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Longest playoff game, 82 minutes, 40 seconds; Miami Dolphins vs Kansas City Chiefs, Dec 25, 1971 (2OT, Divisional Round) Longest playoff drought, 25 seasons; Washington Redskins, 1946–1970 Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, 1949–1973. Longest playoff drought, expansion team, 20 seasons; New Orleans Saints, 1967–1986. Longest playoff drought ...
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. This list encompasses the major records set by the team, its coaches and its players.
In 1968, that stingy defense earned the Vikings their first Central Division title and their first playoff berth. [22] In 1969, the Vikings secured a 12–2 record. [1] The team had 12 straight regular-season victories after a season-opening loss to the New York Giants, which was the longest single-season winning streak in 35 years. [26]
In Minneosta, Vikings record their largest victory over the Lions with a 34–point differential. Both teams finished with 9–7 records, but the Vikings clinched the NFC Central based on a better conference record, eliminating the Lions from playoff contention. 1981: Tie 1–1: Lions 45–7: Vikings 26–24: Vikings 26–14–2
The Lions reached 11 wins for the first time in nine years. Their 20 victories since the start of the 2022 seasons are the most in franchise history in a two-year span. “This was the chance ...
Their worst seasons since the NFL changed to a 16-game schedule were in 1984 and 2011, when they could only manage a 3–13 record. [4] The best regular-season record was achieved in 1998, when the Vikings went 15–1, but kicker Gary Anderson , who had gone 35-for-35 in field goal attempts during the regular season, missed a 38-yard attempt ...
The Lions locked up their first division title in 30 years on Sunday afternoon when they beat the Minnesota Vikings 30-24 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The win officially sends the Lions ...
In the wild card matchup, the Vikings defeated the rival Green Bay Packers in their first ever playoff meeting, 31–17, [15] becoming the second team in NFL history to have a .500 record (8–8) in the regular season and win a playoff game, a day after the first such team, the St. Louis Rams over the Seattle Seahawks.