The NFL Belt · rivalry
Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings
10Belt meetings
5Lions wins
5Vikings wins
2Title changes
Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have met 10 times with the NFL belt on the line, from November 19, 1961 to September 21, 2003. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. The belt series is level at 5–5.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 521 | Nov 19, 1961 | Detroit Lions beat Minnesota Vikings 37–10 | Defense |
| 538 | Dec 9, 1962 | Detroit Lions beat Minnesota Vikings 37–23 | Defense |
| 570 | Sep 26, 1965 | Detroit Lions beat Minnesota Vikings 31–29 | Defense |
| 591 | Nov 13, 1966 | Detroit Lions beat Minnesota Vikings 32–31 | Title change |
| 637 | Nov 27, 1969 | Minnesota Vikings beat Detroit Lions 27–0 | Defense |
| 647 | Nov 1, 1970 | Minnesota Vikings beat Detroit Lions 30–17 | Defense |
| 649 | Nov 15, 1970 | Minnesota Vikings beat Detroit Lions 24–20 | Defense |
| 1,074 | Dec 17, 1994 | Detroit Lions beat Minnesota Vikings 41–19 | Title change |
| 1,218 | Dec 29, 2002 | Minnesota Vikings beat Detroit Lions 38–36 | Defense |
| 1,221 | Sep 21, 2003 | Minnesota Vikings beat Detroit Lions 23–13 | Defense |