Regular season 2006 Minnesota Vikings season

1 regular season

1.1 schedule
1.2 week 1: @ washington redskins
1.3 week 2: vs. carolina panthers
1.4 week 3: vs. chicago bears
1.5 week 4: @ buffalo bills
1.6 week 5: vs. detroit lions
1.7 week 7: @ seattle seahawks
1.8 week 8: vs. new england patriots
1.9 week 9: @ san francisco 49ers
1.10 week 10: vs. green bay packers
1.11 week 11: @ miami dolphins
1.12 week 12: vs. arizona cardinals
1.13 week 13: @ chicago bears
1.14 week 14: @ detroit lions
1.15 week 15: vs. new york jets
1.16 week 16: @ green bay packers
1.17 week 17: vs. st. louis rams
1.18 standings

regular season
schedule

week 1: @ washington redskins

the vikings start regular season on road against washington redskins on september 11, first game of monday night football doubleheader on opening weekend. vikes draw first blood rb chester taylor helped minnesota score on opening drive 4-yard td run however, during extra-point try, chris kluwe fumbled snap , instead tried go two-point conversion, failed. vikings lead cut in half later in quarter, redskins kicker john hall made 27-yard field goal. in second quarter, things starting grim vikings, rb clinton portis , kicker john hall provided redskins 5-yard td run , 27-yard field goal make score 13–6. vikings respond last-second field goal kicker ryan longwell (from 46 yards out) time ran out on first half. in third quarter, vikings respond qb brad johnson threw 20-yard td pass wr marcus robinson give minnesota 16–13 lead. however, redskins tie game on 22-yard field goal john hall. late in fourth quarter, longwell gave vikings 19–16 lead, kicked 31-yard field goal. during final minute of game, vikes held ground , hung on give brad childress first head coaching win, opposing kicker john hall missed 48-yard field goal.

week 2: vs. carolina panthers

in week 2 home-opener, vikings faced carolina panthers in low-scoring fight. vikings draw first blood 26-yard field goal kicker ryan longwell. in second quarter, carolina got field goal opposing kicker john kasay. vikings respond longwell field goal (a 22-yard fg), fell before halftime opposing rb deangelo williams getting 3-yard run panthers. vikings trailed bit further in third quarter, karney kicked 26-yard field goal. vikings started own comeback. in fourth quarter, longwell faked field goal try , threw 16-yard td pass fb richard owens tie game going overtime. in ot, longwell booted game-winning 19-yard field goal give minnesota win. first time in vikings history coach started 2–0 in first year.

week 3: vs. chicago bears

staying @ home, vikings played fierce nfc north fight chicago bears. in first quarter, minnesota got on board first kicker ryan longwell completing 31-yard field goal. bears tie game, kicker robbie gould completed 41-yard field goal. in second quarter, longwell give vikings small lead, nailed 26-yard field goal score of period. in third quarter, minnesota began trail, gould kicked 24-yard , 31-yard field goal give chicago small lead. in fourth quarter, vikings retook lead cb antoine winfield returned interception 7 yards touchdown. gould give bears 49-yard field goal, longwell answered 41-yard field goal vikings. vikings fell doom, chester taylor fumbled , bears qb rex grossman completed 24-yard td pass wr rashied davis, give vikings first loss of year. of first 5 games played bears in 2006 season, closest game. others have been decided @ least 26 points.

week 4: @ buffalo bills

hoping rebound last week s heart-breaking loss, vikings traveled ralph wilson stadium match-up buffalo bills. in first quarter, vikings drew first blood kicker ryan longwell nailed 37-yard field goal score of period. in second quarter, minnesota got tiny hole, bills rb willis mcgahee got 1-yard td run. longwell give vikings 49-yard field goal time ran out of first half, in third quarter, vikes found in bit of hole, buffalo qb j. p. losman connected wr peerless price on 8-yard td pass score of period. in fourth quarter, minnesota trailed further, bills kicker rian lindell got 28-yard field goal. vikings try , comeback, qb brad johnson completed 29-yard td pass wr marcus robinson. two-point conversion failed , during next drive, ran out of time. loss, vikings fell 2–2.

