1983 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. Notable moments include the Vikings' 15–13 win on September 26, 1993, when Jim McMahon found Eric Guliford for a 45-yard bomb to set up the winning field goal; Randy Moss's Monday Night Football debut on October 5, 1998, with five catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns; Antonio Freeman's improbable catch on November 6, 2000, prompting Al Michaels to say, "He did what?"; the Packers' 34–31 win on December 24, 2004, on a last-second field goal by Ryan Longwell; the Vikings' 31–17 playoff win on January 9, 2005, where Randy Moss faux mooned fans and Joe Buck called it "a disgusting act"; Brett Favre breaking the all-time passing touchdown record on a 16-yard pass to Greg Jennings in 2007; the Vikings' 28–27 win on November 9, 2008, sealed by a missed field goal; the Vikings' 30–23 win on October 5, 2009, the first meeting between Favre and the Packers; the Packers' 31–3 rout on November 21, 2010, after which Vikings coach Brad Childress was fired; 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 win for the division crown in Week 17 of 2015; the Vikings' 17–14 win in the first game at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2016; and the Vikings' win on October 15, 2017, where Anthony Barr's tackle broke Aaron Rodgers's collarbone.

Reader's Guide

The only playoff meetings described are the Vikings' 31–17 win on January 9, 2005, and the Packers' 24–10 win on January 5, 2013.

Did You Know?

• The Packers have won almost 75% of their games against the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions since 1992, but only about 50% against the Vikings (35–31–2).
• CBS ranked the Packers–Vikings rivalry the #3 NFL rivalry of the 2000s.
• The Vikings' Eric Guliford's only catch in two seasons with the team was the 45-yard bomb on September 26, 1993.
• The Packers' loss on October 5, 1998 ended an 18-game winning streak at Lambeau Field dating back to 1995.