tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post4094221466769857702..comments2024-03-28T17:35:48.164-06:00Comments on Pro Football Journal: The 1976 NFC Championship Game—The Last Vikings HurrahJohn Turneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-25813406453781813052020-12-17T21:31:26.705-07:002020-12-17T21:31:26.705-07:00With but 30 seconds remaining in the game, Minneso...With but 30 seconds remaining in the game, Minnesota fullback Sammie Johnson ran 12 yards off tackle and surged past the goal line. The Vikings had prevailed, 24-13. It would mark the second time in three years that Minnesota had defeated Los Angeles in the NFC Championship Game, having done so previously in 1974. <br /><br />Sadly for the Vikings, this victory certainly marked their last great win. They would go on to lose to the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI two weeks later. And 44 years later, Minnesota is still in search of winning another NFC Title Game. That is quite a long drought. Thus the 1976 NFC Championship Game can rightfully be labeled as the Vikings Last Hurrah.<br />Thanks: <a href="https://couponswa.com/stores/champion-coupons/" rel="nofollow">Champion</a>Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-37374889767988393132020-12-17T13:02:27.058-07:002020-12-17T13:02:27.058-07:00It's possible that the fumble they had (after ...It's possible that the fumble they had (after the blocked punt) near the goal line early in SB XI took the starch out of that team (that would have been their first lead in any of the SB defeats they suffered). <br /><br />As for the Rams, I think that Knox should have went for it on fourth and one instead of trying the ill-fated FG (I think that columnist Jim Murray criticized him for it in the LA Times the next day). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-88862523624721999702020-12-17T10:16:59.288-07:002020-12-17T10:16:59.288-07:00The Rams couldnt win in the cold and the Vikings c...The Rams couldnt win in the cold and the Vikings couldnt beat the powerful AFC teams. You always wonder if the older Viking defensive line could have done more with better substitution or more rest between snaps but the bottom line is, the offense needed to get leads in the SBs but just couldnt untracked. The Redskins had the same problems in their playoff games.<br /><br />In 98/99 the Vikings had a one year juggernaut on offense but despite missing a potential FG to increase their lead over the Falcons in the NFC Championship game, they left too much time on the clock after running out of bounds too often and the defense gave up a TD that seemed to take the air out of the team and led to a devastating loss ...Brian wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887742217457349700noreply@blogger.com