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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2004 Minnesota VikingsW2004 Minnesota Vikings↗

NFL · NFC North · 8–8 (.500) · 2nd in division · PF 405 · PA 395 · Coach Mike Tice · Lost Divisional

◀ 2003 2005 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 4717Daunte Culpepper
2. 37Randy Moss

Rushing (yds)

1. 544Onterrio Smith
2. 406Daunte Culpepper
3. 379Mewelde Moore

Receiving (yds)

1. 1006Nate Burleson
2. 767Randy Moss
3. 705Jermaine Wiggins

Sacks

1. 11Lance Johnstone
2. 11Kevin Williams
3. 5Kenechi Udeze

Interceptions

1. 3Antoine Winfield
2. 2Brian Williams
3. 1Corey Chavous

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	974	1008
EPA per play	+0.17	+0.11
Pass EPA per play	+0.29	+0.17
Rush EPA per play	-0.02	+0.04
Success rate	49.9%	47.9%
Pass rate	61.3%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.02, success rate 42.1%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (18 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2004-09-12	1	vs Dallas Cowboys	W 35–17	1–0	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2004-09-20	2	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 16–27	1–1	Lincoln Financial Field
2004-09-26	3	vs Chicago Bears	W 27–22	2–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2004-10-10	5	@ Houston Texans	W 34–28 OT	3–1	Reliant Stadium
2004-10-17	6	@ New Orleans Saints	W 38–31	4–1	Louisiana Superdome
2004-10-24	7	vs Tennessee Titans	W 20–3	5–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2004-10-31	8	vs New York Giants	L 13–34	5–2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2004-11-08	9	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 28–31	5–3	RCA Dome
2004-11-14	10	@ Green Bay Packers	L 31–34	5–4	Lambeau Field
2004-11-21	11	vs Detroit Lions	W 22–19	6–4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2004-11-28	12	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	W 27–16	7–4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2004-12-05	13	@ Chicago Bears	L 14–24	7–5	Soldier Field
2004-12-12	14	vs Seattle Seahawks	L 23–27	7–6	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2004-12-19	15	@ Detroit Lions	W 28–27	8–6	Ford Field
2004-12-24	16	vs Green Bay Packers	L 31–34	8–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2005-01-02	17	@ Washington Redskins	L 18–21	8–8	FedExField
2005-01-09	WC	@ Green Bay Packers	W 31–17		Lambeau Field
2005-01-16	Div	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–27		Lincoln Financial Field

Roster (65)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
11	Daunte Culpepper	QB	6-4	260	UCF	5	ACT
12	Gus Frerotte	QB	6-3	233	Tulsa	10	ACT
13	Shaun Hill	QB	6-3	230	Maryland; Hutchinson CC	2	ACT
20	Moe Williams	RB	6-1	205	Kentucky	8	ACT
23	Michael Bennett	RB	5-9	205	Wisconsin	3	ACT
28	Larry Ned	RB	5-11	217	San Diego State	2	ACT
30	Mewelde Moore	RB	5-11	209	Tulane	0	ACT
32	Onterrio Smith	RB	5-10	214	Oregon; Tennessee	1	ACT
16	Kelly Campbell	WR	5-10	175	Georgia Tech	2	ACT
17	Ben Nelson	WR	6-2	185	St. Cloud State University	1	CUT
18	Ryan Hoag	WR	6-2	200	Gustavus Adolphus College	1	CUT
81	Nate Burleson	WR	6-0	198	Nevada	1	ACT
82	Keenan Howry	WR	5-10	172	Oregon	1	RES
84	Randy Moss	WR	6-4	210	Marshall; Florida State	6	ACT
87	Marcus Robinson	WR	6-3	215	South Carolina	7	ACT
40	Jimmy Kleinsasser	TE	6-3	272	North Dakota	5	RES
44	Sean Berton	TE	6-4	263	N.C. State; West Virginia	1	ACT
83	Jeff Dugan	TE	6-4	258	Maryland	0	ACT
85	Jermaine Wiggins	TE	6-2	260	Georgia; Marshall	5	ACT
89	Richard Owens	TE	6-4	273	Louisville	0	ACT
46	Cullen Loeffler	C	6-5	241	Texas	0	ACT
60	Cory Withrow	C	6-2	287	Washington State	6	ACT
63	Bill Conaty	C	6-2	300	Virginia Tech	7	ACT
78	Matt Birk	C	6-4	310	Harvard	6	ACT
22	Ken Irvin	CB	5-11	182	Memphis	9	RES
25	Terrance Shaw	CB	6-0	200	Stephen F. Austin State	9	ACT
26	Antoine Winfield	CB	5-9	180	Ohio State	5	ACT
29	Brian Williams	CB	6-0	192	N.C. State	2	ACT
31	Rushen Jones	CB	5-10	194	Vanderbilt	1	ACT
33	Ralph Brown	CB	5-10	185	Nebraska	4	ACT
37	Derek Ross	CB	5-10	197	Ohio State	2	CUT
38	Rhett Nelson	CB	6-0	201	Colorado State	1	ACT
51	Lance Johnstone	DE	6-5	250	Temple	8	ACT
79	Kenny Mixon	DE	6-4	271	LSU	6	ACT
94	Chuck Wiley	DE	6-5	275	LSU	6	RES
95	Kenechi Udeze	DE	6-3	281	USC	0	ACT
98	Darrion Scott	DE	6-3	310	Ohio State	0	ACT
90	Steve Martin	DT	6-4	320	Missouri	8	ACT
93	Kevin Williams	DT	6-5	311	Oklahoma State	1	ACT
97	Spencer Johnson	DT	6-3	304	Auburn	0	ACT
99	Chris Hovan	DT	6-2	296	Boston College	4	ACT
25	Omare Lowe	FS	6-1	195	Washington	2	CUT
27	Brian Russell	FS	6-2	210	San Diego State; Penn	3	ACT
67	Anthony Herrera	G	6-2	315	Tennessee	0	ACT
71	David Dixon	G	6-5	343	Arizona State; Ricks College	12	ACT
73	Adam Goldberg	G	6-7	305	Wyoming	1	ACT
76	Chris Liwienski	G	6-5	325	Indiana	6	ACT
1	Jose Cortez	K	5-11	200	Oregon State; Cabrillo College	5	ACT
7	Morten Andersen	K	6-2	225	Michigan State	22	ACT
8	Aaron Elling	K	6-2	201	Wyoming; George Fox University	2	RES
50	Max Yates	LB	6-3	238	Marshall	2	CUT
56	E.J. Henderson	MLB	6-1	245	Maryland	1	ACT
58	Rod Davis	MLB	6-2	239	Southern Mississippi	0	ACT
52	Keith Newman	OLB	6-2	250	North Carolina	5	ACT
54	Dontarrious Thomas	OLB	6-2	241	Auburn	0	ACT
55	Chris Claiborne	OLB	6-3	255	USC	5	ACT
57	Raonall Smith	OLB	6-2	245	Washington State	2	RES
59	Michael Nattiel	OLB	6-0	227	Florida	1	ACT
2	Darren Bennett	P	6-5	235		10	ACT
21	Corey Chavous	SS	6-1	208	Vanderbilt	6	ACT
24	Willie Offord	SS	6-1	216	South Carolina	2	ACT
65	Nat Dorsey	T	6-7	335	Georgia Tech	0	ACT
72	Adam Haayer	T	6-6	311	Minnesota	3	ACT
74	Bryant McKinnie	T	6-8	352	Miami; Lackawanna JC	2	ACT
75	Mike Rosenthal	T	6-7	318	Notre Dame	5	RES

