Packers–Vikings rivalry

Green Bay Packers–Minnesota Vikings

Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
First meeting	October 22, 1961 Green Bay 33 Minnesota 7
Latest meeting	January 3, 2016 Minnesota 20, Green Bay 13
Statistics
Meetings total	110 meetings
All-time series	GB: leads 59–50–2
Postseason results	Tied 1–1 January 9, 2005, MIN 31, GB 17 January 5, 2013, GB 24, MIN 10
Largest victory	GB: 45–7 (2011)
Longest win streak	MIN: W7 (1975–78)
Current win streak	MIN: W1 (2016-)

The Packers–Vikings rivalry is an NFL rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.

The rivalry began in 1961, when the Minnesota Vikings entered the league as an expansion team. The rivalry is known for its many close games and the parity of the all-time series. It is also considered to be one of the most intense rivalries in the National Football League, due to both teams being located in the same division since the Vikings inception, and the fact that the two states (Minnesota and Wisconsin) are geographically located side by side, thereby allowing them to compete in multiple sports in other leagues such as the Big Ten Conference. The series between the Universities of Wisconsin and Minnesota is the most-played rivalry in NCAA Division I football, having been played continuously since 1907.

Notable moments and games

• Vince Lombardi's Packers dominated the Vikings in Minnesota's first five seasons in the NFL, going 9-1 against the Vikings in that span. In Green Bay's two Super Bowl seasons under Lombardi (1966–67), though, the two teams split their semi-annual meetings. In Minnesota's four Super Bowl seasons (1969, 1973, 1974, 1976) they won seven of eight meetings with the Packers. Bud Grant went 22-14-1 against the Packers as Vikings coach.
• The bitterness of the rivalry was illustrated in the 2008 preseason when Packers quarterback Brett Favre, in his public feud with Green Bay management over his attempted comeback from retirement, expressed desire to play for the Vikings, a move soundly opposed by the Packers, who filed tampering charges against the Vikings (which were proven to be unfounded) and later traded Favre to the New York Jets with a stipulation that the Packers receive multiple draft picks from the Jets should Favre be traded to an NFC North team, presumably the Vikings. Favre played one season with the Jets before announcing his retirement, then came back out of retirement in August 2009 to sign with the Vikings. Brett Favre would later retire for the last time after the 2010 season.
• On September 26, 1993, in a week three division showdown, the Vikings trailed the visiting Packers 13-12 with no timeouts and less than two minutes remaining on the clock. Needing a big play on 4th and 8 from their own 19, Minnesota quarterback, Jim McMahon found Cris Carter for a 19-yard gain to keep the Vikings' drive alive. A couple more completions, mixed with three incomplete passes, set up a third-and-10 from mid-field with 14 seconds left. McMahon rolled right to avoid the rush, when suddenly he spotted rookie wide receiver Eric Guliford who was wide open by 20 yards. McMahon then connected on a 45-yard bomb with 6 seconds left to play before Mike Prior could force Guliford out of bounds. That would set up Fuad Reveiz's fifth field goal of the game, lifting the Minnesota Vikings to a 15-13 victory and a 2-1 record to start the season. It was Guliford's only catch in his two seasons with the Vikings.
• On October 5, 1998 Vikings rookie Randy Moss made his Monday Night Football debut at Lambeau Field and had five catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Randall Cunningham had two additional touchdown throws (to Jake Reed and Robert Smith) and Gary Anderson connected on three field goals in a 37-24 Vikings win. Favre threw 3 interceptions and was benched for Doug Pederson, who threw fourth-quarter scores to Tyrone Davis and Bill Schroeder.
• In a Monday Night Football game on November 6, 2000, the Packers and Vikings were tied at 20 in overtime when Brett Favre threw a long pass that Vikings cornerback Cris Dishman deflected towards Antonio Freeman, who was on the ground. The ball went straight from Dishman to Freeman's shoulder, who then rolled over to make the catch at the 15-yard line, and took it into the endzone for the touchdown and the 26-20 win. This prompted Al Michaels, who was broadcasting the game on ABC, to famously utter, "He did what?"
