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| Established January 28, 1960[1] First season: 1961 Play in U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered at TCO Performance Center Eagan, Minnesota[2] | |||||
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National Football League (1961–present)
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| Team colors | Purple, gold, white[3][4][5] | ||||
| Fight song | Skol, Vikings | ||||
| Mascot | Viktor the Viking[6] | ||||
| Website | vikings.com | ||||
| Personnel | |||||
| Owner(s) | Zygi, Leonard and Mark Wilf[7] | ||||
| Chairman | Zygi Wilf | ||||
| General manager | Kwesi Adofo-Mensah | ||||
| President | Mark Wilf | ||||
| Head coach | Kevin O'Connell | ||||
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| Championships | |||||
League championships (0†)
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| Conference championships (4) | |||||
| Division championships (21) | |||||
| Playoff appearances (32) | |||||
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The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division.[8] Founded in 1960 as an expansion team, the team began play the following year. They are named after the Vikings of medieval Scandinavia, reflecting the prominent Scandinavian American culture of Minnesota.[9] The team plays its home games at U.S. Bank Stadium in the Downtown East section of Minneapolis.
The Vikings have an all-time overall record of 523–435–11,[a] the highest regular season and combined winning percentage among NFL franchises who have not won a Super Bowl, in addition the most playoff runs, division titles, and (tied with the Buffalo Bills) Super Bowl appearances.[10][11] They also have the most conference championship appearances of non-winning Super Bowl teams, with them being one of four (along with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams) to appear in a conference championship every decade since the 1970s.
- ^ "Vikings History Timeline". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings Football. Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Contact Us". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Vikings Uniforms Unveiled" (PDF). 2013 Minnesota Vikings Team Guide (PDF). Minnesota Vikings Public Relations Department. July 24, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
The Vikings color palette stays true while featuring a refreshed brighter gold accent that allows the purple to stand out.
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings" (PDF). 2022 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book (PDF). NFL Enterprises. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings Team History–NFL Football Operations". Operations.NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Viktor the Viking". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Vikings Front Office Staff". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings Football. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Franchise Encyclopedias". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Team » Minnesota Vikings". ProFootballHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Highest NFL winning percentages". Statista. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings Playoff History". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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