Vikings

By Craig Peters. The Minnesota Vikings (12-3) on Sunday announced the following players will be inactive against the Green Bay Packers (7-8) in Week 17:.

Follow along as the Vikings take on the Packers in a huge NFC North clash at Lambeau Field.

For the second week in a row, No. Jefferson put up 184 yards and two touchdowns on the Packers in Week 1 at U.S. It's a full house at Lambeau Field, with plenty of purple and white mixed in among the green and gold.

The Vikings went to Lambeau Field on Sunday and left with two black eyes and the No. 3 seed in the NFC playoff race. It was a brutal day all around for ...

Jefferson entered the day with 1,756 yards and had a realistic shot at becoming the first 2,000-yard receiver in NFL history. Either that or a second round home game if the Seahawks, Lions, Packers or Commanders upset the 49ers on Super Wild Card Weekend. The Vikings took over and on 3rd-and-10 Kirk Cousins' pass over the middle to T.J. 3 seed in the NFC playoff race.](https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/vikings/vikings-get-smoked-by-packers-in-game-filled-with-miscues) It was a brutal day all around for Minnesota. Minnesota had it first-and-goal from the 1-yard line after Josh Mettellus blocked a punt on Green Bay's opening drive. [left with two black eyes and the No.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WSAW) - The Packers are completely in control of their own destiny after a win over Minnesota Sunday 41-17.

Minnesota did find the end zone on a long Cousins pass to Jalen Nailor for 47 yards. The Packers used the field position to punch in another insurance touchdown as Rodgers took it himself for a two-yard touchdown scamper, making the game 41-3. The next Vikings’ possession also ended in a turnover. After a Minnesota punt, the Packers pieced together their best offensive drive, which bled into the second quarter. The Packers’ defense managed to keep the Vikings out of the end zone as Minnesota settled for a chip shot Greg Joseph field goal. The next kick was a big one for Green Bay.

GREEN BAY – The Packers stayed alive in the NFC playoff chase with a 41-17 blowout of the Vikings on Sunday at Lambeau Field, and Green Bay now controls its ...

[Rudy Ford](/team/players-roster/rudy-ford-2/) picked off Cousins on a deep ball on the first play of Minnesota's next drive and returned the ball 19 yards to the Vikings' 45. On third-and-4, Rodgers caught Minnesota with 12 men on the field to get a fresh set of downs at the Vikings' 12. [Patrick Taylor](/team/players-roster/patrick-taylor/) picked up the blitzing defender and Rodgers scrambled for the 2-yard TD to extend Green Bay's lead to 41-3 with 9:25 remaining. The Vikings also faced a fourth-and-2 situation from the Green Bay 37 and opted to go for it. The Packers went for it on fourth-and-2, but Rodgers was sacked and Minnesota took over at the Green Bay 42. The Packers picked off Cousins a second time when Slaton batted another pass at the line of scrimmage. The Packers' defense kept the pressure on Cousins, with Justin Hollins getting a hit on the quarterback's incomplete pass to T.J. Jones rushed for nine yards on second-and-4, giving him 1,000 rushing yards on the season. For the Packers, QB Aaron Rodgers was 15-of-24 for 159 yards with one TD and a 95.7 passer rating before Jordan Love took over in relief. Slaton](/team/players-roster/tedarrell-slaton/) plowed through third-string center Chris Reed to help drop Cook for a 2-yard loss. Coupled with Washington's loss earlier in the day to Cleveland, the Packers need to finish 9-8 to earn the No. DL Kenny Clark also had a sack-fumble that snuffed out a Vikings drive in the third period.

Green Bay (8-8) will reach the playoffs if it beats division rival Detroit at home in its regular-season finale.

This marked the first time the Packers scored on an interception return and a kickoff return in the same game since a 31-23 victory over the St. The Vikings lost two of their starting offensive linemen to calf injuries in the first quarter: center Austin Schlottmann right tackle Brian O’Neill. Nixon’s touchdown was the Packers’ first off a kickoff return since Randall Cobb’s franchise-record 108-yarder against New Orleans in 2011. Jefferson had nine receptions for 184 yards and two touchdowns in a season-opening 23-7 victory over the Packers. The Packers converted each of Cousins’ turnovers into touchdowns. Dillon had a 2-yard touchdown run as the Packers won their fourth straight.

