1994 Minnesota Vikings season
1994 Minnesota Vikings season | |
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Head coach | Dennis Green |
Home field | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
Results | |
Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 1st NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Bears) 18–35 |
Pro Bowlers | WR Cris Carter LB Jack Del Rio G Randall McDaniel QB Warren Moon DT John Randle K Fuad Reveiz |
AP All-Pros | WR Cris Carter (1st team) G Randall McDaniel (1st team) DT John Randle (1st team) K Fuad Reveiz (2nd team) |
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The 1994 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 34th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Dennis Green. The team finished with a 10–6 record and reached the playoffs for a third straight season, but also failed to make it out of the wild-card round for the third year in a row, losing 35–18 to their division rival Chicago Bears.
Offseason
[edit]Additions | Subtractions |
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T Chris Hinton (Falcons) | WR Anthony Carter (Lions) |
RB Amp Lee (49ers) | DE Chris Doleman (Falcons) |
QB Warren Moon (Oilers) | LB Fred Strickland (Packers) |
QB Jim McMahon (Cardinals) | |
RB Barry Word (Cardinals) | |
DT Brad Culpepper (Buccaneers) |
1994 Draft
[edit]Pro Bowler |
1994 Minnesota Vikings Draft | |||||
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Draft order | Player name | Position | College | Notes | |
Round | Selection | ||||
1 | 18 | Dewayne Washington | Cornerback | North Carolina State | from Broncos[a] |
19 | Todd Steussie | Offensive tackle | California | ||
2 | 40 | David Palmer | Wide receiver | Alabama | from Browns via Eagles and Falcons[b] |
45 | Traded to the Atlanta Falcons[b] | Compensatory pick | |||
52 | Traded to the Los Angeles Raiders[c] | ||||
55 | Fernando Smith | Defensive end | Jackson State | from Raiders[c] | |
3 | 88 | Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers[d] | |||
4 | 119 | Traded to the Houston Oilers[e] | |||
125 | Mike Wells | Defensive tackle | Iowa | from Raiders[c] | |
5 | 134 | Shelly Hammonds | Defensive back | Penn State | from Redskins[e] |
151 | Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[f] | ||||
6 | 179 | Andrew Jordan | Tight end | Western Carolina | from Broncos[a] |
180 | Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers[d] | ||||
7 | 211 | Pete Bercich | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
- ^[a] Denver traded their 1st round selection (18th overall), 6th round selection (179th overall), and 1995 2nd round selection to Minnesota in exchange for OT Gary Zimmerman on August 23, 1993.
- ^[b] Atlanta traded a 2nd round selection (40th overall) and 1995 1st round selection to Minnesota in exchange for their 2nd round selection (45th overall) and DE Chris Doleman on April 24, 1994.
- ^[c] The Raiders traded their 2nd round selection (55th overall) and 4th round selection (125th overall) to Minnesota to move up 3 spot to the 52nd overall selection and draft LB James Folston.
- ^[d] Minnesota traded their 3rd round selection (88th overall) and 6th round selection (180th overall) to Pittsburgh for TE Adrian Cooper.
- ^[e] Minnesota traded their 4th round selection (119th overall) and 1995 3rd round selection (89th overall) to Houston for QB Warren Moon.
- ^[e] Washington traded a conditional 5th round selection (134th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for QB Rich Gannon on August 20, 1993.
- ^[f] Minnesota traded their 5th round selection (151st overall) to Kansas City for RB Barry Word.
