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The 2010 season was a step down for the Minnesota Vikings.

After coming within a few plays of Super Bowl XLIV, Minnesota ended the 2010 season with a 6 – 10 record and a last place finish in the NFC North for the first time since 1990.

During the season, the Vikings had many distractions, including trading for Randy Moss and then waiving him only a month later, Brett Favre's NFL investigation for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to Jets ' employee Jenn Sterger while he was with the team in 2008, the Metrodome's collapse and resulting venue changes, and finally head coach Brad Childress ' firing on November 22 following a 31 – 3 loss at the hands of the rival Green Bay Packers.