yers like Tarkenton (38 years old), Carl Eller (36), Jim Marshall (40), Mick Tingelhoff (38) and Paul Krausse (36) were on their last legs. The Vikings had spent the early part of the 1970s beating up on the NFC Central. [...] [I]n 1975, the Vikings went 12–2, and no division opponents was above .500. In 1977 and 1978, they started falling back to earth.</p>
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<p>The Vikings won the division despite being outscored by twelve points in the regular season.</p>
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