• January 9, 2005 represented the first time that the two clubs have faced each other in the playoffs. The Vikings jumped to an early lead and carried by the arm of Daunte Culpepper ultimately won 31-17. Culpepper threw four touchdowns, two of them to Moss for 20 and 34 yards, while Nate Burleson caught a 19-yard score and Moe Williams turned a short gain into a 68-yard touchdown. Brett Favre threw four interceptions for Green Bay's second home playoff loss in three years after winning 13 straight postseason contests at Lambeau Field; he was also flagged for an illegal forward pass when, late in the second quarter, he ran past the line of scrimmage on 3rd and goal at the Vikings 8; he ran to the five-yard line and with Vikings defenders ready to pounce at the goalline he flipped the ball sideways to Javon Walker, who caught it just as the penalty flag was thrown; adding insult to injury the Packers missed the ensuing 28 yard chip shot field goal attempt. In the 4th quarter after his second touchdown, Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss faux mooned Packer fans. In the moment, FOX announcer Joe Buck denounced the end zone celebration as "disgusting" and "classless".
• A missed 52-yard field goal try by the Packers' Mason Crosby with 26 seconds remaining sealed a hard-fought 28-27 Vikings win at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on November 9, 2008. Gus Frerotte overcame three interceptions (one returned 55 yards by the Packers' Nick Collins for a third-quarter Green Bay touchdown) to throw two touchdowns while Adrian Peterson rushed for 192 yards and the decisive touchdown with 2:22 to go in the fourth. Aaron Rodgers threw for 142 yards but in the second quarter fumbled in the endzone and was flagged for intentional grounding, giving a safety to the Vikings; Jared Allen then sacked Rodgers in the Packers endzone with 52 seconds left in the first half for another Vikings safety.
• Monday Night Football earned the highest ratings in cable television history on October 5, 2009 when the Vikings hosted the Packers. The game was the first meeting between the Packers and their former quarterback Brett Favre. With the Vikings wearing throwback uniforms evoking memories of seasons from the 1960s they took over the game when Aaron Rodgers was sacked at the Vikings 33-yard line and fumbled. The Vikings drove downfield as Adrian Peterson rushed six times for 26 yards and Favre threw five times, ending in a one-yard touchdown to Visanthe Shiancoe. Rodgers managed a 62-yard touchdown to Jermichael Finley, and after an exchange of touchdowns (a 14-yard Favre pass to Sidney Rice and a Clay Matthews strip-tackle of Peterson returned 42-yards) Favre raced the Vikings to the Packers redzone; a pass to the endzone was picked off but the play was nullified on pass interference, and one play later Peterson rushed in another score. The Vikings never let the Packers closer as they won 30-23, taking a 4-0 record in the 2009 season's first quarter. In the ensuing rematch at Lambeau Field on November 1 Favre erupted with four touchdowns while the Vikings defense snuffed out a late Packers rally for a 38-26 Vikings win.
• The Packers ended Brett Favre's winning streak against them in a 28-24 win at Lambeau Field on Sunday Night Football on October 24, 2010. Three Favre interceptions helped the Packers surge to the 28-24 lead but Favre led a late comeback; an endzone catch by Percy Harvin with 57 seconds remaining was nullified when review showed one foot out of bounds, and the Vikings failed to convert a touchdown in their final attempt. Favre suffered injury to his left ankle that left his season in doubt and coach Brad Childress was livid with the officiating crew led by Scott Green.[16] In the November 21 rematch, the Packers routed the Vikings 31-3 behind four Aaron Rodgers touchdown passes, making Rodgers 2-2 against Favre in his career. The loss dropped the Vikings to 3-7, all but eliminating them from playoff contention. Childress was then fired by the Vikings the next day, and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was promoted to replace him. The Packers, on the other hand, went on to win their fourth Super Bowl.
• Adrian Peterson came up nine yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson's 1984 rushing record but his late scamper set up the winning field goal in a 37-34 Vikings win on December 30, 2012. The Packers erased a 20-10 halftime gap but could not close out the win while the Vikings advanced to the playoffs as the NFC's sixth seed.
• On January 5, 2013 the Packers defeated the Vikings 24-10 in the Wild Card round just six days after falling to the Vikings in Week 17. The two teams split their regular season games with the home team winning each game. The Playoff game had the same result, being at Lambeau, however the Packers were able to hold Adrian Peterson under 100 yards after he had run for 210 and 199 yards respectively in the first two meetings.
• The Packers and Vikings played for the division crown in Week 17 of the 2015 season at Lambeau Field. The Vikings won the contest 20-13, winning their first divisional title since 2009 and breaking the Packers' four-year streak of being division champions.

