NOW STARTING AT CENTER …
The Vikings have had six centers start 735 out of 832 regular-season games (88.3%) over 54 seasons from 1962-2015. Here are the top 10 in number of games started at center:
GamesPlayerYears played
240Mick Tingelhoff 1962-78
123Matt Birk 1998-2008
101Dennis Swilley 1978-83, '85-87
93John Sullivan 2008-15
92Jeff Christy 1993-99
86Kirk Lowdermilk 1985-92
48Joe Berger 2011-16
27Pat Elflein 2017-present
17Adam Schreiber 1990-93
13Bill Lapham 1961
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