Word: bowling
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...Minnesota it can be cold in December, but the deep winter doesn't set in until after the Vikings have lost in the Super Bowl. Three times in the past five years, the Vikings have bulled their way into the big game, and each time they have gone home losers. This year they are driving through the softest part of their schedule toward one more crack at the title. Undefeated in eight games, the Vikings may have their best chance yet to live down their reputation as "the world's most famous second-best team...
...game. Behind him, Minnesota's defensive secondary is almost pass proof. On the front line, though, age is a pervasive problem. Defensive Ends Carl Eller and Jim Marshall are 33 and 37 respectively. In Minnesota's last two Super Bowl defeats, they were outplayed by younger offensive linemen...
...Vikings head into the coldest part of the season, though, the looming question is how well they can function in the heat. This year's Super Bowl will be played in Miami. For the moment, the team is not worried about that. Says Grant, whose string of coaching cliches gets steadily longer: "We only work from one week to the next...
...Game (though it was played both literally and physically in the shadow of the Yale Bowl), but it was a pleasant ending to a season marked by both accomplishment and frustration. The victory gave the booters a winning 4-3 Ivy League record and an overall record...
...Sandow has a special predilection for football. "I love the game itself--being part of it," he says. "I look forward to playing on scouting teams. It doesn't make any difference to me whether I play in the Rose Bowl or scouting games. When you get the ball, it's all the same difference...