Английская Википедия:1996 Minnesota Vikings season

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The 1996 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 36th in the National Football League (NFL). Under head coach Dennis Green, they finished with a 9–7 record and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1994, starting a run of five consecutive playoff appearances.

They started the season with five wins in their first six games, before losing their next four. Starting quarterback Warren Moon suffered a broken collarbone during the season and missed the final six games, allowing fifth-year backup Brad Johnson to take his place. With Johnson under center, the Vikings won four of their remaining five games, including divisional victories on the road against the Detroit Lions and at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Those wins proved pivotal in the Vikings qualification for the playoffs, as their superior intra-conference record (8–4) over the Washington Redskins rendered Minnesota's week 17 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers irrelevant, despite the Redskins defeating the defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys. The Vikings entered the playoffs as the number 6 seed in the NFC, pitting them against the Cowboys in the wildcard round. The Cowboys put up 30 unanswered points in the first half and ultimately won the game 40–15, making it the fourth time in five seasons that the Vikings' season ended in the wildcard round.

For the season, the Vikings sported new uniforms, adding the team's logo to both sleeves of the jersey as well as adding yellow number and yellow name outlines. These uniforms would remain in use with the Minnesota Vikings until 2005.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
T Scott Dill (Buccaneers)	DE Roy Barker (49ers)
DE Robert Goff (Saints)	T Rick Cunningham (Raiders)
LB Dixon Edwards (Cowboys)	TE Adrian Cooper (49ers)
TE David Frisch (Patriots)	LB Jack Del Rio (Dolphins)
DB Anthony Prior (Jets)	S Charles Mincy (Buccaneers)
T Ariel Solomon (Steelers)
LB Darryl Talley (Falcons)

1996 Draft

colspan="6" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | 1996 Minnesota Vikings Draft
colspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Draft order	rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player name	rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Position	rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| College	rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Notes
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Round	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Selection
1	16	Duane Clemons	Linebacker	California
2	45	James Manley	Defensive tackle	Vanderbilt
3	75	Moe Williams	Running back	Kentucky
4	97	Hunter Goodwin	Tight end	Texas A&M	from CardinalsШаблон:Ref
	112	Traded to the Arizona CardinalsШаблон:Ref
5	137	Traded to the Arizona CardinalsШаблон:Ref			from GiantsШаблон:Ref
	148	Sean Boyd	Defensive back	North Carolina
6	182	Traded to the New York GiantsШаблон:Ref
7	223	Jon Merrill	Offensive tackle	Duke

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded their fourth-round selection and the fifth-round selection they received from the New York Giants (112th and 137th overall) to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for Arizona's fourth-round selection (97th overall).

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded their sixth-round selection and safety Vencie Glenn to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' fifth-round selection (137th overall) and 1995 sixth-round selection (189th overall).

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 3	San Diego Chargers	W 23–20 Шаблон:Small	1–0	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	34,367
2	August 8	Buffalo Bills	L 12–35	1–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	36,297
3	August 19	at Miami Dolphins	L 17–24	1–2	Joe Robbie Stadium	55,598
4	August 23	at New Orleans Saints	L 13–16	1–3	Louisiana Superdome	35,728

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 1	Detroit Lions	W 17–13	1–0	Metrodome	52,972
2	September 8	at Atlanta Falcons	W 23–17	2–0	Georgia Dome	42,688
3	September 15	at Chicago Bears	W 20–14	3–0	Soldier Field	61,301
4	September 22	Green Bay Packers	W 30–21	4–0	Metrodome	64,168
5	September 29	at New York Giants	L 15–10	4–1	Giants Stadium	70,970
6	October 6	Carolina Panthers	W 14–12	5–1	Metrodome	60,894
7	October 13	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24–13	5–2	Houlihan's Stadium	32,175
8	Bye
9	October 28	Chicago Bears	L 15–13	5–3	Metrodome	58,143
10	November 3	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–6	5–4	Metrodome	59,552
11	November 10	at Seattle Seahawks	L 42–23	5–5	Kingdome	50,794
12	November 17	at Oakland Raiders	W 16–13 Шаблон:Small	6–5	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	41,183
13	November 24	Denver Broncos	L 21–17	6–6	Metrodome	59,142
14	December 1	Arizona Cardinals	W 41–17	7–6	Metrodome	45,767
15	December 8	at Detroit Lions	W 24–22	8–6	Silverdome	46,043
16	December 15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21–10	9–6	Metrodome	49,202
17	December 22	at Green Bay Packers	L 38–10	9–7	Lambeau Field	59,306

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Wildcard	December 28	at Dallas Cowboys	L 40–15	Texas Stadium	64,682

Statistics

Team leaders

width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Category	width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player(s)	width=75px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Value
Passing yards	Brad Johnson	2,258
Passing touchdowns	Brad Johnson	17
Rushing yards	Robert Smith	692
Rushing touchdowns	Leroy Hoard Robert Smith	3
Receiving yards	Jake Reed	1,320
Receiving touchdowns	Cris Carter	10
Points	Scott Sisson	96
Kickoff return yards	Qadry Ismail	527
Punt return yards	David Palmer	216
Tackles	Jeff Brady	101
Sacks	John Randle	11.5
Interceptions	Orlando Thomas	5
Forced fumbles	John Randle	4

League rankings

width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Category	width=100px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Total yards	width=110px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Yards per game	width=80px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| NFL rank Шаблон:Small
Passing offense	3,658	228.6	8th
Rushing offense	1,546	96.6	24th
Total offense	5,204	325.2	12th
Passing defense	3,121	195.1	9th
Rushing defense	1,966	122.9	24th
Total defense	5,087	317.9	16th