The Minnesota Vikings is an American football franchise based in Minneapolis. The team was established in 1961 and is part of the National Football League's NFC North division. Since then, the team has taken part in the NFL playoffs 29 times, reaching four Super Bowls in 1970, 1974, 1975 and 1977.
This list encompasses the major records set by the team, its coaches and its players. The players section of this page lists the individual records for passing, rushing and receiving, as well as selected defensive records. The team has had three full-time home stadiums since its establishment – Metropolitan Stadium, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, and U.S. Bank Stadium; attendance records, both home and away, are included on this page.
All-time series
| Team |
W | L | T | Win% | Points scored | Points allowed |
W | L | Win% | Points scored | Points allowed |
| Regular season |
Playoffs |
| Arizona |
14 | 11 | 0 | 0.560 | 595 | 559 |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 71 | 35 |
| Atlanta |
18 | 10 | 0 | 0.643 | 657 | 461 |
1 | 1 | 0.500 | 57 | 54 |
| Baltimore |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 147 | 153 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Buffalo |
8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 320 | 249 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Carolina |
8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 260 | 285 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Chicago |
60 | 51 | 2 | 0.540 | 2,384 | 2,181 |
0 | 1 | 0.000 | 18 | 35 |
| Cincinnati |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0.538 | 287 | 243 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Cleveland |
11 | 4 | 0 | 0.733 | 410 | 240 |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 7 |
| Dallas |
11 | 12 | 0 | 0.478 | 549 | 532 |
3 | 4 | 0.429 | 135 | 123 |
| Denver |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | 305 | 316 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Detroit |
72 | 39 | 2 | 0.646 | 2,432 | 2,099 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Green Bay |
52 | 59 | 3 | 0.469 | 2,218 | 2,488 |
1 | 1 | 0.500 | 41 | 41 |
| Houston |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 116 | 68 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Indianapolis |
7 | 16 | 1 | 0.313 | 488 | 619 |
0 | 1 | 0.000 | 14 | 24 |
| Jacksonville |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 161 | 110 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Kansas City |
5 | 6 | 0 | 0.455 | 241 | 186 |
0 | 1 | 0.000 | 7 | 23 |
| LA Chargers |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0.500 | 279 | 300 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| LA Rams |
22 | 15 | 2 | 0.577 | 899 | 858 |
5 | 2 | 0.714 | 150 | 150 |
| Miami |
4 | 7 | 0 | 0.364 | 212 | 230 |
0 | 1 | 0.000 | 7 | 24 |
| New England |
4 | 8 | 0 | 0.333 | 244 | 260 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| New Orleans |
19 | 10 | 0 | 0.655 | 732 | 531 |
3 | 1 | 0.750 | 135 | 81 |
| NY Giants |
15 | 10 | 0 | 0.600 | 602 | 459 |
1 | 2 | 0.333 | 33 | 80 |
| NY Jets |
2 | 8 | 0 | 0.200 | 172 | 250 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Oakland |
5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 280 | 335 |
0 | 1 | 0.000 | 14 | 32 |
| Philadelphia |
14 | 10 | 0 | 0.583 | 556 | 528 |
0 | 4 | 0.000 | 51 | 122 |
| Pittsburgh |
9 | 8 | 0 | 0.529 | 389 | 336 |
0 | 1 | 0.000 | 6 | 16 |
| San Francisco |
22 | 19 | 1 | 0.536 | 929 | 941 |
1 | 4 | 0.200 | 94 | 154 |
| Seattle |
5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 324 | 374 |
0 | 1 | 0.000 | 9 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay |
33 | 22 | 0 | 0.600 | 1,183 | 1,000 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tennessee |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0.692 | 345 | 204 |
0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Washington |
11 | 10 | 0 | 0.524 | 538 | 481 |
2 | 3 | 0.400 | 86 | 102 |
| Totals |
472 | 392 | 11 | 0.546 | 19,264 | 17,897 |
20 | 29 | 0.408 | 955 | 1,113 |
Last updated: As of week 5 of the 2018 NFL season[1]
Team records
Firsts
- First home game: Chicago Bears 13–37 Minnesota Vikings, September 17, 1961
- First road game: Minnesota Vikings 7–21 Dallas Cowboys, September 24, 1961
- First postseason game: Minnesota Vikings 14–24 Baltimore Colts, Divisional Round, December 22, 1968
- First postseason win: Los Angeles Rams 20–23 Minnesota Vikings, Divisional Round, December 27, 1969
