In this series finale of The History of the Minnesota Vikings, our heroes sail into the present and future. It was easy to wonder whether one day, the Vikings would run out of stories to tell. Throughout the 2010s and 2020s, they've made it very clear: they are only getting started.
This is a super-sized episode of The History of the Minnesota Vikings, dedicated to perhaps the most dramatic decade a football team has ever had. Featuring Randy Moss, Daunte Culpepper, Mike Tice, Adrian Peterson, and you-know-who.
It's the 1980s. The Vikings' storied Fran Tarkenton/Purple People Eaters era has ended. Seems like the party's over, right? Believe it or not, though, the truly wild times are just now beginning. This is when we begin to understand who the Minnesota Vikings truly are.
The Minnesota Vikings of the 1970s were among the greatest football teams ever assembled. Entering 1974, Bud Grant's teams had reached two Super Bowls, but lost them both. The good times don't last forever. It's time to cash in.
Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein, creators of "The History of the Seattle Mariners" and "The History of the Atlanta Falcons," present the story of the Minnesota Vikings, a franchise whose truly unique and amazing story we've been waiting to tell for years. This seven-part Dorktown docuseries will trace the Vikings' history from 1961 all the way to the present day.