FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2005

VIKINGS HEAD TO CHICAGO FOR FIRST NFC NORTH GAME

2005 PRESEASON

Date Opponent Time (CT) Aug. 12 KANSAS CITY W 27-16 Aug. 19 at N.Y. Jets L 21-28 Aug. 26 SAN DIEGO W 19-16 Sept. 2 at Seattle W 23-21

2005 REGULAR SEASON Sept. 11 TAMPA BAY L 13-24 Sept. 18 at Cincinnati L 8-37 Sept. 25 NEW ORLEANS W 33-16 Oct. 2 at Atlanta L 10-30 Oct. 9 BYE Oct. 16 at Chicago Noon Oct. 23 GREEN BAY Noon Oct. 30 at Carolina Noon Nov. 6 DETROIT Noon Nov. 13 at N.Y. Giants Noon Nov. 21 at Green Bay 8:00 p.m. Nov. 27 CLEVELAND Noon Dec. 4 at Detroit Noon Dec. 11 ST. LOUIS Noon Dec. 18 PITTSBURGH Noon Dec. 25 at Baltimore 7:30 p.m. Jan. 1 CHICAGO Noon

Practice Schedule Wednesday, October 12 11:45 a.m.-Mike Tice and Players Available 1:45-3:40 p.m.-Practice (1st 30 min. open) Thursday, October 13 11:35 a.m.-Mike Tice and Players Available 1:20-3:10 p.m.-Practice (1st 30 min. open) Friday, October 14 Noon-1:05 p.m.-Practice (1st 30 min. open) 1:05 p.m.-Mike Tice and Players Available Saturday, October 15 No access Sunday, October 16 Noon (CT) –Game @ Chicago Bears Monday, October 17 1:35 p.m. (CT) –Mike Tice Press Conference Tuesday, October 18 Players day off

The Minnesota Vikings (1-3) will travel to Chicago to face the Bears (1-3) at Soldier Field at noon (CT) on Sunday, October 16th. Last week the Vikings had a bye while the Bears lost 20-10 to the Cleveland Browns. Next Sunday the Vikings return home to face the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, October 23rd while the Bears next host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, October 23rd.

TELEVISION – The game will be televised by FOX (KMSP-TV, Ch. 9 in the Twin Cities) with a noon CT kickoff. Bill Maas and Sam Rosen will call the action.

RADIO – The game can be heard on KFAN-AM 1130 and KOOL 108-FM, which serve as the flagship for the 73-station, six-state Minnesota Vikings Radio Network. Former Vikings’ tight end Joe Senser, who is in his second stint with the Vikings, will serve as the color analyst while Paul Allen will do the play-by-play. Former Vikings’ punter Greg Coleman reports from the sideline. The pre-game show with Joe Anderson begins at 11:00 a.m. (CT).

INTERNET – Vikings’ information can be accessed on the world wide web at Vikings.com, league-wide information is at NFL.com. The Vikings’ web site continues to be one of the most visited in the NFL.

VIKINGS NEW STADIUM EFFORTS – For more information on the Vikings’ new stadium efforts and new images of the stadium go to vikings.com and view the stadium section on the home page.

TICKET INFORMATION – The Vikings currently have a waiting list for 2006 season tickets. For more information call 612-33-VIKES. The Vikings have nearly sold out all of the regular season games with single tickets remaining for select games. Tickets can be purchased at the Vikings’ ticket office at the Metrodome, any Ticketmaster location, or by phone at (651) 989-5151. VIKINGS’ 45TH SEASON – The Vikings celebrate their 45th season of NFL play in 2005 with a commemorative patch worn on the left chest of the uniforms and a number of special events. Fans can vote for the Vikings Greatest Game in an online contest at www.vikings.com.

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VIKINGS-BEARS CONNECTIONS – Vikings’ K Paul Edinger played for the Bears the past five seasons (2000-04) and ranks third in Bears’ history with 110 FGs…Edinger was a high school teammate of Bears’ TE Desmond Clark at Kathleen High School in Lakeland, FL…Vikings’ WR Marcus Robinson played the first 5 seasons of his career in Chicago (1998-02) and set a Bears’ franchise record with 1,400 yards receiving in 1999…Vikings’ LB Napoleon Harris is from Chicago and attended Thornton Township High in Harvey, IL and Northwestern University…Vikings’ LB coach Pete Bercich is from Joliet, IL and was one of five finalists for National Defensive Player of the Year at Providence High in 1989…Bercich was also a teammate of Bears’ FB Marc Edwards at Notre Dame…Vikings’ RB coach Dean Dalton coached with Bears’ head coach Lovie Smith at Wisconsin in 1987…Vikings’ G Chris Liwienski and Bears’ DE Adewale Ogunleye were teammates at Indiana…Vikings’ CB Antoine Winfield, LB Sam Cowart, S Ken Irvin, DT Pat Williams, and LB Keith Newman all played with Bears’ G Ruben Brown in Buffalo…Vikings’ defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell also coached for the Bills during Brown’s time there…Bears’ K Doug Brien was with the Vikings in 2002…Vikings’ TE Jermaine Wiggins and Bears’ WR Muhsin Muhammad were teammates in Carolina…Vikings’ WR Travis Taylor was a teammate of Bears’ DE Alex Brown, S Todd Johnson, and DT Ian Scott at Florida…Vikings’ RB Ciatrick Fason played with Johnson and Scott with the Gators…Vikings’ CB Ralph Brown played in the defensive backfield with Bears’ S Mike Brown at Nebraska…Vikings’ S Corey Chavous played in Arizona with Bears’ RB Thomas Jones…Jones also played with Vikings’ QB Brad Johnson in Tampa Bay in ’03…Vikings’ LS Cullen Loeffler played at Texas with Bears’ CB Nathan Vasher and RB Cedric Benson and when Bears’ WR coach Darryl Drake coached on the Longhorns’ staff…Vikings’ DT C.J. Mosley and Bears’ WR Justin Gage were teammates at Missouri…Vikings’ CB Ralph Brown and T Mike Rosenthal were teammates of Bears’ P Brad Maynard with the N.Y. Giants…Bears’ LB Brendon Ayanbadejo’s older brother, Obafemi, played for the Vikings in 1998…Vikings’ LB Keith Newman and Bears’ OL Roberto Garza played with the Falcons together…Vikings’ TE Jeff Dugan, QB Shaun Hill, LB E.J. Henderson, and C Melvin Fowler were all teammates of Bears’ LB Leon Joe at Maryland…Vikings’ G Marcus Johnson played on the line at Ole Miss with Bears’ OL Terrence Metcalf…Bears’ C Olin Kreutz played at Washington when Vikings’ offensive assistant/assistant QB coach Randy Hanson was on the Huskies’ staff…Bears’ QB coach Wade Wilson was an 8th-round draft pick by the Vikings in 1981 and went on to play 11 seasons (1981-91) in Minnesota…Wilson played with Vikings’ DE Lance Johnstone in Oakland…Bears’ asst. special teams coach Charlie Coiner coached at the University of Minnesota in 1987…Bears’ assistant DB coach Torrian Gray was a 2nd-round draft pick of the Vikings in 1997 and was with the team from 1997-2000…Vikings’ CB Antoine Winfield and DE Darrion Scott played at Ohio State when Bears’ RB coach Tim Spencer coached the Buckeyes’ running backs…Vikings’ defensive line coach Brian Baker and TE coach John Tice played at Maryland with Bears’ Director of Pro Personnel Bobby DePaul…Vikings’ S Corey Chavous played at Vanderbilt when Bears’ DB coach Perry Fewell coached the secondary for the Commodores…Vikings’ P Chris Kluwe played for UCLA when Bears’ defensive line coach Don Johnson coached at UCLA VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. THE BEARS – Daunte Culpepper had 13 carries for 73 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns against Chicago (9/3/00) in his first NFL start, setting a Vikings’ record for rushing attempts and touchdowns by a quarterback in a game…Culpepper also earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors when he completed 19-30 passes for 360 yards and 2 TDs and added a rushing TD vs. the Bears (9/26/04)…Lance Johnstone had two sacks against the Bears (9/26/99) as an Oakland Raider…Michael Bennett had 29 carries for 106 yards vs. Chicago (10/27/02)…Moe Williams rushed for 108 yards and 1 TD vs. Chicago (9/14/03)…Brian Williams posted the first sack of his career and added 5 tackles vs. Chicago (9/14/03)…Kevin Williams recorded 3 tackles and a sack at Chicago (12/14/03)…Sam Cowart posted 14 tackles and a sack of Jim Miller vs. Chicago (11/12/00) when he was with Buffalo…Brad Johnson completed a career-high 40 passes on 56 attempts for 399 yards vs. Chicago (11/18/01) when he was with Tampa Bay…Spencer Johnson posted the first sack of his career when he brought down Bears’ QB Chad Hutchinson at Chicago (12/5/04)…Marcus Robinson had 6 catches for 90 yards and a 40-yard TD catch at Chicago (12/5/04)…Darren Sharper has 7 career interceptions vs. Chicago, the most against any opponent, and he also had a career-high 2.0 sacks at Chicago (9/29/03) when he was with the Packers…Fred Smoot had 6 tackles and picked off Rex Grossman at Chicago (12/21/03) when he played for the Redskins…Jermaine Wiggins had 4 catches for 73 yards at Chicago (12/5/04).

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HOW THE VIKINGS PERFORM VS. THE BEARS - Daunte Culpepper 10 games, 311 att., 202 comp, 2,355 yards, 64.9 pct., 13 TD, 8 Int., 91.0 rating 67 att., 306 yards, 4.6 avg., 24 long, 5 TD Michael Bennett 4 games, 73 att., 290 yards, 3.9 avg., 13 long, 0 TD Nate Burleson 4 games, 8 rec., 124 yards, 15.5 average, 63 long, 1 TD Kevin Williams 4 games, 24 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 4 QB hurries, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 passes defensed VIKINGS VS. BEARS SERIES STANDINGS – Overall Minnesota leads the series 47-38-2, including 20-21-2 away. With this game the Vikings will have played the Bears (89 games) more than any other opponent. Mike Tice is 12-7 (.632) in games vs. the NFC North.

ROAD HOTELS Chicago October 16 Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport (773-686-8000) Carolina October 30 Charlotte Marriott City Center (704-333-9000) For credentials for road games please contact Bob Hagan, Tom West, Tom Fanning or Jeff Anderson at least one week prior to the game. For road hotel arrangements please contact Luther Hippe or Bob Hagan. All hotel arrangements MUST be submitted at least two weeks in advance of the game.

OFFSEASON ADDITIONS 2005 DRAFT – The Vikings used four picks on defense and three on offense in the 2005 NFL Draft. The selection of South Carolina wide receiver Troy Williamson with the 7th pick made him the highest-drafted WR in franchise history, a mark previously held by Gene Washington (8th overall, 1967). With the team’s second pick in the 1st round, the Vikings selected DE Erasmus James out of Wisconsin. The Vikings had two top 20 picks for the first time since 1994. James became the third straight 1st-round defensive lineman that the team had selected, joining DE Kenechi Udeze (2004) and DT Kevin Williams (2003). Through the early part of the 2005 season the Vikings have gotten solid contributions from their rookie class with all 5 on the active roster seeing game action. Marcus Johnson started the opener, making him the 1st OG in team history to start on opening day. Williamson has started and hauled in a 53-yard TD vs. New Orleans for his 1st NFL score.

Round 1 1. Troy Williamson (7), WR, South Carolina 2. Erasmus James (20), DE, Wisconsin Round 2 3. Marcus Johnson (49), G, Mississippi Round 3 4. Dustin Fox (80), S, Ohio State (IR)

Round 4 5. Ciatrick. Fason (112), RB, Florida Round 6 6. C.J. Mosley (191), DT, Missouri Round 7 7. Adrian Ward (219), CB, UTEP (released)

FREE AGENTS/TRADES – In the off-season the Vikings added several players that are expected to make significant contributions in 2005. In free agency the Vikings added three players that are slated to start on defense, DT Pat Williams (Buffalo), S Darren Sharper (Green Bay), and CB Fred Smoot (Washington). The Vikings also added WR Travis Taylor (Baltimore), former Vikings’ QB Brad Johnson (Tampa Bay), and K Paul Edinger (Chicago) in free agency. The team acquired two LBs in trades that are expected to start in Napoleon Harris (Oakland) and Sam Cowart (N.Y. Jets).

CONSULTING WITH FRIENDS – The Vikings welcomed a pair of former coaches back to the team to serve as consultants to the coaching staff. Former Vikings LB coach and defensive coordinator Foge Fazio (1995-1999) will assist the Vikings defense while former Vikings WR coach Jerry Rhome (1994) will add his expertise to the offensive side of the ball. Both coaches have history with Head Coach Mike Tice, with Rhome serving as a Seattle assistant during Tice’s playing days with the Seahawks. Fazio was on the Vikings staff during Tice’s final season playing and early in his coaching career. During his Vikings career Fazio helped John Randle and Ed McDaniel earn Pro Bowl honors while Rhome tutored Cris Carter as he set a then-NFL record with 122 receptions and started the Pro Bowl. Carter (122) and Jake Reed (85) set a Vikings record for catches by a tandem with 207 in 1994 that still stands as the top team mark.

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Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Culpepper, Passing Yards (1,019) 5 8 4T 5 8 Howry, Punt Return Avg. (7.4) 2 5 6 8 6 Kluwe, Punting Avg. (48.8) 1 1 1 1 1 Kluwe, Net Punting Avg. (42.6) 3 1 1 1 1 Robinson, K., Kickoff Ret. Avg. (23.3)NR NR 7 6 8 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 17 Kluwe, Punting Avg. (48.8) 1 1 1 1 1 Kluwe, Net Punting Avg. (42.6) 5 1 3 1 1 Where Vikings Rank Offensively and Defensively (NFC)

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

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Overall Offense 28 24 17 23 24 Rushing Offense 31 30 23 22 26 Passing Offense 16 17 12 12 13 Points Scored 22T 30 20 24 24 Overall Defense 21 30 28 29 30 Rushing Defense 25 32 30 32 32 Passing Defense 14 28 25 13 14 Points Allowed 20T 31 29 28 27 Turnover Ratio 27T 32 28T 31 29T LAST GAME – The Vikings lost 30-10 to the Atlanta Falcons on the road. Daunte Culpepper completed 23 of 34 passes for 250 yards and a touchdown. Mewelde Moore led the way on the ground with 14 carries for 57 yards (4.1 avg.). He also led the team in receiving with 6 catches for 63 yards. Troy Williamson had the Vikings’ lone touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Culpepper, marking his 2nd straight game with a TD reception. Punter Chris Kluwe had 5 punts for 230 yards for a 46.0 average. Sam Cowart led the squad in tackles with 9 and also had a sack. ROOKIE RECEIVING REAPING REWARDS – Vikings 1st-round draft pick Troy Williamson has caught a TD pass in consecutive games, vs. New Orleans (9/25) and at Atlanta (10/2). Williamson made his NFL scoring debut with a 53-yard scoring strike from Daunte Culpepper against the Saints. He hauled in a 16-yarder against Atlanta. His 166 receiving yards leads NFC rookies and is tied for 2nd in the NFL. Rookie Receiving TDs in Vikings History 1. Randy Moss, 1998 17 2. Sammy White, 1976 10 3. Hal Bedsole, 1964 5

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WILF FAMILY TAKES OWNERSHIP – A new era in Minnesota Vikings football began when an investment group led by brothers Zygi and Mark Wilf were unanimously approved as the new owners of the Vikings by their fellow owners in the NFL on May 25, 2005. The Wilfs are the owners of Garden Homes Development in New Jersey, a nationwide leader in retail and private residential development. Joining the Wilf brothers in their ownership group are cousin Leonard Wilf, Reggie Fowler, David Mandelbaum, and Alan Landis. At the New Orleans game (9/25) the Wilfs will be making a $100,000 donation to Saints owner Tom Benson, who opened the New Orleans Saints Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

VIKINGS FACTS AND FIGURES

• Oldest Vikings player Brad Johnson (9/13/68) • Youngest Vikings player C.J. Mosley (8/6/83) • Most seasons as a Viking Moe Williams 9th Vikings season • Most NFL seasons Brad Johnson 14th season in the NFL • College with the most Vikings Maryland (4) Dugan, Henderson, Hill, Fowler • Conference with the most Vikings SEC 13 players on ’05 roster • State (High School Hometown) Florida 11 players on ’05 roster with the most Vikings • Largest Viking Bryant McKinnie, T Stands 6-8 and weighs 335 pounds • Smallest Viking Paul Edinger, K Stands 5-8 and weighs 175 pounds • Vikings w/NFL Europe experience 3 Shaun Hill, Brad Johnson Marcus Robinson • Former 1st-round draft picks 10 Michael Bennett, Daunte Culpepper,

Napoleon Harris, Erasmus James, Bryant McKinnie, Travis Taylor, Kevin Williams, Troy Williamson, Antoine Winfield, Koren Robinson • Former Pro Bowlers 8 Michael Bennett, Matt Birk, Corey Chavous, Sam Cowart, Daunte Culpepper, Brad Johnson, Darren Sharper, Kevin Williams • Coaches who played in the NFL 7 Mike Tice (14 seasons), Pete Bercich (7)

Wes Chandler (11), Ted Cottrell (2), Kevin Ross (14), John Tice (10), Rusty Tillman (8)

NFL HEAD COACHES WITH PLAYING EXPERIENCE IN THE LEAGUE – Vikings’ head coach Mike Tice has the most years played in the NFL by current head coaches. Tice played for the Seattle Seahawks (1981-88, ‘90-91), the Washington Redskins (1989) and the Minnesota Vikings (1992-93, ’95).

Coach NFL Seasons Coach NFL Seasons Mike Tice 14 Marty Schottenheimer 6 Jack Del Rio 11 Bill Cowher 5 Herman Edwards 10 Jeff Fisher 4 Jim Haslett 9 Tony Dungy 3 Mike Mularkey 9

EXPERIENCED STAFF – The Vikings’ coaching staff has a wealth of coaching experience, but also a long history with the NFL as players. Head Coach Mike Tice (14), assistant secondary coach Kevin Ross (14), WR coach Wes Chandler (11), TE coach John Tice (10), special teams coordinator Rusty Tillman (8), LB coach Pete Bercich (7), and defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell (2) give the Vikings 66 years of NFL playing experience on the staff. That number is the highest of any NFC team and tied for third in the NFL, trailing only Pittsburgh’s and Denver’s coaching staffs.

NFL Playing Experience on Staffs/NFL NFL Playing Experience on Staffs/NFC 1. Pittsburgh 77 1. Minnesota 66 2. Denver 68 2. St. Louis 54 3t. Minnesota 66 3. New Orleans 53 3t. San Diego 66 4. Seattle 49 3t. Oakland 66

REGULAR SEASON GAME 5, VS. CHICAGO BEARS - Page 6 CULPEPPER NUMBERS – Vikings’ QB Daunte Culpepper is coming off a 2004 season that saw him earn his 3rd Pro Bowl berth in 5 seasons as a starter and set virtually every Vikings’ single-season passing record. Culpepper set franchise marks for TDs (39), yards (4,717), completion percentage (69.2), and passer rating (110.9), along with many other records. He set an NFL record in ‘04 for most combined passing/rushing yardage in a season with 5,123 yards, topping Dan Marino’s mark of 5,077 set in 1984.

Vikings Passing TDs - Season Vikings 300-Yard Games – Career Vikings Single-Season Passing Yards 1. D. Culpepper, ‘04 39 1T. Daunte Culpepper, 1999-04 19 1. Daunte Culpepper, 2004 4,717 2. R. Cunningham, ‘98 34 1T. Tommy Kramer, 1977-89 19 2. Warren Moon, 1994 4,264 3T. D. Culpepper, ’00 33 3. Warren Moon, 1994-96 10 3. Warren Moon, 1995 4,228 3T. Warren Moon, ‘95 33 4. Daunte Culpepper, 2000 3,937 5. Tommy Kramer, ‘81 26 5. Tommy Kramer, 1981 3,912 6T. D. Culpepper, ‘03 25 6. Daunte Culpepper, 2002 3,853 6T. Fran Tarkenton, ‘75 25 6T. Fran Tarkenton, ‘78 25

Vikings Completion % - Season Vikings 50+ Yard Pass Plays- Career Career 100+ Passer Rating Games (including playoffs) 1. D. Culpepper, ’04 69.2% 1. Fran Tarkenton 36 1. Fran Tarkenton 37 2. D. Culpepper, ’03 65.0% 2T. Daunte Culpepper 26 2. Daunte Culpepper 30 3T. D. Culpepper, ’01 64.2% 2T. Tommy Kramer 26 3. Tommy Kramer 14 3T. Fran Tarkenton, ’75 64.2% 5T. D. Culpepper, ’00 62.7% 5T. Brad Johnson, ’96 62.7%

Vikings TD Passes (games) Rushing Yards by a Vikings QB Pass/Rush Yards-Season – NFL History 1. Fran Tarkenton 239 (177) 1. Daunte Culpepper, 2002 609 1. Daunte Culpepper, 2004 5,123 2. Tommy Kramer 159 (127) 2. Daunte Culpepper, 2000 470 2. Dan Marino, 1984 5,007 3. Daunte Culpepper 133 (78) 3. Daunte Culpepper, 2003 422 3. Warren Moon, 1990 4,904 4. Wade Wilson 66 (76) 4. Daunte Culpepper, 2001 416 5. Daunte Culpepper, 2004 406 Passer Ratings- NFL History Passing Yards in NFL History Passing TDs in NFL History 1. Peyton Manning, 2004 121.1 1. Dan Marino, 1984 5,084 1. Peyton Manning, 2004 49 2. Steve Young, 1994 112.8 2. Kurt Warner, 2001 4,830 2. Dan Marino, 1984 48 3. Joe Montana, 1989 112.4 3. Dan Fouts, 1981 4,802 3. Dan Marino, 1986 44 4. D. Culpepper, 2004 110.9 4. Dan Marino, 1986 4,746 4. Kurt Warner, 1999 41 5. Daunte Culpepper, 2004 4,717 5T. Daunte Culpepper, 2004 39 5T. Brett Favre, 1996 39 MINNESOTA VIKINGS CAREER RUSHING LEADERS – The Vikings feature a ground game that includes 3 of the top 18 all-time leading rushers in team history. The Vikings have used a balanced attack the past three seasons on their way to top five rankings in NFL total offense each season. The Vikings ranked #4 in total offense in 2004, #1 in 2003, and #2 in 2002. The Vikings posted the top two team rushing yardage totals in franchise history in 2002 and 2003, and feature a line that includes veterans LG Chris Liwienski, LT Bryant McKinnie, and RT Mike Rosenthal. Yards Attempts Yards Attempts 1. Robert Smith................6,818...........1,411 11. Daunte Culpepper ...2,397 ...............437 2. Chuck Foreman ...........5,879...........1,529 12. Alfred Anderson.........2,374 ...............626 3. Bill Brown.....................5,757...........1,627 13. Herschel Walker ........2,264 ...............551 4. Ted Brown ...................4,546...........1,117 14. Clinton Jones.............2,008 ...............546 5. Dave Osborn................4,320...........1,172 15. Oscar Reed ...............1,968 ...............490 6. Darrin Nelson...............4,231..............981 16. Rickey Young ............1,744 ...............554 7. Tommy Mason .............3,252..............761 17. Leroy Hoard...............1,689 ...............438 8. Terry Allen ...................2,795..............641 18. Moe Williams............1,534 ...............368 9. Michael Bennett .........2,736..............599 19. Rick Fenney ..............1,508 ...............358 10. Fran Tarkenton ..........2,548..............464 20. Scottie Graham .........1,239 ...............349

REGULAR SEASON GAME 5, VS. CHICAGO BEARS - Page 7 OFFENSIVE CONSISTENCY – Vikings’ offensive line coach Steve Loney takes over as offensive coordinator after 3 seasons as an assistant on the staff and working with Scott Linehan, who held the position from 2002-04. In his tenure with the Vikings, Loney has helped form an offense that has ranked in the NFL’s top 4 each season, highlighted by earning the #1 ranking in 2003. The team led the NFL in rushing in 2002 and ranked #2 overall. The 2004 Vikings set a franchise record with 6,339 total net yards, an average of 396.2 yards per game, breaking the old record of 6,294 set in 2002. The ’04 Vikings set a record for first downs in a season with 351, breaking the mark of 350 set in 2002. The Vikings 4,754 passing yards in ’04 set a new team record, breaking the mark of 4,492 set in 1998. Loney’s offensive linemen have factored into the Vikings success on offense over the past 3 seasons. In 2004, he was forced to make frequent adjustments due to injury, starting 6 different combinations along the line. DEFENSE DIGS IN – The 2005 Vikings enter the season with five former NFL 1st-round draft choices and four former Pro Bowlers on defense. The defense will again be under the direction of one of the most respected defensive coordinators in the game. Ted Cottrell is in his 22nd season of NFL coaching with an impressive resume behind him. He tutored the NFL’s #1 ranked defense in 1999 and #3 in 2000 while with the Buffalo Bills and has five players from that team with him, including 2004 priority free agent pickup CB Antoine Winfield and key 2005 free agent acquisition DT Pat Williams. Along with Winfield, the defense boasts LB Napoleon Harris, DE Erasmus James, Pro Bowl DT Kevin Williams and DE Kenechi Udeze as former 1st-round picks. The Vikings also added proven players to their secondary in free agency, including 2-time Pro Bowl S Darren Sharper and CB Fred Smoot, and linebackers Harris and Sam Cowart through offseason trades. DYNAMIC DUO – With a secondary that already boasted highly respected CB Antoine Winfield and former Pro Bowl S Corey Chavous, the Vikings added to their talented defensive backfield by acquiring S Darren Sharper (Green Bay) and CB Fred Smoot (Washington) in free agency during the offseason. Sharper, who was named to the Pro Bowl in 2000 and 2002, has the most interceptions in the NFL since 2000 with 31 and posted a career-high 3 defensive TDs in 2004. Smoot led the Redskins in INTs in each of his first three seasons in the NFL to set a team record. He trails only Tampa Bay CB Ronde Barber for the most interceptions in the NFC since 2001. The combo of Sharper and Smoot ranks second only to Tory James and Deltha O’Neal of Cincinnati for the most interceptions by a pair of current teammates since 2001. Sharper and Smoot each had an interception in their first games as a Viking vs. Tampa Bay (9/11).

Most Interceptions / Current Teammates/ 2001-05 NFL Interceptions Since 2000 1. Tory James/Deltha O’Neal (Cincinnati) 46 1. Darren Sharper, Min. 32 2. Darren Sharper/Fred Smoot (Minnesota) 40 2. Tony Parrish, San. F. 28 3T. Patrick Surtain/Greg Wesley (Kansas City) 39 3. Patrick Surtain, K.C. 26 3T. Patrick Surtain/Sammy Knight (Kansas City) 39 4. Tory James, Cin. 25 5. Sammy Knight, K.C. 23 PICKING OFF POINTS – Darren Sharper’s 1st game as a Viking also produced one of the most impressive returns in team history. His 88-yard interception return of a Brian Griese pass is the 5th-longest in team history and the 2nd-longest of his career by a yard. The return was the 8th career TD Sharper has scored (6 INTs, 2 FRs), which ranks 1st in the NFL since he entered the League in 1997. Sharper’s last 3 INTs have been returned for TDs, a 36-yarder at Detroit (10/17/04), a 43-yarder at Chicago (1/2/05) and the 88-yarder vs. Tampa Bay (9/11).

Longest Interception Returns in Vikings History NFL Defensive TDs since 1997 1. Najee Mustafaa vs. LA Rams (12/15/91) 97t 1. Darren Sharper 8 (6 INT, 2 FR) 2. Walker Lee Ashley vs. Chicago (12/19/88) 94t 2T. Dre Bly 7 (5 INT, 2 FR) 3. Issiac Holt vs. Detroit (10/9/89) 90t 2T. Rod Woodson 7 (7 INT) 4. Charlie West at Chicago (12/19/71) 89 2T. Aeneas Williams 7 (5 INT, 2 FR) 5. Darren Sharper vs. Tampa Bay (9/11/05) 88t

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STACKS OF SACKS – Kevin Williams led the team in 2004 with 11.5 sacks and Lance Johnstone tied his career high with 11.0 sacks. The duo tied with Indianapolis and Atlanta as the only teams to have 2 players with 10+ sacks each, and no duo has more than their 43.0 combined sacks in 2003-04. Johnstone and Williams were the 1st Vikings’ tandem to post 10+ sacks in consecutive seasons since Chris Doleman and John Randle in 1992-93. Williams was named 1st-team Associated Press All-Pro and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2004. Johnstone’s sack in the opener vs. Tampa Bay moved him closer to former Purple People Eater Gary Larsen for 10th on the Vikings’ career sack list. Johnstone stands 11th with 35.5, trailing Larsen (37.0) for 10th place. Johnstone has 64.5 sacks in his 10 NFL seasons. Top Sacking Tandems – 2003-05 Top Sacking Tandems – 2004 1. Freeney/Mathis (Indianapolis) 52.0 1. Freeney/Mathis (Indianapolis) 26.5 2. Williams/Johnstone (Minnesota) 45.0 2. Kerney/Coleman (Atlanta) 24.5 3. Ellis/Abraham (Atlanta) 39.0 3. Williams/Johnstone (Minnesota) 22.5

TRULY SPECIAL TEAMS – The Vikings entered 2005 with a P and K that had never suited up for the team. Undrafted rookie P Chris Kluwe, obtained off waivers from Seattle following the preseason, notched the best punting performance by a rookie in team history and the 2nd-best single day by a Vikings’ P in team history with a 54.3 average (minimum 4 punts). Kluwe leads the NFL in punting after 5 weeks in gross average (48.8) and net average (42.6). Veteran K Paul Edinger made the move from NFC North rival Chicago to Minnesota as a free agent in the offseason and brought his strong leg into play quickly. Edinger nailed his 1st FG attempt in Purple when he connected on a 53-yarder vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). The kick ranks as the longest in Vikings’ opening-day history and is tied for the 2nd-longest in team history. The boot moves Edinger to 14-of-20 from 50+ for his career. Kluwe was honored in the week leading into the Atlanta game as the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Month, the 1st rookie in team history to earn a Player of the Month honors and the 1st Viking to earn Special Teams Player of the Month honors since Mitch Berger in 2000.

Vikings Best Single-Game Punting Avg. (min. 4) Longest FGs in Vikings History 1. Mitch Berger vs. Cincinnati (11/15/98) 55.8 1. Jan Stenerud vs. Atlanta (9/16/84) 54 2. Chris Kluwe vs. Tampa Bay (9/11/05) 54.3 2T. Paul Edinger vs. Tampa Bay (9/11/05) 53 3. Harry Newsome vs. Phoenix (10/13/91) 54.0 2T. Gary Anderson vs. Miami (12/21/02) 53 2T. Gary Anderson vs. Jax. (12/20/98) 53 2T. Chuck Nelson vs. Tampa Bay (11/30/86) 53 2T. Jan Stenerud vs. Tampa Bay (11/4/84) 53 2T. Fred Cox at Green Bay (12/5/65) 53

MOORE YARDS – Mewelde Moore broke the 100-yard mark for the 3rd time in his career vs. New Orleans (9/25), giving his 3 career 100-yard rushing days in his 4 starts. He has broken the century mark twice against his home-town New Orleans Saints.

OUT OF THE GATE – The Vikings set a team record vs. New Orleans (9/25) by scoring with a mere 13 seconds expired in the game, marking the fastest opening score in team history. Vikings CB Antoine Winfield recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff to give the team the ball at the New Orleans 24-yard line. Daunte Culpepper found Travis Taylor in the end zone for the 1st passing TD of the season en route to a 33-16 win. Culpepper and Taylor hooked up for a pair of TDs in the game, giving Taylor his 1st TDs since the 2003 season.