Green Bay will have star rookie wide receiver Christian Watson today against the Vikings. He was considered a 50-50 shot to play after getting knocked out ...

Philadelphia was trailing the Saints 13-3 in the third quarter as of this writing. 1 seed in the NFC if they win out and the Eagles lose out. As of this writing, the Commanders trailed the Browns 10-7 in the third quarter.

In less than a couple of hours, the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers will face off in Lambeau Field with the Packers playoff lives on the line.

The one noteworthy inactive is defensive end Ross Blacklock. With Lynch out and Jonathan Bullard still on injured reserve, his inclusion on the inactive list is not a great sign for his future in Minnesota. The Vikings inactive list is a lot of the same and didn’t have any major surprises, as it was announced with the final injury report that both Garrett Bradbury and James Lynch were already announced as out.

Minnesota's chance at the No. 1 seed in the NFC Playoffs proved as slippery as the playing surface at Lambeau Field. The Vikings needed to win their final ...

Substitution woes: The Packers converted a third-and-10 with an 11-yard pass to Randall Cobb when the Vikings only had 10 defenders on the field and got a fresh set of downs when Minnesota was flagged for having 12 men on the field while trying to make another substitution. He finished 4-of-4 passing with 57 yards and a passer rating of 158.3. Dalvin Cook was tackled for a loss of 1 as Minnesota again tried to run up the middle after Chris Reed replaced Schlottmann. The loss dropped the Vikings to 12-4 on the season and moved the Eagles (13-3) another step closer to the No. The two snaps netted a loss of 1. Minnesota would need to win next week at Chicago and have San Francisco lose to Arizona in Week 18 in order to get back to the No. Kene Nwangwu averaged 28.2 yards on five kickoff returns for a total of 141. Minnesota tried a run up the gut on second down (Schlottmann was injured) and again on third. Minnesota blocked a punt early but failed to take advantage of getting the ball at the Green Bay 1-yard line. Kirk Cousins finished 18-of-31 passing with 205 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions for a passer rating of 49.2. San Francisco (12-4) was able to leapfrog Minnesota for the No. the Packers at Lambeau Field.

The Packers (8-8), who won their fourth straight game, will be the No. 7 seed in the NFC playoffs if they defeat Detroit at home next weekend.

“We tried to educate the players as much as possible,’’ O’Connell said. The Vikings (12-4) dropped behind San Francisco (12-4) in the NFC playoff race due to the 49ers holding a tiebreaker. The Packers led 41-3 before the Vikings got a meaningless 47-yard touchdown pass from Cousins to rookie Jalen Nailor with 7:36 left in the game and a 9-yard TD pass from backup quarterback Nick Mullens to Osborn with 21 seconds left. “Not being a major role in the offense. In the first quarter, the Vikings lost two offensive linemen for the game. So unless Minnesota wins next weekend at Chicago and San Francisco loses at home to Arizona, the Vikings will be the No. But they couldn’t get into the end zone, and Greg Joseph kicked a 21-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. After the first quarter, the Packers had 14 total yards, minus-15 team passing yards and one first down, but they led 14-3. Minnesota was walloped 41-17 by the Green Bay Packers, and dropped to No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff race and to stay healthy. And the injury list has begun to mount. — The Vikings went into Lambeau Field on Sunday trying to hang onto the No.

The first quarter of Sunday's Vikings-Packers game at Lambeau Field was a disaster for Minnesota in a multitude of ways. In terms of the actual results of ...

Make sure to bookmark this site and check back daily for the latest Vikings news and analysis all offseason long. The Vikings settled for a field goal after a blocked punt gave their offense first and goal at the Green Bay 1, then gave up a 105-yard touchdown on the ensuing kickoff. If that's the case with O'Neill, it would be a massive loss shortly before the postseason begins.

The Detroit Lions' game in Green Bay against the Packers in Week 18 has even more significance for the NFL playoffs, with playoffs on the line. 44m ago.

