The Minnesota Vikings already beat the Green Bay Packers once this season, but a two-game skid and a thin roster make the rematch tougher.
Game details
| When | Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET |
| Where | Lambeau Field |
| TV | Fox |
| Line | Green Bay Packers -3 | O/U 42 (market view) |
| Minnesota Vikings record | 6-2 |
| Green Bay Packers record | 6-3 |
Overview
The Minnesota Vikings fell 6-23 to the Buffalo Bills at home on Monday, November 9, 2026, their second straight loss after dropping a 15-19 decision to the Detroit Lions the week before. Before that, they picked up wins over the Indianapolis Colts (16-10), the New Orleans Saints (23-13) and the Miami Dolphins (15-10). Minnesota sits at 6-2 overall with 146 points for and 116 against. In the first meeting between these two this season, the Vikings beat the Packers 39-22 at home on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
The Green Bay Packers are 6-3 and have won two straight, outscoring opponents 216-191 on the year. They beat the New England Patriots 45-27 on the road, beat the Carolina Panthers 27-19 at home, lost to the Detroit Lions 17-20 on the road, beat the Dallas Cowboys 23-13 at home and beat the Chicago Bears 31-7 at home across their last five.
Minnesota walks into this one dealing with a heavy injury list. Linebacker Blake Cashman is out with a concussion, wide receiver Jauan Jennings is out with a calf injury, tight end T.J. Hockenson is out with a wrist injury, quarterback Kyler Murray is out with a hamstring injury and defensive end Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins is out with an ankle injury. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy, wide receiver Jordan Addison and safety Joshua Metellus are all questionable, and left tackle Christian Darrisaw did not practice while safety Harrison Smith was limited. The market has Green Bay favored by three points with a 42-point total, and with the Packers riding a two-game win streak against a Minnesota team missing that much on both sides of the ball, the edge leans Green Bay's way even after what happened in Week 1.
Key players
Kirk Cousins completed 22 of 32 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns, one through the air and one on the ground, in Week 9, ranks second in the league in touchdown passes with 20 and fifth in passing yards with 2,340, and is chasing a third straight game with 210-plus passing yards, a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown.
Justin Jefferson leads the NFL with 8,873 receiving yards and ranks third with 610 receptions since 2020, owns the second-most receiving yards by a player under 28 in NFL history behind Randy Moss's 9,142, and is chasing a third straight road game with a touchdown catch after going for eight catches, 92 yards and two scores in the first meeting with Green Bay.
Aaron Jones Sr. ranks fourth in rushing yards with 8,100 and fifth among running backs in scrimmage yards with 10,878 since 2017, piled up 8,016 scrimmage yards and 63 touchdowns across 97 games during his run with Green Bay from 2017-23, and scored a rushing touchdown against his old team in the first meeting this season, the kind of red-zone trust that doesn't go away.
Andrew Van Ginkel recorded a sack in Week 9 and is chasing a third straight game with one, ranks tied for fourth in the NFL with 7.5 sacks this season, and had 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a recovery in the first meeting with Green Bay.
Byron Murphy Jr. picked off a pass last week and ranks tied for third in the league with four interceptions this season, and had eight tackles in the first meeting with the Packers.
Keys to the game
Minnesota needs Jefferson going downfield early since he's chasing a third straight road game with a touchdown catch and has posted 90-plus receiving yards in three of his past four games against Green Bay.
The pass rush from Van Ginkel and Jalen Redmond, who had a half sack of his own last week, has to get home against Jordan Love, who's coming off a 372-yard, three-touchdown outing and leads the NFL in passing yards this season.
With Cashman out and Metellus questionable, Eric Wilson and the rest of the linebacker group have to hold up after Wilson logged nine tackles and a tackle for loss in Week 9.
Fantasy angles: Kirk Cousins (16.5 projected DraftKings points) is a clear start chasing his third straight 210-plus-yard, dual-touchdown game.
Justin Jefferson (10.5 projected) starts no matter the matchup, especially on the road against a Packers team he's torched before.
Will Reichard (8.6 projected) is a fine streaming option at kicker this week.
Kyler Murray (15.0 projected) is out with a hamstring injury, so sit him, he's not playing.
T.J. Hockenson (8.5 projected) is out with a wrist injury, so sit him too, Minnesota will be without its tight end.
Prediction
The market has Green Bay favored by three points with a projected final of Packers 23, Vikings 20, fitting a game total set at 42. That lines up with a Packers team riding a two-game win streak hosting a Vikings squad that's lost two straight and is without several starters, even with Minnesota having already beaten Green Bay once this season.
Injury report
| Player | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Cashman | LB | Out |
| Jauan Jennings | WR | Out |
| Kyle Van Noy | LB | Questionable |
| Kyler Murray | QB | Out |
| T.J. Hockenson | TE | Out |
| Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins | DE | Out |
| Jordan Addison | WR | Questionable |
| Joshua Metellus | S | Questionable |
| Christian Darrisaw | OT | Did not practice (no game status yet) |
| Harrison Smith | S | Limited in practice (no game status yet) |
Depth chart
Offense
| Pos | Minnesota Vikings |
|---|---|
| QB | Kirk Cousins |
| RB | Jordan Mason |
| FB | Max Bredeson |
| WR | Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Jauan Jennings |
| TE | T.J. Hockenson |
| LT | Christian Darrisaw |
| LG | Joe Huber |
| C | Blake Brandel |
| RG | Will Fries |
| RT | Brian O'Neill |
Defense
| Pos | Minnesota Vikings |
|---|---|
| LDE | Levi Drake Rodriguez |
| NT | Caleb Banks |
| RDE | Jalen Redmond |
| WLB | Andrew Van Ginkel |
| LILB | Eric Wilson |
| RILB | Blake Cashman |
| SLB | Dallas Turner |
| LCB | Isaiah Rodgers |
| RCB | James Pierre |
| NB | Byron Murphy Jr. |
| SS | Joshua Metellus |
| FS | Harrison Smith |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | Wk9 L 6-23 vs Buffalo Bills, Wk8 L 15-19 vs Detroit Lions, Wk7 W 16-10 vs Indianapolis Colts |
More league notes: Week 10 NFL Preview & Capsules, from the NFL.
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts). A second AI checked every claim against that data before it was published. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.