Minnesota Vikings statistics

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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
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

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

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

Individual records

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

Scoring

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Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Defense

Special teams

  • 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)

References

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