On this day in MN sports history January 13, 1974, the Vikings became a victim of Miani Dolphin Super Bowls. The game was the second in Super Bowl history for the Vikings. It was played at Rice Stadium in Houston, TX.

The Sports Daddy remembers this game clearly because I really thought the Vikes were going to win. Even-though the Dolphins were defending World Champions, and were playing in their third straight Super Bowl, I honestly felt like the Vikings would dominate them. I was 9-years old and I was wrong!.

An issue of Sports Illustrated came out the week after the Super Bowl game and summed it up best with these words on the cover: “CSZONKED!” More…

On this day in MN Sports history the Vikings played in their 2nd straight Super Bowl, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16-6, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 12, 1975. It was the first Steeler Super Bowl.

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. How else can you explain this fluke Super Bowl that was won when Pittsburgh recovered a “mistake” second-half kick off? Read more…

An Oakland Raider Super Bowl win meant an 0-4 record for Minnesota in big games.

The Vikings played in their 3rd Super Bowl in 4 years against the Oakland Raiders at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, on January 9, 1977. The Vikings however, couldn’t break its bad luck in the Super Bowl. Minnesota lost, 32-14.

Another year, another tear for the MN Vikings as the Raiders became the 3rd team to win their first NFL championship against the Purple. Read more…

On this day in Vikings history, October 23, 2005. The Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers. This is the recap from a Vikings Tailgater perspective:
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A few years ago, I was contacted by a fellow Minnesota Vikings fan who thought he had discovered a team relic as precious as the Kensington Runestones.

The gentleman’s name was Ed from North Branch, Minnesota. He contacted me via email on the old Vikingstailgate.com website to let me know about a really cool story he uncovered after he acquired a purple Ford-150 from a junkyard.

At the time I was contacted in October of 2007, Ed and his wife had just purchased the truck, and were looking for clues as that would help determine it’s value.

“This is a cool story,” he wrote, ” Read more…