UNDER THE LIGHTS
The Vikings and Packers will play in prime time for the 11th time since the NFL instituted flexible scheduling in 2006, making the game one of the league's go-to matchups. Here is a look at the most common night games since 2006:
Cowboys-Giants 14
Bears-Packers 13
Steelers-Ravens 12
Cowboys-Eagles 12
Vikings-Packers 11
Cowboys-Redskins 10
Eagles-Giants 10
The Vikings' most frequent regular-season prime-time foes since 2006:
Packers *11
Bears 8
Saints 4
Giants 4
Redskins 3
Cardinals 2
Eight teams 1
*Includes Sunday's game
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