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Photo: Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings, 1978 – Throwback Thursday [VIDEO]

Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings, 1978 [VIDEO]

March 26, 2013

Vintage footage of a 1978 Minnesota Vikings victory over the Denver Broncos at Met Stadium, featuring Fran Tarkenton, Alan Page, Carl Eller and Jim Marshall.

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Throwback Thursday: Super Bowl IX, Vikings 6, Steelers 16

February 3, 2011

This game matched two of the NFL’s best defenses – Pittsburgh’s Steel Curtain against the Purple People Eaters of Minnesota – and two legendary quarterbacks: Terry Bradshaw and Fran Tarkenton, respectively.

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Daily Chat: Kryptonite

December 9, 2010

The Minnesota Vikings have been the New York Giants’ kryptonite of late, going 4-0 against them since 2005.

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Throwback Thursday: The Mud Bowl – 1977 NFC Divisional Playoffs

December 9, 2010

The 1977 NFC Divisional Playoffs. Announcers: Vin Scully & Alex Hawkins featured the Minnesota Vikings vs. the Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles Coliseum in what came to be known as The Mud Bowl.

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Photo: Roger Staubach - Cowboys vs Vikings, 1975 Playoff

Injustice: Vikings vs. Cowboys – 1975 NFC Championship Game Hail Mary Pass [VIDEO]

October 15, 2010

Dallas Cowboys receiver Drew Pearson illegally pushed off of Vikings defender Nate Wright on the Hail Mary pass from Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach to rob the Vikings of a Super Bowl berth. The 1975 Vikings squad was the best of that era.

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