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Bears–Vikings rivalry
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Bears and Vikings face off during the 2012 season.
Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings
Location	Chicago, Minneapolis
First meeting	September 17, 1961 Vikings 37, Bears 13
Latest meeting	December 16, 2024 Vikings 30, Bears 12
Next meeting	2025
Stadiums	Bears: Soldier Field Vikings: U.S. Bank Stadium
Meetings total	127
All-time series	Vikings: 68–58–2
Regular season series	Vikings: 68–57–2
Postseason results	Bears: 1–0
Largest victory	Bears: 34–3 (1984), 38–7 (1989) Vikings: 31–0 (1969)
Longest win streak	Vikings: 8 (1972–1976) Bears: 6 (1983–1986, 2009–2012)
Current win streak	Vikings: 2 (2024–present)
Post-season history
1994 NFC Wild Card: Bears won: 35–18

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The Bears–Vikings rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.

The rivalry began in the 1961, when the Vikings joined the NFL as an expansion team and were placed in the NFL Western Conference, alongside the Bears. The Vikings' inaugural game as a franchise took place in Minnesota against the Bears, culminating in a Vikings' victory. As members of the NFC North, these two teams face each other at least twice annually.

The Vikings lead the overall series, 68–58–2. The two teams have met once in the playoffs, with the Bears holding a 1–0 advantage.