week 5: vs. detroit lions

after dropping 2 straight games, vikings came home nfc north fight detroit lions. vikings struck first 26-yard field goal points scored in first quarter. vikings wouldn t score again until 4th quarter. detroit got close napoleon harris got first interception of five-year career @ end of 1st. in second quarter, detroit quarterback jon kitna ran 8 yards score touchdown putting lions ahead 7–3. detroit s next drive result in field goal put them ahead 10–3. in 3rd quarter, detroit recover viking funble , go on score touchdown bring lead 17–3. in first minute of 4th quarter, viking s travis taylor scored touchdown after three-yard pass bring score 17–10. lion s next drive end in forced fumble when pat williams burst through line untouched, , jon kitna lost ball picked viking s ben leber , run in touchdown, point blocked leaving score @ 17–16. later, viking s scored 20-yard field goal take lead 19–17. detroit throw interception on fourth , ten e.j. henderson run 45 yards score touchdown bringing score 26–17 , vikings darren sharper got interception in last minute seal victory, bringing record 3–2.

week 7: @ seattle seahawks

coming off bye week, vikings flew qwest field , took on seattle seahawks. in first quarter, vikes drew first blood kicker ryan longwell nailing 33-yard field goal. afterwards, seahawks responded qb matt hasselbeck completing 72-yard td pass wr darrell jackson. in second quarter, seattle improved lead kicker josh brown kicking 42-yard field goal. minnesota responded qb brad johnson completing 40-yard td pass wr marcus robinson. in third quarter, vikings managed retake lead rb mewelde moore throwing 15-yard option pass te jermaine wiggins, while rb chester taylor ran 95 yards touchdown (the longest rushing td play in franchise history). in fourth quarter, seahawks have brown kick 26-yard field goal. vikes pulled away , won dt kevin williams recovering seattle fumble in endzone. win, minnesota improved 4–2.

week 8: vs. new england patriots

the vikes fell 4–3 loss @ home on monday night football new england patriots.

the pats, came out passing instead of bothering try challenging vikings rush defense, got out lead on opening drive qb tom brady hit wr reche caldwell 6-yard touchdown pass. kicker stephen gostkowski connected on 23-yard field goal in second quarter. brady threw second of turn out 4 touchdown passes, time te benjamin watson before halftime give pats 17–0 lead. vikes got on board rb mewelde moore returned punt 71 yards touchdown in third quarter. vikes muster brady threw final 2 touchdowns wr s troy brown , chad jackson respectively close out scoring.

week 9: @ san francisco 49ers

hoping rebound disappointing home loss patriots, vikings flew monster park week 9 clash san francisco 49ers. in first quarter, vikings draw blood, kicker ryan longwell completed 21-yard field goal score of period. in second quarter, 49ers 2 joe nedney field goals (a 25-yarder , 30-yarder) , take lead. after scoreless third quarter, nedney put game away san francisco nailed 51-yard field goal. yet disappointing loss, vikes fell 4–4.

week 10: vs. green bay packers

trying end two-game skid, vikings flew home nfc north fight green bay packers. in first quarter, vkings trailed packers kicker dave rayner nailed 20-yard field goal, while qb brett favre completed 5-yard td pass rb noah herron. in second quarter, vikes took lead qb brad johnson completed 40-yard td pass wr billy mcmullen. afterwards, mcmullen recovered fumble within packers end zone touchdown. however, green bay retook lead favre completing 82-yard td pass wr donald driver. in third quarter, rayner helped packers 24-yard field goal score of period. in fourth quarter, rayner boot 1 more field goal green bay, kicked 29-yard field goal. minnesota tried fight back, kicker ryan longwell nailing 34-yard field goal. third-straight loss, vikings fell 4–5.

week 11: @ miami dolphins

trying stop three-game skid, vikings flew dolphin stadium interconference fight miami dolphins. in first quarter, vikes struck first rb chester taylor getting 1-yard td run score of period. however, in second quarter, dolphins took lead kicker olindo mare getting 44-yard field goal, while qb joey harrington completed 11-yard td pass te justin peelle. in third quarter, minnesota tied game kicker ryan longwell nailing 35-yard field goal. afterwards, in fourth quarter, longwell kick 19-yard field goal vikings retake lead. however, miami s defense made huge stops on vikes, free safety renaldo hill returning fumble 48 yards touchdown, while de jason taylor returned interception 51 yards touchdown. response minnesota whip on final offensive play of game, taylor got 1-yard td run. fourth-straight loss, vikings fell 4–6.

