TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: GB leads series, 65-57-3 (Away team won past 2) Postseason: Series tied, 1-1
The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/31/23: GB 33 at MIN 10 Postseason: NFC-WC 1/5/13: MIN 10 at GB 24
HEAD COACHES
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-2 Reg. Season: 23-14 (.622) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
Matt LaFleur vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-4 Reg. Season: 58-28 (.674) Postseason: 3-4 (.429)
VIKINGS NOTES
• VIKINGS can begin 4-0 for 5th time since 2000 (2000, 2003, 2009 & 2016). Can become 1st team ever with 5+ sacks in each of 1st 4 games of season. • QB SAM DARNOLD had career-high tying 4 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 119.2 rating in Week 3 & is only QB with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in each of 1st 3 weeks. Passed for 341 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 128.4 rating in his only career start vs. GB (12/23/18 w/ NYJ). • RB AARON JONES had 148 scrimmage yards (102 rush, 46 rec.) & 19th-career TD catch in Week 3, his 21st career game with 100+ rush yards. 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 6 catches for 81 yards & rec. TD last week & aims for his 5th in row with TD catch. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 vs. GB. • WR JALEN NAILOR had 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Jefferson & Nailor are 1st pair of teammates since 2018 (Mike Evans & Chris Godwin) with TD catch in each of team’s 1st 3 games of season. Had 89 rec. yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL can become 1st non-rookie since 2019 (Shaquil Barrett & Clay Matthews) with sack in each of his team’s 1st 4 games of season. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD had career-high 3 sacks last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • DL JONATHAN BULLARD & LB PATRICK JONES are only pair of teammates each with TFL in each of 1st 3 weeks of season. • S CAMRYN BYNUMhad 6th-career INT last week. Had 10 tackles in last meeting. • S JOSH METELLUS had INT in last road meeting. • S HARRISON SMITH aims for his 5th in row with PD.
PACKERS NOTES • QB JORDAN LOVE can make 1st home start of season. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 6th in row at home with 100+ rating. Had 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 125.3 rating in last meeting. • QB MALIK WILLIS set career highs in pass yards (202) & rush yards (73) & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 120.9 rating in Week 3. Became 5th player since 1970 with 120+ rating in each of his 1st 2 starts with a team. • RB JOSH JACOBS has 50+ scrimmage yards in 8 of his past 9. • RB EMANUEL WILSON set career highs in rush yards (50) & rec. yards (35) & had 1st-career TD catch in Week 3. • WR JAYDEN REED had 69 scrimmage yards (50 rec., 19 rush) in Week 3. Had 6 catches for 89 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with 80+ rec. yards. • WR ROMEO DOUBS had rec. TD in last home meeting. • WR CHRISTIAN WATSON led team with 67 rec. yards last week. • LB QUAY WALKER had half sack last week. Aims for his 13th in row with 5+ tackles. Had sack in last meeting. • DL PRESTON SMITH had 1st 2 sacks of season last week, his 11th-career game with 2+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with sack & FF. • DL DEVONTE WYATT had career-high 2 sacks last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 5th in row with TFL. • CB JAIRE ALEXANDER had 1st-career INT-TD last week, his 12th-career INT. Aims for his 5th in row with PD. • S XAVIER MCKINNEY leads NFL with 3 INTs & became 1st player since 2012 (Cortland Finnegan) with INT in each of his first 3 games with a team.
