1997 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dennis Green (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1997 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1997 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Vikings chalked up 354 points, but the defensive squad gave up 359. Brad Johnson threw for 3,036 yards. Cris Carter paced the receiving corps, snagging 89 passes, while Jake Reed accumulated 1,138 receiving yards.

Robert Smith carried the ball for a team-best 1,266 yards for Minnesota.

Dewayne Washington seized 4 opponent throws. John Randle topped the defensive unit with 15.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.

Dennis Green coached the team. The 1997 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Brad Johnson	452	275	60.8	3036	6.7	20	4.4	12	2.7	56	26	164	84.5
Randall Cunningham	88	44	50.0	501	5.7	6	6.8	4	4.5	34	7	60	71.3
Totals	540	319	59.1	3537	6.6	26	4.8	16	3.0	56	33	224

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Robert Smith	232	1266	5.5	78	6
Leroy Hoard	80	235	2.9	20	4
Charles Evans	43	157	3.7	13	2
Brad Johnson	35	139	4.0	28	0
Randall Cunningham	19	127	6.7	28	0
Moe Williams	22	59	2.7	8	1
David Palmer	11	36	3.3	10	1
Robert Green	6	22	3.7	8	0
Mitch Berger	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	449	2041	4.5	78	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cris Carter	89	1069	12.0	43	13
Jake Reed	68	1138	16.7	56	6
Robert Smith	37	197	5.3	20	1
Andrew Glover	32	378	11.8	43	3
David Palmer	26	193	7.4	23	1
Charles Evans	21	152	7.2	17	0
Chris Walsh	11	114	10.4	19	1
Leroy Hoard	11	84	7.6	30	0
Greg DeLong	8	75	9.4	23	0
Hunter Goodwin	7	61	8.7	14	0
Moe Williams	4	14	3.5	7	0
Matthew Hatchette	3	54	18.0	38	0
Robert Green	1	5	5.0	5	0
Brad Johnson	1	3	3.0	3	1
Totals	319	3537	11.1	56	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Eddie Murray	24	23	95.8	17	12	70.6	59
Greg Davis	10	10	100.0	10	7	70.0	31
Totals	34	33	97.1	27	19	70.4	90

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mitch Berger	73	3133	42.9	65
Randall Cunningham	8	274	34.2	65
Totals	81	3407	42.1	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
David Palmer	34	444	13.1	57	0
Totals	34	444	13.1	57	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
David Palmer	32	711	22.2	62
Moe Williams	16	388	24.2	74
Robert Tate	10	196	19.6	36
Harold Morrow	5	99	19.8	42
Chris Walsh	1	10	10.0	10
Ron George	1	10	10.0	10
Totals	65	1414	21.8	74

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dewayne Washington	4	71	17.8	27
Robert Griffith	2	26	13.0	21
Corey Fuller	2	24	12.0	22
Orlando Thomas	2	1	0.5	1
Ed McDaniel	1	18	18.0	18
Jason Fisk	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	12	141	11.8	27

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
John Randle	15.5
Duane Clemons	7.0
Dwayne Rudd	5.0
Derrick Alexander	4.5
Fernando Smith	4.0
Jason Fisk	3.0
Leonard Wheeler	2.0
Dixon Edwards	1.5
Ed McDaniel	1.5
Totals	44.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Robert Griffith	102.5	90	25	0	0	0	0	0	1
Corey Fuller	86.5	82	9	0	0	0	0	0	2
Dewayne Washington	79	74	10	0
Ed McDaniel	77.5	65	25	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jeff Brady	70	62	16		0	3	30	1	2
Orlando Thomas	63.5	57	13	0	1	2	26	1	1
John Randle	52.5	47	11		0	2	5	0	2
Derrick Alexander	43	35	16		0	1	0	0	3
Dixon Edwards	42	34	16		0	1	0	0	2
Dwayne Rudd	38.5	31	15		0	0	0	0	1
Fernando Smith	32	23	18		0	1	6	0	1
Leonard Wheeler	25	23	4		0	1	0	0	0
Duane Clemons	23.5	23	1		0	1	0	0	2
Jason Fisk	24	20	8	0	0	1	0	0	1
Jerry Ball	23.5	17	13		0	2	0	0	0
Torrian Gray	19.5	16	7
Stalin Colinet	16	14	4
Ron George	12.5	12	1
Tony Williams	10.5	9	3
Pete Bercich	8	7	2
Brad Johnson					4	3	0		0
Randall Cunningham					4	2	0	0	0
Robert Smith					0	1	0		0
Charles Evans					0	1	0		0
Greg Briggs					0	1	0	0	0
Robert Green					0	1	0	0	0
Greg DeLong					1	0	0	0	0
Mitch Berger					1	0	-9	0	0
Cris Carter					3	0	0		0
David Palmer					2	0	0		0
Totals	849.5	741	217	0	16	24	58	2	20

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Cris Carter		13							0	0	0	3		84
Eddie Murray									12	23	0			59
Robert Smith	6	1							0	0	0			42
Jake Reed		6							0	0	0			36
Greg Davis									7	10	0			31
Leroy Hoard	4	0							0	0	0			24
Andrew Glover		3							0	0	0			18
Charles Evans	2	0							0	0	0	1		14
David Palmer	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			12
Brad Johnson	0	1							0	0	0	2		10
Moe Williams	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Orlando Thomas						0	1		0	0	0			6
Chris Walsh		1		0					0	0	0			6
Jeff Brady							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	14	26	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	33	0	6	0	354