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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

2011 Minnesota VikingsW2011 Minnesota Vikings↗

NFL · NFC North · 3–13 (.188) · 4th in division · PF 340 · PA 449 · Coach Leslie Frazier

◀ 2010 2012 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 1853Christian Ponder
2. 1026Donovan McNabb
3. 376Joe Webb

Rushing (yds)

1. 970Adrian Peterson
2. 531Toby Gerhart
3. 345Percy Harvin

Receiving (yds)

1. 967Percy Harvin
2. 468Devin Aromashodu
3. 466Michael Jenkins

Sacks

1. 22Jared Allen
2. 8Brian Robison
3. 5Kevin Williams

Interceptions

1. 2Jamarca Sanford
2. 1Antoine Winfield
3. 1Jared Allen

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1002	1015
EPA per play	-0.05	+0.05
Pass EPA per play	-0.15	+0.17
Rush EPA per play	+0.08	-0.11
Success rate	39.6%	45.4%
Pass rate	55.8%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.01, success rate 42.3%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2011-09-11	1	@ San Diego Chargers	L 17–24	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium
2011-09-18	2	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–24	0–2	Mall of America Field
2011-09-25	3	vs Detroit Lions	L 23–26 OT	0–3	Mall of America Field
2011-10-02	4	@ Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–22	0–4	Arrowhead Stadium
2011-10-09	5	vs Arizona Cardinals	W 34–10	1–4	Mall of America Field
2011-10-16	6	@ Chicago Bears	L 10–39	1–5	Soldier Field
2011-10-23	7	vs Green Bay Packers	L 27–33	1–6	Mall of America Field
2011-10-30	8	@ Carolina Panthers	W 24–21	2–6	Bank of America Stadium
2011-11-14	10	@ Green Bay Packers	L 7–45	2–7	Lambeau Field
2011-11-20	11	vs Oakland Raiders	L 21–27	2–8	Mall of America Field
2011-11-27	12	@ Atlanta Falcons	L 14–24	2–9	Georgia Dome
2011-12-04	13	vs Denver Broncos	L 32–35	2–10	Mall of America Field
2011-12-11	14	@ Detroit Lions	L 28–34	2–11	Ford Field
2011-12-18	15	vs New Orleans Saints	L 20–42	2–12	Mall of America Field
2011-12-24	16	@ Washington Redskins	W 33–26	3–12	FedExField
2012-01-01	17	vs Chicago Bears	L 13–17	3–13	Mall of America Field

