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Despite losing Tarkenton, the team managed to finish the season with a 9–5 record and went to the playoffs as winners of the NFC Central division title. They beat the Los Angeles Rams 14–7 in the Divisional Round in a game played in Los Angeles and termed the Mud Bowl, although the Vikings had lost 35–3 to the Rams in week 6. [1] [2] In ...
The following are the standings of current National Football League teams' games taking place on their opening days. The standings shown here date back to 1933 . Since 1933, there have been a total of 1,579 opening day games played.
The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. However, the NFL does not officially count All-America Football Conference statistics, despite the 1950 NFL–AAFC ...
From 1981 to 1998, the 49ers had one of the most successful stretches of dominance in NFL history. Armed with Bill Walsh 's innovative West Coast offense , Hall of Fame level quarterback play in Joe Montana and later Steve Young , and a dominant defense, the 49ers would win five Super Bowls in 1981 , 1984 , 1988 , 1989 , and 1994 , and made the ...
When the Minnesota Vikings beat the San Francisco 49ers in Week 2, it was a nice upset. Then the Vikings beat the Houston Texans the following week, and it grew into a cool early season story.
The 1976 Steelers opened the season 1-4 before playing one of the most amazing stretches of defense in NFL history: They surrendered 28 points over the final nine games and steamrolled the ...
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 7 Seattle Seahawks: L 24–34 0–1 Candlestick Park: 38,024 2 August 13: at San Diego Chargers: L 13–32 0–2 San Diego Stadium: 26,620 3 August 21 Los Angeles Rams: W 23–14 1–2 Candlestick Park 44,898 4 August 29: at Houston Oilers: L 3–17 1–3 Astrodome: 36,538 5 September 3 ...
Per Pro Football Reference’s calculations, the Vikings’ actual winning percentage (.765) surpassed their expected one (.494) by more than that of any other team to reach that level, which ...