Minnesota Vikings • 1978 Highlights
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2016
- Bought this video/tape on eBay quite a few years ago and thought it was time to share (we're not getting any younger, NFL Films). So, for the "old" fans that are still around, and for the current fans that are just curious, here's what your Minnesota Vikings were doing thirty-eight years ago...that's assuming CZcams allows me to keep it posted.
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I don't watch sports anymore..I have more important things to do these days..but as I kid I loved the 1970's Vikings!
I love watching CZcams Minnesota Vikings of the 1970s, I love reading newspapers about sports, listening to the radio about sports
I much prefer to watch these old games with my old heroes.
❤️ sports pages detroit free press & detroit news my way keeping up with sports ;; ❤️ Minnesota viking especially 1960s/ 1970s
❤️ watching youtube sports videos, reading sports pages,, detroit free pree, detroit news, usa today etc etc
1978 was the final year of the old Vikings team. It was the final season for Carl Eller. This was the team that made four SB appearances. The Vikings haven't been back since.
Here is something NO ONE ever mentions. The Vikings beat Dallas 21-10 on October 26th. It was the FIRST EVER Thursday night football game. It was the only game Minnesota didn't commit a turnover all season. I live in Vegas and the headline in the sports page read, "Vikings, Tarkenton riddle Cowboys 21-10. Those were great times because you really appreciated a game on TV, unlike today when all the games are on.
Tark was gone after 78 as well
That was really a weird season. Fran was coming back from that broken leg he had the previous season. I entered High School and played football myself. Will never forget those games with Dallas. The offense seemed futuristic that night with all that movement. That game with the packers in green bay was epic. I listened to it on a radio that barely got the station. I was dying at every play especially when they went into OT. 10-10 tie. Lastly, that New Year Eve game with the Rams. Fran's last game. I was depressed after that game. They always beat the Rams but in that game Fran had a couple few interceptions. He wasn't the same as in previous seasons. This was the end of their glorious years sadly
And they couldn't beat the San Diego Chargers, a warm weather team, in cold weather conditions and in a style of game that was more up the Vikings' alley. About the only thing that season that held true to form for that Vikings team was that they couldn't beat the Oakland Raiders, who'd crushed them in Super Bowl XI and had beaten them in 1977, though that was after Fran Tarkenton's leg injury.
Grew up with these Vikings teams. Bittersweet, got to the pinnacle many times, only to be pushed off. It sure was good being a Vikes fan in the 70's.
I was at Fran Tarkenton 's last home game 28-27 win over Eagles
Wow,❤ tarkenton, Tommy Kramer, Steve dills as quarterbacks
Steve dill was a great backup quarterback two minutes offense quarterback
Hard to believe 1976 was last time in super bowl sad
Matt Blair #59 of the Minnesota Vikings
Career Accomplishments
Minnesota Vikings 1974-85
1974 All Rookie Team selection
6x Pro Bowl selection
20.5 career blocked kicks is the 3rd most in NFL history. His blocked punt against the Steelers in Super Bowl 9 was recovered for a touchdown. They were the only points the Vikings scored in a 16-6 loss.
20 fumble recoveries
16 interceptions
1,452 tackles ranks second in team history. No other Vikings linebacker has intercepted more passes than him either.
Defensive Team Captain from 1979-85
1981 NFL Man of the Year
Legendary linebacker in NFL history
Matt Blair great at blocking kicks
RIP #59 Well, well done and thanks!
God D@mn, thank you for those stats. That's incredible. I his jersey now. I love under appreciated players.
HALL OF FAME!!!!
