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‘They Were Just Better Prepared’: Vikings Fran Tarkenton Remembers Super Bowl Loss To Steelers

When it came to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s, they didn’t squander opportunity. When they went to Super Bowls, they won them. A perfect four-for-four as they built a dynasty. Every legendary team starts somewhere, and for the Steelers, it began with Super Bowl IX, a 16-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

On the other end of the result was Vikings QB Fran Tarkenton, a Hall of Famer who never won a Super Bowl. He joined Paul Allen on Minnesota’s KFAN to briefly remember the loss.

“I know this, we never were in the game,” Tarkenton told Allen.