This week, the Minnesota Vikings will start their 2019 season, and a hopeful run all the way to the Super Bowl, against the Atlanta Falcons. When getting ready for the big game it’s fun to not only analyze the matchups of who will be lining up against who, but also the shared history between the two clubs.
The Falcons and Vikings do have some history together. Most notably, the 1998 NFC Championship that saw the Falcons upset the heavily favored Vikings in overtime. That game featured the only miss of the year by Minnesota kicker Gary Anderson and it is one of the most heartbreaking losses in Vikings history.