Roster (66)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
5	Donovan McNabb	QB	6-2	240	Syracuse	12	CUT
7	Christian Ponder	QB	6-2	230	Florida State	0	ACT
14	Joe Webb	QB	6-4	231	UAB	1	ACT
18	Sage Rosenfels	QB	6-4	222	Iowa State	10	ACT
27	Lorenzo Booker	RB	5-10	201	Florida State	4	ACT
28	Adrian Peterson	RB	6-1	220	Oklahoma	4	RES
29	Jordan Todman	RB	5-10	200	Connecticut	0	ACT
32	Toby Gerhart	RB	6-0	235	Stanford	1	ACT
38	Caleb King	RB	5-11	212	Georgia	0	ACT
44	Ryan D'Imperio	RB	6-3	240	Rutgers	1	ACT
11	Stephen Burton	WR	6-1	224	West Texas State; Long Beach City College	0	RES
12	Percy Harvin	WR	5-11	184	Florida	2	ACT
16	Emmanuel Arceneaux	WR	6-2	215	Alcorn State	1	ACT
19	Devin Aromashodu	WR	6-2	201	Auburn	5	ACT
84	Michael Jenkins	WR	6-4	214	Ohio State	7	RES
85	Greg Camarillo	WR	6-2	200	Stanford	6	ACT
87	Bernard Berrian	WR	6-1	185	Fresno State	7	CUT
40	Jimmy Kleinsasser	TE	6-3	272	North Dakota	12	ACT
81	Visanthe Shiancoe	TE	6-4	250	Morgan State	8	ACT
82	Kyle Rudolph	TE	6-6	258	Notre Dame	0	ACT
86	Mickey Shuler	TE	6-4	247	Penn State	1	ACT
89	Allen Reisner	TE	6-3	255	Iowa	0	DEV
61	Joe Berger	C	6-5	305	Michigan Tech University	6	ACT
63	Brandon Fusco	C	6-4	306	Slippery Rock	0	ACT
65	John Sullivan	C	6-4	312	Notre Dame	3	ACT
68	Jon Cooper	C	6-2	291	Oklahoma	2	CUT
21	Asher Allen	CB	5-9	194	Georgia	2	ACT
22	Benny Sapp	CB	5-10	190	Northern Iowa	7	ACT
23	Cedric Griffin	CB	6-0	195	Texas	5	ACT
26	Antoine Winfield	CB	5-9	180	Ohio State	12	RES
31	Chris Cook	CB	6-2	212	Virginia	1	ACT
35	Marcus Sherels	CB	5-10	175	Minnesota	1	ACT
36	Brandon Burton	CB	6-0	185	Utah	0	ACT
67	Adrian Awasom	DE	6-4	270	North Texas	6	CUT
69	Jared Allen	DE	6-6	255	Idaho State	7	ACT
91	D'Aundre Reed	DE	6-4	260	Arizona	0	ACT
96	Brian Robison	DE	6-3	259	Texas	4	ACT
97	Everson Griffen	DE	6-3	273	USC	1	ACT
93	Kevin Williams	DT	6-5	311	Oklahoma State	8	ACT
98	Letroy Guion	DT	6-4	322	Florida State	3	ACT
99	Christian Ballard	DT	6-4	283	Iowa	0	ACT
34	Andrew Sendejo	FS	6-1	210	Rice	1	ACT
39	Husain Abdullah	FS	6-0	204	Washington State	3	RES
41	Mistral Raymond	FS	6-1	202	University of South Florida; Ellsworth CC	0	ACT
64	Anthony Herrera	G	6-2	315	Tennessee	7	ACT
76	Steve Hutchinson	G	6-5	313	Michigan	10	RES
8	Ryan Longwell	K	6-0	200	California	14	ACT
46	Cullen Loeffler	LS	6-5	241	Texas	7	RES
48	Matt Katula	LS	6-6	265	Wisconsin	6	ACT
56	E.J. Henderson	MLB	6-1	245	Maryland	8	ACT
57	Xavier Adibi	MLB	6-2	242	Virginia Tech	3	ACT
90	Fred Evans	NT	6-4	305	Texas State-San Marcos; College of DuPage	5	ACT
92	Remi Ayodele	NT	6-2	318	Oklahoma; Northeast Oklahoma	5	ACT
50	Erin Henderson	OLB	6-3	244	Maryland	3	ACT
51	Larry Dean	OLB	6-0	226	Valdosta State	0	ACT
52	Chad Greenway	OLB	6-3	237	Iowa	5	ACT
55	Kenny Onatolu	OLB	6-2	235	Nebraska-Omaha	3	ACT
4	Chris Kluwe	P	6-4	215	UCLA	6	ACT
24	Jarrad Page	SS	6-0	225	UCLA	5	ACT
25	Tyrell Johnson	SS	6-0	207	Arkansas State	3	RES
33	Jamarca Sanford	SS	5-10	200	Mississippi	2	ACT
37	Eric Frampton	SS	5-11	202	Washington State	4	ACT
71	Phil Loadholt	T	6-8	345	Oklahoma; Garden City CC	2	ACT
74	Charlie Johnson	T	6-4	305	Oklahoma State	5	ACT
75	DeMarcus Love	T	6-4	315	Arkansas	0	ACT
79	Patrick Brown	T	6-5	310	UCF	2	ACT

Depth chart, week 18

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	John Sullivan	Brandon Fusco
FB	Ryan D'Imperio
HB	Toby Gerhart	Lorenzo Booker	Caleb King
LG	Joe Berger
LT	Charlie Johnson	DeMarcus Love
QB	Christian Ponder	Joe Webb	Sage Rosenfels
RG	Anthony Herrera	Brandon Fusco
RT	Phil Loadholt	Patrick Brown
TE	Visanthe Shiancoe	Jimmy Kleinsasser	Kyle Rudolph
WR	Devin Aromashodu	Percy Harvin	Emmanuel Arceneaux

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Mistral Raymond	Jarrad Page	Andrew Sendejo
LCB	Asher Allen	Marcus Sherels
LE	Brian Robison	Christian Ballard	D'Aundre Reed
MLB	E.J. Henderson	Xavier Adibi
NT	Remi Ayodele	Fred Evans
RCB	Cedric Griffin	Benny Sapp	Brandon Burton
RE	Jared Allen	Everson Griffen
SLB	Chad Greenway	Larry Dean
SS	Jamarca Sanford	Eric Frampton
UT	Kevin Williams	Letroy Guion
WLB	Erin Henderson	Kenny Onatolu

