Enters his 5th season as the Vikings starter in 2004...Started 2nd Pro Bowl of his career following the 2003 season...Set Vikings record by completing 65.0% of his passes in 2003...Holds 2 of the top 3 single-season passer ratings in team history, 98.0 in 2000 and 96.4 in 2003...Signed 10-year contract extension on 5/9/03...Joins Tommy Kramer and Warren Moon as the only Vikings QBs with multiple 3,000-yard passing seasons...Set Vikings record by hitting 60% of his passes in 10 games in 2003...Has accounted for 116 career TDs (90 passing, 26 rushing)...Ranks 3rd in Vikings history with 57 career starts, trailing only Fran Tarkenton (171) and Tommy Kramer (110)...Ranks 3rd in Vikings history with 90 TD passes, trailing Fran Tarkenton (239) and Tommy Kramer (159)...Ranks 3rd in Vikings history with 13,381 yards passing, trailing Fran Tarkenton (33,098) and Tommy Kramer (25,775)...Ranks 3rd in Vikings history with 36 career pass plays of 40+ yards, trailing Fran Tarkenton (84) and Tommy Kramer (46)...Has completed 60% of his passes in 32 of his 57 career starts...In 2002 joined RB Moe Williams (11 TDs) to become only the 3rd tandem in NFL history to each run for 10+ TDs in a season, joining Green Bay's Paul Hornung (13) and Jim Taylor (11) in 1960 and Baltimore's Lydell Mitchell (11) and Don McCauley (10) in 1975...His 10 rushing TDs in 2002 were the 4th-most most by a QB in NFL history, trailing Steve Grogan's 12 in 1976 for New England, Tobin Rote's 11 in 1956 for Green Bay and Kordell Stewart's 11 for Pittsburgh in 1997...Became only the 3rd QB in NFL history to run for 5+ TDs in 3 consecutive seasons, joining Green Bay's Tobin Rote (1954-56) and Cleveland's Otto Graham (1953-55)...Set a Vikings record by connecting with Randy Moss for 40 career TDs, breaking the mark of 26 held by the Warren Moon-to-Cris Carter tandem...Has gone over the 100.0 mark in passer rating in 21 career games, holding an 17-4 record in those starts. His 21 games of 100+ points ranks 2nd behind only Fran Tarkenton's team record of 37...Has run for or passed or a TD in 48 of his 57 career starts...Enjoyed record-setting breakout season in 2000 that saw him earn the starting spot for the NFC in the Pro Bowl after not throwing an NFL pass as a rookie in 1999...Has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week 3 times in his career...Named to the 2000 All-Pro Team by USA Today...Named the 2000 NFL Quarterback of the Year by the National Quarterback Club...Won the ESPY Award from ESPN as the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year for 2000...Named to 2000 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC team...Led the NFC and tied for the NFL lead with 33 TD passes in 2000...Set numerous team records, including throwing for 3+ TDs in 7 games on the 2000 season, having a 60% or better completion percentage in 9 games on the season...In 2000 became only the 5th QB in NFL history to have 40 combined rushing and passing TDs in a season (33 passing, 7 rushing), joining Dan Marino, Steve Young, Kurt Warner and Brett Favre...Set a Vikings postseason record with a 120.7 QB rating in the Divisional Playoff game vs. New Orleans (1/6/01) as well as becoming the 1st Vikings QB to throw 2 passes of 50+ yards in a playoff game and only the 3rd QB in Vikings history to throw for 300+ yards in a playoff game...Has thrown for 300+ yards 12 times in his career, ranking 2nd behind only Tommy Kramer (19).

Vikings most sought-after free agency acquisition of the '04 offseason...Excellent pass defender who, despite his size, is also heralded as one of the best tacklers in the NFL...Signed with the Vikings on 3/8/04 after spending 5 season with the Buffalo Bills...Played under defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell in Buffalo from 1999-00 and alongside current Vikings teammate Ken Irvin in Buffalo from '99-01.