Statistics

Summary of results

	Packers wins	Ties	Vikings wins	Packers points	Vikings points
Regular season	58	2	49	2,397	2,108
Postseason	1	0	1	41	41
Total	59	2	50	2,438	2,149

Updated January 22, 2016

Game results

Packers victory

Vikings victory

Tied Game

Post Season Meeting

1960s (Packers 11-7)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Attendance	Location
1961	Sunday, October 22	Green Bay Packers	33-7	Minnesota Vikings	42,007	Bloomington, Minnesota
1961	Sunday, December 29	Green Bay Packers	28-10	Minnesota Vikings	44,412	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1962	Sunday, September 16	Green Bay Packers	34-7	Minnesota Vikings	38,669	Green Bay, Wisconsin
1962	Sunday, October 14	Green Bay Packers	48-21	Minnesota Vikings	41,475	Bloomington, Minnesota
1963	Sunday, October 13	Green Bay Packers	37-28	Minnesota Vikings	42,567	Bloomington, Minnesota
1963	Sunday, November 11	Green Bay Packers	28-7	Minnesota Vikings	42,327	Green Bay, Wisconsin
1964	Sunday, October 4	Minnesota Vikings	24-23	Green Bay Packers	42,327	Green Bay, Wisconsin
1964	Sunday, November 1	Green Bay Packers	42-13	Minnesota Vikings	44,278	Bloomington, Minnesota
1965	Sunday, November 21	Green Bay Packers	38-13	Minnesota Vikings	47,426	Bloomington, Minnesota
1965	Sunday, December 5	Green Bay Packers	24-19	Green Bay Packers	50,852	Green Bay, Wisconsin
1966	Sunday, November 6	Minnesota Vikings	20-17	Green Bay Packers	50,861	Green Bay, Wisconsin
1966	Sunday, November 27	Green Bay Packers	28-16	Minnesota Vikings	47,426	Bloomington, Minnesota
1967	Sunday, October 15	Minnesota Vikings	10-7	Green Bay Packers	49,601	Green Bay, Wisconsin
1967	Sunday, December 3	Green Bay Packers	30-27	Minnesota Vikings	47,693	Bloomington, Minnesota
1968	Sunday, September 22	Minnesota Vikings	26-13	Green Bay Packers	49,346	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1968	Sunday, November 10	Minnesota Vikings	14-10	Green Bay Packers	47,644	Bloomington, Minnesota
1969	Sunday, October 5	Minnesota Vikings	19-7	Green Bay Packers	60,740	Minneapolis, Minnesota
1969	Sunday, November 16	Minnesota Vikings	9-7	Green Bay Packers	48,321	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1970s (Vikings 15-4-1)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Attendance	Location
1970	October 4	Green Bay Packers	13-10	Minnesota Vikings		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1970	November 22	Minnesota Vikings	10-3	Green Bay Packers		Bloomington, Minnesota
1971	October 17	Minnesota Vikings	24-13	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1971	November 14	Minnesota Vikings	3-0	Green Bay Packers		Bloomington, Minnesota
1972	October 29	Minnesota Vikings	27-13	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1972	December 10	Green Bay Packers	23-7	Minnesota Vikings		Bloomington, Minnesota
1973	September 30	Minnesota Vikings	11-3	Green Bay Packers		Bloomington, Minnesota
1973	December 8	Minnesota Vikings	31-7	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1974	September 15	Minnesota Vikings	32-17	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1974	November 17	Green Bay Packers	19-7	Minnesota Vikings		Bloomington, Minnesota
1975	November 2	Minnesota Vikings	28-17	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1975	December 7	Minnesota Vikings	24-3	Green Bay Packers		Bloomington, Minnesota
1976	November 21	Minnesota Vikings	17-10	Green Bay Packers		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1976	December 5	Minnesota Vikings	20-9	Green Bay Packers		Bloomington, Minnesota
1977	October 2	Minnesota Vikings	19-7	Green Bay Packers		Bloomington, Minnesota
1977	November 27	Minnesota Vikings	13-6	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1978	October 22	Minnesota Vikings	21-7	Green Bay Packers		Bloomington, Minnesota
1978	November 26		10-10			Green Bay, Wisconsin
1979	September 23	Minnesota Vikings	27-21	Green Bay Packers		Bloomington, Minnesota
1979	November 11	Green Bay Packers	19-7	Minnesota Vikings		Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1980s (Packers 14-5)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Attendance	Location
