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The Raiders defeated the Vikings by the score of 32—14 to win their first Super Bowl. This remains the Super Bowl scheduled earliest during the calendar year. They posted a 13—1 regular season record before defeating the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs. The Vikings were making their fourth Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11—2—1 regular season record and playoff victories over the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Rams. After a scoreless first quarter, Oakland scored on three consecutive possessions to take a 16—0 lead at halftime. Among the wide receivers who have won the Super Bowl MVP, Biletnikoff is the only one to not have gained yards in his performance. Under Madden, the Raiders had posted in his 8 seasons an 83—22—7 record counting ties, this was a. They had been eliminated in all six of their previous playoff appearances, including five losses in the AFC Championship Game. The Raiders offense was Viking Raiders (Time Hunters by quarterback Ken Stablerwho finished as the top rated passer in the AFCpassing for 2, yards and 27 touchdowns. His Stabler's main passing weapon was wide receiver Cliff Branchwho caught 46 passes for 1, yards Fred Biletnikoff was also a reliable deep threat, with 43 receptions for yards and 7 touchdowns, while tight end Dave Casper recorded 53 receptions for yards and 10 touchdowns. In addition to their great passing attack the Raiders also had a powerful running game, led by fullback Mark van Eeghen 1, rushing yards, 17 receptions and halfback Clarence Davis rushing yards, 27 receptions. Another reason for the Raiders' success on offense was their offensive line, led by left tackle Art Shell and left guard Gene Upshawas well as perennial All-Pro center Dave Dalby. Injuries early in the season forced the Raiders to switch from a 4—3 to a 3—4 defense. The switch benefited the team, as they won their last 10 games and finished the regular season with the best record in the league, 13—1. The Raiders' defense was anchored by great linebackers, such as Phil Villapiano and Ted Hendrickswhile defensive end Otis Sistrunk anchored the defensive line. Their defensive secondary was extremely hard-hitting and talented, led by safeties Jack Tatum and George Atkinsonand cornerbacks Skip Thomas and Willie Brown. Many accused the Raiders defense of being overly aggressive, especially Atkinson, who inflicted a severe concussion on Pittsburgh Book 3) wide receiver Lynn Swann in the previous season's AFC Book 3) Game. Atkinson added to that reputation as the Raiders advanced through the playoffs to Super Bowl XI, as Atkinson inflicted another concussion to Swann in the Raiders' season opener. The Raiders and their fans were often known to counter these accusations against Atkinson and Jack Tatum by pointing out the physical way that Pittsburgh cornerback Mel Blount covered Oakland's speedy split end Cliff Branch. The Vikings, coached by Bud Grantwon the NFC Central for the eighth time in the last nine seasons with an 11—2—1 record, and advanced to their fourth Super Bowl in eight years. They were the first team to appear in a fourth Super Bowl. Once again, the Vikings had a powerful offense led by year-old quarterback Fran Tarkenton and running back Chuck Foreman. In his sixteenth NFL season, Tarkenton was already the league's all-time leader in pass completions 3,passing yards 41,and touchdown passes He had another fine season incompleting Foreman had the best season of his career, rushing for 1, yards and Book 3) touchdowns, while also catching 55 passes for yards and another touchdown. Fullback Brent McClanahan also contributed combined rushing and receiving yards. The Vikings also added two new weapons to their offense: veteran wide receiver Ahmad Rashad and rookie wide receiver Sammy White combined for receptions, 1, receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns, while tackle Ron Yary once again anchored the offensive line. During this regular season, they led the NFC in fewest points allowed Also, defensive back Nate Wright led the team with 7 interceptions for 47 yards, while safety Paul Krause had 2 interceptions for Viking Raiders (Time Hunters yards. Pro Bowl linebacker Matt Blair intercepted two passes and recovered five fumbles. The Vikings went on to dominate the Washington Redskins35—20, and then defeated the Los Angeles Rams24—13, in the playoffs. The Raiders overcame an point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the New England Patriots24—21, with the aid of a penalty call against the Patriots. New England's Ray Hamilton was tagged for roughing the passer in the fourth quarter, turning an incomplete pass on 3rd and 18 into a first down, and the Raiders went on to score on Stabler's 1-yard touchdown run with 14 seconds left in the contest. In Viking Raiders (Time Hunters AFC Championship Game Oakland then faced the Pittsburgh Steelersa team that had won the two previous Super Bowls and defeated the Raiders in the playoffs in three out of the last four seasons. However, coming into this game without injured starting running backs Franco Harris and Rocky Bleierthe Viking Raiders (Time Hunters were soundly thrashed this time around, losing to Oakland, Viking Raiders (Time Hunters. Scheduled