Notable moments

The first meeting between the two teams occurred on September 17, 1961. The upstart Vikings upset the dominant Bears 37–13 in the Vikings' first game as a franchise.
On October 27, 1968, with :03 left in the game, the Vikings led the Bears 24–23 at Wrigley Field. Bears kicker Mac Percival booted a 47-yard game-winning field goal to give the Bears the 26–24 win.
On November 28, 1982, the Bears visited the Vikings for their first meeting in the Metrodome. Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer threw for five touchdown passes, and the Vikings dominated the Bears 35–7.
In their 1985 Super Bowl run, the Bears met the Vikings in Minnesota for a Thursday Night game on September 19, 1985. The Bears, struggling on offense, trailed 17–9 at the start of the third quarter. Bears' quarterback Jim McMahon convinced coach Mike Ditka to let him play and stepped in the game, having had back spasms prior to the game. On his first throw, McMahon launched a 70-yard touchdown pass, threw a 25-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the next Bears possession to take the lead, and led the Bears to score a third touchdown on the next series. The Bears ended up winning the game 33–24, in a game sometimes called 'The Viking Miracle'. Later in the season, the Bears again beat the Vikings in Chicago, 27–9.
On October 4, 1992, the Mike Ditka-coached Bears visited Minneapolis and dominated the Vikings for three quarters. Leading 20–0 with the ball in the fourth quarter, Bears quarterback Jim Harbaugh audibled out of a run play and threw an ill-advised pass that was intercepted by Vikings defensive back Todd Scott and returned for a 35-yard touchdown. Afterward, Ditka was seen on the sidelines screaming at Harbaugh over the mistake, which the Vikings used as an emotional springboard for two more fourth-quarter touchdowns – a total of 21 unanswered fourth-quarter points and a 21–20 victory for Minnesota. 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. Despite being swept in the regular season by the Vikings (including a 33–27 overtime Vikings win in Week Fourteen), the Bears beat the Vikings 35–18 in the game.
On October 14, 2007, the Bears hosted the Vikings at Soldier Field. The game was scoreless until Devin Hester returned a punt for an 89-yard touchdown with two minutes left in the first quarter. On the final play of the first quarter, Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Troy Williamson. Bears quarterback Brian Griese threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns and two interceptions, while the Vikings, behind rookie running back Adrian Peterson's 224 rushing yards and three scores, gained 311 rushing yards. The Vikings had a 31–17 lead with five minutes to go in regulation, but two Griese touchdowns tied the game with 1:38 left in the game. The Vikings' Ryan Longwell kicked a 55-yard field goal on the final play for a 34–31 Vikings win.
The highest scoring match-up in the two clubs' history came on October 19, 2008, at Soldier Field. The Bears won 48–41 as Kyle Orton threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns, while the Vikings' Gus Frerotte had 298 passing yards and two touchdowns but threw four interceptions, the last coming in the final two minutes. The Bears scored twice off botched Vikings punts; Garrett Wolfe ran in a 17-yard score off a blocked punt in the first quarter, while in the second the Vikings dropped a punt snap and Zackary Bowman fell on it in the endzone for a Bears touchdown.
En route to the 2008 division title, the Vikings hosted the Bears on November 30, 2008, and broke out of a close contest with a 99-yard touchdown catch by the Vikings' former Bear Bernard Berrian in the second quarter. The Vikings won 34–14 as Gus Frerotte threw for 201 yards and Adrian Peterson rushed for 131.
The 11–3 Vikings traveled to Soldier Field on December 28, 2009, for a Monday Night Football match-up with the 5–9 Bears. The Bears manhandled the Vikings in the game's first half, forcing a Brett Favre fumble and scoring on three Robbie Gould field goals and a seven-yard Jay Cutler touchdown to Greg Olsen. Adrian Peterson rushed in a six-yard touchdown in the third but the extra point was no good, and another Cutler touchdown (to Desmond Clark) put the score at 23–6 entering the fourth. Favre had never won a game (in 42 previous tries) in which his team trailed by at least 17 points, but Favre connected with Visanthe Shiancoe in the third, then after a Ryan Longwell field goal Peterson ran in a second touchdown for a 23–23 tie. The Bears clawed downfield and Cutler found Earl Bennett in the endzone, then Favre, on fourth and goal, hit Sidney Rice in the final thirty seconds to tie the game at 30. Gould missed a field goal in overtime, but Peterson caught a Favre pass and then fumbled to the Bears at Minnesota's 39-yard line. Cutler then found Devin Aromashodu for a deep touchdown, ending the game in a wild 36–30 Bears win.
The scheduled December 20, 2010 meeting at the Metrodome was moved to TCF Bank Stadium after a snowstorm punctured the inflatable roof and caused a collapse. The Bears clinched the NFC North title by beating the Vikings 40–14. Devin Hester broke a tie with Brian Mitchell for most return touchdowns by scoring on a 66-yard punt, the league-record 14th of his career, while Jay Cutler threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns. Brett Favre, initially ruled out of the game, suited up and started, but after a touchdown in the first quarter he was sacked and thrown head-first to the ground; he left the game and did not return, and never played in the NFL again.
On September 15, 2013, the Bears and Vikings met each other in Week 2 of the 2013 season for a division match-up, the first under new Bears head coach Marc Trestman. Viking Cordarrelle Patterson returned the opening kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown. Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler followed it up with two touchdown passes (to Martellus Bennett and Brandon Marshall) to take a 14–7 lead. A Cutler fumble was returned by Brian Robison 61 yards for a Vikings touchdown. Tim Jennings of the Bears intercepted Vikings' quarterback Christian Ponder for 44 yards to take the lead. Ponder was able to throw a touchdown to tie the game. Robbie Gould kicked a 20-yard field goal for a 24–21 Bears lead at halftime. In the second half, Blair Walsh kicked three field goals for the Vikings, putting them ahead 30–24. With just 10 seconds left in the game, Jay Cutler threw the game-winning touchdown to Martellus Bennett to win 31–30. The win improved the Bears' record to 2–0 while it dropped the Vikings to 0–2.
On December 1, 2013, the Bears and the Vikings played in a rematch which turned into an overtime thriller. The Bears were missing Cutler due to an injury (Josh McCown played in his place), and Ponder was injured early in game, making way for backup Matt Cassel. McCown played well, leading his team to a 20–10 lead with two TD passes to Alshon Jeffery. However, Cassel and his team responded to that deficit with a reception by Greg Jennings and tied the game with a Blair Walsh field goal with little time to retaliate in the fourth. The Bears tried an improbable 66-yard field goal just following a Devin Hester run which set it up. The kick fell short and land in the hands of Patterson, who tried to make a run of his own which did not go far, and the game went into overtime. Walsh successfully kicked a 39-yard field goal for the Vikings, but his score was negated after a facemask penalty, and he missed a 57-yard field goal thereafter. The Bears tried a 47-yard field goal on second down to win the game quickly, but the ball sailed too far to the right, ending their drive. Once the Vikings got the ball back, they set up a 34-yard field goal for Walsh, which ended up winning the game for the Vikings.
On December 30, 2018, the 11–4 Bears met the 8–6–1 Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in a game with playoff implications. If the Bears won and the Rams lost, the Bears would get the second seed and a first-round bye by virtue of head-to-head tiebreaker. If the Vikings won, they would be in the playoffs as the sixth seed and earn the final playoff spot over the Eagles also by virtue of head-to-head tiebreaker. The Bears won 24–10 with 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns from running back Jordan Howard, eliminating the Vikings and allowing the Eagles to clinch the sixth seed following their win. However, because the Rams won their game, the Bears did not get a first-round bye and ended up losing to the Eagles in the wild-card round. Had the Vikings won, the two teams would have met in the wild-card round at Soldier Field.
On October 9, 2022, the Vikings lead the Bears 21–3 late in the second quarter. The Bears scored a touchdown with 1:08 left in the second quarter that made it 21–10 by halftime. The Bears though rallied back scoring 19 unanswered points and took a 22–21 lead with 9:31 left in the game. The Vikings however on their next drive drove down the field from their own 25-yard line and scored a touchdown and made a two-point conversion with 2:26 left in the game to lead 29–22. The Bears, however, still had a chance to potentially tie the game and send it to overtime. The Bears started on their own 25 and were able to drive down to their own 46 with 1:14 left in the game. On their 5th play of the drive, Bears quarterback Justin Fields completed a pass to wide receiver and former Viking, Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 15 yards. Marsette tried to get more yards but the ball in his hands was stripped and stolen by Vikings corner Cameron Dantzler. The Vikings ran out the clock and won 29–22.
On November 24, 2024, The Vikings led the Bears 27–16 with about 29 seconds left of the game. The Bears got a touchdown and were able to get the two point conversion to make it 27–24. The Bears were able to recover the onside kick with 21 seconds left. With one play, the Bears were able to get to field goal range from their own 43 to the Vikings 30 when quarterback Caleb Williams threw a pass to D. J. Moore and were able to stop the clock with 3 seconds left by spiking the ball since the Bears had no timeouts. Bears kicker Cairo Santos was able to make the 48-yard field goal to tie it at 27 and to force overtime. The Bears got the ball first after winning the coin toss but went 3 and out on their first drive and punted it to the Vikings. The Vikings were backed to their own 14 and were able to drive it up to the Bears 9 yard line where Vikings kicker John Parker Romo kicked the field goal to give the Vikings the win 30–27.

Season-by-season results

Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings Season-by-Season Results

1960s (Bears, 11–5–2)

Season	Season series	at Chicago Bears	at Minnesota Vikings	Overall series	Notes
1961	Tie 1–1	Bears 52–35	Vikings 37–13	Tie 1–1	Vikings join the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team. They are placed in the NFL Western Conference, resulting in two meetings annually with the Bears. Game in Minnesota was the Vikings' inaugural game as a franchise. In Chicago, Bears score their most points in a game against the Vikings.
1962	Bears 2–0	Bears 31–30	Bears 13–0	Bears 3–1
1963	Bears 1–0–1	Tie 17–17	Bears 28–7	Bears 4–1–1
1964	Tie 1–1	Vikings 41–14	Bears 28–7	Bears 5–2–1
1965	Tie 1–1	Vikings 24–17	Bears 45–37	Bears 6–3–1
1966	Bears 2–0	Bears 41–28	Bears 13–10	Bears 8–3–1
1967	Bears 1–0–1	Tie 10–10	Bears 16–7	Bears 9–3–2	As a result of expansion, the two eight-team divisions became two eight-team conferences split into two divisions, with the Bears and Vikings placed in the NFL Central division.
1968	Bears 2–0	Bears 26–24	Bears 27–17	Bears 11–3–2
1969	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 31–0	Vikings 31–14	Bears 11–5–2	In Chicago, Vikings record their largest victory against the Bears with a 31–point differential. Vikings win 1969 NFL Championship, but lose Super Bowl IV.

