WEEK 17
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (12-3) @ GREEN BAY PACKERS (7-8)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: Lambeau Field
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Carl Cheffers
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Packers lead all-time series, 63-56-3
STREAKS Vikings have won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 9/11/22: Packers 7 at Vikings 23
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/2/22: Packers 37, Vikings 10
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LAST WEEK W 27-24 vs. N.Y. Giants (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin O’Connell: 1-0
PTS. FOR 25.2
OFFENSE 354.5
PASSING Kirk Cousins: 389-592-4,117-27-11-93.3
RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 244-1,109-4.5-8
RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 123-1,756-14.3-8
PTS. AGAINST 24.9
DEFENSE 402.3
SACKS Danielle Hunter: 10.5
INTs Harrison Smith: 5
TAKE/GIVE +6 (23/17)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Wright (R): 47.5 (42.8)
KICKING Greg Joseph: 102 (36/41 PAT; 22/27 FG)
VIKINGS NOTES
• MINNESOTA clinched NFC North for 1st time since 2017. Have 11 one-score wins (8 points or fewer), most by any team in single season in NFL history.
• QB KIRK COUSINS passed for 299 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.9 rating in Week 16. Has 27 TD passes in 2022 & became 5th QB ever with 25+ TD passes in 8+ straight seasons. Has 4,117 passing yards this season, his 7th-career 4,000-yard season. Passed for 277 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 118.9 rating in Week 1 meeting.
• RB DALVIN COOK has 4th-straight season with 1,300+ scrimmage yards (1,387). Aims for his 5th in row on road with TD. Has 867 scrimmage yards (108.4 per game) & 9 TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.) in 8 career games vs. GB, incl. 108 scrimmage yards in Week 1 meeting.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON leads NFL with 123 catches & 1,756 rec. yards in 2022, 7th-most rec. yards in single season ever & can become 6th player ever with 130+ catches in single season. Had 12 catches for 133 yards & rec. TD in Week 16 & is 6th player ever with 10+ catches, 100+ rec. yards in 3 straight games. Has 24 games with 100+ rec. yards in 1st 3 seasons, most by player in 1st 4 seasons ever. Can become 4th player in NFL history with 11 games of 100+ rec. yards in single season.
• TE T.J. HOCKENSON had career-high 13 receptions for 109 yards & 2 rec. TDs last week, 2nd-career game with 2 rec. TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. GB with rec. TD.
• LB DANIELLE HUNTER has 4th-career season with 10+ sacks (10.5) in 2022. Had sack in Week 1 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. GB with sack.
• LB ERIC KENDRICKS aims for his 8th in row at GB & 8th in row on road with 8+ tackles.
• CB PATRICK PETERSON had 33rd-career INT last week, 3rd-most among active players.
• S HARRISON SMITH has 4 PD, 3 TFL, 2 INTs, FF & FR in his past 5 at GB.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
LAST WEEK W 26-20 at Miami
COACH VS. OPP. Matt LaFleur: 4-3
PTS. FOR 20.9
OFFENSE 342.6
PASSING Aaron Rogders: 318-491-3,331-24-11-91.3
RUSHING Aaron Jones: 187-962-5.1-2
RECEIVING Allen Lazard: 51-688-13.5-5
PTS. AGAINST 22.3
DEFENSE 336.8
SACKS Preston Smith: 8.5
INTs Jaire Alexander: 5
TAKE/GIVE 0 (20/20)
PUNTING (NET) Pat O’Donnell: 44.8 (39.7)
KICKING Mason Crosby: 91 (31/33 PAT; 20/23 FG)
PACKERS NOTES
• QB AARON RODGERS has 13 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 102 rating in 7 home starts in 2022. Has 59 TDs (56 pass, 3 rush) vs. 8 INTs for 108.7 rating in 27 career starts vs. Min. Aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Min. with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Needs 1 TD pass for 13th-career season with 25+ TD passes.
• RB AARON JONES has 125+ scrimmage yards & TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Min. with 100+ scrimmage yards. Since 2017, Is 1 of 2 (Alvin Kamara) with 40+ rush TDs (43) & 15+ rec. TDs (17).
• RB A.J. DILLON had career-high 6th rush TD of season last week & aims for his 5th in row with rush TD. Had 2 rush TDs in last home meeting.
• WR CHRISTIAN WATSON (rookie) had career-high 6 catches last week. Has 5 rec. TDs in his past 3 at home. Ranks tied-1st among rookies in scrimmage TDs (9) & rec. TDs (7).
• WR ALLEN LAZARD has career highs in catches (51) & rec. yards (688) in 2022.
• LB QUAY WALKER ranks 3rd among rookies with 104 tackles. Has 1.5 sacks, 3 TFL, 3 PD & FF in his past 3 at home & aims for his 4th in row at home with TFL.
• LB PRESTON SMITH had sack & 1st FF of season last week. Has 5th-career season with 8+ sacks (8.5) in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 1.5+ sacks. Has 3 sacks & 4 TFL in his past 3 vs. Min.
• LB DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL had 2nd INT of season last week.
• CB JAIRE ALEXANDER had career-high 5th INT of season last week.
• CB RASUL DOUGLAS had 4th INT of season in Week 16 & aims for his 3rd in row with INT. Has PD in 4 of his past 5.
• S ADRIAN AMOS led team & tied his career high with 11 tackles last week.
