2001 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 21, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Green Bay Packers
13
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
35
GB -3 upsetO 47.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 35–13 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 21/35 | 169 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Dorsey Levens | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Freeman | 5 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 24% | 1.5 |
| Ahman Green | 5 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 18% | 0.4 |
| Corey Bradford | 4 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 24% | -6.5 |
| Donald Driver | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9% | 0.6 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | -0.0 |
| Bubba Franks | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6% | 2.6 |
| Dorsey Levens | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9% | -0.4 |
| Charles Lee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6% | 2.2 |
| David Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Wayne | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Akins | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernardo Harris | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'il Diggs | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thierry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre O'Neal | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 18/27 | 184 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Chapman | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Harold Morrow | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 8 | 12 | 73 | 0 | 44% | 5.7 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 22% | 2.8 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 11% | 1.9 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | 2.6 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
| Doug Chapman | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Kelly | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnstone | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lemanski Hall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- GB -3
- Closing total
- 47.5
- GB moneyline
- —
- MIN moneyline
- —
Packers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 48 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- GB 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Sherman vs Dennis Green
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.