2006 · Week 1
Minnesota Vikings at Washington Commanders
Sep 11, 2006 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings edged Washington Commanders 19–16. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Vikings had just a 37% chance going in. Vikings improve to 1-0; Commanders fall to 0-1. Brad Johnson led the way with 223 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| MIN | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 13 |
| 309 | Total yards | 266 |
| 223 | Passing yards | 163 |
| 86 | Rushing yards | 103 |
| 16/30 | Comp / Att | 17/28 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 16/30 | 223 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Chester Taylor | 31 | 88 | 1 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 17/28 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Santana Moss | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Clinton Portis | 10 | 39 | 1 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ladell Betts | 8 | 22 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santana Moss | 3 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| Clinton Portis | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ladell Betts | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |