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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 28 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
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
8
5
0
0.615
236
254
0
0
—
—
—
Chicago
57
51
2
0.527
2,303
2,144
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
12
0
0.478
549
532
3
4
0.429
135
123
Denver
7
7
0
0.500
305
316
0
0
—
—
—
Detroit
71
37
2
0.655
2,379
2,040
0
0
—
—
—
Green Bay
50
58
2
0.464
2,125
2,411
1
1
0.500
41
41
Houston
4
0
0
1.000
116
68
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
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
13
10
0
0.565
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
9
4
0
0.692
345
204
0
0
—
—
—
Washington
10
10
0
0.500
500
451
2
3
0.400
86
102
Totals
455
384
10
0.542
18,659
17,394
19
28
0.404
919
1,051
Last updated: Week 13 of the 2016 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
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): 64,060 , vs. Atlanta Falcons , NFC Championship Game, January 17, 1999[ 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: 513,437 , 2003 (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 13 of the 2016 NFL season .
Most career rushing yards
Rank
Player
Total yards
1
Adrian Peterson 11,725
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
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
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
Most career points
Most career interceptions
Most career sacks
Most career tackles
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: 2,412, 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
Most games with 100+ yards rushing: 49, Adrian Peterson (2007 –present)
Most games with 200+ yards rushing: 6, Adrian Peterson (2007 –present) – 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)
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: 4
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 ) – 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): 39.1 , 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): 10.62, Marcus Sherels (2011–present)
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: 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): 30.3 , Cordarrelle Patterson (2013–present)
Most kickoff return touchdowns in a career: 5 , Percy Harvin (2009–2012) and Cordarrelle Patterson (2013–present)[ 5]
References
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Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (1) Retired numbers Current league affiliations
