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NFL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 10/2/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
MINNESOTA
 
GREEN BAY
+9.5  

-9.5  
+310

-440

46.5
 
10
Final
42

MINNESOTA (2 - 2) at GREEN BAY (2 - 2)
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Week 5 Thursday, 10/2/2014 8:25 PM
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302GREEN BAY-10-8
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games2-2+1.12-21-322.712.5342.0(5.8)1.021.012.7354.2(5.7)1.0
Road Games1-1+0.31-10-221.59.5296.5(5.5)0.013.06.5357.0(5.7)1.0
Last 3 Games1-2-0.21-21-219.012.3340.7(5.6)1.326.017.0366.3(5.8)0.7
MINNESOTA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)22.712.518.529:0029-135(4.7)18-3059.5%207(6.8)59-342(5.8)(15)
Opponents Defensive Avg.26.611.720.630:5730-141(4.7)20-3165.9%230(7.4)61-370(6.1)(13.9)
Offense Road Games21.59.515.527:2226-122(4.7)17-2761.8%174(6.3)53-296(5.5)(13.8)
Defense (All Games)21.012.720.230:5928-113(4)23-3367.9%241(7.2)62-354(5.7)(16.9)
Opponents Offensive Avg.23.812.521.930:1626-114(4.4)26-3867.5%271(7.2)64-384(6)(16.1)
Defense Road Games13.06.521.032:3827-90(3.3)25-3571.8%267(7.5)62-357(5.7)(27.5)
MINNESOTA - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)1.00.01.00.012-538.0%0-050.0%3-76(27.5)2-17(8.4)6-50
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.70.61.21.412-645.3%0-080.0%2-57(25.3)11-2(6.9)6-48
Stats For (Road Games)0.00.00.01.013-434.6%0-00.0%3-84(28)2-8(3.4)6-52
Stats Against (All Games)1.00.01.0 14-750.0%0-00.0%1-22(22)3-27(9.9)9-91
Opponents Avg. Stats For10.91.9 13-647.7%1-042.1%2-38(23.8)15-2(8.6)7-70
Stats Against (Road Games)1.00.01.0 13-648.1%0-00.0%0-13(26)3-13(4.5)8-75

GREEN BAY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games2-2-0.11-23-123.013.5306.5(5.8)0.724.016.7389.7(5.5)1.7
Home Games1-0+10-01-031.016.0390.0(6.1)1.024.021.0312.0(4.5)1.0
Last 3 Games2-1+11-12-125.314.7323.7(6.1)0.720.016.7387.0(5.4)2.0
Grass Games2-0+21-02-034.518.5374.0(6.8)0.520.519.0404.0(5.6)1.5
Division Games1-1-0.11-11-122.514.0290.5(6.1)0.518.014.5424.5(5.7)2.5
GREEN BAY - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)23.013.519.725:2521-73(3.5)21-3266.2%233(7.2)53-306(5.8)(13.3)
Opponents Defensive Avg.21.61218.729:1024-85(3.5)22-3564.3%228(6.5)59-313(5.3)(14.5)
Offense Home Games31.016.025.029:3422-80(3.6)25-4259.5%310(7.4)64-390(6.1)(12.6)
Defense (All Games)24.016.724.534:3538-176(4.6)20-3262.0%214(6.6)70-390(5.5)(16.2)
Opponents Offensive Avg.22.912.621.332:3928-123(4.4)23-3564.7%235(6.7)63-359(5.7)(15.7)
Defense Home Games24.021.019.030:2637-146(3.9)16-3250.0%166(5.2)69-312(4.5)(13)
GREEN BAY - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.20.50.71.011-547.7%0-00.0%3-66(24.1)1-9(7.6)6-50
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.70.51.21.313-642.2%1-042.9%2-45(20.7)13-2(6.9)6-55
Stats For (Home Games)0.01.01.00.014-750.0%0-00.0%2-58(29)3-15(5)3-35
Stats Against (All Games)1.20.51.7 14-752.6%2-171.4%2-47(18.8)2-7(4.3)6-59
Opponents Avg. Stats For0.80.71.4 14-645.9%1-057.9%2-44(19.6)13-2(6.3)7-59
Stats Against (Home Games)1.00.01.0 17-847.1%3-266.7%3-29(9.7)3-11(3.7)7-82
Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 21,  GREEN BAY 22.2
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/7/2014@ ST LOUIS34-6W3W43.5U30-18617-25-160022-7224-36-2462
9/14/2014NEW ENGLAND7-30L3L49U19-5419-36-163437-15015-22-1420
9/21/2014@ NEW ORLEANS9-20L9.5L49.5U22-5917-30-188032-10827-35-2880
9/28/2014ATLANTA41-28W5.5W48O44-24119-30-317022-12325-41-2882
10/2/2014@ GREEN BAY            
10/12/2014DETROIT            
10/19/2014@ BUFFALO            
10/26/2014@ TAMPA BAY            