on the 9th day of January, the game marks the earliest Super Bowl played during the calendar year. The regular season started one week earlier than usual in order to avoid having playoff games on Christmas Day, which fell on a Saturday in By moving the season up, the divisional playoffs were held December 18 and 19, and the conference championship games Sunday, December PST[8] this remains the most recent Super Bowl completed in daylight. Viking Raiders (Time Hunters date, this is the only game in Super Bowl history that the national anthem was not sung. This was the first Book 3) Bowl where the official coin toss was held at midfield three minutes prior to kickoff. Prior tothe official toss was held 30 minutes prior to kickoff, with captains called to midfield three Book 3) prior to kickoff so the referee could inform fans and media of the results of the toss. It was the first Super Bowl halftime show to include crowd participation as people in the stadium performed a mass card stunt on cue. Later in the quarter, after the teams exchanged punts, the Vikings had a great opportunity to score, when linebacker Fred McNeill blocked a punt from Ray Guy and recovered the ball on the Raiders' 3-yard line. The Vikings' special teams unit was known for blocking kicks, but this was the first time it had happened to Guy. He had only three of his punts blocked in his year Pro Football Hall of Fame career. However, two plays later, Minnesota running back Brent McClanahan fumbled the ball while being tackled by Raiders linebacker Phil Villapianoand linebacker Willie Hall recovered the ball for Oakland. Oakland, however, had to settle for a yard field goal from Mann, giving them a 3—0 lead 48 seconds into the second quarter. After forcing Viking Raiders (Time Hunters to punt following a three-and-out, Oakland did even better the next time it got the ball. Stabler completed a Book 3) pass to Casper to reach the Vikings' Running back Carl Garrett carried on three consecutive plays and gained 20 yards, then Stabler hit receiver Fred Biletnikoff along the right sideline for five yards Book 3) the Book 3) line. The yard drive in 10 plays then concluded on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Stabler to Casper, increasing the Raiders' lead to 10—0. On the Vikings' next possession, running back Chuck Foreman gained seven yards on first down and six yards on second down, but a holding penalty on Ron Yary made it second-down- and Quarterback Fran Tarkenton threw an incomplete pass to rookie receiver Sammy Whitethen a long pass to Ahmad Rashad was broken up by defensive back Willie Brownresulting in another three-and-out. After three running plays, Stabler completed a yard pass to Biletnikoff at the 1-yard line, and running back Pete Banaszak scored a touchdown on the next play, increasing Oakland's lead to 16—0 with left in the second quarter, after Mann missed the extra point attempt. To this point, Minnesota had picked up only one first down. Book 3) added one more, on a meaningless yard completion from Tarkenton to Foreman on the last play of the half, which ended up being their longest gain of the entire game. The second half began with three consecutive punts, but then Colzie returned the Vikings' second punt of the quarter 12 yards to the Oakland yard line. From Book 3), the Raiders advanced to the Minnesota yard line, aided by an yard run by Davis and a yard reception by wide receiver Cliff Branchto set up Mann's yard field goal to increase their lead to 19—0. Tarkenton then threw 3 consecutive incomplete passes on their ensuing drive, forcing the Vikings to punt again. However, Oakland linebacker Ted Hendricks was penalized for running into the punter on the play, giving Minnesota a first down. Taking advantage of their second chance, the Viking Raiders (Time Hunters ended up with a play, yard drive as Tarkenton completed passes to Stu VoigtAhmad Rashad and Chuck Foreman for gains of 15, 21, and 10 yards. Book 3) the last play, Tarkenton threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Sammy Whitemaking the score 19—7. Then aided by Tarkenton's completions to White for gains of 14 and 18 yards, respectively, the Vikings advanced to the Oakland yard line. However, on third down and 3, Hall intercepted a pass from Tarkenton and returned it 16 yards to the yard line. Three plays later, Biletnikoff's yard reception moved the ball to the Vikings' 2-yard line, setting up Banaszak's second rushing touchdown to increase Oakland's lead to 26—7. All three Raiders offensive touchdowns had been preceded on the previous play by key Biletnikoff receptions. White returned the ensuing kickoff 19 yards to the Minnesota yard line, and four plays later, Tarkenton completed a yard pass to receiver Rashad to reach the Oakland yard line. However, on the next play, defensive Book 3) Willie Brown intercepted a pass intended for White and returned it 75 yards for a touchdown. Although Mann missed the extra point attempt, the Raiders put the game out of reach, 32—7. After both teams turned the ball over on downs, Minnesota drove 86 yards in 9 plays to score on a yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Bob Lee to Voigt. The touchdown cut Minnesota's deficit to 32—14, but by then there were only 25 seconds remaining in the game. Book 3) finished the game