Purple People Eaters

Photo: Jim Marshall

Flukiest Plays In Minnesota Vikings History

December 12, 2019

These are the top eight flukiest plays in Minnesota Vikings history.

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Photo: 1969 Minnesota Vikings 50th Anniversary Halftime Celebration

Vikings 50th Anniversary Of 1969 Championship Team

September 23, 2019

The Vikings honored the 1969 team, the only unit in franchise history to win a championship. Watch video recaps of that season as well as full game broadcasts of the playoff games against the Rams, the Browns and the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Vikings 27, Bears 10 – 1971 [VIDEO]

September 12, 2013

Video highlights from a December 20, 1971 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.

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Throwback Thursday: The Jim Marshall Story

July 14, 2011

A nice mini-documentary about Jim Marshall, the Minnesota Vikings’ great defensive end from the Purple People Eaters era.

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Alan Page Highlights

June 16, 2011

With his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, Alan Page came full circle from working with a construction crew helping build the museum in the early 1960s.

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Throwback Thursday: 1969 Minnesota Vikings: 40 For 60

April 21, 2011

The story of the 1969 Minnesota Vikings lead by quarterback Joe Kapp and that famous front four defense nicknamed the ‘”Purple People Eaters”.

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Throwback Thursday: Minnesota Vikings vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl IV

February 17, 2011

Joe Kapp and the Minnesota Vikings face off against Len Dawson and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV.

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Throwback Thursday: Metropolitan Stadium

December 16, 2010

The Vikings will play outdoors at home for the first time since they played in the old Metropolitan Stadium this week, as they host the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium.

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Delightfully Decimating Dallas

October 15, 2010

It’s always a pleasure to beat the hell out of the Dallas Cowboys, the team against whom I learned the lesson that the world is unjust.

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Brett Favre’s Replacement?

March 12, 2010

It’s nice to know that Brett Favre decides to actually retire this year, Fran Tarkenton will be ready and eager to take over for him under center.

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