The Minnesota Vikings beat the Los Angeles Rams 14-7 in the first round of the 1977 NFL Playoffs, playing in a game that's been nicknamed the Mud Bowl.

The Vikings crushed the Rams’ championship hopes in 1969, 1974 and 1976. All three games at the frozen Met. So L.A. fans were expecting payback when they got the Vikings on their Coliseum turf ...

The Me Decade gave us more than just Watergate, disco and The Fonz. It gave us a rivalry of Purple People Eaters, Fearsome Foursomes and some occasional mud. As the Vikings and Rams get ready for ...

On Dec. 27, 1969, the Vikings won 23-20, with quarterback Joe Kapp leading a second-half rally after Roman Gabriel and the Rams had led 17-7 at halftime in front of, according to the Long Beach ...

In 2021, the Rams began their run to the Super Bowl with a dominant 34-11 home win against the Cardinals. Quarterback Matthew Stafford was efficient, going 13-of-17 for 202 yards and two touchdowns.

The visitors’ locker room at Ford Field in Detroit was nearly silent last weekend as the Vikings tried to turn the page on a 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions. Instead of earning the No. 1 seed in ...

Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson (87) runs after a catch for a 26-yard touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game, Monday ...

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell was Sean McVay’s offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl champion Rams. They know each other well, and the playoff game is a rematch. Jan. 6, 2025 ...

They’re 2-5 all told; they won a divisional game at the Coliseum, 34-10, in January 1979, lost to Minnesota in a wild-card game, 28-17, in 1988, and as the St. Louis Rams defeated the Vikings ...

All were won by the Vikings. And while Minnesota has dealt with its own “can’t win the big one” reputation – the team still has never won a Lombardi Trophy and last got to Super Bowl XI some 48 ...