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improved Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings entered the NFL in 1961 as an expansion franchise.
The Vikings entered the NFL in 1961 as an expansion franchise.
They achieved national infamy in 2005, when players on the team took part in the now infamous "love boat scandal".<ref>[http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/10/12_williamsb_vikings/ Allegations rock Vikings]</ref> This led to criminal charges and the adoptation of a Code of Conduct by [[Zygi Wilf]], the teams owner.
They achieved national infamy in 2005, when players on the team took part in the now infamous "love boat scandal".<ref>[http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/10/12_williamsb_vikings/ Allegations rock Vikings]</ref> This led to criminal charges and the adoption of a Code of Conduct by [[Zygi Wilf]], the team's owner.
They have appeared in the [[Super Bowl]] four times (non-consecutively) and have lost all four times, tying them with the [[Buffalo Bills]] as the team with the most Super Bowl losses without winning a game. They were able to connive the taxpayers into building a new stadium for the team; the stadium has attracted controversy as its glass windows (which lack non-reflective coating, which was removed as a "cost-cutting measure") are notorious for attracting migratory birds to their deaths.
They have appeared in the [[Super Bowl]] four times (non-consecutively) and have lost all four times, tying them with the [[Buffalo Bills]] as the team with the most Super Bowl losses without winning a game. They were able to con the taxpayers into building a new stadium for the team; the stadium has attracted controversy as its glass windows (which lack a non-reflective coating, which was removed as a "cost-cutting measure") are notorious for attracting migratory birds to their deaths.
==NFC North Rivals==
==NFC North Rivals==
*[[Green Bay Packers]]
*[[Green Bay Packers]]
==References ==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.vikings.com/ Official Team Site ]
*[http://www.vikings.com/ Official Team Site ]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/vikings/index.html SI.com - Team News]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/vikings/index.html SI.com - Team News]