TV: FOX (4:25 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews (field reporter), Tom Rinaldi (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: GB leads series, 65-58-3 (Away team won past 3) Postseason: Series tied, 1-1
The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/29/24: MIN 31 at GB 29 Postseason: NFC-WC 1/5/13: MIN 10 at GB 24
HEAD COACHES
Matt LaFleur vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-5 Reg. Season: 67-31 (.684) Postseason: 3-4 (.429)
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-2 Reg. Season: 33-16 (.673) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
PACKERS NOTES
• PACKERS clinched playoff berth for 5th time in 6 seasons under HC Matt LaFleur. LaFleur has 67 wins, 2nd-most by HC in 1st 6 seasons (George Seifert – 75). • QB JORDAN LOVE aims for his 6th in row with TD pass & 0 INTs. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 110+ rating. Passed for 389 yards & 4 TDs vs. 3 INTs in Week 4 meeting. Had 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs & 125.3 rating in last road meeting, his only career start at Min. (12/31/23). • RB JOSH JACOBS had 107 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 38 rec.) & career-high 13th rush TD of season last week, his 6th straight game with rush TD, longest active streak in NFL. Ranks 4th in NFL in rush yards (1,216) & 5th in scrimmage yards (1,556) in 2024, his 2nd-career 1,500-yard season (2,053 in 2022 with Las Vegas). Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 7 of his past 8. Aims for his 6th in row on road with rush TD. • WR JAYDEN REED had 76 rec. yards last week & has career highs in rec. yards (803) & scrimmage yards (963) this season. Had 7 catches for 139 yards & TD in Week 4 meeting. Had 6 catches for 89 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last road meeting. • WR CHRISTIAN WATSON has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Has career-high 620 rec. yards in 2024. • WR DONTAYVION WICKS had career-high 5th rec. TD of season last week. Had 5 catches for 78 yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 4 meeting. • TE TUCKER KRAFT had 6 catches for 53 yards & TD in Week 4 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with 6+ receptions. • DL RASHAN GARY had 7th-career FR last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road with sack. • DL DEVONTE WYATT aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • LB QUAY WALKER aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with sack. • LB EDGERRIN COOPER (rookie) tied his career-high with 8 tackles last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Had TFL & FR in Week 4 meeting. • CB KEISEAN NIXON had 3rd sack of season & 3rd FF of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Had sack & FF in Week 4 meeting. • CB CARRINGTON VALENTINE had 1st-career FF last week. • S XAVIER MCKINNEY had 10th PD of season last week. Had INT in Week 4 meeting. Ranks tied-1st in NFL with career-high 7 INTs in 2024.
VIKINGS NOTES
• VIKINGS won 13 games for 2nd time in 3 seasons (2022) as HC Kevin O’Connell became 3rd HC ever to win 13+ games in 2 of his 1st 3 seasons. • QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 246 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 112.3 rating in Week 16 & has 11 games with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2024, tied 5thmost such games in single season all-time. Became 7th QB ever with 13+ wins in 1st season with team. Has career highs in pass yards (3,776) & pass TDs (32) in 2024. Ranks 4th among qualified QBs with 105.4 rating this season. Passed for 275 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 123.4 rating in Week 4 meeting. • RB AARON JONES had 93 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 26 rec.) in Week 16. Has 1,046 rush yards in 2024, his 4th-career 100+ rush yards season. Needs 106 scrimmage yards for 3rd-career 1,500-yard season (2019 & 2022). Aims for his 4th in row at home with TD. Had 139 scrimmage yards (93 rush, 46 rec.) in Week 4 meeting. Spent 7 seasons (2017-23) with GB & had 296 catches, 8,729 scrimmage yards (6,451 rush, 2,278 rec.) & 71 scrimmage TDs (52 rush, 19 rec.) in 104 games, incl. postseason. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 10 catches for 144 yards & 2 TDs last week & became 5th player ever with 10 games of 10+ catches & 100+ rec. yards in 1st 5 seasons. Has 34 games with 100+ rec. yards & 23 games with 125+ rec. yards, both most by player in 1st 5 seasons in NFL history. Ranks 2nd in rec. yards (1,387), 4th in rec. TDs (10) & tied-7th in receptions (92) & can become 5th player all-time with 3 career seasons of 100+ catches & 1,500+ rec. yards. • WR JORDAN ADDISON had 18th-career rec. TD last week, tied 5th-most by player under age 23 in NFL history. Had 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush) in Week 4 meeting. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. GB. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN had 12 tackles, TFL & PD last week. Had 11 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 4 meeting. Needs 8 tackles for 2nd-straight 100-tackle season. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had 2 sacks last week, his 3rd game with 2 sacks in 2024. Has career highs in sacks (11) & TFL (17) this season. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD has TFL in 9 of his past 10 & has career-high 16 TFL this season. • CB BYRON MURPHY had 2nd-career 10 tackle game & 13th PD of season last week. • S JOSH METELLUS needs 5 tackles for 2nd-straight 100-tackle season.
