Once upon a time, the Vikings had a feared defense. Here, Carl Eller and the Minnesota Vikings blank O.J. Simpson's Buffalo Bills, 19-0, on Oct. 3, 1971, at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington.

It doesn’t sound like ex-Viking Donovan McNabb wants to go quietly from the NFL. He tells NBC Sports there’s an “80 to 90” percent chance he’ll play this year and has narrowed his choice of teams down to three.

Rice star Tommy Kramer, who played quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings in the post-Tarkenton era, is among 14 players who have been selected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ben Leber announced his retirement Friday. Leber, who spent five of his ten seasons in the NFL with the Vikings, made his announcement on KFAN radio.

It appears former Vikings starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson is headed from the Seahawks to the Bills.

The battle between Christian Ponder and Joe Webb will likely rage on until the start of next season. But quarterback controversies are nothing new to Minnesota. Ex-Viking quarterbacks Jeff George, Randall Cunningham, Wade Wilson, Rich Gannon, Warren Moon and Tommy Kramer have all been involved in controversies of their own.

Between Tarkenton and Tarkenton, there was a quarterback named Joe Kapp who led the Vikings to the Super Bowl. In a gift that keeps on giving, check out this YouTube highlight reel of Capp, single-bar face mask and all.