1970s (Vikings, 15–5)

Season	Season series	at Chicago Bears	at Minnesota Vikings	Overall series	Notes
1970	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 24–0	Vikings 16–13	Bears 11–7–2	As a result of the AFL–NFL merger, the Bears and Vikings are placed in the NFC Central (later renamed to the NFC North in the 2002 season).
1971	Tie 1–1	Vikings 27–10	Bears 20–17	Bears 12–8–2	Bears open Soldier Field.
1972	Tie 1–1	Bears 13–10	Vikings 23–10	Bears 13–9–2
1973	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 22–13	Vikings 31–13	Bears 13–11–2	Vikings lose Super Bowl VIII.
1974	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 17–0	Vikings 11–7	Tie 13–13–2	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 1–1	Bears 10–7	Vikings 22–16	Vikings 17–15–2	Both teams finished with 9–5 records, but the Vikings clinched the NFC Central based on a better point differential in their head-to-head meetings.
1978	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 24–20	Vikings 17–14	Vikings 19–15–2
1979	Tie 1–1	Bears 26–7	Vikings 30–27	Vikings 20–16–2

1980s (Bears, 10–9)

Season	Season series	at Chicago Bears	at Minnesota Vikings	Overall series	Notes
1980	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 34–14	Vikings 13–7	Vikings 22–16–2
1981	Tie 1–1	Bears 10–9	Vikings 24–21	Vikings 23–17–2
1982	Vikings 1–0	canceled	Vikings 35–7	Vikings 24–17–2	Due to the 1982 NFL players' strike, the game scheduled in Chicago was canceled. Vikings move to Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Vikings win 11 straight home meetings (1972–1982).
1983	Tie 1–1	Vikings 23–14	Bears 19–13	Vikings 25–18–2
1984	Bears 2–0	Bears 16–7	Bears 34–3	Vikings 25–20–2	In Minnesota, Bears record their largest victory against the Vikings with a 31–point differential. Bears' first season series sweep against the Vikings since the 1968 season.
1985	Bears 2–0	Bears 27–9	Bears 33–24	Vikings 25–22–2	Bears win Super Bowl XX.
1986	Tie 1–1	Bears 23–0	Vikings 23–7	Vikings 26–23–2
1987	Bears 2–0	Bears 27–7	Bears 30–24	Vikings 26–25–2
1988	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 31–7	Vikings 28–27	Vikings 28–25–2
1989	Tie 1–1	Bears 38–7	Vikings 27–16	Vikings 29–26–2	In Chicago, Bears tie their largest victory against the Vikings with a 31–point differential.

1990s (Vikings, 13–8)

Season	Season series	at Chicago Bears	at Minnesota Vikings	Overall series	Notes
1990	Tie 1–1	Bears 19–16	Vikings 41–13	Vikings 30–27–2
1991	Bears 2–0	Bears 10–6	Bears 34–17	Vikings 30–29–2
1992	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 38–10	Vikings 21–20	Vikings 32–29–2	In Minnesota, Vikings overcame a 20–0 deficit in the fourth quarter.
1993	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 19–12	Vikings 10–7	Vikings 34–29–2
1994	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 42–14	Vikings 33–27	Vikings 36–29–2
1994 Playoffs	Bears 1–0		Bears 35–18	Vikings 36–30–2	NFC Wild Card Round.
1995	Bears 2–0	Bears 34–14	Bears 14–6	Vikings 36–32–2
1996	Tie 1–1	Vikings 20–14	Bears 15–13	Vikings 37–33–2
1997	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 27–24	Vikings 29–22	Vikings 39–33–2
1998	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 31–28	Vikings 48–22	Vikings 41–33–2	In Minnesota, Vikings score their most points in a game against the Bears.
1999	Tie 1–1	Vikings 27–24	Bears 24–22	Vikings 42–34–2

2000s (Tied, 10–10)

Season	Season series	at Chicago Bears	at Minnesota Vikings	Overall series	Notes
2000	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 28–16	Vikings 30–27	Vikings 44–34–2
2001	Bears 2–0	Bears 17–10	Bears 13–6	Vikings 44–36–2
2002	Tie 1–1	Bears 27–23	Vikings 25–7	Vikings 45–37–2	Due to Soldier Field undergoing renovations, Bears' home game was played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
2003	Tie 1–1	Bears 13–10	Vikings 24–13	Vikings 46–38–2
2004	Tie 1–1	Bears 24–14	Vikings 27–22	Vikings 47–39–2
2005	Tie 1–1	Bears 24–3	Vikings 38–10	Vikings 48–40–2
2006	Bears 2–0	Bears 23–13	Bears 19–16	Vikings 48–42–2	Bears lose Super Bowl XLI.
2007	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 34–31	Vikings 20–13	Vikings 50–42–2
2008	Tie 1–1	Bears 48–41	Vikings 34–14	Vikings 51–43–2	Game in Chicago is the highest-scoring game in the series and the 20th highest-scoring game in NFL history (89 points).
2009	Tie 1–1	Bears 36–30(OT)	Vikings 36–10	Vikings 52–44–2

