Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry

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National Football League rivalry sports rivalry

The Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry is a long-standing and intense NFL divisional matchup known for its physical play, shifting periods of dominance, and significant impact on NFC North standings.

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Label Occurrences
Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry canonical 3
Bears–Vikings rivalry 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Football League rivalry ⓘ
sports rivalry ⓘ
affects NFC North standings ⓘ
category Chicago Bears rivalries ⓘ
Minnesota Vikings rivalries ⓘ
National Football League rivalries ⓘ
ChicagoBearsFounded 1919 ⓘ
ChicagoBearsHomeState Illinois ⓘ
ChicagoBearsJoinedNFL 1920 ⓘ
conference National Football Conference ⓘ
conferenceGamesPerSeasonBetweenTeams 2 ⓘ
conferenceRealignmentImpact NFC North formation in 2002 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
division NFC North ⓘ
divisionalMatchup yes ⓘ
eraOfStrongBearsDominance mid-1980s ⓘ
eraOfStrongVikingsDominance late 1960s and 1970s ⓘ
firstSeasonOfMeetings 1961 NFL season ⓘ
formerDivision NFC Central ⓘ
formerHomeStadiumOfChicagoBears Wrigley Field ⓘ
formerHomeStadiumOfMinnesotaVikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome ⓘ
Metropolitan Stadium ⓘ
TCF Bank Stadium ⓘ
geographicRegion Midwestern United States ⓘ
hasFanBaseRivalry yes ⓘ
homeCityOfChicagoBears Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
homeCityOfMinnesotaVikings Minneapolis ⓘ
surface form: Minneapolis, Minnesota
homeStadiumOfChicagoBears Soldier Field ⓘ
homeStadiumOfMinnesotaVikings U.S. Bank Stadium ⓘ
involvesTeam Chicago Bears ⓘ
Minnesota Vikings ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
mediaCoverage regional and national NFL broadcasts ⓘ
MinnesotaVikingsBeganPlay 1961 ⓘ
MinnesotaVikingsFounded 1960 ⓘ
MinnesotaVikingsHomeState Minnesota ⓘ
notableFor physical style of play ⓘ
shifts in divisional dominance ⓘ
notableGame 1985 Monday Night Football game at the Metrodome ⓘ
1994 Halloween Monday Night Football game at Soldier Field ⓘ
playoffImplications frequent ⓘ
previousDivisionName NFC Central ⓘ
seasonFinaleMeetings often determine playoff berths ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
startDate 1961 ⓘ
teamColorsChicagoBears navy blue, orange, and white ⓘ
teamColorsMinnesotaVikings purple, gold, and white ⓘ
typeOfRivalry divisional rivalry ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NFC North → hasRivalry → Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry ⓘ
Black and Blue Division → rivalryIncludes → Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bears–Vikings rivalry
National Football League rivalries → hasPart → Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry ⓘ
NFC Central → hadRivalryWithin → Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry ⓘ