▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Bolog na <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ' ▁ 5 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League , ▁and ▁their ▁fourth ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Mike ▁Z immer . ▁With ▁the ▁team ' s ▁home ▁stad ium , ▁U . S . ▁Bank ▁Stadium , ▁scheduled ▁to ▁host ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁L II ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁attempted ▁to ▁make ▁history ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁on ▁their ▁home ▁field ; ▁in ▁recording ▁their ▁best ▁regular ▁season ▁record ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁they ▁cl inch ed ▁a ▁first - round ▁by e ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁e ighth ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁era ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁play offs ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁in ▁which ▁their ▁stad ium ▁hosted ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl . ▁They ▁defeated ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Sain ts ▁in ▁the ▁Div is ional ▁Round ▁ 2 9 – 2 4 ▁on ▁a ▁walk - off ▁play ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Min ne apolis ▁Mi racle ", ▁but ▁lost ▁ 3 8 – 7 ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁champion ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁in ▁the ▁N FC ▁Championship ▁Game . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁without ▁star ▁running ▁back ▁Ad rian ▁Pet erson ▁on ▁the ▁ro ster , ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁decl ined ▁his ▁contract ▁option