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is an

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franchise based in

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with list of lakes in Minneapolis, thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. ...

, Minnesota. The team was established in 1961 and is part of the

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division. Since then, the team has taken part in the

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31 times, reaching four Super Bowls in

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 1 ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

and

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...

. 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 Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Metrodome) was an outdoor sports stadium in the West North Central states, north central United States, ...

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (commonly called the Metrodome) was a domed sports stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It opened in 1982 as a replacement for Metropolitan Stadium, the former home of the National Football League' ...

, and

U.S. Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium is an enclosed stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built on the former site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the indoor stadium opened in 2016 and is the home of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Footbal ...

; attendance records, both home and away, are included on this page.

All-time series

The Vikings have played against every other team in the NFL at least five times each in the regular season. They have a winning record against 20 teams, a losing record against 10 and an even record against one: the Cincinnati Bengals, whom they have played 14 times, winning seven each. The Vikings' best record is against the Houston Texans – they have won each of the five meetings between the two teams – and their worst record is against the New York Jets, whom they have beaten just three times in 11 meetings for a win percentage of .273; that is a team record for the fewest wins against another franchise, tied with their three wins in seven meetings with the Baltimore Ravens (.429). The Vikings have recorded the most wins in their history against the Detroit Lions (80), as well as the most points (2,690). The Vikings have conceded the most points to the Green Bay Packers (2,689), who are also the team against whom they have suffered the most losses (63) and ties (3). In the postseason, the Vikings have faced 18 different opponents, but they only have a win percentage of .500 or higher against six of them. The Vikings' best postseason win percentage is against the Arizona Cardinals and the Cleveland Browns, whom they have beaten every time they have met – the Cardinals twice and the Browns once; meanwhile, they have faced eight teams without recording a single win, the worst being against the Philadelphia Eagles, whom they have met four times without winning. The Vikings have recorded their most postseason wins against the Los Angeles Rams, whom they have beaten five times in seven meetings, and their most losses against the San Francisco 49ers, to whom they have lost five times in six meetings. The Vikings have also conceded their most postseason points against the 49ers (181), and scored their most against the New Orleans Saints (161). As well as meeting the Rams seven times in the postseason, the Vikings have also met the Dallas Cowboys seven times, recording three wins and four losses. Last updated: As of the end of the

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Team records

Firsts

*First home game:

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine ...

13–37 Minnesota Vikings, September 17, 1961 *First road game: Minnesota Vikings 7–21

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divis ...

, September 24, 1961 *First postseason game: Minnesota Vikings 14–24

Baltimore Colts The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from its founding in 1953 to 1984. The team now plays in Indianapolis, as the Indianapolis Colts. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breed ...

, Divisional Round, December 22, 1968 *First postseason win:

Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC Wes ...

20–23 Minnesota Vikings, Divisional Round, December 27, 1969 *First Super Bowl: Minnesota Vikings 7–23

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The t ...

Super Bowl IV Super Bowl IV was an American football game played on January 11, 1970 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the fourth and final AFL–NFL World Championship Game in professional football prior to the AFL–NFL merger taking ...

, January 11, 1970 *First game at the

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 a ...

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

San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...

10–23 Minnesota Vikings, August 28, 2016 *First regular season game at U.S. Bank Stadium:

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the th ...

14–17 Minnesota Vikings, September 18, 2016

Biggest results

*Largest margin of victory (home): 48,

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

3–51 Minnesota Vikings, November 9, 1969 *Largest margin of victory (road): 40, Minnesota Vikings 43–3

, November 13, 1988 *Largest margin of defeat (home): 37, Dallas Cowboys 40–3 Minnesota Vikings, November 20, 2022 *Largest margin of defeat (road): 44, Minnesota Vikings 7–51

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

, December 8, 1984 *Biggest comeback: 33, Minnesota Vikings 39-36

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 20 ...

, December 17, 2022 (NFL Record) *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 The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals h ...

56–14 Minnesota Vikings, October 6, 1963 *Most points in a game (both teams): 89, Minnesota Vikings 41–48

, October 19, 2008

Wins/losses in a season

*Most games won in a season (regular season): 15,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

*Most games won in a season (including postseason): 16,

*Most games lost in a season: 13 **

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

** 2011

Streaks

*Most consecutive games won (regular season): 13,

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*Most consecutive games won (including postseason): 12,

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 ** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

*Most consecutive home games won: 15,

–

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phil ...

