2000: Back To The NFC Championship
Led by first-year starting quarterback Daunte Culpepper, the Vikings had a season in which Robert Smith ran for a team record 1,521 yards with seven touchdowns. The Vikings were 11–2 after 14 weeks, but slumped briefly, losing their last three to the Rams, Packers and Colts while Culpepper was hampered by injury. They would return to the playoffs again for the fifth straight year and after easily beating the Saints in the Divisional game 34–16, The Vikings were humiliated 41–0 by the New York Giants in the Conference Championship, In addition, Robert Smith retired at the end of the year, after only playing eight NFL seasons.
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