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The 1976 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 16th in the National Football League (NFL). The Vikings finished with an 11–2–1 record to give them their eighth NFC Central division title. They beat the Washington Redskins 35–20 in the divisional round of the playoffs, followed by a 24–13 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship ...
Their worst seasons since the NFL changed to a 16-game schedule were in 1984 and 2011, when they could only manage a 3–13 record. [4] The best regular-season record was achieved in 1998, when the Vikings went 15–1, but kicker Gary Anderson , who had gone 35-for-35 in field goal attempts during the regular season, missed a 38-yard attempt ...
The Minnesota Vikings entered the November 19 game in Atlanta with a spotless 9–0 record, but left with their first loss. The Falcons jumped out to a 17–7 halftime lead, then held on as the Vikings came up one yard short on fourth down at the Atlanta 39 with 55 seconds to play. The victory was the Falcons sixth in a row.
The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers . This fulfilled one of the conditions agreed to in 1966 for the 1970 AFL–NFL merger , which called for the league to expand to 28 teams by 1970 or soon thereafter.
The National Football League playoffs for the 1975 season began on December 27, 1975. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl X, 21–17, on January 18, 1976, at the Orange Bowl in Miami. This was the first season in which the league used a seeding system in the playoffs.
The National Football League playoffs for the 1976 season began on December 18, 1976. The postseason tournament concluded with the Oakland Raiders defeating the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI , 32–14, on January 9, 1977, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California .
The 1975 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 15th in the National Football League. The Vikings began with a 10-game win streak before losing by one point to the Washington Redskins , though there was generally very little expectation they would equal the 1972 Dolphins ' perfect season . [ 1 ]
1976: Minnesota Vikings (8) 11–2–1: Won Divisional playoffs 35–20 Won NFC Championship 24–13 Lost Super Bowl XI (vs. Raiders) 14–32 1977: Minnesota Vikings (9) 9–5: Won Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 14–7 Lost NFC Championship (at Cowboys) 6–23 1978: Minnesota Vikings (10) 8–7–1: Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 10–34 1979