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Minnesota is 54-62-3 all-time against Green Bay, including a 1-1 mark in the playoffs. The Vikings will open their 60th season in franchise history with a new twist on the annual matchup.
The rivals have met to open six previous seasons (1962, 1974, 1992, 1994, 2003 and 2008), but this will be the first time that Minnesota has ever hosted Green Bay in Week 1.
The Border Battle matchup beat out another highly-anticipated NFC game against a team that has evolved into a Vikings rival.
Minnesota's Week 16 game in New Orleans on Christmas Day finished second in the poll at 31.4 percent.
The Vikings and Saints have created some memorable playoff moments in recent years, whether it was Minnesota's road Wild Card win in overtime in January, or the 'Minneapolis Miracle' in January of 2018.
New Orleans has won 37 regular-season games over the past three seasons, compared to 31 such wins by Minnesota. But both teams have a pair of playoff victories in that span, with both of the Vikings wins coming against the Saints in dramatic fashion.
The Week 16 game is scheduled to be the fourth appearance by the Vikings on Christmas, which falls on a Friday this year. The team has played three previous games on Fridays.
Fans narrowed down the four finalists in Twitter polls based on each four-game quarter of the season.