Minnesota Vikings statistics
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 30 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
Last updated: As of the end of the 2019 NFL seasonTeam records
Firsts
- First home game: Chicago Bears 13–37 Minnesota Vikings,
- 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,
- First regular season game at U.S. Bank Stadium: Green Bay Packers 14–17 Minnesota Vikings,
Biggest results
- Largest margin of victory : 48, Cleveland Browns 3–51 Minnesota Vikings, November 9, 1969
- Largest margin of victory : 40, Minnesota Vikings 43–3 Dallas Cowboys, November 13, 1988
- Largest margin of defeat : 35, Philadelphia Eagles 42–7 Minnesota Vikings, September 14, 1980
- Largest margin of defeat : 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 : 89, Minnesota Vikings 41–48 Chicago Bears, October 19, 2008
Wins/losses in a season
- Most games won in a season : 15, 1998
- Most games won in a season : 16, 1998
- Most games lost in a season: 13
- *1984
- *2011
Streaks
- Most consecutive games won : 13, 1974–1975
- Most consecutive games won : 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
- 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
- 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 : 12, at Chicago Bears, December 17, 1961
Field goals
- Most field goals made in a season: 35
- *1998
- *2012
- Most field goals made by opponents in a season: 34, 2006
- Fewest field goals made in a season: 8
- *1977
- *1982
- 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
Defensive
- Most sacks in a game: 10, November 4, 2018
- Most sacks allowed in a game: 11, October 28, 1984
Attendances
- Largest home attendance : 67,157, vs. Green Bay Packers, December 23, 2019
- Largest home attendance : 66,612, vs. New Orleans Saints, NFC Divisional Playoff Game, January 14, 2018
- Largest road attendance : 90,608, at Washington Redskins, September 11, 2006
- Largest road attendance : 103,438, vs. Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XI, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, January 9, 1977
- Largest total home attendance in a season: 534,289, 2016
- Smallest home attendance : 13,911, vs. Green Bay Packers, October 4, 1987
- Smallest home attendance : 44,626, vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Divisional Round, December 21, 1974
- Smallest home attendance at the Metrodome : 57,353, vs. Washington Redskins, Wildcard Round, January 2, 1993
- Smallest road attendance : 12,992, at Dallas Cowboys, September 24, 1961
- Smallest road attendance : 54,593, at Washington Redskins, Divisional Round, January 15, 1983
Individual records
Most career passing yards
Most career passing touchdowns
Most career rushing yards
Most career rushing touchdowns
Most career receiving yards
Most career receiving touchdowns
Most career points
Most career interceptions
Most career sacks
Most career tackles
Scoring
- Most touchdowns in a season: 41, Daunte Culpepper
- Most touchdowns in a season : 22, Chuck Foreman
- Most rushing touchdowns in a season: 18, Adrian Peterson
- Most rushing touchdowns in a rookie season: 12, Adrian Peterson
- Most rushing touchdowns in a game: 3, 18 times
- D. J. Dozier
- Herschel Walker
- Daunte Culpepper
- Onterrio Smith
- Artose Pinner
- Adrian Peterson ×5
- Chester Taylor
- Matt Asiata ×3
- Most consecutive games with a rushing TD: 7, Moe Williams
- Most passing touchdowns in a season: 39, Daunte Culpepper
- Most passing touchdowns in a rookie season: 18, Fran Tarkenton
- Most passing touchdowns in a game: 7, Joe Kapp – NFL record
- Most consecutive games with a passing TD: 24, Daunte Culpepper
- Most receiving touchdowns in a season: 17
- *Cris Carter
- *Randy Moss
- Most receiving touchdowns in a rookie season: 17, Randy Moss
- Most receiving touchdowns in a game: 4, Ahmad Rashād
- Most consecutive games with a receiving TD: 10, Randy Moss
- Most points scored in a season: 164, Gary Anderson
- Most points scored in a rookie season: 141, Blair Walsh
Rushing
- Most rushing attempts in a career: 2,418, Adrian Peterson
- Most rushing attempts in a season: 363, Adrian Peterson
- Most rushing attempts in a rookie season: 238, Adrian Peterson
- Most rushing attempts in a game: 35, Adrian Peterson
- Most consecutive attempts without a fumble: 478, Robert Smith
- Most rushing yards in a season: 2,097, Adrian Peterson
- Most rushing yards in a rookie season: 1,341, Adrian Peterson
- Most rushing yards in a game: 296, Adrian Peterson – NFL record
- Longest run: 95, Chester Taylor
- Most seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing: 7, Adrian Peterson
- Most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing: 4
- *Robert Smith
- *Adrian Peterson
