1998 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 15-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Dennis Green (15-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1998 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1998 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 15 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

On offense, the Vikings accumulated 556 points, most in the league. On the other side of the ball, the solid defense yielded 296 points. Randall Cunningham triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,704 yards. Cris Carter snagged 78 passes, while Randy Moss accumulated 1,313 receiving yards.

Robert Smith carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,187 yards.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 34 turnovers. Jimmy Hitchcock intercepted 7 opponent throws. John Randle topped pass rushers with 10.5 quarterback sacks.

Dennis Green coached the team. The 1998 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Randall Cunningham	425	259	60.9	3704	8.7	34	8.0	10	2.4	67	20	132	106.0
Brad Johnson	101	65	64.4	747	7.4	7	6.9	5	5.0	48	4	30	89.0
Jay Fiedler	7	3	42.9	41	5.9	0	0.0	1	14.3	19	0	0	22.6
David Palmer	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	2	0.0
Totals	533	327	61.4	4492	8.4	41	7.7	16	3.0	67	25	164

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Robert Smith	249	1187	4.8	74	6
Leroy Hoard	115	479	4.2	50	9
Randall Cunningham	32	132	4.1	22	1
Charles Evans	23	67	2.9	12	1
David Palmer	10	52	5.2	15	0
Brad Johnson	12	15	1.2	6	0
Harold Morrow	3	7	2.3	8	0
Randy Moss	1	4	4.0	4	0
Cris Carter	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Jay Fiedler	4	-6	-1.5	-1	0
Totals	450	1936	4.3	74	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cris Carter	78	1011	13.0	54	12
Randy Moss	69	1313	19.0	61	17
Andrew Glover	35	522	14.9	36	5
Jake Reed	34	474	13.9	56	4
Robert Smith	28	291	10.4	67	2
Leroy Hoard	22	198	9.0	24	1
David Palmer	18	185	10.3	33	0
Matthew Hatchette	15	216	14.4	25	0
Charles Evans	12	84	7.0	14	0
Greg DeLong	8	58	7.2	17	0
Hunter Goodwin	3	16	5.3	9	0
Chris Walsh	2	46	23.0	25	0
Moe Williams	1	64	64.0	64	0
Robert Tate	1	17	17.0	17	0
Randall Cunningham	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	327	4492	13.7	67	41

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gary Anderson	59	59	100.0	35	35	100.0	164
Totals	59	59	100.0	35	35	100.0	164

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mitch Berger	55	2458	44.7	67
Totals	55	2458	44.7	67

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
David Palmer	28	289	10.3	53
Randy Moss	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	29	289	10.0	53

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
David Palmer	50	1176	23.5	88	1
Robert Tate	2	43	21.5	23	0
Moe Williams	2	19	9.5	12	0
Totals	54	1238	22.9	88	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Hitchcock	7	242	34.6	79	3
Robert Griffith	5	25	5.0	17	0
Corey Fuller	4	36	9.0	26	0
Orlando Thomas	2	27	13.5	27	0
Torrian Gray	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	19	341	17.9	79	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
John Randle	10.5
Derrick Alexander	7.5
Ed McDaniel	7.0
Duane Clemons	2.5
Dwayne Rudd	2.0
Jason Fisk	1.5
Kailee Wong	1.5
Stalin Colinet	1.0
Corey Fuller	1.0
Torrian Gray	1.0
Tony Williams	1.0
Orlando Thomas	0.5
Totals	37.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ed McDaniel	110.5	93	35		0	2	5	0	3
Dwayne Rudd	86	79	14		0	3	157	2	0
Robert Griffith	81.5	74	15	0	0	0	0	0	2
Corey Fuller	74.5	70	9	0
Orlando Thomas	64.5	60	9	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	62.5	58	9	0	0	1	1		0
Derrick Alexander	39.5	37	5
Dixon Edwards	37.5	29	17		0	1	0	0	1
John Randle	34	27	14		0	1	0	0	3
Tony Williams	31	26	10		0	1	6	0	0
Jerry Ball	27.5	24	7		0	1	0	0	1
Torrian Gray	19.5	19	1	0	0	1	14	0	0
Duane Clemons	21	17	8		0	0	0	0	1
Pete Bercich	16	15	2
Jason Fisk	14.5	12	5		0	1	0	0	1
Kailee Wong	13	12	2
Bobby Houston	11	9	4		0	1	14	0	0
Stalin Colinet	8	5	6
Ramos McDonald	7.5	5	5
Duane Butler	4	4	0
Kivuusama Mays	3.5	3	1		0	1	0	0	0
Antonio Banks	3	3	0
Anthony Phillips	1	1	0
Leroy Hoard					1	1	0		0
David Dixon					0	1	0	0	0
Harold Morrow					0	1	0	0	0
David Palmer					2	1	0		0
Hunter Goodwin					0	1	0	0	0
Moe Williams					1	1	0	0	0
Randall Cunningham					2	0	0		0
Brad Johnson					1	0	0	0	0
Randy Moss					2	0	0		0
Robert Smith					1	0	0		0
Totals	771	682	178	0	10	20	197	2	12

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gary Anderson									35	59	0			164
Randy Moss	0	17	0						0	0	0	2		106
Cris Carter	0	12							0	0	0			72
Leroy Hoard	9	1							0	0	0			60
Robert Smith	6	2							0	0	0			48
Andrew Glover		5							0	0	0			30
Jake Reed		4							0	0	0			24
Jimmy Hitchcock						3			0	0	0			18
Dwayne Rudd							2		0	0	0			12
Randall Cunningham	1	0							0	0	0	1		8
David Palmer	0	0	0	1					0	0	0			6
Charles Evans	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	17	41	0	1	0	3	2	0	35	59	0	3	0	554