GREEN BAY - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/4/2014@ SEATTLE16-36L4.5L46.5O21-8023-33-175137-20719-28-1911
9/14/2014NY JETS31-24W-7T46.5O22-8025-42-310137-14616-32-1661
9/21/2014@ DETROIT7-19L1L51.5U22-7616-27-147138-11522-34-2383
9/28/2014@ CHICAGO38-17W-1.5W50.5O18-5622-28-302041-23523-35-2612
10/2/2014MINNESOTA            
10/12/2014@ MIAMI            
10/19/2014CAROLINA            
10/26/2014@ NEW ORLEANS            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MINNESOTA: At every one of Norv Turner's stops, the offense has leaned on a power running game, and his first year as the Vikings' offensive coordinator will be no different. He retained offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, whose scheme skews toward more zone than gap blocking. Adrian Peterson will see a monstrous workload due to his club's uncertainty under center, not to mention the inclement weather they'll be playing in as they move outdoors to University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium for 2014 and 2015 while their new stadium is being constructed. Expect the Vikings to also be one of the NFL's most run-heavy red zone teams.
Turner runs a classic Air Coryell, high-to-low passing game, one that should be relatively easy for rookie Teddy Bridgewater to pick up once he ascends to the top of the depth chart past incumbents Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder. They're going to carve out a bigger role for Cordarrelle Patterson, who has proven to be a catch-and-run threat, but he should also start working downfield more often. Patterson also proved to be a red-zone threat in limited chances last year. Greg Jennings will serve as the top downfield option and tight end Kyle Rudolph should have a big role as a possession receiver and an expanded role in the red zone. Peterson will also be worked into the passing game.
Free agents free safety Kurt Coleman and cornerbacks Captain Munnerlyn and Derek Cox were nice offseason additions. But new head coach Mike Zimmer and new defensive coordinator George Edwards don't have any superstar players to work with now that defensive end Jared Allen and his 128.5 career sacks are in rival Chicago.
GREEN BAY: While the personnel has changed, there haven't been a whole lot of adjustments to the Packers' running game over the past couple of seasons. They still use a zone-heavy blocking scheme, with big backs pounding between the tackles. Eddie Lacy is in for a feature-back workload this year, with James Starks picking up the scraps. Johnathan Franklin's retirement leaves DuJuan Harris for a roster spot. Lacy is at his best going downhill on inside zone runs, similar to what he executed at Alabama. He took a big red-zone workload last year and will do so again. Even with quarterback Aaron Rodgers healthy for 16 games, Green Bay will still get enough scoring chances for Lacy despite skewing pass-heavy in the red zone again. Lacy, not John Kuhn, now takes goal-line carries as well. Kuhn serves as a lead blocker and occasional short-yardage guy.
McCarthy's West Coast offense mixes in a lot of deep shots. Rodgers will continue to move around and look for Jordy Nelson on the perimeter as his primary target. Randall Cobb is Green Bay's chess piece, lining up as a boundary receiver, slot man and also in the backfield. Jarrett Boykin will see extended action as James Jones' replacement, and they figure to run a lot of three-wide sets. Nelson was targeted most often inside the 20, though Boykin emerged as a favorite of Rodgers' in the red zone too.
The Packers will remain one of the better sack teams in the NFL with the addition of defensive end Julius Peppers and a healthy outside linebacker Clay Matthews (168.5 combined career sacks). The concerns with this team are the amount of points and yards it allows, and the secondary doesn't make as many plays as it used to.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (MINNESOTA-GREEN BAY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(UPDATES with Vikings LB Greenway out)

*Vikings-Packers Preview* =========================

By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers' passing attack responded to criticism by completing every drive in Week 4 with at least a field goal attempt.

