NFC Central

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NFL division former National Football League division

NFC Central was a former division of the National Football League that grouped several Midwestern teams, including the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers, before league realignment.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
NFC Central canonical 10
NFC Central Division 1
NFC Century Division 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NFL division ⓘ
former National Football League division ⓘ
conference NFC ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolvedIn 2002 ⓘ
divisionLevel top-level professional football division in NFL ⓘ
divisionTitlesContestedBy Chicago Bears ⓘ
Detroit Lions ⓘ
Green Bay Packers ⓘ
Minnesota Vikings ⓘ
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ⓘ
existedUntilSeason 2001 NFL season ⓘ
geographicRegion Midwestern United States ⓘ
hadRivalryWithin Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry ⓘ
Chicago Bears–Green Bay Packers rivalry ⓘ
surface form: Green Bay Packers–Chicago Bears rivalry

Minnesota Vikings–Green Bay Packers rivalry ⓘ
surface form: Green Bay Packers–Minnesota Vikings rivalry
includedTeam Chicago Bears ⓘ
Detroit Lions ⓘ
Green Bay Packers ⓘ
Minnesota Vikings ⓘ
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
nickname Black and Blue Division ⓘ
notableCharacteristic featured cold-weather outdoor stadiums for several teams ⓘ
known for physical style of play ⓘ
partOf National Football Conference ⓘ
realignedInto NFC North ⓘ
NFC South ⓘ
shortName NFC Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: NFC Central Division
sport American football ⓘ

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Minnesota Vikings–Green Bay Packers rivalry → formerlyInDivision → NFC Central ⓘ
Black and Blue Division → historicallyRefersTo → NFC Central ⓘ
Chicago Bears–Green Bay Packers rivalry → formerDivision → NFC Central ⓘ
Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry → formerDivision → NFC Central ⓘ
Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry → previousDivisionName → NFC Central ⓘ
Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry → formerDivision → NFC Central ⓘ
Green Bay Packers–Detroit Lions rivalry → formerDivision → NFC Central ⓘ
Minnesota Vikings–Detroit Lions rivalry → formerDivision → NFC Central ⓘ
The Purple People Eaters era defense → division → NFC Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Purple People Eaters era defense
Century Division → successorDivision → NFC Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: NFC Century Division
1970 NFL season → division → NFC Central ⓘ
NFC Central → shortName → NFC Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: NFC Central Division