<P> The Vikings won the Central Division again in 1974 with a 10--4 record . In the playoffs they built on their cold weather reputation, defeating both the St. Louis Cardinals 30--14 and the Los Angeles Rams 14--10 in frozen Metropolitan Stadium . The Vikings played in their second straight Super Bowl, Super Bowl IX (3rd overall), losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16--6, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 12, 1975 . </P> <P> Led by Tarkenton and running back Chuck Foreman, the 1975 Vikings got off to a 10--0 start and easily won another division title . However, the Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs, 17--14, on a controversial touchdown pass from the Cowboys' quarterback Roger Staubach to wide receiver Drew Pearson that became known as the Hail Mary . The touchdown was controversial because many felt that Pearson pushed off on Vikings defensive back Nate Wright, committing pass interference . As the Metropolitan Stadium crowd was stunned to learn that no penalty was called, debris was thrown on the field for several minutes . A Corby's Whiskey bottle struck game official Armen Terzian, rendering him unconscious . </P> <P> The Vikings played in Super Bowl XI, their third Super Bowl (fourth overall) in four years, against the Oakland Raiders at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on January 9, 1977 . The Vikings, however, lost 32--14 . </P> <P> In 1977, the Vikings again won the Central Division with a 9--5 record and advanced to their 4th NFC Championship Game in 5 years, but were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl Champion Cowboys, 23--6, at Texas Stadium . </P>

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