1980	October 26	Green Bay Packers	16-3	Minnesota Vikings		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1980	November 23	Green Bay Packers	25-13	Minnesota Vikings		Bloomington, Minnesota
1981	September 27	Minnesota Vikings	30-13	Green Bay Packers		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1981	November 29	Green Bay Packers	35-23	Minnesota Vikings		Bloomington, Minnesota
1982	November 21	Green Bay Packers	26-7	Minnesota Vikings		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1983	October 23	Minnesota Vikings	20-17	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1983	November 13	Green Bay Packers	29-21	Minnesota Vikings		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1984	November 11	Green Bay Packers	45-17	Minnesota Vikings		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1984	December 16	Green Bay Packers	38-14	Minnesota Vikings		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1985	October 13	Green Bay Packers	20-17	Minnesota Vikings		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1985	November 10	Green Bay Packers	27-17	Minnesota Vikings		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1986	September 28	Minnesota Vikings	42-7	Green Bay Packers		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1986	December 7	Minnesota Vikings	32-6	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1987	October 4	Green Bay Packers	23-16	Minnesota Vikings		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1987	December 13	Green Bay Packers	16-10	Minnesota Vikings		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1988	October 16	Green Bay Packers	34-14	Minnesota Vikings		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1988	December 11	Green Bay Packers	18-6	Minnesota Vikings		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1989	October 15	Minnesota Vikings	26-14	Green Bay Packers		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1989	November 16	Green Bay Packers	20-19	Minnesota Vikings		Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1990s (Vikings 12-8)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Attendance	Location
1990	October 28	Green Bay Packers	24-10	Minnesota Vikings		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1990	December 2	Minnesota Vikings	23-7	Green Bay Packers		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1991	November 17	Minnesota Vikings	35-21	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1991	December 21	Green Bay Packers	27-7	Minnesota Vikings		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1992	September 6	Minnesota Vikings	23-20	Green Bay Packers		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1992	December 27	Minnesota Vikings	27-7	Green Bay Packers		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1993	September 26	Minnesota Vikings	15-13	Green Bay Packers		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1993	December 19	Minnesota Vikings	21-17	Green Bay Packers		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1994	September 4	Green Bay Packers	16-10	Minnesota Vikings		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1994	October 20	Minnesota Vikings	13-10	Green Bay Packers		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1995	October 22	Green Bay Packers	38-21	Minnesota Vikings		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1995	November 5	Minnesota Vikings	27-24	Green Bay Packers		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996	September 22	Minnesota Vikings	30-21	Green Bay Packers		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996	December 22	Green Bay Packers	38-10	Minnesota Vikings		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1997	September 21	Green Bay Packers	38-32	Minnesota Vikings		Green Bay, Wisconsin
1997	December 1	Green Bay Packers	27-11	Minnesota Vikings		Minneapolis, Minnesota
1998	October 5	Minnesota Vikings	37–24	Green Bay Packers	59,849	Green Bay, Wisconsin
1998	November 22	Minnesota Vikings	28-14	Green Bay Packers	64,471	Minneapolis, Minnesota
1999	September 26	Green Bay Packers	23-20	Minnesota Vikings	59,868	Green Bay, Wisconsin
1999	December 20	Minnesota Vikings	24-20	Green Bay Packers	64,603	Minneapolis, Minnesota

