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The Bears, who were 2–2 prior to this game, finished with a 5–11 record and Ditka was fired as Bears coach following the season. On January 1, 1995, the Bears met the Vikings in the Metrodome for their first playoff game and, as of 2020, only time in their history together.
c The 1982 NFL season was shortened from 16 regular season games to 9 due to a players' strike. [23] For playoff seedings, division standings were ignored and the league used a 16-team tournament format for the season. [24] d The 1987 NFL season was shortened from 16 regular season games to 15 due to a players' strike. [25]
The Vikings hold an overall regular season record of 537–438-11 with an overall playoff record of 21–31, no Super Bowl titles in four Super Bowl appearances, and one league title. The Lions hold an overall regular season record of 606–709-34 with an overall playoff record of 9–14, and four pre- Super Bowl league titles.
All four divisional teams, including the Chicago Bears, play each of the others in the season's final six weeks. The Lions are 11-1, the Vikings 10-2, the Packers 9-3 and the Bears 4-8.
The Minnesota Vikings claim a seventh straight NFL victory with a 30-12 win over the Chicago Bears in Minneapolis.
Follow along here for live scores and updates from Solider Field as the Bears host the Minnesota Vikings for the second of Chicago's three consecutive NFC North games.
The Lions (15-2) and Vikings (14-3) could meet again in two weeks. Banged-up Detroit will have a much-needed week off, while Minnesota plays at the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams next Monday night. In the NFL's final game before the playoffs, two teams played in the regular season with a combined 28 victories for the first time. A No. 1 ...
As a result of the AFL–NFL merger, the Lions and Vikings were placed in the newly formed National Football Conference (NFC) and the NFC Central (later renamed to the NFC North in the 2002 season). 1971: Vikings 2–0: Vikings 16–13: Vikings 29–10: Vikings 11–9–2 Vikings take the overall series lead. 1972: Vikings 2–0: Vikings 34 ...