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2009: (with Baltimore) Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Started at center and helped protect QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete 18 passes for 195 yards, a 10.8 avg. against the Bengals.
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Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Started at center and was part of a line that helped pave the way for 125 team rushing yards and 1 TD against the Broncos...Also protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete a franchise-record-tying 80% of his passes (20 of 25) in the 30-7 victory.
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Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Started at center and helped protect QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to throw for a career-high 385 yards, including 2 TDs against the Vikings...Also helped open holes, allowing the Ravens to rush for 2 TDs and average 4.5 yards per carry.
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Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Started at center and helped pave the way for the Ravens to average 4.6 yards per carry against the Bengals.
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Game 4 at NE (10/4): Started at center (150th-career game) and helped the Ravens average 6.8 yards per rush (17 att. for 116 yards)...Also protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to attempt a career-high 47 passes (27 completions) for 264 yards and 2 TDs against the Patriots.
Started at center () and helped the Ravens average 6.8 yards per rush (17 att. for 116 yards)...Also protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to attempt a career-high 47 passes (27 completions) for 264 yards and 2 TDs against the Patriots.
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Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Started at center and helped protect Flacco, allowing him to complete 71.4% of his passes (25 of 35) for a career-high 342 yards and 1 TD in the 34-3 victory...The offense racked up 479 total yards against the Browns.
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Game 2 at SD (9/20): Started at center and helped protect Flacco, allowing him to post a 96.6 QB rating, throwing for 190 yards and 2 TDs in the 31-26 win...Also helped open holes, helping the Ravens to rush for 130 yards and 2 TDs against the Chargers.
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Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Started his 1st game as a Raven at center and helped set a Ravens’ franchise record with 501 total yards...Helped pave the way for 198 yards rushing and protected Flacco, allowing him to throw for 307 yards and career-high 3 TDs in the 38-24 win.
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2008: (with Minnesota) Started all 16 games for the 7th time, including the 3rd-consecutive year for the NFC North Division champions
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Also started in the Wild Card Playoff game vs. Phi. (1/4/09)
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Paced the Vikings to their 1st Division title since 2000
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Helped pave the way for Peterson to become the 1st Viking to lead the NFL in rushing with 1,760 yards, which set the Vikings’ single-season rushing record and set a Vikings record with 10 games over the 100-yard mark
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Protected QB Gus Frerotte, as he connected with WR Bernard Berrian for the longest scrimmage play in Vikings history and tied the longest in NFL history with a 99-yard pass in game 12 vs. Chi. (11/30)
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2007: (with Minnesota) Earned his 6th Pro Bowl berth as he started all 16 games for the 6th time in his career
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Paved the way for the Vikings running game to rank No. 1 in the NFL and the offense to rank 13th-overall, a 10-spot jump from 2006
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Key cog of the Vikings running game that set a team record with 2,634 yards on the ground and tied a team record with 8 games featuring a 100-yard rusher
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Paved the way for Adrian Peterson to set a new single-game NFL record with 296 rushing yards in game 8 vs. SD (11/4)
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2006: (with Minnesota) Named to his 5th Pro Bowl as he started all 16 games for the 5th time in his career
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Helped RB Chester Taylor rush for 1,216 yards, the 4th-best single-season performance in franchise history
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Paved the way for Taylor to rush for 100-plus yards 4 times during the season
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Part of a line that paved the way for RB Artose Pinner to post his 1st career 100-yard rushing day with 125 yards in game 13 at Det. (12/10) in his 1st start as a Viking
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Paved the way for Taylor to run for a team-record 95-yard TD in game 6 at Sea. (10/22)
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2005: (with Minnesota) Placed on Injured Reserve (8/30) due to hip and sports hernia injuries following training camp, forcing him to miss the entire season.
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2004: (with Minnesota) Earned his 4th berth in the Pro Bowl as he started 11 of the 12 games he played and both playoff contests
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Also named the Vikings Man of the Year for his work in the Twin Cities community
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Paved the way for the Vikings to rank 4th in the NFL in total offense, the 4th finish in the NFL’s top 5 in his 5 seasons as a starter
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Key element to the Vikings’ offense, setting a new team record for total net yards (6,339) and average yards per game (396.2)
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Provided time for QB Daunte Culpepper to enjoy the best season by a Vikings’ QB in team history, setting records for passing TDs (39), passing yards (4,717), completion percentage (69.2) and passer rating (110.9)
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Had consecutive games started streak snapped at 67 when he did not start game 4 at Hou. (10/10), but came off the bench to replace starter Cory Withrow at OT and helped the Vikings to the dramatic win on a 50-yard pass to Marcus Robinson
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Missed time during training camp and the opening 3 preseason games as he recovered from hernia surgery
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2003: (with Minnesota) Named as a starter in the Pro Bowl and 2nd-Team All-Pro by the Associated Press
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Started all 16 games, helping pave the way for the Vikings’ offense to rank No. 1 in the NFL for the 1st time in franchise history
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Helped the Vikings boast 4 players who rushed for 400-plus yards on the season
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2002: (with Minnesota) Started all 16 games as a key element of the Vikings, who led the NFL in rushing for the 1st time in franchise history with a team-record 2,507 rushing yards, breaking the old mark of 2,278 set in 1965
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Set a team record with 26 rushing TDs and set a new Vikings record by averaging 5.3 yards per carry
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Paved the way for Michael Bennett to run for 1,296 yards
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Helped Daunte Culpepper and Moe Williams to run for 10 and 11 TDs respectively, only the 3rd tandem in NFL history to rush for 10-plus TDs each in a season
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2001: (with Minnesota) Earned a berth in 2nd-straight Pro Bowl, starting all 16 games for the 2nd-consecutive season, and helped pave the way for rookie Michael Bennett to rush for 682 yards and average 4.0 yards per carry
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2000: (with Minnesota) Named to his 1st-career Pro Bowl and to the 2000 All-Madden Team
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Started all 16 games (his 1st-career starts) and helped the Vikings offense average 372.6 yards per game on the season
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Also opened holes, allowing RB Robert Smith to go over the 100-yard mark 8 times
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Helped Smith set a then-new Vikings single-season rushing record (1,521 yards) and set the team’s new career rushing record (6,818)
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Started his 1st-career NFL game in the season opener vs. Chicago (9/3), paving the way for Smith to run for 109 yards
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1999: (with Minnesota) Played in 15 regular season games and 1 playoff game both from scrimmage and on special teams, including playing in games with a fractured thumb (broke it in game 7 vs. SF - 10/24)
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1998: (with Minnesota) Played in 7 regular season and 1 postseason contest as a rookie
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Replaced injured Everett Lindsay at RT in the season finale at Ten. (12/26) and played rest of game
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Saw his 1st-career NFL action at RG in game 8 at TB (11/1) when David Dixon left the game with a shoulder injury.
