Minnesota Vikings statistics

The Minnesota Vikings is an American football franchise based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 27 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 two full-time home stadiums since its establishment – Metropolitan Stadium and the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome – although it is due to have a new stadium in time for the 2016 season; 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
Team	Regular season						Playoffs
Arizona	13	11	0	0.542	565	535	2	0	1.000	71	35
Atlanta	17	10	0	0.630	643	452	1	1	0.500	57	54
Baltimore	2	3	0	0.400	123	137	0	0	—	—	—
Buffalo	8	5	0	0.615	314	222	0	0	—	—	—
Carolina	7	5	0	0.583	214	244	0	0	—	—	—
Chicago	57	50	2	0.532	2,293	2,124	0	1	0.000	18	35
Cincinnati	6	6	0	0.500	253	236	0	0	—	—	—
Cleveland	10	4	0	0.714	377	224	1	0	1.000	27	7
Dallas	11	11	0	0.500	534	515	3	4	0.429	135	123
Denver	7	7	0	0.500	305	316	0	0	—	—	—
Detroit	71	36	2	0.661	2,366	2,024	0	0	—	—	—
Green Bay	49	58	2	0.459	2,108	2,397	1	1	0.500	41	41
Houston	3	0	0	1.000	85	55	0	0	—	—	—
Indianapolis	7	15	1	0.326	482	585	0	1	0.000	14	24
Jacksonville	4	1	0	0.800	136	94	0	0	—	—	—
Kansas City	5	6	0	0.455	241	186	0	1	0.000	7	23
Los Angeles	21	14	2	0.595	844	813	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	18	10	0	0.643	703	512	2	1	0.667	106	57
NY Giants	14	10	0	0.583	578	449	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	13	9	0	0.591	533	507	0	3	0.000	44	84
Pittsburgh	9	7	0	0.563	380	310	0	1	0.000	6	16
San Diego	6	6	0	0.500	279	300	0	0	—	—	—
San Francisco	21	19	1	0.524	905	925	1	4	0.200	94	154
Seattle	5	9	0	0.357	324	374	0	1	0.000	9	10
Tampa Bay	32	22	0	0.593	1,149	983	0	0	—	—	—
Tennessee	8	4	0	0.667	320	188	0	0	—	—	—
Washington	10	9	0	0.526	480	425	2	3	0.400	86	102
Totals	449	379	10	0.542	18,442	17,207	19	28	0.404	919	1,051

Last updated: End of the 2015 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

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
- 1984
- 2011

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
- 1970–1971
- 1973–1974
Most consecutive games lost: 8, 2001–2002
Most consecutive home games lost: 5
- 1966–1967
- 2011
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
- 1970
- 1971
Most touchdowns scored in a game: 7
- vs. Baltimore Colts, September 28, 1969
- vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 23, 1969
- at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 23, 1988
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
- 1998 (Gary Anderson)
- 2012 (Blair Walsh)
Most field goals made by opponents in a season: 34, 2006
Fewest field goals made in a season: 8
- 1977
- 1982 (season reduced to 9 games)
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): 64,482, vs. Green Bay Packers, November 2, 2003^[2]
Largest home attendance (postseason): 64,060, vs. Atlanta Falcons, NFC Championship Game, January 17, 1999^[2]
Largest road attendance (regular season): 90,608, at Washington Redskins, September 11, 2006^[2]
Largest road attendance (postseason): 103,438, vs. Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XI, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, January 9, 1977^[2]
Largest total home attendance in a season: 513,437, 2003 (8 games)
Smallest home attendance (regular season): 13,911, vs. Green Bay Packers, October 4, 1987^[2]
Smallest home attendance (postseason): 44,626, vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Divisional Round, December 21, 1974^[2]
Smallest home attendance at the Metrodome (postseason): 57,353, vs. Washington Redskins, Wildcard Round, January 2, 1993^[2]
Smallest road attendance (regular season): 12,992, at Dallas Cowboys, September 24, 1961^[2]
Smallest road attendance (postseason): 54,593, at Washington Redskins, Divisional Round, January 15, 1983^[2]

Individual records

Note: Bold indicates the record is still active as of the end of the 2015 NFL season.

