SUNDAY, JAN. 2, 2022 // 8:20 PM ET // LAMBEAU FIELD // REFEREE: CLAY MARTIN
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Kathryn Tappen (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
SIRIUS: 81 (Min.), 85 (GB), 88 (National) | XM: 226 (Min.), 225 (GB), 88 (National) | SXM App: 820 (Min.), 811 (GB), National (88)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 62-55-3
STREAKS: Vikings have won past 2
LAST GAME: 11/21/21: Packers 31 at Vikings 34
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/1/20: Vikings 28, Packers 22
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS has 3rd-career season with 30+ TD passes (2018, 2020) & needs 29 pass yards for 6th-career 4,000-yard season. Passed for 315 yards in Week 16 & has 39 games with 300+ yards since 2015, 3rd-most in NFL. Passed for 341 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 128.4 rating in Week 11 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. GB with 100+ rating. Can become 5th player (6th time overall) with 2+ TD passes in 11-straight road games.
• RB DALVIN COOK has 746 scrimmage yards (124.3 per game) & 9 TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.) in 6 career games vs. GB. Had 226 scrimmage yards (163 rush, 63 rec.) & career-high 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in last road meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at GB with 190+ scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 2 (NICK CHUBB) with 1,200+ scrimmage yards in each of past 3 seasons.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON has 2,851 rec. yards, most by player in 1st 2 seasons all-time. Needs 3 catches to become 4th player under age 23 with 100+ receptions in single season. Had 8 catches for 169 yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 11 meeting. Has 13 games with 100+ rec. yards, tied 2nd-most in NFL since 2020. WR ADAM THIELEN had 8 catches for 82 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. Is 1 of 3 (DAVANTE ADAMS & MIKE EVANS) with 10+ rec. TDs in each of past 2 seasons.
• LB ANTHONY BARR had 1st-career 2-INT game last week. Had 10 tackles in last meeting. S HARRISON SMITH had sack in Week 11 meeting. Has career-high 100 tackles in 2021. DE D.J. WONNUM aims for his 4th in row on road with sack.
PACKERS NOTES
• QB AARON RODGERS leads NFL with 110.8 rating & is only player with 20+ TD passes (33) & less than 5 INTs (4) in 2021. Since Week 11, has 1,503 pass yards (300.6 per game) & 17 TDs (16 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 125.3 rating in 5 starts. Aims for his 4th in row with 115+ rating & 6th in row with 2+ TD passes. Has 57 TDs (54 pass, 3 rush) vs. 7 INTs for 110.2 rating in 26 career games vs. Min. Passed for 385 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 148.4 rating in Week 11 meeting. Since 2020, is 5-0 on SNF with 17 TDs vs. INT for 132.6 rating.
• RB AARON JONES is 1 of 2 (DERRICK HENRY) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 10+ scrimmage TDs in each of past 3 seasons. Has 31 TDs (24 rush, 7 rec.) in 33 career home games. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Min. with rush TD. RB AJ DILLON needs 34 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season.
• WR DAVANTE ADAMS is 3rd player ever (HOFers MARVIN HARRISON & JERRY RICE) with 3+ career seasons (3) with 100+ catches, 1,300+ rec. yards & 10+ rec. TDs. Had 10 catches for 114 yards & 2 rec. TDs last week. Had 115 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 11 meeting. Has rec. TD in 11-straight SNF games, longest streak all-time.
• LB DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL has career-high 137 tackles & aims for his 4th in row with 10+ tackles. LB RASHAN GARY had 2nd career game with 2 sack last week & had career-high 8.5 sacks in 2021. LB PRESTON SMITH had 2 sacks in Week 11 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack.
