Note: All stats listed below are from each player’s tenure with the Vikings only. All stats are from Pro Football Reference unless otherwise stated.
10. Brett Favre
- Years as a Viking: 2009-2010
- Awards:
- Pro Bowl selection (2009)
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (2016)
- Iconic performance: November 1, 2009, Favre returned to Green Bay to face his former team. He tossed 4 TDs in the Vikings’ 38-26 win over the Packers.
Favre spent just two years in a Vikings uniform, but his impact was immediate. He threw for 6,711 passing yards (8th all time) and 44 TDs (9th all time) in that span. He had one of his best statistical seasons in 2009 at age 40 with the Vikes, when he threw for 4,202 yards, 33 touchdowns, and just 7 interceptions, with a passer rating of 107.2 — one of the highest marks of his career. Favre’s time with the Vikings is remembered for rejuvenating the franchise that year, as he took the team on its deepest playoff run since 1998.
9. Randall Cunningham
GettyFormer Minnesota Vikings quarterback Randall Cunningham.
- Years as a Viking: 1997-1999
- Awards:
- First-team All-Pro (1998)
- Pro Bowl selection (1998)
- Bert Bell Award (1998)
- Iconic performance: October 5, 1998, on the road against the rival Packers, Cunningham threw for 442 yards and 4 TDs in a 37-24 Vikings win.
Cunningham came out of retirement in 1997 to join the Vikings, and his stint with Minnesota helped revive his career while also cementing his legacy as one of the most athletic dual-threat quarterbacks in NFL history. In 1998, he took over as Minnesota’s full-time starter, and he helped the Vikings set an NFL record for points scored in a season (556) that year. That record has since been eclipsed, but his tenure was a successful one. Cunningham finished with a 16-7 regular season record, also going 2-2 in the playoffs as a Viking. He threw for 5,680 passing yards and 48 TDs.
8. Joe Kapp