- First Super Bowl: Minnesota Vikings 7–23 Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl IV, January 11, 1970
- First game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome: Seattle Seahawks 3–7 Minnesota Vikings, August 21, 1982
- First regular season game at the Metrodome: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10–17 Minnesota Vikings, September 12, 1982
- First game at U.S. Bank Stadium: San Diego Chargers 10–23 Minnesota Vikings, August 28, 2016
- First regular season game at U.S. Bank Stadium: Green Bay Packers 14–17 Minnesota Vikings, September 18, 2016
Biggest results
- Largest margin of victory (home): 48, Cleveland Browns 3–51 Minnesota Vikings, November 9, 1969
- Largest margin of victory (road): 40, Minnesota Vikings 43–3 Dallas Cowboys, November 13, 1988
- Largest margin of defeat (home): 35, Philadelphia Eagles 42–7 Minnesota Vikings, September 14, 1980
- Largest margin of defeat (road): 44, Minnesota Vikings 7–51 San Francisco 49ers, December 8, 1984
- Most points scored in a game: 54, Dallas Cowboys 13–54 Minnesota Vikings, October 18, 1970
- Most points allowed in a game: 56, St. Louis Cardinals 56–14 Minnesota Vikings, October 6, 1963
- Most points in a game (both teams): 89, Minnesota Vikings 41–48 Chicago Bears, October 19, 2008
Wins/losses in a season
- Most games won in a season (regular season): 15, 1998
- Most games won in a season (including postseason): 16, 1998
- Most games lost in a season: 13
Streaks
- Most consecutive games won (regular season): 13, 1974–1975
- Most consecutive games won (including postseason): 12, 1969
- Most consecutive home games won: 15, 1974–1976
- Most consecutive road games won: 7
- Most consecutive games lost: 8, 2001–2002
- Most consecutive home games lost: 5
- Most consecutive road games lost: 16, 2000–2002
- Most consecutive games scoring: 260, 1991–2007
- Most consecutive games with a touchdown: 97, 1995–2001
- Most consecutive games with a field goal: 31, 1968–1970
Points
- Most points scored in a season: 556, 1998
- Fewest points scored in a season: 187, 1982 (season reduced to 9 games)
- Fewest points scored in a 16-game season: 259, 1979
- Most points allowed in a season: 484, 1984
- Fewest points allowed in a season: 133, 1969
- Fewest points allowed in a 16-game season: 233, 1988
Touchdowns
- Most touchdowns scored in a season: 64, 1998
- Fewest touchdowns scored in a season: 23, 1982 (season reduced to 9 games)
- Fewest touchdowns scored in a 16-game season: 28, 1993
- Most touchdowns allowed in a season: 59, 1984
- Fewest touchdowns allowed in a season: 14
- Most touchdowns scored in a game: 7
- Most touchdowns allowed in a game: 8, vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 6, 1963
- Most touchdowns in a game (both teams): 12, at Chicago Bears, December 17, 1961
Field goals
- Most field goals made in a season: 35
- Most field goals made by opponents in a season: 34, 2006
- Fewest field goals made in a season: 8
- Most field goals made in a game: 7, vs. Los Angeles Rams, November 5, 1989
- Most field goals made by an opponent in a game: 6
- vs. Detroit Lions, November 13, 1966
- at Detroit Lions, October 17, 1999
Attendances
- Largest home attendance (regular season): 66,860, vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 1, 2016[2][3]
- Largest home attendance (postseason): 66,612, vs. New Orleans Saints, NFC Divisional Playoff Game, January 14, 2018[3]
- Largest road attendance (regular season): 90,608, at Washington Redskins, September 11, 2006[3]
- Largest road attendance (postseason): 103,438, vs. Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XI, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, January 9, 1977[3]
- Largest total home attendance in a season: 534,289, 2016 (8 games)
- Smallest home attendance (regular season): 13,911, vs. Green Bay Packers, October 4, 1987[3]
- Smallest home attendance (postseason): 44,626, vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Divisional Round, December 21, 1974[3]
- Smallest home attendance at the Metrodome (postseason): 57,353, vs. Washington Redskins, Wildcard Round, January 2, 1993[3]
- Smallest road attendance (regular season): 12,992, at Dallas Cowboys, September 24, 1961[3]
- Smallest road attendance (postseason): 54,593, at Washington Redskins, Divisional Round, January 15, 1983[3]
Individual records
- Note: Bold indicates the record is still active as of week 5 of the 2018 NFL season.
