2004 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 9, 2005 · Lambeau Field
Minnesota VikingsWinner
31
at
Green Bay Packers
17
GB -6 upsetU 52.5 ✓26°F
Minnesota Vikings 31–17.
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
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 19/29 | 284 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Onterrio Smith | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Michael Bennett | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Winfield | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Offord | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| E.J. Henderson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrion Scott | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Mixon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenechi Udeze | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 22/33 | 216 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Najeh Davenport | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Brett Favre | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Tony Fisher | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Barnett | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Kampman | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Peterson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannibal Navies | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Roman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Josue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R-Kal Truluck | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- GB -6
- Closing total
- 52.5
- MIN moneyline
- —
- GB moneyline
- —
Packers closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 52.5; the game landed 48 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 26°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · GB 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tice vs Mike Sherman
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.