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 |
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| 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 |
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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.
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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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GB |
MIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.8 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
MIN |
| Penalty yards |
64.3 |
49.7 |
52.9 |
MIN |
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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.
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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 |
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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
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