• 2005 SEASON STATISTICS • ROSTERS • DEPTH CHART • ROSTER MOVES • GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • THE LAST TIME • PARTICIPATION CHART • HOW THE VIKINGS WERE BUILT

VIKINGS 2005 SEASON STATISTICS WON 1, LOST 3 9/11 L 13-24 Tampa Bay 63,939 9/18 L 8-37 at Cincinnati 65,763 9/25 W 33-16 New Orleans 63,952 10/2 L 10-30 at Atlanta 69,552 Minn. Opp. Total First Downs............................................ 74 75 Rushing....................................................... 16 34 Passing....................................................... 46 38 Penalty........................................................ 12 3 3rd Down: Made/Att ............................... 17/47 26/60 3rd Down: Pct .......................................... 36.2 43.3 4th Down: Made/Att. .................................. 2/2 1/3 4th Down: Pct ........................................ 100.0 33.3 Possession Avg. ........................................ 29:06 30:55 Total Net Yards........................................... 1233 1513 Avg. Per Game ...................................... 308.3 378.3 Total Plays ................................................ 237 260 Avg. Per Play ............................................. 5.2 5.8 Net Yards Rushing........................................ 319 712 Avg. Per Game ........................................ 79.8 178.0 Total Rushes............................................... 84 131 Net Yards Passing ........................................ 914 801 Avg. Per Game ...................................... 228.5 200.3 Sacked/Yards Lost............................... 20/105 6/36 Gross Yards Passing .............................. 1019 837 Att./Completions .................................. 133/87 123/68 Completion Pct. ....................................... 65.4 55.3 Had Intercepted .......................................... 10 5 Punts/Average ........................................ 17/48.8 18/42.3 Net Punting Avg........................................... 42.6 38.6 Penalties/Yards........................................ 35/263 52/363 Fumbles/Ball Lost .......................................... 9/5 5/2 Touchdowns ..................................................... 6 12 Rushing......................................................... 1 5 Passing......................................................... 4 7 Returns ......................................................... 1 0 Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 OT T VIKINGS .....................24 7 3 30 - 64 Opponents ..................21 53 13 20 - 107 Scoring Ru Re Rt 1 pt. 2 pt. FG S T Edinger ...............0 0 0 5/5 - 7/8 - 26 Taylor..................0 2 0 - - - - 12 Williamson ..........0 2 0 - - - - 12 Culpepper ...........1 0 0 - - - - 6 Sharper ...............0 0 1 - - - - 6 M. Robinson........0 0 0 - 1 - - 2 VIKINGS .............1 4 1 5/5 1/1 7/8 - 64 Opponents.........5 7 0 11/11 0/1 8/8 - 107 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Edinger .............. 0/0 3/3 1/2 2/2 1/1 VIKINGS ............ 0/0 3/3 1/2 2/2 1/1 Opponents........ 0/0 3/3 3/3 2/2 0/0 Vikings: (53, 22), ( ), (24 33ru, 28, 48, 34), (43) Opponents: (41), (40, 29, 30), (22), (38, 26, 39)

Rushing Att. Yds Avg Long TD Moore ..................... 45 187 4.2 28 0 Culpepper............... 15 74 4.9 17 1 Bennett................... 12 35 2.9 23 0 M. Williams............. 11 19 1.7 9 0 K. Robinson.............. 1 4 4.0 4 0 VIKINGS ................ 84 319 3.8 28 1 Opponents .......... 131 712 5.4 71t 5 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Taylor ..................... 18 215 11.9 25 2 Wiggins .................. 16 135 8.4 17 0 Williamson................ 9 166 18.4 53t 2 Moore ....................... 9 73 8.1 27 0 M. Robinson ............. 8 159 19.9 68 0 Kleinsasser............... 8 73 9.1 13 0 Burleson .................. 6 93 15.5 20 0 Bennett..................... 6 51 8.5 20 0 M. Williams............... 5 36 7.2 25 0 Owens ...................... 2 18 9.0 12 0 VIKINGS ................ 87 1019 11.7 68 4 Opponents ............ 68 837 12.3 70t 7 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Sharper .................... 1 88 88.0 88t 1 Newman ................... 1 1 1.0 1 0 Winfield .................... 1 1 1.0 1 0 Offord ....................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Smoot....................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 VIKINGS .................. 5 90 18.0 88t 1 Opponents ............ 10 97 9.7 37 0 Opp. Fum. Rec No. Yds Avg Long TD Owens ...................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Winfield .................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 VIKINGS .................. 2 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents .............. 5 18 3.6 18 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In20 Lg B Kluwe ................. 17 829 48.8 42.6 2 5 62 0 VIKINGS ............ 17 829 48.8 42.6 2 5 62 0 Opponents ........ 18 761 42.3 38.6 0 7 55 0 Punt Returns No. FC Yds Avg Long TD Howry ....................... 9 5 67 7.4 19 0 K. Robinson.............. 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 VIKINGS ................ 11 5 67 6.1 19 0 Opponents ............ 11 3 65 5.9 14 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD K. Robinson...................... 8 186 23.3 46 0 Williamson........................ 7 89 12.7 25 0 Moore ............................... 4 72 18.0 27 0 Henderson........................ 1 13 13.0 13 0 Herrera ............................. 1 6 6.0 6 0 M. Williams....................... 1 16 16.0 16 0 VIKINGS .......................... 22 382 17.4 46 0 Opponents ...................... 14 330 23.6 36 0

Passing Att. Cmp. Yards Pct. Yd/Att TD TD% Int. Int% Lg Sack/Lost Rating Culpepper 133 87 1019 65.4 7.7 4 3.0 10 7.5 68 20/105 67.2 VIKINGS 133 87 1019 65.4 7.7 4 3.0 10 7.5 68 20/105 67.2 Opponents 123 68 837 55.3 6.8 7 5.7 5 4.1 70t 6/36 78.5

VIKINGS 2005 SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (based on coaches’ film review)

NAME SOLO ASST. TOTAL SACKS INT PD TFL FF FR QB HURR. Corey Chavous 19 9 28 0.0 0 1 4 0 0 2 Pat Williams 15 7 22 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Kevin Williams 14 8 22 0.0 0 1 0 1 0 6 Antoine Winfield 20 1 21 0.0 1 2 1 0 0 3 Dontarrious Thomas 16 4 20 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 E.J. Henderson 13 7 20 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Darrion Scott 12 7 19 0.5 0 1 1 0 0 2 Sam Cowart 13 5 18 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Spencer Johnson 7 8 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Darren Sharper 12 1 13 0.0 1 3 1 1 0 0 Rod Davis 7 4 11 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ralph Brown 9 0 9 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 1 Fred Smoot 8 1 9 0.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 Kenechi Udeze 5 4 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Napoleon Harris 4 5 9 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Ken Irvin 8 0 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Williams 6 1 7 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Keith Newman 5 2 7 0.5 1 0 2 0 0 5 Lance Johnstone 3 4 7 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Willie Offord 3 3 6 0.0 1 3 0 0 0 3 C.J. Mosley 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dovonte Edwards 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Erasmus James 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TOTALS 203 82 285 6.0 5 24 9 3 0 40

2005 SPECIAL TEAMS NAME SOLO ASST. TOTAL FF/FR BK Richard Owens 4 1 5 1/1 0 Raonall Smith 4 1 5 0/0 0 Ralph Brown 4 0 4 0/0 0 Brian Williams 3 1 4 0/0 0 Moe Williams 2 2 4 0/0 0 Antoine Winfield 3 0 3 0/1 0 Willie Offord 2 1 3 0/0 0 Cullen Loeffler 1 2 3 0/0 0 Dovonte Edwards 2 0 2 0/0 0 Dontarrious Thomas 0 2 2 0/0 0 Rod Davis 1 0 1 0/0 0 E.J. Henderson 1 0 1 0/0 0 Erasmus James 1 0 1 1/0 0 Darren Sharper 1 0 1 0/0 0 Jeff Dugan 0 1 1 0/0 0 Ken Irvin 0 1 1 0/0 0 TOTALS 29 12 41 2/2 0

SACKS NAME SACKS 1. Lance Johnstone .......................2.0 2t. Sam Cowart...............................1.0 2t. Kenechi Udeze ..........................1.0 2t. Pat Williams...............................1.0

INTERCEPTIONS NAME INTS 1t. Keith Newman ............................ 1 1t. Willie Offord ................................ 1 1t. Darren Sharper........................... 1 1t. Fred Smoot................................. 1 1t. Antoine Winfield.......................... 1

PASSES DEFENSED NAME PD 1. Fred Smoot................................. 6 2t. Willie Offord ................................ 3 2t. Darren Sharper........................... 3

QB HURRIES NAME QB HURR. 1. Kevin Williams ............................ 6 2. Keith Newman ............................ 5 3t. 7 players ..................................... 3

VIKINGS 2005 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wgt. Age NFL Exp. College HS Hometown Acquired GP-GS-DNP-IA 23 Bennett, Michael RB 5-9 209 27 5 Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI D1 ’01 4-1-0-0 33 Brown, Ralph CB 5-10 185 27 5 Nebraska LaPuenta, CA FA '04 4-0-0-0 81 Burleson, Nate WR 6-0 192 24 3 Nevada Seattle, WA D3 ’03 2-2-0-2 21 Chavous, Corey S 6-1 205 29 8 Vanderbilt Aiken, SC UFA (Ariz) '02 4-4-0-0 55 Cowart, Sam LB 6-2 245 30 8 Florida State Jacksonville, FL T (NYJ) '05 3-2-0-1 11 Culpepper, Daunte QB 6-4 264 28 7 Central Florida Ocala, FL D1a '99 4-4-0-0 50 Davis, Rod LB 6-2 239 24 2 Southern Miss. Gulfport, MS D5 '04 4-1-0-0 83 Dugan, Jeff TE 6-4 258 24 2 Maryland Pittsburgh, PA D7 '04 1-0-0-3 1 Edinger, Paul K 5-8 175 27 6 Michigan State Lakeland, FL FA ’05 4-0-0-0 36 Edwards, Dovonte CB 6-0 182 22 R North Carolina State Chapel Hill, NC FA '05 2-0-0-2 35 Fason, Ciatrick RB 6-0 207 22 R Florida Jacksonville, FL D4 '05 2-0-0-2 67 Fowler, Melvin C 6-3 295 25 4 Maryland Dix Hills, NY T (Cle) '05 2-0-2-0 28 Gallishaw, Laroni CB 6-0 190 24 R Murray State Lakeland, FL FA ‘05 1-0-0-3 73 Goldberg, Adam G 6-7 310 24 2 Wyoming Edina, MN FA '03 4-0-0-0 58 Harris, Napoleon LB 6-2 255 26 4 Northwestern Harvey, IL T (Oak) '05 4-3-0-0 56 Henderson, E.J. LB 6-1 245 25 3 Maryland Aberdeen, MD D2 '03 3-2-0-1 64 Herrera, Anthony C 6-2 315 25 2 Tennessee Naples, FL FA '04 3-0-0-1 13 Hill, Shaun QB 6-3 226 25 4 Maryland Parsons, KS FA '02 0-0-0-4 82 Howry, Keenan WR 5-10 172 24 3 Oregon Los Alamitos, CA D7 '03 3-0-0-1 25 Hunter, Will S 5-10 190 25 1 Syracuse Chester, PA FA '04 1-0-0-0 22 Irvin, Ken S 5-11 182 33 11 Memphis Lindale, GA UFA (N.O.) '03 4-1-0-0 99 James, Erasmus DE 6-4 266 22 R Wisconsin Hollywood, FL D1b '05 3-0-0-1 14 Johnson, Brad QB 6-5 226 37 14 Florida State Black Mountain, NC FA '05 3-0-1-0 72 Johnson, Marcus G 6-6 321 23 R Mississippi Coffeeville, MS D2 '05 4-4-0-0 97 Johnson, Spencer DT 6-3 286 23 2 Auburn Silas, AL FA '04 4-2-0-0 51 Johnstone, Lance DE 6-4 250 32 10 Temple Philadelphia, PA FA '01 3-1-0-1 40 Kleinsasser, Jim TE 6-3 272 28 7 North Dakota Carrington, ND D2 '99 4-4-0-0 5 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 23 R UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) ’05 4-0-0-0 76 Liwienski, Chris G 6-5 325 30 7 Indiana Sterling Heights, MI FA '99 4-4-0-0 46 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 24 2 Texas Ingram, TX FA '04 4-0-0-0 74 McKinnie, Bryant T 6-8 335 25 4 Miami Woodbury, NJ D1 '02 4-4-0-0 91 Mitrione, Matt DE 6-2 300 27 2 Purdue Springfield, IL FA '05 0-0-0-0 30 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 23 2 Tulane Baton Rouge, LA D4b '04 4-2-0-0 96 Mosley, C.J. DT 6-2 314 22 R Missouri Waynesville, MO D6 '05 1-0-0-3 52 Newman, Keith LB 6-2 248 28 7 North Carolina Tampa, FL FA '04 4-1-0-0 49 Owens, Richard TE 6-4 273 24 2 Louisville Middleburg, FL FA '04 4-1-0-0 18 Robinson, Koren WR 6-1 205 25 5 North Carolina State South Point, NC FA '05 2-0-0-1 87 Robinson, Marcus WR 6-3 215 30 9 South Carolina Fort Valley, GA UFA (Balt) '04 4-2-0-0 75 Rosenthal, Mike T 6-7 318 28 7 Notre Dame Mishawaka, IN UFA (NYG) '03 4-4-0-0 98 Scott, Darrion DE 6-3 289 23 2 Ohio State Charleston, WV D3 ‘04 4-3-0-0 42 Sharper, Darren S 6-2 210 29 9 William & Mary Richmond, VA FA '05 2-2-0-2 57 Smith, Raonall LB 6-2 241 26 4 Washington State Gig Harbor, WA D2 '02 4-0-0-0 27 Smoot, Fred CB 5-11 178 26 5 Mississippi State Jackson, MS UFA (Wash) '05 4-4-0-0 89 Taylor, Travis WR 6-1 210 26 6 Florida Jacksonville, FL UFA (Bal) ’05 4-3-0-0 54 Thomas, Dontarrious LB 6-2 241 25 2 Auburn Perry, GA D2 '04 4-2-0-0 85 Wiggins, Jermaine TE 6-2 260 29 6 Georgia East Boston, MA UFA (Car) '04 4-2-0-0 29 Williams, Brian CB 5-11 198 26 4 North Carolina State High Point, NC D4a '02 3-1-0-1 93 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 24 3 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 '03 4-4-0-0 20 Williams, Moe RB 6-1 205 31 10 Kentucky Columbus, GA UFA (Balt) '02 3-1-0-1 94 Williams, Pat DT 6-3 317 32 9 Texas A&M Monroe, LA UFA (Buf) '05 4-4-0-0 19 Williamson, Troy WR 6-1 203 22 R South Carolina Aiken, SC D1a ’05 4-2-0-0 26 Winfield, Antoine CB 5-9 180 28 7 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) '04 4-4-0-0 60 Withrow, Cory C 6-2 287 30 6 Washington State Spokane, WA FA ’99 4-4-0-0

PRACTICE SQUAD 86 Angulo, Richard TE 6-8 270 25 3 W. New Mexico Albuquerque, NM W (StL) ’03 0-0-0-0 71 Bubin, Sean T 6-6 305 24 1 Illinois Rantoul, IL FA '05 0-0-0-0 92 Coleman, Eric DE 6-5 300 23 R Clemson Charlottesville, VA FA ‘05 0-0-0-0 48 Dozier, Ukee CB 6-1 190 23 R Minnesota Bradenton, FL FA '05 0-0-0-0 39 Echemandu, Adimchinobe RB 5-10 226 24 2 California Hawthorne, CA FA ’05 0-0-0-0 59 Farwell, Heath LB 6-0 235 23 R San Diego State Corona, CA FA '05 0-0-0-0 15 Jones, Chris WR 6-3 203 22 R Jackson State Macon, MS FA '05 0-0-0-0 63 Wilson, Mark T 6-6 318 24 2 California McArthur, CA FA '05 0-0-0-0 INJURED RESERVE 78 Birk, Matt C 6-4 309 29 8 Harvard St. Paul, MN D6 ’98 0-0-0-0 45 Cottrell, T.J. TE 6-5 245 23 1 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY FA ’05 0-0-0-0 37 Fox, Dustin S 5-11 190 23 R Ohio State Canton, OH D3 '05 0-0-0-0 24 Offord, Willie S 6-1 216 26 4 South Carolina Palatka, FL D3 '02 3-1-0-0 95 Udeze, Kenechi DE 6-3 281 22 2 USC Los Angeles, CA D1 '04 3-2-0-1 RESERVE/SUSPENDED 32 Smith, Onterrio RB 5-10 214 24 3 Oregon Sacramento, CA D4 '03 0-0-0-0 RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY 9 Hosack, Aaron WR 6-5 210 23 1 Minnesota Chino, CA FA ’04 0-0-0-0

Head Coach: Mike Tice Assistants: Steve Loney (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line), Ted Cottrell (Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach), Brian Baker (Defensive Line), Pete Bercich (Linebackers), Wes Chandler (Wide Receivers), Dean Dalton (Running Backs), Mark Ellis (Asst. Strength and Conditioning), Randy Hanson (Offensive Asst./Asst. Quarterbacks), Chuck Knox, Jr. (Coverage Coordinator), Corbin Lacina (Asst. Offensive Line), Rich Olson (Quarterbacks), Jim Panagos (Asst. Defensive Line/Asst. Special Teams), Kevin Ross (Asst. Secondary), Kurtis Shultz (Strength and Conditioning), John Tice (Tight Ends/Asst. Offensive Line), Rusty Tillman (Special Teams)

VIKINGS 2005 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wgt. Birthdate NFL Exp. College HS Hometown Acquired GP-GS-DNP-IA 1 Edinger, Paul K 5-8 175 1/17/78 6 Michigan State Lakeland, FL FA ’05 4-0-0-0 5 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 12/24/81 R UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) ’05 4-0-0-0 11 Culpepper, Daunte QB 6-4 264 1/28/77 7 Central Florida Ocala, FL D1a '99 4-4-0-0 13 Hill, Shaun QB 6-3 226 1/9/80 4 Maryland Parsons, KS FA '02 0-0-0-4 14 Johnson, Brad QB 6-5 226 9/13/68 14 Florida State Black Mountain, NC FA '05 3-0-1-0 18 Robinson, Koren WR 6-1 205 3/19/80 5 North Carolina State South Point, NC FA ’05 2-0-0-1 19 Williamson, Troy WR 6-1 203 4/30/83 R South Carolina Aiken, SC D1a ’05 4-2-0-0 20 Williams, Moe RB 6-1 205 7/26/74 10 Kentucky Columbus, GA UFA (Balt) '02 3-1-0-1 21 Chavous, Corey S 6-1 205 1/5/76 8 Vanderbilt Aiken, SC UFA (Ariz) '02 4-4-0-0 22 Irvin, Ken S 5-11 182 7/11/72 11 Memphis Lindale, GA UFA (N.O.) '03 4-1-0-0 23 Bennett, Michael RB 5-9 209 8/13/78 5 Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI D1 ’01 4-1-0-0 25 Hunter, Will S 5-10 190 3/24/79 1 Syracuse Chester, PA FA '04 1-0-0-0 26 Winfield, Antoine CB 5-9 180 6/24/77 7 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) '04 4-4-0-0 27 Smoot, Fred CB 5-11 178 4/17/79 5 Mississippi State Jackson, MS UFA (Wash) '05 4-4-0-0 28 Gallishaw, Laroni CB 6-0 190 4/4/81 R Murray State Lakeland, FL FA ‘05 1-0-0-3 29 Williams, Brian CB 5-11 198 7/2/79 4 North Carolina State High Point, NC D4a '02 3-1-0-1 30 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 7/24/82 2 Tulane Baton Rouge, LA D4b '04 4-2-0-0 33 Brown, Ralph CB 5-10 185 9/16/78 5 Nebraska LaPuenta, CA FA '04 4-0-0-0 35 Fason, Ciatrick RB 6-0 207 10/29/82 R Florida Jacksonville, FL D4 '05 2-0-0-2 36 Edwards, Dovonte CB 6-0 182 10/17/82 R North Carolina State Chapel Hill, NC FA '05 2-0-0-2 40 Kleinsasser, Jim TE 6-3 272 1/31/77 7 North Dakota Carrington, ND D2 '99 4-4-0-0 42 Sharper, Darren S 6-2 210 11/3/75 9 William & Mary Richmond, VA FA '05 2-2-0-2 46 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 1/27/81 2 Texas Ingram, TX FA '04 4-0-0-0 49 Owens, Richard TE 6-4 273 11/4/80 2 Louisville Middleburg, FL FA '04 4-1-0-0 50 Davis, Rod LB 6-2 239 4/2/81 2 Southern Miss. Gulfport, MS D5 '04 4-1-0-0 51 Johnstone, Lance DE 6-4 250 6/11/73 10 Temple Philadelphia, PA FA '01 3-1-0-1 52 Newman, Keith LB 6-2 248 1/19/77 7 North Carolina Tampa, FL FA ’04 4-1-0-0 54 Thomas, Dontarrious LB 6-2 241 9/2/80 2 Auburn Perry, GA D2 ’04 4-2-0-0 55 Cowart, Sam LB 6-2 245 2/26/75 8 Florida State Jacksonville, FL T (NYJ) '05 3-2-0-1 56 Henderson, E.J. LB 6-1 245 8/3/80 3 Maryland Aberdeen, MD D2 '03 3-2-0-1 57 Smith, Raonall LB 6-2 241 10/22/78 4 Washington State Gig Harbor, WA D2 '02 4-0-0-0 58 Harris, Napoleon LB 6-2 255 2/25/79 4 Northwestern Harvey, IL T (Oak) '05 4-3-0-0 60 Withrow, Cory C 6-2 287 4/5/75 6 Washington State Spokane, WA FA ’99 4-4-0-0 64 Herrera, Anthony C 6-2 315 6/14/80 2 Tennessee Naples, FL FA '04 3-0-0-1 67 Fowler, Melvin C 6-3 295 3/31/79 4 Maryland Dix Hills, NY T (Cle) '05 2-0-2-0 72 Johnson, Marcus G 6-6 321 12/1/81 R Mississippi Coffeeville, MS D2 '05 4-4-0-0 73 Goldberg, Adam G 6-7 310 8/12/80 2 Wyoming Edina, MN FA '03 4-0-0-0 74 McKinnie, Bryant T 6-8 335 9/23/79 4 Miami Woodbury, NJ D1 '02 4-4-0-0 75 Rosenthal, Mike T 6-7 318 6/10/77 7 Notre Dame Mishawaka, IN UFA (NYG) '03 4-4-0-0 76 Liwienski, Chris G 6-5 325 8/2/75 7 Indiana Sterling Heights, MI FA '99 4-4-0-0 81 Burleson, Nate WR 6-0 192 8/19/81 3 Nevada Seattle, WA D3 ’03 2-2-0-2 82 Howry, Keenan WR 5-10 172 6/17/81 3 Oregon Los Alamitos, CA D7 '03 3-0-0-1 83 Dugan, Jeff TE 6-4 258 4/8/81 2 Maryland Pittsburgh, PA D7 '04 1-0-0-3 85 Wiggins, Jermaine TE 6-2 260 1/18/75 6 Georgia East Boston, MA UFA (Car) '04 4-2-0-0 87 Robinson, Marcus WR 6-3 215 2/27/75 9 South Carolina Fort Valley, GA UFA (Balt) '04 4-2-0-0 89 Taylor, Travis WR 6-1 210 3/30/78 6 Florida Jacksonville, FL UFA (Bal) ’05 4-3-0-0 91 Mitrione, Matt DE 6-2 300 7/15/78 2 Purdue Springfield, IL FA '05 0-0-0-0 93 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 8/16/80 3 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 '03 4-4-0-0 94 Williams, Pat DT 6-3 317 10/24/72 9 Texas A&M Monroe, LA UFA (Buf) '05 4-4-0-0 96 Mosley, C.J. DT 6-2 314 8/6/83 R Missouri Waynesville, MO D6 '05 1-0-0-3 97 Johnson, Spencer DT 6-3 286 12/12/81 2 Auburn Silas, AL FA '04 4-2-0-0 98 Scott, Darrion DE 6-3 289 10/25/81 2 Ohio State Charleston, WV D3 ’04 4-3-0-0 99 James, Erasmus DE 6-4 266 11/4/82 R Wisconsin Hollywood, FL D1b '05 3-0-0-1

PRACTICE SQUAD 15 Jones, Chris WR 6-3 203 7/17/82 R Jackson State Macon, MS FA '05 0-0-0-0 39 Echemandu, Adimchinobe RB 5-10 226 11/21/80 2 California Hawthorne, CA FA '05 0-0-0-0 48 Dozier, Ukee CB 6-1 190 3/10/82 R Minnesota Bradenton, FL FA '05 0-0-0-0 59 Farwell, Heath LB 6-0 235 12/31/81 R San Diego State Corona, CA FA '05 0-0-0-0 63 Wilson, Mark T 6-6 318 11/11/80 2 California McArthur, CA FA '05 0-0-0-0 71 Bubin, Sean T 6-6 305 1/26/81 1 Illinois Rantoul, IL FA '05 0-0-0-0 86 Angulo, Richard TE 6-8 270 8/13/80 3 W. New Mexico Albuquerque, NM W (StL) ’03 0-0-0-0 92 Coleman, Eric DE 6-5 300 8/6/82 R Clemson Charlottesville, VA FA ’05 0-0-0-0 INJURED RESERVE 24 Offord, Willie S 6-1 216 12/22/78 4 South Carolina Palatka, FL D3 '02 3-1-0-0 37 Fox, Dustin S 5-11 190 10/8/82 R Ohio State Canton, OH D3 '05 0-0-0-0 45 Cottrell, T.J. TE 6-5 245 5/3/82 1 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY FA ’05 0-0-0-0 78 Birk, Matt C 6-4 309 7/23/76 8 Harvard St. Paul, MN D6 ’98 0-0-0-0 95 Udeze, Kenechi DE 6-3 281 3/5/83 2 USC Los Angeles, CA D1 '04 3-2-0-1 RESERVE/SUSPENDED 32 Smith, Onterrio RB 5-10 214 12/8/80 3 Oregon Sacramento, CA D4 '03 0-0-0-0 RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY 9 Hosack, Aaron WR 6-5 210 11/28/81 1 Minnesota Chino, CA FA '04 0-0-0-0

Head Coach: Mike Tice Assistants: Steve Loney (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line), Ted Cottrell (Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach), Brian Baker (Defensive Line), Pete Bercich (Linebackers), Wes Chandler (Wide Receivers), Dean Dalton (Running Backs), Mark Ellis (Asst. Strength and Conditioning), Randy Hanson (Offensive Asst./Asst. Quarterbacks), Chuck Knox, Jr. (Coverage Coordinator), Corbin Lacina (Asst. Offensive Line), Rich Olson (Quarterbacks), Jim Panagos (Asst. Defensive Line/Asst. Special Teams), Kevin Ross (Asst. Secondary), Kurtis Shultz (Strength and Conditioning), John Tice (Tight Ends/Asst. Offensive Line), Rusty Tillman (Special Teams)

VIKINGS 2005 ROSTER BY POSITION

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wgt. Birthdate NFL Exp. College HS Hometown Acquired GP-GS-DNP-IA QUARTERBACKS (3) : RICH OLSON/RANDY HANSON 11 Culpepper, Daunte QB 6-4 264 1/28/77 7 Central Florida Ocala, FL D1a '99 4-4-0-0 13 Hill, Shaun QB 6-3 226 1/9/80 4 Maryland Parsons, KS FA '02 0-0-0-4 14 Johnson, Brad QB 6-5 226 9/13/68 14 Florida State Black Mountain, NC FA '05 3-0-1-0 RUNNING BACKS (4) : DEAN DALTON 23 Bennett, Michael RB 5-9 209 8/13/78 5 Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI D1 ’01 4-1-0-0 35 Fason, Ciatrick RB 6-0 207 10/29/82 R Florida Jacksonville, FL D4 '05 2-0-0-2 30 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 7/24/82 2 Tulane Baton Rouge, LA D4b '04 4-2-0-0 20 Williams, Moe RB 6-1 205 7/26/74 10 Kentucky Columbus, GA UFA (Balt) '02 3-1-0-1 WIDE RECEIVERS (6) : WES CHANDLER 81 Burleson, Nate WR 6-0 192 8/19/81 3 Nevada Seattle, WA D3 ’03 2-2-0-2 82 Howry, Keenan WR 5-10 172 6/17/81 3 Oregon Los Alamitos, CA D7 '03 3-0-0-1 18 Robinson, Koren WR 6-1 205 3/19/80 5 North Carolina St. South Point, NC FA '05 2-0-0-1 87 Robinson, Marcus WR 6-3 215 2/27/75 9 South Carolina Fort Valley, GA UFA (Balt) '04 4-2-0-0 89 Taylor, Travis WR 6-1 210 3/30/78 6 Florida Jacksonville, FL UFA (Bal) ’05 4-3-0-0 19 Williamson, Troy WR 6-1 203 4/30/83 R South Carolina Aiken, SC D1a ’05 4-2-0-0 TIGHT ENDS (4) : JOHN TICE 83 Dugan, Jeff TE 6-4 258 4/8/81 2 Maryland Pittsburgh, PA D7 '04 1-0-0-3 40 Kleinsasser, Jim TE 6-3 272 1/31/77 7 North Dakota Carrington, ND D2 '99 4-4-0-0 49 Owens, Richard TE 6-4 273 11/4/80 2 Louisville Middleburg, FL FA '04 4-1-0-0 85 Wiggins, Jermaine TE 6-2 260 1/18/75 6 Georgia East Boston, MA UFA (Car) '04 4-2-0-0 OFFENSIVE LINE (8) : STEVE LONEY/CORBIN LACINA 67 Fowler, Melvin C 6-3 295 3/31/79 4 Maryland Dix Hills, NY T (Cle) '05 2-0-2-0 64 Herrera, Anthony C 6-2 315 6/14/80 2 Tennessee Naples, FL FA '04 3-0-0-1 60 Withrow, Cory C 6-2 287 4/5/75 6 Washington St. Spokane, WA FA ’99 4-4-0-0 73 Goldberg, Adam G 6-7 310 8/12/80 2 Wyoming Edina, MN FA '03 4-0-0-0 72 Johnson, Marcus G 6-6 321 12/1/81 R Mississippi Coffeeville, MS D2 '05 4-4-0-0 76 Liwienski, Chris G 6-5 325 8/2/75 7 Indiana Sterling Heights, MI FA '99 4-4-0-0 74 McKinnie, Bryant T 6-8 335 9/23/79 4 Miami Woodbury, NJ D1 '02 4-4-0-0 75 Rosenthal, Mike T 6-7 318 6/10/77 7 Notre Dame Mishawaka, IN UFA (NYG) '03 4-4-0-0 DEFENSIVE LINE (8) : BRIAN BAKER/JIM PANAGOS 99 James, Erasmus DE 6-4 266 11/4/82 R Wisconsin Hollywood, FL D1b '05 3-0-0-1 51 Johnstone, Lance DE 6-4 250 6/11/73 10 Temple Philadelphia, PA FA '01 3-1-0-1 91 Mitrione, Matt DE 6-2 300 7/15/78 2 Purdue Springfield, IL FA '05 0-0-0-0 98 Scott, Darrion DE 6-3 289 10/25/81 2 Ohio State Charleston, WV D3 ’04 4-3-0-0 97 Johnson, Spencer DT 6-3 286 12/12/81 2 Auburn Silas, AL FA '04 4-2-0-0 96 Mosley, C.J. DT 6-2 314 8/6/83 R Missouri Waynesville, MO D6 '05 1-0-0-3 93 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 8/16/80 3 Oklahoma St. Fordyce, AR D1 '03 4-4-0-0 94 Williams, Pat DT 6-3 317 10/24/72 9 Texas A&M Monroe, LA UFA (Buf) '05 4-4-0-0 LINEBACKERS (7) : PETE BERCICH 55 Cowart, Sam LB 6-2 245 2/26/75 8 Florida State Jacksonville, FL T (NYJ) '05 3-2-0-1 50 Davis, Rod LB 6-2 239 4/2/81 2 Southern Miss. Gulfport, MS D5 '04 4-1-0-0 58 Harris, Napoleon LB 6-2 255 2/25/79 4 Northwestern Harvey, IL T (Oak) '05 4-3-0-0 56 Henderson, E.J. LB 6-1 245 8/3/80 3 Maryland Aberdeen, MD D2 '03 3-2-0-1 52 Newman, Keith LB 6-2 248 1/19/77 7 North Carolina Tampa, FL FA ’04 4-1-0-0 57 Smith, Raonall LB 6-2 241 10/22/78 4 Washington St. Gig Harbor, WA D2 '02 4-0-0-0 54 Thomas, Dontarrious LB 6-2 241 9/2/80 2 Auburn Perry, GA D2 ’04 4-2-0-0 DEFENSIVE BACKS (10) : CHUCK KNOX, JR. /KEVIN ROSS 33 Brown, Ralph CB 5-10 185 9/16/78 5 Nebraska LaPuenta, CA FA '04 4-0-0-0 36 Edwards, Dovonte CB 6-0 182 10/17/82 R North Carolina St. Chapel Hill, NC FA '05 2-0-0-2 28 Gallishaw, Laroni CB 6-0 190 4/4/81 R Murray State Lakeland, FL FA ‘05 1-0-0-3 27 Smoot, Fred CB 5-11 178 4/17/79 5 Mississippi St. Jackson, MS UFA (Wash) '05 4-4-0-0 29 Williams, Brian CB 5-11 198 7/2/79 4 North Carolina St. High Point, NC D4a '02 3-1-0-1 26 Winfield, Antoine CB 5-9 180 6/24/77 7 Ohio St. Akron, OH UFA (Buf) '04 4-4-0-021 Chavous, Corey S 6-1 205 1/5/76 8 Vanderbilt Aiken, SC UFA (Ariz) '02 4-4-0-0 25 Hunter, Will S 5-10 190 3/24/79 1 Syracuse Chester, PA FA '04 1-0-0-0 22 Irvin, Ken S 5-11 182 7/11/72 11 Memphis Lindale, GA UFA (N.O.) '03 4-1-0-0 42 Sharper, Darren S 6-2 210 11/3/75 9 William & Mary Richmond, VA FA '05 2-2-0-2 SPECIAL TEAMS (3) : RUSTY TILLMAN/JIM PANAGOS 1 Edinger, Paul K 5-8 175 1/17/78 6 Michigan State Lakeland, FL FA ’05 4-0-0-0 5 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 12/24/81 R UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) ’05 4-0-0-0 46 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 1/27/81 2 Texas Ingram, TX FA '04 4-0-0-0

VIKINGS 2005 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR: 89 Travis Taylor 87 Marcus Robinson 19 Troy Williamson LT: 74 Bryant McKinnie 73 Adam Goldberg LG: 76 Chris Liwienski 72 Marcus Johnson C: 60 Cory Withrow 67 Melvin Fowler 64 Anthony Herrera RG: 73 Adam Goldberg 72 Marcus Johnson RT: 75 Mike Rosenthal 73 Adam Goldberg TE: 40 Jim Kleinsasser 83 Jeff Dugan HB: 85 Jermaine Wiggins 49 Richard Owens WR: 81 Nate Burleson 18 Koren Robinson 82 Keenan Howry QB: 11 Daunte Culpepper 14 Brad Johnson 13 Shaun Hill RB: 30 Mewelde Moore 23 Michael Bennett 20 Moe Williams 35 Ciatrick Fason

DEFENSE

LE: 97 Spencer Johnson 91 Matt Mitrione UT: 93 Kevin Williams 97 Spencer Johnson NT: 94 Pat Williams 97 Spencer Johnson 96 C.J. Mosley RE: 98 Darrion Scott 51 Lance Johnstone 99 Erasmus James WLB: 56 E.J. Henderson 54 Dontarrious Thomas 57 Raonall Smith MLB: 55 Sam Cowart 50 Rod Davis 56 E.J. Henderson SLB: 58 Napoleon Harris 52 Keith Newman 57 Raonall Smith LCB: 26 Antoine Winfield 33 Ralph Brown 36 Dovonte Edwards RCB: 27 Fred Smoot 22 Ken Irvin 28 Laroni Gallishaw 29 (Brian Williams) SS: 21 Corey Chavous 25 Will Hunter FS: 42 Darren Sharper 22 Ken Irvin

