The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 8 matchup between the Vikings and Packers.
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| Minnesota | Rank | @ | Green Bay | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Spread | -1.0 | ||
| 20.75 | Implied Total | 21.75 | ||
| 21.6 | 18 | Points/Gm | 21.7 | 17 |
| 21.7 | 20 | Points All./Gm | 22.0 | 21 |
| 61.3 | 22 | Plays/Gm | 58.2 | 29 |
| 65.3 | 22 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 66.7 | 27 |
| 5.8 | 5 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.0 | 21 |
| 5.1 | 12 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.1 | 14 |
| 31.24% | 32 | Rush% | 41.55% | 19 |
| 68.76% | 1 | Pass% | 58.45% | 14 |
| 45.08% | 22 | Opp. Rush % | 48.25% | 31 |
| 54.92% | 11 | Opp. Pass % | 51.75% | 2 |
- Green Bay is 30th in the league in the set of downs to reach third down (54.4%) and 31st in the set of downs to reach third and long (29.9%).
- 42.5% of the yardage gained against Green Bay has come via rushing, the highest rate in the league.
- 22.1% of the Green Bay rushing attempts have resulted in a first down or touchdown, 27th in the league.
- 18.9% of the Minnesota rushing attempts have resulted in a first down or touchdown, 30th in the league.
- 29.1% of the runs against Green Bay have resulted in a first down or touchdown, 27th in the league.
- The Packers have scored a touchdown on 6.1% (2-of-31) of their first-half drives, 30th in the NFL.
- Green Bay has scored a touchdown on 37.5% (12-of-32) of their second-half drives, second in the league.
Trust = spike production for that player
Quarterback
Kirk Cousins: After throwing an interception on the opening drive of the game, Cousins was excellent on Monday Night against the 49ers, completing 35-of-45 passes for 378 yards with two touchdowns the rest of the way out.
One of those touchdowns was a 60-yard score that could have just as easily been an interception, but the box score was stuffed in the end. It was a season-high 8.4 yards per pass attempt.
Cousins has been everywhere this past month, ending weeks as the QB23, QB9, QB24, and QB7.
His two down weeks for fantasy came against the Panthers and Bears while the spike weeks came against the Chiefs and 49ers, so I don’t know what to tell you other than just keep going to Cousins as a volatile option and let the fantasy gods take the wheel.
I do prefer Cousins as a QB2 this week over forcing him out in 1QB leagues despite Monday’s success.
The Packers have not allowed multiple passing touchdowns in any game yet this season. The highest weekly scorer they have allowed was a QB12 week to Desmond Ridder, who added 9.9 rushing points to his line that week.
Green Bay has not faced a daunting rogue’s gallery of passers to this stage, but each of the past four starters they have faced have scored fewer points than they had averaged entering the matchup.
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