2004 Minnesota Vikings season (original) (raw)

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2004 Minnesota Vikings season
Owner Red McCombs
General manager Rob Brzezinski
Head coach Mike Tice
Home field Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record 8–8
Division place 2nd NFC North
Playoff finish Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Packers) 31–17Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Eagles) 14–27
Pro Bowlers QB Daunte CulpepperC Matt Birk
AP All-Pros DT Kevin Williams
Uniform
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The 2004 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 44th in the National Football League. The Vikings finished the 2004 season going 3–7 over the final 10 weeks, just like they did in 2003; however, they made the playoffs with an overall 8–8 record. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper amassed MVP-level statistics, throwing for 4,717 passing yards (leading the NFL), 39 passing touchdowns (a franchise record) and 5,123 total yards (an NFL record).

In the wildcard round of the playoffs, the Vikings defeated their rival Green Bay Packers 31–17 in their first ever playoff meeting, making them the second team in NFL history to have a .500 record (8–8) in the regular season and win a playoff game (following the St. Louis Rams, who had beaten the Seattle Seahawks the previous day). In the divisional round, the Vikings were defeated 27–14 by the eventual NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles and did not return to the playoffs for four years.

Following the season, Randy Moss was traded to the Oakland Raiders; he returned briefly to the Vikings in 2010.

2004 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Overall
1 19 Traded to the Miami Dolphins[A]
20 Kenechi Udeze Defensive end USC From Dolphins[A]
2 48 Dontarrious Thomas Linebacker Auburn From Saints[B]
50 Traded to the New Orleans Saints[B]
3 82 Traded to the Baltimore Ravens[C]
88 Darrion Scott Defensive end Ohio State From Ravens[C]
4 115 Nat Dorsey Offensive tackle Georgia Tech
119 Mewelde Moore Running back Tulane From Dolphins[A]
5 151 Traded to the New Orleans Saints[B]
155 Rod Davis Linebacker Southern Miss From Ravens[C]
6 184 Deandre Eiland Strong safety South Carolina
7 220 Jeff Dugan Tight end Maryland

Notes:

  1. ^ a b c The Vikings traded their first-round selection (19th overall) to the Dolphins in exchange for a first- and fourth-round selections (20th and 119th overall).
  2. ^ a b c The Vikings traded their second- and fifth-round selections (50th and 151st overall) to the Saints in exchange for a second-round selection (48th overall).
  3. ^ a b c The Vikings traded their third-round selection (82nd overall) to the Ravens in exchange for a third- and fifth-round selections (88th and 155th overall).

2004 Minnesota Vikings staff | | Front office Owner – Red McCombs President – Gary Woods Vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski Head coaches Head coach – Mike Tice Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Scott Linehan Running backs – Dean Dalton Wide receivers – Charlie Baggett Tight ends/assistant offensive line – John Tice Offensive line – Steve Loney Offensive quality control – Randy Hanson | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Ted Cottrell Defensive line – Brian Baker Secondary – Chuck Knox Jr. Assistant secondary – Kevin Ross Defensive assistant/assistant linebackers – Pete Bercich Defensive quality control – Jim Panagos Special teams coaches Special teams – Rusty Tillman Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Kurtis Shultz Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Ellis | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

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2004 Minnesota Vikings roster | Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Daunte Culpepper 12 Gus Frerotte 13 Shaun Hill Running backs (RB) 23 Michael Bennett 30 Mewelde Moore 29 Larry Ned 32 Onterrio Smith 20 Moe Williams Wide receivers (WR) 81 Nate Burleson PR 16 Kelly Campbell KR 84 Randy Moss 87 Marcus Robinson Tight ends (TE) 44 Sean Berton 83 Jeff Dugan 49 Richard Owens 85 Jermaine Wiggins | | Offensive linemen (OL) 78 Matt Birk C 63 Bill Conaty C 71 David Dixon G 65 Nat Dorsey T 73 Adam Goldberg T 72 Adam Haayer T 64 Anthony Herrera G 76 Chris Liwienski G 74 Bryant McKinnie T 60 Cory Withrow C Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Chris Hovan DT 97 Spencer Johnson DT 51 Lance Johnstone DE 90 Steve Martin DT 79 Kenny Mixon DE 98 Darrion Scott DE 95 Kenechi Udeze DE 93 Kevin Williams DT | | Linebackers (LB) 55 Chris Claiborne OLB 50 Rod Davis OLB 56 E. J. Henderson MLB 59 Mike Nattiel OLB 52 Keith Newman OLB 54 Dontarrious Thomas MLB Defensive backs (DB) 33 Ralph Brown CB 21 Corey Chavous SS 31 Rushen Jones CB 38 Rhett Nelson CB 24 Willie Offord SS 27 Brian Russell FS 25 Terrance Shaw CB 29 Brian Williams CB 26 Antoine Winfield CB Special teams 7 Morten Andersen K 2 Darren Bennett P 1 José Cortez K 46 Cullen Loeffler LS | | Practice squad -- Skyler Fulton WR 18 Ryan Hoag WR -- Aaron Hosack WR -- Will Hunter S 17 Ben Nelson WR -- Brandon Newton C -- Shannon Snell G 34 Butchie Wallace RB Reserve 86 Richard Angulo TE (IR) 89 Kenny Clark WR (IR) 8 Aaron Elling K (IR) 15 Blake Elliott WR (IR) 82 Keenan Howry WR (IR) 22 Ken Irvin CB (IR) 40 Jim Kleinsasser TE (IR) 75 Mike Rosenthal T (IR) 57 Raonall Smith LB (IR) 91 Grant Wiley LB (IR) _Rookies in italics_53 active, 10 reserve, 8 practice squad | | 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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance NFL.comrecap
1 August 14 Arizona Cardinals W 23–6 1–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,658 Recap
2 August 20 at Atlanta Falcons L 24–27 1–1 Georgia Dome 70,623 Recap
3 August 27 San Francisco 49ers W 23–10 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,960 Recap
4 September 2 at Seattle Seahawks L 21–23 2–2 Qwest Field 50,198 Recap

Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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Game information
First quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 46-yard field goal, 3:58. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:16. Second quarter MIN – Randy Moss 48-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 13:24. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:24. MIN – Aaron Elling 30-yard field goal, 8:45. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:55. MIN – Aaron Elling 36-yard field goal, 1:57. Vikings 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:40. Third quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 2:27. Vikings 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 4:49. MIN – Mewelde Moore 39-yard run (Dan Orner kick), 0:51. Vikings 20–6. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:36. Fourth quarter MIN – Dan Orner 46-yard field goal, 6:36. Vikings 23–6. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:49. Top passers ARI – John Navarre – 6/7, 76 yards MIN – Gus Frerotte – 9/18, 136 yards, INT Top rushers ARI – Larry Croom – 8 rushes, 37 yards MIN – Mewelde Moore – 3 rushes, 52 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Fabian Davis – 1 reception, 32 yards MIN – Randy Moss – 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons

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Game information
First quarter MIN – Moe Williams 1-yard run (Aaron Elling kick), 13:07. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:53. MIN – Randy Moss 67-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 7:19. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 94 yards, 3:08. Second quarter MIN – Aaron Elling 47-yard field goal, 12:49. Vikings 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 1:02. ATL – Jay Feely 28-yard field goal, 8:16. Vikings 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:33. ATL – Michael Jenkins 47-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Jay Feely kick), 7:21. Vikings 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:55. ATL – Jay Feely 34-yard field goal, 0:32. Vikings 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:08. Third quarter MIN – Kelly Campbell 83-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Aaron Elling kick), 12:38. Vikings 24–13. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:22. ATL – Stanley Pritchett 1-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Damon Duval kick), 5:57. Vikings 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 6:41. Fourth quarter ATL – Jimmy Farris 1-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Damon Duval kick), 6:47. Falcons 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:32. Top passers MIN – Gus Frerotte – 6/8, 126 yards, TD ATL – Matt Schaub – 16/19, 205 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MIN – Mewelde Moore – 7 rushes, 38 yards ATL – Warrick Dunn – 8 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers MIN – Kelly Campbell – 3 receptions, 100 yards, TD ATL – Michael Jenkins – 2 receptions, 63 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 3: San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 0 7 3 10
Vikings 13 3 0 7 23

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter MIN – Nate Burleson 17-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 13:00. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:00. MIN – Kelly Campbell 26-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (kick failed, wide left), 8:38. Vikings 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:11. Second quarter MIN – Aaron Elling 35-yard field goal, 10:24. Vikings 16–0. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:29. Third quarter SF – Jamal Robertson 6-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 10:00. Vikings 16–7. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:34. Fourth quarter SF – Kirk Yliniemi 44-yard field goal, 11:39. Vikings 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:26. MIN – Larry Ned 24-yard run (Dan Orner kick), 3:38. Vikings 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:00. Top passers SF – Tim Rattay – 7/10, 51 yards MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 20/27, 204 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Jamal Robertson – 5 rushes, 53 yards, TD MIN – Michael Bennett – 3 rushes, 52 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Maurice Hicks – 2 receptions, 30 yards MIN – Nate Burleson – 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Week 4: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 4: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 0 14 0 21
Seahawks 0 14 3 6 23