I was a Vikings fan back in the 60's and 70's. I actually watched most of these games. Yes, that was the "Superbowl Era" for them. The Vikings haven't been back to the Big Game since then. Thanks for posting these videos.
theskeptic2010 Well hopefully for you sir 2018 will definitely be the year for the Vikings after their near miss and the brick wall they hit that unfortunately was the Eagles. And for their new QB in Kirk Cousins. Here's to the upcoming 2018 NFL season and GO VIKINGS! This is of course from a Bears fan of all people. Greetings from Scooby from near Chicago. 😀
❤️ Minnesota viking 1960s /1970s; Fran tarkenton; bud grant; era
❤️ Minnesota viking; tried to block 🚫 superbowl stuff out of mind
got to meet chuck foreman at mankato camp last yr - what a great guy - took lots of time with us and asked him bout the old days - he was my hero back in the day
Love the 1970s viking especially 1975 team they won like 12 straight games
Lloyd Kline ⭐️ THAT was their BEST team ⚡️💪! ( the Hail Mary 😳.....and if The Vikes win just one of the 3 Super Bowls #44 helped them get to in his first 4 seasons ⭐️ Foreman, was also the NFL Rookie of the year in 1973 ...He would be in The HOF 🏈
❤ chuck forman spin move& 1975 Minnesota viking, ♥ ron yard, ed white, mick tiltenhoff
I have met Chuck a couple of times. He is a great guy who would talk your leg off about his days with the Vikes.
Ed White was strong as a bull...
Rashad was the smoothest receiver I ever saw play .
Randy moss; chris carter; Gilliam
@@lloydkline6946 Gilliam very underrated.
Sammy White was no slouch either.
I ll take Gilliam. Just as smooth but faster than Rashad. Also returned kicks.
Underrated because he just didn't hang long enough with one team..... 12 years 5 different teams not to mention a stint in the WFL
My Vikes! ⭐️💖 I’m now 57 and from 1969-2009 🌈 Great memories but mostly Heartbreak 😳. #44The great Chuck Foreman my Favorite player of all time ! Bud Grant never “ adjusted “ in all 4 of those SB losses! We got ran over !!!! Fred Cox also was as sorry as any kicker from any era ! He was Bud’s fishing /hunting pal all those years 😳. Matt Blair belongs in The NFL Hall of Fame ! ⭐️. It was great being a kid in this time 🌈
❤️/ love purple people eater, ❤️ love ed white, ron yary their great center offensive linemen , sammy white etc etc
Oh yeah! I was 8 in 1978 and really enjoying watching some Vikings football games. I remember my dad flipping out when the Bucs beat the Vikings and all happy when the Vikes beat the Bucs 2-3 weeks later.
Spent the early 70s as a grade schooler in suburban Chicago, but got to see the Vikes at Soldier Field and at Country Stadium. Moved back to Minnesota by the time I started junior high and this was the season I made it to my one and only game at the Met. Of course it had to be their first loss to the Bucs...ever. Took me better than 30 years to realize the famous Neil O’Donoghue NFL folly clip happened at that game.
Great memories. Thanks for posting these videos of my favorite team, the Minnesota Vikings. I grew up during the 70s so these are great times for me. Thank you.
Kenneth Robinson Greetings sir and Vikings fan from a Bears fan. My guess is that you're from Minnesota. Scooby from near Chicago here and here's to the upcoming 2018 NFL season. Go Vikings! May you have safe and pleasant journeys ahead. 😃🏈
❤ purple people eaters Minnesota viking, ron yarry, ed white, mick tilgelhoff , hall of fame offensive line
❤️ Minnesota viking 1975 & bud grant & Fran tarkenton
❤️ 1960s/ 1970s Minnesota viking football players: purple people eater defense: Fran tarkenton; bud grant etc etc
Interesting that they didn't cover the critical rematch with Green Bay that ended in a tie, giving the Vikings the tie breaker. Rashad's tying TD came even later than the one against the Eagles, although both were under two minutes left in back to back weeks.
Bob tucker was a very underrated TE for much of his career. Played on alot of poor giants teams and came to minny after the vikes were legit super bowl contenders. But he had great hands and had a wonderful knack for getting open.
One interesting fact is that Bob Tucker was the NFC's leading receiver in 1971, and his QB that year was none other than Fran Tarkenton, so by acquiring Tucker, they reunited him with his old Giant QB.
Yes, Bob Tucker actually had some of the best TE statistics in the era he played. Somehow he made 0 Pro Bowls and received virtually no All-Pro honors during a career where he often was in the top 4 or 5 in the NFL as far as TE statistics (yards, receptions).
