Editing Minnesota Vikings (section)

==Rivalries==
===Divisional===
====Chicago Bears====
{{Main|Bears–Vikings rivalry}}
The Vikings' rivalry with the [[Chicago Bears]] began when the Vikings entered the league as an expansion team in 1961. The first time these two teams met, the Vikings managed an upset over the Bears 37–13 in Minnesota. Both teams are members of the NFC North, and play at least twice a year. The Vikings lead the overall series 65–57–2. The teams have met once in the postseason, a 35–18 Bears win in the 1994 Wild Card Round.<ref name="w343">{{cite web |title=All Matchups, Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=min&tm2=chi&yr=all |access-date=August 6, 2024 }}</ref>

====Detroit Lions====
{{Main|Lions–Vikings rivalry}}
The Vikings and [[Detroit Lions]] have played twice annually since the Vikings entered the league's Western Conference in 1961. The two teams moved to the NFC Central after the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, which became the NFC North after the NFL's 2002 realignment. This is the only NFC North rivalry without any head-to-head postseason meetings. The Vikings lead the all-time series 80–41–2.<ref name="o927">{{cite web |title=All Matchups, Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=min&tm2=det&yr=all |access-date=August 6, 2024 }}</ref>

====Green Bay Packers====
{{Main|Packers–Vikings rivalry}}
The rivalry between the Vikings and the [[Green Bay Packers]] began in [[1961 NFL season|1961]], similarly to their other divisional rivalries. Much like other Minnesota-Wisconsin sports rivalries, such as that between the [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin Badgers]] and [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota Golden Gophers]]. It is also considered to be the most widely acknowledged rivalry within NFC North. Events such as [[Randy Moss]] [[mooning]] the [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] crowd in the first playoff game between these two teams (won by the Vikings), and former Packer great [[Brett Favre]]'s move to the Vikings have created more resentment between these teams. The Packers lead the all-time series 66–60–3, despite the two teams splitting their two playoff contests.<ref name="p202">{{cite web |title=All Matchups, Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=min&tm2=gnb&yr=all |access-date=August 6, 2024 }}</ref>

===Conference===
====New Orleans Saints====
{{Main|Saints–Vikings rivalry}}
The Vikings have developed a heated NFC rivalry with the [[New Orleans Saints]], who have become known as the Vikings' biggest out-of-division rival. The Vikings lead the overall series 23–13, including 4–1 in the playoffs.<ref name="y268">{{cite web |title=All Matchups, Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=min&tm2=nor&yr=all |access-date=August 6, 2024 }}</ref> This rivalry has featured many notable playoff matchups, such as the [[New Orleans Saints bounty scandal|2009 NFC Championship Game]] and the [[Minneapolis Miracle|2017 NFC Divisional Round]] game.<ref name="k263">{{cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |title=Big Performances & Dramatic Endings Define Vikings-Saints Postseason Games |website=Vikings.com |date=January 2, 2020 |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/big-performances-dramatic-endings-define-vikings-saints-postseason-games |access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref>

===Historic===
====Dallas Cowboys====
{{Main|Cowboys–Vikings rivalry}}
The rivalry between the Cowboys and the Vikings heated up during the 1970s, with several of their games impacting the NFC playoff race during that decade. The Cowboys lead the all-time series 19–15, including a 4–3 record against the Vikings in the playoffs.<ref name="a760">{{cite web |title=All Matchups, Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=min&tm2=dal&yr=all |access-date=August 6, 2024 }}</ref>

====Los Angeles Rams====
{{Main|Rams–Vikings rivalry}}
The Vikings' rivalry with the [[Los Angeles Rams]] was most heated in the 1970s when the two teams faced off in many consequential playoff games. To-date, the Vikings are the Rams' second most played playoff opponent with seven games, and the Rams are tied with the Cowboys as the most played playoff opponent for the Vikings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Songco |first=Dijo  |date=May 19, 2020 |title=Los Angeles Rams Top 5 Rivals of All Time ranked |url=https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-rams-top-5-rivals-of-all-time-ranked |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107001949/https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-rams-top-5-rivals-of-all-time-ranked |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=ClutchPoints}}</ref>
The Vikings lead the all-time series 27–18–1 and are 5–2 in the playoffs.<ref name="n765">{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland/St. Louis/LA Rams |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=min&tm2=ram&yr=all |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>