week 12: vs. arizona cardinals

hoping end four-game skid, vikings returned home week 12 fight against arizona cardinals. game notable return of head coach dennis green, formerly coached vikings , works cardinals. right out of gate, vikes trailed cardinals rb j.j. arrington returned opening kickoff 99 yards touchdown. vikings respond rb chester taylor getting 1-yard td run. in second quarter, cards kicker neil rackers helped increase arizona s lead 21-yard , 50-yard field goal. afterwards, minnesota struck qb brad johnson completing 17-yard td pass wr marcus robinson. in third quarter, vikings took lead johnson completing 9-yard td pass rookie wr billy mcmullen, while kicker ryan longwell nailed 40-yard field goal. in fourth quarter, vikes managed put icing on game johnson completing 3-yard td pass fb jeff dugan. cardinals tried fight back, strong safety adrian wilson returning fumble 99 yards touchdown (with failed two-point conversion) , qb matt leinart completing 9-yard td pass wr anquan boldin. minnesota held on snap four-game losing streak. win, vikings improved 5–6.

week 13: @ chicago bears

trying build on win on cardinals, vikings flew soldier field nfc north rematch chicago bears. after scoreless first quarter, bears drew first blood in second quarter db devin hester returning punt 45 yards touchdown. afterwards, minnesota had kicker ryan longwell nail 23-yard field goal. in third quarter, longwell kick 30-yard field goal, close vikings got chicago in game, because after longwell s field goal, bears took on db ricky manning, jr. returning interception 54 yards touchdown, while rb cedric benson got 24-yard td run. time fourth quarter came around, qb brad johnson benched game, due throwing 4 interceptions. back-up qb brooks bollinger took over, fare better, got sacked in own end zone nt tank johnson safety. afterwards, vikings have successful drive of game rb ciatrick fason getting 4-yard td run. afterwards, bollinger left arm sprained during sack, rookie qb tarvaris jackson came in finish game. loss, minnesota fell 5–7.

week 14: @ detroit lions

after getting swept bears, vikings flew ford field nfc north rematch detroit lions. in first quarter, rb artose pinner (a former lion) helped minnesota gain lead 3-yard , 4-yard td run. in second quarter, qb brad johnson got 3-yard td run, yet followed failed 2-point conversion. detroit retaliate db jamar fletcher returning interception 88 yards touchdown, while kicker jason hanson kicked 53-yard field goal. in third quarter, vikes got 30-yard field goal kicker ryan longwell, yet detroit s hanson nailed 45-yard field goal. in fourth quarter, pinner helped wrap game 1-yard td run. though lions qb jon kitna complete 23-yard td pass rb kevin jones, minnesota held on sweep detroit. win, vikings improved 6–7.

week 15: vs. new york jets

following win on lions, vikings went home week 15 interconference fight new york jets. in first quarter, vikes took lead qb brad johnson completing 30-yard td pass wr travis taylor. however, jets struck rb cedric houston 6-yard td run. in second quarter, things got bad minnesota. first, new york got 25-yard field goal kicker mike nugent. then, qb chad pennington completed 21-yard td pass wr laveranues coles. afterwards, nugent kick 52-yard , 45-yard field goal. in third quarter, jets lead increased nugent s 20-yard field goal score of period. in fourth quarter, rookie qb tarvaris jackson came in completed 35-yard td pass rb mewelde moore. response purple people eaters. loss, vikings fell 6–8.

week 16: @ green bay packers

trying keep slim playoff hopes alive, vikings flew lambeau field nfc north rematch green bay packers in thursday night fight. game, minnesota gave rookie qb tarvaris jackson start. in first half, packers took lead kicker dave rayner nailed 38-yard field goal in first quarter , 44-yard field goal in second quarter. in third quarter, vikes took lead cb fred smoot returning interception 47 yards touchdown. in fourth quarter, rayner gave green bay win 44-yard field goal. loss, not did vikings fall 6–9, got eliminated nfc playoff race.

a huge cause minnesota s loss offense able 3 first downs entire game. also, keeping fact vikings penalized team in league season, committed 10 penalties loss of 68 yards.

week 17: vs. st. louis rams

trying end season on high note, vikings went home week 17 intraconference fight st. louis rams. in first quarter, minnesota trailed rams db ronald bartell returned interception 38 yards touchdown. also, kicker jeff wilkins helped st. louis 42-yard field goal. afterwards, vikings managed score qb tarvaris jackson getting 1-yard td run. however, in second quarter, things got worse vikes rams rb steven jackson got 4-yard td run , 10-yard td pass qb marc bulger. in third quarter, things continued worse minnesota wilkins kicked 53-yard field goal, while jackson got 2-yard td run. in fourth quarter, st. louis wrapped domination jackson 59-yard td run. afterwards, vikes got remaining points rb chester taylor getting 1-yard td run, while tarvaris jackson completed 3-yard td pass wr travis taylor. three-straight losses close out season, vikings finished @ 6–10.

standings