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The Vikings played in their second straight Super Bowl, Super Bowl IX (3rd overall), losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16–6, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 12, 1975. [ 22 ] [ 1 ] Led by Tarkenton and running back Chuck Foreman , the 1975 Vikings got off to a 10–0 start and easily won another division title.
Johnson ended up with the lowest interception-to-attempt ratio in Vikings history and the third-best passer rating in the NFC. The winning streak ended with an 18–3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the eventual Super Bowl champions. Christmas Day 2005 will go down as a day Vikings fans would much rather forget.
It was the first safety scored in Super Bowl history. The Vikings forced a three-and-out, then got a chance to take their first lead of the game when Tarkenton led them on a 55-yard drive to the Steelers' 25-yard line from their own 20, aided by a pass interference penalty on cornerback Mel Blount and a 17-yard pass by Tarkenton that was ...
Before the game on Feb. 9, read below for a little history of the Super Bowl. ... Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee Titans. ...
1974 Super Bowl (8): Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7. 1975 Super Bowl (9): Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6. 1976 Super Bowl (10): Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17.
Minnesota Vikings (4) – appeared in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI; they won the NFL Championship in 1969, the last year before the AFL–NFL merger, but failed to win the subsequent Super Bowl. Buffalo Bills (4) – XXV , XXVI , XXVII , and XXVIII ; in 1964 and 1965 , they won the last two AFL Championships before the first Super Bowl in ...
Super Bowl 4: Kansas City Chiefs 23, Minnesota Vikings 7. Super Bowl 5: Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13. Super Bowl 6: Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3.
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 .