Most career rushing yards
| Rank |
Player |
Total yards |
| 1 |
Adrian Peterson |
11,747 |
| 2 |
Robert Smith |
6,818 |
| 3 |
Chuck Foreman |
5,879 |
| 4 |
Bill Brown |
5,757 |
| 5 |
Ted Brown |
4,546 |
| 6 |
Dave Osborn |
4,320 |
| 7 |
Darrin Nelson |
4,231 |
| 8 |
Tommy Mason |
3,252 |
| 9 |
Michael Bennett |
3,174 |
| 10 |
Chester Taylor |
2,797 |
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Most career rushing touchdowns
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Most career passing yards
| Rank |
Player |
Total yards |
| 1 |
Fran Tarkenton |
33,098 |
| 2 |
Tommy Kramer |
24,775 |
| 3 |
Daunte Culpepper |
20,162 |
| 4 |
Wade Wilson |
12,135 |
| 5 |
Brad Johnson |
11,098 |
| 6 |
Warren Moon |
10,102 |
| 7 |
Brett Favre |
6,711 |
| 8 |
Christian Ponder |
6,658 |
| 9 |
Rich Gannon |
6,457 |
| 10 |
Teddy Bridgewater |
6,150 |
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Most career passing touchdowns
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Most career receiving yards
| Rank |
Player |
Total yards |
| 1 |
Cris Carter |
12,383 |
| 2 |
Randy Moss |
9,316 |
| 3 |
Anthony Carter |
7,635 |
| 4 |
Jake Reed |
6,433 |
| 5 |
Sammy White |
6,400 |
| 6 |
Steve Jordan |
6,307 |
| 7 |
Ahmad Rashād |
5,489 |
| 8 |
Hassan Jones |
3,733 |
| 9 |
Percy Harvin |
3,302 |
| 10 |
John Gilliam |
3,297 |
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Most career receiving touchdowns
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Most career interceptions
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Scoring
- Most consecutive games with a rushing TD: 7, Moe Williams (2002)
- Most passing touchdowns in a season: 39, Daunte Culpepper (2004)
- Most passing touchdowns in a rookie season: 18, Fran Tarkenton (1961)
- Most passing touchdowns in a game: 7, Joe Kapp (September 28, 1969) – NFL record
- Most consecutive games with a passing TD: 24, Daunte Culpepper (2000–2001)
- Most receiving touchdowns in a season: 17
- Most receiving touchdowns in a rookie season: 17, Randy Moss (1998)
- Most receiving touchdowns in a game: 4, Ahmad Rashād (September 2, 1979)
- Most consecutive games with a receiving TD: 10, Randy Moss (2003–2004)
- Most points scored in a season: 164, Gary Anderson (1998)
- Most points scored in a rookie season: 141, Blair Walsh (2012)
Rushing
- Most rushing attempts in a career: 2,418, Adrian Peterson (2007–2016)
- Most rushing attempts in a season: 363, Adrian Peterson (2008)
- Most rushing attempts in a rookie season: 238, Adrian Peterson (2007)
- Most rushing attempts in a game: 35, Adrian Peterson (December 1, 2013)
- Most consecutive attempts without a fumble: 478, Robert Smith (1996–1998)
- Most rushing yards in a season: 2,097, Adrian Peterson (2012)
- Most rushing yards in a rookie season: 1,341, Adrian Peterson (2007)
- Most rushing yards in a game: 296, Adrian Peterson (November 4, 2007) – NFL record
- Longest run: 95, Chester Taylor (October 22, 2006)
- Most seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing: 7, Adrian Peterson (2007–2010, 2012–2013, 2015)
- Most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing: 4
- Most games with 100+ yards rushing: 49, Adrian Peterson (2007–2016)
