Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings: Hold the highest winning percentage in the NFL among teams that still haven't won a Super Bowl.
Founded in 1960 as an expansion franchise — the first actual game didn't come until 1961 — the Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team in the NFL, slotted into the NFC North out of Minneapolis. The name is a nod to the raiders of medieval Scandinavia, which tracks for a state packed with Swedish and Norwegian Americans. You catch them at U.S. Bank Stadium, Downtown East section.
Quick Facts
- Series status
- Competitive historical rivalry
- Primary era of conflict
- 1970s–1980s
- Key playoff meetings
- Multiple NFC Championship and Divisional rounds
- Defining quarterbacks
- Joe Montana vs. Fran Tarkenton
- Hall of fame participants
- Both franchises feature multiple inductees from this era
Lore & Background
The Vikings have an all-time overall record of , the highest regular season and combined winning percentage among NFL franchises who have not won a Super Bowl, in addition the most playoff runs, division titles, and (tied with the Buffalo Bills) Super Bowl appearances. They also have the most conference championship appearances of non-winning Super Bowl teams, with them being one of four (along with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams) to appear in a conference championship every decade since the 1970s.
Reader's Guide
From the team's first season in 1961 to 1981, the team called Metropolitan Stadium in suburban Bloomington home. The Vikings played their home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis from 1982 to 2013. The Vikings played their last game at the Metrodome on December 29, 2013, defeating the Detroit Lions 14–13 to end the season.
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