2009 Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1, 2009 · Lambeau Field
Minnesota VikingsWinner
38
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Green Bay Packers
26
GB -3.5 upsetO 46.5 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 38–26.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · GB
26/41, 287 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
4.4 expected points added · +5.1% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
17/28, 244 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
21.2 expected points added · +5.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 17/28 | 244 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 97 | 3.9 | 1 | -2.2 |
| Chester Taylor | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -6.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 25% | 6.6 |
| Bernard Berrian | 3 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 21% | 5.1 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 7% | 2.4 |
| Sidney Rice | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 18% | 1.8 |
| Chester Taylor | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11% | 3.5 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 11% | 0.2 |
| Jeff Dugan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4% | 2.2 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Williams | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Edwards | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenny Onatolu | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Paymah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 26/41 | 287 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4.4 |
| Matt Flynn | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Ryan Grant | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Ahman Green | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Jennings | 8 | 12 | 88 | 1 | 29% | 5.3 |
| Donald Driver | 6 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 24% | 2.7 |
| James Jones | 1 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 12% | -0.3 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 5% | 1.3 |
| Ryan Grant | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
| Spencer Havner | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 5% | 6.0 |
| Donald Lee | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 14% | -2.0 |
| Ahman Green | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Quinn Johnson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Barnett | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tramon Williams | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Pickett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atari Bigby | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Hawk | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Chillar | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Kampman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Jolly | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- GB -3.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- MIN moneyline
- +170
- GB moneyline
- -188
Packers closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 64 — over by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 48°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · GB 7 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Mike McCarthy
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.