Vikings vs Packers: Packers by a Touchdown at Lambeau

Our number was built on a different quarterback

Our numbers had this game close, but they were built on Kyler Murray’s starts, and with Murray’s hamstring and a brand-new quarterback in the building, nobody knows who takes the first snap, so I’m going with the board side.

Monday showed what life looks like without Murray. Carson Wentz went 8 of 25 for 81 yards with two interceptions in a 23-6 loss to Buffalo, and his 2.3 QBR was the lowest of any quarterback this season, per ESPN. On Tuesday the Vikings sent a third-round pick to Las Vegas for Kirk Cousins. He threw 20 touchdowns for the Raiders and he ran Kevin O’Connell’s offense in 2022 and 2023. He also walked in the door on Tuesday and gets one week of practice with receivers he hasn’t thrown to in three years before he has to do it at Lambeau. That’s not a fix. That’s a crash course.

Passing yards per game

Packers290.9

Vikings179.6

2026 season through Week 9 (ESPN team stats)

Eleven touchdowns in eight games

The Vikings have scored 11 touchdowns all year. The winless Chargers also have 11. Minnesota has been held without a touchdown three times, and ESPN says the Vikings are the first team since 1925 with six wins and three touchdown-free games through eight. They average 18.3 points a game, and they’ve lost two straight since that 6-0 start.

Jordan LoveGB · QB

Jordan Love is cooking

Love has 2,618 yards with 19 touchdowns and six picks. Last week in New England he went 23 of 29 for 372 yards and three scores in a 45-27 win, and Christian Watson caught seven balls for 171. Watson has 879 yards and seven touchdowns on the year. Green Bay’s defense has 13 interceptions and the Packers are plus-8 in turnovers. They’ve won three of four at Lambeau. Go ahead and lay the four and a half.