| Team: | Minnesota Vikings |
| Year: | 1994 |
| Record: | 10–6 |
| Division Place: | 1st NFC Central |
| Coach: | Dennis Green |
| Stadium: | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| Playoffs: | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Bears) 18–35 |
| Pro Bowlers: | WR Cris Carter LB Jack Del Rio G Randall McDaniel QB Warren Moon DT John Randle K Fuad Reveiz |
| Ap All-Pros: | WR Cris Carter (1st team) G Randall McDaniel (1st team) DT John Randle (1st team) K Fuad Reveiz (2nd team) |
| Uniform: | File:Vikings1994.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Vikings seasons |
The 1994 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 34th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Dennis Green. The team finished with a 10–6 record and reached the playoffs for a third straight season, but also failed to make it out of the wild-card round for the third year in a row, losing 35–18 to their division rival Chicago Bears.
| Additions | Subtractions | |
|---|---|---|
| T Chris Hinton (Falcons) | WR Anthony Carter (Lions) | |
| RB Amp Lee (49ers) | DE Chris Doleman (Falcons) | |
| QB Warren Moon (Oilers) | LB Fred Strickland (Packers) | |
| QB Jim McMahon (Cardinals) | ||
| RB Barry Word (Cardinals) | ||
| DT Brad Culpepper (Buccaneers) |
See main article: 1994 NFL draft.
| Pro Bowler |
| 1994 Minnesota Vikings Draft | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | Notes | ||
| Round | Selection | |||||
| 1 | 18 | Dewayne Washington | Cornerback | NC State | From Broncos | |
| 19 | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Todd Steussie | Offensive tackle | California | ||
| 2 | 40 | David Palmer | Wide receiver | Alabama | From Browns, via Eagles and Falcons | |
| 45 | Traded to the Atlanta Falcons | Compensatory pick | ||||
| 52 | Traded to the Los Angeles Raiders | |||||
| 55 | Fernando Smith | Defensive end | Jackson State | From Raiders | ||
| 3 | 88 | Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| 4 | 119 | Traded to the Houston Oilers | ||||
| 125 | Mike Wells | Defensive tackle | Iowa | From Raiders | ||
| 5 | 134 | Shelly Hammonds | Defensive back | Penn State | From Redskins | |
| 151 | Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| 6 | 179 | Andrew Jordan | Tight end | Western Carolina | From Broncos | |
| 180 | Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| 7 | 211 | Pete Bercich | Linebacker | Notre Dame | ||
| Tony Carter | Fullback | Minnesota | |
| Robert Griffith | Safety | San Diego State |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance[2] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 31 | L 9–17 | 0–1 | 59,062 | ||||
| 2 | August 7 | W 17–9 | 1–1 | 49,555 | American Bowl | |||
| 3 | August 13 | W 21–17 | 2–1 | 46,067 | ||||
| 4 | August 20 | L 19–30 | 2–2 | 45,797 | ||||
| 5 | August 26 | W 31–16 | 3–2 | Metrodome | 46,933 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4 | at Green Bay Packers | L 16–10 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 59,487 | |
| 2 | September 11 | Detroit Lions | W 10–3 | 1–1 | Metrodome | 57,349 | |
| 3 | September 18 | at Chicago Bears | W 42–14 | 2–1 | Soldier Field | 61,073 | |
| 4 | September 25 | Miami Dolphins | W 38–35 | 3–1 | Metrodome | 64,035 | |
| 5 | October 2 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 17–7 | 3–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 67,950 | |
| 6 | October 10 | at New York Giants | W 27–10 | 4–2 | Giants Stadium | 77,294 | |
| 7 | Bye | ||||||
| 8 | October 20 | Green Bay Packers | W 13–10 | 5–2 | Metrodome | 63,041 | |
| 9 | October 30 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 36–13 | 6–2 | Tampa Stadium | 42,110 | |
| 10 | November 6 | New Orleans Saints | W 21–20 | 7–2 | Metrodome | 57,564 | |
| 11 | November 13 | at New England Patriots | L 26–20 | 7–3 | Foxboro Stadium | 58,382 | |
| 12 | November 20 | New York Jets | L 31–21 | 7–4 | Metrodome | 60,687 | |
| 13 | November 27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20–17 | 7–5 | Metrodome | 47,259 | |
| 14 | December 1 | Chicago Bears | W 33–27 | 8–5 | Metrodome | 61,483 | |
| 15 | December 11 | at Buffalo Bills | W 21–17 | 9–5 | Rich Stadium | 66,501 | |
| 16 | December 17 | at Detroit Lions | L 41–19 | 9–6 | Silverdome | 73,881 | |
| 17 | December 26 | San Francisco 49ers | W 21–14 | 10–6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,326 | |
The Bears picked off Warren Moon twice while Steve Walsh threw two touchdowns, backs Raymont Harris and Lewis Tillman added rushing scores, and Kevin Miniefield ran back a Vikings fumble for a touchdown.
| width=150px style="" | Category | width=150px style="" | Player(s) | width=75px style="" | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 4,264 | ||||
| Passing touchdowns | 18 | ||||
| Rushing yards | 1,031 | ||||
| Rushing touchdowns | 8 | ||||
| Receptions | 122 * | ||||
| Receiving yards | 1,256 | ||||
| Receiving touchdowns | 7 | ||||
| Points | 132 | ||||
| Kickoff return yards | 807 | ||||
| Punt return yards | 193 | ||||
| Tackles | 128 | ||||
| Sacks | 13.5 | ||||
| Interceptions | 4 | ||||
| Forced fumbles | 3 |
| width=150px style="" | Category | width=100px style="" | Total yards | width=110px style="" | Yards per game | width=80px style="" | NFL rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing offense | 4,324 | 270.2 | 3rd | ||||
| Rushing offense | 1,524 | 95.2 | 20th | ||||
| Total offense | 5,848 | 365.5 | 3rd | ||||
| Passing defense | 3,652 | 228.2 | 21st | ||||
| Rushing defense | 1,090 | 68.1 | 1st | ||||
| Total defense | 4,742 | 296.4 | 5th |