Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2025 · Week 18 · Division

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Clayton Tune

3·16

Vikings

Minnesota

QB J.J. McCarthy

U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf

Closing spread

MIN -12.5

Total

37.5

Model margin

+9.7est.

MIN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Vikings
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Vikings winsPackers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Packersedge mapVikings
  • +0.122EPA / play-0.094
  • 48.0%Success rate43.3%
  • +0.274EPA / dropback-0.115
  • -0.076EPA / rush-0.062
  • 10.3%Explosive rate8.4%
  • +5.62CPOE-2.84
  • 48.8%Third-down rate32.4%
  • 62.5%Red-zone TD rate55.7%
  • 2.39Points / drive1.75
  • 1.3%Turnover rate2.7%

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. MIN are 29-28 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1GB @ MIN2239MIN
2025 · W12MIN @ GB623GB
2024 · W17GB @ MIN2527MIN
2024 · W4MIN @ GB3129MIN
2023 · W17GB @ MIN3310GB
2023 · W8MIN @ GB2410MIN
2022 · W17MIN @ GB1741GB
2022 · W1GB @ MIN723MIN

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Clayton Tune6/113400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Brooks13614.70
Emanuel Wilson18442.40
Clayton Tune4235.80

Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
J.J. McCarthy14/2318200
Max Brosmer7/85700

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jordan Mason14946.70
Ty Chandler10232.30
Zavier Scott393.00
J.J. McCarthy273.50
Justin Jefferson133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Justin Jefferson8111010
Jalen Nailor33490
Josh Oliver22290
Ben Sims14180
Ty Chandler34110
Ben Yurosek1190
Zavier Scott1180
Jordan Addison1380

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 +12.56.8%3.1%4.9%3.5%3.5%2.9%2.6%

Positive margins favour Vikings; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

2.06%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

73.8%

Expected total

44.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.44
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+7.40
  • Rest differential+0.16
  • Expected margin+9.71