Vikings vs. Packers: Last 10 Games Revisited Before 2026 Opener

Some rivalries simmer. This one has been at a rolling boil for 65 years. The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings met for the very first time on October 22, 1961, at old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, where a brand-new expansion Vikings squad ran headlong into Vince Lombardi's machine and lost 33–7.

Paul Hornung booted four field goals and ran one in for good measure, and a border grudge was officially born with a Packers victory.

Six and a half decades later, the fire hasn't cooled one degree — if anything, it burns hotter by the year.

Green Bay still owns the all-time edge, leading the series 66–60–3 heading into the 2026 season, but the recent chapters tell a very different story: over the last 10 meetings, it's Minnesota that holds a 6-4 advantage.

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So before these two old foes square off yet again to kick off their 2026 NFL seasons, let's take a little look back.

The Last 10 Times These Teams Met

Jan. 4, 2026 — Vikings 16, Packers 3 — U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

In this Week 18 finale, with a playoff seed already locked up, Green Bay rested its starters and let Minnesota run the show.

The Vikings leaned on their defense and ground game to grab a fifth straight win to close the regular season. The afternoon turned bittersweet, though, when quarterback J.J. McCarthy exited with an injury — not the classic anyone hoped for, but a tidy way to even the recent ledger.

Nov. 23, 2025 — Packers 23, Vikings 6 — Lambeau Field, Green Bay

In this Week 12 clash, payback came swiftly for the Packers, who took command at Lambeau in a physical NFC North matchup.

Green Bay's defense smothered the Minnesota offense from start to finish and slammed the door with a late interception — one the Packers were only too happy to celebrate in the Vikings' direction. A statement win in the thick of the division race.

Dec. 29, 2024 — Vikings 27, Packers 25 — U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

In this Week 17 showdown, Minnesota gutted out its 14th victory of a remarkable 2024 campaign, holding off a late Green Bay charge in a two-point thriller.

The win set up a winner-take-all Week 18 trip to Detroit, with the NFC North crown and the conference's No. 1 seed both on the line. Rivalry games rarely carry that kind of weight so late in the year.

Sept. 29, 2024 — Vikings 31, Packers 29 — Lambeau Field, Green Bay

In this Week 4 meeting, Sam Darnold and the Vikings raced to a big early lead in Green Bay, then survived a furious Packers rally to improve to 4-0.

The Packers had a chance to steal it at the buzzer but came up just short, and Minnesota walked out of Wisconsin with one of the season's signature road wins. Two points, sixty minutes of white-knuckle stress for fans of both teams.

Dec. 31, 2023 — Packers 33, Vikings 10 — U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

In this Week 17 matchup on New Year's Eve, a young Jordan Love announced himself with a dominant prime-time night, pushing Green Bay to within one win of a playoff berth it would go on to clinch.

The Vikings, battered by injuries down the stretch, had no answer. For Packers fans, it was a first real glimpse of the future.

Oct. 29, 2023 — Vikings 24, Packers 10 — Lambeau Field, Green Bay

In this Week 8 meeting, Minnesota won the game but may have lost its season. Quarterback Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles in the second half, ending his year and reshaping the franchise's path.

The Vikings capitalized on a sloppy, mistake-riddled Packers effort to take the win. However, the victory came at a steep, season-defining cost.

Jan. 1, 2023 — Packers 41, Vikings 17 — Lambeau Field, Green Bay

In this Week 17 battle, the Vikings had already wrapped up the NFC North, but the Packers — scratching to keep faint playoff hopes alive — rolled at Lambeau on New Year's Day.

Green Bay controlled things from the opening drive and proved that seeding means very little when pride is on the line in this series. A tune-up for Minnesota; a must-win for the Packers.

Sept. 11, 2022 — Vikings 23, Packers 7 — U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

In this Week 1 opener, Kevin O'Connell couldn't have scripted a better head-coaching debut. Justin Jefferson torched the Green Bay secondary, the Vikings' defense bottled up Aaron Rodgers, and U.S. Bank Stadium rocked from the opening whistle.

A season that would end with 13 wins started with an emphatic statement over the border rival.

Jan. 2, 2022 — Packers 37, Vikings 10 — Lambeau Field, Green Bay

In this Week 17 finale, Green Bay had everything to play for and delivered, clinching the No. 1 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye while ending Minnesota's playoff hopes in a single night.

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were razor-sharp; the Vikings were overmatched. Few things sting a fan base quite like watching the rival celebrate a top seed on its home field.

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Nov. 21, 2021 — Vikings 34, Packers 31 — U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

In this Week 11 thriller — the oldest game on our list and still one of the wildest — Kirk Cousins went blow-for-blow with Aaron Rodgers, throwing 2 touchdowns to Justin Jefferson, before Greg Joseph drilled a 29-yard field goal as time expired to send U.S. Bank Stadium into a frenzy.

And yes — for anyone wondering, the fans were back: after the empty, COVID-limited 2020 season, the NFL had returned to full capacity in 2021, so both of that year's meetings were played in front of packed, roaring houses.

And Now, They Do It All Over Again

The 2026 NFL season doesn't ease anyone in — the Vikings and Packers reopen the new year by facing each other right out of the gate, a perfect way to reignite an old grudge, and a game fans of both teams have had circled for months.

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Kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. Central on Sunday, September 13, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, with CBS carrying the broadcast.

Whoever wins will have bragging rights until the two teams meet again in Week 10, Sunday, November 15 rematch at Lambeau Field. Sixty-five years in, and neither side is remotely tired of it.