Undrafted free agents
[edit]Player | Position | College |
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Tony Carter | Fullback | Minnesota |
Robert Griffith | Safety | San Diego State |
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance[2] | Notes |
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1 | July 31 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 9–17 | 0–1 | Texas Stadium | 59,062 | |
2 | August 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–9 | 1–1 | Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan) | 49,555 | American Bowl |
3 | August 13 | New Orleans Saints | W 21–17 | 2–1 | Metrodome | 46,067 | |
4 | August 20 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 19–30 | 2–2 | Husky Stadium | 45,797 | |
5 | August 26 | Miami Dolphins | W 31–16 | 3–2 | Metrodome | 46,933 |
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 4 | at Green Bay Packers | L 16–10 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 59,487 |
2 | September 11 | Detroit Lions | W 10–3 | 1–1 | Metrodome | 57,349 |
3 | September 18 | at Chicago Bears | W 42–14 | 2–1 | Soldier Field | 61,073 |
4 | September 25 | Miami Dolphins | W 38–35 | 3–1 | Metrodome | 64,035 |
5 | October 2 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 17–7 | 3–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 67,950 |
6 | October 10 | at New York Giants | W 27–10 | 4–2 | Giants Stadium | 77,294 |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | October 20 | Green Bay Packers | W 13–10 (OT) | 5–2 | Metrodome | 63,041 |
9 | October 30 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 36–13 | 6–2 | Tampa Stadium | 42,110 |
10 | November 6 | New Orleans Saints | W 21–20 | 7–2 | Metrodome | 57,564 |
11 | November 13 | at New England Patriots | L 26–20 (OT) | 7–3 | Foxboro Stadium | 58,382 |
12 | November 20 | New York Jets | L 31–21 | 7–4 | Metrodome | 60,687 |
13 | November 27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20–17 (OT) | 7–5 | Metrodome | 47,259 |
14 | December 1 | Chicago Bears | W 33–27 (OT) | 8–5 | Metrodome | 61,483 |
15 | December 11 | at Buffalo Bills | W 21–17 | 9–5 | Rich Stadium | 66,501 |
16 | December 17 | at Detroit Lions | L 41–19 | 9–6 | Silverdome | 73,881 |
17 | December 26 | San Francisco 49ers | W 21–14 | 10–6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,326 |
Game summaries
[edit]Week 13: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Vikings | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: November 27, 1994
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 47,250
- Referee: Red Cashion (43)
- TV: Fox
- Pro-Football-Reference.com, NFL Game Book
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Standings
[edit]NFC Central | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 356 | 314 | W1 |
(4) Green Bay Packers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 382 | 287 | W3 |
(5) Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 357 | 342 | L1 |
(6) Chicago Bears | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 271 | 307 | L1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 251 | 351 | L1 |
Postseason
[edit]Game summaries
[edit]NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (#6) Chicago Bears
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Vikings | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: January 1
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 60,347
- Referee: Red Cashion (43)
- TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
- Pro-Football-Reference.com, NFL Game Book
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The Bears picked off Warren Moon twice while Steve Walsh threw two touchdowns, backs Raymont Harris and Lewis Tillman added rushing scores, and Kevin Miniefield ran back a Vikings fumble for a touchdown.
Statistics
[edit]Team leaders
[edit]Category | Player(s) | Value |
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Passing yards | Warren Moon | 4,264 |
Passing touchdowns | Warren Moon | 18 |
Rushing yards | Terry Allen | 1,031 |
Rushing touchdowns | Terry Allen | 8 |
Receptions | Cris Carter | 122 * |
Receiving yards | Cris Carter | 1,256 |
Receiving touchdowns | Cris Carter | 7 |
Points | Fuad Reveiz | 132 |
Kickoff return yards | Qadry Ismail | 807 |
Punt return yards | David Palmer | 193 |
Tackles | Jack Del Rio | 128 |
Sacks | John Randle | 13.5 |
Interceptions | Vencie Glenn Anthony Parker |
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Forced fumbles | John Randle | 3 |
* Vikings single season record (tie).
League rankings
[edit]Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 28) |
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Passing offense | 4,324 | 270.2 | 3rd |
Rushing offense | 1,524 | 95.2 | 20th |
Total offense | 5,848 | 365.5 | 3rd |
Passing defense | 3,652 | 228.2 | 21st |
Rushing defense | 1,090 | 68.1 | 1st |
Total defense | 4,742 | 296.4 | 5th |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Cris Carter, Led NFL in receptions
- Cris Carter, All-Pro selection
- Cris Carter, Pro Bowl selection
- Warren Moon, Pro Bowl selection 1994
- Warren Moon, NFL leader, passing yards, (4,264)
Milestones
[edit]- Cris Carter, 100 reception season (Carter finished the season with 122 receptions) [3]
- Warren Moon, 3rd 4,000-yard passing season
- Warren Moon, 5th 400-yard passing game (November 6)
- Warren Moon, 6th 400-yard passing game (November 20)
References
[edit]- ^ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "1994 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) – Pro Football Archives".
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440