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The Minnesota Vikings embarked on their rich yet dubious playoff history in the year 1968, when they battled the Baltimore Colts in the Divisional Playoffs. They fell behind 21-0 early and ended up losing 24-14. The Vikings followed that year with a 12-2 1969 season. They beat the Los Angeles Rams in the first ever playoff game at Metropolitan Stadium 23-20 and went on to beat the Cleveland Browns 27-7 in the last NFL Championship Game before the AFL-NFL merger. The Vikings played in Super Bowl IV that year, or the last AFL-NFL Super Bowl. The Vikings were dominated 16-0 in the first half, and went on to lose 23-7.

Coming off a Super Bowl run, the Vikings finished 12-2 again in the 1970 regular season, making the playoffs, but they lost in the Divisional Playoffs 17-10 to the San Francisco 49ers. The Vikings repeated a first round playoff exit in 1971, as they fell 20-12 to the Dallas Cowboys.

The Minnesota Vikings would return to the Super Bowl in 1973, edging out the Washington Redskins 27-20 in the Divisional Playoffs and steamrolling the Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in the NFC Championship. The Vikings faced off with the Miami Dolphins, but again fell behind early 14-0. They ended up losing another chance at glory 24-17.

In 1974, the Vikings took out the St. Louis Cardinals 30-14 and beat the Los Angeles Rams 14-10 for their second straight Super Bowl berth. But again, the Vikings are unable to get any offensive output in a Super Bowl performance. They fell in perhaps their best chance to bring home the Lombardi Trophy, 16-6. In 1975, the Vikings had one of their best teams ever, winning their first 10 games, but were upset in the Divisional Playoffs 17-14 by a Roger Staubach Hail Mary.

1976 was the last time the Minnesota Vikings have been to the Super Bowl. They rolled through the playoffs against the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams to draw a matchup with the Oakland Raiders in Pasadena. The Vikings would get blown out of this game as well 32-14. Their 0-4 record in Super Bowls still haunts them to this day. The Vikings made another Super Bowl bid in 1977 by beating the Los Angeles Rams 14-7 in the Divisional Playoffs. The Vikings couldn't keep the momentum though, as they got bumped off by the Dallas Cowboys 23-6 in the NFC Championship game. The Vikings would finish 8-7-1 in 1978. It proved to be Fran Tarkenton's last season. The Vikings lost to the Los Angeles Rams 34-10 in the Divisional playoffs.

The Minnesota Vikings opened the 80s by making the playoffs again, but losing in the first round to the Philadelphia Eagles 31-16. 1982 would see the first year of playoff football in the Metrodome. The Vikings beat the Atlanta Falcons 30-24 in the first round but lost a week later to the Washington Redskins 21-7. The Vikings would edge out a playoff spot in 1987 and would win two playoff games as underdogs over the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers. But the toughness of the NFL caught up to them in Washington when the Redskins downed them 17-10.

The Vikings earned a playoff bid again by going 11-5 but lost 34-9 at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers. The Vikings returned to the playoffs again in 1989 with a 10-6 record but couldn't compete once there, losing to the San Francisco 49ers for the second straight year in the Divisional Playoffs.

The Minnesota Vikings made their first playoff venture under Dennis Green in 1992, but fell to the sixth-seeded Washington Redskins 24-7. The next two years would see early exits from the playoffs as the Vikings were eliminated by the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears in respective years. In 1996, the Vikings make the playoffs, but are yet again beaten by a first round opponent, this time by the Dallas Cowboys 40-15. The 1997 playoff season was a thrilling one, when the Vikings looked liked they would exit in the first round again. But Dennis Green in a conservative flash of genius, punted on 4th and long late in the game. His defense would get the ball back, and the Vikings would score a quick touchdown, recover an onside kick, and kick the game-winning field goal to stun the New York Giants 23-22. That emotional high didn't carry over to a week later, as a tough San Francisco 49er team held off the Vikings at home 38-22.

1998 would see one of, if not the greatest Vikings franchise of all time. The Vikings posted a 15-1 regular season, the best in franchise history, and go on to dismantle the Arizona Cardinals 41-21 in the second round after a playoff bye. However, in possibly the greatest disappointment in franchise history, Gary Anderson missed his first field goal of the year at a crucial juncture versus the Atlanta Falcons, and the Vikings ended up falling 30-27 in a stunning defeat at the Metrodome.

The next two seasons saw the Vikings advancing far into the playoffs, but losing when it mattered most. The St. Louis Rams downed the Vikings 49-37 in 1999 and the New York Giants embarrassed the Vikings 41-0 in the 2000 NFC Championship game.

The most recent chance for Minnesota Vikings fans to buy playoff tickets was in 2004, when the Vikings somehow backed their way into the playoffs with an 8-8 regular season record. The Vikings got another shot at the Green Bay Packers, whom they had lost to twice in the regular season. The Vikings ended up upsetting the Packers 31-17 at Lambeau Field, with Randy Moss catching a key late touchdown and pretending to moon the Green Bay fans. The Vikings most recent playoff effort would come up short, however, as the Philadelphia Eagles dominated at home and handed the Vikings a 27-14 loss.

The Minnesota Vikings hope to return to the playoffs in 2007 with a new core of young players including second-year quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. The printing up of Vikings playoff tickets is always a joyous occasion for Minnesota sports fans. Don't pass them up when you have a chance!

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