*Most consecutive road games won: 7 **

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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

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*Most consecutive games lost: 8,

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

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2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains independence from Indonesia and ...

*Most consecutive home games lost: 5 **

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is ...

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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...

** 2011 *Most consecutive road games lost: 16,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

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*Most consecutive games scoring: 260,

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the ...

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

*Most consecutive games with a touchdown: 97,

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...

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*Most consecutive games with a field goal: 31,

1968 The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...

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Points

*Most points scored in a season: 556,

*Fewest points scored in a season: 187,

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...

(season reduced to 9 games) *Fewest points scored in a 16-game season: 259,

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

*Most points allowed in a season: 484,

*Fewest points allowed in a season: 133,

*Fewest points allowed in a 16-game season: 233, 1988

Touchdowns

*Most touchdowns scored in a season: 64,

*Fewest touchdowns scored in a season: 23,

(season reduced to 9 games) *Fewest touchdowns scored in a 16-game season: 28,

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

*Most touchdowns allowed in a season: 59,

*Fewest touchdowns allowed in a season: 14 **

*Most touchdowns scored in a game: 7 **vs.

, September 28, 1969 **vs.

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Stee ...

, November 23, 1969 **at

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

, October 23, 1988 *Most touchdowns allowed in a game: 8, vs.

, October 6, 1963 *Most touchdowns in a game (both teams): 12, at

, December 17, 1961

Field goals

*Most field goals made in a season: 35 **

( Gary Anderson) **

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Blair Walsh Blair Richard Walsh (born January 8, 1990) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. Walsh played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Vikings in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. In his first year, Walsh set ...

) *Most field goals made by opponents in a season: 34, 2006 *Fewest field goals made in a season: 8 **

(season reduced to 9 games) *Most field goals made in a game: 7, vs.

, November 5, 1989 *Most field goals made by an opponent in a game: 6 **vs.

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at For ...

, 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 (regular season): 67,157, vs.

, December 23, 2019 *Largest home attendance (postseason): 66,612, vs.

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

, NFC Divisional Playoff Game, January 14, 2018 *Largest road attendance (regular season): 90,608, at

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) ...

, September 11, 2006 *Largest road attendance (postseason): 103,438, vs.

Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Ra ...

Super Bowl XI Super Bowl XI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion 1976 Oakland Raiders season, Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion 1976 Minnesota Vikings season, Minnesota Vikings ...

, Rose Bowl,

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, January 9, 1977 *Largest total home attendance in a season: 534,804,

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

(8 games) *Smallest home attendance (regular season): 0, vs.

, September 13, 2020,

Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their h ...

, September 27, 2020, Atlanta Falcons, October 18, 2020,

, November 8, 2020,

, November 22, 2020,

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. ...

, November 29, 2020,

Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team pla ...

, December 6, 2020, and

, December 20, 2020. **Restricted fan attendance due to

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. *Smallest home attendance without restrictions (regular season): 13,911, vs.

, October 4, 1987 *Smallest home attendance (postseason): 44,626, vs.

, Divisional Round, December 21, 1974 *Smallest home attendance at the Metrodome (postseason): 57,353, vs.

, Wildcard Round, January 2, 1993 *Smallest road attendance (regular season): 0, at

, October 11, 2020, at

, November 1, 2020, and at

, November 16, 2020. **Restricted fan attendance due to

. *Smallest road attendance without restrictions (regular season): 12,992, at

, September 24, 1961 *Smallest road attendance (postseason): 54,593, at

, Divisional Round, January 15, 1983

Individual records

:Note: Bold indicates the record is still active as of the end of the

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 Daunte Rachard Culpepper (born January 28, 1977) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at UCF and was selected ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

) *Most touchdowns in a season (non-QB): 22,

Chuck Foreman Walter Eugene "Chuck" Foreman (born October 26, 1950) is a former American football running back who played for the Minnesota Vikings and the New England Patriots in the National Football League. Considered one of the best passing-catching backs ...

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) *Most rushing touchdowns in a season: 18,

Adrian Peterson Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in football history. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he set t ...

