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The Vikings entered the NFL as an expansion team during the 1961 season and were assigned to the Western Division, becoming divisional rivals with the Lions. Following the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, both teams transitioned to the NFC Central , which was later renamed the NFC North after the NFL's realignment in 2002.
After a win against the Chicago Bears in Week 11, the Lions started 8–2 for the first time since 1962. [1] After a Week 16 win against the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions won their first division title since 1993, and their first ever as a member of the NFC North following the NFL's division realignment in 2002. [2]
Several other NFL teams played regularly on Thanksgiving in the first eighteen years of the league, including the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals (1922–33; the Bears played the Lions from 1934 to 1938 while the Cardinals switched to the Green Bay Packers for 1934 and 1935), Frankford Yellow Jackets, Pottsville Maroons, Buffalo All-Americans, Canton Bulldogs (even after the team moved to ...
1967 was the first year where a pre-scheduled playoff (rather than regular season results) determined participation in the championship. It also marked the first year in which if there was a tie for first place in a division, the division champion was determined by a system of tiebreakers, rather than via a playoff game (as detailed in the 1933 ...
Last season the Bears held the overall series lead. Vikings lose Super Bowl IX. 1975: Vikings 2–0: Vikings 13–9: Vikings 28–3: Vikings 15–13–2 Vikings take the overall series lead. 1976: Tie 1–1: Bears 14–13: Vikings 20–19: Vikings 16–14–2 Vikings win 8 straight meetings (1972–1976). Vikings lose Super Bowl XI. 1977: Tie 1 ...
In 1968, that stingy defense earned the Vikings their first Central Division title and their first playoff berth. [22] In 1969, the Vikings secured a 12–2 record. [1] The team had 12 straight regular-season victories after a season-opening loss to the New York Giants, which was the longest single-season winning streak in 35 years. [26]
Chiefs took over first place in the AFC West with the win. They later went on to win the division and first-round bye as AFC's No. 2 seed via a head-to-head tiebreaker with the Raiders, who finished with the same record as the Chiefs. [12] [13] Chiefs–Raiders rivalry: 15 December 15 Los Angeles Rams: 3–24 Seattle Seahawks: CenturyLink Field
The Vikings won that game 20–13. The rematch was played in the cold and snow of Minnesota. Despite committing more turnovers (3 to 1) and only gaining 20 more total yards (275–255), the Vikings managed to edge out the Rams for their first postseason win in franchise history.