Packers take to the road to face Vikings

The Green Bay Packers travel to Minnesota to face the Vikings.

• The Packers and Vikings finish the regular season against each other for the first time since 2015 and in Minnesota for the first time since 2012.
• It is the first time since 2021 that Green Bay will finish the regular season on the road.
• It will be the first time in five seasons that the two teams have not played in Week 17.
• Green Bay leads the regular-season series, 66-59-3, while the two teams split the postseason, 1-1.
• The Packers' 66 regular-season wins over Minnesota are the most by any team against the Vikings.
• Of the past 22 regular-season meetings in Minnesota between the teams, 15 have been decided by single digits.
• The Packers have a 31-32 record in away games against the Vikings, including wins at Minnesota in three of the last six seasons.
• The Packers' three wins at U.S. Bank Stadium are the fourth most by an opponent in the stadium's history (Chicago ranks No. 1 with five).
• Green Bay has scored 30-plus points in three of the last five road games against Minnesota, including 33 in a win in 2023.
• Since 2000, the Packers are 28-20-2 (.580) in regular-season contests versus the Vikings.
• Green Bay's seven wins over Minnesota since 2019 are the most in the NFL (Detroit ranks No. 2 with six wins).
• The Packers won the first meeting this season, 23-6, in Week 12.
• In 2024, both games were decided by two points. It was the first time in series history that Green Bay and Minnesota played in consecutive games decided by fewer than three points (STATS).
• Of the past 46 regular-season meetings between the teams, 27 of those games have been decided by seven points or less.
• It is the first time since 2020 that the Packers are not finishing the season with back-to-back division contests.
• It is the fifth time in seven seasons under Head Coach Matt LaFleur that the Packers start and end the season with an NFC North game.
• This will be the Packers' sixth 12 p.m. CT kickoff this season and first since Week 13. Green Bay has won the last three games it has played at 12 p.m. CT.

WITH THE CALL

CBS will broadcast the game as play-by-play man Spero Dedes joins analyst Adam Archuleta in the booth with Aditi Kinkhabwala reporting from the sidelines.

• The game is also available through NFL Sunday Ticket by YouTube.
• All Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, which is made up of 54 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and North and South Dakota. 95.7 BIG F.M. – WRIT-Milwaukee begins its run as the flagship station of the Packers Radio Network. For a map and full listing of radio affiliates, go to packers.com/video/radionetwork. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst), and three-time Packers Pro Bowler John Kuhn (sideline reporter) call the action. McCarren first joined the team's broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 31st season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 27th season of broadcasts together. They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago.
• The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio on channels 160 or 383 and through the app (Packers Radio Network feed).

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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:

Packers vs. Vikings:

• All-time, regular season: 66-59-3
• All-time, postseason: 1-1
• All-time, at Minnesota (regular season): 31-32
• Streaks: The teams have split the last 28 regular season games played in Minnesota.
• Last meeting, regular season: Nov. 23, 2025, Lambeau Field, Packers won, 23-6

COACHES CAPSULES

• Matt LaFleur: 76-39-1, .659; (3-5 postseason); 7th NFL season
• Kevin O'Connell: 42-25, .627; (0-2 postseason); 4th NFL season
• Head to Head: LaFleur 3-4 vs. O'Connell
• vs. Opponent: LaFleur 7-6 vs. Vikings; O'Connell 4-3 vs. Packers

MATT LaFLEUR…In his seventh season as the Packers' 15th head coach.

• Is in his 17th season in the NFL, having previously served as an offensive coordinator for two seasons (Los Angeles Rams, 2017; Tennessee Titans, 2018), a quarterbacks coach for six seasons (Washington Redskins, 2010-13; Atlanta Falcons, 2015-16), and an offensive assistant for two seasons (Houston Texans, 2008-09).
• In his first seven seasons leading the Packers, has authored one of the greatest starts to a head-coaching career in NFL history. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, his 76 regular-season wins are tied for the second most in league history by a head coach in his first seven seasons in the NFL, trailing only George Seifert (86 in 1989-95). Green Bay's 76-39-1 regular-season record since 2019 is No. 3 in the NFL and ranks No. 1 in the NFC.
• Became the first coach in NFL history to post 13-plus wins in three straight seasons and his 39 wins from 2019-21 passed Seifert (38) for the most wins by an NFL head coach in his first three seasons in the league (Elias). His 39 wins are also tied for the second most by a coach over any three-season span in league history, trailing only Andy Reid's 40 wins with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2020-22 and Mike Ditka's 40 wins with the Chicago Bears from 1985-87 (Elias).
• Led Green Bay to the playoffs this season for the sixth time in seven years (tied for No. 2 in the NFL over that span), guiding the two youngest playoff teams in the NFL since 1980 in 2023 (weighted age of 25.25) and 2024 (25.72).
• In his first season leading the Packers in 2019, became the first coach in club history to guide the team to the playoffs in his debut season. Also led the largest one-year win improvement in team history (plus-seven wins).