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information
First quarter MIN – Jermaine Wiggins 22-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Brett Conway kick), 5:49. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 5:41. Second quarter SEA – Jason Willis 5-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Josh Brown kick), 2:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:16. SEA – Antoine Burns 7-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Josh Brown kick), 1:15. Seahawks 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 0:25. Third quarter SEA – Josh Brown 39-yard field goal, 10:36. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:10. MIN – Larry Ned 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 4:24. Seahawks 17–14. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:12. MIN – Larry Ned 10-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Brett Conway kick), 0:26. Vikings 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:59. Fourth quarter SEA – Josh Brown 41-yard field goal, 5:21. Vikings 21–20. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 4:24. SEA – Josh Brown 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 23–21. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:57. Top passers MIN – Shaun Hill – 14/18, 137 yards, TD SEA – Trent Dilfer – 17/20, 211 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Larry Ned – 15 rushes, 55 yards, TD SEA – Maurice Morris – 10 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers MIN – Mewelde Moore – 2 receptions, 56 yards SEA – Antoine Burns – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance NFL.comrecap
1 September 12 Dallas Cowboys W 35–17 1–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,105 Recap
2 September 20 at Philadelphia Eagles L 16–27 1–1 Lincoln Financial Field 67,676 Recap
3 September 26 Chicago Bears W 27–22 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,163 Recap
4 Bye
5 October 10 at Houston Texans W 34–28 (OT) 3–1 Reliant Stadium 70,718 Recap
6 October 17 at New Orleans Saints W 38–31 4–1 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 Recap
7 October 24 Tennessee Titans W 20–3 5–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,108 Recap
8 October 31 New York Giants L 13–34 5–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,012 Recap
9 November 8 at Indianapolis Colts L 28–31 5–3 RCA Dome 57,307 Recap
10 November 14 at Green Bay Packers L 31–34 5–4 Lambeau Field 70,671 Recap
11 November 21 Detroit Lions W 22–19 6–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,156 Recap
12 November 28 Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–16 7–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,004 Recap
13 December 5 at Chicago Bears L 14–24 7–5 Soldier Field 62,051 Recap
14 December 12 Seattle Seahawks L 23–27 7–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,110 Recap
15 December 19 at Detroit Lions W 28–27 8–6 Ford Field 62,337 Recap
16 December 24 Green Bay Packers L 31–34 8–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,311 Recap
17 January 2 at Washington Redskins L 18–21 8–8 FedExField 76,876 Recap

Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Game information
First quarter DAL – Billy Cundiff 27-yard field goal, 11:02. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:58. Second quarter MIN – Onterrio Smith 63-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 11:26. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:32. MIN – Marcus Robinson 3-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 0:30. Vikings 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 9:03. DAL – Terry Glenn 32-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:05. Vikings 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 0:25. Third quarter MIN – Randy Moss 3-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 12:25. Vikings 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:35. DAL – ReShard Lee 7-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 10:36. Vikings 21–17. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:49. MIN – Randy Moss 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 6:01. Vikings 28–17. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:35. Fourth quarter MIN – Kelly Campbell 43-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 6:56. Vikings 35–17. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 2:39. Top passers DAL – Vinny Testaverde – 29/50, 355 yards, TD MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 17/23, 242 yards, 5 TD Top rushers DAL – ReShard Lee – 5 rushes, 35 yards, TD MIN – Onterrio Smith – 15 rushes, 76 yards Top receivers DAL – Antonio Bryant – 8 receptions, 112 yards MIN – Onterrio Smith – 1 reception, 63 yards, TD

The Vikings kicked off the season hosting the Bill Parcells coached Dallas Cowboys. After an opening quarter that only saw the Cowboys recording a field goal, Daunte Culpepper caught fire, throwing two-second quarter touchdowns to Onterrio Smith and Marcus Robinson. Vinny Testaverde responded down 14–3, finding Terry Glenn for a 32-yard touchdown as the half expired. Randy Moss found his groove in the third quarter, finding himself on the receiving end of two Daunte Culpepper touchdowns. In the fourth quarter, the Cowboys drove into the red zone down 28–17, but Antoine Winfield forced and recovered a Richie Anderson fumble, which led to Daunte Culpepper's fifth touchdown pass, via a 43-yard pass to Kelly Campbell. Onterrio Smith helped ice the game away, finishing with 76 yards rushing, giving him 139 yards from scrimmage. The Vikings defense did show some holes in the win, allowing 41-year-old Vinny Testaverde to pass for 355 yards, while also allowing 71 yards rushing on the day.

Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Game information
First quarter MIN – Morten Andersen 42-yard field goal, 11:20. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:40. PHI – L. J. Smith 11-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 5:43. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:37. Second quarter MIN – Morten Andersen 19-yard field goal, 12:06. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 8:37. PHI – David Akers 37-yard field goal, 6:36. Eagles 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:30. Third quarter PHI – Donovan McNabb 20-yard run (David Akers kick), 11:22. Eagles 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 3:38. MIN – Morten Andersen 39-yard field goal, 4:37. Eagles 17–9. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:45. Fourth quarter PHI – Terrell Owens 45-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 7:40. Eagles 24–9. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:34. MIN – Randy Moss 4-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 3:32. Eagles 24–16. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:08. PHI – David Akers 47-yard field goal, 1:11. Eagles 27–16. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:21. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 37/47, 343 yards, TD, INT PHI – Donovan McNabb – 19/28, 245 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 8 rushes, 41 yards PHI – Brian Westbrook – 12 rushes, 69 yards Top receivers MIN – Randy Moss – 8 receptions, 69 yards, TD PHI – Terrell Owens – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

