RUSHING RECEIVING FANTASY
Rush Yards TD Rec Targets Yards TD Tot Pts Pts/Gm
2011 Stats 2 3 0 32 57 484 2 60.7 6.7
2010 Stats 0 0 0 17 42 280 2 40.0 6.7
2009 Stats 0 0 0 83 121 1312 8 179.2 11.2
2008 Stats 0 0 0 15 31 141 4 38.1 2.9
Overall Ranking
| 77 | '11 | '10 | '09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | -- | 6 | 16 |
| Targets | -- | 42 | 121 |
| Receptions | -- | 17 | 83 |
| Receiving Yards | -- | 280 | 1312 |
| 100 Yard Games | -- | 1 | 4 |
| Total TDs | -- | 2 | 8 |
Week 1 - Sep 09
SEA 16 @ ARI 20
Week 2 - Sep 16
DAL 7 @ SEA 27
Week 4 - Sep 24
GB 12 @ SEA 14
Week 5 - Oct 07
SEA 16 @ CAR 12
Week 6 - Oct 14
NE @ SEA
Week 7 - Oct 18
SEA @ SF
Week 8 - Oct 28
SEA @ DET
Week 9 - Nov 04
MIN @ SEA
Week 10 - Nov 11
NYJ @ SEA
Week 11 - Nov 18
bye
Week 12 - Nov 25
SEA @ MIA
Week 13 - Dec 02
SEA @ CHI
Week 1 - Sep 11
SEA 17 @ SF 33
Week 2 - Sep 18
SEA 0 @ PIT 24
Week 3 - Sep 25
ARI 10 @ SEA 13
Week 4 - Oct 02
ATL 30 @ SEA 28
Week 5 - Oct 09
SEA 36 @ NYG 25
Week 6 - Oct 16
bye
Week 7 - Oct 23
SEA 3 @ CLE 6
Week 8 - Oct 30
CIN 34 @ SEA 12
Week 9 - Nov 06
SEA 13 @ DAL 23
Week 10 - Nov 13
BAL 17 @ SEA 22
Week 11 - Nov 20
SEA 24 @ STL 7
Week 12 - Nov 27
WAS 23 @ SEA 17
Week 14 - Dec 12
STL 13 @ SEA 30
Week 15 - Dec 18
SEA 38 @ CHI 14
Week 16 - Dec 24
SF 19 @ SEA 17
Week 1 - Sep 12
SF 6 @ SEA 31
Week 2 - Sep 19
SEA 14 @ DEN 31
Week 3 - Sep 26
SD 20 @ SEA 27
Week 4 - Oct 03
SEA 3 @ STL 20
Week 5 - Oct 10
bye
Week 6 - Oct 17
SEA 23 @ CHI 20
Week 7 - Oct 24
ARI 10 @ SEA 22
Week 8 - Oct 31
SEA 3 @ OAK 33
Week 9 - Nov 07
NYG 41 @ SEA 7
Week 10 - Nov 14
SEA 36 @ ARI 18
Week 11 - Nov 21
SEA 19 @ NO 34
Week 12 - Nov 28
KC 42 @ SEA 24
Week 13 - Dec 05
BUF 14 @ MIN 38
5 receptions
105 rec yards
2 TDs
0 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 14 - Dec 12
SEA 21 @ SF 40
Week 15 - Dec 19
ATL 34 @ SEA 18
Week 16 - Dec 26
SEA 15 @ TB 38
Week 17 - Jan 02
STL 6 @ SEA 16
Week 1 - Sep 13
STL 0 @ SEA 28
Week 2 - Sep 20
SEA 10 @ SF 23
Week 3 - Sep 27
CHI 25 @ SEA 19
Week 4 - Oct 04
SEA 17 @ IND 34
Week 5 - Oct 11
JAC 0 @ SEA 41
Week 6 - Oct 18
BAL 31 @ MIN 33
6 receptions
176 rec yards
0 TDs
0 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 7 - Oct 25
bye
Week 8 - Nov 01
SEA 17 @ DAL 38
Week 9 - Nov 08
DET 20 @ SEA 32
Week 10 - Nov 15
DET 10 @ MIN 27
7 receptions
201 rec yards
0 TDs
0 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 11 - Nov 22
SEA 9 @ MIN 35
Week 12 - Nov 29
SEA 27 @ STL 17
Week 13 - Dec 06
SF 17 @ SEA 20
Week 14 - Dec 13
SEA 7 @ HOU 34
Week 15 - Dec 20
TB 24 @ SEA 7
Week 16 - Dec 27
SEA 10 @ GB 48
Week 17 - Jan 03
NYG 7 @ MIN 44
6 receptions
112 rec yards
2 TDs
0 rush yards
0 TDs
vitals
RUSHING RECEIVING FANTASY
Rush Yards TD Rec Targets Yards TD Tot Pts Pts/Gm
2011 Stats 2 3 0 32 57 484 2 60.7 6.7
2010 Stats 0 0 0 17 42 280 2 40.0 6.7
2009 Stats 0 0 0 83 121 1312 8 179.2 11.2
2008 Stats 0 0 0 15 31 141 4 38.1 2.9

What a difference a year makes… and a surefire Hall-of-Fame quarterback doesn’t hurt either we guess. You can’t take away the difference Brett Favre made on the Vikings in 2009, but Sidney Rice was set out to make his own differences well before Favre signed on with the team. Rice worked hard with Minnesota’s own 8-time Pro Bowler, WR Cris Carter, and current NFL star Larry Fitzgerald in the off-season leading up to 2009, and his efforts look to have paid huge dividends for this up-and-coming stud. The leap he made from the 2008 season to this past year was (maybe) only surpassed by Cowboys WR Miles Austin, but the surprise was not nearly as great. Sidney has always had the skills to be amongst the elite receivers in the game, and that’s exactly where his 2009 numbers landed him.

~ Set career bests in receptions (83), receiving yards (1,312), receiving TDs (8), yards/reception (15.8), yards/game (82.0), and yards from scrimmage (1,312)
~ Made his first career Pro Bowl team
Sidney Rice has the talent to be among the top fantasy guys in the league, but sometimes talent alone doesn’t quite do the trick. A lot will depend on which guy will be steering the Vikings ship in 2010. If Brett Favre comes back to play, which is about as sure a thing (for either sex) as Lindsay Lohan on a coke-binge, Rice should have no problem putting up the same type of numbers he put up in 2009. However, if the starting QB ends up being either Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels, all bets are off, and Sidney could be looking at low-end WR2/high-end WR3 numbers by the end of the year. We’re betting on the former.
~ To Favre or not to Favre, that is the question
~ AP might be leaned on more heavily this year with Chester Taylor leaving for Chicago
~ Was Sidney’s breakout merely a fluke, or does he have what it takes to stay among the elite?
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Sidney signed a four-year, $2.981 million contract in July of 2007 that contained $2.6 million guaranteed and a $1.316 million signing bonus. It's a contract year for Sid, so expect big things from the Vikings young star:
2010 - $550,000
2011 - Free Agent
Bernard Berrian is the handcuff for Rice this year with Percy Harvin likely moving into a more prominent role
Rice is having some serious issues with a lingering hip injury he sustained during the playoffs last year... which is now 7-8 months ago. He opted for rest and rehab over offseason surgery, which is looking like the wrong call seeing that he's currently on the PUP list. He swears he'll be ready for Week 1, but we'd monitor this situation as closely as you can