1972 NFC Divisional Playoff

Lore & Background

The Packers lead the overall series, 67–61–3. The two teams have met twice in the playoffs, winning one each.

Reader's Guide

Notable moments include the Vikings' 15–13 win on September 26, 1993, when Jim McMahon found Eric Guliford for a 45-yard bomb with 6 seconds left; Randy Moss's Monday Night Football debut on October 5, 1998, with five catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns; Antonio Freeman's improbable touchdown catch on November 6, 2000; the Packers' 34–31 win on a last-second field goal on December 24, 2004; the Vikings' 31–17 playoff win on January 9, 2005; Brett Favre breaking the all-time passing touchdown record on a 16-yard pass to Greg Jennings in 2007; the Packers' 34–0 shutout in week 10 of 2007; the Vikings' 28–27 win on November 9, 2008; the Vikings' 30–23 win on October 5, 2009; the Packers' 31–3 rout on November 21, 2010; Adrian Peterson's late scamper setting up a winning field goal in a 37–34 Vikings win on December 30, 2012; the Packers' 24–10 playoff win on January 5, 2013; the Vikings' 20–13 division-clinching win in Week 17 of 2015; the Vikings' 17–14 win in the first game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 2 of 2016; and the Vikings' win on October 15, 2017, when Anthony Barr's tackle broke Aaron Rodgers's collarbone.

Did You Know?

• CBS ranked it the #3 NFL rivalry of the 2000s.
• The Packers have won ~50% of their games against the Vikings since 1992 (35–31–2).
• The Vikings' coach Bud Grant went 22–14–1 against the Packers.
• The Packers' 18-game winning streak at Lambeau Field ended with a 37–24 loss to the Vikings on October 5, 1998.