Getting the running game going Thursday night against the visiting Minnesota Vikings could be the next order of business, but the Packers aren't being picky about how they move the ball.

"There's no reason to beat our head against a wall and try to run it when we have matchups outside and that's what the numbers give you," wide receiver Jordy Nelson told the team's official website. "We'll continue to just adjust to what they're doing and be sound in what we're doing."

Green Bay (2-2) beat Chicago 38-17 on Sunday, and Rodgers threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns on 22-of-28 passing. Nelson, who leads the league with 33 catches and 459 yards, had 10 catches for 108 yards and two scores, while Randall Cobb broke out of his funk and caught seven passes for 113 yards and two TDs.

"I just wanted to remind everybody that it's a long season, and at some point, we're going to get this thing figured out," said Rodgers, limited to 162 yards in Week 3 at Detroit.

The Packers were outrushed 235-56 by the Bears, and their 73.0 yards per game ranks 28th in the league. Eddie Lacy had 48 on 17 carries and has yet to crack 50 yards this season after averaging 78.5 in 2013.

Minnesota (2-2) has been tested by some traditionally strong air attacks this season with its last three games coming against New England, New Orleans and Atlanta, and it has yet to allow a 300-yard passing day.

Third down has been its biggest issue with the Falcons and Saints converting 19 of 28 chances. The Vikings are allowing half of the third downs they face to be converted, and only the Packers (52.6 percent) have been worse.

"It's terrible," coach Mike Zimmer said. "We've got a lot of work to do. I'm extremely disappointed in that. We'll put a lot more time and effort into it than what we have."

Sunday's 41-28 home win over the Falcons was a bigger day for the offense with Minnesota's 558 yards accounting for the fourth-highest total in franchise history in Teddy Bridgewater's first start.

The short week could be most difficult on Bridgewater. The Vikings' rookie quarterback suffered a sprained ankle in the fourth quarter against Atlanta, and it's uncertain if he'll play. He was held out of practice Monday and Tuesday and has been listed as questionable.

Bridgewater impressed in his first full game by going 19 of 30 for 317 yards while rushing for 27 yards and a touchdown on five carries.

Jarius Wright was his favorite target with eight catches for 132 yards, both career highs.

Bridgewater had some rookie company in the backfield with running back Jerick McKinnon making his first splash, carrying 18 times for 135 yards. Veteran Matt Asiata had 20 carries for 78 yards and three scores.

"Being a defensive coach, when you have two different types of backs come in there it changes your mindset on some of your calls and also the players, they have to think a little bit differently," Zimmer told the team's official website. "It's not necessarily different plays all of the time - it's one guy can get to the perimeter faster, one guy can be a little bit more physical."

The Vikings' 134.8 rushing yards per game ranks fourth in the NFC, and their 241 against the Falcons was their highest total without Adrian Peterson since Dec. 11, 2011.

The Packers have provided opponents with plenty of room to run with an NFL-worst 176.0 yards allowed per game. The only way they stopped the Bears was with takeaways, and their plus-4 turnover mark is tied for the best in the NFC.

"I'm aware what the numbers are. Nobody likes it," coach Mike McCarthy said. "There are some things we did the last two weeks technique-wise ... this particular game against Chicago we didn't do those types of things.

"We're very critical of ourselves and our players are very accountable. Giving up that much yardage, that's no excuse for that. We understand that. There are things we can definitely work on and improve on."

The Packers are 15-4-1 at home against Minnesota in the regular season over the last 20 years. They're 3-0-1 in their past four against the Vikings at Lambeau Field, with the teams playing to a 26-all tie Nov. 24 as Rodgers watched from the sidelines with a broken collarbone.

Rodgers has averaged 309.8 yards in his last nine regular-season matchups with Minnesota.

The Vikings will have to handle Rodgers without Chad Greenway, who missed Week 4 with a broken hand and a broken rib and will be held out again.

Game Notes:


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