the vikings played philadelphia eagles in their first playoff game.
the vikings played philadelphia eagles in their first playoff game.
who did the vikings play in their first playoff game?
philadelphia eagles
against the seattle seahawks on august 21, 1982. minnesota won 7-3. the first touchdown in the dome was scored by joe senser on an 11-yard pass from tommy kramer. the first regular-season game at the metrodome was the 1982 opener on september 12, when the vikings defeated tampa bay buccaneers, 17-10. rickey young scored the first regular-season touchdown in the dome on a 3-yard run in the 2nd quarter. on january 9, 1983, the vikings defeated the atlanta falcons, 30-24, in a 1st-round game that was the first playoff game at the metrodome. on january 17, 1999, the falcons defeated the vikings in the first nfc championship game played at the dome. on december 29, 2013, the vikings played their final game at the metrodome, a 14-13 victory over the detroit lions. the team's all-time record at the dome was 162-88 in the regular season and 6-4 in playoff games. they finished with a perfect record at the dome against the arizona cardinals (8-0), baltimore ravens (1-0), cincinnati bengals (4-0), and houston texans (1-0), but with a winless record there against the new york jets (0-3).
hubert h. humphrey metrodome
green bay was playing in its first playoff game at home since the aforementioned 2007 nfc championship game and lost for the second consecutive time. the packers became the first team to win at least fifteen games during the season and not advance beyond their first playoff game and became the fourth team after the 1998 vikings, the 2004 steelers, and the 2007 patriots to win at least 15 games during the season and not win the super bowl. as previously mentioned, the packers became the fourth team in five years – 2007 cowboys, 2008 giants, and 2010 falcons – to get the nfc's top seed and lose their first playoff game. this was also the sixth consecutive year in which the defending super bowl champion failed to win a playoff game. the win by the giants also was the first win by a road team in the 2011–12 nfl playoffs.
2011–12 nfl playoffs