1969: With the slogan 40 men for 60 minutes the Vikings overcome a 1-point season opening loss to the Giants in New York by winning their next 12 games to win their 2nd straight division title win a 12-2 record. Leading the way for the Vikings is a ferocious defense known as the Purple People Eaters that holds opponents to just 133 points on the season. In the first playoff game ever at Metropolitan Stadium the Vikings found themselves in a hole trailing the Los Angeles Rams 17-7 at halftime. By the start of the 4th Quarter they had cut the lead to 20-14, where the Vikings defense took over and claimed a 23-20 victory. A week later in the final NFL Championship Game before the merger, the Vikings dominated the Cleveland Browns all day before allowing a meaningless TD late in the 4th Quarter in a convincing 27-7 win.     

Super Bowl IV: In the final AFL-NFL Super Bowl the Vikings were playing for NFL pride facing the Kansas City Chiefs on a damp day in New Orleans. However early on it was clearly not the Vikings day as they fell behind 16-0 at halftime. The Vikings would get on the scoreboard with a Dave Osborn TD run late in the 3rd Quarter. However the Chiefs would quickly answer with a long TD pass that sealed the Vikings fate, as the Chiefs went on to a convincing 23-7 victory.

1973: The addition of RB Chick Foreman who wins both Offensive Rookie and Player of the Year honors is just the spark the Vikings offense needs, as the Vikings rebound off a sub par year by winning their first 9 games, on the way to reclaiming the NFC Central with a 12-2 record. In the Divisional Playoffs the Vikings would beat the Washington Redskins 27-20 in an exciting game at The Met. Playing in Dallas for the NFC Championship the Vikings Defense would smother the Cowboys all day in a convincing 27-10 win that earned the Vikings a trip to the Super Bowl. 

Super Bowl VIII: Facing the defending Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins in Houston the Vikings hopes for a Lombardi Trophy were dashed quickly as the Dolphins jumped out to a 14-0 lead behind the powerful running of Larry Csonka. Trailing 24-0 the Vikings would score on 4-yard Fran Tarkenton bootleg, to avoid the shutout at 24-17.

1974: The Vikings get off to another fantastic start winning their first 5 games, on the way to another NFC Central Division Championship with a 10-4 record. In the Divisional Playoffs the Vikings would slaughter the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 30-14 in Minnesota. In the NFC Championship Game at the Met the Vikings held off the Los Angeles Rams to advance to the Super Bowl for the 2nd straight year with a 14-10 win.

Super Bowl IX: In the Super Bowl for the 2nd year in a row, and the 3rd time overall the Vikings were still seeking their first Lombardi Trophy against the Pittsburgh Steelers on a cold and rainy day in New Orleans. The first half was a complete defensive stale mate, as neither offense could muster anything. However, when QB Fran Tarkenton is sacked in the endzone the Steelers go to halftime with a 2-0 lead. The Vikings would make a costly mistake when the 2nd half began by fumbling the kick off which led to a Steelers TD. The Vikings would finally get on the board when Terry Brown fell on a blocked punt in the endzone. However the extra point was missed and the Vikings still could not get anything going, and would lose on Super Sunday for the 3rd time by a score of 16-6.

1976: The Vikings continued to be the top team in the NFC going unbeaten in heir first 7 games, on the way to easily winning their 8th Divisional Title in 9 years, and 4th in a row. In the Divisional Playoffs at Metropolitan Stadium the Vikings offense was firing on all cylinders in a convincing 35-20 victory over the Washington Redskins. The Met was the sight again a week later as the Vikings beat the Los Angeles Rams 24-13 in the NFC Championship Game. 

Super Bowl XI: In the Super Bowl for the 3rd time in 4 years the aging Vikings new time was growing short as they tried to win their first Lombardi Trophy in 4 trips playing the Oakland Raiders in Pasadena. The Vikings squandered an early opportunity when Brent McClanahan fumbled at the goaline after Fred McNeill blocked and recovered a punt on the Raiders 2-yard line. The fumble would end up becoming a back breaker as the Raiders scored 16 unanswered points in the 2nd Quarter, on the way to a convincing 32-14 victory. Although the Vikings were the first team to play in 4 Super Bowls, the thought that they were never in any of the games while going 0-4 would forever tarnish their reputation.