Minnesota Vikings–Green Bay Packers rivalry

E91636
National Football League rivalry sports rivalry

The Minnesota Vikings–Green Bay Packers rivalry is a long-standing and intense NFL feud between the two Midwestern franchises, marked by frequent high-stakes matchups and passionate fan bases.

Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf National Football League rivalry →
sports rivalry →
BrettFavrePlayedFor Green Bay Packers →
Minnesota Vikings →
characteristic frequent high-stakes matchups →
intense fan passion →
regional bragging rights →
conference National Football Conference →
country United States →
culturalAspect border rivalry between Minnesota and Wisconsin →
division NFC North →
fanEmotion strong dislike of opposing team →
fanTradition tailgating →
featuresFanBase Packers fans →
Vikings fans →
firstSeasonOfRivalry 1961 →
formerlyInDivision NFC Central →
gameType postseason →
regular season →
geographicRegion Midwestern United States NERFINISHED →
hasPlayoffMeetings true →
homeStadiumOfPackers Lambeau Field →
homeStadiumOfVikings U.S. Bank Stadium →
importance significant in NFC North standings →
involvesState Minnesota →
Wisconsin →
involvesTeam Green Bay Packers →
Minnesota Vikings →
isConsideredOneOf major NFL rivalries →
isDivisionRivalry true →
league National Football League →
mediaCoverage local television →
national television →
notableCrossoverPlayer Brett Favre →
notablePlayerAssociatedWithPackers Aaron Rodgers →
Brett Favre →
notablePlayerAssociatedWithVikings Adrian Peterson →
Fran Tarkenton →
notablePlayoffGame 2004 NFC Wild Card Game →
notablePlayoffVenue Lambeau Field →
rivalryType interstate rivalry →
seasonSeriesPlayedPerYear 2 →
sport American football →
teamLocation Green Bay, Wisconsin →
Minneapolis–Saint Paul NERFINISHED →
timeSpan over six decades →
typicalGameDay sold-out stadiums →
Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
NFC North →
hasRivalry
Black and Blue Division ("Vikings–Packers rivalry") →
rivalryIncludes
Please wait…