2000s (Packers 12-9)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Attendance	Location
2000	November 6	Green Bay Packers	26-20	Minnesota Vikings	59,854	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2000	December 17	Green Bay Packers	33-28	Minnesota Vikings	64,183	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001	October 21	Minnesota Vikings	35-13	Green Bay Packers	64,165	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001	December 30	Green Bay Packers	24-13	Minnesota Vikings	59,870	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2002	November 17	Minnesota Vikings	31-21	Green Bay Packers	64,153	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2002	December 8	Green Bay Packers	26-22	Minnesota Vikings	64,070	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2003	September 7	Minnesota Vikings	30-25	Green Bay Packers	70,505	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2003	November 2	Green Bay Packers	30-27	Minnesota Vikings	64,482	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2004	November 14	Green Bay Packers	34-31	Minnesota Vikings	70,671	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2004	December 24	Green Bay Packers	34-31	Minnesota Vikings	64,311	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2005	January 9	Minnesota Vikings	31-17	Green Bay Packers	71,075	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2005	October 23	Minnesota Vikings	23-20	Green Bay Packers	64,278	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2005	November 21	Minnesota Vikings	20-17	Green Bay Packers	70,610	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2006	November 12	Green Bay Packers	23-17	Minnesota Vikings	63,924	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2006	December 21	Green Bay Packers	9-7	Minnesota Vikings	70,864	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2007	September 30	Green Bay Packers	23-16	Minnesota Vikings	63,779	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2007	November 11	Green Bay Packers	34-0	Minnesota Vikings	70,945	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2008	September 8	Green Bay Packers	24-19	Minnesota Vikings	71,004	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2008	November 9	Minnesota Vikings	28-27	Green Bay Packers	63,845	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009	October 5	Minnesota Vikings	30-23	Green Bay Packers	63,846	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009	November 1	Minnesota Vikings	38-26	Green Bay Packers	71,213	Green Bay, Wisconsin

2010s (Packers 10-2-1)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Attendance	Location
2010	October 24	Green Bay Packers	28-24	Minnesota Vikings	71,107	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2010	November 21	Green Bay Packers	31-3	Minnesota Vikings	64,120	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011	October 23	Green Bay Packers	33-27	Minnesota Vikings	63,946	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011	November 14	Green Bay Packers	45-7	Minnesota Vikings	70,519	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2012	December 2	Green Bay Packers	23-14	Minnesota Vikings	70,567	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2012	December 30	Minnesota Vikings	37-34	Green Bay Packers	64,134	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2013	January 5	Green Bay Packers	24-10	Minnesota Vikings	71,548	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2013	October 27	Green Bay Packers	44-31	Minnesota Vikings	64,134	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2013	November 24		26-26		77,871	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2014	October 2	Green Bay Packers	42–10	Minnesota Vikings	78,054	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2014	November 23	Green Bay Packers	24–21	Minnesota Vikings	52,386	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2015	November 22	Green Bay Packers	30–13	Minnesota Vikings	52,529	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2016	January 3	Minnesota Vikings	20-13	Green Bay Packers	78,412	Green Bay, Wisconsin

See also

• Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry

Other rivalries involving the two teams

• Bears–Packers rivalry
• Bears–Vikings rivalry
• Lions–Packers rivalry
• Lions–Vikings rivalry