- Most games with 200+ yards rushing: 6, Adrian Peterson (2007–2016) – NFL record
- Most consecutive games with 100+ yards rushing: 8, Adrian Peterson (October 21, 2012–December 16, 2012)
- Most games with 100+ yards rushing in a season: 10, Adrian Peterson (twice: 2008, 2012)
Passing
- Most passing attempts in a career: 4,569, Fran Tarkenton (1961–1966, 1972–1978)
- Most passing attempts in a season: 606, Warren Moon (1995)
- Most passing attempts in a rookie season: 402, Teddy Bridgewater (2014)
- Most passing attempts in a game: 63, Rich Gannon (October 20, 1991)
- Most completions in a career: 2,635, Fran Tarkenton (1961–1966, 1972–1978)
- Most completions in a season: 379, Daunte Culpepper (2004)
- Most completions in a rookie season: 259, Teddy Bridgewater (2014)
- Most completions in a game: 38, Tommy Kramer (twice: December 14, 1980, November 29, 1981)
- Most consecutive completions: 16, Tommy Kramer (November 11, 1979), Case Keenum (December 3–December 10, 2017)
- Most passing yards in a season: 4,717, Daunte Culpepper (2004)
- Most passing yards in a rookie season: 2,919, Teddy Bridgewater (2014)
- Most passing yards in a game: 490, Tommy Kramer (November 2, 1986 OT)
- Longest pass completion: 99 yards, Gus Frerotte (to Bernard Berrian) (November 30, 2008)
- Longest pass completion by a rookie: 87 yards, Teddy Bridgewater (December 7, 2014)
- Most seasons with 3,000+ yards passing: 5, Tommy Kramer (1979–1981, 1985–1986)
- Most games with 300+ yards passing: 19
- Most consecutive games with 300+ yards passing: 4, Daunte Culpepper (September 20, 2004–October 17, 2004)
- Most consecutive attempts without an interception: 193, Warren Moon (1995)
Receiving
- Most receptions in a career: 1,004, Cris Carter (1990–2001)
- Most receptions in a season: 122, Cris Carter (twice: 1994, 1995)
- Most receptions in a rookie season: 69, Randy Moss (1998)
- Most receptions in a game: 15, Rickey Young (December 16, 1979)
- Most consecutive games with a reception: 111, Cris Carter (1991–1998)
- Most seasons with 50+ receptions: 11, Cris Carter (1991–2001)
- Most receiving yards in a season: 1,632, Randy Moss (2003)
- Most receiving yards in a rookie season: 1,313, Randy Moss (1998)
- Most receiving yards in a game: 210, Sammy White (November 7, 1976)
- Longest reception: 99 yards, Bernard Berrian (from Gus Frerotte) (November 30, 2008)
- Most seasons with 1,000+ yards receiving: 8, Cris Carter (1993–2000)
- Most games with 100+ yards receiving: 41, Randy Moss (1998–2004)
- Most consecutive games with 100+ yards receiving: 5, Adam Thielen (2018)
Defense
- Most tackles in a season: 230, Scott Studwell (1981)
- Most tackles in a game: 24, Scott Studwell (November 17, 1985)
- Most sacks in a season: 22, Jared Allen (2011)
- Most sacks in a game: 5.0, Randy Holloway (September 16, 1984)
- Most consecutive games with a sack: 11, Jared Allen (December 28, 2010 – November 14, 2011)[5]
- Most fumble recoveries in a career: 29, Jim Marshall (1961–1979)
- Most fumble recoveries in a season: 9, Don Hultz (1963) – NFL record
- Most fumble recoveries in a game: 3, Joey Browner (September 8, 1985)
- Longest fumble recovery: 94, Dwayne Rudd (December 6, 1998)
