As we are all painfully aware, the Minnesota Vikings got nowhere near to the playoffs, let alone the Super Bowl this past 2020 season, bottoming out at a disappointing 7-9. However, despite this let down, the gopher state was not entirely absent from this past Sunday’s Super Bowl, as the effects of Minnesota football could still undoubtedly be felt. On the rosters of both the Kansas City Chiefs as well as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be found players who paid their dues in Minnesota, having played either professional or collegiate football in the Land of 10,000 lakes. Though the purple and gold didn’t suit up last week in Tampa Bay, the Minnesota gridiron still had its part to play in the eventual 31-9 Buccaneers victory.