Team: | Minnesota Vikings |
Year: | 1994 |
Record: | 10–6 |
Division Place: | 1st NFC Central |
Coach: | Dennis Green |
Stadium: | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
Playoffs: | 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) |
Uniform: | File:Vikings1994.png |
Shortnavlink: | Vikings seasons |
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.
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) |
See main article: 1994 NFL draft.
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 | |
19 | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Todd Steussie | Offensive tackle | California | ||
2 | 40 | David Palmer | Wide receiver | Alabama | from Browns via Eagles and Falcons | |
45 | Traded to the Atlanta Falcons | Compensatory pick | ||||
52 | Traded to the Los Angeles Raiders | |||||
55 | Fernando Smith | Defensive end | Jackson State | from Raiders | ||
3 | 88 | Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
4 | 119 | Traded to the Houston Oilers | ||||
125 | Mike Wells | Defensive tackle | Iowa | from Raiders | ||
5 | 134 | Shelly Hammonds | Defensive back | Penn State | from Redskins | |
151 | Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
6 | 179 | Andrew Jordan | Tight end | Western Carolina | from Broncos | |
180 | Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
7 | 211 | Pete Bercich | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
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.
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.
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.
Minnesota traded their 3rd round selection (88th overall) and 6th round selection (180th overall) to Pittsburgh for TE Adrian Cooper.
Minnesota traded their 4th round selection (119th overall) and 1995 3rd round selection (89th overall) to Houston for QB Warren Moon.
Washington traded a conditional 5th round selection (134th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for QB Rich Gannon on August 20, 1993.
Minnesota traded their 5th round selection (151st overall) to Kansas City for RB Barry Word.
Tony Carter | Fullback | Minnesota | |
Robert Griffith | Safety | San Diego State |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance[2] | Notes | |
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1 | July 31 | L 9–17 | 0–1 | 59,062 | ||||
2 | August 7 | W 17–9 | 1–1 | 49,555 | American Bowl | |||
3 | August 13 | W 21–17 | 2–1 | 46,067 | ||||
4 | August 20 | L 19–30 | 2–2 | 45,797 | ||||
5 | August 26 | W 31–16 | 3–2 | Metrodome | 46,933 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 7–5 | Metrodome | 47,259 | |
14 | December 1 | Chicago Bears | W 33–27 | 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 |
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.
width=150px style="" | Category | width=150px style="" | Player(s) | width=75px style="" | Value |
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Passing yards | 4,264 | ||||
Passing touchdowns | 18 | ||||
Rushing yards | 1,031 | ||||
Rushing touchdowns | 8 | ||||
Receptions | 122 * | ||||
Receiving yards | 1,256 | ||||
Receiving touchdowns | 7 | ||||
Points | 132 | ||||
Kickoff return yards | 807 | ||||
Punt return yards | 193 | ||||
Tackles | 128 | ||||
Sacks | 13.5 | ||||
Interceptions | 4 | ||||
Forced fumbles | 3 |
width=150px style="" | Category | width=100px style="" | Total yards | width=110px style="" | Yards per game | width=80px style="" | NFL rank |
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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 |