Vikings at Packers Week 17 Early Look

VIKINGS TOP PERFORMERS VS. PACKERS

Kirk Cousins: 8 games (1 start with WAS, 7 with MIN), 4-3-1 as a starter (3-3-1 with MIN); 169-of-253 passing, 66.8 completion percentage, 2,254 passing yards, 18 TDs, 5 INT, 110.4 passer rating

Dalvin Cook: 6 games (6 starts), 104 carries, 520 rushing yards, 7 rushing TDs; 15 receptions, 226 yards and 2 TDs

Adam Thielen: 15 games (11 starts); 74 receptions, 986 yards, 7 TDs; 4 rushes for 73 yards

Justin Jefferson: 3 games (2 starts); 13 receptions, 221 yards, 2 TDs

Harrison Smith: 17 games (17 starts); 104 tackles, 5 INTs, 3.0 sacks, 8 TFL, 9 passes defended

Eric Kendricks: 13 games (13 starts); 107 tackles, 2.5 sacks, FF, 2 FR, 7 TFL, 3 passes defended

(tackles are league stats)

VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. PACKERS

Cousins: 5 career games with at least 300 passing yards, including his personal high of 425 in 2018 at Lambeau Field

Cook: career-high 30 carries for 163 yards and three scores, plus a 50-yard receiving TD at Green Bay on Nov. 1, 2020

Thielen: 12 receptions for 202 yards and 2 TDs at Green Bay on Dec. 24, 2016 and 12 receptions for 131 yards and 1 TD at Green Bay on Sept. 16, 2018

Jefferson: 8 receptions for 169 yards and 2 TDs on Nov. 21, 2021

Kendricks: 11 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 TFL at Green Bay on Dec. 24, 2016

Smith: 2 INTs in a shutout win at Green Bay on Dec. 23, 2017

VIKINGS-PACKERS SERIES NOTES

1. The Vikings have a 56-63-3 mark in 122 games against the Packers (includes 1-1 in postseason games).

2. The Vikings are 7-7-1 in the series under Head Coach Mike Zimmer, having gone 2-3 since Matt LaFleur’s hire in Green Bay.

3. Pro Football Hall of Famer Bud Grant recorded his first victory as head coach of the Vikings when Minnesota prevailed 10-7 against the Packers at Milwaukee County Stadium on Oct. 15, 1967.

Longest Vikings winning streak in series: 7 games (Nov. 2, 1975 through Oct. 22, 1978)

Longest Vikings losing streak in series: 6 games (Oct. 22, 1961 through Nov. 10, 1963)