Vikings have rare opportunity Sunday in Green Bay
Minnesota has already secured its spot in this year’s playoffs by winning the NFC North title, but on Sunday in Green Bay, the Vikings have a chance to do something pretty rare.
Joe Nelson of Sports Illustrated wrote that Minnesota has only hurt Green Bay’s chances of making the playoffs a few times in the past few decades.
In the 30 years of having Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers from 1992 to 2022, the Packers have missed the playoffs just eight times.
The Vikings can take credit for keeping the Packers out of the playoffs in three of those eight seasons, and they can do again with a win at Lambeau Field.
A Minnesota win on Sunday, along with a Detroit victory at home against Chicago, will eliminate Green Bay from playoff contention. The Vikings and Packers will know the Lions-Bears result prior to their kickoff at 3:25 p.m. (CT).
The Vikings helped keep the Packers from making the playoffs in 1992, 1999 and 2017.
In 1992, Minnesota beat Green Bay 27-7 in Week 17, and the Packers ended the season 9-7 and fell in the tiebreaker to Washington for the final Wild Card slot.
In 1999, the Vikings edged the Packers 24-20 in Week 15, and Green Bay split its final two games and lost tiebreakers to Detroit and Dallas.
In 2017, Green Bay began the season at 4-1 before Rodgers suffered a broken collarbone against the Vikings. The Packers finished the season 7-9.
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