Week 1 · Division game · Recap
Packers 22, Vikings 39: Week 1 recap
What happened
The Packers got run over by the Vikings 39-22 on the road at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 1, moving to 0-1.
The Packers outgained the Vikings 419-239 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 2 giveaways to 1, and went 3-12 on third down.
Jordan Love went 21 of 42 for 387 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT. MarShawn Lloyd had 13 carries for 37 yards on the ground. Christian Watson led the receivers with 6 catches for 147 yards and 2 TDs.
On defense, Edgerrin Cooper led with 1 sack and Evan Williams had 7 tackles.
Team stats
- 419Total yards239
- 353Passing yards132
- 66Rushing yards107
- 19First downs19
- 3-12Third down8-15
- 1-4Red zone (TD-att)4-4
- 2Turnovers1
- 4-34Sacked-yards3-19
- 12-98Penalties-yards3-15
- 27:02Possession32:58
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: GB-MIN- 1st quarter
- GBTrey Smack 59 Yd Field Goal12:113-0
- GBChristian Watson 81 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack PAT Failed)7:439-0
- MINWill Reichard 38 Yd Field Goal1:389-3
- 2nd quarter
- GBTrey Smack 43 Yd Field Goal13:5212-3
- MINJustin Jefferson 39 Yd pass from Carson Wentz (Will Reichard Kick)1:5512-10
- GBChristian Watson 2 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack Kick)0:1419-10
- 3rd quarter
- GBTrey Smack 26 Yd Field Goal 5:0922-10
- MINT.J. Hockenson 16 Yd pass from Carson Wentz (Will Reichard Kick)2:0822-17
- 4th quarter
- MINAaron Jones Sr. 3 Yd Rush (Carson Wentz Pass to Justin Jefferson for Two-Point Conversion)6:3722-25
- MINJordan Mason 1 Yd Rush (Will Reichard Kick)4:4822-32
- MINJustin Jefferson 9 Yd pass from Carson Wentz (Will Reichard Kick)3:5522-39
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.