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Article: Dungy's surprise; Since leaving the Vikings, Tony Dungy has transformed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from laughingstocks to one of only two undefeated teams left in the NFC. The other team - the Vikings - is taking them seriously.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 11, 1997
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1/3 Months ago, when the Vikings checked their early-season schedule, they couldn't help but anticipate their September showdown against an NFC Central rival with Bay in its name.
But it has arrived a week earlier than expected.
Before the 2-0 Vikings pack up for Green Bay and a trip to Lambeau Field next week, they first must deal with the undefeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Sunday's home opener at the Metrodome.
With the world champion Packers (1-1) already proved fallible, the Bucs and Vikings, strange as it sounds, stand as the only remaining unbeatens in the NFC.
"It's funny, because when the schedule came out, we were kind of ...