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Vikings seasons. 1971 →. The 1970 season was the Minnesota Vikings ' 10th in the National Football League and the first season following the AFL–NFL merger. Under head coach Bud Grant, they finished with a 12–2 record and won the first ever NFC Central title before losing to the San Francisco 49ers 17–14 at home in the NFC Divisional ...
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The Vikings defeated the Cleveland Browns 27–7 in the last pre-merger NFL Championship Game on January 4, 1970, at Metropolitan Stadium. The Vikings became the first modern NFL expansion team to win an NFL Championship Game, and earned a berth in Super Bowl IV; however, the heavily favored Vikings lost that game to the Kansas City Chiefs, 23–7.
- Gary Cuozzo 29 7 12 128 for 257, 1,720 yards, 7 td, 10 int, & 17 rushes for 61 yards and 0 td.
- Dave Osborn* 27 5 10 207 rushes for 681 yards, 5 td, & 23 catches for 202 yards and 1 td.
- Bill Brown 32 9 7 101 rushes for 324 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 149 yards and 2 td.
- Bob Grim 25 3 9 23 catches for 287 yards, 0 td.
The 1970 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 10th in the National Football League and the first season following the AFL–NFL merger. Under head coach Bud Grant, they finished with a 12–2 record and won the first ever NFC Central title before losing to the San Francisco 49ers at home in the NFC Divisional Playoff game. The Vikings' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL ...
The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After initially committing to become one of the founding members of the American Football League (AFL) in 1959, the team joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion franchise and played their first game in 1961, as part of the Western Conference.
The 1970 Minnesota Vikings, coached by Bud Grant, lost the Division Championship after finishing the NFL regular season in 1st place in the NFC Central with a 12-2 record.