SPECIAL TEAMS

P 5 Chris Kluwe K: 1 Paul Edinger LS: 46 Cullen Loeffler 49 Richard Owens 60 Cory Withrow KR: 18 Koren Robinson 19 Troy Williamson 35 Ciatrick Fason PR: 82 Keenan Howry 18 Koren Robinson 30 Mewelde Moore H: 14 Brad Johnson 5 Chris Kluwe 85 Jermaine Wiggins

Rookie players are underlined Injured players are in parentheses

2005 VIKINGS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #1 Paul Edinger – ED-in-jer #5 Chris Kluwe – CLUE-wee #21 Corey Chavous – CHAY-vis #28 Laroni Gallishaw – la-RON-ee GAL-uh-shaw #30 Mewelde Moore – mee-well-dee #35 Ciatrick Fason – see-at-rick face-in

#40 Jim Kleinsasser – kline-sauce-er #46 Cullen Loeffler – LEFF-ler #57 Raonall Smith – ra-nel (like panel) #81 Nate Burleson – BURL-uh-son #91 Matt Mitrione – MITT-tree-own

VIKINGS 2005 ROSTER MOVES

DATE POS. PLAYER TRANSACTION October 10............... DE..................... MITRIONE, Matt .........................Signed October 10............... DE..................... UDEZE, Kenechi.........................Placed on Injured Reserve September 27 .......... CB..................... DOZIER, Ukee............................Signed to Practice Squad September 27 ............S ...................... HUNTER, Will .............................Signed from Practice Squad September 27 ............S ...................... OFFORD, Willie ..........................Placed on Injured Reserve September 21 .......... DE..................... COLEMAN, Eric..........................Signed to Practice Squad September 20 ..........WR .................... ROBINSON, Koren .....................Signed September 20 ..........WR .................... ROBINSON, Koren .....................Released September 20 ............T ...................... SNELL, Shannon ........................Released from Practice Squad September 12 ..........WR .................... ROBINSON, Koren .....................Signed September 12 ...........TE..................... COTTRELL, T.J. .........................Placed on Injured Reserve September 10 ..........WR .................... ROBINSON, Koren .....................Released September 7 ............WR .................... ROBINSON, Koren .....................Signed September 6 ............WR .................... CAMPBELL, Kelly.......................Waived September 5 .............TE..................... ANGULO, Richard ......................Signed to Practice Squad September 5 ..............T ...................... BUBIN, Sean ..............................Signed to Practice Squad September 5 ............ RB..................... ECHEMANDU, Adimchinobe......Signed to Practice Squad September 5 .............LB ..................... FARWELL, Heath .......................Signed to Practice Squad September 5 ..............S ...................... HUNTER, Will .............................Signed to Practice Squad September 5 ............WR .................... JONES, Chris .............................Signed to Practice Squad September 5 ..............T ...................... SNELL, Shannon ........................Signed to Practice Squad September 5 ..............T ...................... WILSON, Mark............................Signed to Practice Squad September 4 ..............P ...................... KLUWE, Chris.............................Claimed off waivers (Seattle) September 4 ..............P ...................... BENNETT, Darren ......................Released September 4 ............ DT..................... MARTIN, Steve...........................Released/Injury Settlement September 3 .............TE..................... ANGULO, Richard ......................Waived September 3 .............TE..................... BERTON, Sean ..........................Waived September 3 ............ DE..................... COCHRAN, Earl .........................Waived September 3 .............TE..................... COTTRELL, T.J. .........................Waived/Injured September 3 ..............P ...................... DORSCH, Travis ........................Waived September 3 ............ CB..................... DOZIER, Ukee............................Waived September 3 ............ RB..................... ECHEMANDU, Adimchinobe......Waived September 3 ..............K ...................... ELLING, Aaron ...........................Waived/Injured September 3 .............LB ..................... FARWELL, Heath .......................Waived September 3 ............WR .................... HOAG, Ryan...............................Waived September 3 ..............S ...................... HUNTER, Will .............................Waived September 3 ............. G...................... JAHNKE, Chris ...........................Waived September 3 ............WR .................... JONES, Chris .............................Waived September 3 ............ RB..................... LEE, ReShard.............................Waived September 3 ............ DE..................... MITRIONE, Matt .........................Waived September 3 ............. G...................... NEWTON, Brandon ....................Waived/Injured September 3 ..............T ...................... SNELL, Shannon ........................Waived September 3 ............ RB..................... WALLACE, Butchie.....................Waived September 3 ............ CB..................... WARD, Adrian ............................Waived September 3 ............ DT..................... MARTIN, Steve...........................Placed on Injured Reserve September 3 ..............C...................... FOWLER, Melvin ........................Acquired via trade (Cleveland) September 3 ..............T ...................... DORSEY, Nat .............................Traded to Cleveland August 30 ................ RB..................... LEE, ReShard.............................Claimed off waivers (Buffalo) August 30 ..................C...................... BIRK, Matt ..................................Placed on Injured Reserve August 29 ..................S ...................... FOX, Dustin ................................Placed on Injured Reserve August 29 ................WR .................... BURLEY, Siaha ..........................Waived August 29 ................ DT..................... COLEMAN, Eric..........................Waived August 29 ................ DT..................... HARLEY, David ..........................Waived August 29 ................WR .................... JONES, Daryl .............................Waived August 29 .................LB ..................... JONES, Maurice .........................Waived August 29 ..................S ...................... JONES, Rushen .........................Waived August 29 ..................T ...................... MELANDER, Rian ......................Waived August 29 ..................S ...................... NELSON, Ben.............................Waived August 29 ..................C...................... SCHMITT, Kyle...........................Waived August 22 .................LB ..................... BAMIRO, David ..........................Waived August 22 ................WR .................... BLACK, Avion .............................Waived August 22 ................ QB..................... BOWENKAMP, John ..................Waived August 22 ..................C...................... LYNCH, Shawn...........................Waived August 22 ..................T ...................... OBENG, William .........................Waived August 16 .................LB ..................... JONES, Maurice .........................Signed August 15 .................LB ..................... STEWART, Quincy .....................Waived August 9 .................. DE..................... JAMES, Erasmus........................Signed August 9 ...................LB ..................... WILEY, Grant..............................Waived/Injured August 5 ..................WR .................... BLACK, Avion .............................Signed August 5 ..................WR .................... JONES, Daryl .............................Signed August 5 ..................WR .................... FULTON, Skyler .........................Waived/Injured

August 2 .................. CB..................... DOZIER, Ukee............................Signed August 2 ...................TE..................... ROSS, Matt.................................Waived August 2 ..................WR .................... WILLIAMSON, Troy ....................Signed July 29 .......................S ...................... FOX, Dustin ................................Signed July 29 ..................... CB..................... WARD, Adrian ............................Signed July 28 ..................... RB..................... FASON, Ciatrick .........................Signed July 28 ...................... G...................... JOHNSON, Marcus ....................Signed July 28 ..................... DT..................... MOSLEY, C.J. ............................Signed July 21 .....................WR .................... BURLEY, Siaha ..........................Signed July 21 ..................... RB..................... ECHEMANDU, Adimchinobe......Signed June 24......................K ...................... NICHOLS, Jonathan ...................Waived June 20.................... DE..................... COCHRAN, Earl .........................Signed June 14.....................LB ..................... BENOIT, Sarth............................Waived June 14.....................LB ..................... COOPER, Ira ..............................Waived June 14.................... QB..................... FIFE, Jason ................................Waived June 14......................S ...................... PINDERHUGHES, Brandon .......Waived June 13......................C...................... LYNCH, Shawn...........................Signed June 13.................... DT..................... MITRIONE, Matt .........................Signed May 26.......................K ...................... EDINGER, Paul ..........................Signed May 25.......................K ...................... CORTEZ, Jose ...........................Waived May 25.....................WR .................... DANIELSEN, Lane .....................Retired May 17..................... CB..................... GALLISHAW, Laroni ...................Signed May 13......................LB ..................... BAMIRO, David ..........................Signed May 12.......................T ...................... JAHNKE, Chris ...........................Signed April 29 .....................LB ..................... BENOIT, Sarth............................Signed April 29 .................... QB..................... BOWENKAMP, John ..................Signed April 29 .................... DT..................... COLEMAN, Eric..........................Signed April 29 .....................LB ..................... COOPER, Ira ..............................Signed April 29 .................... CB..................... EDWARDS, Dovonte ..................Signed April 29 .....................LB ..................... FARWELL, Heath .......................Signed April 29 .................... DT..................... HARLEY, David ..........................Signed April 29 ....................WR .................... JONES, Christopher ...................Signed April 29 ......................T ...................... MELANDER, Rian ......................Signed April 29 ......................K ...................... NICHOLS, Jonathan ...................Signed April 29 ......................T ...................... OBENG, William .........................Signed April 29 .....................TE..................... ROSS, Matt.................................Signed April 29 ......................C...................... SCHMITT, Kyle...........................Signed April 29 .................... CB..................... WILLIAMS, Brian ........................Re-signed April 28 .....................LB ..................... NEWMAN, Keith .........................Re-signed April 25 ....................WR .................... ELLIOTT, Blake ..........................Waived April 25 .................... DE..................... MIXON, Kenny............................Released April 25 .....................LB ..................... NATTIEL, Mike ...........................Waived March 31....................K ...................... CORTEZ, Jose ...........................Re-signed March 31.................. QB..................... HILL, Shaun................................Re-signed March 31....................C...................... OFFORD, Willie ..........................Re-signed March 29....................C...................... WITHROW, Cory ........................Re-signed March 21.................. QB..................... JOHNSON, Brad.........................Signed March 18...................LB ..................... COWART, Sam ..........................Acquired via trade (N.Y. Jets) March 17..................WR .................... TAYLOR, Travis..........................Signed as UFA (Baltimore) March 15..................WR .................... CAMPBELL, Kelly.......................Re-signed March 14....................S ...................... SHARPER, Darren .....................Signed March 10....................K ...................... ORNER, Dan ..............................Waived March 9.................... CB..................... SMOOT, Fred .............................Signed as UFA (Washington) March 4.....................TE..................... WIGGINS, Jermaine ...................Re-signed March 4.................... DT..................... WILLIAMS, Pat ...........................Signed as UFA (Buffalo) March 3.....................LB ..................... HARRIS, Napoleon.....................Acquired via trade (Oakland) March 3....................WR .................... MOSS, Randy.............................Traded to Oakland Feb. 22 ....................WR .................... CLARK, Kenny............................Waived Feb. 22 .................... RB..................... NED, Larry ..................................Waived Feb. 22 .................... CB..................... NELSON, Rhett ..........................Waived Feb. 22 .................... CB..................... SHAW, Terrance.........................Released Feb. 22 ......................C...................... WITHROW, Cory ........................Released Feb. 16 ....................WR .................... DANIELSEN, Lane .....................Signed Jan. 31.......................P ...................... DORSCH, Travis ........................Signed Jan. 31.....................WR .................... HOAG, Ryan...............................Signed Jan. 31..................... CB..................... HUNTER, Will .............................Signed Jan. 31...................... G...................... NEWTON, Brandon ....................Signed Jan. 31.......................K ...................... ORNER, Dan ..............................Signed Jan. 31..................... CB..................... PINDERHUGHES, Brandon .......Signed Jan. 31...................... G...................... SNELL, Shannon ........................Signed Jan. 31..................... RB..................... WALLACE, Butchie.....................Signed Jan. 25.....................WR .................... FULTON, Skyler .........................Signed Jan. 24.....................WR .................... HOSACK, Aaron .........................Signed Jan. 24.....................WR .................... NELSON, Ben.............................Signed Jan. 24......................LB ..................... STEWART, Quincy .....................Signed Jan. 19..................... QB..................... FIFE, Jason ................................Signed Jan. 14......................TE..................... COTTRELL, T.J. .........................Signed

2005 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

OFFENSE INTS. 1ST DN TOT. OFF. BY MINN PUNT PUNT RET. KO RET. 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 TB 15 2 9 4 248 26 16 222 3/18 33 22 3 2 88 88t 1 4/54.3 5 54 0 19 0 3 66 27 0 9/70 4/2 0 0 1 1/1 2/2 0

@ CIN 21 4 13 4 304 77 14 227 2/9 37 21 5 1 0 0 0 3/46.7 1 5 2 5 0 8 101 25 0 7/49 2/2 1 0 0 1/1 0/0 0

NO 21 6 13 2 420 146 39 274 6/26 29 21 0 2 2 1 0 5/48.4 3 8 3 5 0 4 91 46 0 8/60 0/0 0 3 0 3/3 4/5 0

@ ATL 16 4 11 1 261 63 16 198 9/52 34 23 2 0 0 0 0 5/46.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 101 34 0 11/85 3/1 0 1 0 1/1 3/3 0

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: (9/11) TB 5-11-45.5% (9/18) @ CIN 5-9-55.6% (9/25) NO 6-17-35.3% (10/2) @ ATL 1-10-10.0%

DEFENSE

INTS. 1ST DN TOT. OFF. BY OPP. PUNT PUNT RET. KO RET. 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 TB 12 4 8 0 345 146 31 199 2/14 29 18 2 3 16 14 0 6/46.8 3 27 0 14 0 4 83 26 0 13/99 1/0 1 2 0 3/3 1/1 0

@ CIN 26 9 16 1 504 167 39 337 0/0 40 27 1 5 38 27 0 3/41.7 2 15 1 9 0 1 18 18 0 17/115 1/0 1 3 0 4/4 3/3 0

NO 15 6 7 2 296 114 20 182 3/17 32 12 2 0 0 0 0 6/41.7 3 9 1 6 0 8 193 34 0 14/84 2/2 1 1 0 1/2 1/1 0

@ ATL 22 15 7 0 368 285 41 83 1/5 22 11 0 2 43 37 0 3/35.0 3 14 1 10 0 1 36 36 0 8/65 1/0 2 1 0 3/3 3/3 0

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY: (9/11) TB 8-17-47.1% (9/18) @ CIN 8-17-47.1% (9/25) NO 2-12-16.7% (10/2) @ ATL 8-14-57.1%

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOT. VIKINGS' FG 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOT. OPPONENTS' FG TB 7 0 3 3 - 13 53, 22 0 17 0 7 - 24 41

@ CIN 0 0 0 8 - 8 - 14 13 7 3 - 37 40, 29, 30

NO 17 7 0 9 - 33 24, 28, 48, 34 0 6 3 7 - 16 22

@ ATL 0 0 0 10 - 10 43 7 17 3 3 - 30 38, 26, 39

RUSHING Mewelde Moore Michael Bennett Daunte Culpepper Moe Williams

No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD TB - - - - - 6 -1 -0.2 3 0 4 12 3.0 10 0 6 15 2.5 9 0

@ CIN 8 29 3.6 14 0 3 36 12.0 23 0 2 10 5.0 5t 1 1 2 2.0 2 0

NO 23 101 4.4 28 0 2 4 2.0 2 0 9 35 3.9 17 0 4 2 0.5 5 0

@ ATL 14 57 4.1 19 0 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 IA

Koren Robinson

No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD TB N

@ CIN IA

NO 1 4 4.0 4 0

@ ATL - - - - -

PASSING

Daunte Culpepper AT COM YDS PCT TD INT LG SACKS RATING AT COM YDS PCT TD INT LG SACKS RATING TB 33 22 233 66.7 0 3 25 3/18 49.2

@ CIN 37 21 236 56.8 0 5 23 2/9 36.4

NO 29 21 300 72.4 3 0 68 6/26 140.0

@ ATL 34 23 250 67.6 1 2 27 9/52 74.4

RECEIVING

Nate Burleson Travis Taylor Marcus Robinson Jermaine Wiggins No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD TB 3 45 15.0 20 0 3 38 12.7 25 0 3 22 7.3 14 0 4 33 8.3 17 0

@ CIN 3 48 16.0 19 0 7 75 10.7 19 0 2 40 20.0 21 0 3 17 5.7 10 0

NO IA 3 40 13.3 24t 2 2 80 40.0 68 0 6 60 10.0 16 0

@ ATL IA 5 62 12.4 15 0 1 17 17.0 17 0 3 25 8.3 15 0

Jim Kleinsasser Michael Bennett Moe Williams Troy Williamson

No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD TB 4 42 10.5 13 0 3 21 7.0 10 0 2 32 16.0 25 0 - - - - -

@ CIN 1 6 6.0 6 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 - - - - - 2 44 22.0 23 0

NO 1 12 12.0 12 0 - - - - - 3 4 1.3 9 0 3 83 27.7 53t 1

@ ATL 2 13 6.5 8 0 2 31 15.5 20 0 IA 4 39 9.8 16t 1

Mewelde Moore Richard Owens

No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD TB - - - - - - - - - -

@ CIN 2 7 3.5 5 0 - - - - -

NO 1 3 3.0 3 0 2 18 9.0 12 0

@ ATL 6 63 10.5 27 0 - - - - -

PUNT RETURNS Keenan Howry Koren Robinson No Yds Avg FC LG TD No Yds Avg FC LG TD No Yds Avg FC LG TD TB 5 54 10.8 0 19 0 N

@ CIN 1 5 5.0 2 5 0 IA

NO 3 8 2.7 3 5 0 - - - - - -

@ ATL IA 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 \

PUNTING

Chris Kluwe No. Yds. Avg. TB IN20 LG BL Net.

TB 4 217 54.3 1 0 62 0 42.5

@ CIN 3 140 46.7 0 2 52 0 41.7

NO 5 242 48.4 1 2 59 0 42.6

@ ATL 5 230 46.0 0 1 51 0 43.2

KICKOFF RETURNS

Mewelde Moore Troy Williamson Moe Williams E.J. Henderson

No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD TB 3 66 22.0 27 0 2 23 11.5 13 0 - - - - - - - - - -

@ CIN 1 6 6.0 6 0 5 66 13.2 25 0 1 16 16.0 16 0 1 13 13.0 13 0

NO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IA

@ ATL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Koren Robinson Anthony Herrera

No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD TB N IA

@ CIN IA - - - - -

NO 4 91 22.8 46 0 - - - - -

@ ATL 4 95 23.8 34 0 1 6 6.0 6 0

OPPONENTS FUMBLE RECOVERIES

Richard Owens Antoine Winfield

No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD TB - - - - - - - - - -

@ CIN - - - - - - - - - -

NO 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0

@ ATL - - - - - - - - - -

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS - DEFENSIVE

Darren Sharper Corey Chavous Sam Cowart Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr FF FR Int. PD TB 9 1 10 1 0.0 0 1 0 1 2 6 4 10 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 @ CIN 3 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 IA NO IA 3 0 3 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 @ ATL IA 4 4 8 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 9 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E.J. Henderson Kevin Williams Antoine Winfield Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr FF FR Int. PD TB 3 2 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 @ CIN 5 4 9 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 NO IA 5 1 6 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 1 @ ATL 5 1 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Napoleon Harris Pat Williams Fred Smoot Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr FF FR Int. PD TB 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1 @ CIN 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 10 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 NO 1 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 5 @ ATL 1 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Kenechi Udeze Darrion Scott Dontarrious Thomas Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr FF FR Int. PD TB 3 3 6 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 @ CIN - - - - - - - - - - 5 1 6 1 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 NO 2 1 3 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 10 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 @ ATL IA 4 3 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Lance Johnstone Keith Newman Brian Williams Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr FF FR Int. PD TB 1 2 3 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 @ CIN 1 2 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 NO 1 0 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.5 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 @ ATL IA 0 1 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 IA Ralph Brown Willie Offord Spencer Johnson Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr FF FR Int. PD TB 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 @ CIN - - - - - - - - - - 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 NO 3 0 3 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 - - - - - - - - - - @ ATL 4 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 IR 6 3 9 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0

Rod Davis Ken Irvin Dovonte Edwards Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr. FF FR Int. PD Solo Asst. Tot. TFL Sack Hurr FF FR Int. PD TB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IA @ CIN 7 4 11 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 IA NO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @ ATL 5 0 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

THE LAST TIME 400 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE By Vikings – 420 yards, vs. New Orleans, 9/25/05 Playoffs – 429 yards, vs. New Orleans, 1/6/01 By Opponents – 504 yards, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05 Playoffs – 518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 500 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE By Vikings – 605 yards, at New Orleans, 10/17/04 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – 504 yards, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05 Playoffs – 518 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 300 YARDS PASSING IN A GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Daunte Culpepper, 300 yards, vs. New Orleans, 9/25/05 Playoffs – Daunte Culpepper, 316 yards, at Philadelphia, 1/16/05 By Opponents – Carson Palmer, 337 yards, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05 Playoffs – Kerry Collins, 381 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 400 YARDS PASSING IN A GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Daunte Culpepper, 404 yards, at Detroit, 12/19/04 Playoffs – Jeff George, 424 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 By Opponents – Drew Bledsoe, 437 yards, vs. Buffalo, 9/15/02 Playoffs – Has never happened 4 TOUCHDOWN PASSES IN GAME BY PLAYER By Vikings – Daunte Culpepper, at Green Bay, 11/14/04 Playoffs – Daunte Culpepper, at Green Bay, 1/9/05 By Opponents – Brett Favre, at Green Bay, 11/14/04 Playoffs – Kerry Collins (5), at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 100 YARDS RUSHING IN GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Mewelde Moore, 101 yards, at New Orleans, 9/25/05 Playoffs – Robert Smith, 140 yards, vs. Dallas, 1/9/00 By Opponents – Warrick Dunn, 126 yards, at Atlanta, 10/2/05 Playoffs – Terry Kirby, 120 yards, at San Francisco, 1/3/98 200 YARDS RUSHING IN GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Chuck Foreman, 200 yards, at Philadelphia, 10/24/76 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – Walter Payton, 275 yards, at Chicago, 11/20/77 Playoffs – Has never happened 3 TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING IN GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Onterrio Smith, vs. Kansas City, 12/20/03 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – Priest Holmes, vs. Kansas City, 12/20/03 Playoffs – Has never happened 100 YARDS RECEIVING IN GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Nate Burleson, 110 yards, vs. Green Bay, 12/24/04 Playoffs – Marcus Robinson, 119 yards, at Philadelphia, 1/16/05 By Opponents – Chad Johnson, 139 yards, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05 Playoffs – Ike Hilliard, 155 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 1/14/01 3 TOUCHDOWN CATCHES IN GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Randy Moss (15, 35, 59), vs. San Francisco, 9/28/03 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – Marvin Harrison (4, 15, 18), at Indianapolis, 12/24/00 Playoffs – Has never happened 3 TOUCHDOWNS IN GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Onterrio Smith, vs. Kansas City, 12/20/03 (3 rushing) Playoffs – Leroy Hoard, vs. Arizona, 1/10/99 (2 rushing, 1 receiving) By Opponents – Marshall Faulk, at St. Louis, 11/30/03 (3 rushing) Playoffs – Mario Bates, vs. Arizona, 1/10/99 (3 rushing)

4 TOUCHDOWNS IN GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Ahmad Rashad, vs. San Francisco, 9/2/79 (4 receiving) Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – Shaun Alexander (5), at Seattle, 9/29/02 (4 rushing, 1 receiving) Playoffs – Has never happened 3 INTERCEPTIONS IN GAME BY A PLAYER By Vikings – Brian Williams, vs. Detroit, 11/23/03 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – Deltha O’Neal, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05 Playoffs – Has never happened PUNT RETURNED FOR TD By Vikings – Nate Burleson, 91 yards, at Indianapolis, 11/8/04 Playoffs – Anthony Carter, 84 yards, at New Orleans, 1/3/88 By Opponents – Eddie Kennison, 71 yards, at St. Louis, 9/13/98 Playoffs – Golden Richards, 63 yards, at Dallas, 12/30/73 KICKOFF RETURNED FOR TD By Vikings – Moe Williams, 85 yards, at N.Y. Giants, 12/26/99 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – Eddie Drummond, 92 yards, vs. Detroit, 11/21/04 Playoffs – Tony Horne, 95 yards, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR TD By Vikings – Darren Sharper, 88 yards, vs. Tampa Bay, 9/11/05 Playoffs – Reggie Rutland, 27 yards, at San Francisco, 1/9/88 By Opponents – Phillip Buchanon, 64 yards, at Oakland, 11/16/03 Playoffs – Ken Norton Jr., 23 yards, at San Francisco, 1/3/98 FUMBLE RETURNED FOR TD By Vikings – Kevin Williams, 77 yards, vs. Jacksonville, 11/28/04 Playoffs – Nate Wright, 20 yards, vs. St. Louis, 12/21/74 By Opponents – Aeneas Williams, 90 yards, at St. Louis, 11/30/03 Playoffs – Kevin Miniefield, 48 yards, vs. Chicago, 1/1/95 PUNT BLOCKED By Vikings – Jack Brewer, vs. N.Y. Giants, 10/26/03 Playoffs – Scott Studwell, at L.A. Rams, 12/31/78 By Opponents – Jamie Duncan, at St. Louis, 11/30/03 Playoffs – Spencer Tillman, at San Francisco, 1/6/90 PUNT BLOCKED FOR TD By Vikings – Issiac Holt, recovered in end zone, vs. San Francisco, 10/12/86 (Blocked by Gerald Robinson) Playoffs – Terry Brown, recovered in end zone, vs. Pittsburgh 1/12/75 By Opponents – Tiger Greene, vs. Green Bay, 36 yards,12/2/90 (Blocked by Tiger Greene) Playoffs – Doug Rogers recovered blocked kick in end zone, vs. Atlanta, 1/9/83 PUNT BLOCKED FOR SAFETY By Vikings – Mike Merriweather, vs. L.A. Rams, 11/5/89 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – Kevin Miniefield, vs. Chicago, 10/28/96 Playoffs – Has never happened SAFETY SCORED By Vikings – Penalty on Bob Whitfield enforced in end zone for safety, at Atlanta, 10/5/03

Playoffs – Ron Jaworski tackled in end zone by Doug Martin and Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81

By Opponents – Cory Redding tackled Onterrio Smith in end zone, vs. Detroit, 11/21/04 Playoffs – Fran Tarkenton tackled in end zone, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/12/75 FIELD GOAL BLOCKED By Vikings – Eric Kelly, vs. N.Y. Giants, 11/10/02 Playoffs – Matt Blair, at Philadelphia, 1/3/81 By Opponents – Shaun Rogers, at Detroit, 12/29/02 Playoffs – at Green Bay, 1/9/05

BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURNED FOR TD By Vikings – Has never happened Playoffs – Bobby Bryant, 90 yards, vs. L.A. Rams, 12/26/76 By Opponents – Todd Lyght, 75 yards, at Detroit,12/29/02 (Blocked by Shaun Rogers) Playoffs – Has never happened PAT MISSED (1 pt.) By Vikings – Doug Brien (2), vs. Buffalo, 9/15/02 Playoffs – Chuck Nelson, at San Francisco, 1/1/89 By Opponents – Jason Hanson (kick aborted), at Detroit, 12/19/04 Playoffs – Mike Cofer, at San Francisco, 1/6/90 PAT BLOCKED By Vikings – Fernando Smith, at San Francisco, 12/18/95 Playoffs – Carl Eller, at Dallas, 1/1/78 By Opponents – Cletidus Hunt, at Green Bay, 12/8/02 Playoffs – Has never happened 50 POINTS SCORED IN GAME By Vikings – Minnesota 50, Jacksonville 10, 12/20/98 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – San Francisco 51, Minnesota 7, 12/8/84 Playoffs – Has never happened 40 POINTS SCORED IN GAME By Vikings – Minnesota 45, Kansas City 20, 12/20/03 Playoffs – Minnesota 41, Arizona 21, 1/10/99 By Opponents – St. Louis 48, Minnesota 17, 11/30/03 Playoffs – N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01 SHUTOUT SCORED By Vikings – Minnesota 13, Detroit 0, 12/5/93 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – New Orleans 26, Minnesota 0, 9/22/91 Playoffs – N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0, 1/14/01 OVERTIME VICTORY By Vikings – Minnesota 34, Houston 28, 10/10/04 Playoffs – Has never happened By Opponents – Atlanta 30, Minnesota 24, 12/1/02 Playoffs – Atlanta 30, Minnesota 27, 1/17/99 TWO-POINT CONVERSION By Vikings – Daunte Culpepper pass to Marcus Robinson, at Cincinnati, 9/18/05 Playoffs – Leroy Hoard run, at St. Louis, 1/16/00 By Opponents – Joey Harrington pass to Tai Streets, at Detroit, 12/19/04 Playoffs – Has never happened

VIKINGS 2005 PARTICIPATION CHART

(S=Started, P=Played, DNP=Did Not Play, IA=Not Active, IR=Injured Reserve, N=Not With Club, PS=Practice Squad, NFI=Reserve/Non-Football Injury), SUS=Reserve/Suspended)

WEEK 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DATE 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/21 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/25 1/1 2005 OPPONENT TB @ Cin NO @ Atl @ Chi GB @ Car Det @ NYG @ GB Clev @ Det StL Pit @ Bal Chi GP GS DNP IA Angulo, R. PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Bennett, M. P S P P 4 1 0 0 Birk, M. IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0 Brown, R. P P P P 4 0 0 0 Bubin, S. PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Burleson, N. S S IA IA 2 2 0 2 Chavous, C. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Cottrell, T. IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0 Cowart, S. P IA S S 3 2 0 1 Culpepper, D. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Dozier, U. N N N PS 0 0 0 0 Dugan, J. IA IA IA P 1 0 0 3 Echemandu, A. PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Edinger, P. P P P P 4 0 0 0 Edwards, D. IA IA P P 2 0 0 2 Farwell, H. PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Fason, C. P IA IA P 2 0 0 2 Fowler, M. DNP DNP P P 2 0 2 0 Fox, D. IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0 Gallishaw, L. IA IA IA P 1 0 0 3 Goldberg, A. P P P P 4 0 0 0 Harris, N. S P S S 4 3 0 0 Henderson, E. P S IA S 3 2 0 1 Herrera, A. IA P P P 3 0 0 1 Hill, S. IA IA IA IA 0 0 0 4 Hosack, A. NFI NFI NFI NFI 0 0 0 0 Howry, K. P P P IA 3 0 0 1 Hunter, W. PS PS PS P 0 0 0 0 Irvin, K. P P P S 4 1 0 0 James, E. IA P P P 3 0 0 1 Johnson, B. P DNP P P 3 0 1 0 Johnson, M. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Johnson, S. P S P S 4 2 0 0 Johnstone, L. P P S IA 3 1 0 1 Jones, C. PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Kleinsasser, J. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Kluwe, C. P P P P 4 0 0 0 Liwienski, C. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Loeffler, C. P P P P 4 0 0 0 McKinnie, B. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Mitrione, M. N N N N 0 0 0 0 Moore, M. P P S S 4 2 0 0 Mosley, C. IA IA IA P 1 0 0 3 Newman, K. P S P P 4 1 0 0 Offord, W. P P S IR 3 1 0 0 Owens, R. P P P S 4 1 0 0 Robinson, K. N IA P P 2 0 0 1 Robinson, M. P S S P 4 2 0 0 Rosenthal, M. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Scott, D. S S P S 4 3 0 0 Sharper, D. S S IA IA 2 2 0 2 Smith, O. SUS SUS SUS SUS 0 0 0 0 Smith, R. P P P P 4 0 0 0 Smoot, F. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Snell, S. PS PS PS N 0 0 0 0 Taylor, T. S S S P 4 3 0 0 Thomas, D. S P S P 4 2 0 0 Udeze, K. S P S IA 3 2 0 1 Wiggins, J. S P P S 4 2 0 0 Williams, B. S P P IA 3 1 0 1 Williams, K. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Williams, M. S P P IA 3 1 0 1 Williams, P. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Williamson, T. P P S S 4 2 0 0 Wilson, M. PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0 Winfield, A. S S S S 4 4 0 0 Withrow, C. S S S S 4 4 0 0

HOW THE 2005 VIKINGS WERE BUILT YEAR DRAFT TRADES FREE AGENCY/WAIVERS 1998 G Chris Liwienski** 1999 QB Daunte Culpepper (1a) C Cory Withrow** TE Jim Kleinsasser (2) 2001 RB Michael Bennett (1) DE Lance Johnstone** 2002 T Bryant McKinnie (1) S Corey Chavous** LB Raonall Smith (2) QB Shaun Hill* CB Brian Williams (4a) RB Moe Williams # 2003 DT Kevin Williams (1) G Adam Goldberg* LB E.J. Henderson (2) S Ken Irvin** WR Nate Burleson (3) T Mike Rosenthal** WR Keenan Howry (7) 2004 LB Dontarrious Thomas (2) CB Ralph Brown** DE Darrion Scott (3) C Anthony Herrera* RB Mewelde Moore (4b) S Will Hunter** LB Rod Davis (5) DT Spencer Johnson* TE Jeff Dugan (7) LS Cullen Loeffler* LB Keith Newman** TE Richard Owens* WR Marcus Robinson** TE Jermaine Wiggins** CB Antoine Winfield** 2005 WR Troy Williamson (1a) LB Sam Cowart (NYJ) K Paul Edinger** DE Erasmus James (1b) C Melvin Fowler (Cle) CB Dovonte Edwards* G Marcus Johnson (2) LB Napoleon Harris (Oak) CB Laroni Gallishaw* RB Ciatrick Fason (4) QB Brad Johnson # DT C.J. Mosley (6) P Chris Kluwe (W-Sea)

DE Matt Mitrione** WR Koren Robinson** S Darren Sharper** CB Fred Smoot** WR Travis Taylor** DT Pat Williams** * 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

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

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 Daunte Culpepper 6(3) - 46(13) 52(16) Travis Taylor - 12(2) - 12(2) Jermaine Wiggins - 7(4) - 7(4) Nate Burleson 5(1) 5(1) Marcus Robinson - 5(1) - 5(1) Troy Williamson - 7(2) - 7(2) Mewelde Moore 7(2) 3(1) - 10(3) Moe Williams 2(1) 1(1) - 3(2) Jim Kleinsasser - 3(1) - 3(1) Michael Bennett 1(0) 2(0) - 3(0) Richard Owens - 1(0) - 1(0) TOTAL 16(6) 46(13) 46(13) 108(32)

