the vikings played at u. s. bank stadium before the metrodome.
where did the vikings play before the metrodome?
u. s. bank stadium
the quirks of the hubert h. humphrey metrodome, including the turf floor and the white roof, gave the twins a significant home-field advantage that played into their winning the world series in both 1987 and 1991, at least in the opinion of their opponents, as the twins went 12–1 in postseason home games during those two seasons. these were the first two world series in professional baseball history in which a team won the championship by winning all four home games. (the feat has since been repeated once, by the arizona diamondbacks in 2001.) nevertheless, the twins argued that the metrodome was obsolete and that the lack of a dedicated baseball-only ballpark limited team revenue and made it difficult to sustain a top-notch, competitive team (the twins had been sharing tenancy in stadiums with the nfl's minnesota vikings since 1961). the team was rumored to contemplate moving to such places as new jersey, las vegas, portland, oregon, the greensboro/winston-salem, north carolina area, and elsewhere in search of a more financially competitive market. in 2002, the team was nearly disbanded when major league baseball selected the twins and the montreal expos (now the washington nationals franchise) for elimination due to their financial weakness relative to other franchises in the league. the impetus for league contraction diminished after a court decision forced the twins to play out their lease on the metrodome. however, twins owner carl pohlad continued his efforts to relocate, pursuing litigation against the metropolitan stadium commission and obtaining a state court ruling that his team was not obligated to play in the metrodome after the 2006 season. this cleared the way for the twins to either be relocated or disbanded prior to the 2007 season if a new deal was not reached.
minnesota twins
in 1959, wcco became the first station in the midwest to have a videotape machine; it came at a cost of $50,000 and one part-time employee was hired to operate the machine. in 1961, with the establishment of the minnesota vikings of the national football league, the station, via cbs, which held the rights to broadcast nfl games, became the 'unofficial' home station of the team. this partnership continued through the 1993 season, at which time most games were moved to wftc. today, most vikings games are on kmsp-tv; since 1998, wcco airs vikings games (at least two each season) when the vikings play host to an afc team at the metrodome/u.s. bank stadium, or, since 2014, with the institution of the new 'cross-flex' rules, any games that are moved from kmsp-tv.
wcco-tv