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Daunte Culpepper

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Detroit Lions · QB

Daunte Culpepper recorded 105 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

230.0

pass yds/gm

25.3

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

105

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Daunte Culpepper's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 9, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2005

284 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 10, 2004

Minnesota Vikings vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2004

396 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 15, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

312 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 17, 2004

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2004

425 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
2004
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 12, 2004

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 12, 2004

242 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Daunte Culpepper's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 425 passing yards · 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 17, 2004

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2004

425 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 37 completions

Regular Season
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 20, 2004

Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2004

343 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 3 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2004
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 26, 2004

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2004

360 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 83 rushing yards

Regular Season
2001
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 14, 2001

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

244 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Daunte Culpepper's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINCULPEPPER11Daunte Culpepper
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

02
MINCULPEPPER11Daunte Culpepper
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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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
MIACULPEPPER8Daunte Culpepper
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

04
LVCULPEPPER8Daunte Culpepper
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

05
DETCULPEPPER11Daunte Culpepper
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

06
DETCULPEPPER11Daunte Culpepper
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing yards leader · 2004Pro Bowl selection · 2000, 2003, 2004NFL passing touchdowns leader · 200011 NFL seasons105 career games24,154 career passing yards149 career passing touchdowns2,652 career rushing yards34 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions13 career solo tacklesDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 11Jersey: 114 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 24, 1999Most recent: Jan 3, 2010

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