1973 Minnesota Vikings season
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bud Grant |
| General manager | Jim Finks |
| Home field | Metropolitan Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–2 |
| Division place | 1st NFC Central |
| Playoff finish |
Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 27–20 |
Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 27–20
Won Conference Championship (Cowboys) 27–10
The 1973 Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League. The Vikings regained the NFC Central title after a disappointing 7–7 record the previous season, as they finished with a record of 12 wins and two losses. They started the season 9–0 and looked a threat to the previous year’s Dolphins’ record of a perfect season before losing to the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals in their next three games. Their narrow 10–9 win over the Los Angeles Rams constituted the last time until 1997 that the last two unbeaten NFL teams played each other.
The Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins, 27–20, in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at home and went on to upset the Dallas Cowboys, 27–10, in Irving, Texas to win the NFC Championship, before losing Super Bowl VIII to the Miami Dolphins, 24–7 at Rice Stadium in Houston.
The day of this game was declared "Karl Kassulke Day" in honor of former Viking safety Karl Kassulke; left paralyzed in a motorcycle accident just before the beginning of training camp.
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