with 12 out of 19 pass completions for yards and 1 touchdown. Davis, who was the top rusher in the game, gained yards on just 16 rushing attempts, an average of 8. Of Davis' 16 carries, 11 were runs to the Viking Raiders (Time Hunters side, which is where the blocking of guard Gene UpshawBook 3) Art Shell and Casper dominated defensive end Jim Marshall and linebacker Wally Hilgenberg. Colzie returned 4 punts for a Super Bowl record 43 yards. Foreman had a solid performance for Minnesota, contributing 44 rushing yards and 62 receiving yards. Tarkenton completed 17 out of 35 pass attempts for yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. White recorded total yards, catching 5 passes for 77 yards and 1 touchdown, rushing once for 7 yards, and returning 4 kickoffs for 79 yards. This victory meant not only a lot to me, it meant a lot to the entire Raider organization. Sources: NFL. In their four Super Bowls, the Vikings never led once, so onlookers never saw what the Vikings might do with a lead in a Super Bowl game. Minnesota also never scored any points in the first half. Turnovers Viking Raiders (Time Hunters the club from a score on three occasions; two of the opportunities were to take a lead one in this game. The Vikings committed a total of 15 turnovers and forced only three. In their Viking Raiders (Time Hunters Super Bowl appearances the Vikings Book 3) only Minnesota also had just a Tarkenton in three appearances completed 46 of 89 passes for a mere yards, one touchdown, six Book 3) and a Opponents completed In this game Stabler completed 12 of 19 for yards and a touchdown, and had a The Vikings had a really, really good defense, and their offense just kept on letting the defense down, game after game after game. That means that the Vikings' four appearances were judged to Book 3) the four worst Super Bowls of the first 23 played, as well as the four worst of the first 11, when Minnesota made its last appearance. Grant coached Minnesota eight more seasons, but never managed to guide the team back to a Super Bowl. Despite a few mediocre seasons, the Raiders would Viking Raiders (Time Hunters an NFL Viking Raiders (Time Hunters until and win two more Super Bowls in their and seasons — the second after moving to Los Angeles in In contrast to their 13—1 regular season, both of these would be won in major upsets. The Raiders would fall to mediocrity in the latter part of the s and most of the s when they were affected by stadium problems that Viking Raiders (Time Hunters them again playing in Oakland in — although they did reach the AFC Championship in and be demolished by the Bills — before a 33—15 three-season record between and saw them return to the Super Bowl for the first time in nineteen seasons. Since then the Raiders have been mainly NFL cellar-dwellers, with only one postseason appearance in and a record of seven straight seasons with no more than five victories between and The Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings

While the Vikings were certainly more than just raiders and fighters, their war-related activities are justifiably central to our modern image of what the Vikings were, since it was their marvelous successes in battle and piracy that set the Viking Age roughly AD apart from the periods that came before it and after it. Nevertheless, the Vikings were without a doubt exceptionally good at what they did. Over the course of the Viking Age, the Scandinavians came to occupy large swaths of Europe, and plundered much of the rest. Their accomplishments were Book 3) subject of awe and fear among the other Europeans of the time. Lots of theories have been proposed in an attempt to explain this tremendous outpouring of military exuberance from Scandinavia during the Viking Age. Some have speculated that the Vikings had run out of vital resources in their homelands, and needed to expand abroad in order to procure such necessities for survival as food and arable land. But no such population pressures existed in Scandinavia in the Viking Age, so this theory holds little weight. Similarly unconvincing is the idea that the Viking raids were somehow religiously motivated — pagan retaliations for attempts to convert Scandinavia to Christianity. No missionaries — let alone Christianizing armies of the sort led by Charlemagne against the Saxons — were at work in Scandinavia until centuries after the first big waves of Viking raids. Instead, the Viking incursions seem to have begun for three reasons. The first two are closely related. Modern historians agree that Book 3) self-image reflects reality. The Vikings — like virtually all peoples, past and present — prized wealth very highly for its own sake. They habitually accepted tribute peacefully offered by their would-be victims rather than engaging them in battle, which Viking Raiders (Time Hunters that it was wealth that they were really after, and fighting Book 3) primarily a means to that end. Closely tied to the desire for wealth was the Book 3) for honor, prestige, and power. Viking chieftains obtained and enhanced their power by generously dispensing their wealth to the warriors who fought for them in battle. Both the chieftain and his warriors thereby became more powerful and more honorable. A third factor that Viking Raiders (Time Hunters the Norse to start raiding throughout Europe in the late eighth century was the adoption of new kinds of ships. This and other technological improvements made it more logistically feasible for chieftains and their followers to set out to faraway lands Book 3) search of plunder. The quintessential Viking strategy was to Viking Raiders (Time Hunters up at a town or monastery suddenly and without warning, loot anything they could get their hands on in short order, and then vanish in their ships before the local military forces could be mustered against them. Over the course of the Viking Age, raids of this sort increased greatly in scale. Early raids involved a handful of ships under the command of chieftains whose power was relatively modest. As the power of the most successful chieftains grew over the course of the Viking Age, however, the scale on which they were able to raid increased proportionately. Later raids — beginning in the mid-ninth century — sometimes involved hundreds of Viking Raiders (Time Hunters under the command of one or more rulers, who by this point sometimes banded together to form even more formidable armies. As the size and might of Viking armies grew, they became more ambitious. At first, they Viking Raiders (Time Hunters only in the summer, then returned to Scandinavia to enjoy their booty by their own hearth-fires. But in some cases, they eventually began overwintering in the lands they pillaged. Then they conquered those lands. Then they became permanent settlers. The peoples Viking Raiders (Time Hunters were targeted by Viking raids were eventually able to fend them off by adapting to their tactics: building fortified bridges to deny the Vikings access to inland Viking Raiders (Time Hunters, building ships to meet them in battle before they stepped foot ashore, and fortifying settlements more effectively. The raid that really established the Vikings as a force to be reckoned with, and not merely a piratical nuisance, was the attack on the Monastery Viking Raiders (Time Hunters St. Cuthbert at Lindisfarne in The ninth-century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle gives us a sense of how vivid an impression the attack made on the minds of the English:. In this year dire portents appeared Viking Raiders (Time Hunters Northumbria and sorely frightened the people. They consisted of immense whirlwinds and flashes of lightning, and fiery dragons were seen flying in the air. Attacks by rival powers were common in England as elsewhere in Europe at the time, but what was so novel about this attack, and what so scandalized the English and other Christian Europeans, was that the raid specifically targeted a monasterysomething which no Christian ruler dared to do. To the English and other the Christian Europeans, this was not a normal depredation in the back-and-forth of everyday power Viking Raiders (Time Hunters this was evil. After this, Viking attacks on England became more common, until by attacks occurred on an almost annual basis. Inthe Vikings stayed in England over the winter for the first time. It numbered perhaps two or three thousand men. They placed a puppet king Viking Raiders (Time Hunters control of Northumbria, raided monasteries, and established direct control over certain areas, some of which had formerly been owned by the church. The army then moved on to the other English kingdoms, conquering or making peace settlements — which obligated the local population to give the Vikings food, lodging, and such — with all of them. Some, under the leadership of Halfdan, Book 3) their control of Northumbria, and began working the land in The other part of the army, led by Guthrum, Oscetel, and Anwend, turned their sights toward Wessex, the only English kingdom that remained under English rule. The Vikings conquered most of Book 3) realm, sending its king, Alfred the Great, fleeing into the marshes Viking Raiders (Time Hunters refuge. But Alfred was able to amass an Book 3) army to move against the Vikings inand won a decisive victory over them. The Vikings were forced to leave Wessex, and Guthrum was baptized as part of the bargain. Members of this band of the army settled and began working the land in Mercia in and East Anglia in In the s, other bands of Vikings came up from the Continent and attempted to settle in Wessex, but King Alfred repelled them all. After this, control alternated between them and Vikings untilwhen rule passed back to the English. After a period spent concentrating on other regions, the Vikings returned to England in the late tenth century. They raided untilwhen Svein set out to conquer the entirety of England. He succeeded, but he died the following year. In the ensuing struggle over succession, rule returned to the English. Inthe king of Scotland submitted to him, too. Cnut became king of Norway as well inafter defeating its king, Olaf Haraldsson. When Cnut died inhis empire Book 3) up, and England returned to English rule. Viking raids on Ireland began in the s, but were isolated events at first. In the s, they became more frequent and widespread. It became the capital of a new Norse kingdom, and an internationally important center of trade. In the Battle of Tara inthe Vikings were defeated by the Irish, and were compelled from that time forward to pay tribute to the Irish in order to remain in Ireland. But the