Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lions–Vikings rivalry

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The result was keep. Nomination withdrawn in light of new sources. Don't know what was wrong with my search. (non-admin closure) Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 17:23, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lions–Vikings rivalry

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Tenuously covered rivalry. Only a scant few sources even call this a rivalry (for example, the phrase "Lions-Vikings rivalry" appears just once in a Newspapers search, from 1981), have never met in the postseason, etc. Seems like a fairly straightforward failure of WP:GNG. Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 00:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 00:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 00:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Minnesota-related deletion discussions. Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 00:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete~~ Fails GNG and therefore fails WP:NRIVALRY. DanCherek (talk) 23:22, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep per refs from Cbl62 (note: the AfD shouldn't have been withdrawn before I switched my vote but I'm switching now). DanCherek (talk) 17:28, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This has been a real rivalry, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. Examples of coverage: (1) 1981 ("Lions-Vikings rivalry shows signs of heating up"); (2) 1972 ("Lions and Vikings Renew Bruising Gridiron Rivalry"); (3) 2018 ("A Brief Look At Lions/Vikings History; The longtime division rivals meet for the 114th time on Sunday"); (4) 2016 ("The hottest NFC North rivalry of 2016? Vikings-Lions? Believe it"); (5) 1968 ("Ex-Lion Hall Awaits 11th Game of Rivalry"... "11th time in the Viking-Lion rivalry"); (6) 1981 ("But the intensity and bruising contact that had marked the Lions-Vikings rivalry was familiar..."); and (7) 1979 ("Vikings, Lions meet -- old fire gone"). Cbl62 (talk) 08:51, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep the sources listed by Cbl62 are enough for GNG. LEPRICAVARK (talk) 17:11, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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