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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
Peterson opened the season by rushing for 180 yards on 25 carries and three touchdowns against the Cleveland Browns, setting a new Vikings franchise record for rushing in the season opener. [125] He again broke the hundred-yard barrier in Week 6 against the Baltimore Ravens , with 143 yards and 22 carries.
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 .
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]
They've netted 69 rushing yards on 26 attempts, . ... Only two other times in the last 20 seasons have the Vikings allowed 250-plus rushing yards: at New Orleans (264) in 2020, and at Atlanta (285 ...
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 ...
He finished with 81 rushing yards. Running back Ty Chandler added a career-high 110 yards from scrimmage, including 73 rushing. The Vikings entered averaging 86 rushing yards per game.
Simpson broke the record on a 64-yard touchdown reception to bring his total on the season to 23. Later that day, Jim Otis of the St. Louis Cardinals surpassed Foreman's season rushing total by 6 yards. This left Foreman in second place with 1,070 yards, becoming the first 1,000-yard rusher in Vikings franchise history. [15]