Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota carries the peculiar burden of being one of the NFL's most consistently competitive franchises that has somehow never actually won the championship, four Super Bowl appearances across different eras and four losses, a drought unmatched by almost anyone with this much sustained success. That specific kind of heartbreak, close enough to taste it repeatedly, has produced a fanbase with a genuinely dark sense of humor about their own team's habit of finding new, creative ways to fall just short. The Minneapolis Miracle, one of the most dramatic single plays in NFL playoff history, briefly suggested the curse might finally be breaking before the very next game ended it just as cruelly as ever. U.S. Bank Stadium crowds are as loud and committed as any in the league, which somehow makes each new disappointment land harder rather than easier. Team news is at Vikings.com.