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Final Score Prediction

Packers 24, Vikings 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 280, 3 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 36 Alex Green Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 54 DuJuan Harris Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 17 Randall Cobb Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 28 James Jones Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
 WR 37 Jordy Nelson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 42 Greg Jennings Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 10 Jermichael Finley Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 28 Mason Crosby FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Christian Ponder Pass: 190, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 1 Adrian Peterson Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 66 Toby Gerhart Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 53 Jerome Simpson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 57 Michael Jenkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 77 Jarius Wright Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 11 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 14 Blair Walsh FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Packers Clinched NFC North for 2nd consecutive season. Have won 12 consecutive division games. Clinch 1st round bye with win... Team scored 55 points last week, tied for most at Lambeau... QB Aaron Rodgers has won 5 in row vs. Min. with 122.6 rating (14 TDs, 3 INTs). Packers are 27-0 when he starts & has 115+ rating. Has career 104.5 rating, highest in NFL history... WR-PR-KR Randall Cobb aims for 4th in row with 100+ rec. yards or TD. Has 964 KR yards & 954 rec. yards. Can become 1st player in NFL history with 1,000+ KR yards & 1,000+ rec. yards. Had 80-yard PR-TD in 11/14/11 meeting. WR James Jones leads NFL with career-high 13 rec. TDs. Had TD in last meeting. WR Jordy Nelson had 2 TDs in 11/14/11 game vs. Min. WR Greg Jennings has 7 TDs in past 6 vs. Min... LB Clay Matthews has 4 sacks in past 3 meetings & aims for 4th in row vs. Min. with sack. CB Casey Hayward leads rookies with 6 INTs. CB Sam Shields has INT in 3 of past 4. S Morgan Burnett had 2 INTs in last meeting...

Vikings Clinch playoff berth with win... QB Christian Ponder is 6-1 in past 7 at home... RB Adrian Peterson leads NFL with 1,898 yards & needs 102 to reach 2,000. Has 6 150-yard rush games & trails HOFer EARL CAMPBELL (7) for most in single season. Has 1,399 rush yards (155.4 per game) & 9 TDs in past 9. Since 2007, leads NFL with 8,650 rush yards & 75 rush TDs... TE Kyle Rudolph has rec. TD in 4 of past 6. Had TD in last meeting. In last home game vs. GB, WR Michael Jenkins had 3 catches for 111 yards (37 avg.) & TD... DE Jared Allen has 42 sacks in past 40. Since entering NFL in 2004, has NFL-best 115 sacks. Has 14.5 sacks in past 8 vs. GB. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 145 tackles. Rookie S Harrison Smith ties for 3rd in NFL with 2 INT-TDs. Had INT in last meeting. Had 1st career sack & FF last week. DE Everson Griffen had sack in last home game vs. GB... Rookie K Blair Walsh has 9 50+ yard FGs, most in season in NFL history. Has made 32 of 35 FGs (91.4 pct.) & all 9 50+ yard att.


Results and Schedule
Green Bay Packers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 SF H L 22-30 -8
2 2012-09-13 CHI H W 23-10 +13
3 2012-09-24 SEA A L 12-14 -2
4 2012-09-30 NO H W 28-27 +1
5 2012-10-07 IND A L 27-30 -3
6 2012-10-14 HOU A W 42-24 +18
7 2012-10-21 STL A W 30-20 +10
8 2012-10-28 JAC H W 24-15 +9
9 2012-11-04 ARI H W 31-17 +14
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DET A W 24-20 +4
12 2012-11-25 NYG A L 10-38 -28
13 2012-12-02 MIN H W 23-14 +9
14 2012-12-09 DET H W 27-20 +7
15 2012-12-16 CHI A W 21-13 +8
16 2012-12-23 TEN H W 55-7 +48
17 2012-12-30 MIN A L 34-37 -3
   
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 JAC H W 26-23 +3
2 2012-09-16 IND A L 20-23 -3
3 2012-09-23 SF H W 24-13 +11
4 2012-09-30 DET A W 20-13 +7
5 2012-10-07 TEN H W 30-7 +23
6 2012-10-14 WAS A L 26-38 -12
7 2012-10-21 ARI H W 21-14 +7
8 2012-10-25 TB H L 17-36 -19
9 2012-11-04 SEA A L 20-30 -10
10 2012-11-11 DET H W 34-24 +10
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 CHI A L 10-28 -18
13 2012-12-02 GB A L 14-23 -9
14 2012-12-09 CHI H W 21-14 +7
15 2012-12-16 STL A W 36-22 +14
16 2012-12-23 HOU A W 23-6 +17
17 2012-12-30 GB H W 37-34 +3

