SportsGAME DAY
Lions end Vikings' perfect start; Csonka raises a glass
The Vikings entered Week 8 at six and oh, the last unbeaten team, and the Lions' nineteen to fifteen win kept a fifty-four year record untouched; the champagne was ready.
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At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Larry Csonka celebrates Vikings' first loss, keeping '72 Dolphins' undefeated record alive”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 8:06 PM ET on BBN Game Night, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- ESPNLarry Csonka celebrates Vikings' first loss, keeping '72 Dolphins' undefeated record alive
- Yahoo SportsThe 1972 Perfect Dolphins celebrating after Minnesota Vikings lose - Yahoo Sports November 2, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLarry Csonka, who ran for eleven hundred seventeen yards on the 1972 Dolphins. He posted a photo raising a glass, wearing his Super Bowl ring.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe wrote, cheers to my seventy-two teammates on our now fifty-four year record. Fifty-four years, and it's still the same post.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorESPN says he did the same thing when the Chiefs lost in twenty twenty-four. Picture him on the couch, six and oh, glass already poured. That's film study.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's a recurring post.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's a tradition, and Jahmyr Gibbs just ran one hundred fifty-three yards on twenty-three carries to keep it going. Gibbs did Miami a favor.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Lions were doing the Dolphins' alumni a service, and the Lions don't even get tagged in the photo.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'd say the Vikings were the only team all year trying to get on his bad side.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBest toast of the season. And I bet the cigar was bought back in September, with the receipt.
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