With a chance to eliminate the Packers from playoff contention, nearly everything goes wrong for the Vikings.

Rodgers hit Robert Tonyan for a 21-yard touchdown in the second quarter to put Green Bay up 24-3, on a play where Tonyan cruised past Metellus as the Vikings' lone deep safety. On second down, the Packers stopped Cook for no gain, and Schlottmann — playing for the injured Garrett Bradbury — sustained the injury that would take him out of the game. Slaton then tackled Cook for a 1-yard loss, and the Vikings settled for a field goal from the Packers' 2. It gave the Vikings the ball at the Packers' 1, with a chance for an early touchdown. On first down, Cousins threw for Jefferson, who slipped for the second time in the Vikings' first four offensive plays. The Packers had kickoff and interceptions returns for touchdowns for the first time in the same game since 1967, when Vince Lombardi's final team did it in a win over the St. The Vikings took a pair of false start penalties after snap count issues with Chris Reed playing center for the first time in his career. Darnell Savage returned his first one for a touchdown after the pass ricocheted off T.J. 1 seed and put the Packers back in position to reach the playoffs. Slaton tipped Cousins' pass and Jefferson had one of the Vikings' numerous slips on the Lambeau Field grass. Osborn after the Vikings pulled starters — the loss was the seventh worst at Lambeau Field in franchise history and their third by at least 17 points this season. The Vikings, not the Packers, were the NFC North champions.

The 12-3 Vikings came into this marquee Sunday afternoon game with a lot to play for. They were hoping to hold onto the second seed in the NFC playoff picture, ...

Ed Donatell's group had ten players on the field and 12 players on the field on different plays during the same drive, which is hard to fathom at this point in the season. Somehow, the Vikings may have been even worse in the other two phases of the game. The offense failed to score a touchdown after a Josh Metellus blocked punt gave them first and goal at the Green Bay 1 yard-line, which set the tone for the day. It didn't help that the Vikings' offensive line got decimated in the first quarter of this game. Kirk Cousins turned the ball over four times, throwing three interceptions and losing a fumble before being pulled in the fourth quarter with the game out of hand. And on this day, they were playing the surging Green Bay Packers, not the lifeless Indianapolis Colts, and there was no dramatic comeback to be found.

The Vikings left Green Bay with a 41-17 loss, but the most worrisome aspect from the blowout is the health of right tackle Brian O'Neill, who went down in ...

If they go up against the Giants or Lions in the first round, they'll be facing one of the most blitz-happy teams in the league. O'Neill's injury is especially concerning since the Vikings will likely face strong defensive lines and edge rushes in the playoffs. "We'll put together the best group we can," O'Connell said. "It'll all be determined by that MRI, the severity and the timetable. An injury that keeps O'Neill out long term is worst-case scenario for the Vikings. We ruled him out and he'll have an MRI," head coach Kevin O'Connell said.

Get a recap of the Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers football game.

The Packers (8-8) will reach the playoffs if they beat the [Detroit Lions](http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/det/detroit-lions) at home in their regular-season finale. “I just felt like if we get one of those, we can win the last five, and 9-8 was going to get in. The Packers converted each of Cousins’ turnovers into touchdowns. A lot of stuff’s falling our way.” 1 in the league. "I think we’re just going out there, playing hard, trusting each other. [Keisean Nixon](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4259493/keisean-nixon) scored on a 105-yard kickoff return and [Darnell Savage](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3915419/darnell-savage) had a 75-yard pick-6 of Cousins — one of four turnovers by the Minnesota QB. Green Bay's latest bit of good fortune came earlier Sunday when [Dalvin Cook](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116593/dalvin-cook) was held to 27 yards on nine carries. [Adrian Amos](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2582132/adrian-amos) and [Rudy Ford](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3051901/rudy-ford) each intercepted passes by Cousins, while [Kenny Clark](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3122752/kenny-clark) recovered a fumble on a strip sack. [Kirk Cousins](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14880/kirk-cousins) and star receiver [Justin Jefferson](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4262921/justin-jefferson) in a 41-17 blowout of the [Minnesota Vikings](http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/min/minnesota-vikings) on Sunday. [Aaron Rodgers](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/8439/aaron-rodgers) and the Packers suddenly are just a win away from an improbable playoff berth.

