Aaron Jones Hits 10,000 Career Yards from Scrimmage in Vikings’ Shutout Loss to Seahawks
The Minnesota Vikings didn’t just lose on Sunday-they were shut out for the first time in over 18 years. A 26-0 defeat at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks stung in every phase, but amid the offensive struggles, veteran running back Aaron Jones quietly reached a significant personal milestone: 10,000 career yards from scrimmage.
Let’s start with the context. The Vikings’ defense actually held its own, limiting Seattle to just one offensive touchdown and 219 total yards-the second-lowest total allowed by Brian Flores’ group all season.
Former Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold had a rough outing against his old team, completing just 53.8% of his passes for 128 yards, with no touchdowns and four sacks. Two of those sacks came courtesy of rookie pass rusher Dallas Turner, who made his presence felt with a pair of strip-sacks-joining a rare group of defenders to log multiple forced fumbles in a single game.
But while the defense did its job, Minnesota’s offense simply didn’t show up.
With J.J. McCarthy still sidelined due to concussion protocol, undrafted rookie Max Brosmer stepped in-and struggled mightily.
Brosmer threw four interceptions, including a pick-six, and finished with just 126 passing yards and a 32.8 passer rating. The ground game didn’t fare much better, managing only 66 total rushing yards.
Jones, who left the game in the third quarter with a shoulder injury, had just six carries for three yards before exiting. He also lost a fumble on the play that knocked him out.
And yet, despite the tough day, Jones still found a way to etch his name into the NFL history books.
On the first play of Minnesota’s second offensive drive, Brosmer hit Jones on a screen pass that went for 13 yards. That reception-his third of the game-pushed the 9th-year back over the 10,000-yard mark for his career. He finished the day with 22 receiving yards on four catches, and while the numbers might not jump off the page, the milestone certainly does.
Jones becomes just the 122nd player in league history to reach 10,000 scrimmage yards-and, fittingly, he did it in his 122nd regular-season game. Among those 122 players, only 60 are running backs or fullbacks, putting Jones in an even more exclusive category.
Here’s how his career totals break down: 7,378 rushing yards on 1,499 carries, and 2,634 receiving yards on 343 receptions. That’s 10,012 total yards-a testament to his consistency and versatility over nearly a decade in the league.
The milestone could have come a week earlier, in his return to Lambeau Field against the Packers-the team he spent his first seven seasons with. But after a promising 54-yard first half, Jones was held to just three yards in the second, leaving him 13 shy of the mark heading into Week 13.
He didn’t have to wait long to cross the threshold this time, and while the Vikings’ offense had little to celebrate on Sunday, Jones’ achievement stands out as a bright spot in an otherwise forgettable day.
The hope now for Minnesota is that Jones’ shoulder injury won’t keep him out long. With McCarthy’s status still uncertain and the offense searching for answers, the Vikings need all the help they can get. And even in a down year, Aaron Jones continues to prove he’s one of the most productive backs of his generation.