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The 1997 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 37th in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth under head coach Dennis Green.Despite an 8–2 start, the Vikings would go on to lose five consecutive matches, finishing fourth in the division.
Harrison Foster Phillips (born January 25, 1996) [1] is an American professional football nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal .
Two Vikings coaches have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Grant and Van Brocklin, although Van Brocklin was elected for his playing career. [7] Mike Tice is the only former Vikings player to have become a head coach for the franchise. [8] Dennis Green was the first African American head coach in franchise history.
The Vikings have been divisional champions 20 times, most among current members of their division. Minnesota has played 820 regular and postseason games and has appeared in the postseason 32 times. [2] The team's worst season was 1962, when they won two games, lost eleven, and tied one (a 0.154 winning percentage). [3]
The Vikings defense halted the possession on their own 5, but Daluiso kicked his fifth field goal of the day from there, giving the Giants a 22–13 lead with 7:03 left in regulation. The Vikings got the ball back and ran seven plays, but could not get into scoring range and ultimately decided to punt facing a two-score deficit with 3:51 left.
Sam Darnold helped the Minnesota Vikings get off to a good start in Sunday's 23-17 victory against the San Francisco 49ers, throwing to wide receiver Justin Jefferson for a stunning 97-yard ...
In his 10 seasons as the coach of the Vikings, Green won four NFC Central division titles, had eight playoff appearances, two NFC Championship Game appearances and an all-time record of 97–62. [47] The Vikings therefore had the fifth highest winning percentage among all NFL teams during the regular season in the 1990s. [48]
Daunte Culpepper was the Vikings' starting quarterback for six seasons from 2000 to 2005. Jim McMahon was the Vikings' starting quarterback for the 1993 season. Brett Favre took over as the Vikings' starting quarterback in 2009. Teddy Bridgewater was the Vikings' starting quarterback from Week 4 of the 2014 season until the end of the 2015 ...