Belt game 1,217 · December 21, 2002
Minnesota Vikings take the belt
Minnesota Vikings beat Miami Dolphins 20–17 at home to start reign 450 of the NFL belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Miami Dolphins had held it since December 15, 2002, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Minnesota Vikings held it for 309 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to New York Giants on October 26, 2003.
450Reign number
15Team's reign
7Defenses
309Days held
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 20-29 | 244 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 1-1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Anderson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Biekert | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Bromell | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Crockett | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Mixon | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kelly | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brewer | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Williams | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Rogers | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Epstein | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 15-21 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambers | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James McKnight | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Konrad | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy McMichael | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jed Weaver | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bowens | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Burnett | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Larry Chester | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Galyon | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Olindo Mare | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Zach Thomas | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dedric Ward | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Williams | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Shawn Wooden | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Tommy Hendricks | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arturo Freeman | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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