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY Game Att. Quarter Result Vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) 0/0 - No Fourth Down Attempts @ Cincinnati (9/18) 0/0 - No Fourth Down Attempts Vs. New Orleans (9/25) 0/0 - No Fourth Down Attempts @ Atlanta (10/2) 2/2 4th Moore 3 rush (4-1 ATL 22) 4th Culpepper to Williamson for 16t (4-7 ATL 16) @ Chicago (10/16) Vs. Green Bay (10/23) @ Carolina (10/30) Vs. Detroit (11/6) @ New York (11/13) @ Green Bay (11/21) Vs. Cleveland (11/27) @ Detroit (12/4) Vs. St. Louis (12/11) Vs. Pittsburgh (12/18) @ Baltimore (12/25) Vs. Chicago (1/1/06)

RED ZONE EFFICIENCY

VS. TAMPA BAY (9/11/05) AT NEW YORK (11/13/05) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE - - - 2 2 0 1/1 3 OFFENSE DEFENSE 1 2 - - 3 1 1/1 10 DEFENSE AT CINCINNATI (9/18/05) AT GREEN BAY (11/21/05) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE - - - 2 2 1 0 8 OFFENSE DEFENSE 1 3 1 2 7 3 2/2 27 DEFENSE VS. NEW ORLEANS (9/25/05) VS. CLEVELAND (11/27/05) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs OFFENSE 3 - - 2 5 1 3/4 16 OFFENSE DEFENSE - 1 1 1 3 2 1/1 16 DEFENSE AT ATLANTA (10/2/05) AT DETROIT (12/4/05) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs

OFFENSE - - - 2 2 1 1/1 10 OFFENSE DEFENSE 1 2 1 - 4 2 2/2 20 DEFENSE

AT CHICAGO (10/16/05) VS. ST. LOUIS (12/11/05) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs

OFFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE

VS. GREEN BAY (10/23/05) VS. PITTSBURGH (12/18/05) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs

OFFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE

AT CAROLINA (10/30/05) AT BALTIMORE (12/25/05) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs

OFFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE

VS DETROIT (11/6/05) VS. CHICAGO (1/1/06) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Poss. TDs FGs PTs

OFFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE

KEY Poss. = Possessions TDs = Touchdowns FGs = Field Goals PTs = Points

TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS

TAKEAWAYS 7 Takeaways (2 fumbles, 5 interceptions)

4 resulted in 24 Vikings' points 2 inside Vikings' 20 0 inside opponents' 20

5 First Half Takeaways (1 fumble, 4 interceptions) 3 resulted in 21 Vikings' points

3 1st Quarter Takeaways (1 fumble, 2 interceptions) 3 resulted in 21 Vikings' points

2 2nd Quarter Takeaways (2 interceptions) 0 resulted in Vikings' points

2 Second Half Takeaways (1 fumble, 1 interception) 1 resulted in 3 Vikings' points

0 3rd Quarter Takeaways 0 resulted in Vikings' points

2 4th Quarter Takeaways

1 resulted in 3 Vikings' points PLUS/MINUS TURNOVER RATIO First Half 5 Takeaways First Quarter 3 Takeaways Second Quarter 2 Takeaways Second Half 2 Takeaways Third Quarter 0 Takeaways Fourth Quarter 2 Takeaways Overtime - Takeaways Totals 7 Takeaways

TURNOVERS 15 Turnovers (5 fumbles, 10 interceptions)

7 resulted in 37 opponents’ points 1 inside Vikings’ 20 6 inside opponents’ 20

7 First Half Turnovers (4 fumbles, 3 interceptions) 3 resulted in 17 opponents’ points

3 1st Quarter Turnovers (2 fumble, 1 interception)

1 resulted in 7 opponents’ points 4 2nd Quarter Turnovers (2 fumbles, 2 interceptions)

2 resulted in 10 opponents’ points

8 Second Half Turnovers (1 fumble, 7 interceptions) 4 resulted in 20 opponents’ points

4 3rd Quarter Turnovers (1 fumble, 3 interceptions) 2 resulted in 10 opponents’ points

4 4th Quarter Turnovers (4 interceptions) 2 resulted in 10 opponents’ points 7 Turnovers 3 Turnovers 4 Turnovers 8 Turnovers 4 Turnovers 4 Turnovers - Turnovers 15 Turnovers

-8 Turnover Ratio

TAKEAWAYS AND TURNOVERS BREAKDOWN TAKEAWAYS – Fumble Recoveries and Interceptions DATE OPPONENT TAKEAWAY QTR. YD-LINE RESULT 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay Interception by Sharper 1 MIN 12 Touchdown 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay Interception by Smoot 2 MIN 29 Punt 9/18 at Cincinnati Interception by Offord 2 MIN -3 Punt 9/25 vs. New Orleans Fumble recovery by Winfield 1 NO 24 Touchdown 9/25 vs. New Orleans Interception by Newman 1 NO 27 Touchdown 9/25 vs. New Orleans Interception by Winfield 4 NO 37 Field Goal 9/25 vs. New Orleans Fumble recovery by Owens 4 NO 38 End of Game TURNOVERS – Fumbles Lost and Had Intercepted DATE OPPONENT TURNOVER QTR. YD-LINE RESULT 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay Intercepted pass from Culpepper 1 TB 7 Punt 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay Fumble by Culpepper 1 MIN 43 Interception 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay Fumble by Culpepper 2 TB 47 Interception 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay Intercepted pass from Culpepper 4 TB 6 Touchdown 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay Intercepted pass from Culpepper 4 MIN 29 End of Game 9/18 at Cincinnati Fumble by Bennett 1 MIN 48 Touchdown 9/18 at Cincinnati Fumble by Bennett 2 MIN 13 Field Goal 9/18 at Cincinnati Intercepted pass from Culpepper 2 CIN 42 Touchdown 9/18 at Cincinnati Intercepted pass from Culpepper 3 CIN 10 Punt 9/18 at Cincinnati Intercepted pass from Culpepper 3 CIN 17 Punt 9/18 at Cincinnati Intercepted pass from Culpepper 3 MIN 43 Touchdown 9/18 at Cincinnati Intercepted pass from Culpepper 4 CIN -5 Field Goal 10/2 at Atlanta Intercepted pass from Culpepper 2 ATL 14 Punt 10/2 at Atlanta Fumble by Culpepper 3 ATL 47 Field Goal 10/2 at Atlanta Intercepted pass from Culpepper 4 MIN 36 TO on downs

FUMBLES

PLAYER FUMBLES LOST

Daunte Culpepper 4 3

Michael Bennett 2 2

Jim Kleinsasser 1 0

Koren Robinson 1 0

Moe Williams 1 0

TOTAL 9 5

SCORING DRIVES Poss. Net How Opponent Plays Time Quarter Yards Acquired Scoring Play 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay 10 7:07 3 34 Punt Edinger 53 yd FG 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay 10 5:37 4 41 Punt Edinger 22 yd FG 9/18 at Cincinnati 7 2:24 4 82 Kickoff Culpepper 5 run 9/25 vs. New Orleans 1 0:06 1 24 Fumble Culpepper 24 pass to Taylor 9/25 vs. New Orleans 12 5:49 1 78 Punt Edinger 24 FG 9/25 vs. New Orleans 5 2:34 1 26 Interception Culpepper 13 pass to Taylor 9/25 vs. New Orleans 1 0:07 2 53 Punt Culpepper 53 pass to Williamson 9/25 vs. New Orleans 9 5:23 4 43 Kickoff Edinger 28 FG 9/25 vs. New Orleans 4 1:36 4 7 Interception Edinger 48 FG 9/25 vs. New Orleans 7 2:30 4 16 TO on downs Edinger 34 FG 10/2 at Atlanta 11 4:21 4 54 TO on downs Edinger 43 FG 10/2 at Atlanta 11 2:51 4 67 Kickoff Culpepper 16 pass to Williamson

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME BESTS VVVIIIKKKIIINNNGGGSSS OOOFFFFFFEEENNNSSSEEE RUSHING Yards Rushing 101 Mewelde Moore vs. New Orleans (9/25) Rushing Attempts 23 Mewelde Moore vs. New Orleans (9/25) TDs Rushing 1 Daunte Culpepper at Cincinnati (9/18) Longest Rush 28 Mewelde Moore vs. New Orleans (9/25) Longest TD Rush 5 Daunte Culpepper at Cincinnati (9/18) PASSING Yards Passing 300 Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) Passing Attempts 37 Daunte Culpepper at Cincinnati (9/18) Passes Completed 23 Daunte Culpepper at Atlanta (10/2) TDs Passing 3 Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) Longest Pass 68 Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) Longest TD Pass 53 Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) RECEIVING Yards Receiving 83 Troy Williamson vs. New Orleans (9/25) Receptions 7 Travis Taylor at Cincinnati (9/18) Longest Reception 68 Marcus Robinson vs. New Orleans (9/25) TDs Receiving 2 Travis Taylor vs. New Orleans (9/25) Longest TD Reception 53 Troy Williamson vs. New Orleans (9/25) VVVIIIKKKIIINNNGGGSSS DDDEEEFFFEEENNNSSSEEE Interceptions 1 Keith Newman vs. New Orleans (9/25) Antoine Winfield vs. New Orleans (9/25) Willie Offord at Cincinnati (9/18) Darren Sharper vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Fred Smoot vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Longest Interception Return 88t Darren Sharper vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Longest Fumble Return -- -- QB Sacks 1.0 Sam Cowart at Atlanta (10/2) Lance Johnstone vs. New Orleans (9/25) Kenechi Udeze vs. New Orleans (9/25) Lance Johnstone vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Pat Williams vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Solo Tackles 9 Sam Cowart at Atlanta (10/2) Antoine Winfield at Cincinnati (9/18) Darren Sharper vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Combined Tackles 11 Rod Davis at Cincinnati (9/18) VVVIIIKKKIIINNNGGGSSS SSSPPPEEECCCIIIAAALLL TTTEEEAAAMMMSSS Field Goals 4 Paul Edinger vs. New Orleans (9/25) Longest Field Goal 53 Paul Edinger vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Longest Punt 62 Chris Kluwe vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Longest Punt Return 19 Keenan Howry vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Longest Kickoff Return 46 Koren Robinson vs. New Orleans (9/25)

TEAM SINGLE GAME BESTS Points 33 vs. New Orleans (9/25) First Downs 21 vs. New Orleans (9/25) at Cincinnati (9/18) Total Offense 420 vs. New Orleans (9/25) Net Yards Rushing 146 vs. New Orleans (9/25) Net Yards Passing 274 vs. New Orleans (9/25) Rushing Attempts 39 vs. New Orleans (9/25) Passing Attempts 37 at Cincinnati (9/18) Passes Completed 23 at Atlanta (10/2) Interceptions 2 vs. New Orleans (9/25) vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Longest Interception Return 88t vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) Longest Fumble Return -- -- QB Sacks 3.0 vs. New Orleans (9/25) Solo Tackles 60 at Cincinnati (9/18) Combined Tackles 85 at Cincinnati (9/18)

WEEK BY WEEK LEADERS OPPONENT RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPT. REC. YDS SACKS TACKLES 9/11 Bennett, 6 Kleinsasser, 4 Johnstone, 1.0 Chavous, 10 Tampa Bay M. Williams, 6 M. Williams, 15 Wiggins, 4 Burleson, 45 P. Williams, 1.0 Sharper, 10 9/18 @ Cincinnati Moore, 8 Bennett, 36 Taylor, 7 Taylor, 75 - Davis, 11 9/25 Johnstone, 1.0 New Orleans Moore, 23 Moore, 101 Wiggins, 6 Williamson, 83 Udeze, 1.0 Thomas, 10 10/2 Cowart, 9 @ Atlanta Moore, 14 Moore, 57 Moore, 6 Moore, 63 Cowart, 1.0 S. Johnson, 9 10/16 @ Chicago 10/23 Green Bay 10/30 @ Carolina 11/6 Detroit 11/13 @ New York 11/21 @ Green Bay 11/27 Cleveland 12/4 @ Detroit 12/11 St. Louis 12/18 Pittsburgh 12/25 @ Baltimore 1/1/06 Chicago

WEEK BY WEEK STARTERS

VIKINGS’ OFFENSE Date/Opp. WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB HB/3rd WR FB 9/11 vs. TB

Taylor McKinnie Liwienski Withrow M. Johnson

Rosenthal Kleinsasser Burleson Culpepper M. Williams

Wiggins -

9/18 @ Cin.

Taylor McKinnie Liwienski Withrow M. Johnson

Rosenthal Kleinsasser Burleson Culpepper Bennett M. Robinson -

9/25 vs. NO

M. Robinson

McKinnie Liwienski Withrow M. Johnson

Rosenthal Kleinsasser Williamson Culpepper Moore Taylor -

10/2 @ Atl.

- McKinnie Liwienski Withrow M. Johnson

Rosenthal Kleinsasser Williamson Culpepper Moore Wiggins Owens

10/16 @ Chi,

10/23 vs. GB

10/30 @ Car.

11/6 Det.

11/13 @ NY

11/21 @ GB

11/27 vs. Cle.

12/4 @ Det.

12/11 Vs. Stl.

12/18 vs. Pit.

1/1/06 vs. Chi.

VIKINGS’ DEFENSE Date/Opp. LE NT UT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB FS SS 3rd CB 9/11 vs. TB

Udeze P. WIliams

K. WIlliams

Scott Harris - Thomas Winfield Smoot Sharper Chavous B. Williams

9/18 @ Cin.

K. Williams

S. Johnson

P. Williams

Scott Newman Davis Henderson Winfield Smoot Sharper Chavous -

9/25 vs. NO

Udeze P. Williams

K. Williams

Johnstone Harris Cowart Thomas Winfield Smoot Chavous Offord -

10/2 @ Atl.

S. Johnson

P. Williams

K. Williams

Scott Harris Cowart Henderson Winfield Smoot Irvin Chavous -

10/16 @ Chi.

10/23 vs. GB

10/30 @ Car.

11/6 vs. Det.

11/13 @ NY

11/21 @ GB

11/27 vs. Cle.

12/4 @ Det.

12/11 vs. Stl.

12/18 vs. Pit.

12/25 @ Bal.

1/1/06 Vs. Chi.

RECORD WHEN… OVERALL RECORD: 1-3

LEADING AFTER 1ST QUARTER .................................................................................. 1-1 TRAILING AFTER 1ST QUARTER ................................................................................. 0-2 LEADING AT THE HALF ............................................................................................... 1-0 TRAILING AT THE HALF .............................................................................................. 0-3 LEADING AFTER 3RD QUARTER.................................................................................. 1-0 TRAILING AFTER 3RD QUARTER ................................................................................. 0-3 VIKINGS SCORE FIRST ................................................................................................ 1-1 OPPONENTS SCORE FIRST ........................................................................................ 0-2 VIKINGS PASS FOR 200+ YARDS ............................................................................... 1-3 OPPONENTS PASS FOR 200+ ..................................................................................... 0-2 VIKINGS RUSH FOR 100+ YARDS............................................................................... 1-0 OPPONENTS RUSH FOR 100+ YARDS ....................................................................... 1-3 VIKINGS COMMIT 3+ TURNOVERS ............................................................................. 0-3 OPPONENTS COMMIT 3+ TURNOVERS ..................................................................... 1-0 VS. THE NFC.................................................................................................................. 1-2 VS. THE AFC.................................................................................................................. 0-1 VS. THE NFC NORTH.................................................................................................... 0-0 INDOORS ....................................................................................................................... 1-2 OUTDOORS ................................................................................................................... 0-1 AT HOME ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 ON THE ROAD............................................................................................................... 0-2 ON ARTIFICIAL SURFACE ........................................................................................... 1-3 ON NATURAL GRASS................................................................................................... 0-0 SCORING 20 OR MORE POINTS.................................................................................. 1-0 SCORING UNDER 20 POINTS ...................................................................................... 0-3 VIKINGS WIN COIN TOSS ............................................................................................ 0-1

LONG PLAYS

RUSHES OF 15+ YARDS 28 Mewelde Moore vs. New Orleans (9/25) 23 Michael Bennett at Cincinnati (9/18) 19 Mewelde Moore at Atlanta (10/2) 17 Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) 15 Mewelde Moore vs. New Orleans (9/25)

CATCHES OF 20+ YARDS 68 Marcus Robinson from Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) 53t Troy Williamson from Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) 27 Mewelde Moore from Daunte Culpepper at Atlanta (10/2) 25 Travis Taylor from Daunte Culpepper vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) 25 Moe Williams from Daunte Culpepper vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) 24 Travis Taylor from Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) 23 Troy Williamson from Daunte Culpepper at Cincinnati (9/18) 22 Troy Williamson from Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) 21 Marcus Robinson from Daunte Culpepper at Cincinnati (9/18) 21 Troy Williamson from Daunte Culpepper at Cincinnati (9/18) 20 Michael Bennett from Daunte Culpepper at Atlanta (10/2) 20 Nate Burleson from Daunte Culpepper vs. Tampa Bay (9/11)

PASSES OF 20+ YARDS 68 Daunte Culpepper to Marcus Robinson vs. New Orleans (9/25) 53t Daunte Culpepper to Troy Williamson vs. New Orleans (9/25) 27 Daunte Culpepper to Mewelde Moore at Atlanta (10/2) 25 Daunte Culpepper to Travis Taylor vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) 25 Daunte Culpepper to Moe Williams vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) 23 Daunte Culpepper to Troy Williamson at Cincinnati (9/18) 21 Daunte Culpepper to Marcus Robinson at Cincinnati (9/18) 21 Daunte Culpepper to Troy Williamson at Cincinnati (9/18) 20 Daunte Culpepper to Michael Bennett at Atlanta (10/2)

20 Daunte Culpepper to Nate Burleson vs. Tampa Bay (9/11)

INTERCEPTION RETURNS OF 10+ YARDS 88t Darren Sharper vs. Tampa Bay (9/11)

KICKOFF RETURNS OF 35+ YARDS 46 Koren Robinson vs. New Orleans (9/25)

PUNT RETURNS OF 20+ YARDS None

LONG FIELD GOALS OF 40+ YARDS 53 Paul Edinger vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) 48 Paul Edinger vs. New Orleans (9/25) 43 Paul Edinger at Atlanta (10/2)

LONG TOUCHDOWNS OF 15+ YARDS 88 Sharper INT vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) 53 Williamson from Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) 24 Taylor from Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25)

GAMEDAY INACTIVES

vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) #13 Shaun Hill, #28 Laroni Gallishaw, #36 Dovonte Edwards, #64 Anthony Herrera, #83 Jeff Dugan, #96 C.J. Mosley, #99 Erasmus James

@ Cincinnati (9/18) #13 Shaun Hill, #18 Koren Robinson, #28 Laroni Gallishaw, #35 Ciatrick Fason, #36 Dovonte Edwards, #55 Sam Cowart, #83 Jeff Dugan, #96 C.J. Mosley vs. New Orleans (9/25) #13 Shaun Hill, #28 Laroni Gallishaw, #35 Ciatrick Fason, #42 Darren Sharper, #56 E.J. Henderson, #81 Nate Burleson, #83 Jeff Dugan, #96 C.J. Mosley @ Atlanta (10/2) #13 Shaun Hill, #20 Moe Williams, #29 Brian Williams, #42 Darren Sharper, #51 Lance Johnstone, #81 Nate Burleson, #82 Keenan Howry, #95 Kenechi Udeze @ Chicago (10/16) vs. Green Bay (10/23) @ Carolina (10/30) vs. Detroit (11/6) @ New York (11/13) @ Green Bay (11/21) vs. Cleveland (11/27) @ Detroit (12/4)

vs. St. Louis (12/11)

vs. Pittsburgh (12/18) @ Baltimore (12/25) vs. Chicago (1/1/06)

SEASON AT A GLANCE – GAME 1

BUCCANEERS 24, VIKINGS 13 HHH Metrodome, September 11, 2005

Attendance – 63,939 1 2 3 4 OT Total

Tampa Bay.................0 17 0 7 - 24 Minnesota .................7 0 3 3 - 13

Vikings – Sharper 88 interception return (Edinger kick) (1st – 2:44) Buccaneers – Smith 23 pass from Griese (Bryant kick) (2nd – 14:55) Buccaneers – Smith 2 pass from Griese (Bryant kick) (2nd – 4:38) Buccaneers – Bryant 41 FG (2nd – 0:17) Vikings – Edinger 53 FG (3rd – 3:52) Vikings – Edinger 22 FG (4th – 6:13) Buccaneers – Williams 71 run (Bryant kick) (4th – 1:23) Buccaneers Vikings First Downs ..................................... 12 15 Rushes/Yards.................................. 31/146 16/26 Passing Yards ................................. 199 222 Punt Return Yards........................... 3/27 5/54 KO Return Yards............................. 4/83 5/89 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 29-18-2 33-22-3 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 2/14 2/11 Punts............................................... 6/46.8 4/54.3 Fumbles/Lost................................... 1/0 4/2 Penalties/Yards............................... 13/99 9/70 Possession Time............................. 30:34 29:26

Passing Buccaneers – Griese 29-18-213, 62.1%, 2 TD, 2 INT - 78.7 rating. Vikings – Culpepper 33-22-233, 66.7%, 0 TD, 3 INT – 49.2 rating.

Rushing Buccaneers – C. Williams 27-148-1 TD, Alstott 1-0, Galloway 1-0, Griese 2-(-2). Vikings – M. Williams 6-15, Culpepper 4-12, Bennett 6-(-1). Receiving Buccaneers – Galloway 5-97, Clayton 4-57, Smith 4-34-2 TD, Cook 2-7, Becht 1-7, Alstott 1-7, Hilliard 1-4. Vikings – Kleinsasser 4-42, Wiggins 4-33, Burleson 3-45, Taylor 3-38, Robinson 3-22, Bennett 3-21, M. Williams 2-32.

Sacks Buccaneers – McFarland 1.0 (8 yds), Rice 1.0 (3 yds). Vikings – Johnstone 1.0 (7 yds), P. Williams 1.0 (7 yds).

Tackles Buccaneers – Quarles 7-0-7, Bolden 6-0-6, Jackson 4-1-5, Brooks 4-0-4, Phillips 3-1-4. Vikings – Sharper 9-1-10, Chavous 6-4-10, Cowart 3-3-6, Udeze 3-3-6, K. Williams 4-1-5, Henderson 3-2-5. P. Williams 4-1-5.

Interceptions Buccaneers – Kelly (2-16 yds), Brooks (0 yds). Vikings – Sharper (88t yds), Smoot (0 yds).

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS Marcus Johnson became the first rookie guard in team history to start a season opener. Chris Kluwe’s 62-yard punt set a new team record for the longest punt on his very first NFL kick. Chris Kluwe’s four-punt average of 54.3 was the 2nd best performance in team history Darren Sharper’s 88-yard INT return for a TD was his 3rd straight INT for a TD. It also was the 5th longest in team history and the longest in 14 years. Paul Edinger’s 53-yard FG was the longest FG on opening day in team history and tied the 2nd longest FG in team history. Lance Johnstone’s sack gave him 63.5 total and 34.5 as a Viking, which ranks 11th in team history. Vikings had two players reach the century mark for career receptions – Michael Bennett (102) and Nate Burleson (100). Daunte Culpepper’s consecutive games with a passing touchdown ended at 21. The last time he did not throw a TD was 11/23/03.

SEASON AT A GLANCE – GAME 2

VIKINGS 8, BENGALS 37 Paul Brown Stadium, September 18, 2005

Attendance – 65,763 1 2 3 4 OT Total

Minnesota .................0 0 0 8 - 8 Cincinnati...................14 13 7 3 - 37

Bengals – C. Johnson 70 pass from Palmer (Graham kick) (1st – 14:08) Bengals – Houshmandzadeh 12 pass from Palmer (Graham kick) (1st – 7:19) Bengals – Graham 40 FG (2nd – 5:02) Bengals – Graham 29 FG (2nd 3:19) Bengals – Schobel 8 pass from Palmer (Graham kick) (2nd – 0:12) Bengals – Houshmandzadeh 16 run (Graham kick) (3rd – 2:06) Bengals – Graham 30 FG (4th – 5:41) Vikings – Culpepper 5 run (Culpepper-Robinson pass) (4th – 3:17) Vikings Bengals First Downs ..................................... 21 26 Rushes/Yards.................................. 14/77 39/167 Passing Yards ................................. 227 337 Punt Return Yards........................... 1/5 2/15 KO Return Yards............................. 8/101 1/18 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 37-21-5 40-27-1 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 2/9 0/0 Punts............................................... 3/46.7 3/41.7 Fumbles/Lost................................... 2/2 1/0 Penalties/Yards............................... 7/49 17/115 Possession Time............................. 21:20 38:40

Passing Vikings – Culpepper 37-21-236, 56.8%, 0 TD, 5 INT – 36.4 rating. Bengals – Palmer 40-27-337, 67.5%, 3 TD, 1 INT – 108.0 rating.

Rushing Vikings – Bennett 3-36, Moore 8-29, Culpepper 2-10-1 TD, M. Williams 1-2. Bengals – R. Johnson 22-90, Perry 9-47, Houshmandzadeh 2-24-1 TD, Palmer 4-3, J. Johnson 2-3. Receiving Vikings – Taylor 7-75, Burleson 3-48, Wiggins 3-17, Williamson 2-44, Robinson 2-40, Moore 2-7, Kleinsasser 1-6, Bennett 1-(-1). Bengals – C. Johnson 7-139-1 TD, Houshmandzadeh 5-55-1 TD, Henry 4-45, C. Perry 4-33, Schobel 2-36-1 TD, Kelly 2-7, T. Perry 1-13, Walter 1-6, R. Johnson 1-3.

Sacks Vikings – None. Bengals – Smith 1.0 (5 yds), Powell 1.0 (4 yds).

Tackles Vikings – Davis 7-4-11, P. Williams 8-2-10, Winfield 9-0-9, Henderson 5-4-9, Chavous 6-1-7. Bengals – O’Neal 7-2-9, Thurman 3-3-6, James 3-0-3, Ratliff 3-0-3, Williams 2-1-3, L. Johnson 2-1-3.

Interceptions Vikings – Offord (0 yds). Bengals – O’Neal (3-27 yds), Kaesviharn (6 yds), James (5 yds).

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS Rod Davis led all tacklers with 11 stops in his first career start. Rookie Troy Williamson had his 1st career reception, a 21-yarder in the 3rd quarter. On the day he had three plays of 20+ yards - two receptions (21, 23) and a kickoff return (25). Daunte Culpepper scored his 29th career rushing touchdown, tying Dave Osborn for 5th in team history. Willie Offord had his 2nd career interception, picking off Carson Palmer in the end zone on a 2nd quarter drive.

SEASON AT A GLANCE – GAME 3

SAINTS 16, VIKINGS 33 HHH Metrodome, September 25, 2005

Attendance – 63,952 1 2 3 4 OT Total

New Orleans ..............0 6 3 7 - 16 Minnesota .................17 7 0 9 - 33

Vikings –Taylor 24 pass from Culpepper (Edinger kick) (1st – 14:47) Vikings – Edinger 24 FG (1st – 7:18) Vikings – Taylor 13 pass from Culpepper (Edinger kick) (1st – 0:33) Vikings – Williamson 53 pass from Culpepper (Edinger kick) (2nd – 5:37) Saints – Conwell 13 pass from Brooks (pass failed) (2nd – 1:54) Saints – Carney 22 FG (3rd – 5:38) Saints – McAllister 1 run (Carney kick) (4th – 11:40) Vikings – Edinger 28 FG (4th – 6:17) Vikings – Edinger 48 FG (4th – 4:29) Vikings – Edinger 34 FG (4th – 1:08) Saints Vikings First Downs ..................................... 15 21 Rushes/Yards.................................. 20/114 39/146 Passing Yards ................................. 182 274 Punt Return Yards........................... 3/9 3/8 KO Return Yards............................. 8/193 4/91 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 32-12-2 29-21-0 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 3/17 6/26 Punts............................................... 6/41.7 5/48.4 Fumbles/Lost................................... 2/2 0/0 Penalties/Yards............................... 14/84 8/60 Possession Time............................. 21:47 38:13

Passing Saints – Brooks 32-12-199, 37.5%, 1 TD, 2 INT – 43.6 rating. Vikings – Culpepper 29-21-300, 72.4%, 3 TD, 0 INT – 140.0 rating.

Rushing Saints – McAllister 14-63-1 TD, Brooks 3-29, Smith 3-22. Vikings – Moore 23-101, Culpepper 9-35, Bennett 2-4, K. Robinson 1-4, M. Williams 4-2. Receiving Saints – McAllister 4-19, Henderson 3-95, Conwell 3-65-1 TD, Horn 1-11, Poole 1-9. Vikings – Wiggins 6-60, Williamson 3-83-1 TD, Taylor 3-40-2 TD, M. Williams 3-4, M. Robinson 2-80, Owens 2-18

Kleinsasser 1-12, Moore 1-3.

Sacks Saints – Bryant 2.5 (12 yds), Thomas 2.0 (13 yds), Howard 0.5 (2 yds), Watson 1.0 (0 yds). Vikings – Johnstone 1.0 (5.0 yds), Udeze 1.0 (6 yds), Newman 0.5 (6 yds), Scott 0.5 (6 yds).

Tackles Saints – Howard 7-4-11, Young 6-0-6, Smith 5-1-6, Bockwoldt 3-2-5, Bryant 3-2-5. Vikings – Thomas 7-3-10, K. Williams 5-1-6, Offord 3-1-4, Brown 3-0-3, Chavous 3-0-3, Scott 3-0-3, P. Williams 3-0-3 Winfield 3-0-3.

Interceptions Saints – None. Vikings – Newman (1 yd), Winfield (1 yd).

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS Daunte Culpepper tied Tommy Kramer’s team record with 19 career 300-yard games. Mewelde Moore rushed for 100+ yards for the 3rd time in his 4 career starts. He has 2 against New Orleans. Daunte Culpepper’s 3 passing TDs is a new team record for most TD passes thrown in the first 7 seasons. Culpepper now has 132 passing TDs, surpassing Fran Tarkenton’s 131 (1961-66, 1972). The NFL record is 220 by Dan Marino (1983-89). The 13 seconds in which the Vikings scored their first TD was the quickest score in team history, surpassing the previous record of 16 seconds vs. Philadelphia on 11/19/89. Rookie Troy Williamson scored his first NFL touchdown with his 53-yard reception in the 2nd quarter. Jermaine Wiggins’ 60 yards receiving gave him 799 total receiving yards and moved him into the Vikings’ Top 10 for tight ends in team history, moving past Andrew Jordan’s 763 yards. Moe Williams’ 3 receptions gave him 128 career catches and moved him into the Vikings’ Top 10 for running backs in team history, passing Ed Marinaro (125).

SEASON AT A GLANCE – GAME 4

VIKINGS 10, FALCONS 30 Georgia Dome, October 2, 2005

Attendance – 69,552 1 2 3 4 OT Total

Minnesota .................0 0 0 10 - 10 Atlanta........................7 17 3 3 - 30

Falcons – Crumpler 5 pass from Vick (Peterson kick) (1st – 7:44) Falcons – Duckett 1 run (Peterson kick) (2nd – 12:55) Falcons – Dunn 37 run (Peterson kick) (2nd – 3:40) Falcons – Peterson 38 FG (2nd – 0:01) Falcons – Peterson 26 FG (3rd – 0:04) Vikings – Edinger 43 FG (4th – 8:13) Falcons – Peterson 39 FG (4th – 5:24) Vikings – Williamson 16 pass from Culpepper (Edinger kick) (4th – 2:33) Vikings Falcons First Downs ..................................... 17 22 Rushes/Yards.................................. 16/63 41/285 Passing Yards ................................. 198 83 Punt Return Yards........................... 2/0 3/14 KO Return Yards............................. 5/101 1/36 Passes (A-C-I)................................. 34-23-2 22-11-0 Times Sacked/Yards ....................... 9/52 1/5 Punts............................................... 5/46.0 3/35.0 Fumbles/Lost................................... 3/1 1/0 Penalties/Yards............................... 11/85 8/65 Possession Time............................. 27:23 32:37

Passing Vikings – Culpepper 34-23-250, 67.6%, 1 TD, 2 INT – 74.4 rating. Falcons – Schaub 14-5-39, 0 TD, 0 INT – 44.3 rating; Vick 8-6-49, 1 TD, 0 INT – 129.7 rating.

Rushing Vikings –Moore 14-57, Culpepper 1-10, Bennett 1-(-4). Falcons – Dunn 18-126-1 TD, Vick 4-58, Schaub 4-56, Duckett 14-40-1 TD, Griffith 1-5. Receiving Vikings –Moore 6-63, Taylor 5-62, Williamson 4-39-1 TD, Wiggins 3-25, Bennett 2-31, Kleinsasser 2-13, M. Robinson 1-17. Falcons – Finneran 3-31, Crumpler 3-16-1 TD, White 2-12, Jenkins 1-12, Blakley 1-10, Dunn 1-7.

Sacks Vikings – Cowart 1.0 (5 yds). Falcons – Coleman 2.0 (10.0 yds), Smith 2.0 (10 yds), Williams 2.0 (15 yds), Brooking 1.0 (5 yds), Kerney 1.0 (2 yds), Scott 1.0 (10 yds).

Tackles Vikings – Cowart 9-0-9, S. Johnson 6-3-9, Chavous 4-4-8, Scott 4-3-7, K. Williams 3-4-7. Falcons – Brooking 8-1-9, Williams 8-0-8, Cash 6-1-7, Hall 5-0-5, Scott 4-0-4, Webster 4-0-4.

Interceptions Vikings – None. Bengals – Brooking (6 yds), Hall (37 yds).

GGGAAAMMMEEE NNNOOOTTTEEESSS In the week leading up to the game, Chris Kluwe was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month, becoming the 1st Vikings’ rookie to earn a Player of the Month award in any category and the 1st Viking to win Special Teams honors since former punter Mitch Berger won the award in December of 2000. Rookie Troy Williamson scored his 2nd NFL touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Culpepper in the 4th quarter. It was his 2nd straight game with a TD. Sam Cowart recorded his 1st sack of QB Michael Vick and his 1st sack since 10/12/03 He now has 11.5 career sacks. Cowart also led the team with 9 solo tackles. Koren Robinson returned kickoffs for the 1st time in his career and had a long of 34 yards.