@@MGAF688 very underrated.. Was overlooked playing in an era of russ francis, Raymond chester, dave casper, john mackie and others.. Solid player..
The last remnants of the Purple Gang , as many would be traded/retired/relegated to back-up status after this year.
Really, ❤ purple people eaters Minnesota viking
@@lloydkline6946 my heroes of old.
I remember this as a very exciting year. With no running game, the Vikings passed probably 75% of the time with Rickey Young leading the league with 88 catches. Great offensive threats.
Ricky Young got trade for Ed white : crazy glue commercial football player
R.I.P. Matt Blair
Great at block ing field goal
Love these videos keep up the good work, I love all football classics back in the day
Thank you so much for letting me relive some great memories.
Tarkenton's last year. He threw for the most yards in the NFL this season, but also threw the most interceptions.
Lot of those interception where form underthrown balls. Just didn't have the arm, but kept trying to throw long.
I've recently watched all 3 1978 complete game videos available on the Vikings' official CZcams Channel (1st 2 Monday night games, against Broncos & Bears, & the famous Eagles game). It was a major problem, up until at least the Bears game, so, early in the season, as the announcers confirmed, that Rashad and White were dropping many passes. I do think some of the completion percentage and possibly interception issues were due to the receivers starting out slow (they picked it up by the end of the season).
Chuck Forman busted his knee: : knee surgery:;;Minnesota viking traded offendive linemen Ed white for Ricky Young running 🏃♂️ back
@@lloydkline1518 Foreman had nagging leg problems but never a full blown knee injury. More so than the departure of Ed White, his downfall came as a result of weight gain. Still have the old Vikings report where he himself attests to it.
@@6400az ❤️ed white great at arm wrestling &; crazy glue commercial
One final season for the old master, Fran Tarkenton.
Mr Minnesota Vikings with bud grant
thanks for posting this randy
love it keep uploading more
Fran Sammy White and Ahmad Rashad were unstoppable!!! Chuck foreman A beast!!
Best wide receivers in NFL at the time
❤️ ronyary, ed white great offensive line
My Dad was a Cowboys fan...my older Bro a Raiders fan...1970s watching together...at home...fun times...I rooted for the Vikings to piss them off...they always got the last laugh
Foreman's last decent year as he was getting worn down from so many touches. tarkenton threw for his most yardage in a season, but it took career highs in attempts to do it and he threw 32 interceptions! Defense was not close to being as good as the old Purple Gang was. But, I'm still a fan to this day.
Minnesota viking trade Ed white for Ricky Young ; running back ; chuck Forman knee surgery stuff
Knee surgery hurt chuck Forman;; Minnesota viking trade Ed white arm wrestling champion & crazy glue commercial man for Ricky Young crazy glue hands could run had crazy on his 👞 👟 couldn't run
@@lloydkline1518 He never had knee surgery.... no blown knee but leg, ankle " nagging type" injuries .
@@6400az really he was never the same running back;; like 1978; ricky young wasn: a great replacement; all he could do was catch a football;; miss ed white more
Two stories of the 1978 season: Ed White's holdout (he was eventually traded to San Diego) decimated the o-line, while Chuck Foreman, after five fabulous seasons, could take no more pounding. Between Tarkenton's ingenuity and the crapfest that was the NFC Central, the Vikings somehow sneaked into the postseason. But this was, officially, the end of the Vikings' Super Bowl years.
Well said. This was it ....real sad. You'd think these players would last forever.
Fran had an awful final season throwing 24 tds and 32 ints
Sort of, he did throw for a bunch of yards and that last second TD to Rashad in the Eagles and as well as Packers game for the win and tie. Although his comeback was considered succesfull, he did hurt the team with his interceptions. In the playoff game at LA, the Vikings unbelievably moved the ball with total ease at first. They actually had the Rams on the ropes with a blocked punt, the very next play, Fran throws the int. I noticed that year he insisted on going long, all the db's had to do was wait for his underthrown ball....easy pick.
There was a 3rd, huge story: the benching, and trading , of Alan Page.
