Minnesota Vikings

Viking players

The Minnesota Vikings are a National Football League (NFL) team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are members of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division.

## Contents

* 1 History and League Success
* 2 NFC North Rivals
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History and League Success[edit]

The Vikings entered the NFL in 1961 as an expansion franchise.

They achieved national infamy in 2005, when players on the team took part in the now infamous "love boat scandal".[1] This led to criminal charges and the adoptation of a Code of Conduct by Zygi Wilf, the teams owner.

They have appeared in the Super Bowl four times (non-consecutively) and have lost all four times, tying them with the Buffalo Bills as the team with the most Super Bowl losses without winning a game. They were able to connive the taxpayers into building a new stadium for the team; the stadium has attracted controversy as its glass windows (which lack non-reflective coating, which was removed as a "cost-cutting measure") are notorious for attracting migratory birds to their deaths.

## NFC North Rivals[edit]

* Chicago Bears
* Detroit Lions
* Green Bay Packers

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Allegations rock Vikings

## External links[edit]

* Official Team Site
* SI.com - Team News

NFL Teams
|  | AFC  |  |  |

* Baltimore Ravens
* Buffalo Bills
* Cincinnati Bengals
* Cleveland Browns
* Denver Broncos
* Houston Texans
* Indianapolis Colts
* Jacksonville Jaguars
* Kansas City Chiefs
* Miami Dolphins
* New England Patriots
* New York Jets
* Oakland Raiders
* Pittsburgh Steelers
* San Diego Chargers
* Tennessee Titans

| NFC  |  |  |

* Arizona Cardinals
* Atlanta Falcons
* Carolina Panthers
* Chicago Bears
* Dallas Cowboys
* Detroit Lions
* Green Bay Packers
* Minnesota Vikings
* New Orleans Saints
* New York Giants
* Philadelphia Eagles
* San Francisco 49ers
* Seattle Seahawks
* St. Louis Rams
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Washington Redskins