2004 · WC · Division

Final

Vikings

Minnesota

QB Daunte Culpepper

31·17

Packers

Green Bay

QB Brett Favre

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 26°F · wind 4mph

Closing spread

GB -6

Total

52.5

Model margin

+3.4est.

GB perspective

Push chance

3.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Vikings

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsVikings wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Vikingsedge mapPackers
  • +0.162EPA / play+0.110
  • 50.0%Success rate46.2%
  • +0.287EPA / dropback+0.241
  • -0.097EPA / rush-0.085
  • 10.7%Explosive rate9.4%
  • 52.5%Third-down rate46.7%
  • 64.5%Red-zone TD rate66.5%
  • 2.26Points / drive2.02
  • 2.0%Turnover rate2.6%
  • +0.107EPA / play allowed+0.082

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

GB lead 31–24–2 since 1999

MIN have won 2 straight. Meetings average 46.8 points. GB are 28-29 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1GB @ MIN2239MIN
2025 · W18GB @ MIN316MIN
2025 · W12MIN @ GB623GB
2024 · W17GB @ MIN2527MIN
2024 · W4MIN @ GB3129MIN
2023 · W17GB @ MIN3310GB
2023 · W8MIN @ GB2410MIN
2022 · W17MIN @ GB1741GB

Box score

Individual performances

Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daunte Culpepper19/2928440

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Daunte Culpepper6549.00
Onterrio Smith11383.50
Michael Bennett9313.40

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brett Favre22/3321614

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ahman Green20804.00
Najeh Davenport5142.81
Brett Favre372.30
Tony Fisher144.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +63.8%6.8%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Vikings.

Half-point at risk

3.14%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

58.1%

Expected total

48.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.80
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.36