@@massvt3821 Even Bigger was , the waiving of Alan Page
1978 was an odd year for the Vikings. The couldn't beat the Los Angeles Rams, who they always beat when it counted, beat the Dallas Cowboys, who always seemed to beat them, and did so in front of a national audience, had trouble beating warm weather teams in their place when it got cold (the San Diego Chargers beat them 13-7 at a frozen Met in mid-November), and even lost a game in which they were the beneficiaries of one of the most infamous blunders in NFL history (Neil O'Donohue's attempted kick of a ball that was snapped 20 yards over his head on a FG attempt). About the only thing that seemed to hold to form was that they still couldn't beat the Oakland Raiders, who had blown them out in Super Bowl XI and then in the 1977 season (though Fran Tarkenton had suffered his leg injury by that time).
That game with the Rams, they could never win at Metropolitan Stadium, they won in their final appearance there 34-17
I have a certain affinity for this team, which was the last for that great era. The reason was that it was obvious they were on the way out, they had a difficult time with their o-line, and had no running game. The team went as far as Fran's arm could take them. The guys somehow managed to squeak out a division title against most odds.
Yeah, even though a few players remained through 1979. This was pretty much the end of the Purple People Eaters era.
Blair and McNeil should be in Hall of Fame for Special Teams play!!!
Blair great block field goals etc etc
@@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637 Great Viking!! Matt Blair!!
Great to hear Ray Scott again!
I remember the 77 and 78 Vikes. Watched them lose at Dallas with my dad on New Years Day 1978 in a playoff game.
Wow, what's shown of the Dallas game here doesn't even tell half the story. The Vikings confounded the Super Bowl champs and Tom Landry (you know, that guy who birthed the modern offense) all night. One thing the Vikings did in that game was huddle up with 13-14 players, with the extras running off the field before the snap. By the next season, the NFL made that illegal. Hell, it might have happened by the next week.
wow, good insight, I didn't know that..
That Cowboys game was Foreman's last 100 yard game.
The was football should be played..out doors in the elements...not like today with domes and global warming
Cannot tell football fans in sit outside ; too much money involved in some stadiums
When I started to play as a kid Matt Blair was my guy
I'd forgotten that #10 had a great yr.
Ehhh, kinda sorta. By 1978 the rule changes were installed and here came the made for tv stats.
He did come back from a broken leg successfuly though.
For me, it would seem obvious that the most heartbreaking Vikings seasons, of, quite frankly, either the Van Brocklin or Grant eras, are first, the four Super Bowl loss, seasons, but then, after that, it's an interesting decision. I tend to agree with several commentators on the 1970 highlights video that that Divisional Playoff loss to the 49ers was the franchise's biggest loss, through the 70s, after the 4 Super Bowls, a bigger loss than any of the other non-Super Bowl playoff losses, during the entire decade of the 70s.
However, see below, why I think ultimately, this 1978 Divisional Playoff loss against the Rams, may be the most heartbreaking season-ending loss for the team, for the entire 70s decade, except for the Super Bowl losses.
There's something intangible, that really appeals to me, about this 1978 team. I've recently watched, in their entirety, the full game rebroadcast videos, available on the Vikings' official CZcams channel, of 3 1978 games: the week 2 Monday Night game against Denver, the week 4 Monday night game against Chicago, and the famous December Eagles game.
I think, possibly more than any of the other, 2nd Tarkenton stint with the team, seasons (1972-1978), this 1978 team had that intangible aura of integrity, class, maturity, self-discipline, confidence, talent, ability, self-assuredness, and general overall admirability.
Also, it would have been great for Fran to go out with another, if not Super Bowl victory, at least Super Bowl appearance. The Monday Night commentators even at one point mentioned that finally getting a Super Bowl win was definitely Fran's goal, entering the 1978 season (if I remember, correctly).
And this video shows Fran telling (apparently) Irv Cross, his interviewer, that he was then at the top of his game, really playing at a level never either reached or excelled, any other time in his career.
And Bud, I've frequently seen quoted as saying Fran retired when he still had a fair amount of "gas in the tank."
