most career rushing yards by a player for vikings

Adrian Peterson has rushed for the most career yards for the Vikings, with 11,747 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	11,747	123	2,418	4.9	95.5	97	1,945	241	333	8.1	15.8	5
2	Robert Smith R. Smith	6,818	98	1,411	4.8	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
3	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	5,993	73	1,282	4.7	82.1	47	1,794	221	287	8.1	24.6	5
4	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	5,887	93	1,533	3.8	63.3	52	3,057	336		9.1	32.9	23
5	Bill Brown B. Brown	5,757	180	1,627	3.5	32.0	52	3,177	284		11.2	17.7	23
6	Ted Brown T. Brown	4,546	104	1,117	4.1	43.7	40	2,850	339		8.4	27.4	13
7	Dave Osborn D. Osborn	4,320	137	1,173	3.7	31.5	29	1,412	173		8.2	10.3	7
8	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	4,231	129	981	4.3	32.8	18	2,202	251		8.8	17.1	5
9	Tommy Mason T. Mason	3,252	70	761	4.3	46.5	28	1,689	151		11.2	24.1	11
10	Michael Bennett M. Bennett	3,174	64	713	4.5	49.6	12	1,040	126	147	8.3	16.3	5
11	Chester Taylor C. Taylor	2,797	61	655	4.3	45.9	18	1,357	160	208	8.5	22.2	3
12	Terry Allen T. Allen	2,795	47	641	4.4	59.5	23	675	72		9.4	14.4	3
13	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	2,548	177	464	5.5	14.4	22	-12	0			-0.1	0
14	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	2,476	81	454	5.5	30.6	29	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0
15	Alfred Anderson A. Anderson	2,374	108	626	3.8	22.0	22	1,042	114		9.1	9.6	5
16	Alexander Mattison A. Mattison	2,370	75	584	4.1	31.6	11	718	100	128	7.2	9.6	6
17	Herschel Walker H. Walker	2,264	42	551	4.1	53.9	20	681	86		7.9	16.2	5
18	Clint Jones C. Jones	2,008	75	547	3.7	26.8	19	306	31		9.9	4.1	0
19	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	1,983	33	459	4.3	60.1	8	675	88	118	7.7	20.5	3
20	Oscar Reed O. Reed	1,968	79	490	4.0	24.9	8	676	92		7.3	8.6	3
21	Jerick McKinnon J. McKinnon	1,918	58	474	4.0	33.1	7	984	142	191	6.9	17.0	5
22	Rickey Young R. Young	1,744	89	554	3.1	19.6	10	2,255	292		7.7	25.3	14
23	Leroy Hoard L. Hoard	1,689	49	438	3.9	34.5	26	577	60	20	9.6	11.8	1
24	Moe Williams M. Williams	1,535	117	370	4.1	13.1	21	1,301	131	177	9.9	11.1	4
25	Rick Fenney R. Fenney	1,508	63	358	4.2	23.9	11	628	71		8.8	10.0	2

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Team Leaders

PASS

433

Murray

RUSH

297

Jones

REC

195

Hockenson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

18th

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

17th

PASS YDS/G

177.3

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 4

Final

Vikings

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000