Editing Minnesota Vikings (section)

===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>