UPDATED PLAYER BIOS

VIKINGS 2005 PLAYERS - UPDATED BIOS 1 PAUL EDINGER, K, 6TH YEAR, MICHIGAN STATE 2005 SEASON: 7-8 FGs, 5-5 XP, 26 points 2005 HIGHS: 53 Long FG vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) 4 FGs Made vs. New Orleans (9/25) 5 FG Attempts vs. New Orleans (9/25) 15 Points vs. New Orleans (9/25) EDINGER’S CAREER STATS KICKING: 117-of-154 FGs, 139-of-139 XP, 489 points FGs: 1-19 yds (2-2), 20-29 yds (28-30), 30-39 yds (31-42), 40-49 yds (42-59), 50+ yds (14-20)

• Hit a 43-yard FG and connecte don only XP attempt at Atlanta (10/2). • Connected on 4-of-5 FGs and 3-of-3 XPs for game-high 15 points vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Tied for NFC high with 4 made FGs vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Tied career-best with 4 FGs and set career-high with 5 FG attempts. • Set a Vikings opening-day record with a 53-yard FG vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) along with adding a 22-yard FG

and an XP for 7 points in his 1st game in a Vikings uniform. • His 53-yard FG vs. Tampa Bay ties the 2nd-longest in Vikings history, the 6th FG of 53 yards in team

history. The team record is a 54-yarder hit by Jan Stenerud vs. Atlanta (9/16/84). • Battled Aaron Elling for place kicking job during 2005 training camp. • Acquired as a free agent on 5/24/05 after spending first 5 NFL seasons with Chicago. • Pursued by Vikings as a restricted free agent in 2003 before Chicago matched Vikings offer sheet. • Since entering the NFL in 2000, his 13 FGs of 50+ yards are the most by any kicker in the League. • Ranks 3rd in Chicago history with 110 career FGs, trailing Kevin Butler (243) and Bob Thomas (128). • Ranks 2nd in Chicago history with 13 career FGs of 50+ yards, trailing Butler (16). • Has earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors 3 times in career and was named NFC Special

Teams Player of the Month once, tabbed in November 2002. • Consensus All-Rookie choice in 2000. • Married, couple had 1st child, daughter Kevyn, days after he signed with the Vikings.

5 CHRIS KLUWE, P, ROOKIE, UCLA

2005 SEASON: 17 punts, 829 yards, 48.8 avg., 42.6 net, 2 TB, 5 IN 20, 62 Lg 2005 HIGHS:

• 5 Punts vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 242 Punting Yards vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 54.3 Average vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 42.6 Net Average vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 Touchback vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 62 Long Punt vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 2 Inside the 20 @ Cincinnati (9/18), vs. New Orleans (9/25)

• Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September, the only Vikings rookie to ever earn

any Player of the Month honor. • Leads the NFL with a 48.8 punting average, topping Tampa Bay’s Josh Bidwell by 2.0 yards. • Only 3 other rookies have led the Vikings in punting, Mike Mercer (1961), Neil Clabo (1975) and Eddie

Johnson (2003). • Averaged 46.0 on 5 punts at Atlanta (10/2) with a long of 51 and pinned the Falcons at their own 1-

yard line in the 3rd quarter with a 45-yard punt. • Averaged 48.4 yards with a 42.6 net average vs. New Orleans (9/25) and landed a pair of punts inside

the 20. • Landed 2 punts inside the 20 @ Cincinnati (9/18), the 1st of his career. • Had one of top punting performances in team history in NFL debut vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) with a 54.3

average and a 42.5 net average.

• His 54.3 average ranks 2nd-best in Vikings history (minimum 4 punts) and is the best showing by a rookie.

• Hit 4 punts for 217 yards (54.3 avg.) with a long of 62 and landed 1 inside the 20 vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Signed by Vikings on 9/4/05 following his release by Seattle in final roster cuts. • Punted 9 times for 379 yards (42.1 avg, 38.6 net) with 1 inside the 20 and a 61 long in preseason action • Joined Seattle as an undrafted rookie and spent the preseason with the club. • Was 1 of 3 finalists for prestigious Ray Guy award as the top collegiate punter as a senior. • Averaged 43.4 yards per punt as a senior in 2004, ranking 2nd in the Pac 10 and 14th in the nation. • Landed career-best 25 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line in 2004. • Was a USA Today 1st-Team All-America at Los Alamitos High. • Teammate with Vikings WR Keenan Howry in high school.

11 DAUNTE CULPEPPER, QB, 7TH YEAR, CENTRAL FLORIDA 2005 SEASON: 87-of-133, 1019 yards, 4 TD, 10 INT, 20/105 sacks, 68 long, 67.2 rating 15 attempts, 74 yards, 17 long, 1 TD 2005 HIGHS:

• 23 Completions @ Atlanta (10/2) • 37 Attempts @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 300 Passing Yards vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 68 Long Pass vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 3 TD Passes vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 5 Interceptions @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 140.0 QB Rating vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 2-point conversion pass @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 1 Rushing TD @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 8 Rushing Attempts vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 36 Rushing Yards vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 17 Long Rush vs. New Orleans (9/25)

CULPEPPER’S CAREER STATS PASSING ATT. COMP. % YDS LG TDs INTs SACKS RATING 2,524 1,648 65.3 19,617 78t 133 84 216 92.6 RUSHING ATT. YARDS AVG. LG TD 2 PT. 445 2,397 5.4 42 29 3

• Ran for his 29th career TD @ Cincinnati (9/18) and threw a 2-point conversion pass to Marcus Robinson. • His 29 career rushing TDs ties him with RB Dave Osborn for 5th-most in team history and trails Robert

Smith’s 32 for 4th place. • Tied Tommy Kramer’s team record of 19 games with 300+ passing yards with 300-yard day vs. New

Orleans (9/25). • Hit Troy Williamson for 2nd TD pass in as many weeks with a 16-yard pass at Atlanta (10/2). • Had season-best 300 yards and 3 passing TDs vs. New Orleans (9/25) while rushing 8 times for 36 yards. • Threw rookie WR Troy Williamson his 1st career TD on a 53-yard pass and a 68-yard completion to

Marcus Robinson, giving him 26 career pass plays of 50+ yards with ties him for 2nd in team history with Tommy Kramer and trails Fran Tarkenton’s 36.

• Started 6th consecutive opening-day game vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), the 2nd-longest streak of opening-day starts by a Vikings QB behind Fran Tarkenton’s 7 from 1972-78.

• Enjoyed one of the most prolific seasons in NFL history in 2004 and broke virtually every Vikings passing mark. • Led Vikings back to playoffs and into Divisional Round after a 3-year hiatus in 2004. • Ranked 4th in NFL history for single-season passer rating at 110.9 points in 2004. • Ranked 5th in NFL history with his 4,717 passing yards set in 2004. • Ranked tied for 5th in NFL history with 39 passing TDs in 2004. • Set an NFL record with 5,123 combined passing/rushing yards, breaking Dan Marino’s 1984 mark. • Ranked 7th in NFL history in 2004 for combined passing/rushing TDs in a season with 41 (39 passing/2

rushing). Joins Dan Marino, Steve Young and Brett Favre as the only players to post 40+ combined TDs twice in a career. Had 40 combined in 2000 (33 passing/7 rushing).

• Led the NFL in 2004 with 4,717 passing yards, only the 3rd Vikings QB to lead the NFL in passing, joining Tommy Kramer (1986) and Randall Cunningham (1998).

• Ranked 2nd in the NFL in 2004 with 39 TD passes, trailing only Peyton Manning’s 49. • Ranked 2nd in the NFL in 2004 with a passer rating of 110.9, trailing only Peyton Manning’s 121.1. • Set a new Vikings record with 110.9 passer rating, breaking Randall Cunningham’s mark set in 1998. • Set a new Vikings record and led the NFL in 2004 with a 69.2 completion %. • Set new Vikings records for passing TDs (39) and passing yards (4,717) in a season, breaking the TD record of

34 set by Randall Cunningham in 1998 and passing yardage mark of 4,264 by Warren Moon in 1994. • In 2004, set a team record with 14 games over 60% completions (min. 20 at.), breaking his own mark of 10. • Set an NFL record by throwing for 5 TDs in 3 games during the 2004 season. • Holds Vikings career passer rating record at 92.6 (minimum 1,500 attempts). • Did not throw an INT in 9 games in 2004, setting a new Vikings record. • Has thrown for 4+ TDs in 6 career games. • Has completed 60% of his passes in 50 of his 77 career starts, the most in Vikings history, ranking

ahead of Brad Johnson’s 14 and Randall Cunningham’s 9. • Ranks in 12th place in Vikings history with 2,397 rushing yards, trailing Alfred Anderson for 11th place. • Has posted passer rating of 100+ points in 30 games (including playoffs), going 24-6 in those games

(minimum of 20 attempts per game). • Has accounted for 162 career TDs, having passed for 133 and rushed for 29 for a career total of 161. • Has started 77 career games, trailing Tarkenton’s 171 and Kramer’s 110 in Vikings history. • Has thrown a TD pass in 65 of his 77 career starts. • He has thrown or rushed for a TD in 67 of his 77 career starts. • Already stands 3rd on the Vikings career passing TDs list with 132, trailing Tommy Kramer (159) for 2nd

and Fran Tarkenton (239) for 1st. • His 19,617 career yards ranks 3rd in team history, trailing Tommy Kramer for 2nd (25,775) and Fran

Tarkenton for 1st (33,098). • Moved into 3rd place in Vikings career completions with 1,648, trailing only Tommy Kramer (2,011) and

Fran Tarkenton (2,635). • Has 56 career pass plays of 40+ yards, the 2nd-most in team history behind Tarkenton’s 86. • Has 26 career pass plays of 50+ yards, tied the 3rd most in team history behind Fran Tarkenton’s 36 and

Tommy Kramer’s 26. • Has 11 career pass plays of 60+ yards, tied for the 2nd-most in team history behind Fran Tarkenton’s 17. • Has brought the team back from 4th-quarter deficits to win 9 times in his 77 career starts, vs. Chicago

(9/3/00), vs. Tampa Bay (10/9/00), vs. Buffalo (10/22/00), vs. Tampa Bay (9/30/01), vs. NY Giants (11/19/01), vs. Detroit (10/13/02), @ New Orleans (12/15/02), vs. Miami (12/21/02), vs. Detroit (11/21/04).

• Tied Tommy Kramer as the only Vikings with 3 straight seasons of 3,000+ yards passing (2002-04). • Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week in 3 of the opening 5 games of the 2004 season and 4 times

overall in 2004, earning the honor for games vs. Dallas (9/12), vs. Chicago (9/26), at New Orleans (10/20) and at Detroit (12/19). Has won Player of the Week honors 7 times in his career, the most by any Vikings player.

• Is only the 5th QB in NFL history to post 40 combined rushing/receiving TDs in a season (33 passing, 7 rushing in 2000), joining Dan Marino, Steve Young, Kurt Warner and Brett Favre.

• Saw 1st NFL game action vs. San Francisco (10/24/99), running 3 times for 6 yards and converting a first down with a 9-yard run.

• Left college as the NCAA record holder for single-season passing percentage, hitting 73.6 percent of his passes as a senior, topping a 15-year-old record held by BYU’s Steve Young at 71.3 percent.

• Selected by Minnesota with the 11th overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft. • Fourth of five quarterbacks to be selected in the 1st round of the 1999 NFL Draft, joining Tim Couch (1st-

Cleveland), Donovan McNabb (2nd-Philadelphia), Akili Smith (3rd-Cincinnati) and Cade McNown (12th-Chicago).

• First QB selected in the 1st round by the Vikings since Tommy Kramer in 1977. • Became only the 3rd QB in NCAA history to throw for over 10,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 yards. Others

were Steve McNair (Alcorn State) and Doug Nussmeir (Idaho). • Active with the African American Adoption Agency, hosting a fundraising golf tournament and hosting a

holiday party at the Vikings Winter Park headquarters. 13 SHAUN HILL, QB, 4TH YEAR, MARYLAND

• Returns to Vikings in 2005 for his 4th season as the club’s 3rd QB. • Teammates at Maryland with Vikings LB E.J. Henderson, TE Jeff Dugan and C Melvin Fowler. • Roomed with TE Jeff Dugan at Maryland.

• Spent 2003 season with Amsterdam of NFL Europe, ranking among the League leaders in several passing categories.

• Signed as an undrafted free agent on 4/25/02. • Helped lead Maryland to their first ACC title since 1985 as a senior in 2001. • Guided the Terps to a berth in the Orange Bowl and finished the season ranked #10. • Came to Maryland after starting his college career at Hutchinson Community College in his native Kansas. • Joins Vikings Head Coach Mike Tice as former Maryland signal callers.

14 BRAD JOHNSON, QB, 14TH YEAR, FLORIDA STATE

2005 SEASON:

JOHNSON’S CAREER STATS PASSING ATT. COMP. % YDS LG TDs INTs SACKS RATING 3,504 2,166 61.8 23,913 82t 143 98 190 84.0

• Serves as Vikings backup QB and holder. • Did not play @ Cincinnati (9/18) as Vikings did not attempt a FG or PAT. • Returns to Minnesota after spending 6 seasons with Washington (1999-00) and Tampa Bay (2001-04). • Originally entered the NFL as a 9th-round draft choice of the Vikings in 1992. • Guided the Tampa Bay Bucs to lone Super Bowl title and appearance in franchise history in 2002. • Did not start a game in the NFL until 1996. • Has guided 3 franchises to the playoffs as the starting QB (Minnesota, Washington, Tampa Bay). • Threw the 100th career TD pass of their careers to both Cris Carter and Tim Brown. • Since becoming a starter in 1996, ranks 5th in the NFL in both passing TDs (143) and completion % (61.8). • Trails only Daunte Culpepper in Vikings history for completion percentage by a QB with at least 500 attempts. • Ranks 3rd behind Randall Cunningham and Daunte Culpepper for highest passer ratings among QB with at

least 500 attempts. • Has played in a pair of Pro Bowls, honored after the 1999 season with Washington and the 2002 season with

Tampa Bay. • Teammate of Vikings head coach Mike Tice when he was a TE with the Vikings in 1992-93 and 1995. • Threw WR Randy Moss the 1st career NFL TD pass of his career in the 1998 opener vs. Tampa Bay. • Active in many community outreach programs and charities. • Wife, Nikki, is the younger sister of University of Georgia football coach Mark Richt.

18 KOREN ROBINSON, WR, 5th YEAR, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 2005 SEASON: 8 kickoff returns, 186 yards, 23.3 avg., 46 long 2 punt returns, 0 FC, 0 yards

2005 SEASON HIGHS: • 4 Kickoff Returns vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 91 Kickoff Return Yards vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 46 Long KO Return vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 2 Punt Returns @ Atlanta (10/2)

ROBINSON’S CAREER STATS RECEIVING REC. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 213 3,167 14.9 83 12

RUSHING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 17 87 5.1 0

• Made Vikings debut in game vs. New Orleans (9/25), returning 4 kickoffs with a long of 46. • Inactive for game @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Originally signed by Vikings on 9/7/05. • Gives the Vikings 3 WRs on the roster who are top-10 NFL draft choices, joining Troy Williamson and Travis

Taylor. • Spent opening 4 NFL seasons with Seattle Seahawks. • Career-best season came in 2002 with 78 receptions and 1,240 yards and 5 TDs. • Selected with 9th overall choice in the 2001 NFL Draft.

• Teammates at North Carolina State with Vikings CB Brian Williams. The pair entered NC State as fellow freshman RBs in 1997.

• Looks to contribute to Vikings as a kick returner and WR. 19 TROY WILLIAMSON, WR, ROOKIE, SOUTH CAROLINA 2005 SEASON: 9 catches, 166 yards, 18.4 avg., 53t long, 2 TD 7 kickoff returns, 89 yards, 12.7 avg., 25 long, 0 TDs

2005 SEASON HIGHS: • 4 Catches @ Atlanta (10/2) • 83 Receiving Yards vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 53t Long Catch vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 TD Catch vs. New Orleans (9/25), @ Atlanta (10/2) • 5 Kickoff Returns @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 66 Kickoff Return Yards @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 25 Long KO Return @ Cincinnati (9/18)

• Hauled in 2nd TD in 2 games @ Atlanta (10/2) on a 16-yard toss from Daunte Culpepper. Ended day with 4

catches for 39 yards. • Caught 1st NFL TD on a 53-yard toss from Daunte Culpepper. • Caught 1st career pass @ Cincinnati (9/18). Of his 7 touches in Cincinnati game, 3 went for 20+ yards with

catches of 23 and 21 yards and a long kickoff return of 25. • Made NFL debut in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), returning a pair of kickoffs for 23 yards. • Highest drafted WR in team history, taken 7th overall, passing Gene Washington (8th overall in 1967) for the honor. • Played as same high school, Silver Bluff in Aiken, SC, as Vikings SS Corey Chavous. • Left South Carolina following junior season, the 3rd underclassman the Vikings have drafted in the 1st round in

the past 5 years, joining Michael Bennett (2001) and Kenechi Udeze (2004). • Turned 22-years-old during Vikings mini camp in April, his 1st weekend with the team. • Active with community programs and the New Beginning Ministry in his hometown. • Suffered severe burns over his torso and arm due to a childhood accident. • Helped engineer an upset win over #15-ranked Virginia as a sophomore with an school and SEC-record 99-

yard TD catch. • Set school record as a junior with 210 receiving yards vs. South Florida.

20 MOE WILLIAMS, RB, 10TH YEAR, KENTUCKY 2005 SEASON: 11 attempts, 19 yards, 1.7 avg., 9 long, 0 TD 5 catches, 36 yards, 7.2 avg., 25 long

1 kickoff return, 16 yards 4 special teams tackles 2005 SEASON HIGHS:

• 6 Carries vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 15 Rushing Yards vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 9 Long Rush vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • Rushing TD • 3 Catches vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 32 Receiving Yards vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 25 Long Catch vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • TD Catch • 1 Kickoff Return @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 16 Long Kickoff Return @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 2 Special Teams Tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11)

WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATS ATT. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 433 1,825 4.2 61 20

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 151 1,495 9.9 64 4

KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 63 1,393 22.1 85t 1

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES SOLO ASST. TOTAL 65 31 96

• Inactive for game @ Atlanta (10/2) with ankle injury. • Carried 6 times for 15 yards and caught a pair of passes for 32 vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Most experienced member of the Vikings RBs with 129 career games played/12 starts between the Vikings

and Baltimore Ravens (2001). • Has run for 1,534 yards as a Viking, ranking 18th in team history, 159 yards behind Leroy Hoard (1,689)

for 17th place. • Became only the 6th RB in Vikings history to play in 100 games. • Ranked 9th in the NFC with 1,389 yards from scrimmage in 2003. • Led the NFC and ranked 3rd among all NFL RBs with 644 receiving yards in 2003. • His 11 catches @ San Diego (11/9/03) are tied for 5th-best by a RB in team history and his 126 yards are the

6th-best performance by a RB while his 2 receiving TDs ties a Vikings record. He became the 1st Vikings RB to catch a pair of TD passes since Herschel Walker in 1990.

• Broke the 1,000-yard plateau in yards from scrimmage for the 1st time in his career in 2003 (745 rushing, 644 receiving= 1,389 total).

• Enjoyed best season in 2003, posting career highs in rushing and receiving yards. • His 644 receiving yards marked the 5th-best single-season total by a Vikings RB, closing in on Viking record

of 704 yards set by Rickey Young in 1978. • Only the 11th Vikings player in team history to post 1,000+ career yards each rushing and receiving. • His 65 catches in 2003 more than doubled the 60 catches he had in his first 7 NFL seasons. • Started 2003 opener @ Green Bay (9/7/03), running 22 times for 80 yards to lead all rushers. • His 22 rushing attempts ties for the Vikings opening-day record, joining Robert Smith (1996) and Chuck

Foreman (1974, 1977). • Ranked 3rd in the NFC with 11 rushing TDs in 2002. • Combined with Daunte Culpepper’s 10 rushing TDs to set a new Vikings record for rushing TDs by a duo with

21 in 2002. • Ended 2002 season ranked 4th in team history with 11 rushing TDs, short of the record of 13 held by Chuck

Foreman (1975, ’76) and Terry Allen (1992). • Rushed for a TD in 7 consecutive games, breaking Bill Brown’s 6 straight in 1968. Streak was snapped @

New England (11/24/02). • Broke the 100-yard mark for the 1st time in his career with Baltimore, rushing for 111 yards on 24 carries vs.

Indianapolis (12/2/01). • Became the 9th player in Vikings history to return a kickoff for a TD in team history when he took back a NY Giants

kick 85 yards at Giants Stadium on 12/26/99. • Caught a 64-yard pass from Randall Cunningham vs. Chicago (12/6/98), the longest pass play of his career. Went

on IR the following day after breaking a bone in his foot at the end of the 64-yard gain. • Active in the Twin Cities community through United Way Hometown Huddle program and Vikings Victory Visits to

local hospitals. 21 COREY CHAVOUS, SS, 8TH YEAR, VANDERBILT

2005 SEASON: 28 tackles, 19 solos, 2 QB hurries, 4.0 tackles for loss, 1 pass defensed 2005 HIGHS:

• 10 Total Tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 6 Solos vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 1 Passes Defensed @ Atlanta (10/2) • Interception • 4.0 Tackle For Loss @ Atlanta (10/2) • Forced Fumble • 1 QB Hurries vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), vs. New Orleans (9/25)

CHAVOUS’ CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE 558 tackles, 396 solos, 162 assists, 1.0 sack, 17 INT, 1 TD, 62 PD, 8 QBH, 2 FF, 1FR, 14.0 TFL, 28 special teams tackles

• Returned to starting role at FS @ Atlanta (10/2), ending with 8 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and a pass

defensed. • Started at FS in place of injured Darren Sharper vs. New Orleans (9/25) where he had 3 tackles and a QB

hurry. • Had 7 tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Tied for team-high in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) with 10 tackles and a QB hurry. • Selected by teammates as the 2004 winner of the Ed Block Courage Award. • Has played in 113 career games with 75 starts. • Has started every game as a Viking after signing as a free agent in 2002, 52 consecutive. • Smart and physical player spends tireless hours during game weeks preparing for opponents. • Led Vikings in tackles in 2003 and ranked 2nd in 2004. • Notched 1st INT of the 2004 season @ Detroit (12/19), giving him INTs in 5 of 6 games against Detroit since

joining the Vikings in 2002. • Named to the Pro Bowl for the 1st time in his career for his 2003 performance, named as the starting SS for

the NFC. • Ranked 2nd on the team and 3rd in the NFC in 2003 with 8 INTs and has helped the Vikings lead the NFC and

ranked 2nd in the NFL with 28 team INTs and rank #2 in the NFC with a +11 turnover ratio. • Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for season opener @ Green Bay (9/7/03), the 1st time in his

career he earned the honor. • His 8 INTs in 2003 ties the 8 he amassed in his 1st 5 NFL seasons. • Started final 7 games of 2002 and all 16 of 2003 at SS. • Has notched both of his INT return TDs against the Detroit Lions, vs. Detroit (11/23/03) and @ Detroit

(12/15/02). • Has not missed a start since joining the Vikings in 2002. • A priority acquisition for the Vikings in the 2002 offseason. • Began his NFL career with Arizona, playing against the Vikings in 1998 Divisional Playoffs in Minnesota. • Uncle, Barney Chavous, was a standout defensive lineman with the Denver Broncos. • A student of the game who avidly watches video tape and has a personal video library of over 1,000 tapes.

22 KEN IRVIN, CB, 11TH YEAR, MEMPHIS 2005 SEASON: 8 tackles, 8 solos 1 special teams tackle 2005 HIGHS:

• 8 Total Tackles @ Atlanta (10/2) • 8 Solos @ Atlanta (10/2) • 1 Special Teams Tackle vs. New Orleans (9/25)

IRVIN’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE 385 tackles, 316 solos, 69 assists, 2 sacks, 10 INT, 108 PBU, 3 FF, 32 special teams tackles • Started at FS for in the place of injured Darren Sharper @ Atlanta (10/2), ending with 5 tackles. • Has played in 144 and started 73 games in his career. • His 144 career games leads all Vikings position players. • Has played in 144 of a possible 148 games in his NFL career. • Start @ Atlanta (10/2) was his 10th in a Vikings uniform. • Suffered Achilles injury during pregame warm-ups of 2004 opener vs. Dallas (9/12) that sidelined him for the

season and put him on injured reserve. • Made Vikings debut in 2003, stepping into starting lineup for 9 games and playing in all 16. • Reunited in Minnesota for 2004 with former Buffalo defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell along with former

defensive teammates Antoine Winfield and Keith Newman from the Bills. • Played his 1st 7 seasons in the NFL with Buffalo before moving to New Orleans in 2002. • Notched his 1st career INT off Hall of Famer Dan Marino in a 1995 playoff game vs. Miami. • Has 9 career regular season INTs and a pair of sacks. • Still holds an NCAA record with 4 blocked punts in a 1992 game vs. Arkansas.

23 MICHAEL BENNETT, RB, 5TH YEAR, WISCONSIN

2005 SEASON: 12 attempts, 35 yards, 2.9 avg., 23 long, 0 TDs

6 catches, 51 yards, 8.5 avg., 20 long, 0 TD 2004 SEASON HIGHS:

• 6 Carries vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 36 Rushing Yards @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 23 Long Rush @ Cincinnati (9/18) • Rushing TD • 3 Catches vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 31 Receiving Yards @ Atlanta (10/2) • 20 Long Catch @ Atlanta (10/2) • Receiving TD

BENNETT’S CAREER STATS RUSHING ATT. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 599 2,736 4.6 85t 9

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 105 967 9.2 80t 3

• Had season-high 31 receiving yards with a long of 20 @ Atlanta (10/2). • Had team-high 36 rushing yards @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Caught 3 passes for 21 yards and carried 6 times for -1 yard vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Known for his breakaway speed and big-play capability, Bennett has recorded the longest run in Vikings

history (85t at Tampa Bay, 11/3/02) and is tied for the 3rd-longest (78t vs. NY Giants, 11/10/02). He also has the longest pass play by a Vikings RB with an 80-yard screen pass TD at Pittsburgh, 12/2/01.

• His 2,736 career rushing yards moves him into 9th in team history, passing Fran Tarkenton and trailing Terry Allen for 8th (2,795) by 60 yards.

• Set a Vikings record by reaching 2,000 career rushing yards in 30 games, breaking Chuck Foreman’s team mark by 2 games.

• Has broken the 100-yard mark 8 times in his career, tied for 3rd-best in team history with Bill Brown, trailing Robert Smith’s 29 and Chuck Foreman’s 17.

• Ranked 3rd in the NFC in rushing yardage (1,296) and 3rd in the NFC in total yards from scrimmage (1,647) in 2002.

• His 1,296 rushing yards in 2002 ranks 2nd in Vikings single-season history, trailing only Robert Smith’s 1,521 in 2000.

• Ran for 100+ yards in 5 games on the 2002 season, trailing Robert Smith’s team-record of 8 games set in 2000.

• Set an NFL record by posting a run of 60+ yards in 3 consecutive games- 62 vs. Green Bay (11/17/02), 78t vs. NY Giants (11/10/02) and 85t @ Tampa Bay (10/3/02).

• His 4 straight games of 100+ yards rushing (vs. Chicago-vs.Green Bay in 2002) is 1 shy of Robert Smith’s team record of 5 straight.

• Ranked 2nd in the NFC for rushing yards by a rookie in 2001. • His 682 yards is the 3rd-most rushing yardage by a Vikings rookie, trailing Chuck Foreman’s 801 in 1973 and

Alfred Anderson’s 773 in 1984. • Became only the 3rd Vikings rookie RB to start the season opener, joining Darrin Nelson in 1982 and D.J.

Dozier in 1987. • Vikings 1st round draft pick in 2001, the 27th player taken in the draft. • The first Wisconsin player drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings in franchise history. • First RB drafted in the 1st round by the Vikings since Robert Smith in 1992. • A track man who won Big 10 indoor track titles in the 60m and 200m and outdoor titles in the 100m and 200m

during college career. • Ran for 1,681 yards and 11 TDs in 2000, his only season as a starter for the Badgers. • Backed up Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne as a freshman at Wisconsin in 1999.

24 WILLIE OFFORD, S, 4TH YEAR, SOUTH CAROLINA

2005 SEASON: 6 tackles, 3 solos, 1 INT, 3 passes defensed, 3 QB hurries 3 special teams tackles 2005 HIGHS:

• 2 Special Teams Tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 4 Tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 2 Passes Defensed @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 1 Interception @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 3 QB Hurry vs. New Orleans (9/25)

OFFORD’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE 62 tackles, 46 solos, 16 assists, 0.0 sacks, 2 INT, 6 PBU, 1 FF, 1 TFL, 6 QB Hurries, 38 special teams tackles

• Placed on injured reserve on 9/28 with knee injury suffered vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Serves team as special teams captain for 2nd straight season. • Started at SS for Corey Chavous, who moved to FS in place of injured Darren Sharper. • Led Vikings DBs with 4 tackles and 3 QB hurries with a pass defensed. • Posted 2nd career INT when he grabbed a Carson Palmer pass in the end zone @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Notched 2 special teams tackles and tackle on defense in season opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Seasoned special teams leader has starting experience as a FS and SS during his career. • Stepped in and started both 2004 playoff games in place of injured Corey Chavous. • Notched 1st career INT in the 2002 opener vs. Chicago in Champaign, IL off Bears starter Jim Miller. • One of 3 defenders the Vikings selected with the first 4 picks in the 2002 NFL Draft. • Was one of 5 Gamecock defensive players selected in the 2002 NFL Draft and the 3rd member of the USC

defensive backfield chosen in the top 70 picks. • Earned starts as a DB and LB during his college career. • Second son, Zaivan, was born during Vikings 2005 training camp. • Played high school ball against Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper while at Palatka (FL) High.

25 WILL HUNTER, S, 2ND YEAR, SYRACUSE

2005 SEASON: 2005 HIGHS:

• Solos

HUNTER’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE • Made regular-season debut @ Atlanta (10/2). • Moved from Vikings practice squad to regular roster following injury to Willie Offord. • Spent final 5 weeks of 2004 on Vikings practice squad. • Attended Chester High in Chester, PA, the same school as Vikings coach Ted Cottrell.

26 ANTOINE WINFIELD, CB, 7TH YEAR, OHIO STATE

2005 SEASON: 21 tackles, 20 solos, 3 QB hurries, 2 passes defensed, 1 INT, 1 tackle for loss 2 special teams tackles, 1 FR 2005 HIGHS:

• 9 Total Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 9 Solo Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) • Assists • 1 Interception vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 2 QB Hurries vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • Forced Fumble • 1 Fumble Recovery vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 Passes Defensed vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 1 Tackle For Loss @ Atlanta (10/2) • 2 Special Teams Tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25)

WINFIELD’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE 529 tackles, 407 solos, 116 assists, 1.0 sacks, 10 INTs, 72 PD, 4 FF, 4 FR, 12 QBH, 14.0 TFL

• Had 6 tackles and a tackle for loss @ Atlanta (10/2). • Notched a pair of takeaways when he snared an INT off Aaron Brooks vs. New Orleans (9/25) and

recovered an Aaron Stecker fumble on the opening kickoff of the game that was turned into the Vikings 1st TD pass of the season on the following play. The scoring play happened with only 13 seconds expired in the game, the fastest score in team history.

• Led Vikings DBs with 9 tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Forced to leave game @ Cincinnati (9/18) with injuries to his feet. • Started in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), tied career-best with 2 QB hurries and had 3 tackles. • Made immediate impact on Vikings defense in 2004 when he ranked 4th on team with 99 tackles despite

missing parts of 4 games. • Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors in Vikings upset win over Green Bay in Wild Card playoffs. • Received a vote in Associated Press All-Pro balloting in 2004. • Former 1st-rounder joins Kevin Williams, Kenechi Udeze, Erasmus James and Napoleon Harris as 1st-round

picks on the Vikings defense. • Reunited in Minnesota with former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell and former teammates Pat

Williams, Sam Cowart, Keith Newman and Ken Irvin. • Has earned a reputation around the NFL as a fierce tackler and solid coverage CB. • Reunited in 2004 with former Buffalo defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell and defensive teammates CB Ken

Irvin and LB Keith Newman. • Led Buffalo in tackles in 2001 and ranked 3rd in 2003.

27 FRED SMOOT, CB, 5TH YEAR, MISSISSIPPI STATE

2005 SEASON: 9 tackles, 8 solos, 1 INT, 6 pass defensed 2005 HIGHS:

• 3 Solos vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • Assists • 3 Total Tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 1 Interception vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 5 Passes Defensed vs. New Orleans (9/25)

SMOOT’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE 224 tackles, 184 solos, 40 assists, 17 INT, 65 PBU, 0 QBH, 0 TFL, 0.0 sacks, 2 FR, 3 FF 34 special teams tackles • Had one of the top games of the season with 5 passes defensed and 2 tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Started in Vikings debut and notched an interception off Brian Griese vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), ending the game

with 3 tackles, an INT and a pass defensed. • Key free agent pickup in 2005 offseason, teams with Antoine Winfield to give the Vikings one of the top CB

tandems in the NFL. • Energetic player who has big play potential. • Led Washington in INTs in each of his first 3 seasons. • Part of a Redskins defense that ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in 3 of his 4 seasons with the team. • Named Washington’s Ed Block Courage Award winner in 2003. • Has started 58 of his 60 career games in the NFL.

28 LARONI GALLISHAW, CB, ROOKIE, MURRAY STATE

2005 SEASON: 2005 HIGHS:

• Saw action in 1st career game on special teams @ Atlanta (10/2). • Inactive for season opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Cincinnati (9/18), vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Translated impressive preseason into a spot on the Vikings roster. • Joins fellow CB Dovonte Edwards as the lone undrafted rookies to make the final 53-man roster. • Transferred to Murray State from Louisville where he was teammates with Vikings TE Rich Owens. • Saw time as a WR during collegiate career.

