2000 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Dennis Green (11-5)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2000 Minnesota Vikings RosterTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Dennis Green (11-5)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2000 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2000 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Vikings piled up points with 397 points, and the defense allowed 371. Daunte Culpepper led the charge, passing for 3,937 yards. Cris Carter snagged 96 passes, while Randy Moss accumulated 1,437 receiving yards.
Robert Smith carried the ball for a team-best 1,521 yards for Minnesota.
Kailee Wong and Robert Tate each snatched 2 opponent throws. John Randle sacked quarterbacks 8 times.
Dennis Green coached the team. The 2000 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 474 | 297 | 62.7 | 3937 | 8.3 | 33 | 7.0 | 16 | 3.4 | 78 | 34 | 181 | 98.0 |
| Bubby Brister | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 82 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 40.0 |
| Mitch Berger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 495 | 307 | 62.0 | 4019 | 8.1 | 33 | 6.7 | 18 | 3.6 | 78 | 35 | 187 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 295 | 1521 | 5.2 | 72 | 7 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 89 | 470 | 5.3 | 27 | 7 |
| Moe Williams | 23 | 67 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Kleinsasser | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Troy Walters | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 428 | 2129 | 5.0 | 72 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 96 | 1274 | 13.3 | 53 | 9 |
| Randy Moss | 77 | 1437 | 18.7 | 78 | 15 |
| Robert Smith | 36 | 348 | 9.7 | 53 | 3 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 22 | 180 | 8.2 | 26 | 3 |
| Chris Walsh | 18 | 191 | 10.6 | 21 | 0 |
| John Davis | 17 | 202 | 11.9 | 37 | 1 |
| Matthew Hatchette | 16 | 190 | 11.9 | 39 | 2 |
| Jim Kleinsasser | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Troy Walters | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 307 | 4019 | 13.1 | 78 | 33 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 45 | 45 | 100.0 | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 111 |
| Totals | 45 | 45 | 100.0 | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 111 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berger | 62 | 2773 | 44.7 | 60 |
| Totals | 62 | 2773 | 44.7 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Walters | 15 | 217 | 14.5 | 63 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 261 | 10.0 | 63 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Walters | 30 | 692 | 23.1 | 38 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 17 | 389 | 22.9 | 38 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 10 | 214 | 21.4 | 34 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 1456 | 21.7 | 38 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailee Wong | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 25 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Randle | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
| Talance Sawyer | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tony Williams | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| John Burrough | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Bryce Paup | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kailee Wong | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Ed McDaniel | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Chris Hovan | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Robert Griffith | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Orlando Thomas | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Fred Robbins | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 31.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 108.5 | 98 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kailee Wong | 97 | 83 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 89.5 | 75 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Tate | 64 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 60.5 | 52 | 17 | ||||||
| Cris Dishman | 48.5 | 45 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Chris Hovan | 45.5 | 43 | 5 | ||||||
| Kenny Wright | 37 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Orlando Thomas | 34.5 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 33.5 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Talance Sawyer | 32 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Williams | 30 | 27 | 6 | ||||||
| John Randle | 25.5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| John Burrough | 24 | 19 | 10 | ||||||
| Keith Thibodeaux | 17.5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Wasswa Serwanga | 16.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lemanski Hall | 8.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bryce Paup | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Gabe Northern | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Antonio Banks | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Nelson | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Fernando Smith | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Don Morgan | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Fred Robbins | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Roy Barker | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Craig Sauer | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Daunte Culpepper | 11 | 5 | -23 | 0 | |||||
| Robert Smith | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Cris Carter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Harold Morrow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Troy Walters | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Moe Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| David Dixon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brad Badger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Matt Birk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Randy Moss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 802.5 | 713 | 179 | 0 | 26 | 25 | -11 | 0 | 9 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Gary Anderson | 22 | 45 | 0 | 111 | ||||||||||
| Randy Moss | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | |||||||
| Robert Smith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| Cris Carter | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| Daunte Culpepper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| Johnny McWilliams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Matthew Hatchette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| John Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Moe Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Totals | 14 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 397 |
