Packers @ Vikings · Week 11

WEEK 11 · FINAL

THE READ

Packers beat Vikings, 28-22

28-22 to Packers, and it went about how it looked. Derrick Henry carried the load for Packers — 20 carries, 137 yards, 3 TD. Jordan Love did the damage for Packers — 20/29, 245 yards. Make it 4 consecutive games past 100 for Derrick Henry. Total yards: Packers 426, Vikings 315.

The Wire · league beat

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Packers	+8.6	+2.0	+6.5	+18
Vikings	-3.3	+4.1	-7.4	-13

SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.

Packers — NFC #2 · division · 11-3 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#9 Derrick Henry HB · Packers · 0.5% of the field

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IN THE BOOTH

Nicole Santos Beat reporter

Green Bay's ground game was the difference. Derrick Henry ran for 137 yards and 3 touchdowns on 20 carries while Minnesota's offensive line gave up 6 sacks — the Pack's defense was in the backfield all afternoon and it showed.

Devon Walker Beat reporter · replying

Green Bay's defense got there 6 times and Minnesota's offense never settled in, but Love still managed just 245 yards—that's not winning on arm talent, that's winning because the other side fell apart first.

They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers — none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that did not happen.

Derrick Henry

Packers

20 carries, 137 yards, 3 TD

Jordan Love

Packers

20/29, 245 yards

Boubacar Traore

Packers

2 sacks

THE STORY SO FAR

🔥 Derrick Henry has now cleared 100 rushing yards in 4 straight games.

⭐ Jordan Mason has not had a better afternoon this season.

📈 Justin Jefferson is in form: 132 receiving yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 71.

📉 Jordan Love is still searching for it: 147 passing yards a game across his last three, against an average of 229.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Packers 426, Vikings 315 Packers

Through the air Packers 245, Vikings 186 Packers

On the ground Packers 181, Vikings 129 Packers

Pressure Vikings 2 sacks, Packers 6 Packers

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling

LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it

Balanced Pass 49% · Rush 51% · 31.1 scored, 24.6 allowed

7.9 yds/att 61.6% completions 5.4 yds/carry 374.6 yds/game 1.0 giveaways/game 7.8% sack rate last 5: 5-0

Primary weapon: Matthew Golden WR — 31% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 61 · Efficient Balance 99 Ball security 72 Back usage 46% QB runs 3.0/game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 92 WR 82 TE 90 RB 86 OL 80 DL 87 LB 82 DB 88

Best: Micah Parsons REDG 99 Fastest: Christian Watson WR 96 SPD 4 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season

𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖

Packers · his last 8 games

Runs it Protects it

Pass / run43% / 57% Points for / against34.9 — 20.2 Margin+14.6 Giveaways a game0.6 Sacks taken8.3% of dropbacks Lead backDerrick Henry · 20.8/g Top targetChristian Watson · 32% QB carries1.9 a game

Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Packers receivers vs Vikings secondary 82 v 85 VIKINGS

Vikings receivers vs Packers secondary 94 v 88 VIKINGS

Packers line vs Vikings front 80 v 87 VIKINGS

Vikings line vs Packers front 87 v 87 EVEN

Packers backs vs Vikings run defence 86 v 86 EVEN

Vikings backs vs Packers run defence 82 v 85 PACKERS

Packers passer vs Vikings secondary 92 v 85 PACKERS

Vikings passer vs Packers secondary 93 v 88 VIKINGS

TOP PERFORMERS

Jordan Love QB Packers 245 pass yds

JJ McCarthy QB Vikings 186 pass yds

Derrick Henry HB Packers 137 rush yds

Justin Jefferson WR Vikings 87 rec yds

Christian Watson WR Packers 78 rec yds

Matthew Golden WR Packers 71 rec yds

Jordan Mason HB Vikings 67 rush yds

Jordan Addison WR Vikings 50 rec yds

Micah Parsons REDG Packers 1.5 sacks

Boubacar Traore REDG Packers 2 sacks

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BOX SCORE

PACKERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jordan Love QB	20/29	245	0	0	2	29	94.7

VIKINGS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
JJ McCarthy QB	16/23	186	1	0	6	58	108.2

PACKERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Derrick Henry HB	20	137	6.8	3	6	70	24
MarShawn Lloyd HB	7	40	5.7	1	1	10	13
Jordan Love QB	4	4	1	0	0	0	3

VIKINGS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Jordan Mason HB	11	67	6.1	0	3	30	31
Demond Claiborne HB	4	39	9.8	2	2	30	30
JJ McCarthy QB	5	23	4.6	0	0	0	6
Justin Jefferson WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jordan Addison WR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

PACKERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	YAC	DRP	LNG
Christian Watson WR	6	78	13	20	0	29
Matthew Golden WR	3	71	23.7	0	1	24
Tucker Kraft TE	3	46	15.3	8	0	25
Derrick Henry HB	2	17	8.5	5	0	9
MarShawn Lloyd HB	2	14	7	9	0	8
Savion Williams WR	2	13	6.5	7	0	14
Dylan Wade FB	1	3	3	0	0	3
Lawson Luckie TE	1	3	3	1	0	3

VIKINGS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Justin Jefferson WR	3	87	29	1	38	0	58
Jordan Addison WR	4	50	12.5	0	25	1	17
Nyck Harbor WR	5	37	7.4	0	14	0	10
Jordan Mason HB	2	7	3.5	0	8	0	6
Michael Mayer TE	1	4	4	0	2	0	4
Demond Claiborne HB	1	1	1	0	0	0	1

PACKERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	CMP ALW
Kelee Ringo CB	6	0	0	7
Keisean Nixon CB	5	0	0	3
Benjamin St-Juste CB	3	0	0	3
Edgerrin Cooper WILL	3	0.5	0	1
Boubacar Traore REDG	3	2	0	0
Micah Parsons REDG	2	1.5	0	0
Javon Bullard SS	2	0.5	2	0
Chris McClellan DT	2	0.5	0	0
James Williams Sr MIKE	2	0	0	0
SirVocea Dennis MIKE	1	0	0	0
Lukas Van Ness LEDG	1	0	0	0
Isaiah McDuffie SAM	1	0	0	1
Domani Jackson CB	1	0	0	1
Justin Scott DT	1	1	0	0

VIKINGS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	CMP ALW
Jake Golday MIKE	11	0.5	0	5
Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB	6	0	1	5
Dallas Turner REDG	5	0	0	0
Jakobe Thomas SS	4	0	0	3
Nahshon Wright FS	4	0	0	1
Josh Metellus SS	4	0	1	3
Andrew Van Ginkel REDG	4	0	0	0
Ethan Wesloski SAM	2	0	0	0
Jyaire Hill CB	2	0	0	1
Kiko Mauigoa MIKE	1	0	0	0
Ivan Pace Jr WILL	1	0	0	1
Jalen Redmond DT	1	0	0	0
Byron Murphy Jr CB	1	0	0	1
Domonique Orange DT	1	1	0	0
Caleb Banks DT	0	0.5	0	0

RECENT FORM

Packers

W 38–30 vs Seahawks WK 10

W 51–36 vs Cardinals WK 9

W 33–23 vs Rams WK 7

Vikings

L 21–24 vs Lions WK 10

L 10–16 vs Seahawks WK 9

L 7–35 vs Lions WK 8

TEAM STATS

Packers		Vikings
426	TOTAL YARDS	315
245	PASSING YARDS	186
181	RUSHING YARDS	129
2	SACKS ALLOWED	6
6	SACKS MADE	2
0	GIVEAWAYS	0
0	TAKEAWAYS	0

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD

2 PACKERS — 0 VIKINGS

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