A temperature in the single digits with a wind chill of -10 or colder are expected when the Minnesota Vikings play the Green Bay Packers Sunday night at Lambeau Field.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. The game can be seen on NBC with Mike Tirico on play-by-play, Cris Collinsworth as analyst and Kathryn Tapper on the sideline.
The Packers are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919. The Vikings’ first season in the NFL was 1961.
Minnesota had records of 3-11, 2-11-1 and 5-8-1 in its first three seasons including a 0-6 mark vs. Green Bay.
The Vikings beat the Colts 34-24 in the season opener in 1964, but then lost their next two games, 34-28 to the Bears and 22-13 to the Rams as they prepared to take on the Packers at City Stadium in Green Bay on Oct. 4.
Minnesota would earn its first win of the season and first win over Green Bay, winning 24-23 on a late 27-yard field goal by Fred Cox.
Bill Brown had scored two touchdowns for the Vikings, both from one yard out and Fran Tarkenton threw a six-yard TD pass to Tom Hall.
For the Packers, Paul Hornung scored on a one-yard rush and Bart Starr threw touchdown passes of 50 and 32 yards to Boyd Dowler.
Hornung also kicked a 20-yard field goal but missed the extra point after Dowler’s first TD. It was the second one-point loss of the season for Green Bay, and in both instances a missed extra point attempt by Hornung was the difference.
Hornung averaged 4.0 yards per rushing attempt and 10.9 yards per reception, but his kicking woes were a nagging issue throughout the year. He didn’t miss any further extra points, but he was only 12-for-38 on field goal attempts as the Packers would finish the season 8-5-1.
Minnesota also finished 8-5-1. Green Bay did win the rematch over the Vikings 42-13 at Metropolitan Stadium four weeks after the first meeting.
Stat of the Week
Vikings WR Justin Jefferson has the most receiving yards in a player’s first two seasons and has two games remaining this season to add to his total.
Jefferson has 2,851 yards receiving with games remaining this week at Green Bay and next week vs. Chicago.
The top four:
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota, 2851
Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants, 2755
Randy Moss, Minnesota, 2726
Jerry Rice, San Francisco, 2497
Stat of the Week, part deu
K Greg Joseph is one of eight Vikings kickers to make at least 30 field goals in a single season after hitting three against the Rams.
The list:
35 Blair Walsh 2012
35 Gary Anderson 1998
34 Blair Walsh 2015
34 Fuad Reveiz 1994
32 Kai Forbath 2017
31 Greg Joseph 2021
31 Rich Karlis 1989
30 Fred Cox 1970
Notable
QB Kirk Cousins had his 20th career 300-yard passing game last week vs. the Rams, setting the team record. Tommy Kramer had 19 from 1977-1989 and Daunte Culpepper also had 19 from 1999-2005.
TE Tyler Conklin became the ninth tight end in team history with more than 500 yards receiving in a season. He currently has 540 yards, the most since Kyle Rudolph’s 634 yards in 2018.
S Xavier Woods had an interception on Matthew Stafford. It was Woods’ third pick this year, setting a single-season career high.
Since 1961, when Minnesota entered the NFL, the Vikings and Packers have each won 21 division titles and each have qualified for the playoffs 31 times.
Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant began his Vikings career in 1967, starting the season 0-4 before getting his first career win by a 10-7 score over Vince Lombardi at Green Bay. The Packers would go on to win the NFL title 21-17 in the famous Ice Bowl game and then beat Oakland 33-14 in Super Bowl II.
Cordarelle Patterson recorded the longest play in team history, a 109-yard kickoff return for a TD at the Metrodome on Oct. 27, 2013. The Packers won the game 44-31.
