Minnesota Vikings Events

1970 Jan 11 Super Bowl IV - Chiefs 23, Vikings 7
Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL World Championship Game in American Professional Football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear the name "Super Bowl". This wa...
1974 Jan 13 Super Bowl VIII - Dolphins 24, Vikings 7
Super Bowl VIII was a professional American football game played on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium. in Houston, Texas to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the...
1975 Jan 12 Super Bowl IX - Steelers 16, Vikings 6
Super Bowl IX was an American football game played on January 12, 1975 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 1974...
1977 Jan 9 Super Bowl XI - Raiders 32, Vikings 14
Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 1976 reg...
2006 Oct 30 New England Patriots defeat Minnesota Vikings, 31-7
Defensive lineman Richard Seymour sat at his locker after the Patriots' thoroughly dominating 31-7 victory over the Vikings last night, and it was hard to miss the large piece of jewelry ...
2009 Sep 13 Minnesota Vikings defeat Cleveland Browns, 34-20
CLEVELAND - Percy Harvin saw Brett Favre sprinting toward him, but he didn't quite know what to do. "I thought we were going to bump chests," Harvin said. "I looked at him and saw he w...
2009 Sep 20 Minnesota Vikings defeat Detroit Lions, 27-13
DETROIT — The Vikings left Ford Field on Sunday atop the NFC North with a 2-0 record. Both victories have come on the road, they have outscored opponents by 28 points and Brett Favre has ...
2009 Sep 27 Minnesota Vikings defeat San Francisco 49ers, 27-24
Brett Favre looked tired and felt even worse late Sunday afternoon as he stood at a lectern inside the Metrodome. "I'm worn out," he said. "Believe me, I could fall [over] right now." ...
2009 Oct 5 Minnesota Vikings defeat Green Bay Packers, 30-23
Minneapolis — Brett Favre made the mother of all statements Monday night. Maybe he can play forever. Outfoxing, outflanking and showing up his old team at every turn, Favre turned back...
2009 Oct 11 Minnesota Vikings defeat St. Louis Rams, 38-10
When Brad Childress sits down to analyze the voluminous amount of statistics compiled by the NFL each week, the Vikings coach invariably looks first at turnover margin. "It usually tel...
2009 Oct 18 Minnesota Vikings defeat Baltimore Ravens, 33-31
Vikings rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin left the Metrodome with his left arm in a sling Sunday after re-injuring his left shoulder on a fourth-quarter kickoff return. Harvin, who dec...
2009 Oct 25 Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Minnesota Vikings, 27-17
A day later, Vikings coach Brad Childress still didn't agree with the critical tripping penalty called on fullback Jeff Dugan in Sunday's 27-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. In fact...
2009 Nov 1 Minnesota Vikings defeat Green Bay Packers, 38-26
Green Bay — For all that happened in Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings, the offensive performance of the Green Bay Packers came down to and was summarized by two crucial plays i...
2009 Nov 15 Minnesota Vikings defeat Detroit Lions, 27-10
Any question about just how big the differences are between the NFC North champion Vikings from 2008 and the 2009 edition destined to repeat as division champs might have been answered in...
2009 Nov 22 Minnesota Vikings defeat Seattle Seahawks, 35-9
As Brad Childress addressed his team during their Saturday night meeting, the Vikings coach asked for a show of hands for one simple question: "Who feels like we have played our best game...
2009 Nov 29 Minnesota Vikings defeat Chicago Bears, 36-10
Brett Favre probably didn't need to volunteer the information considering he had just thrown for 392 yards in the Vikings' 36-10 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. But for anyone c...
2009 Dec 6 Arizona Cardinals defeat Minnesota Vikings, 30-17
Rookie Jasper Brinkley wasn't sure when he would get an opportunity to play middle linebacker for the Vikings, but he prepared for that day by studying how veteran E.J. Henderson approach...
2009 Dec 13 Minnesota Vikings defeat Cincinnati Bengals, 30-10
  Antoine Winfield might be diminutive in stature, but the 5-9, 180-pound cornerback has a big goal each time he takes the field. "I want to be the difference-maker," he said this w...
2009 Dec 20 Carolina Panthers defeat Minnesota Vikings, 26-7
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a game in which many Vikings had a bad day at the office, Bryant McKinnie might have had one of the worst. The left tackle's struggles in the Vikings' 26-7 loss to...
2009 Dec 28 Chicago Bears defeat Minnesota Vikings, 36-30
CHICAGO - The Vikings defense suffered a tough loss before Monday's game when Pro Bowl nose tackle Pat Williams was declared out because of an injury to his right elbow. Williams was l...
2010 Jan 3 Minnesota Vikings defeat New York Giants, 44-7
Vikings players ordinarily have the luxury of enjoying the moments after a victory, such as the 44-7 pasting they put on the New York Giants on Sunday in their regular-season finale. E...
2010 Jan 3 Minnesota Vikings defeat New York Giants, 44-9
VIKINGS 44, GIANTS 7 MINNEAPOLIS - Tom Coughlin thought his players would play for their pride. Instead they played as if they just wanted their miserable season to end. And now it ...
2010 Jan 17 Minnesota Vikings defeat Dallas Cowboys, 34-3
Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking left the Metrodome a lot grumpier than he did the last time he faced the Vikings in a playoff game. In 1998, he was a rookie on the Falcons team that ...
2010 Jan 24 New Orleans Saints defeat Minnesota Vikings, 31-28
NEW ORLEANS - The signs hung in the locker stalls of several glassy-eyed Vikings players as they dressed quietly inside the visitor's locker room at the Louisiana Superdome and tried to c...
2010 Sep 9 New Orleans Saints defeat Minnesota Vikings, 14-9
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints opened their title defense by winning with defense. Jonathan Vilma intercepted Brett Favre, and the Saints allowed the Minnesota Vikings only two f...
2010 Sep 19 Miami Dolphins defeat Minnesota Vikings, 14-10
MINNEAPOLIS - When Brett Favre made the decision, finally, to return for a 20th NFL season, he made it clear from the start that duplicating last year's magic with the Minnesota Vikings w...
2010 Sep 26 Minnesota Vikings defeat Detroit Lions, 24-10
Move over, Brett. Adrian Peterson is taking over the struggling Minnesota Vikings offense. With Brett Favre again unable to move the ball through the air, Peterson rushed for 160 yards...
2010 Oct 17 Minnesota Vikings defeat Dallas Cowboys, 24-21
As a rookie last season, Percy Harvin returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and was named to the Pro Bowl as a returner. He immediately established himself as one of the NFL's most dangero...
2010 Oct 24 Green Bay Packers defeat Minnesota Vikings, 28-24
Green Bay — The numbers were definitely not on the Green Bay Packers' side most of Sunday night, but in a game that often comes down to heart, resolve and sheer will, the only ones that m...
2010 Oct 31 New England Patriots defeat Minnesota Vikings, 28-18
FOXBOROUGH — Perhaps it is the way things are meant to be when a game is played on Halloween, but there were some strange happenings on the field yesterday as the Patriots hosted the Viki...
2010 Nov 7 Minnesota Vikings defeat Arizona Cardinals, 27-24
Brett Favre shared a thought with Bernard Berrian before Sunday's game against Arizona that might have sounded far-fetched at the time. "I told Bernard before the game, I said, 'Bernar...