With Adrian Peterson being named NFL Most Valuable Player, the Vikings became the seventh franchise to have at least three players recognized as the league’s best player by the Associated Press.
A look at the teams with the most MVP winners:
PACKERS -- 5
HB Paul Hornung, 1961
FB Jim Taylor, 1962
QB Bart Starr, 1966
QB Brett Favre, 1995, 96, 97
QB Aaron Rodgers, 2011
COLTS -- 4
QB Johnny Unitas, 1959, 64, 67
QB Earl Morrall, 1968
QB Bert Jones, 1976
QB Peyton Manning, 2003, 04, 08, 09
VIKINGS -- 3
DT Alan Page, 1971
QB Fran Tarkenton, 1975
RB Adrian Peterson, 2012
RAMS -- 3
QB Roman Gabriel, 1969
QB Kurt Warner, 1999, 2001
RB Marshall Faulk, 2000
49ERS -- 3
QB John Brodie, 1970
QB Joe Montana, 1989, 90
QB Steve Young, 1992, 94
RAIDERS -- 3
QB Ken Stabler, 1974
RB Marcus Allen, 1985
QB Rich Gannon, 2002
REDSKINS -- 3
RB Larry Brown, 1972
K Mark Moseley, 1982
QB Joe Theismann, 1983