To put forward some additional points, regarding the 1978 season, I just think it was either just too bad, if not an outright mistake, presumably on Bud's part, with respect to the 1978 season, to both:
(1) bench (make 2nd string, except on holding for kicks, like he'd done for so long, for the team and was allowed to continue to do) Paul Krause, one of my favorite, not only Vikings, but overall NFL safeties and players, of all time, a Hall of Famer who seemed to have full control over his body and be a master of his position, both intercepting and tackling
(2) trade away Alan Page midway in the season; this not only due to the fact Page must have played pretty well after that, for the Bears, for them to keep him all the way through the 1981 season, but because it seemed like, to me, Page was playing, still, pretty great football, that whole 1978 season-to-date, with the Vikings, from my watching him perform in both of those early-season, 1978, Monday Night games, available in their entirety, on the Vikings' official CZcams channel.
One other thing, although I get this impression (I admit I may not have enough to go on) that Jeff Siemon was disappointing, in my opinion, from at least 1972-1974 (certainly becoming great by 1975 or 1976), it's great to watch Siemon play, again, from at least 1976, if not 1975, and for him to have been voted, per this video (if I remember, correctly), the 1978 MVP of the entire Vikings team, by the team.
Finally, one might also say it's disappointing, in 1978, to see Stu Voigt replaced as a starter, at tight end, by Bob Tucker, but, watching the 3 1978 games, once again, available in their entirety on the Vikings' official CZcams channel, Tucker was actually phenomenal; an outstanding player, very fun, in my opinion, to watch play, in 1978.
Paul Bloede Excellent story on the Vikings sir. As a Bears fan, I can relate to some successful years in the 1980s just like the Vikings had in the 1970s. They had Bud Grant just as the Bears had Mike Ditka. I admire them both as legendary coaches but somehow didn't have the same fire as Vince Lombardi. Had they done so, the Vikings would have been the dynasty of the 1970s instead of the Steelers and the Bears the dynasty of the 1980s instead of the 49ers. I believe it could have been quite possible.
Jeff Siemon was one of my favorite of this 70's Vikings outstanding defense. A fan from Canada.
I was only 8 but I remember that win @Dallas. Big deal to beat the Cowboys in Dallas back then.
Upset over Cowboys in the first ever Thursday night game
Vikes were always loaded w/ talented pro bowl players, their one weakness was QB , Tarkenton had a weak arm, panicked vs a good pass rush and could not pass from the pocket consistently.
+ t a Really? Fran (all of of 5'10 180lbs) played the game when you could murder the QB without a penalty. The receivers were grabbed and pushed constantly- no flag. He is #11 all time in total passing yardage. Today's football is watered down BS. Do you think Peyton Manning could throw for 71,000 yards in the '70s? Not a chance. And Tom Brady would've been in a wheel chair after a few seasons.
never said the game wasn't easier /tougher, just said fran stunk and is the MAIN reason vikes lost 3 supes.
@@bishlap you don't have any clue of what your talking about.
@@bishlap I disagree. Fran wasn't the main reason. Here's the main reason... Czonka, Harris, Davis/van Eeghen. You can't win super bowls when your defense is getting shredded with 190+ yards rushing.
@@Deucealive75 Sir Francis played like a back up High Schooler in each game, don't tell me he wasn't the MAIN reason they got rolled in 3 supes. he NEVER got anything going in his 3 chances, nothing.3 tries, he could've played well and still lost, but he never even played a decent half of football.
No mention of Alan Page or Ed White in this video.
Remember ed white in the glue commercial, love ron yary and mitch tingeloff legendary great offensive line
❤ ed white, Ron yary, mick tilgelhoff hall of fame offensive line
Ed white crazy glue commercial: & arm wrestling champion Ed white got trade for Ricky Young ; running back
Alan Page was traded to the Bears in mid season Ed White wasn't with the team he was traded to the Chargers for Rickey Young
As a longtime Vikings, I enjoyed this post. However, the glorification of Tark -- great quarterback that he was -- in a season in which he threw 32 picks was bad journalism.
I know!!! I looked this up and could not believe it.
They did it to honor him, since 1978 was his final season. But yea, he stunk it up.
