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D'Wayne Bates

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · WR

D'Wayne Bates recorded 37 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

28.7

rec yds/gm

-0.1

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

37

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to D'Wayne Bates's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2001
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 30, 2001

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

4 rec · 107 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 21, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2002

7 rec · 79 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2002
BUFFALOBILLS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 15, 2002

Buffalo Bills vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

3 rec · 68 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 20, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2002

6 rec · 86 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2002
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 17, 2002

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2002

2 rec · 40 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from D'Wayne Bates's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 107 receiving yards

Regular Season
2001
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 30, 2001

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

4 rec · 107 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 7 receptions

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 21, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2002

7 rec · 79 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 7, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2003

2 rec · 15 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 9 targets

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 8, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2002

5 rec · 71 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 29, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

5 rec · 75 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped D'Wayne Bates's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2003

01
CHIBATES—D'Wayne Bates
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

02
MINBATES—D'Wayne Bates
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons37 career games-2 career rushing yards80 career receptions1,061 career receiving yards6 career receiving touchdowns1 career solo tacklesDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 71Jersey: 850 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 17, 1999Most recent: Dec 28, 2003

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history