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Minnesota Vikings Franchise Encyclopedia
Regular Season Record (all-time) : 407-326-9
Playoff Record (all-time) : 19-26 (Last appearance after 2009 season)
Super Bowls Won: 0 out of 4 appearances
Championships Won: 0
Passing Leader (all-time): Fran Tarkenton - 33,098 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Robert Smith - 6,818 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Cris Carter - 12,383 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Bud Grant - 158 wins
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All-time franchise leaderboards
| Single-season | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Returns | Kicking | Scoring | |
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Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks
Glossary · * indicate playoff appearances
| Top Players | Off Rank | Def Rank | Overall Rank | Simple Rating System | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Lg | Tm | W | L | T | Pts | PtsO | PtDif | Coaches | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Pts | Yds | Pts | Yds | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | out of | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS |
| 2009 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 12 | 4 | 0 | 470 | 312 | 158 | Childress | Favre | Peterson | Rice | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 9.9 | -2.7 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 379 | 333 | 46 | Childress | Frerotte | Peterson | Berrian | 12 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2007 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | 365 | 311 | 54 | Childress | Jackson | Peterson | Wade | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2006 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 10 | 0 | 282 | 327 | -45 | Childress | Johnson | Taylor | Taylor | 26 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 32 | -2.8 | -1.3 | -4.1 | -3.7 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | 306 | 344 | -38 | Tice | Johnson | Moore | Taylor | 19 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 32 | -2.4 | -1.1 | -3.5 | -1.4 | -2.1 |
| 2004 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 8 | 8 | 0 | 405 | 395 | 10 | Tice | Culpepper | Smith | Burleson | 6 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 0.6 | -2.3 | -1.7 | 3.0 | -4.7 |
| 2003 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | 416 | 353 | 63 | Tice | Culpepper | Williams | Moss | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 3.9 | -1.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| 2002 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 10 | 0 | 390 | 442 | -52 | Tice | Culpepper | Bennett | Moss | 8 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 32 | -3.3 | 0.2 | -3.0 | 3.1 | -6.1 |
| 2001 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 11 | 0 | 290 | 390 | -100 | Green,Tice | Culpepper | Bennett | Moss | 24 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 31 | -6.3 | 1.5 | -4.7 | -0.8 | -3.9 |
| 2000 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 397 | 371 | 26 | Green | Culpepper | Smith | Moss | 5 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 4.3 | -2.3 |
| 1999 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 399 | 335 | 64 | Green | George | Smith | Moss | 5 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| 1998 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 15 | 1 | 0 | 556 | 296 | 260 | Green | Cunningham | Smith | Moss | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 16.3 | -1.4 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 354 | 359 | -5 | Green | Johnson | Smith | Reed | 11 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 30 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -1.8 |
| 1996 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 298 | 315 | -17 | Green | Johnson | Smith | Reed | 23 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 30 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1995 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | 412 | 385 | 27 | Green | Moon | Smith | Carter | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.1 | -1.4 |
| 1994 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 356 | 314 | 42 | Green | Moon | Allen | Carter | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 277 | 290 | -13 | Green | McMahon | Graham | Carter | 20 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 28 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.3 | 1.2 |
| 1992 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 374 | 249 | 125 | Green | Gannon | Allen | Carter | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 7.8 | -0.1 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| 1991 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | 301 | 306 | -5 | Burns | Gannon | Walker | Carter | 13 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 28 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -0.2 | -1.8 |
| 1990 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 10 | 0 | 351 | 326 | 25 | Burns | Gannon | Walker | Carter | 9 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| 1989 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 351 | 275 | 76 | Burns | Wilson | Walker | Carter | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 4.8 | -0.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| 1988 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 406 | 233 | 173 | Burns | Wilson | Nelson | Carter | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 4.3 |
| 1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 8 | 7 | 0 | 336 | 335 | 1 | Burns | Wilson | Nelson | Carter | 13 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 0.1 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -0.0 | -2.4 |
| 1986 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | 398 | 273 | 125 | Burns | Kramer | Nelson | Jordan | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.8 | -1.3 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| 1985 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | 346 | 359 | -13 | Grant | Kramer | Nelson | Carter | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 28 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| 1984 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 13 | 0 | 276 | 484 | -208 | Steckel | Kramer | Anderson | Lewis | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | -13.0 | 2.1 | -10.9 | -2.7 | -8.2 |
| 1983 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | 316 | 348 | -32 | Grant | Dils | Nelson | Nelson | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 28 | -2.0 | -1.1 | -3.1 | -2.9 | -0.1 |
| 1982 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 5 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 198 | -11 | Grant | Kramer | Brown | White | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 28 | -1.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -0.9 |
| 1981 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | 325 | 369 | -44 | Grant | Kramer | Brown | Senser | 13 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 28 | -2.8 | 0.7 | -2.0 | 0.0 | -2.1 |
| 1980 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 317 | 308 | 9 | Grant | Kramer | Brown | Rashad | 15 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| 1979 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | 259 | 337 | -78 | Grant | Kramer | Young | Rashad | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 28 | -4.9 | -2.7 | -7.5 | -4.5 | -3.1 |
| 1978 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 8 | 7 | 1 | 294 | 306 | -12 | Grant | Tarkenton | Foreman | Rashad | 12 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 28 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| 1977 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 9 | 5 | 0 | 231 | 227 | 4 | Grant | Tarkenton | Foreman | White | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 0.3 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -0.6 |
| 1976 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 11 | 2 | 1 | 305 | 176 | 129 | Grant | Tarkenton | Foreman | White | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
| 1975 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 12 | 2 | 0 | 377 | 180 | 197 | Grant | Tarkenton | Foreman | Gilliam | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 14.1 | -5.2 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| 1974 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 10 | 4 | 0 | 310 | 195 | 115 | Grant | Tarkenton | Foreman | Lash | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 8.2 | -2.1 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 12 | 2 | 0 | 296 | 168 | 128 | Grant | Tarkenton | Foreman | Gilliam | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 9.1 | -0.5 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | 301 | 252 | 49 | Grant | Tarkenton | Reed | Gilliam | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 11 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 139 | 106 | Grant | Cuozzo | Jones | Grim | 18 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 7.6 | -1.1 | 6.5 | -3.4 | 9.9 |
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 12 | 2 | 0 | 335 | 143 | 192 | Grant | Cuozzo | Osborn | Washington | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 13.7 | 1.4 | 15.1 | 5.9 | 9.2 |
| 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 12 | 2 | 0 | 379 | 133 | 246 | Grant | Kapp | Osborn | Washington | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17.6 | ||||
| 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings* | 8 | 6 | 0 | 282 | 242 | 40 | Grant | Kapp | Brown | Washington | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2.9 | ||||
| 1967 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 8 | 3 | 233 | 294 | -61 | Grant | Kapp | Osborn | Washington | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 16 | -4.4 | ||||
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | 292 | 304 | -12 | Van Brocklin | Tarkenton | Brown | Flatley | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 15 | -0.9 | ||||
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | 383 | 403 | -20 | Van Brocklin | Tarkenton | Brown | Flatley | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 14 | -1.4 | ||||
| 1964 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 5 | 1 | 355 | 296 | 59 | Van Brocklin | Tarkenton | Brown | Brown | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4.2 | ||||
| 1963 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 8 | 1 | 309 | 390 | -81 | Van Brocklin | Tarkenton | Mason | Flatley | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -5.8 | ||||
| 1962 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 11 | 1 | 254 | 410 | -156 | Van Brocklin | Tarkenton | Mason | Mason | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | -11.1 | ||||
| 1961 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 11 | 0 | 285 | 407 | -122 | Van Brocklin | Tarkenton | McElhenny | Reichow | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | -8.7 | ||||
Playoff Game Log
| Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Opp | Tm | Opp | ||
| 2009 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 3 | |
| ConfChamp | L | @ | New Orleans Saints | 28 | 31 |
| 2008 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 26 | |
| 2004 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | @ | Green Bay Packers | 31 | 17 |
| Division | L | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 27 |
| 2000 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | New Orleans Saints | 34 | 16 | |
| ConfChamp | L | @ | New York Giants | 0 | 41 |
| 1999 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 10 | |
| Division | L | @ | St. Louis Rams | 37 | 49 |
| 1998 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | Arizona Cardinals | 41 | 21 | |
| ConfChamp | L | Atlanta Falcons | 27 | 30 | |
| 1997 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | @ | New York Giants | 23 | 22 |
| Division | L | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 22 | 38 |
| 1996 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 40 |
| 1994 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | Chicago Bears | 18 | 35 | |
| 1993 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | New York Giants | 10 | 17 |
| 1992 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | Washington Redskins | 7 | 24 | |
| 1989 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 41 |
| 1988 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | Los Angeles Rams | 28 | 17 | |
| Division | L | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 34 |
| 1987 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | @ | New Orleans Saints | 44 | 10 |
| Division | W | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 24 |
| ConfChamp | L | @ | Washington Redskins | 10 | 17 |
| 1982 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | Atlanta Falcons | 30 | 24 | |
| Division | L | @ | Washington Redskins | 7 | 21 |
| 1980 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 31 |
| 1978 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 34 |
| 1977 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 7 |
| ConfChamp | L | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 23 |
| 1976 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | Washington Redskins | 35 | 20 | |
| ConfChamp | W | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 13 | |
| SuperBowl | L | N | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 32 |
| 1975 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 17 | |
| 1974 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 14 | |
| ConfChamp | W | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 10 | |
| SuperBowl | L | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 16 |
| 1973 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | Washington Redskins | 27 | 20 | |
| ConfChamp | W | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 10 |
| SuperBowl | L | N | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 24 |
| 1971 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 20 | |
| 1970 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 17 | |
| 1969 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | Los Angeles Rams | 23 | 20 | |
| ConfChamp | W | Cleveland Browns | 27 | 7 | |
| SuperBowl | L | N | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 23 |
| 1968 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | @ | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 24 |
Head-to-Head Franchise Records
| Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | T | Tm | Opp | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 463 | 464 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 568 | 390 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 97 | 108 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 260 | 191 |
| Carolina Panthers | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 149 | 175 |
| Chicago Bears | 52 | 43 | 2 | .547 | 2072 | 1841 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 239 | 194 |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 350 | 193 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 487 | 467 |
| Denver Broncos | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 253 | 258 |
| Detroit Lions | 65 | 30 | 2 | .684 | 2115 | 1782 |
| Green Bay Packers | 47 | 49 | 1 | .490 | 1875 | 2024 |
| Houston Texans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 62 | 49 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 14 | 1 | .333 | 462 | 562 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 110 | 71 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 208 | 154 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 167 | 179 |
| New England Patriots | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 219 | 202 |
| New Orleans Saints | 18 | 7 | 0 | .720 | 665 | 436 |
| New York Giants | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 519 | 388 |
| New York Jets | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 122 | 197 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 229 | 294 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | 461 | 463 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 346 | 283 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 231 | 262 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 18 | 1 | .526 | 878 | 892 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 277 | 265 |
| St. Louis Rams | 18 | 14 | 2 | .561 | 753 | 767 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31 | 20 | 0 | .608 | 1093 | 910 |
| Tennessee Titans | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 290 | 181 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 341 | 295 |