The Vikings traveled to Philadelphia for a Monday night showdown with the NFC favorite Eagles. The Vikings started the game with a Morten Andersen field goal. The Eagles then responded with a strong drive by Brian Westbrook, resulting in an 11-yard touchdown pass from Donovan McNabb to L. J. Smith. The remaining second half resulted in a series of frustrations for the Vikings, twice having a 1st-and-goal within the 2-yard line, only to result in a field goal and a Culpepper fumble. In the second half, the Eagles scored on their opening possession, capped off with a 20-yard touchdown run by Donovan McNabb. Morten Andersen then missed a field goal with the Vikings down 17–9, which the Eagles responded to with a 45-yard touchdown reception by Terrell Owens three plays later. The Vikings finally found the end zone with three minutes remaining on a 4-yard Randy Moss reception to bring the Vikings within 8, only to be countered by a David Akers field goal with 1:15 remaining, putting the game away. The Vikings defense put together a second-straight poor effort, allowing 353 yards of offense. Daunte Culpepper continued his strong start in the loss, throwing for 348 yards, while also being the Vikings leading rusher, finishing with 41 yards.

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week 3: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 3 0 16 22
Vikings 0 10 7 10 27

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 34-yard field goal, 8:08. Bears 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:52. Second quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 23-yard field goal, 13:41. Bears 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:19. MIN – Randy Moss 3-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 8:57. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:44. MIN – Morten Andersen 42-yard field goal, 5:09. Vikings 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:23. Third quarter MIN – Daunte Culpepper 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 10:58. Vikings 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 4:02. Fourth quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 32-yard field goal, 14:46. Vikings 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:14. MIN – Morten Andersen 24-yard field goal, 11:20. Vikings 20–9. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:26. CHI – Thomas Jones 1-yard run (pass failed), 6:20. Vikings 20–15. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:00. MIN – Randy Moss 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 5:39. Vikings 27–15. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 0:41. CHI – Rex Grossman 6-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 2:00. Vikings 27–22. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:39. Top passers CHI – Rex Grossman – 21/31, 248 yards MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 19/30, 360 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CHI – Thomas Jones – 22 rushes, 110 yards, TD MIN – Onterrio Smith – 17 rushes, 94 yards Top receivers CHI – Bobby Wade – 4 receptions, 71 yards MIN – Randy Moss – 7 receptions, 119 yards

The Vikings returned home in week 3 to face the 1–1 Bears. The Bears scored a field goal on the opening drive, with the game devolving to a slop fest over the next quarter. The Vikings missed a field goal, responded with Lance Johnstone forcing a Rex Grossman fumble, only for Onterrio Smith to fumble on the following play. After falling behind 6–0, the Vikings finally found offensive success, with Culpepper finding Kelly Campbell for 40 yards, followed several plays later with a 3-yard Randy Moss touchdown. The Vikings extended their lead following a long third quarter drive, culminating with a 1-yard Culpepper touchdown run, giving the Vikings a 17–6 lead. After trading field goals, the Bears cut the lead to 20–16 on a Thomas Jones touchdown run. The Vikings again responded, with Culpepper throwing a 63-yard pass to Nate Burleson, setting up a 2-yard touchdown connection to Randy Moss. Rex Grossman led the Bears in their comeback attempt, as he dove for the pylon, and appeared to fumble out of the back of the end zone. A Lovie Smith challenge showed Grossman crossed the plane prior to fumbling, but Grossman tore his ACL on the play, ending his 2004 season. The Bears got the ball with 1:16 left trailing 27–22, but backup quarterback Jonathan Quinn threw three consecutive incompletions, and then be sacked on fourth down by Kevin Williams, sealing the victory for the Vikings. Daunte Culpepper continued to have stellar numbers, throwing for 360 yards, with Randy Moss having 119 yards receiving, and Onterrio Smith having 104 yards receiving, and 94 yards rushing. The defense continued to act as a sieve, with Grossman throwing for 248 yards, and running back Thomas Jones rushing for 110 yards, and adding 71 yards receiving.

Week 5: at Houston Texans

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Week 5: Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total
Vikings 0 14 7 7 6 34
Texans 0 0 7 21 0 28

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information
First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter MIN – Randy Moss 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 14:11. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:40. MIN – Nate Burleson 5-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 0:36. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:23. Third quarter MIN – Marcus Robinson 10-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 11:50. Vikings 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:46. HOU – Andre Johnson 2-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 6:52. Vikings 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:58. Fourth quarter HOU – Domanick Davis 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 11:31. Vikings 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:11. MIN – Randy Moss 50-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 6:49. Vikings 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:59. HOU – Derick Armstrong 11-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 3:11. Vikings 28–21. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 3:38. HOU – Andre Johnson 22-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 1:53. Tied 28–28. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:28. Overtime MIN – Marcus Robinson 50-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper, 7:05. Vikings 34–28. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:30. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 36/50, 396 yards, 5 TD HOU – David Carr – 27/42, 372 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MIN – Mewelde Moore – 20 rushes, 92 yards HOU – Domanick Davis – 14 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Marcus Robinson – 9 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