2010s (Bears, 12–8)

Season	Season series	at Chicago Bears	at Minnesota Vikings	Overall series	Notes
2010	Bears 2–0	Bears 27–13	Bears 40–14	Vikings 52–46–2	Game in Minneapolis moved to TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota due to damage to the Metrodome's roof.
2011	Bears 2–0	Bears 39–10	Bears 17–13	Vikings 52–48–2
2012	Tie 1–1	Bears 28–10	Vikings 21–14	Vikings 53–49–2	Both teams finished with 10–6 records, but the Vikings clinched the final playoff berth based on a better divisional record, eliminating the Bears from playoff contention.
2013	Tie 1–1	Bears 31–30	Vikings 23–20(OT)	Vikings 54–50–2
2014	Tie 1–1	Bears 21–13	Vikings 13–9	Vikings 55–51–2	Vikings move to TCF Bank Stadium.
2015	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 23–20	Vikings 38–17	Vikings 57–51–2
2016	Tie 1–1	Bears 20–10	Vikings 38–10	Vikings 58–52–2	Vikings open U.S. Bank Stadium.
2017	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 20–17	Vikings 23–10	Vikings 60–52–2
2018	Bears 2–0	Bears 25–20	Bears 24–10	Vikings 60–54–2	In Minnesota, Bears' win, coupled with an Eagles' win against the Redskins, resulted in the Vikings being eliminated from playoff contention.
2019	Bears 2–0	Bears 16–6	Bears 21–19	Vikings 60–56–2

2020s (Vikings, 8–2)

Season	Season series	at Chicago Bears	at Minnesota Vikings	Overall series	Notes
2020	Tie 1–1	Vikings 19–13	Bears 33–27	Vikings 61–57–2
2021	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 17–9	Vikings 31–17	Vikings 63–57–2
2022	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 29–13	Vikings 29–22	Vikings 65–57–2	In Chicago, Vikings' loss resulted in the Bears securing the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.
2023	Tie 1–1	Vikings 19–13	Bears 12–10	Vikings 66–58–2
2024	Vikings 2–0	Vikings 30–27(OT)	Vikings 30–12	Vikings 68–58–2

Summary of results

Season	Season series	at Chicago Bears	at Minnesota Vikings	Notes
Regular season	Vikings 68–57–2	Bears 33–28–2	Vikings 40–24
Postseason	Bears 1–0	no games	Bears 1–0	NFC Wild Card: 1994
Regular and postseason	Vikings 68–58–2	Bears 33–28–2	Vikings 40–25	Bears are 1–0 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign (2002), accounted for as a Bears' home game.

Players that played for both teams

Name	Pos.	Years with Bears	Years with Vikings
Jared Allen	DE	2014–2015	2008–2013
D'Wayne Bates	WR	1999–2001	2002–2003
Bill Brown	RB	1961	1962-1974
Bob Grim	WR	1975	1967–1971, 1976–1977
Mike Hartenstine	DE	1975–1986	1987
Alan Page	DT	1978–1981	1967–1978
Jim McMahon	QB	1982-1988	1993
Robert Green	RB	1993–1996	1997
Chester Taylor	RB	2010	2006–2009
Corey Wootton	DE	2010–2013	2014
Cordarrelle Patterson	WR/RB/RS	2019–2020	2013–2016
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR	2022	2021
Duke Shelley	CB	2019–2021	2022
Yannick Ngakoue	DE	2023	2020

