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Daunte Culpepper

QB (retired)

Daunte Culpepper: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

11-year career (1999-2009). 25,134 passing yards, 157 TDs, plus 2,792 rush yards + 35 rush TDs — among the best dual-threat QB lines pre-Cam.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Pass yards	25,134
Pass TDs	157
INTs	111
Rush yards	2,792
Rush TDs	35

Peak 2000-2004 in MIN: 4 of 5 years over 3,800 yards. The 2004 season may be the best Moss-fueled QB year ever.

Trend

Culpepper season-by-season

Year	Tm	Yds	TDs	INTs
2000	MIN	4,317	36	19
2002	MIN	3,853	18	23
2003	MIN	3,479	25	11
2004	MIN	5,317	44	13
2005	MIN	1,564	6	12

Culpepper passing yards by year

Season	Yards
2000	4317
2002	3853
2003	3479
2004	5317
2005	1564

His 2004 season: 39 TD passes + 5,123 yards before Week 17. The Moss-Culpepper duo was peak NFL chaos.

Rare

Culpepper 2004 historic context

Stat	2004 value
Pass yards	5,317 (NFL #2)
Pass TDs	44 (NFL #2)
Comp %	69.2%
Rating	110.9
Rush TDs	3

His career fell off a cliff at age 28. The Halloween 2005 knee injury ended a likely HOF trajectory.

Anomaly

Pre-injury vs post-injury Culpepper

Phase	Yds/yr	TDs/yr
2000-04 (pre-injury)	~3,816	27.4
2005-09 (post-injury)	~1,111	4.0

With Randy Moss (2000-04): 142 TD/76 INT in 78 games. Without Moss: 15 TD/35 INT in 36 games.

Split

Culpepper with vs without Moss

Phase	TDs	INTs
With Moss (MIN 2000-04)	142	76
Without Moss (post-2004)	15	35

His 2004 5,317 yards stood as the 4th-most ever at the time and held the MIN franchise record for 25+ years.

Comparison

5,000-yard QB seasons before 2010

Player	Year	Yds
Dan Marino	1984	5,084
Drew Brees	2008	5,069
Daunte Culpepper	2004	5,317
Kurt Warner	2001	5,623

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