1968-12-22 Minnesota Vikings @ Baltimore Colts (John Mackey 49-yard touchdown pass from Earl Morrall) | On this day in Professional Football History

They told us Vikings never made it past the coast. They told us this was impossible. Then a farmer in Minnesota pulled a rune-covered stone out of the ground in 1898. The Kensington Runestone claims Norse explorers traveled deep into North America centuries before Columbus—and some scholars say the language, weathering, and carvings don’t match a modern hoax. Others say it has to be fake… because rewriting history would be inconvenient. So here’s the real question: If Vikings reached Newfoundlan

1970-12-20 Minnesota Vikings @ Atlanta Falcons (John Mallory 75-yard punt return touchdown) | On this day in Professional Football History