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

) *Most rushing touchdowns in a rookie season: 12,

(

) *Most rushing touchdowns in a game: 3, 19 times :*

Tommy Mason Thomas Cyril Mason (July 8, 1939 – January 22, 2015) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). College career Mason played college football for Tulane University. *1959: 10 Games – 81 carries for 336 ...

:* Clinton Jones :*

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D. J. Dozier William Henry "D.J." Dozier, Jr. (born September 21, 1965) is an American former National Football League running back and Major League Baseball outfielder. He played five seasons with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions from 1987 to 1 ...

Herschel Walker Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia. ...

Onterrio Smith Onterrio Raymond Lloyd Smith (born December 8, 1980) is a former professional American football running back who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon, after being kicked o ...

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Chester Taylor Chester Lamar Taylor (born September 22, 1979) also known as Che Tay is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. In 2006, he signed ...

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Dalvin Cook Dalvin James Cook (born August 10, 1995) is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State, where he finished his career as the school's all-time lea ...

*Most consecutive games with a rushing TD: 7 **

Moe Williams Maurece Jabari Williams (born July 26, 1974) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He formerly played for the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens. He attended the University of Kentucky. High sc ...

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

) *Most passing touchdowns in a season: 39,

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) *Most passing touchdowns in a rookie season: 18,

Fran Tarkenton Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football a ...

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1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

) *Most passing touchdowns in a game: 7,

Joe Kapp Joseph Robert Kapp (born March 19, 1938) is an American former football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football L ...

(September 28, 1969) – NFL record *Most consecutive games with a passing TD: 39,

Kirk Cousins Kirk Daniel Cousins (born August 19, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted by the team then known as the Washingto ...

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) *Most receiving touchdowns in a season: 17 **

Cris Carter Graduel Christopher Darin Carter (born November 25, 1965) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987–1989), the Minnesota Vikings (1990–2001) and the Mi ...

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Randy Moss Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee T ...

(twice:

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) *Most receiving touchdowns in a rookie season: 17,

(

) *Most receiving touchdowns in a game: 4,

Ahmad Rashad Ahmad Rashad (born Robert Earl Moore; November 19, 1949) is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. He was the fourth overall selection of the 1972 NFL Draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known as Bobby Moor ...

(September 2, 1979) *Most consecutive games with a receiving TD: 10,

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) *Most points scored in a season: 164, Gary Anderson (

) *Most points scored in a rookie season: 141,

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Rushing

*Most rushing attempts in a career: 2,418,

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– 2016) *Most rushing attempts in a season: 363,

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) *Most rushing attempts in a rookie season: 238,

(

) *Most rushing attempts in a game: 35,

( December 1, 2013) *Most consecutive attempts without a fumble: 478,

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1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...

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) *Most rushing yards in a season: 2,097,

(

) *Most rushing yards in a rookie season: 1,341,

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) *Most rushing yards in a game: 296,

( November 4, 2007) – NFL record *Longest run: 95,

( October 22, 2006) *Most seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing: 7,

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...

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) *Most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing: 4 **

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1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

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) *Most games with 100+ yards rushing: 49,

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– 2016) *Most games with 200+ yards rushing: 6,

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– 2016) – NFL record *Most consecutive games with 100+ yards rushing: 8,

( October 21, 2012–December 16, 2012) *Most games with 100+ yards rushing in a season: 10,

(twice:

)

Passing

*Most passing attempts in a career: 4,569,

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – ...

) *Most passing attempts in a season: 643,

(

) *Most passing attempts in a rookie season: 402,

Teddy Bridgewater Theodore Edmond Bridgewater Jr. (born November 10, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Born and raised in Miami, Miami, Florida, he graduated from Miami Northwestern Senior Hi ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

) *Most passing attempts in a game: 63,

Rich Gannon Richard Joseph Gannon (born December 20, 1965) is an American former football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Subsequently, he was a sports commentator with CBS Sports for 16 years. Gannon was born in ...

