Our Staff Prediction for Vikings at Packers

Dustin Baker |

Dec 31, 2021

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The VikingsTerritory collective staff prediction for the Minnesota Vikings date with the Green Bay is ready.

Minnesota can improve to 8-8 after Week 17 if they knock off the 12-3 Packers, who are fighting for NFC homefield advantage in the playoffs.

The writers at VikingsTerritory predict the Vikings will lose their ninth game of the season. Last week, we picked the Vikings to lose by two points over the Los Angeles Rams. Minnesota lost by seven.

Also note: Most of these predictions were submitted before the Kirk Cousins news hit the wire.

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Eight of our 9 contributors picked Green Bay to win over Minnesota as it is unlikely for the Vikings to win three straight games against the Packers.

Here’s how the panel sees the score for Week 17:

Dustin Baker: Packers Win, 31-10
Josh Frey: Packers Win, 27-13
Henrique Gucciardi: Vikings Win, 24-20
Wes Johnson: Packers Win, 20-17
Kyle Joudry: Packers Win, 38-27
Bob Sansevere: Packers Win, 27-17
Ali Siddiqui: Packers Win, 40-24
Andrew Waters: Packers Win, 27-17
Mike Wobschall: Packers Win, 16-13

Mathematically en masse, we predict the Packers top the Vikings by a score of 27-18.

Here are the season standings for our writers’ predictions:

Kyle Joudry: 12-3
Josh Frey: 10-5
Dustin Baker: 9-6
Andrew Waters: 9-6
Mike Wobschall: 9-6
Wes Johnson: 8-7
Henrique Gucciardi: 7-8
Bob Sansevere: 7-8
Ali Siddiqui: 7-8

Josh Frey and Bob Sansevere most accurately predicted the score of the last game as they chose the Rams by seven. The Rams won by seven, indeed.

The Vikings are currently 13.5-point underdogs to defeat the Packers at Lambeau Field.

Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).