The Minnesota Vikings: NFL Expansion Team

The most common consensus was that though the time period of 800 AD to the 11th century (1066 AD), the Vikings did not last long enough, but within that time period, they had some major impacts on the European civilizations.

The Chicago Bears were not always the Chicago Bears; they first began as the Decatur Staleys. The Chicago Bears had many things that helped them be a successful team. The success of this franchise can be contributed to dedicated coaches, talented players, outstanding fields and teams with Super Bowl hopes.

The Miami Dolphins, a professional football team located in Miami, Florida, has been a part of the National Football League (NFL) since 1966. The organization is most notably known for the 1972 Miami Dolphins football team, led by Don Shula, who went undefeated a won the Super Bowl. This team was the first and, so far, only team to have a perfect season capped off with winning the championship game. From 1966 to 1970 the Miami Dolphins were perceived like they are today as a losing franchise that could not win. That was until Don Shula, helped make the Dolphins one of the best franchises in the national football league during his reign as head coach. The time period from 1970 to 1993 were the golden years of the organization 's history; during this time the Miami Dolphins won 13 AFC East Titles, 5 AFC Championships, 2 Super Bowls and in 1973 set the league record 74,961 season ticket sales. During this time period the team had star players Larry Csonka, Dan Marino, Bob Griese, and several others that helped to build and sustain the Dolphins legacy. Since 1993 the Miami Dolphins have been known for holding three fantastic super bowls in 1994, 2006, and 2009, all of which were great games that the Dolphins were not involved in. While in recent years the Miami Dolphins have gone back to the original roots of field losing teams, the organization has developed a marketing strategy to improve the financial situation of the organization and maintain fan support. The Miami Dolphins

The last twenty five years of the twentieth century contained some of the best NFL players ever to step onto the football gridiron. Players like Jerry Rice, Lawrence Taylor, and Walter Payton all played the majority of their careers in

As of February fifth, 2017, the New England Patriots have solidified their placement as the best NFL Dynasty in the history of the National Football League. Not only does The Patriots have the most winningest quarterback in terms of super bowl wins, but Tom Brady as New England’s quarterback has more super bowl championships won then twenty-eight other professional organizations in the NFL.

Did you know the Cowboy team is 75 years old one of the oldest team in the NFL. Did you know the Dallas Cowboys first name was the dallas texans. The Cowboys is the team that costs the most at 4.0 billion dollars. The Dallas Cowboys are tied for 1st place of most super bowl appearances.The Dallas Cowboys are the team that cost the most in sports history.

Over the decades, the professional football team obtained a number of NFL championship titles such as their Super Bowl victories in 1983, 1988, and 1992. The Redskins became highly recognized and attracted a new fan base throughout

The Vikings were a group of Scandinavian raiders that were around from about the 8th century to the 11th. They mainly attacked the British Islands , the Frankish empire, England, but they also plundered places such as the Iberian peninsula and northern Africa. Vikings did not always settle into the places that they found, for instance after exploring North America they left the place never to return again. Even so, after landing on Greenland they colonized themselves there, and ancestors of the Vikings still live there today. So now that you know a little about the history of the Vikings lets go into detail about the specifics of the Viking age. (Peter Sawyer, Oxford Ill. History of the Vikings p. 1-19)

With a very favorable remaining schedule the Vikings find themselves in a nice situation as we head toward the second half of the season.

This victory by the AFL squared the Super Bowl series with NFL at two games apiece. The two leagues merged into one after the season Despite the AFL’s New York Jets winning the previous season’s Super bowl, many sports writers and fans thought it was a fluke and continued to believe that the NFl was still superior to the AFL, and which fully expected the vikings to defeat the chiefs, the vikings entered the Super Bowl as 12.5 to 13 point favorites. Minnesota posted a 12-2 record during the 1969 NFL season before defeating the cleveland browns, 27-7 in the 1969 NFL championship game. The chiefs, who previously appeared in the first super bowl, finished in 1969 AFL season at 11-3, and defeated the Oakland Raiders, 17-7, in the 1969 AFL Championship Game.

The Kansas City Chiefs and the AFL merged with the NFL in 1970. Overall, they have won 480 and lost 440 games total. In their history, they have won 3 AFL Championships, but have only been to two Super Bowl games. They lost the very first Super Bowl in 1966 to the Green Bay Packers. Then three years later they beat

The Dallas Cowboys, America’s football team, one of the most well known professional football franchises in the sport’s history. The Cowboys own five super bowl titles, which were won in ’71, ’77, ’92, ’93 and ’95. They are also home to 19 renowned individuals who have been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame including standout football stars Tony Dorsett, Emmit Smith, and Troy Aikman. Established in 1960, the Cowboys have been a dominating force on the field and still continue to produce to this day. Forbes wrote, “The Cowboys franchise value reaches over 1.85 billion and are listed as the third most valued sports team in the world”, (Page 1). With all of this hype and world wide recognition the powerhouse from Dallas needs a venue just as

The two time defending NFC champion, Seattle Seahawks are looking to be the first team to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl for three consecutive seasons. But, the approach the Seahawks take to this season will be different than the previous two.

The Green Bay Packers are one of the most notable teams in the NFL and all of sports. The four time Super Bowl champions have a few negative qualities, including bad defenses in the past and recent years of unsuccessful playoff runs. However, the negatives do not outweigh the team’s powerhouse offense and Super Bowl trophies. The team was founded in 1919 and had very little success until 1929. This is the start of the Green Bay Packers that most people know as “Titletown”. From 1929 to present day, the Packers have won 13 championships. That being the most championships won by a single team in NFL history. While the Green Bay Packers are a very successful team, they have had their up’s and down’s.

There is much debate among historians about what drove the Viking expansion. One widely held idea is that it was a quest for retaliation against continental Europeans for their previous invasions of Viking homelands, such as Charlemagne's campaign to force Scandinavian pagans to convert to Christianity