2nd NFC North (10-6-0)
Founded: 1961
Stadium: Mall of America Field
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Game Averages (2012)
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| Team Statistics | ||
| Vikings | Opponents | |
| Total First Downs | 79 | 63 |
| 1st Downs (Rush-Pass-By Penalty) | 23 - 44 - 12 | 29 - 30 - 4 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 16/54 | 17/55 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| Total Offensive Yds | 1481 | 1283 |
| Offense (Plays-Avg Yds) | 263 - 5.6 | 254 - 5.1 |
| Total Rushing Yds | 588 | 574 |
| Rushing (Plays-Avg Yards) | 105 - 5.6 | 119 - 4.8 |
| Total Passing Yds | 893 | 709 |
| Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg) | 79 - 140 - 3 - 7.1 | 69 - 124 - 3 - 6.2 |
| Sacks | 11 | 18 |
| Field Goals | 9/12 | 5/5 |
| Touchdowns | 7 | 8 |
| (Rush-Pass-Ret-Def) | 1 - 4 - 0 - 2 | 4 - 3 - 1 - 0 |
| Time of Possession | 30:23 | 29:36 |
| Turnover Ratio | -4 | |
| Passing Statistics | |||||||||||||
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sck | Sack/Lost | Rating |
| Joe Webb | 41 | 21 | 199 | 51.2 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 5 | 28 | 65.0 |
| Christian Ponder | 38 | 23 | 331 | 60.5 | 8.7 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 52 | 7 | 47 | 86.6 |
| McLeod Bethel-Thompson | 36 | 18 | 242 | 50.0 | 6.7 | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 5.6 | 59 | 4 | 21 | 57.9 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 25 | 17 | 225 | 68.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 122.9 |
| Rushing Statistics | |||||
| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Att | Long | TD |
| Matt Asiata | 23 | 134 | 5.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Christian Ponder | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Webb | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 41 | 0 |
| McLeod Bethel-Thompson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Receiving Statistics | |||||
| Player | Rec | Yds | Yds/Rec | Long | TD |
| Devin Aromashodu | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 58 | 1 |
| Stephen Burton | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 59 | 1 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Rhett Ellison | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jerome Simpson | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ryan D'Imperio | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Field Goal Statistics | ||||||||||
| Player | 1-19 A | 1-19 M | 20-29 A | 20-29 M | 30-39 A | 30-39 M | 40-49 A | 40-49 M | 50+ A | 50+ M |
| Blair Walsh | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Punting Statistics | ||||||
| Player | Punts | Avg | Touchbacks/g | IN 20 | Long | Blck |
| Chris Kluwe | 19 | 45.3 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 19 | 45.3 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS TOTAL | 25 | 45.5 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 0 |
| Punt Return Statistics | |||||
| Player | Returns | FC | Yds/Ret | Long | TD |
| Jarius Wright | 6 | 3 | 10.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Marcus Sherels | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Robinson | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 4 | 6.5 | 24 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS TOTAL | 10 | 5 | 13.8 | 76 | 1 |
| Kick Return Statistics | |||||
| Player | Returns | Yds | Yds/Ret | Long | TD |
| Stephen Burton | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Marcus Sherels | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 29 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 267 | 22.3 | 29 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS TOTAL | 11 | 247 | 22.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Defense Statistics | |||||
| Player | Comb | Total | Assist | Sck | Fumb |
| Tyrone McKenzie | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Audie Cole | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Larry Dean | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brandon Burton | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Erin Henderson | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Sherels | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Robert Blanton | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Chase Baker | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Corey Paredes | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Solomon Elimimian | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Fred Evans | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Josh Robinson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Nielsen | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Reed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Christian Ballard | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mistral Raymond | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brian Robison | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Anthony Jacobs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Stephen Burton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Chris Cook | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Everson Griffen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Letroy Guion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| D'Aundre Reed | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bobby Felder | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Corey Gatewood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rhett Ellison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan D'Imperio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trevor Guyton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Phil Loadholt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTAL | 251 | 207 | 44 | 11 | 2 |
| OPPONENTS TOTAL | 261 | 204 | 57 | 18 | 5 |
| Interception Statistics | |||||
| Player | Int | Yds | Yds/Int | Long | TD |
| Audie Cole | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 2 |
| Solomon Elimimian | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 30 | 2 |
| OPPONENTS TOTAL | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |