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Sansevere: The Vikings inability to handle success isn’t a new phenomenon

The Nano Column -(You can read it while at a stoplight, during a commercial break or when dropping a deuce.)

The Vikings are the NFL version of a tease. They get you all excited, only to disappoint.

They’re also a franchise that cannot handle success.

Since their inception, the Vikings have found ways to stab a shiv into everything good that comes their way.

It started with their very first game in 1961 when they beat the storied Chicago Bears. Fans were stoked … and then the Vikings lost 11 of their next 13 games.