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The Minnesota Vikings is an American football franchise based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team was established in 1961 and is part of the National Football League 's NFC North division. Since then, the team has taken part in the NFL playoffs 31 times, reaching four Super Bowls in 1970 , 1974 , 1975 and 1977 .
The Vikings' starting quarterback for the first game of their inaugural season against the Chicago Bears was George Shaw. [3] However, he was replaced by Fran Tarkenton early on, who passed for four touchdowns in the game and rushed for one more. Tarkenton went on to start in 10 of the Vikings' 14 regular season matches that year. [4]
The Vikings finished the season 6–10 with a 20–13 loss against the Detroit Lions. [92] The 2010–11 season was a step down for the Minnesota Vikings. After coming within a few plays of Super Bowl XLIV, Minnesota ended the 2010 season with a 6–10 record and a last place finish in the NFC North for the first time since 1990. [102]
Following the slip up from the Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota Vikings are the new No. 1 team in the latest NFL power rankings.
The Vikings got a C-plus, and other than Jordan Addison the class didn’t do much last season. But Addison, Minnesota’s first-round pick, had an impressive 911-yard, 10-touchdown rookie season.
The Vikings compete in the NFL as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The team was established in 1959, when three Minneapolis businessmen – Bill Boyer , H. P. Skoglund and Max Winter – were awarded a franchise in the new American Football League (AFL). [ 1 ]
Vikings offseason preview: 3 moves to make. Fill cornerback room. Minnesota’s top cornerbacks Byron Murphy Jr., Shaquill Griffin and Stephon Gilmore, are on expiring deals. The team could opt to ...
The Minnesota Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) in the 1961 season. The Vikings first draft selection as an NFL team was Tommy Mason , a running back from the Tulane Green Wave . The team's most recent first round selection is J.J. McCarthy , a quarterback from the Michigan Wolverines .