Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction, 9/13/2026 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026

Location: U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN

TV: CBS

Odds-Point Spread: Vikings -2.0

Total-Over-Under: 45.5

The Green Bay Packers (9-7 last year) are hitting the road to U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Vikings (9-8 last season). Green Bay opens this matchup as 2-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 45.5.

The Green Bay Packers ended the season having notched a 9-7 mark. In their last game, the Packers played the Chicago Bears and ended up losing by a score of 31-27. Josh Jacobs was the rushing leader for the Packers with 19 attempts for 55 yards (2.9 yards per attempt). Romeo Doubs left with an average of 15.5 yards per catch by notching 124 yds on 8 catches. Jordan Love went 24-46 with 323 yards passing and 4 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 103.8 and ended the contest without throwing a pick. When it came to stopping the run, the Packers conceded 93 yards on 28 attempts, which is an average of 3.3 yds per rush allowed. Green Bay conceded 24 completions on 48 tries for 352 yards, and a completion percentage of 50.0%. In all, they ran 69 plays which converted into 421 yds. The Green Bay Packers ended up rushing 23 times and accrued 99 yds, which is an average of 4.3 yds per attempt.

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The Packers earned 5,654 yards last season. Green Bay earned 180 first downs as a unit, and they were called for 105 penalties for 818 total yards. Green Bay tallied 26 passing TD's and 18 touchdowns via the ground. They gave the ball away 13 different times (7 INTs and 6 fumbles). Collectively, they were averaging 119.8 rush yards, which had them ranking 15th in football. If you examine scoring points, the NFC members held an average of 23.0 points per contest.

When examining pass yards, the Packers allowed 3,300 yards which ranked them at 11th in pro football. They surrendered 194.1 total yards per contest through the air, and gave up a completion% of 65.6%. Altogether, they allowed 2,001 yards on the ground through 17 games last season. They surrendered 24 passing touchdowns, and 15 on the ground. In total, they granted 311.8 per contest, which ranked them at 12th in pro football. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.2 yds per running attempt and 117.7 rushing yds per game for last year. The Packers ranked 11th in football concerning team defense, relinquishing 21.2 points per outing.

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The Vikings concluded the year having produced a 9-8 mark. When they last stepped on the football field, the Vikings got the win with a final of 16-3 when they played the Green Bay Packers. Jordan Mason ran the ball 14 times for 94 yards, ending the contest with 6.7 yds per attempt for Minnesota. Justin Jefferson had the best day in terms of receiving for the Vikings, catching 8 balls for 101 yds (12.6 yds per catch). J.J. McCarthy ended the game with 182 yards on 14-23 through the air while his QB rate was 85.8. He didn't toss any interceptions and his Y-A was 7.9 yds. Minnesota gave up 35 run attempts for 128 yds (3.7 yards per rush). The Vikings pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 54.5%, relinquishing -7 yards on 6 out of 11 passing. The Vikings finished the game with 363 yards and they ran 62 plays (5.9 yards per play). Minnesota ran the ball for 4.4 yards per carry, finishing with a total of 137 yds on 31 carries.

If you examine putting points on the board, the Vikings ranked 26th in professional football, holding an average of 20.2 points per game. Over the course of last season, the Vikings compiled 2,834 pass yards and held an average of 166.7 pass yards per outing, which ranked them at 29th in pro football. They held an average of 108.3 rushing yards per game, and carried the football for 1,841 yards. The Minnesota Vikings averaged 275.0 total yards per contest, which had them ranking 28th in professional football. The Minnesota offense conceded 886 total yards on 111 penalties, which had them ranking 13th in professional football with reference to helping out the other team. They relinquished 21 picks while relinquishing 9 lost fumbles, and earned 157 first downs as a unit.

They yielded 15 touchdowns by way of the pass as well as 158.5 passing yards per game, which had them ranking 2nd in pro football. Minnesota conceded a total of 2,110 rushing yds (124.1 yds per game), as well as 13 touchdowns via the ground game for last year. The D accrued 21 takeaways (13 forced fumbles and 8 picks) for last year. Overall, they allowed 333 total points. The Vikings defense participated in 1,025 plays from the line of scrimmage, which was 11th in football. The Vikings allowed 19.6 points per game, which ranked them 7th in professional football.

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Josh's Pick: Take the Vikings -2.0

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