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Minnesota Vikings
KEY RANKINGS:
| Year |
Wins |
OFF
Drives |
DEF
Drives |
OFF
Rushing |
OFF
Passing |
DEF
Rushing |
DEF
Passing |
| 1998 |
15 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
20 |
9 |
| 1999 |
10 |
5 |
19 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
28 |
| 2000 |
11 |
2 |
26 |
3 |
5 |
30 |
30 |
| 2001 |
5 |
18 |
27 |
8 |
21 |
31 |
30 |
| 2002 |
6 |
8 |
31 |
1 |
21 |
7 |
30 |
| 2003 |
9 |
4 |
25 |
6 |
5 |
30 |
18 |
| 2004 |
8 |
4 |
32 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
31 |
| 2005 |
9 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
22 |
15 |
16 |
| 2006 |
6 |
29 |
5 |
20 |
27 |
1 |
20 |
| 2007 |
8 |
20 |
7 |
4 |
21 |
2 |
23 |
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Wins = regular season wins, Drives based on pts per drive efficiency,
Rushing/Passing ranks based on play-by-play EFR ratings.
DRIVE CHARTS:
Minnesota on OFFENSE
| Year |
Yds/Dr |
Play |
TD |
FG |
Punt |
T/O |
Pts |
| 1998 |
36 |
6.1 |
33% |
20% |
31% |
11% |
35.6 |
| 1999 |
31 |
5.6 |
24% |
9% |
33% |
19% |
24.4 |
| 2000 |
36 |
6.2 |
28% |
13% |
38% |
15% |
29.0 |
| 2001 |
29 |
5.1 |
19% |
8% |
42% |
21% |
19.5 |
| 2002 |
32 |
5.3 |
24% |
12% |
34% |
20% |
25.3 |
| 2003 |
35 |
5.6 |
27% |
10% |
37% |
14% |
27.0 |
| 2004 |
39 |
6.2 |
31% |
11% |
37% |
13% |
30.4 |
| 2005 |
25 |
4.7 |
15% |
14% |
46% |
15% |
18.4 |
| 2006 |
25 |
4.6 |
14% |
11% |
51% |
16% |
16.0 |
| 2007 |
29 |
5.4 |
19% |
11% |
46% |
16% |
20.3 |
| NFL '07 |
28 |
5.0 |
19% |
14% |
42% |
15% |
21.9 |
Minnesota on DEFENSE
| Year |
Yds/Dr |
Play |
TD |
FG |
Punt |
T/O |
Pts |
| 1998 |
29 |
4.9 |
16% |
9% |
42% |
18% |
17.6 |
| 1999 |
31 |
5.1 |
16% |
16% |
38% |
14% |
19.6 |
| 2000 |
35 |
5.6 |
24% |
15% |
40% |
11% |
26.4 |
| 2001 |
32 |
5.3 |
22% |
19% |
43% |
9% |
25.7 |
| 2002 |
33 |
5.9 |
27% |
12% |
37% |
13% |
27.5 |
| 2003 |
31 |
5.5 |
22% |
12% |
36% |
19% |
23.4 |
| 2004 |
35 |
5.4 |
28% |
15% |
37% |
13% |
29.3 |
| 2005 |
28 |
4.9 |
20% |
15% |
39% |
16% |
22.8 |
| 2006 |
26 |
4.6 |
13% |
18% |
43% |
17% |
18.0 |
| 2007 |
28 |
4.7 |
15% |
15% |
44% |
16% |
18.6 |
| NFL '07 |
28 |
5.0 |
19% |
14% |
42% |
15% |
21.9 |
PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Legend: PSR=Play Success Rate, Big=big gain percentage,
Yds=adjusted yards per play, EFR=overall effectiveness.
