Vikings slayers

Each took an indirect rout to the starting QB job, and each torched the Vikings in a Super Bowl year.

Kurt Warner

Rams 49, Vikings 37

Round: NFC divisional

When/where: Jan. 16, 2000, in St. Louis

Stats: 27-for-33 (.818), 391 yards, 5 TDs, 11.8 yards per attempt, 143.0 rating

Comment: Was still a relative unknown in the fall of 1999, but Trent Green's preseason injury changed the course of his career.

Nick Foles

Kerry Collins

Giants 41, Vikings 0

Round: NFC Championship

When/where: Jan. 14, 2001, in East Rutherford, N.J.

Stats: 28-for-39 (.718), 381 yards, 5 TDs, 9.8 yards per attempt, 120.8 rating

Comment: The season before, Collins was Kent Graham's backup until claiming the job for himself in Week 11.

Nick Foles

Eagles 38, Vikings 7

Round: NFC Championship

When/where: Jan. 21, 2018, in Philadelphia

Stats: 26-for-33 (.788), 352 yards, 3 TDs, 10.7 yards per attempt, 120.8 rating

Comment: The offseason acquisition became the starter when Carson Wentz suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 14.