who has the most rushing yards in vikings history

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	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	2,096	34	484	4.3	61.6	9	679	91	121	7.5	20.0	3
19	Clint Jones C. Jones	2,008	75	547	3.7	26.8	19	306	31		9.9	4.1	0
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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RUSH

410

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REC

258

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RUSH YDS/G

116.0

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
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Final

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537

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12

Goff

12

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7

Gibbs

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Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

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5

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

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119.3

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

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6.0

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30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

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14.0

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18.8

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Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Gibbs

103.8

Henry

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000