Minnesota on OFFENSE
| Year |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
| 1998 |
44% |
11% |
4.2 |
82 |
50% |
12% |
7.8 |
120 |
| 1999 |
48% |
11% |
4.2 |
85 |
46% |
13% |
6.9 |
101 |
| 2000 |
51% |
14% |
4.7 |
93 |
48% |
10% |
7.0 |
110 |
| 2001 |
46% |
12% |
4.2 |
83 |
43% |
7% |
5.7 |
84 |
| 2002 |
54% |
16% |
5.2 |
105 |
45% |
8% |
5.6 |
87 |
| 2003 |
49% |
13% |
4.6 |
89 |
47% |
9% |
6.6 |
106 |
| 2004 |
51% |
16% |
4.5 |
95 |
53% |
11% |
7.4 |
122 |
| 2005 |
39% |
12% |
3.5 |
70 |
43% |
5% |
5.4 |
86 |
| 2006 |
43% |
10% |
3.8 |
76 |
41% |
8% |
5.1 |
79 |
| 2007 |
44% |
17% |
5.2 |
91 |
45% |
7% |
5.8 |
90 |
| NFL '07 |
44% |
10% |
3.9 |
77 |
46% |
7% |
5.9 |
96 |
Minnesota on DEFENSE
| Year |
Rush
PSR |
Rush
Big |
Rush
Yds |
Rush
EFR |
Pass
PSR |
Pass
Big |
Pass
Yds |
Pass
EFR |
| 1998 |
44% |
14% |
3.9 |
81 |
43% |
6% |
5.6 |
85 |
| 1999 |
40% |
12% |
3.7 |
72 |
45% |
9% |
6.2 |
100 |
| 2000 |
50% |
15% |
4.4 |
97 |
50% |
7% |
6.3 |
110 |
| 2001 |
48% |
17% |
4.9 |
99 |
45% |
10% |
6.4 |
104 |
| 2002 |
37% |
14% |
4.1 |
74 |
48% |
11% |
7.0 |
111 |
| 2003 |
44% |
15% |
4.7 |
90 |
45% |
9% |
6.0 |
90 |
| 2004 |
51% |
12% |
4.3 |
90 |
49% |
9% |
6.5 |
112 |
| 2005 |
43% |
10% |
3.8 |
74 |
47% |
7% |
5.9 |
90 |
| 2006 |
30% |
8% |
2.8 |
51 |
46% |
8% |
5.9 |
95 |
| 2007 |
37% |
10% |
3.0 |
63 |
48% |
7% |
6.1 |
102 |
| NFL '07 |
44% |
10% |
3.9 |
77 |
46% |
7% |
5.9 |
96 |
DOWN-BY-DOWN:
Minnesota on OFFENSE
| NFL |
1st Down |
2nd Down |
3rd Down |
| Year |
Yds |
PSR |
Big |
Rush |
Yds |
PSR |
Big |
Rush |
Yds |
PSR |
Big |
Rush |
| 1998 |
6.2 |
48% |
12% |
54% |
5.5 |
43% |
10% |
41% |
7.7 |
53% |
12% |
17% |
| 1999 |
6.0 |
47% |
12% |
50% |
5.3 |
45% |
12% |
39% |
6.1 |
47% |
11% |
18% |
| 2000 |
5.9 |
52% |
11% |
56% |
5.8 |
46% |
13% |
40% |
6.6 |
47% |
11% |
19% |
| 2001 |
5.4 |
47% |
10% |
46% |
4.6 |
42% |
6% |
35% |
5.5 |
41% |
9% |
23% |
| 2002 |
5.5 |
51% |
10% |
51% |
5.2 |
49% |
12% |
40% |
5.8 |
44% |
10% |
26% |
| 2003 |
5.3 |
49% |
10% |
52% |
5.8 |
48% |
11% |
49% |
6.6 |
47% |
11% |
27% |
| 2004 |
6.1 |
55% |
12% |
46% |
5.6 |
49% |
11% |
37% |
7.7 |
52% |
16% |
24% |
| 2005 |
4.6 |
44% |
8% |
45% |
4.7 |
44% |
7% |
41% |
5.0 |
34% |
7% |
20% |
| 2006 |
4.9 |
48% |
7% |
52% |
3.9 |
38% |
7% |
46% |
4.8 |
34% |
9% |
18% |
| 2007 |
5.4 |
45% |
11% |
59% |
6.2 |
49% |
13% |
50% |
4.4 |
34% |
7% |
35% |
| NFL '07 |
5.1 |
47% |
9% |
53% |
4.9 |
43% |
8% |
45% |
5.3 |
40% |
9% |
23% |
Minnesota on DEFENSE
| NFL |
1st Down |
2nd Down |
3rd Down |
| Year |
Yds |
PSR |
Big |
Rush |
Yds |
PSR |
Big |
Rush |
Yds |
PSR |
Big |
Rush |
| 1998 |
5.2 |
46% |
10% |
44% |
4.6 |
44% |
8% |
42% |
4.5 |
34% |
6% |
24% |
| 1999 |
5.0 |
43% |
9% |
47% |
5.3 |
43% |
10% |
35% |
5.5 |
41% |
10% |
24% |
| 2000 |
5.8 |
55% |
11% |
44% |
5.2 |
46% |
8% |
42% |
6.0 |
46% |
9% |
18% |
| 2001 |
5.4 |
51% |
13% |
56% |
5.6 |
44% |
12% |
48% |
6.1 |
39% |
14% |
25% |
| 2002 |
6.1 |
47% |
13% |
49% |
4.6 |
39% |
9% |
39% |
7.2 |
42% |
15% |
18% |
| 2003 |
5.5 |
47% |
12% |
48% |
5.9 |
45% |
13% |
41% |
4.9 |
40% |
7% |
15% |
| 2004 |
5.4 |
50% |
10% |
50% |
5.6 |
51% |
10% |
44% |
6.1 |
47% |
11% |
19% |
| 2005 |
4.9 |
48% |
9% |
52% |
4.4 |
43% |
7% |
42% |
6.1 |
45% |
8% |
26% |
| 2006 |
4.6 |
43% |
7% |
42% |
5.2 |
41% |
7% |
37% |
5.0 |
36% |
9% |
15% |
| 2007 |
5.1 |
49% |
7% |
40% |
4.6 |
41% |
7% |
37% |
5.8 |
40% |
9% |
22% |
| NFL '07 |
5.1 |
47% |
9% |
53% |
4.9 |
43% |
8% |
45% |
5.3 |
40% |
9% |
23% |
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