1985 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1985 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1985 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Minnesota racked up 346 points, while the defense gave up 359. Tommy Kramer directed the offense, passing for 3,522 yards. Steve Jordan snagged 68 passes, while Anthony Carter accumulated 821 receiving yards, while Mike Jones was targeted regularly, too.

Darrin Nelson carried the ball for a team-best 893 yards for the Vikings.

The opportunistic defense manufactured 44 turnovers. John Turner picked off 5 opponent throws. Keith Millard topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks.

Bud Grant coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Tommy Kramer	506	277	54.7	3522	7.0	19	3.8	26	5.1	57	39	255	67.8
Wade Wilson	60	33	55.0	404	6.7	3	5.0	3	5.0	42	4	28	71.8
Steve Bono	10	1	10.0	5	0.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	2	13	39.6
Totals	576	311	54.0	3931	6.8	22	3.8	29	5.0	57	45	296

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darrin Nelson	200	893	4.5	37	5
Ted Brown	93	336	3.6	30	7
Alfred Anderson	50	121	2.4	10	4
Allen Rice	31	104	3.4	15	3
Tommy Kramer	27	54	2.0	11	0
Mike Jones	2	6	3.0	6	0
Leo Lewis	1	2	2.0	2	0
Greg Coleman	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	406	1516	3.7	37	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Jordan	68	795	11.7	32	0
Mike Jones	46	641	13.9	44	4
Anthony Carter	43	821	19.1	57	8
Darrin Nelson	43	301	7.0	25	1
Ted Brown	30	291	9.7	54	3
Leo Lewis	29	442	15.2	43	3
Alfred Anderson	16	175	10.9	54	1
Mike Mularkey	13	196	15.1	51	1
Allen Rice	9	61	6.8	13	1
Sammy White	8	76	9.5	15	0
Buster Rhymes	5	124	24.8	36	0
Jay Carroll	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	311	3931	12.6	57	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jan Stenerud	43	41	95.3	26	15	57.7	86
Totals	43	41	95.3	26	15	57.7	86

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Greg Coleman	67	2867	42.8	62
Totals	67	2867	42.8	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Darrin Nelson	16	133	8.3	21
Anthony Carter	9	117	13.0	41
Totals	25	250	10.0	41

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Buster Rhymes	53	1345	25.4	88
Allen Rice	4	70	17.5	27
Maurice Turner	4	61	15.2	18
Darrin Nelson	3	51	17.0	26
Rufus Bess	2	33	16.5	22
Ted Brown	1	7	7.0	7
Joey Browner	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	68	1567	23.0	88

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Turner	5	62	12.4	25	0
Carl Lee	3	68	22.7	35	0
Willie Teal	3	6	2.0	6	0
Tim Newton	2	63	31.5	63	0
Rufus Bess	2	27	13.5	27	0
Scott Studwell	2	20	10.0	13	0
Joey Browner	2	17	8.5	15	1
Mark Mullaney	1	15	15.0	15	0
Chris Doleman	1	5	5.0	5	0
Issiac Holt	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	283	12.9	63	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Keith Millard	11.0
Neil Elshire	5.0
Doug Martin	4.0
Chris Martin	3.5
Tim Newton	2.0
Mark Mullaney	2.0
Dennis Fowlkes	2.0
Joey Browner	1.0
Matt Blair	1.0
Rufus Bess	1.0
Chris Doleman	0.5
Totals	33.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Chris Doleman	113	113	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Chris Martin	98	98	0
Carl Lee	87	87	0	0
Joey Browner				0	1	3	5		0
Willie Teal				0	0	2	65	1	0
Doug Martin					0	2	29	0	0
Darrin Nelson					7	2	16		0
Mark Mullaney				0	0	2	0	0	0
Buster Rhymes					2	2	0	0	0
Rufus Bess				0	0	2	0	0	0
Dennis Swilley					0	1	0	0	0
Matt Blair					0	1	0	0	0
Dennis Fowlkes					0	1	0	0	0
Keith Millard					0	1	0	0	0
Leo Lewis					1	1	0		0
Greg Coleman					1	1	0	0	0
Anthony Carter					1	1	0		0
Curtis Rouse					0	1	0	0	0
Ted Brown					1	1	0		0
Allen Rice					0	1	0		0
Dennis Johnson					0	1	0	0	0
Jay Carroll					0	1	0	0	0
Tim Newton				0	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Jordan					2	0	0	0	0
Dave Huffman					1	0	-26	0	0
Tommy Kramer					9	0	-16	0	0
Totals	298	298	0	0	27	31	73	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jan Stenerud									15	41	0			86
Ted Brown	7	3		0					0	0	0			60
Anthony Carter		8	0						0	0	0			48
Darrin Nelson	5	1	0	0					0	0	0			36
Alfred Anderson	4	1							0	0	0			30
Allen Rice	3	1		0					0	0	0			24
Mike Jones	0	4							0	0	0			24
Leo Lewis	0	3							0	0	0			18
Mike Mularkey		1							0	0	0			6
Willie Teal						0	1		0	0	0			6
Joey Browner				0		1			0	0	0			6
Neil Elshire									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	19	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	41	0	0	1	346