Minnesota
Vikings Official NFL Football Team Merchandise
The Minnesota
Vikings where a sexy Super Bowl pick for many sports fans and analyst.
With #28 Adrian Peterson on the team it is easy to see why. Several
key free agent signings such as Jerrad Allen being added to the defensive
line has the Vikings fans hype. If the Vikings can get solid QB play
the Super Bowl is very possible.
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Vikings - Team History
Minnesota Vikings, professional football team and one of five teams
in the Central Division of the National Football Conference (NFC)
of the National Football League (NFL). Under the league’s realignment
plan, which will take affect in 2002, the Vikings will move into the
North Division of the NFC. The Vikings play at the Hubert H. Humphrey
Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and wear uniforms of purple,
gold, and white. The team’s name refers to the Nordic peoples
who were ancestors to Minnesota’s large population of Scandinavian
Americans.
Since the late
1960s, the Vikings have been one of the most consistently successful
franchises in the NFL. During the 1970s head coach Bud Grant steered
the team to four Super Bowls. Quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who spent
much of his career with the Vikings, became the most prolific passer
in NFL history, compiling the most career yards, completions, and
touchdown passes during his 15 years in the league. (Tarkenton’s
records were broken by Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins in 1995.)
Grant also assembled one of the fiercest defenses in NFL history.
Known collectively as the Purple People Eaters, players such as
linemen Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, and Alan Page “devoured”
opposing offenses.
The Vikings
joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1961 and selected Fran Tarkenton
in the NFL draft. The franchise got off to a slow start, producing
only one winning record in its first seven seasons. In 1967 Minnesota
traded Tarkenton to the New York Giants for the rights to four draft
picks. These picks yielded several talented rookies, including Alan
Page.
In the 1968
season Bud Grant guided the Vikings to the NFC Central Division
championship. A year later, Minnesota’s defense, the league’s
toughest, powered the Vikings to Super Bowl IV, where the team lost
to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Vikings’ offensive performance
in 1969 was also the league’s best. Quarterback Joe Kapp directed
a balanced unit that relied on both running and passing.
In the 1970s
safety Paul Krause and linemen Page, Carl Eller, and Jim Marshall
anchored the era’s most feared defensive unit, which ranked
first in the NFC five times from 1969 to 1976. Minnesota dominated
the NFC Central Division during this time, and in 1971 Page became
the first defensive player to receive the most valuable player (MVP)
award. Tarkenton returned to the Vikings in 1972 and subsequently
piloted the team to three Super Bowl appearances. Running back Chuck
Foreman and wide receivers John Gilliam and Ahmad Rashad were his
favorite targets. An elusive scrambler, Tarkenton also used his
agility to confound opponents. He was named league MVP in 1975.
Although they
were clearly the NFC’s dominant club, the Vikings repeatedly
fell to their American Football Conference (AFC) opponents in the
Super Bowl. Minnesota lost to the Miami Dolphins 24-7 in 1974, to
the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-6 in 1975, and to the Oakland Raiders
32-14 in 1977.
Many of the
star Viking players retired by 1979, and the team entered a period
of decline, but Minnesota soon recovered its success with a collection
of new stars. From the mid-1980s through the late 1990s, the Vikings
consistently recorded winning records, and the club reached the
NFC Championship Game after the 1987 and 1998 seasons. Stars for
the Vikings during this time included quarterbacks Tommy Kramer,
Warren Moon, and Wade Wilson, and wide receiver Anthony Carter,
who produced three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Safety Joey Browner
and linemen Chris Doleman, Keith Millard, and John Randle were among
the league’s premier defensive players.
1970 Super Bowl
IV Lost to Kansas City Chiefs, 23-7
1974 Super Bowl
VIII Lost to Miami Dolphins, 24-7
1975 Super Bowl
IX Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers, 16-6
The NFL's 2011 AP Defensive Player of the Year Award should have gone to Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen. Unfortunately, it didn't. Instead, the prestigious award went to Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs.
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Throughout the 2011 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings depended largely on speedy wide receiver Percy Harvin to be the focal point of their passing game. Although Harvin's numbers were impressive (career highs in receptions, yards and touchdowns), he does the most damage for an...
<p>Coach Leslie Frazier turned to a familiar face from his coaching past to help him reinforce the Vikings' defense for the future.</p>
<p>Alan Williams, the Colts' defensive backs coach the past 10 years, was handed the defensive coordinator duties on Jan. 19. His predecessor, Fred Pagac, who oversaw the defense the past 22 games, agreed to stay on staff and return to his previous role as linebackers coach.</p> <p>"The thing that really stuck out to me (about Williams) was how good of a teacher he was and how well he communicated and related to the players," said Frazier, who helped Williams coach Indianapolis' defensive backs under Tony Dungy's guidance in 2005 and 2006.</p> <p>So, after months of speculation that the Vikings might ditch the 4-3, Tampa 2-based defense they've embraced...
A wrongful death lawsuit against former Minnesota Vikings tight end Joe Senser and his wife, Amy, has resumed after a four-month break. An attorney for the family of hit-and-run victim Anousone Phanthavong (ah-NOO'-sahn PAN'-tah-wong) met with the Sensers and their attorney Friday to discuss evidence-gathering issues.
L owners were scheduled to meet Thursday and approve the 49ers' proposed new stadium in Santa Clara, as was as discuss the situations of other teams in need of new stadiums - including the Minnesota Vikings. It is unclear if Thursday's meeting means the 49ers' stadium...
Not too long ago, Minnesota Vikings All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson announced via his personal Twitter account that he was considering changing his number from the No. 28 that we've all come to know. Although his reasons weren't obvious, most speculated that he was...
The only numbers Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson wants reduced are on his jersey. The Vikings star tweeted he recently considered changing his number from 28 to either 23 or 21. He stuck with No. 28, however, when someone he wouldn't name informed him it would cost...
PHILADELPHIA - At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, and more could follow.
PHILADELPHIA - At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, and more could follow.
If the Super Bowl comes down to a key catch by Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots, say, or Victor Cruz of the New York Giants, they'll have more than merely their hands to thank.
Brad Childress will join the Cleveland Browns as their offensive coordinator, team officials confirmed on Friday. The former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Childress has also worked with Browns coach Pat Shurmur when both were members of the Philadelphia Eagles coaching...
The Oakland Raiders confirmed the hiring of Dennis Allen as their next head coach and will introduce him in a noon press conference on Monday. The hiring had been previously reported, but the Raiders made it official with a news release Friday.