Injury Report
Green Bay Packers
Out  RB James Starks (knee)
 SS Charles Woodson (collarbone)
Doubtful  CB Davon House (shoulder)
Questionable  WR Randall Cobb (ankle)
Probable  K Mason Crosby (other-illness)
 RB Alex Green (concussion)
 WR Jordy Nelson (hamstring)
 DE C.J. Wilson (knee)
 DE Jerel Worthy (hamstring)
IR  RB Cedric Benson (foot, 11/29)
 ILB Desmond Bishop (knee, 8/28)
 OLB Nick Perry (knee, 11/7)
 TE Andrew Quarless (knee, 12/1)
 RB Brandon Saine (knee, 10/15)
 ILB D.J. Smith (knee, 10/16)
   
Minnesota Vikings
Questionable  DE Brian Robison (shoulder)
 CB Antoine Winfield (knee)
Probable  DE Jared Allen (shoulder)
 MLB Marvin Mitchell (other-illness)
 RB Adrian Peterson (abdomen)
 CB Marcus Sherels (quadriceps)
IR  WR Percy Harvin (ankle, 12/5)

Offense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Offense 
MIN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.8 19.3 22.3 GB
Rushing yards 121.5 186.0 117.9 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.01 5.66 4.30 MIN
Completion % 66.7% 56.1% 59.3% GB
Passing yards 245.3 124.0 225.0 GB
Passing yards per completion 11.68 7.95 10.90 GB
Passing yards per attempt 7.79 4.46 6.47 GB
Interceptions 0.5 0.7 1.0 GB
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.7 MIN
Sacks allowed 2.8 1.3 2.4 MIN
3rd down conversions 42.5% 40.8% 37.4% GB
4th down conversions 57.1% 40.0% 41.9% GB
Time of possession 31:47 27:10 30:27 GB
  Defense Stats Comparison
  GB
 Defense 
MIN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 16.8 19.7 22.3 GB
Rushing yards 118.8 106.0 117.9 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.96 3.97 4.30 MIN
Completion % 51.1% 63.3% 59.3% GB
Passing yards 180.0 262.0 225.0 GB
Passing yards per completion 11.06 9.80 10.90 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.65 6.20 6.47 GB
INT return 1.5 1.0 1.0 GB
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.7 0.7 MIN
Sacks 2.8 2.7 2.4 GB
3rd down conversions 41.3% 40.8% 37.4% MIN
4th down conversions 25.0% 50.0% 41.9% GB
Time of possession 28:13 32:50 30:27 GB

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   GB   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.2 6.6 10.0 GB
Yards per kick return 21.6 21.9 22.8 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 6.1 7.6 10.0 GB
Yards allowed per kick return 21.2 19.1 22.8 MIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   GB   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.8 4.3 6.3 MIN
Penalty yards 64.3 49.7 52.9 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 10 2000-11-06 MIN GB 20-26 GB
2000 16 2000-12-17 GB MIN 33-28 GB
2001 6 2001-10-21 GB MIN 13-35 MIN
2001 16 2001-12-30 MIN GB 13-24 GB
2002 11 2002-11-17 GB MIN 21-31 MIN
2002 14 2002-12-08 MIN GB 22-26 GB
2003 1 2003-09-07 MIN GB 30-25 MIN
2003 9 2003-11-02 GB MIN 30-27 GB
2004 10 2004-11-14 MIN GB 31-34 GB
2004 16 2004-12-24 GB MIN 34-31 GB
2004 WC 2005-01-09 MIN GB 31-17 MIN
2005 7 2005-10-23 GB MIN 20-23 MIN
2005 11 2005-11-21 MIN GB 20-17 MIN
2006 10 2006-11-12 GB MIN 23-17 GB
2006 16 2006-12-21 MIN GB 7-9 GB
2007 4 2007-09-30 GB MIN 23-16 GB
2007 10 2007-11-11 MIN GB 0-34 GB
2008 1 2008-09-08 MIN GB 19-24 GB
2008 10 2008-11-09 GB MIN 27-28 MIN
2009 4 2009-10-05 GB MIN 23-30 MIN
2009 8 2009-11-01 MIN GB 38-26 MIN
2010 7 2010-10-24 MIN GB 24-28 GB
2010 11 2010-11-21 GB MIN 31-3 GB
2011 7 2011-10-23 GB MIN 33-27 GB
2011 10 2011-11-14 MIN GB 7-45 GB
2012 13 2012-12-02 MIN GB 14-23 GB

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card