Yes, agree . Not nessesarily bad journalism though. It's just that these " team year" videos are more of an infomercial for the respective team. If you watch one of these shows with a 1-13 team, you'd swear they where amongst the best of teams .
Does anyone remember the play when tarkenton broke his leg against Cincinnati a year earlier
1978 I think that was COACH bart starr. I loved COACH bart starr.
SKOL JEROMES 💜
Its hard to put Fran Tarkenton in a class if great QBs. We know he was great, but the Vikings never quite used his skills correctly all the time. If thw Vikes had a Ricky Young, Sammy White, and Amahd Rashad. In the early 70's, they may have had a Lombardi. Those were very good teams, but their best team of 1975 was painfully defeated in tge "Hail Mary" game. Not a Viking fan, but I sure respected them and their nrand of Football.
When Football was Football!!
For some reason I see similarities between Tarkenton in this video and LeBron James. Both playing superbly in their late 30s after many years. Defying logic. Both being hated on for losing in the championship a lot. (Of course LeBron has 4 more wins than Fran).
I met him yesterday
I passed gas a lot during the 1978 season and went to all the home Vikings games. Those were glorious years and I remember 1978 because that was the year I had an intestinal problem and passed gas constantly
Where can i find saints vs vikings 1978 wk 1?
Man my mememory is shot, I thought I remember Fran Tarkenton broke his leg this season ending his career.? Must have been the season after this.??
No the year before (1977) against Cincinnati....1978 was his final season..
@@stevenzimmerman4057 I thought he broke his leg against the Rams. Jack Youngblood did it.
@@bonanzatime no he basically played the entire 1978 season
Young 88 catches wow
The year the Rams finally beat the Vikings in the playoffs was quite memorable. In fact they swept them, away and at home. I was watching the away game on TV and remember the Rams opening up a can of whoopass on the Vikes, who then had to bring in sub Tommy Kramer in the 4th, who was hit hard by Jim Youngblood and had convulsions on the field.
Holly cow, I remember that. Hadn't thought about that until you mentioned it. Daryle Stingly was still fresh on everyone's mind.
Is this the year Alan page was released
wow old ray scott - ha - legend like old Sid hartman
And true to form the rams having slayed the dragon beating Minnesota proceeded to get blown out again by dallas in the playoffs..
My God, I just relived my Life! In 2019, it will be my 49th season as a VIKING! I've abused my two kids, & now my 3 grandkids as well; by making them all wear Vikings pajamas year round... This is the last season I'll give Minnesota. If we have a season like last year's, I'm divorcing them. Hell, I'll even send a copy of my intentions of Divorce to the Organization, & owner too. You know how many sicknesses I had lie through just to get home & see them on TV?
I wonder if there are any highlights anywhere of the Viking win over Denver, 12-9, in OT. I remember it vaguely, but I'm curious, since Denver was the defending AFC champ...
I remember that game, it's actually available in full broadcast. They had a new punter , Mike Wood. He had the weirdest blocked punt. Lyle Alzado rushed him and he kicked the ball in a bee line and smacked Alzado. It was like a pitcher trying to bean the hitter. The next day Mike Wood was gone and they brought in Greg Coleman.
MassVt full game is posted on CZcams.😀
Thanks, I'll look for it later. BTW, one more story line had to be the placement of Alan Page on waivers in mid-season. The team composition was falling apart, and starting to become unrecognizable..
Jeff Semen...😬
5:00 ... QB's tackle knocks out linebacker Fred McNeil (who's been in the news lately for reports that repeated concussions in football led to him having ALS)
ah, right
3yahweh3 The first player to be diagnosed with CTE while still alive. Fred McNeil that is.
That's kicker Neal O'donohue #6 on the tackle
Wasn’t Alan Page still with the Vikings in 1978?
I believe that was the year he went to Chicago…
Drew Brees and Sean Payton must have seen this clip
how do they figure? Fran threw 32 ints with a 68 qb rating... his worst year
the intro didn't make any sense...the Vikings lost to the Rams in L.A, but the game they're showing is in Minnesota..?
