Minnesota is averaging 265 yards of offense a game (214 passing, 51 rushing).The Vikings ranked first in the league in sacks per pass play.New York has the sixth-ranked offense (19th rushing, 5th passing) and 10th-ranked defense (5th rushing, 15th passing).The Vikings have the 31st-ranked offense (32nd rushing, 28th passing) and have the sixth-ranked defense (7th rushing, 9th passing).(Note: Because the Vikings and Giants are the last teams to play in Week 4, their numbers and rankings are based on heading into Week 4). While a 4-0 start doesn’t assure that the Vikings will be in for a deep playoff run, history has taught us that it’s a pretty indicator of playing late-January or even February football.
The team went to Super Bowl, losing to Miami.
They would advance to the Super Bowl, where they lost to Pittsburgh.ġ973 – Minnesota won its first nine games, finishing 12-2. They lost in the first round of the playoffs on the fabled Hail Mary pass by Roger Staubach at Met Stadium.ġ974 – The Vikings won their first five games, finishing 10-4. Their season ended with a 40-15 drubbing by the Dallas Cowboys in the wild card round.ġ975 – The Vikings won their first 10 games and finished the season 12-2. They lost the NFC Championship Game 41-donut to the Giants.ġ998 – Minnesota won its first seven games, finishing with a franchise-best 15-1 record, before losing in overtime to Atlanta in NFC Championship Game.ġ996 – The Vikings started 4-0 and made the playoffs with a 9-7 record. The Vikings started 6-0, but lost seven of their last 10 and finished at 9-7.Ģ000 – The Vikings started 7-0, but lost five of their last nine games to finish 11-5. Who are the others? This should bring back some memories for longtime Vikings fans.Ģ009 – The Vikings started 6-0 with Brett Favre as their QB and advanced to the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints.Ģ003 – The frenetic team under head coach Mike Tice is the only team on this list that missed the playoffs. While never a guarantee of season-long success, history tells us that the outlook is pretty good, since seven of those teams advanced to the playoffs and five of them went to the NFC title game or the Super Bowl. The Minnesota Vikings have been playing football since 1961 and, in the first 55 years of their existence, they have only accomplished what the 2016 Vikings are looking to do eight times – open up the season with a 4-0 record.
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