Green Bay Packers–Detroit Lions rivalry

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National Football League rivalry sports rivalry

The Green Bay Packers–Detroit Lions rivalry is a long-standing NFL divisional matchup marked by frequent meetings, historic Thanksgiving Day games, and shifting periods of dominance between the two franchises.

Aliases (1)

Packers–Lions rivalry ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Football League rivalry → sports rivalry →
beganWithFranchise	Portsmouth Spartans →
category	Detroit Lions rivalries → Green Bay Packers rivalries → National Football League rivalries →
competitionType	divisional matchup →
competitiveBalance	periods of dominance by each team →
conference	National Football Conference →
country	United States →
division	NFC North →
divisionTitleImplications	frequent →
fanBaseIntensity	high →
firstMeetingSeason	1930 NFL season →
firstMeetingTeamName2	Portsmouth Spartans →
firstMeetingYear	1930 →
formerDivision	NFC Central → NFL Western Conference →
franchiseRelocation	Portsmouth Spartans to Detroit Lions →
geographicContext	Upper Midwest →
governingBody	NFL →
holidayAssociation	Thanksgiving Day →
homeAndHomeSeries	annual →
league	National Football League →
mediaCoverage	national →
meetingFrequency	twice per regular season →
notableEra	1950s Detroit Lions dominance → 1960s Green Bay Packers dominance under Vince Lombardi → 1990s Brett Favre era for Green Bay Packers → Barry Sanders era for Detroit Lions →
notableFor	Thanksgiving Day games → historic NFL records and milestones → shifting periods of dominance →
playoffMeetingsCount	multiple playoff meetings →
regionalContext	Great Lakes region →
rivalryStatus	active →
sport	American football →
team1	Green Bay Packers →
team1Location	Green Bay, Wisconsin NERFINISHED →
team1Stadium	Lambeau Field →
team1SuperBowlEraSuccess	high for Green Bay Packers →
team2	Detroit Lions →
team2Location	Detroit, Michigan →
team2Stadium	Ford Field →
team2SuperBowlEraSuccess	limited for Detroit Lions →
traditionalThanksgivingHost	Detroit Lions →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NFC North →	hasRivalry
Black and Blue Division ("Packers–Lions rivalry") →	rivalryIncludes