1994 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coachDennis Green
Home fieldHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st NFC Central
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Bears) 18–35
Uniform

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.

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
T Chris Hinton (Falcons)WR Anthony Carter (Lions)
RB Amp Lee (49ers)DE Chris Doleman (Falcons)
QB Warren Moon (Oilers)LB Fred Strickland (Packers)

1994 Draft

Pro Bowler
1994 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Selection
118 Dewayne WashingtonCornerbackNorth Carolina Statefrom Broncos[a]
19 Todd SteussieOffensive tackleCalifornia
240 David PalmerWide receiverAlabamafrom Browns via Eagles and Falcons[b]
45 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons[b]Compensatory pick
52 Traded to the Los Angeles Raiders[c]
55 Fernando SmithDefensive endJackson Statefrom Raiders[c]
388 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers[d]
4119 Traded to the Houston Oilers[e]
125 Mike WellsDefensive tackleIowafrom Raiders[c]
5134 Shelly HammondsDefensive backPenn Statefrom Redskins[e]
151 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[f]
6179 Andrew JordanTight endWestern Carolinafrom Broncos[a]
180 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers[d]
7211 Pete BercichLinebackerNotre Dame
^[a] 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.
^[b] 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.
^[c] 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.
^[d] Minnesota traded their 3rd round selection (88th overall) and 6th round selection (180th overall) to Pittsburgh for TE Adrian Cooper.
^[e] Minnesota traded their 4th round selection (119th overall) and 1995 3rd round selection (89th overall) to Houston for QB Warren Moon.
^[e] Washington traded a conditional 5th round selection (134th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for QB Rich Gannon on August 20, 1993.
^[f] Minnesota traded their 5th round selection (151st overall) to Kansas City for RB Barry Word.

Undrafted free agents

1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Tony Carter Fullback Minnesota
Robert Griffith Safety San Diego State

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance[1]Notes
1July 31at Dallas CowboysL 9–170–1Texas Stadium59,062
2August 7Kansas City ChiefsW 17–91–1Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)49,555American Bowl
3August 13New Orleans SaintsW 21–172–1Metrodome46,067
4August 20at Seattle SeahawksL 19–302–2Husky Stadium45,797
5August 26Miami DolphinsW 31–163–2Metrodome46,933

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
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 (OT) 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 (OT) 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 (OT) 7–5 Metrodome 47,259
14 December 1 Chicago Bears W 33–27 (OT) 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

Game summaries

Week 13: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Buccaneers 7 7 03320
Vikings 0 9 08017

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Minnesota Vikings 10 6 0 .625 356 314 W1
(4) Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 382 287 W3
(5) Detroit Lions 9 7 0 .563 357 342 L1
(6) Chicago Bears 9 7 0 .563 271 307 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 10 0 .375 251 351 L1

Postseason

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (#6) Chicago Bears

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#6) Chicago Bears at (#3) Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 14 71435
Vikings 3 6 3618

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

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.

Statistics

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing yardsWarren Moon4,264
Passing touchdownsWarren Moon18
Rushing yardsTerry Allen1,031
Rushing touchdownsTerry Allen8
ReceptionsCris Carter122 *
Receiving yardsCris Carter1,256
Receiving touchdownsCris Carter7
PointsFuad Reveiz132
Kickoff return yardsQadry Ismail807
Punt return yardsDavid Palmer193
TacklesJack Del Rio128
SacksJohn Randle13.5
InterceptionsVencie Glenn
Anthony Parker		4
Forced fumblesJohn Randle3

* Vikings single season record (tie).

League rankings

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 28)
Passing offense4,324270.23rd
Rushing offense1,52495.220th
Total offense5,848365.53rd
Passing defense3,652228.221st
Rushing defense1,09068.11st
Total defense4,742296.45th

Staff

1994 Minnesota Vikings staff

Front office

  • Chairman of the board – John Skoglund
  • President/chief executive officer – Roger Headrick

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Steve Wetzel
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Mike Wolf

[2]

Roster

1994 Minnesota Vikings final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad

Awards and honors

  • Cris Carter, Led NFL in receptions
  • Cris Carter, All-Pro selection
  • Cris Carter, Pro Bowl selection
  • Warren Moon, Pro Bowl selection 1994
  • Warren Moon, NFL leader, passing yards, (4,264)

Milestones

  • Cris Carter, 100 reception season (Carter finished the season with 122 receptions) [3]
  • Warren Moon, 3rd 4,000-yard passing season
  • Warren Moon, 5th 400-yard passing game (November 6)
  • Warren Moon, 6th 400-yard passing game (November 20)

References

  1. ↑ "1994 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) – Pro Football Archives".
  2. ↑ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
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