GREEN BAY, WIS. — The taunting began early, when Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander mimicked Justin Jefferson's celebration dance.

Against NFC teams that are in playoff contention, the Vikings are 4-4. Theoretically, the teams could meet in the NFC Championship Game. A rematch in the playoffs is a possibility. Instead, the highlight of postgame interviews became Alexander wearing a massive Packers hat — presumably, to house a big head — and taking issue with analysts calling him a "good" cornerback. Beat them up early, and, unless you're a bad team with an interim coach hired out of a television studio, they might stay down until their corner throws in the towel. The Vikings are 11-0 in one-score games. Their point differential with one game remaining in the regular season is minus-19. They ran the ball well, they threw the ball well. "When you turn the football over, when you do not sustain drives offensively, eventually it's just too much for your team to overcome. After [their Week 2 loss at Philadelphia](https://www.startribune.com/vikings-eagles-24-7-jalen-hurts-kirk-cousins-monday-night-football/600208457/?refresh=true), they won seven straight. The 1991 Detroit Lions retain that title. After [their loss at Detroit](https://www.startribune.com/detroit-lions-minnesota-vikings-kirk-cousins-justin-jefferson-defense-ed-donatell/600234923/?refresh=true), they won two straight.

The Vikings proved doubters right, choking to Packers and eliminating the Saints from the playoff. There's no path forward for New Orleans,

At the end of the day the Saints didn’t take care of business and it came back to bite them. But the Minnesota Vikings proved all of their doubters right, choking to the Green Bay Packers and eliminating the Saints from playoff contention in their 41-17 loss. Despite having beaten the Philadelphia Eagles to improve to 7-9 on the season, the Saints needed one more game to go their way to keep their hopes alive another week.

Barring a 20-point win at Chicago next Sunday, the Vikings will finish without scoring more points than their opponents, even though Minnesota will be 12-5 or ...

When the Vikings win, they don’t win by much. After losing 41-17 to the Packers on Sunday, the 12-4 Vikings has given up 19 more points than they have scored this year. When they lose, they don’t mess around.

The 49ers survived a scare against the Raiders and jumped up to the second seed thanks to Minnesota's loss.

An Eagles loss would open the door for the 49ers to take the 1 seed with a win. The 49ers also still have a chance to be the No. There's also the interesting possibility that the suddenly red-hot Packers beat the Lions next week to get the seventh seed and then flip the script on the 49ers by upsetting them in the wild card round. It's far from a guarantee that being the third seed means the Vikings will be heading west to face the 49ers in the divisional round. From a short-term perspective, you could actually argue that being the third seed and facing the Giants is preferable to being the second seed and playing either the Packers, Seahawks, or Lions. 2 seed is with a win over the Bears and a shocking Cardinals upset over the 49ers.

This isn't how the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings hoped to perform as they get ready for the playoffs.

"Just all the yards he had, that's what I was calling a fluke," Alexander said. That set them behind the 8-ball for sure." Alexander backed up that talk Sunday as the Packers held Jefferson to 15 yards. Jefferson opened the season by catching nine passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns against the Packers. "I think it just comes down to the fact that when we've lost lopsided games is we directly contributed to those," coach Kevin O'Connell said. Their four losses have come by an average margin of 22.3 points, the closest a 34-23 defeat at Detroit.

The No. 1 seed is still up for grabs while three teams are vying for the seventh playoff berth.

Giants (9-6-1): They clinched a playoff berth with a 38-10 win over the Colts and are assured the No. Cowboys (12-4): Dallas has clinched a playoff berth and still has a chance at the NFC East title and No. Buccaneers (8-8): Tampa Bay won the NFC South — and claimed the No. 49ers (12-4): The NFC West champions leaped over the Vikings for the No. The Buccaneers won the NFC South and the No. Eagles (13-3): Philadelphia still has the best record in the conference, but left the door open for the NFC East title and the No.