Scores
Packers lead series 63-56-3
10-22-1961: Green Bay Packers 33, Minnesota Vikings 7
10-29-1961: Green Bay Packers 28, Minnesota Vikings 10
09-16-1962: Green Bay Packers 34, Minnesota Vikings 7
10-14-1962: Green Bay Packers 48, Minnesota Vikings 21
10-13-1963: Green Bay Packers 37, Minnesota Vikings 28
11-10-1963: Green Bay Packers 28, Minnesota Vikings 7
10-04-1964: Minnesota Vikings 24, Green Bay Packers 23
11-01-1964: Green Bay Packers 42, Minnesota Vikings 13
11-21-1965: Green Bay Packers 38, Minnesota Vikings 13
12-05-1965: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 19
11-06-1966: Minnesota Vikings 20, Green Bay Packers 17
11-27-1966: Green Bay Packers 28, Minnesota Vikings 16
10-15-1967: Minnesota Vikings 10, Green Bay Packers 7
12-03-1967: Green Bay Packers 30, Minnesota Vikings 27
09-22-1968: Minnesota Vikings 26, Green Bay Packers 13
11-10-1968: Minnesota Vikings 14, Green Bay Packers 10
10-05-1969: Minnesota Vikings 19, Green Bay Packers 7
11-16-1969: Minnesota Vikings 9, Green Bay Packers 7
10-04-1970: Green Bay Packers 13, Minnesota Vikings 10
11-22-1970: Minnesota Vikings 10, Green Bay Packers 3
10-17-1971: Minnesota Vikings 24, Green Bay Packers 13
11-14-1971: Minnesota Vikings 3, Green Bay Packers 0
10-29-1972: Minnesota Vikings 27, Green Bay Packers 13
12-10-1972: Green Bay Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 7
09-30-1973: Minnesota Vikings 11, Green Bay Packers 3
12-08-1973: Minnesota Vikings 31, Green Bay Packers 7
09-15-1974: Minnesota Vikings 32, Green Bay Packers 17
11-17-1974: Green Bay Packers 19, Minnesota Vikings 7
11-02-1975: Minnesota Vikings 28, Green Bay Packers 17
12-07-1975: Minnesota Vikings 24, Green Bay Packers 3
11-21-1976: Minnesota Vikings 17, Green Bay Packers 10
12-05-1976: Minnesota Vikings 20, Green Bay Packers 9
10-02-1977: Minnesota Vikings 19, Green Bay Packers 7
11-27-1977: Minnesota Vikings 13, Green Bay Packers 6
10-22-1978: Minnesota Vikings 21, Green Bay Packers 7
11-26-1978: Minnesota Vikings 10, Green Bay Packers 10 (tie)
09-23-1979: Minnesota Vikings 27, Green Bay Packers 21 (OT)
11-11-1979: Green Bay Packers 19, Minnesota Vikings 7
10-26-1980: Green Bay Packers 16, Minnesota Vikings 3
11-23-1980: Green Bay Packers 25, Minnesota Vikings 13
09-27-1981: Minnesota Vikings 30, Green Bay Packers 13
11-29-1981: Green Bay Packers 35, Minnesota Vikings 23
11-21-1982: Green Bay Packers 26, Minnesota Vikings 7
10-23-1983: Minnesota Vikings 20, Green Bay Packers 17 (OT)
11-13-1983: Green Bay Packers 29, Minnesota Vikings 21
11-11-1984: Green Bay Packers 45, Minnesota Vikings 17
12-16-1984: Green Bay Packers 38, Minnesota Vikings 14
10-13-1985: Green Bay Packers 20, Minnesota Vikings 17
11-10-1985: Green Bay Packers 27, Minnesota Vikings 17
09-28-1986: Minnesota Vikings 42, Green Bay Packers 7
12-07-1986: Minnesota Vikings 32, Green Bay Packers 6
10-04-1987: Green Bay Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 16
12-13-1987: Green Bay Packers 16, Minnesota Vikings 10
10-16-1988: Green Bay Packers 34, Minnesota Vikings 14
12-11-1988: Green Bay Packers 18, Minnesota Vikings 6
10-15-1989: Minnesota Vikings 26, Green Bay Packers 14
11-26-1989: Green Bay Packers 20, Minnesota Vikings 19
10-28-1990: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 10
12-02-1990: Minnesota Vikings 23, Green Bay Packers 7
11-17-1991: Minnesota Vikings 35, Green Bay Packers 21
12-21-1991: Green Bay Packers 27, Minnesota Vikings 7
09-06-1992: Minnesota Vikings 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
