Vikings @ Packers · Week 14

WEEK 14 · FINAL

THE READ

Packers win a 21-3 rockfight

Points were scarce. Packers scraped past Vikings 21-3. Derrick Henry did the work on the ground for Packers — 14 carries, 86 yards. Demond Claiborne did the work on the ground for Vikings — 11 carries, 62 yards — in a losing effort. An afternoon to forget for JJ McCarthy: 121 passing yards from a 93-overall player averaging 281. Total yards: Packers 339, Vikings 215.

Kayla James The showman

THE WIDER PICTURE

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

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

Hollis Vaughn The superfan

Minnesota put up 3 points at home against a division rival—that's an offense that has completely given up on itself. Green Bay walked out of there having done nothing spectacular, but that's all that mattered; the Vikes made it easy.

Marcus Reyes The numbers guy · replying

Minnesota's offense didn't just underperform—it fundamentally broke. Scoring 3 points against division competition in week 14 doesn't cost you a game; it costs you the season, and at 4-10 with a negative-2.1 SRS, the Vikes were already mathematical dead weight. This was the confirmation.

Riley Parker The chaos merchant · replying

Minnesota's offense didn't break in week 14—it revealed it was never built. A team that normally passes 66% of the time abandons the air entirely and still manages just 3 points; that's not a bad day, that's a design flaw nobody's bothering to fix.

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

14 carries, 86 yards

Demond Claiborne

Vikings

11 carries, 62 yards

THE STORY SO FAR

🧊 JJ McCarthy — 93 overall — was held to 121 passing yards, against an average of 281.

📈 Demond Claiborne is in form: 56 rushing yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 34.

📉 Derrick Henry is still searching for it: 68 rushing yards a game across his last three, against an average of 105.

📉 Matthew Golden is still searching for it: 49 receiving yards a game across his last three, against an average of 69.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Packers 339, Vikings 215 Packers

On the ground Packers 168, Vikings 94 Packers

Through the air Packers 171, Vikings 121 Packers

Giveaways Packers 0, Vikings 2 Packers

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

📺 THE WEEK 14 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show

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

Pass-heavy Pass 66% · Rush 34% · 25.6 scored, 33.1 allowed

8.7 yds/att 63.9% completions 4.2 yds/carry 351.4 yds/game 2.2 giveaways/game 4.2% sack rate last 5: 1-4

Primary weapon: Nyck Harbor WR — 39% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive Balance 84 Ball security 38 Back usage 27% QB runs 3.6/game

Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 93 WR 94 TE 78 RB 82 OL 87 DL 87 LB 83 DB 85

Best: Justin Jefferson WR 99 Fastest: Nyck Harbor WR 97 SPD 6 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

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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

Vikings receivers vs Packers secondary 94 v 88 VIKINGS

Packers receivers vs Vikings secondary 82 v 85 VIKINGS

Vikings line vs Packers front 87 v 87 EVEN

Packers line vs Vikings front 80 v 87 VIKINGS

Vikings backs vs Packers run defence 82 v 85 PACKERS

Packers backs vs Vikings run defence 86 v 86 EVEN

Vikings passer vs Packers secondary 93 v 88 VIKINGS

Packers passer vs Vikings secondary 92 v 85 PACKERS

TOP PERFORMERS

Jordan Love QB Packers 171 pass yds

JJ McCarthy QB Vikings 121 pass yds

Derrick Henry HB Packers 86 rush yds

Demond Claiborne HB Vikings 62 rush yds

Matthew Golden WR Packers 57 rec yds

Christian Watson WR Packers 50 rec yds

Kelee Ringo CB Packers 1 INTs

🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE

VIKINGS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
JJ McCarthy QB	15/24	121	0	1	0	20	57.8

PACKERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jordan Love QB	17/30	171	2	0	2	23	95.2

VIKINGS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Demond Claiborne HB	11	62	5.6	3	48	27	0
Jordan Mason HB	7	28	4	0	0	6	0
JJ McCarthy QB	6	6	1	0	0	5	1
Jordan Addison WR	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Nyck Harbor WR	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jase McClellan HB	1	-2	-2	0	0	0	0

PACKERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Derrick Henry HB	14	86	6.1	0	2	16	24
MarShawn Lloyd HB	12	46	3.8	0	4	20	20
Jordan Love QB	5	23	4.6	1	0	0	8
Chris Brooks HB	1	7	7	0	0	0	7
Dylan Wade FB	1	6	6	0	0	0	6
Tucker Kraft TE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

VIKINGS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	YAC	DRP	LNG
Jordan Addison WR	5	44	8.8	25	0	11
Michael Mayer TE	3	40	13.3	10	0	15
Nyck Harbor WR	2	32	16	2	0	20
Justin Jefferson WR	2	8	4	1	0	4
Max Bredeson FB	1	1	1	0	0	1
Demond Claiborne HB	1	-2	-2	0	1	0
Jase McClellan HB	1	-2	-2	0	0	0

PACKERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Matthew Golden WR	5	57	11.4	1	18	16
Christian Watson WR	4	50	12.5	0	8	23
Tucker Kraft TE	2	25	12.5	0	9	14
MarShawn Lloyd HB	1	14	14	0	13	14
Dylan Wade FB	2	13	6.5	0	3	12
Lawson Luckie TE	2	8	4	1	4	7
Savion Williams WR	1	4	4	0	2	4

VIKINGS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	CMP ALW
Nahshon Wright FS	6	0	0	2
Jake Golday MIKE	5	0	0	2
Teitum Tuioti LEDG	5	1	0	0
Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB	5	0	0	3
Domonique Orange DT	3	0	0	0
Dallas Turner REDG	3	1	0	1
Jyaire Hill CB	3	0	1	1
Ivan Pace Jr WILL	3	0	0	2
Byron Murphy Jr CB	2	0	0	2
Caleb Banks DT	2	0	0	0
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins LEDG	2	0	0	0
Jakobe Thomas SS	2	0	0	4
Jalen Redmond DT	2	0	0	0
Andrew Van Ginkel REDG	1	0	0	0
Josh Metellus SS	1	0	0	0

PACKERS

PLAYER	TKL	INT	PD	FF	CMP ALW
Micah Parsons REDG	5	0	0	1	0
Edgerrin Cooper WILL	4	0	0	0	0
Kelee Ringo CB	4	1	0	0	4
Keisean Nixon CB	4	0	0	0	3
Javon Bullard SS	4	0	0	0	2
Xavier McKinney SS	3	0	1	0	1
Brandon Cisse CB	3	0	0	0	3
Chris McClellan DT	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah McDuffie SAM	2	0	0	0	2
Boubacar Traore REDG	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Scott DT	2	0	0	0	0
SirVocea Dennis MIKE	1	0	0	0	0
Warren Brinson DT	1	0	0	0	0
Benjamin St-Juste CB	0	0	1	0	0

VIKINGS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Will Reichard K	1/2	0/0	53

PACKERS

nothing recorded

RECENT FORM

Vikings

W 46–39 vs Chargers WK 13

L 23–30 vs Cardinals WK 12

L 22–28 vs Packers WK 11

Packers

W 45–17 vs Lions WK 13

W 31–21 vs Chargers WK 12

W 28–22 vs Vikings WK 11

TEAM STATS

Vikings		Packers
215	TOTAL YARDS	339
121	PASSING YARDS	171
94	RUSHING YARDS	168
0	SACKS ALLOWED	2
2	SACKS MADE	0
2	GIVEAWAYS	0
0	TAKEAWAYS	2

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

0 VIKINGS — 2 PACKERS

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