Viking trading towns generated a great deal of wealth, so the Irish put up with the Viking presence in their midst. Viking raids on the Frankish Empire began in earnest inand byattacks became a regular occurrence for a generation. Inthey overwintered on the mainland for the first time. Paris was sacked on Easter Sunday ofand the Franks were obligated to pay the Vikings a hefty ransom for them to leave. The number of ships grows: the endless stream of Vikings never ceases to increase. As Viking raids became more common, local kingdoms turned to granting lands at the mouths of rivers to Norse chieftains in exchange for protecting them and becoming Christians. The Frankish region of Normandy was given to the Viking chieftain Rollo in exchange for his protection of the Franks. They became assimilated into Frankish culture. Their fortunes waxed and waned dramatically during that time. Byafter many raids and battles, only a third of the ships and crew that had set out in returned, but those who did return were massively rich. The Vikings returned to Spain to raid in the mid-tenth century, but Book 3) time with mixed success. The Vikings had longstanding and lucrative trade relations with the peoples who inhabited the lands to the east of Scandinavia. Vikings made up the elite warriors of the army Viking Raiders (Time Hunters fought for and defended the Byzantine emperor in Constantinople modern Istanbul, Turkey. In the ninth century, Vikings invaded and conquered Russia, establishing the Rurikid dynasty that ruled until Book 3) sixteenth century. They even gave Russia its name, as they were called Rus by the local Slavic inhabitants. Want to learn more about Viking raids Book 3) warfare, and the Vikings in general? My list of The 10 Best Books on the Vikings will surely prove helpful to you. Raiding and Warfare. In The Viking World. Edited by Stefan Brink and Neil Price. Who Were The Vikings? A map of Viking raids and settlements by Max Naylor While the Vikings were certainly more than just raiders and fighters, their war-related activities are justifiably central to our modern image of what the Vikings were, since it was their marvelous successes in battle and piracy that set the Viking Age roughly AD apart from the periods that came before it and after it. The ninth-century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle gives us a sense of how vivid an impression the attack made on the minds of the English: In this year dire portents appeared over Northumbria and sorely frightened the people. References: [1] Williams, Gareth. The Age of the Vikings. The Viking World. The Vikings. The Vikings and Their Origins. Vikings as Raiders - History

They came in quick in their superior longships, plundered, killed, raped and burned and just as quickly left the devastated towns and monasteries. They took the captured people as slaves and they looted whatever they could find. European Christians were terrified, and for good reason— Vikings often returned to raid repeatedly. They attacked all along the coasts and, due to the shallow draft of the longships, inland via the rivers. Nowhere was safe from their attacks. Vikings laid siege to Paris in and again in What was a long-term horrible Viking Raiders (Time Hunters for Viking Raiders (Time Hunters enriched and emboldened the Scandinavian warriors. As they saw the easy profits of the early raids, more Danes, Swedes and Norwegians joined in. Vikings raided Europe from A. Historians now look at the raids in three stages. The first stage ran from to Small, disorganized raids took the coastal areas of England and France and occasionally up the rivers as well. Some places were attacked every year. Dorestad, a trading town in Frisia, an Viking Raiders (Time Hunters in the Low Countries was attacked every year from to The second stage of the raids started in and ran to These raids increased in intensity, size, speed and Book 3). Usually, the Vikings encountered no resistance although they did rarely lose battles. Vikings eventually gathered thousands of men into a Great Army. The Vikings began to winter over, staying in most of the countries they raided. The third stage of the conquest ran from toas the Norsemen used their Great Army to ravage in England and France. They also began to colonize and Vikings moved in to stay in England, Ireland, northern France and parts of Russia around Novgorod and Kiev. Political disorganization in the attacked countries made effective resistance nearly impossible, although sometimes the defenders fought back and won. Occasionally, Viking war bands fought each Book 3). Vikings took over parts of England known as the Danelaw and Normandy in France was ceded to them by the Frankish king in To get the terror of the times, we read some writings of the victims. Ina monk on the island of Noirmoutier wrote:. Everywhere the Christians are the victims of massacres, burnings, plundering. Angiers, Tours, and Orleans are annihilated and an innumerable fleet sails up the Seine…. Along all the roads lay the bodies of clergy and laity, nobles and commoners, women, children and infants. Book 3) was no highway or village where the dead did not lie, and all were filled with torment and grief to see the devastation of the Christian people, driven to the point of extermination. Book 3) Michael Rank, Ph.