29 BRIAN WILLIAMS, CB, 4TH YEAR, NORTH CAROLINA STATE

2005 SEASON: 7 tackles, 6 solos, 3 QB hurries, 1 pass defensed 4 special teams tackles

2005 HIGHS: • 2 Solos vs. TB (9/11), @ Cin. (9/18), vs. NO (9/25) • 3 Total Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 3 QB Hurries vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 Pass Defensed vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 3 Special Teams Tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25)

WILLIAMS’ CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE 223 tackles, 178 solos, 45 assists, 3.0 sacks, 8 INT, 49 PD, 5 FF, 1 FR, 12 QBH, 9.0 TFL 31 special teams tackles

• Inactive for game @ Atlanta (10/2). • Tied for team-high with 3 special teams tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25) and had career-best 3 QB hurries. • Notched 3 tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Started 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) when team opened in nickel defense, his 40th career start. • Posted 2 tackles and a special teams stop vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Along with starters Antoine Winfield and Fred Smoot, joins dime back Ralph Brown to give the Vikings one of

the deepest groups of CBs in the NFL. • Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors vs. Detroit (11/23/03). • Became the 4th player in Vikings history to post 200+ yards on interception return yards in a single season.

Ranks 3rd in Vikings single-season history with 205 yards on returns, trailing Jimmy Hitchcock’s team-record 242 yards in 1998 and Charlie West’s 236 in 1971.

• Became the 1st Viking to notch 3 INTs in a game since Jack Del Rio @ Pittsburgh in 1995 and only the 12th player in team history to accomplish the feat.

• Has posted 4 of his 6 career interceptions against the Detroit Lions. • Set Vikings record for sacks in a season by a CB with 3.0 and trails only Robert Griffith’s 4.0 for most by a

Vikings DB in a season. • Started all 16 games in 2003 and 2004. • Played in all 16 games as a rookie and started 7 at LCB. • Started 1st career game vs. Green Bay (11/17/02). • Only LB Nick Rogers (11) started more games among rookies for the team in 2002. • Notched 1st career INT in season finale at Detroit (12/29/02) off Mike McMahon. • Teammates at NC State with rookie free agent TE Sean Berton. • Drafted with the Vikings first pick in the 4th Round in 2002 (105th overall). • Played FS at NC State but making the move to CB in the NFL. • Enters the 2002 season as the Vikings top nickel back. • Finished junior season for the Wolfpack against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the MicronPC.com Bowl.

30 MEWELDE MOORE, RB, 2ND YEAR, TULANE

2005 SEASON: 45 carries, 187 yards, 4.2 avg., 28 long, 0 TDs 9 catches, 73 yards, 8.1 avg., 27 long, 0 TDs 4 kickoff returns, 72 yards, 18.0 avg., 27 long 2005 HIGHS:

• 6 Catches @ Atlanta (10/2) • 63 Receiving Yards @ Atlanta (10/2) • 27 Long Catch @ Atlanta (10/2) • 23 Rushes vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 101 Rushing Yards vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 28 Long Rush vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 3 Kickoff Returns vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 66 Kickoff Return Yards vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 27 Long Kickoff Return vs. Tampa Bay (9/11)

MOORE’S CAREER STATS RUSHING ATT. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 110 566 5.1 33 0

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs

36 311 8.6 26 0 KICKOFF RETURNS

NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 24 458 19.1 33 0

PUNT RETURNS NO. FC YDS LG TDs 4 1 28 17 0

• Caught career-long 27-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper @ Atlanta (10/2), ending the game with team-

high 6 catches for 63 yards and led team with 14 carries for 57 yards. • Posted 3rd career 100-yard game and 2nd against New Orleans (9/25) with 101 yards on 23 carries. • Has broken the 100-yard mark in 3 of his 4 career starts. • Had 1st offensive action of the season @ Cincinnati (9/18), carrying 8 times for 29 yards and catching a pair

of passes for 7. • Returned 3 kickoffs for 66 yards with a long of 27 vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in 2005 opener. • Enters his 2nd season with the Vikings figuring heavily in the Vikings offensive plans. • Set a Vikings record with 610 combined net yards in a 3-game span in 2004 @ Houston, @ New Orleans and

vs. Tennessee, topping the old record of 573 by Chuck Foreman set in 1976. • His 12 catches @ Houston (10/10) ranks tied for 2nd in team history by a RB. • Set a Vikings rookie record with 12 catches @ Houston (10/10) and set a Vikings rookie mark with 32

scrimmage attempts (20 rushes, 12 catches). • His 92 rushing yards @ Houston (10/10) ranks 3rd in Vikings history for a player making their 1st career starts. • His 182 scrimmage yards @ Houston (10/10) ranks tied for 4th in team history by a rookie. • Returned a punt, returned a kickoff, caught a pass and ran the ball in his NFL debut, the 2004 opener vs.

Dallas (9/12). • Enters his rookie campaign factoring into the Vikings plans on special teams and as a 3rd-down specialist. • Dynamic player who left Tulane as only the 2nd player in NCAA history to rush for 4,000 yards and post 2,000

yards receiving in a career, joining former Vikings and Stanford RB Darrin Nelson • Drafted in the 4th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft by San Diego, spending 3 summers in the

Padres organization. • The 1st RB drafted from Tulane by the Vikings since Tommy Mason was the #1 overall selection in the 1st

draft in team history in 1961. • Took 24 credits in spring 2004 to graduate on time with a double major in accounting and finance. • Broke the 100-yard rushing mark in 22 games to set a Tulane and Conference USA record.

33 RALPH BROWN, CB, 6TH YEAR, NEBRASKA

2005 SEASON: 9 tackles, 9 solos, 1 QB Hurry, 2 Pass Defensed 4 special teams tackle 2005 HIGHS:

• 4 Total Tackles @ Atlanta (10/2) • 4 Solos @ Atlanta (10/2) • Tackle For Loss • 1 QB Hurries vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 Pass Defensed vs. New Orleans (9/25), @ Atlanta (10/2) • 3 Special Teams Tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25)

BROWN’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE: 85 tackles, 65 solo, 20 asst., 1.0 sack, 1.0 tackle for loss, 13 PD, 3 QB Hurries, 1 FR, 17 special teams tackles

• Had 4 tackles and a pass defensed @ Atlanta (10/2). • Tied for team-high with 3 special teams tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25) along with 3 tackles, a QB hurry and a

pass defensed. • Played in dime defense and on special teams @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Saw time on special teams and at DB in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), finishing with 2 tackles and a

special teams stop. • Enters 2005 as Vikings’ dime back, giving the team a deep CB group when teamed with starters Antoine

Winfield and Fred Smoot along with nickel back Brian Williams. • Veteran DB who has started 9 games in his career, including career-best 7 in 2003. • Entered the NFL as a 5th-round selection by NY Giants in 2000.

• Scored 1st career TD when he returned a Quincy Carter INT for a TD on 9/15/03. 35 CIATRICK FASON, RB, ROOKIE, FLORIDA

2005 SEASON: 2005 HIGHS: • Saw time on special teams @ Atlanta (10/2). • Inactive for game @ Cincinnati (9/18), vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Played on special teams vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in 2005 opener, his NFL debut. • Joins deep Vikings RB corps as a 4th-round pick. • Left Florida following junior season to enter NFL Draft. • Earned 1st-Team All-SEC from Associated Press and 2nd-Team by conference coaches. • Ran for 1,237 yards in 2004 for the Gators, the 7th player in UF history to rush for 1,000+. • Married to Yolanda, the couple has a son and daughter.

36 DOVONTE EDWARDS, CB, ROOKIE, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 2005 SEASON: 1 tackle, 1 solo 2 special teams tackles 2005 HIGHS:

• 1 Tackle @ Atlanta (10/2) • 1 Solo @ Atlanta (10/2) • 2 Special Teams Tackles @ Atlanta (10/2)

• Saw 1st career action on defense @ Atlanta (10/2). • Made NFL debut vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Inactive for 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Joins fellow CB Laroni Gallishaw as the only undrafted rookies to make the final 53-man roster. • Played WR early in his collegiate career before moving to CB as a junior. • Played on NC State basketball team during his freshman campaign. • Teammates at NC State with current Vikings CB Brian Williams.

37 DUSTIN FOX, S, ROOKIE, OHIO STATE

• Sidelined for 2005 season with broken arm that landed him on injured reserve. • Selected with 3rd-round pick, 80th overall. • Brother, Derek Fox spent time with Indianapolis Colts in 2000-01 and uncle, Tim, was a New England Patriots

S from 1976-81. • Earned bachelor’s degree in spring 2005. • Married prior to senior season at OSU to wife, Nicole.

40 JIM KLEINSASSER, TE, 7TH YEAR, NORTH DAKOTA

2005 SEASON: 8 catches, 73 yards, 9.1 avg., 13 long 2005 HIGHS:

• 4 Catches vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 42 Receiving Yards vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 13 Long Catch vs. Tampa Bay (9/11)

KLEINSASSER’S CAREER STATS RUSHING ATT. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 43 147 3.4 12 1

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 133 1,186 8.9 39 5

• Tied for team-high with 4 catches and ranked 2nd with 42 yards, in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Ranks 4th in Vikings history for career catches by a TE with 129, trailing Joe Senser (165), Stu Voigt (177)

and Steve Jordan (498).

• His 10 catches at St. Louis, 11/30/03, ranks tied for the 2nd-most by a Vikings TE in team history. • Returns in 2005 after being sidelined by a knee injury in the 2004 opener for the rest of the season. • Has started 55 of his 69 career NFL games. • Powerful blocker and versatile receiver from the TE spot, has played at HB, FB and TE. • Tabbed as Vikings franchise player during 2003 offseason. • Caught 1st career TD in 2002 vs. Detroit (10/13) from Daunte Culpepper. • Active in the Twin Cities community through Boys and Girls Clubs, the Epilepsy Clothing Drive and the North

Dakota Business Challenge. • Grew up on family farm in rural Carrington, ND.

42 DARREN SHARPER, FS, 9TH YEAR, WILLIAM & MARY

2005 SEASON: 13 tackles, 12 solos, 1 tackle for loss, 1 FF, 1 INT, 3 PD 1 special teams tackle 2005 HIGHS:

• 9 Solos vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 1 Assists vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 10 Total Tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 1 Tackle For Loss vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 1 Forced Fumble vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 1 Interception vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 2 Passes Defensed vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 1 Special Teams Tack. vs. Tampa Bay (9/11)

SHARPER’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE: 693 tackles, 531 solo, 159 asst., 6.0 sacks, 39 INTs, 98 PD, 8 FF, 4 FR, 1 TFL

• Missed game vs. New Orleans (9/25) and @ Atlanta (10/2) with knee injury. • Started at FS but forced to leave game with knee injury @ Cincinnati (9/18) after notching 3 tackles and a PD. • Made impact on Vikings defense quickly as he snared a Brian Griese pass in 2005 opener vs. Tampa

Bay (9/11) and returned it 88 yards for the Vikings lone TD of the day. • His TD return vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) was his 8th career TD and his 6th by INT return. • His 88-yard return vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) ranks as the 5th-longest INT return in Vikings history. • Tied for team-high with 10 tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Veteran presence in defensive backfield was a priority signing in the Vikings defensive overhaul in 2005. • Has 6 of his 39 career interceptions against Minnesota. • Signed away from NFC North rival Green Bay in 2005. • Played final game as a Packer in Wild Card playoff loss to Vikings at Lambeau Field in January 2005. • Shared a sack of current teammate Daunte Culpepper in his last game with Green Bay. • Has the most INTs in the NFL since 2000 with 32. • Starter for the NFC at FS in the Pro Bowl following the 2000 and 2002 seasons. • Has scored 7 career defensive TDs, 5 on INTs and 2 on FRs. • Served as color commentator for NFL Europe games in spring of 2005. • Brother, Jamie, plays LB for Seattle Seahawks.

46 CULLEN LOEFFLER, LS, 2ND YEAR, TEXAS

2005 SEASON: 3 special teams tackle 2005 HIGHS:

• 2 Special Teams Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) • Led team with 2 special teams stops @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Notched special teams tackle in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Returns for his 2nd season as the Vikings long snapper after a solid rookie campaign. • Joins TE Richard Owens and DT Spencer Johnson as only rookie free agents to make the opening-day

roster. • Son of former Texas Congressman Tom Loeffler, who also played for the Longhorns. • Member of the Big 12 Academic Honor Roll 4 times.

49 RICHARD OWENS, TE, 2ND YEAR, LOUISVILLE

2005 SEASON: 2 catches, 18 yards, 9.0 avg., 12 long

5 special teams tackles, 4 solos, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery 2005 HIGHS:

• 2 Catches vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 18 Receiving Yards vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 12 Long Catch vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 3 Special Teams Tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 Forced Fumble vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 Fumble Recovery vs. New Orleans (9/25)

OWEN’S CAREER TOTALS OFFENSE: 8 catches, 69 yards, 18 long, 0 TDs 5 special teams tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery

• Named Vikings special teams captain following season-ending injury to Willie Offord. • Hauled in a pair of passes for 18 yards with a long of 12 vs. New Orleans (9/25) and had strong special

teams game with 3 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. • Notched a pair of special teams tackles to tie for team high vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Earned spot on final roster as a versatile TE/HB who contributes on special teams. • Member of impressive 2004 Vikings draft class that saw 6 of the 8 players selected start a game. • Will serve as a backup long snapper. • Joins DT Spencer Johnson and LS Cullen Loeffler as the only rookie free agents to make the opening-day

roster in 2004.

50 ROD DAVIS, LB, 2ND YEAR, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 2005 SEASON: 11 tackles, 7 solo, 1 FF 1 special teams tackles 2005 HIGHS: 11 Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) 7 Solo Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) 1 Forced Fumble @ Cincinnati (9/18)

DAVIS’ CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE: 12 tackles, 7 solo, 1 forced fumble, 17 special teams tackles

• Notched a special teams stop @ Atlanta (10/2). • Made 1st career start @ Cincinnati (9/18), replacing injured Sam Cowart at MLB. • Led Vikings with 11 tackles, 7 solo, and a forced fumble @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Returns in 2005 as a backup LB and key special teams player. • Tied for 3rd on team with fellow rookie LB Dontarrious Thomas with 16 special teams tackles in 2004 • Set season-high 5 special teams tackles vs. Detroit (11/21), tieing for 2nd-most in a game by a Viking and the

most since Jack Brewer vs. Buffalo in 2002. • Saw most extensive time on defense of season @ Detroit (12/19) and posted 1st career tackle on defense. • Enters the 2004 season as a top reserve LB and able to contribute on special teams. • Compiled impressive stats as a 4-year starter at Southern Miss, amassing 526 tackles. • One of 5 defensive players taken with the Vikings 8 draft picks in 2004.

51 LANCE JOHNSTONE, DE, 10TH YEAR, TEMPLE

2005 SEASON: 7 tackles, 3 solo, 2.0 sacks, 1 QB Hurry 2005 HIGHS: 3 Tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Cincinnati (9/18) 1.0 Sack vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), vs. New Orleans (9/25) 1 QB Hurry vs. New Orleans (9/25) JOHNSTONE’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE 387 tackles, 277 solos, 110 asst., 64.5 sacks, 2 INT, 10 PD, 66 QBH, 20 FF, 5 FR, 10.0 TFL

• Inactive @ Atlanta (10/2) with shoulder injury. • Notched 2nd sack of the season vs. New Orleans (9/25) and his 5th of his career against Aaron Brooks. • Notched a sack of Brian Griese and posted 3 tackles in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11).

• Teams with DT Kevin Williams to give the Vikings one of them most productive pass rushing tandems in the NFL in 2003 and 2004.

• His 60.0 sacks since 1998 ranks as the 7th most in the NFL. • Has amassed 23.0 sacks in past 3 seasons and combined with Kevin Williams for 45.0. • His 64.5 career sacks is the most of any active Vikings defender, 35.5 coming with the Vikings. • Moved into 11th place in Vikings history with 35.5 sacks, passing Al Noga’s 29.5 and trailing Gary

Larsen (37.0) for 10th place. • Moved into 10th in Vikings history for forced fumbles by a defensive lineman with 9. • Most experienced Vikings defender up front with 143 career games played and 79 starts, including 67

games played with 23 starts as a Viking. • Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for performance vs. Denver (10/19/03), the 1st time in his career

he has been honored as Player of the Week. • Returned a Steve Beuerlein INT for his 1st career INT return TD vs. Denver (10/19/03). • Had 1st career blocked FG @ NY Jets (10/20/02), the 1st Vikings block FG by a since 1997. • Posted consecutive 10-sack seasons in 1998 (11.0) and 1999 (10.0). • Has scored 3 career TDs on fumble recoveries and forced a fumble that was returned for a TD. • Active in the community, sponsors Lance’s Sack Pack at Harvest Prep School in Minneapolis and sponsors the

Urban Renaissance Youth Foundation. 52 KEITH NEWMAN, LB, 7TH YEAR, NORTH CAROLINA

2005 SEASON: 7 tackles, 5 solos, 2 tackles for loss, 5 QB hurries, 1 INT, 0.5 sacks 2005 HIGHS: 3 Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) 3 Solo Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) 1 Tackle For Loss vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Cincinnati (9/18) 2 QB Hurries vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), vs. New Orleans (9/25) 1 Interception vs. New Orleans (9/25) 0.5 Sacks vs. New Orleans (9/25) NEWMAN’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE 368 tackles, 234 solos, 134 assists, 20.5 sacks, 2 INT, 17 PD, 27 QBH, 7 FF, 2 FR, 5.0 TFL

• Grabbed 2nd career INT when he snared an Aaron Brooks toss vs. New Orleans (9/25) and shared a

sack of the Saints QB with DE Darrion Scott. • Started at SLB @ Cincinnati (9/18), his 15th start in a Vikings uniform in 17 career games for the team. Ended

day with 3 tackles and a tackle for loss. • Had impressive 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), creating havoc for the Bucs and notching 2 tackles, 2 QB

hurries and a tackle for loss. • Brings veteran presence to the Vikings LB group. • Started 14 regular season and both playoffs games at SLB in 2004 for the Vikings. • Has started 67 of his 83 career games in the NFL. • Free agent pickup late in 2004 offseason comes to Minnesota familiar with several players and defensive

coordinator Ted Cottrell. • Part of the 1999 Buffalo defense that ranked #1 in the NFL under Ted Cottrell. • Played in Buffalo with CBs Ken Irvin and Antoine Winfield, fellow LB Sam Cowart and DT Pat Williams. • Spent 4 seasons with Buffalo (1999-2002) and 2003 with Atlanta.

54 DONTARRIOUS THOMAS, LB, 2ND YEAR, AUBURN

2005 SEASON: 20 tackles, 16 solos, 1 pass defensed 2 special teams tackle 2005 HIGHS:

10 Tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25) 7 Solo Tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25) 1 Pass Defensed vs. New Orleans (9/25) 1 Special Teams Tackle vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Cincinnati (9/18)

THOMAS’ CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE: 96 tackles, 65 solos, 31 assts, 0.5 sacks, 3 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR, 2 QBH 18 special teams tackles

• Had 3 tackles @ Atlanta (10/2). • Started game vs. New Orleans (9/25) in place of injured E.J. Henderson. • Led Vikings LBs with 10 tackles and a pass defensed vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Started 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) when team opened in nickel defense and had 4 tackles on the day. • Will give the Vikings valuable depth at LB and will play key role on special teams in 2005. • Started 5 games as a rookie in 2004 for the Vikings. • Speedy LB will have role in Vikings nickel package. • Named winner of the 1st SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. • One of 8 Division I National College Scholar-Athlete Award winners. • A 3-time SEC Academic Honor Roll choice. • Teammate at Auburn with fellow Vikings rookie DT Spencer Johnson. • Joined Kenechi Udeze and Darrion Scott to give the Vikings defensive players with the first 3 draft choices

for only the 4th time in team history.

55 SAM COWART, LB, 8TH YEAR, FLORIDA STATE 2005 SEASON: 18 tackles, 12 solos, 1 QB hurry 2005 HIGHS:

• 9 Solo Tackles @ Atlanta (10/2) • Assists • 9 Total Tackles @ Atlanta (10/2) • 1 QB Hurries vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • Pass Defensed • Tackle for Loss

COWART’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE: 827 tackles, 541 solos, 286 assts, 10.5 sacks, 25 PD, 6 FF, 4 FR, 4 INT, 1 QB Hurry • Led Vikings LBs with 9 solo stops @ Atlanta (10/2). • Started at MLB @ Atlanta (10/2) where he notched his 1st career sack of Falcons QB Michael Vick and

giving him 11.5 career sacks. • Returned to starting role at MLB vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Inactive for game @ Cincinnati (9/18) due to calf injury. • Led Vikings LBs with 6 tackles and had a QB hurry in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Veteran MLB brings savvy and leadership to the Vikings defense. • Acquired in trade from NY Jets for a 7th-round pick in the 2005 Draft. • Familiar with Vikings Defensive Coordinator Ted Cottrell from their days in Buffalo and the NY Jets. • Joins several former Buffalo defensive teammates in Minnesota, notably Antoine Winfield and Pat Williams. • Earned a spot in the Pro Bowl following the 2000 season. • Has posted over 100 tackles in 5 of his 7 NFL seasons. • Started 73 of his 85 career games and 4 of the 5 playoff games he has played. • Consensus All-Rookie choice in 1998.

56 E.J. HENDERSON, LB, 3RD YEAR, MARYLAND 2005 SEASON: 20 tackles, 8 solos, 1 QB hurry, 1 pass defensed 1 special teams tackle 2005 HIGHS:

• 9 Total Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 5 Solo Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18), @ Atlanta (10/2) • Sack • 1 QB Hurries @ Cincinnati (9/18) • Forced Fumble • 1 Pass Defensed @ Atlanta (10/2) • Tackles for Loss • 1 Special Teams Tackle @ Cincinnati (9/18)

HENDERSON’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE: 168 tackles, 112 solos, 56 assts, 1.0 sacks, 9 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR, 0 INT, 8.0 TFL, 7 QBH 28 special teams tackles

• Returned to starting lineup @ Atlanta (10/2), ending game with 6 tackles and a pass defensed. • Missed game vs. New Orleans (9/25) with ankle injury. • Started at WLB @ Cincinnati (9/18), posting season-high 9 tackles and a QB hurry. • Had 5 tackles in season-opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Moves from starting MLB in 2004 to the WLB spot in 2005. • Led 2004 Vikings with 125 tackles. • 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). • Consensus All-America as a junior and senior. • Played major role in the return to prominence of Maryland football.

57 RAONALL SMITH, LB, 4TH YEAR, WASHINGTON STATE

2005 SEASON: 5 special teams tackles, 2005 HIGHS:

• Total Tackles • Solo Tackles • Tackle For Loss • Interception • Passes Defensed • 2 Special Teams Tackles @ Atlanta (10/2)

SMITH’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE: 23 total tackles, 14 solo, 9 asst., 2.0 tackle for loss, 1 INT, 1 pass defensed

19 special teams tackles • Tied for team-high with 2 special teams tackles @ Atlanta (10/2). • Notched a special teams tackle in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Has battled injuries throughout his early NFL career. • Selected with the 38th overall choice in the 2002 Draft and the 3rd LB taken in the Draft, following

Northwestern’s Napolean Harris (23rd to Oakland) and UCLA’s Robert Thomas (31st- St. Louis). • The 1st Vikings draftee from Washington St. since Keith Millard ( 13th overall) in 1984. • Teammate of Vikings C Cory Withrow at Washington State. • Started 28 of the 36 games he played at WSU.

58 NAPOLEON HARRIS, LB, 4TH YEAR, NORTHWESTERN

2005 SEASON: 9 tackles, 3 solos, 2 passes defensed 2005 HIGHS:

• 3 Total Tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 2 Solo Tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • Tackle For Loss • Interception • 1 Passes Defensed vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Atlanta (10/2) • Special Teams Tackles

HARRIS’ CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE: 260 total tackles, 185 solo, 75 asst., 2.5 sacks, 7 PD, 3 FF

• Opened game @ Atlanta (10/2), notching a pair of tackles and a pass defensed. • Started at SLB vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Had a pair of tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) • Started 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), notching 3 tackles and a pass defensed. • Acquired in the Randy Moss trade with Oakland. • Steps into Vikings starting lineup at SLB. • Joins Antoine Winfield, Kevin Williams, Kenechi Udeze and Erasmus James as former 1st-round draft picks

on the Vikings newly re-vamped defense. • Started at MLB in Super Bowl XXXVII for Raiders as a rookie in 2002. • Faced current teammate Brad Johnson when he was QB of Tampa Bay in Super Bowl. • Named All-Rookie by Pro Football Weekly.

• Played basketball at Northwestern during freshman season. 60 CORY WITHROW, C, 6TH YEAR, WASHINGTON STATE

• Started @ Atlanta (10/2). • Started vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Started @ Cincinnati (9/18), a team he spent time on the practice squad with in 1998. • Started 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Steps into Vikings starting job at C in the wake of Matt Birk’s season-ending hip injury. • Has started 9 career games, 8 at C and 1 at RG. • Opened career-best 5 games in Birk’s absence in 2004. • During his 5 starts in 2004 The Vikings averaged 413 yards per game and Daunte Culpepper earned a pair of

Player of the Week honors (FedEx Air and NFC Offensive). • Started 1st NFL game at Pittsburgh in 2001 when he opened at RG for injured David Dixon. • Played in his 1st NFL game in 2000 opener vs. Chicago. • Was moved to the 53-man roster for 2 games in 1999 by Minnesota. • Spent most of 1999 on the Vikings practice squad. • Spent time on the Cincinnati practice squad in 1998. • Originally entered NFL as a rookie free agent with Minnesota in 1998. • Played center for 1998 San Diego 1st-round draft pick Ryan Leaf at Washington State.

64 ANTHONY HERRERA, G/C, 2ND YEAR, TENNESSEE

• Picked up a short kickoff and returned it 6 yards @ Atlanta (10/2). • Played in 1st action at RG vs. New Orleans (9/25) and plays in kickoff return wedge. • Saw 1st career game action on special teams @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Had promising preseason cut short by leg infection resulting from being cleated during training camp. • Versatile lineman who can play G and C. • Will give Vikings depth along the line as he grows more comfortable at C. • Joined Vikings as an undrafted free agent. • Earned degree in economics from Tennessee. • Born in Trinidad.

67 MELVIN FOWLER, C, 4TH YEAR, MARYLAND

• Stepped in briefly at C @ Atlanta (10/2). • Dressed but did not play in 2005 season opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) and @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Acquired via trade with Cleveland on NFL roster cut-down day 9/3/05 when the Vikings send OT Nat Dorsey

to the Browns. • Played collegiately at Maryland with Vikings QB Shuan Hill, TE Jeff Dugan and LB E.J. Henderson. • Veteran lineman has starting experience, having opened 14 of his 30 career games. • Originally a 3rd-round pick of the Browns in 2002. • Started all 44 games he played at Maryland. • Joins Vikings Head Coach Mike Tice as a native of Long Island, NY. • Active in community outreach programs in Cleveland that included Make-A-Wish and children’s hospitals.

72 MARCUS JOHNSON, G, ROOKIE, MISSISSIPPI

• Started @ Atlanta (10/2). • Started vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Stated @ Cincinnati (9/18), his 1st career road game. • Became the 1st Vikings rookie G to start the season opener when he lined up against Tampa Bay (9/11). • 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. • Took over starting RG spot in 2nd preseason game.

73 ADAM GOLDBERG, OL, 2ND YEAR, WYOMING

• Stepped in at RG in relief of Marcus Johnson vs. New Orleans (9/25) and @ Atlanta (10/2). • Came into game at RG in relief of rookie starter Marcus Johnson in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) and

@ Cincinnati (9/18).

• Makes move to backup C for the Vikings in 2005 along with backup roles at G and T. • Gained valuable starting experience in 2004 at RT following injury to starter Mike Rosenthal. • Opened 6 games in the 2004 regular season and both playoff contests at RT. • Originally began his NFL career as an undrafted rookie in 2003 with the Vikings on practice squad. • Active in his home community through Miracles of Mitch Foundation and several causes. • Attended Twin Cities suburban Edina High, the same high school as NFL standout Karl Mecklenburg.

74 BRYANT McKINNIE, T, 4TH YEAR, MIAMI

• Has started 43 straight games dating back to rookie season in 2002. • Has started 45 of his 46 career games, including playoffs. • 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.

75 MIKE ROSENTHAL, T, 7TH YEAR, NOTRE DAME

• Full-time starter at RT, has opened all 4 games. • Came back from injury in 2004 to start season-opener in 2005 vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Returns in 2005 after being sidelined for final 14 games of 2004 with broken foot. • Started 1st game as a Viking in 2003 opener @ Green Bay. • Played against Vikings in 2000 NFC Championship game and in Super Bowl XXXV. • Has started all 18 games he has played for the Vikings since joining the team in 2003 as a free agent.

76 CHRIS LIWIENSKI, G, 7TH YEAR, INDIANA

• Starts at LG for the 3rd straight season after a brief move to RG during 2005 training camp. • Has started every game for the Vikings since the 2001 season opener. • In his 4 seasons as a starter the Vikings have ranked 12th (2001), 2nd (2002), 1st (2003) and 4th (2004) in NFL

offense. • Another example of a Vikings OL who started on the team’s practice squad and developed into a starter. • Witnessed birth of 1st child, a son, Jack, the day before playing @ Green Bay (11/14). • Returns for his 2nd season as the starter at LG. • Named to USA Today All-Joe team, recognizing unheralded players, for the 2001 season. • Spent 1998 and ’99 seasons on the Vikings practice squad. • Signed by Vikings after being released by Lions following training camp his rookie season. • Originally drafted by Detroit in the 7th round in ’98.

78 MATT BIRK, C, 8TH YEAR, HARVARD

• Will spend 2005 on injured reserve due to hip injury that required surgery following training camp. • Earned Pro Bowl berth in first season as a starter. • Had not played center before coming to the Vikings, spending college career at tackle. • Started first NFL game in season opener vs. Chicago (9/3). • In 16 starts during 2000, running back Robert Smith ran for 100 yards 8 times and set a new team record for

single-season rushing at 1,521 yards. • Was chosen in the 6th round (173rd overall) in the 1998 draft. • All-Ivy League and All-Eastern selection as a senior for the Crimson and helped Harvard to the 1997 Ivy

League title. • Played prep football at Cretin-Derham Hall High in St. Paul where he was an all-state selection 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. 81 NATE BURLESON, WR, 3RD YEAR, NEVADA-RENO

2005 SEASON: 6 catches, 93 yards, 15.5 avg., 20 long, 0 TD 2005 HIGHS:

• 3 Catches vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 48 Receiving Yards @ Cincinnati (9/18)

• 20 Long Catch vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • Receiving TDs

BURLESON’S CAREER STATS RECEIVING

NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 103 1,554 15.1 52 11

RUSHING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 4 38 9.5 9 0

PUNT RETURNS NO. FC YARDS AVG LG TDs 25 9 214 8.6 91t 1

• Inactive for game @ Atlanta (10/2) with knee injury. • Missed 1st career game due to injury vs. New Orleans (9/25) with knee injury. • Notched team-high 45 receiving yards vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in 2005 season opener. • Posted 100th career reception vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) and broke the 1,500-yard mark in 2005 opener. • Enters 2005 as the Vikings top WR after a breakout 2004 season that saw him post 1,006 yards and 9 TDs. • Notched a punt return TD at Indianapolis in 2004, a 91-yarder that was the 2nd-longest in team history. • Became the 9th player in Vikings history to notch 1,000+ yards. • Joined Randy Moss as the only Vikings players to return a punt for a TD and have a TD catch in a game. • His 1,006 receiving yards gave the Vikings a 1,000+ yard receiver for the 12th straight season in 2004. • Led the NCAA in receptions per game (11.5) and yards per game (135.8) as a senior. • Pulled in 138 catches during his senior season for 1,629 yards and 12 TDs. • Enters the 2003 season as the Vikings 3rd WR after a strong pre-season performance. • Brother of former University of Minnesota basketball player Kevin Burleson. • Younger brother, Lyndale, plays basketball at Nevada. • Father, Alvin, played for Calgary of the CFL for 6 seasons following standout career at University of

Washington. 82 KEENAN HOWRY, WR, 3RD YEAR, OREGON

2005 SEASON: 9 punt returns, 5 fair catches, 67 yards, 7.4 avg., 19 long 2005 HIGHS:

• 5 Punt Returns vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 54 Punt Return Yards vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 19 Long Punt Return vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 2 Fair Catches @ Cincinnati (9/18)

HOWRY’S CAREER STATS PUNT RETURNS NO. FC YARDS AVG. LG TDs 46 22 347 7.5 52 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 14 316 22.6 42 RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 3 18 6.0 8 0

• Inactive for game @ Atlanta (10/2). • Returned 3 punts and fair caught 3 vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Took back 5 punt returns with an average of 10.8 yards per return and a long of 19 vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Enters 2005 as the Vikings’ top punt return man and a quality member of the WR group. • Had 2004 season end prematurely when he was placed on injured reserve following shoulder injury. • Started 1st career game vs. NY Giants (10/26/03), joining fellow rookie WR Nate Burleson and RB Onterrio

Smith in the starting lineup. • Saw 1st NFL action in 2003 opener @ Green Bay (9/7/03), returning his 1st career punt. • Joined 6 other members of the 7-player 2003 Draft class playing in the 2003 opener.

• Joins the rest of the Vikings draft class in becoming the 1st class in team history to all make the opening-day roster.

• Teammates at Oregon with fellow rookie Onterrio Smith. • Named to All-Pac 10 team 3 times and honored as an Associated Press All-America 3rd-Team honoree as a

junior. • Caught 4 TDs vs. Arizona State as a junior to tie a Pac 10 record. • The 221st overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft. • Played in Sun Bowl against Minnesota as a freshman in 1999.

83 JEFF DUGAN, TE, 2ND YEAR, MARYLAND

2005 SEASON: 1 special teams tackle 2005 HIGHS:

• 1 Special Teams Tackle @ Atlanta (10/2) • Inactive for 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Cincinnati (9/18), vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Returns for 2nd season with Vikings as a key backup blocking TE and contributor on special teams. • Joined the Vikings impressive draft class in ’04 that saw 6 of the 8 players selected start a game during their

rookie campaigns. • Made 1st career start and 1st career game played on Monday Night Football @ Philadelphia (9/20). • 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 and QB Shaun Hill. • Roomed with Shaun Hill during Terrapin days. • Started 46 of his 49 career games at Maryland.