The Vikings came out of their bye week to face the 2–2 Houston Texans for the first time in franchise history. The Vikings defense appeared fresh, shutting down David Carr and the Texans in the first half, while Daunte Culpepper and the Vikings offense continued humming, with Culpepper finding Nate Burleson and Randy Moss for second quarter touchdowns, giving the Vikings a 14–0 halftime advantage. The Vikings defense continued strongly in the second half, forcing a three-and-out, which the Vikings followed with three Culpepper completions, capped off with a 10-yard Burleson touchdown. David Carr found some success, leading the Texans on two long scoring drives, resulting in touchdowns by Andre Johnson and Dominack Williams. The Vikings seemingly put the game out of reach on a 50-yard touchdown pass from Culpepper to Randy Moss with 6:58 remaining. David Carr continued his career best game, leading two long drives, capping them off with touchdown passes to Derrick Armstrong and David Carr, sandwiching a Vikings three-and-out, forcing overtime. In overtime, the Vikings won the toss, and the teams traded punts. On the Vikings second possession of overtime, Culpepper found Marcus Robinson on a post on 3rd-and-12 from the 50, earning the walk-off win for the Vikings. Culpepper finished with 396 yards passing and five touchdowns, with Mewelde Moore adding 92 yards rushing and 90 yards receiving. The defense ended up allowing David Carr to pass for 372 yards and three touchdowns, with Andre Johnson burning the Vikings for 170 yards receiving on 12 catches. The win did bring the Vikings record to 3–1.

Week 6: at New Orleans Saints

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Game information
First quarter MIN – Jermaine Wiggins 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 7:53. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:42. Second quarter MIN – Randy Moss 43-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 14:03. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:03. NO – Deuce McAllister 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 6:29. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:19. MIN – Marcus Robinson 16-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 1:53. Vikings 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:31. NO – Joe Horn 7-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick), 0:21. Vikings 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:32. Third quarter MIN – Jermaine Wiggins 9-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 10:48. Vikings 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:39. NO – Deuce McAllister 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 6:13. Vikings 28–21. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:35. MIN – Morten Andersen 39-yard field goal, 2:26. Vikings 31–21. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:47. Fourth quarter NO – John Carney 45-yard field goal, 13:08. Vikings 31–24. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:18. MIN – Marcus Robinson 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 7:04. Vikings 38–24. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:04. NO – Aaron Brooks 5-yard run (John Carney kick), 2:51. Vikigns 38–31. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:13. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 26/37, 425 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT NO – Aaron Brooks – 22/38, 249 yards, TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Mewelde Moore – 15 rushes, 109 yards NO – Deuce McAllister – 18 rushes, 78 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MIN – Nate Burleson – 6 receptions, 134 yards NO – Jerome Pathon – 4 receptions, 92 yards

Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans

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Week 7: Tennessee Titans at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Titans 3 0 0 0 3
Vikings 3 14 0 3 20

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter TEN – Gary Anderson 40-yard field goal, 8:19. Titans 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:38. MIN – Morten Andersen 29-yard field goal, 0:38. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 7:41. Second quarter MIN – Moe Williams 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 11:34. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 3:09. MIN – Marcus Robinson 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 0:23. Vikings 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:50. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter MIN – Morten Andersen 29-yard field goal, 10:17. Vikings 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:35. Top passers TEN – Billy Volek – 17/36, 190 yards, 3 INT MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 24/30, 183 yards, TD Top rushers TEN – Chris Brown – 14 rushes, 55 yards MIN – Mewelde Moore – 20 rushes, 138 yards Top receivers TEN – Derrick Mason – 8 receptions, 85 yards MIN – Nate Burleson – 6 receptions, 53 yards

The Vikings returned home to host the 2–4 Titans. After a Darren Bennett punt, Steve McNair led the Titans down the field, setting up a Gary Anderson 40-yard field goal. The Vikings immediately responded with an eight-minute drive of their own, resulting in a 29-yard Morten Andersen field goal. Steve McNair was injured on the ensuing drive, and was replaced by Billy Volek. Volek was overwhelmed by the Vikings defense, throwing three interceptions, and getting sacked twice. Moe Williams and Marcus Robinson scored on short touchdowns for the Vikings, and Mewelde Moore added 138 yards rushing to ice a defensive second half. The Vikings defense had their season best performance, holding the Titans to 243 yards in the victory, which improved their record to 4–1.

Week 8: vs. New York Giants

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Week 8: New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 10 10 7 7 34
Vikings 0 0 0 13 13

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter NYG – Steve Christie 50-yard field goal, 11:16. Giants 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, −10 yards, 1:46. NYG – Tiki Barber 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 8:15. Giants 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:01. Second quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 5-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 13:20. Giants 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:55. NYG – Steve Christie 30-yard field goal, 0:05. Giants 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:01. Third quarter NYG – Mike Cloud 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 5:39. Giants 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:09. Fourth quarter NYG – Mike Cloud 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 12:08. Giants 34–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:42. MIN – Michael Bennett 10-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 9:01. Giants 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:07. MIN – Nate Burleson 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (pass failed), 2:44. Giants 34–13. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:15. Top passers NYG – Kurt Warner – 13/21, 144 yards MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 24/41, 231 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 24 rushes, 101 yards, 2 TD MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 5 rushes, 32 yards Top receivers NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 3 receptions, 60 yards MIN – Marcus Robinson – 4 receptions, 91 yards