The Vikings are in Los Angeles at the introduction. The Rams decided to wear white at home for the 1978 NFC Divisional Playoff game. The Rams tried to do what other teams would do if the Cowboys came to town, by making them wear their dark jerseys, as it was considered bad luck for the Cowboys to wear their blue jerseys. The Rams took it a step further by doing it to the Vikings, since they had bad playoff moments with them. The Rams won; however, the next week against Dallas in the NFC Championship, the curse of the blue jerseys didn’t work as Dallas won and went to Super Bowl XIII.
Paul Warfield?.
Ray Scott replaces Pat Summerall as the Viking team video narrator. Pat had become too much of a national football voice to do these things anymore, I guess..
Did John Facenda ever narrated Minnesota Vikings highlight films?
@@mikevanriel7573 He did in all their SB's.
The only reason why the Minnesota Vikings made the playoffs was because the Green Bay Packers, after going 7-2 in Week 9, took a shit the rest of the 1978 Season.
Had the Packers at least won 3 of those last 7 games, the NFC Central Division would have been theirs.
football used to be a man's game- it took men to play. i just don't know what happened...
I don't get the love for Tarkenton for his 1978 season in this video and from the comments below, cause Tarkenton frankly stunk. His QB rating was the 3rd lowest ever for his career, his INT% was one of the worst, his TD% was below average, his yards per attempt and per completion were below average, and his completion% about the same as it had been in his 2nd stint with the Vikings. Sure, he threw for a bunch of yards, but what do you expect when you're throwing the ball all the time? I watched the games back then, and he repeatedly threw the ball into double and triple coverage, which explains why he led the NFL in INT's. His judgement was atrocious. It was time for him to retire. For him to say that that he was playing better than he had ever played was just incredible ignorance.
bud cared more about killing innocent critters then watch tons of film.. Stram, Noll, Shula and Madden who were ALL 24/7 head coaches, Bud was not. Hence the 4 sb's blowouts, Vastly outcoached
marshall is not in the HALL.shame on you HOF.
Well Harvey Martin; too tall jones also in NFL football 🏈 hall of fame;; Jim marshall over 100 sack: recover from fumble top notch in NFL history : Jim marshall pro bowl is low his weakness;; if Jim marshall played today nobody wants to go to pro bowl;; substitute very easy to go to pro bowl
The vikes didn't win to get in the playoffs. They lost their last 2 games, and so did the Packers, so minnesota got in
The sad thing is the Vikings went from being outdoor warriors to not being able to win a game outdoors at all by the early 80s. Talk about a franchise flushing their history and character down the toilet!!! Who saw that coming? The Minnesota Vikings of all teams became dome reliant. It just sucked the soul out of them. Except for 1987 (yea they choked with Darren Nelson's drop but a great season and playoff run anyway) they have choked more times than a 90 year old eating chicken wings. Nowadays they just look ridiculous running around in their purple pants. When and if they ever do win a SuperBowl it will just be the law of averages at this point. I mean it's been 60 years now and counting guys. The two losingest teams in NFL history, teams the Vikings used to look down on and ridicule the Buccaneers and Saints have their SuperBowl rings so who really cares anymore. It's just too late fellas.
Do you think Darren Nelson would've scored if he caught that pass. He might have been tackled short
@@gregpettis1113It was fourth down and four yards to go for a first down at the Redskins six yard line with :56 seconds left on the clock. Nelson first and foremost should have concentrated on just catching the ball. He didn't need to score on the play. The Vikings would have had first and goal at the one yard line with probably around :45 seconds left. I'm not sure if they had any timeouts left but there was enough time to take four shots in the end zone via passing the ball. They could have rolled out Wilson on each play and if he had a clear shot he could have also run it in. Don't forget if they scored a touchdown it only would have tied the game at 17-17 and forced overtime. But we'll never know. I loved that 87 team. Remember the Thanksgiving win vs. the Cowboys? The playoff win against a good Saints team? The playoff win against what was probably the best 49er team during their dynasty? I grew up in New Jersey as a Red Sox & Vikings fan. In 1986 I had to live through the Bill Buckner game and then a year later the Nelson drop game. For both games I was 17-18 years old and already scarred for life.
