Hall of Fame defensive tackle John Randle hasn’t played football for 14 years. But even as the seasons pass, one thing doesn’t get any easier for him – dealing with the memory of the 1998 NFC Championship game. With the Atlanta Falcons preparing for Super Bowl LI, the ghosts of seasons past re-emerge from the annals of Minnesota Vikings fans.
During a recent appearance as a guest on NBC Sports Radio’s Pro Football Talk with Mike Florio, Randle admitted that he still thinks about how close the Vikings could have been to winning the Super Bowl after a 15-1 regular season in 1998.