- Most games with 100+ yards rushing: 49, Adrian Peterson
- Most games with 200+ yards rushing: 6, Adrian Peterson – NFL record
- Most consecutive games with 100+ yards rushing: 8, Adrian Peterson
- Most games with 100+ yards rushing in a season: 10, Adrian Peterson
Passing
- Most passing attempts in a career: 4,569, Fran Tarkenton
- Most passing attempts in a season: 606
- *Warren Moon
- *Kirk Cousins
- Most passing attempts in a rookie season: 402, Teddy Bridgewater
- Most passing attempts in a game: 63, Rich Gannon
- Most completions in a career: 2,635, Fran Tarkenton
- Most completions in a season: 425, Kirk Cousins
- Most completions in a rookie season: 259, Teddy Bridgewater
- Most completions in a game: 45, Kirk Cousins
- Most consecutive completions: 16, Tommy Kramer, Case Keenum
- Most passing yards in a season: 4,717, Daunte Culpepper
- Most passing yards in a rookie season: 2,919, Teddy Bridgewater
- Most passing yards in a game: 490, Tommy Kramer
- Longest pass completion: 99 yards, Gus Frerotte
- Longest pass completion by a rookie: 87 yards, Teddy Bridgewater
- Most seasons with 3,000+ yards passing: 5, Tommy Kramer
- Most games with 300+ yards passing: 19
- *Tommy Kramer
- *Daunte Culpepper
- Most consecutive games with 300+ yards passing: 4, Daunte Culpepper
- Most consecutive attempts without an interception: 193, Warren Moon
Receiving
- Most receptions in a career: 1,004, Cris Carter
- Most receptions in a season: 122, Cris Carter
- Most receptions in a rookie season: 69, Randy Moss
- Most receptions in a game: 15, Rickey Young
- Most consecutive games with a reception: 111, Cris Carter
- Most seasons with 50+ receptions: 11, Cris Carter
- Most receiving yards in a season: 1,632, Randy Moss
- Most receiving yards in a rookie season: 1,313, Randy Moss
- Most receiving yards in a game: 210, Sammy White
- Longest reception: 99 yards, Bernard Berrian
- Most seasons with 1,000+ yards receiving: 8, Cris Carter
- Most games with 100+ yards receiving in a career: 41, Randy Moss
- Most games with 100+ yards receiving in a season: 9, Adam Thielen
- Most consecutive games with 100+ yards receiving: 8, Adam Thielen – NFL record
Defense
- Most tackles in a season: 230, Scott Studwell
- Most tackles in a game: 24, Scott Studwell
- Most sacks in a season: 22, Jared Allen
- Most sacks in a game: 5.0, Randy Holloway
- Most consecutive games with a sack: 11, Jared Allen
- Most fumble recoveries in a career: 29, Jim Marshall
- Most fumble recoveries in a season: 9, Don Hultz – NFL record
- Most fumble recoveries in a game: 3, Joey Browner
- Longest fumble recovery: 94, Dwayne Rudd
- Most interceptions in a season: 10, Paul Krause
- Most interceptions in a rookie season: 9, Orlando Thomas
- Most consecutive games with an interception: 6
- *Paul Krause
- *Brian Russell
- Longest interception return: 100, Xavier Rhodes
Special teams
- Most punts in a career: 720, Greg Coleman
- Most punts in a season: 93, Chris Kluwe
- Most punts in a rookie season: 75, Jeff Locke
- Most punts in a game: 12, Greg Coleman
- Most punts in a game by an opponent: 12, Tom Blanchard
- Longest punt: 84 yards Harry Newsome
- Longest average gross punt in a career : 44.4, Chris Kluwe
- Longest average net punt in a career : 38.8, Jeff Locke
- Most punts inside the 20 in a career: 198, Chris Kluwe
- Most punt returns in a career: 237, Marcus Sherels
- Most punt returns in a season: 58, Leo Lewis
- Most punt returns in a rookie season: 48, Kevin Miller
- Most punt returns in a game: 8, Kevin Miller
- Most punt return yards in a career: 2,480, Marcus Sherels
- Most punt return yards in a season: 550, Leo Lewis
- Most punt return yards in a rookie season: 247, Keenan Howry
- Most punt return yards in a game: 119, Marcus Sherels
- Longest punt return: 98 yards, Charlie West
- Longest average punt return in a career : 10.46, Marcus Sherels
- Most punt return touchdowns in a career: 5, Marcus Sherels
- Most kickoff returns in a career: 159, Darrin Nelson
- Most kickoff returns in a season: 53
- *Eddie Payton
- *Buster Rhymes
- Most kickoff returns in a rookie season: 53, Buster Rhymes
- Most kickoff returns in a game: 9, Nate Jacquet
- Most kickoff return yards in a career: 4,075, Cordarrelle Patterson
- Most kickoff return yards in a season: 1,393, Cordarrelle Patterson
- Most kickoff return yards in a rookie season: 1,393, Cordarrelle Patterson
- Most kickoff return yards in a game: 237 yards, Nate Jacquet
- Longest kickoff return: 109 yards, Cordarrelle Patterson – NFL record
- Longest average kickoff return in a season : 32.4, Cordarrelle Patterson
- Longest average kickoff return in a career : 30.4, Cordarrelle Patterson
- Most kickoff return touchdowns in a career: 5, Percy Harvin and Cordarrelle Patterson