Английская Википедия:2003 Minnesota Vikings season
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The 2003 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 43rd in the National Football League (NFL). They finished second in the NFC North with a 9–7 record, behind the 10–6 Green Bay Packers, but missed the playoffs for a third straight year. Despite gaining 6,294 yards of offense over their 16 games, by far the most in the league, the team managed just 416 points, the sixth-most in the NFL. The Vikings won their first six games of the 2003 season, then lost their next four games, after which they alternated wins and losses for the remainder of the season. The Vikings were officially eliminated from postseason contention with a loss to the Arizona Cardinals on the last play of their final game.
Wide receiver Randy Moss led the NFL with 17 touchdown receptions, the third time in his career that he led the league in that category. After two seasons of inconsistency, rejuvenated quarterback Daunte Culpepper was voted to play in the second Pro Bowl of his career at the end of the season. Шаблон:TOClimit
Offseason
2003 draft
| Pro Bowler |
| colspan="6" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"|2003 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"|Overall | ||||
| 1 | 9 | Kevin Williams | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma State | in lieu of #7 (time expired)Шаблон:Ref |
| 2 | 40 | E. J. Henderson | Linebacker | Maryland | |
| 3 | 71 | Nate Burleson | Wide receiver | Nevada | |
| 4 | 105 | Onterrio Smith | Running back | Oregon | |
| 5 | 142 | Traded to the Cleveland BrownsШаблон:Ref | |||
| 6 | 180 | Eddie Johnson | Punter | Idaho State | |
| 190 | Mike Nattiel | Linebacker | Florida | from SaintsШаблон:Ref | |
| 7 | 221 | Keenan Howry | Wide receiver | Oregon | |
- Шаблон:Note While attempting to agree a trade, the Vikings' time elapsed, allowing the Jacksonville Jaguars to move up and select QB Byron Leftwich. The Carolina Panthers were also able to select OT Jordan Gross before the Vikings ultimately selected DT Kevin Williams.[1]
- Шаблон:Note The Vikings traded their fifth-round selection (142nd overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Cleveland's 2002 seventh-round selection and defensive lineman Stalin Colinet.
- Шаблон:Note The Vikings traded quarterback Todd Bouman to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for New Orleans' sixth-round selection (190th overall).
Preseason
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | NFL.com recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 14–16 | 0–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,370 | Recap |
| 2 | August 16 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 16–26 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,634 | Recap |
| 3 | August 22 | at Oakland Raiders | W 21–6 | 1–2 | Network Associates Coliseum | 37,411 | Recap |
| 4 | August 28 | Arizona Cardinals | L 27–31 | 1–3 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,473 | Recap |
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
Week 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: at Green Bay Packers
Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 3: at Detroit Lions
Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 8: vs. New York Giants
Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 10: at San Diego Chargers
Week 11: at Oakland Raiders
Week 12: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 13: at St. Louis Rams
Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 15: at Chicago Bears
Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 17: at Arizona Cardinals
Шаблон:Americanfootballbox Despite still having a chance to make the playoffs by winning the NFC North, the Vikings squandered a 17–6 fourth-quarter lead in the final two minutes and lost to the 3–12 Arizona Cardinals after Josh McCown threw a 28-yard pass to Nate Poole for the game-winning touchdown with no time left, and with the Packers' win over the Broncos, giving them the NFC North title, and ending the Vikings season.
Standings
Шаблон:2003 NFC North standings
Statistics
Team leaders
| width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Category | width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player(s) | width=75px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Value |
|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | Daunte Culpepper | 3,479 |
| Passing touchdowns | Daunte Culpepper | 25 |
| Rushing yards | Moe Williams | 745 |
| Rushing touchdowns | Moe Williams Onterrio Smith |
5 |
| Receiving yards | Randy Moss | 1,632 * |
| Receiving touchdowns | Randy Moss | 17 |
| Points | Randy Moss Aaron Elling |
102 |
| Kickoff return yards | Onterrio Smith | 588 |
| Punt return yards | Keenan Howry | 247 |
| Tackles | Brian Russell | 95 |
| Sacks | Kevin Williams | 10.5 |
| Interceptions | Brian Russell | 9 |
| Forced fumbles | Kenny Mixon | 4 |
* Vikings single season record
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 | 3,951 | 246.9 | 4th |
| Rushing offense | 2,343 | 146.4 | 4th |
| Total offense | 6,294 | 393.4 | 1st |
| Passing defense | 3,477 | 217.3 | 26th |
| Rushing defense | 1,879 | 117.4 | 17th |
| Total defense | 5,356 | 334.8 | 23rd |
Staff
Roster
References
Шаблон:Minnesota Vikings Шаблон:Minnesota Vikings seasons Шаблон:2003 NFL season by team
