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Ed McDaniel

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · OLB

Ed McDaniel recorded 46 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

5.6

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

46

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ed McDaniel's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 24, 1999

San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1999

12 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 16, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 3, 2000

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 3, 2000

12 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2000
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 14, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 6, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ed McDaniel's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 12 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 3, 2000

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 3, 2000

12 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 24, 1999

San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1999

12 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2000
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 23, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2000

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 9, 2001

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

5 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2001
NEW YORKGIANTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 19, 2001

New York Giants vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2001

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ed McDaniel's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINMCDANIEL—Ed McDaniel
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
MINMCDANIEL—Ed McDaniel
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

Pro Bowl selection · 199810 NFL seasons46 career games185 career solo tackles5 career sacksJersey: 584 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Dec 23, 2001

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