Another playoff season ended without success for the Minnesota Vikings. The NFL's best regular season team continues to struggle when the games matter most, and it showed in Monday night's blowout loss to the Los Angeles Rams, which cost the Vikings a spot in the playoffs.
It was also a loss that cemented the Vikings back into history. Minnesota is now the only team in NFL history to lose in the wild-card playoff round after winning 14 games in the regular season. This is a terrible record to own, and we may have to wait a long time before it is broken.
We know this because they are the only 13-win team to lose in the wild card round. Also Minnesota Vikings. The record was set by coach Kirk Cousins in 2022, the same afternoon Daniel Jones played the best football of his career as the Vikings lost to the Giants. To win 14 and lose to the wild card, they would have to have a great regular season (obviously) and do well enough to earn a first-round bye in the playoffs.
If there's anyone capable of this unique level of postseason failure, it's the Minnesota Vikings. Secret Base's “History of the Minnesota Vikings” is a team that is extremely talented at finding pain in the playoffs.
Here are some other outrageous facts arising from Monday night's loss.
- The Vikings have now gone 22 seasons without winning a Super Bowl and winning at least 10 games.
- Minnesota's only four losses this season have been to two opponents, two to the Rams and two to the Lions.
Congratulations to Minnesota for making history once again.
