2008 · Week 1
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Sep 8, 2008 · Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Green Bay Packers defeated Minnesota Vikings 24–19. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Packers (60%). Packers improve to 1-0; Vikings fall to 0-1. Aaron Rodgers paced the offense with 178 passing yards and 1 TD; 35 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| MIN | GB | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 14 |
| 365 | Total yards | 317 |
| 178 | Passing yards | 178 |
| 187 | Rushing yards | 139 |
| 16/35 | Comp / Att | 18/22 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 16/35 | 178 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 9 | 65 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 19 | 103 | 1 |
| Chester Taylor | 5 | 19 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
GB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 18/22 | 178 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 8 | 35 | 1 |
| Ryan Grant | 12 | 92 | 0 |
| Brandon Jackson | 7 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jackson | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |