4 games of 2008. • Versatile player who can line up in the backfield or at TE. • Physical blocker who excels on special teams.

• Caught 1st career TD pass, a 3-yard pass from Brad Johnson vs. Arizona (11/26/06). • Started 1st game since 10/31/04 as a rookie when he started 1st career game as a FB @ Miami (11/19/06). • Caught 1st 3 passes of his career @ Miami (11/19) ending with 20 yards. • Made 1st career start in 1st career game played on Monday Night Football @ Philadelphia (9/20/04). • Joined Vikings as their 7th-round draft pick in 2004. • The 1st TE drafted by the Vikings since Jim Kleinsasser in 1999 (2nd round). • Teammate at Maryland with Vikings LB E.J. Henderson. • Started 46 of his 49 career games at Maryland. • Earned degrees in business and finance at Maryland. • Participated in NFLPA-sponsored classes at Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business in 2006 off-season.

#84 AUNDRAE ALLISON, WR, 2ND YEAR, EAST CAROLINA 2008 SEASON: 10 catches, 109 yards, 10.9 avg., 21 long, 0 TDs 8 punt returns, 4 FC, 57 yards, 7.1 avg., 27 long 5 kickoff returns, 82 yards, 16.4 avg., 22 long 2008 SEASON HIGHS: 3 ..........Receptions ....................@ Chicago, 10/19 37 ........Receiving Yards............vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 21 ........Long Reception.............vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 2 ..........Kickoff Returns..............@ Green Bay, 9/8 22 ........Long Kickoff Return ......@ Green Bay, 9/8; vs. Green Bay, 11/9 3 ..........Punt Returns .................@ Green Bay, 9/8 3 ..........Fair Catches..................vs. Carolina, 9/21 27 ........Punt Return Yards ........vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 27 ........Long Punt Return..........vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 SERVICE: 20 GAMES/ 0 STARTS ALLISON’S CAREER STATS



KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 25 656 26.2 104t 1

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 8 57 7.1 27 0

• Had career-best 3 receptions at Chicago (10/19). • Caught 1st passes of season vs. Indianapolis (9/14), going for 37 yards with a long of 21. Notched a 27-yard

punt return in Colts game. • Returns in 2008 as a key return man and a big factor in the Vikings WR corps. • Set Vikings record with 104-yard kickoff return TD as a rookie in 2007 vs. Detroit (12/2/07). • Set Vikings record with a 28.7-yard average on kickoff returns in 2007 and had 3 of 60+ yards. • Played 2 seasons at East Carolina after spending 2 seasons at Georgia Military College. • Did not start playing football until his junior year of high school. • Aspires to a career as a script writer following football.

#87 BERNARD BERRIAN, WR, 5TH YEAR, FRESNO STATE 2008 SEASON: 38 catches, 795 yards, 20.9 avg., 99t long, 5 TDs 3 rushes, 25 yards, 8.3 avg., 14 long 2008 SEASON HIGHS: 6 ..........Receptions ....................@ New Orleans, 10/6; @ Chicago, 10/19 131 ......Receiving Yards............vs. Detroit, 10/12 99t .......Long Reception.............vs. Chicago, 11/30 1 ..........Receiving TD.................@ New Orleans 10/6; vs. Det., 10/12; @ Chi., 10/19;

vs. Hou., 11/2; vs. Chicago (11/30) 2 ..........Rushes ..........................@ Jacksonville, 11/23 25 ........Rushing Yards ..............@ Jacksonville, 11/23 14 ........Long Rush.....................@ Jacksonville, 11/23 SERVICE: 70 GAMES/ 42 STARTS; 12 GAMES/10 STARTS AS A VIKING BERRIAN’S CAREER STATS

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 188 2,992 15.9 99t 20


PUNT RETURNS NO. FC YARDS AVG. LG TDs 13 5 105 8.1 24 0 BERRIAN’S VIKINGS STATS



PUNT RETURNS NO. FC YARDS AVG. LG TDs 1 0 19 19.0 19 0

• Ranks #1 in the NFL among players with 30+ receptions with a 20.9 yard receiving average. • Posted the longest play from scrimmage in Vikings history and the 11th time in NFL history that a team

has notched a 99-yard TD pass when he hauled in a 99-yarder from Gus Frerotte against his old Bears teammates vs. Chicago (11/30) on NBCs Sunday Night Football.

• Ended Bears game with 122 yards receiving, his 4th 100-yard game as a Viking. • Joined RB Adrian Peterson in going over the 100-yard mark vs. Chicago (11/30), the 3rd time in 2008 the

duo has each broken the 100-yard plateau in a game- vs. Detroit (10/12), vs. Houston (11/2). • Had TD catch for his career-best 4th straight game vs. Houston (11/2). • Went over the 100-yard mark for the 3rd time in 2008 vs. Houston (11/2), reeling in 104 yards on 2

catches, including a 49-yard TD from Gus Frerotte. • Vikings are 4-0 in games when Berrian has 100 yards receiving. • Dropped back to return punts at Jacksonville (11/23) for the 1st time in 2008 and for the 1st time in his

career since 2006. • Pulled in 3rd TD pass in 3rd consecutive game at Chicago (10/19) in his 1st return to face his old Bears

teammates at Soldier Field. • Posted consecutive 100-yard receiving days with career-high 131 yards vs. Detroit (10/12), including hauling in

the 2nd-longest pass play in Vikings history on an 86-yard TD from Gus Frerotte. • Had 110 yards receiving @ New Orleans (10/6) on 6 catches, including a 33-yard TD from Gus Frerotte that

tied the game at 27-27 en route to a Vikings 30-27 win. On the Vikings game-winning drive, he drew a 42-yard pass interference call to put the ball at the Saints 14-yard line.

• Reeled in 1-handed catch for 28 yards and had season-high 5 catches for the game at Tennessee (9/28). • Caught season-long 48-yard pass vs. Carolina (9/21). • Tied for Vikings high with 3 catches in 2008 opener at Green Bay (9/8), going for 38 yards with a long of 24. • Veteran player with knowledge of the NFC North was a starter for Bears in Super Bowl XLI. • Set career-high with 71 catches in 2007, beating his previous best by 20 catches. • Has experience as a return man and earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors in 2005. • Started 1st career game and caught 1st career NFL pass against the Vikings at the Dome in 2004. • Both parents are retired US Air Force veterans. • Teammates at Chicago with fellow Vikings WR Bobby Wade.

#89 ROBERT FERGUSON, WR, 8TH YEAR, TEXAS A&M

2008 SEASON: 3 catches, 25 yards, 8.3 avg., 9 long, 0 TDs 2 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 2 ..........Receptions ....................vs. Detroit, 10/12 16 ........Receiving Yards............vs. Detroit, 10/12 9 ..........Long Catch....................vs. Detroit, 10/12 1 ..........Special Teams Tackle...@ Tennessee, 9/28; @ New Orleans, 10/6 SERVICE: 83 GAMES/ 34 STARTS; 23 GAMES / 8 STARTS AS A VIKING FERGUSON’S CAREER STATS

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 151 1,993 13.2 71 13 FERGUSON’S VIKINGS STATS

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs

35 416 11.9 71 1

• Hauled in season-best 2 catches vs. Detroit (10/12). • Caught 1st pass of 2008 from Gus Frerotte vs. Carolina (9/21). • Brings veteran presence and leadership to the Vikings WR group. • Hauled in career-long 71-yard reception from Tarvaris Jackson at San Francisco in 2007. • Is the Vikings most veteran WR as he enters his 8th NFL season. • Joined the Vikings during training camp after his release from border-rivals Green Bay. • Played in Green Bay under Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. • Had career-high 105 yards receiving against the Vikings in a 2002 game at Lambeau Field. • Played 1 season at Texas A&M after transferring from Tyler Junior College, entering the NFL Draft early.

#90 FRED EVANS, DT, 3RD YEAR, TEXAS STATE 2008 SEASON: 9 tackles, 4 solos, 1.0 tackle for loss, 13 QB hurries 2008 HIGHS: 2 ..........Tackles..........................@ Green Bay, 9/8; vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 2 ..........Solo ...............................@ Green Bay, 9/8 1.0 .......Tackle for Loss..............@ Green Bay, 9/8 5 ..........QB Hurries ....................vs. Houston, 11/2 ............Sack .............................. SERVICE: 22 GAMES/ 0 STARTS; 21 GAMES/ 0 STARTS AS A VIKING EVANS’ CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL 15 8 7 1.0 0 15 0 0 0 2.0

• Notched career-best 5 QB hurries vs. Houston (11/2). • Returns in 2008 as a key backup in the Vikings defensive line rotation. • Played in 11 games in his debut season with the Vikings in 2007. • Posted 1st career sack when he caught Eli Manning @ NY Giants (11/25/07) in the Vikings upset win. • Acquired by Vikings during 2007 training camp. • Played in 2006 season finale for Miami Dolphins. • Was a 7th-round pick by Miami in 2006, the 207th overall player selected. • Played 2 seasons at Texas State-San Marcos after transferring from junior college. • Cousin of Major League Baseball OF Gary Matthews, Jr.

#91 RAY EDWARDS, DE, 3RD YEAR, PURDUE 2008 SEASON: 45 tackles, 34 solo, 2.0 sacks, 28 QB Hurries, 3.0 tackle for loss, 3 passes defensed 2008 HIGHS: 12 ........Tackles..........................vs. Houston, 11/2 9 ..........Solos .............................vs. Houston, 11/2 0.5 .......Sack ..............................vs. Detroit, 10/12

7 ..........QB Hurries ....................@ Tampa Bay, 11/16 1.0 .......Tackle for Loss..............vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; vs. Detroit, 10/12 1 ..........Pass Defensed..............vs. Carolina, 9/21; @ Chicago, 10/19; vs. Houston, 11/2 SERVICE: 37 GAMES/ 23 STARTS EDWARDS’ CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL 100 74 26 10.0 0 60 8 4 1 (9t) 10.0

• Shared a sack of Jaguars QB David Garrard @ Jacksonville (11/23). • Notched full sack on Texans starting QB Matt Schaub vs. Houston (11/2). • Shared a sack of Lions QB Dan Orlovsky with Ben Leber vs. Detroit (10/12). • Returned to starting lineup at New Orleans (10/6). • Inactive at Tennessee (9/28) with shoulder injury. • Notched season-high 5 QB hurries vs. Indianapolis (9/14). • Started Vikings opener at Green Bay (9/8) at LDE. • Tied for Vikings lead in 2007 with 5.0 sacks. • Enters 2008 as the Vikings starter at LDE, opposite newly-acquired RDE Jared Allen. • Important part of the Vikings defense that led the NFL in rushing defense in 2006 and 2007. • Part of vaunted 2008 Vikings defensive line that features 3 Pro Bowlers from 2007 in Kevin Williams, Pat

Williams and Jared Allen. • Notched 1st career sack when he caught J.P. Losman at Buffalo (10/1/06). • Left Purdue after his junior year and entered the NFL Draft.

#93 KEVIN WILLIAMS, DT, 6TH YEAR, OKLAHOMA STATE 2008 SEASON: 70 tackles, 52 solo, 8.5 sacks, 5.0 TFL, 33 QB hurries, 5 PD, 1 FF 2008 HIGHS: 11 ........Tackles..........................@ Green Bay, 9/8 8 ..........Solos .............................vs. Detroit, 10/12 4.0 .......Sacks ............................vs. Detroit, 10/12 1 ..........Passes Defensed .........4 times, last @ Chicago, 10/19 1 ..........Tackle for Loss..............@ Tennessee, 9/28; vs. Detroit, 10/12 1 ..........Forced Fumble..............vs. Green Bay, 11/9 6 ..........QB hurries .....................vs. Green Bay, 11/9 SERVICE: 89 GAMES/ 89 STARTS WILLIAMS’ CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL 416 274 142 42.5 4 (82 yds) 176 39 9 9 (83) 36.0

• Tied for lead among NFL DTs with 8.5 sacks- matching Tennessee’s Albert Haynesworth. • Notched 1.5 sacks on Jaguars starter David Garrard at Jacksonville (11/23). • Had a forced fumble on Packers QB Aaron Rodgers on a play that resulted in a safety. • Part of a Vikings defense that has amassed a team-record 3 safeties during the 2008 season. • Williams’ is tied with former teammate Lance Johnstone for 10th place in Vikings history for career

sacks with 41.0. • His 7.0 sacks in 2008 are his most since 2004 when he had career-high 11.5 sacks. • Posted career-best 4.0 sacks vs. Detroit (10/12), tied for the 2nd-best performance in team history. • Becomes the 1st Viking to notch 4.0+ sacks in a game since 1989 when Chris Doleman and Keith Millard

each had 4.0-sack games. • Blocked FG @ New Orleans (10/6) that Antoine Winfield returned for a TD on Monday Night Football,

marking the 1st time in Vikings regular season history the team scored on a blocked FG return. • Notched 2.0 sacks against Jake Delhomme in Vikings 20-10 win vs. Carolina (9/21), part of a 5.0-sack

day by the Vikings defense against Carolina. • Led Vikings with 11 tackles in the 2008 opener vs. Indianapolis (9/14).

• Highly-decorated defensive stalwart has been named to 3 Pro Bowls in his 5 Vikings seasons. • Key part of the Vikings leading the NFL in rushing defense in 2006 and 2007. • Is tied for the Vikings record with 4 defensive TDs in his career (2 INTs, 2 FRs). • Only Alan Page (9) and John Randle (8) have been to more Pro Bowls by a DT than Williams’ 3 trips. • Consensus All-Rookie honoree in 2003. • Tied Vikings record by starting all 16 games as a rookie and only the 2nd defensive player in team history to

accomplish the feat, joining Dewayne Washington in 1994. • Only Keith Millard had more sacks a rookie (11.0 in 1985) than Williams’ 10.5 in 2003. • Set a Vikings rookie single-game record with 3.0 sacks in 2003 finale at Arizona. • Was the highest-drafted defensive lineman by the Vikings since Chris Doleman was taken #4 overall in 1985. • Wife, Tasha, ended her collegiate basketball career at Louisiana Tech in 2006 by helping the Lady Techsters to

the NCAA Tournament. #94 PAT WILLIAMS, DT, 12TH YEAR, TEXAS A&M 2008 SEASON: 41 tackles, 25 solo, 1.0 sack, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2 pass defensed, 4 QB hurries, 1 FR 2008 HIGHS: 7 ..........Tackles..........................vs. Chicago, 11/30 5 ..........Solos .............................@ Tennessee, 9/28 1.0 .......Sack ..............................@ Jacksonville, 11/23 1 ..........Passes Defensed .........vs. Carolina, 9/21; @ New Orleans, 10/6 1 ..........QB Hurries ....................@ New Orleans, 10/6; vs. Detroit, 10/12; @ Chicago, 10/19 1 ..........Fumble Recovery..........@ Chicago, 10/19 2.0 .......Tackles for Loss............vs. Chicago, 11/30 SERVICE: 167 GAMES/ 124 STARTS; 59 GAMES/ 59 STARTS AS A VIKING WILLIAMS’ CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL 748 506 242 18.5 1 (20t yds) 72 18 6 7 (29) 34.0 WILLIAMS’ VIKINGS TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL 263 165 98 5.5 0 36 17 2 3 (1) 34.0

• Stout defender leads defense that has allowed 2 opposing RBs to break the 100-yard rushing mark against the Vikings since start of 2006 season.

• Big part of the Vikings ranking #2 in the NFL in rushing defense through Week 13 of 2008. • Notched 1st sack of 2008 against Jaguars starter David Garrard at Jacksonville (11/23). • Has been selected to past 2 Pro Bowls- representing Vikings following 2006 and 2007 seasons. • Key element to the Vikings leading the NFL in rushing defense each of the past 2 seasons. • Along with DT Kevin Williams, joins only legendary duo of Alan Page and Gary Larsen from the Purple People

Eaters as a DT tandem that made the Pro Bowl in consecutive seasons. • Joined fellow DT Kevin Williams in the Pro Bowl, the 1st time since 1970 with 2 Vikings DTs in the game. • The 1st free agent signed in 2005, part of the ongoing defensive makeover started in 2004. • Has scored 2 career defensive TDs- a fumble return and an interception return. • Owns an automobile customizing business in the Twin Cities - Automotive Concepts.

#95 KENECHI UDEZE, DE, 5TH YEAR, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SERVICE: 51 GAMES / 47 STARTS

• Served as Vikings honorary captain during Vikings game vs. Green Bay (11/9). • Will spend 2008 season on Vikings’ Reserve/Non-Football Illness list. • Underwent bone marrow transplant in July 2008 as he fights leukemia. • Brother, Thomas, was transplant donor. • Tied for 2007 lead among Vikings with 5.0 sacks. • Notched career-best 53 tackles in 2007. • Key part of the Vikings #1-ranked NFL rush defense in 2006 and 2007. • Started 30 of 32 games in 2006 and 2007.

• Married to Terrica, couple has a daughter, Bailey.

#96 BRIAN ROBISON, DE, 2ND YEAR, TEXAS 2008 SEASON: 9 tackles, 5 solos, 10 QB hurries, 1 pass defensed, 1.5 sack 2008 HIGHS: 4 ..........Tackles..........................vs. Houston, 11/2 2 ..........Solos .............................vs. Houston, 11/2 1.0 .......Sack ..............................vs. Green Bay, 11/9 4 ..........QB Hurries ....................vs. Green Bay, 11/9 1 ..........Pass Defensed..............vs. Houston, 11/2 SERVICE: 27 GAMES / 7 STARTS ROBISON’S VIKINGS TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL 34 20 14 6.0 0 24 1 1 2 (1) 6.0

• Had 1st sack of 2008 season vs. Green Bay (11/9) when he caught Aaron Rodgers and posted season-high 4 QB hurries in the Packers game.

• Notched season-best 4 tackles, a pass defensed and a QB hurry vs. Houston (11/2). • Key backup along the Vikings defensive line in 2008 brings starting experience to the lineup. • Named to 2007 All-Rookie team. • Ranked 3rd in the NFL among 2007 NFL rookies with 4.5 sacks. • Is the last Vikings player to sack Brett Favre when he played for the Packers. • Defensive teammates on Texas national title team with Vikings CB Cedric Griffin. • Was an exceptional track and field athlete at UT, winning the Big 12 title in shot put and discus and

finishing 2nd at the NCAA meet in 2006 in the shot. • School record holder at UT in shot put. • Married to high school sweetheart and rodeo barrel racer, Jayme Miller, in spring 2008.

#97 ELLIS WYMS, DT, 8TH YEAR, MISSISSIPPI STATE 2008 SEASON: 3 tackles, 1 solo, 5 QB hurries, 1.0 sack 2008 HIGHS: 1 ..........Tackle............................vs. Houston, 11/2 2 ..........QB Hurries ....................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 1.0 .......Sack ..............................@ Jacksonville, 11/23 SERVICE: 89 GAMES/ 9 STARTS; 10 GAMES/0 STARTS AS A VIKING WYMS’ CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTs QBH PD FF FR TFL 146 79 67 17.5 0 -- 4 3 2 -- WYMS’ VIKINGS TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTs QBH PD FF FR TFL 1 1 0 1.0 0 5 0 0 0 0.0

• Posted 1st sack as a Viking @ Jacksonville (11/23) when he caught Jaguars starter David Garrard. • Had a pair of QB hurries vs. Indianapolis (9/14). • Veteran player along the line that has been to the playoffs with Tampa Bay and Seattle. • Helped Tampa Bay claim Super Bowl XXXVII title with win over Oakland. • Posted a sack of Raiders QB Rich Gannon in Super Bowl. • Played 2001-06 with Tampa Bay and 2007 with Seattle. • Selected with 6th-round pick in 2001 NFL Draft by Buccaneers. • Fan of Broadway musicals. • Active in community outreach efforts throughout his NFL career.

#98 LETROY GUION, DT, ROOKIE, FLORIDA STATE 2008 SEASON: 2008 HIGHS: SERVICE: 1 GAMES/0 STARTS

• Inactive for 9 of Vikings 10 games in 2008. • Played in 1st career game at Tennessee (9/28). • Inactive for opening 3 games of 2008. • Selected with 2nd of 2 picks in the 5th round by the Vikings in 2008. • The Vikings youngest player, turned 21 on 6/21/08. • Powerful interior player with great potential will learn behind a pair of Pro Bowlers with Pat Williams

and Kevin Williams. • The 1st FSU player drafted by the Vikings since CB Corey Fuller in 1995. • Entered the NFL Draft after his 3rd season at Florida State.

#99 NAPOLEON HARRIS, LB, 7TH YEAR, NORTHWESTERN 2008 SEASON: 27 tackles, 18 solo, 1 FR (27 yds, TD), 1.0 TFL, 1 QBH, 1.0 sack 2008 HIGHS: 8 ..........Tackles..........................@ Tampa Bay, 11/16 8 ..........Solos .............................@ Tampa Bay, 11/16 1.0 .......Sack ..............................vs. Green Bay, 11/9 1 ..........QB Hurry .......................vs. Green Bay, 11/9 1 ..........Fumble Recovery..........@ Jacksonville, 11/23 27t .......Long Fumble Return .....@ Jacksovnille, 11/23 1 ..........TD .................................@ Jacksonville, 11/23 SERVICE: 93 GAMES/ 70 STARTS; 33 GAMES/19 STARTS AS A VIKING HARRIS’ CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTs QBH PD FF FR TFL 517 380 137 8.5 4 13 19 6 1 -- HARRIS’ VIKINGS TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTs QBH PD FF FR TFL 143 102 41 4.5 3 11 10 2 1 --

• Scored 1st career TD on his 1st career FR- a 27-yard return of a botched snap on the 1st play of

the game @ Jacksonville (11/23), scoring with only :13 elapsed in the game to tie the Vikings record for the fastest TD scored.

• Had season-best 8 tackles @ Tampa Bay (11/16). • Started 1st game in 2008 vs. Houston (11/2), opening at MLB. • Signed by Vikings in week leading into game at Chicago (10/19) and played at MLB against the Bears. • Saw 1st action of 2008 season at Chicago (10/19). • Released by Kansas City and signed by Vikings on 10/16. • Spent 2005 and 2006 seasons with Vikings- enjoying one of his best seasons in 2006 with 96 tackles,

2.5 sacks and 3 interceptions. • Started 14 of 14 games in 2006. • Acquired from Oakland by Vikings as part of Randy Moss trade in 2005. • Named to 2002 All-Rookie team with Oakland where he was a 1st-round pick (#23 overall). • Started in Super Bowl XXXVII for Raiders against Tampa Bay. • Married to Nicole. • Earned degree in communications from Northwestern. • Played basketball at Northwestern as a freshman. • High school teammates with Washington WR Antwaan Randle El at Thornton Township High in Harvey, IL.

VIKINGS 2008 INJURED RESERVE PLAYERS #27 MICHAEL BOULWARE, S, 5TH YEAR, FLORIDA STATE SERVICE: 64 GAMES/ 28 STARTS BOULWARE’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 170 132 38 3.0 11 -- 23 3 1 20 • Suffered wrist injury in 2008 preseason finale at Dallas. • Joined Vikings as a free agent from Houston for the 2008 season. • Started Super Bowl XL for Seattle and intercepted Ben Roethlisberger in the game. • Named to All-Rookie team in 2004. • Brother, Peter, was a starting LB for the Ravens on their Super Bowl XXXV championship team. • Wife, Jessica, was the national Player of the Year as a softball standout at Florida State. #41 CHARLES GORDON, CB, 3RD YEAR, KANSAS 2008 SEASON: 15 tackles, 14 solo, 1 INT (0 yds), 2.0 TFL, 3 PD, 1 QB Hurry 15 punt returns, 11 fair catches, 66 yards, 4.4 avg., 20 long 2 kickoff return, 61 yards, 30.5 avg, 42 long 5 special teams tackles 2008 HIGHS: 4 ..........Tackles...............................vs. Carolina, 9/21; @ New Orleans, 10/6 4 ..........Solo Tackles.......................@ New Orleans, 10/6 1 ..........Interception ........................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 2.0 .......Tackles For Loss................@ New Orleans, 10/6 1 ..........Pass Defensed...................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; @ New Orleans, 10/6; vs. Houston, 11/2 1 ..........QB Hurry ............................vs. Detroit, 10/12 3 ..........Punt Returns ......................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; @ Tennessee, 9/28; vs. Detroit, 10/12 20 ........Punt Return Yards .............vs. Green Bay, 11/9 20 ........Long Punt Return...............vs. Green Bay, 11/9 1 ..........Kickoff Return.....................vs. Detroit, 10/12; vs. Green Bay, 11/9/08 42 ........Long Kickoff Return ...........vs. Detroit, 10/12 SERVICE: 30 GAMES/ 4 STARTS GORDON’S CAREER TOTALS


• Injured ankle vs. Green Bay (11/9) and was placed on injured reserve on 11/10. • Posted a season-best 20-yard punt return vs. Green Bay (11/9). • Notched a 42-yard kickoff return vs. Detroit (10/12). • Snared 2nd career INT vs. Indianapolis (9/14) when he snared a Peyton Manning pass. • Started 2008 opener at Green Bay as an extra DB when defense opened in nickel package.

• Returned to KU campus during 2008 offseason to complete degree in business. • Grabbed 1st career INT vs. San Diego (11/4/07) when he snared a Phillip Rivers pass. • Set KU career punt return record with 999 yards on 96 returns, an average of 10.4 yards per return. • Was a 1st-Team All-Big 12 honoree as a return man, 2nd-Teamer as a DB and honorable mention at WR. • Played both ways for KU in 2005, catching 34 passes at WR and notching 28 tackles and 2 INTs as a DB. • Tied for the NCAA lead with 7 interceptions as a sophomore in 2004. • Named Academic All-Big 12 in 2003 while majoring in business.

#56 E.J. HENDERSON, LB, 6TH YEAR, MARYLAND 2008 SEASON: 36 tackles, 28 solos, 3 QB Hurries, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1.0 sack, 4.0 TFL, 2 passes defensed 2008 HIGHS: 15 ........Tackles..........................vs. Carolina, 9/21 13 ........Solos .............................vs. Carolina, 9/21 1.0 .......Sack ..............................vs. Indianapolis, 9/14 2 ..........Tackles For Loss...........vs. Carolina, 9/21 2 ..........QB Hurries ....................vs. Carolina, 9/21 1 ..........Pass Defensed .............vs. Indianapolis, 9/14; vs. Carolina, 9/21 1 ..........Forced Fumble..............@ Green Bay, 9/8 1 ..........Fumble Recoveries .......@ Tennessee, 9/28 SERVICE: 79 GAMES/ 63 STARTS HENDERSON’S CAREER TOTALS


• Placed on injured reserve on 10/6/08 with dislocated toes on his left foot. • Recovered fumble at Tennessee (9/28). • Matched career-high with 15 tackles vs. Carolina (9/21). • Notched 1st sack of 2008 vs. Indianapolis (9/14) when he caught Peyton Manning. • Moved into 5th place all-time among Vikings LBs with 10.5 sacks, trailing Roy Winston’s 11.0 for 4th. • Voted by teammates as the Vikings 2007 Defensive MVP. • Has led the Vikings in tackles in 2004, 2006 and 2007- setting career-high with 155 tackles in 2007. • Moving up the Vikings career sacks by a LB list with 9.5 entering 2008, that ranks 7th in team history. • Joined on 2008 Vikings by younger brother Erin Henderson, a rookie free agent LB from Maryland. • Earned Butkus Award and Bednarik Award as the top LB and top defensive player as a senior. • Selected in 2nd round of 2003 NFL Draft (40th overall) and the 3rd LB taken following Nick Barnett (Green Bay,

29th) and Boss Bailey (Detroit, 34th). • Active in the Twin Cities community through the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and through the

Game Speed Football Academy and E.J. Henderson Youth Foundation. • Has hosted a basketball tournament in his hometown to benefit kids the past 2 summers. • Earned bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice in 2002. • Brother, Erin, is a standout LB at Maryland.

#60 DREW RADOVICH, T, ROOKIE, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SERVICE: 0 GAMES/ 0 STARTS

• Placed on injured reserve with shoulder injury. • Inactive for opening 6 games of 2008. • Joins 2 other rookie free agents in 2008 to make the 53-man roster after the preseason. • Classmates with Vikings QB John David Booty at USC. • Helped USC to Rose Bowl wins as a junior and senior. • Holds bachelor’s degree in sociology. • Father, Mark, was an Arizona State LB. • Enjoys surfing and snowboarding.

#59 HEATH FARWELL, LB, 4TH YEAR, SAN DIEGO STATE SERVICE: 39 GAMES/ 0 STARTS

FARWELL’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE

TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 70 • Suffered knee injury in 2008 preseason opener vs. Seattle. • Vikings special teams leader who earned Special Teams MVP by vote of his teammates in 2006 and 2007. • Set Vikings record with 7 special teams tackles at NY Giants (11/25/07). • Tied for 3rd-best single-season special teams tackle total in Vikings history with 32 stops in 2007. • Tied for Vikings record with 2 onside kick recoveries. • Active in several community outreach projects, including the RT Autism Foundation and U of M Childrens Hospitals. • Married in 2008 offseason. #71 KENDERICK ALLEN, DT, 5TH YEAR, LSU SERVICE: 31 GAMES/ 3 STARTS ALLEN’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 51 40 11 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -- • Veteran lineman who has experience with 3 teams. • Entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with New Orleans in 2003. • Played in Wild Card playoff game with NY Giants in 2005. • Co-owner of a chicken wing restaurant in his hometown of Bogalusa, LA. #92 JAYME MITCHELL, DE, 3RD YEAR, MISSISSIPPI SERVICE: 23 GAMES/ 0 STARTS MITCHELL’S CAREER TOTALS

DEFENSE TKLS SOLO ASST SACKS INTS QBH PD FF FR TFL STT 25 13 12 4.0 0 14 1 1 0 1.0 0 • Suffered knee injury in 2008 preseason opener vs. Seattle. • Experienced DE notched 2.0 sacks on QB Tom Brady vs. New England on Monday Night Football as a rookie in

2006. • Entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Vikings in 2006. • Teammates at Ole Miss with Vikings lineman Marcus Johnson.

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DONTARRIOUS THOMAS LB / #55 HT 6-2 / WT 241 DOB 9-2-80 COLLEGE: AUBURN ACQUIRED: D2 FOR 2004 (#48) NFL: 5th YEAR VIKINGS: 5th YEAR GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2004 (16/5, 2/0), 2005 (14/2), 2006 (16/3), 2007 (13/0). Total-59/10, 2/0. • Returned to Vikings in Week 7 after the LB corps was thinned by injuries. • Signed as a free agent with San Francisco for the 2008 season but was released following training camp with the 49ers. • In 2004, became first rookie linebacker to start the season opener since 1962 (Jim Christopherson) and only the 4th in team history (Rip Hawkins, Dick Grecni – 1961). OFF THE FIELD Took part in NFL Business Management and Entreprenurial Program at the Wharton School on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 offseason...One of only 8 Division I players named a National College Scholar-Athlete, which awards an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, and was honored at the December 2003 Hall of Fame banquet in New York…Named the inaugural winner of the Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award in the Southeastern Conference…Has volunteered with Viking Victory Hospital Visits and participated in the Vikings/United Way Holiday party for the needy…A 3-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member…Graduated in spring 2003 with degree in management information systems…Offered basketball scholarship by South Carolina. PRO Versatile LB who has played in 59 games in his opening 4 seasons with 10 starts with the Vikings…In 2004, became the 1st Vikings rookie LB to start the season opener since 1962 (Jim Christopherson) and only the 4th in team history (Rip Hawkins, Dick Grecni – 1961)…Second-round selection in the 2004 NFL Draft (48th overall)…Joined 1st-round DE Kenechi Udeze and 3rd-round DE Darrion Scott to complete a sweep of 1st-day defensive draftees in ‘04…The 2004 class marked only the 4th time in the Vikings 46 drafts that the team selected defensive players with the first 3 choices, also in 1978, 1997 and 2000…Teammate at Auburn with Vikings DT Spencer Johnson. 2008 Signed by Vikings on 10/6/08…Spent preseason with San Francisco after signing with the 49ers as a free agent. 2007 Played in 13 games before missing the final 2 games of the season with a groin injury…Posted 5 special teams tackles for the season, including a season-high 2 against Philadelphia, 10/28…Stepped in at MLB at Chicago (10/14) in place of an injured E.J. Henderson. 2006 Played in all 16 games and started 3, the most starts he had made since his rookie season in ’04…Posted 7 special teams tackles on the season…Started 1st game of the season at Buffalo (10/1) for an injured Ben Leber and recorded 4 tackles…Had a season-high 2 special teams tackles vs. Detroit (10/8)…Started at MLB in place of injured Napoleon Harris at San Francisco (11/5) and helped hold 49ers to 42 rushing yards…Ended the game with 8 tackles and a sack of QB Alex Smith, the 1st full sack of his career…Started at MLB the next week vs. Green Bay (11/12) and posted a season-high 9 tackles.

2005 Tied for 3rd on the team with 18 special teams tackles…Started season opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) and posted 4 tackles…Started vs. New Orleans (9/25) and led the LBs with 10 tackles and a pass defensed…Posted 3 tackles at Atlanta (10/5) in his 1st pro game in his home state…Inactive vs. Green Bay (10/23) and at Carolina (10/30) with a shoulder injury…Recorded 5 tackles at NY Giants (11/13)…Notched career-high 5 special teams tackles vs. St. Louis (12/11), 1 tackle shy of the team record…Also had 4 tackles against the Rams. 2004 Started 5 games as a rookie and ranked 3rd on team with 16 special teams stops...Saw time in both playoff games...Notched 1st sack of his career on Billy Volek vs. Tennessee (10/24), sharing it with DT Chris Hovan…Posted team-high 16 tackles, including 10 solo, along with a forced fumble and a pass defensed vs. Chicago (9/26)…Recorded 1st career fumble recovery vs. Jacksonville (11/28)…Started in Monday Night debut at Philadelphia (9/20) where he recorded 10 tackles and a tackle for loss…Started at MLB at New Orleans (10/17) and led the Vikings’ LBs with 10 tackles…Started at MLB at Houston (10/10) and notched 7 tackles to lead the LBs…Started opener vs. Dallas (9/12), finishing the day with 6 tackles, a tackle for loss and a QB hurry…Started at WLB at Indianapolis (11/8) on Monday Night Football. COLLEGE Helped team to bowl games each of his 4 seasons…Ended Auburn career ranked 8th with 351 total tackles...Named 1st-team All-SEC by league’s coaches as a senior…Recipient of the Pat Dye Leadership Award following his junior season…Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll…Named 2nd-team All-SEC by league coaches and SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2001…Named to Freshman All-SEC Team in 2000. PREP Attended Perry High (GA)…Named to Class 2A All-State team…Played LB, DB, WR and QB during high school tenure…Played basketball and ran track. THOMAS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS Year Team GP GS Solo Asst Tot Sack Ints PBU TFL QBH FF/FR STT 2004 Minnesota 16 5 49 27 76 0.5 0 2 3.0 2 1/1 16 Playoffs 2 0 3 2 5 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0/0 4 2005 Minnesota 14 2 33 12 45 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 0/0 18 2006 Minnesota 16 3 14 10 24 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 7 2007 Minnesota 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0/0 5 Totals Regular Ssn 59 10 96 49 145 1.5 0 4 3.0 2 1/1 46 Playoffs 2 0 3 2 5 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0 4 THOMAS' SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles 16 vs. Chicago, 9/26/04 Sacks 1.0 @ San Francisco, 11/5/06 Forced Fumble 1 vs. Chicago, 9/26/04 Pass Defensed 1 5 times, last @ Detroit, 12/4/05 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/04 QB Hurry 1 vs. Dallas, 9/12/04; @ Chicago, 12/5/04 Tackle For Loss 1 3 times, last vs. Tennessee, 10/24/04 THOMAS' NFL SACKS GAME QB SACKS vs. Tennessee, 10/24/04 Billy Volek 0.5 @ San Francisco, 11/5/06 Alex Smith 1.0

NAPOLEON HARRIS LB / #99 HT 6-2 / WT 255 DOB 2-25-79 COLLEGE: NORTHWESTERN ACQUIRED: FA (KC) for 2008 NFL: 7TH YEAR VIKINGS: 3RD YEAR GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2002 (15/13, 3/3-Oak.), 2003 (16/16-Oak.), 2004 (14/9-Oak.), 2005 (15/3), 2006 (14/14), 2007 (16/13-KC). Total - 90/68, 3/3 (29/17-Minn.).

• Recorded career-high 2.5 sacks and 3 interceptions in 2006 with the Vikings. • Acquired by Vikings in week leading to game at Chicago in 2008 after his release by Kansas City. • Started at MLB in Super Bowl XXXVII for Raiders against Tampa Bay.

OFF THE FIELD Married to Nicole…Competed on the Northwestern basketball team as a freshman…Earned bachelor’s degree in communications from Northwestern...Hosted celebrity weekend in Chicago featuring golf tournament, yacht party, comedy show and basketball game during July 2005 to benefit youth programs through Napoleon Harris Foundation...Joined other Thornton Township High grads, including NFL WR Tai Streets, in hosting a celebrity golf tournament and basketball game to raise money to help financially troubled school...Napoleon Harris Foundation assists underprivileged kids and has established a scholarship at Thornton Township to assist furthering education…Participated in Vikings Community Tuesday visit to St. Joseph’s Home for Children in 2005 when the Vikings selected SJHC to become part of the national Ed Block Courage Center network…Welcomed 10 single mothers from the West Side Boys and Girls Club of St. Paul to the game vs. Pittsburgh in December 2005 as a way of showing appreciation for their tireless work. PRO Posted a strong season in his second year with the Vikings after being slowed by injuries in 2005…Was a key part of the Vikings ranking #8 in the NFL in total defense and #1 in rush defense, the first time since 1994 the team ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in defense…Reunited in 2006 with former Oakland Raiders LB coach Fred Pagac with the Vikings...Has enjoyed best production of his career when studying under coach Pagac in 2002, 2003, and 2006...Acquired as part of blockbuster Randy Moss trade to Oakland along with the #7 overall pick and a 7th-round pick in the 2005 Draft…Selected with the 23rd pick in 2002 by Oakland…Earned All-Rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly…Last 1st-round draft choice from Northwestern before Harris was Chris Hinton, selected 4th overall by Denver in 1983. 2007 Signed by Kansas City as a free agent and led Chiefs with career-best 123 tackles…Snared an interception and sack off Bears QB Rex Grossman and forced a fumble on RB Adrian Peterson at Chicago (9/16)…Notched career-best 15 tackles at NY Jets (12/30)…Shared a sack of Jags QB David Garrard vs. Jacksonville (10/7). 2006 Ranked 3rd on the team with 96 tackles, the 2nd-highest total of his career…Posted a career-high 2.5 sacks and 3 interceptions, the first interceptions of his career…Helped the defense hold opponents to 985 rushing yards on the season, a team record and the 2nd-lowest total in the NFL since the 1970 merger…Recorded a season-high 12 tackles and a sack of Jake Delhomme vs. Carolina (9/17)…Intercepted the 1st pass of his career when he picked off Jon Kitna vs. Detroit (10/8) and added a career-high 4 QB hurries and 9 tackles…Shared a sack of Matt Hasselbeck with Ray Edwards at Seattle (10/22)…Inactive for games at San Francisco (11/5) and vs. Green Bay (11/12) with wrist injury…Grabbed his 2nd INT of the season when he picked off Rex Grossman at Chicago (12/3)…Matched season high with 12 tackles vs. N.Y. Jets (12/17), forced a fumble against Chad Pennington on the 2nd play of the game, and later intercepted Pennington…Matched his season high with 12 tackles vs. St. Louis (12/31) in season finale.

2005 Struggled with injuries that limited his time early on the season...Started 3 of the opening 4 games of the season at SLB...Notched a sack on QB Kyle Orton at Chicago (10/16) in his 1st visit to hometown Soldier Field as a Viking...Had season-high 3 tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in season opener. 2004 Battled through knee injury that sidelined him for the opening 2 games of the season…Started 9 of the 14 games he played in…Notched season-best 9 tackles in 1st game returning to action, a 30-20 win vs. Tampa Bay (9/26)…Had 8 tackles vs. Denver (10/17)…Posted 6 solo stops in games at San Diego (10/31) and at Kansas City (12/25). 2003 Started all 16 games, splitting time between MLB and OLB, starting the opening 11 games at MLB before moving to OLB for the final 5 contests…Ranked 2nd on team with career-high 109 tackles…Had career-high 2.0 sacks and forced career-high 3 fumbles…Led team in tackles in 4 straight games…Notched at least 6 tackles in 13 games…Had career-high 12 tackles in a 34-31 win vs. San Diego (9/28)…Had 8 tackles and a sack vs. Cincinnati (9/14), catching Jon Kitna for a 10-yard loss…Caught Daunte Culpepper vs. Minnesota (11/16) for his 2nd sack of the season and forced his 1st career fumble on the play…Fumble was recovered by Rod Coleman at the Vikings 1-yard line, which was converted for a TD on the next play on a plunge by Zack Crockett...Started 1st game of career at OLB vs. Denver (11/30) and had 6 tackles…Had team-high 8 tackles in games at Chicago (10/5) and at Cleveland (10/12)…Forced a fumble on Jerome Bettis at Pittsburgh (12/7)…Posted his 3rd forced fumble of the season vs. Baltimore (12/14) on QB Aaron Wright that was recovered by Raiders DE Tyler Brayton and turned into an Oakland FG. 2002 Started 13 of the 15 games he played in regular season and started all 3 games in the Raiders drive to Super Bowl XXXVII…Named to Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team…Ranked 3rd on team in tackles behind fellow LBs Bill Romanowski and Eric Barton…Joined Oakland teammate TE Doug Jolley as the only rookies to start in the Super Bowl…Helped Oakland rank 2nd in AFC and 6th in NFL in scoring defense…Raiders defense ranked 3rd against the run…Notched season-high 9 tackles vs. San Francisco (11/3)…In NFL debut, played but did not start at MLB vs. Seattle (9/8), shared a sack of Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck and ranked 2nd on team with 7 tackles…Started at MLB in all 3 playoff games…Shared sack in AFC Championship game vs. Tennessee (1/19) when he teamed with Chris Cooper to catch Steve McNair and had 7 tackles. COLLEGE Played football and basketball for Northwestern…Ended college career ranked 11th on Northwestern’s all-time tackles list…Moved to DE as a senior and earned All-Big Ten honors after starting all 11 games…Ranked 4th on the team with 78 tackles…Earned All-Big Ten honors as a junior in 2000 after starting all 12 games at OLB…Ranked 2nd on team in tackles and tackles for loss…Had team-high 14 tackles for Wildcats in Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska…Started 6 of the final 7 games of 1999 as a sophomore and played in 10 contests…Ranked 2nd on team with 110 tackles…Had season-high 23 tackles vs. Indiana…Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 1999…Suited up for Northwestern basketball team in 1998-99 while redshirting in football…Played in 18 games, averaging 4.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 15.4 minutes per game…Hit career-high 18 points vs. Ohio State and 13 rebounds against Indiana…Posted double/double with 14 points and 13 rebounds against Indiana. PREP Standout defensive player at Thornton Township High in Harvey, IL, a suburb of Chicago...Classmate and teammate of Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antwaan Randle El...Earned Defensive Player of the Year honors from numerous media outlets for the Chicagoland area...Starred on basketball team at G and F...Set school record with 23.0 sacks as a senior...Basketball team was ranked #1 for 18 consecutive weeks by USA Today as a senior.

HARRIS’ NFL TOTALS TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES Year Team GP GS Solo Asst Tot Sk Yds TFL QBH No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds 2002 Oakland 15 13 59 22 81 0.5 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Playoffs 3 3 9 8 17 0.5 4.5 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 Oakland 16 16 75 34 109 2.0 19 -- -- 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2004 Oakland 14 9 47 14 61 0.0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2005 Minnesota 15 3 13 7 20 1.0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2006 Minnesota 14 14 71 25 96 2.5 20 7 9 3 20 11 0 7 2 0 0 2007 Kansas City 16 13 97 26 123 1.5 11 -- 2 1 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 TOTALS 90 68 362 128 490 7.5 59 8 12 4 24 11 0 19 6 0 0 Playoffs 3 3 9 8 17 0.5 4.5 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS GAME QB INTS vs. Detroit, 10/8/06 Jon Kitna 1 (2) at Chicago, 12/3/06 Rex Grossman 1 (11) vs. N.Y. Jets, 12/17/06 Chad Pennington 1 ( 7) @ Chicago, 9/16/07 Rex Grossman 1 (4) Total 4 (24)

SACKS GAME QB SACKS vs. Seattle, 9/8/02 Matt Hasselbeck 0.5 vs. Tennessee, 1/19/03* Steve McNair 0.5 vs. Cincinnati, 9/14/03 Jon Kitna 1.0 vs. Minnesota, 11/16/03 Daunte Culpepper 1.0 at Chicago, 10/16/05 Kyle Orton 1.0 vs. Carolina, 9/17/06 Jake Delhomme 1.0 at Seattle, 10/22/06 Matt Hasselbeck 0.5 vs. N.Y. Jets, 12/17/06 Chad Pennington 1.0 @ Chicago, 9/16/07 Rex Grossman 1.0 vs. Jacksonville, 10/7/07 David Garrard 0.5 Total 8.0

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LAST WEEK’S PLAY-BY-PLAY

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QB 8 R.Grossman QB 7 T.Jackson

3QB 12 C.Hanie, RB 27 K.Jones, FB 37 J.McKie, G 60 T.Metcalf, DT 75 M.Toeaina, WR 84 B.Rideau, WR 86 M.Booker, DE 99 E.Baldwin

3QB 4 J.Booty, RB 43 M.Hicks, TE 45 G.Mills, LB 55 D.Thomas, DE 73 O.Grigsby, G 79 A.Hicks, WR 84 A.Allison, DT 98 L.Guion

Chicago Bears At Minnesota Vikings Start Time: 7:15 PM CSTat Metrodome, Minneapolis

Played Dome on Turf: Field TurfTemp: 65° F (18.3° C),

Outdoor Weather: 26 degrees F

Officials

Referee:Line Judge:

Head Linesman:Field Judge:

Umpire:Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Leavy, Bill (127)Perlman, Mark (9)

Baltz, Mark (26)Blakeman, Clete (34)

Jenkins, Darrell (76)Meyer, Greg (78)

Ferguson, Keith (61)

Lineups

Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings

P 4 B.Maynard, K 9 R.Gould, S 20 C.Steltz, CB 24 M.Hamilton, RB 25 G.Wolfe, CB 26 T.McBride, RB 29 A.Peterson, S 38 D.Manning, FB 43 J.Davis, LB 52 J.Williams, LS 65 P.Mannelly, DL 71 I.Idonije, G 72 D.Buenning, T 74 C.Williams, WR 80 B.Lloyd, WR 85 E.Bennett, TE 87 K.Davis, LB 90 J.LaRocque, LB 92 H.Hillenmeyer, DT 94 M.Harrison, DT 95 A.Adams, DE 97 M.Anderson

P 5 C.Kluwe, K 8 R.Longwell, WR 18 S.Rice, CB 21 M.McCauley, S 25 T.Johnson, RB 29 C.Taylor, S 37 E.Frampton, FB 38 N.Tahi, S 39 H.Abdullah, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 50 E.Henderson, LB 54 V.Ciurciu, LB 58 D.Herron, C 65 J.Sullivan, T 72 M.Johnson, WR 82 D.Reynaud, FB 83 J.Dugan, WR 89 R.Ferguson, DT 90 F.Evans, DE 96 B.Robison, DT 97 E.Wyms, LB 99 N.Harris

VISITOR: Chicago Bears 7 0 7 0 0 14

HOME: Minnesota Vikings 0 17 7 10 0 34

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Offense DefenseOffense Defense

Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home

Replay Official: Lapetina, Jim

Game Day Weather

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Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

Scoring Plays

Paid Attendance: 63,722 Time: 3:20

Date: Sunday, 11/30/2008

WR 81 R.Davis LE 93 A.Ogunleye WR 87 B.Berrian LE 91 R.EdwardsLT 78 J.St. Clair DT 91 T.Harris LT 74 B.McKinnie NT 94 P.WilliamsLG 67 J.Beekman NT 98 D.Dvoracek LG 76 S.Hutchinson UT 93 K.WilliamsC 57 O.Kreutz RE 96 A.Brown C 78 M.Birk RE 69 J.Allen

RG 63 R.Garza WLB 55 L.Briggs RG 64 A.Herrera SLB 52 C.GreenwayRT 76 J.Tait MLB 54 B.Urlacher RT 62 R.Cook WLB 51 B.LeberTE 88 D.Clark SLB 53 N.Roach TE 81 V.Shiancoe CB 22 B.Sapp

WR 23 D.Hester LCB 33 C.Tillman TE 40 J.Kleinsasser LCB 26 A.WinfieldQB 18 K.Orton RCB 21 C.Graham WR 19 B.Wade RCB 23 C.GriffinTE 82 G.Olsen SS 44 K.Payne QB 12 G.Frerotte SS 42 D.SharperRB 22 M.Forte FS 30 M.Brown HB 28 A.Peterson FS 20 M.Williams

R.Longwell (23) (27)

Bears D.Hester 65 yd. pass from K.Orton (R.Gould kick) (2-68, 0:49) 7 01 8:04Vikings R.Longwell 23 yd. Field Goal (5-60, 1:42) 7 32 12:45Vikings B.Berrian 99 yd. pass from G.Frerotte (R.Longwell kick) (1-99, 0:11) 7 102 4:48Vikings G.Frerotte 1 yd. run (R.Longwell kick) (8-86, 1:48) 7 172 0:48Bears M.Forte 2 yd. pass from K.Orton (R.Gould kick) (2-4, 0:42) 14 173 8:53Vikings C.Taylor 21 yd. run (R.Longwell kick) (5-35, 2:36) 14 243 4:27Vikings A.Peterson 1 yd. run (R.Longwell kick) (6-22, 3:33) 14 314 8:25Vikings R.Longwell 27 yd. Field Goal (7-11, 3:46) 14 344 4:18

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

11/30/2008 at Metrodome

Final Individual Statistics

26 39103 4.0 26 0 178 4.6 59 3Total Total

153 652 Total29 11 3/28 3 210 99125 16 2/10 1Total

11 16153 13.9 65 2 210 99 1Total Total

1 336 36 0 54 28 0Total

INTERCEPTIONS

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RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

Total

9 360 4640.0 Total

PUNTING NO YDS TB LG

Total 0 5 9 427 6247.4 3 1

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4 29 17 0

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FC

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7 186 43 0

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Returns 2 62 49 0Returns

0 0 0 0 1Total 0 0 0 0

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31.026.6

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40.3

M.Forte 96 4.4 26 022A.Peterson 5 5.0 5 01D.Hester 3 3.0 3 01J.Davis 0 0.0 0 01G.Wolfe -1 -1.0 -1 01

A.Peterson 131 4.7 59 128C.Taylor 46 4.6 21 110G.Frerotte 1 1.0 1 11

K.Orton 153 65229 11 3/28 3 39.1 G.Frerotte 210 99125 16 2/10 1 87.1

M.Forte 29 7.3 12 14D.Hester 67 22.3 65 13B.Lloyd 24 24.0 24 01R.Davis 17 17.0 17 01D.Clark 9 9.0 9 01G.Olsen 7 7.0 7 01

B.Berrian 122 30.5 99 14C.Taylor 19 4.8 8 04A.Peterson -1 -0.5 1 02V.Shiancoe 20 20.0 20 01J.Kleinsasser 20 20.0 20 01B.Wade 15 15.0 15 01S.Rice 8 8.0 8 01N.Tahi 4 4.0 4 01J.Dugan 3 3.0 3 01

K.Payne 36 36.0 36 01 B.Leber 28 28.0 28 01B.Sapp 14 14.0 14 01D.Sharper 12 12.0 12 01

B.Maynard 360 469 40.0 0 540.3 C.Kluwe 427 629 47.4 3 137.6

D.Hester 12 15 03 24.0E.Bennett 17 17 01 017.0[TOUCHBACK] 0 0 03 00.0

B.Berrian -3 -1 02 3-1.5[DOWNED] 0 0 01 00.0[OUT OF BOUNDS] 0 0 03 00.0

D.Manning 138 43 05 027.6D.Hester 48 25 02 024.0

D.Reynaud 62 49 02 031.0[TOUCHBACK] 0 0 01 00.0

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Chicago Bears

LOST

G.Olsen 0 000 0 00 1 00

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Minnesota Vikings

LOSTB.Leber 0 101 0 00 0 00

Final Team Statistics



Visitor HomeBears Vikings

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 10 17By Rushing 5 8By Passing 4 8By Penalty 1 1

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-14-21% 5-17-29%

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-0-0%

TOTAL NET YARDS 228 378Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 58 66Average gain per offensive play 3.9 5.7

NET YARDS RUSHING 103 178Total Rushing Plays 26 39Average gain per rushing play 4.0 4.6Tackles for a loss-number and yards 4-12 6-11

NET YARDS PASSING 125 200Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 3-28 2-10Gross yards passing 153 210

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 29-11-3 25-16-1Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 3.9 7.4

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 3-1-1 7-3-0

PUNTS Number and Average 9-40.0 9-47.4Had Blocked 0 0

FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0Net Punting Average 40.3 37.6

TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 65 51No. and Yards Punt Returns 4-29 2--3No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 7-186 2-62No. and Yards Interception Returns 1-36 3-54

PENALTIES Number and Yards 5-50 4-30

FUMBLES Number and Lost 0-0 1-0

TOUCHDOWNS 2 4Rushing 0 3Passing 2 1

EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4Kicking Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 2-4-50%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 2-4-50%SAFETIES 0 0FINAL SCORE 14 34TIME OF POSSESSION 26:15 33:45

Ball Possession And Drive Chart



* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter

Home

Visitor

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

5:08

9:52

9:54 7:56 3:17 26:15

5:06 7:04 11:43 33:45

Bears: 7 - CHI 28 Vikings: 3 - MIN 30

(555) Average CHI 33

(511) Average MIN 32

How Ball Obtained

Drive Began

# Play

Yds Pen

Net Yds

Yds Gain

1st Down

Last Scrm

How Given Up

#

Time Recd

Time Lost

Time Poss

How Ball Obtained

Drive Began

# Play

Yds Pen

Net Yds

Yds Gain

1st Down

Last Scrm

How Given Up

#

Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

Minnesota Vikings

Time Recd

Time Lost

Time Poss

Minnesota Vikings

1 11:26 0:4410:42 Punt CHI 20 3 0 5 5 0 CHI 25 Punt2 8:53 0:498:04 Punt CHI 32 2 68 0 68 1 CHI 35 Touchdown3 5:43 3:022:41 Punt CHI 20 7 38 -5 33 2 MIN 47 Punt

4 0:33 1:0614:27 Punt CHI 35 3 -6 0 -6 0 CHI 29 Punt5 12:45 2:3010:15 Kickoff CHI 48 3 14 -5 9 0 MIN 43 Punt6 8:50 3:514:59 Punt MIN 46 8 25 20 45 2 MIN 1* Downs7 4:48 2:122:36 Kickoff CHI 29 6 17 0 17 1 CHI 46 Punt8 0:48 0:480:00 Kickoff CHI 20 1 9 0 9 0 CHI 20 End of Half

9 15:00 4:0710:53 Kickoff CHI 28 8 17 5 22 2 50 Punt10 9:35 0:428:53 Interception MIN 4 2 4 0 4 1 MIN 2* Touchdown11 7:13 0:107:03 Punt CHI 20 1 0 0 0 0 CHI 20 Interception12 4:27 1:273:00 Kickoff CHI 18 3 3 0 3 0 CHI 21 Punt

13 1:30 1:4414:46 Punt CHI 6 4 33 0 33 1 CHI 39 Punt14 12:41 0:4311:58 Punt CHI 42 2 3 0 3 0 CHI 45 Interception15 8:25 0:218:04 Kickoff CHI 39 1 0 0 0 0 CHI 39 Interception16 4:18 1:402:38 Kickoff CHI 16 3 4 0 4 0 CHI 20 Punt17 0:19 0:190:00 Punt CHI 32 1 -1 0 -1 0 CHI 32 End of Game

1 15:00 3:3411:26 Kickoff MIN 20 6 20 0 20 2 MIN 40 Punt2 10:42 1:498:53 Punt MIN 30 3 -4 0 -4 0 MIN 26 Punt3 8:04 2:215:43 Kickoff MIN 16 5 22 0 22 1 MIN 38 Punt4 2:41 2:080:33 Punt MIN 5 4 15 0 15 1 MIN 20 Punt

5 14:27 1:4212:45 Punt MIN 35 5 60 0 60 1 CHI 5* Field Goal6 10:15 1:258:50 Punt MIN 4 3 4 0 4 0 MIN 8 Punt7 4:59 0:114:48 Downs MIN 1 1 99 0 99 1 MIN 1 Touchdown8 2:36 1:480:48 Punt MIN 14 8 71 15 86 6 CHI 1* Touchdown

9 10:53 1:189:35 Punt MIN 11 3 6 0 6 0 MIN 17 Interception10 8:53 1:407:13 Kickoff CHI 46 3 5 0 5 0 CHI 41 Punt11 7:03 2:364:27 Interception CHI 35 5 35 0 35 2 CHI 21 Touchdown12 3:00 1:301:30 Punt 50 3 7 0 7 0 CHI 43 Punt

13 14:46 2:0512:41 Punt MIN 14 3 7 0 7 0 MIN 21 Punt14 11:58 3:338:25 Interception CHI 22 6 22 0 22 2 CHI 1* Touchdown15 8:04 3:464:18 Interception CHI 20 7 11 0 11 1 CHI 9* Field Goal16 2:38 2:190:19 Punt MIN 34 3 -2 0 -2 0 MIN 32 Punt

Final Defensive Statistics

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings11/30/2008 at Metrodome

TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined TFL=Tackles for a Loss QH=Quarterback Hit

IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery BL=Blocked

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscChicago Bears

Special Teams MiscMinnesota Vikings Regular Defensive Plays

47 17 64 2.0 10.0 1 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0Total

36 15 51 3.0 6.0 3 8 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Total

4

28.0

10

6

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

4 4 8 3.0 28.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Allen 43

3 3 6 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Leber 10

5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Williams 01

4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Griffin 00

4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0P.Williams 00

4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Williams 01

2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Greenway 10

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Harris 00

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Edwards 01

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F.Evans 00

1 1 2 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Sapp 00

1 1 2 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Sharper 00

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Winfield 00

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0V.Ciurciu 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Herron 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Abdullah 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Reynaud 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Loeffler 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0R.Cook 00

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

6 3 9 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Graham 01

5 3 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Briggs 01

6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Urlacher 02

5 0 5 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Brown 22

4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Tillman 00

3 2 5 1.0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Harris 11

3 2 5 0.0 0.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Payne 00

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Harrison 01

3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Manning 00

3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0I.Idonije 02

1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Anderson 00

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Roach 00

1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Brown 00

0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Adams 00

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Ogunleye 10

0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Hillenmeyer 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.McBride 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Bennett 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0G.Wolfe 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.LaRocque 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0D.Hester 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0G.Olsen 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0B.Lloyd 00

First Half Summary

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings11/30/2008 at Metrodome

Scoring Plays

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscChicago Bears

Special Teams MiscMinnesota Vikings Regular Defensive Plays

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play ScoreVisitor Home


16 1668 4.3 26 0 107 6.7 59 1Total Total

105 651 Total16 5 1/8 0 190 99116 10 2/10 0Total

5 10105 21.0 65 1 190 99 1Total Total


PASSING



PASSING


19.0

Bears Vikings

ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RTATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES7 0 = 7

0 17 = 17

15:02

14:58Bears (Visitor)Vikings (Home)

Bears

Vikings

76.3 124.5

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 6 12First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 3 - 2 - 1 4 - 7 - 1

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-9-22% 1-7-14%

TOTAL NET YARDS 165 287Total Offensive Plays 33 34

NET YARDS RUSHING 68 107

NET YARDS PASSING 97 180Gross Yards Passing 105 190Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 1-8 2-10

Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 16 - 5 - 0 16 - 10 - 0Punts-Number and Average 5 - 40 5 - 52Penalties-Number and Yards 3 - 25 3 - 25Fumbles-Number and Lost 0 - 0 0 - 0Red Zone Efficiency 0-1-0% 1-2-50%Average Drive Start CHI 32 MIN 16

Bears D.Hester 65 yd. pass from K.Orton (R.Gould kick) (2-68, 0:49) 7 01 8:04Vikings R.Longwell 23 yd. Field Goal (5-60, 1:42) 7 32 12:45Vikings B.Berrian 99 yd. pass from G.Frerotte (R.Longwell kick) (1-99, 0:11) 7 102 4:48Vikings G.Frerotte 1 yd. run (R.Longwell kick) (8-86, 1:48) 7 172 0:48

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Urlacher 013 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Graham 013 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Tillman 002 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Briggs 00

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Greenway 003 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0P.Williams 002 2 4 1.0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Allen 211 3 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Leber 00

M.Forte 63 4.5 26 014A.Peterson 5 5.0 5 01J.Davis 0 0.0 0 01

A.Peterson 100 7.1 59 014C.Taylor 6 6.0 6 01G.Frerotte 1 1.0 1 11

K.Orton 105 65116 5 1/8 0 76.3 G.Frerotte 190 99116 10 2/10 0124.5

D.Hester 65 32.5 65 12B.Lloyd 24 24.0 24 01M.Forte 9 9.0 9 01G.Olsen 7 7.0 7 01

B.Berrian 118 39.3 99 13C.Taylor 14 4.7 8 03J.Kleinsasser 20 20.0 20 01V.Shiancoe 20 20.0 20 01B.Wade 15 15.0 15 01J.Dugan 3 3.0 3 01

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings at Metrodome

1st QuarterPlay By Play Page 111/30/2008CHI wins toss, elects to defend the North goal, and MIN elects to Receive.R.Gould kicks 77 yards from CHI 30 to MIN -7. D.Reynaud, Touchback.Minnesota Vikings at 15:00

P11-10-MIN 20 (15:00) G.Frerotte pass short left to B.Berrian ran ob at MIN 31 for 11 yards.1-10-MIN 31 (14:36) A.Peterson left guard to MIN 38 for 7 yards (C.Graham, T.Harris).

P22-3-MIN 38 (14:00) G.Frerotte pass short right to J.Dugan to MIN 41 for 3 yards (M.Brown).1-10-MIN 41 (13:19) G.Frerotte pass short middle to C.Taylor to MIN 40 for -1 yards (B.Urlacher) [A.Brown].2-11-MIN 40 (12:45) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 42 for 2 yards (D.Manning, C.Graham).3-9-MIN 42 (12:04) (Shotgun) G.Frerotte sacked at MIN 40 for -2 yards (A.Brown).4-11-MIN 40 (11:35) C.Kluwe punts 60 yards to end zone, Center-C.Loeffler, Touchback.

Chicago Bears at 11:261-10-CHI 20 (11:26) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short middle to D.Clark.2-10-CHI 20 (11:22) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to G.Olsen (C.Griffin).3-10-CHI 20 (11:19) (Shotgun) K.Orton sacked at CHI 10 for -10 yards (B.Robison).

PENALTY on MIN-R.Edwards, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at CHI 20 - No Play.3-5-CHI 25 (10:55) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to B.Lloyd (C.Griffin) [J.Allen].4-5-CHI 25 (10:51) B.Maynard punts 43 yards to MIN 32, Center-P.Mannelly. B.Berrian to MIN 30 for -2 yards (T.McBride).

Minnesota Vikings at 10:421-10-MIN 30 (10:42) A.Peterson left end to MIN 31 for 1 yard (B.Urlacher).2-9-MIN 31 (10:06) A.Peterson left tackle to MIN 34 for 3 yards (N.Roach).3-6-MIN 34 (9:25) (Shotgun) G.Frerotte sacked at MIN 26 for -8 yards (T.Harris).4-14-MIN 26 (9:00) C.Kluwe punts 42 yards to CHI 32, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by D.Hester.

Chicago Bears at 8:531-10-CHI 32 (8:53) M.Forte right guard to CHI 35 for 3 yards (N.Harris).

P12-7-CHI 35 (8:15) K.Orton pass short right to D.Hester for 65 yards, TOUCHDOWN.R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-P.Mannelly, Holder-B.Maynard.

CHI 7 MIN 0, 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:49 drive, 6:56 elapsed R.Gould kicks 67 yards from CHI 30 to MIN 3. D.Reynaud to MIN 16 for 13 yards (E.Bennett).Minnesota Vikings at 8:04, (1st play from scrimmage 7:59)

1-10-MIN 16 (7:59) A.Peterson left guard to MIN 18 for 2 yards (M.Harrison).P32-8-MIN 18 (7:23) G.Frerotte pass short middle to V.Shiancoe to MIN 38 for 20 yards (K.Payne).

1-10-MIN 38 (6:48) G.Frerotte pass incomplete short right to B.Wade.2-10-MIN 38 (6:43) A.Peterson right tackle to MIN 38 for no gain (I.Idonije, L.Briggs).3-10-MIN 38 (5:59) (Shotgun) G.Frerotte pass incomplete short right to V.Shiancoe (B.Urlacher).4-10-MIN 38 (5:56) C.Kluwe punts 60 yards to CHI 2, Center-C.Loeffler, downed by MIN-V.Ciurciu.

Chicago challenged the kick touched ruling, and the play was REVERSED.C.Kluwe punts 62 yards to end zone, Center-C.Loeffler, Touchback.

Chicago Bears at 5:43R21-10-CHI 20 (5:43) M.Forte right guard to CHI 38 for 18 yards (M.Williams).

1-10-CHI 38 (5:16) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CHI-D.Hester, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CHI 38 - No Play.1-15-CHI 33 (4:52) K.Orton pass incomplete short right to D.Hester (A.Winfield).2-15-CHI 33 (4:48) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short left to D.Hester to CHI 33 for no gain (C.Griffin).

P33-15-CHI 33 (4:09) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass deep left to B.Lloyd pushed ob at MIN 43 for 24 yards (M.Williams).1-10-MIN 43 (3:39) M.Forte right end to MIN 47 for -4 yards (R.Edwards).2-14-MIN 47 (2:58) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete deep right to D.Hester.3-14-MIN 47 (2:54) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short right to D.Hester (A.Winfield).4-14-MIN 47 (2:50) B.Maynard punts 42 yards to MIN 5, Center-P.Mannelly, downed by CHI-H.Hillenmeyer.

Minnesota Vikings at 2:41R41-10-MIN 5 (2:41) A.Peterson left guard to MIN 15 for 10 yards (C.Tillman).

1-10-MIN 15 (2:02) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 13 for -2 yards (C.Graham).2-12-MIN 13 (1:23) G.Frerotte pass incomplete short left to B.Berrian.3-12-MIN 13 (1:20) (Shotgun) G.Frerotte pass short right to C.Taylor to MIN 20 for 7 yards (L.Briggs).4-5-MIN 20 (:44) C.Kluwe punts 43 yards to CHI 37, Center-C.Loeffler. D.Hester to CHI 35 for -2 yards (H.Abdullah).

Chicago Bears at 0:331-10-CHI 35 (:33) M.Forte left guard to CHI 37 for 2 yards (B.Leber; C.Greenway).

END OF QUARTER Score TimeR P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====

First Downs EfficienciesPoss

Chicago Bears 7 5:08 1 2 0 3 1/3 0/0Minnesota Vikings 0 9:52 1 3 0 4 0/4 0/0


2nd QuarterPlay By Play Page 111/30/2008Chicago Bears continued.

2-8-CHI 37 (15:00) K.Orton pass incomplete deep middle to R.Davis.3-8-CHI 37 (14:56) (Shotgun) K.Orton sacked at CHI 29 for -8 yards (J.Allen).4-16-CHI 29 (14:34) B.Maynard punts 36 yards to MIN 35, Center-P.Mannelly, fair catch by B.Berrian.

Minnesota Vikings at 14:27R51-10-MIN 35 (14:27) A.Peterson up the middle to CHI 6 for 59 yards (C.Tillman).

Timeout #1 by MIN at 13:31.1-6-CHI 6 (13:31) A.Peterson right guard to CHI 5 for 1 yard (B.Urlacher).2-5-CHI 5 (12:55) G.Frerotte pass incomplete short left to S.Rice (C.Graham).3-5-CHI 5 (12:49) G.Frerotte pass incomplete short left to B.Wade (K.Payne) [A.Ogunleye]. MIN-G.Frerotte was injured during the play. His

return is Probable. 4-5-CHI 5 (12:46) R.Longwell 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.

CHI 7 MIN 3, 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:42 drive, 2:15 elapsed R.Longwell kicks 65 yards from MIN 30 to CHI 5. D.Manning to CHI 48 for 43 yards (D.Reynaud).Chicago Bears at 12:45, (1st play from scrimmage 12:37)

1-10-CHI 48 (12:37) M.Forte left end to CHI 49 for 1 yard (B.Leber, P.Williams).2-9-CHI 49 (12:05) K.Orton pass short left to G.Olsen to MIN 44 for 7 yards (C.Griffin).3-2-MIN 44 (11:26) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short right to R.Davis pushed ob at MIN 42 for 2 yards (B.Sapp).

PENALTY on CHI-J.Tait, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 44 - No Play.3-7-MIN 49 (11:05) (Shotgun) M.Forte up the middle to MIN 43 for 6 yards (C.Greenway, B.Leber).4-1-MIN 43 (10:24) B.Maynard punts 39 yards to MIN 4, Center-P.Mannelly, out of bounds.

Minnesota Vikings at 10:151-10-MIN 4 (10:15) A.Peterson right tackle to MIN 2 for -2 yards (M.Harrison, A.Adams).2-12-MIN 2 (9:38) G.Frerotte pass incomplete short middle to A.Peterson.3-12-MIN 2 (9:34) C.Taylor up the middle to MIN 8 for 6 yards (D.Manning).4-6-MIN 8 (9:02) C.Kluwe punts 53 yards to CHI 39, Center-C.Loeffler. D.Hester pushed ob at MIN 46 for 15 yards (B.Sapp).

Chicago Bears at 8:501-10-MIN 46 (8:50) (Shotgun) M.Forte up the middle to MIN 46 for no gain (N.Harris, J.Allen).2-10-MIN 46 (8:11) M.Forte up the middle to MIN 45 for 1 yard (P.Williams).3-9-MIN 45 (7:30) (Shotgun) K.Orton sacked at CHI 45 for -10 yards (K.Williams).

PENALTY on MIN-R.Edwards, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 45 - No Play.3-4-MIN 40 (7:03) (Shotgun) M.Forte up the middle to MIN 42 for -2 yards (K.Williams).

X4PENALTY on MIN-B.Sapp, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 42.R51-10-MIN 27 (6:42) M.Forte left end pushed ob at MIN 1 for 26 yards (M.Williams).

1-1-MIN 1 (6:13) K.Orton pass incomplete short right to G.Olsen.Timeout #1 by CHI at 06:08.

2-1-MIN 1 (6:08) M.Forte left tackle to MIN 1 for no gain (V.Ciurciu, C.Greenway).3-1-MIN 1 (5:38) J.Davis up the middle to MIN 1 for no gain (F.Evans).4-1-MIN 1 (5:04) M.Forte right guard to MIN 1 for no gain (P.Williams, J.Allen).

Minnesota Vikings at 4:59P61-10-MIN 1 (4:59) G.Frerotte pass deep left to B.Berrian for 99 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe. CHI 7 MIN 10, 1 plays, 99 yards, 0:11 drive, 10:12 elapsed

R.Longwell kicks 64 yards from MIN 30 to CHI 6. D.Hester to CHI 29 for 23 yards (V.Ciurciu, B.Sapp).Chicago Bears at 4:48, (1st play from scrimmage 4:43)

1-10-CHI 29 (4:43) K.Orton pass short right to M.Forte to CHI 38 for 9 yards (D.Sharper).2-1-CHI 38 (4:10) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to R.Davis.

R63-1-CHI 38 (4:08) M.Forte up the middle to CHI 41 for 3 yards (J.Allen, C.Greenway).1-10-CHI 41 (3:30) K.Orton pass incomplete short middle to G.Olsen (P.Williams).2-10-CHI 41 (3:26) A.Peterson left guard to CHI 46 for 5 yards (P.Williams, K.Williams).3-5-CHI 46 (2:47) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to A.Peterson.4-5-CHI 46 (2:43) B.Maynard punts 40 yards to MIN 14, Center-P.Mannelly, out of bounds.

Minnesota Vikings at 2:361-10-MIN 14 (2:36) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 15 for 1 yard (A.Brown).

Timeout #2 by CHI at 02:28.2-9-MIN 15 (2:28) A.Peterson right guard to MIN 17 for 2 yards (L.Briggs).

Timeout #3 by CHI at 02:24.P73-7-MIN 17 (2:24) (Shotgun) G.Frerotte pass short left to C.Taylor to MIN 25 for 8 yards (B.Urlacher).

Two-Minute WarningR81-10-MIN 25 (2:00) (Shotgun) A.Peterson right guard to MIN 41 for 16 yards (M.Anderson; T.Harris).

Timeout #2 by MIN at 01:52.P91-10-MIN 41 (1:52) G.Frerotte pass short left to B.Wade to CHI 44 for 15 yards (C.Graham).

1-10-CHI 44 (1:20) G.Frerotte pass short left to B.Berrian to CHI 36 for 8 yards (C.Tillman).X10PENALTY on CHI-C.Tillman, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CHI 36. horse collar tackleP111-10-CHI 21 (1:20) G.Frerotte pass deep left to J.Kleinsasser for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

The Replay Assistant challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED.G.Frerotte pass deep left to J.Kleinsasser to CHI 1 for 20 yards (K.Payne).

R121-1-CHI 1 (:55) G.Frerotte up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.

CHI 7 MIN 17, 8 plays, 86 yards, 1 penalty, 1:48 drive, 14:12 elapsed R.Longwell kicks 71 yards from MIN 30 to CHI -1. D.Manning to CHI 20 for 21 yards (C.Griffin).Chicago Bears at 0:48, (1st play from scrimmage 0:44)

1-10-CHI 20 (:44) (Shotgun) M.Forte left guard to CHI 29 for 9 yards (C.Greenway, B.Leber).END OF QUARTER Score Time

R P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====

First Downs Efficiencies

PossChicago Bears 7 9:54 2 0 1 3 1/6 0/1Minnesota Vikings 17 5:06 3 4 1 8 1/3 0/0


3rd QuarterPlay By Play Page 111/30/2008MIN elects to defend the North goal, and CHI elects to Receive.R.Longwell kicks 72 yards from MIN 30 to CHI -2. D.Manning to CHI 28 for 30 yards (D.Herron).Chicago Bears at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:54)

1-10-CHI 28 (14:54) K.Orton pass short left to D.Clark to CHI 37 for 9 yards (B.Leber, B.Sapp).R72-1-CHI 37 (14:24) (Shotgun) M.Forte up the middle to CHI 39 for 2 yards (K.Williams, J.Allen).

