Minnesota Vikings records, Team and Player records
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VIKINGS TEAM RECORDS
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| Most Draft picks in an NFL Draft by any 1 team (Since 1994 7 draft format) 15 - Minnesota Vikings (2020) |
| Coldest home game played at Minnesota: kickoff time: -2 vs. Chicago, 12/3/1972 (Partly Cloudy - N 11 mph) |
| Highest average points per game - 34.8 - 1998 |
| Most points by a Vikings Team in a single game = 54 vs. Cowboys 1970 |
| Most touchdowns in a season - team Minnesota Vikings - 64 - 1998 |
| Most yards gained in a season by a team - 6,264. - 1998 |
| Most yard gained in a single game by Vikings Team = 622 (vs. Baltimore Colts, Won 52-14, Sept. 28, 1969) QB Joe Kapp tied NFL record with 7 TD throws and set team record with 449 passing yards. |
| Most Points Scored in a single season - 556 - 1998 |
| Most Points Scored in a playoff Game - 44 - 1987 vs. Saints |
| Most Total Yards in a playoff game - 475 tied. 2009 vs Saints / 1999 vs. St. Louis Rams |
| Fewest Points allowed in a playoff game = 3. 2009 vs Dallas. |
| Most victories in a season - 15. 1998 |
| Most wins at home in a season - 8. 1998 |
| Most players selected to Pro Bowl - 9. - 1998 |
| Fewest sacks allowed in a 16 game season - 25 - 1998 |
| Most sacks in a single game by the Vikings Team = 10, (vs. Lions 11-4-18) NFL record = 12 |
| Most Fumbles Recovered, Own and Opponents Season, 58 Minnesota Vikings (27 own, 31 opp): 1963 |
| Most Fumbles recovered in a single game = ? help |
| Most Sacks in a season - 71 - 1989 |
| Most Consecutive Games, 300 or More Yards Gained, 30 Minnesota Vikings: 1999-2000 |
| Most Passes Attempted, Season, 709 Minnesota Vikings: 1981 |
| Most 2 point conversion in a single season = 6 Minnesota Vikings 1997 |
| Most Completions in a career - 2635 Fran Tarkenton (1961–1966, 1972–1978) |
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS SPECIAL TEAMS RECORDS
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| Most Blocked Kicks Career = 20 - Matt Blair |
| Most Yards returned on a kickoff without scoring a TD = 104 / Percy Harvin |
| Most Kickoff Return Yards in a Season = 1393 - Cordarrelle Patterson 2013 Note:Patterson is the first player in NFL history to produce 4 receiving TDs, 3 rushing TDs and 2 kickoff return TDs in a single season |
| Longest Kickoff return for a TD = 109.75 / Cordarrelle Patterson 10/27/2013 |
| Longest Punt return for a TD = 77 / Marcus Sherels vs. Lions 9/30/2012 |
| Most kickoff return TD's career = 5 - Percy Harvin |
| Top Single season Gross Average Punting = 47.6 - Chris Kluwe 2008 |
| Most 50 yard punts in a season = 35 - Chris Kluwe 2008 |
| Most 50-yard punts in a game (6 at Tennessee and vs. Detroit in 2008) Chris Kluwe |
| Highest gross punting average in a game (57.5 at Detroit in 2007) Chris Kluwe |
| The Vikings are tied for an NFL record for the most blocked punts that were returned for touchdowns in a game. 2. 2 Minnesota vs. Carolina, 11/30/2014 *Also tied a record for doing it in a half 2 Kansas City vs. Cleveland, 9/30/1990 2 Detroit vs. Green Bay, 9/21/1975 *Also tied a record for doing it in a half 2 Miami vs. Baltimore, 11/11/1973 2 N.Y. Giants vs. Philadelphia, 10/24/1943 |
| Longest Blocked punt return for a Touchdown = 43 yards - Everson Griffin 2014 |
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Minnesota Vikings Clothing, T-ShirtsVIKINGS KICKING RECORDS
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| Most consecutive field goals made in a season Vikings - Gary Anderson, 35 reg season, 40 includes playoffs - Streak continued into 1999. 35 Blair Walsh 2012 |
| Highest FG & PAT kicking percentage in a season- Gary Anderson, 100.0 - 1998 |
| Most points by a kicker in a single season- Gary Anderson, 164. 1998 |
| Most Points Scored, Season, No Touchdown, 164 Gary Anderson, 1998 Minnesota Vikings |
| Most touchbacks on kickoffs in a season - Mitch Berger, 40. 1998 |
| Most touchbacks on kickoffs in Vikings History- 2012-2014 Blair Walsh, 134 and counting |
| Longest Field Goal by a Minnesota Viking= 56 yards, Blair Walsh 12/23/2012 |
| Most Points by a Minnesota Viking = 1365 Fred Cox |
| Most 50+ yard field goals by a Viking = 10 - Blair Walsh |
| Most 50+ yard field goals in a single season = 10 - Blair Walsh 2012 |
| Most Game winning field goals in a season = 3 - Ryan Longwell 2008 |
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VIKINGS OFFENSE / PASSING RECORDS
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| Most Pass Completions Career = 3686, Fran Tarkenton (Majority as a viking) |
| Most Passing Yards Career = 47003, Fran Tarkenton (Majority as a viking) |
| Most Touchdown Passes Career = 342, Fran Tarkenton (Majority as a viking) |
| Most Pass Completions in a regular season by a Minnesota Vikings Player = 395, Sam Bradford 2016 |
| Most Pass Completions in a regular season game = 38 Tommy Kramer 1981 |
| Most Consecutive Completions = 16 Tommy Kramer 1979 |
| Most Passing Yards in a regular season Minnesota Vikings Player= 4264, Warrren Moon 1994 |
| Most Passing Touchdowns in a single game by a Minnesota Vikings Player = 7, Joe Kapp 9/28/69 vs. Colts |
| Most yards passing in a season including playoffs - Daunte Culpepper 4,717 - 2004 |
| Most Yards Passing in a game by Vikings Rookie QB = 381 / Christian Ponder |
| Most passing yards by a Vikings QB in their very first game = 286 Sam Bradford |
| Most passing yards by a Vikings QB in a playoff game = 318 Case Keenum vs. Saints (miracle Catch Game) |
| Most Yards Passing in a season by Vikings Rookie QB = 2919 / Teddy Bridgewater QB rating 85.2 in 2014 |
| Highest QB rating for a Vikings season = 110.9 Daunte Culpepper in 2004 |
| Most completions Passing in a season by Vikings Rookie QB = 259 / Teddy Bridgewater 2014 |
| Highest completions Passing percentage in a season by Vikings QB = 71.6 Sam Bradford 2016 *NFL record |
| Most Yards Passing in a game = 490 Tommy Kramer 1986 |
| Most Passing Attempts in a game = 63 Rich Gannon 1991 |
| Most passing touchdowns in a season - 39, + 5 in playoff games = 44 2004 Daunte Culpepper |
| Most touchdowns in a season - 41 Daunte Culpepper 2004 + 6 playoffs = 47 (passing and running) |
| Most fumbles in a single season by a Minnesota vikings Player - 23 Daunte Culpepper 2002 (ties NFL record) |
| Most consecutive starts by a center: 240 (259 including playoffs), Mick Tingelhoff, 1962–1979 |
| Most consecutive starts: 297 (321 including playoffs), Brett Favre, 1992–2010 (Broke record as a Viking) |
| Fewest Fumbles Lost, Season, 3 Minnesota Vikings: 1980 |
| Highest number of fumbles as a Vikings player (career) Daunte Culpepper = 81 (not all were lost) (fyi - Fran Tarkenton had 84 but with 2 teams, not sure how many with other team. Farve leads this category with 166 on 4 teams, Moon 161 with 4 teams) |
| Highest Average Gain per play = 8.72 Randall Cunningham 1998 |
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Minnesota Vikings Clothing, T-ShirtsVIKINGS RECEIVING RECORDS
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| Most Games Played by a wide receiver 188 and started 177 games as a Viking - Cris Carter |
| Most consecutive Games Played with a reception = 111 - Cris Carter (1991-1998) |
| Most consecutive 100 yard receiving games = 8 - Adam Thielen (NFL Record tied with Calvin Johnson Lions) |
| Most consecutive 100 yard receiving games in a row from start of season = 8 - Adam Thielen (NFL Record) |
| Most receptions career = 1004- Cris Carter |
| Most receiving TD's career = 110 - Cris Carter (Most TD's as a Viking) |
| Most receiving TD's game = 4 Ahmad Rashad 1979 |
| Most receiving yards career = 12,383 - Cris Carter |
| Most receiving yards in a playoff game = 227 Anthony Carter 1988 |
| Most receiving yards in a regular season game = 210 Sammy White 1976 |
| Most receptions in a season by rookie = 88 Justin Jefferson 2020 |
| Most receptions in a season by rookie Tight end = 36 Irv Smith 2019 |
| Most Receptions in a season by a Minnesota Viking= 122, Cris Carter 1994 and 1995 |
| Most Receiving Yards in a season by a Minnesota Viking = 1632, Randy Moss 2003 |
| Most Receiving Yards in a season by a rookie = 1400, Justin Jefferson 2020 |