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Chris Kluwe
K	Ryan Longwell
KR	Percy Harvin	Lorenzo Booker
LS	Matt Katula
P	Chris Kluwe
PR	Marcus Sherels	Greg Camarillo

Biggest contracts on the books in 2011

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Adrian Peterson	RB	2011	6	$85.3M	$14.2M	$36.0M	11.8%
Jared Allen	ED	2008	6	$73.3M	$12.2M	$31.0M	10.5%
Chad Greenway	LB	2011	5	$40.6M	$8.1M	$19.9M	6.7%
Kevin Williams	IDL	2006	7	$46.5M	$6.6M	$9.5M	6.5%
Donovan McNabb	QB	2011	1	$5.0M	$5.0M	$0	4.2%
John Sullivan	C	2011	5	$24.5M	$4.9M	$5.0M	4.1%
Brian Robison	ED	2011	3	$13.5M	$4.5M	$6.5M	3.7%
Adrian Peterson	RB	2007	5	$18.6M	$3.7M	$17.0M	3.4%
Charlie Johnson	LG	2011	3	$10.5M	$3.5M	$4.0M	2.9%
Christian Ponder	QB	2011	4	$10.2M	$2.5M	$10.2M	2.1%
Jimmy Kennedy	IDL	2010	2	$5.0M	$2.5M	$0	1.9%
Percy Harvin	WR	2009	5	$11.1M	$2.2M	$8.4M	1.8%
Erin Henderson	LB	2011	1	$1.2M	$1.2M	$0	1.0%
Kyle Rudolph	TE	2011	4	$4.6M	$1.2M	$0	1.0%
Joe Berger	C	2011	2	$1.9M	$963,906	$125,000	0.8%
Toby Gerhart	RB	2010	4	$3.8M	$941,625	$1.9M	0.7%
Phil Loadholt	RT	2009	4	$3.4M	$858,125	$1.7M	0.7%
Christian Ballard	IDL	2011	4	$2.5M	$626,888	$407,552	0.5%
Everson Griffen	ED	2010	4	$2.3M	$582,500	$540,000	0.5%
DeMarcus Love	LT	2011	4	$2.2M	$540,775	$123,099	0.4%
DeMarcus Love	RT	2011	4	$2.2M	$540,775	$123,099	0.4%
Mistral Raymond	S	2011	4	$2.2M	$539,483	$117,932	0.4%
Brandon Fusco	RG	2011	4	$2.2M	$538,556	$114,224	0.4%
Ross Homan	LB	2011	4	$2.1M	$529,670	$78,680	0.4%
D'Aundre Reed	ED	2011	4	$2.1M	$525,064	$60,252	0.4%

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

Trades in 2011 (2)

Date	Trade
2011-04-30	CLV → MIN: 2011 round 6 pick 168, 2011 round 6 pick 170 MIN → CLV: 2011 round 5 pick 150
2011-07-28	MIN → WAS: 2012 round 6 pick 173 WAS → MIN: Donovan McNabb

Injury reports (134)