1-10-CHI 39 (13:58) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete deep right to R.Davis [B.Leber].2-10-CHI 39 (13:53) K.Orton pass incomplete deep right to D.Hester.

P83-10-CHI 39 (13:48) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short middle to R.Davis to MIN 44 for 17 yards (D.Sharper; J.Allen) [C.Greenway].1-10-MIN 44 (13:48) PENALTY on MIN-F.Evans, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 44 - No Play.1-5-MIN 39 (12:53) M.Forte up the middle to MIN 36 for 3 yards (B.Leber).2-2-MIN 36 (12:14) M.Forte left end to MIN 41 for -5 yards (M.Williams, C.Griffin).3-7-MIN 41 (11:27) (Shotgun) K.Orton sacked at 50 for -9 yards (J.Allen).4-16-50 (11:27) B.Maynard punts 39 yards to MIN 11, Center-P.Mannelly, fair catch by B.Berrian.

Minnesota Vikings at 10:531-10-MIN 11 (10:53) A.Peterson left end to MIN 13 for 2 yards (C.Graham).2-8-MIN 13 (10:18) G.Frerotte pass short right to N.Tahi ran ob at MIN 17 for 4 yards.3-4-MIN 17 (9:52) G.Frerotte pass deep left intended for S.Rice INTERCEPTED by K.Payne at MIN 40. K.Payne pushed ob at

MIN 4 for 36 yards (R.Cook).Chicago Bears at 9:35

1-4-MIN 4 (9:35) M.Forte up the middle to MIN 2 for 2 yards (P.Williams).P92-2-MIN 2 (8:57) K.Orton pass short left to M.Forte for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-P.Mannelly, Holder-B.Maynard. CHI 14 MIN 17, 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:42 drive, 6:07 elapsed

R.Gould kicks 65 yards from CHI 30 to MIN 5. D.Reynaud to CHI 46 for 49 yards (G.Wolfe).Minnesota Vikings at 8:53, (1st play from scrimmage 8:47)

1-10-CHI 46 (8:47) G.Frerotte pass short right to A.Peterson to CHI 48 for -2 yards (B.Urlacher).2-12-CHI 48 (8:08) A.Peterson left end to CHI 41 for 7 yards (D.Manning).3-5-CHI 41 (7:26) (Shotgun) G.Frerotte pass incomplete short right to S.Rice (A.Ogunleye).4-5-CHI 41 (7:21) C.Kluwe punts 41 yards to end zone, Center-C.Loeffler, Touchback.

Chicago Bears at 7:131-10-CHI 20 (7:13) K.Orton pass deep right intended for B.Lloyd INTERCEPTED by D.Sharper at CHI 47. D.Sharper to CHI 35

for 12 yards (D.Hester).Minnesota Vikings at 7:03

1-10-CHI 35 (7:03) A.Peterson up the middle to CHI 30 for 5 yards (L.Briggs).2-5-CHI 30 (6:33) A.Peterson left guard to CHI 29 for 1 yard (B.Urlacher).

P133-4-CHI 29 (5:53) (Shotgun) G.Frerotte pass short right to S.Rice to CHI 21 for 8 yards (C.Graham).1-10-CHI 21 (5:17) A.Peterson right guard to CHI 21 for no gain (M.Harrison, L.Briggs).

R142-10-CHI 21 (4:34) C.Taylor left end for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.

CHI 14 MIN 24, 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:36 drive, 10:33 elapsed R.Longwell kicks 68 yards from MIN 30 to CHI 2. D.Manning to CHI 18 for 16 yards (V.Ciurciu).Chicago Bears at 4:27, (1st play from scrimmage 4:23)

1-10-CHI 18 (4:23) M.Forte up the middle to CHI 19 for 1 yard (F.Evans).2-9-CHI 19 (3:44) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short left to D.Hester to CHI 21 for 2 yards (A.Winfield).3-7-CHI 21 (3:11) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short right to G.Olsen.4-7-CHI 21 (3:11) B.Maynard punts 29 yards to 50, Center-P.Mannelly, out of bounds.

Minnesota Vikings at 3:001-10-50 (3:00) G.Frerotte pass short left to B.Berrian to CHI 46 for 4 yards (C.Tillman).2-6-CHI 46 (2:23) A.Peterson up the middle to CHI 43 for 3 yards (L.Briggs).3-3-CHI 43 (1:43) G.Frerotte pass incomplete deep right to V.Shiancoe.4-3-CHI 43 (1:36) C.Kluwe punts 37 yards to CHI 6, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by D.Hester.

Chicago Bears at 1:30R101-10-CHI 6 (1:30) M.Forte left guard to CHI 31 for 25 yards (M.Williams).

1-10-CHI 31 (:47) K.Orton pass short left to M.Forte to CHI 37 for 6 yards (C.Griffin).2-4-CHI 37 (:04) M.Forte left guard to CHI 39 for 2 yards (K.Williams).





4th QuarterPlay By Play Page 111/30/2008Chicago Bears continued.

3-2-CHI 39 (15:00) K.Orton pass incomplete short right to R.Davis.4-2-CHI 39 (14:57) B.Maynard punts 46 yards to MIN 15, Center-P.Mannelly. B.Berrian to MIN 14 for -1 yards (J.LaRocque).

Minnesota Vikings at 14:461-10-MIN 14 (14:46) A.Peterson up the middle to MIN 15 for 1 yard (A.Brown).2-9-MIN 15 (14:11) G.Frerotte pass short left to A.Peterson to MIN 16 for 1 yard (N.Roach, C.Graham).3-8-MIN 16 (13:24) (Shotgun) G.Frerotte pass short middle to C.Taylor to MIN 21 for 5 yards (T.Harris).4-3-MIN 21 (12:51) C.Kluwe punts 36 yards to CHI 43, Center-C.Loeffler. D.Hester to CHI 42 for -1 yards (D.Herron).

Chicago Bears at 12:411-10-CHI 42 (12:41) D.Hester left end to CHI 45 for 3 yards (C.Griffin).2-7-CHI 45 (12:07) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short right intended for D.Hester INTERCEPTED by B.Leber at 50. B.Leber to CHI

22 for 28 yards (G.Olsen). FUMBLES (G.Olsen), RECOVERED by CHI-R.Garza at CHI 7. R.Garza to CHI 7 for no gain (B.Leber).Minnesota challenged the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED.(Shotgun) K.Orton pass short right intended for D.Hester INTERCEPTED by B.Leber at 50. B.Leber to CHI 22 for 28 yards (G.Olsen). FUMBLES (G.Olsen), ball out of bounds at CHI 22.

Minnesota Vikings at 11:581-10-CHI 22 (11:58) A.Peterson left guard to CHI 21 for 1 yard (M.Brown; K.Payne).2-9-CHI 21 (11:15) C.Taylor up the middle to CHI 14 for 7 yards (M.Harrison, C.Tillman).

R153-2-CHI 14 (10:34) C.Taylor right guard to CHI 5 for 9 yards (A.Brown).1-5-CHI 5 (9:49) C.Taylor right guard to CHI 1 for 4 yards (K.Payne).2-1-CHI 1 (9:12) C.Taylor up the middle to CHI 1 for no gain (A.Ogunleye, H.Hillenmeyer).

R163-1-CHI 1 (8:29) A.Peterson left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on CHI, Defensive 12 On-field, declined.R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.

CHI 14 MIN 31, 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:33 drive, 6:35 elapsed R.Longwell kicks 56 yards from MIN 30 to CHI 14. D.Hester to CHI 39 for 25 yards (A.Winfield).Chicago Bears at 8:25, (1st play from scrimmage 8:18)

1-10-CHI 39 (8:18) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short left intended for B.Lloyd INTERCEPTED by B.Sapp at CHI 49. B.Sapp to CHI 35 for 14 yards (B.Lloyd).PENALTY on CHI-B.Lloyd, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CHI 35. horse collar tackle

Minnesota Vikings at 8:041-10-CHI 20 (8:04) A.Peterson left tackle to CHI 18 for 2 yards (A.Adams; L.Briggs).2-8-CHI 18 (7:27) A.Peterson left guard to CHI 13 for 5 yards (T.Harris).

R173-3-CHI 13 (6:43) A.Peterson left tackle to CHI 7 for 6 yards (C.Graham; K.Payne).1-7-CHI 7 (5:59) C.Taylor right end to CHI 6 for 1 yard (C.Graham).2-6-CHI 6 (5:15) A.Peterson left end to CHI 8 for -2 yards (L.Briggs, M.Anderson).3-8-CHI 8 (4:29) A.Peterson up the middle to CHI 9 for -1 yards (I.Idonije).

Timeout #1 by CHI at 04:21.4-9-CHI 9 (4:21) R.Longwell 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.

CHI 14 MIN 34, 7 plays, 11 yards, 3:46 drive, 10:42 elapsed R.Longwell kicks 72 yards from MIN 30 to CHI -2. D.Manning pushed ob at CHI 26 for 28 yards (D.Sharper).PENALTY on CHI-J.Williams, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 26.Chicago Bears at 4:18, (1st play from scrimmage 4:12)

1-10-CHI 16 (4:12) (Shotgun) K.Orton sacked at CHI 5 for -11 yards (J.Allen).2-21-CHI 5 (3:57) (Shotgun) M.Forte up the middle to CHI 8 for 3 yards (R.Edwards).3-18-CHI 8 (3:31) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short left to M.Forte to CHI 20 for 12 yards (B.Sapp).4-6-CHI 20 (2:46) B.Maynard punts 46 yards to MIN 34, Center-P.Mannelly, fair catch by B.Berrian.

Minnesota Vikings at 2:381-10-MIN 34 (2:38) C.Taylor up the middle to MIN 33 for -1 yards (A.Brown).

Two-Minute Warning2-11-MIN 33 (2:00) C.Taylor left tackle to MIN 35 for 2 yards (M.Anderson).3-9-MIN 35 (1:17) C.Taylor right tackle to MIN 32 for -3 yards (I.Idonije).

Timeout #1 by MIN at 00:33.4-12-MIN 32 (:33) C.Kluwe punts 53 yards to CHI 15, Center-C.Loeffler. E.Bennett to CHI 32 for 17 yards (C.Loeffler).

Chicago Bears at 0:191-10-CHI 32 (:19) (Shotgun) G.Wolfe up the middle to CHI 31 for -1 yards (K.Williams).




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