85 JERMAINE WIGGINS, TE, 6TH YEAR, GEORGIA

2005 SEASON: 16 catches, 135 yards, 8.4 avg., 17 long 2005 HIGHS:

• 6 Catches vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 60 Receiving Yards vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 17 Long Catch vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • TD Catches

WIGGINS’ CAREER STATS

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 137 1,322 9.6 59 12

• Ranks tied for 3rd in the NFC for receptions among TEs at 16. • Hauled in 3 passes for 25 yards with a long of 15 @ Atlanta (10/2). • Led team with 6 catches vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Tied for team-high with 4 catches and ranked 2nd with 42 yards in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • In only 14 games with the Vikings in 2004, has shattered his previous career-highs for catches (18) and yards

(207), both set in 2000. • Led the Vikings with 71 catches in 2004 despite missing 2 games with a broken hand. • Became the 1st Vikings player not named Carter (Anthony and Cris) or Moss to lead the Vikings in receptions

since 1986. • Became the 1st Vikings TE to lead the team in catches since Steve Jordan in 1986. • Is the only Vikings TE besides Steve Jordan in 1985 and 1986 to lead the team in catches. • Ranked 3rd among NFC TEs with 71 catches and 4th among NFC TEs with 4 TDs. • Became only the 4th Vikings TE to catch 50+ passes in a season, joining Jordan, Senser and Byron Chamberlain. • His 71 catches on the season ranks 3rd in Vikings history in catches by a TE in a season, trailing Joe Senser’s

team record of 79. • Played in Super Bowl XXXVIII for Carolina and Super Bowl XXXVI with New England. • Caught 1st career TD pass from the opposing QB in the Vikings 2004 season opener- Vinny Testaverde. • Set New England playoff record with 10 catches in AFC Divisonal Playoff game, the infamous Tuck Rule

game vs. Oakland. • Originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent in 1999 with NY Jets on the practice squad. • Avid Boston Red Sox fan who grew up in East Boston.

87 MARCUS ROBINSON, WR, 9TH YEAR, SOUTH CAROLINA

2005 SEASON: 8 catches, 159 yards, 19.9 avg. 68 long, 0 TDs, 1 2-pt. 2005 HIGHS:

• 3 Catches vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 80 Receiving Yards vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 68 Long Catch vs. New Orleans (9/25) • TD Catches • 1 2-Point Conversion @ Cincinnati (9/18)

ROBINSON’S CAREER STATS

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 272 3,942 14.5 80t 34

• Had a 17-yard reception @ Atlanta (10/2). • Grabbed a 68-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) and ended the day with 80 yards. • His 68-yard catch was his longest since game at Green Bay (10/1/00) when he pulled in a 68-yarder.

The catch ranks tied for the 3rd-longest of his career. • Hauled in 2 passes for 40 yards with a long of 21 and caught a 2-point conversion @ Cincinnati (9/18). • Pulled in 3 passes for 22 yards vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in 2005 opener. • Most veteran member of the Vikings WRs. • Caught a pass in 15 of 16 games played in 2004 for the Vikings and both playoff games. • His 150-yard receiving day at Houston (10/10/04) was the most by a Vikings WR in 2004. • Caught 50-yard OT game-winner at Houston (10/10/04), tied for the 2nd-longest OT game-winning catch in

Vikings history. • His 8 TDs in 2004 is the 2nd-best total of his career, trailing the 9 TDs he had in 1999 with Chicago. • Son, Marcus, Jr., was born the week leading into game @ Chicago (12/5). • Set Chicago Bears record with 1,400 receiving yards in 1999. • Set Baltimore Ravens record with 4 TD catches vs. Seattle (11/23/03). • Trailed only Randy Moss in the NFC for receiving yards in 1999. • Has 8 career 100+ yard receiving yardage days. • Named NFL Europe’s Offensive MVP in 1998 after spending his rookie NFL season in 1997 on Chicago’s

injured reserve. 89 TRAVIS TAYLOR, WR, 6TH YEAR, FLORIDA

2005 SEASON: 18 catches, 215 yards, 11.9 avg., 25 long, 2 TDs 2005 HIGHS:

• 7 Catches @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 75 Receiving Yards @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 25 Long Catch vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 2 TD Catches vs. New Orleans (9/25)

TAYLOR’S CAREER STATS

RECEIVING NO. YARDS AVG. LG TDs 222 2,911 13.4 73t 17

• Caught 5 passes for 62 yards @ Atlanta (10/2), • Caught a pair of TDs from Duante Culpepper vs. New Orleans (9/25) pulling in TDs of 24 and 13 yards. • His pair of scores vs. New Orleans (9/25) were his 1st since game @ Cincinnati (10/19/03) when he had

2 TDs. • Scored 1st TD as a Viking on 24-yard toss from Culpepper with only 13 seconds expired in the game,

the fastest score in Vikings history. • Had team-high 7 catches for 75 yards @ Cincinnati (9/18), the 7 catches match his career-high. • Caught 3 passes for 38 yards and tied for team-long with a 25-yarder vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in Vikings debut

during 2005 season opener. • Has made presence felt during preseason, earning starting spot opposite Nate Burleson. • The Vikings 2nd-leading receiver in preseason with 9 catches for 136 yards.

• Came to Minnesota as a free agent after spending first 5 years of NFL career with Baltimore. • Selected by Ravens with 10th overall pick in 2000. • Left Baltimore as the team’s all-time leading receiver with 204 receptions and ranks 2nd with 2,758 yards. • Teammates with Vikings WR Marcus Robinson in Baltimore. • Will return to Baltimore to face old teammates on Christmas Night game on ESPN (12/25/05).

91 MATT MITRIONE, DT, 2ND YEAR, PURDUE

2005 SEASON: 2005 HIGHS: MITRIONE’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE

6 tackles, 3 solos, 3 assists

• Returned to Vikings as team prepared for NFL Week 6 game @ Chicago. • Signed following DE Kenechi Udeze’s season-ending knee surgery, joining team on 10/10/05. • Spent 2005 training camp with the Vikings following the spring season in NFL Europe. • Played in 9 games for the NY Giants in 2002, posting 6 tackles on the season. • Was a 4-year starter at Purdue. • Married, wife is expecting the couple’s 1st child in October 2005.

93 KEVIN WILLIAMS, DT, 3RD YEAR, OKLAHOMA STATE

2005 SEASON: 22 tackles, 14 solo, 5 QB hurries, 1 QB hurry, 1 FF 2005 HIGHS:

• 7 Total Tackles @ Atlanta (10/2) • 5 Solos vs. New Orleans (9/25) • Assists • Sacks • 4 QB Hurries vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 Forced Fumbles @ Atlanta (10/2) • Tackle For Loss

WILLIAMS’ CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE

176 tackles, 211 solos, 65 assists, 22.0 sacks, 2 INT, 44 QBH, 5 FF, 10.0 TFL, 4 FR, 1 TD, 14 PD

• Started @ Atlanta (10/2), posting 7 tackles, a QB hurry and a forced fumbles. • Started vs. New Orleans (9/25) where he had 4 QB hurries and 6 tackles. • Tied career-best with 4 QB hurries vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Started @ Cincinnati (9/18) at LDE and had 4 tackles. • Had 5 tackles and a QB hurry in 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11). • Emerging as one of the dominant DTs in the NFL, earned 1st Team All-Pro honors and a starting nod in the

Pro Bowl in 2004. • Set Vikings record with 22.0 sacks in his opening 2 seasons with the team. • His 22.0 sacks over the 2003 and 2004 seasons is the most by an NFL DT in that time. • Teamed with Lance Johnstone over the 2003 and 2004 seasons to lead the NFL in sacks by a tandem (43). • Posted the 3rd-longest fumble return in team history when he scooped up a fumble forced by teammate

Kenechi Udeze and rambled 77 yards for a TD vs. Jacksonville (11/28/03) • 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. • Gives the Vikings 3 1st-round picks starting on the defensive line in 2003, joining Chris Hovan and Kenechi

Udeze. • 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. • Selected with the 9th overall pick in 2003. • Started at LDE for the opening 12 games in 2003 and NT for the final 4 games.

94 PAT WILLIAMS, DT, 9TH YEAR, TEXAS A&M 2005 SEASON: 22 tackles, 15 solos, 1.0 sack, 3 QB hurries 2005 HIGHS:

• 10 Total Tackles @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 8 Solos @ Cincinnati (9/18) • Tackles For Loss • 1.0 Sacks vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • Fumble Recoveries • Forced Fumbles • Passes Defensed • 2 QB Hurries @ Cincinnati (9/18)

WILLIAMS’ CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE

492 tackles, 344 solos, 145 assists, 14.0 sacks, 1 INT (1 TD), 39 QBH, 4 FF (1 TD), 4 FR, 5 PD • Started @ Atlanta (10/2), posting 4 tackles. • Started vs. New Orleans (9/25), finishing with 3 tackles and a QB hurry. • Started @ Cincinnati (9/18) at UT, leading the defensive line with 10 tackles and a pair of QB hurries. • Started 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in Vikings debut and had a sack on Bucs QB Brian Griese

along with 5 tackles. • Has started 69 of his 112 career games. • Was the 1st free agent the Vikings signed in 2005 off-season, the start of a dramatic defensive overhaul. • Teams with All-Pro DT Kevin Williams to give the Vikings a strong inside presence on defense. • Has played 108 career games with 65 starts. • Has scored 2 career defensive TDs, a fumble return and an interception return. • Regarded as one of the top run-stuffing DTs in the NFL. • Reunited in Minnesota with former Buffalo defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell and several former Bills

defensive teammates- CB Antoine Winfield, LB Sam Cowart, LB Keith Newman and CB Ken Irvin. • Voted by Bills teammates as the 2003 winner of the Ed Block Courage Award. • Named to USA Today’s All Joe Team in 2000. • Active in community outreach efforts during his career in Buffalo and has already started in Minnesota.

95 KENECHI UDEZE, DE, 2ND YEAR, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

2005 SEASON: 9 tackles, 5 solos, 3 QB hurries, 1.0 sack 2005 HIGHS:

• 6 Total Tackles vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 3 Solos vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • 1.0 Sack vs. New Orleans (9/25) • Tackles For Loss • 2 QB Hurries vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) • Passes Defensed • Forced Fumbles • Fumble Recoveries

UDEZE’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE

51 tackles, 33 solo, 18 assists, 6.0 sacks, 1 TFL, 24 QBH, 1 FF, 1 FR • Placed on injured reserve on 10/10/05 following season-ending knee surgery. • Inactive for game @ Atlanta (10/2), the 1st game of his career he has missed due to injury. • Notched 1st sack of the season, catching QB Aaron Brooks vs. New Orleans (9/25) along with 3 tackles. • Has posted 2.0 of his 6.0 career sacks against Aaron Brooks. • Started at LDE vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in 2005 opener, matching his career-high with 6 tackles and had a pair

of QB hurries. • Moves to starting LDE role for 2005 after opening the season in 15 games at RDE as a rookie. • Joins Kevin Williams and Erasmus James as 1st-round picks along the Vikings defensive line and joins CB

Antoine Winfield and LB Napoleon Harris as 1st-rounders on the Vikings defense.

• Ranks 6th in Vikings history for sacks by a rookie with 5.0, tied with Doug Martin and Dwayne Rudd and trailing Carl Eller (5.5), Alan Page (8.5), Kevin Williams (10.5) and Keith Millard (11.0).

• Ranks tied for 2nd in Vikings history for starts by a rookie DE with 15, trailing only Kevin Williams (16 in 2003).

• Became the 4th rookie DE to start the season opener vs. Dallas (9/12), joining Carl Eller in 1964, Al Noga in 1988 and Kevin Williams in 2003.

• Acquired by Vikings with 20th overall selection in the 2004 NFL Draft. • The 1st USC player drafted by Vikings in 1st round since S Joey Browner in 1983. • Joins Browner, OT Ron Yary (1968) and OT Steve Riley (1974) as 1st-round picks by the Vikings from USC. • The 4 USC players drafted in the 1st round are the most from any school in Vikings history. • Left USC following his junior season to enter the NFL draft. • Joins LB Chris Claiborne as early-entry 1st-round picks from USC with the Vikings. • Consensus All-America honoree in 2003 tied for NCAA lead with 16.5 sacks.

96 C.J. MOSLEY, DT, ROOKIE, MISSOURI

2005 SEASON: 3 tackles, 2 solos 2005 HIGHS:

• 3 Total Tackles @ Atlanta (10/5) • 2 Solos @ Atlanta (10/5)

• Made NFL debut @ Atlanta (10/2), notching 3 tackles. • Inactive for 2005 opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/11), @ Cincinnati (9/18), vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Vikings’ 6th-round draft pick in 2005 (191st overall). • Enters 2005 season providing depth along the deep Vikings defensive line. • Left Missouri following junior season to declare for NFL Draft. • Lone underclassman on the Associated Press’ All-Big 12 1st Team. • Grew up on the move as his family followed the career of his US Army father from base to base.

97 SPENCER JOHNSON, DT, 2ND YEAR, AUBURN

2005 SEASON: 15 tackles, 7 solos, 3 QB hurries 2005 HIGHS:

• 9 Total Tackles @ Atlanta (10/2) • 6 Solos @ Atlanta (10/2) • Sack • Tackles For Loss • Passes Defensed • 2 QB Hurries @ Atlanta (10/2)

JOHNSON’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE

69 tackles, 35 solo, 34 assists, 1.0 sacks, 2 PD, 2.0 TFL, 5 QBH • Started at LDE for injured Kenechi Udeze @ Atlanta (10/2), leading the defensive line with 9 tackles and a

pair of QB hurries. • Started @ Cincinnati (9/18) at NT when team lined up Pat Williams at UT and Kevin Williams at LDE. • Saw time at DE and DT vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in season opener, posting a tackle and a QB hurry. • Will serve as key DT and DE backup in 2005 after gaining starting experience as a rookie. • His 7 starts as a rookie free agent sets a Vikings record among defensive linemen who were undrafted. Only

4 Vikings undrafted rookies have started more games in a season than Johnson’s 7- C Mick Tingelhoff (14 in 1962), OT Frank Myers (11 in 1978), CB Lee Calland (8 in 1963) and CB Wymon Henderson (8 in 1987).

• Enjoyed productive rookie season, notching nearly 8 tackles per start and ranked 3rd among linemen with 54 tackles despite starting only 7 games and playing in 9.

• Started 3rd game of season and had 1st career sack when he caught Chad Hutchinson @ Chicago (12/5), along with career-high 10 tackles and a tackle for loss.

• Started vs. Jacksonville (11/28) and had 6 tackles to tie for the team lead among Vikings linemen. • Started 1st career game at NT vs. Detroit (11/21), joining TE Richard Owens as the only rookie free agents to

start a game in 2004. Posted 4 tackles.

98 DARRION SCOTT, DE, 2ND YEAR, OHIO STATE

2005 SEASON: 19 tackles, 13 solo, 1.0 tackle for loss, 2 QB hurries, 0.5 sack, 1 pass defensed 2005 HIGHS:

• 7 Total Tackles @ Atlanta (10/2) • 5 Solos @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 0.5 Sack vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1.0 Tackle for Loss @ Cincinnati (9/18) • Fumble Recovery • 2 QB Hurries @ Cincinnati (9/18) • 1 Pass Defensed @ Atlanta (10/2)

SCOTT’S CAREER TOTALS DEFENSE

46 tackles, 25 solos, 21 assists, 0.5 sacks, 0 INT, 2 QBH, 0 FF, 2.0 TFL, 2 FR, 1 PD • Started at RDE @ Atlanta (10/2) where he had a career-best 7 tackles and a pass defensed. • Shared 1st career regular season sack with LB Keith Newman when the duo dropped Saints QB Aaron

Brooks vs. New Orleans (9/25). • Started at RDE @ Cincinnati (9/18), ending with 6 tackles, 2 QB hurries and a tackle for loss. • Started at RDE vs. Tampa Bay (9/11) in 2005 season opener, posting 3 tackles. • Enters 2005 as the starting RDE, a job he took over for the playoffs in 2004. • Part of athletic, young line that features 3 starters drafted in the past 3 seasons, Kevin Williams (1st round,

2003), Kenechi Udeze (1st round, 2004), Darrion Scott (3rd round, 2004). • Part of impressive Vikings rookie class that had 6 of the 8 draftees start during the ’04 season. • Started Wild Card playoff game @ Green Bay (1/9/05) and notched his 1st career sack on Brett Favre along

with 5 tackles to tie for the high among Vikings linemen. • Part of the 14 players drafted from Ohio State in 2004. • Taken in the 3rd Round (88th overall) by the Vikings. • Gave the Vikings a clean sweep of defensive players with the first 3 picks of the draft for only the 4th time in

the Vikings 44 drafts in team history. • Versatile player capable of playing at DT and DE.

99 ERASMUS JAMES, DE, ROOKIE, WISCONSIN

2005 SEASON: 1 tackle, 1 solo, 3 QB hurries, 1 FF 1 special teams tackle 2005 HIGHS:

• 1 Total Tackles vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 Solos vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 2 QB Hurries @ Cincinnati (9/18) • Fumble Recovery • 1 Forced Fumble vs. New Orleans (9/25) • 1 Special Teams Tackle vs. New Orleans (9/25)

• Saw most extensive time on defense of the season @ Atlanta (10/2). • Had a special teams tackle and forced a fumble on kickoff coverage that was recovered by Richard Owens. • Saw 1st career action @ Cincinnati (9/18) and notched a pair of QB hurries against Bengals QB Carson Palmer. • Inactive for game at Tampa Bay (9/11) in 2005 season opener. • Selected with the 18th overall selection in the 2005 NFL Draft, marking the 3rd straight season the Vikings used a

1st-round pick on a defensive lineman. • Joins RB Michael Bennett (2001) as Wisconsin Badgers selected by the Vikings in the 1st round in recent years. • Did not play football until senior year of high school at McArthur High in Hollywood, FL. • Earned consensus All-America honors in 2004 and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. • Battled back from hip injury that cost him the 2003 season to post 8.0 sacks in 2004.

BIOS OF PLAYERS NOT IN 2005 VIKINGS MEDIA GUIDE

Chris Kluwe P / #5 HT 6-4 / WT 215 / DOB 12-24-81 UCLA / FA for ‘05 NFL: Rookie / Vikings: Rookie OFF THE FIELD Teammates in high school with Vikings WR Keenan Howry at Los Alamitos High...Married, wife’s name is Isabel...Majored in political science. PRO Claimed off waivers by the Vikings on 9/4/05 following final roster cuts to 53 players across the League...Spent 2005 training camp with Seattle after signing as a rookie free agent on 4/25/05...Punted 9 times for 379 yards (42.1 avg, 38.6 net) while landing 1 inside the 20 with a long of 61 during preseason action with the Seahawks. COLLEGE One of the top punters in the NCAA as a senior...One of 3 finalists for the Ray Guy Award, presented annually to the top collegiate punter...As a junior, set a UCLA record for punting yardage at 3,908 yards and punts with 91, a 42.9 average...Landed career-best 25 punts inside the 20 as a senior and averaged 43.4 yards per punt to rank 2nd in the Pac 10 and 14th in the nation...Dropped 19 punts inside the 20 as a junior and booted career-long 66-yarder. PREP Earned USA Today 1st Team All-America honors at P as a senior...Was a 1st-Team All-CIF choice as a junior and senior...Booted an Orange County and CIF-record 60-yard FG as a senior vs. Loyola...Chosen to play in California-Texas Shrine Game and CaliFlorida Bowl.

KOREN ROBINSON WR / #18 HT 6-1 / WT 205 DOB 3-19-80 COLLEGE: NORTH CAROLINA STATE ACQUIRED: FA FOR ‘05 NFL: 5TH YEAR VIKINGS: 1ST YEAR GAMES/STARTS (reg. season, playoffs): 2001 (16/13-Sea.), 2002 (16/16-Sea.), 2003 (15/15, 1/1-Sea.), 2004 (10/8, 1/0-Sea.). Total – 57/52, 2/1

• Selected with the 9th overall choice in the 2001 NFL Draft. • Posted career-best 1,240 yards on 78 receptions with 5 TDs. • Has started 52 of 57 career regular season games played and started 1 of 2 playoff games.

OFF THE FIELD Active during his Seattle tenure with the National Alzheimer’s Association and Seahawks Academy, where he purchased tickets for high-achieving students to Seattle home games.... PRO Holds career receiving average of 14.9 yards per catch...Career-best season came in 2002 when he started all 16 games and notched 78 catches for 1,240 yards and 5 TDs...His 1,240 yards rank as the 2nd-best single-season performance by a Seattle WR and joins Steve Largent as only the 2nd WR in team history to break the 1,200-yard mark...His 78 receptions are the 4th-most by a Seattle WR...Notched the longest catch in team history at St. Louis (10/20/02) with an 83-yarder...Helped Seattle make the playoffs in 2003 and 2004, hosting St. Louis in 2004 Wild Card game and traveling to Green Bay for Wild Card game in 2003 that went to overtime...Has caught a TD in 3 consecutive games twice. 2004 Started 8 of the 10 games he played and played in Wild Card playoff game vs. St. Louis...Ranked 3rd on the Seahawks with 31 catches and 495 yards...Had career-high 9 catches at eventual Super Bowl champion New England (10/17), finishing with 150 yards...Caught TDs at Tampa Bay (9/19) and at San Francisco (11/7)...Pulled in 4 catches 40 yards in Wild Card playoff vs. St. Louis (1/8/05). 2003 Started all 15 games he played...Ranked 2nd on Seahawks with 65 catches and 896 yards...Broke the 100-yard mark with 122 on 6 catches vs. Cleveland (11/30)...Hauled in 4 TDs...Posted game-winning TD vs. St. Louis (9/21) with 1:00 remaining in the game on a 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck in a 24-23 win...Led team with 7 catches and 96 yards...Scored final TD of the game in regular-season finale on a 30-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck in 24-17 win at San Francisco (12/27) that clinced playoff spot for 1st time since 1999...Led team with 7 catches for 88 yards and a long of 33 in Wild Card Playoff at Green Bay (1/4/04), his 1st career playoff game. 2002 Had career-best season with 78 catches, 1,240 yards and 5 TDs...Started all 16 games...His 1,240 yards rank 2nd in Seattle history...His 78 receptions rank as the 4th-most in team history...Caught Seahawks-record 83-yard pass at St. Louis (10/20) and scored on a 79-yard pass, both from Trent Dilfer...Game at St. Louis (10/20) marked his 1st career 100-yard game, finishing day with 166...Notched career-best day with 168 yards on 8 catches vs. Kansas City (11/24)...Posted 9 catches for 143 yards at Atlanta (12/15). 2001 Ranked 3rd on Seahawks with 39 catches and 4th with 536 yards...Made 1st career start vs. Philadelphia (9/23)...Notched 1st career TD at Buffalo (11/18). COLLEGE Declared for NFL Draft following sophomore season...Tied Torry Holt’s career-record with 14 100-yard games...Went over the century mark 14 times in 22 career games...Left NCSU ranked 3rd in school history with 15 TD catches...Semi-finalists for Biletnikoff Award as a sophomore...Posted 110 catches, 1,914 yards and had a 17.4 yard per catch average...his 62 catches as a sophomore rank 2nd in single-season annals at NCSU, trailing Torry Holt’s 88 in 1998...Notched 327 total yards in Micron PC Bowl vs. Minnesota...Named the ACC Rookie of the Year in 1999. PREP Attended South Point (NC) High...Rushed for 1,700 yards and 22 TDs as a senior...Named All-Southwest 3-A Conference as a DB...Named area Offensive Player of the Year by the Gaston Gazette.

ROBINSON’S NFL TOTALS

RECEIVING Year No. Yards Avg. Lg TD 2001................ 39 536 13.7 42 1 2002................ 78 1,240 15.9 83 5 2003................ 65 896 13.8 38t 4 playoffs .......... 7 88 12.6 33 0 2004................ 31 495 16.0 33 2 playoffs .......... 4 40 10.0 15 0 Totals ........... 213 3,167 14.9 83 12 Playoffs....... 11 128 11.6 33 0

RUSHING Year No. Yards Avg. Lg TD 2001.................. 4 13 3.3 0 2002.................. 8 56 7.0 0 2003.................. 4 15 3.8 0 2004.................. 1 3 3.0 0 Totals ............. 17 87 5.1 0

ROBINSON’S CAREER HIGHS Receptions............................... 9......................... @ Atlanta, 12/15/02; @ San Diego, 12/29/02; ................................................... ......................... @ New England (10/17/04) Receiving Yards................... 168......................... vs. Kansas City, 11/24/02 Receiving TDs ......................... 1......................... 12 times, last @ San Francisco, 11/7/04 Long Catch ............................ 83......................... @ St. Louis, 10/20/02 Long TD Catch...................... 79t......................... @ St. Louis, 10/20/02

Melvin Fowler C/ #67 HT 6-3 / WT 295 / DOB 3-31-79 Maryland / Trade (Clev.) for ‘05 NFL: 4th Year / Vikings: 1st Year GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2002 (Clev.- 1/1), 2003 (Clev.- 14/10), 2004 (Clev.- 15/3). Total- 30/14. OFF THE FIELD Majored in communications...Active in Cleveland through numerous charities, including Make-A-Wish, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, United Way Hometown Huddle and distributing turkeys to area residents during the holidays...One of 9 children of Lucinda and Melvin Fowler, Sr. PRO Acquired by the Vikings on final roster cut-down day as teams trimmed rosters to 53 players...Traded from Cleveland to Minnesota in exchange for OT Nat Dorsey...Started career-best 10 games, 3 at LG and 7 at C, in 2003...Replaced starter Dave Wohlabaugh in the starting lineup at Tampa Bay (10/13/02) in his lone appearance as a rookie. 2004 Saw action in career-high 15 games, starting the final 3 at C in place of injured Jeff Faine...Started vs. San Diego (12/19), at Miami (12/26) and at Houston (1/2/05)...Team won season finale at Houston (1/2/05) to snap a 9-game losing streak to end the season...Browns RB Lee Suggs broke the 100-yard mark in each of Fowler’s starts, going to 105 yards vs. San Diego, 143 at Miami and 133 at Houston...Played for a pair of head coaches during the season as Terry Robiskie replaced Butch Davis for the final 5 games of the season. 2003 Played in 14 games and started career-high 10...Started season as starting LG for first 3 games, vs. Indianapolis (9/7), at Baltimore (9/14) and at San Francisco (9/21)...Inactive vs. Cincinnati (9/28)...Saw time on special teams at Pittsburgh (10/5)...Inactive vs. Oakland (10/12)...Started at C vs. San Diego (10/19) and at New England (10/26), replacing injured Jeff Faine...Saw time on special teams at Kansas City (11/9) and vs. Arizona (11/16)...Came in at C vs. Pittsburgh (11/23) to replace Faine and then started at Seattle (11/30) and vs. St. Louis (12/8) in a Monday Night Football contest...Opened the way for Jamel White to rush for 101 yards vs. St. Louis (12/8)...Started at C at Denver (12/14) and vs. Baltimore (12/21)....Helped Lee Suggs rush for a career-best 186 yards and 2 TDs, including a 78-yarder, in regular-season finale at Cincinnati (12/28)...Suggs’ 186 yards ranks as the 11th-best total in Browns history while his 78-yard TD run ranks tied for 3rd-longest in franchise history. 2002 Made 1st career start and lone appearance of the season at Tampa Bay (10/13), replacing injured starter Dave Wohlabaugh...Dressed but did not play in 3 other games on the season...Inactive for Wild Card Playoff game at Pittsburgh.

COLLEGE Made move to C during summer practice his redshirt freshman year and went on to start all 44 games there during his collegiate career...Did not allow a sack during his college career...Named to Academic All-America team and Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference...Helped in remarkable Maryland turnaround during his tenure that ended with the Terps ranking #10 in the Associated Press poll and facing Florida in the Orange Bowl to end his career...Maryland won the ACC title as a senior in 2001...Earned the Alvin L. Aubinoe award as the Terps’ unsung hero as a junior...Moved from NT to C during summer camp of his redshirt freshman season. PREP Was a standout football, basketball and lacrosse player at Half Hollow Hills High in Long Island, NY...Honor roll student...Named Long Island’s top lineman in vote of area coaches.

Matt Mitrione DT / #91 HT 6-4 / WT 300 / DOB 7/15/78 Purdue / FA for ‘05 NFL: 2nd Year / Vikings: 1st Year GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2002 (9/0-NY Giants). OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in pre-law from Purdue...Makes off-season home in Gainesville, FL...Involved with several children’s charities during his tenure with the Giants including Tomorrow’s Children’s Fund Institute and with the Operation PaintFest project sponsored by the Foundation for Hospital Art. PRO Will compete for time along Vikings defensive line...Veteran player who last saw NFL regular season action in 2002, playing in 9 games for NY Giants...Originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Giants. 2005 Returns to Vikings in NFL Week 6 following DE Kenechi Udeze being placed on injured reserve...Released by Vikings following training camp...Signed by Vikings 6/13/05...Spent 2005 NFL Europe season with 3 NFL Europe teams, playing in 7 games for Frankfurt and 2 with Amsterdam after originally being selected by Rhein. 2004 Spent time in 2004 training camp with San Francisco, signing on 4/19/04 and being released on 8/2/04. 2003 Placed on injured reserve with foot injury. 2002 Played in 9 regular season games, notching 6 tackles with 3 solos...Had a pair of tackles with 1 solo at Arizona (9/29) and at Philadelphia (10/28)...Missed a pair of games with shoulder injury, at Dallas (10/6) and vs. Atlanta (10/13)...Played in opening 4 regular season games, making his NFL debut vs. San Francisco (9/5) in the season opener and was in on an assisted tackle...Inactive for final 4 regular season games and Wild Card playoff at San Francisco...Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent on 4/26/02. COLLEGE Four-year starter who left Purdue ranked 5th in school history with 50 tackles for loss...A 1st-Team All-Big Ten honoree by conference coaches as a senior and 2nd-Team pick by media...Notched 14 tackles for loss as a senior, ranking 2nd on team...Started 35 straight games before a foot injury sidelined him for 2001 opener. PREP Attended Springfield Southeast in Springfield, IL.

MITRIONE’S NFL TOTALS TACKLES Year Solo Asst. Total 2002................ 3 3 6

VIKINGS at FALCONS PLAY-BY-PLAY

(10/2/05)

National Football League Game SummaryNFL Copyright © 2005 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. This summary and play-by-play is for the express purpose of assisting media in their coverage of the game; any other use of this material is prohibited without the written permission of the National Football League.

