At 5-0, the Vikings are in familiar territory and hoping to avoid a history they’ve repeated before

Vikings want to avoid history repeating itself

One thing that always happens to Vikings fans is that they fall back on the worst outcome. In the 64 years the franchise has existed, there has been a certain amount of conditioning.

The Vikings started 5-0 in both 2003 and 2016 and failed to make the playoffs in either season. They are the only team to achieve this feat twice, and only four other teams have been given this special honor:

• 1993 New Orleans Saints
• 2009 New York Giants
• 2009 Denver Broncos
• 2015 Atlanta Falcons

As we saw with the Vikings last season, anything can happen. They were riding a wave of momentum before Kirk Cousins ​​suffered a torn Achilles tendon and the Vikings ended the season at 3-6.

This season, the Vikings are finding different ways to win. The running game, building big leads, attacks through the air and big attacks on defense contributed significantly to their victories.

If the Vikings want to avoid the same fate as the 2003 and 2016 teams, they need to be consistent and play good football.