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Minnesota Vikings

Indexed from 1961 through 2025 · NFC North

1,056

Games

65

Seasons

1961

First season

2025

Latest season

The full franchise story

Every era of the Minnesota Vikings.

Minnesota's history combines one of football's great defenses, four Super Bowl trips, Moss's vertical revolution, Peterson's rushing force and repeated brushes with the final game.

Historical reference: Minnesota Vikings official NFL team page ↗
1

1961—1966

Tarkenton improvises from the beginning

Peak indexed season1964 · 8–5–1→

The expansion Vikings

Tarkenton threw four touchdowns off the bench in the franchise's first game while the line of a future contender began taking shape.

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Fran Tarkenton →Jim Marshall →Mick Tingelhoff →
2

1967—1979

Four NFC championships without the final win

Peak indexed season1973 · 12–2→

The Purple People Eaters

Bud Grant's disciplined teams and a historic defensive front reached four Super Bowls and made Minnesota a permanent contender.

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Fran Tarkenton →Alan Page →Carl Eller →
3

1980—1991

Carter arrives as an unlikely new cornerstone

Peak indexed season1987 · 8–7→

Between Tarkenton and the Dome

Minnesota remained dangerous, including a surprise 1987 NFC title-game run, while assembling the stars of its next offense.

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Anthony Carter →Chris Doleman →Joey Browner →
4

1992—2000

The league's most explosive offense

Peak indexed season1998 · 15–1→

Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Cris Carter →Randy Moss →John Randle →
5

2001—2013

A singular runner carries changing teams

Peak indexed season2009 · 12–4→

The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Adrian Peterson →Jared Allen →Kevin Williams →
6

2014—2021

A complete roster produces the Minneapolis Miracle

Peak indexed season2017 · 13–3→

Zimmer's defense

Mike Zimmer built an elite defense, and Stefon Diggs's last-second touchdown sent the 2017 Vikings to the NFC Championship Game.

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Harrison Smith →Danielle Hunter →Adam Thielen →
7

2022—present

An elite receiver leads a changing offense

Peak indexed season2024 · 14–3→

The Jefferson transition

Jefferson's record pace and a season of improbable comebacks carried Minnesota into its post-Peterson, post-Zimmer transition.

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Justin Jefferson →T.J. Hockenson →Christian Darrisaw →

Franchise leaders

Most indexed appearances

Fred CoxK · 228 gamesHarrison SmithFS · 214 gamesScott StudwellLB · 213 gamesCris CarterWR · 198 gamesTim IrwinT · 198 gamesRon YaryT · 190 gamesRandall McDanielG · 188 gamesBill BrownRB · 187 gamesSteve JordanTE · 187 gamesFran TarkentonQB · 185 gamesFred McNeillLB · 180 gamesCarl LeeDB · 177 games

Season history

Every indexed season

65 seasons · newest first

Game archive

Latest indexed games

1,056 total · loaded 10 at a time