1. On the other sideline, the Minnesota Vikings have won four of the past five games.
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2. The Minnesota Vikings announced the death Sunday, before a moment of silence for Brown prior to their game against Detroit.
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3. The Minnesota Vikings are fifth in the NFL in total defense, giving up 322.2 yards per game.
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4. The Minnesota Vikings feared their first-round pick tore an ACL on Sunday, and subsequent tests confirmed those fears.
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6. The Minnesota Vikings still signed Hunter to a five-year, $72 million contract.
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8. The Minnesota Vikings had an all-purple uniform with gold numbers and stripes on the pants, which made its only appearance in Week 13 at home to the Dallas Cowboys.
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9. The Minnesota Vikings changed jerseys on the sidelines during the 2nd quarter, finishing the game in purple jerseys and purple pants.
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10. On October 11, 1964 the Minnesota Vikings played the Detroit Lions at Metropolitan Stadium and the Lions mistakenly only brought their white jerseys to Minnesota.
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12. The Minnesota Vikings continued to wear black shoes until Les Steckel became head coach in 1984; they were the last NFL team to make the change from black to white shoes.
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15. On October 5, 2009, the Minnesota Vikings hosted the Green Bay Packers as Favre played his former team for the first time.
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16. Since 2006, the Minnesota Vikings have been known especially for their strong run defense, anchored by the Williams Wall consisting of defensive tackle Kevin Williams and nose tackle Pat Williams (no relation).
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17. On January 4, 2009, the Minnesota Vikings hosted the Philadelphia Eagles for the Wild Card round, their first home playoff game in eight years.
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18. When the Minnesota Vikings played the Chicago Bears in Week 6, Peterson broke the record for single game All-Purpose yards (361 total yards, 224 rushing).
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19. The Minnesota Vikings' hopes of a Super Bowl ended when Darrin Nelson dropped a pass from Wade Wilson on fourth down at the goal line.
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21. The Minnesota Vikings addressed the problem by drafting running back Chuck Foreman with their first pick in the 1973 Draft.
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24. The Minnesota Vikings have won one NFL Championship, in 1969, before the league's merger with the American Football League.
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25. Since the team's first season in 1961, the Minnesota Vikings have had one of the highest winning percentages in the NFL.
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26. The Minnesota Vikings conducted summer training camp at Bemidji State University from 1961 to 1965.
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27. The Minnesota Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960, and first took the field for the 1961 season.
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