Minnesota team stats
2008 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:58:19 | 18:20 | 3:57:34 | 18:16 |
| Offensive plays | 851 | 65.5 | 873 | 67.2 |
| Total yards | 4,198 | 322.9 | 4,987 | 383.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 83–695 | — | 55–435 | — |
| First downs | 215 | 16.5 | 252 | 19.4 |
| Third down | 63–18234.6% | — | 69–17739.0% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–2060.0% | — | 6–1346.2% | — |
Passing
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 258–41562.2% | — | 245–41559.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,052 | 234.8 | 3,324 | 255.7 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.4 | — | 8.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 15 | — | 21 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 436 | 33.5 | 458 | 35.2 |
| Rushing yards | 1,350 | 103.8 | 1,863 | 143.3 |
| Yards per carry | 3.1 | — | 4.1 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 20 | — | 13 | — |
Turnovers
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 19 | 1.5 | 33 | 2.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 11 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 247 | — | 207 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 18 | — | 11 | — |
Returns
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 6 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 178 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 29.7 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 39 | — | 48 | — |
| Punt return yards | 179 | — | 228 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.6 | — | 4.8 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.