We've identified the top all-time quarterbacks for every NFL team and asked our NFL Nation beat reporters -- and you, the fans -- to help us determine each signal-caller's place in franchise history.
What follows is the final ranking of the top quarterbacks in Minnesota Vikings history, both from our NFL Nation reporter and our final fan polling.
NFL Nation ranking:
1. Fran Tarkenton
2. Daunte Culpepper
3. Randall Cunningham
4. Brett Favre
5. Tommy Kramer
It says plenty about the Vikings' lean history at quarterback that two of the passers on this list were essentially one-season fixes who took the team to the doorstep of the Super Bowl before heartbreaking finishes. Even Culpepper winds up on this list somewhat by default; he took the Vikings to the NFC Championship Game in his first year as the starter, and would've been the NFL MVP in 2004 if not for Peyton Manning's record-breaking season. But he was the starter for just five and a half years before a knee injury -- and an ensuing spat with new coach Brad Childress over his rehab -- led to his ouster. Next to Tarkenton (the only bona fide franchise QB the Vikings have had), Kramer is second in the team's record books for career passing yards, touchdowns and completions, but he was only 54-56 as a starter and played more than 10 games in a season just five times. -- Ben Goessling
Fan ranking:
All contextual numbers for each quarterback have been provided by ESPN Stats & Information.
