Jared Allen
4-time All-Pro, 5-time Pro Bowler
Stats
• 124 career sacks are 14th most in NFL history.
• 79 sacks as a Viking are sixth in team history.
• Had 22 sacks in 2011, a half-sack away from Michael Strahan's NFL single-season record set in 2001.
• Shares NFL record with four career safeties.
Kevin Williams
5-time All-Pro,
6-time Pro Bowler
Stats
• 168 career starts are most by a Vikings defensive tackle.
• Shares Vikings record with four defensive TDs.
• Five interceptions are tied for most in NFL history by a defensive tackle.
• 59 sacks, 13 fumble recoveries.
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