 Chikwata chacho chakatumidzwa zviri pamutemo kuti Minnesota Vikings musi waSeptember 27, 1960; zita racho rinorevawo nzvimbo yeMinnesota senzvimbo yetsika dzevanhu vokuAmerica vokuScandinavia. Kubva pakutanga, maVikings akagamuchira purogiramu yokutengesa ine simba iyo yakabudisa kutengeswa kwetikiti yegore rokutanga yegore rinenge 26,000 uye avhareji yevakapinda pamba ye34,586, inenge 85 muzana yekugona kweMetropolitan Stadium ye 40,800. Pakupedzisira, chinzvimbo cheMet Stadium chakawedzerwa kusvika ku47 900. Bert Rose, aimbova mutungamiriri wehurumende yeLos Angeles Rams, akagadzwa kuva maneja mukuru wekutanga wechikwata chacho. Kutsvaka murairidzi mukuru wokutanga kwakaona dare rechikwata ipapo-murairidzi mukuru weNorthwestern University Ara Parseghian, uyo, maererano ne Minneapolis Star munyori Jim Klobuchar - mutori wenhau wekutanga weVikings wepepanhau iroro - akashanyira manejimendi echikwata muTwin Cities pasi pemamiriro ekuti kushanya kwake kwaifanira kuchengetwa chakavanzika kubva kune waanoshandira iye zvino. Kufukidzwa kwake kwakafumurwa nomunyori wenhau womunzvimbomo Sid Hartman, uyo akashuma nezvokushanya kwacho ndokumanikidzira Parseghian kubudisa kuramba. Mubatsiri wePhiladelphia Eagles Nick Skorich uye murume ane hukama hweMinnesota aishanda muCFL, Bud Grant, vaivewo vavhoterwa kudzamara imwe Eagle, quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, yabhadharwa musi waNdira 18, 1961. Van Brocklin akanga achangobva kupedza basa rake somutambi ari pamusoro, achinge akunda Green Bay Packers mu1960 NFL Championship Game. 