NFL team season
The 1992 season was the Minnesota Vikings ' 32nd in the National Football League (NFL). They finished with an 11–5 record to claim the NFC Central division title and returned to the playoffs after a two-year absence. They met the Washington Redskins in the wildcard round, the teams' first playoff meeting since victory for the Redskins in the 1987 NFC Championship game; the Redskins won again this time, 24–7.
Minnesota's starting quarterbacks were Rich Gannon , who went 8–4 in 12 starts, and Sean Salisbury , who won three of his four starts. The team's leading rusher was Terry Allen , who ran for 1,201 yards. Receivers Cris Carter and Anthony Carter led the team with 681 and 580 receiving yards, respectively.[1]
Offseason [ edit ] On January 10, 1992, Dennis Green was named the fifth head coach in franchise history.[2]
1992 Draft [ edit ] ^[a] These picks were involved in the Herschel Walker trade on October 12, 1989. ^[b] Seattle traded their 2nd round selection (39th overall – Robert Harris ) and a 1993 3rd round selection (57th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for DT Keith Millard on April 25, 1992. ^[c] Tampa Bay traded their 9th round selection (227th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for LB Jimmy Williams . Undrafted free agents [ edit ] 1992 Minnesota Vikings staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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1992 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 47 active, 12 inactive, 2 practice squad
Preseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 at Green Bay Packers W 23–20 (OT) 1–0 Lambeau Field 58,617 2 September 13 at Detroit Lions L 31–17 1–1 Silverdome 57,519 3 September 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 26–20 2–1 Metrodome 48,113 4 September 27 at Cincinnati Bengals W 42–7 3–1 Riverfront Stadium 53,847 5 October 4 Chicago Bears W 21–20 4–1 Metrodome 60,992 6 Bye 7 October 15 Detroit Lions W 31–14 5–1 Metrodome 52,816 8 October 25 Washington Redskins L 15–13 5–2 Metrodome 59,098 9 November 2 at Chicago Bears W 38–10 6–2 Soldier Field 61,257 10 November 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–7 7–2 Tampa Stadium 49,095 11 November 15 Houston Oilers L 17–13 7–3 Metrodome 56,726 12 November 22 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 8–3 Metrodome 53,323 13 November 29 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–17 9–3 Anaheim Stadium 54,831 14 December 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 28–17 9–4 Veterans Stadium 65,280 15 December 13 San Francisco 49ers L 20–17 9–5 Metrodome 60,685 16 December 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 6–3 10–5 Three Rivers Stadium 53,613 17 December 27 Green Bay Packers W 27–7 11–5 Metrodome 61,461
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings [ edit ] Postseason [ edit ] Game summaries [ edit ] NFC Wild Card Round: vs (#6) Washington Redskins [ edit ] Game information First quarter
MIN – Terry Allen 1-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 10:05. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:55. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 44-yard field goal, 0:53. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:29. Second quarter
WAS – Earnest Byner 3-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 9:23. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:42. WAS – Brian Mitchell 8-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 1:56. Redskins 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:07. Third quarter
WAS – Gary Clark 24-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 0:17. Redskins 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 6:12. Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Statistics [ edit ] Team leaders [ edit ] League rankings [ edit ] Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank(out of 28) Passing offense 2,869 179.3 18th Rushing offense 2,030 126.9 7th Total offense 4,899 306.2 11th Passing defense 2,782 173.9 7th Rushing defense 1,733 108.3 14th Total defense 4,515 282.2 8th
Awards and records [ edit ] Audrey MacMillan, NFL leader, interceptions (8) References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (1) Retired numbers Current league affiliations