Daily Norseman · Jul 9, 2023
The Curse of 1998: Part 3
Fred Smoot celebrates a Victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006.In Part 2, we explored how the Minnesota Vikings truly began their descent into the NFL’s version of Dante’s Inferno, crossing into Limbo with 2003’s tragic season-ending loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
In the post-2000 decline, the 2003 season was the best one yet.
That slow but steady progress would continue. A 5-1 start to 2004 had fans once again cautiously optimistic about the season, although none of these wins would come against that season’s future playoff teams.
