If there's one thing Minnesota Vikings fans have been able to count on
through the decades, it's playoff football. The Vikings have made 25
post-season appearances since 1968 when they claimed the first of their
17 division titles, and competed in four Super Bowls. Fans knew there
was something special about this franchise when the Vikings upset
Chicago 37-13 in 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium in their first NFL game.
Fran Tarkenton came off the bench to pass for four touchdowns in the
game that jump-started this new team. Minnesota enjoyed its first
winning season in 1964 (8-5-1), captured the Western Conference's
Central Division in 1968 and enjoyed a 12-game winning streak in 1969 on
the way to an NFL championship and its first Super Bowl berth. In
1971, Alan Page became the first defensive player named the league's
MVP, and four years later Tarkenton earned the same award. Following
the 1976 season, the Vikings advanced to the Super Bowl for the third
time in four years, all under head coach Bud Grant. Claiming the
division crown for the sixth consecutive year and 10th time in 11
seasons in 1978, Minnesota captured another division crown in 1980, then
moved into the Metrodome in 1982. Tarkenton and Page were inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and 1988, respectively. The
1998 club under coach Dennis Green established a franchise record with
15 wins, but a devastating overtime loss to Atlanta in the NFC
championship contest ended the dream season. The Vikings came back to
win the division in 2000, advancing to the conference title game for the
second time in three years. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper set an NFL
record in 2004 by amassing 5,123 total yards and threw a team-record 39
TD passes. In 2008, Adrian Peterson rushed for an NFL-high 1,760 yards
to lead Minnesota to its 17th division crown.
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- The Highland Mint is a full service mint that was established in the early 1980's. With state-of-the-art facilities housed in a 40,000 square foot building in Melbourne, Melbourne, Florida. The Highland Mint currently holds licenses with Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Player’s Association, Minor League Baseball, National Football League Properties, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and the National Hockey League Players Association. The Highland Mint has also joined forces with a number of other licensed companies to produce and/or distribute collectibles.
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