- Most interceptions in a season: 10, Paul Krause (1975)
- Most interceptions in a rookie season: 9, Orlando Thomas (1995)
- Most consecutive games with an interception: 6
- Longest interception return: 100, Xavier Rhodes (November 20, 2016)
Special teams
- Most punts in a career: 720, Greg Coleman (1978–1987)
- Most punts in a season: 93, Chris Kluwe (2006)
- Most punts in a rookie season: 75, Jeff Locke (2013)
- Most punts in a game: 12, Greg Coleman (November 21, 1982)
- Most punts in a game by an opponent: 12, Tom Blanchard (New Orleans Saints – November 21, 1982)
- Longest punt: 84 yards Harry Newsome (December 20, 1992)
- Longest average gross punt in a career (200 punts minimum): 44.4, Chris Kluwe (2005–2012)
- Longest average net punt in a career (200 punts minimum): 38.8, Jeff Locke (2013–2016)
- Most punts inside the 20 in a career: 198, Chris Kluwe (2005–2011)
- Most punt returns in a career: 212, Marcus Sherels (2011–present)
- Most punt returns in a season: 58, Leo Lewis (1988)
- Most punt returns in a rookie season: 48, Kevin Miller (1978)
- Most punt returns in a game: 8, Kevin Miller (December 2, 1979)
- Most punt return yards in a career: 2,191, Marcus Sherels (2011–present)
- Most punt return yards in a season: 550, Leo Lewis (1988)
- Most punt return yards in a rookie season: 247, Keenan Howry (2003)
- Most punt return yards in a game: 119, Marcus Sherels (October 21, 2013)
- Longest punt return: 98 yards, Charlie West (November 3, 1968)
- Longest average punt return in a career (minimum 50): 10.38, Mewelde Moore (2004–2007)
- Most punt return touchdowns in a career: 5, Marcus Sherels (2011–present)
- Most kickoff returns in a career: 159, Darrin Nelson (1982–1989, 1991–1992)
- Most kickoff returns in a season: 53
- Most kickoff returns in a rookie season: 53, Buster Rhymes (1985)
- Most kickoff returns in a game: 9, Nate Jacquet (November 11, 2001)
- Most kickoff return yards in a career: 4,075, Cordarrelle Patterson (2013–2016)
- Most kickoff return yards in a season: 1,393, Cordarrelle Patterson (2013)
- Most kickoff return yards in a rookie season: 1,393, Cordarrelle Patterson (2013)
- Most kickoff return yards in a game: 237 yards, Nate Jacquet (November 11, 2001)
- Longest kickoff return: 109 yards, Cordarrelle Patterson (October 27, 2013) – NFL record
- Longest average kickoff return in a season (minimum 20): 32.4, Cordarrelle Patterson (2013)
- Longest average kickoff return in a career (minimum 75): 30.4, Cordarrelle Patterson (2013–2016)
- Most kickoff return touchdowns in a career: 5, Percy Harvin (2009–2012) and Cordarrelle Patterson (2013–2016)[6]
References
- General
- West, Tom, ed. (2012). Minnesota Vikings 2012 Team Guide (PDF). Minneapolis: Minnesota Vikings Football.
- West, Tom, ed. (2013). Minnesota Vikings 2013 Team Guide (PDF). Minneapolis: Minnesota Vikings Football.
- West, Tom, ed. (2014). Minnesota Vikings 2014 Team Guide (PDF). Minneapolis: Minnesota Vikings Football.
- West, Tom, ed. (2015). Minnesota Vikings 2015 Team Guide (PDF). Minneapolis: Minnesota Vikings Football.
- West, Tom, ed. (2016). 2017 Minnesota Vikings Team Guide. Minneapolis: Minnesota Vikings Football.
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