@@donwilcox728 thanks for the info. I was just 14 when that game happened and was devastated. It was the worst loss for me as a fan coming off of my favorite win against the 49ers.
@@donwilcox728 mookie Wilson said he would've beat Buckner to the base even if he fielded it. Will never know. I was a huge Clemens fan
I turned 20 during that 1987 season and the NFC championship loss was the first one that really hurt for me.
during the Super Bowl era It was more of a “better luck next year”
feeling because the Vikings dominated the NFC Central and playoffs were pretty much a done deal year in and year out.
TBF the Vikings getting “soft” in the early 80s May have had more to do with the law of averages catching up with them as it did
moving indoors. The Lions got Billy Sims and became playoff contenders followed by the rise and dominance of the Ditka Bears.
What did suck was the Burnsie era Vikings could raise their game to beat good teams like Chicago
Philadelphia LA Rams and the Niners but they would lose to awful Packer teams including getting swept in 1988 by a 3-13
Packer team while the Vikings went 11-5 including sweeping
The NFC best record holding Bears. One Packer win in 88
would have had the Vikings with
The NFLs best D line with home field advantage.
The Vikings other losses that year were to the Niners who would win the Super Bowl. The Bills who went to the AFC championship and to the Marino led Dolphins.
Go figure
I feel sorry for Vikings fans - so many great players/teams ruined by shi t QB's. In my HUMBLEST opinion, the best QB Vike's ever had was Tommy - I'll have another - Kramer. If it weren't for the Detroit Lions... oh NEVER MIND, y'all know the Vikings are cursed. Farve, Rodgers, HALL of FAME QB's have busted your hole so many times over the years while you were saddled w/ Tark, Cuozzo, Kapp, Berry, Lee, Wilson,Cunningham.... now you have the savoir, Kirkie boy Cousins -- good luck w/ that. Oh, great move signing old man Favre, just in time for him to throw another bad pass/interception/pick 6 for the other team. Here's my advice, Trade every draft pick next year for Andrew Luck, he'll come cheap bc he's always hurt, but he can be had. Forget Kirk Cuzzo, he's a loser like TARK.
Tommy Kramer was great but fran tarkenton is still the ultimate Minnesota Vikings quarterback my hero
@@lloydkline7245 I'm sorry to hear that.
Love Tommy Kramer
WORST QB on a great team EVER - SIR FRANCIS CHOKE ARTIST SUPREME - NO ARM, NO POCKET PRESENCE AND HAPPIEST FEET SINCE DANCE FEVER. Foreman, Gilliam, Rashad, Tingelhoff, White, Yary, and STU VOIGT , yet Tark couldn't put 2 td passes together. WHAT A BUM.
Really; too short to be a NFL quarterback
Fran tarkenton might have needed better offensive line pass blocking : better wide receivers early in his career; Minnesota viking should won Kansas city chief superbowl; bud grant didn't prepare good enough for superbowl or got out coach ;; superbowl is like NFL finals exam got to prepare like finals excam:: Fran tarkenton wasn't pocket passer
@@lloydkline1518 THANK YOU!! You're the 1st man that's agreed that Fran was exciting, but you don't win a Super Bowl w/ exciting, YOU WIN W/ A POCKET PASSER that stands tall and fires TD's in the clutch. Tark was never that. He was PLAYGROUND football.
@@bishlap Minnesota viking 1960s/1970s didn't draft well after second round; cannot win superbowl that way Tom Landry & Don Shula draft well in the later rounds in NFL draft I think hank stram pioneer moving pocket;; Fran tarkenton got traded " Fran tarkenton didn't like the coach before bud grant: it traded bring Ron yary to Minnesota viking ; plus other picks; Fran tarkenton was kind of old when came back early 1970s
The Vike's that went to the Super Bowls w/ Fran were loaded w/ all-pro's and Hall of famers. The only excuse is Tark not playing well, EVER, in a SB game.
EDIT: In fact, the Vikings didn't have a decent THROWER until Tommy SHOT OF GIN Kramer. Vikings wasted a lot of good years/teams on some really shitty QB's, not just Fran.