The year was 1978 and the Minnesota Vikings, who had dominated the NFC Central, if not the NFC itself throughout the 1970s, were in decline. On Nov. 26th, the Vikings played the Packers in Green Bay, with first place in the Central hanging in the balance.
As the Vikings trailed 10-3 late, Fran Tarkenton found Ahmad Rashad for a 5-yard game-tying touchdown with just 10-seconds left, sending the game into overtime. As my 15-year-old self was celebrating this shot at redemption my mom, who was a casual sports fan at best, said the most unimaginable thing I had ever heard to that point in my life: “I feel bad for (then Packers Head Coach) Bart Starr.