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The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.After initially committing to become one of the founding members of the American Football League (AFL) in 1959, the team joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion franchise and played their first game in 1961, as part of the Western Conference.
The first time these two teams met, the Vikings managed an upset over the Bears 37–13 in Minnesota. Both teams are members of the NFC North, and play at least twice a year. The Vikings lead the overall series 65–57–2. The teams have met once in the postseason, a 35–18 Bears win in the 1994 Wild Card Round. [216]
a The Vikings were defeated on a desperation touchdown pass thrown by Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach with less than a minute left in the game. Staubach coined the phrase "Hail Mary pass", referring to his toss, and the game itself became known as "The Hail Mary". [21] b The NFL expanded from a 14-game regular season schedule to 16 beginning ...
The Colts play the Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium this weekend on Sunday Night Football. The Vikings are one of the NFC's best teams while the Colts trail the Houston Texans for first place in the ...
Tarkenton, 21, played his first NFL game in Sioux Falls, South Dakota against the Dallas Cowboys (and the Vikings' first ever game as an expansion team.) On September 17 against the Chicago Bears, he came off the bench to lead the Vikings to a 37–13 victory by passing for 250 yards and four touchdown passes and running for another.
It's Giants vs. Vikings in Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season. Here's how to watch, including time, TV channel, schedule and streaming info.
"Skol Vikings" (/ s k oʊ l /) is the fight song of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It was introduced around the time the team was founded in 1961. The words and music are attributed to James "Red" McLeod, a composer from Edina, Minnesota .
More than 40% of Minnesota's passes went to Hockenson in Weeks 9-10, the third-highest rate in the NFL. ... The Vikings (6-4) play Sunday night at Denver, when wide receiver Justin Jefferson could ...