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The Vikings began the 2007 offseason by losing their defensive coordinator, Mike Tomlin, who was hired to be the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 21, 2007. Coach Brad Childress waited until after the Super Bowl to hire Leslie Frazier , who served as special assistant to the head coach/defensive backs coach under Tony Dungy at ...
Lost Super Bowl IX (vs. Steelers) 6–16 1975: NFL NFC Central* 1st* 12 2 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 14–17 Fran Tarkenton (MVP, BBA, UPINFC, OPY) [13] 1976: NFL NFC° Central* 1st* 11 2 1 Won Divisional Playoffs 35–20 Won Conference Championship 24–13 Lost Super Bowl XI (vs. Raiders) 14–32 Chuck Foreman (UPINFC) [17]
2.1 Teams with Super Bowl appearances but no victories. ... 1990 N, 2000 N, 2007 N, 2011 N: Denver ... Minnesota Vikings, 48 years – Lost Super Bowl XI, 1976 season ...
Super Bowl LIX will be played on Feb. 9 when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs.. The Eagles are looking for their second title and a chance to avenge their loss to the Chiefs ...
Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6 MVP: Franco Harris | Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 12, 1975 Super Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7
Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are the only starting quarterbacks to have won Super Bowls for two NFL teams, while Craig Morton and Kurt Warner are the only other quarterbacks to have started for a second team. Jim McMahon won a second Super Bowl ring having been a backup on the Brett Favre-led Green Bay Packers team that won Super Bowl XXXI.
The Vikings played in their second straight Super Bowl, Super Bowl IX (3rd overall), losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16–6, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 12, 1975. [22] [1] Led by Tarkenton and running back Chuck Foreman, the 1975 Vikings got off to a 10–0 start and easily won another division title.
Minnesota's playoff berth is all but assured. But Sunday's 40-3 loss was a preview of the kind of competition that's awaiting atop the conference.