(October 20, 1991) *Most completions in a career: 2,635,

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) *Most completions in a season: 425,

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) *Most completions in a rookie season: 259,

(

) *Most completions in a game: 45,

(

) *Most consecutive completions: 17,

(October 9, 2022) *Most passing yards in a season: 4,717,

(

) *Most passing yards in a rookie season: 2,919,

(

) *Most passing yards in a game: 490, Tommy Kramer (November 2, 1986 OT) *Longest pass completion: 99 yards,

Gus Frerotte Gustave Joseph Frerotte (; born July 31, 1971) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa. Frerotte, who was selected t ...

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Bernard Berrian Bernard Berrian (born December 27, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State. Berrian also played for the Minne ...

) (November 30, 2008) *Longest pass completion by a rookie: 87 yards,

(December 7, 2014) *Most seasons with 3,000+ yards passing: 5, Tommy Kramer (

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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

) *Most games with 300+ yards passing: 20,

(2018-present) *Most consecutive games with 300+ yards passing: 4,

( September 20, 2004–October 17, 2004) *Most consecutive attempts without an interception: 193,

Warren Moon Harold Warren Moon (born November 18, 1956) is an American former football quarterback who played professionally for 23 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Edmont ...

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)

Receiving

*Most receptions in a career: 1,004,

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) *Most receptions in a season: 128,

Justin Jefferson Justin Jamal Jefferson (born June 16, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2020 N ...

(

) *Most receptions in a rookie season: 88,

(

) *Most receptions in a game: 15,

Rickey Young Rickey Young (born December 7, 1953) is a former American football running back who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). College career Young played college football at Jackson State University and was a teammate of Walter ...

(December 16, 1979) *Most consecutive games with a reception: 111,

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) *Most seasons with 50+ receptions: 11,

(

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) *Most receiving yards in a season: 1,809, Justin Jefferson (

) *Most receiving yards in a rookie season: 1,400,

(

) *Most receiving yards in a game: 223,

( December 11, 2022) *Longest reception: 99 yards,

(from

) (November 30, 2008) *Most seasons with 1,000+ yards receiving: 8,

(

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) *Most games with 100+ yards receiving in a career: 41,

(

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) *Most games with 100+ yards receiving in a season: 10,

(

) *Most consecutive games with 100+ yards receiving: 8,

Adam Thielen Adam John Thielen (born August 22, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota State and signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agen ...

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) – NFL record

Defense

*Most tackles in a season: 230,

Scott Studwell John Scott Studwell (born August 27, 1954) is a former professional American football player. He was nicknamed "Stud". College Studwell graduated from the University of Illinois, where he starred as a linebacker. He left Illinois ranked second ...

(

) *Most tackles in a game: 24,

(November 17, 1985) *Most sacks in a season: 22,

Jared Allen Jared Scot Allen (born April 3, 1982) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He played college football at Idaho State and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth ...

( 2011) *Most sacks in a game: 5.0,

Randy Holloway Randy Holloway (born August 26, 1955) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1984 for the Minnesota Vikings and the St. Louis Cardinals. He attended the University of Pittsburgh ...

(September 16, 1984) *Most consecutive games with a sack: 11,

( December 28, 2010 – November 14, 2011) *Most fumble recoveries in a career: 29, Jim Marshall (

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) *Most fumble recoveries in a season: 9, Don Hultz (

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) – NFL record *Most fumble recoveries in a game: 3,

Joey Browner Joey Matthew Browner (born May 15, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings from 1983 to 1991 and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1992. Browner p ...

(September 8, 1985) *Longest fumble recovery: 94,

Dwayne Rudd Dwayne Rudd (born February 3, 1976) is a retired American football linebacker who played in the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft. During his career he played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Cl ...

(December 6, 1998) *Most interceptions in a season: 10,

Paul Krause Paul James Krause (born February 19, 1942) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). Gifted with a great frame, speed and range, Krause established himself as a defensive force against opposing wide ...

(

) *Most interceptions in a rookie season: 9,

Orlando Thomas Orlando Thomas (October 21, 1972 – November 9, 2014) was an American football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 until 2001. He played his entire career with the Minnesota Vikings. Biography Thomas stood 6 ...

(

) *Most consecutive games with an interception: 6 **

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) **

Brian Russell Brian William Russell (born February 5, 1978) is a former American football safety who played nine seasons in the NFL from 2001 to 2009. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2001 and last played for the Houston T ...

(

) *Longest interception return: 100,

Xavier Rhodes Xavier Rhodes (born June 19, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (25th o ...

(November 20, 2016)

Special teams

*Most punts in a career: 720,

Greg Coleman Gregory Jerome Coleman (born September 9, 1954) is a former American football punter who had a 12-year career in the National Football League playing for the Cleveland Browns, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Washington Redskins. He attended Flo ...

(1978–1987) *Most punts in a season: 93,

Chris Kluwe Christopher James Kluwe (; born December 24, 1981) is a former American football punter and writer. Kluwe played at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California, where he was a 1999 ''USA Today'' High School All-American, and then a ...

( 2006) *Most punts in a rookie season: 75, Jeff Locke (

) *Most punts in a game: 12,

(November 21, 1982) *Most punts in a game by an opponent: 12, Tom Blanchard (

– November 21, 1982) *Longest punt: 84 yards

Harry Newsome Harry Newsome (born January 25, 1963) is a former professional American football player who played punter for nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings. Harry holds the record for the longest punt in Three Rivers Stadium o ...

(December 20, 1992) *Longest average gross punt in a career (200 punts minimum): 44.4,

(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,

(2005–2011) *Most punt returns in a career: 237, Marcus Sherels (2011–2019) *Most punt returns in a season: 58, Leo Lewis ( 1988) *Most punt returns in a rookie season: 48, Kevin Miller (

) *Most punt returns in a game: 8, Kevin Miller (December 2, 1979) *Most punt return yards in a career: 2,480, Marcus Sherels (2011–2019) *Most punt return yards in a season: 550, Leo Lewis ( 1988) *Most punt return yards in a rookie season: 247,

Keenan Howry Keenan Rashaun Howry (born June 17, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist. He attended the University of Oregon as a wide receiver (WR). Howry played in the NFL for three years, with the Minnesota Vikings T ...

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) *Most punt return yards in a game: 119, Marcus Sherels (October 21, 2013) *Longest punt return: 98 yards,

Charlie West Charlie West (born August 31, 1946, in Big Spring, Texas) is a former safety who played for three National Football League teams. He played in Super Bowl IV as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. He also still holds the University of Texas El ...

(November 3, 1968) *Longest average punt return in a career (minimum 50): 10.46, Marcus Sherels (2011–2019) *Most punt return touchdowns in a career: 5, Marcus Sherels (2011–2019) *Most kickoff returns in a career: 159,

Darrin Nelson Darrin Milo Nelson (born January 2, 1959) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings and San Diego Chargers. He played college football at Stanford University. Early years Nelson a ...

(1982–1989, 1991–1992) *Most kickoff returns in a season: 53 **

Eddie Payton Edward Charles Payton Jr. (born August 3, 1951 in Columbia, Mississippi) is a former American football running back and kick returner who played five seasons in the NFL from 1977 to 1982 for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs ...

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) **

Buster Rhymes George "Buster" Rhymes (born January 27, 1962) is a former professional American football wide receiver. Biography Rhymes grew up in Liberty City, an inner city neighborhood of Miami, Florida. He graduated from Miami Northwestern and the Univ ...

(

) *Most kickoff returns in a rookie season: 53,

(

) *Most kickoff returns in a game: 9,

Nate Jacquet Nathaniel Martin Jacquet (born September 2, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at San D ...

(November 11, 2001) *Most kickoff return yards in a career: 4,075,

Cordarrelle Patterson Cordarrelle Patterson ( ; born March 17, 1991), nicknamed "Flash", is an American football player for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). A versatile utility player, he plays running back, wide receiver, return specialis ...

(2013–2016) *Most kickoff return yards in a season: 1,393,

(

) *Most kickoff return yards in a rookie season: 1,393,

(

) *Most kickoff return yards in a game: 237 yards,

(November 11, 2001) *Longest kickoff return: 109 yards,

(October 27, 2013) – NFL record *Longest average kickoff return in a season (minimum 20): 32.4,

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) *Longest average kickoff return in a career (minimum 75): 30.4,

(2013–2016) *Most kickoff return touchdowns in a career: 5,

Percy Harvin William Percival Harvin III (born May 28, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Florida, when the Gators won the BCS National Championship in 2006 and 2008, and was drafted by the Minnesota Viking ...

(2009–2012) and

(2013–2016)

References

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