Wk	Player	Pos	Injury	Game status	Practice
1	Asher Allen	CB	Foot	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
1	Chris Cook	CB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
1	Donovan McNabb	QB	right Wrist	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
1	Visanthe Shiancoe	TE	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
1	Letroy Guion	DT	Not Injury Related		Limited Participation in Practice
1	Phil Loadholt	T	Not Injury Related		Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Adrian Awasom	DE	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
2	Asher Allen	CB	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
2	E.J. Henderson	LB	Knee	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Michael Jenkins	WR	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Asher Allen	CB	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Chris Cook	CB	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
3	E.J. Henderson	LB	Knee	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
3	Jared Allen	DE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Kevin Williams	DT	Foot	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Marcus Sherels	CB	Chest	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Michael Jenkins	WR	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Percy Harvin	WR	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Adrian Peterson	RB	Calf	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Asher Allen	CB	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Chris Cook	CB	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	E.J. Henderson	LB	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
4	Jamarca Sanford	S	Thigh	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Jimmy Kleinsasser	TE	Elbow	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Kevin Williams	DT	Foot	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Tyrell Johnson	S	Hip	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Antoine Winfield	CB	Neck	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Charlie Johnson	T	Elbow	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Chris Kluwe	P	right Hamstring	Questionable	Full Participation in Practice
5	E.J. Henderson	LB	Knee	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Husain Abdullah	S	Pelvis	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Jamarca Sanford	S	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	John Sullivan	C	Ankle	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Adrian Peterson	RB	Ankle		Full Participation in Practice
5	Tyrell Johnson	S	Hip		Full Participation in Practice
6	Antoine Winfield	CB	Neck	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
6	E.J. Henderson	LB	Knee	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
6	Husain Abdullah	S	Pelvis	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Jared Allen	DE	Eye	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Kenny Onatolu	LB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
6	Percy Harvin	WR	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
7	Antoine Winfield	CB	Neck	Doubtful	Limited Participation in Practice
7	E.J. Henderson	LB	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Jamarca Sanford	S	Concussion	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
7	John Sullivan	C	Concussion	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
7	Kenny Onatolu	LB	Hamstring	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
7	Percy Harvin	WR	Ribs	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
7	Phil Loadholt	T	Knee	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
7	Steve Hutchinson	G	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Joe Webb	QB	Not Injury Related		Did Not Participate In Practice
8	Adrian Peterson	RB	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Anthony Herrera	G	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
8	Antoine Winfield	CB	Neck	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Brian Robison	DE	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	E.J. Henderson	LB	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Husain Abdullah	S	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Jamarca Sanford	S	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Jared Allen	DE	Not Injury Related	Probable	Did Not Participate In Practice
8	John Sullivan	C	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Lorenzo Booker	RB	Concussion	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
8	Percy Harvin	WR	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Remi Ayodele	DT	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Visanthe Shiancoe	TE	Foot	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Erin Henderson	LB	Not Injury Related		Did Not Participate In Practice
10	Anthony Herrera	G	Knee	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
10	Antoine Winfield	CB	Neck	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Chris Cook	CB	Not Injury Related	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
10	Phil Loadholt	T	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Anthony Herrera	G	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Chris Cook	CB	Not Injury Related	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
11	Christian Ponder	QB	left Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Cullen Loeffler	LS	Shoulder	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
11	Erin Henderson	LB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
11	Husain Abdullah	S	Concussion	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Marcus Sherels	PR	Not Injury Related	Probable	Did Not Participate In Practice
11	Michael Jenkins	WR	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Visanthe Shiancoe	TE	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Adrian Peterson	RB	Ankle	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Anthony Herrera	G	Knee	Out	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Charlie Johnson	T	Achilles	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Chris Cook	CB	Not Injury Related	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
12	Christian Ballard	DT	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Christian Ponder	QB	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Erin Henderson	LB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Husain Abdullah	S	Concussion	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Jamarca Sanford	S	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Kyle Rudolph	TE	Quadricep	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
12	Percy Harvin	WR	Ribs	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Visanthe Shiancoe	TE	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Adrian Peterson	RB	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Anthony Herrera	G	Knee	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Asher Allen	CB	Shoulder	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Chris Cook	CB	Not Injury Related	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
13	E.J. Henderson	LB	Shoulder	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Erin Henderson	LB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Jamarca Sanford	S	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Kyle Rudolph	TE	Quadricep	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Percy Harvin	WR	Illness	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
13	Visanthe Shiancoe	TE	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Jared Allen	DE	Not Injury Related		Did Not Participate In Practice
14	Adrian Peterson	RB	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
14	Anthony Herrera	G	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Asher Allen	CB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Brian Robison	DE	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Chad Greenway	LB	Elbow	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Chris Cook	CB	Not Injury Related	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
14	Christian Ponder	QB	Hip	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
14	E.J. Henderson	LB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Everson Griffen	DE	Quadricep	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Percy Harvin	WR	Finger	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
14	Steve Hutchinson	G	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Visanthe Shiancoe	TE	Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Adrian Peterson	RB	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Asher Allen	CB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Chris Cook	CB	Not Injury Related	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
15	Christian Ponder	QB	Hip	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	E.J. Henderson	LB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Greg Camarillo	WR	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Jarrad Page	S	Hip	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Letroy Guion	DT	Ankle	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	Anthony Herrera	G	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Asher Allen	CB	Concussion / Shoulder	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
16	Chris Cook	CB	Not Injury Related	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
16	Erin Henderson	LB	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Jarrad Page	S	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Kevin Williams	DT	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Steve Hutchinson	G	Concussion	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
17	Anthony Herrera	G	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Asher Allen	CB	Shoulder / Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Benny Sapp	CB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Chris Cook	CB	Not Injury Related	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
17	Christian Ponder	QB	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Jamarca Sanford	S	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Mickey Shuler	TE	Ankle	Doubtful	Limited Participation in Practice