12-27-1992: Minnesota Vikings 27, Green Bay Packers 7
09-26-1993: Minnesota Vikings 15, Green Bay Packers 13
12-19-1993: Minnesota Vikings 21, Green Bay Packers 17
09-04-1994: Green Bay Packers 16, Minnesota Vikings 10
10-20-1994: Minnesota Vikings 13, Green Bay Packers 10 (OT)
10-22-1995: Green Bay Packers 38, Minnesota Vikings 21
11-05-1995: Minnesota Vikings 27, Green Bay Packers 24
09-22-1996: Minnesota Vikings 30, Green Bay Packers 21
12-22-1996: Green Bay Packers 38, Minnesota Vikings 10
09-21-1997: Green Bay Packers 38, Minnesota Vikings 32
12-01-1997: Green Bay Packers 27, Minnesota Vikings 11
10-05-1998: Minnesota Vikings 37, Green Bay Packers 24
11-22-1998: Minnesota Vikings 28, Green Bay Packers 14
09-26-1999: Green Bay Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 20
12-20-1999: Minnesota Vikings 24, Green Bay Packers 20
11-06-2000: Green Bay Packers 26, Minnesota Vikings 20 (OT)
12-17-2000: Green Bay Packers 33, Minnesota Vikings 28
10-21-2001: Minnesota Vikings 35, Green Bay Packers 13
12-30-2001: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 13
11-17-2002: Minnesota Vikings 31, Green Bay Packers 21
12-08-2002: Green Bay Packers 26, Minnesota Vikings 22
09-07-2003: Minnesota Vikings 30, Green Bay Packers 25
11-02-2003: Green Bay Packers 30, Minnesota Vikings 27
11-14-2004: Green Bay Packers 34, Minnesota Vikings 31
12-24-2004: Green Bay Packers 34, Minnesota Vikings 31
01-09-2005: Minnesota Vikings 31, Green Bay Packers 17 (NFC Wild Card Game)
10-23-2005: Minnesota Vikings 23, Green Bay Packers 20
11-21-2005: Minnesota Vikings 20, Green Bay Packers 17
11-12-2006: Green Bay Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 17
12-21-2006: Green Bay Packers 9, Minnesota Vikings 7
09-30-2007: Green Bay Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 16
11-11-2007: Green Bay Packers 34, Minnesota Vikings 0
09-08-2008: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 19
11-09-2008: Minnesota Vikings 28, Green Bay Packers 27
10-05-2009: Minnesota Vikings 30, Green Bay Packers 27
11-01-2009: Minnesota Vikings 38, Green Bay Packers 26
10-25-2010: Green Bay Packers 28, Minnesota Vikings 24
11-21-2010: Green Bay Packers 31, Minnesota Vikings 3
10-23-2011: Green Bay Packers 33, Minnesota Vikings 27
11-14-2011: Green Bay Packers 45, Minnesota Vikings 7
12-02-2012: Green Bay Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 14
12-30-2012: Minnesota Vikings 37, Green Bay Packers 34
01-05-2013: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 10 (NFC Wild Card Game)
10-27-2013: Green Bay Packers 44, Minnesota Vikings 31
11-24-2013: Minnesota Vikings 26, Green Bay Packers 26 (tie)
10-02-2014: Green Bay Packers 42, Minnesota Vikings 10
11-23-2014: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 21
11-22-2015: Green Bay Packers 30, Minnesota Vikings 15
01-03-2016: Minnesota Vikings 20, Green Bay Packers 13
09-08-2016: Minnesota Vikings 17, Green Bay Packers 14
12-24-2016: Green Bay Packers 38, Minnesota Vikings 25
10-15-2017: Minnesota Vikings 23, Green Bay Packers 10
12-23-2017: Minnesota Vikings 16, Green Bay Packers 0
09-16-2018: Minnesota Vikings 29, Green Bay Packers 29 (tie)
11-25-2018: Minnesota Vikings 24, Green Bay Packers 17
09-15-2019: Green Bay Packers 21, Minnesota Vikings 16
12-23-2019: Green Bay Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 10
09-13-2020: Green Bay Packers 43, Minnesota Vikings 34
11-01-2020: Minnesota Vikings 28, Green Bay Packers 22
11-21-2021: Minnesota Vikings 34, Green Bay Packers 31
Points scored: Green Bay Packers 2686, Minnesota Vikings 2405