2021 · Week 17 · Division

Final

Vikings

Minnesota

QB Sean Mannion

10·37

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 11°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

GB -13

Total

42

Model margin

+7.1est.

GB perspective

Push chance

1.9%est.

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
  • +0.018EPA / play+0.136
  • 41.6%Success rate48.9%
  • +0.102EPA / dropback+0.222
  • -0.111EPA / rush-0.003
  • 10.3%Explosive rate8.5%
  • +0.82CPOE+4.71
  • 36.6%Third-down rate43.8%
  • 67.7%Red-zone TD rate61.0%
  • 2.13Points / drive2.45
  • 1.2%Turnover rate1.0%

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
Sean Mannion22/3618910
Kellen Mond2/3500

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Sean Mannion2147.00
Dalvin Cook9131.40

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers29/3828820
Jordan Love2/41900

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Aaron Jones8769.50
AJ Dillon14634.52
Patrick Taylor6183.00
Jordan Love294.50
Aaron Rodgers284.00

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 +137.2%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.3%2.6%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Vikings.

Half-point at risk

1.94%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

67.7%

Expected total

46.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.05
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+3.29
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+7.13