1998 Minnesota Vikings Season - Awards and Records

Awards and Records

• Randall Cunningham, Bert Bell Award

• Randy Moss, Led Rookies in Receiving Yards, (1,313 yards) Moss also set the record for most receiving touchdowns for a rookie, 17, a record that still stands today.

• The Vikings became just the third team to post a 15-1 win-loss record since the implementation of the 16-game schedule in 1978. They joined the 1984 San Francisco 49ers and the 1985 Chicago Bears, but became the first of those teams to fail to win the Super Bowl.

• The Vikings' high-powered offense set a record, which stood until the 2007 season, for most points scored in a season with 556. They eclipsed the 1983 Washington Redskins, who scored 541. The 2007 New England Patriots beat the record by scoring the current all time leading 589 points. Additionally, the 2011 Green Bay Packers would also eclipse the 556 point mark with 560, followed by the Patriots again surpassing their mark with 557 points during their 2012 season, leaving the 1998 Vikings 4th all time. However, unlike the Vikings, the Packers were unable to win a playoff game during that particular season. It's worth noting that the 1998 Vikings followed in the footsteps of the 1983 Redskins and set a mark the 2007 Patriots matched: none of these teams won the Super Bowl.