References

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"Bears shocked Pack with late free kick". Chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
"Bears, Vikings renew rivalry". Rome News-Tribune. Sep 19, 1985. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Google News.
Copeland, Kareem (April 23, 2013). "Brett Favre: Final play was first time I was knocked out". NFL. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
"Vikings outlast Bears on Blair Walsh's game-winning overtime FG".
Neveau, James (December 30, 2018). "Bears Beat Vikings to Finish Off Remarkable Regular Season". NBC Chicago. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
Strauss, Ben (January 7, 2019). "From 'double doink' to 'no, señor,' the epic soundtrack to a game-losing field goal try". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

v t e Chicago Bears
Founded in 1919 Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) Based in Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois
Franchise	History Coaches Seasons Current season
Records	Franchise records Team awards and honors All-time roster (A–Kla, Kle–Z) Head coaches Pro Football Hall of Famers First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Staley Field Wrigley Field Memorial Stadium Soldier Field Chicago Bears Stadium (proposed)
Culture	Brian's Song 1971 2001 Brian Piccolo Award "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" "The Super Bowl Shuffle" Monsters of the Midway "Sweet Home Chicago" Bill Swerski's Superfans Chuck Swirsky Chicago Honey Bears Staley Da Bear Logos and uniforms Halas Hall A. E. Staley Jack Brickhouse George Halas Mike Ditka Roosevelt/Wabash 85386 Payton Jim Cornelison Club Dub ("Swag Surfin")
Lore	Staley Swindle 1932 Playoff Game First NFL Championship Game Sneakers Game T formation 73–0 1985 season Super Bowl XX 46 defense Asterisk Game Fog Bowl "They are who we thought they were!" Double Doink Hail Maryland
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings New York Giants
Minor league affiliates	Newark Bears (AA, 1939–1941) Wichita Aero Commandos (1942) Akron Bears (AFL, 1946) Bloomfield Cardinals (AFL, 1947) Richmond Rebels (AFL, 1948–1950) Quad City Mohawks (MWPFL, 1970–1972)
Retired numbers	3 5 7 28 34 40 41 42 51 56 61 66 77 89
Key personnel	Principal owner: Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman: George McCaskey President/CEO: Kevin Warren General manager: Ryan Poles Head coach: Thomas Brown (interim)
Division championships (21)	1933 1934 1937 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1956 1963 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2001 2005 2006 2010 2018
Conference championships (4)	1956 1963 1985 2006
League championships (9)	1921 1932 1933 1940 1941 1943 1946 1963 1985 (XX)
Media	Broadcasters Radio: WMVP Personnel: Jeff Joniak (play-by-play) Tom Thayer (analyst) Jason McKie (sideline reporter) Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate) Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division
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v t e Minnesota Vikings
Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota
Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft All-time roster First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft Broadcasters Ownership Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center
Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium
Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" How I Met Your Mother "Little Minnesota" "Tailgate" Cheerleaders Alan Roach Truth Hurts (song) Quarterback "Higher" (Creed song)
Lore	The Wrong Way Run Hail Mary Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Santa Claus game Miracle at the Met Herschel Walker trade Gary Anderson's missed field goal Love Boat scandal Minneapolis Miracle 33–0
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints
Division championships (21)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015 2017 2022
Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976
League championships (1)	1969
Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

National Football League rivalries

AFC

AFC East	AFC North	AFC South	AFC West
Bills–Dolphins Bills–Jets Bills–Patriots Dolphins–Jets Dolphins–Patriots Jets–Patriots	Bengals–Browns Bengals–Ravens Bengals–Steelers Browns–Ravens Browns–Steelers Ravens–Steelers	Colts–Jaguars Colts–Texans Colts–Titans Jaguars–Texans Jaguars–Titans Texans–Titans	Broncos–Chargers Broncos–Chiefs Broncos–Raiders Chargers–Chiefs Chargers–Raiders Chiefs–Raiders

Intra-conference

NFC

NFC East	NFC North	NFC South	NFC West
Commanders–Cowboys Commanders–Eagles Commanders–Giants Cowboys–Eagles Cowboys–Giants Eagles–Giants	Bears–Lions Bears–Packers Bears–Vikings Lions–Packers Lions–Vikings Packers–Vikings	Buccaneers–Falcons Buccaneers–Panthers Buccaneers–Saints Falcons–Panthers Falcons–Saints Panthers–Saints	49ers–Cardinals 49ers–Rams 49ers–Seahawks Cardinals–Rams Cardinals–Seahawks Rams–Seahawks

Intra-conference

Interconference

Governor's Cup	Missouri (historical) Texas

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Notable moments

Season-by-season results

Players that played for both teams

See also

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