2023 · Week 8
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Oct 29, 2023 · Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings topped Green Bay Packers 24–10. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Vikings had just a 49% chance going in. Vikings improve to 4-4; Packers fall to 2-5. Kirk Cousins was the story of the game with 274 passing yards and 2 TDs; 9 rushing yards.
Team stats
| MIN | GB | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 15 |
| 359 | Total yards | 303 |
| 297 | Passing yards | 229 |
| 62 | Rushing yards | 74 |
| 26/35 | Comp / Att | 24/41 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:11) 1-G.Joseph 42 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q1(1:39) (Shotgun) 31-C.Akers up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(10:16) 1-G.Joseph 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(:00) 17-A.Carlson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.
- Q3(9:28) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short middle to 87-T.Hockenson for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q3(7:53) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass deep right to 3-J.Addison for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q3(2:42) (Shotgun) 10-J.Love pass short left to 87-R.Doubs for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q317-A.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.
- Q4(9:50) 1-G.Joseph 44 yard field goal is BLOCKED (94-K.Brooks), Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright, RECOVERED by GB-34-J.Owens at GB 21. 34-J.Owens pushed ob at GB 44 for 23 yards (1-G.Joseph).
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 23/31 | 274 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaren Hall | 3/4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Jordan Addison | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 16 | 31 | 0 |
| Jaren Hall | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 9 | 19 | 1 |
| Brandon Powell | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.J. Osborn | 8 | 10 | 99 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 6 | 9 | 88 | 1 |
| Jordan Addison | 7 | 8 | 82 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Brandon Powell | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Mundt | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
GB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | 24/41 | 229 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| AJ Dillon | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 7 | 29 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Reed | 4 | 6 | 83 | 0 |
| AJ Dillon | 5 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| Christian Watson | 3 | 8 | 33 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dontayvion Wicks | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Romeo Doubs | 4 | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| Luke Musgrave | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |