 2006 Minnesota Vikings season

The 2006 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 46th in the National Football League.Under new head coach Brad Childress, the team finished with a 6–10 record; however, they led the league in rushing defense, surrendering only 985 rushing yards, making them one of only two franchises in NFL history to allow fewer than 1,000 rushing yards in a 16-game season (the other was the Super Bowl champion 2000 Baltimore Ravens).