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The 1970 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 10th in the National Football League and the first season following the AFL–NFL merger.Under head coach Bud Grant, they finished with a 12–2 record and won the first ever NFC Central title before losing to the San Francisco 49ers 17–14 at home in the NFC Divisional Playoff game.
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 .
Since the franchise's inception, the Vikings have completed 61 seasons of play in the NFL. The team won one NFL Championship in 1969, and was the last team crowned NFL champions before the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The franchise has been conference champions three times since the merger, but has never won the Super Bowl. The Vikings have been ...
He played for the Vikings until 1967, when he was traded to the New York Giants, [5] and Joe Kapp took his place as the Vikings' starting quarterback . [6] Kapp led the Vikings to their first playoff appearance in 1968, [7] but he was traded to the Boston Patriots in 1970 and Gary Cuozzo stepped up to replace him.
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional ... 1970, at Metropolitan Stadium. The Vikings became the first modern ... Daunte Culpepper amassed MVP-like statistics, ...
The Purple People Eaters in January 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium.From left to right: Marshall, Larsen, Eller, and Page. The Purple People Eaters was the nickname given to the defensive line of the Minnesota Vikings from 1967 to 1977, consisting mainly of Alan Page, Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, and Gary Larsen.
This left Foreman in second place with 1,070 yards, becoming the first 1,000-yard rusher in Vikings franchise history. [15] Foreman was awarded first-team All-Pro honors and appeared in a third-consecutive Pro Bowl for his 1975 season. [10] The Vikings also won the NFC Central for a third-consecutive season with a 12–2 record.
Kapp then completed a 12-yard pass to Washington before Fred Cox finished the drive with a 30-yard field goal, putting the Vikings up 17–0. Later in the second period, Hilgenberg snuffed out a Cleveland scoring threat by intercepting a pass from Bill Nelsen on the Vikings' 33-yard line. Minnesota subsequently drove 67 yards in 8 plays.