DOWN X DOWN › week 10 › Vikings at Packers
Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
2026

Week 10 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Lambeau Field

MINvsGB

Vikings offensevsPackers defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Vikings, 8 for Packers. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Third downs favor Vikings

Vikings convert 39% of third downs (20th). Packers allow 44% (23rd).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Packers are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.61 EPA per attempt. Vikings send 11% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Passing lanes are closed

Vikings gain -0.08 EPA per dropback (24th). Packers allow -0.06 (5th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Vikings create explosive plays on 9% of snaps (15th). Packers give them up at 6% (3rd).

Players to watch

The series · Vikings and Packers since 1999, and this season's records57 meetings

The Packers lead the series 31–24–2 since 1999. The Vikings have won the last 2. Sep 13, 2026, at U.S. Bank Stadium: the Vikings won 39–22. Kyler Murray started at quarterback for the Vikings and Jordan Love for the Packers; Kevin O'Connell and Matt LaFleur coached.

Vikings at home15–13the Vikings' record
In Green Bay9–18–2the Vikings' record
Most pointsVikings 39 · Packers 452026 · 2011
Biggest winVikings by 22 · Packers by 382001 · 2011
Playoffs1–1the Vikings' record

The last 5

2026 · Wk 1GB 22 at MIN 39
2025 · Wk 18GB 3 at MIN 16
2025 · Wk 12MIN 6 at GB 23
2024 · Wk 17GB 25 at MIN 27
2024 · Wk 4MIN 31 at GB 29

2026 records

VikingsPackers
Overall6–15–3
Division2–11–2
Conference4–14–3
Other conference2–01–0
Home3–03–1
Away3–12–2
Last 5WWWWLWWWLW
StreakLost 1Won 1
Points a game20.0 – 13.321.4 – 20.5

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Vikings' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Vikings offense against the Packers defenseDepth charts
Packers defense · 3-4 DVikings offense · 3WR 1TE71Darrisaw60Huber64Brandel76Fries75O'Neill87Hockenson1Murray27Mason18Jefferson14Jennings3Addison95Wyatt55McClellan94Brooks90Ness99Sorrell59Hopper44Franklin2Cisse25Nixon7Bullard33Williams29McKinney

Vikings offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBKyler Murray#1 · 100/154 · 1022 yds · 5 TD · 3 INT
  • RBJordan Mason#27 · 38 car · 147 yds · 1 TD · 0 rec
  • WRJustin Jefferson#18 · 28 rec · 335 yds · 4 TD · 40 tgt
  • WRJordan Addison#3 · 16 rec · 249 yds · 1 TD · 33 tgt
  • WRJauan Jennings#14 · 6 rec · 54 yds · 0 TD · 10 tgt
  • TET.J. Hockenson#87 · 31 rec · 295 yds · 3 TD · 37 tgt
  • LTChristian Darrisaw#71
  • LGJoe Huber#60
  • CBlake Brandel#64
  • RGWill Fries#76
  • RTBrian O'Neill#75

Packers defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEDevonte Wyatt#95 · 19 tackles · 3 sacks
  • NTChris McClellan#55 · 15 tackles
  • LDEKarl Brooks#94 · 14 tackles
  • WLBLukas Van Ness#90 · 31 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • SLBBarryn Sorrell#99 · 24 tackles · 1.5 sacks
  • RILBTy'Ron Hopper#59 · 27 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 5 PD
  • LILBZaire Franklin#44 · 41 tackles · 1 PD
  • RCBBrandon Cisse#2 · 33 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 8 PD
  • LCBKeisean Nixon#25 · 43 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 INT · 6 PD
  • NBJavon Bullard#7 · 41 tackles · 7 PD
  • SSEvan Williams#33 · 70 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 6 PD
  • FSXavier McKinney#29 · 34 tackles · 1 sack · 3 INT · 4 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · MIN offense against GB defense
StatMIN MIN offFavors MIN · Favors GBGB GB def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.10#28
-0.07#7+0.00
Success rate
37%#31
44%#1544%
Yards per play
4.9#24
4.8#35.4
Explosive play rate
9%#15
6%#39%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.08#24
-0.06#5+0.03
Sack rate
10%#29
7%#127%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.21#28
-0.10#11-0.08
Yards per carry
3.8#21
3.9#144.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#20
44%#2341%
Red zone TD rate
59%#16
60%#1461%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
105#30
152#22147
TE yards per game
61#13
35#255
TE targets per game
7.6#14
6.1#47.6
RB receiving yards per game
19#28
34#2032
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Vikings: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.3111% of throws
+0.783% of throws
+0.307% of throws
Short
-0.3132% of throws
+0.3716% of throws
+0.1431% of throws

Packers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6117 throws
+0.3710 throws
-0.4315 throws
Short
-0.0282 throws
+0.0165 throws
+0.0593 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.