Week 9: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 9: Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 6 8 14 28
Colts 7 7 7 10 31

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information
First quarter IND – Reggie Wayne 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 9:09. Colts 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:39. Second quarter IND – Marcus Pollard 10-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 14:54. Colts 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:31. MIN – Morten Andersen 42-yard field goal, 12:43. Colts 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:11. MIN – Morten Andersen 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 14–6. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 5:16. Third quarter MIN – Nate Burleson 91-yard punt return (Daunte Culpepper run), 10:49. Tied 14–14. IND – Dallas Clark 4-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 2:07. Colts 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:13. Fourth quarter MIN – Nate Burleson 8-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 11:27. Tied 21–21. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:40. IND – Marcus Pollard 19-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 7:24. Colts 28–21. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:03. MIN – Onterrio Smith 24-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 2:54. Tied 28–28. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:30. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 35-yard field goal, 0:02. Colts 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:52. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 16/19, 169 yards, TD IND – Peyton Manning – 23/29, 268 yards, 4 TD Top rushers MIN – Onterrio Smith – 13 rushes, 80 yards, TD IND – Edgerrin James – 26 rushes, 123 yards Top receivers MIN – Jermaine Wiggins – 5 receptions, 63 yards IND – Marvin Harrison – 6 receptions, 81 yards

Week 10: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 10: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 3 7 14 31
Packers 7 17 0 10 34

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information
First quarter GB – Javon Walker 50-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:08. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:52. MIN – Jermaine Wiggins 13-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 6:25. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:43. Second quarter GB – Tony Fisher 2-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 14:09. Packers 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:39. MIN – Morten Andersen 21-yard field goal, 8:47. Packers 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:22. GB – Bubba Franks 17-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:27. Packers 21–10. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:20. GB – Ryan Longwell 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 24–10. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 4:32. Third quarter MIN – Nate Burleson 8-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 2:39. Packers 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:14. Fourth quarter GB – William Henderson 6-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:24. Packers 31–17. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 4:15. MIN – Onterrio Smith 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 2:53. Packers 31–24. Drive: 16 plays, 86 yards, 5:56. MIN – Moe Williams 17-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 1:20. Tied 31–31. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:58. GB – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 34–31. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:20. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 27/44, 363 yards, 4 TD GB – Brett Favre – 20/29, 236 yards, 4 TD Top rushers MIN – Michael Bennett – 5 rushes, 21 yards MIN – Onterrio Smith – 5 rushes, 21 yards GB – Ahman Green – 21 rushes, 145 yards Top receivers MIN – Nate Burleson – 11 receptions, 141 yards, TD GB – Javon Walker – 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 11: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 14 3 2 0 19
Vikings 7 0 0 15 22

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter DET – Eddie Drummond 92-yard kickoff return (Jason Hanson kick), 14:48. Lions 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:12. MIN – Jermaine Wiggins 8-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 13:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:30. DET – Stephen Alexander 1-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 5:53. Lions 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:25. Second quarter DET – Jason Hanson 48-yard field goal, 3:33. Lions 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:27. Third quarter DET – Onterrio Smith tackled in the end zone by Cory Redding for a safety, 9:29. Lions 19–7. Fourth quarter MIN – Nate Burleson 6-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Daunte Culpepper–Nate Burleson pass), 14:17. Lions 19–15. Drive: 17 plays, 78 yards, 8:11. MIN – Moe Williams 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 5:27. Vikings 22–19. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:30. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 12/19, 91 yards, TD, INT MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 22/32, 233 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DET – Kevin Jones – 19 rushes, 100 yards MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 11 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers DET – Stephen Alexander – 4 receptions, 27 yards MIN – Kelly Campbell – 1 reception, 61 yards

Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 12: Jacksonville Jaguars at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 13 0 3 16
Vikings 3 10 7 7 27

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter MIN – Morten Andersen 25-yard field goal, 6:32. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:56. Second quarter JAX – Brian Jones 26-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 13:39. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:38. JAX – Josh Scobee 33-yard field goal, 11:23. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:03. MIN – Daunte Culpepper 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 6:15. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:08. JAX – Josh Scobee 32-yard field goal, 1:09. Jaguars 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:06. MIN – Morten Andersen 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 13–13. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:09. Third quarter MIN – Randy Moss 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 5:34. Vikings 20–13. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 9:26. Fourth quarter JAX – Josh Scobee 42-yard field goal, 13:28. Vikings 20–16. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:56. MIN – Kevin Williams 77-yard fumble return (Morten Andersen kick), 1:59. Vikings 27–16. Top passers JAX – Byron Leftwich – 19/34, 235 yards, TD MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 19/27, 235 yards, TD, INT Top rushers JAX – Fred Taylor – 22 rushes, 147 yards MIN – Onterrio Smith – 20 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers JAX – Jimmy Smith – 4 receptions, 68 yards MIN – Jermaine Wiggins – 4 receptions, 55 yards

