Back to the Seattle Seahawks Newsfeed

Former Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton kept warm with playoff fever

Former Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton played in a lot of cold-weather games in old Met Stadium. The Minneapolis Star Tribune wanted to find out how he thinks the players will react to the frigid near-zero-degrees temperature that’s expected for Sunday’s wild-card game.

I visited with former Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who played in a lot of cold-weather games in old Met Stadium. I wanted to find out how he thinks the players will react to the frigid near-zero-degrees temperature that’s expected for Sunday’s wild-card playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium.

In short, the Hall of Famer said that because it’s the playoffs, the players will be ready, no matter the temperature.