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A look at how Vikings' opponents have fared when throwing to their tight ends.
Date, Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD
Sept. 8 at Green Bay (L, 24-19) 4 17 4.3 7 0
Leading tight end: Donald Lee 3 10 3.3 6 0
Sept. 14 vs. Indianapolis (L, 18-15) 5 29 5.8 13 0
Leading tight end: Tom Santi 5 29 5.8 13 0
Sept. 21 vs. Carolina (W, 20-10) 5 40 8.0 14 0
Leading tight end: Jeff King 3 22 7.3 10 0
Sept. 28 at Tennessee (L, 30-17) 3 17 5.7 9 0
Leading tight end: Bo Scaife 3 17 5.7 9 0
Oct. 6 at New Orleans (W, 30-27) 7 100 14.3 41 0
Leading tight end: Billy Miller 4 61 15.3 41 0
Oct. 12 vs. Detroit (W, 12-10) 3 27 9.0 17 0
Leading tight end: Michael Gaines 2 24 12.0 17 0
Oct. 19 at Chicago (L, 48-41) 9 133 14.8 35 1
Leading tight end: Greg Olsen* 6 74 12.3 19 1
Nov. 2 vs. Houston (W, 28-21) 12 146 12.2 21 0
Leading tight end: Owen Daniels* 11 133 12.1 21 0
Nov. 9 vs. Green Bay (W, 28-27) 2 19 9.5 13 0
Leading tight end: Tory Humphrey 1 13 13.0 13 0
Nov. 16 at Tampa Bay (L, 19-13) 7 88 12.6 31 0
Leading tight end: Jerramy Stevens* 6 84 14.0 31 0
Nov. 23 at Jacksonville (W, 30-12) 6 69 11.5 23 0
Leading tight end: Mercedes Lewis 4 41 10.3 21 0
* Led team in receiving
LEADING BIG MEN
The NFC's top five leading receivers among tight ends:
Overall rank, player Rec. Yds. Avg. Long TD
4, Chris Cooley, Wash. 60 630 10.5 28 1
10t, Jason Witten, Dallas 49 549 12.1 42 2
26t, Jeremy Shockey, N.O. 35 319 9.1 26 0
33t, Greg Olsen, Chicago 33 391 11.8 52 2
35t, Billy Miller, N.O. 32 424 13.3 41 1
35t, John Carlson, Sea. 32 351 11.0 25 3
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| Date/Opponent | Time | W | L | Score |
| Sep 13 - at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | 1 | 0 | 34-20 |
| Sep 20 - at Detroit | 12:00 PM | 2 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Sep 27 - vs. San Francisco | 12:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 27-24 |
| Oct 5 - vs. Green Bay | 7:30 PM | 4 | 0 | 30-23 |
| Oct 11 - at St. Louis | 12:00 PM | 5 | 0 | 38-10 |
| Oct 18 - vs. Baltimore | 12:00 PM | 6 | 0 | 33-31 |
| Oct 25 - at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | 6 | 1 | 17-27 |
| Nov 1 - at Green Bay | 3:15 PM | 7 | 1 | 38-26 |
| Open | ||||
| Nov 15 - vs. Detroit | 12:00 PM | 8 | 1 | 27-10 |
| Nov 22 - vs. Seattle | 12:00 PM | 9 | 1 | 35-9 |
| Nov 29 - vs. Chicago | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 6 - at Arizona | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 13 - vs. Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | |||
| Dec 20 - at Carolina | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 28 - at Chicago | 7:30 PM | |||
| Jan 3 - vs. NY Giants | 12:00 PM |
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