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

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Game information
First quarter CHI – Desmond Clark 6-yard pass from Chad Hutchinson (Paul Edinger kick), 4:47. Bears 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:31. MIN – Nate Burleson 4-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 1:19. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:28. Second quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 53-yard field goal, 11:22. Bears 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 4:57. MIN – Marcus Robinson 40-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 2:23. Vikings 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:33. CHI – David Terrell 15-yard pass from Chad Hutchinson (Paul Edinger kick), 0:22. Bears 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 2:01. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter CHI – Jason McKie 5-yard pass from Chad Hutchinson (Paul Edinger kick), 10:23. Bears 24–14. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:43. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 23/33, 279 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT CHI – Chad Hutchinson – 18/30, 213 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MIN – Onterrio Smith – 13 rushes, 79 yards CHI – Anthony Thomas – 15 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers MIN – Marcus Robinson – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD CHI – Desmond Clark – 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD

Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 14: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 7 14 3 3 27
Vikings 10 10 3 0 23

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter MIN – Morten Andersen 48-yard field goal, 10:42. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:18. MIN – Onterrio Smith 5-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 3:42. Vikings 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:23. SEA – Bobby Engram 35-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:12. Vikings 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:30. Second quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 12-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 12:13. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:29. MIN – Morten Andersen 32-yard field goal, 9:48. Seahawks 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:25. MIN – Randy Moss 3-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 5:06. Vikings 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:29. SEA – Darrell Jackson 19-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 3:05. Seahawks 21–20. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:01. Third quarter MIN – Morten Andersen 31-yard field goal, 11:58. Vikings 23–21. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:57. SEA – Josh Brown 33-yard field goal, 6:42. Seahawks 24–23. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:16. Fourth quarter SEA – Josh Brown 28-yard field goal, 3:40. Seahawks 27–23. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:49. Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 23/34, 334 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 21/33, 270 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander – 27 rushes, 112 yards MIN – Onterrio Smith – 14 rushes, 56 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Darrell Jackson – 10 receptions, 135 yards, TD MIN – Randy Moss – 4 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Week 15: at Detroit Lions

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Week 15: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 7 0 0 14
Lions 7 10 0 7 24

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information
First quarter DET – Jason Hanson 32-yard field goal, 8:34. Lions 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:26. MIN – Nate Burleson 36-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 1:58. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:36. Second quarter MIN – Randy Moss 82-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 9:53. Vikings 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:11. DET – Kevin Jones 16-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 3:21. Vikings 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 6:32. DET – Jason Hanson 23-yard field goal, 0:30. Vikings 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 1:26. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter MIN – Nate Burleson 37-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 8:44. Vikings 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:55. DET – Roy Williams 9-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Joey Harrington–Tai Streets pass), 6:11. Tied 21–21. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:33. MIN – Moe Williams 11-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 1:37. Vikings 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:34. DET – Roy Williams 1-yard pass from Joey Harrington (kick aborted), 0:08. Vikings 28–27. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:29. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 25/35, 404 yards, 3 TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 25/44, 361 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIN – Michael Bennett – 13 rushes, 51 yards DET – Kevin Jones – 19 rushes, 79 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Nate Burleson – 5 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD DET – Az-Zahir Hakim – 4 receptions, 108 yards

Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers

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Week 16: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 17 7 10 34
Vikings 0 21 0 10 31

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter MIN – Randy Moss 12-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 14:49. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:43. GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards, 8:12. MIN – Nate Burleson 68-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 6:15. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:22. GB – Bubba Franks 22-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:17. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:58. MIN – Michael Bennett 38-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 0:58. Vikings 21–14. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:19. GB – Ryan Longwell 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 21–17. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:58. Third quarter GB – Javon Walker 9-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:41. Packers 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:18. Fourth quarter MIN – Morten Andersen 29-yard field goal, 14:57. Tied 24–24. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:44. MIN – Chris Claiborne 15-yard interception return (Morten Andersen kick), 8:18. Vikings 31–24. GB – Donald Driver 3-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:34. Tied 31–31. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:44. GB – Ryan Longwell 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 34–31. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 1:35. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 30/43, 365 yards, 3 TD, INT MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 16/23, 285 yards, 3 TD Top rushers GB – Ahman Green – 19 rushes, 64 yards, TD MIN – Michael Bennett – 17 rushes, 92 yards Top receivers GB – Donald Driver – 11 receptions, 162 yards, TD MIN – Nate Burleson – 2 receptions, 110 yards, TD

Week 17: at Washington Redskins

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Week 17: Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 3 7 8 18
Redskins 7 7 0 7 21

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information
First quarter WAS – Chris Cooley 6-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (Jeff Chandler kick), 10:41. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:19. Second quarter MIN – Morten Andersen 23-yard field goal, 11:32. Redskins 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:32. WAS – Robert Royal 4-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (Jeff Chandler kick), 1:17. Redskins 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:55. Third quarter MIN – Randy Moss 28-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 5:41. Redskins 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:49. Fourth quarter WAS – Ladell Betts 1-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 10:41. Redskins 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:30. MIN – Marcus Robinson 38-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Daunte Culpepper–Onterrio Smith pass), 0:02. Redskins 21–18. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:56. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 27/44, 299 yards, 2 TD WAS – Patrick Ramsey – 17/26, 216 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 2 rushes, 24 yards WAS – Ladell Betts – 26 rushes, 118 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Randy Moss – 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD WAS – James Thrash – 5 receptions, 81 yards
NFC North
viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Green Bay Packers 10 6 0 .625 5–1 9–3 424 380 W2
(6) Minnesota Vikings 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 405 395 L2
Detroit Lions 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 296 350 L1
Chicago Bears 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 231 331 L4
NFC[2]viewtalkedit
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Philadelphia Eagles East 13 3 0 .813 6–0 11–1 .453 .409 L2
2 Atlanta Falcons South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 .420 .432 L2
3 Green Bay Packers North 10 6 0 .625 5–1 9–3 .457 .419 W2
4 Seattle Seahawks West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 8–4 .445 .368 W2
Wild cards
5[a] St. Louis Rams West 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 .488 .438 W2
6[a][b] Minnesota Vikings North 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .480 .406 L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[a][b] New Orleans Saints South 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .465 .427 W4
8 Carolina Panthers South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .496 .366 L1
9[c] Detroit Lions North 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .496 .417 L2
10[c] Arizona Cardinals West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .461 .417 W1
11[c][d] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 .516 .417 W1
12[c][d][e] Dallas Cowboys East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .516 .375 L1
13[c][d][e] Washington Redskins East 6 10 0 .375 1–5 6–6 .477 .333 W1
14[f] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .477 .413 L4
15[f] Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .465 .388 L4
16 San Francisco 49ers West 2 14 0 .125 2–4 2–10 .488 .375 L3
Tiebreakers[g]
^ a b c St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6). ^ a b Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ^ a b c d e Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington. ^ a b c New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3). ^ a b Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep. ^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance NFL.comrecap
Wild Card January 9 at Green Bay Packers W 31–17 1–0 Lambeau Field 71,075 Recap
Division January 16 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–27 1–1 Lincoln Financial Field 67,722 Recap

NFC Wild Card Round: at Green Bay Packers

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Game information
First quarter MIN – Moe Williams 68-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 13:20. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:40. MIN – Randy Moss 20-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 9:50. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:55. MIN – Morten Andersen 35-yard field goal, 6:06. Vikings 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:38. GB – Ryan Longwell 43-yard field goal, 2:42. Vikings 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:24. Second quarter GB – Bubba Franks 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:24. Vikings 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:14. MIN – Nate Burleson 19-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 6:33. Vikings 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:41. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter GB – Najeh Davenport 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:37. Vikings 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:16. MIN – Randy Moss 34-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 10:18. Vikings 31–17. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:19. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 19/29, 284 yards, 4 TD GB – Brett Favre – 22/32, 216 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 7 rushes, 47 yards GB – Ahman Green – 20 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers MIN – Moe Williams – 2 reception, 72 yards, TD GB – Donald Driver – 7 receptions, 78 yards

NFC Divisional Round: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Game information
First quarter PHI – Freddie Mitchell 2-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 6:18. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 4:34. Second quarter PHI – Brian Westbrook 7-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 14:16. Eagles 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 3:57. MIN – Daunte Culpepper 7-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 10:37. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:39. PHI – Freddie Mitchell fumble recovery in the end zone (David Akers kick), 10:08. Eagles 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:29. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter PHI – David Akers 21-yard field goal, 13:20. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:24. PHI – David Akers 23-yard field goal, 6:39. Eagles 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:36. MIN – Marcus Robinson 32-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 1:59. Eagles 27–14. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:40. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 24/46, 316 yards, TD, 2 INT PHI – Donovan McNabb – 21/33, 286 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIN – Michael Bennett – 8 rushes, 37 yards PHI – Brian Westbrook – 12 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers MIN – Marcus Robinson – 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD PHI – Freddie Mitchell – 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Category Player(s) Value
Passing yards Daunte Culpepper 4,717 *
Passing touchdowns Daunte Culpepper 39 *
Rushing yards Onterrio Smith 544
Rushing touchdowns Moe Williams 3
Receiving yards Nate Burleson 1,006
Receiving touchdowns Randy Moss 13
Points Morten Andersen 99
Kickoff return yards Kelly Campbell 760
Punt return yards Nate Burleson 215
Tackles E. J. Henderson 93
Sacks Kevin Williams 11.5
Interceptions Antoine Winfield 3
Forced fumbles Lance Johnstone 5
Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank(out of 32)
Passing offense 4,516 282.2 2nd
Rushing offense 1,823 113.9 18th
Total offense 6,339 396.2 4th
Passing defense 3,896 243.5 29th
Rushing defense 2,006 125.4 21st
Total defense 5,902 368.9 28th
  1. ^ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.