Most career rushing yards

Rank	Player	Total yards
1	Adrian Peterson	11,675
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

Most career rushing touchdowns

Rank	Player	Touchdowns
1	Adrian Peterson	97
2	Chuck Foreman	52
2	Bill Brown	52
4	Ted Brown	40
5	Robert Smith	32
6	Daunte Culpepper	29
6	Dave Osborn	29
8	Tommy Mason	28
9	Leroy Hoard	26
10	Terry Allen	23

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

Most career passing touchdowns

Rank	Player	Touchdowns
1	Fran Tarkenton	239
2	Tommy Kramer	159
3	Daunte Culpepper	135
4	Wade Wilson	66
5	Brad Johnson	65
6	Warren Moon	58
7	Randall Cunningham	48
8	Brett Favre	44
9	Rich Gannon	40
10	Christian Ponder	38

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 Rashad	5,489
8	Hassan Jones	3,733
9	Percy Harvin	3,302
10	John Gilliam	3,297

Most career receiving touchdowns

Rank	Player	Touchdowns
1	Cris Carter	110
2	Randy Moss	92
3	Anthony Carter	52
4	Sammy White	50
5	Ahmad Rashād	34
6	Jake Reed	33
7	Steve Jordan	28
8	John Gilliam	27
9	Hassan Jones	24
9	Visanthe Shiancoe	24

Most career points

Rank	Player	Points
1	Fred Cox	1,365
2	Cris Carter	670
3	Ryan Longwell	633
4	Adrian Peterson	614
5	Fuad Reveiz	598
6	Randy Moss	564
7	Gary Anderson	542
8	Blair Walsh	504
9	Bill Brown	456
10	Chuck Foreman	450

Most career interceptions

Rank	Player	Interceptions
1	Paul Krause	53
2	Bobby Bryant	51
3	Ed Sharockman	40
4	Joey Browner	37
5	Nate Wright	31
6	Carl Lee	29
7	John Turner	22
7	Orlando Thomas	22
9	Antoine Winfield	21
10	Audray McMillian	19
10	Karl Kassulke	19

Most career sacks

Rank	Player	Sacks
1	Carl Eller	130
2	Jim Marshall	127
3	John Randle	114
4	Alan Page	108
5	Chris Doleman	96.5
6	Jared Allen	85.5
7	Kevin Williams	60
8	Henry Thomas	56
9	Keith Millard	53
10	Doug Martin	50.5
*Sacks were not official until 1992

Most career tackles

Rank	Player	Tackles
1	Scott Studwell	1,981
2	Matt Blair	1,452
3	Jeff Siemon	1,382
4	Chad Greenway	1,288
5	Alan Page	1,120
Tackles were not official until 2001 Totals are defensive and special teams

Scoring

Most touchdowns in a season: 41, Daunte Culpepper (2004)
Most touchdowns in a season (non QB): 22, Chuck Foreman (1975)
Most rushing touchdowns in a season: 18, Adrian Peterson (2009)
Most rushing touchdowns in a rookie season: 12, Adrian Peterson (2007)
Most rushing touchdowns in a game: 3, 18 times

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
- Cris Carter (1995)
- Randy Moss (twice: 1998, 2003)
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: 2,381, Adrian Peterson (2007–present)
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 1000+ yards rushing: 7, Adrian Peterson (2007–2010, 2012–2013, 2015)
Most consecutive seasons with 1000+ yards rushing: 4
- Robert Smith (1997–2000)
- Adrian Peterson (2007–2010)
Most games with 100+ yards rushing: 49, Adrian Peterson (2007–present)^[3]
Most games with 200+ yards rushing: 6, Adrian Peterson (2007–present) – NFL record^[3]
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)
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
- Tommy Kramer
- Daunte Culpepper
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: 4
- Jake Reed (1997)
- Cris Carter (1999)
- Randy Moss (twice: 2000, 2003)

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 fumble recoveries in a career: 29, Jim Marshall (1961–1979)
Most fumble recoveries in a season: 9, Don Hultz (1963)
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
- Paul Krause (1968)
- Brian Russell (2003)
Longest interception return: 97, Reggie Rutland (December 15, 1991)

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–present)
Most punts inside the 20 in a career: 198, Chris Kluwe (2005–2011)
Most punt returns in a career: 194, Leo Lewis (1981–1991)
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: 1,812, Leo Lewis (1981–1991)
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: 3, Marcus Sherels (2011–present)
Most kickoff returns in a career: 159, Darrin Nelson (1982–1989, 1991–1992)
Most kickoff returns in a season: 53
- Eddie Payton (1980)
- Buster Rhymes (1985)
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: 3,623, Darrin Nelson (1982–1989, 1991–1992)
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): 30.1, Cordarrelle Patterson (2013–present)
Most kickoff return touchdowns in a career: 5, Percy Harvin (2009–2012)

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.

Specific

↑ "Minnesota Vikings Head-to-Head Records". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Attendance Records". vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings Football. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
1 2 http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PeteAd01/gamelog//#stats::10

Minnesota Vikings

Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft

Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium (under construction)

Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal "Little Minnesota" (How I Met Your Mother episode) Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers

Lore	The Wrong Way Run Anderson's missed field goal Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Hail Mary 2010 HHH Metrodome roof collapse Walsh's missed field goal

Division championships (19)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015

League championships	1969

Super Bowl appearances (4)	IV VIII IX XI

Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (56)	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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