Jared Allen's dominance is going unnoticed in the pass-happy NFL. The defensive end leads the league with 8.5 sacks through five games, and he's on pace to break Michael Strahan's single season sack record of 22.5. Allen is on pace to finish with 27 sacks.

Jared Allen is on Yahoo’s midseason All-NFL team. Allen gets the nod at defensive end, where he’s succeeding despite the Vikings’ 2-6 record. Allen has 13 sacks through 8 games -- and is on pace to break the single-season sacks record.

All-Pro Jared Allen had a monster day against Chicago, setting a Vikings season record for sacks. One more, and he would have set an NFL record.

Jared Allen has won the Defensive Player of the Month award for October. The defensive end has been a terror for opposing quarterbacks, tallying eight sacks in October. Allen is on pace for 25 sacks this season, which would eclipse the current record of 22.5 held by Michael Strahan.

If the playoffs can't keep the attention of the Vikings' fan base, maybe a couple of record chasers will. Adrian Peterson could break his career bests of 1,885 rush yards and 18 touchdowns, and Jared Allen is on pace to set an NFL record with 25 sacks.

Vikings defensive end Jared Allen says he's going to try to break the NFL all-time sack record again this year, but he also tells the Pioneer Press that personal goals never get in the way of team goals. And that one is obvious: winning the Super Bowl.

Jared Allen hasn't played for Kansas City since 2008, but he still has bad taste in his mouth for the Chiefs' former general manager, Carl Peterson.

Jared Allen knows football isn't rocket science. It's so simple in fact that Allen says the Vikings are good when they do their jobs, but bad when they don't. It's also simple getting fired up to the Packers. When the Vikes face Green Bay this Sunday, he says everyone will be trying.