2008 Minnesota Vikings Season Stats
The 2008 Minnesota Vikings went 10-6. They scored 379 points and allowed 333, 12th in the league on offense and 13th on defense. That was 1st in the NFC North.
Team details
- Record: 10-6
- Points for: 379 (12th)
- Points against: 333 (13th)
- Division: NFC North
Offense and defense with league ranks
| Stat | Offense | Rank | Defense | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 379 | 12 | 333 | 13 |
| Total yards | 5285 | 17 | 4678 | 6 |
| Passing yards | 2955 | 25 | 3449 | 18 |
| Rushing yards | 2330 | 5 | 1229 | 1 |
| First downs | 292 | 20 | 255 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 28 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| Third down % | 39.4% | 19 | 33.5% | 4 |
| Red zone % | 43.2% | 28 | 42.6% | 5 |
| Yards per drive | 27.38 | 20 | 23.99 | 4 |
2008 schedule and results
| Wk | Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Green Bay Packers | 2008-09-08 | L | 19-24 |
| 2 | Indianapolis Colts | 2008-09-14 | L | 15-18 |
| 3 | Carolina Panthers | 2008-09-21 | W | 20-10 |
| 4 | at Tennessee Titans | 2008-09-28 | L | 17-30 |
| 5 | at New Orleans Saints | 2008-10-06 | W | 30-27 |
| 6 | Detroit Lions | 2008-10-12 | W | 12-10 |
| 7 | at Chicago Bears | 2008-10-19 | L | 41-48 |
| 9 | Houston Texans | 2008-11-02 | W | 28-21 |
| 10 | Green Bay Packers | 2008-11-09 | W | 28-27 |
| 11 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2008-11-16 | L | 13-19 |
| 12 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | 2008-11-23 | W | 30-12 |
| 13 | Chicago Bears | 2008-11-30 | W | 34-14 |
| 14 | at Detroit Lions | 2008-12-07 | W | 20-16 |
| 15 | at Arizona Cardinals | 2008-12-14 | W | 35-14 |
| 16 | Atlanta Falcons | 2008-12-21 | L | 17-24 |
| 17 | New York Giants | 2008-12-28 | W | 20-19 |
2008 fantasy leaders (PPR)
| Player | Pos | G | PPR Pts | PPR Finish | VBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | RB | 16 | 261.2 | RB9 | 94.0 |
| Bernard Berrian | WR | 15 | 195.0 | WR26 | 30.4 |
| Chester Taylor | RB | 16 | 161.0 | RB31 | 0.0 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | 16 | 143.6 | TE8 | 21.2 |
| Bobby Wade | WR | 16 | 129.5 | WR49 | 0.0 |
| Gus Frerotte | QB | 11 | 109.0 | QB29 | 0.0 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | QB | 7 | 82.2 | QB33 | 0.0 |
| Sidney Rice | WR | 10 | 53.1 | WR94 | 0.0 |
| Aundrae Allison | WR | 10 | 21.0 | WR133 | 0.0 |
| Naufahu Tahi | RB | 12 | 17.7 | RB103 | 0.0 |
2008 roster
| Pos | Player | GS | GP | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | Adrian Peterson | — | 16 | 23 |
| G | Anthony Herrera | — | 2 | 28 |
| CB | Antoine Winfield | — | 16 | 31 |
| T | Artis Hicks | — | 2 | 30 |
| WR | Aundrae Allison | — | 10 | 24 |
| OLB | Ben Leber | — | 16 | 30 |
| CB | Benny Sapp | — | 10 | 27 |
| WR | Bernard Berrian | — | 15 | 28 |
| WR | Bobby Wade | — | 16 | 27 |
| DE | Brian Robison | — | 9 | 25 |
| T | Bryant McKinnie | — | 2 | 29 |
| CB | Cedric Griffin | — | 16 | 26 |
| OLB | Chad Greenway | — | 16 | 25 |
| RB | Chester Taylor | — | 16 | 29 |
| P | Chris Kluwe | — | 16 | 27 |
| LS | Cullen Loeffler | — | 5 | 27 |
| WR | Darius Reynaud | — | 3 | 24 |
| SS | Darren Sharper | — | 16 | 33 |
| MLB | David Herron | — | 10 | 24 |
| MLB | Dontarrious Thomas | — | 2 | 28 |
| DT | Ellis Wyms | — | 8 | 29 |
| FS | Eric Frampton | — | 9 | 24 |
| OLB | Erin Henderson | — | 5 | 22 |
| DT | Fred Evans | — | 11 | 25 |
| TE | Garrett Mills | — | 5 | 25 |
| QB | Gus Frerotte | — | 11 | 37 |
| SS | Husain Abdullah | — | 12 | 23 |
| DE | Jared Allen | — | 16 | 26 |
| FB | Jeff Dugan | — | 4 | 27 |
| TE | Jim Kleinsasser | — | 9 | 31 |
| DT | Jimmy Kennedy | — | 6 | 29 |
| QB | John David Booty | — | — | 23 |
| C | John Sullivan | — | — | 23 |
| DT | Kevin Williams | — | 15 | 28 |
| DT | Letroy Guion | — | — | 21 |
| FS | Madieu Williams | — | 9 | 27 |
| T | Marcus Johnson | — | — | 27 |
| CB | Marcus McCauley | — | 2 | 25 |
| C | Matt Birk | — | 5 | 32 |
| RB | Maurice Hicks | — | 10 | 30 |
| MLB | Napoleon Harris | — | 10 | 29 |
| FB | Naufahu Tahi | — | 12 | 27 |
| DE | Otis Grigsby | — | 2 | 28 |
| DT | Pat Williams | — | 14 | 36 |
| DE | Ray Edwards | — | 15 | 23 |
| T | Ryan Cook | — | 9 | 25 |
| K | Ryan Longwell | — | 16 | 34 |
| WR | Sidney Rice | — | 10 | 22 |
| G | Steve Hutchinson | — | 1 | 31 |
| QB | Tarvaris Jackson | — | 7 | 25 |
| FS | Tyrell Johnson | — | 10 | 23 |
| OLB | Vinny Ciurciu | — | 8 | 28 |
| TE | Visanthe Shiancoe | — | 16 | 28 |