| Most Receiving Yards in a game by a rookie = 190, Randy Moss 1998 |
| Most Receiving Yards in a game by a rookie tight end = 60, Irv Smith 2019 |
| Most touchdown receptions in a single season by a rookie- Minnesota Vikings - Randy Moss, 17. 1998 |
| Most Receiving TD's in a season = 17 - Randy Moss X2 1998 / 2003 - Cris Carter 1995 (Moss holds NFL record of 23 with N.E) |
| Most touchdown receptions by a receiving duo- Randy Moss & Cris Carter, 29 (Moss-17, Carter-12). - 1998 Minnesota Vikings |
| Most Receiving Yards in a Pro Bowl by a Minnesota Viking- Randy Moss - 212 yards. Add 1 TD - He wins MVP 2/6/2000 |
| Most Fumble Return Touchdowns, Season and career (Own recovered), 2, Ahmad Rashad |
| Most TD's by a Tight End in a season = 11 - Visanthe Shiancoe 2009 |
| Most TD's by a Tight End as a Viking = 48 Kyle Rudolph |
| Most receptions in a single game = 15 Ricky Young 1979 |
| Longest Reception in a game = 99 Bernard Berrian from Gus Frerotte 2008 |
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VIKINGS RUSHING RECORDS
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| Most Consecutive 100 yard rushing games = 8 Adrian Peterson 2012 |
| Most Rushing Yards in a single game by a Minnesota Viking= 296, Adrian Peterson 11/04/07 vs. Chargers *NFL Record |
| Most Rushing Yards in a single game HALF by a Minnesota Viking= 253, Adrian Peterson 11/04/07 vs. Chargers *NFL Record |
| Most Rushing Yards in a Season by a rookie = 1341, Adrian Peterson 2007 |
| Most Career Rushing Yards = 11,747 Adrian Peterson |
| Longest Run by a Minnesota Viking = 95, Chester Taylor 11/18/07 In 2013 week 17 vs. Detroit Cordarrelle Patterson set the record for the longest rushing touchdown by a receiver. 50 yards. |
| Most Rushing Touchdowns Career - Adrian Peterson 97 and counting as of 9/2016!! (fyi.. plus 5 receiving) |
| Most Rushing Touchdowns Season - 18 Adrian Peterson 2009 |
| Most Total Touchdowns in a Season - 22 Chuck Foreman 1975 |
| Most Rushing Yards Season - 2097 Adrian Peterson 2012 (9 yards shy of breaking the NFL Record 2105) |
| Most Rushing Yards in a Playoff Game - 140 Robert Smith vs. Dallas 1/9/2000 |
| Most games played by a running back = 182 - Started by a running back = 101 - Bill Brown |
| Most rushing attempts in a game = 35 Adrian Peterson 2013 |
| Most rushing attempts in a season = 363 Adrian Peterson 2008 |
| Most rushing attempts in a rookie season = 238 Adrian Peterson 2007 |
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Minnesota Vikings Clothing, T-ShirtsVIKINGS DEFENSE RECORDS
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| Most Sacks in a Game by a Minnesota Viking player = 5, Randy Holloway 9/16/84 |
| Most Sacks Career = 130, Carl Eller 1964-1978 |
| Most Sacks Regular Season by a Minnesota Viking = 22, Jared Allen 2011 |
| Most consecutive games with a sack = 11 - Jared Allen 2010/11 |
| Most Interceptions Career = 81, Paul Krause 64-67 Redskins 1968-1979 Vikings |
| Longest Interception for a TD = Xavier Rhodes, 100 yards vs. Cardinals, Nov 20, 2016 |
| Most Interceptions in regular season by a Minnesota Vikings Player= 10, Paul Krause 1975 |
| Most Interceptions in regular season by Rookie Player= 9, Orlando Thomas 1995 |
| Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Career, 29, Jim Marshall, 1960-79 |
| Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Season, 9, Don Hultz, Minnesota Vikings, 1963 |
| Most Forced fumbles Viking = 33 / 45 career - Chris Doleman |
| Most Safeties in a Season by a Minnesota Vikings Player, 2 - Jared Allen 2008 |
| Fewest Touchdowns Allowed, Rushing, Season, 2 - Minnesota Vikings 1971 |
| Most Tackles in a Game - 24 Scott Studwell - 1985 |
| Most Tackels in a Season - 230 Scott Studwell - 1981 |
| Most Tackles Vikings Career - 1981 Scott Studwell 1977-1990 |
| Most Consecutive Pro Bowls = 12 Randall McDaniel |
| Most consecutive starts by a defensive tackle: 215 (234 including playoffs), Alan Page, 1967–1981 |
| Most consecutive starts by a defensive end: 270 (289 including playoffs), Jim Marshall, 1961–1978 |
| Most Interceptions in a season by a rookie = 9 - Orlando Thomas |
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