3QB 13 S.Hill, RB 20 M.Williams, CB 29 B.Williams, S 42 D.Sharper, DE 51 L.Johnstone, WR 81 N.Burleson, WR 82 K.Howry, DE 95 K.Udeze

3QB 14 T.Detmer, S 39 C.Newton, LB 54 A.Cash, T 70 F.Omiyale, DT 71 D.Shropshire, WR 82 J.Pathon, WR 89 D.White

Minnesota Vikings At Atlanta Falcons Start Time: 4:17 PM EDTat Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

Played Indoor on Turf: Stadium TurfGame Weather: Indoors

Outdoor Weather: Beautiful

Officials

Referee:Line Judge:

Head Linesman:Field Judge:

Umpire:Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Jeff Triplette (42)Jeff Seeman (45)

Tony Veteri (36)Duke Carroll (11)

Scott Dawson (70)Greg Meyer (78)

Gregory Steed (12)

Lineups

Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons

K 1 P.Edinger, P 5 C.Kluwe, QB 14 B.Johnson, WR 18 K.Robinson, RB 23 M.Bennett, 25 W.Hunter, CB 28 L.Gallishaw, CB 33 R.Brown, RB 35 C.Fason, CB 36 D.Edwards, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 50 R.Davis, LB 52 K.Newman, LB 54 D.Thomas, LB 57 R.Smith, C 64 A.Herrera, C 67 M.Fowler, G 73 A.Goldberg, TE 83 J.Dugan, WR 87 M.Robinson, WR 89 T.Taylor, DT 96 C.Mosley, DE 99 E.James

K 2 T.Peterson, QB 8 M.Schaub, P 9 M.Koenen, CB 20 A.Rossum, S 25 K.McCadam, S 26 O.Lowe, CB 27 C.Cash, CB 30 C.Morton, S 38 R.Heard, FB 44 F.McCrary, RB 45 T.Duckett, TE 48 D.Rackley, LB 59 M.Boley, C 66 A.King, G 69 B.Claxton, T 79 B.Stokes, TE 80 E.Beverly, WR 84 R.White, TE 85 D.Blakley, WR 87 R.Bryant, DE 92 Ch.Davis, DT 95 J.Babineaux, DT 96 A.Lake, LB 98 I.Reese

VISITOR: Minnesota Vikings 0 0 0 10 0 10

HOME: Atlanta Falcons 7 17 3 3 0 30

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Offense DefenseOffense Defense

Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home

Replay Official: Video Operator:Mark Burns () Ted Campbell ()

Game Day Weather

Substitutions Substitutions

Did Not Play Did Not Play

Not Active Not Active

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

Scoring Plays

Paid Attendance: 69,552 Time: 3:04

Date: Sunday, 10/2/2005

FB 49 R.Owens RE 98 D.Scott WR 86 B.Finneran LE 97 P.KerneyLT 74 B.McKinnie RT 93 K.Williams LT 76 K.Shaffer LT 75 R.ColemanLG 76 C.Liwienski LT 94 P.Williams LG 61 M.Lehr RT 94 C.LavalaisC 60 C.Withrow LE 97 S.Johnson C 62 T.McClure RE 91 B.Smith

RG 72 M.Johnson OLB 56 E.Henderson RG 65 K.Forney OLB 56 K.BrookingRT 75 M.Rosenthal MLB 55 S.Cowart RT 74 T.Weiner MLB 50 E.HartwellTE 40 J.Kleinsasser OLB 58 N.Harris TE 83 A.Crumpler OLB 51 D.Williams

WR 19 T.Williamson RCB 27 F.Smoot WR 12 M.Jenkins LCB 21 D.HallHB 85 J.Wiggins LCB 26 A.Winfield QB 7 M.Vick RCB 36 J.WebsterQB 11 D.Culpepper SS 21 C.Chavous FB 33 J.Griffith SS 29 K.CarpenterRB 30 M.Moore FS 22 K.Irvin RB 28 W.Dunn FS 24 B.Scott

P.Edinger (43) T.Peterson (38) (26) (39)

Falcons A.Crumpler 5 yd. pass from M.Vick (T.Peterson kick) (8-78, 4:36) 0 71 7:44Falcons T.Duckett 1 yd. run (T.Peterson kick) (14-63, 7:50) 0 142 12:55Falcons W.Dunn 37 yd. run (T.Peterson kick) (3-69, 1:22) 0 212 3:40Falcons T.Peterson 38 yd. Field Goal (8-61, 1:18) 0 242 0:01Falcons T.Peterson 26 yd. Field Goal (12-45, 5:28) 0 273 0:04Vikings P.Edinger 43 yd. Field Goal (11-54, 4:21) 3 274 8:13Falcons T.Peterson 39 yd. Field Goal (5-18, 2:49) 3 304 5:24Vikings T.Williamson 16 yd. pass from D.Culpepper (P.Edinger kick) (11-67, 2:51) 10 304 2:33

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

10/2/2005 at Georgia Dome

Final Individual Statistics

16 4163 3.9 19 0 285 7.0 37 2Total Total

250 271 Total34 23 9/52 2 88 15122 11 1/5 0Total

23 11250 10.9 27 1 88 15 1Total Total

0 20 0 0 43 37 0Total

INTERCEPTIONS

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG

PASSING

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

Total

5 230 5146.0 Total

PUNTING NO YDS TB LG

Total 0 1 3 105 3935.0 0 2

AVG IN20

2 0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD

Returns

FC

3 14 10 0Returns

5 101 34 0

KICKOFF RETURNS

Returns 1 36 36 0Returns

3 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0 2Total 1 0 0 0

PUNTING NO YDS TB LGAVG IN20

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG

INTERCEPTIONS

PASSING

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

KICKOFF RETURNS

PUNT RETURNS LG TDFC

Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons

8.0

0

0

1

0

ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

NO YDS AVG

4.7

AVG

0.0

NO YDS LG TDAVG NO YDS LG TDAVG

21.50.0

LG TDFCNO YDS AVGNO YDS LG TDFCAVG

36.020.2

75.674.4

1

0

NET

35.0

NET

43.2

M.Moore 57 4.1 19 014D.Culpepper 10 10.0 10 01M.Bennett -4 -4.0 -4 01

W.Dunn 126 7.0 37 118M.Vick 58 14.5 24 04M.Schaub 56 14.0 23 04T.Duckett 40 2.9 6 114J.Griffith 5 5.0 5 01

D.Culpepper 250 27134 23 9/52 2 74.4 M.Schaub 39 15014 5 0/0 0 44.3M.Vick 49 1318 6 1/5 0129.7

M.Moore 63 10.5 27 06T.Taylor 62 12.4 15 05T.Williamson 39 9.8 16 14J.Wiggins 25 8.3 15 03M.Bennett 31 15.5 20 02J.Kleinsasser 13 6.5 8 02M.Robinson 17 17.0 17 01

B.Finneran 31 10.3 15 03A.Crumpler 16 5.3 13 13R.White 12 6.0 7 02M.Jenkins 12 12.0 12 01D.Blakley 10 10.0 10 01W.Dunn 7 7.0 7 01

D.Hall 37 37.0 37 01K.Brooking 6 6.0 6 01

C.Kluwe 230 515 46.0 0 143.2 M.Koenen 105 393 35.0 0 235.0

K.Robinson 0 0 02 00.0[OUT OF BOUNDS] 0 0 01 00.0

A.Rossum 14 10 03 14.7[DOWNED] 0 0 01 00.0

K.Robinson 95 34 04 023.8D.Thomas 6 6 01 06.0[TOUCHBACK] 0 0 02 00.0

A.Rossum 36 36 01 036.0

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Minnesota Vikings

LOST

D.Culpepper 0 002 0 00 0 01K.Robinson 0 101 0 00 0 00

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Atlanta Falcons

LOSTW.Dunn 0 001 0 01 0 00R.Coleman 0 000 0 00 1 00B.Smith 0 000 0 00 1 00P.Kerney 0 000 0 00 0 10

Final Team Statistics

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

10/2/2005 at Georgia Dome

Visitor HomeVikings Falcons

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 16 22By Rushing 4 15By Passing 11 7By Penalty 1 0

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-10-10% 8-14-57%

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 0-1-0%

TOTAL NET YARDS 261 368Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 59 64Average gain per offensive play 4.4 5.8

NET YARDS RUSHING 63 285Total Rushing Plays 16 41Average gain per rushing play 3.9 7.0Tackles for a loss-number and yards 2-5 0-0

NET YARDS PASSING 198 83Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 9-52 1-5Gross yards passing 250 88

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 34-23-2 22-11-0Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 4.6 3.6

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 3-0-0 7-4-2

PUNTS Number and Average 5-46.0 3-35.0Had Blocked 0 0

FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0Net Punting Average 43.2 35.0

TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 0 57No. and Yards Punt Returns 2-0 3-14No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 5-101 1-36No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 2-43

PENALTIES Number and Yards 11-85 8-65

FUMBLES Number and Lost 3-1 1-0

TOUCHDOWNS 1 3Rushing 0 2Passing 1 1

EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 1-1 3-3Kicking Made-Attempts 1-1 3-3

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 1-1 3-3RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 2-3-67%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 2-2-100%SAFETIES 0 0FINAL SCORE 10 30TIME OF POSSESSION 27:23 32:37

Ball Possession And Drive Chart

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

10/2/2005 at Georgia Dome

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter

Home

Visitor

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

4:39

10:21

8:33 6:17 7:54 27:23

6:27 8:43 7:06 32:37

Vikings: 6 - MIN 23 Falcons: 1 - ATL 38

(242) Average MIN 24

(440) Average ATL 40

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

#

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

Atlanta Falcons

Time Recd

Time Lost

Time Poss

Atlanta Falcons

1 15:00 2:4012:20 Kickoff MIN 20 4 21 -20 1 1 MIN 21 Punt2 7:44 1:595:45 Kickoff MIN 24 3 -5 0 -5 0 MIN 19 Punt

3 12:55 4:508:05 Kickoff MIN 20 8 39 10 49 3 ATL 31 Interception4 6:23 1:215:02 Punt MIN 21 3 -3 0 -3 0 MIN 18 Punt5 3:40 2:211:19 Kickoff MIN 21 4 21 -10 11 1 MIN 32 Punt6 0:01 0:010:00 Kickoff 0 0 0 0 0 End of Half

7 13:17 3:269:51 Punt MIN 19 7 20 15 35 1 ATL 46 Punt8 8:19 2:475:32 Punt MIN 43 6 10 0 10 2 ATL 43 Fumble

9 0:04 0:4614:18 Kickoff MIN 20 3 8 0 8 0 MIN 28 Interception10 12:34 4:218:13 Downs MIN 21 11 54 0 54 3 ATL 25* Field Goal11 5:24 2:512:33 Kickoff MIN 33 11 97 -30 67 5 ATL 16* Touchdown

1 12:20 4:367:44 Punt ATL 22 8 73 5 78 5 MIN 5* Touchdown

2 5:45 7:5012:55 Punt ATL 37 14 68 -5 63 6 MIN 1* Touchdown3 8:05 1:426:23 Interception MIN 49 3 3 0 3 0 MIN 46 Punt4 5:02 1:223:40 Punt ATL 31 3 69 0 69 3 MIN 37 Touchdown5 1:19 1:180:01 Punt ATL 19 8 61 0 61 3 MIN 20 Field Goal

6 15:00 1:4313:17 Kickoff ATL 38 3 4 0 4 0 ATL 42 Punt7 9:51 1:328:19 Punt ATL 1 3 7 0 7 0 ATL 8 Punt8 5:32 5:280:04 Fumble ATL 47 12 45 0 45 3 MIN 8* Field Goal

9 14:18 1:4412:34 Interception MIN 30 4 9 0 9 0 MIN 21 Downs10 8:13 2:495:24 Kickoff MIN 39 5 18 0 18 1 MIN 21 Field Goal11 2:33 2:330:00 Kickoff MIN 37 4 11 0 11 1 MIN 25 End of Game

Final Defensive Statistics

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons10/2/2005 at Georgia Dome

TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery BL=Blocked

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscMinnesota Vikings

Special Teams MiscAtlanta Falcons Regular Defensive Plays

47 3 50 1.0 5.0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0Total

46 2 48 9.0 52.0 2 4 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Total

TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR

8 1 9 1.0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Brooking

8 0 8 2.0 15.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Williams

6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Cash

5 0 5 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Hall

4 0 4 1.0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Scott

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Webster

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Lavalais

2 0 2 2.0 10.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Coleman

2 0 2 2.0 10.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Smith

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Hartwell

1 0 1 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0P.Kerney

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Boley

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Lake

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0O.Lowe

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0I.Reese

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.White

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F.McCrary

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1W.Dunn

TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR8 1 9 1.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Cowart

5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Henderson

5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Irvin

5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Johnson

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Winfield

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Brown

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Scott

3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Chavous

2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Harris

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Williams

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Edwards

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Thomas

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Mosley

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F.Smoot

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0P.Williams

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Smith

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Davis

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0T.Taylor

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0A.Goldberg

First Half Summary

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons10/2/2005 at Georgia Dome

Scoring Plays

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscMinnesota Vikings

Special Teams MiscAtlanta Falcons Regular Defensive Plays

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play ScoreVisitor Home

Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons

8 2023 2.9 6 0 205 10.3 37 2Total Total

67 270 Total10 6 4/17 1 74 15114 9 1/5 0Total

6 967 11.2 27 0 74 15 1Total Total

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG

PASSING

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG

PASSING

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

8.2

Vikings Falcons

ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RTATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES0 0 = 0

7 17 = 24

13:12

16:48Vikings (Visitor)Falcons (Home)

Vikings

Falcons

40.4 101.5

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 5 17First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 1 - 3 - 1 11 - 6 - 0

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-4-0% 5-6-83%

TOTAL NET YARDS 73 274Total Offensive Plays 22 35

NET YARDS RUSHING 23 205

NET YARDS PASSING 50 69Gross Yards Passing 67 74Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 4-17 1-5

Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 10 - 6 - 1 14 - 9 - 0Punts-Number and Average 4 - 46.3 1 - 28Penalties-Number and Yards 6 - 40 7 - 50Fumbles-Number and Lost 2 - 0 1 - 0Red Zone Efficiency 0-0-0% 2-2-100%Average Drive Start MIN 21 ATL 32

Falcons A.Crumpler 5 yd. pass from M.Vick (T.Peterson kick) (8-78, 4:36) 0 71 7:44Falcons T.Duckett 1 yd. run (T.Peterson kick) (14-63, 7:50) 0 142 12:55Falcons W.Dunn 37 yd. run (T.Peterson kick) (3-69, 1:22) 0 212 3:40Falcons T.Peterson 38 yd. Field Goal (8-61, 1:18) 0 242 0:01

TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR

3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Brown3 0 3 1.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Cowart3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Irvin3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Johnson

M.Moore 23 2.9 6 08 W.Dunn 92 8.4 37 111M.Vick 58 14.5 24 04M.Schaub 44 22.0 23 02T.Duckett 6 3.0 5 12J.Griffith 5 5.0 5 01

D.Culpepper 67 27010 6 4/17 1 40.4 M.Vick 49 1318 6 1/5 0129.7M.Schaub 25 1506 3 0/0 0 61.1

M.Moore 33 16.5 27 02J.Wiggins 18 9.0 15 02M.Bennett 11 11.0 11 01J.Kleinsasser 5 5.0 5 01

A.Crumpler 16 5.3 13 13B.Finneran 24 12.0 15 02M.Jenkins 12 12.0 12 01D.Blakley 10 10.0 10 01W.Dunn 7 7.0 7 01R.White 5 5.0 5 01

First Half Summary

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons10/2/2005 at Georgia Dome

2

TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR

7 0 7 1.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Brooking3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Williams1 0 1 1.0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Coleman1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Hartwell

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome

1st QuarterPlay By Play Page 110/2/2005MIN wins toss, elects to Receive, and ATL elects to defend the East goal.M.Koenen kicks 70 yards from ATL 30 to MIN 0. K.Robinson to MIN 20 for 20 yards (I.Reese).Minnesota Vikings at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:57)

1-10-MIN 20 (14:57) M.Moore right end to MIN 25 for 5 yards (B.Scott).X1PENALTY on ATL-R.Coleman, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 25.

1-10-MIN 30 (14:32) M.Moore right end to MIN 32 for 2 yards (C.Lavalais).PENALTY on MIN-C.Liwienski, Personal Foul, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 30 - No Play.

1-25-MIN 15 (14:13) PENALTY on MIN-M.Rosenthal, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 15 - No Play.1-30-MIN 10 (13:58) M.Moore up the middle to MIN 15 for 5 yards (C.Lavalais).2-25-MIN 15 (13:22) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to T.Williamson.3-25-MIN 15 (13:18) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to M.Bennett to MIN 26 for 11 yards (K.Brooking).4-14-MIN 26 (12:40) C.Kluwe punts 45 yards to ATL 29, Center-C.Loeffler, out of bounds.

PENALTY on MIN, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 26 - No Play.4-19-MIN 21 (12:32) C.Kluwe punts 49 yards to ATL 30, Center-C.Loeffler. A.Rossum pushed ob at ATL 43 for 13

yards (D.Thomas).PENALTY on ATL-R.White, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at ATL 32.

Atlanta Falcons at 12:20P11-10-ATL 22 (12:20) M.Vick pass to A.Crumpler to ATL 35 for 13 yards (K.Irvin).

1-10-ATL 35 (11:39) M.Vick pass incomplete to B.Finneran.PENALTY on MIN-N.Harris, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 35 - No Play.

1-5-ATL 40 (11:32) W.Dunn up the middle to ATL 40 for no gain (K.Williams).2-5-ATL 40 (10:57) W.Dunn up the middle to ATL 41 for 1 yard (E.Henderson).

P23-4-ATL 41 (10:21) M.Vick pass to R.White to ATL 46 for 5 yards (D.Edwards).R31-10-ATL 46 (9:43) M.Vick left end to MIN 31 for 23 yards (A.Winfield).

1-10-MIN 31 (9:00) W.Dunn up the middle to MIN 29 for 2 yards (N.Harris).R42-8-MIN 29 (8:25) M.Vick left end ran ob at MIN 5 for 24 yards.P51-5-MIN 5 (7:50) M.Vick pass to A.Crumpler for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

T.Peterson extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Rackley, Holder-M.Schaub. MIN 0 ATL 7, 8 plays, 78 yards, 1 penalty, 4:36 drive, 7:16 elapsed

M.Koenen kicks 68 yards from ATL 30 to MIN 2. K.Robinson to MIN 24 for 22 yards (O.Lowe).Minnesota Vikings at 7:44, (1st play from scrimmage 7:39)

1-10-MIN 24 (7:39) M.Moore up the middle to MIN 25 for 1 yard (A.Lake).2-9-MIN 25 (7:07) M.Moore right tackle to MIN 24 for -1 yards (E.Hartwell).3-10-MIN 24 (6:22) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper sacked at MIN 19 for -5 yards (K.Brooking).4-15-MIN 19 (5:52) C.Kluwe punts 44 yards to ATL 37, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by A.Rossum.

Atlanta Falcons at 5:451-10-ATL 37 (5:45) M.Vick pass to W.Dunn pushed ob at ATL 44 for 7 yards (A.Winfield).

R62-3-ATL 44 (5:19) W.Dunn right tackle to ATL 49 for 5 yards (C.Mosley).1-10-ATL 49 (4:40) PENALTY on ATL-K.Shaffer, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 49 - No Play.1-15-ATL 44 (4:17) W.Dunn up the middle to MIN 47 for 9 yards (S.Cowart).2-6-MIN 47 (3:42) M.Vick pass incomplete to B.Finneran.

Timeout #1 by ATL at 03:38.P73-6-MIN 47 (3:38) (Shotgun) M.Vick pass to D.Blakley to MIN 37 for 10 yards (C.Chavous).

1-10-MIN 37 (2:47) W.Dunn left tackle to MIN 31 for 6 yards (K.Irvin).2-4-MIN 31 (2:07) M.Vick sacked at MIN 36 for -5 yards (S.Cowart).

Timeout #2 by ATL at 01:27.R83-9-MIN 36 (1:27) (Shotgun) W.Dunn right tackle to MIN 39 for -3 yards. FUMBLES, and recovers at MIN 37.

W.Dunn to MIN 27 for 10 yards (R.Brown).1-10-MIN 27 (:54) M.Vick left end ran ob at MIN 20 for 7 yards (D.Scott).2-3-MIN 20 (:20) W.Dunn right tackle to MIN 19 for 1 yard (S.Johnson).

END OF QUARTER Score TimeR P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====

First Downs EfficienciesPoss

Minnesota Vikings 0 4:39 0 0 1 1 0/2 0/0Atlanta Falcons 7 10:21 4 4 0 8 3/3 0/0

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome

2nd QuarterPlay By Play Page 110/2/2005Atlanta Falcons continued.

R93-2-MIN 19 (15:00) M.Vick left end to MIN 15 for 4 yards (S.Cowart).1-10-MIN 15 (14:16) M.Vick pass to B.Finneran to MIN 6 for 9 yards (E.Henderson).

R102-1-MIN 6 (13:36) T.Duckett right tackle to MIN 1 for 5 yards (S.Johnson).R111-1-MIN 1 (12:58) T.Duckett up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

T.Peterson extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Rackley, Holder-M.Schaub. MIN 0 ATL 14, 14 plays, 63 yards, 7:50 drive, 2:05 elapsed

M.Koenen kicks 70 yards from ATL 30 to end zone, Touchback.Minnesota Vikings at 12:55

1-10-MIN 20 (12:55) D.Culpepper pass to J.Kleinsasser to MIN 25 for 5 yards (D.Williams).P22-5-MIN 25 (12:23) D.Culpepper pass to M.Moore to MIN 31 for 6 yards (D.Williams).

1-10-MIN 31 (11:48) M.Moore right tackle to MIN 33 for 2 yards (K.Brooking).2-8-MIN 33 (11:08) PENALTY on ATL-C.Lavalais, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 33 - No Play.

R32-3-MIN 38 (10:56) M.Moore left tackle to MIN 44 for 6 yards (K.Brooking).1-10-MIN 44 (10:17) PENALTY on ATL-D.Williams, Defensive Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 44 - No Play.1-5-MIN 49 (10:04) M.Moore left tackle to ATL 47 for 4 yards (D.Williams).

P42-1-ATL 47 (9:32) D.Culpepper pass to J.Wiggins to ATL 32 for 15 yards (K.Brooking).1-10-ATL 32 (8:54) M.Moore up the middle to ATL 31 for 1 yard (K.Brooking).2-9-ATL 31 (8:19) D.Culpepper pass intended for K.Robinson INTERCEPTED by D.Hall at ATL 14. D.Hall to MIN 49 for 37 yards (T.Taylor).

Atlanta Falcons at 8:051-10-MIN 49 (8:05) M.Vick pass incomplete to A.Crumpler. Vick strained knee on play; Schaub ATL#8 in at QB.2-10-MIN 49 (7:59) W.Dunn right tackle to MIN 44 for 5 yards (S.Johnson).3-5-MIN 44 (7:18) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass to A.Crumpler to MIN 46 for -2 yards (R.Brown).4-7-MIN 46 (6:32) M.Koenen punts 28 yards to MIN 18, Center-D.Rackley. K.Robinson MUFFS catch, ball out of bounds at MIN 21.

Minnesota Vikings at 6:231-10-MIN 21 (6:23) D.Culpepper pass to J.Wiggins to MIN 24 for 3 yards (J.Webster).2-7-MIN 24 (5:46) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to M.Robinson.3-7-MIN 24 (5:41) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper sacked at MIN 18 for -6 yards (R.Coleman).4-13-MIN 18 (5:16) C.Kluwe punts 51 yards to ATL 31, Center-C.Loeffler. A.Rossum to MIN 48 for 21 yards (D.Edwards).

PENALTY on ATL-I.Reese, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at ATL 41.Atlanta Falcons at 5:02

R121-10-ATL 31 (5:02) W.Dunn up the middle to ATL 48 for 17 yards (K.Irvin).P131-10-ATL 48 (4:25) M.Schaub pass to B.Finneran to MIN 37 for 15 yards (C.Chavous).R141-10-MIN 37 (3:46) W.Dunn left tackle for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

T.Peterson extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Rackley, Holder-M.Schaub. MIN 0 ATL 21, 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:22 drive, 11:20 elapsed

M.Koenen kicks 68 yards from ATL 30 to MIN 2. K.Robinson to MIN 21 for 19 yards (R.White).Minnesota Vikings at 3:40, (1st play from scrimmage 3:34)

P51-10-MIN 21 (3:34) D.Culpepper pass to M.Moore to MIN 48 for 27 yards (K.Brooking).1-10-MIN 48 (2:56) PENALTY on MIN-M.Johnson, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 48 - No Play.1-15-MIN 43 (2:43) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to T.Taylor (C.Cash).2-15-MIN 43 (2:37) D.Culpepper sacked at MIN 39 for -4 yards (B.Smith). FUMBLES (B.Smith), declared dead at MIN 39. Ball rolled out of

bounds at MIN 42, but declared dead at MIN 39 by rule.3-19-MIN 39 (2:05) (Shotgun) PENALTY on MIN-M.Rosenthal, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 39 - No Play.

Two-Minute Warning3-24-MIN 34 (2:00) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper sacked at MIN 32 for -2 yards (P.Kerney).4-26-MIN 32 (1:28) C.Kluwe punts 41 yards to ATL 27, Center-C.Loeffler. A.Rossum pushed ob at ATL 41 for 14 yards (R.Smith).

PENALTY on ATL-C.Morton, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at ATL 29.Atlanta Falcons at 1:19

1-10-ATL 19 (1:19) M.Schaub pass to W.Dunn ran ob at ATL 27 for 8 yards (E.James).Penalty on ATL-M.Lehr, Offensive Holding, offsetting, enforced at ATL 19 - No Play.Penalty on MIN-E.James, Personal Foul, offsetting.

1-10-ATL 19 (1:12) M.Schaub pass incomplete to A.Crumpler.P152-10-ATL 19 (1:03) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass to M.Jenkins to ATL 31 for 12 yards (R.Brown).

1-10-ATL 31 (1:00) M.Schaub pass incomplete to A.Crumpler.2-10-ATL 31 (:41) J.Griffith right end to ATL 36 for 5 yards (D.Scott).

Timeout #1 by MIN at 00:34.R163-5-ATL 36 (:34) (Shotgun) M.Schaub right end to MIN 43 for 21 yards.

Timeout #3 by ATL at 00:23.R171-10-MIN 43 (:23) (Shotgun) M.Schaub up the middle to MIN 20 for 23 yards (D.Scott).

1-10-MIN 20 (:08) M.Schaub spiked the ball to stop the clock.2-10-MIN 20 (:06) T.Peterson 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-D.Rackley, Holder-M.Schaub.

MIN 0 ATL 24, 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:18 drive, 14:59 elapsed M.Koenen kicks 39 yards from ATL 30 to MIN 31. D.Thomas to MIN 37 for 6 yards (F.McCrary).

END OF QUARTER Score Time

R P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====

First Downs Efficiencies

PossMinnesota Vikings 0 8:33 1 3 0 4 0/2 0/0Atlanta Falcons 24 6:27 7 2 0 9 2/3 0/0

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome

3rd QuarterPlay By Play Page 110/2/2005ATL elects to Receive, and MIN elects to defend the West goal.P.Edinger kicks 68 yards from MIN 30 to ATL 2. A.Rossum to ATL 38 for 36 yards (D.Edwards).Atlanta Falcons at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:53)

1-10-ATL 38 (14:53) W.Dunn up the middle to ATL 40 for 2 yards (K.Williams).2-8-ATL 40 (14:14) W.Dunn up the middle to ATL 42 for 2 yards (D.Scott).3-6-ATL 42 (13:31) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass incomplete to R.White.4-6-ATL 42 (13:26) M.Koenen punts 39 yards to MIN 19, Center-D.Rackley, out of bounds.

Minnesota Vikings at 13:171-10-MIN 19 (13:17) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to T.Taylor.

R62-10-MIN 19 (13:13) M.Moore up the middle to MIN 38 for 19 yards (C.Cash).1-10-MIN 38 (12:37) D.Culpepper sacked at MIN 34 for -4 yards (D.Williams).2-14-MIN 34 (12:02) D.Culpepper pass to M.Moore to MIN 37 for 3 yards (E.Hartwell, K.Brooking).

PENALTY on ATL-B.Scott, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced between downs.1-10-ATL 48 (11:31) M.Bennett right end to MIN 48 for -4 yards (C.Cash).2-14-MIN 48 (10:51) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to T.Williamson to ATL 46 for 6 yards (D.Hall).3-8-ATL 46 (10:08) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to M.Robinson.4-8-ATL 46 (10:02) C.Kluwe punts 45 yards to ATL 1, Center-C.Loeffler, downed by MIN-C.Loeffler.

Atlanta Falcons at 9:511-10-ATL 1 (9:51) T.Duckett up the middle to ATL 2 for 1 yard (E.Henderson).2-9-ATL 2 (9:15) T.Duckett up the middle to ATL 8 for 6 yards (C.Chavous, S.Cowart).3-3-ATL 8 (8:37) M.Schaub pass incomplete to J.Griffith.4-3-ATL 8 (8:29) M.Koenen punts 38 yards to ATL 46, Center-D.Rackley. K.Robinson to ATL 47 for -1 yards

(O.Lowe).PENALTY on MIN-K.Newman, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at ATL 47.

Minnesota Vikings at 8:191-10-MIN 43 (8:19) M.Moore right tackle to MIN 43 for no gain (C.Lavalais).

P72-10-MIN 43 (7:44) D.Culpepper pass to T.Williamson to ATL 47 for 10 yards (D.Hall).1-10-ATL 47 (7:22) M.Moore up the middle to ATL 41 for 6 yards (B.Scott).

P82-4-ATL 41 (6:50) D.Culpepper pass to J.Kleinsasser to ATL 33 for 8 yards (D.Williams).Timeout #1 by MIN at 06:13.

1-10-ATL 33 (6:13) D.Culpepper sacked at ATL 43 for -10 yards (B.Scott).2-20-ATL 43 (5:39) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper sacked at ATL 46 for -3 yards (R.Coleman). FUMBLES (R.Coleman),

RECOVERED by ATL-P.Kerney at ATL 47.Penalty on MIN-C.Liwienski, Offensive Holding, declined.

Atlanta Falcons at 5:321-10-ATL 47 (5:32) M.Schaub pass incomplete to B.Finneran.2-10-ATL 47 (5:25) W.Dunn right tackle to 50 for 3 yards (S.Johnson).

P183-7-50 (4:45) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass to R.White to MIN 43 for 7 yards (R.Brown).1-10-MIN 43 (4:22) M.Schaub pass incomplete to R.White.2-10-MIN 43 (4:15) W.Dunn left tackle to MIN 34 for 9 yards (K.Irvin).

R193-1-MIN 34 (3:37) W.Dunn right tackle to MIN 32 for 2 yards (E.Henderson).1-10-MIN 32 (2:57) W.Dunn up the middle to MIN 27 for 5 yards (S.Cowart, N.Harris).

R202-5-MIN 27 (2:21) W.Dunn right end to MIN 16 for 11 yards (K.Irvin).1-10-MIN 16 (1:35) T.Duckett left tackle to MIN 12 for 4 yards (S.Cowart).2-6-MIN 12 (:56) M.Schaub pass incomplete to A.Crumpler (E.Henderson).3-6-MIN 12 (:51) T.Duckett right tackle to MIN 8 for 4 yards (S.Cowart).4-2-MIN 8 (:09) T.Peterson 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-D.Rackley, Holder-M.Schaub.

MIN 0 ATL 27, 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:28 drive, 14:56 elapsed M.Koenen kicks 70 yards from ATL 30 to end zone, Touchback.Minnesota Vikings at 0:04

1-10-MIN 20 (:04) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to M.Moore to MIN 25 for 5 yards (C.Cash).END OF QUARTER Score Time

R P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====First Downs Efficiencies

PossMinnesota Vikings 0 6:17 1 2 0 3 0/1 0/0Atlanta Falcons 27 8:43 2 1 0 3 2/5 0/0

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome

4th QuarterPlay By Play Page 110/2/2005Minnesota Vikings continued.

2-5-MIN 25 (15:00) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to M.Moore to MIN 28 for 3 yards (D.Williams).3-2-MIN 28 (14:27) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass intended for T.Taylor INTERCEPTED by K.Brooking at MIN 36. K.Brooking

to MIN 30 for 6 yards (A.Goldberg).Atlanta Falcons at 14:18

1-10-MIN 30 (14:18) M.Schaub pass incomplete to A.Crumpler (C.Chavous).2-10-MIN 30 (14:13) T.Duckett up the middle to MIN 28 for 2 yards (S.Johnson).3-8-MIN 28 (13:31) (Shotgun) M.Schaub pass to B.Finneran to MIN 21 for 7 yards (A.Winfield).4-1-MIN 21 (12:45) T.Duckett right tackle to MIN 21 for no gain (S.Cowart).

Play Challenged by ATL and Upheld. (Timeout #1 by ATL at 12:34.)Minnesota Vikings at 12:34

1-10-MIN 21 (12:34) M.Moore up the middle to MIN 23 for 2 yards (K.Brooking).2-8-MIN 23 (12:10) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to T.Williamson to MIN 30 for 7 yards (C.Cash).

P93-1-MIN 30 (11:38) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to M.Moore to MIN 49 for 19 yards (D.Hall).1-10-MIN 49 (11:04) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to T.Taylor to ATL 45 for 6 yards (C.Cash).

R102-4-ATL 45 (10:40) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper to ATL 35 for 10 yards (B.Scott).1-10-ATL 35 (10:15) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to J.Wiggins ran ob at ATL 28 for 7 yards.

P112-3-ATL 28 (9:51) D.Culpepper pass to M.Bennett to ATL 8 for 20 yards (D.Hall).1-8-ATL 8 (9:22) D.Culpepper sacked at ATL 19 for -11 yards (D.Williams).2-19-ATL 19 (8:46) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to M.Moore.3-19-ATL 19 (8:41) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper sacked at ATL 25 for -6 yards (B.Smith).4-25-ATL 25 (8:17) P.Edinger 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-B.Johnson.

MIN 3 ATL 27, 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:21 drive, 6:47 elapsed P.Edinger kicks onside 9 yards from MIN 30 to MIN 39. K.McCadam (didn't try to advance) to MIN 39 for no gain (R.Davis).Atlanta Falcons at 8:13, (1st play from scrimmage 8:11)

R211-10-MIN 39 (8:11) M.Schaub left end ran ob at MIN 26 for 13 yards (F.Smoot).1-10-MIN 26 (7:35) T.Duckett right tackle to MIN 23 for 3 yards (E.Henderson).2-7-MIN 23 (6:56) T.Duckett left tackle to MIN 21 for 2 yards (S.Cowart, E.Henderson).3-5-MIN 21 (6:12) T.Duckett right end to MIN 21 for no gain (A.Winfield).4-5-MIN 21 (5:28) T.Peterson 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-D.Rackley, Holder-M.Schaub.

MIN 3 ATL 30, 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:49 drive, 9:36 elapsed M.Koenen kicks 71 yards from ATL 30 to MIN -1. K.Robinson to MIN 33 for 34 yards (M.Boley).Minnesota Vikings at 5:24, (1st play from scrimmage 5:16)

P121-10-MIN 33 (5:16) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to T.Taylor to MIN 46 for 13 yards (D.Williams).P131-10-MIN 46 (4:53) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to T.Taylor to ATL 41 for 13 yards (D.Hall).

1-10-ATL 41 (4:46) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to T.Taylor (C.Cash).PENALTY on MIN-M.Robinson, Illegal Motion, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 41 - No Play.

P141-15-ATL 46 (4:43) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to T.Taylor pushed ob at ATL 31 for 15 yards (J.Webster).1-10-ATL 31 (4:37) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to M.Moore.

PENALTY on MIN-C.Withrow, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at ATL 31 - No Play.1-20-ATL 41 (4:32) (Shotgun) M.Moore right tackle to ATL 37 for 4 yards (C.Cash).2-16-ATL 37 (4:06) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to M.Robinson.3-16-ATL 37 (4:01) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to T.Taylor to ATL 22 for 15 yards (J.Webster, C.Cash).

Timeout #2 by MIN at 03:43.R154-1-ATL 22 (3:46) M.Moore up the middle to ATL 19 for 3 yards (M.Boley).

1-10-ATL 19 (3:11) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass incomplete.PENALTY on MIN-D.Culpepper, Intentional Grounding, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 18.

2-24-ATL 33 (3:02) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass incomplete to M.Moore (C.Lavalais).3-24-ATL 33 (2:55) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to M.Robinson to ATL 16 for 17 yards (J.Webster).

Timeout #3 by MIN at 02:39.P164-7-ATL 16 (2:39) (Shotgun) D.Culpepper pass to T.Williamson for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-B.Johnson. MIN 10 ATL 30, 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:51 drive, 12:27 elapsed

P.Edinger kicks onside 12 yards from MIN 30 to MIN 42. M.Jenkins (didn't try to advance) to MIN 42 for no gain.PENALTY on MIN-K.Irvin, Offside on Free Kick, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 42.Atlanta Falcons at 2:33, (1st play from scrimmage 2:31)

1-10-MIN 37 (2:31) T.Duckett left tackle to MIN 33 for 4 yards (P.Williams).Two-Minute Warning

2-6-MIN 33 (2:00) T.Duckett up the middle to MIN 28 for 5 yards (D.Thomas).R223-1-MIN 28 (1:14) T.Duckett left tackle to MIN 25 for 3 yards (N.Harris).

1-10-MIN 25 (:30) M.Schaub kneels to MIN 26 for -1 yards.END OF QUARTER Score Time

R P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====First Downs Efficiencies

PossMinnesota Vikings 10 7:54 2 6 0 8 1/5 2/2Atlanta Falcons 30 7:06 2 0 0 2 1/3 0/1