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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
[3]
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