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Most rushing yards in a rookie season: 1,341, Adrian Peterson ; 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 1,000+ yards rushing: 7, Adrian Peterson (2007–2010, 2012–2013, 2015) Most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing: 4
The Vikings ended the season giving up an average of 61.6 rushing yards per game, which fell behind the record of 60.6 rushing yards per game held by the 2000 Baltimore Ravens. Their 6–10 record served to solidify a third-place finish in the NFC North, as well as the seventh overall draft pick in the 2007 NFL draft .
Their worst seasons since the NFL changed to a 16-game schedule were in 1984 and 2011, when they could only manage a 3–13 record. [4] The best regular-season record was achieved in 1998, when the Vikings went 15–1, but kicker Gary Anderson , who had gone 35-for-35 in field goal attempts during the regular season, missed a 38-yard attempt ...
Aaron Jones Sr. became just the third player to reach 1,000 rushing yards in his first season with the Vikings, joining Adrian Peterson (1,341 in 2007) and Chester Taylor (1,216 in 2006).
When the Vikings played the Chicago Bears in Week 6, Peterson broke the record for single-game All-Purpose (rushing, receiving, kick returning) yards (361 total yards, 224 rushing). In Week 9, Peterson broke the NFL single-game rushing record set by Jamal Lewis in 2003 by rushing for 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers . [ 80 ]
The NFC East has a new winner for a record 20th straight year after the Eagles dished out a 41-7 hammering to the Cowboys on the back of 167 rushing yards from Saquon Barkley.
Daunte Culpepper was the Vikings' starting quarterback for six seasons from 2000 to 2005. Jim McMahon was the Vikings' starting quarterback for the 1993 season. Brett Favre took over as the Vikings' starting quarterback in 2009. Teddy Bridgewater was the Vikings' starting quarterback from Week 4 of the 2014 season until the end of the 2015 ...
BetMGM NFL odds: Vikings by 1. Against the spread: Vikings 11-5-1; Rams 8-9. Series record: Rams lead 29-17-2. Last meeting: Rams beat Vikings 30-20 in Inglewood, Calif. on Oct. 24. Last week ...