Depth chart, week 19

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Matt Birk	Cory Withrow	Bill Conaty
HB	Sean Berton	Richard Owens
LG	Chris Liwienski	Adam Haayer	Anthony Herrera
LT	Bryant McKinnie	Nat Dorsey
QB	Daunte Culpepper	Gus Frerotte	Shaun Hill
RB	Michael Bennett	Onterrio Smith	Mewelde Moore
RG	David Dixon	Adam Haayer	Anthony Herrera
RT	Adam Goldberg	Nat Dorsey
TE	Jermaine Wiggins	Jeff Dugan
WR	Randy Moss	Nate Burleson	Kelly Campbell

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Brian Russell	Rushen Jones
LCB	Antoine Winfield	Terrance Shaw	Rhett Nelson
LE	Kenny Mixon	Darrion Scott
MLB	E.J. Henderson	Dontarrious Thomas
NT	Spencer Johnson	Steve Martin
RCB	Brian Williams	Ralph Brown	Rushen Jones
RE	Darrion Scott	Kenechi Udeze	Lance Johnstone
SLB	Keith Newman	Rod Davis
SS	Willie Offord	Rushen Jones	Corey Chavous
UT	Kevin Williams	Chris Hovan
WLB	Chris Claiborne	Michael Nattiel

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Gus Frerotte	Darren Bennett	Brian Russell
K	Morten Andersen
KO	Jose Cortez
KOR	Kelly Campbell	Mewelde Moore	Onterrio Smith
LS	Cullen Loeffler	Richard Owens	Cory Withrow
P	Darren Bennett
PR	Nate Burleson	Mewelde Moore

Biggest contracts on the books in 2004

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Randy Moss	WR	2001	7	$63.5M	$9.1M	$18.0M	13.5%
Kevin Williams	IDL	2003	5	$10.7M	$2.1M	$8.0M	2.9%
Nate Burleson	WR	2003	3	$1.4M	$479,667	$529,000	0.6%
Shaun Hill	QB	2002	3	$920,000	$306,667	$15,000	0.4%
Brock Lesnar	IDL	2004	1	$230,000	$230,000	$0	0.3%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2004 (3)

Date	Trade
2004-04-24	MIA → MIN: 2004 round 1 pick 20, 2004 round 4 pick 119 MIN → MIA: 2004 round 1 pick 19
2004-04-24	MIN → NOR: 2004 round 2 pick 50, 2004 round 5 pick 151 NOR → MIN: 2004 round 2 pick 48
2004-04-24	BLT → MIN: 2004 round 3 pick 88, 2004 round 5 pick 155 MIN → BLT: 2004 round 3 pick 82