The Purple People Eaters of the Minnesota Vikings had some colorful marquee matchups with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s but nothing quite like tonight's prime-time showdown.

The Vikings and Cowboys will take the field featuring "Color Rush" uniforms.

The Vikings Color Rush uniforms feature purple jerseys with yellow lettering and numbering and purple pants for the matchup on Thursday Night Football. The Cowboys will wear white jerseys with dark blue numbers and white pants.

Eight teams, including Dallas, wore Color Rush uniforms in 2015, and the league expanded this year's lineup to teams playing on Thursday Night Football.

The only other Vikings Color Rush uniforms were released near the time of the 2013 NFL Draft.

The Vikings last wore purple jerseys and purple pants in a game against the Packers, a 44-31 loss on Oct. 27, 2013.

Cordarrelle Patterson tied an NFL record for longest play and set the league kickoff return record with a 109-yard return for a touchdown on the opening kickoff of that game. Patterson became the first player in NFL history to score four touchdowns of more than 100 yards.