My Mom bought me a Vikings jacket when I was 8 or 9 yrs old back in the mid ‘70s and living in “Jeff and Reed’s”Shepherdsville, Ky.
Ive been a fan ever since.
I asked her yrs later, “Mom, why did you buy me that Vikings jacket back in the day because Shepherdsville is Bengals Country?”
She responded that it was probably on sale.
I thought to myself it probably wasnt cause Minnesota was going to SBs every other yr back in the 70s.
Then it came to me: My Mom went to HS in Valley Station Ky and their mascot to this day is the Vikings!
It must have been subliminal to her or she just didnt want to admit it to me; either way Ive been thru 5 or 6 championship game Ls with my Purple People Eaters since then.
In fact, since the Super Bowl era only 2 franchises have been to the playoffs more than the Vikes, Dallas and Pittsburgh!