The 1994 season was the

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' 34th in the

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(NFL) and their third under head coach

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. 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

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Offseason

1994 draft

Notes:

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 13: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Standings

Postseason

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (#6) Chicago Bears

The Bears picked off

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twice while Steve Walsh threw two touchdowns, backs

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and Lewis Tillman added rushing scores, and Kevin Miniefield ran back a Vikings fumble for a touchdown.

Statistics

Team leaders

* Vikings single season record (tie).

League rankings

Awards and honors

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, Led NFL in receptions * Cris Carter, All-Pro selection * Cris Carter, Pro Bowl selection *

, Pro Bowl selection 1994 * Warren Moon, NFL leader, passing yards, (4,264)

Milestones

* Cris Carter, 100 reception season (Carter finished the season with 122 receptions) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 440 * Warren Moon, 3rd 4,000-yard passing season * Warren Moon, 5th 400-yard passing game (November 6) * Warren Moon, 6th 400-yard passing game (November 20)

References

External links

Vikings on Football Reference
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NFC Central championship seasons