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Most teams would be happy with this production for the whole season, these were the '89 Vikings after EIGHT GAMES.

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@JasonHarmonNFL that team was a lot better than their record showed... 9 of the losses were by 7pts or less. a halfway decent QB coulda had a shot at a wild card spot

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@JasonHarmonNFL Fun fact: this game's footage was originally from my recording on a VHS tape and then digitizing it years later. I've never seen another version of this game out there since. I always hoped someone had a dvr recording or something that looked better but it's never made it online.

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Walker Lee Ashley picks off Mike Tomczak on MNF. Ashley was the Vikings 3rd round pick in 1983. This was the best play of his unspectacular career. (1988)

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Leo Lewis almost goes the distance on this punt return on Monday Night but Riverboat Ron stops him just short. Steve Jordan would score two plays later. (1988)

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@fashion_nfl Tarvaris repping 2. RIP man.

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Despite the '89 Vikings having the 11th highest scoring offense, the fans weren't too pleased with Offensive Coordinator Bob Schnelker as shown by the sign hanging in the Metrodome during a Sunday night game against Ditka's Bears.

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Two Minute @Kramer9Tommy would add three TDs to this stat after a December '82 win in the Silverdome. Vikes won 34-31. #skol

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@male1gr @same_shad @ChiBearsMuse Minneapolis too. And unlike Chicago the train is actually right next to the stadium.

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@ArifHasanNFL Mark Mosley! Would have to be at least 100 to 1 odds right?

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@JasonHarmonNFL 👀

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@KevG163 I never realized it took him THIRTEEN seasons to reach the playoffs! I don't think that would be possible with a full time starting QB in this era.

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@BigBlueVCR The 40 year old Moonman had 13 turnovers in 8 games in '96, including two here. But a very weak NFC central got us into the playoffs at 9-7 only to get trounced by big D in the wildcard.

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With the Vikings finishing last in the division, that means in 2026 they will host the last place teams in the NFC East (Either New York or Wash.), and the AFC South (Tennessee), then travel to the last place team in the NFC West (Arizona). A small silver lining to this season.

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@gamefandave @NicoB7700 But that was introduced in Madden 2005

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Viking Quarterbacks who swept the division on the road since the 2002 realignment;

Teddy Bridgewater (2015)
Kirk Cousins (2020)

McCarthy has the chance to do it on Sunday.

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Other Vikings drafted QBs first start at home against Chicago:

Culpepper (2001): 209 yds, 0 td, 1 int, L 6-13

Tarvaris (2007): 249 yds, 0 td, 3 int, W 20-13

Ponder (2011): 28 yds, 0 td, 1 int (pick 6), benched for Webb, L 13-17

Teddy (2014): 209 yds, 1 td, 1 int, W 13-9

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If Will Reichard hits one from 50+ on Sunday, he will tie Greg Joseph for 2nd most in franchise history with 15. Blair Walsh has the most with 24. Impressive especially since it'll only be Reichard's 23rd game played.

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@vikingzfanpage @FanDuel Hi reporting live from 2004 and I think they're def right

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@DailyNorseman Haven't yelled that this many times since the wild card game