KEVIN O'CONNELL…In his fourth season as the Vikings' 10th head coach.

• Is in his 11th season as an NFL coach, having previously spent time with the Los Angeles Rams (2020-21), Washington Redskins (2017-19), San Francisco 49ers (2016) and Cleveland Browns (2015).
• Was named 2024 Coach of the Year by The Associated Press after helping guide the Vikings to their second most regular-season wins in franchise history with 14.
• In 2024, joined LaFleur and Seifert as the only head coaches in NFL history to achieve multiple 13-win seasons in his first three seasons as head coach.
• Became the first head coach in NFL history to win at least 14 games in a season with a quarterback who was in his first year with the team.

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THE PACKERS-VIKINGS SERIES

• The all-time series began in 1961 with the Packers rattling off six wins in a row (1961-63) before the Vikings took 22 of the next 32 contests from 1964-79.
• From 1979 to 1990, Green Bay had a run of its own, winning 16 of 21 games. Since 2000, the Packers are 29-20-2 (.588) in regular-season games against the Vikings.
• Green Bay and Minnesota have met twice in the playoffs. Both times were in an NFC Wild Card game with the Vikings winning the first matchup in 2004 before the Packers returned the favor in 2012.

CONNECTIONS

Packers players and staff from Minnesota: General manager Brian Gutekunst attended high school at Robbinsdale Armstrong in Plymouth, Minn., and Totino-Grace in Fridley, Minn. …College scout Joe Hueber was born in St. Louis Park, Minn., and attended the University of Minnesota…Packers players and staff who played college football in Minnesota: Strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill played linebacker at the University of Minnesota from 2010-13…Strength and conditioning assistant Marcus Jones played at the University of Minnesota from 2011-14…Strength and conditioning assistant Ben Schumacher played collegiate football at Concordia University-St. Paul for two seasons (2006-07)… Packers coaches who have coached in Minnesota: Hill served as a strength and conditioning intern for the University of Minnesota in 2014…Schumacher was part of the Gophers' strength and conditioning staff for eight seasons (2013, 2017-23)…Jones was a speed and strength/ CBs coach for the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) in 2017…Vikings with connections to Wisconsin: OLB Andrew Van Ginkel played at Wisconsin from 2017-18…G Joe Huber played at Wisconsin from 2023-24…Passing game coordinator/DBs coach Daronte Jones coached DBs at Wisconsin in 2015…Senior football operations manager/special assistant to the general manager and head coach Kaitlin Zarecki is from Stevens Point, Wis. …Former Vikings: QBs coach Sean Mannion played for the Vikings from 2019-21 and was on Minnesota's practice squad in 2023…Executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball served as a senior football administrator for the Vikings from 1999-2000…Player personnel executive Lee Gissendaner spent time on the Vikings' practice squad in 1996...Former Packers: RB Aaron Jones Sr. was drafted by Green Bay in the fifth round (No. 182 overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft and played seven seasons for the Packers (2017-23)…TE Ben Sims played for the Packers from 2023- 25…LB Eric Wilson played for the Packers from 2022-24… Assistant head coach Mike Pettine was the Packers' defensive coordinator from 2018-20…TEs/passing game coordinator Brian Angelichio served as the Packers' TEs coach from 2016-18...Assistant DL coach Imarjaye Albury Sr. attended the Packers' 2017 rookie minicamp as a tryout player…Notable NFL connections: Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was the Washington Redskins' QBs coach when Vikings WRs coach Keenan McCardell coached WRs for the Redskins from 2010-11…LaFleur crossed paths with Vikings assistant OL coach Keith Carter on the Atlanta Falcons' coaching staff from 2015-16…Vikings OLBs coach Thad Bogardus was on the Los Angeles Rams' coaching staff from 2017-22, where he crossed paths with LaFleur, Mannion, Packers offensive assistant Jeremiah Kolone and LS Matt Orzech…LaFleur was the Tennessee Titans' offensive coordinator in 2018 when Carter was the OL coach… Orzech and Packers QB Malik Willis also played for the Titans when Carter was the OL coach...Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell, offensive coordinator Wes Phillips, DL coach Marcus Dixon and senior offensive assistant Chris O'Hara also coached for the Rams when Orzech and Kolone played there…Mannion and Kolone also played for the Rams when Vikings special teams coordinator Matt Daniels was on the coaching staff in 2018…Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores was the New England Patriots' LBs coach from 2016-18, where he overlapped with Packers DL coach/run game coordinator DeMarcus Covington, who was a coaching assistant…Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley was on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' coaching staff when Angelichio was the Buccaneers' TEs coach from 2012-13…Hafley also crossed paths with Vikings LS Andrew DePaola in Tampa Bay… Packers assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia was the Buccaneers' special teams coordinator when McCardell played there from 2002-03…Pettine was the Cleveland Browns' head coach from 2014-15, when Hafley and Packers DBs coach Ryan Downard were on the coaching staff…O'Connell and Angelichio were also on the Browns' staff with Hafley and Downard…Vikings assistant general manager Demetrius Washington, assistant director of player personnel Chisom Opara and director of player personnel Sam DeLuca worked in scouting/ personnel for the Browns when Hafley and Downard were on the coaching staff…Vikings QBs coach Josh McCown played for the Browns in 2015 when Hafley and Downard were on the coaching staff…O'Connell spent a portion of the 2012 offseason with the San Diego Chargers during his playing career, when Bisaccia and assistant special teams coach Byron Storer were on the coaching staff…Packers K Brandon McManus spent the 2013 offseason with the Indianapolis Colts, when Vikings assistant general manager Ryan Grigson was the general manager…Pettine was the Buffalo Bills' defensive coordinator and Bogardus was on the coaching staff when Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable was an offensive quality control coach for the Bills…Daniels played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2014 when Packers OL coach Luke Butkus was on the coaching staff…Vikings assistant WRs coach Tony Sorrentino and Butkus were on the Jaguars' coaching staff together for three seasons (2013-15)..Daniels also played for the Rams from 2012-13 when Packers RBs coach Ben Sirmans served in the same role for the Rams…Packers RB Chris Brooks and Van Ginkel were teammates with the Miami Dolphins in 2023…Phillips and Bisaccia were on the Cowboys' coaching staff in 2013…Packers S Xavier McKinney and Vikings CB Fabian Moreau were teammates with the N.Y. Giants in 2022…McCown played for the N.Y. Jets from 2017-18 when Vrable was an offensive assistant for the Jets…Packers T/G Darian Kinnard and Vikings CB Isaiah Rodgers played together with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024…Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich, Hafley and assistant OL coach Vince Oghobaase crossed paths with Vikings general manager Kwesi AdofoMensah, Washington and game management coordinator/run game specialist Ryan Cordell with the San Francisco 49ers…Hafley and Oghobaase also overlapped with O'Connell and Vikings RBs/passing game coordinator Curtis Modkins with the 49ers…Vikings assistant to the head coach Henry Schneider IV crossed paths with Bisaccia, Storer, Packers CB Keisean Nixon, RB Josh Jacobs and CB Nate Hobbs during his time with the Las Vegas Raiders…Modkins and Packers TEs coach John Dunn were on the Chicago Bears' coaching staff in 2017…Vikings T Justin Skule, RB Jordan Mason and DL Javon Hargrave played with Packers G Aaron Banks with the 49ers… Vikings ILBs coach Mike Siravo was on the Carolina Panthers' defensive coaching staff when Packers DL Arron Mosby played there in 2022...Notable college connections: Packers T Rasheed Walker and Vikings G Will Fries were teammates at Penn State from 2018-20…Hafley and Angelichio were on Rutgers' coaching staff in 2011 and Pittsburgh's coaching staff together for four seasons (2006, 2008-10)…Angelichio and Packers senior assistant Luke Getsy crossed paths on Pittsburgh's coaching staff in 2010…Vikings OLB Dallas Turner, K Will Reichard and Jacobs played together at Alabama…Reichard and McKinney were teammates at Alabama in 2019…Packers WR Jayden Reed and Vikings WR Jalen Nailor were teammates at Michigan State for three seasons (2019-21)... Packers OL Zach Tom and Vikings G Michael Jurgens were teammates at Wake Forest for four seasons (2018-21)… Siravo and Sirmans were on Boston College's coaching staff together from 2007-11…Vikings offensive quality control coach Derron Montgomery was on Arizona's coaching staff in 2021 when Packers T/G Jordan Morgan played there…Packers TE Josh Whyle was teammates with Huber and Vikings LB Ivan Pace Jr. at Cincinnati…Brooks and Packers S Zayne Anderson were teammates with Vikings OLB Tyler Batty at BYU…Packers TE Luke Musgrave and S Kitan Oladapo played with Vikings G Blake Brandel at Oregon State…Packers DL Warren Brinson, DL Nazir Stackhouse, S Javon Bullard, LB Quay Walker and assistant OL coach Eddie Gordon crossed paths with Vikings OLB Chaz Chambliss and DL Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins at Georgia…Brinson and Stackhouse also played with Vikings TE Ben Yurosek at Georgia in 2024…Other notable connections: Gutekunst's father, John, served as the head coach at the University of Minnesota from 1985-.