The INSANE NFC North Rivalries Explained

[@spawn_blacksmith]

Only one thing that made me scratch my head: how can you talk of the Lions without mentioning Calvin "Megatron" Johnson?

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

good question I don't have an answer for LOL, thought I did my bad

[@ReedLarson-tu6jc]

cuz he did them nothing. he got individual stats sure but it’s a team game and the lions were terrible during his entire career

[@Zackypuffsnurple]

Or Jason Hanson

[@nanya524]

Moss's Thanksgiving day game in 1998 was against Dallas, not Detroit.

[@donwhite13]

9:52 The Lions playoff win in 1991 was against the Dallas Cowboys, not the Green Bay Packers. Fans tend to remember details like that when it’s their team’s lone playoff win in over 60 years prior to 2023.

[@recklesstactics4718]

Packers fans are very particular about their past, given that is their go to whenever you criticize their precious cheeseheads.

[@davidalexander8996]

The fact that none of the teams have relocated from one big city to another (Bears and Lions came from small towns under different names) and the anomaly known as the Green Bay Packers somehow made it work, not even relocating to Milwaukee full-time, has allowed fan loyalty the opportunity to grow and pass down to later generations. The Tampa Bay Bucs "interrupted" the black and blue in the then NFC Central before realignment restored the geographic and cultural roots for good.

[@sethmaki1333]

I still have harsh feelings against Tampa Bay because they used to be part of the Black & Blue division from 1976-2001. And, errm, the Vikings didn't play the Lions on Thanksgiving in 1998. They played the Cowboys down in Texas and won 46-36.

[@stephen1991]

In this division, be it central or north, the upstart Vikings (1961) has won the it most times, followed by Packers, Bears, and the Lions. The Lions currently have the hot hand, but the Black and Blue is hard to dominate by any one team.

[@emptyhand777]

The Vikings very 1st regular season game was vs the Bears. Fran Tarkenton came off the bench and beat the Bears in a huge upset by an expansion team over the storied Bears franchise.

[@tsc6454]

Packers vs Lions is now the oldest continuous rivalry in NFL history

[@jollygrapefruit786]

The Lions are older than the Bears?

[@tsc6454]

The Packers and Bears are the longest rivalry, however due to a strike the streak of conduits seasons playing each other was broken. Next up.... the Packers and Lions who now are the longest continuous rivalry in NFL history. I think they've played each other every year since 1933 or 34

[@skinnylegendz6940]

The Packers have the most rivalries overall. Feels like they've had huge, memorable moments against most of their NFC counterparts.

[@MainerdLoyd]

Very true as I pointed out in my post. It's all about the shared borders so you get bragging rights for the year if you sweep the other team or play spoiler on a playoff run. The Packers are the lynch pin since they share a border with the other three and the others don't have shared borders.

[@Dispatcher-kv2im]

Love the channel and content and this, especially these divisional rivalry videos. Hopefully, you can do all the conferences.🇺🇸⭐️ keep up the great work and also just as a suggestion have you ever considered individual team history videos?

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Working on it! thank you so much

[@Dispatcher-kv2im]

@ no problem you’re are very welcome! Also have you ever considered a nfl head coaching video series by team? I think that would be really cool!⭐️🇺🇸

[@Nightwing300]

I don’t associate the north with the black and blue division I always thought the afc north as the black blue division

[@ookamiiivrc784]

Idc what anyone says, the bear/packers rivalry is the most storied in all of sports

[@Notkimbosliced]

U-M and Ohio State have entered the chat

[@jollygrapefruit786]

Steelers/Ravens Giants/Redskins Packers/49ers :/

[@PharSyde6ix]

Yeah, I’d have to go with OSU vs U of M. That rivalry started because of a war, before football was even invented! 🤣

[@Zackypuffsnurple]

Barcelona vs Real Madrid. El Classico is the greatest tbh.

[@Zackypuffsnurple]

Also, you ignore Lions vs the Refs, so clearly you have no idea what you're talking about

[@jahjr92aka187]

The Buccaneers was apart of our division as well sir

[@jollygrapefruit786]

Yupp

[@Strooling]

yep I remember that, always felt off to me. I thought the Colts should have been in our division then.

[@SSGLew]

Twice a year, my family is at war with itself. My Mother is from Milwaukee and my Father is from Detroit. Not even Michigan-Wisconsin comes close.

[@MainerdLoyd]

Seems like a video where they just made up rivalries. The true rivalries are all against the Packers. Wisconsin shares borders with all three teams while the other teams don't share any borders. Yes we're division rivals but living on the shared borders you talk, work, play, date and even marry fans of the other team which increases the rivalry in each geographic location. The Bears and Lions have the longest rivalries with the Packers but for the Packer fans that live along the Minnesota border their most hated team is the Vikings. The Packers are the lynch pin of the division whether you hate them or love them. Even if your team is having a horrible year as long as you beat your border rival you can claim that season as a success.

[@Josh_Jackson]

..LIONS GRITT..

[@chriss5165]

Nobody considered Lions a rivalry...until now

[@ericriffel8954]

The Lions were dominant in the 1950's.

[@tyreepowell8367]

Happy Holidays To You And Your Family FootballLoreOfficial

[@jamesmichalek5406]

The Vikings and Lions need to play outside again.

[@johnleeson6946]

Nope! Got to 8:20 and couldn't stand that irritating voice anymore. "No soup for you!"

[@johnhungate6605]

Randy Moss torched the Cowboys @ Dallas in 98, not Detroit.

[@PokerJosh66]

I stopped watching when you said Amon-Ra's name wrong!

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

dont care paypal in your bio like a BROKE boy

[@PokerJosh66]

​@@FootballLoreOfficial must be a Packer or Bear fan lol

[@PokerJosh66]

​@@FootballLoreOfficialThis content sucks anyway

[@Hammydavis]

It’s funny as a packer owner, you anyone in the NFC North their biggest rivalry is with, and they all say the Packers , the smallest market team they’re probably the only team in the NFL three teams that they’re the biggest rivals , to me it’s only the Bears and you lions in Viking fans can shove it , find a new rival cause the Packers rival was and is the Bears

[@keenangant982]

us vikings and lions fans did find a rival... for the division crown this year. And it also looks like you and baby bear can't even beat the two of us either this year too.

[@TimAllen-fs2rg]

Packer owner? Hilarious yeah congrats on buying a worthless piece of paper to place on your wall . Impressive!

[@PokerJosh66]

Detroits rivals are Detroit vs everyone including the refs most seasons.

[@frisko08]

you guys just love somebody you can pick on. Thats a coward mentality.

[@Zackypuffsnurple]

Yeah, you skipped the Detroit vs Ref rivalry, poor content bro...